Finally, it is important to know my other interests. They may create a bias. Certainly
political debate has always been a small part of my interests. First, I am compulsive about
doing as many things as I can achieve physically. I went to school to learn all I could
about farming and became a farmer. I still am farming avocados and lemons on my own
ranch. I have spent over 30 years as a surfer, collect cars and restore them, love travel,
started some 4 nonprofit companies and about the same number commercial ones. My
wife and I run a company that‘s involved with organic production. I play some 13
musical instruments. As a part of my musical interests I formed a large Swing Band
which played in all of the really neat places in Southern California. I had and still have a
New Orleans Jass band (No, it is spelled correctly.) In it I play cornet and trombone.
Each morning I play the piano and sing as often as I can. I am an accomplished Scottish
Bagpipe player and have played banjo and guitar. Most of it has been self-taught, after I
was 44 years of age. In this busy life I have been married twice and had two children with
each. My wife and life partner‘s name is Susan. Along the way I have studied just about
every subject I could. Jack of many and master of few. My critics will pick up on this
admission. For example, I developed an extensive chronology of the development of
Hominids (you and I). I wanted to prove there is no proof we evolved, came from God, or
were dropped here by Aliens. The Chronology does that. I started it to argue against the
liberal compulsion to adopt evolution as if it were a God. Trying to debate this issue
clearly ran into a stone wall. I needed proof. So I now have it. You too can view this
massive work as the last item in this book. I update it frequently and the most recent will
be on my web page, theroostercrows.net Now you know a bit about me and will be in a
better position to judge what I say and write.
As always I have been a Conservative. I register as a Republican and when I ran for
office, I did so as a Republican.
When it comes to push or shove, I am through and through a defender of the Constitution
as written and amended and opposed to centralization of power.
CHAPTER 2
(Capitolo 2-Italian)
The inherent vice of Capitalism is the unequal sharing of the Blessings.
The inherent blessing of Socialism is the equal sharing of its Misery Winston Churchill.
LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE ISMS COMPARED You and I need to have a
common understanding of these two concepts before we can really have a discussion. I
will attempt to avoid the traditional cliché. As I thought about this important project it
came clear we have to keep it simple. The subject is huge. We could easily get lost in the
tangents. The main sign posts tell us to keep focused on political form. By this I mean,
we must not get off on the merits of such things as racial tolerance, but stay on the track
of political structure. Moreover, let us focus on liberals and Conservatives in the United
States.
If we try to incorporate politics of Britain or Iran, we will lose our way. Liberalism and
Conservatism are the same everywhere, but the local flavor changes the discourse.
