(word processor parameters LM=8, RM=75, TM=2, BM=2) Taken from KeelyNet BBS (214) 324-3501 Sponsored by Vangard Sciences PO BOX 1031 Mesquite, TX 75150 There are ABSOLUTELY NO RESTRICTIONS on duplicating, publishing or distributing the files on KeelyNet! February 20, 1991 LEED2.ASC -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Leedskalnin, the builder of Coral Castle in South Florida wrote several papers which have managed to survive. A small book by Leedskalnin entitled "A Book in Every Home" has a distillation of his observations in life. From this book, we take the document on Ed's idea of politics. It is most discerning. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Politics by Ed Leedskalnin Before I say anything about the government, let's establish a base for reasoning. All our ideas should produce good and lasting results and then anything that is good NOW would have been good in the PAST and it will be good in the FUTURE and it will be good UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, so any idea that does not cover all this broad base IS NO GOOD. To be right, one's thought will have to be BASED ON NATURAL FACTS, for really, Mother Nature ONLY can tell what is right and what is wrong and the way that things should be. My definition of right is that right is anything in nature that exists without ARTIFICIAL MODIFICATION and all the others are wrong. Now suppose you would say it is wrong. In that case, I would say YOU are wrong yourself because you came into this world through natural circumstances that YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH and so as long as such a thing exists as yourself, I am right and you are wrong. Only those are right whose thoughts are BASED on natural facts and inclinations. It is a natural tendency for all living things to take it easy. You watch any living thing you want to, and you will see that as soon as they FILL UP, they will LIE DOWN and TAKE IT EASY. The physical comfort, the ease, that is the only thing in this world that satisfies. It cannot be overdone and it is the real base of all our actions. We all cannot take things easy because there is too much competition from other people. Only those who possess good management will succeed BY EXPLOITING domestic animals, machinery, other people and natural resources. Page 1 Everything will have to be produced that is consumed and to those who have to produce the things themselves, they are consuming the easy days which (are due them but) are not coming to them. It has been told to you that the government is for the purpose of protecting "life" and property, but it really IS TO PROTECT "PROPERTY" and life. NOBODY WANTS YOUR LIFE BUT EVERYBODY WANTS YOUR PROPERTY! In International dealings, when an army conquers the land, they DON'T WANT THE PEOPLE, they want the PHYSICAL PROPERTY and so do the thieves and the bandits. They want your money and property and IF YOU WILL SUBMIT PEACEFULLY, they won't harm you. Now you see, NOBODY WANTS YOU, they want your property so really the property is the one that needs the protection and NOT YOU. YOU ARE THE PROTECTOR YOURSELF. Government TO BE LASTING will have to be JUST. This means it will have to protect ALL the property alike and all the property will have to pay equal taxes, which means big property, big taxes, and small property, small taxes. Government CANNOT EXIST without taxes so only those who pay taxes should vote and vote according to the taxes they pay. It is not sound to ALLOW THE WEAKLINGS TO VOTE. Any one who is too weak to MAKE HIS OWN LIVING is not strong enough to vote, because their WEAK INFLUENCE weakens the state and a degenerated state cannot exist very long, but every state should be sound and lasting. By voting, the voters dictate the state's destiny for times to come and then to allow such a weak influence to guide the state, it is not wise and so you see one should vote according to how HE is carrying the State's burden. (the right to vote, not the # of votes) Another unwise thing about equal voting is that it gives the LOAFERS AND WEAKLINGS the power to TAKE PROPERTY AWAY from PRODUCERS and STRONGER PEOPLE, and another unjust thing about equal voting is that it gives the LOAFERS AND WEAKLINGS an EASY LIFE (leached) FROM the (activities of the) producers and leaders. Self respecting producers will NOT STAND such an injustice for long. It is not the producer's fault when one is too weak to MAKE HIS OWN LIVING. The producer's life is just as sweet as the weaklings and loafers life is to them. All people are independent so you see everybody will have to TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES and IF THEY CANNOT, THEY SHOULD PERISH and the sooner they perish THE BETTER IT WILL BE. To be lasting, the government should be built in the same way as the Supreme power of the land "the army." Governments have been rising and falling but the ARMY ALWAYS REMAINS. You know there is NO EQUALITY IN THE ARMY and so there can be NO EQUALITY IN THE STATE; if you are not AN EQUAL PRODUCER YOU CANNOT BE AN EQUAL CONSUMER. Page 2 Fifty per cent of the people don't want to lead, THEY WANT TO FOLLOW. They want somebody else to furnish the money for their living expenses and as long as such a condition exists, they are not equal with their leaders. That is the reason why everybody should be put in the right place according to their physical ability and mental ability. There is only one way to share the National income. It is by sharing the production and if you are not producing equally you cannot share equally. NOBODY IS PRODUCING ANYTHING FOR OTHERS. THEY ARE PRODUCING ONLY FOR THEMSELVES. People are INDIVIDUALS. For instance, if you want an excitement you will have to TEST THE THRILL YOURSELF, or if you have a pain you will have to BEAR IT YOURSELF, or if you want to eat, you will have to EAT FOR YOURSELF. Nobody can eat for you and so it is that if you want the things to eat you will have to produce them YOURSELF and IF YOU ARE TOO WEAK, TOO LAZY, LACK MACHINERY and GOOD MANAGEMENT to produce them, YOU SHOULD PERISH and that is all there is to it. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vangard note... Altogether a rather harsh view of life. We cannot deny that it does make sense when based on Nature. The strong survive, the weak perish or gravitate to their own level. The beauty of such thinking is that it reinforces the idea of PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. That is the single GREATEST FAILURE OF MODERN SOCIETY to take into consideration. The great majority of people make excuses or try to pass the blame onto something "beyond" their control or to another person or group. The Old Testament clearly states "an eye for an eye" while the New Testament (see the excellent paper WHATIF on KeelyNet by "Indiana Jones") gives the advice to "turn the other cheek." Look at Nature and see how it works (and quite successfully). Turn your cheek in a natural environment and it will be screwed, ripped off or eaten. You will see that there is little room for yielding to or supporting non-productive members of a community. Physical and mental abilities should be continually worked on. As the Army says, "BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE." Many people's brains are like loose rubber bands lying on a table, no mental tension except when FORCED and that sometimes fails. To quote another, "It is EASY to DIE and very hard to live", well, by the same token, it is much easier to NOT think, because it is "understood" that someone will "compensate" for failure through forgiveness or fudging the record. Page 3 That way, failures generated from lack of attention or concentration are easily excused by "I'm Sorry". Yet it happens again and again and again. The New Testament at work. The Japanese do not allow such failures. Although termed "heathens" because their particular religious beliefs do not coincide with the Christian system, they are nonetheless an admirable people. Look at what little they have to work with and how they have dominoed it into a highly successful and influential country; mostly through the use of their minds and incredible will. The point of this little diatribe is that we should all take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for our actions. Stop expecting to be forgiven for screwing up. Do not make mistakes and there will be no problem. We will all advance and succeed because we WILL not waste time or material which requires it to be made up or redone. Mistakes DO HAPPEN. Once is OK, it is a learning process. Twice, again OK but needs reinforcement or retraining. Three times and there is a problem with the process, the person attempting to carry out the process or the teaching method. Much of the civil problems now going on in Dallas are directly caused by such LACK OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. If people are not held ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS, they tend to act like rotating wheels slightly out of balance. As they continue to rotate with no correction of the slight wobble, they become aware of the FAILURE FOR CORRECTION and become ever more wobbly (outrageous) in their actions. Eventually, "influences" come into play which tragically or "justly" end the situation. Unfortunately, the windows of the event are sometimes so wide that we do not see the FINAL retribution or compensation. It DOES come about, though not ALWAYS within OUR window of observation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have comments or other information relating to such topics as this paper covers, please upload to KeelyNet or send to the Vangard Sciences address as listed on the first page. Thank you for your consideration, interest and support. Jerry W. Decker.........Ron Barker...........Chuck Henderson Vangard Sciences/KeelyNet -------------------------------------------------------------------- If we can be of service, you may contact Jerry at (214) 324-8741 or Ron at (214) 242-9346 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 Page 6