When a Community Restores the Purpose of Justice (Hate and Corruption)

Below is the line of stages that has been created from this philosophical thought experiment exploring hate corruption and exclusive cultic social networks. This is where justice and commitment to our oaths and social contracts as a free people are restored. The alternative is setting the stage for things we hope to never see in this or any other country. To maintain the system means we need officials who swear their oaths and loyalties to the purpose of the law and not embedded cultic networks. They have a responsibility to protect the community and not their friends, race, religion, politic or other. Thank God most serve with a higher purpose and with honor but when they don't some members of society have greater responsibilities beyond themselves to the health of the whole.

In this example what makes the process of coordinated aggression and immunities for behaviors that would be illegal in most places is the extent of hate corruption and social misbehaviors. Allegations of a young lady raped, religious minorities cleansed, financial corruption, harming kids, evidence tainting, false witness, years of aggression, etc. were all brought forward with no recourse. Investigations into those who raised concerns were opened and investigations into perpetrators blocked in open protection of a closed network. It was later found the whistleblowers were correct and the community seriously harmed.

It didn't matter how many people came forward, the victims had no rights, and decision makers felt no particular reason to protect the wider purpose of the system against insiders that were manipulating it. The dangers of social corruption mixed with ethnocentric ignorance and bias. Without the community standing up for their values one might wonder if this level of criminal coordination could be a precursor to collectivized defaults we have seen in other nations. The strength of democracy rests in all of our hands. Our backstop is the moral conscious of the people where bad actors have locked down justice.

The stages learned from philosophical hypothetical  thought experiment exploration designed to foster reflective thinking,

1. Default of Justice: Inner group/gang/clan intentional coordinates against victims and concerned citizens. Some officials were aware of the criminal activities based in hate and corruption that included secret hit lists against whistleblowers, sharing of complaints with perpetrators.

2. Dehumanization: Stripping victims of rights, use of violence/threats, spreading rumors, group bullying, etc. 

3. Acceptance: Community members have complained of preferences, immune protections, etc. where misuse of authority was designed to create a social order. Awareness grew and people opposed misuse of an inner network/cartel/clan.

4. Community Resilience: The community is aware the clan/corruption network is among them and they actively organically seek to find ways to reduce the threats and improve the institutions by replacing clan officials. Clan officials misused the law and narratives to maintain in tack capacity to harm and shield from gross negligence.

5. Economic and Social Prosperity: Because the fundamentals of justice were restored trust rises leading to a stronger base. Minority/out group members are brought back into the fold of fair treatment, poor decisions against victims reversed, institutions adapted to their internal threats (checks and balances), and growth returns. The institution and community benefit from greater understanding and commitment to a higher moral conscious.

To some these words still mean something and worth standing for in earnest vs. lip service.

The Pledge of Allegiance is "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all"

This is an interesting article on coordinated hate. It is possible to trace back who caused the issues and someday it will become plain as day (through multitude of evidence) that such actors undermined the purpose and trust in the system for nefarious purposes. In the example case above hate overpowered and defaulted the system with no correction. The community and good officials restored the heath of their democracy and supported the full functioning of institutions by peaceful persistence. We the People.

TUBERAIDER: Attributing Coordinated Hate Attacks on YouTube Videos to Their Source Communities

*This is a hypothetical philosophical thought experiment on freedom of speech, religion, civil/human rights. It is meant to be a little dicey. We will write the ending positively and justice will be restored. Do not think in terms of a specific race, religion, or political perspective but in the spirit of freedoms applied fairly to everyone as promised by our social contracts. It is meant to generate some discussion on how importance justice is in our society and how that can impact our prospects of growth or decline as a people. Once I'm done with my current work I'm going to think about writing a book like a story and how economic resilience was created through shared commitments to national values.

Interpersonal Skills-Winning People Paperback by John C. Maxwell (Communication and Business)

Interpersonal skills can make or break opportunities. Communication theory we learn in school doesn't always include the layman's practical side. This book is one that I have read, and it is insightful. What I have learned is when your polite, clear, concise, and confident people seem to understand the message better and are much more likely to react positively. (Confidence is not arrogance which sends a different subconscious signal.)

Over the years I have collected many books about a variety of topics. I'm listing some to see if I can sell them instead of a having them shoved all over the place. In any hobby that I do I share a 50/50 between what I think is good and what I think I like. 50% of any profit goes to charity and 50% I keep buying some supply, book, etc. (There is an auto donate 10% when I sell on eBay).

Sometimes I flip for a charity dinner. i.e. $10 donation for a super carb spaghetti dinner to help a double lung transplant of someone local. To be fair, I think I donate all of it but don't really want to say that because I don't want to make a promise (I have been pretty good on promises). If you got a hobby you can always do what I'm doing and sometimes it turns into a businss. Not what I'm looking to do here but I do give it to charity for the most part.

Winning with People Paperback John C. Maxwell (2005) Free shipping!

Knowledge Spill Over in Information Migration (Cluster Research)

Further continuing to think about economic clusters and their ability to rapidly innovate industries and possibly create new industries if the factors are in alignment.  I have been using what such studies might look in a Delta County model.  Delta County, MI is a rural semi isolated location that holds notable untapped potential to form a cluster. The possibilities of attracting new investment interest FDI, and tourism are higher than other locations based on geography, infrastructure, quality of life and more.

The study below highlights how migration of knowledge can improve innovation. The term migration is of less concern than moving talent where it can share new innovations and disseminate knowledge. In my model one would utilize local skill trades knowledge to feed industries. Attracting talent, entrepreneurs, investors, etc. into the local market can improve supportive factors of innovation. Quality of life and sense of community contributes to talent attraction and retention.

Knowledge spillovers through high-skilled migration network: evidence from OECD countries.

Barabuffi, S., Costantini, V., Leone Sciabolazza, V., & Paglialunga, E. (2025). Knowledge spillovers through high-skilled migration network: evidence from OECD countries. Industry and Innovation, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2025.2451398

Finding Lost Persons Through Footwear in Search and Rescue (Firefighting and Service)

In rural places like the Upper Peninsula, we often pool resources to help others. From manpower to equipment people work together to help their community. Sometimes firefighting requires one to help others by engaging in search and rescue operations. There is a team I could join that gets called out first when things like this happen, but it takes some extra training.

The other day I practiced rope rescue techniques in simple and complex systems (pullies in same direction or opposite). It was interesting reading about the loads and how to magnify lift power. Most of the information I understood from rock climbing and repelling but this went beyond my limited knowledge.

(The beauty of a small town is that your help can go a long way.)

One of the ways I learn is by reading, thinking about and sometimes practicing how these things function and work. I came across the Journal of Search and Rescue. Kind of cool and certainly worth looking at if you are a first responder. I might share that as a resource with people who do this stuff if the opportunities arise. In life you just keep learning.

One of the articles is on Comparing Reports with Actual Missing Persons’ Footwear. Certainly, shoes and footwear can tell you a lot about the person and where they were headed. There is some uniqueness that helps one differentiate tracks. For example, you would not follow a size 8 when you are looking for a person with a size 11.

This article discusses methods of helping to track missing persons using a shoe database. Even if you don't have a database, you can consider that size of the shoe, type of shoe, weight of the person, any known handicaps that would lead a different impression (i.e. injury, handicap, carrying something heavy, etc.) etc.

Each footprint is likely to give you a hint about the person who placed it. They use similar footprint analysis in archeology as well. It is further possible to determine the age of the footprint based on recent weather and eroding definition. Something like they were here about 3 days ago or these are fresh within the past few hours.

Also, I look for grants for a fire department that is made from a great group of guys/gals that are doing something special for the people in the area. If you got a few extra corporate bucks let me know by sending a message to the right. 

Jeffersonian Bible Smithsonian Edition and What Can Be Learned About Religious Freedom (Corruption/Hate Thought Experiment, History, Archeology)

Recently I purchased The Jefferson Bible the Smithsonian Edition with sections in English, French, Latin and Greek. Reading various religious, and non-religious text, helps in understanding the world in which we live. The Bible, Quran, and Torah share similar logic and have moral codes with connected root similarities (I read all the Dead Sea Scrolls and other text). We can also see these similar moral codes and philosophies of life in non-religious text as well. Most don't read enough with an open heart to find these deeper meanings and shared perceptions (...much more similar than different).

Of particular interest is the quote below that helps understand how Thomas Jefferson thought about the world around him and the roots of freedom.

No man shall be compelled to frequent or support religious worship or ministry or shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief, but all men shall be free to profess and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion (pg 15).

I have been engaged in a hypothetical philosophical thought experiment in the spirit of learning for a while on freedom of religion and speech. In this example they told the victims why they were targeting them. Decisions clearly broke social contracts, the intent of law and illegal unless we are foreshadowing a future where we collectivize such hate. In this case the decision makers went out of their way to enforce unwritten social codes and didn't correct where corruption was found. One can see that if people are targeted because of their religious beliefs, such actions may be running against some of the grain and purpose of our collective existence (Financial enrichment and exploitation is another aspect of the example). People create boundaries and division where no boundaries or division are needed (..it could also be limiting human capital where religious persecution occurs and encouraged).

What one could gather from this saying is that each man (women) should have the right to live and worship how they see fit. Harming, molesting or restricting people for faith would be foreign to some early lines of American thinking. I always would encourage good taste and pro-social behaviors in worship. The general idea of free people with shared commitment to certain freedoms are essential to some of our founding fathers/mothers framing of our nation.

The lessons I might pull from this is to treat each other well, don't invent things about other people or their religion, and encourage understanding of essential universal principles and values that transcend generations without splitting hairs that often comes from rigid dogmatic perspectives. Others may learn something else. We are moving into the holy months of multiple religions. It is time to be thoughtful on how we treat each other and the good spirit/peace that comes from that. The Bible taught us about religious persecution that ended in an ultimate sacrifice.  Many of those lessons are lost on decision makers/judges but we put a saying in every court to remind us of the possibilities of poor decisions that impact our society and ultimately undermine trust in our institutions,"In God We Trust".

Management Skills: Thinking About What Skills You Have and What You Need to Learn (Management Science)

Management skills help create organizational effectiveness and gaining those skills can help you achieve long term career success. Numerous people think about someday becoming managers when they first start school or are hired into a business. Some do become managers, and some don't. Part of what helps a person succeed are the management skills they develop over time.

There are skills and there are ways of looking at the world that help create those skills. The things one learns over their lifetime help them become more effective in managing larger groups. Administrative knowledge mixed with systems, critical, and strategic thinking helps make choices.

Further, communication and soft interpersonal skills further one's capacity to influence larger groups. If your a manager you need to direct and influence others. Even if you are one of the most knowledgeable managers out there, you may not have the relationship building skills to success. Many excellent employees fail once they become managers.

This article below provides a very nice overview of management skills at various levels. Read through it and get a sense of the type of skills managers may need. Then think about where your personal strengths and weaknesses are and what you might need to make it to the next level in your career.

Gutterman, Alan. (2023). Management Skills. 

Tips On Getting Stronger and Building Muscle (Fitness and Health)

Fitness doesn't happen overnight and it takes consistency and peristence to eventually achieve one's goals. Not to mention the amount of learning that is needed so your not spinning your wheels and wasting hours. I would read and read and try the bad advice and did not go too far. 

Below are a number of things I have learned over the years. 

-75% -80% of rep fatigue.

-Protein intake is a big factor. 

-Sufficient water is a factor.

-Consistency and a schedule helps.

-Balance between short cardio intensity, weight training, and balance/flexibility.

-Complex movements should be mixed in.

-Vary the routine to avoid a plateau.

-Engage in sports and activities

-Calorie count and quality counts. 

This is a pretty good article. If you are seeking some virtual fitness training send me a message to the right.

Getting Stronger and Building Muscle