Fiercely independent, inquisitive, old and grouchy…a candidate for the State House Rep in the 41st District of Kalamazoo. Bringing you written and audio pieces on topics that are relevant called “The Straight Dope Series“. I give you the straight dope on many issues from a range of topics. Putting these things together is not easy, I do not have paid staff, I do not have huge budgets, I read and study a lot, in addition to working a real job. What I do have is a willingness to call’m like I see’m. I tell it like it is but with citations! It is not, like, just my opinion man!
Whatever you think you know about politics you likely know within the political prism of a two party narrative being heavily and I mean heavily influenced by their media, their propaganda, their leaders and allies like celebrities, religious leaders, corporate sponsors, influencers on social media, etc. It reminds me of the prison system called the “phantom zone” in the movie Superman where the prisoners are in this inescapable floating piece of glass. The phantom zone is a desolate world inside a prism, until it breaks by some outside force. My goal is to break your phantom zone brain and explain things, again, with citations (!), in a way that just may give you new perspective
We share as a people, thanks to binary thinking, the power of duopoly politics, a silent corporate coup of government, and the monopoly corporate take over of the people’s will by proxy via the republican and democratic parties…”a lack“.
Lack of freedom like free speech, and the freedom to associate…
Lack of affordable healthcare options…
Lack of civil rights protections or recourse when harm has been done by a police state…
Lack of a transparent government…
Lack of truly free markets…
Lack of affordable housing options…
Lack of a good education…
Lack of free and fair elections…
Lack of decent infrastructure like clean drinking water, roads and air quality…
Lack of options for upward mobility…
Lack of public safety…
…and many more.
I hope to cover issues like this with a fresh perspective and with citations! Things like the surveillance state, the welfare system (part of the surveillance state actually), what is government for, economics, debt, racism (institutional and other), environmentalism and an organization right in our own backyard the KCCC! Kalamzoo Climate Crisis Coalition also known as “Bright Greens” or “Bright Green Environmentalism”. I’m lucky in fact having many opportunities to run for public office, study these topics a ton and still earn a living doing things that I enjoy doing. Trading Nike’s online and blogging about rare Hummel figurines (I kid).
Consider voting for me this election season and the next if you come to realize that voting third party and voting for a libertarian candidate is the new clear option.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
– Rafael