Saturday, April 5, 2025

End of American Empire? Ask me if I give a poop

 

The so-called Empire is an empire of fools. At the end of WW II, America was the only advanced country with an undamaged economic infrastructure. America was rich, and the rest of the world was devastated. America rebuilt the world so well that the rest of the world doesn't need our assistance anymore. Leveling the playing field doesn't mean American collapse. What a numbskull.




The Art of the Deal --- Go big or go home?

 

Saw this on Powerline.




Econ primer for socialist dopes, aka the indoctrinated yahoos who think that they're educated

 

Well, I looked it up, and I cannot find it. I was looking for the Progressive Insurance commercial, in which a kid asks the question about what an economy is. Nobody can give the kid an answer, so he ends up saying he will look it up himself.


How to eggsplain what the economy is? It is basic Econ 101 there, podnah. Economics 101 taught me ( which may vary according to a person's own experience ) that economics is about scarcity. The goodies in this here world are SCARCE. So the big question that they may not ask on Jeopardy is this: How do you manage SCARCITY? You can do it one of two main ways: 1) You can have a price system. This will allow those who have the means to get the goodies, or 2) You can ration out the goodies according to what some authority says. If there are any other ways, I know them not.


Basically the rationing system in a capitalist system is the first option. Socialist economics goes the authority route. Capitalism is bartering amongst individuals. Socialism tries to parcel the goodies out by whatever the governmental authorities say.


Therefore, the FARTS system just mentioned, is more the latter than the former. The FARTS system kills off all the chickens so eggs get scarce. That means prices go up, because that's the way it is rationed. What I'm saying is that the FARTS system is socialism. In order to have a socialist system, you just manage the scarcity with the gubbermint. In a capitalist system, you manage it according to the ability to pay, and that seems so unfair to the socialist nitwits.


What the socialist nitwits don't understand is that incentives are necessary in order to produce more. Socialism discourages making more stuff, so all that happens is that there's less and less stuff to go around. That keeps prices up, but I don't like paying the grocer for the privilege of eating bugs. A socialist will say be happy that you have this much, comrade.


If that's going too fast for ya, I don't know any other way to make it simpler. Maybe Leo can do better:


ME: Please compare and contrast socialism and capitalism.


LEO AI:


**Economic Systems Comparison**


Socialism and capitalism are two fundamental economic systems with distinct characteristics.


### **Capitalism**


* **Key Features:**


* Private ownership of businesses and resources * Free market system with minimal government intervention * Emphasis on individual initiative and profit


* **Pros:**


* Encourages innovation and entrepreneurship * Efficient allocation of resources through market forces * High standard of living in some countries


* **Cons:**


* Income inequality and wealth concentration * Potential for market failures and monopolies * Environmental degradation due to unchecked exploitation



### **Socialism**


* **Key Features:**


* Collective ownership of resources and businesses * Government control over key sectors of the economy * Emphasis on social welfare and equality


* **Pros:** * Reduced income inequality and wealth concentration * Improved social services and public goods * Environmental protection through government regulations


* **Cons:** * Potential for inefficiencies and bureaucratic red tape * Limited economic growth and innovation * Dependence on government support and subsidies




### **Comparison Summary**


While capitalism promotes individual freedom and innovation, it can lead to income inequality and environmental degradation. Socialism, on the other hand, prioritizes social welfare and equality but may result in inefficiencies and limited economic growth.



If you would like me to elaborate on any of these points or provide more information, please let me know
.




About farts (Forced Artificial Scarcity) ... (updated 5.31.17 @ 18:15 )

4/5/25:

This post aged like Fine Wine. From the land of fine wines, it's My God.

Mon Dieu. Mais on n'a plus le droit de dire ça, car Dieu est hors-la-loi. Nous sommes ton Dieu désormais.

In other words, the commies want to rule the world, and this is their latest gambit.

Update @ 18:15, 5.31.17 :

[Note: You may have noticed that this post was originally posted on 11.4.10, or over six and a half years ago.   I have taken advantage of a way to repost old posts by changed the date of publication.   Neat trick.]

The fakery that is commented upon frequently on this blog is not unique, nor new.  What may be new is that it is a systemic thing now.  Everything is false.  We cannot get real things anymore.

Our world is much smaller than what it could be.  We could be colonizing the solar system by now.  In fact we should be colonizing the solar system by now.  There is no shortage of anything.  Everything that we need to live at a high standard of living is already in existence.

However, it is being kept from us by deceit of men who wish to rule over other men.


The original post follows just below:

Last month, I came across an article on on cracked.com that I would like to comment upon here.  It was called 5 Reasons The Future Will Be Ruled By B.S.  which was written by David Wong.  Well, I am not familiar with his work, so I looked up a short bio on cracked.com.  I didn't read anything else besides this article.  What got my attention was his concept of FARTS.  Forced ARTificial Scarcity.  He writes it with a sense of humor, but there is a serious side to this.


I got to thinking about this in connection to the Bussard Polywell device.  The question arose in my mind, what if this is just another example of FARTS?  Not just a brain fart, but a real conspiracy to keep this away from the world that really needs it.  If Bussard was right, and this thing will work, it will be a rather curious thing to me.  The reason why is that it took this long.  The technology and science isn't that radically new.  It is based on findings made close to sixty years ago.  


Bussard didn't claim a conspiracy.  He avoided using that talk like a plague.  No doubt, he would be rolling over in his grave at the thought that anyone would attribute that to him.  So, let me make this clear.  I am not saying that Bussard was saying it.  I am saying it.  Or, I am putting the idea forth as a prime example of FARTS.  There is no energy scarcity.  If we had this, energy would be abundant. There is no need to control greenhouse gases.  Because if we had this, we wouldn't be using fossil fuels.  It wouldn't even be an issue.  Thus, "controlling greenhouse gases" is just another example of FARTS.  Which wouldn't be an issue except for the other example of FARTS.  The energy scarcity is being forced upon us in order for someone to be able to make a profit off of energy, which if there were no FARTS, it would be hard to make money otherwise.  We have enough energy to last centuries or even millenia.


If I would really want to get paranoid, I would say that Bussard's Polywell device for fusion will not be allowed to work.  It must not be allowed to work.  There are too many who have a vested interest in it not working.  So, it must not be allowed to work.  Nor will any other attempt to control greenhouse gases.  Nor will any attempt to make energy prices more affordable.  There will be just more and more FARTS.  Another excuse to charge you money for something you can get for almost nothing.


Maybe it was just an honest mistake.  A genuine misunderstanding.  Somebody, or a lot of somebodies just overlooked a promising technology.  The same technology that has been described as the holy grail of physics.  But I am suspicious.  I smell a rat.

From the horse's mouth

 

Depending upon your philosophy, you will agree or disagree. I am inclined to believe that the Froggies are engaging in a mutual suicide pact, and therefore I disagree with them. The Froggies will say the same about those who agree with Trump. Who's right? Well, if it works for you, then you are likely to agree with the Froggies. But as an American, I think the post WW II arrangement has run its course. Something new is needed.

 

 

 

P.S. I should've translated from the French back into English. Basically it was an American in France, so it isn't exactly straight from the horse's mouth. But it reads like it could've been. It has the "deplorables" kind of tone.

 

 

Friday, April 4, 2025

The Apoplexy Over the Trump Tariffs is the "Trillions at Stake" Part of Our Decade's Long Discussion

CTH ... "Long Discussion"

 

Here is a "long discussion" which will give some explanation for what's happening.


I won't try to parse it all, or much of it. One thing I know is that the business as usual strategy isn't working, and I never supported big trade deficits. Heck, I voted for Dick Gephardt in the Dem Primaries for Prez back in 1988 on this very thing. Trade deficits were really ramping up back then, and becoming a political issue.


Clinton then added China to the mix in the nineties. The trade deficit went bat-guano crazy thereafter, and here we are.


Reaction to the reaction to the reaction (to the tariffs)

 

---Just saw that a "conservative" group is going to sue Trump over the tariffs. Oh, brother! Now the "conservatives" are going to go to the Lawfare playbook. It just shows to go ya.


--- There's another side to the story, not just the "enemedia" side. Reports are that Trump is okay with the tariffs and the responses he's getting from many other countries. The media is just playing the FUD game.


--- The reaction on Wall Street isn't good, but yours truly could care less about Wall Street. Wall Street is a casino, for crying out loud. If Wall Street went to Hell, I don't think the Devil would want them.


--- If Trump can get a bunch of bilateral trade deals that would improve our trading posture, then I'm all for it. But the System may have something to say about it. Screw the System, since they are screwing us anyhoo. Trump DOES need to keep the public behind him. If he loses the people, then the politicians and bureaucrats will sense blood in the water, and then you know what happens after that.

 

--- So the window of opportunity may close quickly.


--- A quick comment upon the trade posture--- even critics admit that the US is drawing down its manufacturing capacity through its trading policy. This has been true ever since the end of WW II. That explains a few things that may not be commonly understood. Of course, the enemedia won't be tellin you that. You have to do some homework, and will people do that???


--- This may be a riverboat gamble. Reagan did one with his tax cuts. Clinton did one by getting China into the trading regime, and thus made China a superpower. The idea there was that China would become more like us. How's that one working out???


A foolish consistency... (reposted)


4/4/25:

To understand this post, you'll probably have to click on the bold face link in the post below. It's another post, written about Milton Friedman, and his ideas concerning trade surpluses and trade deficits. This is what I was referring to when I mentioned "foolish consistency". It turns out that Milton Friedman's ideas were taken at face value, and we really decided to trade all our know how and human capital in exchange for a few cheap baubles. Now that is foolish.

4/10/16:

Who said that?  It is a quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

I was thinking of that in respect to what I just wrote about Milton Friedman, and how it would be wonderful for us if we could get the rest of the world to accept paper dollars for goods.

It is foolishly consistent to take Economic Theory to its logical conclusion to the extent he did, and then try to justify it on the basis of economics alone.  You could not make that scenario work in the real world, because not all people are fools.  If you give away your power and strength in exchange for a few baubles, then you are the fool.  This is what these free traders are doing.  They don't know the difference between wealth and money.  Wealth is know how.  Money is just a medium of exchange.  It can only have value if it is backed by true wealth, which is the collective know how of a people.  If a nation neglects its people in exchange for baubles from abroad, then that nation can not exist for long.

The conclusion follows, if you are courageous enough to face the truth.



FUD, and it isn't in the form of Elmer J. Fudd

4/4/25:

 

2:14 PM:

 

Trump's tanking the markets on purpose?

 

If you ax me, I don't know how this will be received, you know what I mean, Vern?

 

11:52 AM:

 

This could be ungood. I asked Grok ( X's AI ) if the tariffs were actually reciprocal.

 

 

 

11:28 AM:

 

There's a claim out there that the tariffs are not reciprocal, as advertised. If that's true, then my support for it is suspended until further review. All of the tariffs and the corresponding tariffs being imposed on American goods needs to be reviewed.

 

If Trump has done what he is accused of, they will have a real issue for a change. He'd better reconsider if that's the case. Otherwise, the financial beating will backfire in a bad way, and rather bigly.

 

 

4/3/25:

 

The Democratic plan is to generate a lot of FUD--- an acronym for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.


Of course the stock market fall is designed for that. Let's spread tons and tons of fear because of a falling market. Let's stoke up the fears of job losses and recession. The uncertainty is needed in order to paralyze the political class into not doing anything, and continuing more of the same.


A restructuring is needed. How can it be in the interest of the people of this country to let other countries continue massive tariff structures against American goods?


Nobody should be surprised that a restructuring should cause some near-term dislocations. Adjustments have to be made.

 

Let's see where we are when the mid-terms come around. If the Dems could freeze Trump into inaction, which they are doing with their lawfare, they can make him look ineffective. The doubts about Trump could put Trump out of the game for good.

 

Anyway, that is a short discussion of what I think where some of the political strategies are. It shouldn't be a surprise.

 

 

Thursday, April 3, 2025

"Hot ass mess"

4/3/25:

 

She can keep on talking. Maybe we shouldn't help them out, know what I mean, Vern?

 

 

 

3/26/25:

 

There's a hot ass mess in Texas, but "Hot wheels" ain't it, honey.




"Whatsherface" has a PSA in case you're interested

4/3/25:

 

2:25 PM:

 

Yep. If the opposition in Canada, if they had one, would talk like this, they'd win. Maybe big, too.

 

People in this country, the good 'ol USA, are being told to hate Trump. If Trump hasn't done anything else, he has opened up the opportunity for the country to see things as they really are. That's because WE THE PEOPLE are being lied to without stint. So God Bless Trump for allowing the truth to be heard for a change. Hopefully it will last awhile longer.

 

 

 

2:00 PM:

 

Compare and contrast, please.

 

8:41 AM:

 

Does anybody really know what's going on? You'd be in that mess if it weren't for some folks who've got some "misinformation" that you might want to listen to...




LPP Fusion getting ready for the latest run at aneutronic fusion

4/3/25:

 

1:50 PM:

 

LPP is having a fundraiser about now. They could be really close, or maybe not. Anyhow, during this time, there's a lot of volatility in the investment markets. Hear tell, the stock market is having a bad day. A helluva time to invest, eh? People are going ape-shit with FEAR.

 

But that may be the best time to buy. Buy when everyone is selling, and sell when everybody's buying. The stock market is rather frothy, and it had to happen at some point. Now's the time people are selling. Not necessarily a good time to sell. Not necessarily a good time to buy either, but that all depends upon what you're buying and why.

 

 

9:37 AM:

 

This may or may not pan out. Latest shot at a near record yield, without it even being a "real shot". The main attraction is yet to come, and it's on the way soon. Or so they say.




Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Big Bird flaps his beak, and MAGA is born

 




I thought that Chaos Theory explained it all... Big Bird?




These guys are saying something that completely contradicts what the media is saying


Tesla's going bankrupt! Tesla's going bankrupt! Not so fast... The media is full of sh!t anyway.



 

The country's future awaits the verdict

4/2/25:

 

It looks like a loss in Wisconsin, but the real loss was a few years ago when a GOP judge ran against MAGA. That might as well have been kiss of death. It confirms once again the whole point of the "moderate" GOP is to inflict defeat upon the majority of the party, which is MAGA. It's been either MAGA or conservative all along, and the "moderates" hold the reins as long as the public allows it. It's happening in Texas, too. It wasn't a totally bad night, as the majority in Wisconsin are still for sane policies, but this may have already been tilted in the liberal's favor anyhow. A win would have been a flip.

 

You might as well call it another steal, because that is what you will likely get in Wisconsin in the future. Unless something changes, of course.

 

4/1/25:

 

There's a big election, or one that they say is big. It's in Wisconsin. I don't follow their politics very much. Seems like I don't follow my state of Texas' politics all that much. All the focus is on Washington DC. What's true in my case may translate into the general case.


The people in the various states may be thinking that they've got things wired because Trump is in the White House. But there are 50 states, and all these states are needed in order to keep in hand the reins of power.


Anyway, that is why this election is important. If the Dems win that election, they'll gain some advantage in the Wisconsin political situation, which can translate into the Federal situation. Generally speaking, if you take your eye off the ball, you may well drop it.


The Democrats are being successful in scaring people about DOGE and so forth. I know. I just had a conversation with somebody that convinced me that they are being successful with their fear campaign about Social Security and so forth.


If the Democrats succeed, it will have that fear factor that they are ginning up. The sad thing is that there's so many people who are letting themselves being manipulated into believing false things. I rely upon Social Security, and I don't believe that there's anything to fear. If Trump and Co. start messing around with that in the way that they are being accused of, they will lose massive support, I can tell you. Most of what support the Democrats may be gaining is from the fear that they are generating of something that isn't even true. The fear mongers are not doing these people any good, nor the rest of us.


But that is where we are today.




Tuesday, April 1, 2025

May you live in interesting times

4/1/25:


Today was rather hectic. I've had just enough time to do one update to another post, and an update here. Interesting times.


3/31/25, 9:46 AM:

 

The "interesting" part is not what it may appear to be. Anyway, I've been having some interesting times lately.


So posting may be lite for the time-being. Things are interesting in my neighborhood. More accurately, it could get interesting. As for today, I've been busy with some chores, while keeping my eyes open.


Not trying to be dramatic. A thing is what it is.


12:19 PM:


I interrupt this interruption to bring the news that the interruption is suspended for the moment. Consequently it will get boring for a little while, as I resume the unshelduled shedule.


Solve for X: Rob McGinnis on global water scarcity ( reposted from 2012)

4/1/25, 9:37 AM :

This was a long time ago, so it may take a bit of digging to find out more. Basically, he sold his tech to a Chinese group! The Chinese couldn't make anything out of it, so they went belly up. Not sure where the story went from there, but still looking...





10:26 AM:



Leo AI doesn't seem to know much about it. A few clicks through what's out there seems to show that this is a very complex topic with no one-size-fits-all type of solution. Still looking.

UK's Modern Water is another name mentioned. However, there's nothing all that new being mentioned on this website.

11:00 AM:



Here's one of the more recent videos of Rob McGinnis. Why would I be interested in this greenie weenie stuff? If it makes sense economically, then there's no need for draconian regulations to put it into large scale practice. But get this: It might make sense on Mars. Guess who's going to Mars?











3/31/25:

The original post seems to have gone missing, but there's this copy. So I am wondering: Whatever happened with this tech? It would sure come in handy, you know?

 




Featured in this video:





The url of the post that forms the basis of this question:


Solve for X


So, I found the post again, and I'm reproducing it yet again for future reference. I've used the IDEA for some of my ideas about energy. The smelling salts are produced the same way, and can be a way to move the hydrogen from place to place. You need to make the hydrogen and then combine it with nitrogen in order to get the ammonia. Ammonia is toxic, so making it into smelling salts makes it harmless. ( until you release the ammonia )

If you release the ammonia in small amounts, then you will limit the damage it could do, you see? Therefore, you could store the smelling salts indefinitely, and then when you want the ammonia, it can be recovered easily.



12/29/16: note:

Smelling salts can desalinate water and be a source of ammonia for a fuel cell, that produces even more water and electricity.

Now all you need is to separate the ammonia from the carbon dioxide.  There's a way...

the original post follows immediately...



Update:

Some background info from Business Week.

Monday, March 31, 2025

Big Bird: A Metaphor for Obama

3/31/25:

What about this old post? It's over a dozen years old, and Obama is no longer in the White House. In fact, when I made this post back then, he was still in his first term. Good 'ol Romney was attempting to oppose him, but Romney did not succeed. Why not success? He was trying too hard to be like the guy he was running against, that he couldn't bring himself to honestly oppose him.

That's why the so-called "right" lost all the time. The same formula is taking place in Canada at the moment. The guy running against the Liberal party guy, isn't really opposing him. So the Liberals are likely to win in Canada because the so-called right winger refuses to be any different than the leftard that he is running against. Up until recently, the Liberals were very unpopular. What made them popular this time? By picking a fight with the Orange Man Bad. The Canadians are hopeless unless they find their way out of their bamboozlement. It is not any accident that people get bamboozled. It's the plan. Chew on that on, if you dare.

10/12/12:

Bruce Johnson, American Thinker

He makes a case that Obama is Big Bird.  Everybody seems to be Big Bird.  I was thinking that John McCain was Big Bird.  Especially with his attempts to become a member in good standing with the press is reminiscent of the video showed earlier on this blog.  It was Big Bird who made a caricature of himself in order to try to become a member of the Good Birds Club.  Like Big Bird in that video, McCain really does like to get the approval of the left, so much so that he earns the suspicion of conservatives because he plays up to the critics of conservatism.  So, if McCain is really conservative, why doesn't he just be happy with the way he is?

It all depends on how you take Big Bird, I guess.  He seemed to me to be a Big Wuss in that video.  All too often, Republicans like John McCain act like Big Bird did in that video.



Ground News says that this is a "red" blindspot

 

This is not written to dispute it, although I've written many times that the Marxist model is not one you should use if you are a sincere conservative. However, not everyone on the "right" is blind to the significance of this election. You may notice that the political left is definitely not blind to it.


Interpret this how you will. My interpretation is that we are poised on the knife's edge. The difference maker here could be how much people actually care about the truth, and are willing to do something about it.



Leading French Candidate Marine Le Pen Banned From Holding Public Office for Five Years

The Conservative Treehouse

Comment:

The USA has always been more free than average. However, if you are a commie pinko lib, you'll probably dispute that. That's because commie pinko libs have their own "reality", and such reality only applies to the moment, and could change at any moment. In other words, the commie pinko libs are full of sh!t.

P.S.: (pay attention please)

This reminds me of the State of the Union that Ronald Reagan gave in the late eighties. He said three words in the US Constitution that makes America different from all other countries---"WE THE PEOPLE". We the people tell the government what it can and cannot do. Everywhere else, it is the other way around.

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Senator Kennedy quizzes liberal kook

 

More proof that those on the left are either stupid or evil. I'd say in the case of this woman (if that is what she identifies as), that she claims the First Amendment doesn't really mean what it says. Oh, no. It means something else. Evidently, this is also the case with the Second Amendment. However, the Constitution, according to her, does says things that clearly aren't there. Fancy that.


She cannot believe what she is saying, or she's nuts or stupid. The First Amendment says quite plainly that "Congress shall make no law". There's not much to argue there. Likewise, the Second Amendment says "the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". But these people will try to argue otherwise. No wonder that they cannot define what a woman is. They're either mentally ill ( stupid ) or evil.




Boasberg is a partisan hack judge



9:52 AM:







Conflict of interest involving his daughter.



4:10 PM:

Here's another one. It's a short list of names that have become familiar.





Nearing the Final Battle Against the Deep State

Nearing the Final Battle Against the Deep State: While numerous federal district court judges have issued ill-conceived restraining orders against the administration, I have long believed that it will prevail in its efforts to place control of the state in the hands of the elected executive, away f...

Good.

Put an exclamation point on it



CFP says it's an excellent find.

A brief perusal would show that there's no justification for unlimited grants of citizenship in this manner.