Coexist

Coexist

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

A Right AND Responsibility.

Liberals believe healthcare is a right and conservatives argue it is a responsibility. The truth is that it is both, but what some people don't get is that it is not a privilege. People have a responsibility to care for themselves whenever possible and plan for the future, but access to competent healthcare is a right and the poor should not be denied care or judged for needing it. Nobody should be denied care or judged for needing it. Every life has value and everybody deserves medical treatment when needed.

Monday, March 27, 2017

'Religious left' emerging as U.S. political force in Trump era

'Religious left' emerging as U.S. political force in Trump era



It is about time! The far right has co-opted Christianity for their not so Christian purposes for long enough.

Friday, March 10, 2017

L.A. officials to ICE: Stop calling yourselves police

L.A. officials to ICE: Stop calling yourselves police



They may technically be police of a sort, but they have very different goals from local law enforcement and they often cause conflicts with local law enforcement investigations and goals.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Privacy Rights Still Matter


Many don't care about privacy rights. They have given up because we are already watched by companies and corporations online and elsewhere everyday. You can't be a hermit anymore. If you tried to live under a rock Google would come along, snap a picture and add that rock with your limbs showing to Google Maps. Heck, I have practically no privacy in using the services I share this on and you none to speak of if you are reading it. For those of you that don't see a big deal with the NSA & now the CIA spying on Americans let me explain it in a way even my 5 year old son would understand.

Sometimes bad people get put in charge. Bad people don't care if you are breaking the law. If they don't like what you do or say or believe they might lock you up or hurt you. We don't want bad people spying on us. If Bad people are in charge and know everything you do and say or believe because of the NSA or CIA they can find ways to hurt you.

The "You have nothing to worry about if you aren't breaking the law" argument is naive. Privacy rights matter and we are in a society where everything is all ready voluntarily watched by corporations in lieu of direct charges for service. The difference is that so far corporations appear to be standing up to the government when it comes to obtaining that data. Also, you are voluntarily giving that info to the corporations, it is being taken clandestinely in the case of NSA or CIA involvement. Don't expect the same of the NSA or CIA whose job is to give that info to our government. They are even more invasive then Google or Apple, or Microsoft and all to happy unlike them, to give your info to people in power with bad intentions.