Upcoming Election Prediction: The Ruling Class Will Win

 By Charles Eldridge Marshall 

     The Birth of a Great Republic 

I have been delightfully uninterested and apathetic towards the upcoming elections.  It's not that I don't care but that I already can predict the results;  the ruling class will win.  This victory via the political parties, the media, big corporations,  academia, and  the entertainment industry with their daily dosage of how and what we should all think.   Until I see a viable alternative to the "status quo" I shall not pay too much mind to the activities of world political events and "goings on" except in terms of unusual happenings such as earthquakes, hurricanes or other acts of God that call for prayer and meditation.  Oh, I'll still send a letter to the editor here and there when I glance at the newspapers for my occasional dosage of bad tasting "media" medicine,  but this will be more in angst against their vapid stories and blatant bias than any belief that they have any sort of solution to the world's problems other than that they have no solution.  In a lot of ways, they don't want any solutions.  I should imagine that in their simple and self serving minds the worse things are, the more money they make.  Such is the state of the world we live in.  

     I do have ideas and ideals of how the current government, academia, the media, etc.... (what I refer to as "Mad King George"- in reference to our Founding Fathers' battle against the British monarch)  "should" be acting but my ideals could be described by most modern thinking adults as "pie in the sky" and/or "naive" in their intentions to bring the best of mankind to be "ruling" the world, not the worst of mankind.   Maybe this little blog "Marshall in the Middle" will tempt the minds of some men in power - either now or in the future- that will bring relief to a world of citizens exhausted by the tyrants we live under and have always lived under.    The tyranny of mankind's ego and his/her selfish aspiration to hold power and influence over the rest of civilization.  They divide and conquer, and those they divide are us.  

     The American Revolution was the closest humans have come to addressing the needs of the people through government order and election- the American Republic.  It's establishment was clearly a miracle that required unusually intelligent, passionate, and selfless men to set aside their egos and consider the dignity and rights of the ordinary person.  This person that all other previous governments had largely ignored.  Today, much of that work has been maligned by the modern world and a never ending explosion of egomaniacs being elected to power by an uneducated population of sanctimonious fools and delitants.  So, the once noble ideals of a well thought-out republic hang perilously at the mercy of "Mad King George", once again.  

In My Humble Opinion.  

Our Own Royals of the 21st Century

 Chuck Marshall's Humble Opinion on Royals of America 

By Charles Eldridge Marshall

                                                            RIP Queen Elizabeth II 

Mad King George 

      This past week the Queen of England passed away.  It is sad to see the end of a dynasty- she reigned for 70 years- but at the same time perhaps there will be a new beginning for the English monarchy that will be more capable of interacting with the world.  Elizabeth was excellent at what she did for the United Kingdom but the distance between royals and citizens of England was still significant during her time.   It's odd to watch the funeral as it's not only the watching of paying respect to the queen but it seems reference to a more simple time where people understood who had the power and who did not.  The royals of today, though very flawed like all mankind, do not sneak around cloaked in sanctimony,  virtue signalling and lies like our royals here in the United States.  

        I've referred to the ruling class of the USA as "Mad King George" due to its resemblance of what our founding fathers fought in the 1770's and 1780's.  They, like any current American were repulsed by the idea of those with money controlling what we do and say in our day to day lives.  This is happening again as big Tech, big government, big pharmaceuticals, big corporations, big academia, Hollywood and especially big media all rule over us as citizens in order to prevent us from exercising our freedom to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" unless such an endeavor suits their mindset.    They are fine with free thought as long as it travels through them.  The moment we work as individuals with our own mindset that does not require their narrative, laws, products, pills, and large rich universities to instruct us into the correct way of thinking then we are to be subdued if not totally silenced.  This is not freedom, liberty and certainly there is no Democracy as the ruling class decides through total control of the media,  government, and big business the direction society shall go.  

     It may look like Democracy and a Republic on the surface but such a thing has hardly existed in the United States since before WW II.  Then when the United States became the "power" of the world it became necessary to neuter and silence resistance to ideas of  world control lest the rich and moneyed of our country lose the opportunity to get richer and more powerful through oppression and control of foreign countries.  This oppression has often been guised under the concept that we must rule  the world or lose it.  The world has never been ours to rule and much like the now largely powerless United Kingdom, any true power overseas has been through the sweat and blood of our young men and women.  This is not acceptable unless such strength is exercised as a way to enforce peaceful commerce and/or to protect our citizens from harm- not the possibility of harm.  I'm not going to lie.  It is sometimes nice to be the big powerful USA, but at what time did we vote to control the world and operate clandestine operations overseas to the benefit of big business and government in the USA ?   The American citizen does not decide or vote on such things and certainly  does not necessarily benefit from such things but it's his or her children that die and bleed in the name of world domination.  

In My Humble Opinion   

National Sales Tax Over Income Tax

Chuck Marshall's Humble Opinion on Taxation  

By Charles Eldridge  Marshall 

      In the news is the latest scandal according to Republicans- the Dems are hiring 87,000 employees for the IRS and will soon be banging at your door to audit you- especially if you lean right.  That might be true, but it could also just be that the IRS isn't able to police taxation effectively.  The government- if you haven't heard- is close to going broke.  Can't keep spending money that's not there !  

    Anyway, the reason for this blog today is to express my belief that a national sales tax would work far better than any income tax.  Why tax people for working ?  It doesn't make any sense.  Consider that the harder we work the better we do,  the more money we earn to spend thus creating more jobs and propelling the economy even more.  The government wants to penalize that effort and that economy boosting activity by discouraging it with taxes.  Ridiculous.    

     A sales tax could be used to tax consumption., which is far more detrimental to everyone.  Too much eating makes you fat- too much petroleum use makes the planet's air dirty and may cause climate change.  Too much alcohol makes you a drunk.  Too much consumerism makes all of us superficial pricks.  We could have higher taxes for the "sins" like cigarettes,  alcohol and pot thus bringing in more money but also discouraging the use of any of them.   Tax products that cause more pollution like paper- thus discouraging the public from buying products bad for the environment.  

     A national sales tax would be much better for controlling use of energy- a huge plus for tree huggers.  We could have very low taxes for "green" projects like planting trees.  Medications and healthy foods could go untaxed encouraging their use while also helping the sick with the expense of drugs.  The list is endless.  We could have a luxury tax on more expensive houses and cars and I would imagine it would become something to brag about for stuffed shirts;    "I paid a 30% luxury tax on my Rolls Royce today".  That's how people are !  Take advantage of it !  

     Stop taxing people for working.  It's ludicrous.  

In My Humble Opinion.....

"Right VS Left" should be "Individual VS Ruling Class"

 By Charles Eldridge Marshall 

       Political thought has always been categorized as Right VS Left,  Democratic VS Republican, Liberal VS Conservative, and at the extreme Nazi VS Communism.  But it's more difficult  to clarify political thought as one or the other today.  I think Ruling Class VS Individualists suits the situation better, and each party has traded places as the "ruling class" party over the 250 years of the USA's history.  For a long time, the Republicans were more the "ruling class" party as they were tight with corporations and most wealthier and influential citizens tended agree with their way of seeing government.  They were also much more likely to support the institutions of the federal government such as the FBI or the CIA.  Today, that has been turned on its head as Corporate America has sided with the Democratic party in the majority of situations, especially with most of their social ideals such as Abortion and "Black Lives Matter", and the institutions are more supported by the Democrats who understand now their ability to help them rule and control the individual.    I theorize also, that the larger corporations have found their lobbyists are far more effective at directing Congress towards legislations that suits them when the Democrats are running the show - so the government is "on sale" so to speak to the highest bidder.   This has always been true, with either Republican or Democratic leadership, however the Democrats seem to have an easier time choking down their own hypocrisy than the Republicans.  "In the interest of the American people" is much more likely to mean "the American lobbyists" under their breath.   After all, "the ends justifies the means" is certainly at the core of their actions today.  The other reasons for this are varied and more complex than one blog could possibly explore.  I do think this idea- "ruling class VS the individual" is an important one because it does help to understand and clarify what's going on.  You can't fix something if the wrong terms are being used.   Today, individualists would be more logically supportive of the Republican party and statists would be more supportive of the Democratic party.    

Gun Violence - Blame to go Around

 Chuck Marshall's Humble Opinion on Gun Violence 

By Charles Eldridge Marshall 

       

     One more mass shooting.  One more round of finger pointing.  To hear it from the media it's all about banning guns.  The left has never heard of a creative solution to any problem other than banning something or throwing money at it.   The Republicans blame mental illness, which is true but then what is their solution ?  Do they have one but we never hear about it or are they just useless ?  The political parties have blocked any legislation to fix this and other problems due to the partisan war being waged.  Nothing gets done and it's the fault of both parties for sure, but it's also the fault of the media which seems to prefer the war over any sort of compromise.  The media has great potential to be the voice of compromise instead of the instigator of discourse that it is today.  If they really care about the problems of this country and the world they would drop the partisan commentary and dig for the truth from both sides of the argument.  Surely there are other creative ideas that would help the situation if they simply opened themselves up to conversation other than "banning guns".   Why do the shootings continue ?  Because there is no compromise in Washington, DC but the media sits there eating popcorn.  I refer to them as "MSM Seepage" because they ooze rot from every pore.  

In My Humble Opinion.....  

Letter to the Paper- Abortion Rights

Chuck Marshall's Humble Opinion on Abortion  

By Charles Eldridge Marshall 

     This letter I wrote in response to an editorial in my local paper- "The Orlando Sentinel".   It is "pro-life" so I asked them not to publish it, but I feel comfortable publishing it here on my blog.  I have 22 followers on this blog, which is read by more moderate to conservative readers (after all, Truth is in the title).  This makes me more comfortable than to publish it in the newspaper where the vast majority of readers are pro-choice and more than willing to riot if things don't go their way.  What a group.  

The title of the editorial was  "Women Will Lose Control of Their Bodies. Who's Next ?"

Here it my response; 

    I'll start out with the obvious.  Women have control of their body when they have sex with a man.  They can control who, what, where, and when and they control if birth control is used.   Second.  Pointing out that most Republicans are white and male and are "scheming" is highly offensive to me.  White men,  more than any other group of people,  are expected to choke down bigoted comments from the media but I'm calling you out on it.  You're bigots.  Third.   This is a huge issue that should have been brought to the people over 50 years ago, not a decision made by judges.   We live in a nation of laws decided by the people, not by elites in the courts or by sanctimonious talking heads.  Anyway, it SHOULD be that way.  That would have been an interesting and thought provoking concept to explore.   Your hysterical article and your political theater, as usual, ignores that a large percentage of the population sees abortion as murder.  Just because you don't see it that way doesn't make it any less true for those people.  Your lack of consideration for that point of view is narrow-minded and tyrannical.  I recognize that this article was on the "opinions page" but the news articles today were all very obviously "pro-choice" and you didn't even try to hide it.  The "Doctors" that warned this decision would be deadly on page 2 turned out to be one Dr. (not plural- it was one)  and she's in charge of  a Planned Parenthood group here in Florida.  Really ?  That's your source of a sound and balanced news opinion ?  The tone of your editorial was foreboding as if the end of civilization is at hand. Hysterical. 

     The funny thing is,  I used to be  "pro-choice",  then I became "moderate" on the issue.  But, I watched as all open conversation became so one-sided in the media that anyone with any contrary opinion was dismissed as misogynistic apes.  I slowly considered the "pro-life" opinion and am currently leaning further and further in that direction.  Why ?   I see mob rule as a very dangerous aspect of the "pro-choice" opinion and the media's "full throttled" support is very disturbing to me.   I don't want this published because you have created an environment where anyone that disagrees with your point of view regarding abortion is worthy of being harassed by marauding liberals.  It becomes a "free for all" to harass conservative citizens who see life as starting at or right after conception.  Is that really such a horrible opinion to have ?    Abortion rights are threatened, but you and all mainstream media are the arbiters of a far more dangerous threat.  The threat against free and opinion debate on most topics in modern America.  People are afraid to speak their mind these days on many topics and that fear springs from people like you and that really pisses me off.   

Once again, please don't publish any of this letter.  

Sincerely, 

CE Marshall 

Extreme Concepts Worth Considering for the Benefit of the Individual

 Chuck Marshall's Humble Opinion on Freeing the Mind of Humanity 

By Charles Eldridge Marshall 

     Dear readers-  I'm often frustrated by the lack of action or effectiveness of the government regarding defense of individual rights and effective governing.  There are all kinds of concepts that have been tried to "help" situations for groups but they never work because they're watered down by herd mentality and the never- ending political circus between the "right" and the "left".  

Truth be told,  if we want results then we need bold action to enable the individual to succeed, not any particular group.  If life is good for all individuals, then it's good for us all, right ?  

For example;

Controlled Gun Control  -  Instead of "controlling" guns, they should be legislated only as far as who gets them- restricting persons with a tendency towards violence, insanity, lack of intelligence to learn to handle them.  To truly control guns they should be provided to ALL people that want one and all people that want one should be educated in their handling.  The goal is that only intelligent, capable people are carrying guns and those with a tendency to mishandle them would not carry them.  The results would be far fewer lunatic shooting binges since he (probably a he) would think twice to take out grocery store or a school.  In addition,  I would think violent crime would take a "nose-dive" because  the potential victim would be more likely capable of defending themselves, regardless of their gender.  How could a potential rapist or thief know if his victim  knows how to handle a gun ?  If it's likely she can, he's not going to try.  

No more bricks and mortar Schools   The petri dishes for our children known as "Public schools" are a complete failure and have lead to mostly incapable population of adults that don't know basic history or practical understanding of finance or many adult necessities of modern life.  They  lead frustrating lives working at jobs they hate and/or are not appropriate for them.  They vote for incompetent and incapable politicians because they never learned what to look for in leadership other than the vitriol you see in today's MSM. Get rid of the cattle boxes and enable children to learn from home or in a virtual school environment.  This would be massively less expensive and you could have the best teachers instructing a much higher number of students all at once.  Kids that need the extra attention could get it in "question and answer sessions" with "virtual questions" and the brats that disrupt the setting of the virtual room would be simply muted by the teacher/monitor.  No more expensive buses and greenhouse emissions from them which I'm sure is massive on a daily basis.  No more school clothes to reveal a social background at early ages.  No more sexual signals lurking beneath tight fitting clothes amidst all the hormones of the creatures known as "teenagers".  Just learning.  

Government Assistance for all.... with one "catch" -  I think the government should be there to help people who are down on their luck and/or need an avenue to gain independence through self sufficiency.  The problem is certain political groups have gotten very good at promising all kinds of things to specific groups of people and their enablers (enablers- well meaning liberal minded citizens that want to help the downtrodden but lack the energy or interest to actually DO anything about it other than vote.)  I think this assistance should be there for food, shelter, and medical care through government subsidies and tax breaks.  Even welfare has its purpose in certain extreme circumstances.  Tuition or tuition debt relief ?  No problem !  But there is  a catch to this government assistance.  If you take government assistance you CANNOT vote while you're taking that government assistance.  It's obvious those who want or need government assistance would be very motivated to continue voting for the politician that promises more "goodies" to them.  Remove that possibility altogether.  This would have the additional advantage of motivating them to get back to being contributors to society and participants in the democratic process.  The individual need no longer feel the frustration of supporting people who don't want to work but then get a say in leadership that will enable this laziness.  

Of course there are details to be worked out., but this seems a good foundation for establishing an avenue to happiness for all while protecting the rights of the individual.  

In My Humble Opinion.  

Comments welcome !  

The Mainstream Media- Rulers of the Modern World

 Chuck Marshall's Humble Opinion on Society's Mendacity 

By Charles Eldridge Marshall 

         Seeking the truth in all matters is the same as seeking God.  I  like to consider Truths of any matter because in the Truth is God and in God is purpose and reason for this life.  Whatever way you see God,  it must be admitted that there is nothing in self at the end of life.  That is why it's so empty to live life for the self.  At the end of it all, there's nothing there.   People ask "Is God real?"  A more appropriate question would be "Is mankind real?".   So much of what we do is empty and self serving.   Like a bad comic book character.   It would make more sense,  if at the end of it all,  we're the fake beings living in the reality of a living God.  He's the only true reality and we're simply figments of His imagination.  When people die they are wadded up like a bad sketch and He discards them for lack of substance.  Perhaps, though, some He saves. 

     As my heading states;  Wise Government delivers Truth, Justice and Liberty.  I feel that the three are intertwined and you can't have one without the other.  If the truth is spoken and allowed to be spoken then Justice and Liberty will naturally follow.  

     My first big "Truth Be Told" is that our enormous government is largely influenced by the Mainstream Media  (which, for the purpose of this blog includes the large internet  players;  Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google) who are not too familiar with Truth.  Our enormous government is to the point of existing for it's own purpose and it stays there through media support.  The lack of truth in government and leadership has flowed from the Mainstream Media.  Government is to the point of existing for itself and profit only.  It's no longer for the people, it's for the ruling class.   Flowing from the media are those who benefit from their approval;   academia, corporations,  entertainment, the three branches of government (enrobed by a massively bloated bureaucracy).  These groups decide our laws and in large part they decide our elections.  They are mostly entrenched in their own survival much like the scribes and pharisees from the days of old.  They preen around pronouncing to us how great they are while they rob us of the Truth through their lies and self aggrandizement.  They insist we admire them and all their good works while the good works benefit mostly themselves.  We're treated as little children that are incapable of ruling ourselves.   Such suspicions of the rule of mankind are similar to the royals of centuries ago.  Those days are not over, they just have a different face.  

     Witness the media as it dictates to us what to think and how to vote.  Open discussion and debate is long gone in all arenas and each news entity has its own agenda.  Every news article is clothed in opinions but naked of facts.  The Truth is last on their list.  You cannot vote for the person best qualified for the job because you have no idea what is the Truth.  This lack of clarity keeps them in power.  Like the Kings and Queens of old Europe, they see themselves as innately superior to the common man.   But why do so few people stand up to ask "From what authority did that come?".   How could God choose a particular person or group to rule over mankind  when we're all equal in His eyes ?  The only way for the Truth to rule is for the people themselves to vote freely as fully informed citizens.  In addition, there cannot be any hidden agendas lurking in the corners of our media as is common place today.  In today's world,  all of that is impossible.  

       The true power comes from the ones that control information.  The government cannot control all information, as much as it would like to, but it can influence and buy the favor of the media to manipulate elections in the favor of those who want more of their own control over the government.  Today, all powerful groups and people must win the favor of the media to maintain or gain power.  It all flows from the media and those that own and operate it.  The last thing they want to see is the average citizen having any significant influence on "how things are run" because they, the media and all their cronies in ruling class are the ones to call the shots.  We are incapable, as far as they are concerned.  So they manipulate and are the puppeteers of the government,  entertainment, business, and as a consequence  - the elections.  That is why the mainstream media are the rulers of today's world.  

In My Humble Opinion.....

Governor DeSantis and the Democratic Media

Chuck Marshall's Humble Opinion Published ! 

By Charles Eldridge Marshall 

     Dear loyal readers !  I sent a cursory, angry letter to the Orlando Sentinel regarding a column by Scott Maxwell - regarding the "trouble" Disney is in for not siding totally with the Democratic Party and all they subscribe for the public.  To my shock, they published it !   I give them credit for that much.  I honestly don't even know that much about the "don't say gay" bill they're blathering on about, but I am sure the Orlando Sentinel, as usual, is opposed to the Republican governor and most any Republican concepts in order to side with the left and the Democratic party at the cost of even handed coverage that considers both sides of the issue.  You know, like a real news source might do.   In their continuing need to exploit the latest victim to their own profit and attention, they are gradually abandoning any thought contrary to their Democratic cronies.   Their (and all modern sources of news media in the so-called mainstream)  left leaning world view has never met a victim they didn't want to trumpet and exploit.

     Anyway, here is the letter.  I do apologize for only posting these letters- I am determined to get back into reading the news, if nothing else to be "informed" of the issues., but it's all the same nonsense., just a different story.  A new "flavor of the month".  Disgusting.    

     The wording in the first paragraph was changed to cram it in there and therefor, comes off awkwardly, but mostly it's true to what I wrote.  

In my humble opinion........

Orlando Sentinel Letter- Celebrities and Misinformation

 By Chuck Marshall 

     After several months I finally started reading the news again.  Nothing has really changed, and it didn't take long for me to find an article that bothered me.  So, what does Chuck Marshall do when something bothers him ?  He writes a letter... so here it is and they were kind enough to publish it.  Thanks Orlando Sentinel, there is hope for other opinions in your newspaper - I think.