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		<title>That Empty Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where is that void in your life? What are you missing?    We all have something that we are looking for to fill that empty space. You know what I&#8217;m talking about. For some they&#8217;re missing that family connection, that camaraderie, that feeling of someone needing them or that sense of self-worth.   Some may [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kingsamongmen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7502921&amp;post=158&amp;subd=kingsamongmen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where is that void in your life? What are you missing?<br />
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<p>We all have something that we are looking for to fill that empty space. You know what I&#8217;m talking about. For some they&#8217;re missing that family connection, that camaraderie, that feeling of someone needing them or that sense of self-worth.<br />
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<p>Some may think that the void is financial stability and that a really good job or hitting the lottery would make them all better. This is where we get lost. Don&#8217;t fill your life with trying to make as much money as possible so you can buy that new Mercedes, those really nice name brand clothes and shoes, that beautiful diamond ring or that sweet toy. Forget that crap!<br />
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<p>Recently I found myself caught in the mix of the green devil (money). I lost myself in trying to make more money than what I needed. I wanted that new car and new tattoos and so many of those material objects that meant nothing to me but a status. What I really needed was a good society of friends and family that backed me 100%. That is what Kings Among Men is all about. We pride ourselves on takin care of each other and working for the greater good as a whole.</p>
<p>  Forget about individuality and being selfish. Focus on the common goal with us. Community, family, respect, honor, loyalty, love, friends, fellowship and camaraderie. These are the things we live for every day.</p>
<p>  No one wants to be alone. No one wants to do it on their own. No one wants to work that 9-5 bullshit job where their boss is an asshole and every one around them sucks at life. We all want to be happy. We all want to be surrounded by great people. We all want to work for some one we get along with and can stand to be around for more than a couple of hours. We all want Kings Among Men!</p>
<p>  KAM filled my void as well as many others. I&#8217;m not married to a woman, money or material objects. I&#8217;m married to Kings Among Men and like a regular marriage it&#8217;s &#8221; TILL DEATH DO WE PART&#8221; nothing less. KAM is my life, my blood and the air I breathe every day. We are a society of people who work towards that common goal, whatever it may be.</p>
<p>  There is no stopping us we will live forever. KAM is invincible and we will not be brought down by that little green devil or any of those material things. I would rather have nothing but the clothes on my back and good friends and family. So fill that void in your life with the right choice, the right people and the right things. Kings Among Men is where you need to get your fix.</p>
<p>Sincerely,<br />
Your beloved friend and brother<br />
The Moral Jester</p>
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		<title>Statement of Purpose</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let it be known, we are Kings among men. Definition We are a network of independently talented and knowledgeable individuals bound by Loyalty and connected by honor. We set ourselves apart from our peers, above all else, with our Loyalty to one another. It is unquestionable, unceasing, and unbreakable. Secondly, we are distinguished by our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kingsamongmen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7502921&amp;post=59&amp;subd=kingsamongmen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Let it be known, we are Kings among men.</p></blockquote>
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<li>Definition</li>
<p><strong>We are a network of independently talented and knowledgeable individuals bound by Loyalty and connected by honor.</strong></p>
<p>We set ourselves apart from our peers, above all else, with our Loyalty to one another. It is unquestionable, unceasing, and unbreakable. </p>
<p>Secondly, we are distinguished by our commitment to honor. We constantly work to live our lives in such a way that we can be proud of who we are, whom we associate with, and the decisions we have made to get us to where we are. </p>
<p>Thirdly, our exceptionality is made obvious by the respect which permeates our customs and courtesies, our day to day activities, and our general demeanor.  We consistently recognize the importance of etiquette in honoring our fellow man. </p>
<p>Finally, our distinctiveness is furthermore revealed by our underlying sense of social responsibility. We believe that as sovereign members of society we have a greater responsibility to help those in need, support just causes where we can, and bring justice to the wicked when necessary.</p>
<p>Additional universal characteristics are above average intelligence, strong ambitions, and a refusal to accept defeat in the battle to solve our culture’s social problems. Our denial of defeat is a direct result of the added responsibility that comes along with our intelligence and undying ambition. Those who have the means to fight shall. Our means are gifts, and to waste them would be a terrible shame, a dishonor to ourselves, and a letdown of our fellow man.</p>
<li>Purpose</li>
<p><strong>Our purpose is to provide a cooperative environment conducive to success.</strong> </p>
<p>This environment should encourage the success of both the individual and the group while working together to achieve both our collective and personal goals. It should enable us to utilize one another’s assets to aid each other in attainment of those goals. We will be a network to which people can turn to, looking for help and support. We will assist in the functionality of the network by cultivating the social, professional, and political connections we have made within the network, while continuously creating new connections. </p>
<p>Once we have created an autonomous self-sustaining network of teamwork and accomplishment, it will be our purpose then to ensure the proliferation of that success, and the generation of new successes, creating a cycle of accomplishment in social and economic security.</p>
<li>Goals</li>
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<li>Open a business and generate profit.</li>
<p>Our most basic goal is to use our assets as a network to create a business for the benefit of the network.</p>
<li>Use the business as a vehicle to broaden our network.</li>
<p>We will use the business we have created as a tool to reach out and educate others as to the goals and motivations of us as a group, essentially adding new talents and assets to use within the network.</p>
<li>Obtain financial security.</li>
<p>We will use sound judgment and good business sense to ensure that the company and the group are both financially stable and economically secure. It is vital that the business and the group itself become financially independent and independently successful to where it is autonomous and eventually becomes less of a project within the group, but more of an asset unto itself.</p>
<li>Build off of our first success and create more businesses.</li>
<p>Once the first venture of the group is well established and self-sustainable, we will recycle its profit and use it as an aid in starting other businesses, and from those, more business and so on and so forth, creating a cycle of success, and working now towards the more individual and personal successes and dreams of members within the collective.</p>
<li>Help others to find and create their own success.</li>
<p>At a point in time when we have established ourselves as a prominent social network, created a financial security for the community and the members within it, and a stability with which to build on, we will again recycle our profits, this time more externally, seeking out new ventures and honorable motivated individuals in need of an opportunity.</p>
<li>Affect change in our community and within society by inspiring others to live their lives responsibly and according to a code of honor.</li>
<p>The ultimate goal of Kings Among Men is to not only be a community of honor, but rather a driving force of honor within society, affecting a social revolution not only in the minds, but in the hearts of the people. It is our supreme goal to become a society where people not only begin to understand the benefits of working together and helping one another, but begin to feel the tug of social responsibility in their hearts; beyond using one another to further each other’s success, but to help each other for each other’s sake, transcendent of profit or compensation, but simply for the good of their fellow man. If we, as Kings of society, can lead by example by living our lives justly and righteously for the common good of those around us, and inspire others to do the same, we may just see a return to a society of honor.</p>
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		<title>The Sovereign Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To be above all others in character, importance, excellence, etc. The Plight of Modern Society There is something terribly wrong with this world. Don’t act as if my words are so dramatic, you see it every day. It happens in life that more often than not you look around and it is easier to find [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kingsamongmen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7502921&amp;post=49&amp;subd=kingsamongmen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>To be above all others in character, importance, excellence, etc.</p></blockquote>
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<li>The Plight of Modern Society</li>
<p>There is something terribly wrong with this world. Don’t act as if my words are so dramatic, you see it every day. It happens in life that more often than not you look around and it is easier to find people betraying each other, stabbing one another in the back, cutting corners, and displacing blame than just simply taking responsibility and doing the right thing. We have all heard the adage, “Give them an inch, and they’ll take a mile.” I see this phrase to be all too true to life, and you have to know that it is so well known for a reason. In most situations, if you give a person the opportunity, they will take advantage of you every time.</p>
<p>So yes, there is definitely something terribly wrong with our world and the way some people choose to live their lives. There is no doubt an evil in the fact that it is easier to see people hurting the innocent than helping the unfortunate, and making excuses rather than accepting responsibility. Is there no honor left in America? Is there no more honor left in the world? Everyday people allow these things to happen, or take part themselves, and then complain about the decay of modern society. Do they not see that this is a direct result of their actions, or do they just not care?</p>
<p> It is my belief that everyone can see the answers to these most pondered social and cultural questions, posed by the consequentially alienated countercultures produced by this problem. The answers can be seen in many places, from the Amazon and the pack dynamics and communal consciousness in the animal kingdom, to the concrete jungles of corporate America and the modern business management theory. I believe that these answers are seen every day, yet for some reason people continually choose otherwise. If only people would lead a life of honor. If people could only treat one another with respect, and be Loyal to themselves and one another, not only in times when it is easy, but in hard times as well. If every day, people would come up against adversity and make good choices, be tempted but not bend, and not abandon their virtues, then maybe we could see an end to these problems which abuse our way of life.</p>
<li>Defining the Sovereign</li>
<p>However, not everyone gives in to their selfishness.  There are those who genuinely look out for their brothers in humanity, doing the common good and helping people out where they can. There are the precious few, who see what it is to live a life of righteousness, and actually follow through on that vision with deeds, not words. There are some who live a life of honor simply because it is the right thing to do. We will call them, the Sovereign Class.</p>
<p>Most everyone knows what is right and what is wrong. When unobstructed by egocentric agendas, the average person can tell you that we should take care of the sick, feed the hungry, offer aid to the less fortunate, and comfort the dispirited. It is no doubt engrained in our nature to help our fellow man. Now the most unfortunate of human flaws is that, although most people can see the right thing to do, it is often very difficult to get them to do it, especially if it means facing hardship. So the apathy and lethargy of man win out in the end, and it is left to the rare honor bound to stand up in the face of injustice, to be righteous when disrespected, and to stand strong when unity is lost and allegiance abandoned. These honor bound individuals, whom truly live to moral standard, are rare and unique. They are truly sovereign, by very definition. When contrasted against their fellow man, they are shown to be Kings among men.</p>
<li>The Plight of the Sovereign Class</li>
<p>Now these Kings among men, this Sovereign Class, lose out in the end. Of course, it can be said that no matter what happens to them they have their righteousness and honor, and no one can take that from them. I don’t deny this fact. But within a society, if there are only a handful of individuals whom work hard to maintain a just life, it leaves them with a terrible burden to bear and leaves them vulnerable to being taken advantage of by the rest of society. Suddenly, it becomes very easy for others to use the virtue of some as a vehicle for their own selfish motivations and goals, taking favors and the hard work of others and exploiting their kindness or just simply not reciprocating. Or on the other hand, doing nothing and expecting someone else to take care of things, to carry their load of social responsibility. At what point do the sovereign deserve justice? At what point should we reward those whom live their lives with honor and further our society in success by promoting moral righteousness? Why should these individuals of greater integrity be charged with carrying the weight of those whom have no interest in the common good?</p>
<p>Nonetheless, time and time again in societies and major social structures you can see it happen. Those bound by honor are turned into victims because of their virtues and the lack of cooperation by their fellow man. They are forced to work harder for a lower wage, sacrifice of themselves in order to aid others, to worry about their families when fighting to secure the safety of another’s, too often worrying about others with no one to worry about themselves. They are the ones who work for a better life for us all, and never get to enjoy it. Such is the plight of the Sovereign Class.</p>
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