Fred Gohlke
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- Aug 15, 2020
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I want to thank Kevin Williams for introducing me to this board. I'm not sure how active I'll be, but I am interested in thoughtful discussion.
I was born six months before The Crash that led to The Great Depression. I spent 5 years in Uncle Sammy's Air Force before settling down to a life in the transportation industry. I started as a transcontinental truck driver back in the day of 2-lane highways, a job conducive to solitary thought, and wound up, years later, writing a computer system for a steamship; line - a system for DOS-based machines which leaves me ill-equipped to use modern machines.
My greatest interest is in achieving democracy. I do not believe voting for individuals chosen by vested interests, through political parties, is democratic. I do what I can to encourage others to think about the wisdom of seeking out the individuals best equipped to address contemporary problems and raising them to public office. Some day we'll learn how to do that and we'll all be better off for it.
Fred Gohlke
I was born six months before The Crash that led to The Great Depression. I spent 5 years in Uncle Sammy's Air Force before settling down to a life in the transportation industry. I started as a transcontinental truck driver back in the day of 2-lane highways, a job conducive to solitary thought, and wound up, years later, writing a computer system for a steamship; line - a system for DOS-based machines which leaves me ill-equipped to use modern machines.
My greatest interest is in achieving democracy. I do not believe voting for individuals chosen by vested interests, through political parties, is democratic. I do what I can to encourage others to think about the wisdom of seeking out the individuals best equipped to address contemporary problems and raising them to public office. Some day we'll learn how to do that and we'll all be better off for it.
Fred Gohlke