Friday, June 25, 2010

Presentation to NAMI in Fort Wayne – June, 2017

Hello, and welcome to the Carriage House and National Alliance on Mental Illness here in Fort Wayne.

I say “Welcome to the Carriage House” because you see, this wonderful agency, this facility belongs to me – and it belongs to every mentally ill man and woman who walks through these doors.  Thanks to you.

I am here for a very serious reason tonight.

You see, my reason for being here tonight is not me or my mental illness, I’m here to talk to you, about you.  About you, democracy and our national traditions of fairness, justice and the American dream.

Statistically, I can be certain that some of you in this room tonight, (even though you have a mentally ill friend or family member), some of you voted for Donald Trump and Vice President Michael Pence.

I am my Father’s son, and I am a Patriot and have tried to be a good citizen all my life (even during the bad years, the years of crime and addiction), but I did not vote for President Trump, nor have I ever voted for Vice-President Michael Pence for Governor or any other political office.

I will say this - whether we talk about my behavior or my votes, for my entire life to the best of my abilities, I have been an American Patriot.  I am a proud citizen of the United States of America.  

Each morning, my Father (a world-war II veteran) would walk out onto our driveway and put up the American flag.  Each evening we would bring that flag down and fold it - ready for the next morning.

Dear friends here at NAMI, regardless of who you voted for, I’m sure you are aware of the catastrophic changes being proposed in the new Republican “Health Care Plan”. 

People – Please listen.  Do not close your minds and hearts.  Hear me now.
  
The Trump/Senate/Republican plan is NOT a health care proposal.  It is a gigantic tax cut masquerading as a health care program.  This bill is a spending-slashing sleight of hand that strips millions of Americans of their basic rights and liberties. 

This healthcare plan is a thinly-veiled massive tax cut for the absolute elite, people who are already wealthy beyond any rational need or social purpose.  Those who will benefit are not "job creators," these are trust-fund children and grandchildren, the elite, the educated, smooth of skin and pampered beyond any of our dreams.

These cuts that are proposed steal the money for these tax cuts from the pockets and the lives and the dreams and hopes of the poor, the elderly and the most vulnerable and least able citizens of this once proud nation.

Please - I beg of you Think.  Put yourself in the shoes of the retired, the insane, the ill and the unemployed.  Please, take a moment and think about them and their lives.

I must tell you that I believe most people in Indiana and indeed here in the United States have voted for a uniquely selfish group of men and women who serve in the majority in Washington.  It isn't fair, it isn't right, and at least in my opinion, it is not patriotic.

Votes matter.  Even in a nation of paid-for politics, votes still matter.

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES NOW AND OFTEN REGARDING THE PROPOSED "HEALTH CARE" BILL.

PLEASE IN THE NAME OF FAIRNESS, EQUALITY AND HUMAN DIGNITY - NEVER VOTE FOR THESE PEOPLE AGAIN.

Don’t do it for me – do it for yourself, and for your own reputation, your self esteem, your children and for your everlasting souls.  Do not continue to vote this way, think this way, and force our great nation into a Hell of damnation and despair.

Call your representatives and join me – And please, God in Heaven, never vote for such men again.

I wish to express my sincere thanks to Tom Weir, to Andy Wilson, to the Carriage House Clubhouse,  and to the National Alliance on Mental Illness for giving me the opportunity to speak to you tonight.  Good night and God bless you all.

John Hubertz at Fort Wayne Indiana, June 27, 2017
johnhubertz@outlook.com

260-297-0535


List of Countries with Universal Health Care:
o    1.1Algeria
o    1.2Botswana
o    1.4Egypt
o    1.5Ghana
o    1.6Mauritius
o    1.7Morocco
o    1.8Rwanda
o    1.9Seychelles
o    1.11Tunisia
o    2.1Bhutan
o    2.2Hong Kong
o    2.3India
o    2.4Israel
o    2.5Macau
o    2.7Singapore
o    2.8Sri Lanka
o    2.9Taiwan
o    2.10Thailand
o    3.1Austria
o    3.2Croatia
o    3.4Denmark
o    3.5Finland
o    3.6France
o    3.7Germany
o    3.8Greece
o    3.10Iceland
o    3.11Ireland
o    3.13Italy
o    3.16Norway
o    3.17Portugal
o    3.18Romania
o    3.20Serbia
o    3.21Sweden
o    4.2Canada
o    4.3Costa Rica
o    4.4Cuba
o    4.5Mexico
o    5.1Argentina
o    5.2Brazil
o    5.3Chile
o    5.4Colombia
o    5.5Peru







Biography and Information:
Permission for reprinting and distribution this and any New Hope writings without prior authorization is hereby granted – published without copyright.

About John Hubertz:
John Hubertz is a disabled adult and has lived in or had family connections with Northeast Indiana since 1963.  He currently resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

John Hubertz has a rare form of bipolar disorder that is termed “hypo manic” – what in classical clinical descriptions is called a “maniac”.  Unlike most who suffer from this illness John is nonviolent and rarely poses a risk to himself or others, and his illness is responsive to appropriate therapy and medication.  John has been mentally stable and receiving Park Center services since 2002, and discovered the Carriage House clubhouse in 2004.

John is a past member of the board of directors of the Carriage House clubhouse in Fort Wayne.  He holds degrees from Purdue University and Miami University at Oxford Ohio, as well as a Doctorate from the Baptist Seminary of the West in Divinity and Theology.  

John is a published author, a nationally recognized public speaker, and is in Who’s Who (1984 – 1986).

John’s working career prior to his diagnosis was as a communications specialist and field service manager for the Ford Motor Company.  He suffered a severe breakdown and associated issues of substance abuse beginning in 1996.  He was homeless on the streets of Detroit, Michigan from 1996 till 1998.

John has been arrested numerous times, and has two felonies.  One is a DWI, the other was due to stealing a bus (and keeping it).  John’s mental illness was finally diagnosed at Westville Penitentiary in Indiana in 1999 after he was forced to become sober due to incarceration.

Due to addiction and his mental illness, Mr. Hubertz experienced 7 separate voluntary substance abuse rehabilitation events beginning in 1989, but he could not remain sober as without alcohol and drugs his mania would express itself and make his life impossible. 

John is a published author, and writes extensively on issues of politics, religious philosophy and theology.  He writes several blogs – many of which are “tuned” to his various mood states.

John is an ordained Deacon and is a practicing Roman Catholic in the Reform Roman Catholic Church.  John is also ordained in the faith of Buddhism.  John is also a Foundational Elder, Pastor and Deacon in the New Hope Church which is an international faith that was founded in Fort Wayne several years ago.

The founders of New Hope are John Hubertz, Michael Benedict, Rabbi Avram Friedman and the blessed Carl Zehr - an anabaptist scholar who lived in Grabill Indiana until his death a little over three years ago.

New Hope currently has over 11,000 members active in over 20 countries - and includes people of every major faith.

John is currently working with the Allen County Amish community and is writing steadily - he is the Dean of Students and coordinates the creation of workshops and lessons for the Seminary program at New Hope, and writing articles on the subjects of faith, peace and comparative theology.  John has also just begun a new book project that is a collection of brief essays that map the arc of his life, learning and personal philosophy of non-violence and multi-cultural respect.

Biography written/edited by Greg Rohler of Indianapolis, Indiana.  June, 2017

2 comments:

  1. I would like for you to expand this speech into an article with more facts and information. I would be interested in what makes you call people "Jackals" who exploit the poor and the weak, when in America many full-time workers cannot afford health care.

    Why should a poor person or a crazy person or anybody get healthcare when Wal-Mart employees can't afford it? Who is supposed to pay for all this healthcare, me?

    Where will the money come from, anyway? Anybody can rant and rave, but what do you have to say about the financial facts?

    (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

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  2. The Republicans want us to be able to compete with India, China and Sub-Saharan Africa - which means they want our workers to have no rights, no safety standards, no environmental standards, no hope and no wealth.

    They use slick words for this... "trickle down economics", "economic freedom", "tax cuts for job creators". They want and hunger for a world without tax, where the poor everywhere must beg the rich for their basic needs.

    The only thing that trickles down in a world of laissez faire capitalism is the urine from their mansion bathrooms into the water supplies of the poor, the elderly, the homeless and the ill.

    JH

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