“In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. &
It is also in the interests of a tyrant to keep his people poor, so that they may not be able to afford the cost of protecting themselves by arms and be so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for rebellion.”
― Aristotle
"The World we create is built on the Foundation(s) of Society and Culture"
The purpose of this website is to: "educate - inspire - change".
Given the state of the world; the environment and the global climate emergency, economics, politics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, genetic modification (the "Anthropocene" and "fourth industrial revolution"), and all of the things and ways in which these things intersect and encompass; I feel a deep sense of urgency in opening a dialogue or inviting one to open their minds about the current systems and where we are headed.
The website is made from the perspective of a U.S. Presidential candidate. I believe every elected public servant/official if in having aspirations to run for any national level of politics should develop themselves and their views and understandings about various issues of relevant importance especially in these times of "the information age" and make them known if running for office. It turned into (developed) more than that potentially but we'll see, success is only with Allah in any case.
My blog was meant to be more of just a personal blog and sometimes doesn't have much to do with politics or political views but about sharing videos and information I liked and found either helpful or relevant but it turned into something potentially much more than that as time went on.
So while I like my blog a lot, a lot of my older posts, looking back on them a bit, I can see how poor (or porous may be the better word) my writing often was and while the website, being as it is political and thus is hard to make perfect when its purpose is to just give and convey my views and "essence" on various specific subjects concisely a kind of hard and imperfect task; I have also changed my views much as a person as I have grown and learned more. While I do like my "Re-Imagining Government" section and think or find some of my old ideas very interesting and novel and thus could challenge or open a person's/one's own thinking potentially (the narratives or lenses of how one can view oneself and things on a global scale and then also within the domestic or national scale and the labels of Democrat/Republican and Conservative/Progressive; Capitalist/Socialist; Libertarian/Authoritarian) the task of learning and refining one's own beliefs shouldn't ever stop.
I've learned a lot about various things through my blog and have enjoyed making it and better developing positions on various topics.
I believe in fixing problems at the source and from the bottom up but change needs to be implemented and be made possible starting from the top. You or "one" can only go so far as one can see or comprehend and if one is limited in their ability and knowledge to think for oneself starting from the top then how far can one really ever be able to see or comprehend with a good or more perfect vision AND understanding? So from the top-down bottom-up, the common everyday person, it starts with education and knowledge, our base - learning and expounding upon what we know.
Some of my ideas are just ideals or maybe a "fantasy" but I think my ideas could realistically become reality and result in a lot of good changes. I feel I have quite a few good ideas I believe that a lot of people would agree with, at least partially anyway. A lot of us aren't too happy about the current systems or governments in place. I think some of the problems we have are due to the nature of money and power (our media encompassing therein as well). There are (in the United States and in so-called "democratic" countries around the whole world) mostly only two main parties and/or lines of thought and thinking with corporations (or nation-states and nefarious parties or individuals) backing both. The effects we can see now are tearing us ("Americans" or even as Muslims or individuals) apart which is what they (those in power) want.
Against: Injustice (economic unfairness), Oppression, Centralizing Power and Control (authoritarianism), Division, Disrespect, Dishonesty, Deceit (-- A lot of this has to do with manufacturing consent for war and/or profits - such as people representing on our/the peoples behalf who act without majority support for war(s) and playing "God" such as editing and changing DNA and rolling out A.I. upon humanity without any implicit consent by anyone to do so. Creating layers and layers of Law(s) and hiding behind layers and layers of vessels/corruption/lies.
Am For: Justice. Freedom (for individual rights and community, choice/opportunity), Knowledge, Unity through respect of differences and culture. Family and religious values and personal liberation such as is religious freedom to develop one's own self within one's knowledge, morals and virtue (development of the individual), Transparency and honesty (not deceit). Accountability (we will be held to account by Allah). Building a better world for humanity and for our collective home ("the amanah" - the trust and responsibility that God has given mankind on Earth as vicegerents).