Tuesday, July 3, 2012

--Just about to write on the Social Uplift topic pertaining to international agencies, a feature in the worldwide globalization project.  It's been fun researching via book, articles, and TV, primarily panels appearing on C-SPAN.   I'm amazed how much attention the emergence of these agencies have garnered. 

Republicans tend to regard them as a threat to US exceptionalism, a doctrine to which they are firmly committed.  If the US doesn't dictate how the world should do things, then it's somehow lost its effective power.  Such nonsense.  If it weren't for the US coaching and encouraging countries to participate in the agencies, they would lose interest in pursuring international matters--they would let "things take a natural, chaotic course!"  And, they'd go about their own business!  The US' exceptionalism is that this government cares deeply about working with other countries to promote order and structure to world affairs for the sake of the planet's humankind domicile.

--I was most pleased at the direction Mexico's government seems to be heading with the recent election of the PRI new President.  I was in El Paso for a time two years ago and tried to learn all I could about the cartels' war with the Mexican Military, seemingly initiated under Caulderon's leadership.  I understand that some 55,000 Mexicans have been killed during the 7-year conflict.  I think the PRI's dealings with the cartels will be different from a war scenario. 

--I am hopeful that at some time or other, the US Congress will impose a carbon-tax on oil usage.  It is obvious by anyone who listens to the weather channel that the earth is warming; and discouraging reliance on carbon-based products for energy should make a significant dent on oil-consumption.  It's not as if that moving away from reliance upon oil we will stop global warming, but it is something, at least, we humans can do to lessen the natural phenomenon's effects.  We certainly don't want the planet to be consumed with methane gas!

--As you can see, I've expanded the "progress tracking" to now include "random thoughts."