Some wise ideas

Some wise ideas are spoken here. If there are simple actions that you can take in order to have a HUGE impact on your life, these are some of them.

Once I take the time I'll be posting signs with this on them around town. You should too!

Welcome!

Hello to all you people out there. An idea came about this morning upon hearing about a foreign professor who yesterday was denied a visa to teach in the US. The idea/revelation was that the U.S. government was flatly admitting that, to them, ideas are a threat, and can be considered a terrorist act. I then began to think about which other countries out there espouse a similar ideal. The first, and most obvious one, that came to mind was China. THAT was a frightening thought.

So, if you feel like it, why not go ahead and add countries who you feel view ideas as a threat (with the same or greater level of concern as the U.S. gov't does) in the comments section below. Then we'll see what sort of company the U.S. government is keeping.

But more importantly, to keep adding to the pool of ideas that can benefit massive amounts of people, in this forum I'll start talking about ideas that can benefit you, your family, your friends, your community, your world. After all, your world is what YOU make it. (How's THAT for a terrorist idea to start?)

US Blocks Indigenous Bolivian Scholar From Entry

From Democracy Now:

In education news, the U.S. government is blocking an indigenous Bolivian professor from entering the country to teach at the University of Nebraska for what it's calling security reasons. The professor, Waskar Ari Chachaki, is a member of the Aymara indigenous people in Bolivia and is a leading authority on religious beliefs and political activism in Bolivia. The American Historical Society has called on the U.S. government to reconsider. The group's president-elect Barbara Weinstein called the situation "very disturbing." Weinstein said "It would have to be unimaginable circumstances for someone from Bolivia to be classified as a security risk." A State Department official told the Chronicle of Higher Education that the government has 'derogatory information' about Ari that renders him ineligible for the visa. But the government has not shared that information with Ari or the university. Ari is considered to be a moderate voice within the Aymaran community and some of his critics have accused of being too 'pro-U.S'. He received his doctorate from Georgetown. Two years ago, another foreign-born professor, Tariq Ramadan, one of the leading Muslim scholars in Europe, was denied a visa to teach at the University of Notre Dame.