Introduction: Frank (aka Dove):

I was born 7 days after FDR died and got my name from him. I’m retired after 4 different careers in motion picture film (16 & 35mm) editing of educational films; as a machinist, labor activist and shop steward in a major GE factory; as a manager of QA and software development organizations; and finally as a social worker in public schools and private practice.

My anti-authoritarian perspective brought me into productive conflict with various governmental, corporate, non-profit, and political entities. I was a member and activist in several labor unions and ad hoc groups in each career. I can point with pride to several conflicts which helped improve peoples’ lives.

While I calculated the surplus value produced by labor, I did not appreciate the theft of labor committed at the government level through currency manipulation, money printing, selective taxation, and corporate bailouts. It is the corporate control of the government that gets us corrupt government.

Since retiring, I have been an advocate of democracy through various organizations, and see the Digital Democracy of Taiwan as a model for rebuilding public trust and creating a participatory democratic world. I reject the call for a new king!

I see bitcoin, lightning, and Nostr as tools to enable human freedom and cooperation. To this end, I support the Human Rights Foundation in its work. I look forward to participating in this platform.