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God offers optimism
In these times of trials and tribulations, it is best to look to our
past to find ways of overcoming sorrow. As the holiday season
approaches, I ask you to reflect on the encouraging words of the
Old Testament. In this fine book, not only will you find the great
history of many of man's bloodier battles and gross injustices but
will also the shining optimism of King David, as witnessed by the
following quotation from Ecclesiastes, Chapters 1 and 12.
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanifies; all is
vanity.
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under
the sun?
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:
hut the earth abideth for ever.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his
place where he arose.
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the
north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again
according to his circuits.
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the
place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it; the eye is not
satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing
under the sun.
Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath
been already of old time, which was before us.
There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there
be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that
shall come after.
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the
evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I
have no pleasure in them;
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not
darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
In the days when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the
strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because
they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened.
And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the
grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all
the daughters of musick shall be brought low:
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears
shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the
grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fairl: because man
goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken,
or the pticher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the
cistern.
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit
shall return unto God who gave it.
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught
the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out,
and set in order many proverbs.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that
which was written was upright, even words of truth.
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many
hooks there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and
keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret
thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
—Tom Morgan and God
(King James Version)
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The Rice Thresher, November 19, 1982, page 2
As far as recessions go, this is a
biggie. It won't be called a
depression by those who assign
such labels, but its political
ramifications could be as,
significant as those resulting from
the even higher unemployment
and misery of the 1930's. The
elections we have endured in recent
years are the beginnings of a
change in our system of
government to meet the needs of
the future.
Only by applying the same
warped jelly bean logic which
allows the President to claim to be
able to combine huge defense
budgets, tax cuts and a balanced
budget can one believe that the
1982 elections were anything but a
rejection of Republican
leadership. Nonetheless, the White
House argues that they were not
routed; closer examination reveals
that the average loss for the in-
party in the first midterm election
of a new President is thirteen seats.
In 1982, the Democrats picked up
almost twice that number. Also,
the Senate make-up remained the
same though twice as many
Democratic seats were up foi
challenge. With unemployment
the biggest issue;'the" Republicans
lost the elections.
Whether or not there was a
victor is less clear. Democrats were
the chief benefactors as hopeful
alternative parties were dealt a
near fatal blow; however, the
election did not carry a
Democratic mandate from the
people. The 1980 elections were,
after all, as solid a repudiation of
old style Democratic politics as the
1982 elections were for the even
older style Republican policies.
New ideas must be advocated if the
Democrats are to win future
elections. With the Republicans
hopelessly under the control of
ultraconservatives, no new
realistic ideas can emerge from
within until after they lose in 1984.
The Democrats have responded
in varied ways to this opportunity
and challenge. Many seem content
to sit around and let the
Republicans stew in their own
juices. Kennedy is trying to unite
the whole gang around the
traditional programs by claiming
to be the party's beacon. Mondale
is employing a similar strategy
while trying to develop a new
centrist image to replace his old
one—that of Hubert Humphrey's
mushy littlfe brother. Senator John
Glenn is in there somewhere
towards the right with his all-
American astronaut image
blading Reagan. A long-time
supporter of large defense and low
federal budgets,' he will probably
wait until he starts campaigning to
develop a philosophy.
Fortunately, there are some
good new ideas developing in the
party as well. The "neoliberals" (as
Esquire labeled them in a thorough
report in February 1982),
according to Colorado Senator
Gary Hart, emphasize that "what
is changing is not principles, goals,
aspirations or ideals, but
methods." In general, they
advocate a shift from regulation to
tax-based policies to meet the
goals of social and economic
justice; for example, environ-
mental protection would be
maintained through tax incentives
to internalize the cost of ecological
damage. *£urthermore, in
recognizing the valid role
government must play to protect
those at the bottom of our
economic system, some neoliberals
advocate a negative income tax to
establish a minimum income level.
A key foundation of the
neoliberal platform is their belief
such as computers and
communications, are the wave of
the future; these would be assisted
by tax incentives and direct
involvement in research. Business
and labor would join with
government in a coalition to
formulate national economic
planning. On the defense side, the
emphasis is on conventional arms
over expensively sophisticated
weapons systems. Most also
advocate some sort of compulsory
national service in nonmilitary as
well as military fields.
All of thse new ideas represent a
good alternative to the old policies
of other Democrats and current
Republicans. The nation is clearly
in transition; the maintenance
years of Carter gave way to a major
step backward. The nation is now
ready to move ahead. Of all the
mainstream programs currently
involved in the national debate
over policy and ideas, the
neoliberals hold the most hope of
preparing the national, and
eventually the world, for the
that high technology industries, future.
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Tom Morgan
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