The Great Bamboozle
Featuring the Earth Gods (Egs), the One True God (OTG), and the Individual (IN)
What if the truths we cling to are illusions? For centuries, humanity has been trapped in fictions—one truth, one nation, one God—when reality is far more complex. Drawing insights from physics, psychology, history, and philosophy, this work reveals a world in constant motion, where no two things are the same and diversity is the only truth. By abandoning vanity and embracing compassion, we can reshape how we see power, freedom, and love. Accepting difference isn’t weakness—it’s the key to equality, peace, and a brighter evolutionary future for humankind.
POWER TENDS TO CORRUPT
“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. British historian Lord Acton wrote this line in 1887 in a letter to Mandell Creighton, an Anglican bishop. The meaning conveyed by this quote resonates with truth. It serves to remind us of the importance of checks and balances in all relationships where power operates. Checks and balances serve as a regulator to help prevent abuse. This is something we are sorely lacking in governments today.
On June 16, 2026, a friend asked me why I was going back in US history and bringing up the slavery issue and the US Constitutional Convention. He questioned its relevance today. Below is my reply.
— Author
“When the past has strong ties to the present, I’m interested. When a group of men, all white, with military and business backgrounds, in powerful positions AND, being almost 50 % enslavers make decisions that are in effect today, that in my mind reflects the world I live in today. The rich and the powerful, the trillionaire and the billionaires, the politicians like my representatives in NY State who take money from special interests, are a lot like the framers of the Constitution. They build governing structures for their own benefit and do not consult in meaningful ways with the people. I’d like to see governments in nations listen to their people, respect them, and show some concern about their neighbors. I’d like to see the common people who pay the salaries of the politicians be more empowered. They work for us or at least the story that we are told.”
— Richard Cimbalo
No, not all of the framers of the US Constitution owned slaves. Of the 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787, roughly half (about 25 to 27) were enslavers. [1, 2]
The remaining delegates did not own slaves, and their views on the institution varied widely, ranging from strong abolitionist sentiments to political compromise: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Prominent Enslavers: Delegates who relied on enslaved labor included George Washington, James Madison, George Mason, and Charles Pinckney. [1, 2]
- Non-Enslavers: Several key figures did not own enslaved people, most notably Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin (who owned slaves early in life but later became president of an abolitionist society), and Gouverneur Morris. [1, 2, 3]
Would you like to explore specific delegates or learn more about the compromises regarding slavery that took place during the convention?
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