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Swadeshi Jagaran Manch

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The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch is an Indian political organisation committed to the promotion of Swadeshi (Indigenous) industries and culture. It is usually recognised as a part of the Sangh Parivar of Hindu nationalistorganisations. SJM came into existence on November 22, 1991 at Nagpur. Representatives of five national level organisations including Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh(BMS), Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP), Bharatiya Kisan Sangh(BKS), Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP) & Sahkar Bharati took this decision in the presence of Shri Dattopant Thengdi, founder of BMS. For proper execution of movement a Central Committee was formed and Dr. M.G. Bokare (Ex Vice Chancellor, Nagpur University) was given the responsibility of convenor. On 12 January 1992, Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the first massive campaign against the economic policy of central government started. People from all walks of life with distinct ideologies came together on the SJM platform to fight against economic imperialism. Subsequently literature on Swadeshi, intellectual property rights. GATTand economic imperialism of multinationals was published and distributed to popularize the cause of SJM. Later on many other organisations joined the forces for Swadeshi like Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, Vidya Bharati, Rashtra Sevika Samiti, Bharatiya Sikshan Mandal etc. Today SJM has become an all-encompassing movement with more than 15 organisations associated with it.

1 Organisation 2 Philosophy 3 Swadeshi Life is based on Dharma 4 Goal & Objectives 5 External links

 Organisation

SJM is basically a mass-movement and therefore its organisational setup has been developed accordingly. Disregarding the traditional organisational form it is based on convenor committee format for wider appeal and acceptability. SJM has its organisation spread all over the country and has active branches in all the district of each & every state. SJM has 3 National Level Committees, which takes decisions to carry out the movement.

Philosophy

While capitalism solely rests on Market and State as the twin socioeconomic delivery systems, socialism primarily rests on the State as the delivery system. In contrast, the Swadeshi thought relies on the social institutional order, besides Market and State, as the socioeconomic delivery system. This makes the Market and the State share the public space with family, community and society.

Family: The lowest sociocultural economic unit of society in the Swadeshi view is not the individual but the family. This single institution relieves the modern State of extraordinary welfare commitments like old age benefits and unemployment doles which work out to over half of the GDP in many Western countries, like USA and Germany.

Community, Society: Swadeshi believes in the legitimacy of different social units. It believes that the unbridled and unbalanced individualism of the West is destructive of community living. The individual, for his free interplay, creative manifestation and progressive development, requires the mutually complementary and interactive relationship of the community.

Religion- Balancing the family, Society and the Individual: The Western notion of individual freedom, which fragments and compartmentalises family, economy, culture and social values, is not acceptable to the Swadeshi approach. Individual freedom is tempered by the individual’s integration into the family and community. The State acts only to protect it from incursions, ‘Dharma’ sustains the whole framework and religion provides support and linkage to community living.

The Role of the Market: The Western notion of a global market does not fit into the Swadeshi approach. The market has to be an instrument and not the master of the people. The smaller the size of the market, the better it is as an instrument. The Swadeshi approach is to limit the size of the market and not to eliminate the market as communism does. The Swadeshi global view is “let a thousand markets bloom - and not merge into one global market”.

The Role of the State: Swadeshi approach sees the State as the primary instrument to protect the nation and its interests and a residuary instrument in respect of all intra-national matters. Its role is, as Bhishmasaid in Shanti Parva in Mahabharata, to protect the weak and to ensure that Dharmais adhered to. The state must defend the wealth and honour of the nation. Ordinarily, and except in order to protect national interests against foreign interests, the State must not be a trader; but must ensure that trade and commerce conforms to Dharma.

Arrangement between individual, state, market and community/society/family: Swadeshi looks upon the individual, State, Market and the Dharmic collectivities namely, family, community, religion and society, as a means to sustain the ‘Vyavahar’ (material life) consistent with the total and integral object of individual and collective life, namely, the Purusharthas. In the Swadeshi approach, all these institutions are delivery mechanisms as much for socioeconomic purposes as for the higher purposes.

Swadeshi Life is based on Dharma

Swadeshi believes that, mere rule of law is inadequate to lay the ground for social interactions. A higher order of life has been in practice in India; all non-official community and social transactions take place on this higher principle of life called dharma, even today. ‘Dharma’ - an ancient Indian concept, which has no English equivalent - means ‘that which sustains’. In its wider sense, it implies the nourishment of all aspects of life - individual social global. Swadharma forms the very core of Swadeshi; Swadeshi is the living tradition of India. Though buried under the veneer of the superficial West-centric Indian exterior it is still the largest sustaining force and the core of Indian society, economy and polity.

The essential ingredients of the Swadeshi thought may be summarised as follows:

Swadeshi means that which is natural and native to a country and society, but allows scope for assimilation of wholesome and beneficial elements from the outside. This applies to economics as well as politics; culture as well as technology.

It is the principle of preferring the neighborhood to the remote.

It commands need-based life, and rules out unlimited consumption as an end.

It renews and relies on family, community and society as socioeconomic delivery systems. It does not substitute these traditional institutions by the State and the Market.

It is not autarky; but a global alternative, which accepts only need-based transnationalism.

Swadeshi restores economics to its earlier definition which even now the dictionary meaning of economy indicates, namely, practical human needs, frugality, savings, thrift etc. and seeks to remove the latter-day distortion of defining economics as multiplication of wants and efforts to satisfy them, powered by greed.

Stated in simple terms, Swadeshi rejects materialistic and imperialistic homogenisation and aimless transnationalism of the Western assumption. Swadeshi is a multidimensional thought, embracing civilisational, political and economic aspects of human life and presenting an integrated vision of life in harmony with nature.

Goal & Objectives

Creation of a just world order based on integral and holistic life vision.

- Ensuring national security, unity and integrity.

- Building a self-reliant nation - Nourishment of Bharatiya cultural values.

- Preservation of natural wealth.

- Balanced development of all regions and the society as a whole.

Be careful using your debt card at the gas pump

Gas prices are already high, but what if you got charged twice as much and then had to wait for a refund after every fill up?

When you pay at the pump with your debit card, additional money in your checking account may get frozen for days leaving you at risk for bounced checks and other headaches.

We think this is outrageous. So we’d like to know if you’ve had cash in your checking account frozen–they call it a “hold”–after making a gas purchase at the pump.

Take a minute to fill out our survey on your experience using your debit card at the gas station. The more information we have, the better we can tackle the problem.

Even if you’re pumping only a few dollars of gas, up to $100 may be frozen in your checking account. They claim they need such large holds because they don’t know how much gas you’ll pump when they pre-authorize the charge.

But here’s the rub — your money is sometimes off limits to you for up to three days without your knowledge, leaving you at-risk of bouncing checks or unable to access your cash.

If there is a need to put a hold on your funds, it should be for 5 or 10 minutes, not 72 hours. The gas companies and banks know almost immediately how much you pumped, so why freeze your money for days? It’s your money, not theirs.

If you have ever experienced this, we have a few questions for you, and your answers can help us campaign effectively for your right to your own money.

Higher gas prices shouldn’t stick us twice. Tell us your experience, then pass this on to your friends and family. The more people we hear from, the better.

Sincerely,
Michelle Jun
Consumers Union
1535 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA  94103-2512

Shut the Hell Up!!

Finally someone in the media is putting it all on the table!!

 

 

Motivational Quotes of all time

The Motivational Quotes
 

In order to be effective truth must penetrate like an arrow — and that is likely to hurt.
– Wei Wu Wei
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
–- Harry Truman
The longer you stay in one place, the greater your chance of disillusionment.
– Art Spander
Many of the things you can count, don’t count. Many of the things you can’t count, really count.
- -Albert Einstein
The dreamers are the saviors of the world.
– James Allen
I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am in.
– The Bible, Phillipians 4:11 (NASB)
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
– Howard Thurman
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
– George Eliot
He who cannot forgive others destroys a bridge over which he himself must pass.
– George Herbert
It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.
– e.e. cummings
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.
– H. Jackson Brown Jr.
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
– Scottish Proverb
The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.
– John E. Southard
How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.
-– Trina Paulus
In times like these it helps to recall there have always been times like these.
– Paul Harvey
Say what you want to say when you have the feeling and the chance. My greatest regrets are the things I did not do, the opportunities missed and the things unsaid.
– Jim Keller
We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.
–Rabindranth Tagore
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
–Carl Jung
You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.
–Robert Anthony
It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
— Henry Ward Beecher
If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go into business, because we’d be too cynical. Well, that’s nonsense. You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.
–Annie Dillard
The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.
– Ann Landers
Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional. We cannot avoid pain, but we can avoid joy.
– Tim Hansel
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
– Henry David Thoreau

And one extra for good luck:

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t.
– Richard Bach

 

Family Freedom March on Washington July 12th

Great news! Our plans are really coming along for the march and rally - we’re lining up our speakers and entertainment right now. We have invited several Congressmen and authors (some best-selling) to speak about various subjects. Not only will you have the opportunity to stand up and show your representatives that you are paying attention, but you will have the opportunity to grow in your civic knowledge! Topics to be covered include the Federal Reserve, the economy, foreign policy, subversion of the Constitution, fascism and the impending North American Union, which, of course, includes the topics of illegal immigration, open borders, land confiscation in Texas for the NAFTA Superhighway, and more!

That’s not all! We are expanding on the march/rally idea to include many educational and action oriented activities throughout the week! We want this march to be more than just a march. We want this event to aid in producing future candidates, campaign managers, activists, and citizen lobbyists! The only way to effect change is legislatively. Now is your chance to do that:

Wednesday-Thursday: Citizens Lobby Workshops for those who would like to lobby Congress on Friday the 11th
Friday: Lobbying your Congressman and Senators with your new found skills
Also Friday: Demonstrating in front of the Federal Reserve Building
And, Friday is the Marshal training for the special folks who signed up to help keep things humming along the march route as well as the rally.
Saturday: The march!!!!!
Saturday, post march: Book signing and opportunities to meet the speakers

One day or the whole week, there will be plenty of opportunity for you to have an impact, network, have fun, and learn along the way! So plan on taking some vacation time and join us!

Have you made your travel plans yet? Currently there are 4 cross-country convoys being planned - starting in California! We are also negotiating with Best Western to be our official Nationwide Revolution March Hotel chain. The enthusiasm is electric!

We’ll have more details on the web site about the activities prior to the march as well as more info on the “Ronvoy” in a few days. We will have a special website with all the details posted on RonVoy.com soon!

Important: We are gearing up for a Memorial Day Money Bomb which will be on MarchBomb.com when it is ready. In the meantime, if people wish to donate, they can do it using the Chip-In widget on the RevolutionMarch.com home page. Without donations, this march can’t move forward, so please spread the word on this. Any donation, big or small, is needed and welcomed! Also, we will need your help finding sponsors for the event. Sponsors are organizations that will buy tables at the march to distribute their literature and will be given advertisement exposure on our web site, our radio program, and in our literature. We will have more info on that in a future email.

Please keep in mind when you are promoting that this is a family event, and that we encourage all people, regardless of age or political background to come and stand up for true freedom, and if you have any questions regarding the march, your job, fundraising, or any other aspect of this event, feel free to contact us at any time.

All we need now is the funding and sponsorship to ensure this event is a success! Please help us achieve our goals by donating here:

Thanks
Revolution March Team
http://www.revolutionmarch.com
http://www.revolutionbroadcasting.com

Congress passes bill to protect employees from genetic discrimination

Please read the fine details.  Yes, this bill protects you from your employer or health insurance discriminating against you because of information found in your genetic code. 

BUT, it also allows the government at all levels access to all genetic information and decreases the need for consent to collect genetic material from you.

If my genetic code is not “private” I don’t know what is.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.493.EAS:

 

Decriminalize Marijuana

The following is from Dr. Ron Paul’s weekly newsletter.  I would like to add; not only would we see the dramatic savings in medical expenses he talks about, but we would also realize an equally dramatic savings in police and prison costs.

DrD

Politicizing Pain

K.K. Forss does not claim medical marijuana solves all his problems.  His pain from a ruptured disc in his neck is debilitating.  He is unable to go to work or to the First Baptist Church he used to attend because of the pain and muscle spasms.  Taxpayers through Medicare spend over $18,000 a year on his various medications.  Half of those drugs are strong narcotics.  The other half address the various side-effects brought on by the first half, such as nausea, heartburn, heart palpitations, difficulty sleeping, and muscle spasms. 

No, marijuana would not completely address all his pain, but it made a tremendous difference in the quality of his life when he tried it for over a year.  It helped him regain 38 pounds he had lost.  It calmed his muscle spasms and helped him sleep. In short, it alleviated many side effects and greatly reduced his need for other expensive medications.  Mr. Forss estimates that being allowed to use medical marijuana would save taxpayers at least $12,000 a year in medications he would no longer need.  He would also be able to work occasionally and attend some church services.

Scientists at the University of California at Davis recently completed a study that backs up Mr. Forss’s experience, finding that cannabis demonstrates significant relief of neuropathic pain.  Many in government call for more studies while people like K.K. Forss suffer.  More studies will not change what many patients already know, and that is for some, medical marijuana helps their pain.  But over-reaching government gets in the way.

K.K. Forss lived in constant fear of federal and state officials so he eventually stopped taking medical marijuana and switched to his more rigorous and expensive pill regimen.  Presently, twelve states have passed legislation allowing marijuana, under certain conditions, to be prescribed legally by doctors for patients who could benefit from it.  K.K. Forss lives in Minnesota, where it is not yet legal.  However, even if it is legalized by the state, Mr. Forss will still have plenty to fear from the Federal government, as cannabis dispensaries and clinics that operate under these state laws are still under fire from the Drug Enforcement Administration. 

In other words, the federal government sees fit to use our tax dollars to raid state sanctioned healthcare clinics, to imprison and fine patients and operators, in order to compel people like Mr. Forss to be bedridden and overmedicated at great taxpayer expense every single day.

The Federal government should recognize that states have the authority to decide these issues.  This affords all states the opportunity to see which policies are most beneficial. As a Congressman and a physician, I strongly advocate that healthcare decisions should be made by doctors and patients, not politicians or federal agents, which is why I am an original co-sponsor of the recently introduced “Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act” which would bar the Federal government from intervening in such doctor/patient relationships that violate no state law.

The bottom line is that K.K. Forss should be treated as a free American.  Mr. Forss is one of many who would like to use marijuana medicinally because it helps him.  Politicians and bureaucrats have no right to interfere.

Proper alignment of people government and corporations

I was asked by Dr. Crow to blog this explanation so here goes:

Step 1:  In order to protect the liberties of the weak against oppression from the will of the strong, people gather together to form a government.

Government is vested by the people (jurors) with limited powers to referee (not judge) dispute resolutions between individuals.

Step 2:  In order to finance its existence, government is directed to regulate the creation and activities of corporations that do business within its borders.

End product: 

Corporations answer to and provide revenue for the government.

Government answers to and protects the interests of the people. 

People answer to the golden rule, and are responsible for the well being of thier local communities.

Sounds simple huh?  Well, to get back to this it is going to take a majority of American patriots to have the courage to reclaim the responsibility for thier own health, wealth and happiness. 

All federal entitlements need to be phased out to be replaced with responsible local activities. 

(Remove your >50% tax burden from your mind, imagine doubling your personal income, then reread this sentence with the attitude of how you could directly help others around you.)

Stop waiting for the authorities to save you, start being responsible adults, trust your feelings and remember the golden rule.

Dr D.

Will Americans accept being tracked 24/7?

Where is all this RFID chip use leading? How do you think they will get Americans to accept so much tracking?

Katherine

In order to get people to accept this control system, there needs to be a reason for the people to accept it. I believe the government will eventually sell RFID technology to the American public as a way to resolve illegal immigration.

It is going to come down on the basis of this completely manufactured issue of illegal immigration. When I say completely manufactured, they allowed it to become an out of control problem and then publicized it day and night. They want the average American to be so fed up with illegal immigration that they will tolerate any degree of intrusion into their own lives in order to put a stop to it.

Katherine Albrecht 

 

 

 

Gambling with your health

I’m not much of a gambler, but when I do place a bet I ussually plan on winning that bet, thou most of the time the odds are stacked against me.

Giving another person or company money just in case something bad happens to you is gambling.

ALL 3rd party payer systems, private insurance or government programs are the house, the odds are stacked in their favor.  They take your bet because they expect to keep your money.

You place your bet, only the house gets to set the odds and the anti (premium).

While making monthly installments on your bet, you go about your merry way hoping you never win that bet.

Only, deep down inside something is saying, “Dang, I sure am investing a lot of my hard earned money into this bet.  Too bad I can’t come up with some way to win that bet, without getting too sick, of course.”

You never say it out loud, but you know others are thinking the same thing by what they say and how some of them display thier winnings (illnesses) with pride.

Stop gambling with your health, take a responsible role in the upkeep of your body.  If you have questions, please comment on this blog, or set an appointment.  I now have a 30 day intensive fountain youth program. The first few people that have gone through it (including me) have made miraculous progress in recovering the energy and spirit of our youth.

DrD