Posts by John E. Wade II
Governor Scott Walker: A Wise, Capable and Honest Leader
Governor Scott Walker’s book, Unintimidated, is inspiring to me. Governor Walker has strong, innovative experience at the local, state legislative and state executive levels. He has and is making reform after reform. We desperately need that sort of innovation in government at the federal level. We Republicans must win—and win big—on a nationwide basis in 2014…
Read MoreMotivation!
The future is all we have ahead of us. We must take care that our young people receive balanced and factual educations. Let me give you an example of the some of the text that I read in my American Government class textbook. It calls – in equal fashion – for equal opportunities and equal…
Read MoreExperience and Qualifications versus Issues
I deeply believe that Republicans like President Reagan are part of a wholesome, prosperous and bright future for America and the world. I honestly tell all sorts of people that he has been the greatest President in my lifetime. We need Republicans and Democrats to make our republic work. Civility between the parties is also…
Read MoreMarriage: Mutual Admiration, Respect, and Romantic Love
I believe that there are three very important elements which must be present in order for a marriage to work: mutual admiration, respect and romantic love. Shared values can support mutual admiration and respect. I also believe married couples ought to be best friends. In addition to their romantic, physical love for each other, they…
Read MoreAn Ambitious Calling
Both President Reagan and Gandhi were ambitious, and I am, too. I seek to be a pathfinder toward heaven on earth. It may involve political endeavors within the Republican Party and/or a path more like Gandhi. The world is full of ambitious people of all degrees. All seek freedom and liberty. Read “The Case for…
Read MoreWise Innovation–a key to the path toward Heaven on Earth
We are in The Innovation Age as clearly seen in technology. As humans, we must change, too, in all our entities, groups, governments, and religions. At the same time we must seek the wisdom-associated values and go about ridding ourselves of the negative values (See Copthorne MacDonald’s essay, “The Centrality of Wisdom,” in How to Achieve…
Read MoreThe Importance of Fair, Just, and Lawful Democracies
Think of the two “democratic” leaders who are crucial to continued peace in Europe. President Putin has had opponents poisoned and has impeded free press and freedoms in Russia. And then consider our own President Obama. He overtly used the IRS to persecute Tea Party opponents during the election year, 2012, and beyond. And he…
Read MoreAn Optimist’s View of the Role of Humanity
The role of each of us and all of us is to take an honest, deep, continuing look within and without to all, for the betterment of ourselves, others, and the world. This individual feat is not a one-time event. It is part of our life journey, hopefully and prayerfully, eventually resulting in personal wisdom,…
Read MoreOvercoming Internalized Stigma
I have for some time written and spoken about my “internalized stigma.” That concept could also be applied to race and religion, for all sorts of people, from the caste system in India to poor people globally. It’s a matter of low self-esteem due to society’s view of you, or more pertinently, your own view…
Read MoreFrom Hurting…To Helping
We must transform the world from people hurting people to people helping people, whether one is speaking of nations, corporations, other human entities or individuals. There is an innate sense within us that seeks to help. Let’s see that part of us reign—one by one, million by million, billion by billion. There is no question…
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