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            We the People
​           in a Time of Empire









Monument to the Immigrant    New Orleans

                                     THE CORE TRAITS OF EMPIRE

The traits of empire are simple and consistent, of which I list six. The singular thought of empire is a system where power and control by a few are the goals, not the betterment of most people’s lives. It’s achieved by:

1. Displays and acts of dominance, that power is more important than people
2. Through lies and discrediting independent media. Empire avoids the substance of issues and resorts to name-calling and degrading labeling of dissenters. It avoids history like the plague.
3. Massive debt from the people is used to finance empire and its militarization. Projects for people are highly constrained. 
4. Dominance and discrimination over “lessers” or racism is built-in, and extends to the sexual sphere.
5. Materialism and convenience: The repeated choice of things and one's convenience over people.
6. Subversion of spirituality: Harnessing religion, even if be one of love, to the cause of empire. 

These traits are obvious, repeated historically, and leave us with a choice of whether we side with empire or the people modality. The specifics can be left to your conscience, but the best test of any system or belief is how it treats the least fortunate.

LETTERS WITH EMPIRE THEMES:
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7/4/2020  Choose beauty and people over empire!
10/16/2019  ​If That Goliath of Empire is Ever to be Defeated,  It will be by...
9/22/2019  Nothing Will Stop the Dancing There!
5/3/2019  ​Still Living as Their Vision Burns On....
12/16/2018  ​The Small Acts of Kindness We Exchange; This is how empire is slain

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  • HOME
  • LITERARY WORKS
    • THE LITTLE PEOPLE
    • ANIMAL SPELL
    • DOWN BELOW AND THE ARCHON'S CASTLE
    • WORLD TO THE SIDE Series
    • THE FIREKEEPER
    • CHILD OF THE ELEMENTS
    • Salamander Dreaming
    • Alien Ally
  • SPIRITUAL LETTERS
    • Current Letters XXII
    • Sundays
    • John's Letters to His Friends >
      • Flowers of the Night, Remembrance and Letters
      • December 2014
      • January 2015
      • February 2015
    • John's Selected Letters to Mom and Dad >
      • Spring 2015
      • Summer 2015
      • Fall 2015
    • Michael's Selected Letters to John
    • Michael's Selected Letters to Brothers and Sisters >
      • Fall 2017
      • Winter 2017-18
  • BEAUTY
    • BUTTERFLY SERIES >
      • Sunflower and Black Swallowtail
      • Yellow Swallowtails: To Pink or Blue
      • Merging Black Swallowtail
      • Torn Swallowtail
      • Butterflies & Asters
    • CARDINAL SERIES >
      • Three Stages of Cardinals
      • Rainbow Cardinal
      • Cardinal in Flight
      • Cardinals, Jays, and Snow
      • Flight in Brown and Red
    • Spring Flowers Series >
      • Yellow and Mauve Lilies
      • Bee Balm Plant & Bumblebee
      • Flowers in Passing
      • Honeysuckle and Buddha
      • Violet Day Lilies
      • Rain and Burnt Red Irises
      • Triple Bloom Rhododendron
      • Purple Iris
      • Tulips and Bleeding Hearts
      • Stems and Blooms
      • Blooms: Singles and Doubles
    • Purple Grackle
    • Multi-colored Woodpecker
    • Birds and Morning Sun
    • Birds Before and After Wind
    • Birds and Bamboo
    • Two Racoons
    • Na Pali Coast
    • Maui Sea Turtle
    • MAUI SURF
    • Butterflies
    • Flowers
    • Macro Flowers
    • Harbor Sunrise
    • New River
    • Plant
    • California Coast
    • Canadian Rockies
    • Guatemala
    • Yosemite
    • Rainbows and Signs in the Sky
    • Antietam
    • City Streets
    • Water Birds
    • Doors, Porches, Paths
    • City Canal New Orleans
    • Reflections
    • Half Light
    • Mist
    • Abandoned Mill, House, and Barn
    • Street People
  • NOVONTOS
    • Laudato Si Aquifers
    • Spring, Word, and Rose >
      • "Abstract Symbolism" by NovOntus
    • Laudato Si series >
      • Commentary on Series
      • Cut Leaves
      • Emerging Leaves
      • Emerging Leaves II
      • Emerging Leaves III
      • Aquifer I
      • Emerging Leaves IV
      • Talll Grass I
      • Tall Grass II
      • Aquifer II
      • Aquifer III
      • Prairie Grass
    • Exhibition by NovOntos
    • NovOntus Posters I >
      • CANTICLE >
        • PDF Canticle
      • TRINITY >
        • PDF Trinity
      • PEARL OF GREAT PRICE >
        • PDF Pearl of Great Price
      • MLK MARTYR
      • DEITRICH BONHOEFFER MARTYR
      • MARTYRS ROSE
    • NovOntus Posters II >
      • SCARABEUS
      • STORMWINDS
      • SUNONE
      • LAUDATO SI Emerging Leaves
      • LAUDATO SI Tall Grass
      • LAUDATO SI Cut Leaves
    • NovOntus Posters III >
      • THE FLAYED SILVER CHRIST
      • ACQUIFER LAUDATO SI
    • Architectural Dimensions by NovOntos
  • CELEBRATION OF ARTISTS
    • MAGICAL EXPERIENCES
    • New Introductory Video to Magical Experiences
    • WALK IN BEAUTY >
      • Hey Space Case
      • Hanging With the Goddess When the Rains Come In
      • Where Does Your Head Rest
  • BIOLOGICAL FRAGILITY AND CHANGE
    • Fragility of Evolution: Part One
    • Fragility of Evolution: Part Two
    • NATURAL EXTRAVAGANCE & the Dynamic Vulnerability of Life
    • TEN PULSES OF EVOLUTION >
      • LOGARITHMIC TIME CHART
      • INTRODUCTION
      • 1st NODE
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      • 4TH NODE
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  • The Generational Patterning of Historical Time
    • Keys Traits of Generational Phases
  • ACTIVISM AND ART
    • TRANSFORMATIONAL STORIES
    • Caseness and Narrative
    • Linda Andre's Story
    • Al Galves's Story
    • Chaya's Story
  • IN SUPPORT OF PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS
  • GREEN GUIDE TO LENT
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