Jordan Peterson: Maps of Meaning 1 (Harvard Lectures)

Thank You for Signing the Preamble - Now, Let's Get to Work!

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Hear ye, Hear Ye!

Hear ye, Hear ye! Bring Bring Back Civics as a Cornerstone of American Culture Last Friday on Tucker Carlson Tonight, Richard Dreyfuss reminded viewers that the teaching of civics education in public schools has all but disappeared as priorities have changed.   He went on to explain the significance of this historical shift in American educational priorities: Many members of Congress never studied in detail the Constitution and Bill of Rights during their K-12 education. Wouldn't it make sense to teach children HOW to run the country before it's their turn to take the reins? We think so, too.   Read the Full Interview Transcript*    Not Just an Introduction The Preamble is more than just a segue into the Constitution. It's a mandate. A directive of what it means to be an American. Thank you for signing the Preamble in support of bringing Civics back to the classroom. Together we can help turn students into citizens.     Take Action   Protecting American values is an active endeavor. Get involved in your community today!   Become a guest speaker at local schools. Demand municipal government be accessible and transparent. Participate in online forums to share community information and ideas.   What Can I Do? Learn now.          Be part of the change that needs to happen.  Support the Dreyfuss Civics Initiative today! * The transcript is provided for information purposes only. Information provided is not to be re-used. It is more important than ever to support The  Dreyfuss Civics Initiative. We need your help to create a community of informed and active citizens! Donate today to support our cause.  DONATENOW! STAY CONNECTED:

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Bird on a Wire

Like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free

Like a worm on a hook
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee

If I, if I have been unkind
I hope that you can just let it go by
If I, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you

Oh, like a baby, stillborn
Like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me

But I swear by this song
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee

I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
He said to me, "You must not ask for so much"
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door
She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"

Oh, like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free

Katey Sagal, The Forest Rangers

A Time Such As This

This is the age in which we live.

The speed and complexity of the change is unprecedented and worldwide.

In the recorded history of man we have not seen climate shifts on this scale as well as mass animal deaths + extinctions, not to mention the technological advances of our own species - just in the last decade.

Recent News Clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omAH6Co-FI0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTD13kIiZtM

Increasing hatred.
Persecution of speech and freedom of thought.
Just some highlights.
#Orwellian #crimethink #thoughtcrime #newspeak
#surveillance #EarthChanges #ExtremeWeather #AI #extinction #SignsInTheHeavens #galacticevents #MysteriousSounds #NaturalLaw #LHC #CERN #BirthPains #StandFast #HumanitarianCrisis #Wars #RumorsOfWars

He Knows The Way I Take

23 Then Job replied:

2 “Even today my complaint is bitter;
    his hand[a] is heavy in spite of[b] my groaning.
3 If only I knew where to find him;
    if only I could go to his dwelling!
4 I would state my case before him
    and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would find out what he would answer me,
    and consider what he would say to me.
6 Would he vigorously oppose me?
    No, he would not press charges against me.
7 There the upright can establish their innocence before him,
    and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.

8 “But if I go to the east, he is not there;
    if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
    when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.
10 But he knows the way that I take;
    when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;
    I have kept to his way without turning aside.
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.

13 “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?
    He does whatever he pleases.
14 He carries out his decree against me,
    and many such plans he still has in store.
15 That is why I am terrified before him;
    when I think of all this, I fear him.
16 God has made my heart faint;
    the Almighty has terrified me.
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,
    by the thick darkness that covers my face.

Footnotes:

1. Job 23:2 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew / the hand on me
2. Job 23:2 Or heavy on me in

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The Inaugural Address January 20, 2017

Voice of the people? This sure sounds like a pretty good start. 

"Because today we are not merely transferring power from one Administration to another, or from one party to another – but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American People.

For too long, a small group in our nation’s Capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.

Washington flourished – but the people did not share in its wealth.

Politicians prospered – but the jobs left, and the factories closed.

The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country.

Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our nation’s Capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.

That all changes – starting right here, and right now, because this moment is your moment: it belongs to you.

It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America. 

This is your day. This is your celebration.

And this, the United States of America, is your country.

What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people.

January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again."

https://www.whitehouse.gov/inaugural-address