Thursday, April 16, 2009
A Response to an Article in the Dade County Sentinel
Sent to "Letters to the Editor" Response to article by Christopher Thornton
Dade County Sentinel - April 8,2009 Trenton, Ga.
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Regarding the recent article entitled, "A Master Plan for Dade County."
The collectivist mind set was much exemplified by the content of the above named article, which could more appropriately be called, "A Marxist Plan for Dade County."
Some few years ago, we would have recognized the centralized planning advocated by the writer as nothing less than communist ideology, but it is a combined goal under both fascism and communism and is more reasonably called collectivism, where individual liberty is sacrificed for the "common good." In fact, this article tells us that we should set aside apathy and selfishness for "common good," that we should "rise above ourselves for common good," that we should take time away from our personal life for the "greater good." This is right out of Karl Marx's playbook on which Communist Doctrine intends for the few to control the many.
Where else do we find this ideology? It is the United Nations/UNESCO plan for local government in public/private partnerships to eventually control all property and human behavior. Sustainable Development and Smart Growth are a couple of the terms used to consolidate power and control of property in the hands of a few. One of their methods is to establish groups that will set up 10 and 20 year plans for local growth. Individual liberty and property rights are the sacrifices expected for their "common good,' which advances the global goals of small groups to define who can do what, and where and when they can do it.
I would challenge this writer to consider the sources and thinking behind his recommendations because they are certainly not his own. Socialism has already taken over our Republic, and Communism / Fascism, aka, Collectivism in its' final stages will bring us all under a totalitarian government. What this article advocates is another step in that direction.
The writer also advocates volunteerism? Where have we seen that before? It was a fundamental part of Hitler's Nazi Germany and it has been advanced during every American administration, but none so much so as under the current president. The writer suggests that there should also be investor's, those with the money to make his agenda happen. I'm not sure what he meant when he said that these investors would have to be motivated by making it meaningful for them. I suppose something other than sacrificing for the "common good" is necessary for them to make an investment in a Marxist plan for Dade County. Sounds like he thinks they will want to see a profit. I suggest that such profit would come from the taxpayer who will bear the burden and be sacrificed for the "Plan."
In addition, the writer mentions various means of increasing revenue, such as special functions to increase hang-gliding, horse shows, bicycling, etc. I suggest that constitutional government has no justification for such things, but of course, those such as this writer are not interested in what a constitution says, that places such limits on government.
If this writer is truly concerned about the future of Dade County, I'd suggest he use his time to uncover what is being spread over our skies in the form of particulates in Chemtrails, or why we can't remove toxic fluoride from our water supplies. Of course the collectivist, the communist, the fascist are more concerned with limiting individual freedom and placing power over others in the hands of the select few.
Beware of those who claim to do good, but hide evil, whether knowingly or unknowingly.
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5/04/09
The above generated a reply that generally ignored what was written above, and which seemeed to address things I had not said.
While the following may make little sense to those who have not read the original article which I addressed, nor the response to what I wrote above, I am posting the following as a reference for readers of the newspaper who want to follow this thread, rather than continuing dialogue that can become too lengthy for a letter to the editor.
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Regarding the response generated from my previous letter to the editor.
The question I intended made in my previous letter to the editor was whether or not we want a government bureaucracy to determine our future. Do we want to allow a small group of government officials along with so-called citizen "stakeholders" to dictate the use of our property, to have the ability to increase our taxes, and to sponsor whatever they deem to be in the best interests, the "common good", of the people of Dade County? The problem is having such control in the hands of a few who can push an agenda that sacrifices individual rights. What I addressed previously had nothing to do with neighbor helping neighbor, which we should all do, by our own conscience, not dictated to do. It related to having a group of appointed bureaucrats determine how we as individuals enjoy our property and our lives. We have too much of that already.
I was addressing an article that was obviously based on goals established by Agenda 21 (United Nations-Earth Summit), which presented a plan to influence all municipalities to embrace a sustainable development agenda that is designed to allow control of property to be exercised by a few people, mostly without government oversight, but with government involvement. While it is made to sound good, it can and does render a loss of individual liberty, and it is being implemented in every town and city, including Dade County.
(I was accused of not understanding Karl Marx)
Secondly, my mention of Karl Marx was not without knowledge of his writings and of his life. While he maintained that capitalism exploited the masses, he was in fact financed by capitalists. He began his early life as a Christian, but by the time he was out of high school, he was dreaming about destroying a world created by God and he professed a hatred for humanity. He particularly hated both Germans and Jews. He would claim to be an atheist, but many of his writings, some in poetry, were more indicative of someone who was a Satanist. His idea of socialism was a basis on which to establish communism, which was his diabolical plan to destroy humanity, particularly Christianity. Marx's socialism is legalized theft. His legacy is one of creating class warfare in a never ending struggle, but controlled by violence. While he proclaimed the end result to be a utopian state where all shared equally, he placed all ownership and control in the hands of the state. Morality was totally rejected in the society he envisioned and the nuclear family and it's values were to be demoralized and eliminated. Marxism could just as aptly be called Satanism. Marx and Engels blamed ownership of private property for the disparity of wealth and their aim was to see it abolished. Why? Because property rights are the basis of our individual rights. Their ideas are evident in America where the government and partnerships, and 'trusts', are gobbling up enormous acreage and increasing their restrictions on what they don't own, but want to control. Freedom and socialism are like oil and water.
(I was accused of McCarthyism)
As for Joe McCarthy, history has proven him to be correct about the infiltration of Communism in America. Of course a communist tactic is to ridicule and denigrate the messenger that exposes them and their plans.
(Although I never mentioned Capitalism, it appeared from the response that I was upholding Capitalism. Writer said capitalism was a failure and we needed a balance between Socialism and Capitalism).
As for Capitalism being a failure, it is government protected monopoly capitalism that is the culprit, not the free enterprise system that rewards individual effort based upon filling the needs of others. America has greatly benefited from capitalism and enjoyed prosperity far more than any other nation because of it. The International Capitalists / Bankers love Communism because they are at the top and the masses are but their slaves. A world government based upon the "balancing" of corporatism and communism is what we can soon expect. The individual will either accept "group-think" or he will be dispensable. To try to balance good and evil still leaves in place, evil. Monopoly capitalism controls America and much of the world and it has been made to appear to fail in order to blend with Communism for that balancing "Third Way," which is currently coming to fruition. It is a "balance" no lover of liberty would embrace except by ignorance.
The problems we have today are not just those caused by both greedy capitalists and communists who pretend to be enemies, when in fact they are both striving for the same goal, a one world government, but it is the failure of people to hold government accountable, while accepting personal responsibility. We are being affected by the symptoms of the problem without recognizing the problem. The problem is a spiritual one and will only be resolved when the true God says, "Enough!"
Compromising Christians are just as much to blame for the shape of the world as is the evil that permeates the world, whether it be in the form of capitalism or communism, or some other 'ism. There is much more involved than just calling capitalism a failure.
As for what is being a Christian and Christianity, sooner or later, we will either bow and serve another master or we will resist, and we will be judged accordingly.
"Take heed that no man deceive you." Matthew 24:4
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8/16/09
In reference to Mr Chris Thornton's second article published last week, I feel compelled to respond.
George Washington said that private property and freedom are inseparable. Unfortunately, an assault onprivate property ownership has greatly increased in recent years and although it comes from various directions, it is derived from the same ideology. This ideology is being advanced and placed into affect under Communitarian principles that see the interests of society as best served when controlled by a small group in power along with their agents. Whereas American law was written to protect the individual, we are being moved in the direction of social justice, where the larger group is to be served by the sacrifice of the individual. It is nothing less than Communism which begets socialism under the guise of capitalism, which we can see occurring in America today. There is not a lot of difference in monopoly capitalism and Socialism and they go hand in hand, evil personified.
Public/Private Partnerships, which is government using business and business using government to farther goals that greatly benefit a few, at the cost of the taxpayer, are examples of how capitalism and socialism join together. Depending upon perception it could be called fascism, communism, socialism, or even monopoly capitalism, but it is collectivism or socialism, regardless, and it is happening in every town in America. It is a part of the Sustainable Development agenda that has its' origin in the United Nations Agenda 21 of 1992. Although Sustainable Development covers all use of the earth and human behavior down to your reduced water use toilets, it's assault on individual property rights is alarming to anyone who values freedom. One way this agenda is advanced on a local level is thru Stakeholder Councils. The proponents of this agenda like to use the words 'consensus' and 'vision' as a means of implementing their ideas and minimizing opposition. The end result is a group of non-elected officials having authority over individual property, but are not accountable to voters.
Stakeholder meetings usually present themselves as desiring input from community leaders, and is usually initiated by a local official or politician or a non-profit organization, and never by an average citizen. A stakeholder meeting is always managed by a trained facilitator whose job is to guide the group toward a pre-
determined outcome, a desired consensus by those behind the plan. No minutes are kept of any voicing of disagreement and if such is not persuaded, it is ignored. The end result is that local government usually rubber stamps what these groups want, but it is actually a very few that are representing an agenda that the
average citizen and property owner would never approve.
There can be many projects advanced by different organizations that use the stakeholder approach. Sometimes they instill fear as a tactic to push their agenda, or it may be a problem they have created and now offer a solution, or it could be related to a legitimate problem like high traffic areas near schools and the need to take property to re-route a road. Whether or not there is thought to be a good reason, it is still an assault on private property rights and individual freedom, a communistic use of the call for individual sacrifice for the greater number. Oddly, it never benefits the greater number, but only a few. When it applies to land use, we need to be extremely wary. What is made to sound good and to make opposition appear selfish is just a method these socialists use to push their goals.
I don't know if Mr Thornton is a trained facilitator or not, or if he is on some payroll to advance the agenda of some non-government U.N. related organization, or non-profit, masquerading as a "we need a vision for Dade County." I do know that what he promotes is exactly what is planned to accomplish total control by a few
under a one world government where individual property is either non-existent, or totally controlled.
I suggest we ask every local official every day, "What did you do today to preserve our freedom?" We can see every day what they do to destroy it. Mr Thornton obviously plans to do his part. Beware of Stakeholder meetings, Public/Private partnerships, Smart Growth; Planned growth, all a part of the U.N. world Sustainable Development program to destroy freedom. It's happening everyday right in front of our eyes, step by step. It is a battle of ideas, whether we recognize it or not. It is between tyranny or liberty. Do we resist or submit? That's what is being faced.
Carl Loy
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9/11/09
Relative to the recent submissions by Mr Chris Thornton regarding his "Vision for Dade County", I would like to point out again, that his ideas are not his own. I do not know from what source he has taken them as it can be from some government agency or a non-government organization, but they originate as far back as 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia at a meeting of the United Nations "Conference on Human Settlements." Their opening statements included this: 'Land should not be treated as an ordinary asset controlled by individuals which allows a concentration and accumulation of wealth and therefore contributes to social injustice.' They proceeded to make the following points: 'It is government's responsibility to redistribute populations in accord with resources; Government should control land use thru zoning and land use planning; Government must control use of land to achieve equitable distribution; Excessive profits from land use should be recovered by government; Owner rights should be separated from development rights, which should be held by a public authority; Public ownership should be used to control urban and rural reform.' As you can see, this is a direct affront to individual liberty and private property ownership. It is also the stepping stone to a global government and the loss of sovereignty.
Some of the preceding was also published by the Council on Foreign Relations in 1973, and was introduced at the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, so this is not something new. In fact, the planning for the UN Sustainable Development agenda can be found long before that, but it came to the forefront in 1992 at the UN's earth Summit, Agenda 21. It is an agenda that is and has been gradually implemented every since. Remember the days of so-called 'urban development' of the 60's and 70's? It's just the same old body being expanded with a different face.
Sustainable Development policies are intended to take away private property ownership and control to be replaced with top down centralized planning of the entire economy. It is about wealth re-distribution. It uses all angles, especially environmental, wildlife, going green, wetlands, preserving land for future; returning land to its' normal state of hundreds of years ago, etc. It's tools are public-private partnerships, land trusts; foundations; as well as governments actually buying land, often using eminent domain, on the pretense of protecting for the common good.
New words replace old. Old words take on new meanings. They sound good. "Community development," what could be wrong with that?" "Historic preservation," land use, environmental protection, diversity, visioning, open space, green space, comprehensive planning, community service, stakeholders, smart growth, the need for "social justice;" what do all those really mean? First, when you hear these words, know that it is but one thing, the implementation of Sustainable Development, which, rather than the good management of resources, it will mean denying land use and limiting use of resources; restricting individual liberty and limiting property rights as part of an economic and social agenda that is the hallmark of Marxist socialism. It has intruded into our schools and is indoctrinating our children.
The 3 planks of this agenda are intended to become global. One, "Social Equity", is no different than Communism and it is based on the principle that selfish interests must give way to the common good, or to the community. Private property is evil. It is this policy that also claims that 'borders' are unjust.
The second plank is "Economic Prosperity." It is this plank that advocates public-private partnerships over free enterprise. While they advise that wealth must be taken from the wealthy and distributed to the poor, in actual practice it becomes fascism, or corporatism, where government and some businesses reap huge rewards at the expense of the taxpayer. The new "green" industries are a good example of government grants and partnerships creating new wealth for the few, the "partners." It is monopoly capitalism by steath.
The third plank is "Ecological Integrity." Humans are to be treated no better than wildlife or any other form of nature. This can be found in the UN Biodiversity Treaty of 1992. It is embraced by Al Gore in his book, "Earth in the Balance." Man must sacrifice for the environment. While that might not sound so bad, it is bad when the judgement and control is placed in the hands of a few central planners, who locally answer not to the voter, but to a global entity. It is bad when these "planners" have values that ignore Biblical truths.
Today, we see this anti-property rights agenda embraced by many who actually think these are good ideas. Of course, it is most always embraced by those in government as it gives them more control, more power, and more ways to tax. Recently, Dalton was in the news for its' "visioning process." I noticed that they are following the Delphi Technique which is an unethical method of achieving consensus on controversial issues, a means of arriving at pre-determined results. The Delphi Technique is based upon the Hegelian Dialectic where one creates its' own opposition in order to manipulate that opposition and ridicules anyone who doesn't go along. They accomplish this thru meetings, usually dividing a large group into smaller more controllable groups and it is patterned after a communist tactic of crowd manipulation called the Diamond Tactic.
Repeating one who is fighting this assault on our liberty, Tom DeWeese states: "Civic leaders organize community meetings run by “facilitators,” as they outline a “vision” for the town, (or county), enforced by “consensus.” No need for debate when you have consensus! "
Visioning processes, when used for land-use planning can be manipulated through peer and mentor pressure that can influence participants beliefs. This highly influences the outcome of community consensus meetings, which of course is planned beforehand.
Most of the people involved on the ground floor of a local Visioning Process are sincerely convinced the steps being taken will lead to greater prosperity for the region and better life for its inhabitants. Elected public servants and hired staff may see Visioning as an opportunity to get a better fix on what their citizens want from government. Civic minded individuals volunteer their time and energy to these committees in order to do something positive for their community by improving living conditions, the economy and their future, as well as promoting proper environmental management and conservation practices. You can see just how easy it can be to be deceived, all the while thinking you are doing good, when it all sounds so good.
In 1995, "Our Global Neighborhood" was published by a UN Commission on Global Governance. It accuses humanity of multiplying too fast and threatening the earth's capacity to sustain them. It farther states that action must be taken to control this risk. So, who is to determine what action and enforce such action. If you are aware of the depopulation plan that has long existed, you should be even more alarmed at this. Land use is not all this evil agenda is about.
I remember that Mr Thornton indicated that he intended to have a series of three articles, so I suspect that he will soon be following up with his third. I hope that those who may be influenced by this Communist Socialist global government agenda that he is copying for his vision for Dade County will not be deceived by nice sounding words. I would also urge those who claim to be Christians to measure this agenda and the satanic ideology behind it with the Teachings of Jesus Christ and His liberty. I suspect that those who do so will not be deceived for by their fruits you will know them, when they come knocking again.
Carl Loy
Dade County Sentinel - April 8,2009 Trenton, Ga.
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Regarding the recent article entitled, "A Master Plan for Dade County."
The collectivist mind set was much exemplified by the content of the above named article, which could more appropriately be called, "A Marxist Plan for Dade County."
Some few years ago, we would have recognized the centralized planning advocated by the writer as nothing less than communist ideology, but it is a combined goal under both fascism and communism and is more reasonably called collectivism, where individual liberty is sacrificed for the "common good." In fact, this article tells us that we should set aside apathy and selfishness for "common good," that we should "rise above ourselves for common good," that we should take time away from our personal life for the "greater good." This is right out of Karl Marx's playbook on which Communist Doctrine intends for the few to control the many.
Where else do we find this ideology? It is the United Nations/UNESCO plan for local government in public/private partnerships to eventually control all property and human behavior. Sustainable Development and Smart Growth are a couple of the terms used to consolidate power and control of property in the hands of a few. One of their methods is to establish groups that will set up 10 and 20 year plans for local growth. Individual liberty and property rights are the sacrifices expected for their "common good,' which advances the global goals of small groups to define who can do what, and where and when they can do it.
I would challenge this writer to consider the sources and thinking behind his recommendations because they are certainly not his own. Socialism has already taken over our Republic, and Communism / Fascism, aka, Collectivism in its' final stages will bring us all under a totalitarian government. What this article advocates is another step in that direction.
The writer also advocates volunteerism? Where have we seen that before? It was a fundamental part of Hitler's Nazi Germany and it has been advanced during every American administration, but none so much so as under the current president. The writer suggests that there should also be investor's, those with the money to make his agenda happen. I'm not sure what he meant when he said that these investors would have to be motivated by making it meaningful for them. I suppose something other than sacrificing for the "common good" is necessary for them to make an investment in a Marxist plan for Dade County. Sounds like he thinks they will want to see a profit. I suggest that such profit would come from the taxpayer who will bear the burden and be sacrificed for the "Plan."
In addition, the writer mentions various means of increasing revenue, such as special functions to increase hang-gliding, horse shows, bicycling, etc. I suggest that constitutional government has no justification for such things, but of course, those such as this writer are not interested in what a constitution says, that places such limits on government.
If this writer is truly concerned about the future of Dade County, I'd suggest he use his time to uncover what is being spread over our skies in the form of particulates in Chemtrails, or why we can't remove toxic fluoride from our water supplies. Of course the collectivist, the communist, the fascist are more concerned with limiting individual freedom and placing power over others in the hands of the select few.
Beware of those who claim to do good, but hide evil, whether knowingly or unknowingly.
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5/04/09
The above generated a reply that generally ignored what was written above, and which seemeed to address things I had not said.
While the following may make little sense to those who have not read the original article which I addressed, nor the response to what I wrote above, I am posting the following as a reference for readers of the newspaper who want to follow this thread, rather than continuing dialogue that can become too lengthy for a letter to the editor.
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Regarding the response generated from my previous letter to the editor.
The question I intended made in my previous letter to the editor was whether or not we want a government bureaucracy to determine our future. Do we want to allow a small group of government officials along with so-called citizen "stakeholders" to dictate the use of our property, to have the ability to increase our taxes, and to sponsor whatever they deem to be in the best interests, the "common good", of the people of Dade County? The problem is having such control in the hands of a few who can push an agenda that sacrifices individual rights. What I addressed previously had nothing to do with neighbor helping neighbor, which we should all do, by our own conscience, not dictated to do. It related to having a group of appointed bureaucrats determine how we as individuals enjoy our property and our lives. We have too much of that already.
I was addressing an article that was obviously based on goals established by Agenda 21 (United Nations-Earth Summit), which presented a plan to influence all municipalities to embrace a sustainable development agenda that is designed to allow control of property to be exercised by a few people, mostly without government oversight, but with government involvement. While it is made to sound good, it can and does render a loss of individual liberty, and it is being implemented in every town and city, including Dade County.
(I was accused of not understanding Karl Marx)
Secondly, my mention of Karl Marx was not without knowledge of his writings and of his life. While he maintained that capitalism exploited the masses, he was in fact financed by capitalists. He began his early life as a Christian, but by the time he was out of high school, he was dreaming about destroying a world created by God and he professed a hatred for humanity. He particularly hated both Germans and Jews. He would claim to be an atheist, but many of his writings, some in poetry, were more indicative of someone who was a Satanist. His idea of socialism was a basis on which to establish communism, which was his diabolical plan to destroy humanity, particularly Christianity. Marx's socialism is legalized theft. His legacy is one of creating class warfare in a never ending struggle, but controlled by violence. While he proclaimed the end result to be a utopian state where all shared equally, he placed all ownership and control in the hands of the state. Morality was totally rejected in the society he envisioned and the nuclear family and it's values were to be demoralized and eliminated. Marxism could just as aptly be called Satanism. Marx and Engels blamed ownership of private property for the disparity of wealth and their aim was to see it abolished. Why? Because property rights are the basis of our individual rights. Their ideas are evident in America where the government and partnerships, and 'trusts', are gobbling up enormous acreage and increasing their restrictions on what they don't own, but want to control. Freedom and socialism are like oil and water.
(I was accused of McCarthyism)
As for Joe McCarthy, history has proven him to be correct about the infiltration of Communism in America. Of course a communist tactic is to ridicule and denigrate the messenger that exposes them and their plans.
(Although I never mentioned Capitalism, it appeared from the response that I was upholding Capitalism. Writer said capitalism was a failure and we needed a balance between Socialism and Capitalism).
As for Capitalism being a failure, it is government protected monopoly capitalism that is the culprit, not the free enterprise system that rewards individual effort based upon filling the needs of others. America has greatly benefited from capitalism and enjoyed prosperity far more than any other nation because of it. The International Capitalists / Bankers love Communism because they are at the top and the masses are but their slaves. A world government based upon the "balancing" of corporatism and communism is what we can soon expect. The individual will either accept "group-think" or he will be dispensable. To try to balance good and evil still leaves in place, evil. Monopoly capitalism controls America and much of the world and it has been made to appear to fail in order to blend with Communism for that balancing "Third Way," which is currently coming to fruition. It is a "balance" no lover of liberty would embrace except by ignorance.
The problems we have today are not just those caused by both greedy capitalists and communists who pretend to be enemies, when in fact they are both striving for the same goal, a one world government, but it is the failure of people to hold government accountable, while accepting personal responsibility. We are being affected by the symptoms of the problem without recognizing the problem. The problem is a spiritual one and will only be resolved when the true God says, "Enough!"
Compromising Christians are just as much to blame for the shape of the world as is the evil that permeates the world, whether it be in the form of capitalism or communism, or some other 'ism. There is much more involved than just calling capitalism a failure.
As for what is being a Christian and Christianity, sooner or later, we will either bow and serve another master or we will resist, and we will be judged accordingly.
"Take heed that no man deceive you." Matthew 24:4
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8/16/09
In reference to Mr Chris Thornton's second article published last week, I feel compelled to respond.
George Washington said that private property and freedom are inseparable. Unfortunately, an assault onprivate property ownership has greatly increased in recent years and although it comes from various directions, it is derived from the same ideology. This ideology is being advanced and placed into affect under Communitarian principles that see the interests of society as best served when controlled by a small group in power along with their agents. Whereas American law was written to protect the individual, we are being moved in the direction of social justice, where the larger group is to be served by the sacrifice of the individual. It is nothing less than Communism which begets socialism under the guise of capitalism, which we can see occurring in America today. There is not a lot of difference in monopoly capitalism and Socialism and they go hand in hand, evil personified.
Public/Private Partnerships, which is government using business and business using government to farther goals that greatly benefit a few, at the cost of the taxpayer, are examples of how capitalism and socialism join together. Depending upon perception it could be called fascism, communism, socialism, or even monopoly capitalism, but it is collectivism or socialism, regardless, and it is happening in every town in America. It is a part of the Sustainable Development agenda that has its' origin in the United Nations Agenda 21 of 1992. Although Sustainable Development covers all use of the earth and human behavior down to your reduced water use toilets, it's assault on individual property rights is alarming to anyone who values freedom. One way this agenda is advanced on a local level is thru Stakeholder Councils. The proponents of this agenda like to use the words 'consensus' and 'vision' as a means of implementing their ideas and minimizing opposition. The end result is a group of non-elected officials having authority over individual property, but are not accountable to voters.
Stakeholder meetings usually present themselves as desiring input from community leaders, and is usually initiated by a local official or politician or a non-profit organization, and never by an average citizen. A stakeholder meeting is always managed by a trained facilitator whose job is to guide the group toward a pre-
determined outcome, a desired consensus by those behind the plan. No minutes are kept of any voicing of disagreement and if such is not persuaded, it is ignored. The end result is that local government usually rubber stamps what these groups want, but it is actually a very few that are representing an agenda that the
average citizen and property owner would never approve.
There can be many projects advanced by different organizations that use the stakeholder approach. Sometimes they instill fear as a tactic to push their agenda, or it may be a problem they have created and now offer a solution, or it could be related to a legitimate problem like high traffic areas near schools and the need to take property to re-route a road. Whether or not there is thought to be a good reason, it is still an assault on private property rights and individual freedom, a communistic use of the call for individual sacrifice for the greater number. Oddly, it never benefits the greater number, but only a few. When it applies to land use, we need to be extremely wary. What is made to sound good and to make opposition appear selfish is just a method these socialists use to push their goals.
I don't know if Mr Thornton is a trained facilitator or not, or if he is on some payroll to advance the agenda of some non-government U.N. related organization, or non-profit, masquerading as a "we need a vision for Dade County." I do know that what he promotes is exactly what is planned to accomplish total control by a few
under a one world government where individual property is either non-existent, or totally controlled.
I suggest we ask every local official every day, "What did you do today to preserve our freedom?" We can see every day what they do to destroy it. Mr Thornton obviously plans to do his part. Beware of Stakeholder meetings, Public/Private partnerships, Smart Growth; Planned growth, all a part of the U.N. world Sustainable Development program to destroy freedom. It's happening everyday right in front of our eyes, step by step. It is a battle of ideas, whether we recognize it or not. It is between tyranny or liberty. Do we resist or submit? That's what is being faced.
Carl Loy
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9/11/09
Relative to the recent submissions by Mr Chris Thornton regarding his "Vision for Dade County", I would like to point out again, that his ideas are not his own. I do not know from what source he has taken them as it can be from some government agency or a non-government organization, but they originate as far back as 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia at a meeting of the United Nations "Conference on Human Settlements." Their opening statements included this: 'Land should not be treated as an ordinary asset controlled by individuals which allows a concentration and accumulation of wealth and therefore contributes to social injustice.' They proceeded to make the following points: 'It is government's responsibility to redistribute populations in accord with resources; Government should control land use thru zoning and land use planning; Government must control use of land to achieve equitable distribution; Excessive profits from land use should be recovered by government; Owner rights should be separated from development rights, which should be held by a public authority; Public ownership should be used to control urban and rural reform.' As you can see, this is a direct affront to individual liberty and private property ownership. It is also the stepping stone to a global government and the loss of sovereignty.
Some of the preceding was also published by the Council on Foreign Relations in 1973, and was introduced at the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, so this is not something new. In fact, the planning for the UN Sustainable Development agenda can be found long before that, but it came to the forefront in 1992 at the UN's earth Summit, Agenda 21. It is an agenda that is and has been gradually implemented every since. Remember the days of so-called 'urban development' of the 60's and 70's? It's just the same old body being expanded with a different face.
Sustainable Development policies are intended to take away private property ownership and control to be replaced with top down centralized planning of the entire economy. It is about wealth re-distribution. It uses all angles, especially environmental, wildlife, going green, wetlands, preserving land for future; returning land to its' normal state of hundreds of years ago, etc. It's tools are public-private partnerships, land trusts; foundations; as well as governments actually buying land, often using eminent domain, on the pretense of protecting for the common good.
New words replace old. Old words take on new meanings. They sound good. "Community development," what could be wrong with that?" "Historic preservation," land use, environmental protection, diversity, visioning, open space, green space, comprehensive planning, community service, stakeholders, smart growth, the need for "social justice;" what do all those really mean? First, when you hear these words, know that it is but one thing, the implementation of Sustainable Development, which, rather than the good management of resources, it will mean denying land use and limiting use of resources; restricting individual liberty and limiting property rights as part of an economic and social agenda that is the hallmark of Marxist socialism. It has intruded into our schools and is indoctrinating our children.
The 3 planks of this agenda are intended to become global. One, "Social Equity", is no different than Communism and it is based on the principle that selfish interests must give way to the common good, or to the community. Private property is evil. It is this policy that also claims that 'borders' are unjust.
The second plank is "Economic Prosperity." It is this plank that advocates public-private partnerships over free enterprise. While they advise that wealth must be taken from the wealthy and distributed to the poor, in actual practice it becomes fascism, or corporatism, where government and some businesses reap huge rewards at the expense of the taxpayer. The new "green" industries are a good example of government grants and partnerships creating new wealth for the few, the "partners." It is monopoly capitalism by steath.
The third plank is "Ecological Integrity." Humans are to be treated no better than wildlife or any other form of nature. This can be found in the UN Biodiversity Treaty of 1992. It is embraced by Al Gore in his book, "Earth in the Balance." Man must sacrifice for the environment. While that might not sound so bad, it is bad when the judgement and control is placed in the hands of a few central planners, who locally answer not to the voter, but to a global entity. It is bad when these "planners" have values that ignore Biblical truths.
Today, we see this anti-property rights agenda embraced by many who actually think these are good ideas. Of course, it is most always embraced by those in government as it gives them more control, more power, and more ways to tax. Recently, Dalton was in the news for its' "visioning process." I noticed that they are following the Delphi Technique which is an unethical method of achieving consensus on controversial issues, a means of arriving at pre-determined results. The Delphi Technique is based upon the Hegelian Dialectic where one creates its' own opposition in order to manipulate that opposition and ridicules anyone who doesn't go along. They accomplish this thru meetings, usually dividing a large group into smaller more controllable groups and it is patterned after a communist tactic of crowd manipulation called the Diamond Tactic.
Repeating one who is fighting this assault on our liberty, Tom DeWeese states: "Civic leaders organize community meetings run by “facilitators,” as they outline a “vision” for the town, (or county), enforced by “consensus.” No need for debate when you have consensus! "
Visioning processes, when used for land-use planning can be manipulated through peer and mentor pressure that can influence participants beliefs. This highly influences the outcome of community consensus meetings, which of course is planned beforehand.
Most of the people involved on the ground floor of a local Visioning Process are sincerely convinced the steps being taken will lead to greater prosperity for the region and better life for its inhabitants. Elected public servants and hired staff may see Visioning as an opportunity to get a better fix on what their citizens want from government. Civic minded individuals volunteer their time and energy to these committees in order to do something positive for their community by improving living conditions, the economy and their future, as well as promoting proper environmental management and conservation practices. You can see just how easy it can be to be deceived, all the while thinking you are doing good, when it all sounds so good.
In 1995, "Our Global Neighborhood" was published by a UN Commission on Global Governance. It accuses humanity of multiplying too fast and threatening the earth's capacity to sustain them. It farther states that action must be taken to control this risk. So, who is to determine what action and enforce such action. If you are aware of the depopulation plan that has long existed, you should be even more alarmed at this. Land use is not all this evil agenda is about.
I remember that Mr Thornton indicated that he intended to have a series of three articles, so I suspect that he will soon be following up with his third. I hope that those who may be influenced by this Communist Socialist global government agenda that he is copying for his vision for Dade County will not be deceived by nice sounding words. I would also urge those who claim to be Christians to measure this agenda and the satanic ideology behind it with the Teachings of Jesus Christ and His liberty. I suspect that those who do so will not be deceived for by their fruits you will know them, when they come knocking again.
Carl Loy
