Knowing that opposition and adversity are a common part of life, we can meet and overcome these challenges by remaining faithful to the Lord and trusting Him to help us. As we rise above adversity, our weaknesses are turned into strengths. “And if men come unto me, I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in men, then will I make weak things become strong unto them,” reports Ether 12.27. The neurotic process is a special form of human development, and—because of the waste of constructive energies which it involves—is a particularly unfortunate one. It is not only different in quality from healthy human growth but, to a greater extent than we have realized, antithetical to it in many ways. Under favourable conditions man’s energies are put into the realization of his own potentialities. Such a development is far from uniform. According to his particular temperament, faculties, propensities, and the conditions of his earlier and later life, he may become softer or harder, more cautious or more trusting, more or less self-reliant, more contemplative or more outgoing; and he may develop his special gifts. However, whenever his course takes him, it will be his given potentialities which he develops. #RandolphHarris 1 of 24

Under inner stress, however, a person may become alienated from his real self. He will then shift the major part of his energies to the task of molding himself, by a rigid system of inner dictates, into a being of absolute perfection. For nothing short of godlike perfection can fulfill his idealized image of himself and satisfy his pride in the exalted attributes which (so he feels) he has, could have, or should have. This trend in neurotic development engages our attention over and beyond the clinical or theoretical interest in pathological phenomena. For it involves a fundamental problem of morality—that of man’s desire, drive, or religious obligation to attain perfection. No serious student concerned with man’s development will doubt the undesirability of pride or arrogance, or that of the drive for perfection when pride is the motivating force. However, there is a wide divergence of opinion about the desirability or necessity of a disciplinary inner control system for the sake of insuring moral conduct. Granted that these inner dictates have a cramping effect upon man’s spontaneity, should we not, in accordance with the Christian injunction (“Be ye perfect…”), strive for perfection? Would it not be hazardous, indeed ruinous, to man’s moral and social life to dispense with such dictates? #RandolphHarris 2 of 24

There are three major concepts of the goal of mortality which rests upon these different interpretations of essential human nature. Superimposed checks and controls cannot be relinquished by anyone who believes—in whatever terms—that man is by nature sinful or ridden by primitive instincts (Dr. Freud). The goal of morality must then be the taming or overcoming of the status naturae and not its development. The goal must be different for those who believe that there is inherent in human nature both something essentially “good” and something “bad,” sinful, or destructive. It will center upon the insurance of the eventual victory of the inherent good, as refined, directed, or reinforced by such elements as faith, reason, will, or grace—in accordance with the particular dominating religious or ethical concept. Here the emphasis is not exclusively upon combatting and suppressing evil, since there is also a beneficial program. Yet the beneficial program rests either upon supernatural assistance of some sort or upon a strenuous ideal of reason or will, which in itself suggests the use of prohibitive and checking inner dictates. The problem of morality is again different when we believe that inherent in man are evolutionary constructive forces, which urge him to realize his given potentialities. This belief does not mean that man is essentially good—which would presuppose a given knowledge of what is good or bad. It means that man, by his very nature and of his own accord, strives toward self-realization, and that his set of values evolves from such striving. #RandolphHarris 3 of 24

Apparently, he cannot, for example, develop his full human potentialities unless he is truthful to himself; unless he is active and productive; unless he relates himself to others in the spirit of mutuality. If he indulges in a “dark idolatry of self” (Shelley) and consistently attributes all his own shortcomings to the deficiencies of others, apparently, he cannot grow. If he assumes responsibility for himself, he can grow, in the true sense. Many women have all sorts of residuals of the double standards, attitudes that some have gotten from their peers. Fantasizing is merely their way of breaking that down. However, all of us use fantasy, to a greater or lesser degree. It is a form of self-stimulation. It helps us move from where we are to where we want to be, when the occasion warrants. In that sense it is a bridge and can be very useful. If we apply it to what we have been discussing, we can see the guilt of the double standard. Some women’s fantasies help them advance from the old double standard thou-shalt-not morality to a single standard of permissibility. In this respect, some women symbolize what is happening in society at large, Social changes are unquestionably altering the traditional relationship of pleasures of the flesh between the male and female. #RandolphHarris 4 of 24

The female is achieving greater equality, although I suspect at a much slower rate than most young people think. Traditions that evolve over centuries do not disappear overnight. However, if today’s changes are to continue and become culturally entrenched, it is up to young people to incorporate these changes in their own marriage patterns. As the woman seeks to become a more active partner, she must understand and accept the nature of response dealing with pleasures of the flesh. Any woman who demands the right to her climax involving intimate passions the way she demands equal job rights is simply unaware of the physiology of intimate passions. In achieving equality, she must preserve those aspects of herself as a female that the male has learned to value—because his physiological response is dependent on them. This does not mean that she has to pretend or tease or manipulate or submit or play any of the thousand and one roles written for her in the past. Instead of playing parts, she must be herself—the female self. Ans since pleasures of the flesh is not a matter of one person but of two, she has to be the kind of woman who appeals to the man who appeals to her. If together they are to get the pleasure from each other that they both seek, she has to give, as he has to give.  What the man must understand is that he has everything to gain. #RandolphHarris 5 of 24

Until now he has been playing a stereotyped part too-whether he felt like it or not, he was supposed to be tough, unemotional, giving orders and assuming all responsibility. Well, if you translate those terms into the relationships involving pleasures of the flesh, they may—and often do—work against him. To some extent they can deprive him of enjoyment. They diminish his chances of experiencing the kind of total body response that intercourse offers. If he has never experienced it, of course, he does not know what he is missing. However, once he does, he is jolly well likely to want it again. In the long run, the trend toward equality in pleasures of the flesh should mean a great deal for both male and female. As she assumes a share of the responsibility for making something happen between them, her self-esteem should rise, and with that should come an intensified capacity for pleasure. And as the male is relieved of some of the pressure his pleasure too should be increased—and, within physiological limits, his performance as well! Some people expect every encounter with pleasures of the flesh to be exciting and enjoyable and perfect, but sometimes people are just doing the best they can while dealing with all of the other responsibilities that they have. Pleasures of the flesh should not be categorized, should not be made into a “thing” that is reserved for a specific occasion or a specific use. #RandolphHarris 6 of 24

Some people are always postponing pleasures of the flesh because there is too much work with the family, their job, and other responsibilities that need to be handled. In fact, it would amaze you to know how many husbands and wives become dysfunctional with intimate passions as a result of the so-called work ethic. There is nothing that can be done about it. However, a couple can have a medical consultation. They might say something along these lines: “We believe we are faced with a problem of sexual incompatibility. We would like to consult a physician about this matter. Are there any individual physicians in this area who have dealt with such problems in the past? If so, we would like a recommendation. If not, can you direct us to any other professional person who can be of assistance or who can put us in touch with a reliable authority?” You may be referred to a psychiatrist, an obstetrician, a gynecologist, generalist or urologist or to someone in some other field of medicine. However, the single greatest mistake any distressed couple can make is to discuss their problems with friends or neighbour. Also, no matter how difficult the search for help may be and despite the fact that even professional help is no guarantee that a couple problems with pleasures of the flesh can be resolved, the effort should be made. What are the other choices, after all? Either to love out the years in a miserable marriage or to get a divorce—or to solve the problem and enjoy the pleasure, in bed and out, that the couple expected to have when they got married. #RandolphHarris 7 of 24

What we deal with in society has a huge impact of us. For instance, so far as advertising uses its powers of suggestion and repetition to increase the desires for food, clothes, and things which are basically harmful, it becomes a means of debasing or perverting people. Today, they are legalizing abortion in several countries and making it easier for the act to be committed than it ever was before. Nevertheless, it remains what it is. On its own level it is an act of murder, even though that level is an early one in the life of the human being in the foetus. There is, there must be, a bad karma connected with such an act. To abort a foetus is to destroy a child, to take its like. This is an act which must carry its own karmic penalty. And for a woman, whose very function in Nature is to bring a child into the World, such an act is doubly strange. How sad that, though ignorance of higher laws, such mistakes made in judgment and conduct have to be paid for—sometimes with many years of unhappiness or suffering, sometimes with recurring regrets over opportunity missed and gone. It is not enough to try to secure peace between the nations. We must also try to secure it between men by ceasing to slaughter them. To take advantage of the helplessness of so many people when confronted by man’s deadly weapons, cruel snares, or powerful contrivances is a sin. The karmic scales of life will read off an appropriate penalty for it. Ordinary human brutality to these creatures is bad enough but scientific brutality by vivisection is worse. #RandolphHarris 8 of 24

The map of African reveals that the principle of neighbour-antagonism exists. What the political map does not show is the fact that within African countries, which were arbitrarily defined by European colonists, tribal enmities continue to rage on. African is a checkerboard of mammalian wardom. Ninety percent of African countries are ruled by assassins and military chiefs. Mafia capos. Look north to Europe. Until World War II, Europe was also a checkerboard of quarreling neighbours, each ruled by a feudal chief. The technological quantum leap taken in World War II forced a change in territoriality. Technology always increases the size of the gene pool territory. The Eastern Bloc nations were forced together into a monolithic entity confronting the union of West European states transferring border-tensions from between individual nations to the divine between East and West—the Iron Curtain. Interestingly, ninety percent of Western European countries are ruled, not by military dictators, but by elected representatives. Like brain hemispheres, the North-South bifurcation of the genetic highway has produced a fascinating left-right division which perfectly parallels the cerebral hemispheric split. Like those who are right-handed, the northern countries excel at logic, rationality, and manipulation of artifacts and symbols. The new technologies require larger networks of harmonious collaboration. The energies of thousands of people must be linked-up to maintain an automotive business or a Coca-Cola industry. Technology creates larger and more intelligent gene-colony units. #RandolphHarris 9 of 24

Europe, the right-hand-continent developed the technology and carried the freedom-gene upward. By contrast, the left-hand continent, Africa, failed to produce mobility-freedom-gene pools. Africa developed slavery and Europe developed capitalist-democracy. The genetic highway veered north instead of south when it burst out of the Middle East—the midbrain. The northern Mediterranean centers lighted up in sequence—Greece, Rome, Venice, Paris, Madrid, Lisbon, London. There must be a basic neuro-geographical principle that explains why African swarms with slavery and Paleolithic primitivism, while at the right-hand-northern lobe has provided the centers and pathways along which the species has evolved. We can only speculate as to why the freedom-genes clustered along the North Atlantic beaches and why the intelligence-technology breakout occurred from West Europe and not West Africa. Think of evolution as an ascent-literally a climb, a series of intelligence tests which activate velocity-altitude-freedom circuits. From the Mid-East-the midbrain—there are two pathways. The Southern route is the easiest. The Arabs took it and slid off along the low road. Insectoid armies oozing from the East, sending, not gene pools, but soldiers and military bureaucrats. By contrast, the highroad North was a ladder, a series of ledges to be scaled. Look at the map. First the Dardenelles to be crossed. Then the pricky mountains of Greece, the fingered peninsulas, the Balkan Mountains and the high Alps—rugged land, uninviting to Mid-Eastern sultans. Choked with geographic barters offering refuge to ascending gene pools. The story of evolution is the ascent of Celtic out-caste gene pools standing on the shoulders of the teeming Eastern autonomic-involuntary centers. #RandolphHarris 10 of 24

What is interesting about humans, when some have tried to please everyone, not just the majority, but everyone with their work, there will still be discord amongst the group and it will render the person working hard to please them all to feel worthless. Not only that, but the individual will assume that because you do not like their work or their attempt to please you that you do not like him because so much of a person’s self goes into what they produce. And a person has to be liked. He has to live in society. If he makes nothing but enemies, he cannot do that. Most people do not want people hating them. Instead, they want to be loved by people. When someone’s work is not appreciated, the creator may choose to destroy it. There are certain people who quickly make it clear that they do not trust anybody. That is, they talk about life that way, but their behaviour is not entirely consistent with what they say, because actually they are continually “trusting” people, but it usually turns out badly. The concept of sweatshirts has an advantage over the more naïve approached of “character defense,” “attitude,” and “lifestyle” because they tend to take things at face value, while the transactional analyst is accustomed to look first of all for the con or paradox, and is gratified rather than surprised when he finds it. That is what he looks for when he finds a sweatshirt, and that is what gives him his therapeutic advantage. #RandolphHarris 11 of 24

To put it another way, character analysts analyze the front of the sweatshirt very effectively, but fail to look at the back where the game slogan or “kicker” is written, or at least it takes them a long time to get around to it, while the game analyst looks there right at the beginning. The sweatshirt “You Cannot Trust Anybody” (or “You Cannot Trust Anybody Nowadays,” YOCTAN) is therefore not taken at face value. It does not mean that the wearer will avoid entanglement with people because he does not trust them. Quite the contrary. It means that he will seek entanglements for the express purpose of proving his slogan and reinforcing his position (I am Okay—They are not-Okay). Hence the YOCTAN player picks untrustworthy people, makes ambiguous contracts with them, and then gratefully, or even gleefully, collects brown stamps when something goes wrong, thus confirming his position that “You Cannot Trust Anybody.” In extreme cases he may feel entitled to a “free” homicide, justified by repeated betrayal at the hands of people carefully chosen for their untrustworthiness. Once having collected enough brown stamps for such a payoff, the YOCTAN player may pick as his victim someone he has never met, perhaps a public figure whose murder rates the label of “assassination.” Other YOCTAN players may seize upon such an event to prove that the “authorities,” such as the police who arrest the assassin, are untrustworthy. The police, of course, are paid for YOCTAN. It is part of their job not to be too trusting. #RandolphHarris 12 of 24

Thus, a tournament is started in which amateur or semi-professional YOCTAN players are pitted against professionals. The battle cries of such a tournament, “frame-up,” “codes,” and “conspiracy,” may go on for years or even centuries, the object beings to prove such propositions as: “Homer was not really Homer, but another man of the same name,” “Raisuli loved Perdicaris,” and “Gavrilo Princip was not really Gavrilo Princip, but another man of the same name.” The YOCTAN sweatshirt gives the following information about the wearer. His favourite pastime is discussing double-crosses. His favourite feeling is triumph: “Now I Have Got You, You Male Chauvinistic Pig.” His nickname is Cagey, and the critical sphincter is his anus (“Keep a tight a** hole or you will get screwed.”) His hero is the man who proves that “the authorities” are untrustworthy. What he does in the front room comes on in a blandly righteous or ingenuous way, while in the back room he is scheming and untrustworthy (like the landlady who self-righteously said: “You cannot trust any of your tenants nowadays. Only the other day I was going through the desk of one of them, and you will never guess what I found!”) His mental World is a self-righteous one in which he is entitled to do all sorts of shady things, provided the aim is to uncover the untrustworthiness of others. His script calls for him to be done in by someone he trusts so that with his dying breath he can call out his slogan: “I knew it. You cannot trust anybody nowadays.” #RandolphHarris 13 of 24

Thus, the front of his sweatshirt, “You Cannot Trust Anybody Nowadays,” is a bland invitation to well-meaning people, such as unwary therapists, to prove that they are exceptions. If they do not take the trouble to look, ahead of time, it is only after the dust of battle settles down and the victorious player walks away, that they see what is written on the back: “Now Maybe You Will Believe Me.” If the therapist is alert, however, he still must be careful not to move too son, or the patient will say: “See, I cannot even trust you.” Then when he walks away, the kicker is still valid, so he wins either way. Some will wonder at the similarities of this region of normal experience and the hallucinations of schizophrenics. There are both consistent similarities and difference. Hallucinations reported by patents are much louder or more visible than the majority of hypnogogic experiences. A phrase said in the normal hypnogogic is as faint as a whispered notion, whereas most schizophrenic auditory hallucinations are as loud as a normal spoken voice. Things seen are often indistinguishable from reality. Hallucinations often have no fixed identity or slippery changing identity similar to the hypnogogic. The normal experiences are usually momentary whole hallucinations can keep up for years. Both states appear to be different from dreams, id est, a person tormented by a set of hallucinatory tormentors will usually have no sign of them in dreams. Hallucinations are unanticipated, often frame of reference, id est, the innermost subjective of the person. #RandolphHarris 14 of 24

I have chosen patients who can distinguish between themselves and their hallucinations. I strike up a relationship with the patient and the hallucinated figures. Then it is possible to question the hallucinations directly, and the patient reveals their response. In this way it is possible to do a psychological examination of voices and the patient as separate entities. Curiously, hallucinations seem to be sicker than the patient on psychological tests! One patient’s hallucinations said they were from Washington D.C. near Virginia or were they at the seat of the government of the patient. They affirmed it was the latter. I have a good deal of evidence, too lengthy to cite, the hallucinations have this same inner subjective frame of reference. The patient is often fooled by subjective frame of reference. The patient is often fooled by it because it sounds as though the hallucinations felt they were his government. They commented for years how he was in their power. Hence, they are from his Washington, D.C. The man who exulted under torture, who hurled curses at God and at beauty, who hardened himself in the harsh atmosphere of crime, now only wants to marry someone “with a future.” The mage, the seer, the convict who lived perpetually in the shadow of the penal colony, the man-king on a godless Earth, always carried seventeen pounds of gold in a belt worn uncomfortably round his stomach, while he complained gave him dysentery. #RandolphHarris 15 of 24

Is this mythical hero, worshipped by so many young men who, though they do not spit in the face of a belt? To maintain the myth, those decisive letters must be ignored. It is easy to see why they have been so little commented on. They are a sacrilege, as truth sometimes is. Sometimes persons who themselves are uncomfortable with genuine emotional expression, especially of pain, embarrassment, or sorrow, find it necessary to avoid dealing with such expressions in friends, relatives, children, or others. This makes for non-genuine interactions, since both are pretending to be or feel some way that is not authentic. Someone with a poker face in the midst of an expression of deep emotional feeling on the part of another leaves that person with a feeling of being drastically misunderstood. Concern for another’s feelings is characteristic of a “person-centered” society. We can assure communication of feeling through the reflection of feeling. This is a useful techniques in psychotherapy, as it is in all human relationships. One reflects back to the other the sensitive awareness of the other’s feelings: “I know you are upset with me” or “You feel very angry, extremely angry.” This technique of course requires that the “understander” be fully able to accept the feeling without shock or other negative, basic feelings. Because of the demonstrated difficult in determining the nature of an emotion from the facial communication only seem even more important to make use of the reflection as a check on one’s understanding of another person. #RandolphHarris 16 of 24

The temper tantrums is perhaps the most manipulative of all emotions, and although it is often thought of as characteristic of the “spoiled” child, it can also be found in the spoiled adult. Someone who learns to het his or her way through exaggeration of emotion becomes an emotional tyrant who does damage to his or her own emotional life as well as to that of others. Philosophy is as opposed to violence and bloodshed as a method of ending conflicts as is pacifism but it stops where the latter walks obstinately on. It makes a clear distinction between aggression and self-defense, and justifies the use of force in the second instance. He will defend himself and others against evil aggression, but he will not retaliate against it. Justice often demands that force be used in order to implement is decisions. Philosophy sets up justice as one of the guiding principles of personal and national conduct. Therefore, philosophy has no use for pacificism or nonviolence. The resistance of evil is a social duty. Its strongest expression heretofore has been defensive war against a criminally aggressive offending nation. If resistance is itself an evil, war is the evilest form of that evil. The appearance of the atomic bomb is a sign that a new approach must be found today, that the old way of defensive war will not meet the new problems which have arisen. If man is to end war once and for all and find peace, he must do so both internally and externally. He cannot do the one by ending the rule of the animal aggressive emotions within himself such as greed, anger, revenge, and hatred, and he can do the other by abandoning the slaying of others. He may take whatever defensive preparations he pleases, but he must stop short at the point of killing other men. #RandolphHarris 17 of 24

The Sacramento Fire Department puts the welfare of the nation, and the City of Sacramento before their own. As a firefighter, selfless service means doing what is right for the nation, the Sacramento Fire Department, and the citizens of Sacramento. While the needs of the City of Sacramento should come first, it does not imply neglect for firefighters nor their families, nor themselves. To the contrary, such neglect of these important elements weakens a firefighter and can cause the fire department more harm than good. A strong but harnessed ego, high self-esteem, and a healthy ambition can be compatible with self service, as long as a firefighter treats people fairly and gives team members credit when they deserve it. They Sacramento Fire Department cannot function except as a team. Fore a team to excel, everyone must give up self-interest for the good of the whole. Honor provides a moral compass for character and personal conduct in the Sacramento Fire Department. It means that they live by words and actions consistent with high ideals. Honor is the glue that holds the Sacramento Fire Department’s Values together. Honor requires that firefighters and EMTs always demonstrate an understanding of what is right. The Sacramento Fire Department and EMTs demonstrate an understanding of what is right and take pride in that reputation by living up to the fire department’s values. By living honorably, members of the Sacramento Fire Department set an example for others to follow. #RandolphHarris 18 of 24

“I was married in 1996 to the high school gal I ran with all the time. Her family was one of the original settlers in this valley. She was a little hesitant about the fire department. You know how women are, maybe they’ve read of some big fire where somebody got hurt, and they go along with that part of it. Then I got involved putting in a lot of hours, and she got pushed out of shape, because she thought that the fire department was competing with our lives…which actually it was. We have two adult children, a daughter and a son. My son never cared about firefighting, and, of course, my daughter never did. My wife and I are into golfing. She’s an excellent golfer, and I’m not a hacker. We enjoy taking off for a few days and play different courses. And we still do quite a bit with our kids. They are not far away. We’ve helped them buy houses, do clean up work and build fences, things like that. My wife is a pretty fair artist, she does a lot of water colors, so she’s out in the wilds quite a bit taking pictures for her painting, and I go with her. I enjoy that. Basically, that’s about it. I’ve never had time to develop any hobbies, I was always seventy, eighty hours a week in my business. And since I’ve been chief here, I put in about nine, ten hours a day. I love it, you know?” The Sacramento Fire Department is older than the City of Sacramento. On 5 February 2025, the Sacramento Fire Department will be celebrating their 175^th birthday. This is a very important milestone. Understanding the expectations and applying the attributes and competencies prepares the Sacramento Fire Department for situations they are likely to encounter. Fire fighters who gain expertise through operational assignments, institutional learning, and self-development will be versatile enough to adapt to most situations and grow into greater responsibilities. All members of the Sacramento Fire Department are loyal, dedicated to duty, respectful, selfless, honorable, possess a great deal of integrity and display personal courage in the face of danger and adversity. You can save lives by making a donation to the Sacramento Fire Department. As a reminder, parents, pleasure teach your children love America and be patriotic citizens and to buy goods and services made in America. It is also important to respect law and order and treat your elders with respect. #RandolphHarris 19 of 24

“You can measure the strength of a nation and the strength of its families, and you study the struggles of a nation and the struggles of its working people. And right now, our families and our working people in the country are struggling,” Senator Josh Hawley. In 2024, Americans spent $100 billion on Japanese cars. In an effort to help America pull through the massive national deficit, please buy American made cars. American made cars used to be the envy of the World and because American car brands are offering a wide range of options, from family SUVs to electric vehicles and luxury sedans, we are now seeing a resurging interest. American made cars are equal or superior to those made overseas. Having the Southern American boarder open and not having American farmland protected, not producing beef, poultry, fish, fruit, produce and dairy in America, not having country of origin labels on our meat, and without American goods and services being our number one manufactured and selling items, America has created a dangerous and significantly elevated risks to national security, national economic security, and national public health. Some people may believe that these claims are overstated, but by not routinely monitoring Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CEVs) or other security relevant alerts, such as end-of-life of machinery is how the Oroville Dam Crisis occurred in 2017. Other crises that have occurred due to neglect of critical infrastructure is the 2025 Palisades fires because Southern California ran out of water, when they are located next to an ocean and they could have simply created desalinating plants to help with the water shortage. The water is so plentiful that it is currently eroding land and causing homes to fall into the sea. #RandolphHarris 20 of 24

American government should know all exploitable vulnerabilities and fix them prior to the situation becoming a crisis. Failure to take such mitigating actions is dangerous and significantly elevates risk to national security, national economic security, and national public health and safety. The American government must understand that significant time and resources must be invested in America. They must also encourage corporations to plan for both mitigating safety vulnerabilities in the short term and eliminating them in the long term. For instance, a company might begin by reaching out to the federal, state or local government and requesting tax incentives to provide security to dangerous communities, to help the government repair bridges and potholes. America needs an approach to eliminate safety vulnerabilities in American cities. There needs to be a road map by the end of 2025, outlining a prioritized approach to eliminate crisis situations in America. There is enough money to send aid to foreign nations, but the American government does not have enough money to care their infrastructure, provide adequate resources, nor end the affordable housing crisis. Nor is there enough money to fund other national critical functions (NCFs). These bad practices of putting America and Americans last is considered exceptionally risky, particularly to national security, national economic security, and national public health and safety. In 2024, Americans spent $100 billion on Japanese cars. In an effort to help America pull through the massive national deficit, please buy American made cars. American made cars used to be the envy of the World and because American car brands are offering a wide range of options, from family SUVs to electric vehicles and luxury sedans, we are now seeing a resurging interest. #RandolphHarris 21 of 24

American made cars are equal or superior to those made overseas. The Chevrolet Trax, for instance, is a well-designed, fuel efficient, and safe SUV. And as you know, there is no better car on Earth than 1950-1970s American Muscle Car. Americans make sure superior product, but we are buying things from other nations. American food imports have risen by 300 percent since 1999. American farmland declined by nearly 20 million acres between 2017 and 2022. As of 2022, there were 880.1 million acres of land dedicated to farming, compared to 900.1 million in 2017. The data shows there are now little more than 1.9 million farms in the country.  Americans and American corporations spent $136 billion on food and beverages from other countries. It is a national security risk to lose American Farms and farmers. If there is a war, and most of our meat, produce, poultry, dairy, and fruit is coming from foreign counties, we stand the risk of starving. With war breaking out all over the World, in these uncertain times, it is very important to bring American farms back. We can protect American farmland and support American farmers by buying American made beef, poultry, dairy, and produce. As money flows, it influences further investment. Save the land that sustains us by protecting American farmland. Once the land is built on, we lose it forever.  And in the future, there may be food wars. Also, to ensure that we have farmland for future use, we need to start limiting the number of people allowed to immigrant to America. #RandolphHarris 22 of 24

Perhaps with the immigrants we do allow into America, there needs to be a diversity program to make sure we have a populations that equally represents all races of people. If Americans continue to spend money on American products, then more need to be made to keep up the inventory.  When investors notice these goods are selling, it gives them the confidence to pour more money into that local business. It shows that people want these goods made in America and pressures investors to keep these goods and services in America. The jobs stay here, the business stays in American, wages naturally increase, and more money is invested to keep up with demand. This reduces the burden on the taxpayer. When you support American businesses, that money stays in our economy and can help to reduce the national debt. The government creates debt by borrowing from businesses in the private sector or from foreign countries. It also increases the national debt by spending more than it gains in tax revenue in a fiscal year. When people shop locally, more tax money stays in the economy and goes to the government. This way, it keeps more money in our national economy and keeps more jobs located in American which also sends more taxes to the government, which can again help to reduce the national debt. When you buy foreign goods, these companies usually have lighter tax loads or exemptions, meaning less money for the nation debt, plus you are helping to strengthen these foreign nations by send more money overseas. #RandolphHarris 23 of 24

Buying American made products is also better for the environment and helps to reduce the carbon footprint because these products do not have to travel nearly as far. Furthermore, American companies and manufacturers are held to much higher standards in regard to pollution. American companies have to be more careful about air, land, and water pollution and have proper ways to dispose of waste. Moreover, please remember to respect law and order and treat your elders with the utmost dignity and kindness possible. And take your education seriously so that you will be successful in life and make your family proud. It is inborn in the human minds to wish to know. If this begins with the endless surface questions of a child’s curiosity, if it continues into deeper questions of a scientist’s probing investigation, it cannot and does not stop there. For the higher part of the mind will eventually come into unfoldment, that union of abstract reflective thought with mystical intuition, which is true intelligence, which needs and sees a view of the whole of things. And so, the knowing faculty enters the realm of philosophy. As a reminder, parents, pleasure teach your children love America and be patriotic citizens and to buy goods and services made in America. It is also important to respect law and order and treat your elders with respect. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. #RandolphHarris 24 of 24

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