RICHARD, DUNCAN & CARTER
     Even though JAM VIEWS is constantly imploring the world to question everyone and everything, to find our own truths, and to find our own paths to success, apparently there are still a few billion humans we have failed to reach!  Every week we continue to be barraged with wild stories, accusations and emphatic narratives from our leaders and media, most of which turn out to be completely false.
     As JAM VIEWS always ponders, are these people in positions of influence simply incompetent or are they proactively fraudulent?  I repeatedly provide you case studies because, otherwise, this constant flow of misinformation easily turns us all into "Joe Versus The Volcano" Tom Hanks cogs in the dystopian system.
     As you contemplate your 2020, please reject these influences.  Please write down some Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAG's)!  Differentiate yourself from the sheep!  Take Risks!  Do something every day that scares the hell out of you!  Put a Post-it Note on your bathroom mirror that screams at you every morning, "Loved by her Friends and Feared by her Foes!" [Reminder: don't join Planet Fitness until February 15th when the mass of C-Players have already quit, again].  And, to take control of your off-the-charts 2020, remember not to believe anything anyone tells you, good or bad, and to just charge down your own path.  The Dali Lama phrases this as, "Have no attachments, positive or negative."
     Everyone telling you how bad everyone else has behaved and telling you to be "realistic" about your own goals is simply promoting their own self-interests and fears and destroying your true destiny.  Just take the red pill in 2020, and see how deep the rabbit hole goes.  Morpheus implored Neo, "All I'm offering is the truth."  A couple examples this week to help us sharpen our saw:

1.  Have you had a chance to see Clint Eastwood's new movie "Richard Jewell?"  Clint, a great American, felt it was very important in today's environment to tell the country this story.  As you likely know, Richard found the bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and saved a large number of lives by clearing the area.  Yet, the FBI suspected Richard as being the one who also planted the bomb.  This was a reasonable option to pursue, but the FBI used the power of the government and the media to destroy Richard, making him then an easy target for criminal prosecution.  The FBI leaked this information to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, so that ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN could set up shop across from his home.  Then the FBI attempted to trick Richard into signing a false confession during a fake training video ruse.
     He was innocent, yet the entire country believed him to be guilty founded upon the overwhelming power of the FBI and media.  Today, a great number of Americans still believe him to be guilty because of this ingrained belief that positions of authority tell us the truth.  In a future post we will address the half-century orchestrated "partnership" between the government and Hollywood-Television.

2.  Duncan Robinson grew up in a good family, went to a small school, and "wanted to use basketball to get into a school that normally (he) wouldn't be able to get into."  Everyone told him that at 5-foot-7 this would not be possible.  His mother, Elisabeth Robinson, still remembers the incredulous response of his school's principal when she inquired about filming Duncan's games for college recruitment: "You don't think he's going to play basketball in college, do you?"
     So, he worked harder, and the universe responded to his indefatigable hope and commitment by granting him another foot to 6-foot-7!  He was accepted to the elite Williams College, a Division III sports program, but after a year the national powerhouse, Michigan, recruited him away.  He wasn't drafted into the NBA, but was granted a spot in the summer league, and then was rewarded with a contract with the Miami Heat's G-League development team (like AAA baseball).  The Heat then signed him to a two-year $3.1 million contract, each step more implausible than the one before.  Now, he's one of the NBA's most-efficient players, shooting 45% on 3-pointers this season [Math: that equates to shooting 67% on regular 2-pointers.  Unheard of!].
     Duncan never listened to the crowd or took their "advice," and neither did Mom!  He stayed in the "now," focused on everything that was within his control, and the universe continually worked to assist him.  He knew that all he could do was have BHAG's, keep hope and faith, and commit to simply outwork everyone else of the planet.  Good for him.

3.  Finally, staying with the FBI, it appears that 20-years after Richard Jewel's abuses, nothing has changed.  Carter Page recently began speaking out about the abusive investigation into his life by our intelligence agencies.  Inspector General Michael Horwitz's report, as well as the unprecedented rebuke from the FISA Court Judges themselves, claimed the FBI committed "at least 17 significant errors or omissions" in gaining a surveillance warrant against him, and continually leaked information to the media to destroy Carter.  He states, "From the day news of the investigation broke, I have faced threats to my life and have been forced to live like a fugitive.  I still don't' fee safe enough to establish a fixed residence."
     He continued, "After all this testimony, and after more than a year of round-the-click surveillance under FISA warrants, I have never been charged with a crime."  We must understand that most of what the world is telling us is false.

     This week, this New Year, I hope you are able to work through the fog and friction of modern life, and to become laser-focused on positive, honest and productive pursuits [Be Duncan!].  I pray that you may shelter yourself from the evil and distractions, and direct your energies to greatness for you and the people you love.  You will be loved by your friends and feared by your foes!  Happy New Year!  Peace and Prosperity!

"For me, the perfect New Year's Eve involves going to bed early, before midnight, and maybe some caviar and vodka.  It's hard to find the best caviar now.  The caviar from a company called Roe is somewhat delicious, but nothing's as good as what I used to eat in Moscow."  -  You've gotta love Martha Stewart!

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