Without Justice Without Peace

Without Justice Without Peace

“Them belly-full” versus “we hungry”

Masters versus slaves, since always

The haves versus the have-nots, from the beginning of time

Rich versus Poor since millennia

Religious versus non-believers since the Biblical prophets

The 1% elite versus the other 99%
The west versus the rest

The imperialists versus the third world

The colonizers versus the colonies

Look at the big picture, not out of context

Five hundred years of genocide against Native people

“The White Man’s Burden” to “Civilize the dirty natives”
Four hundred years of transatlantic kidnapping
and slavery of African Americans
The Crusades, phase one, phase two, phase three
World War one, two, three, four
On average America has been at war every year

in the two hundred year history

of military interventions around the world
Xenophobia leads to war overseas
and to civil unrest in the homeland

The biggest purveyors of global violence

Need more guns in the country versus the amount of humans
Mad cowboys can become volatile

Instigated by the racial arsonist-in-chief

Badge carrying “lawmen” can become vigilantes

And perpetrators of violence domestically

The holy police state keeps the matrix rolling
And no one sends cops to jail

The centuries old policy of divide and rule is enforced

To ensure Brown and Black people stay busy

Blaming and fighting each other

While the corrupt stay in power

And foreign corporations steal the resources of the local people
Puppets and dictators are installed and supported
Democratically elected leaders are assassinated

Or overthrown in military coups

Or ousted by economic hitmen

Threatened by 800 military bases in 70 countries

As the news media tells people to go to sleep

While the godfather’s boot on their neck pushes harder

Using a war on drugs

Or a war on terror

Or a war on Communism
Or a war on anyone

Who disagrees with the religion

called the “American way of life”

The tax payer’s dollars are used
To make war around the world

And to oppress the masses domestically
In the most homogenous society in the world

It’s like bread and circus for the romans
To party with beer, football, pets, pills and pornography
The public is told to stay away from politics

Be aloof and claim, “It’s not in my back yard,
I don’t care, screw you, leave me alone!”
Til the police state infiltrates the schools

And the streets

Where White mass shooters are extended a red carpet
And labeled as victims of mental illness

While Black and Brown un-armed citizens
Are killed in cold blood, on live camera

With billions of witnesses

And still the murderers get away

Without a slap on the wrist

When the politicians, lobbyists and CEO’s
Make millions in bribes and bonuses

They conspire to eliminate the middle-class
To kill the American Dream
To make people beg for minimum wages
Anyone who objects, ends up in a private prison
Run by for-profit corporations
Slavery is legal in jail.

Then one day, a pandemic erupts
And there is no war declared on the virus

The Pentagon’s trillion dollar budget

Can’t kill public enemy number one, Covid-19
Not professed as a threat to American security
So in the lockdown, conspiracy theories fester
Every fourth person gets fired from their job

No benefits, no insurance

No savings to pay the monthly bills
With all that pent up anger,

George Floyd’s brutal murder

Becomes a match in the powder barrel

To ignite civil unrest in 50 American cities
When the mob rules
They feel their jobs were vandalized

Justice was looted from them
They were robbed of peace
Their civil rights were violated
Their dignity was stolen
Their sense of security was shattered

So in the blowback

Sometimes

Some poor

Some powerless

Victims of a long-oppressed society
Might cross boundaries

As seen in the media

In the last days of May 2020
Yet “the revolution won’t be televised”

Another Anti-Muslim Conspiracy?

Another Anti-Muslim Conspiracy?
(by Fazeel Azeez Chauhan 4-1-20)

The British divided and ruled for centuries, to destroy the Muslims
Bearded and veiled people can hide behind religiosity, to destroy the Muslims
It’s another Jewish lobby they said, to destroy the Muslims
Shia and Sunni kill each other, to destroy the Muslims
The Pentagon wages perpetual war, to destroy the Muslims
Saudis use an Apartheid system of salaries, to destroy the Muslims
The Neo-Cons create a “Clash of Civilizations”, to destroy the Muslims
Pornography infiltrates to sicken every home, to destroy the Muslims
The Western news media instigates Islamophobia, to destroy the Muslims
Many angry spouses choose divorce, to destroy the Muslims
The Repuglicans claim to stop Sharia law, to destroy the Muslims
The World Bank enslaves countries in debt, to destroy the Muslims
We got lost in selfies and social media, to destroy the Muslims
The Godfather installs dracula dictators, to destroy the Muslims
We don’t change even after seeing Mecca, we continue, to destroy the Muslims
Hollywood movies portray them as terrorists, to destroy the Muslims
MBS is busy buying half billion dollar yachts, to destroy the Muslims
The FBI does racial profiling, to destroy the Muslims
The dinosaur mullah spins stories to make people sleep, to destroy the Muslims
We memorized vulgar lyrics and music videos, to destroy the Muslims
Lies like “Leaders are elected democratically” are used, to destroy the Muslims
Local military general are paid to be traitors, to destroy the Muslims
“Islam hates us” barks Trump to inflame the mob, to destroy the Muslims
Muslim kings suffer from sky-scraper-envy to enable poverty, to destroy the Muslims
The CIA assassinates people’s leaders, to destroy the Muslims
Alcohol and weed use is popularized, to destroy the Muslims
Pakistanis celebrate the worship of brand names, to destroy the Muslims
Hindu terrorists commit genocide in Gujrat and Kashmir, to destroy the Muslims
We ended up becoming “Muslim” just in name, to destroy the Muslims
NGO’s might work for women’s rights but also aspire, to destroy the Muslims
Economic hitmen ruin the country’s economy, to destroy the Muslims
The “White man’s burden” is to Christianize Brown folks and, to destroy the Muslims
Kids are divorced and left alone, to destroy the Muslims
America controls leaders of major political parties, to destroy the Muslims
The U.N. Security Council sells weapons to all sides, to destroy the Muslims
Western magazines insult prophets, to destroy the Muslims
Arabs get Affluenza from consumerism, to destroy the Muslims
Locals don’t overthrow corrupt leaders who aim, to destroy the Muslims
Religious leaders are on the American payrolls, to destroy the Muslims
We keep hating darker colors and other races, to destroy the Muslims
Minorities are kept in ghettos in Europe and to destroy the Muslims
Pakistan spends most of their budget on nuclear weapons, to destroy the Muslims
We became dishonest in business and personal affairs, to destroy the Muslims
Millions became fans of strip shows of Bollywood movies, to destroy the Muslims
There is no money for schools so ignorance is promoted to destroy the Muslims
We split ourselves into 72 sects, to destroy the Muslims
Foreign powers keep the third world poor also to destroy the Muslims
Think tanks pump out hateful propaganda, to destroy the Muslims
Painkillers and anti-depressants are called halal, to destroy the Muslims
Can’t get elected in poor nations without American support, to destroy the Muslims
Lack of religious knowledge is embodied, to destroy the Muslims
Our nations became backward in technology and science, to destroy the Muslims
Colonial powers create civil wars, to destroy the Muslims
Writers who don’t speak Farsi, hijack sages like Rumi, to destroy the Muslims
Propped up rulers keep the public ignorant, to destroy the Muslims
Our infighting egos clash shamelessly, to destroy the Muslims
We turned religious rituals into drama performances, to destroy the Muslims
We got lost and forgot the Prophet warned not to destroy the Muslims
Sure all the external forces could be truly scheming, to destroy the Muslims
But the internal factors are our own flaws
We like to focus on blaming others
Rather than taking responsibility for our own hypocrisy
To make sure Muslims are not a big enemy of Islam, to destroy the Muslims
We avoid accountability and self-reflection, to destroy the Muslims

Clarifications about the Orphan Society

Clarifications about the Orphan Society

(1) Dear men,

If you'd like to know how to better take care of the women in your lives, including your girlfriend, wife, mother, sister, daughter, co-worker, boss, waitress, etc. etc. you can learn many principles of honorable behavior with women. You can learn how to avoid divorce, especially after having children. You can better prepare for marriage. This training helps you be more successful at work and at home.

We live in a state where it's hard to trust people, and it's easy to judge others and erase them by saying they are in misguided.

Yes, it's important to not have herd mentality, so you don't give away your money and your soul to a guru. Justin Sterling is no guru, and he doesn't want anyone's ass or assets. He is a teacher, kind of similar to Robert Bly.

If you watch the 90 minute PBS documentary with Bill Moyers and Robert Bly "A Gathering of Men"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP3HWLIL1Aw

What’s being discussed is deep and meaningful. We don’t have time to talk bullshit.

If you come from the approach of: "People are full of shit and I will figure it all out on my own", then you are not being teachable.

In that documentary, and in Bly's books like "Iron John" and "Sibling Society"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSJGnTWFGH4

... one can easily see that in America we've become a society of spoiled brats, perhaps who need to wake up and grow up.

Bly is a poet. He doesn't need to teach men about their responsibilities toward men. He doesn't need to write books to teach men how to heal themselves, and then be in a better condition to take care of women.

Where can we go to learn that kind of stuff? The kind of life skills which are not even taught in school or college. Sterling and Bly teach you to think. For example, a simple idea from "Iron John"... there are 3 types of men:

1) Savage man: thinks he's free. Has no limits. No boundaries. Is a menace to society.

2) Domesticated man: opposite of savage man in that he has too many limits, restricted in boundaries, like a pet dog or a pet cat. Like a "domesticated" animal.

3) Wild Man: Not a cave man, not a savage man, not a brutal abuser or killer, not a barbarian. But like an animal in the wild, he is a natural man, not a domesticated man. It is his nature to be free. But his freedom and his behavior has limits and boundaries.

A real man, a mature man, is not a boy doing immature things which end up harming others. He knows his duties, roles and responsibilities.

Robert Bly says that in every culture, in every era, there used to be rites of passages... a training to prepare men, to turn boys into men... a journey called initiation into manhood.

The Sterling training is that kind of time tested wisdom, which to me is the initiation into manhood. When prepares men for life. So that we don't have to wing it, so we don't have to shoot in the dark, so it's not guess work, it's not hit or miss based on what our peers say.

Robert Bly states another important idea: 100 years ago, we "killed off" our grandparents (to migrate from Europe to America, we couldn't bring old folks along, on the arduous journey). Now we have "killed off" our parents. We don't use grand parents and parents as references. We don't look up to them. Instead we look sideways, to our peers, to get info from them. Which often is not the time tested wisdom of previous generations, which we could have gotten from elders and mentors. Since we look to the people next to us, we copy our peers, like they are our siblings: Bly's book is titled "The Sibling Society"

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-15-bk-43980-story.html

by which he means the orphan society.

When you see people acting out on this blog, it might be an indication of that orphan society.

In summary:

The Sterling training gives men clarity and simple principles of wisdom, which are practical. The training helps you be more successful at work and at home.

In the 1990's another training became very popular, which was specifically for Christian men, it is called: The PromiseKeepers, their website states similar ideas:
A new era. Today, men are looking to make a real difference in the world. They desire to live for something greater and deeper. Men are seeking more meaning, belonging, and purpose than any other time in human history. Men are yearning for a more rooted and authentic relationship with God, and to impact their families and communities. This is why we are reigniting the Promise Keepers Movement —this is the new era.

 LIVE BOLDLY

https://promisekeepers.org/

It's another organization teaching men to grow up and own up to their duties, roles and responsibilities.

So that we as men don't be a menace to society and instead make the world safer specially for women and children.

(2) Dear Women:

If you care about a man in your life, you could recommend to him these books:

(a) Iron John by Robert Bly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_John:_A_Book_About_Men

(b) Real Men Don't Apologize by Jim Belushi (yes, the actor)

https://books.org/books/real-men-dont-apologize/jim-belushi/9781441808240/

Justin Sterling has not written a book for men, and men should not read the book he has written for women:

"What Really Works With Men"

(Solve 95% of your relationship problems and do something about the other 5%).

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/what-really-works-with-men-solve-95-of-your-relationship-problems-and-cope-with-the-rest_a-justin-sterling/261723/#isbn=0446515736&idiq=2087651

If you are a woman who is open to learning and growing, this is an excellent book full of wisdom which can enhance your relationship with any man. It can help you better understand men including your father, brother, son, husband, boss, boyfriend, or the random guy who's hitting on you. How do you know if a man is lying?

The answer is easy. And most honest men will tell you the answer

: o )

So I have given this book to my nieces, sisters, co-workers, friends, and women in the counseling field. I also recommended to them to go to the training called the Sterling Women's Weekend.

Specially if your marriage is in trouble, often the issues can be resolved after getting clarity and wisdom, by attending the Sterling training. Sterling's book is a good start.

In summary for men and women:

Do you want to act like a hero, or like a victim?

Do you want to be problem-oriented or solution-oriented?

Being problem-oriented includes, pointing the finger to criticize, put down, or to make wrong or discredit based on pre-conceived notions and assumptions... while providing no alternative programs for learning.

Being solution-oriented means to stay positive, to work out the problems and solve them by learning, by growing, by seeking help, by changing, by acquiring knowledge, experience, mentorship, coaching, counseling and wisdom.

Specially so we can set a better example for our children.

Couple other links added:

A popular series by Mark Gungor is "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage", is a fun way to learn about how to have better relationships:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUNaZinoH_0&list=PL--BslmRzuBydou80ShNwnomuWXsBXq8t&index=2

You can also refer to a playlist of these and other related videos I compiled:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP3HWLIL1Aw&list=PL--BslmRzuBydou80ShNwnomuWXsBXq8t

Life is Good, But Why Not My Mood?

Life is Good, But Why Not My Mood?

My son’s a doctor, but I’m still unhappy

My daughter’s a pilot, but I’m still unhappy

My wife loves me, but I’m still unhappy

My grandpa left me his house, but I’m still unhappy

My passport is American, but I’m still unhappy

My insurance paid for my surgery, but I’m still unhappy

My father’s a Haji, but I’m still unhappy

My backyard has a mango tree, but I’m still unhappy

My parents didn’t get divorced, but I’m still unhappy

My accident didn’t cripple me, but I’m still unhappy

My house is not flooded, but I’m still unhappy

My grandparents fled Kashmir and saved us, but I’m still unhappy

My lungs are breathing, but I’m still unhappy

My wall is full of degrees, but I’m still unhappy

My neighborhood doesn’t have wild fires, but I’m still unhappy

My tap has running water, but I’m still unhappy

My friends are caring, but I’m still unhappy

My cousin survived the earthquake, but I’m still unhappy

My heart is beating, but I’m still unhappy

My classmate came back alive from war, but I’m still unhappy

My bank account has millions, but I’m still unhappy

My leaders got independence for Pakistan, but I’m still unhappy

My electricity is always on, but I’m still unhappy

My relatives are supportive, but I’m still unhappy

My God didn’t abandon me, but I’m still unhappy

My pain is under control, but I’m still unhappy

My streets are clean, but I’m still unhappy

My mother’s a saint, but I’m still unhappy

My body is free from chains, but I’m still unhappy

My counselor deals wisdom, but I’m still unhappy

My food is hot, but I’m still unhappy

My vacations are amazing, but I’m still unhappy

My job is a Blessing, but I’m still unhappy

My blood tests are normal, but I’m still unhappy

My community is helpful, but I’m still unhappy

My toolbox is full, but I’m still unhappy

My home doesn’t have a gun, but I’m still unhappy

My mentor is nurturing, but I’m still unhappy

My head is full of knowledge, but I’m still unhappy

My bed is not on the street, but I’m still unhappy

My company is successful, but I’m still unhappy

My vegetables are organic, but I’m still unhappy

My family is self-sufficient, but I’m still unhappy

My holy book is in my hands, but I’m still unhappy

My car takes me on adventures, but I’m still unhappy

My mind is free, but I’m still unhappy

My disease didn’t kill me, but I’m still unhappy

My teachers are living examples, but I’m still unhappy

My air conditioner is cool, but I’m still unhappy

My living room is full of books

My heart is caring, but I’m still unhappy

My boss isn’t a slave-master, but I’m still unhappy

My social circle is beneficial, but I’m still unhappy

My weekends are off, but I’m still unhappy

My salary is not $2 per day like half the world, but I’m still unhappy

My heater keeps us warm, but I’m still unhappy

My stomach is full, but I’m still unhappy

My kids are joyful, but I’m still unhappy

My health is good, but I’m still unhappy

My soul is still in my body, but I’m still unhappy

My sky isn’t falling, but I’m still unhappy

(by Fazeel Azeez Chauhan 8-7-19)

Tolerance Lows

Tolerance Lows

Our president openly inciting violence against non-whites, we tolerate

Our family facetiously being cruel to in-laws, we tolerate

Our clergy consistently molesting children, we tolerate

Our healthcare costs causing millions of bankruptcies, we tolerate

Our minds looping, by default playing old tapes, we tolerate

Our military proudly invading and killing civilians, we tolerate

Our marketing companies forcing their fashions down our throats, we tolerate

Our people asleep, enabling the status quo, we tolerate

Our police unlawfully killing Black folks, we tolerate

Our friends not building alliances with other minorities, we tolerate

Our Congress blindly spending billions on endless wars, we tolerate

Our spouses divorcing and getting pets to not be lonely, we tolerate

Our TV media’s 24 / 7 American propaganda, we tolerate

Our Republican politicians serving the top 1% elite, we tolerate

Our fellow citizens pointing machine guns at our temples, we tolerate

Our babies whining, being spoiled brats, we tolerate

Our taxes stolen to pay for warfare instead of free healthcare, we tolerate

Our Muslim rulers enslaving nations to foreign powers, we tolerate

Our news channels selling ads instead of giving education, we tolerate

Our corporations exploiting our insecurities to make us consumers, we tolerate

Our kids carrying billions in student loans, we tolerate

Our genetically modified foods giving us cancer, we tolerate

Our radio stations saying crap songs are bestselling hits, we tolerate

Our parents dis-owned and rotting in nursing homes, we tolerate

Our leaders enriching themselves and not representing the public, we tolerate

Our sugary drinks manifesting our diabetes, we tolerate

Our folks’ paranoid biases against other groups, we tolerate

Our legalized medicines turning us into junkies, we tolerate

Our selves being alienated and isolated without support, we tolerate

Our fats and fast foods causing our obesity, we tolerate

Our demons assuming the worst in other people, we tolerate

Our country bullying the world like a godfather, we tolerate

Our loved ones leaving and dying, we tolerate

Our nation aloof, ensuring that business as usual perpetuates, we tolerate

Our direction lost and life purpose remaining unknown, we tolerate

By Fazeel Azeez Chauhan

7-23-19

Another 50 Sects of Islam

50 More Sects of Islam

“Why do you have to bring Islam into everything” they whine
I guess they are from the double personality sect of Islam

With luxury hotels, malls and the clock tower, oily royals turned Mecca into a Vegas attraction
Every year ticket prices go up in the disneylandish sect of Islam

Like babies everyone thinks they're right and don't agree
Arguing, being defensive, and stubborn in the narcissistic sect of Islam

Hiding behind a hijab, a beard, a turban and rituals
Posing and showing off in the superficial sect of Islam

Leg-pulling, mistrusting, backbiting and self-serving
Defeated and humiliated in the divided-and-ruled sect of Islam

Co-signing the bullshit of family members even when they are wrong
Blindly loyal to blood ties in the hateful-in-laws sect of Islam

The latest iPhone, Prada, sexy lipstick and German car
Wielding brand name symbols in the fashionable sect of Islam

Strict, oppressive, wrathful, and opinionated
Pretending to be holy, in the intolerant sect of Islam

Hating the “non-believers” and bombing fellow Muslims
Staying a victim and blaming others in the extremist sect of Islam

Narrow-minded, intolerant, jealous, backbiting and vengeful
Looking down upon others in the judgemental sect of Islam

by Fazeel Azeez Chauhan

5-25-19

Anti-Death Squad