January 22, 2008

Common Sense.

Friday, January 18,2008,
Jacqueline Thorpe (Canada: National Post newspaper) wrote a good description on the worsening economic picture for the U.S. market. With tens of trillions of dollars affected by their mortgage lending practice crises, soon to threaten recession, including in Canada, I hope you have closely watched and guarded your investments.
 
Jacqueline Thorpe explains past market corrections have dropped on average of about 20%. First, there is “wobbling” as drops around 2% - 3% are recorded. (Today many markets have dropped around 3% - 5%).  Then as markets reach the inevitable consequence of bad practise, the major correction occurs. But first governments try not to look nervous, trying to “help” economic events, then the markets settle to their trough.
 
I won’t offer any advice, but will only say what I have done. Last November, I had moved the entire of my savings and pensions to the money market or cash. For example, I moved all - every dollar - of my defined pension plan to the companies money market funds and took all my mutual funds and stock funds out of the market into cash. (No, this doesn’t mean I’m walking around with a pocketful : ). It means I made my money very, very liquid. The interest I gain is now miniscule, but safer.
 
I preserved my capital this way and now I’m in a position to “buy low” when the markets bottom out. When will that be? I don’t know, but now I’m secure in the fact the markets can fall (correct) all they want. In fact, I’d be glad the correction occurred to beat out all the speculative and iffy lending that has occurred down south. Toronto got a whiff of it when Donald Trump came whizzing through scooping up cash to bolster his losses - I bet. The strong, stable, and straight-forward lenders (i.e. The more honest lenders) will win out in the long run.
 
I’ll ride the American and Canadian market as they go back up and recover.
 
On a deeper level
I was talking to a bank loans officer and I mentioned the fact it was governments fault for this “credit crunch” because it was and is artificially low credit rates governments established that caused speculative lending and borrowing. The true economic betrayal here is political dishonesty, - government control of credit.  The idea of government control of credit was not a North American idea. It was imported and  adopted by dishonest North American leaders. Government control of credit was given modern expression by Karl Marx and the communist politbureau. Communist control of credit was and is part of the totalitarian concept - total control. In the 1930’s, weaker political leaders feared the “strength” of the communist propaganda and ”borrowed” some of their principles. Those principles, rooted in sacrifice, never fully have been cleaned out of today’s political systems.  
 
This is not freedom.
 
This decades old betrayal also has long term consequences. Young people today cannot turn to government for honest economic policies. In fact, the idea of a free market sounds foreign to them. It doesn’t even register. Not only has freedom across the board been betrayed, but honesty too. What does this say for the future? What does this say for civilization if the truth is buried?
 
Let us not be the same. It takes a lot of hard work to appreciate honest principles. It is even harder to stick to them. But when we do recognize the truth, we must uphold them without fail for there is no other way to live.
 
The best site I can recommend for better economic reading is (of course) The Ayn Rand Institute. ..and also google “Richard Salsman” - an objective and truthful market economist.
  
Ted.   

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January 3, 2008

Multiculturalism Kills.

I sent the following to my local Federal member of parliament and Provincial Premier, Dalton Mcguinty. It concerns a young teenager (Aqsa Parvez) in Canada who was murdered by her family and an attempted mis-lead by her brother when the police came to the cultural crime scene. The young girl was murdered (choked to death) by her father for refusing to wear a religeous head covering. She had resisted before with no one to turn to in multicultural Canada.  

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Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:26:32 -0500

Dear Honourable Colleen Beaumier,   (Federal MP)
  

Aqsa Parvez (news) was an innocent teenager who wanted to be free. It was unnecessary she die for simply wanting a better life. That is obvious. To make it clear, Aqsa Parvez chose modern dress, modern ways, (i.e. rationality) over primitive religious mores with its senseless traditions.

I’m writing you because I wholeheartedly disagree with the role multiculturalism plays in apologizing for collective and racist atrocities, including this one now.

There is nothing moral about multiculturalism.

Canada’s multiculturalism is essentially no different than the late, mighty, United Soviet Socialist Republic’s march into the future! Do you remember their visions and dreams of equality? Canada’s multiculturalism is morally no different in its equalitarianism than Nazi Germany’s sense of right and wrong, “Every citizen shall have bread, and every maiden shall have a husband.”

Multiculturalism however is shorn of idealism and is crude in its collectivism: Blatant race promotion.  (See Canada’s Multiculturalism Act).

However, the person is what is important. The single, individual, human being is what is most important, - not any collective – for any reason. The “I” must reign supreme, protected, promoted, and - sovereign – above any “we”.

Had this been true, immigrants would be better off. That’s why they come to Canada – to change, to expect something better than stultifying religious mores, senseless traditions and corrupt political systems.

Had individualism and not multiculturalism been promoted and implemented in Canada, Aqsa Parvez would likely be alive and protected by this rationality. She would likely have been encouraged by her father to seek independence, and not been killed for it. Rational values promote life.

As a citizen of Canada to your responsible position, I’m going to ask two things of you:

  1. You be honest. It takes honesty to recognize the individual is the fundamental political unit.
  2. Fight for individualism. Ignore the old political hacks and out of touch academics. Aqsa Pervez and other kids like her are not to be betrayed.

If you wish any help from me, I’ll willingly do what I can to help abolish Canada’s multiculturalism and laws. 

Please contact me below.

Ted Harlson

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November 22, 2007

Myself.

On the right of this blog you are able to click the button called, “Character.” Of all things, I gave this in printed form, to my manager who in turn refered it up the chain. I don’t know how far. I did this because I think it was needed. Speaking up is more necessary than ever. Ayn Rand was right and is right!   

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October 16, 2007

Facing religeon.

Remember when the “Children of God”, a 70’s sect propagated and recruited, led by a “Moses David” alias, David Brant Berg? They were the first of many changes to the modern churces in America at that time.
According to the Children of God’s radical new doctrine was God’s plan for the utter and biblical destruction of modern Babylon (America). 

David, the ”Shephard” led American children to follow Christ, and in its prophetic teachings, to bring all God’s chosen to him while God took care of America through spiritual horsemen of destruction towards utter collapse of this material kingdom. then there was to be a great war in the Middle East that would see Israel forced into a truce… The truce would be betrayed and all hell then would break loose with great persecution towards Christains called tribulation.  Jesus himself was then to return to usher in a new jewelled ‘materialistic’ city in Jerusalem.
 
These biblical “truths” were relayed to the Middle East in the early 80’s by the Children of God leaders - specifically to the Libyan leader Khadafi, and then to the rest of the Muslim leaders.  
 
The reason I’m stating this is because the the Middle Eastern plan for western destruction had to incubate from somewhere. I believe they got their original impitus from biblical Christian leaders like David Berg. When it comes down to it, all religeon is greared to destroy secular success in any tiny or majectic form, - by any means.
 
There is no basic difference in these two religeons when it comes to destruction of the modern world between the militant mullahs and the prophetic Christians. They all look forward to the destruction of “Babylon.” Today they still view Babylon as materialist America.
 
There is a bottomless pit to a dark age when reason is evaded. Faith is black as black can be.

If you don’t believe this, check out David Bergs writings, especially those about Israel and movements around the “time of the end.”
 
I think this spiritual fear, or variations of it, have gripped Christians and this may in part be are responsible for the lack of fighting spirit America needs to fight the Middle Eastern totalitarian threat properly.

They don’t see, nor act, through objective eyes.
 
What I’ve just mentioned is by no means complete but it does fill in a part of the biblical “plan” (both Islam and Christian as they are concerted) disguised as part prophecy and part retribution for supposed sins of materialism and pride. Just note when there is some kind of calamity, even the newspapers make pointed reference to the bible. I saw that when the WTC towers collapsed. The day after, the Sun was quoting passages from the book of Revelations.

For their supposedly great visions and directions from “on high” they will let actual life be destroyed without cause.

What self chosen blindness in men.   

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Lies as self-destructive!

I was demoted some time ago by a vicious liar who propagated rabid anti-Americanism and pro “freedom fighters.” He was a little snout who used every Canadian law in the book to protect himself. Political correctness ruled and rules as I stood on the edge of getting fired myself for standing up against him and people like him. However, I have just learned that this snout has been let go by the company for his irrational manipulation of the company. Even they couldn’t put up with him forever.

What took so long? 

I feel partially justified.    

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October 12, 2007

Ontario Canada rejects Faith based indoctrination for their children.

Hello all,
Today on my local channel ten (TV) I happened to hear local ‘experts’ give reasons why the Conservatives were trounced in our Provincial elections. (they deserved it). Prior to the election campaigning, the conservatives proposed opening the door to government funding to religions in Ontario. It was known as “Faith based Education, an inclusion for other religeons - not just catholics. In Ontario, the catholic religeon is government funded and other religeons have been crying foul since this is discriminatory. If Ontario funds catholics, “why not us?” They cried.  

There were other important issues in Ontario but this is fundamental. Who the hell wants to bring all the religious chaos here, entrenched in legislation. Most people who immigrate here, leave their home country to escape all of that nonsense.
  
I dialled 416-203-0302, the comment / question opening and got a spot! I was heard on TV as a phone in speaker.
 
I said,” Hello, thanks for your time. I have always voted Conservative, but this time I voted Liberal. All religion, to me, is a form of irrationality - “Faith” is a form of “knowing” without evidence.”
 
To force money from my pocket to help fund and brainwash helpless children to me is unconscionable. It is the government forcing money from my pocket to make me pay for ideas I’m opposed to on principle.”
 
The woman commentator then cut me out and turned the discussion to MY thoughts as based on faith, - which it is not. There is a big difference between faith and knowledge. So, that went out in Brampton and reached probably most of Ontario.  
 
Folks, I am just getting started! I have been donning intellectual armour. I wish all of you the best now that this major issue is settled for four years! Ontario soundly rejected faith based indoctrination in its public school system.
 
Ted Harlson.

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September 4, 2007

A Letter to my Friend.

I hope this will give you courage and integrity when you may need it.     

 

I was with the top of my company by virtue of incredibly hard work and productive effort. I loved pumping it out as hard as I could and requiring the same in other’s. 

I 2004 (See First appeal - this post), there was trouble brewing in the workplace. Many Indians and Muslims were spouting strong terrorist,  anti-American slogans. I confronted these lies and rebutted every bite.

I finally directly confronted an especially loud-mouthed worm who tried to say that Saddam Hussein may not be bad. He yelled at me by calling me a killer because I sided with America. I called him an ignorant asshole and stated, “If we were any other place, I’d bust your nose.” It was true. If I was any less of a man, I would have acted blindly. I was so sick and tired of his promotions.

“I’m glad America’s towers were burned down.”

“ America deserved 911”

“America is the greatest terrorist nation.”

“If Osama Bin Laden gave me money, I’d go there.”

Promotions as these were not just freedom of opinion, they were live intentions – and I treated them as such! Well, he went to our companies Human Resources department and filed a grievance that I threatened him! I mean, here was a bunch of guys in concerted effort, undermining our workplace and talking dangerous ideas.
I reflected honesty throughout the company’s investigations and told everything I knew and did and said. I held back nothing, including calling what I heard, terrorist language and intentions.
Much to my shock I was demoted with threats I may face even further retributions if I continued my direction. I was told my words were “inflammatory” and I must be “tolerant.” The company chose multi-cultural (racial)  correctness over the real danger of unchallenged terrorist propaganda and what it would bring.
The humiliation and degradation was unbearable, but I bore it only because I knew I was right.
Choosing not to run, I fought back. I began a long and futile series of rebuttals to re-state my case in hopes someone would see it in the proper light. My essays went higher and higher up the hierarchical ladder, being denied each step of the way. Finally, I wrote a letter and a copy of my rebuttal to the CEO and Founder of this company. I was denied and now had nowhere else to go. There was nothing else I could do. I had done everything I could here to state my case. I continued work, but it seems on automatic pilot.
My zeal, respect and enthusiasm for this company ran empty. I didn’t run or go because it was not my place to run, but the companies to see I was right. How could such intelligent men and women be blind to what I was saying? What morality could cause them to sacrifice me, a highly productive and valuable employee to such potentially destructive ideas and intentions? I saw little hope and courage in their dogmatic position.
It smacked of the same kind of lack of integrity I noticed in my workplace right after 911 of most North American companies. I’ll explain.
In September, I was working in operations moving and processing thousands of packages daily. Boxes of all kinds came through this building. With the best of my ability, I supervised the movement through stacking, storing and scanning. I saw that several hundred boxes had these red, white and blue stickers stating, “Made In America”, “Proudly Made In America” or some simply had the American flag stickered to it. I got used to seeing those stickers and took great care with those boxes. Weeks after 911, those stickers virtually disappeared from the boxes. Theyt were so rare that coming in one morning, I felt such gratitude for the very few companies that kept labeling their boxes with those stickers. There was one morning that I saw only two companies that put those stickers on. I was so glad somebody had courage. I was almost screaming inside my head at what I saw,” Get up! Get up! Stand up you cowards! Where’s your pride now! Stand up!” It was so frustrating that so few had integrity and courage.
Their integrity failed or they had none. I summized there was something deeply and seriously wrong with the country I loved and defended. Well, “I would continue to fight for the right, even if my country or America crumbles” I said to myself. I can’t tell you how alone I felt. Not lonely, but alone. I knew America was disintegrating through appeasement and bowing to the world. Now, this appeasement had come right to my workplace and demoted me. It seemed hopeless this company would say and do what was principled. I can’t say in words how hard it was not to run, - to leave and say, “To hell with you all”, but I was right and should not be the one who should have to leave.
A flicker of hope came this morning. I’ve waited and waited for this a long time. A manager came and talked to me this morning. After small talk was over, he mentioned, “There will be some events occurring that will vindicate what you’ve done. He was referring to my demotion and continued stand. I felt a guarded defense that I should not let his words be real in case they don’t come true. I wanted him to clarify. He repeated, “I’ll be proud to be the first one to tell you of events that will vindicate you what you’ve done.” I felt a dark weight, lighten, but showed no emotion. Could it actually happen? I’m thinking, “Should I hope?” Will I be vindicated? Or is he talking subjectively - or personally? Even if he alone sees I was right, that’s a victory. We talked some more small talk. He told me of his brothers successful business and I gave him your business card. He put it in his wallet and thanked me. He left to manage the next shift, and I headed towards the gate since I was done for the morning. Do I dare let myself hope for vindication?  Will my previous demotion be reversed? Even if not, I will have adhered to my principles and not let my workplace succumb to degrading propaganda, even at a seeming loss for now.  How can I hope, only to be disappointed yet again. Dare I hope? I’ll just wait and see in a few weeks what he means.    Ted.  

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July 14, 2007

Live Earth Reflections

Company blog from D..B.. Canadian CEO to company employees…..and my reply,   

So did you see any of the “Live Earth” concerts over the weekend?

I wonder if Mr Geldof could have imagined what he had started all those years ago with “Live Aid”?

Back then, in 1985, the idea of a one day show, from multiple locations, with so many bands, broadcast live around the world was pretty much unique. I was living in England at the time and desperate to go down to Wembley Stadium. Unfortunately I was stuck in a tiny (and very hot) meeting room attending a sales training course. That was bad enough - but even more annoying: one of my best friends did attend, and do you think that I have ever heard the last of it? (He is even on the official video.)

About 20 years later, I caught up with Bob Geldof at the Palais Royal in Toronto; me and a couple of hundred die-hard Boomtown Rats fans. Great show, but it did not quite make up for missing the big one all those years earlier.

What is incredible about all of these concerts is the way in which they raise awareness about issues that both impact and unite people right across the globe. It really makes you think, not only about what you’re doing personally to support a greener world, but what businesses and organizations are doing worldwide in support of the cause.

I’m proud to say that we’re doing our part at [this company] and that the environment is becoming not only a stronger focus for us, but also a strategic part of our business plan.

So I thought this might be a good chance to recognize one of our often unsung groups - the properties team - and share with you some of the great work they’re doing to reduce our environmental footprint by decreasing the amount of energy we use at our facilities. Not only does this save us money, but it also helps us to lower greenhouse gas emissions which, of course, has a significant impact on the environment.

So – a quick list for you (some of the terms and names are a little technical for me, but you’ll get the idea):

• Direct digital control systems (DDC) are being installed in some stations to control consumption levels of things like lighting, heating and air conditioning.

• Sensor technology is being installed in warehouses to reduce energy consumption by up to 50% when areas are not occupied.

• Select stations are being retrofitted with T8 technology on fluorescents, which reduces voltage by about 40%.

• And, of course, we’ve started to use new, lower wattage lights in our facilities.

We also can’t overlook what we’re doing outside of our facilities either. Over and above the hybrid vehicles we’ve integrated into our fleet, [our company] supports a number of organizations that are committed to environmental issues. For instance:

• [Our company] sponsors the annual CN Tower Climb to benefit World Wildlife Fund Canada.

• [Our company]  provides funding and recruits employee volunteers for PITCH-IN CANADA to support their community clean-up initiatives and to help them develop ongoing programs to keep Canada beautiful.

• And this year, one of my favourites, [our company] also supported Tree Canada by purchasing trees that are planted in communities across the country.

That’s a really quick overview; there is lots more happening. But it gives you a good idea of some of the initiatives both inside and outside of our locations.

This past weekend really does make you think about what we are all doing to support a “greener” lifestyle. It is amazing that, in the course of just a few years, things like drinks in plastic bottles, recycling garbage and using low voltage light bulbs are already part of everyday life. But what struck me about Saturday was how many more simple things can make such a huge difference like making sure your car tires are properly inflated, removing your name from junk mail lists and unplugging your phone charger.

Easy ideas. And that is the great thing about these concerts - they make us stop and think!

The downside of Saturday’s concert?

Well, one of my colleagues (who sits very close to my office) was at the show in New York and do you think I will hear the last of it? Just goes to prove that some things don’t change!!!

So what “green” habits have you incorporated into your life? What else can we do at [our company] to help protect the environment and conserve energy? What have you seen people or businesses doing that’s impressed you?

Let’s talk!

PS – If you’re stuck for ideas on how you can make a difference, check out the Live Earth Web site. Lots of good stuff on there, plus – as a bonus - photos and video from the concerts.

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Dear Mr. D B,
I’m sorry to say I disagree with the entire “green” fad. To me, it is a new religeon. Scientists disagree with too much and besides, much of the “green” revolution originally stems from the left behind leftists who lost the “new left” campaigns to turn America into a socilaist state, and turned green instead. (Your right about the envy part).
True capitalist work, itself is a process of effeciency of resources, time and effort - not with an “invisible hand”, but in a process of individual freedom. That freedom must be preserved to the utmost from encroaching government controls, including controls stemming from dubious claims about the environment. Thank you,  Ted. employee #.
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July 6, 2007

To My Company…

Hi…Sent to several Managers,
It is wonderful [this company] is expanding. However, I have a very legitimate
concern that China is STILL a very communist country. Businessmen generally
have been pragmatic about despot countries and this has not been the best
(or a very good policy). I cannot celebrate this companies drive into China
without first going in with eye’s wide open and in a critically moral
stance.

If the drive into China is with American government sanction, - even then
I’d be cautious since Governments too have been too pragmatic and less
principled on these issues.
Please relay my concerns to upper management. It’s not hard to find stories
and issues about China’s continous violations against human rights.
Thank you very much,  Ted.

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[Previous] 

Sent:, June 28, 2007 9:43 AM
To: All Staff.

Subject: FW: Official Launch of Domestic Services in China.

  [Energetic blurb of our companies drive  into China and India.]  

China, along with India, will be huge economic engines in the decades to
come. The launch of domestic service in China is a fantastic move on our
part,…..t….(immediate manager).

The terse reply was: “Your concerns are duly noted.”  Period.

 

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June 30, 2007

Open letter to my Government.

To my Prime Minister and local government representatives.  I don’t like this so called “low intensity warfare against terrorism.” It isn’t right. Fighting war in a straightjacket of altruism is just as destructive as governments single minded obsession with global ”competativeness”  - in a straightjacket of sacrifice to the “environment.”  Both are anti - freedom and very destructive. I’ve mailed this letter to my Prime Minister and several Senators in my Province.    

Dear Prime Minister,  House of Commens,  Senators, I’m concerned today’s war on terrorism is a pretense. My overall sense tells me our brave soldiers are dying needlessly. My early years in school, talking to older people about World War II, and reading of better library books, I see today’s war is not being fought with the political goal to win by decimating the enemy: Totalitarian Islam. World War II leadership identified the enemy! Society then had a “Kill the bastards, every one of them” attitude and the military pushed hard against Nazi Germany and Shinto, kamikaze Japan. Our leaders knew who and what the enemy was and did not side with them by feeling for them as the attitude is today. Every effort was made in WWII to utterly destroy the enemy; destroy their generals and politicians; destroy their soldiers and spies; destroy their supporters of every kind in their cities, hiding places, including civilian women and children.

By contrast, today’s compassionate welfare type effort against terrorism and not its root, totalitarian Islam, is undermining the war and emboldening the entire Middle East, not to mention corrupt Russia and communist China. Today’s so called “compassion” is creating needless deaths and a darker future.

Please, let’s stop valuing the lives of enemy countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran over the lives of our own courageous soldiers. Welfare and war is a hypocritical mix, - and I think people sense it.  While many Canadians do not want the war to continue, I believe they simply do not like this hypocritical method of current politics to war. If a clear goal to kill and utterly destroy the states that sponsor terrorism is not implemented, the tactical, “war against terrorism” will keep losing ground here and abroad.

Let us determine to retaliate against the Islamic threat by killing 100,000 totalitarian supporters for each and every single Canadian soldier or Canadian civilian killed or held hostage. It is this kind of moral clarity that is needed to properly fight – and win – this war.

Let us fight against this barbaric, religious tyranny and not sacrifice one more soldier needlessly. Remember what WWII general George Patton stated, “It’s not your patriotic duty to die for your country. It’s your patriotic duty to make the other damn bastard die for his!”

If Canada’s goal is not to quickly and completely decimate the Islamic threat, then the greatest disrespect and dishonor is returned to every brave soldier and every brave soldier’s family who has believed in the West and its secular foundations of life.

Ted

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