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Holden Culotta

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60 years ago, Ronald Reagan gave Americans a warning that has stood the test of time. This is from Reagan's "Time for Choosing" speech: "If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth. And this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except to sovereign people, is still the newest and most unique idea in all the long history of man's relation to man. This is the issue of this election. Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves." "You and I are told increasingly that we have to choose between a left or right, but I would like to suggest that there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down--up to a man's age-old dream, the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order--or down to the ant heap totalitarianism, and regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would trade our freedom for security have embarked on this downward course." ... "Well, I for one resent it when a representative of the people refers to you and me--the free man and woman of this country--as 'the masses.' This is a term we haven't applied to ourselves in America. But beyond that, 'the full power of centralized government'--this was the very thing the Founding Fathers sought to minimize. They knew that governments don't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people. And they know when a government sets out to do that, it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose. They also knew, those Founding Fathers, that outside of its legitimate functions, government does nothing as well or as economically as the private sector of the economy." ... "They say we are always 'against' things, never 'for' anything. Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn't so." ... "Mr. Democrat himself, Al Smith, the great American, came before the American people and charged that the leadership of his party was taking the part of Jefferson, Jackson, and Cleveland down the road under the banners of Marx, Lenin, and Stalin." ... "Our natural, inalienable rights are now considered to be a dispensation of government, and freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp as it is at this moment." ... "You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. If nothing in life is worth dying for, when did this begin--just in the face of this enemy? Or should Moses have told the children of Israel to live in slavery under the pharaohs? Should Christ have refused the cross? Should the patriots at Concord Bridge have thrown down their guns and refused to fire the shot heard 'round the world? The martyrs of history were not fools, and our honored dead who gave their lives to stop the advance of the Nazis didn't die in vain. Where, then, is the road to peace? Well, it's a simple answer after all." "You and I have the courage to say to our enemies, 'There is a price we will not pay.' There is a point beyond which they must not advance." ... "You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on Earth, or we will sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness." Doesn't it feel like Reagan is speaking to us TODAY?

Kyle Becker

104,422 views โ€ข 2 years ago

When people think about a visit to Japan, they book a frantic chain of days splitting time between the neon skyscrapers of Tokyo, the historic geisha districts of Kyoto, and the street-food alleys of Osaka. While those mega-cities are essential cultural milestones, few realize that Japan also hides a breathtaking, sub-tropical wonderland right at its southern border. If you want to experience the ultimate plot twist on your next journey, you absolutely need to add the Okinawa prefecture to your travel plans. Hidden within this emerald island chain lies Zamami Island, an exquisite sanctuary often affectionately dubbed "the Hawaii of Japan," where old-world ryukyu lifestyle blends seamlessly with some of the most jaw-dropping beaches on the planet. Stepping onto the shores of Zamami feels less like navigating modern Japan and far more like entering a secluded, sun-drenched maritime paradise. The defining characteristic of the island is its water, which glows with an intense, impossibly luminous turquoise hue known globally to divers as "Kerama Blue." The island operates at an effortlessly slow, peaceful pace; you can spend your morning wandering past traditional low-slung houses protected by stone walls and clay Shisa lion statues, and your afternoon tracking down wild green sea turtles who swim just feet from the soft, powdery sand at Ama Beach. Pulling off this tropical detour is remarkably straightforward. All it takes is a short, scenic ferry ride departing out of Tomari Port in Naha. You can board the sleek Queen Zamami high-speed clipper, watch the urban concrete of the mainland melt away behind the waves, and step onto the island's sleepy wooden docks in just about an hour. By trading the high-octane sensory overload of the mainland for the quiet, pine-fringed bays of this sub-tropical jewel, you pull back the curtain on an entirely different side of Japanese heritage, enjoying an unforgettable reminder that the country's finest treasures are often found when we sail right off the edge of the map. ๐ŸŽฅ heyshetravels | IG

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82,074 views โ€ข 1 month ago

#PLEIADIAN COLLECTIVE ~ Intention Friends Of The Great Light Of Being! Where Are You In This Moment Of Now? Do You Find Yourself At Peace? Do You Feel Dysregulated With The Chaos That Plays Around You? Let's Bring Everything Into The Inner World And Add The Special Ingredient To Play The Game Of Life! With Only This Key, You Will Discover All Doors! The Simplicity Is Ironic But So True! Intention Is The Key That Opens Everything That Comes Your Way! With Intention, You Set Your Soul In Motion And You Do Not Need A Specific Plan! As You Meditate, You Are Setting Your Intention For Gratitude With Service! You Are The Only One Who Sets The Intention For Your Own Being! This Moment Is All There Is. The Moment Of Now Will Always Be! Set Your Intention To See This Moment As Perfect! This Is Entirely Possible! Breathe Deeply And See The New Moment As Perfect! The New Moment Is Now! Now Is What You Have Come Into Physical Form To Experience. For There Is No Other Way! All There Is In Your Awareness Is That Which You Will Create Moment By Moment! Your World, As Your Experience Has Shown It To Be, Is Based On A System Of Action And Reaction. Cause And Effect And Always A Consequence. You Have Linear Perceptions Based On Beginnings And Endings. But As You Realize That Your Perceptions Are But A Measuring Device By Which You Can Gage The Extent To Which You Are Able To Translate Intent Into Form, You Will Know That Only Pure Intention Remains. This Is The Driving Force For All You Do. And The Exact Measure For What The Result Will Be. Intention Is The Essence Of Creation. Intention Is The Foundation Upon Which All Else Rests. The Power Of Intention Sets The Stage For The Full Manifestation Of Your Experience. There Are No Random Events! Things Do Not Just Happen To Anyone. Intention Is The Cohesive Element That Translates The Conceptual Into Form! To Bring This Powerful Teaching To A Close That Will Bring You A Bit Of Comfort As You Ponder The Words, We Will Set Your Attention On The Global Elites, The Puppet Masters And Their Products, The Doers Of Evil In Dark Places, Those Parading With False Light, And Those Scoundrels That Send Balloons Across The Planet With Dark Intentions, To These We Speak About! Realize That Each Of These Set Their Intention To Harm The Innocent And Hide Behind Wealth And Walls Of Corruption! But They Operate In The Laws Of The Universe And None Can Change This! What Does This Mean For You, Friends Of Light? You Need Not Worry! Have No Fear! A Boomerang Hits Hard When It Returns! There Is No Deed That Will Not Be Brought Into The Light That Is Spreading Across The World! Never Assume That Anyone That Has Harmed You Or Your Loved Ones, Will Simply Be Free Of Their Own Intention! All You Must Do Is Set Your Intention For The Healing Of The Planet Which Begins Within Your Own Being! Do Not Hate Anyone! Forgive As This Is Energy That You Not Want! Be Free As You Are Also Wise And Vigilant. These Moments Are Short! But You Are Infinite! The Light Of God (ELAKO) Shines Through You! Be At Great Peace Each Moment! We Love You So! PLEIADIAN COLLECTIVE

Family of Taygeta

36,217 views โ€ข 3 years ago