"Liar, liar!" How often have we heard those words this election season and how correct is it? In fact, why are we having such a problem with telling the truth - in the campaign, in our lives and in the nation and world at large. The telling of the Big Lie has been a technique used to falsify the truth, avoid the truth and control others. The tragedy is that the technique works, at least for a good deal of time, and it takes hard work and even tragic events to uncover the truth and make it work, get people to understand how they bought into that lie.
Blood libel, racial statements, demonization of the other, denial of facts - all are part and parcel of this trend of lies, this technique of making up the biggest lie one can and then defending it by oppressing those who would deny the truth of those lies, those who fight for the truth. We see it all the time and is it not time that we all stand up and do the right thing, Fight against the lies and the liars. Demand the truth and demand answers. Tell the truth oneself. Honor the truth, no matter what - but yes, you can tell someone that he/she looks good even if that color just does not do it!
It seems that we are all guilty of telling lies at times and that is human, What must be done is to try to improve ourselves and defeat those who would continue to lie and deny the truth, the right of the people to know that truth. So UNESCO lies about thousands of years of history and truth by stating that basically only Moslems have ties to the Temple Mount and Plaza. And the world allows it and today will be a deja vu performance in a similar vote along with a threat from Palestinians and the Kingdom of Jordan that to vote against what they want will bring big troubles upon the heads of those who dare do that. So why the hell are we allowing this vote and quite frankly, why do we even have this UN? It is worthless. It is toothless in defending people who need defending, It brings cholera to Haiti and then denies the truth and lo and behold - the truth was revealed anyway. We would be better off starting over with the truth and building upon that.
We lie in the campaign as well. Neither candidate is as pure as the driven snow but yikes, one is so blatant that people have begun to attach a sobriquet to him, The Big Liar and I guess that goes along with The Orange Man. Both try to hide the truth under cover of disguise and it just does not work. His stooges are the same and when Gingrich tells Megyn Kelly that she is obsessed by sex as she presses hard on that issue and Trump, she rightfully replies, "You know what, Mr. Speaker? I am not fascinated by sex, but I am fascinated by the protection of women and understanding what we're getting in the Oval Office."
The Clinton campaign is threatened by WikiLeaks and yet there has been no great reveal has there ? Yes, she made a mistake in the server but evidently so did many others along the way and her server was not hacked while that of the State Department was and now there are new hackings coming from the Kremlin and backed by Trump and hey, I am not very comfortable making nice nice with an enemy of our country. Trump is. Trump denies and denies, yet Clinton has assumed responsibility and apologized. He has not and even had he, it would be a crocodile apology, meaning nothing. Actions and words, actions and words.
The same thing goes for us here in the Village where hard questions need to be asked and answers need to be forthcoming. An example? We all know that the AC system and the chillers and the towers in the main Clubhouse are garbage and have been for over a decade - yes, that long and longer. They should have ben replaced long ago when the building was rebuilt after the hurricanes of 2005 destroyed it. But nope - it was not.
Well, roosters always come home to roost and patch as we went along has failed big time. Truly, it is the Levy group, WPRF, which must replace it as they are responsible for capital improvements but oh, evidently putting in a new AC system is not in that category! Huh!!! Since when. Check any tax return of one who had some rental real estate and see what capital improvement is. When we improved an apartment for a tenant we did so as capital improvements were our responsibility and shirking that was not the way to go but evidently there is a different truth here and once again we have the 'truths" of Animal Farm.
Here is the truth of the matter.
"Dan Cruz introduced Tim Feagans from JRLD Inc. Engineers. He drew up the plans for the replacement of the cooling towers. He stated the towers are in serious condition, and should have been replaced about three years ago and could have a complete failure at any time. The towers are made of steel and have a life expectancy of 7 years (Ours is 15 + years old). The new towers will be constructed with stainless steel and will have a life expectancy of 15- 20 yr. (with proper maintenance).
The chillers are O.K., however the pumps need to be replaced. This will increase water flow, operate quieter and improve the efficiency of the chillers. The black cast-iron pipes (deteriorating) will be replaced with HDPE (High Density Poly propylene) piping. The water isolation valves, which are frozen and inoperable, will also be replaced.
This is a 3 phase job- 1. Replace cooling tower. 2. Replace cast-iron piping. 3. Replace valves & pumps. By doing these jobs simultaneously a savings of approx. 10% of the total cost of the project can be realized, ($70,000).
Upon completion of this project, the committee will have to contract with this Engineering firm to complete another study to bring this AC system into 100% efficiency. We need to address the air handlers, duct work, and finally the control system. When completed, we will be able to keep the temperatures consistent throughout the clubhouse. "
So why did we not do it right the first time? You answer that, my friends and this is simply one example of where things were not done right, and we are living with the legacy what with an irrigation system that is basically worthless and expensive to keep patching, a road system that speaks for itself - just take a walk along its byways - our waters were and are polluted and the algae killed off, at least what we can see on the surface, but at what cost and is it truly gone? The laziness to find the truth, the laziness which inclines UCO to take the easy - but wrong - way out, the temptation to treat the Village as their playground and ignore the by laws, force pet desires and projects upon us - when does this end, when does this telling of lies to the residents finally stop? It must stop with us, the residents and we must install delegates who think and are not under thrall to David Israel; we must fight to change this system, this broken system and we must do it quickly.
We must not be intimidated. Just as abused women finally came out in public, just as the society has finally begun to recognize that there are people and viewpoints that are of the Middle Ages, particularly if one is a woman, a minority, an immigrant or descendant of one, a handicapped person with one disability or another and the list goes on.
Nor will intimidation work. Calling people liars when they are telling the truth will not work. Sending shills to threaten them with verbal or even physical harm will not work. Telling people to SHADDUP will not work. Telling people that they are "nasty" will not work. Uh, wait a minute on that last one. In fact, Gracie dear, I accept that sobriquet. I am a nasty woman and am proud of it for it means that I stand for the truth, stand with pride as a woman,stand against those who would oppress us, against those who would break our country into pieces, who would destroy our democracy all the way down to the lowest level of governmental entity, for yes, I am a nasty woman as Trump believes that to be defined and I even have a T shirt to that effect. So find another word and please do not follow in the path of PC. Have a bit of pride in oneself and a bit of shame that you are aligned with such as he.
The truth is the way to go. The truth should be contained at least in the majority of statements we and others make. The truth is what needs to be sought and recognized no matter who or what the label is. Bob Rivera is correct when he states that we should not vote the Party line but the person line. That is the way to do it. We are a democracy, not a fascistic country where the party line is the be all and end all. We have had that the past eight years and our country has been at a standstill or worse. Enough!!! Truth, Courage, recognition of those who speak the truth and retirement for those who do not. Enough. Nastiness as defined by Trump? Yup!
By the way, just read the Messenger and must say that though they used portions of what I had written on my blog - in no way did I ever blame this incident on David Israel, only disliking the fact that he tried to put it off as a "rant" on my part, silly man that he is. He did not have anything to do with the shooting.
Blood libel, racial statements, demonization of the other, denial of facts - all are part and parcel of this trend of lies, this technique of making up the biggest lie one can and then defending it by oppressing those who would deny the truth of those lies, those who fight for the truth. We see it all the time and is it not time that we all stand up and do the right thing, Fight against the lies and the liars. Demand the truth and demand answers. Tell the truth oneself. Honor the truth, no matter what - but yes, you can tell someone that he/she looks good even if that color just does not do it!
It seems that we are all guilty of telling lies at times and that is human, What must be done is to try to improve ourselves and defeat those who would continue to lie and deny the truth, the right of the people to know that truth. So UNESCO lies about thousands of years of history and truth by stating that basically only Moslems have ties to the Temple Mount and Plaza. And the world allows it and today will be a deja vu performance in a similar vote along with a threat from Palestinians and the Kingdom of Jordan that to vote against what they want will bring big troubles upon the heads of those who dare do that. So why the hell are we allowing this vote and quite frankly, why do we even have this UN? It is worthless. It is toothless in defending people who need defending, It brings cholera to Haiti and then denies the truth and lo and behold - the truth was revealed anyway. We would be better off starting over with the truth and building upon that.
We lie in the campaign as well. Neither candidate is as pure as the driven snow but yikes, one is so blatant that people have begun to attach a sobriquet to him, The Big Liar and I guess that goes along with The Orange Man. Both try to hide the truth under cover of disguise and it just does not work. His stooges are the same and when Gingrich tells Megyn Kelly that she is obsessed by sex as she presses hard on that issue and Trump, she rightfully replies, "You know what, Mr. Speaker? I am not fascinated by sex, but I am fascinated by the protection of women and understanding what we're getting in the Oval Office."
The Clinton campaign is threatened by WikiLeaks and yet there has been no great reveal has there ? Yes, she made a mistake in the server but evidently so did many others along the way and her server was not hacked while that of the State Department was and now there are new hackings coming from the Kremlin and backed by Trump and hey, I am not very comfortable making nice nice with an enemy of our country. Trump is. Trump denies and denies, yet Clinton has assumed responsibility and apologized. He has not and even had he, it would be a crocodile apology, meaning nothing. Actions and words, actions and words.
The same thing goes for us here in the Village where hard questions need to be asked and answers need to be forthcoming. An example? We all know that the AC system and the chillers and the towers in the main Clubhouse are garbage and have been for over a decade - yes, that long and longer. They should have ben replaced long ago when the building was rebuilt after the hurricanes of 2005 destroyed it. But nope - it was not.
Well, roosters always come home to roost and patch as we went along has failed big time. Truly, it is the Levy group, WPRF, which must replace it as they are responsible for capital improvements but oh, evidently putting in a new AC system is not in that category! Huh!!! Since when. Check any tax return of one who had some rental real estate and see what capital improvement is. When we improved an apartment for a tenant we did so as capital improvements were our responsibility and shirking that was not the way to go but evidently there is a different truth here and once again we have the 'truths" of Animal Farm.
Here is the truth of the matter.
"Dan Cruz introduced Tim Feagans from JRLD Inc. Engineers. He drew up the plans for the replacement of the cooling towers. He stated the towers are in serious condition, and should have been replaced about three years ago and could have a complete failure at any time. The towers are made of steel and have a life expectancy of 7 years (Ours is 15 + years old). The new towers will be constructed with stainless steel and will have a life expectancy of 15- 20 yr. (with proper maintenance).
The chillers are O.K., however the pumps need to be replaced. This will increase water flow, operate quieter and improve the efficiency of the chillers. The black cast-iron pipes (deteriorating) will be replaced with HDPE (High Density Poly propylene) piping. The water isolation valves, which are frozen and inoperable, will also be replaced.
This is a 3 phase job- 1. Replace cooling tower. 2. Replace cast-iron piping. 3. Replace valves & pumps. By doing these jobs simultaneously a savings of approx. 10% of the total cost of the project can be realized, ($70,000).
Upon completion of this project, the committee will have to contract with this Engineering firm to complete another study to bring this AC system into 100% efficiency. We need to address the air handlers, duct work, and finally the control system. When completed, we will be able to keep the temperatures consistent throughout the clubhouse. "
So why did we not do it right the first time? You answer that, my friends and this is simply one example of where things were not done right, and we are living with the legacy what with an irrigation system that is basically worthless and expensive to keep patching, a road system that speaks for itself - just take a walk along its byways - our waters were and are polluted and the algae killed off, at least what we can see on the surface, but at what cost and is it truly gone? The laziness to find the truth, the laziness which inclines UCO to take the easy - but wrong - way out, the temptation to treat the Village as their playground and ignore the by laws, force pet desires and projects upon us - when does this end, when does this telling of lies to the residents finally stop? It must stop with us, the residents and we must install delegates who think and are not under thrall to David Israel; we must fight to change this system, this broken system and we must do it quickly.
We must not be intimidated. Just as abused women finally came out in public, just as the society has finally begun to recognize that there are people and viewpoints that are of the Middle Ages, particularly if one is a woman, a minority, an immigrant or descendant of one, a handicapped person with one disability or another and the list goes on.
Nor will intimidation work. Calling people liars when they are telling the truth will not work. Sending shills to threaten them with verbal or even physical harm will not work. Telling people to SHADDUP will not work. Telling people that they are "nasty" will not work. Uh, wait a minute on that last one. In fact, Gracie dear, I accept that sobriquet. I am a nasty woman and am proud of it for it means that I stand for the truth, stand with pride as a woman,stand against those who would oppress us, against those who would break our country into pieces, who would destroy our democracy all the way down to the lowest level of governmental entity, for yes, I am a nasty woman as Trump believes that to be defined and I even have a T shirt to that effect. So find another word and please do not follow in the path of PC. Have a bit of pride in oneself and a bit of shame that you are aligned with such as he.
The truth is the way to go. The truth should be contained at least in the majority of statements we and others make. The truth is what needs to be sought and recognized no matter who or what the label is. Bob Rivera is correct when he states that we should not vote the Party line but the person line. That is the way to do it. We are a democracy, not a fascistic country where the party line is the be all and end all. We have had that the past eight years and our country has been at a standstill or worse. Enough!!! Truth, Courage, recognition of those who speak the truth and retirement for those who do not. Enough. Nastiness as defined by Trump? Yup!
By the way, just read the Messenger and must say that though they used portions of what I had written on my blog - in no way did I ever blame this incident on David Israel, only disliking the fact that he tried to put it off as a "rant" on my part, silly man that he is. He did not have anything to do with the shooting.
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