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“You are what you think. Bad thoughts precede bad actions.”

Ben Sasse

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“Government is a tool that people create for themselves, to secure their rights and their liberties”

Ben Sasse

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Winning

It seems today that the ‘left’ can’t handle winning. Or maybe they are just too vitriol filled and partisan to admit that things have gone well.

A war over 50 years old may just be coming to an end. Taxes have been lowered for almost everyone. Unemployment is below 4%. Apple and other companies are repatriating billions of dollars. Manufacturing jobs appear to be slowly coming back.

All administrations have their problems, but objectively, this one is doing a good job. Why? Because people vote with their pocket books. They see taxes going down, some are getting bonuses and they see jobs are slowly coming back.

They see a president who the left calls a menace to humanity, actually solving world conflict by being strong and being himself.

Put partisanship aside just for once and open your eyes.

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Hate

Hate is a strong word. Many people have hate for many things. You see a lot about hate in the news today. Why now though? Hate has been forever rampant- yet only certain hate gets publicized. If you hate something- keep it to yourself. Because your hate may not be the hate de jour.

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Diversity

SJW's love diversity. If your Muslim, Christian or Buddhist. Or whether your gay or straight. They love diversity of looks and sexuality. It make the world stronger. That being said, why do they hate diversity of ideals? If your a right winger or social conservative, that diversity is bad and negative. Hmm?

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FC Bayern

Bayern will have a much different squad next season as Lahm and Alonso retire. This is what I think the starting 11 should look like. 1. Goalkeeper and Defence: Neuer- Kimmich-Boateng-Hummels-Alaba To me this is the most straightforward area to pick. Neuer is the best GK in the world. In. Alaba is the best left back in the world. In. Boateng is the best centre back in the world. In. That leaves two open positions. The other CB spot will go to Hummels easily. He is an elite player and Boateng's International partner. They form the best CB duo in world football. Martinez is a solid option, but I believe he is a better CDM and should play there. Sule is another intriguing option, but he is too young and inexperienced to start. It is at right-back where questions remain. Lahm is retiring and Bayern need a substitute. The options on the bench currently are Rafinha, Rudy and Kimmich. To me, Rafinha and Rudy are good enough for the Bundesliga, but they are not elite. They will be good rotational players. That leaves Kimmich. Size wise, Kimmich and Lahm are similar. In the Euros this past summer, Kimmich played at RB and played well. Kimmich is a future world star and he deserves to start at RB and prove his worth. Defensive Substitutes: GK- Ulreich FB- Rafinha, Rudy, Bernat CB- Martinez, Sule, Badstuber 2. Midfield: Martinez Vidal Robben Muller Ribery Due to the sheer amount of talent, the midfield is almost impossible to pick. I had to bench Thiago, Sanches, Costa and Coman because the talent level is too much at Bayern. I believe the midfield should be anchored by Martinez and Vidal. Back in 2013 when we won the Champions League, our midfield included Martinez and Schweinsteiger. Since then, Schweini left and Martinez switched more to a CB. I think it would be best to bring Martinez back to CDM which would allow Kimmich and Alaba to move up in attack more, effectively playing a 3 CB defence like Juventus. Vidal would replace Schweinsteiger. They are similar players, but to me Vidal has more offensive talent and the same amount of Grit. That base would be formidable. This would send Sanches and Thiago to the bench. Sanches is young and has a bright future. If his development continues, he could be better than Martinez and Vidal. Thiago is also an exception player, but he is benched purely due to the strength of the team, not his ability or lack thereof. The attacking midfield was less hard. Muller is an elite and unique attacking talent. He belongs on the pitch at all times period. That being said, the wings were tricky. Both Robben and Ribery are 33, but this season they are still showing they can perform at the highest level. Costa and Coman are both incredible wingers with bright futures. As soon as "Robbery" finally start to show their age, Costa and Coman can comfortably take over. Substitutes: CDM/CM- Sanches, Thiago Wings- Costa, Coman 3. Attack: Lewandowski Lewandowski is the best pure striker in the world. We also have no other strikers in the squad. New additions: Do Bayern need to sign players this summer? This answer is yes, but not too many. I believe our defence is set. We have the starters we need and substitutes. In midfield, we are also overloaded with talent. However, we could use another player. I would sign Veratti from PSG. In attack is where we need to invest. We need a number 10 and 9 to give depth for Muller and Lewandowski. I think good signings would be James Rodriguez and Paulo Dybala. Rodriguez played his best soccer under Ancellotti and would be a pure number 10, that we don't have. He is good enough to replace Muller, but the two could play together. Dybala would be a good understudy to Lewandowski. At Juventus, Higuan and Mandzukic are ahead of him, and Bayern provides better chances. That being said, Juventus are unlikely to sell a young talent. Starting 11 Lewandowski Ribery Muller Robben Vidal Martinez Alaba Boateng Hummels Kimmich Neuer

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Economics Lesson

I have always been a believer in balanced budgets and reducing debt (I am aware that I am a liberal). It was, in fact, Liberal leader Jean Chrétien, Canada's greatest economic manager, who instilled these values in me. Even Harper, who I disliked, did one thing right, economics and fiscal management. However, in a desperate plea to balance a budget before an election, (a move we are seeing by Wynne), Harper became a slasher and drastically cut programmes and funding from government services (Parks Canada was decimated). While I still believe a balanced budget and debt elimination are key, one can go too far and actually cause economic problems. That is were today's lesson begins. When spending is decreased and saving is increased, it leads to a decrease in consumption in order to save. That then leads to a decrease in aggregate expenditures (sum of all expenditures in an economy). Demand, as a result, decreases and economic output (which dictates the strength of an economy) also decreases. Simply put, too much saving actually leads to a negative impact on economic output. What does this mean, it means that too much cutting and slashing of prices/services is not good for the economy as a whole. Although it may be better than lots of debt.

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Fascism

Let us define fascism. The easiest way to explain fascism is to use negations. Fascism is against liberalism, conservatism and communism. Liberalism, by definition, is an ideology rooted in the beliefs of liberty and freedom. It supports people's rights for civil liberties and economic freedom. For example, freedom of speech and free markets are an example of liberalism. Communism is the idea that a perfect society is one that all members are seen as equal, all state assets are shared by the people and their is an absence of social classes and wealth. Conservatism is all about conserving the status quo. It is the idea that we must retain traditional social institutions and, to generalize "bring back society to the good old days". I have heard a lot of people call America's new administration "fascist". This bothers me because these people clearly don't understand what fascism is. The new US administration isn't fascist. They are not anti-liberal as they believe all people can say what they like (hateful and right wing too) and they definitely support the free market as they deregulate and tax businesses less. In addition, they support NAFTA, which is liberalism it its finest. They are also not anti conservative. They do believe in the traditional institutions, and their "backwards" ideals are intact with the definition of conservatism. As for communism, they are anti communist. However, every single US administration has been anti communist, including Obama 90% of the time. The point is this, the new US administration is not fascist. To label them fascist is to fear monger and generalize. It shows a lack of knowledge of not only politics, but history. Some example of the first fascist states include Mussolini's Italy, Hitler's Germany and Franco's Spain. All of these governments have things in common. They all killed and murdered the opposition. They all started civil wars. Two of the three began to expand territorially. Most importantly, they didn't allow people to talk to dissent. Therefore, until the new US administration begins to murder democrats, start expanding the USA's borders, ban the opposition from talking, ban freedom of speech, end the free market, or completely change the institutions of the USA, then they are simply not fascist. And I am willing to bet anyone they won't do any of the above mention things. Adam

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Musburger

Brent Musburger, a college football announcer wished a player good luck in the NFL today. That player was Joe Mixon. Mixon brutally beat up a woman, which is of course terrible, horrible, inexcusable and wrong. Musburger acknowledged what Mixon did was very wrong, but wished him luck in the pros and hope that he changes his way. What could be wrong with that? In my opinion, nothing. But that’s not how the internet saw it. On twitter, the crazy SWJ wanted Musburger fired for saying that. They accused him of being nice to a man who beat a woman. They said ‘if that was your daughter would you wish him luck?’ ‘Your humanizing it.’

No he is not.

Musburger did not say it was ok to beat a woman. He didn’t say it was ok. He wished him luck and wants him to change his ways and maximize on a second chance to do good in this life. Nothing is wrong with that! Unfortunately today, you can’t say things like that. If you hit a woman, your life must be bad for eternity. No one should hope you change or do well. This is what is wrong with society today.

In my opinion, I hope Mixon has a good career and changes his ways. I hope he is sorry for his choices. We all make mistakes, and only God can judge us. Leave Musburger alone too. He is just hoping Mixon capitalizes on a second chance.

God Bless.