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PERSONAL FROM
What'sWrong
With
Government?
L
eaders of the world,
WAKE
UP!-or
face human extinction! The world,
as 1985 comes upon us, is fraught with
troubles and evils seemingly past human
remedy.
SURYIYAL
is now our number one
problem!
I
t
appears now that if weapons
of
mass
destruction do not soon erase mankind from the
earth, the population explosion will!
There has to be a CAUSE for every effect. Too
often people try to find solutions by dealing with
effects. But until CAUSES are removed , the effects
will not just go away. In the imperative search for
causes we find six major facets that bave made
civilization what it is: government, business and
industry, science and technology, modern education,
organized labor, rel igion.
Wherc have these gone wrong?
Civilization is what its leaders have made it, and
education is the alma mater of the leaders. They are
largely what thc educational system made them.
Education has succumbed to intellectual materialism.
Knowledge of the TRUE VALUES was jettisoned
somewherc along the way. Humanity's problems are
spiritual in nature and a materialistic knowledge
cannot understand or solve them.
The United States has been concerned with a
presidential clection. So we takc, now , a quick
overview of govcrnment. What has government
January
1985
contributed either to the cause or the solution of
present escalating evi ls?
Over the years 1 have been invited to personal
conferences with numerous heads of state- kings,
emperors, prcsidents, prime ministers- and otbers
high in government under them, in many other
countries.
J have said often to them that there are only TWO
WAvs or philosophies of life, broadly speaking. And
these travel in opposite directions. One will prod uce
pcace, universal prosperity and well-being. The other
will CAUSE prccisely what we have in tbe world
today!
1 simplify these two basic motivations so even a
chi ld can understand. One is the way of
"GET
"- the other the way of
"GIVE."
"GET" is the way of self-centeredness, vanity,
covetousness, envy, jealousy, hostility, resentment
of autbori ty over one. "GivE" is the way of
outflowing LOVE-concern for the well-being of
neighbor equal to self-concern.
It
is the way of
helping, servi ng, shar ing, of kindness,
consideration, goodwi ll.
GOVERNMENT is that organized authority over
the people to e nsure by law and order to each
the freedoms and liberties that do not infringe on
the lawful rights and liberties of others.
But politicians govern in a world living the
"GET" way of life. Government should produce
a contented, happy, peaceful and prosperous
society.
Pol iticians have grown up in this world addicted
to the way of "GET."
lt
would indeed be naive to
suppose they have not absorbed the "GET"
motivation. Nothing in their educational training
inculcated the "give" incentive. So it is normal that
they have followed the old saying, "Jones pays the
freight, give Jones what he wants."
Now J ones wants to "GET" from government.
And political candidates want to "GET" Jones' votes.
But J ones is divided in many group votes. Wbat one
faction may want to "GET" from government too
often collides with another. The candidate often
walks a tightrope, and to win both faction votes the
candidate sometimes succumbs to making promises
he can't deliver.
lf the public wants to
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