Mark Herr, Sr. is a U.S. Air Force retiree and holds a masters degree in business administration and is the president, co- founder, and Instruction Development Director for The Center for Self Governance, (CSG) a training institution specifically for citizens to teach how to exercise their civic authority, how to leverage self-governance, and how to hold local, state, and federal elected officials accountable.
At CSG, Mark researches and studies human governments, social tensions and stabilization theories. His innovations in and experimentation with social stabilization theory is hailed as ‘ground-breaking’ and ‘cutting-edge’.
Since 2011, he travels non-stop nationwide training, coaching, and mentoring CSG Trainees in the application of these theories. It is his hope that CSG will deeply cement the science and application of self-governance into the U.S. culture for generations to come.
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On November 5th, 2008 I did Episode-87 Barack Obama Won – No the World Isn’t Over. As time as told I was right, the world didn’t end. If you go back and listen you will see I largely got what the Obama years would bring right, so now it is time to do the same with our new president, Donald Trump.
Right now if you watch TV or turn on the radio you will mostly find two groups highlighted. First are the group that see’s Trump as a champion, the guy that is going to fix everything, make America great again and banish liberals to a rock pile to hide under for the next 8 years.
The other is the distraught adult children crying and I don’t just mean college kids. I am talking prime time liberal media figures who can’t comprehend how this happened. Of course we have riots going on along with actual protests and adult children weeping and needing play doh, hot chocolate, tissues and safe spaces as coping tools. Sadly that is not an exaggeration, some universities are actually giving these young adults coloring books to help them cope!
My view and I think the view of most Americans (no matter who they voted for or even if they did not vote) is far more sober. What exactly is going to come of this and how will Trumps words meet the reality they will slam into in January when he swears in as president.
Join Me Today to Discuss…
How did this happen, and let’s go back more than 8 years here
Some of Trump’s day one plans and what they mean
Some of Trumps 100 day plan items and what they mean
The best news is likely US/Russia relations will improve
The truth, you won’t get half of it and you will get a lot you do not want
Why I want to be optimistic here, but can only be just a bit optimistic
Why you should just continue to prep for bad times and design resilience into your life
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Yes it may be time for a new theme song, “The Insurrection is You”? Not sure on that in practice but perhaps in principle it is a better way of thinking.
One thing I said in my talk at PermaCulture voices near the end was that, “The time for revolution has past, they had a chance to surrender….A revolution is a transfer in power from one group of leaders to another group of leaders, an insurrection is a transfer of power from those in power into the hands of the insurrectionists themselves, and that is you, take it back, take it all back.”
I am now trying to determine a multi phased attack strategy to do just that, take it all back and a strategy that works with 7th generational thinking.
I look at it this way, no one is going to fix it, no one is going to save us and those in power have no incentive to change things. In other words, “an honest man recognizes a rigged game and seeks his entertainment elsewhere”.
Join Me Today to Discuss…
The Mechanisms of Control
Fear and anger
Other people are scary
You need us
You are right and everyone else is the problem
The Areas of Material Control
Food
Water
Money
Information
Housing
Energy
Travel
Areas of Immaterial Control
Interpersonal relationships
Conflict resolution
The death of tribalism
Imaginary rules (false customs)
Education
Taking it All Back, Not Some, All
You first, your choice how you live
Withdraw support
Accept the required interactive edges
Move all immaterial control items to the new “Cloud City”
The Reality
You will not see the full fruits of your labor in your lifetime
I am not in control, this isn’t my movement
Today’s outline is vastly incomplete, that is great!
Take control or be controlled, there’s no option C!
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I am really late today because I wrote an article that took a long time about not voting. I wrote this not to convince you of anything only to challenge the myths around the concept. What amazed me was how quick I got some really hateful comments by people who clearly didn’t even read the article.
How quickly people who choose to listen to and follow my work just out of hand dismissed what I had to say with programmed talking points while never actually hearing what was said.
So today I am going to examine this and I do hope people LISTEN to the substance vs. the title. You see to me this is about liberty. I always say, “know why you believe what you believe”, that is all I am saying here.
I think so many people are trying to control other people and tell them how and what to both do and think that people just can’t accept that such isn’t always the case. It is even harder on a hot button issue like voting. Anyone listening to this episode or reading my article is highly likely to assume that my goal is for them to follow my example and not vote. Nothing could be further from the truth than that.
I am only asking you to examine why you believe what you believe and the validity of your own beliefs. No one who fully understands that should respond with either anger or preprogrammed talking points.
Join Me Today to Discuss…
Why I wrote the article and what it says
Voting myths and talking points we should examine
People died for your right to vote so you should vote
Voting brought us great things like Social Security and the Civil Rights Act
But there are also important regional, local, etc. issues ballot initiatives, etc.
If you don’t vote you don’t get to bitch/complain
Not voting is unpatriotic or un-American
Not voting is admitting defeat
Your vote really matters, it counts
If you really cared then you’d run for office yourself
What if everyone didn’t vote
Voting for a third party sends those in power a message
The only way to protect your right to vote is by voting
If you don’t vote you are not offering up any solutions
You should vote so at least you can say you stood for/against something
Our system isn’t perfect but it is the best we can do
Why I think you should vote if you personally feel that it is the right thing to do
Why you have no right to be angry at those of us who don’t vote
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Today I want to discuss the concept of critical thinking and how we are often led by those in power. How many “issues” are presented to divide us yet they really shouldn’t. Most if actually examined critically would result in people either realizing the issue doesn’t matter and nothing should be done, or in general agreeing on the solution.
Those in charge can’t have this, a people divided are easily led, in fact a divided people given their consent to being controlled, having liberty taken and are in general okay with the oppression of their fellow man.
Way back in September of 2009, I did episode 269, in it I came up with a series of questions called, “The Issues Test” today I am going to revisit those questions. While I am sure today’s show will have some similarities to the original, I am willing to be a lot will be new and different. It has been over 4.5 years since I did that original early TSP episode.
Along the way I have evolved my thinking. In some ways I am far more the pessimist, in regard to political solutions and government anyway. In others I am far more optimistic, in regard to human beings and individual solutions. I guess that makes me a realist! Sometimes people really seem to dislike the realist! Whether mired in apathy, pessimism or illogical optimism, people seldom want their fantasies disrupted.
The Realist Is Often Disliked for Speaking the Truth!
Today instead of disrupting your fantasies about the world I would prefer to discuss how you can do so for yourself. There is a lot to be done in this world, one must accept reality and not be misled if one is to accomplish anything meaningful.
The first time I went though this list of questions it was mainly related to legislative actions. This time I am taking a more universal approach. I believe it can be applied to news stories, life decisions, business choices, you name it.
Today We Revisit the Issues Test…
Will it effect me? (me meaning us, the average American)
Does it increase or decrease the power of government?
Is it Constitutional?
Does it make people that agree on 95% of issues fight amongst themselves?
What is it going to cost us? What is our ROI on it?
Who is paying for it? Who benefits the most financially?
Is my personal prejudice or bias influencing my judgment on this?
What happens if we take this action?
What happens if we don’t do anything?
Does it set up the future potential for government intrusion in more areas?
Do I really need to be “for” or “against” this issue?
If we only focused on issues that “passed the test” what would be left?
How would that effect the ability of our government to bullshit us?
If everyone did this, would we know “what we believe” and “why we believe it”?
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If a Wolf Can Change a River, You Can Change a Nation.
Recently I have pointed out a lot of things wrong with our nation. From our own government spying on us, to the IRS taking money from the children of dead parent to the crumbling system we call public education. I have also discussed the rigged political system and repeatedly said voting right now won’t fix anything.
I have explained how we are lied to, manipulated and controlled. The most depressing thing I have had to tell you though is that at least, and I mean at least 9 out of 10 Americans are asleep, don’t care or think their side of the crime syndicate is the solution. 90% of Americans are either controlled by the system, don’t care about anything anyway or simply feel totally defeated and have accepted their sorry state of affairs.
A very fair email came in recently and said,
“Well if I can’t vote for change, if I can’t wake up the masses and if I can’t trust either side, what the hell can I do? Oh and Jack, please don’t tell me to pant trees and get chickens. For the record I already have, I see the value but clearly that isn’t enough.
What happens when they come take my chickens, bull doze my garden and raise my taxes to pay for doing so? What happens when they take away the last of my natural rights? I see the writing on the wall, and sadly I know you are right about the voting issue, so what do we do, what do I do? How do we fight back?
Join Me Today As I Discuss…
It sounds overly simple but change yourself, it will change others – be the wolf
To win a fight first you must understand you are in a fight
To defeat your opponent use his own energy against him
To stack the deck, build an alliance of others to fight at your side
Wars are fought with both arms and information, information can be more powerful
Never seek a solution from one who caused the problem
Develop skills, knowledge and teach them to others
Never compromise your integrity, be true to who you are
Never call theft justice, never call captivity freedom and never equate safety to freedom
Remember wolves are not solitary they run in packs, build your pack
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I try to focus on the solutions here 99% of the time, vs. the problems. The issue though is many listeners are often frustrated by my comments like “politics no longer matter especially at the federal level.
They feel if everyone felt that way there would be no checks left on the system. To a degree they have a point, I will acknowledge this today and tell you why it still doesn’t matter.
Still others are frustrated by those they love and care about who are not willing to “wake up” and simply become just a little bit self reliant. They simply have done so themselves, they know how great it feels and they can’t understand why others will not take at least that first step. It becomes very hard to understand why so many continue to exist as dumbed down cogs in the system and can’t even fix say their own flat tire.
The truth? We are a nation of slaves! We are slaves to…
Exceptionalism Ideology
Debt
Taxes
Class Structures
Racial Bias
And Above All Fear
We are a nation of slaves, slaves that have built our own prison walls, our own cells and slaves that even manage our own “work release” programs. We are slaves who not only have forged and crafted our own chains, we actually are proud of them and polish their shackles to a high shine.
This sounds insane but there are two reasons I felt it was time to do this show.
You will never achieve your freedom unless you first acknowledge your slavery
You will never understand why many cling to ignorance until you understand that they currently fear freedom
What I am saying really is that even though we are delving into the “problem” today we are actually still focused on the solution. Hold on and strap in this won’t be a feel good episode but in the end it still might make you feel good, I mean freedom feels good.
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John Pugliano is a self taught investor with over 25 years of investment experience. Recently he founded Investable Wealth, LLC to offer independent advice and money management based on his stock trading philosophy and methods. John has served in the military and worked for several large corporations.
He is the father of six. John and his wife Cheryl live happily and debt free in Utah. John spent 20 years in corporate America as an industrial products business development salesman. More importantly for past 25+ years he has taught myself to invest in the stock market and today has a net worth in excess of 1 million dollars.
He is now a licensed financial adviser and owner of an investment advisory firm. Like myself, John has had an extremely low opinion of the financial adviser industry- which is one reason why he has started his own firm.
Join US As We Discuss John’s 10 Trends to Watch in 2014
Disregard for rule of law by typically law abiding citizens
The paradox of inflationary deflation
A interesting mid term election
Executive order and regulatory agency decrees
A continued energy boom, despite the government not because of it
Growth and expansion of free and online education options
Continued advancement in automation processes
Continued growth and acceptance of alternative currencies
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Michael Evans is the founder of America’s Voice Now and a syndicated radio host. The AVN show is a hard hitting no-holds-barred look at the current political events and news where Michael delivers truth and critical thinking while exposing mainstream media propaganda.
The program seeks to Educate, Inform, Motivate & Activate the audience to take grassroots actions to return and restore America to a Constitutional Republic and place Washington in it’s correct role of co-equal government to the States.
Mr. Evans is a sought after guest on numerous radio talk shows around the nation as a political commentator on topics ranging Constitutional issues, Legislative Grassroots Action, Firearms / 2nd Amendment, Financial and Judicial issues.
America’s Voice Now stands for microscopic federal government, miniature state government and the principles of free markets and self regulation for the people. They believe the Constitution is the declared law of the land and any migration from it is a usurpation of power. Michael Joins us today to discuss the REAL reason behind Obamacare and the Data Hub, NSA spying, and the massive buildup of surveillance on all Americans.
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Episode-1176- Shawn Hipskind - Libertarian Candidate for Arkansas Governor[ 1:20:04 ]Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Shawn Hipskind and Family
I am joined today but the first ever political candidate on TSP. Shawn Hipskind my long time friend is running for Governor of the State of Arkansas as a Libertarian. Shawn’s real goal isn’t so much winning but to bring awareness to problems in our political system, how votes are bought and paid for and the concept of zero dollar campaigns.
I want to warn some of our audience that today you are likely to hear many things you disagree with. Specifically on many libertarian issues like the use of force, the war on drugs and gay marriage. Note that no one is trying to convince you of anything, frankly no one is trying to tell anyone here how to live their lives. What we are simply asking is that you at least consider some of these concepts in a new light.
Not interfering with another individuals natural rights does not mean your endorsement of their decision as to how to exercise said rights. If you want to learn more about official positions of the Libertarian Party you can do so at LP.org.
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Mark Herr, Sr. is a U.S. Air Force retiree and holds a masters degree in business administration and is the president, co- founder, and Instruction Development Director for The Center for Self Governance, (CSG) a training institution specifically for citizens to teach how to exercise their civic authority, how to leverage self-governance, and how to hold local, state, and federal elected officials accountable.
