Check out the comment section of this NBF post.
This blog has been about finding the reasons for why this country specifically, and Western Civ in general, has been in a state of decline. Plenty of good reasons in those comments.
But nobody is listening, of course. They are all focused in on shit that doesn't mean anything.
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Saturday, May 13, 2017
Think it through
What is all the hubbub about with respect to the alleged Russian meddling?
Isn't it about influence? Did the Russians actually cause machines to reflect falsified returns? If it did, nobody has produced any evidence of that. If it isn't anything tangible, then it must be influence that the Democrats are complaining about.
But look who has all the influence. Democrats own the media. People hear nothing but a pro-Democrat spin to all the current events. You look around and you see it all over the place. There's nothing but wall-to-wall anti-Trump messaging.
How is it that just a few snippets of information that deviates from the dominant messaging, how is this going to throw the election to Trump?
The Russians hacked Podesta's emails? Yeah? Well, so what. Anybody could have done that, according to what I heard. It was a simple phishing attack. If Hillary had been more careful, this wouldn't have happened. If she had been more honest, the emails would not have made any difference. If this influenced people's decision, what difference does it make?
What worries me is not what Trump did. It is what people may think that Trump did when all they hear is how he did stuff that has not been demonstrated to have occurred. In other words, speculation and fake news.
People are swayed by the fake news and the fake accusations, and the fakery in general. There is very little truth behind it. Indeed, if anything goes against the orthodoxy, it is suppressed. The hacked emails went against the orthodoxy, and these people are besides themselves that something true made it through their noise machine.
All of this because of hacked emails? It's not the emails that bothered them. It is the contrary information. It is their turf, and the Russians are said to have violated their turf. If it is the Russians. It may be some kid in the basement.
The media says it is the Russians, but who is the source? What are the grounds for the assertions? Can this be proven in a court of law? If it is the news, it doesn't have to be. But in a court of law, it does have to be.
Politicians can lie. But in a courtroom, a lie can get you charged for perjury.
There's no limit to how many lies can be told in the media and by politicians. No proof has to be presented.
Where's the proof?
19:55
Isn't it about influence? Did the Russians actually cause machines to reflect falsified returns? If it did, nobody has produced any evidence of that. If it isn't anything tangible, then it must be influence that the Democrats are complaining about.
But look who has all the influence. Democrats own the media. People hear nothing but a pro-Democrat spin to all the current events. You look around and you see it all over the place. There's nothing but wall-to-wall anti-Trump messaging.
How is it that just a few snippets of information that deviates from the dominant messaging, how is this going to throw the election to Trump?
The Russians hacked Podesta's emails? Yeah? Well, so what. Anybody could have done that, according to what I heard. It was a simple phishing attack. If Hillary had been more careful, this wouldn't have happened. If she had been more honest, the emails would not have made any difference. If this influenced people's decision, what difference does it make?
What worries me is not what Trump did. It is what people may think that Trump did when all they hear is how he did stuff that has not been demonstrated to have occurred. In other words, speculation and fake news.
People are swayed by the fake news and the fake accusations, and the fakery in general. There is very little truth behind it. Indeed, if anything goes against the orthodoxy, it is suppressed. The hacked emails went against the orthodoxy, and these people are besides themselves that something true made it through their noise machine.
All of this because of hacked emails? It's not the emails that bothered them. It is the contrary information. It is their turf, and the Russians are said to have violated their turf. If it is the Russians. It may be some kid in the basement.
The media says it is the Russians, but who is the source? What are the grounds for the assertions? Can this be proven in a court of law? If it is the news, it doesn't have to be. But in a court of law, it does have to be.
Politicians can lie. But in a courtroom, a lie can get you charged for perjury.
There's no limit to how many lies can be told in the media and by politicians. No proof has to be presented.
Where's the proof?
19:55
Trump has people all tied up in knots over nothing. Yet, instead of seeing how silly they are--- to wrapped up in knots over nothing--- they are acting with outrage that Trump is making them look silly. That's how it looks to me. Anything could happen here. If you make somebody look bad, they won't necessarily like you for it. They may retaliate. It just looks to me why he was elected in the first place--- to drain the swamp. But the swamp creatures may be too big and too many to drain from the swamp.
In my book, Trump is okay on this. A whole lot of other people aren't. But we really don't have faces and names, because they are hiding in the swamp.
Saving some thoughts
Usually scan the news first, but not this morning. Scanning the news is a distraction. It causes me to forget what I was thinking about before I started reading.
Here's some thoughts:
Cultural shifts
Musing for a moment on a song that this radio station keeps playing--- the chorus goes --- "play that funky music white boy" and ( "till you die" ). I researched it, the group, and the lead singer. They sounded black, but he isn't, and the band isn't. Or is it that they don't look black? Found a connection to the late Terry Knight, formerly of the rock group Grand Funk Railroad. Was the song about self deprecation of "white boys"? Or about cultural appropriation? Whose culture that is being appropriated here?
Is there some sort of subliminal message in that song? If the words to a song aren't important, then why bleep out the words to the Dire Straits song Money for nothing. There's a reference to the word "faggot" in that song, in case you are not familiar. But, "White boy" is an insult too. Black boys don't like to be called that. What's up with that phrase "till you die"? Till whiteness no longer exists?
Cultural appropriation is a term going around lately. Is this a type of racial separatism? There is this tendency towards separation --- "safe spaces" as it is called. This is quite different from the integration that was pushed in the sixties and seventies. Instead of mixing the races and cultures, now there is a push to separate them. But this is only one way, mind you. Questions should be asked, but in this modern culture of professional grievance mongers, and safe spaces, one cannot say the wrong word, or the vitriol comes a running.
A Theory: Acceptance of the premises of the cultural wreckers.
Pulling down statues of Confederate heroes in New Orleans and other places. What does that mean? Cassius Clay v Muhammad Ali as an example of hatred directed towards Western Civilization, and what it will mean. Not everything about the Confederacy was wrong, and not everything about the Union was right. Look what we have today: a tendency towards way too much power concentrated in too few hands. It is in the hands of corporations and globalists, who are destroying our traditional culture, and trying to make it into a one world state. Conservatives are now associated with this. How can they be truly conservative and be associated with the destruction of our culture?
Why erase the history of great Confederate generals? Why erase the history of the Confederacy? Why erase the history of a great American novel like Huckleberry Finn? Nobody gets to ask questions if the questions are censored.
It wasn't all about slavery. The war was about centralized power versus decentralized power. As one historian mentioned, the United States of America became an "is" as opposed to an "are". That distinction is the result of a conjugation of the verb "to be": it means a diverse culture of states being transformed into a single culture controlled by just a few in a far away capitol.
How they discredit Christianity:
Christianity has been getting mixed up with slavery, at least according to the wreckers. But Christianity was the motive force behind the Abolitionist movement--- see Cassius Clay. It sure wasn't Islam--- see Muhammad Ali. And now Christianity is getting associated with homosexuality. It runs rampant in the Catholic priesthood. It also runs rampant amongst the jihadists. Little wonder then that the churches are emptying. Why would any normal person want to be associated with that?
Nature abhors a vacuum. As whiteness is discredited along with Christianity, what is to take its place? Islam and homosexuality?
Can we even ask that question? The home of the free and the brave is to replaced by homosexuality and safe spaces?
Friday, May 12, 2017
Hearsay
Note that this is called hearsay in courtrooms. The Democrats want a special prosecutor on the flimsiest of pretexts, and to support it, they rely upon hearsay that reporters put out there.
Incidentally, even if somebody denied it outright, it would still be hearsay! They cannot even get that!
Comey has to deny himself (that he said something), or otherwise it means nothing.
Update(s): 8:23:
There's a saying with regard to these type of situations. It goes something like this: if you have the facts on your side, you pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, you pound the law. If you have neither the law nor the facts on your side, you pound the table.
The Democrats have neither the law nor the facts on their side. So, they are pounding the table. They have been doing that since last November, when it was apparent that Hillary lost the election.
How long can they pound the table? Until November next year?
8:56:
Anonymous leaks are said to be making Trump paranoid. But why are they anonymous? Are whistleblowers protected? What retribution can be directed towards them if they made themselves known?
These people are said to be "patriots". They are traitors. If there was anything factual, why not say so openly? You have to do that in court, you know. You cannot convict someone based upon secret testimony.
9:20:
Aren't we not supposed to have rule of law? If a president is to be forced out, should it not be because of some violation of law? What law has been violated? In all these months, it has yet to be identified. This is not rule of law. This is a cabal of men who seek to bring down a president just because of a political disagreement. If it is a law, then name it. Set up the witnesses and take the testimony in open court under oath. Under a rule of law, that would be the procedure.
Furthermore, the Kayfabe, or fakery of this should be clear. Anybody can lie behind cover.
10:24:
Let's see. We've got mystery laws, mystery witnesses, and now mysterious threats. But what is the biggest mystery of all? That I give a crap. But hey, we're thrown into the battle, and the people must have battles.
We can call it the mystery battle.
14:03
Looks like somebody besides myself thinks the country has gone batshit crazy. It isn't just media, and it isn't just Democrats, unfortunately.
But let's soldier on in this mystery battle. If for no other reason than to see what's on the other side of this shit. Probably the same old assholes.
Somebody's gotta do it.
They’re gonna find an anonymous source that’s once or three times removed from Comey who says, “I don’t think that the director would ever say that.” They’re not gonna find somebody to deny it outright.--- Rush Limbaugh
Incidentally, even if somebody denied it outright, it would still be hearsay! They cannot even get that!
Comey has to deny himself (that he said something), or otherwise it means nothing.
Update(s): 8:23:
There's a saying with regard to these type of situations. It goes something like this: if you have the facts on your side, you pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, you pound the law. If you have neither the law nor the facts on your side, you pound the table.
The Democrats have neither the law nor the facts on their side. So, they are pounding the table. They have been doing that since last November, when it was apparent that Hillary lost the election.
How long can they pound the table? Until November next year?
8:56:
Anonymous leaks are said to be making Trump paranoid. But why are they anonymous? Are whistleblowers protected? What retribution can be directed towards them if they made themselves known?
These people are said to be "patriots". They are traitors. If there was anything factual, why not say so openly? You have to do that in court, you know. You cannot convict someone based upon secret testimony.
9:20:
Aren't we not supposed to have rule of law? If a president is to be forced out, should it not be because of some violation of law? What law has been violated? In all these months, it has yet to be identified. This is not rule of law. This is a cabal of men who seek to bring down a president just because of a political disagreement. If it is a law, then name it. Set up the witnesses and take the testimony in open court under oath. Under a rule of law, that would be the procedure.
Furthermore, the Kayfabe, or fakery of this should be clear. Anybody can lie behind cover.
10:24:
Let's see. We've got mystery laws, mystery witnesses, and now mysterious threats. But what is the biggest mystery of all? That I give a crap. But hey, we're thrown into the battle, and the people must have battles.
We can call it the mystery battle.
14:03
Looks like somebody besides myself thinks the country has gone batshit crazy. It isn't just media, and it isn't just Democrats, unfortunately.
But let's soldier on in this mystery battle. If for no other reason than to see what's on the other side of this shit. Probably the same old assholes.
Somebody's gotta do it.
What to watch for
We've got a real problem here. The Democrats are going to block the Senate's business until they get their way on a special prosecutor.
The two people to watch are the POTUS himself, and the Senate majority leader McConnell. As of now, Trump seems to have signed an executive order to look into the integrity of the election. This is not going to satisfy Democrats, of course. McConnell said he will block the idea of naming a special prosecutor.
If either of these two start to cave, look out. That's because a special prosecutor has no basis for an investigation. There has to be a crime, and no crime has been established. So, what is the legal basis for one? It is a prosecutor in search of a crime, not a crime to be prosecuted. In short, it is a fishing expedition. Why fund one? It could only happen if one or the other crumble in the face of pressure.
I guess we'll get to see if they will hold up, or for how long.
In the meantime, the Senate's business will grind to a halt. Isn't it interesting how this always works to the advantage of Democrats?
The two people to watch are the POTUS himself, and the Senate majority leader McConnell. As of now, Trump seems to have signed an executive order to look into the integrity of the election. This is not going to satisfy Democrats, of course. McConnell said he will block the idea of naming a special prosecutor.
If either of these two start to cave, look out. That's because a special prosecutor has no basis for an investigation. There has to be a crime, and no crime has been established. So, what is the legal basis for one? It is a prosecutor in search of a crime, not a crime to be prosecuted. In short, it is a fishing expedition. Why fund one? It could only happen if one or the other crumble in the face of pressure.
I guess we'll get to see if they will hold up, or for how long.
In the meantime, the Senate's business will grind to a halt. Isn't it interesting how this always works to the advantage of Democrats?
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Kayfabe revisited
There was this theory floating around prior to election day, which claimed a number of things about Trump.
Memory serves that he didn't want to be president, according to this theory. Now that he is, it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to understand where he is going with all this.
It may well turn out to be Kayfabe after all in that it is to become more of a spectacle than anything serious.
Here is American civilization in full decadence mode. It is all bread and circuses now. Literally.
It seems that in Roman history that a Roman emperor might have named one of his horses as his one of his officials, or something like that. You know, just off the wall crap like that. You need to be serious about what you do, but if you have got somebody like that running things, good things cannot happen. A society could lose its sense of purpose, its reason for being.
Actually, the Roman Empire began its decline after the last of the so called Good Emperors. This much I remember from history. The successor, who was Marcus Aurelius' son, Commodus, would fight like a Gladiator in the Colosseum. It scandalized the public at that time. Rome never recovered.
Something of this spirit was depicted in the movie Gladiator, as bread was thrown into the stands just prior to the match. Bread and circuses, you see, to entertain the crowd.
It seems that history is repeating itself. Trump is going to fight like a Gladiator, and we are to be entertained. Perhaps the Kayfabe scenario will play itself out after all.
Update(s) 9:37 pm :
If all of this is this is to become a spectacle, then who are the gladiators? Perhaps we are. One should ask this question: why should I care about what happens to Trump? Only because he is president, and he is the head of state of the government? Yeah, because you don't want chaos.
But chaos requires resolution of some kind. Inevitably, a conflict must ensue, and then there will be a fight, but who does the fighting? The partisans on each side? But once again, why should we care?
If you voted for Trump, you are likely to be disappointed. He doesn't seem to be getting any support for his plans, or his purported plans. But then there are conservatives, who probably don't want chaos. Then there are others who want whatever it is that they want. Plenty of would be combatants.
At any rate, the current accusations appear ridiculous. But so is professional wrestling. That's where the Kayfabe term came from. It's like WWW stuff. Fake. Not there for anything serious, just for your entertainment.
Memory serves that he didn't want to be president, according to this theory. Now that he is, it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to understand where he is going with all this.
It may well turn out to be Kayfabe after all in that it is to become more of a spectacle than anything serious.
Here is American civilization in full decadence mode. It is all bread and circuses now. Literally.
It seems that in Roman history that a Roman emperor might have named one of his horses as his one of his officials, or something like that. You know, just off the wall crap like that. You need to be serious about what you do, but if you have got somebody like that running things, good things cannot happen. A society could lose its sense of purpose, its reason for being.
Actually, the Roman Empire began its decline after the last of the so called Good Emperors. This much I remember from history. The successor, who was Marcus Aurelius' son, Commodus, would fight like a Gladiator in the Colosseum. It scandalized the public at that time. Rome never recovered.
Something of this spirit was depicted in the movie Gladiator, as bread was thrown into the stands just prior to the match. Bread and circuses, you see, to entertain the crowd.
It seems that history is repeating itself. Trump is going to fight like a Gladiator, and we are to be entertained. Perhaps the Kayfabe scenario will play itself out after all.
Update(s) 9:37 pm :
If all of this is this is to become a spectacle, then who are the gladiators? Perhaps we are. One should ask this question: why should I care about what happens to Trump? Only because he is president, and he is the head of state of the government? Yeah, because you don't want chaos.
But chaos requires resolution of some kind. Inevitably, a conflict must ensue, and then there will be a fight, but who does the fighting? The partisans on each side? But once again, why should we care?
If you voted for Trump, you are likely to be disappointed. He doesn't seem to be getting any support for his plans, or his purported plans. But then there are conservatives, who probably don't want chaos. Then there are others who want whatever it is that they want. Plenty of would be combatants.
At any rate, the current accusations appear ridiculous. But so is professional wrestling. That's where the Kayfabe term came from. It's like WWW stuff. Fake. Not there for anything serious, just for your entertainment.
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