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JP Mac

To engage in civil, enlightened discussion as to what political direction is best for the U.S. from the conservative, libertarian point of view.

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Resistance and persistence pay off for NJ gym owners who defied Gov Murphey's Covid-era edicts.

European leaders met in Switzerland to come up with a plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Zelenskyy was there. Kamala Harris was there, but there was one thing missing... the other side. Don't peace negotiations require the presence of representatives from both sides? Switzerland damaged their image as a neutral nation within Europe and they and the world have little to show for it.

Sources:Gym owner who defied COVID lockdown calls Democratic governors 'foot soldiers' in closing states | Just The NewsSwiss right-wing leader calls Ukraine summit an 'embarrassment' | ReutersEditor's note: I forgot when series the season began so I am declaring this episode 1 of season 5. I have spoken!

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This past week marked the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy. The courage and dedication to duty of those men is awe-inspiring. Are the Democrats ready for a change? Kamala Harris has been given an easy, yet high profile assignment of representing the US in peace talks being held in Switzerland. All she has to do is look presidential and not embarrass us and her job will be declared a success in the press. She's been getting great press lately, having done nothing of note. Most important, the first debate between Trump and Biden is scheduled unusually early, this month, leaving plenty of time to make a switch at the convention should Biden fall flat on his face either literally or figuratively.

Good news from Israel... Four hostages have been rescued. There are still too may left in captivity whom we also pray for their safety and speedy release.

80th Anniversary of D-Day | Liberty Relearned

Israel frees four hostages from Hamas in daring rescue | Just The NewsPro-Palestinian protesters vandalize property near White House, throw things at ranger | Just The NewsKamala Harris to represent U.S. at upcoming Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland - UPI.com

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Donlad Trump has been found guilty of 34 trumped up charges somehow connected to a federal crime which the state court has yet to announce. Democrats and people with TDS are celebrating, but their victory will not last. There are so many questions about jurisdiction, due process, and the proceedings themselves that could get the verdict overturned. It's only a matter of how, where, and when the conviction is overturned. It's time to hoist the Banana Republic flag, because that is what we are.

Sources: Heritage Action President Responds to… | Heritage Action For AmericaJury Finds Trump Guilty On 34 Counts In So-Called ‘Hush Money’ Trial – One America News Network (oann.com)Alan Dershowitz predicts Trump will receive suspended prison sentence | Just The News

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This Memorial Day weekend and with the upcoming 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, I’ve been contemplating what exactly would compel someone to risk their life and well-being in war? Are there any truly good causes, and might there be some causes that are just not worth taking up arms over? Can a country cease to be worth fighting for? Here are some of the things I’ve come up with. What do you think? – JP Mac

Source: What Makes a Country Worth Fighting For? | Liberty Relearned

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Democrats extol the virtues of democracy constantly, but somehow, democratically elected leaders who refuse to follow their leftist agenda, are labeled threats to democracy. Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia who just survived an assassination attempt, is one such person. He depicted at a far-right extremists, sometimes even a fascist. Somehow, a populist leader who was democratically elected to his position several time by the people, is considered a threat to democracy. These same people have no problem with non-citizens voting.

Sources: Robert Fico: World reacts to the shooting of Slovakia's prime minister | ReutersDemocrats deny non-citizens are voting in federal elections while Republicans seek to prevent it | Just The News

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Like the socialists and the fascists of the past century, the leftist's Democrat's dream is to run your life. The President wants to dictate to the banks what they can charge for late fees. The Biden regime through the EPA, wants to increase the regulatory burden on businesses. Such things contribute to Bidenflation.

Sources:

⁠Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden's plan to cap credit card late fees at $8 | Just The News⁠⁠Republican lawmaker introduces bill blocking Biden's EPA from enforcing ‘burdensome’ reporting rules | Just The News⁠

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Pro-Hamas, anti-Israeli protests on college campuses continued to dominate the news this past week. They claim to be pro-Palestinian, but the Palestinians are overwhelmingly pro-Hamas, so by extension, they are pro murderous terror organization. The colleges now reap what they have sown. Where do they think they got their anti-West, anti-American, antisemitic ideas from to begin with?

The Left continue to show themselves for who they are.

Sources:

Columbia president calls building takeover 'violent act' that jeopardized campus security | Just The NewsNYPD says protesters had weapons, gas masks and 'Death to America!' pamphlets | Just The NewsGW campus Gaza protesters call for faculty, board to be sent to the ‘guillotine’ | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com

Ed note: We break our perfect streak of not having to check the "explicit content" box with this episode, thanks to a deranged pro-Palestine agitator, that I've decided not to bleep or censor. I want you to hear what these people say and know them for who they really are. -JP Mac

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The totalitarian assault on our human rights continues. The WHO and several countries are continuing their march towards totalitarianism. The WHO wants to dictate what we can do with our bodies, and several countries are attempting to control what we can see and hear. It's to the point where countries like Australia can no longer be thought of as free countries in the way we've formerly understood the concept.

Sources:Trump calls Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a 'Democrat plant,' says he would prefer Biden | Just The News

Dr. Kelly Victory: Proposed WHO amendments could restrict US doctors' ability to prescribe medicine | Just The News'Australia is NOT a free country' – Rumble joins free speech fight - Rebel News

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News rundown for the week ending 4/21 including news about Donald Trump, the anti-Israel protests, and the stabbing of a Bishop in Australia.

The new movie Civil War is Reviewed.

The new movie “Civil War” has been widely anticipated for months now. It comes in an election year to an America that is heavily divided in real life. It’s written and directed by Alex Garland and stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny. It takes place in a dystopian America of the near future. It’s a story about a group of war journalists covering a second American Civil War.

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Review and commentary regarding the film: Civil War

The new movie “Civil War” has been widely anticipated for months now. It comes in an election year to an America that is heavily divided in real life. It’s written and directed by Alex Garland and stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny. It takes place in a dystopian America of the near future. It’s a story about a group of war journalists covering a second American Civil War.

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Don't miss my commentary on C.S. Lewis' masterpiece on Christian apologetics available on Rumble.

https://rumble.com/v4pc9kw-lr-podcast-clip-mere-christianity.html

Also, Hunter Biden will have to answer for a gun crime, though he's been allowed to skate on several others.

Iran retaliates against Israel, don't expect Israel to just take it. Don't count on the UN being of much help, though.

Will Biden and Trump debate? News outlets are calling for it. Will it happen, and when?

About the epidemic of "died suddenly" young folks- don't blame it on Covid, says the CDC.

Sources: Federal judge rejects Hunter Biden bid to dismiss gun charges in special counsel case | Just The NewsWatch Live: United Nations Security Council holds emergency meeting following Iran attack | Just The NewsIsraeli president calls Iran attack a 'declaration of war' | Just The NewsFox, CNN and other major TV outlets urge Biden and Trump to commit to debates | Just The NewsCDC: COVID Vaccines Are Not Associated With Deathly Heart Problems In Young Adults – One America News Network (oann.com)

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Getting back to basics...

Why talk about morality? C.S. Lewis clarifies ideas of morality in his book, "Mere Christianity".

Weekly news rundown including:

Defending true democracy...Wisconsin voters approve constitutional amendment banning 'Zuckerbucks' | Just The News

Nebraska Gov. Pillen endorses bid to restore winner-take-all system in presidential elections | Just The NewsShrinking accountability? Biden makes it harder to fire federal employees | Just The NewsSensible energy policy...

Study grades natural gas as best source for reliability, affordability and environmental impact | Just The NewsA moving story of survival... (or just a good story)

Earthquake Shakes New York City Area | Newsmax.com

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Reconciliation and forgiveness are the cornerstones of the Christian faith. There is no point to Christianity without grace. Jesus died to earn us that grace. The reward to us for his ultimate sacrifice was the promise of God’s mercy. When we extend forgiveness to those who hurt us, we become like God. Easter is the celebration of the moment that the promise of reconciliation was sealed by Him.

The spirit of reconciliation is not common amongst us mere humans. So often, the urge is to pay back the pain we have been delt. The urge to revenge then, is natural, effortless. It takes strength and commitment to forgive. It also takes strength to repent, to repudiate our own actions. Forgiveness, even unilateral, can give us peace, but harmony requires true reconciliation, a conscious act by both parties, and agreement to go on and move forward, and put past transgressions behind.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” – John, 14:27.

Peace as the world gives us is simply the lack of violence. Sometimes, the cessation of violence only after the need for it has been sated. Sometimes, it’s just a pause in the punishment being delt by others in a position of power over us. The Lord’s peace is different, the Lord’s peace is one of not just an absence of violence, but a feeling of calm and tranquility. In the world, we can have peace, and still not be at peace. With God, we can be at peace, what’s more, we can choose it. We can leave others in peace, yet if we still harbor resentment, we are not at peace. When we extend grace to others, both sides are at peace. It is a mutual experience. So, it is with the grace of God, a mutual expression of peace and reconciliation. This calls for us to rise above or normal human tendencies. It’s an effort on our part, but no more than the effort it takes to accept a gift, after all, Jesus says he gives us peace, so whatever effort it takes to accept it is up to us.

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Easter Message '24

Reconciliation and forgiveness are the cornerstones of the Christian faith. There is no point to Christianity without grace. Jesus died to earn us that grace. The reward to us for his ultimate sacrifice was the promise of God's mercy. When we extend forgiveness to those who hurt us, we become like God. Easter is the celebration of the moment that the promise of reconciliation was sealed by Him.

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Stories from the past week...

ISIS terrorist claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Moscow music venue that killed at least 137 people in Russia.

Congress passes a 1.2 T "minibus" bill. If this is a minibus, I'd hate to see an omnibus spending bill. The Republicans in Congress absolutely failed to put a check on federal spending.

Majority of America: "Call them Illegal immigrants or aliens." While the left continues to play word games, most Americans want to use the term "illegal" to describe those in this country unlawfully.

These and other news stories are covered.

Also, this week begins Passion Week on the Christian calendar, when Christians remember the pain and suffering Jesus had to go through before the rising again on Easter Sunday. Sometimes we have to go through a period of pain and sorrow before we can experience a joyous occasion.

Sources:Daily Feed 3/22/24 – One America News Network (oann.com)

Senate passes $1.2 trillion 'minibus' in 74-24 vote | Just The News(POLL) Majority says ‘illegal’ is best term to use in describing illegal border-crossers | Sharyl Attkisson

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Happy St. Patrick's Day, the only ethnic holiday that invites everyone to be part of that nationality for that day. The ultimate in inclusivity!

Several stories of interest:

Putin expected to win Russia's elections, exit poll shows as polls close | Just The NewsUN experts: 'Reasonable grounds to believe' sexual violence occurred during Oct. 7 Hamas raid | Just The NewsPope Francis urges Ukraine to negotiate rather than lose war to Russia | Just The NewsZuckerbucks 2.0? States begin banning new private, foreign funding of elections | Just The News

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(The audio in the podcast kinda stunk, so I fixed it. You're welcome!-- JP Mac)

Thursday night, an angry old man yelled and ranted at Congress and the nation for over an hour. The partisan, divisive speech was filled with lies and dissembling. It was a campaign speech, not a proper address to Congress.

Here he lies and dissembles about immigration and border security.

Source:⁠⁠⁠2024 State of the Union Address | C-SPAN.org

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(The audio in the podcast kinda stunk, so I fixed it. You're welcome!-- JP Mac)

Thursday night, an angry old man yelled and ranted at Congress and the nation for over an hour. The partisan, divisive speech was filled with lies and dissembling. It was a campaign speech, not a proper address to Congress.

Here he dissembles and distorts facts on abortion.

Source:⁠⁠⁠2024 State of the Union Address | C-SPAN.org

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(The audio in the podcast kinda stunk, so I fixed it. You're welcome!-- JP Mac)

Thursday night, an angry old man yelled and ranted at Congress and the nation for over an hour. The partisan, divisive speech was filled with lies and dissembling. It was a campaign speech, not a proper address to Congress.

Here he demagogues and mischaracterizes J6.

Source:⁠⁠2024 State of the Union Address | C-SPAN.org

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(The audio in the podcast kinda stunk, so I fixed it. You're welcome!-- JP Mac)

Thursday night, an angry old man yelled and ranted at Congress and the nation for over an hour. The partisan, divisive speech was filled with lies and dissembling. It was a campaign speech, not a proper address to Congress.

Here he dissembles about the war in Ukraine.

Source:⁠2024 State of the Union Address | C-SPAN.org

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Thursday night, an angry old man yelled and ranted at Congress and the nation for over an hour. The partisan, divisive speech was filled with lies and dissembling. It was a campaign speech, not a proper address to Congress.

Source:2024 State of the Union Address | C-SPAN.org

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Yet another story of Leftists acting badly is in the news. UC Berkley is being criticized for their handling of another outburst of antisemitism on campus. One student reported being choked, another was spit at during a pro-Israel event. This is the latest in a string of anti-Israel protests turned violent. The variable morality of cultural Marxism is a root cause.

Source: Berkeley slammed over violent pro-Palestinian mob after Jewish students report being choked, spit at | Just The NewsAlso, we go over @LRPodcast postings for the past week, including from last week's podcast on Google's woke Gemini AI

Dystopic Journal: “…Every picture has been repainted…” | Liberty Relearned

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“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
― George Orwell, 1984

Google has put out what some have deemed a "racist" AI, one that will not depict white people in any sort of positive light and has created some absurdly inaccurate depictions of people, especially historical figures. This is DEI gone wild. This, we can assume, it the reality that it's programmers wish were the case. Google, though Gemini AI, seems to be doing just what Big Brother's INGSOC party did in the novel 1984, rewrite not just history, but reality to suit its agenda.

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When Republicans say, "border security" Democrats hear "immigration reform."Democrats are finally waking up to the fact that America has an illegal immigration crisis. The final straw will be when Democrat voters finally make the logical leap from migrant crisis to border crisis. Democrats in office have been framing the problem as one of housing and processing illegal immigrants that are already here, not in terms of keeping them from entering the country in the first place. Only then will they support genuine border security like that covered in HR2, which has already passed the House.

Source:

Democrats increasingly sour over Biden's border response | Just The News

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"Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory," That was the conclusion made by Special Council Robert Hur on why President Biden would not be charged with knowingly possessing classified material. That of course, left the President in an awkward position. Ethier go along with the Special Council's findings and admit he's a forgetful old man or contest the excuse the report provides for him and admit he ought to stand trial for the crime of mishandling classified material. This may be the end of the Biden Presidency. For the Republicans, the campaign ads practically write themselves.

Sources:

Read the full special counsel report on Biden's handling of classified materials | Just The NewsRepublicans seize on special counsel's remarks on Biden's memory | Just The NewsReport on the Investigation Into Unauthorized Removal, Retention, and Disclosure of Classified Documents Discovered at Locatinos Including the Penn Biden Center and the Delaware Private Residence of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (justthenews.com)

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Trump beat Bidan in a recent CNN poll. What the poll showed is that Republicans, of course, don't like Biden, but nor do many Democrats. Most Democrats cited in the poll said they were voting against Trump rather than for Joe Biden. Most of Trump's supporters though, were affectively voting for Trump rather than against Biden.

For her part, Nikki Haley also beat Biden in the poll, but most of her supporters said they were voting against Biden rather than for her.

Source:Trump leads Biden in CNN 2024 poll | Just The News

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The "Take our Border Back Convoy" is coming to the US southern border to protest the mismanagement of the border by the Biden Regime.

In a related story, the House has announced its intention to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alajandro Mayorkas for his utter failure to do his job of protecting the homeland by keeping our border secure.

Sources:

'Take Our Border Back Convoy' to rally across three states demanding government secure border | Just The NewsHouse GOP reveals articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas | Just The News

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Bonus Commentary

The World Economic Forum just wrapped up their annual get together of would-be dictators and oligarchs at Davos, Switzerland.

However, it was not all plotting on how to best rule the world at the forum. President of Argentina, Javier Milei had some words for the WEF and their collectivist tendencies.

Milei introduced the members of the WEF to a totally new ideology: Libertarianism. Who knows if they will be affected by his words, but @LRPodcast likes them!

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The World Economic Forum just wrapped up their annual get together of would-be dictators and oligarchs at Davos, Switzerland.

However, it was not all plotting on how to best rule the world at the forum. President of Argentina, Javier Milei had some words for the WEF and their collectivist tendencies.

Sources:

Special address by Javier Milei, President of Argentina | Davos 2024 | World Economic Forum (youtube.com)

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/read-javier-mileis-entire-speech-to-the-wef-debunking-socialism

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It's 2024 and the Israel vs. Hamas war is still in the news. Pro-Palestine demonstrators get violent in Washington, DC, but no arrests reported as of yet. They don't like that President Biden isn't anti-Irael enough.

Hamas spent billions of dollars creating their vast network of terror tunnels while their people lived in poverty. Where did they get the money? In short, from fools and evil people.

Sources:

White House staff 'relocated' after pro-Palestine protest turns violent | Just The News

How Hamas fooled gullible donors to fund its billion-dollar terror tunnel system (foxnews.com)

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Five Things That Won’t Happen in 2024:

An uncontested presidential election. Whichever side loses the 2024 election will say it was stolen.
An impeached Biden convicted in the Senate. The House may not even impeach Joe Biden, despite the fact there’s far more cause to impeach him than there was to impeach Trump either time. Even if they do, few if any Democrats will vote to remove him.
A national news media providing unbiased reporting. We have a better chance seeing Bigfoot ride a dinosaur down 5th Ave than any of the legacy news media adopting non-biased reporting standards.
A Conservative government anywhere in the English-speaking world doing anything very well…conservative. Big “C” Conservatives are really good at only one thing– disappointing small “c” conservatives.
Disney putting out a truly non-woke, family friendly entertainment product. Nothing bearing the Disney name will cater to traditional family values, and unfortunately this may also extend to any of their properties, namely Marvel or Star Wars.

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Five Things That Won’t Happen in 2024:

An uncontested presidential election. Whichever side loses the 2024 election will say it was stolen.
An impeached Biden convicted in the Senate. The House may not even impeach Joe Biden, despite the fact there’s far more cause to impeach him than there was to impeach Trump either time. Even if they do, few if any Democrats will vote to remove him.
A national news media providing unbiased reporting. We have a better chance seeing Bigfoot ride a dinosaur down 5th Ave than any of the legacy news media adopting non-biased reporting standards.
A Conservative government anywhere in the English-speaking world doing anything very well…conservative. Big “C” Conservatives are really good at only one thing– disappointing small “c” conservatives.
Disney putting out a truly non-woke, family friendly entertainment product. Nothing bearing the Disney name will cater to traditional family values, and unfortunately this may also extend to any of their properties, namely Marvel or Star Wars.

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Dystopic Journal Year in Review 2023

Clips:

1. From 1/9: Book review of “Neither Stunning nor Brave” Dystopic fiction by comedian and writer, Michael Loftus.

2. From 1/30: Dystopic Journal: Has the WEF's Influence Plateaued? The World Economic Forum met in Davos, Switzerland. Their focus-- use climate change alarmism to drive economic policy. The free world won't survive the kind of economic policy the WEF is pursuing. As far as they're concerned, the problem is that people, especially in the West, have too much economic freedom.

3. From 3/6: “The Disunited States” Some of the pros and cons of a national divorce are explored. Taxes and spending policies are one many dividing lines between red and blue America.

4. From 10/31: Halloween Special. I interview an expert on all things Scandinavian, Poor Yorick, who sets the record straight on whether or not the Scandinavian countries are the socialist Utopias that some like Bernie Sanders suggest they are.

5. From 11/6: “These Misguided People”. After the pogrom committed against Israeli Jews on 10/7, it has become apparent that many on the Left may not hold the moral high ground that they claim to. Most of them are quite comfortable with many of the things the Nazis whom they claim to hate, stood for.

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We've just waited through three weeks of Advent. Imagine waiting though three centuries, or three millennia, as our pre-Christian brother and sisters did. Over 2023 years ago, a savior was born.

...A savior. People today tend to think of Christianity, the Bible, as a rulebook, a mere list of things they can't do. But we as Christians don't celebrate on Christmas Day the birth of a rule book, or a rule giver, we celebrate the coming of a SAVIOR.

Merry Christmas!

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Young Americans give a frightening response to a poll question about Israel's right to exist. This shows how pervasive cultural Marxism has become in our society. This article from Just the News is an excellent illustration of how Cultural Marxism leads to support for deeply immoral causes, like that of Hamas.

Sources Cited:

Most young Americans say Israel should 'be ended and given to Hamas,' Jews are oppressors: Poll | Just The NewsThe Immorality of Cultural Marxism | Liberty Relearned

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Liberty Relearned is about not just relating interesting news stories to the audience, but also exploring the conservative/libertarian principles at play in each story. Hopefully, you've gotten a chance to listen to or watch parts one and two of my two-part look at Israel in a post-Hamas world. Rather than make this "Part III" of the series, I've decided to do this episode as a kind of appendix to parts one and two. I want to do more than just tell you that Hamas and their supporters are evil, I want to explain what makes them evil, or if you prefer, "differently moraled".

Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy, and free!

-JP Mac

Source quoted:'Genocide Joe:' Pro-Palestinian protestors vandalize buildings in Los Angeles during Biden visit | Just The News

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In part two we look at the motivations of the Israeli people following the massacre of 10/7/23 and see that it's not dissimilar to the mindset of Americans after 9/11/01. We also look at Israel's detractors, those who attend pro-Hamas rallies. They have a different concept of morality that allows them to wink at the atrocities committed by Hamas.

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PT 1.

The war against Hamas in Israel is back on after a brief ceasefire. The Israelis have determined to totally defeat Hamas in Gaza, and then go after those who planned and lead the massacre that occurred on 10/7

Israel plans to hunt down Hamas leaders after war in Munich-style plot | Just The News

Israel says it started military offensive in southern Gaza 'no less powerful' than one in the north | Just The News

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Back in 2010, then German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that multiculturalism had "utterly failed". Thirteen years later, The PVV party (Party for Freedom) of Dutch politician Geert Wilders, has won enough seats in their parliamentary elections to make him the next Prime Minister.

After decades of dominance by the globalist left in Europe and elsewhere, the pendulum seems to be swinging back to the right.

Hard-right firebrand Geert Wilders wins election in Netherlands: ‘Dutch Donald Trump’ (foxnews.com)Boris Johnson Among Thousands Marching Against Anti-Semitism In London – One America News Network (oann.com)

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I thought I was done with commenting on COVID and the Draconian measures that were taken in the name of protecting us from it. Turns out, I'm not quite done. I have to comment on this story from Just the News;New York Times editorial board acknowledges 'startling' COVID learning loss | Just The News

The lockdowns and the policy of keeping kids out of school violated at least two principles of American conservatism: Freedom of Association, and freedom from government overreach.

Turns out that American kids did suffer, just as a lot of conservatives and libertarians warned at the time. Now even the NYT is forced to admit it. This is part of the longest, least satisfying "I told you so" in recent human history.

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In this episode, we give thanks to and for our Veterans and the sacrifices they made. Is American still worth their sacrifice, and is it still worth fighting for? A recent article in the Daily Signal deals with that question. It is, but if so, then why is it so hard to find men and women willing to fight for it? Can we take the fact that America is worth fighting for, for granted? Lots of people throughout history have been willing to fight and die for their country, but what is it about America that brings out this sentiment? The Marvels is the new movie out from Marvel Studios. Is it safe for conservatives? Surprisingly, wokism isn't the movies biggest problem. It's not high-art or even Marvel's best movie to come out this year, but it is fun and entertaining.

Source material: On Veterans Day, Reflect on Why America Is Worth Fighting For (dailysignal.com)

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Recent events in Israel have led to the Left taking sides in the conflict, for Hamas and the Palestinians. This exposes some blaring inconstancies in the logic of their position. They universally claim to be against Nazism but seem to be quite comfortable with many of the more infamous practices associated with the Nazis: Authoritarianism, political violence, eugenics, and most recently they've shown a disturbing comfort with killing Jews just for being Jewish. So, what exactly is the Left's problem with the Nazis? The uniforms?

These logical inconsistencies can be traced to many things, but here are two of the main ones: A lack of objective morality, such is found though religion. Marxism has no place for religion. Another is little or no command of the facts. Leftism promotes feelings over fact, making them more suspectable to Hamas propaganda, which to them is true because it feels true. Academia, the mainstream media, and much of popular culture is dominated by the left, creating an echo chamber for their beliefs.

Sources used: Pro-Palestinian protesters in DC say Israel is a 'racist state' and chant 'long live the Intifada' | Just The News

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5 Things That Scare Conservatives.

A police state. The government using law enforcement to pursue political goals.

Out of control government spending. Increased spending causing more inflation, even hyper inflation.

CBDC, or a central bank digital currency. Would give the central government nearly total control over how its citizens live.

Institutionalized election fraud. The Democrats would like Americans to forget about ballot trafficking a'la 2000 Mules and the institutionalization of less secure ballots and elections.

4 more years of Biden (or any Democrat) in the White House American conservatives fear that the America that has existed for nearly 250 years, the republic our forefathers intended for us, will be gone.

5 things that scare the Left:

SCOTUS actually upholding the Constitution

Having to face their own antisemitism.

Any Republicans in the White House

Another Trump presidency

Losing Power

Filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza has a new movie out called Police State. It's available to stream now. The move explores how America is on its way to becoming a full-fledged police state; how it started, what the components are, and who its victims might be.

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Collectivism, and its derivative forms of communism, socialism, and fascism are historically, and demonstratively evil. Collectivism is part and parcel of leftism, the belief that the world runs on a binary, oppressor vs. oppressed system. Though leftism in its myriad forms has been responsible for the deaths of millions, and impoverishment of billions, is nonetheless attractive to a large section of the population. It's been around for a long time and has secreted itself into every nook and cranny of our society. Its ubiquitous makes it seem normal, even moral. It trades on deception, making bad things seem much like a good things. It exploits the natural needs of people to feel good about themselves, and allows for feeling good without actually doing good. Leftists tend to see only the superficial benefits of what they do, and rarely explore the second and third order of consequences to their policies. Corrupt politicians use leftist appeal to people's sense of altruism to achieve power. When the bill finally comes due for their reckless policies, they are long gone. It's the Left's casual, well-meaning supporters who are among those left paying the price. They are among those left holding the bag, without ever realizing they were asking for it all along.

Now that Hamas is killing Jews just for being Jews, will that make a difference to those on the left who sympathize with Palestine, but also claim to hate Nazis? If they've been lied to about the rocket that missed its target and landed in a hospital parking lot, what else might have they been lied to about?

For some casual leftists, the attack on Israel was a bridge too far. Their support for liberal causes end at killing innocent men, women and children.

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Good and evil exist and what occurred in Israel this past weekend was an object lesson on the nature of pure, unadulterated EVIL.
There is no rationalizing, no political justification for the massacre of innocent men, women and children. There's no time for “but both sides do it” moral equivalency. Both side's DON'T do it. Only one side executed babies, only one side took hostages, only one side raped and pillaged throughout the countryside in a fashion hardly known since medieval times.
Those terrorists were evil, and all who support them are also evil.
Whatever you thought of the Palestinian situation before, there is no longer any excuse for supporting Hamas. You can no longer claim you didn't know. Now you know them for what they are.
Pray for the people of Israel and pray that who have been lost in moral confusion that their eyes have been finally opened.

Some people are confused as to what constitutes Nazi or Nazi-like behavior. Some examples of what is and isn't Nazi:

Supporting parental rights- NOT NAZI

Killing Jews just because they are Jews- NAZI

Pro-life views and laws- NOT NAZI

Wiping out entire families of non-combatants- NAZI

Hope that helps clear it up for ya!

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Good and evil exist and what occurred in Israel this past weekend was an object lesson on the nature of pure, unadulterated EVIL.
There is no rationalizing, no political justification for the massacre of innocent men, women and children. There's no time for “but both sides do it” moral equivalency. Both side's DON'T do it. Only one side executed babies, only one side took hostages, only one side raped and pillaged throughout the countryside in a fashion hardly known since medieval times.
Those terrorists were evil, and all who support them are also evil.
Whatever you thought of the Palestinian situation before, there is no longer any excuse for supporting Hamas. You can no longer claim you didn't know. Now you know them for what they are.
Pray for the people of Israel and pray that who have been lost in moral confusion that their eyes have been finally opened.

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Good and evil exist and what occurred in Israel this past weekend was an object lesson on the nature of pure, unadulterated EVIL.
There is no rationalizing, no political justification for the massacre of innocent men, women and children. There's no time for “but both sides do it” moral equivalency. Both side's DON'T do it. Only one side executed babies, only one side took hostages, only one side raped and pillaged throughout the countryside in a fashion hardly known since medieval times.
Those terrorists were evil, and all who support them are also evil.
Whatever you thought of the Palestinian situation before, there is no longer any excuse for supporting Hamas. You can no longer claim you didn't know. Now you know them for what they are.
Pray for the people of Israel and pray that who have been lost in moral confusion that their eyes have been finally opened.

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Biden freed up $6B of Iranian money. Weeks later, Hamas attacks Israel. Further proof that the Left never, ever, thinks of the second or third order consequences of what they do. Biden thought he could buy off the Iranians by freeing up that $6B. The Iranians instead put that money to use funding a Hamas war against Israel. One more reason why we need to #impeachbiden

There are several reasons why otherwise fine, decent people support Leftist causes. Some have simply been brought up in left-leaning homes, thus it's all theyknow. Others are attracted to high-sounding principles such as equity and diversity. They conflate forced redistribution of wealth with voluntary charity. Leftism trades uponfeeling much more than logic. Most casual adherents to Leftism simply fail to take leftist principles to their logical conclusion or fail to see the connection between collectivist polices and the problems they cause. Source used:Biden administration released billions to Iran weeks before Israeli attack | Just The News

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The government is bringing back central planning, you know, because it's worked so well every other time it's been tried. Not for nothing, but central planning isa feature of both fascism and communism. Just Sayn'.

The Biden regime continues to wage war on fossil fuels with its new proposed edicts regulating gas-powered furnaces. This will add to the cost of such items forwhat benefit and to whom? News item: The federal government plans to regulate nearly every appliance in your home from Just the News

This is further proof that you are not real to them, the collectivists. The true purpose of your sacrifice is to make neurotic collectivists feel good about themselves. AynRand spoke at length about this mindset in her book “The Virtue of Selfishness.”

"The more neurotic he is or the more conscientious in the practice of altruism (and these two aspects of his psychology will act reciprocally to reinforce each other), the more he will tend to devise schemes 'for the good of mankind' or of 'society' or of 'the public' or of 'future generations'-- or of anything except actual human beings."- Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness

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Talking about a Northeastern Democrat being caught up in a bribery scandal is becoming a recurring feature here on the Podcast. This time though,we have a new name: Sen. Bob Menendez, (D NJ).

He's being accused of selling influence to a foreign entity. Unlike Biden, Menendez is being indicted. There are calls from Democrats for his resignation. Apparently, he'smore easily replaced at the moment by the Democrats than Joe Biden who faces similar accusations of corruption. Biden has yet to be impeached, much less indicted.

Analysis of Orwell's 1984 and how close we've come to it, Pt II

“If you want a picture of thefuture, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever” --George Orwell, 1984

Every year since those words were written, we've been inching closer to that dystopia. Now, we are almost there. If the world of 1984 was still on the horizon in 1949when it was published, that world is now within shouting distance. The naked authoritarianism, abandonment of liberalism, the surveillance state, the mutilation of the English language for purposes of gaining power are already here.

It seems the more control the left has gained over our popular culture, academia, and the news media, the faster we seem to be hurtling toward this dystopian future. The onlything that seems to slow it down is the active, not passive, active resistance to it by a great number of people

Source: Menendez defiant on resignation calls: 'I am not going anywhere' | Just The News

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Finally, we have an impeachment inquiry against President Biden. Despite what you may have heard, and what the media tell you, there is plenty of evidence of Biden family corruption that could be used against Joe Biden in an impeachment trial. Now the Republicans have to be smart, disciplined, and put together a case as prosecuting attorneys would in a criminal case.

This week, we do a proper Dystopic Journal segment featuring Orwell's 1984.

“If you want a picture of thefuture, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever” --George Orwell, 1984

Every year since those words were written, we've been inching closer to that dystopia. Now, we are almost there. If the world of 1984 was still on the horizon in 1949 when it was published, that world is now within shouting distance. The naked authoritarianism, abandonment of liberalism, the surveillance state, the mutilation of the English language for purposes of gaining power are already here.

It seems the more control the left has gained over our popular culture, academia, and the news media, the faster we seem to be hurtling toward this dystopian future. The only thing that seems to slow it down is the active, not passive, active resistance to it by a great number of people.

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Here’s a real quick thought. I go through great pains to use precise language when it comes to talking about Left and liberals. The two terms are commonly conflated, but it is ever apparent that they are two different groups. The modern Left want something very different than classical liberals. Many, including in the conservative commentary space use the term, out of habit, even carelessly. So, without going into a deep dissertation on the differences, (which I’m perfectly glad to do, just not now), here is a pretty good summary of each group’s main focus…

Liberals: Want to be allowed to do whatever they want.

The Left: Want to do whatever they want, and for you to do whatever they want.

Libertarians: Want to do whatever they want that doesn’t hurt others, and for others to do whatever they want, if it doesn’t hurt others.

As a bonus, I’ll throw one in for conservatives,

Conservatives: Basically, the same as libertarians, so long as it’s worked before.

Also, a brief rundown of current events.

BREAKING: North Dakota man who ran over, killed conservative teen sentenced to 5 years in prison | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com Virginia Gov. Pardons Man Arrested During School Board Meeting After Daughter’s Sexual Assault – One America News Network (oann.com)

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The White House is lawyering up in anticipation of an impeachment inquiry. Will the GOP grow a spine and do what needs to be done? At least authorize an impeachment inquiry, worry about what the Senate will do later. At least give the White House a real reason to hire those lawyers.

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There's nothing wrong with the Speaker going to Hawaii, but the GOP needs to take care not to spread itself too thin. While they have to be careful not to get lured down every rabbit hole, Congress has an obligation to find out if the situation in Hawaii was mishandled. Unfortunately, if they investigate every Biden or Democrat screwup, they might never get anything of consequence done.

The White House is lawyering up in anticipation of an impeachment inquiry. Will the GOP grow a spine and do what needs to be done? At least authorize an impeachment inquiry, worry about what the Senate will do later. At least give the White House a real reason to hire those lawyers.

Sources:

Speaker McCarthy headed to Hawaii after House GOP announces disaster response investigation | Just The News White House lawyers up as House GOP prepares for impeachment inquiry vote, report | Just The News

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Taking political prisoners is now policy with the Biden regime. Harrison Floyd, a supporter of Trump, is behind bars today as a political prisoner. He is one of Donald Trump's 18 co-defendants in a RICO case being brought against Trump et al by Fulton County DA Fani Willis.

Threats of mask mandates are back in the news, despite the rate of daily deaths being attributed to COVID* are about 1/4 to 1/5 what they were when most mandates were lifted in 2022.

*worldometers

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Taking political prisoners is now policy with the Biden regime. Harrison Floyd, a supporter of Trump, is behind bars today as a political prisoner. He is one of Donald Trump's 18 co-defendants in a RICO case being brought against Trump et al by Fulton County DA Fani Willis.

Threats of mask mandates are back in the news, despite the rate of daily deaths being attributed to COVID* are about 1/4 to 1/5 what they were when most mandates were lifted in 2022.

*According to ⁠Worldometers.info⁠

Sources:

⁠United States COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer (worldometers.info)⁠⁠Trump co-defendant held in prison after being denied bond | Just The News⁠

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Taking political prisoners is now policy with the Biden regime. Harrison Floyd, a supporter of Trump, is behind bars today as a political prisoner. He is one of Donald Trump's 18 co-defendants in a RICO case being brought against Trump et al by Fulton County DA Fani Willis.

Threats of mask mandates are back in the news, despite the rate of daily deaths being attributed to COVID* are about 1/4 to 1/5 what they were when most mandates were lifted in 2022.

*According to Worldometers.info

Sources:

United States COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer (worldometers.info) Trump co-defendant held in prison after being denied bond | Just The News

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Putting Hunter Biden on trial would mean having President Biden as a witness. The Democrats definitely don't want that. What will they do?

The Rant:The Left claims to hate fascists. Apparently, it's not the arresting and jailing of political opponents part of fascism they hate. They seem perfectly fine with that. Nor is it with government control of industry and commerce. Must be the nationalism. #Fascism #leftism

Source:

Hunter Biden trial would mean president as witness, Hunter’s lawyers said in plea negotiations | Just The News

(...and of course, last week's podcast!)

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Putting Hunter Biden on trial would mean having President Biden as a witness. The Democrats definitely don't want that. What will they do?

The Rant: The Left claims to hate fascists. Apparently, it's not the arresting and jailing of political opponents part of fascism they hate. They seem perfectly fine with that. Nor is it with government control of industry and commerce. Must be the nationalism. #Fascistleft #leftisthate

Source:

Hunter Biden trial would mean president as witness, Hunter’s lawyers said in plea negotiations | Just The News

(...and of course, last week's podcast!)

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So why the emphasis on group identity on the left? The left are collectivists. That collectivism might take the form of communism, socialism, or fascism. Each of these ideologies subordinate the will and the needs of the individual to that of the collective. It should come as no surprise then, that a focus on group rather than individual identity is paramount. Also, it is not surprising that collective punishment is part of the leftist way. Neither is it any wonder that meritocracy, which is a function of the individual, is not valued to nearly the degree it is by the right.

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While judging people based upon their membership in some greater group is not in and of itself wrong, it is often not appropriate. In the end, one must build merit for oneself, and one must be judged upon those merits. Merits and shortcomings alike are earned individually and thus cannot be transferred to others. Individuals are to be judged for individual deeds and be awarded or punished accordingly, and groups, likewise, should be awarded or punished for deeds committed by the entire group. Doing anything else results in injustice.

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While judging people based upon their membership in some greater group is not in and of itself wrong, it is often not appropriate. In the end, one must build merit for oneself, and one must be judged upon those merits. Merits and shortcomings alike are earned individually and thus cannot be transferred to others. Individuals are to be judged for individual deeds and be awarded or punished accordingly, and groups, likewise, should be awarded or punished for deeds committed by the entire group. Doing anything else results in injustice.

The SPLC is at it again. The Southern Poverty Law Center has expanded it "hate map" by expanding and distorting the definition of hate to suit the left wing.

SPLC expands 'Hate Map' by adding political and parents groups to hate extremists | Just The News

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According to a recent Gallup poll, 42% believe the Biden regime isn't particularly corrupt. How is it that 42% of Americans believe the Biden regime's ethics as good or excellent? That 42% would have to be either chronically uninformed or ethically challenged themselves. #bidencrimefamily

Doesn't it seem like every time major news breaks about Biden family corruption that shortly after, former President Trump is indicted? President Trump thinks so true. The pattern of bad news for the Bidens, Trump indictment, more bad news for the Bidens, Trump indictment could be just coincidence, but is it? Or do the timing of the indictments have more to do with sending a message to the Trump team and the Republicans, something like: "You hurt us, now we hurt you." At the very least it is convenient how the Trump indictments wipes the news about Biden corruption off the front page.

Sources:

Most Americans say Biden administration ethics are 'not good' or 'poor': poll | Just The News

Trump: 'Every time more Biden corruption is exposed his henchmen indict me' | Just The News

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Another week, another Hunter Biden Story. This time, it's the DOJ trying to send Hunter's former business partner, Devon Archer to prison just in time to not testify in from of the House Oversight Committee. The DOJ has since thought twice about keeping Archer from testifying in such an obvious way. Archer is expected to give testimony in front of Congress that could not only further incriminate Hunter, but Joe Biden as well.

This past week a "sweetheart" deal that would have kept Hunter out of jail and facing any significant penalty fell through when the DOJ prosecutors had to admit in front of the judge that the investigations in to alleged FARA violations would not cease under the terms of the plea deal. That's not what Hunter Biden and his lawyers were thinking. They thought that ALL investigations into Hunters alleged crimes would cease in perpetuity. The DOJ has been able to duck questions about alleged Biden family crimes by saying the "matter is subject to an ongoing investigation. They were hoping to be able to drop the investigations and let Hunter go with a virtual slap on the wrist.

What does this all mean for the election going forward? The Democrats could allow Biden to be impeached an removed but that would make Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House the Vice President, same if the 25th Amendment him. They really don't want to face Donald Trump in the general election, and they really don't want Joe Biden to face him. If they can't force Trump out of the race, then they will have to politely but forcefully request Biden get out of the race to make room for someone like Gavin Newsome to run, while still controlling the VP slot.

A lot of plot lines are starting to come together in this Political Drama that just seems to be heating up.

Until next time,

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Source:

DOJ asks to send Hunter Biden's associate to prison weekend before he's set to talk to Congress | Just The News

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Cocainegate enters its third week, not because any advancements in the investigation, but precisely because there weren't any. The Secret Service has ended its investigation into who brought cocaine into the White House. Did they come to a dead end, or were they told to end it? Whatever the reason, that still doesn't help the fact that there is apparently still a cocaine user in the White House, one potentially a target of blackmail or extortion. The cocaine was there because of a security breach, but the nation's security may also be at risk because of the individual or individuals involved.

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This week, we have two cases of illegal behavior being winked at, if not outright encouraged. And who by? You know...

Cocainegate enters its third week, not because any advancements in the investigation, but precisely because there weren't any. The Secret Service has ended its investigation into who brought cocaine into the White House. Did they come to a dead end, or were they told to end it? Whatever the reason, that still doesn't help the fact that there is apparently still a cocaine user in the White House, one potentially a target of blackmail or extortion. The cocaine was there because of a security breach, but the nation's security may also be at risk because of the individual or individuals involved.

In Wisconsin, a different kind of illegal activity is either being winked at, or maybe actively encouraged by the Democrats. They are arguing that a court order severely limiting the use of absentee ballots be overturned and the less-secure means of ballot collecting be allow is in the last two election cycles. The Democrats apparently don't believe blacks are as capable of voting as other racial and ethic groups. A somewhat patronizing attitude to be sure. They are spending time, money, and effort in that state to keep a less-secure method of collecting ballots from going away.

Meanwhile, a lawless DOJ have found been shown their man...Donald Trump and continue to search for addental crime with which to charge him with. Garland's cronies have already found two and are going for a third. More on this as the story evolves.

Sources:

Secret Service vet on WH cocaine: 'Somebody's stopping this from being thoroughly investigated' | Just The News Wisconsin Democrats file lawsuit to overturn state Supreme Court ruling on absentee ballots | Just The News

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Good news! The Secret Service has concluded their investigation into the White House cocaine incident. The bad news is, they simply gave up trying to find out of a finite universe of suspects, who brought the illegal substance into the most secure edifice on the planet. Like with the Russian collusion hoax, we will probably only find out the truth of the matter if Trump or another Republican is elected president in 2024.

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Good news! The Secret Service has concluded their investigation into the White House cocaine incident. The bad news is, they simply gave up trying to find out of a finite universe of suspects, who brought the illegal substance into the most secure edifice on the planet. Like with the Russian collusion hoax, we will probably only find out the truth of the matter if Trump or another Republican is elected president in 2024.

A federal judge has refused a stay on a ruling that basically says the federal government cannot coerce a social media outlet. In recent years, the federal government has tried to get various news stories suppressed or removed from social media.

Also regarding free speech... The son of a Canadian preacher who was persecuted and arested by the Trudeau regime in Canda has spoken to the European Parliament. He went there to plead the case of his father and all who have had their religious freedom and freedom of expression violated by the Authoritarian government.

Sources:

Judge tells feds to take free speech training before asking social media to censor | Just The News EU Parliament gives embattled Canadian pastor’s son a standing O: ‘Trudeau is a modern-day Caligula’ (bizpacreview.com)

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Movie Review: Sound of Freedom

This is the real deal. Based on the true story of Tim Ballard, (Jim Caviezel) who saved children from the clutches of human traffickers. This is more than just a "feel good" movie. As a matter of fact, it will make you feel quite uneasy at times, as the subject matter of child exploitation can be hard to deal with. Sound of Freedom does a great job of telling this important story. This is no shoestring budget movie. The movie was produced by Fox prior to its acquisition by Disney. Disney then shelved the movie. (A decision Disney might regret, considering the direction they've taken lately.) The acting, direction, and production are all top-notch. The pacing is good, there are no lulls in the story, and nor is it manic, even in the action sequences. Don't see it because it's won praise in the conservative media. Don't see it because it's not "woke". See the drama, for the gripping story, see it because it's a good movie.

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A new Biden scandal...

The scandals are piling up in the Biden White House. Drug-- a packet of cocaine was recently found in the West Wing of the White House. Whose was it? What could, should, and will happen? The number of likely suspects is rather small. The number of people who could get into the West Wing of the White House, and do so without going though the security checks most people would is very small. Most people's mind upon hearing the news would have went to a particular member of the Biden family. An offhand remark by a reporter reporting on the incident raised some eyebrows. For some reason, the reporter decided to mention that the entrance that the drugs were found near is the same entrance by which the Vice President is known to park her car.

If either Hunter Biden or Kamala Harris are even accused of having the cocaine, what would that mean in either case? Is it by chance that this is happening now? Movie Review: Sound of Freedom

This is the real deal. Based on the true story of Tim Ballard, (Jim Caviezel) who saved children from the clutches of human traffickers. This is more than just a "feel good" movie. As a matter of fact, it will make you feel quite uneasy at times, as the subject matter of child exploitation can be hard to deal with. Sound of Freedom does a great job of telling this important story. This is no shoestring budget movie. The movie was produced by Fox prior to its acquisition by Disney. Disney then shelved the movie. (A decision Disney might regret, considering the direction they've taken lately.) The acting, direction, and production are all top-notch. The pacing is good, there are no lulls in the story, and nor is it manic, even in the action sequences. Don't see it because it's won praise in the conservative media. Don't see it because it's not "woke". See the drama, for the gripping story, see it because it's a good movie.

Sources:

Fox News press pool report contradicts claim Biden family wasn't at White House ahead of cocaine discovery | Fox News

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LR Podcast S4E8

As we celebrate another Independence Day, it's important to remember the core values of our forefathers. Conservatism is all about conserving these principles. It should come as no surprise then, that Conservative values mirror those that our great nation were built upon.

What are the core values of America? In this episode are listed the core values of the Left vs those of the Right. Notice something? Each of the values of the right are also quintessential values of America. They are not just the values of the Right; they are America's founding principles. America is great because of these values. #americanvalues #firstprinciples

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As we celebrate another Independence Day, it's important to remember the core values of our forefathers. Conservatism is all about conserving these principles. It should come as no surprise then, that Conservative values mirror those that our great nation were built upon.

What are the core values of America? In this episode are listed the core values of the Left vs those of the Right. Notice something? Each of the values of the right are also quintessential values of America. They are not just the values of the Right; they are America's founding principles. America is great because of these values. #americanvalues #firstprinciples

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As attractive as impeaching President Biden might be, and as well-deserved as it might be, a better option strategically might be to start with his power base. Going after Biden's underlings not only deals with problems head-on but may also be more achievable. Secretary Mayorkas is one such person, and increasingly, Merrick Garland is another. We should support Speaker McCarthy in any effort to #impeachgarland .

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As attractive as impeaching President Biden might be, and as well-deserved as it might be, a better option strategically might be to start with his power base. Going after Biden's underlings not only deals with problems head-on but may also be more achievable. Secretary Mayorkas is one such person, and increasingly, Merrick Garland is another. We should support Speaker McCarthy in any effort to #impeachgarland .

An article in OAN news says that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will begin impeachment hearings against Merrick Garland if in fact, accusations that he hindered efforts to level additional, and more serious charges at Hunter Biden.

Source: McCarthy: Impeachment inquiry of Merrick Garland imminent if whistleblower claims are true – One America News Network (oann.com)

BTW, there was an attempted coup in Russia. The story continues to develop.

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The two top news stories for this week remain the second Trump indictment and the accusations of bribery and influence pedaling against President Biden. Despite some superficial similarities between the facts of each case. Trump is accused of properly maintaining classified documents and so is President Biden. The treatment of the two men by the DOJ, the FBI and the mainstream media couldn't be more different.

At the exact time that news was coming out about Trump's indictment, news was also coming, but not nearly as well publicized, out about alleging proof existed of Biden, while Vice President, accepted bribes, money that was paid by Ukrainians for favorable treatment with regards to the natural gas company Burisma, protecting its leadership from investigation by the Ukrainian government. An article in Just the News shed light on what House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has done to get at the truth, and the uphill battles he's fought to do so.

Democrats, and Republicans, especially Trump, are not being treated the same where similar facts apply. Biden, the Clintons, and Trump have not, and are not, being treated equally under the law and Americans are starting to take notice.

Until next time,

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Source: Comer plans to interview 'key figures' in 'Biden family influence peddling' investigation | Just The News

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From LR podcast S4E5:

This past week, former president Trump was indicted on 37 counts by Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into classified records. Trump's legal team will most likely claim that the former president had an absolute legal right to possess those documents. They will claim that the DOJ under Biden had no legal predicate to start such a criminal investigation for what is obviously a civil matter.

This occurs in the same week that it has come to light that a trusted government informer has alleged that current president Biden has accepted $5M in bribes. This, if true would not only be an impeachable offence, but a criminal one as well. Many have found the timing of the Trump indictment to be a little too coincidental, given the serious nature of the evidence being presented against the President.

This is a dark day, a dark time for the Republic because now the political leader in power is now attempting to have his chief political opponent arrested. This is something we usually only see in third-world countries. This clearly shows the Democrats have no concern with being labeled as hypocrites. They, by their actions have shown they believe themselves above the law and their opponents, especially Trump, below it.

Sources: Trump indicted on 37 federal counts out of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into classified records | Fox News

Alan Dershowitz slams Trump indictment, shares one ‘damning piece of evidence’ in DOJ's case | Fox News

Until next time,

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-JP Mac

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This past week, former president Trump was indicted on 37 counts by Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into classified records. Trump's legal team will most likely claim that the former president had an absolute legal right to possess those documents. They will claim that the DOJ under Biden had no legal predicate to start such a criminal investigation for what is obviously a civil matter.

This occurs in the same week that it has come to light that a trusted government informer has alleged that current president Biden has accepted $5M in bribes. This, if true would not only be an impeachable offence, but a criminal one as well. Many have found the timing of the Trump indictment to be a little too coincidental, given the serious nature of the evidence being presented against the President.

This is a dark day, a dark time for the Republic because now the political leader in power is now attempting to have his chief political opponent arrested. This is something we usually only see in third-world countries. This clearly showes the Democrats have no concern with being labeled as hypocrites. They, by their actions have shown they believe themselves above the law and their opponents, especially Trump, below it.

Sources: Trump indicted on 37 federal counts out of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into classified records | Fox News

Alan Dershowitz slams Trump indictment, shares one ‘damning piece of evidence’ in DOJ's case | Fox News

Until next time,

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From S4E4:

A lot has been made of the recent raise of the U.S. government debt ceiling. There are plenty of pros and cons. Most conservatives would agree that we could have and should have done better. That’s a subject that other pundits and experts can debate. The “debt ceiling crisis” and the looming default on the debt that has been so far averted, are just symptoms of a greater problem, our out-of-control federal spending and the debt. It’s really very simple, if you don’t increase the debt, you don’t have to increase the debt ceiling.

One problem preventing the GOP from doing the right thing and getting a better deal, was the prospect of fighting an uphill battle against the mainstream media over public opinion. ⁠An article in the Daily Signal⁠ describes how the a compliant mainstream media perpetually siding with the Left on such issues helped cause the problem.

President Biden tried to lay the blame of any prospective default on the debt at the feet of the Republicans. But why was it necessary to raise the debt ceiling in the first place? Because the previous Congress, a Democrat-led Congress, passed a budget that blew though the existing ceiling and the Democrat President signed it.

The debt ceiling wasn’t the real problem, the deficit spending was. Our debt was. Because of exploding federal spending since 2020, the Federal Reserve was forced to print more dollars. With each new dollar printed in excess of the old total, each individual dollar became worth less. According to Modern Monetary Theory, since the US Dollar is the world’s reserve currency, not all of those dollars will stay in the American economy, thereby avoiding a lot of the inflation.

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A lot has been made of the recent raise of the U.S. government debt ceiling. There are plenty of pros and cons. Most conservatives would agree that we could have and should have done better. That's a subject that other pundits and experts can debate. The "debt ceiling crisis" and the looming default on the debt that has been so far averted, are just symptoms of a greater problem, our out of control federal spending and the debt. It's really very simple, if you don't increase the debt, you don't have to increase the debt ceiling.

One problem preventing the GOP from doing the right thing and getting a better deal, was the prospect of fighting an uphill battle against the mainstream media over public opinion. An article in the Daily Signal describes how the a compliant mainstream media perpetually siding with the Left on such issues helped cause the problem.

President Biden tried to lay the blame of any prospective default on the debt at the feet of the Republicans. But why was it necessary to raise the debt ceiling in the first place? Because the previous Congress, a Democrat-led Congress, passed a budget that blew though the existing ceiling and the Democrat President signed it.

The debt ceiling wasn't the real problem, the deficit spending was. Our debt was. Because of exploding federal spending since 2020, the Federal Reserve was forced to print more dollars. With each new dollar printed in excess of the old total, each individual dollar became worth less. According to Modern Monetary Theory, since the US Dollar is the world's reserve currency, not all of those dollars will stay in the American economy, thereby avoiding a lot of the inflation.

debtceiling #MMT

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Memorial Day is a differentkind of holiday. More a day for honoring and remembering than purecelebration. In America, it's different in another way, it'sdifferent because we support the values our heroes died for, not justthe sacrifice they made for their country. While virtually everycountry honors their war dead, only a few also honor the cause orcauses they died for. In former communist and fascist countries,those who honor their dead likely reject the political causes theydied for. In some, perhaps most cases, the honor is for protectingtheir homelands and answering the call of duty. In some cases, theywere pressed into service to fight for a cause not their own, butthey are honored nonetheless.

That's not to say that ourvalues would be or should be in complete accord with each and everyAmerican fallen hero. The war against the Native American tribescomes to mind. Did they fall in protection of their loved ones, orin an effort subdue a people? Maybe both? Most importantly however,those men and women we honor were our family, friends, ourcountrymen. They were people who fought for a cause greater thanthemselves. They fought and died for a dream, an ideal we call“America”. It's an idea we might spend the rest of our daysperfecting, but a worthy one. The challenge is to keep that idea,that all men are created equal under God, that values life, liberty,and the pursuit of happiness, be the reason we fight, if we mustfight. We honor our fallen by honoring those ideals, so that theirsacrifices will never be in vain.

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Last week the Durham Report came out exposing the Russian Collusion Hoax for just that, a hoax. It described the deep state’s role in perpetuating it. Not unrelated, is a new piece of legislation being proposed by Senate Democrats, effectively establishing a federal commission that acts like the Ministry of Truth from Orwell’s 1984.How are the two items related? The Digital Platform Commission Act (DPCA) would establish a “Ministry of Truth” that would (so they say) police misinformation and disinformation. The Durham Report proved that the government, in league with the mainstream media, colluded to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. Then failing that, undermine the Trump presidency. We also know that many of the same players colluded to bury the Hunter Biden laptop story, again with the express aim of hurting President Trump. This was done primarily by means of– you guessed it– misinformation and disinformation! It’s almost as if the Democrats used 1984 as an instruction manual.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jp-mac/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jp-mac/support

Last week the Durham Report came out exposing the Russian Collusion Hoax for just that, a hoax. It described the deep state's role in perpetuating it. Not unrelated, is a new piece of legislation being proposed by Senate Democrats, effectively establishing a federal commission that acts like the Ministry of Truth from Orwell's 1984.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jp-mac/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jp-mac/support

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Welcome to Season 4!

If you thought your ideology or argument were superior, you probably would feel the need to change the definition of words or use terms in ways outside of their common usage. You would not feel the need to use deceptive language.

When Democrats talk about "white supremacy" what they usually are referring to is actually Western Civilization-- Free market capitalism, meritocracy, and Judeo-Christian values. How do you think they can rationalize a black, Latino, or Asian person being a "white supremacist"? It is leftist doublespeak. #doublespeakAn article in Just the News talks about President Bidens attempt to gaslight people into believing the worst threat to America is white supremacy. To most of us, that seems ridiculous. Other problems like fentanyl, the border crisis, or Chinese aggression in Asia would seem like greater threats. That's because when those on the Left talk about "white supremacy" or "systemic racism" they are using those terms in a different way than most normal people do.

Ponder this and remember the Left's misuse and outright abuse of words is done out of the weakness of their argument.

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In season 3 the Liberty Relearned Podcast, covered many historical and political. There were messages of liberty and hope. In this recap are some of the highlights of these things.

Season 3 also included the first use of video on Rumble and Spotify platforms. Segments from the most popular videos are presented here.

Clip 1 covers the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Clip 2 is from the Constitution Day Special

Clip 3 is from the Halloween Special

Clip 4 is the most popular video from the new Dystopic Journal segment, recalling John Galt's speech from Atlas Shrugged

Clip 5 is from the Post Midterm Special covering the results of the 2022 Midterm elections.

Clip 6 is from the most popular LR Podcast episode of the season: "Of Balloons and Clown" covering the Chinese spy balloon scandal.

Clip 7 is the Christmas message, and

Clip 8 is the Easter message.

Hopefully, this will give you an appetite for season 4.

Until then,

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After Alvin Bragg took a sledgehammer to the idea of equal justice when he indicted former president Trump, now Soros-backed prosecutor is on the radar of Conservatives, and fans of law and justice in general, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, and not in a good way. An article in Just the News describes that a St. Louis judge to appoint special attorney in contempt case against Soros-backed prosecutor. Soros apparently believes that too many people of color are being accused and convicted of crimes, so he’s decided in the name of equity, to back with millions of dollars, prosecutors and DA’s that won’t be hard on crime and in prosecuting less criminals, create equity for what are believed to be oppressed minorities. His approach fails to protect the victims, many of whom are also people of color and their communities. Far away from the reality of the dystopia they’ve helped create, and insulated from their bad decisions, the leftist elite see you as just a notional being, something to be manipulated and controlled with their perverse carrot-and-stick approach.
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World Without Parler, Day 16: America in Crisis (or at least this American) If you were on Parler, you can follow this podcast on Getter, @LRPodcast.

We're coming up on the third anniversary of the Liberty Relearned (LR) Podcast. Just as one assault on our freedoms due to the ACA (Obamacare) prompted me to launch LibertyRelearned.com eight years ago, another crisis of our freedoms prompted me to launch this podcast in May of 2020. At that time, we were in the depths of the Covid hysteria and the truncation of our rights that came with it. Soon after, were the riots, looting, and arson that surrounded the Geroge Floyd protesters.

After Alvin Bragg took a sledgehammer to the idea of equal justice when he indicted former president Trump, now Soros-backed prosecutor is on the radar of Conservatives, and fans of law and justice in general, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, and not in a good way. An article in Just the News decribes that a St. Louis judge to appoint special attorney in contempt case against Soros-backed prosecutor. Soros apparently believes that too many people of color are being accused and convicted of crimes, so he's decided in the name of equity, to back with millions of dollars, prosecutors and DA's that won't be hard on crime and in prosecuting less criminals, create equity for what are believed to be oppressed minorities. His approach fails to protect the victims, many of whom are also people of color and their communities. Far away from the reality of the dystopia they've helped create, and insulated from their bad decisions, the leftist elite see you as just a notional being, something to be manipulated and controlled with their perverse carrot-and-stick approach.

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From S3E50:On day number 9 of world without Parler, we still have no Parler, no new news, and no apparent plan. When Elon Musk took over Twitter, he had a clear plan to rehabilitate the platform that was well publicized. An article appearing in the Washington Examiner entitled: Parler will 'maximize' free speech, new owner says suggests that Parler's new owner, Ryan Coyne has no discernible plan for his new acquisition. When will it be back up? Will it ever be back up? He can't say. He speaks of maximizing free speech but denies a platform for Parler users to exercise it.

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On day number 9 of world without Parler, we still have no Parler, no new news, and no apparentplan. When Elon Musk took over Twitter, he had a clear plan torehabilitate the platform that was well publicized. An articleappearing in the Washington Examiner entitled: Parlerwill 'maximize' free speech, new owner says suggests thatParler's new owner, Ryan Coyne has no discernible plan for his newacquisition. When will it be back up? Will it ever be back up? Hecan't say. He speaks of maximizing free speech, but denies aplatform for Parler users to exercise it. From an article in Just the News tells us that a whopping three (3) peoplehave so far received money from our government in relation to COVID19 injury claims. These claims combined only totaled amount $5000. Seems like very little money going to very few people considering thenumber of COVID-19 vaccine injury claims out there. This doesn'tseem enough, unless its just the beginning.

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From S3E49:

It’s like a bad dream for Parler fans. It’s Déjà vu all over again. The site is down, again. This time it’s been taken down by its new owner. In its place, they put up a press release reading in part: “No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any more. By refocusing on the cloud and IT infrastructure space George Farmer has done an exceptional job at successfully leading Parlement into a critically important industry where it has already begun to excel.”

Parler was acquired by Starboard, a media conglomerate taking its name from the right side of a ship. The move came suddenly, as far as I can tell, without notice. Starboard states they are about providing uncancelable platforms, yet they took down one of the very few.

Another part of the press release reads: “Advancements in AI technology, along with the existing code base and other new features, provide an opportunity for Starboard to begin servicing unsupported online communities – building a home for them away from the ad-hoc regulatory hand of platforms that hate them.”

This sounds good, but somehow is not reassuring. Is such a service necessary? Probably. Is this the way to reassure the Parler user they’ll have a home, away from the madness that is the Twitterverse? Probably not. There’s nothing in the statement to reassure the Parler users to stick around, because what comes will be better than ever. How many times will Parler users have the rug yanked out from under them before they jump ship for Truth Social, Getter, or a kinder, gentler Twitter? I don’t know what sort of company Starboard is, and I want to give them the benefit of the doubt, but the ham-handed way they just took down Parler is not a good start.

What do you think?

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It’s like a bad dream for Parler fans. It’s Déjà vu all over again. The site is down, again. This time it’s been taken down by its new owner. In its place, they put up a press release reading in part: “No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any more. By refocusing on the cloud and IT infrastructure space George Farmer has done an exceptional job at successfully leading Parlement into a critically important industry where it has already begun to excel.”

Parler was acquired by Starboard, a media conglomerate taking its name from the right side of a ship. The move came suddenly, as far as I can tell, without notice. Starboard states they are about providing uncancelable platforms, yet they took down one of the very few.

Another part of the press release reads: “Advancements in AI technology, along with the existing code base and other new features, provide an opportunity for Starboard to begin servicing unsupported online communities – building a home for them away from the ad-hoc regulatory hand of platforms that hate them.”

This sounds good, but somehow is not reassuring. Is such a service necessary? Probably. Is this the way to reassure the Parler user they’ll have a home, away from the madness that is the Twitterverse? Probably not. There’s nothing in the statement to reassure the Parler users to stick around, because what comes will be better than ever. How many times will Parler users have the rug yanked out from under them before they jump ship for Truth Social, Getter, or a kinder, gentler Twitter? I don’t know what sort of company Starboard is, and I want to give them the benefit of the doubt, but the ham-handed way they just took down Parler is not a good start.

What do you think?

Also going on... Will the arrest of an Air National Guard airman for espionage provide a pretext for reviving the RESTRICT Act? How could a 20 y/o airman in an entry-level position have access to the highly classified informatoin he is allaged to have disseminated over the internet? We were lead to belive the informatoin he had released had been altered. Was the classified information that was released online disinformation, or was or government telling it was inaccurate the real disinformation? Will this incident be used as a pretext to revive the ailing RESTRICT Act, some have called, "Patriot Act 2.0"?

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Last year, I wrote Easter Message 2022. This year I repeat that message, but with emphasis on different areas.

From last year's Easter message:

"Easter reminds us that just as Jesus was reborn as a higher eternal form of himself, that we can and must strive to do this same. Life and freedom are the twin gifts the Creator has given to us. As one or the other becomes diminished, their restoration, rebirth, resurrection, once started becomes a force of nature. As we will it, death gives way to life, fear to courage, and oppression to freedom. Become one with that force of nature that demands the scales be re-balanced in favor of our Divine right, and perhaps achieve in the process, a rebirth to a higher form of spiritual life."

The Easter season gives us hope in the renewal of the world. We hope for everlasting life in the next world, we must deal with the cyclic nature of this one. The Easter Mircale gives hope and strength to those who believe, and our knowledge of history shows us of the small and great cycles of life from the individual to the that of society, to that of civilizations. With strength, wisdom, and grace, we may enjoy sooner than later, the ascendency of freedom and rationalism.

Until next time,

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Last year, I wrote Easter Message 2022. This year I repeat that message, but with emphasis on different areas.

From last year's Easter message:

"Easter reminds us that just as Jesus was reborn as a higher eternal form of himself, that we can and must strive to do this same. Life and freedom are the twin gifts the Creator has given to us. As one or the other becomes diminished, their restoration, rebirth, resurrection, once started becomes a force of nature. As we will it, death gives way to life, fear to courage, and oppression to freedom. Become one with that force of nature that demands the scales be re-balanced in favor of our Divine right, and perhaps achieve in the process, a rebirth to a higher form of spiritual life."

This year, we still find ourselves at the very beginng of a greater renewal cycle. Leftism and collectivism have been in the ascendancy, but this cannot last. History shows that the pendulum swings from the left to the right, from liberal to conservative. Different people, different parts of the world find themselves at different points in this cycle. Some have rebounded towards greater liberty and independence, while other continue to hurtle downwards like a meteor.

The Easter season gives us hope in the renewal of the world. We hope for everlasting life in the next world, we must deal with the cyclic nature of this one. The Easter Mircale gives hope and strength to those who believe, and our knowledge of history shows us of the small an and great cycles of life from the individual to the that of society, to that of civilizations. With strength, wisdom, and grace, we may enjoy sooner than later, the ascendency of freedom and rationalism.

Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy, and free!

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Expectation won't meet reality when it comes to Trump's indictment. Those suffering from TDS should prepare to be let down.

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There was a tragic shooting in Nashville recently. An apparent trans activist went into a Christian School and murdered five people. The left-leaning mainstream media seems a little confused about who was the victim in this case. While they publicly worried about any danger to the trans-community in the area, it didn't even occur to them that the Christian community, they apparent target of the attack, might have reason to fear.

Does the Trump indictment give you a sense of Deja vu? Not surprisingly, this is not the first abuse of law enforcement by a corrupt Democrats. Scott Walker, then governor of Wisconsin, and his Republican allies faced similar persecution when they crossed the state's powerful teacher's union in 2015. Here's what I wrote about it at the time in my article: A Chilling Case of Apparent Political Intimidation in Wisconsin

Democrats were willing to use the justice system as a weapon against their political opponents back then, and certainly have no problems with doing so now.

There's more about the story in this article from Fox News: Trump indicted after Manhattan DA probe for hush money payments

In other Political news, Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination. There was no real call for this, but there it is, he's running.

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A blast from the past: From one of my first blog postings. Have things changed since then? As the saying goes: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” This post was written while Obama was president. The Democrat in the White House has changed, but the ruling by fiat has not. We find ourselves facing #democrattyranny yet again.

From “Is America Really a Free Country?”:

OK, so we learned our lesson with the Affordable Care Act and threw out those in Congress willing to play fast and loose with our liberty. The Constitution says that Congress makes the laws, so we are therefore (for the moment) safe from our government forcing us to buy American made electric cars, yes? No, not necessarily. President Obama has decided he does not need Congress. He has a phone and a pen (read staff and flail) that give him the power though executive order to instruct the proper regulatory body to create virtual law through regulation. He believes he can rule through Executive Order, and in fact has managed to do so. He as he sees it, could issue an order to the EPA, a non-elected body, to regulate the production of fossil fuel out of existence and thereby make gas-fueled vehicles no longer a viable option for transportation. Crazy? He is attempting to do exactly that. Onerous regulations in the coal industry at his direction already make it almost impossible to build an economically viable coal fire plant. He will not allow a pipeline to be built to move Canadian oil despite the fact that it is actually safer to transport it that way than with rail or over the roads. As for the American made part? He basically federalized GM through the bailouts, too bad their electric car has so far not met consumer needs. That window has closed, but should the automotive industry ever need another bailout… Hope (if not change) springs eternal.

LibertyRelearned.com April 2015
President Biden has emulated Obama’s penchant for ruling by executive order. He’s used executive orders to continue with President Obama’s war on fossil fuel. He’s also abused his executive order power do create vaccine mandates and forgive student loan debt. Only a few things stand between him and Trudeau levels of tyranny, our Supreme Court, our currently GOP held House, and a few red state governors.

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A blast from the past: From one of my first blog postings. Have things changed since then? As the saying goes: "The more things change, the more they stay the same." This post was written while Obama was president. The Democrat in the White House has changed, but the ruling by fiat has not. We find ourselves facing #democrattyranny yet again.

From “Is America Rally a Free Country?”:

“OK, so we learned our lesson with the Affordable Care Act and threw out those in Congress willing to play fast and loose with our liberty. The Constitution says that Congress makes the laws, so we are therefore (for the moment) safe from our government forcing us to buy American made electric cars, yes? No, not necessarily. President Obama has decided he does not need Congress. He has a phone and a pen (read staff and flail) that give him the power though executive order to instruct the proper regulatory body to create virtual law through regulation. He believes he can rule through Executive Order, and in fact has managed to do so. He as he sees it, could issue an order to the EPA, an non-elected body, to regulate the production of fossil fuel out of existence and thereby make gas-fueled vehicles no longer a viable option for transportation. Crazy? He is attempting to do exactly that. Onerous regulations in the coal industry at his direction already make it almost impossible to build an economically viable coal fire plant. He will not allow a pipeline to be built to move Canadian oil despite the fact that it is actually safer to transport it that way than with rail or over the roads. As for the American made part? He basically federalized GM through the bailouts, too bad their electric car has so far not met consumer needs. That window has closed, but should the automotive industry ever need another bailout... Hope (if not change) springs eternal.”

President Biden has emulated Obama's penchant for ruling by executive order. He's used executive orders to continue with President Obama's war on fossil fuel. He's also abused his executive order power do create vaccine mandates and forgive student loan debt. Only a few things stand between him and Trudeau levels of tyranny, our Supreme Court, our currently GOP held House, and a few red state governors.

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Those following the #DutchFarmerProtests on this podcast and elsewhere should be happy with the win of the pro-farmer BBB BoerBurgerBeweging (Farmer-Citizen Movement) won 15 Senate seats in their country's recent elections, giving them enough votes to block any further anti-farm legislation. An article in Reuters goes into greater detail about the win for the pro-farmer movement and what it means for them going forward.

March 16th, 2023 marked the third anniversary of 15 Days to Slow the Spread. A quick check or Worldometer shows a sharp decline in the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the US beginning in March of 22 and continuing on at a low level ever since. President Biden has not given up any of the emergency powers he appointed himself as part of a COVID-19 pandemic emergency. He says he'll declare the emergency over in May. In hindsight, he could have declared it over a year ago and been justified.

With the Covid crisis all but over, and the Ukraine War fading into the background noise, we now have a banking crisis to contend with. President Biden, with the powers invested in him by well...him... Decided to make whole all the losses suffered by account holders in affected SVB and Signature Bank. SVB bank in particular, was heavily invested in the pursuit of a high ESG rating. A lot of money invested by SVB was going to causes favored by Democrats or to Democrats themselves. An article in USA Today takes pains to show that SVG donated to both Democrats and Republicans, it becomes clear that the lion's share went to Democrats. The President's pledge to make the account holders whole, even beyond the $250,000 covered by the FDIC, creates a moral hazard in that other banks teetering, will now feel like there is no downside to making risky investments the type that SVB did.

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In this podcast we go back to a couple of old favorites to talk about. In the Netherlands, Dutch farmers are protesting once again their government's attempt to decimate the agricultural sector. They accuse their government of wanting to put a large number of farms out of business under the guise of fighting climate change in order to take the land seized and use it for accommodations for migrant workers. Once those farms are gone, they and the food production capabilities will be lost. They don't want to suffer the same fate Sri Lanka did, self-immolating itself in the name of high ESG scores. An article in Rebel News talks about this new round of protests by the Dutch farmers and their supporters. #Dutchfarmerprotest

In December of 2022, I wrote the following: "According to Mattias Desmet in his book, The Psychology of Totalitarianism, there are four conditions needed for a large-scale mass formation: 1. Generalized loneliness 2. Lack of meaning of life 3. 'Free-floating anxiety and psychological unease.' 4. A lot of free-floating aggression. Leftism as a mass-formation depends on all four of these conditions being met to keep their authoritarianism going." Is there new attempt to fuel the underlying anxiety so to form a new mass-formation to replace COVID? From the LR Podcast vaults, let's review this episode from December of 22.

What do authoritarians and would-be totalitarians have to replace the anxiety lost with the waning of the COVID-19 crisis? Only it seems, the threat of nuclear Armageddon. #massformation

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Should red and blue America get a #nationaldivorce?

From the LR Podcast S3E43:

National divorce is a much more favorable alternative to civil war. Is it the best alternative though? America would have all the same problems Britian has had since Brexit, especially when it comes to the Republic of Irland staying with the EU and Northern Ireland leaving with the rest of the U.K. There you have two countries, similar in both culture and language and with a lot of cross-pollination between them with regards to business and families. Red and Blue America similarly would have such problems disentangling themselves. Yes, a national divorce would solve some problems, but it would create others that the people of the EU, Great Britian and Irland are experiencing. There would be mutual defense, and trade set up, but how would that look?

An alternative for conservatives to both a civil war and a national divorce would be (other than capitulation to the left) to stay in for the long haul and make a commitment to winning our current cold civil war. The collectivists on the left have been engaged in the political and societal conquest of the United States since the early 20th century. The commitment of the red states, the libertarians and conservatives nationwide has to be real and steady. In the meantime, we must develop parallel institutions that allow conservatives and independents to live and work without threat of being cancelled either commercially or politically. We must free ourselves from the Leftists' hegemony we find ourselves in.

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Should red and blue America get a #nationaldivorce?

The idea of a national divorce between red and blue America has been around for a while now and US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from GA has been a big proponent of it since 2020. An article from 2021 in the NY Post outlined some of her rationale for a divorce. National divorces are not new things. The former country of Czechoslovakia broke up peacefully into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the early 1990's. More recently, Great Britian has broken from the EU peacefully after the Brexit vote was taken. Other countries broke up violently such as the former Yugoslavia. India and Pakistan have at time experienced flare-ups of violence since their independence from Great Britian.

National divorce is a much more favorable alternative to civil war. Is it the best alternative though? America would have all the same problems Britian has had since Brexit, especially when it comes to the Republic of Irland staying with the EU and Northern Ireland leaving with the rest of the U.K. There you have two countries, similar in both culture and language and with a lot of cross-pollination between them with regards to business and families. Red and Blue America similarly would have such problems disentangling themselves. Yes, a national divorce would solve some problems, but it would create others that the people of the EU, Great Britian and Irland are experiencing. There would be mutual defense, and trade set up, but how would that look?

An alternative for conservatives to both a civil war and a national divorce would be (other than capitulation to the left) to stay in for the long haul and make a commitment to winning our current cold civil war. The collectivists on the left have been engaged in the political and societal conquest of the United States since the early 20th century. The commitment of the red states, the libertarians and conservatives nationwide has to be real and steady. In the meantime, we must develop parallel institutions that allow conservatives and independents to live and work without threat of being cancelled either commercially or politically. We must free ourselves from the Leftists' hegemony we find ourselves in.

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From LR Podcast S3E42:

Americans are divided, not just on Ukraine policy, but on just about every other conceivable issue. This has led Marjorie Taylor Greene to openly speculate on a national divorce, where the red and blue states declare their irreconcilable differences and go their own separate ways. An article in John Soloman’s Just the News postulates how such a divorce would happen.

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We've just passed the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While both the left and the right have condemned the invasion, and both support Ukraine, the two camps do so for different reasons. The left looks at Russia as a threat to their globalist agenda, while the right looks at it as a threat to peace in the West and fear an alliance sleepwalking into WWIII. #ukrainecrisis Just the News has an article on US Ukraine policy one year after the Russian invasion.

Americans are divided, not just on Ukraine policy, but on just about every other conceivable issue. This has led Marjorie Taylor Greene to openly speculate on a national divorce, where the red and blue states declare their irreconcilable differences and go their own separate ways. An article in John Soloman's Just the News postulates how such a divorce would happen.

Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy, and free!

-JP Mac

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From the LR Podcast, S2E41...

While we were all busy talking about balloons, our government, namely our Transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg was busy not doing much at all about a recent rail disaster in Ohio, or ensuring our railways are kept safe and operable. Remember when we spent what seemed at the time, a lot of money on “shovel ready” projects under President Obama? It looks like a trillion dollars later; sufficient work has not been done to ensure the safety and security of America's railways. One might even think that a lot of that “infrastructure” money went to things other than infrastructure. This all has left some thinking that maybe “Mayor Pete” may not have been the best person for the job. An article in the Independent speaks more on this.

It looks like when we got Biden, we got the balloons, clowns, and the whole darn circus!

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So, here we are, the third podcast in a row and Biden's #Balloongate is still news. After not shooting down an obvious Chinese spy balloon until it presumably completed its espionage mission, now our government might be shooting down weather balloons launched by hobbyists. An article in AvationWeek.com presents compelling evidence that this was indeed the case with at least one of the objects recently shot down over North America. If could well be that our government used a $400,000 missile to shoot down a civilian balloon costing under $100 bucks.

While we were all busy talking about balloons, our government, namely our Transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg was busy not doing much at all about a recent rail disaster in Ohio, or ensuring our railways are kept safe and operable. Remember when we spent what seemed at the time, a lot of money on “shovel ready” projects under President Obama? It looks like a trillion dollars later; sufficient work has not been done to ensure the safety and security of America's railways. One might even think that a lot of that “infrastructure” money went to things other than infrastructure. This all has left some thinking that maybe “Mayor Pete” may not have been the best person for the job. An article in the Independent speaks more on this.

It looks like when we got Biden, we got the balloons, clowns, and the whole darn circus!

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From LR Podcast S2E40... The State of the Union was just full of lies, half-truths and falsifications. It's probably for an honesty standpoint, the worst State of the Union you've ever heard. This includes ones from Bill Clinton and former President Obama. What he and the Democrats have decided to do is find "solutions" to problems that they themselves created, like inflation. Here's one quote from the speech the illustrates the point perfectly: "I mean, look, I know you all aren’t enthusiastic about that, but think about it. Think about it. Have you noticed — Big Oil just reported its profits. Record profits. Last year, they made $200 billion in the midst of a global energy crisis. I think it’s outrageous. Why? They invested too little of that profit to increase domestic production. And when I talked to a couple of them, they say, “We were afraid you were going to shut down all the oil wells and all the oil refineries anyway, so why should we invest in them?” I said, “We’re going to need oil for at least another decade, and that’s going to exceed…” — and beyond that. We’re going to need it. Production. If they had, in fact, invested in the production to keep gas prices down — instead they used the record profits to buy back their own stock, rewarding their CEOs and shareholders. Corporations ought to do the right thing." -- President Biden, SOTU Address, 2023. Do the right thing? You (Mr. President) told them that you'd put them out of business! That's literally one of the stated goals of the Bidan campaign, to put end to the fossil fuel industry. Of course, they're going to take profits rather than sink money into investments in an industry targeted for extinction. Biden actually had nerve to act surprised when severely limiting their oil exploration options that they invested less in that endeavor. Again, and again the President showed what must be either his own economic illiteracy, or his belief in the economic illiteracy of his supporters. His party gave his favored constituencies money the country didn't have, so they printed it causing inflation, now, he's promising even more money to offset the effects of inflations largely caused by his party's spending. Thanks to the wonderful people at www.Whitehouse.gov for the audio and the transcript!

Editorial note: I speculate in the podcast that the top 1-2% of income earners pay 90% of the taxes. That number was a little off, so to set the record straight, here is more solid info on just who pays taxes, that I pulled from www.ntu.org : "The top 10 percent of earners paid 74 percent of all income taxes and the top 25 percent paid 89 percent. Altogether, the top fifty percent of filers earned 89 percent of all income and were responsible for 97.7 percent of all income taxes paid in 2020." Biden suggests the rich don't pay their fair share. --JP Mac

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The State of the Union was just full of lies, half-truths and falsifications. It's probably for an honesty standpoint, the worst State of the Union you've ever heard. This includes ones from Bill Clinton and former President Obama. What he and the Democrats have decided to do is find "solutions" to problems that they themselves created, like inflation. Here's one quote from the speech the illustrates the point perfectly: "I mean, look, I know you all aren’t enthusiastic about that, but think about it. Think about it. Have you noticed — Big Oil just reported its profits. Record profits. Last year, they made $200 billion in the midst of a global energy crisis. I think it’s outrageous. Why? They invested too little of that profit to increase domestic production. And when I talked to a couple of them, they say, “We were afraid you were going to shut down all the oil wells and all the oil refineries anyway, so why should we invest in them?” I said, “We’re going to need oil for at least another decade, and that’s going to exceed…” — and beyond that. We’re going to need it. Production. If they had, in fact, invested in the production to keep gas prices down — instead they used the record profits to buy back their own stock, rewarding their CEOs and shareholders. Corporations ought to do the right thing." -- President Biden, SOTU Address, 2023. Do the right thing? You (Mr. President) told them that you'd put them out of business! That's literally one of the stated goals of the Bidan campaign, to put end to the fossil fuel industry. Of course, they're going to take profits rather than sink money into investments in an industry targeted for extinction. Biden actually had nerve to act surprised when severely limiting their oil exploration options that they invested less in that endeavor. Again, and again the President showed what must be either his own economic illiteracy, or his belief in the economic illiteracy of his supporters. His party gave his favored constituencies money the country didn't have, so they printed it causing inflation, now, he's promising even more money to offset the effects of inflations largely caused by his party's spending. Since the last podcast, even more supposedly unidentified flying objects have entered ours or Canada's airspace and have been shot down. Apparently, the public outcry over allowing a Chinese spy balloon to freely traverse the continental United States changed the President's mind about allowing unidentified flying objects (technically UFO's) to cross into our airspace unmolested. To the public, they are UFOs, but there's very little chance our government doesn't know exactly what they are and where they came from, and not outer space. They want to talk about "misinformation." Members of the Biden regime that three balloons violated U.S. airspace under Trump's watch. Obviously, this is meant to suggest some equivalency between the two series of events. Problem is-- the government was only able to piece together the fact that spy balloons crossed into US airspace after Biden had become president. The decision of whether or not to shoot down a balloon and where was never one that Trump had to make. Until next time, Stay healthy, happy and free! The audio and speech transcript came from those wonderful folks at Whitehouse.gov

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This past week, the US had an uninvited guest, a Chinese spy balloon that entered and stated in US airspace for about a week before finally being shot down off the coast of the Carolinas. Before being shot down, it made its way over or near many US military installations as described in an article by the Gateway Pundit. What's worse, surveillance may not have been its only purpose. It could have been a test run for an EMP or biological weapon. This is not a proud moment for the Biden regime.

This Tuesday, President Biden will make his first official State of the Union address. The State of the Union speeches can sometimes be tedious and predictable. There will be the long list of achievements that the President wants to highlight, coupled by an even longer laundry list of things he wants to Congress to act on. They’re full of soaring rhetoric, with each president making an obvious effort to get in that one, memorable line that will be quoted ad nauseam later that night and the next day. Sometimes these things run long and get to be a little boring.

Whether boring or not, make the address even more interesting by playing the State of the Union Drinking Game:

The rules are simple: Every time during the address the President utters one of the designated words or phrases, or anytime one of a few select events happen, you take a drink of your favorite adult beverage. You must of course, be of legal drinking age to play, unless your favorite adult beverage is non-alcoholic, in that case…you’ll probably make yourself sick either way!

Take a sip anytime any President Biden says one of the magic words, placenames, or phrases:

MAGA Republican
Obstruction, obstructionism
No joke
Ukraine
Scranton

…Or each time any of the following happen:

Someone shouts: Liar!
A member of the audience is recognized by the President.
The camera cuts to the Supreme Court Justices (take an extra sip if any of them are asleep)
The camera cuts to Chuck Schumer or Kevin McCarthy for a reaction shot.
The President loses his place and/or mumbles.

Enjoy!

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This past week, the US had an uninvited guest, a Chinese spy balloon that entered and stated in US airspace for about a week before finally being shot down off the coast of the Carolinas. Before being shot down, it made its way over or near many US military installations as described in an article by the Gateway Pundit. What's worse, surveillance may not have been its only purpose. It could have been a test run for an EMP or biological weapon. This is not a proud moment for the Biden regime.

This Tuesday, President Biden will make his first official State of the Union address. The State of the Union speeches can sometimes be tedious and predictable. There will be the long list of achievements that the President wants to highlight, coupled by an even longer laundry list of things he wants to Congress to act on. They’re full of soaring rhetoric, with each president making an obvious effort to get in that one, memorable line that will be quoted ad nauseam later that night and the next day. Sometimes these things run long and get to be a little boring.

Whether boring or not, make the address even more interesting by playing the State of the Union Drinking Game:

The rules are simple: Every time during the address the President utters one of the designated words or phrases, or anytime one of a few select events happen, you take a drink of your favorite adult beverage. You must of course, be of legal drinking age to play, unless your favorite adult beverage is non-alcoholic, in that case…you’ll probably make yourself sick either way!

Take a sip anytime any President Biden says one of the magic words, placenames, or phrases:

MAGA Republican
Obstruction, obstructionism
No joke
Ukraine
Scranton

…Or each time any of the following happen:

Someone shouts: Liar!
A member of the audience is recognized by the President.
The camera cuts to the Supreme Court Justices (take an extra sip if any of them are asleep)
The camera cuts to Chuck Schumer or Kevin McCarthy for a reaction shot.
The President loses his place and/or mumbles.

Enjoy!

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One major thing going on in the world this January is the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The WEF's preoccupation continues to be with the climate change and engaging in climate change alarmism. Going through their website, there is a lot of discussion this year about the effects of inflation, inflation that WEF backed policies helped to create. Their conclusion is that people are buying too much stuff and there's not enough of it, totally forgetting to mention the large part that money printing contributes to the problem. Again, they totally ignore their own polices that hamstring the energy and agricultural sectors.

Has the power and influence of the WEF reached its zenith? Evidence is starting to suggest that maybe it has. There's even an article published by CNN Business that talks about the waning influence the globalist institution has on national governments. Meanwhile, Dr. Jordan Peterson announces on Joe Rogan's podcast, (mentioned in an article appearing in Just the News,) that he is putting together a consortium of thought leaders on the subject of how to solve the big, global problems without resorting to people losing their liberty or destroying their counties' economies.

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There are currently two different news stories that we need to talk about this week. The first is the Biden document scandal. This is at once a Joe Biden and a Hunter Biden scandal. Classified documents continue to turn up at Biden places of work and home. Why were they there? What's in them? We know at the very least that Hunter had access to them, as they were kept in the same garage that houses a Corvette that we have pictures of Hunter driving. The Penn Biden Center was funded in part by entities connected to the Chinese Communist Party. This is something that the Republican controlled House will be interested in finding out. The FBI was made aware of some of these documents back in the fall of 2022, before the midterm elections. Why wasn't the public made aware?

The other major thing going on in the world this January is the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The WEF's preoccupation continues to be with the climate change and engaging in climate change alarmism. Going through their website, there is a lot of discussion this year about the effects of inflation, inflation that WEF backed policies helped to create. Their conclusion is that people are buying too much stuff and there's not enough of it, totally forgetting to mention the large part that money printing contributes to the problem. Again, they totally ignore their own polices that hamstring the energy and agricultural sectors.

Has the power and influence of the WEF reached its zenith? Evidence is starting to suggest that maybe it has. There's even an article published by CNN Business that talks about the waning influence the globalist institution has on national governments. Meanwhile, Dr. Jordan Peterson announces on Joe Rogan's podcast, (mentioned in an article appearing in Just the News,) that he is putting together a consortium of thought leaders on the subject of how to solve the big, global problems without resorting to people losing their liberty or destroying their counties' economies.

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Stop me if you've heard this one before... "A U.S. president has been found to be keeping classified documents at his place of residence..." No, we're not taking about President Trump, we're talking about President Biden. Journalist, Sharyl Attkisson wrote an article entitled: Chronology of President Biden's classified document saga in which she gives a timeline of the events surrounding Biden's classified document scandal. In it she describes what we believe happened and when and draws some contrasts to Trump's document scandal noting: "Far less significant discoveries have merited SWAT-style raids by the FBI. But here, according to White House accounts, Biden's own lawyers have been permitted to continue searching, even after multiple discoveries."So, why is this coming out now, long after the midterms? I think we know why. It may be because of the GOP's stated intention to investigate both allegations of Biden family corruption, and the "weaponization" of the U.S. government. Between those two sets of hearings, this matter would have been uncovered. The Democrats decided to control how this information got out and wanted to put their own spin it.

What will both sides do with this scandal? Will the GOP pursue impeachment over it? Will the Democrats let them, or will they use this a leverage to get Biden to step aside to let someone else run for president in 2024?

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Stop me if you've heard this one before... "A U.S. president has been found to be keeping classified documents at his place of residence..." No, we're not taking about President Trump, we're talking about President Biden. Journalist, Sharyl Attkisson wrote an article entitled: Chronology of President Biden's classified document saga in which she gives a timeline of the events surrounding Biden's classified document scandal. In it she describes what we believe happened and when and draws some contrasts to Trump's document scandal noting: "Far less significant discoveries have merited SWAT-style raids by the FBI. But here, according to White House accounts, Biden's own lawyers have been permitted to continue searching, even after multiple discoveries." So, why is this coming out now, long after the midterms? I think we know why. It may be because of the GOP's stated intention to investigate both allegations of Biden family corruption, and the "weaponization" of the U.S. government. Between those two sets of hearings, this matter would have been uncovered. The Democrats decided to control how this information got out and wanted to put their own spin it.

What will both sides do with this scandal? Will the GOP pursue impeachment over it? Will the Democrats let them, or will they use this a leverage to get Biden to step aside to let someone else run for president in 2024?

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The Dystopic Journal starts the year with a new book. It's an entertaining book of dystopic fiction written by comedian Michael Loftus entitled: Neither Stunning nor Brave. It's a look into the not-too-distant future where the Left's cancel culture, ESG scores, and social justice have run roughshod over society and are now making the story's protagonist, Avery's life a living hell. He's on the run from an overpowered, oppressive, totalitarian state. When he meets a group of freedom fighters, he has to readjust to a life where people are free to do as they please, and not be subject to the ever-changing whims of an oppressive society. It's a funny story with a serous underlying message, a cautionary tale about leftism run amok.

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The Dystopic Journal starts the year with a new book. It's an entertaining book of dystopic fiction written by comedian Michael Loftus entitled: Neither Stunning nor Brave. It's a look into the not-too-distant future where the Left's cancel culture, ESG scores, and social justice have run roughshod over society and are now making the story's protagonist, Avery's life a living hell. He's on the run from an overpowered, oppressive, totalitarian state. When he meets a group of freedom fighters, he has to readjust to a life where people are free to do as they please, and not be subject to the ever-changing whims of an oppressive society. It's a funny story with a serous underlying message, a cautionary tale about leftism run amok.

After 14 unsuccessful tries, Kevin McCarthy is now the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He finally made it on the 15th vote after a lot of drama and concessions to his conservative base. An article in FoxNews.com explains how it happened and what it means going forward. The conservative wing of the GOP held out such things as more fiscal responsibility.

Expect the first half of 2023 to be dominated by Congressional hearings, particularly with regards to Hunter Biden and his dealings with various overseas entities. They'll also want to look at alleged infringements of the first amendment at the hands of various government agencies, especially the DOJ and FBI. This Congress also wants to end the inflation-causing, multi-trillion dollar spending sprees that have gone on the last few years.

Will they use the power the people have given them wisely? Only time will tell.

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The Left giving up on corrupting children
2023 will see the continuation of drag queen story hour, and more confusing children about gender

Inflation dropping below 5%
Congress just approved $1.7 trillion, much of it going to the political allies of the Democrats, so yeah, continued inflation as the government continues to print more money to bribe the people and pay off special interest groups.

Alternative forms of energy coming even close to filling the world’s energy needs
Expect this to make the list for years to come.

Vladimir Putin winning the Nobel Peace Prize
Obama won it, Trump didn’t. The Nobel Prize committee has very little integrity left, but it’s a safe bet that starting a major war won’t get you it.

Hunter Biden being charged, much less convicted, of any crime carrying a prison sentence of more than 5 years.
The two-tiered justice system will continue.

Justin Trudeau renouncing his mentor, Klaus Schwab and his global totalitarian designs
Things just aren’t bad enough yet in Canada, so Canadians will remain stuck in an authoritarian system.

Google, Facebook, or YouTube coming clean about their discrimination against conservatives and collusion with government agencies to suppress free speech à la Twitter under Musk.
Everyone knows that the US Government suborned media companies to limit free speech, but only Twitter has been transparent on the subject. Don’t expect the other social media giants to follow suit in 2023.

Plus: What will the Democrats do? Will they replace Biden?

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The Left giving up on corrupting children 2023 will see the continuation of drag queen story hour, and more confusing children about gender
Inflation dropping below 5% Congress just approved $1.7 trillion, much of it going to the political allies of the Democrats, so yeah, continued inflation as the government continues to print more money to bribe the people and pay off special interest groups.
Alternative forms of energy coming even close to filling the world’s energy needs Expect this to make the list for years to come.
Vladimir Putin winning the Nobel Peace Prize Obama won it, Trump didn’t. The Nobel Prize committee has very little integrity left, but it’s a safe bet that starting a major war won’t get you it.
Hunter Biden being charged, much less convicted, of any crime carrying a prison sentence of more than 5 years. The two-tiered justice system will continue.
Justin Trudeau renouncing his mentor, Klaus Schwab and his global totalitarian designs Things just aren’t bad enough yet in Canada, so Canadians will remain stuck in an authoritarian system.
Google, Facebook, or YouTube coming clean about their discrimination against conservatives and collusion with government agencies to suppress free speech à la Twitter under Musk. Everyone knows that the US Government suborned media companies to limit free speech, but only Twitter has been transparent on the subject. Don’t expect the other social media giants to follow suit in 2023.

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How we reenact the Nativity each year at Christmastime without even realizing it.

“In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

'Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!” --Luke 2:8-14

On that day, whether it was December 25th, or some other day, God gave us the gift of himself. He gave us our savior, our Messiah. This event was so sacred, so special, that His angels sang for joy about Jesus' birth. He did it, because he favors us, his children. This gift of His only begotten son also gave us a gift-- that of salvation.

As children, we make Christmas about getting gifts. We unknowingly, reenact in a way, the anticipation of His people on that first Christmas day of a Messiah who would come to free God's people, His favored. As we get older and mature, we come to know the joy of giving. We come to identify with God's part in this nativity drama, the giving part. Giving gifts then, is how we in our own small way, emulate His part in the story. We continue to love to receive gifts, to be sure, but we also learn the joy of giving. This is not insignificant; for in giving gifts, we make ourselves more like the Father. We create a cycle of joy, of simultaneous giving and receiving.

We learn, if we are wise, that we should give of ourselves, give our love to others. We also, like the shepherds in the fields and their people, anticipate His coming, and sing out with joy as the angles did, when we feel his presence among us. So, in life's Nativity play, we at times play the parts of the Shepherds, the Angels, and of our Father. Our tradition of gift-giving, receiving, and rejoicing over the whole thing is the value of the Christmas season. The hope is, that we continue reenacting the Nativity play, perpetuating the cycle of giving, receiving, and rejoicing continuously, in various ways, throughout the year.

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How we reenact the Nativity each year at Christmastime without even realizing it.

“In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

'Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!” --Luke 2:8-14

On that day, whether it was December 25th, or some other day, God gave us the gift of himself. He gave us our savior, our Messiah. This event was so sacred, so special, that His angels sang for joy about Jesus' birth. He did it, because he favors us, his children. This gift of His only begotten son also gave us a gift-- that of salvation.

As children, we make Christmas about getting gifts. We unknowingly, reenact in a way, the anticipation of His people on that first Christmas day of a Messiah who would come to free God's people, His favored. As we get older and mature, we come to know the joy of giving. We come to identify with God's part in this nativity drama, the giving part. Giving gifts then, is how we in our own small way, emulate His part in the story. We continue to love to receive gifts, to be sure, but we also learn the joy of giving. This is not insignificant; for in giving gifts, we make ourselves more like the Father. We create a cycle of joy, of simultaneous giving and receiving.

We learn, if we are wise, that we should give of ourselves, give our love to others. We also, like the shepherds in the fields and their people, anticipate His coming, and sing out with joy as the angles did, when we feel his presence among us. So, in life's Nativity play, we at times play the parts of the Shepherds, the Angels, and of our Father. Our tradition of gift-giving, receiving, and rejoicing over the whole thing is the value of the Christmas season. The hope is, that we continue reenacting the Nativity play, perpetuating the cycle of giving, receiving, and rejoicing continuously, in various ways, throughout the year.

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A deeply immoral, anti-human, point of view...

Climate alarmism is bad enough, but some thought leaders who drive it, who are its philosophical torchbearers, have an even more troubling view of humanity that far exceeds the usual misanthropy you might expect from its proponents. This quote comes from a review of: The End of Nature, by Bill McKibben, published in the Los Angeles Times. Written by David M. Graber in 1989 It reflects a deeply immoral philosophy:

"Human happiness, and certainly human fecundity, are not as important as a wild and healthy planet. I know social scientists who remind me that people are part of nature, but it isn’t true. Somewhere along the line--at about a billion years ago, maybe half that--we quit the contract and became a cancer. We have become a plague upon ourselves and upon the Earth.” – David M. Graber, Mother Nature as a Hothouse Flower: THE END OF NATURE by Bill McKibben

This again, is a deeply immoral outlook on life. Sadly, it is shared by a great many of people. Morality in general terms, can be thought to be comprised of two twin values or “pillars". The first, how much an action serves life. And second, how much an action allows for free-will among humans. Both values are equal and mutually reinforcing. The world view expressed in the quote is an affront to the first pillar of morality, the life pillar. The casual disregard for billions of human lives when he writes: “We are not interested in the utility of a particular species, or free-flowing river, or ecosystem, to mankind. They have intrinsic value, more value--to me--than another human body, or a billion of them,” is shocking. Even the most generous interpretation of this quote, that the billion human lives that have less value than the ecological purity of a piece of geography are notional lives, not yet established, would still be odious. He calls himself a “biocentrist.” He would claim to be deeply invested in the life pillar; except he values no human life if it is advanced past the point of aboriginal. He speaks of valuing wilderness “for its own sake, not for what value it confers upon mankind.” He forgets or is oblivious to the fact that even in appreciating nature for its own sake, suggests a value it confers on mankind. The ability to appreciate something for its own sake, or for any sake, is an ability possessed by mankind alone. (So far as we know). One might put this riddle to him and McKibben: If a tree falls in the woods, and there are no living beings with sentience enough to value it for its own sake, does it have any true value?

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A deeply immoral, anti-human, point of view...

Climate alarmism is bad enough, but some thought leaders who drive it, who are its philosophical torchbearers, have an even more troubling view of humanity that far exceeds the usual misanthropy you might expect from its proponents. This quote comes from a review of: The End of Nature, by Bill McKibben, published in the Los Angeles Times. Written by David M. Graber in 1989 It reflects a deeply immoral philosophy:

"Human happiness, and certainly human fecundity, are not as important as a wild and healthy planet. I know social scientists who remind me that people are part of nature, but it isn’t true. Somewhere along the line--at about a billion years ago, maybe half that--we quit the contract and became a cancer. We have become a plague upon ourselves and upon the Earth.” – David M. Graber , Mother Nature as a Hothouse Flower : THE END OF NATURE by Bill McKibben

This again, is a deeply immoral outlook on life. Sadly, it is shared by a great many of people. Morality in general terms, can be thought to be comprised of two twin values or “pillars". The first, how much an action serves life. And second, how much an action allows for free-will among humans. Both values are equal and mutually reinforcing. The world view expressed in the quote is an affront to the first pillar of morality, the life pillar. The casual disregard for billions of human lives when he writes: “We are not interested in the utility of a particular species, or free-flowing river, or ecosystem, to mankind. They have intrinsic value, more value--to me--than another human body, or a billion of them,” is shocking. Even the most generous interpretation of this quote, that the billion human lives that have less value than the ecological purity of a piece of geography are notional lives, not yet established, would still be odious. He calls himself a “biocentrist.” He would claim to be deeply invested in the life pillar; except he values no human life if it is advanced past the point of aboriginal. He speaks of valuing wilderness “for its own sake, not for what value it confers upon mankind.” He forgets or is oblivious to the fact that even in appreciating nature for its own sake, suggests a value it confers on mankind. The ability to appreciate something for its own sake, or for any sake, is an ability possessed by mankind alone. (So far as we know). One might put this riddle to him and McKibben: If a tree falls in the woods, and there are no living beings with sentience enough to value it for its own sake, does it have any true value?

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According to Mattias Desmet in his book, The Psychology of Totalitarianism, there are four conditions needed for a large-scale mass formation: 1. generalized loneliness 2. lack of meaning of life 3. “Free-floating anxiety and psychological unease.” Leftism as a mass-formation depends on all four of these conditions being met to keep their authoritarianism going.

An article about a new NYC mask directive in the Gateway Pundit talks about how New Yorkers are being advised to resume wearing masks again indoors and in crowded situations. They've even coined the term “tridemic” in order to strike more fear in people. With people losing their fear over COVID-19, the authoritarian left need something to get those free-floating anxiety levels back up in order to keep their mass-formation going.

The “tridemic,” the war in Ukraine, the self-sabotage of our food and energy supplies all have the effect (some might say indented) of increasing the general level of fear and anxiety, something that fuels a totalitarian mass-formation.

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This is a follow-up to the last episode: The Road to Totalitarianism. Here, I emphasize how the Left's totalitarian mass formation is akin to religion, with a distinct dogma, priests, prophets, and the persecution of heretics.

Totalitarian systems call on their members to defer reason and judgment in crucial areas to an expert class. Those swept up in the mass formation are convinced to place their faith not in God or religion, but experts and science. Just like with religion, this new machine messiah demands sacrifice and a subordination of will to itself.

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This episode builds upon the topics discussed in the most recent episode of the Dystopic Journal that speak of the relationship between science and totalitarianism: Even while people take to the streets in China to protest their government's draconian zero-COVID measures, people in the West celebrate and welcome never ending COVID measures restricting personal freedom. In the East the Chinese, conditioned from birth to follow authority, shout for President Xi Jinping's resignation. In the West, Dr Fauci enjoys notoriety as he retires from public life, having led many to give up their fundamental freedoms. In one place, the sway of mass formation has reached its limit. In another, those caught up in a mass formation cling to it.

Many of those same people on the left caught up in the mass formation based on COVID-19 fears, are simultaneously caught up in another-- centered around climate-change alarmism. Not just people, but entire countries have subordinated themselves to the gods of climate-change. The twin masters of climate-change and COVID alarmism have hurled countries headlong into self-destructive behavior. National leaders have subjected their citizens to the real possibility of freezing and hunger, largely based on the say of experts and technocrats who've convinced them to self-immolate their nations' farming and energy sectors.

Also, in this episode is discussed the Deep State's part a totalitarian mass formation. The Deep State is real and put its thumb on the scale for one of the candidates in the 2020 presidential election. (You can probably guess which one.) A recent article in the Post Millennial goes over newly acquired information and how it fits in to what we already know about the suppression of the Biden laptop story. The Deep States interference in the 2020 election may have swayed the outcome. If so, the lasting consequences of this interference include war in Europe and an economic downturn in the U.S. This is not the way of democracy.

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We further our discussion about The Psychology of Totalitarianism, by Mattias Desmet. It his book, Desmet talks about how in a totalitarian society, religion is replaced by science, and how experts and technocrats become the new priesthood. People caught up in the totalitarian mass formation eagerly subordinate their free will to that of the expert class.

On this, he writes:
“Totalitarianism is the belief that human intellect can be the guiding principle in life and society. It aims to create a utopian, artificial society lead by technocrats or experts who, based on their technical knowledge, will ensure that the machine of society runs flawlessly. In this view, the individual is completely subordinated to the collective, reduced to being a cog in the machine of society (see, for example, Bertrand Russell in The Impact of Science on Society.)

The ideal of a technocratic society was inherent to the Enlightenment tradition, especially in its positivist branch. Positivist thinkers like Henri de Saint-Simon and Auguste Comte expressed their fanatical belief in a humanistic-technocratic society in which scientists and technocrats would take the place of the popes and priests. Not God, but human Reason should be glorified. This is the way to a utopian society without war or conflict, a Realm of Freedom.”

Even while people take to the streets in China to protest their governments draconian zero-COVID measures, people in the West celebrate and welcome never ending COVID measures restricting personal freedom. In the East the Chinese, conditioned from birth to follow authority, shout for President Xi Jinping's resignation. In the West, Dr Fauci enjoys notoriety as he retires from public life, having led many to give up their fundamental freedoms. In one place, the sway of mass formation has reached its limit. In another, those caught up in a mass formation cling to it.

Many of those same people on the left caught up in the mass formation based on COVID-19 fears, is simultaneously caught up in another-- centered around climate-change alarmism. Not just people, but entire countries have subordinated themselves to the gods of climate-change. The twin masters of climate-change and COVID alarmism have hurled countries headlong into self-destructive behavior. National leaders have subjected their citizens to the real possibility of freezing and hunger, largely based on the say of experts and technocrats who've convinced them to self-immolate their nations' farming and energy sectors.

Totalitarian systems call on their members to defer reason and judgment in crucial areas to an expert class. Those swept up in the mass formation are convinced to place their faith not in God or religion, but experts and science. Just like with religion, this new machine messiah demands sacrifice and a subordination of will to itself.

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Currently in China, people have take to the streets to protests their government's draconian anti-COVID measures. According to an articlein Just the News, people throughout China are protesting the authoritarian measures and calling for their leader, Xi Jinping to step down. Even a people programmed to follow authority since birth have reached their limits and have begun to speak out.

Meanwhile in the West, many people are perfectly ready to be told to make back up again this winter, and to be double, triple, and quadruple vaccinated. Dr. Fauci, in his last official public appearance, has continued to call for masks and unceasing vaccinations.

Mass formations depend upon fear to exist. As long as people can be made to fear something, a totalitarian system can be established and maintained.

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How does mass formation perpetuate totalitarian regimes?

“In substance, the totalitarian leader is nothing more nor less than the functionary of the masses he leads; he is not a power-hungry individual imposing a tyrannical and arbitrary will upon his subjects. Being a mere functionary, he can be replaced at any time, and he depends just as much on the masses he embodies as the masses depend upon him.” -Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

“Given this background, one could infer, if one did not know it already, the general structure of Oceanic society. At the apex of the pyramid comes Big Brother. Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful. Every success, every achievement, every victory, every scientific discovery, all knowledge, all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration. Nobody has ever seen Big Brother. He is a face on the hoardings, a voice on the telescreen. We may be reasonably sure that he will never die, and there is already considerable uncertainty as to when he was born. Big Brother is the guise in which the Party chooses to exhibit itself to the world. His function is to act as a focusing point for love, fear, and reverence, emotions which are more easily felt toward and individual than toward an organization.” -George Orwell, 1984

Unlike a dictatorship, the head of a totalitarian regime is an ideology. That makes it very hard to end the regime by simply toppling its titular leader.

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The UN has come up with a scheme by which wealthy countries pay less wealthy countries “reparations” for natural disasters attributed to climate change. This episode goes over an article in FoxNews.com that describes the scheme and points out some of the less-fair parts of it. Is the UN scheme a fund for natural disasters, or simply a means to redistribute wealth on a global scale?

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So, what happened with the election?

The Democrats will retain control of the Senate, Republicans will probably control the House.

According to an NBC News exit poll, most of the people who voted weren't fans of President Biden, but the election seems to have been only indirectly a referendum on his performance. Most of the people polled were voting primarily on Inflation (31%) or Abortion (27%). Crime, the next most important issue for Republicans seems not to have been important enough in blue districts to make a difference.

The US Senate race between Fetterman and Dr Oz is a good example of why the Democrats have been fighting for extended early voting. They wanted as many people voting before the debate between Oz and Fetterman. Fetterman, who suffered a stroke earlier in the year was in no shape for a debate. Would the people who voted for Fetterman before the debate have voted for him after? We'll never know, but it's likely that at least some who did wouldn't have.

As far as elections go, Arizona has become the new Florida. Florida had become the laughingstock when it came to running elections during the Bush v Gore fiasco in 2000/2001. Now Florida has cleaned up its act and is now a model of how elections should be run in the US. For the second major election in a row, Arizona has failed to finish counting ballots and declaring winners, long after almost every other state has finished counting theirs sufficiently to declare winners and losers. If a party were going to cheat, (not saying anybody did yet) they'd certainly have an easier time of it in Arizona. If a party or candidate were going to pull any shenanigans, legal or illegal, they'd have ample time and opportunity to do it in Arizona. --We'll just leave it that!

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EP 14: Radical Intolerance

We continue covering the phenomenon of mass formation described by Mattias Desmet, and how the mass formation creates radical intolerance against anybody not caught up in the mass formation. Why did we have to deal with “mask Karens” telling us to wear a mask during COVID, and why were people skeptical about the COVID vaccine dubbed “anti-vaxxers”? Why are people skeptical of the climate-change alarmism called “climate-deniers”. How did this phenomenon play out in the past century with the fascists and communists?

From The Psychology of Totalitarianism by Mattias Desmet:

“We have to add one more important characteristic to the problematic psychological properties of mass formation: radical intolerance of other opinions and strong tendency toward authoritarianism. To the masses, dissident voices appear 1) antisocial and devoid of solidarity, because they refuse to participate in the solidarity that the mass formation creates; 2) completely unfounded as critical arguments are no assigned any cognitive or emotional weight within the narrow circle of attention of the masses; 3) extremely aversive because they threaten to break the intoxication and in this way confront the masses again with the negative situation that preceded the mass formation (lack of social bond and meaning, indefinable fear and unease); 4) extremely frustrating because they threaten to remove the venting of latent aggression.”

This goes a long way towards explaining the kind of vitriol and condescension so prevalent on the left nowadays towards anybody who refuses to go along with them. This explains the steep rise of authoritarianism, especially in the West around COVID and climate-change.

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So, what happened with the election?

The Democrats will retain control of the Senate, Republicans will probably control the House.

According to an NBC News exit poll, most of the people who voted weren't fans of President Biden, but the election seems to have been only indirectly a referendum on his performance. Most of the people polled were voting primarily on Inflation (31%) or Abortion (27%). Crime, the next most important issue for Republicans seems not to have been important enough in blue districts to make a difference.

The US Senate race between Fetterman and Dr Oz is a good example of why the Democrats have been fighting for extended early voting. They wanted as many people voting before the debate between Oz and Fetterman. Fetterman, who suffered a stroke earlier in the year was in no shape for a debate. Would the people who voted for Fetterman before the debate have voted for him after? We'll never know, but it's likely that at least some who did wouldn't have.

As far as elections go, Arizona has become the new Florida. Florida had become the laughingstock when it came to running elections during the Bush v Gore fiasco in 2000/2001. Now Florida has cleaned up its act and is now a model of how elections should be run in the US. For the second major election in a row, Arizona has failed to finish counting ballots and declaring winners, long after almost every other state has finished counting theirs sufficiently to declare winners and losers. If a party were going to cheat, (not saying anybody did yet) they'd certainly have an easier time of it in Arizona. If a party or candidate were going to pull any shenanigans, legal or illegal, they'd have ample time and opportunity to do it in Arizona. --We'll just leave it that!

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What is the end goal of the leftist Democrats? What would they do with the power they seek?

Utopianism The left believes that men should be ruled by experts. All matters of health and welfare should be determined by unelected officials. This was most clearly seen during the recent COVID pandemic. Elected officials yielded power to unelected officials to determine how we should live. Utopianism, carried to its logical extreme is totalitarian in nature. The only choices in life would be those per-approved by the state. Someone, a member of an elite class, will determine what is good for society, the state, and you. Democracy won’t mean the people will get to determine how they will be ruled, only which of a few pre-selected candidates will be serve in various capacities. There are no natural “rights” in a utopian society. The totalitarian society will run on a series of privileges doled out for correct behavior, and punishments for bad behavior.

Things like ESG already control the behavior of individuals indirectly. The aim of the Utopian Left is to extend this sort of control to the individual level. Examples of this can already be seen in such things like vaccine passports and mask mandates. The reliance on technology will be used as a point of control. Access to things like education, online commerce, and entertainment will be subject to an ever-increasing array of rules and regulations. In order to partake in the modern lifestyle, people will be made to trade their freedom and privacy for goods and services. Heath, spending, energy consumption and location will all be monitored through technology sold as convenience. Direct control over individual commerce though digital currency is part of the Left’s ultimate control plan. Anyone living in today’s world scarcely need and example, as the means to exercise such control already exists, only the organized implantation, directed and executed by the ruling elite remains.

What about the Right?

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Rule of Law. The Republicans want smaller government. They want a government to do a few essential things well. The first mission of a Republican Congress will be to stop the unchecked growth of government, and to get federal spending under control. Reducing government spending is the key to reducing inflation. Where Democrats wish to treat the symptoms of inflation by handing out more money, the Republicans want to attack inflation at its source, by reducing deficit spending. No, America will not become fascist under their control. Yes, we'll still be having elections two years from now when we select a new president. A Republican Congress alone won't be enough to reverse the damage of the last two years, but they can stop it from getting worse.

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What is the end goal of the leftist Democrats? What would they do with the power they seek?

Utopianism The left believes that men should be ruled by experts. All matters of health and welfare should be determined by unelected officials. This was most clearly seen during the recent COVID pandemic. Elected officials yielded power to unelected officials to determine how we should live. Utopianism, carried to its logical extreme is totalitarian in nature. The only choices in life would be those per-approved by the state. Someone, a member of an elite class, will determine what is good for society, the state, and you. Democracy won't mean the people will get to determine how they will be ruled, only which of a few pre-selected candidates will be serve in various capacities. There are no natural “rights” in a utopian society. The totalitarian society will run on a series of privileges doled out for correct behavior, and punishments for bad behavior.

Control A totalitarian system must have mechanisms to control the people living within them. Many of these controls already exist in crude, but constantly refined and augmented forms. The CCP in China has a social credit score system. Privileges, such as where you can live, work, and go to school are given according to behavior favored by the Party. Undesirable privileges can be revokes as well for behavior deemed non-beneficial to the Party. In the West, the system of Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) has been developed to control the actions of corporations and governments. A corporation's ability to access critical services like banking and access to capital under ESG is determined by their ESG score.

Things like ESG already control individual the behavior of individuals indirectly. The aim of the Utopian Left is to extend this sort of control to the individual level. Examples of this can already be seen in such things like vaccine passports and mask mandates. The reliance on technology will be used as a point of control. Access to things like education, online commerce, and entertainment will be subject to an ever-increasing array of rules and regulations. In order to partake in the modern lifestyle, people will be made to trade their freedom and privacy for goods and services. Heath, spending, energy consumption and location will all be monitored through technology sold as convenience. Direct control over individual commerce though digital currency is part of the Left's ultimate control plan. Anyone living in today's world scarcely need and example, as the means to exercise such control already exists, only the organized implantation, directed and executed by the ruling elite remains.

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What scares the Left? Commentary on the top five things that the Left fears:

Power is the ultimate pursuit of the left. Follow the Left's ideology to its logical conclusion and you have a totalitarian state not unlike the one imagined by Orwell in his novel, 1984. It stands to reason then, that their greatest fear is not being in control-- of everyone and everything. The Left is highly motivated by fear, and they fear a world in which they are not in control they will be victimized by those who are. This is driven by the Marxist belief that all power imbalances between people result in an oppressor/oppressed relationship.

For the Left to realize their totalitarian dreams, they know they cannot have any competing ideologies. Objective morality, like objective reality acts as a sociological insulation against the kinds of amoral and even immoral behaviors that are necessary for totalitarianism to gain and maintain control of the populace. Just like the pigs in Orwell's Animal Farm needed to change the laws of the farm to suit their needs and to give the appearance that they were not above the law, so too does the Left need an ever-changing sense of morality that suits the needs of the elite among them.

Independent thinkers question the intentions of others, and have a stubborn reliance on facts when it comes to making important decisions for themselves and their loved ones. The leftist elite cannot have anyone questioning their decisions, much less refusing to go along with them. To paraphrase the fascists-- Nothing outside the collective, everything inside the collective, and nothing against the collective. All wants and needs must align with those of the collective. We see this taken to its logical extreme in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, when society completely collapses without the services of those who refuse to sacrifice their own self-interest to an ungrateful society that takes them for granted.

Five Things the Left Fears Most:

Losing Power.
A Trump presidency.
Having to defend their ideas.
Organized religion, especially Christianity and Judaism.
Individually held rights and beliefs.

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For Halloween: What does the Left fear the most? Here are the top five things...

Losing Power. Power is the ultimate pursuit of the left. Follow the Left's ideology to its logical conclusion and you have a totalitarian state not unlike the one imagined by Orwell in his novel, 1984. It stands to reason then, that their greatest fear is not being in control-- of everyone and everything. The Left is highly motivated by fear, and they fear a world in which they are not in control they will be victimized by those who are. This is driven by the Marxist belief that all power imbalances between people result in an oppressor/oppressed relationship.
A Trump presidency. The Democrats have dedicated themselves since he was elected in 2016 to remove Donald Trump from power. Two failed impeachment attempts, zealous prosecutions and scores of nuisance lawsuits against Trump show just what an existential threat the Left believes he poses to their plans. Even after two years out of office, Trump lives rent-free in the heads of Democrats. President Biden even dedicated a speech almost entirely to labeling “MAGA Republicans” as threats to democracy.
Having to defend their ideas. Their long war against free speech reached its zenith with the temporary deplatforming of Parler, a challenge to Twitter's dominance in the social media market. The social media giants of Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube have dedicated themselves to eliminating or squelching competing points of view. Time and again, conservative speakers have been the target of protests, sometimes violent, boycotts, and censorship. The Left prefers cancellation to debate. Whenever you hear the terms like disinformation or misinformation being used in the mainstream media, or a story gets “fact-checked,” that's usually a sign that the article or statement in question runs afoul of their established, approved narrative. This is a sign that the Left realizes the fragility of one of their narratives.
Organized religion, especially Christianity and Judaism. For the Left to realize their totalitarian dreams, they know they cannot have any competing ideologies. Objective morality, like objective reality acts as a sociological insulation against the kinds of amoral and even immoral behaviors that are necessary for totalitarianism to gain and maintain control of the populace. Just like the pigs in Orwell's Animal Farm needed to change the laws of the farm to suit their needs and to give the appearance that they were not above the law, so too does the Left need an ever-changing sense of morality that suits the needs of the elite among them. Ultimately, just as with the totalitarian systems of the 20th Century, the Left need you to be obedient not first to God, or a set of laws such as the Constitution, but to them.
Individually held rights and beliefs. Collectivism is the core ideology of the Left. Communism, socialism, and fascism are all variations of collectivism. The individual must surrender themselves to the collective. “For the greater good” has been the rationale behind every tyrannical law and dictate. Independent thinkers question the intentions of others and have a stubborn reliance on facts when it comes to making important decisions for themselves and their loved ones. The leftist elite cannot have anyone questioning their decisions, much less refusing to go along with them. To paraphrase the fascists-- Nothing outside the collective, everything inside the collective, and nothing against the collective. All wants and needs must align with those of the collective.

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Losing Power. Power is the ultimate pursuit of the left. Follow the Left's ideology to its logical conclusion and you have a totalitarian state not unlike the one imagined by Orwell in his novel, 1984. It stands to reason then, that their greatest fear is not being in control-- of everyone and everything. The Left is highly motivated by fear, and they fear a world in which they are not in control they will be victimized by those who are. This is driven by the Marxist belief that all power imbalances between people result in an oppressor/oppressed relationship.
A Trump presidency. The Democrats have dedicated themselves since he was elected in 2016 to remove Donald Trump from power. Two failed impeachment attempts, zealous prosecutions and scores of nuisance lawsuits against Trump show just what an existential threat the Left believes he poses to their plans. Even after two years out of office, Trump lives rent-free in the heads of Democrats. President Biden even dedicated a speech almost entirely to labeling “MAGA Republicans” as threats to democracy.
Having to defend their ideas. Their long war against free speech reached its zenith with the temporary deplatforming of Parler, a challenge to Twitter's dominance in the social media market. The social media giants of Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube have dedicated themselves to eliminating or squelching competing points of view. Time and again, conservative speakers have been the target of protests, sometimes violent, boycotts, and censorship. The Left prefers cancellation to debate. Whenever you hear the terms like disinformation or misinformation being used in the mainstream media, or a story gets “fact-checked,” that's usually a sign that the article or statement in question runs afoul of their established, approved narrative. This is a sign that the Left realizes the fragility of one of their narratives.
Organized religion, especially Christianity and Judaism. For the Left to realize their totalitarian dreams, they know they cannot have any competing ideologies. Objective morality, like objective reality acts as a sociological insulation against the kinds of amoral and even immoral behaviors that are necessary for totalitarianism to gain and maintain control of the populace. Just like the pigs in Orwell's Animal Farm needed to change the laws of the farm to suit their needs and to give the appearance that they were not above the law, so too does the Left need an ever-changing sense of morality that suits the needs of the elite among them. Ultimately, just as with the totalitarian systems of the 20th Century, the Left need you to be obedient not first to God, or a set of laws such as the Constitution, but to them.
Individually held rights and beliefs. Collectivism is the core ideology of the Left. Communism, socialism, and fascism are all variations of collectivism. The individual must surrender themselves to the collective. “For the greater good” has been the rationale behind every tyrannical law and dictate. Independent thinkers question the intentions of others, and have a stubborn reliance on facts when it comes to making important decisions for themselves and their loved ones. The leftist elite cannot have anyone questioning their decisions, much less refusing to go along with them. To paraphrase the fascists-- Nothing outside the collective, everything inside the collective, and nothing against the collective. All wants and needs must align with those of the collective.

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From Ep 25: What is the matter with these people? Our pets are now a target of the Left's eco-fascism. What kind of demented, dystopic world do these people live in? An article in the Blaze gives the response of some same people to the idea that pets are part of the climate change problem, as an article in CNN states.

This attack on our pets is part of a larger strategy. In the West, pets are considered part of the family. Marxism and its collectivist derivatives have targeted the West and the family for destruction. Families and Western thought, born of the Judeo-Christian tradition, stand in the way of the Left's totalitarian designs.

For people who love their pets, even liberals who don't own a gun, don't have kids, don't own a car, or don't understand money, their pets might be where they finally draw the line. The love of pets is one of the last commonalities between the Left and the Right in this world. You can mess with someone's gun, their car or their money, but don't mess with their pets. CNN may be barking up the wrong tree when it comes to downsizing Fido or Kitty.

What kind of person is so caught up in the climate-change alarmism that they'd suggest pets are part of the problem? Perhaps someone caught up in mass-formation psychosis. More on that subject later... (Stay tuned.)

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What is the matter with these people? Our pets are now a target of the Left's eco-fascism. What kind of demented, dystopic world do these people live in? An article in the Blaze gives the response of some same people to the idea that pets are part of the climate change problem, as an article in CNN states.

This attack on our pets is part of a larger strategy. In the West, pets are considered part of the family. Marxism and its collectivist derivatives have targeted the West and the family for destruction. Families and Western thought, born of the Judeo-Christian tradition, stand in the way of the Left's totalitarian designs.

For people who love their pets, even liberals who don't own a gun, don't have kids, don't own a car, or don't understand money, their pets might be where they finally draw the line. The love of pets is one of the last commonalities between the Left and the Right in this world. You can mess with someone's gun, their car or their money, but don't mess with their pets. CNN may be barking up the wrong tree when it comes to downsizing Fido or Kitty.

What kind of person is so caught up in the climate-change alarmism that they'd suggest pets are part of the problem? Perhaps someone caught up in mass-formation psychosis. More on that subject later... (Stay tuned.)

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From Ep24: There are at least three false beliefs that virulent anti-Trumpers hold in common. Though none of the claims stand up to close scrutiny, and several are demonstrably false, no amount of debunking, no direct proof, no evidence will dissuade those suffering from TDS, (Trump Derangement Syndrome) from their insistence that Trump is Hitler reborn and all who follow him are Nazis. First, is the hoax perpetrated by Hillary, her campaign and the FBI that Vladimir Putin had dirt on Trump, and that he and many of his inner circle were puppets of the Kremlin. Second, is the misconception that Trump said that the white supremacists at Charlottesville, SC were “fine people.” Third is the belief that the riot at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, was an insurrection planned and orchestrated by Donald Trump himself. These claims persist long after they've been debunked. The feeling of moral superiority by those who continue to hold onto these falsehoods must be so high, that no amount of factual data, or evidence to the contrary, can shake them loose from those who cling to them. These fallacies are a problem, not just because they involve deception, but they also induce bigotry and sometimes even violence against “MAGA Republicans” and others who espouse conservative values.

Much has been said and written in an effort to debunk the persistent myths, fallacies, and libels against former President Trump. Many who continue to cling to such false beliefs have closed themselves off to any counter arguments, or proof that might challenge them. Why then re-address the falsehoods here? Because they persist, and they are dangerous. They are dangerous in the immediate sense that people have been attacked and even killed for supporting Trump and conservative causes such as right to life that are closely associated with either Trump or Republicans. After the President concluded his speech at the Republican Convention in 2020, attendees were harassed and assaulted upon leaving the venue. Members of his cabinet have suffered similar harassment. President Biden gave a speech in Philadelphia almost entirely devoted to accusing “MAGA Republicans” of being enemies of democracy. Not long after, a North Dakota teen was murdered, run down by a man who thought the kid was part of a Republican extremist group. According to the Associated Press: “The driver, Shannon Brandt, told a 911 dispatcher that he struck Cayler Ellingson early Sunday in McHenry because the teenager was threatening him, and that the teen was part of a 'Republican extremist group,' according to a probable cause affidavit.” Did Brandt think he was defending democracy?

A more long-term hazard is that people, having been fed a steady diet of anti-Trump rhetoric, have been whipped up into such a Trump-hating frenzy, that they will ignore the more glaring assaults on America's freedom. America stands at a crossroads. It would not be overselling it to say that the constitutional republic that the Founding Fathers meant America to be is at risk. The Biden regime is pursuing its political and ideological opponents with a zeal seldom seen in this country. The Democrats seem to be bent on the same sort of eco-fascist policies that have destroyed other countries or taken their freedom. Other countries in the Anglosphere, namely Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have shown an alarming propensity to go authoritarian to the point that they barely qualify as free countries anymore. Even if the Republicans take back Congress, that can stop further damage, but not reverse it. An electorate suffering from TDS, blind to their own prejudices is liable to vote away our freedom just to spite one man they have convinced themselves is an enemy of democracy and vote in the exact sort of fascism they claim to be against.

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There are at least three false beliefs that virulent anti-Trumpers hold in common. Though none of the claims stand up to close scrutiny, and several are demonstrably false, no amount of debunking, no direct proof, no evidence will dissuade those suffering from TDS, (Trump Derangement Syndrome) from their insistence that Trump is Hitler reborn and all who follow him are Nazis. First, is the hoax perpetrated by Hillary, her campaign and the FBI that Vladimir Putin had dirt on Trump, and that he and many of his inner circle were puppets of the Kremlin. Second, is the misconception that Trump said that the white supremacists at Charlottesville, SC were “fine people.” Third is the belief that the riot at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, was an insurrection planned and orchestrated by Donald Trump himself. These claims persist long after they've been debunked. The feeling of moral superiority by those who continue to hold onto these falsehoods must be so high, that no amount of factual data, or evidence to the contrary, can shake them loose from those who cling to them. These fallacies are a problem, not just because they involve deception, but they also induce bigotry and sometimes even violence against “MAGA Republicans” and others who espouse conservative values.

Much has been said and written in an effort to debunk the persistent myths, fallacies, and libels against former President Trump. Many who continue to cling to such false beliefs have closed themselves off to any counter arguments, or proof that might challenge them. Why then re-address the falsehoods here? Because they persist, and they are dangerous. They are dangerous in the immediate sense that people have been attacked and even killed for supporting Trump and conservative causes such as right to life that are closely associated with either Trump or Republicans. After the President concluded his speech at the Republican Convention in 2020, attendees were harassed and assaulted upon leaving the venue. Members of his cabinet have suffered similar harassment. President Biden gave a speech in Philadelphia almost entirely devoted to accusing “MAGA Republicans” of being enemies of democracy. Not long after, a North Dakota teen was murdered, run down by a man who thought the kid was part of a Republican extremist group. According to the Associated Press: “The driver, Shannon Brandt, told a 911 dispatcher that he struck Cayler Ellingson early Sunday in McHenry because the teenager was threatening him, and that the teen was part of a 'Republican extremist group,' according to a probable cause affidavit.” Did Brandt think he was defending democracy?

A more long-term hazard is that people, having been fed a steady diet of anti-Trump rhetoric, have been whipped up into such a Trump-hating frenzy, that they will ignore the more glaring assaults on America's freedom. America stands at a crossroads. It would not be overselling it to say that the constitutional republic that the Founding Fathers meant America to be is at risk. The Biden regime is pursuing its political and ideological opponents with a zeal seldom seen in this country. The Democrats seem to be bent on the same sort of eco-fascist policies that have destroyed other countries or taken their freedom. Other countries in the Anglosphere, namely Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have shown an alarming propensity to go authoritarian to the point that they barely qualify as free countries anymore. Even if the Republicans take back Congress, that can stop further damage, but not reverse it. An electorate suffering from TDS, blind to their own prejudices is liable to vote away our freedom just to spite one man they have convinced themselves is an enemy of democracy and vote in the exact sort of fascism they claim to be against.

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Equal Treatment Under the Law

From 10/9/22 episode: Are pro-lifers being singled out for prosecution? Eleven pro-life activists have been arrested for allegedly preventing people from entering an abortion clinic. Another pro-life activist, Paul Vaughn* was arrested by the FBI for violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act). He reportedly pushed a pro-abortion activist in response that person menacing his kid at an otherwise peaceful protest. meanwhile, no arrests are known to have been made in connection with a series of attacks on Pro-life pregnancy centers, churches, and other concerns by pro-abortion terrorists. According to an article by Mary Margaret Olohan in the Daily Signal, these charges against pro-lifers are part of a disturbing pattern of unequal treatment of pro-lifers vs. pro-choice activists.

According to the article: “At least 83 Catholic churches and 73 pregnancy resource centers or pro-life organizations have been attacked since the draft opinion was leaked in May.

Some of these pro-life centers and organizations told The Daily Signal that they have not heard anything from federal authorities—though the FBI said it is investigating 'a series of attacks and threats targeting pregnancy resource centers, faith-based organizations, and reproductive health clinics across the country, as well as to judicial buildings, including the U.S. Supreme Court.”

These events represent a greater pattern of the DOJ seeming to pursue people alleged to have committed crimes on the right with much more vigor and intensity than they do people on the left. Hillary Clinton was accused of having classified documents in an unclassified environment and was not charged. President Trump was accused of the basically the same thing, and the left is screaming for him to be charged. Substantial evidence exists suggesting Hunter Biden has committed numerous felonies, and as yet has not been charged. (Charges may be pending). In some cases, President Biden has been tied his son's alleged illegal activities and those of his various businesses. President was impeached twice on spurious charges, President Biden has yet to be impeached, much less charged with arguably more serious crimes of influence peddling and opening the office up to blackmail by foreign entities. Everyone is entitled to equal justice under the law. Evidence so far suggests that the Democrats and their allies in the deep state pursue conservatives accused of crimes with much more vigor than they do left-wingers.

Editor's Note: The Signal article quoted has the father charged with a FACE violation as Mark Houck, another article seemingly describing the same incident gives the name as Paul Vaughn.*

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Equal Treatment Under the Law

Are pro-lifers being singled out for prosecution? Eleven pro-life activists have been arrested for allegedly preventing people from entering an abortion clinic. Another pro-life activist, Paul Vaughn* was arrested by the FBI for violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act). He reportedly pushed a pro-abortion activist in response that person menacing his kid at an otherwise peaceful protest. meanwhile, no arrests are known to have been made in connection with a series of attacks on Pro-life pregnancy centers, churches, and other concerns by pro-abortion terrorists. According to an article by Mary Margaret Olohan in the Daily Signal, these charges against pro-lifers are part of a disturbing pattern of unequal treatment of pro-lifers vs. pro-choice activists.

According to the article: “At least 83 Catholic churches and 73 pregnancy resource centers or pro-life organizations have been attacked since the draft opinion was leaked in May.

Some of these pro-life centers and organizations told The Daily Signal that they have not heard anything from federal authorities—though the FBI said it is investigating 'a series of attacks and threats targeting pregnancy resource centers, faith-based organizations, and reproductive health clinics across the country, as well as to judicial buildings, including the U.S. Supreme Court.”

These events represent a greater pattern of the DOJ seeming to pursue people alleged to have committed crimes on the right with much more vigor and intensity than they do people on the left. Hillary Clinton was accused of having classified documents in an unclassified environment and was not charged. President Trump was accused of the basically the same thing, and the left is screaming for him to be charged. Substantial evidence exists suggesting Hunter Biden has committed numerous felonies, and as yet has not been charged. (Charges may be pending). In some cases, President Biden has been tied his son's alleged illegal activities and those of his various businesses. President was impeached twice on spurious charges, President Biden has yet to be impeached, much less charged with arguably more serious crimes of influence peddling and opening the office up to blackmail by foreign entities. Everyone is entitled to equal justice under the law. Evidence so far suggests that the Democrats and their allies in the deep state pursue conservatives accused of crimes with much more vigor than they do left-wingers.

Editor's Note: The Signal article quoted has the father charged with a FACE violation as Mark Houck, another article seemingly describing the same incident gives the name as Paul Vaughn.*

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Orwell got a lot of things right, like the surveillance state and doublethink. How close was his vision of the geopolitical landscape in 1984 to real life?

"The splitting-up of the world into three great superstates was an event which could be and indeed was foreseen before the middle of the twentieth century. With the absorption of Europe by Russia and the British Empire by the United States, two of the three existing powers, Eurasia and Oceania, were already effectively in being. The third, Eastasia, only emerged as a distinct unit after another decade of confused fighting. The frontiers between the three superstates are in some places arbitrary, and in others they fluctuate according to the fortunes of war, but in general they follow geographical lines." -- George Orwell, 1984

Orwell predicted a world with three superstates in a continual state of conflict. Is that not pretty much what we have now?

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The Left and the mainstream media are desperate for you to believe that Italian Prime Minister-elect Giorgia Meloni is a fascist. She personifies a growing group of populists who reject woke ideology and globalism. An article in the Christian Post by Ryan Foley explains both what is being said about her, and what Ms. Meloni says about herself and her party. Here a couple of excerpts that explain why the Left need you to believe she is a fascist...

"The politician's supporters see her as committed to upholding the values of God, family and country as European leaders increasingly embrace cosmopolitan and secular values of supranational organizations like the European Union as opposed to individual nation-states.

However, mainstream media outlets have tied Meloni and her party to fascism.

As conservative political commentator Ann Coulter pointed out, a New York Times article used the word 'fascist' or 'fascism' 28 times when discussing the possibility of a Meloni victory."

Further down, the article continues: "Meloni has elaborated on her philosophy in multiple speeches over the past few years--

In a speech at the World Congress of Families in 2019, she asked, 'Why is the family an enemy? Why is the family so frightening? There is a single answer to all these questions' she suggested. 'Because it defines us. Because it is our identity. Because everything that defines us is now an enemy for those who would like us to no longer have an identity and to simply be perfect consumer slaves.'

Meloni lamented what she viewed as attacks on 'national identity,' 'religious identity,' 'gender identity' and "'family identity.' She expressed concern that 'I can't define myself as Italian, Christian, woman, mother' but instead must define herself as 'citizen x, gender x, parent 1, parent 2. I must be a number. Because when I am only a number, when I no longer have an identity or roots, then I will be the perfect slave at the mercy of financial speculators,' she added.

Meloni stated that her opposition to serving as 'the perfect slave at the mercy of financial speculators' is why 'we inspire so much fear.'

Meloni vowed to 'defend the value of the human being,' stressing that 'each of us has a unique genetic code that is unrepeatable."

You're meant to fear black shirts kicking down doors and beating people who go against the regime, but what the Left really seems to fear is that she'll be successful in delaying or halting their Great Reset plans. More than jackbooted thugs, the Left fears Meloni's ability to stifle their agenda to establish a global, collectivist oligarchy.

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The Left and the mainstream media are desperate for you to believe that Italian Prime Minister-elect Giorgia Meloni is a fascist. She personifies a growing group of populists who reject woke ideology and globalism. An article in the Christian Post by Ryan Foley explains both what is being said about her, and what Ms. Meloni says about herself and her party. Here a couple of excerpts that explain why the Left need you to believe she is a fascist...

"The politician's supporters see her as committed to upholding the values of God, family and country as European leaders increasingly embrace cosmopolitan and secular values of supranational organizations like the European Union as opposed to individual nation-states.

However, mainstream media outlets have tied Meloni and her party to fascism.

As conservative political commentator Ann Coulter pointed out, a New York Times article used the word 'fascist' or 'fascism' 28 times when discussing the possibility of a Meloni victory."

Further down, the article continues: "Meloni has elaborated on her philosophy in multiple speeches over the past few years--

In a speech at the World Congress of Families in 2019, she asked, 'Why is the family an enemy? Why is the family so frightening? There is a single answer to all these questions' she suggested. 'Because it defines us. Because it is our identity. Because everything that defines us is now an enemy for those who would like us to no longer have an identity and to simply be perfect consumer slaves.'

Meloni lamented what she viewed as attacks on 'national identity,' 'religious identity,' 'gender identity' and "'family identity.' She expressed concern that 'I can't define myself as Italian, Christian, woman, mother' but instead must define herself as 'citizen x, gender x, parent 1, parent 2. I must be a number. Because when I am only a number, when I no longer have an identity or roots, then I will be the perfect slave at the mercy of financial speculators,' she added.

Meloni stated that her opposition to serving as 'the perfect slave at the mercy of financial speculators' is why 'we inspire so much fear.'

Meloni vowed to 'defend the value of the human being,' stressing that 'each of us has a unique genetic code that is unrepeatable."

You're meant to fear black shirts kicking down doors and beating people who go against the regime, but what the Left really seems to fear is that she'll be successful in delaying or halting their Great Reset plans. More than jackbooted thugs, the Left fears Meloni's ability to stifle their agenda to establish a global, collectivist oligarchy.

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Some of you may remember reading this piece from the Liberty Relearned blog a while back: So, you want to compare Trump and his followers to Hitler and the Nazis? That was mainly regarding a quote by Donny Deutsch (remember him?) comparing Trump supporters to Nazis because of his handling of the illegal immigrants. “If you vote for Trump, then you, the voter, you, not Donald Trump, are standing at the border, like Nazis.”

Sadly, such reductio ad Hitlerum arguments still persist, especially coming from the Left, and continue to be aimed at Trump and his supporters. This is an intellectually lazy argument. It often fails to establish any true parallel between either Trump's policies, or the beliefs of the rank-and-file Trump supporter and those common to the violent and authoritarian fascist regimes of the 20th century. They are filled with misrepresentations of the former President's words, and misconceptions about actual, historical fascism.

So, is Trump the next Hitler? Are his followers Nazis? Are MAGA Republicans fascists?

If Trump is a fascist, especially a Nazi, he's certainly a very poor one. If his followers are fascists, they sure cling to a lot of non-fascists ideals. One of the defining traits of Nazis was their violent antisemitism. Trump ended the Iran nuclear agreement, something that the Israelis celebrated, and their Prime Minister at the time called for in front of the UN. This paved the way for one of Trump's in-laws, one of his Jewish in-laws to broker a peace deal between Israel and several neighboring Arab states. He then moved the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. These are things that a true Nazi would have a hard time doing, and even a harder time selling to his supporters.

COVID offered the perfect chance for any world leader to go full authoritarian, if not full fascist like Trudeau in Canada. Fascism calls for a supremely strong central government. So, what did Trump do? He let the counties federalist system work, and allowed the sates, not the central government to make the calls. Some states did go the authoritarian route, those were almost entirely blue (Democrat) states. A true fascist would mandate such things as inoculations and mask wearing. Trump didn't but his successor did to the greatest extent he could.

Another central tenet of fascism is micromanagement in the affairs of business. Fascism doesn't nationalize industries the way that typical socialism does, it merely asserts control over corporations, acting as a sort of chairman of the board on every board of directors in every corporation. The illusion of private ownership remains under fascism, while effective control of companies goes to the state. Everything inside the state, nothing outside the state, and nothing against the state. One of the very first things Trump did upon taking office was to reduce the federal regulatory burden on companies, literally the antithesis of fascistic rule!

Those who use the reductio ad Hitlerum argument do a disservice to the memory of all who suffered under actual Nazi-ism. They also look foolish to those who know history and especially those who've studied actual fascism. Sadly, many on the left in particular, in their arrogance, don't know enough to be embarrassed, even in the face of proof their assertions are logically and historically wrong.

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Some of you may remember reading this piece from the Liberty Relearned blog a while back: So, you want to compare Trump and his followers to Hitler and the Nazis? That was mainly regarding a quote by Donny Deutsch (remember him?) comparing Trump supporters to Nazis because of his handling of the illegal immigrants. “If you vote for Trump, then you, the voter, you, not Donald Trump, are standing at the border, like Nazis.”

Sadly, such reductio ad Hitlerum arguments still persist, especially coming from the Left, and continue to be aimed at Trump and his supporters. This is an intellectually lazy argument. It often fails to establish any true parallel between either Trump's policies, or the beliefs of the rank-and-file Trump supporter and those common to the violent and authoritarian fascist regimes of the 20th century. They are filled with misrepresentations of the former President's words, and misconceptions about actual, historical fascism.

So is Trump the next Hitler? Are his followers Nazis? Are MAGA Republicans fascists?

If Trump is a fascist, especially a Nazi, he's certainly a very poor one. If his followers are fascists, they sure cling to a lot of non-fascists ideals. One of the defining traits of Nazis was their violent antisemitism. Trump ended the Iran nuclear agreement, something that the Israelis celebrated, and their Prime Minister at the time called for in front of the UN. This paved the way for one of Trump's in-laws, one of his Jewish in-laws to broker a peace deal between Israel and several neighboring Arab states. He then moved the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. These are things that a true Nazi would have a hard time doing, and even a harder time selling to his supporters.

COVID offered the perfect chance for any world leader to go full authoritarian, if not full fascist like Trudeau in Canada. Fascism calls for a supremely strong central government. So, what did Trump do? He let the counties federalist system work, and allowed the sates, not the central government to make the calls. Some states did go the authoritarian route, those were almost entirely blue (Democrat) states. A true fascist would mandate such things as inoculations and mask wearing. Trump didn't but his successor did to the greatest extent he could.

Another central tenet of fascism is micromanagement in the affairs of business. Fascism doesn't nationalize industries the way that typical socialism does, it merely asserts control over corporations, acting as a sort of chairman of the board on every board of directors in every corporation. The illusion of private ownership remains under fascism, while effective control of companies goes to the state. Everything inside the state, nothing outside the state, and nothing against the state. One of the very first things Trump did upon taking office was to reduce the federal regulatory burden on companies, literally the antithesis of fascistic rule!

Those who use the reductio ad Hitlerum argument do a disservice to the memory of all who suffered under actual Nazi-ism. They also look foolish to those who know history and especially those who've studied actual fascism. Sadly, many on the left in particular, in their arrogance, don't know enough to be embarrassed, even in the face of proof their assertions are logically and historically wrong.

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John Galt's Speech

Pt III: Individuality

One of the themes of Atlas Shrugged, and of the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand is the idea of all rights are individual rights. She believed in the rights of minorities, and the smallest minority was the individual. Through John Galt's speech, she ties the idea that one owns oneself and that free will is one's chief possession.

“That which you call your soul or spirit is your consciousness, and that which you call ‘free will’ is your mind’s freedom to think or not, the only will you have, your only freedom, the choice that controls all the choices you make and determines your life and your character.”

Galt here, refutes the notion that anyone but him has a right to his life and happiness:

“Just as I support my life, neither by robbery nor alms, but by my own effort, so I do not seek to derive my happiness from the injury or the favor of others, but earn it by my own achievement. Just as I do not consider the pleasure of others as the goal of my life, so I do not consider my pleasure as the goal of the lives of others. Just as there are no contradictions in my values and no conflicts among my desires-so there are no victims and no conflicts of interest among rational men, men who do not desire the unearned and do not view one another with a cannibal’s lust, men who neither make sacrifice nor accept them.”

Again, Galt asserts he owes no one his life and happiness, nor does anybody owe him theirs. He chides those who voluntarily make themselves subservient to others. He justifies morality of acting in one's own self-interest with the notion that one must reciprocate that same right to others. Rather than accept natural obligation to others, he follows an ethos of mutual non-obligation, except as a voluntary act of self-interest on the part of all parties.

“Do you ask what moral obligation I owe to my fellow men? None-except the obligation I owe to myself, to material objects and to all of existence: rationality. I deal with men as my nature and their demands: by means of reason. I seek or desire nothing from them except such relations as they care to enter of their own voluntary choice. It is only with their mind that I can deal and only for my own self-interest, when they see that my interest coincides with theirs. When they don’t, I enter no relationship; I let dissenters go their way and I do not swerve from mine. I win by means of nothing but logic and I surrender to nothing but logic. I do not surrender my reason or deal with men who surrender theirs. I have nothing to gain from fools or cowards; I have no benefits to seek from human vices: from stupidity, dishonesty or fear. The only value men can offer me is the work of their mind. When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win, but both will profit.”

Galt's speech ends with what one could call the “Objectivist Creed” ....

“You will win when you are ready to pronounce the oath I have taken at the start of my battle-and for those who wish to know the day of my return, I shall now repeat it to the hearing of the world:

“I swear-by my life and my love of it-that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. -Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

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Saturday, September 17th was Constitution Day in America. Happy 235th Birthday to the U.S. Constitution! Why does the Constitution matter? Let it explain in its own words: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." The Constitution remains the greatest basis for a nation's government ever written. Many countries have borrowed from it, none have improved upon it. Strong as it is, it's only as strong as the Supreme Court Justices charged with following and interpreting it, and only as strong as the Citizens of the US are willing to allow it to be. Hopefully the next 235 years will see it remain as strong, if not stronger, as it is now.

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Saturday, September 17th was Constitution Day in America. Happy 235th Birthday to the U.S. Constitution! Why does the Constitution matter? Let it explain in its own words: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." The Constitution remains the greatest basis for a nation's government ever written. Many countries have borrowed from it, none have improved upon it. Strong as it is, it's only as strong as the Supreme Court Justices charged with following and interpreting it, and only as strong as the Citizens of the US are willing to allow it to be. Hopefully the next 235 years will see it remain as strong, if not stronger, as it is now.

This week in JP's Dystopic Journal, we continue with our analysis of John Galt's speech from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. One of the central themes that runs through all of Rand's writings is the idea of individualism. Growing up in the Soviet Union, she saw first-hand the evils of collectivism. John Galt's speech near the end of Atlas Shrugged serves as a manifesto of sorts for Rand's Objectivist philosophy. Rand, though Galt, lays out the principles of Objectivism in his speech, a 57-page monologue. Most if it provides justification for people to act in their own rational self-interest before anyone else's. It refutes the notion that man should be forced to live for the sake of other men. Rather than men being obligated to each other, Galt professes his preference for mutual non-obligation, he'll not be obliged to live for another person, and no other person should be obliged to live for him.

Until next time,

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JP's Dystopic Journal continues with a further examination of John Galt's speech in Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. One of the themes of his speech, and a theme of Rand's is the idea that human beings are meant to have the capacity to act in their own best interests and the best interests of their loved ones. We should not outsource our decision making to others when it comes to matters of critical personal importance. Adding to Galt's/Rand's commentary, I suggest The Creator gave us the gift of free will. It's our ability to choose from different paths and select our own destinies that sets us apart from both the animals and the Angels. Humans being their best selves and utilizing their gifts of life and liberty is good and moral. Not doing those things, or depriving others from either life or free will is bad, immoral.

Until next time, stay healthy, happy, and free!

-JP Mac

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In this episode, I talk about two traumatic events that greatly affected entire countries. On September 8th, 2022, the United Kingdom lost their Queen, Elizabeth II. Elizabeth was the longest reigning queen in Britian's history. She will be sorely missed by Britain and the Western World. She is succeeded by King Charles III. Charles has been outspoken in recent years on Leftist causes such as climate change and has attended the WEF summit in Davos, Switzerland. He's going to have to put those days behind him and rule from the center. When in doubt, he should ask himself-- "What would mother do?" God save the King.

The other traumatic event I talk about is the terrorist attack on the US on September 11th, 2001. There was the immediate shock and horror the attacks on Washington, DC and New York caused, then there were many events that stemmed directly or indirectly from 9-11, like the invasion of Afghanistan and our ignominious surrender nearly 20 years later. The attacks lead to the Global War on Terror which provided the momentum needed to invade Iraq. Our untimely withdrawal from Iraq lead to the establishment of the ISIS caliphate in the Levant.

9-11 brings up painful memories to those who experienced it either in person or on the television at the time. Should we try to forget about it? To do that would do a disservice to all who gave their lives, especially those firemen, policemen and first responders who committed so many conspicuous acts of courage and valor on that day and the days that followed. We cannot forget for one brief period; Americans of all stripes were united. We cannot forget the men and women of our armed forces and the scarifies they mad as a direct result of the attacks. We can never, ever forget 9-11-01.

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In this episode, I talk about two traumatic events that greatly affected entire countries. On September 8th, 2022, the United Kingdom lost their Queen, Elizabeth II. Elizabeth was the longest reigning queen in Britian's history. She will be sorely missed by Britain and the Western World. She is succeeded by King Charles III. Charles has been outspoken in recent years on Leftist causes such as climate change and has attended the WEF summit in Davos, Switzerland. He's going to have to put those days behind him and rule from the center. When in doubt, he should ask himself-- "What would mother do?" God save the King.

The other traumatic event I talk about is the terrorist attack on the US on September 11th, 2001. There was the immediate shock and horror the attacks on Washington, DC and New York caused, then there were many events that stemmed directly or indirectly from 9-11, like the invasion of Afghanistan and our ignominious surrender nearly 20 years later. The attacks lead to the Global War on Terror which provided the momentum needed to invade Iraq. Our untimely withdrawal from Iraq lead to the establishment of the ISIS caliphate in the Levant.

9-11 brings up painful memories to those who experienced it either in person or on the television at the time. Should we try to forget about it? To do that would do a disservice to all who gave their lives, especially those firemen, policemen and first responders who committed so many conspicuous acts of courage and valor on that day and the days that followed. We cannot forget for one brief period; Americans of all stripes were united. We cannot forget the men and women of our armed forces and the scarifies they mad as a direct result of the attacks. We can never, ever forget 9-11-01.

JP's Dystopic Journal continues with a further examination of John Galt's speech in Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. One of the themes of his speech, and a theme of Rand's is the idea that human beings are meant to have the capacity to act in their own best interests and the best interests of their loved ones. We should not outsource our decision making to others when it comes to matters of critical importance. Added to Galt's/Rand's commentary, I suggest The Creator gave us the gift of free will. It's our ability to choose from different paths and select our own destinies that sets us apart from both the animals and the Angels. Humans being their best selves and utilizing their gifts of life and liberty is good and moral. Not doing those things, or depriving others from either life or free will is bad, immoral.

Until next time, stay healthy, happy, and free!

-JP Mac

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Recently, in Philadelphia, against a garish crimson and black backdrop reminiscent of every fascist trope, President Biden made a speech in which he demonized a large portion of the American electorate. He talks about “enemies of democracy” who he names as “MAGA Republicans”. Though he claims that he speaks only of a small minority of Republicans, he leaves open to interpretation just who he means– from the January 6th rioters and their like, to anyone who flies a Trump flag, or had a Trump yard sign on their lawn. Here’s as small sample of what he said:

“We’re all called, by duty and conscience, to confront extremists who will put their own pursuit of power above all else. Democrats, independents, mainstream Republicans: We must be stronger, more determined, and more committed to saving American democracy than MAGA Republicans are to — to destroying American democracy.” — President Biden, September 1, 2022.

Most of his speech goes like this, repeating the same canards about Trump supporters being a danger to democracy, and supporting violence.

The podcast features most of his speech, laced with my biting and dare I say, witty commentary.

Not one word of his speech talks about the real problems we face in America, rising inflation, skyrocketing crime rates, or the cost of energy. Besides demonizing Trump and his supporters, the purpose of his speech seems to be to distract us from these real problems.

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Recently, in Philadelphia, against a garish crimson and black backdrop reminiscent of every fascist trope, President Biden made a speech in which he demonized a large portion of the American electorate. He talks about "enemies of democracy" who he names as "MAGA Republicans". Though he claims that he speaks only of a small minority of Republicans, he leaves open to interpretation just who he means-- from the January 6th rioters and their like, to anyone who flies a Trump flag, or had a Trump yard sign on their lawn. Here's as small sample of what he said:

"We’re all called, by duty and conscience, to confront extremists who will put their own pursuit of power above all else. Democrats, independents, mainstream Republicans: We must be stronger, more determined, and more committed to saving American democracy than MAGA Republicans are to — to destroying American democracy." -- President Biden, September 1, 2022.

Most of his speech goes like this, repeating the same canards about Trump supporters being a danger to democracy, and supporting violence.

The podcast features most of his speech, laced with my biting and dare I say, witty commentary.

Not one word of his speech talks about the real problems we face in America, rising inflation, skyrocketing crime rates, or the cost of energy. Besides demonizing Trump and his supporters, the purpose of his speech seems to be to distract us from these real problems.

Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy and free! And Happy Labor Day!

JP Mac

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In Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand wrote possibly her most iconic passage of fiction. In it, a mysterious figure comes out of the shadows after withdrawing from public life some twelve years earlier. During those twelve years of self-imposed exile, he formed his own community of talented, like-minded people he’s enticed to go on “strike” from an ungrateful society consumed with taking their achievements for their own. As a result of the strike depriving society of the inventors and entrepreneurs who made it run, the world has fallen into a state of disrepair and despair. Near the end of the story, Galt returns to explain his actions is this famous monologue known to us as “This is John Galt Speaking”.

One of the chief themes of Galt’s speech is the idea that society had begun to hold sacrifice as its highest virtue, but Galt points out that in society’s twisted morality, societies concept of sacrifice was not that of noble self-sacrifice, it was responding to the demands of others that was held as a virtue. Virtue, in this fallen system, was to accede to the demands of others, even to the point of going against one’s own best self-interest. This “virtue” of sacrifice stemmed from or perhaps caused a widespread sense of entitlement. People had stared to believe that they were entitled to the efforts of others.

We live in a world where countries have been convinced to sacrifice large portions of their economy, particularly in energy and agriculture. Over the past few decades, Germany as invested in renewable fuels such as wind and solar. Now, with war in Eastern Europe, it’s lost a large supply of gas and oil. It, and other countries will struggle to make up the difference and renewables will not be enough. Sri Lanka was convinced to undertake self-destructive economic measures in the name of achieving a high Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) score. It took out loans it could never repay and decimated its agricultural sector to the point that its people were going hungry. Other countries have followed Sri Lanka down this path. The Netherlands is deliberately regulating nearly a third of its farms out of business. Canada is acting in a similar fashion. Countries are practicing self-immolation in the name of the greater good.

“Happiness is the successful state of life, pain is an agent of death. Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values. A morality that dares to tell you to find happiness in the renunciation of your happiness-to value the failure of your values-is an insolent negation of morality. A doctrine that gives you, as an ideal, the role of a sacrificial animal seeking slaughter on the altars of others, is giving you death as your standard. By the grace of reality and the nature of life, man-every man-is an end in himself, he exists for his own sake, and the achievement of his own happiness is his highest moral purpose.”– John Galt, in Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand

The global elite would not agree with John Galt here. They say that a man’s highest purpose is to serve his fellow man. They say that, but their policies when put into practice, serve mainly them. These oligarchs and technocrats ask the Dutch farmer, the Canadian trucker, and the West Virginian coal miner to sacrifice their livelihoods for the good of their fellow man. They call the American that wants to be comfortable in their home during the summer as selfish, and they will call the European who wishes to be warm in their home during the winter selfish as well. Far from Galt’s words, the words of globalists such as Klaus Schwab are: “You’ll own nothing and be happy.”

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In Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand wrote possibly her most iconic passage of fiction. It is a monologue spoken by a mysterious figure that comes out of the shadows after withdrawing from public life some twelve years earlier. During those twelve years of self-imposed exile, he formed his own community of talented, like-minded people he's enticed to go on “strike” from an ungrateful society consumed with taking their achievements for their own. As a result of the strike depriving society of the inventors and entrepreneurs who made it run, the world has fallen into a state of disrepair and despair. Near the end of the story, Galt returns to explain his actions is this famous monologue known to us as “This is John Galt Speaking”.

One of the chief themes of Galt's speech is the idea that society had begun to hold sacrifice as its highest virtue, but Galt points out that in society's twisted morality, societies concept of sacrifice was not that of noble self-sacrifice, it was responding to the demands of others that was held as a virtue. Virtue, in this fallen system, was to accede to the demands of others, even to the point of going against one's own best self-interest. This “virtue” of sacrifice stemmed from or perhaps caused a widespread sense of entitlement. People had stared to believe that they were entitled to the efforts of others.

“You have heard it said that this is an age of moral crisis. You have said it yourself, half in fear, half in hope that the words had no meaning. You have cried that man’s sins are destroying the world and you have cursed human nature for its unwillingness to practice the virtues you demanded. Since virtue, to you, consists of sacrifice, you have demanded more sacrifices at every successive disaster. In the name of a return to morality, you have sacrificed all those evils which you held as the cause of your plight. You have sacrificed justice to mercy. You have sacrificed independence to unity. You have sacrificed reason to faith. You have sacrificed wealth to need. You have sacrificed self-esteem to self-denial. You have sacrificed happiness to duty.” – John Galt, in Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand

The downside of writing off student loan debt. The idea of writing off student loan debt sounds good to those who owe, but how about for the rest of us? What are some of the unintended consequences of forgiving student loan debt, or pushing student loans in general? Those who celebrate and demand the forgiveness of these debts condemn the next generation to continuing soaring tuition costs. It also encourages young people do pursue degrees that don't give them marketable skills.

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Fear is a powerful motivator. It's a survival mechanism and it's been around probably for as long as animals have been around. It can have positive effects, fear of a bear for instance, it can make you stop in your tracks and slowly put some distance between you and it. Fear of your family starving can make you hunt that same bear for food. It also can be used against you. Fear of the socialist coming and taking away all private property led to the rise of fascism in Europe. The fascists in turn, used fear of beatings, killings, vandalism, and imprisonment to control the population that did not agree with their methods.

Fear makes people treat others horribly. Look at what people did to each other during the height of the COVID pandemic. “Mask Nazis”, forced inoculations, masking of two-year-olds on airplanes and kids in school all became a thing because of fear. Businesses were shut, and our human rights to free speech, to assemble peacefully, and worship as we see fit, among others, were abridged with alarming ease and regularity by authorities on the word of experts. People who had developed natural immunity due to having the disease were fired for not getting vaccinated. A disease, dangerous to a certain portion of the population caused friends and neighbors to turn against each other. Even when it became apparent that some of the methods at best did little good, and at worst were counter-productive didn't matter, neither to those driven by fear, nor those who drove the fear.

Fear of nature is one of the oldest fears. It's why smart people don't go out in a thunderstorm, build houses in dry riverbeds, or build condos in the Sahara. Humans, despite all our technology, still cannot predict with any great accuracy earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or where lightning will strike next. We cannot even predict the weather more than a few days in advance. In ancient time, fear of Mother Nature caused people to throw others into volcanoes or disembowel them on stone alters. Centuries later, fearful still demand sacrifices be made in order to ensure good weather. We must sacrifice our farms, our comforts, sometimes even our livelihoods in the name of appeasing the gods of climate change. Entire countries have been destroyed, and still others are determined to follow their brothers down the path of economic and national suicide.

Many of those most easily convinced to alter their lifestyles, even subordinate their well-being and the well-being of their families because fear overwhelmingly share another trait besides, and perhaps because of their fears. They tend to be members of the political and social Left. They prostrate themselves at the feet of the state, and of so-called experts. They are fully prepared to make others do the same. In fact, they scoff at those who don't share their often-irrational fears. Fearing perhaps their inability to make it on their own, tends towards the various forms of collectivism and the inevitable authoritarianism that follows.

On the other side of that same coin are the fear mongers who are all too willing to accommodate the fearful. Fear is the coin of the realm for the Left. They employ tactics of fear and even terror to control others. They use deception to exaggerate the nature of the danger, then they exaggerate or even falsify the effectiveness of their solutions. They in turn fear that if they are not in control, someone else will be, or even worse...no one else, and that scares them the most. This sort of control also tends to be instrumental in achieving financial gains for those in power. Convenient.

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Fear is a powerful motivator. It's a survival mechanism and it's been around probably for as long as animals have been around. It can have positive effects, fear of a bear for instance, it can make you stop in your tracks and slowly put some distance between you and it. Fear of your family starving can make you hunt that same bear for food. It also can be used against you. Fear of the socialist coming and taking away all private property led to the rise of fascism in Europe. The fascists in turn, used fear of beatings, killings, vandalism, and imprisonment to control the population that did not agree with their methods.

Many of those most easily convinced to alter their lifestyles, even subordinate their well-being and the well-being of their families because fear overwhelmingly share another trait besides, and perhaps because of their fears. They tend to be members of the political and social Left. They prostrate themselves at the feet of the state, and of so-called experts. They are fully prepared to make others do the same. In fact, they scoff at those who don't share their often-irrational fears. Fearing perhaps their inability to make it on their own, tends towards the various forms of collectivism and the inevitable authoritarianism that follows.

On the other side of that same coin are the fear mongers who are all too willing to accommodate the fearful. Fear is the coin of the realm for the Left. They employ tactics of fear and even terror to control others. They use deception to exaggerate the nature of the danger, then they exaggerate or even falsify the effectiveness of their solutions. They in turn fear that if they are not in control, someone else will be, or even worse...no one else, and that scares them the most. This sort of control also tends to be instrumental in achieving financial gains for those in power. Convenient.

Back at Mar a Lago... It's becoming clear that the search for classified documents was just a pretense for the FBI to go on a fishing expedition. What were they fishing for? Possibly evidence they believed that Trump documents that would exonerate him with regards to the Russia collusion hoax and implicate members of the deep state. The swamp creatures in the DOJ and the Biden Regime would like nothing more than any documents that could exonerate Trump to disappear.

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Right problem, wrong solution? The WEF put this out, so immediately it's suspect, but let's entertain the thought, nonetheless. Online abuse is a real problem and occurs constantly. Someone has proposed a way to help fight it. So, what's the problem with that? The problem is that who gets to decide what is "harmful"? Who would be the subject matter experts mentioned in this scheme? The same people who decide what is racist, homophobic, or Islamophobic? The same people who censored any information that questioned any the CDC's or WHO's recommendation on fighting COVID? Will adding AI add impartiality into the system, or simply amplify the agendas of those who control it?

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Right problem, wrong solution?

The WEF put this out, so immediately it’s suspect in the minds of many, but let’s entertain the proposal, nonetheless. Online abuse is a real problem and occurs constantly. Someone has proposed a way to help fight it.

Here’s an excerpt from the article entitled: The solution to online abuse? AI plus human intelligence

“The ‘Trust & Safety’ intelligent solution to detect online abuse While AI provides speed and scale and human moderators provide precision, their combined efforts are still not enough to proactively detect harm before it reaches platforms. To achieve proactivity, trust and safety teams must understand that abusive content doesn’t start and stop on their platforms. Before reaching mainstream platforms, threat actors congregate in the darkest corners of the web to define new keywords, share URLs to resources and discuss new dissemination tactics at length. These secret places where terrorists, hate groups, child predators and disinformation agents freely communicate can provide a trove of information for teams seeking to keep their users safe.

The problem is that accessing this information is in no way scalable. Classic intelligence collection requires deep research, expertise, access and a fair amount of assimilation skills – human capacities that cannot be mimicked by a machine.” – Inbal Goldberger via WEForum.org

So, what’s the problem with that? The problem is that who gets to decide what is “harmful”? Who would be the subject matter experts mentioned in this scheme? The same people who decide what is racist, homophobic, or Islamophobic? The same people who censored any information that questioned any the CDC’s or WHO’s recommendation on fighting COVID? Will adding AI add impartiality into the system, or simply amplify the agendas of those who control it?

Last week, President's Trump's home, Mar a Lago was searched by the FBI looking for classified documents. Why did the FBI execute a search warrant instead of just subpoenaing the documents in question? Did the Biden Administration have a secondary motive, like provoking the Republican base? We who support Trump and/or the conservative cause must be careful not to be goaded into an emotional response. There is a time and place for those angered by the raid on Trump's home, that time is November, and the place is the ballot box. The Democrats will do anything to marginalize and demonize Trump and his supporters. We must not be baited into acting as they would, as demonstrated during the summer of 2020.

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If you had a time machine and went back to the late 20thCentury, then wrote a book giving an accurate depiction of life in America or Europe today, it would be classified as a work of dystopic fiction. The book would be compared with 1984, Atlas Shrugged, or any number of novels depicting a dystopian future. Most of the people that read it would hope that our society and culture would develop along a better, saner path. It's to the point where one would swear the people today see Orwell's 1984, not as a warning to humanity, but as in instruction book. We now live in the type of world that authors like Orwell, Rand, and Huxley tried to warn us about.

How did this dystopia come to be? It's important to understand that we didn't get here overnight. In fact, or current situation has been over a hundred years in the making. Over the last century, a group we would now refer to as the “Left”, spurred on by two philosophies, collectivismand postmodernismhave been vying for and gaining political power in the world. Collectivism is the idea that man's highest purpose is to serve the needs of society. The individual's needs are subordinate to those of the collective. Examples of collectivism include communism, socialism, and fascism. The ends of the Left is some sort of collectivist Utopia. Postmodernism is a philosophy that refutes the notion of objective reality. It refutes the Enlightenmentnotion that Man advances his situation mainly though reason. The Enlightenment philosophies are the basis of modern Western democracies in general, and of the United States in particular. Enlightenment thinking stands in the way of establishing a collectivist Utopia, and so must be supplanted in the body-politic by the post-modern viewpoint. Postmodernism can be said then, to be the philosophic means to that collectivist end.

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Our dystopia and how we got in it. If you had a time machine and went back to the late 20th Century, then wrote a book giving an accurate depiction of life in America or Europe today, it would be classified as a work of dystopic fiction. The book would be compared with 1984, Atlas Shrugged, or any number of novels depicting a dystopian future. Most of the people that read it would hope that our society and culture would develop along a better, saner path. It’s to the point where one could swear some people today see Orwell’s 1984, not as a warning to humanity, but as in instruction manual. We now live in the type of world that authors like Orwell, Rand, and Huxley tried to warn us about.

How did this dystopia come to be? It’s important to understand that we didn’t get here overnight. In fact, our current situation has been over a hundred years in the making. Over the last century, a group we would now refer to as the “Left”, spurred on by two philosophies, collectivism and postmodernism have been vying for and gaining political power in the world. Collectivism is the idea that man’s highest purpose is to serve the needs of society. The individual’s needs are subordinate to those of the collective. Examples of collectivism include communism, socialism, and fascism. The ends the Left have in mind is some sort of collectivist Utopia. Before they can build their brave new world, they must tear down the old one. Postmodernism is a philosophy that refutes the notion of objective reality. It refutes the Enlightenment notion that Man advances his situation mainly though reason. Enlightenment philosophies are the basis of modern Western democracies in general, and of the United States in particular. Enlightenment thinking stands in the way of establishing a collectivist Utopia, and so must be supplanted in the body-politic by the post-modern viewpoint. Postmodernism can be said then, to be the philosophic means to that collectivist end.

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American Pride Month comes to an end/ A slow news week
A New third party? Reporting by Sharyl Attkisson and Tim Reid for Reuters talks about a new third party called the "Forward" party to compete with the Republicans and Democrats that is due to launch this fall. Is this the real deal, or just a party to run spoiler candidates against one party or the other? Why hasn't America had a successful third party?
Covid stats update from Worldometers. Covid, like many diseases, has developed a pattern of peaking during cold weather months, and receding during warm weather in most of the world.

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Nowadays, the challenges Americans are facing are myriad and are on many fronts. Most of the suffering we are made to endure is by design. The pain felt by the average American-- the high cost of household items, energy, gas, etc., is a pain not shared by the collectivist elites whose policies caused these problems. Our need to be free, to control our own destinies is in conflict with the elites' need for evermore power. Our loss is their gain. Here are some examples...

Inflation The cost we pay for Democrats buying votes and paying off their allies
High cost of tuition Big Education keeps churning out new Democrats in exchange for almost unlimited tuition costs
High cost of energy Makes alternative sources of energy seem more economically viable
High cost of gas Makes electric vehicles more economically viable while limiting the freedom that cars provide.
Vaccine and mask mandates Each jab means more money for Big Pharma. Every mask is a symbol of submission.
High crime and lawlessness A perverse example of "social justice", and an excuse to gain control over state and local police forces.

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It's like that cynical, old joke: “It's all about mind over matter; they don't mind, and you don't matter.”

It may be a joke, but it's apropos to the apparent mindset of the global elite as typified by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Green agenda, the Great Reset and other agendas being pursued by those self-appointed philosopher kings we refer to as the “global elite” are taking their toll on ordinary people around the world. Dutch farmers are being told that nearly a third of their cattle need to go, and that they cannot use nitrogen-based fertilizers at the levels currently sustaining their crops. The Sri Lankans were convinced to take on unsustainable debts to improve their social programs and to trade in tried-and-true farming principles to go 100% organic. Listening to the advice of the globalists cost them their economy and their country. Farmers there, and in the Netherlands, as well as other countries are being told to forget what they have learned from centuries of farming to maximize food production in the face of a global food shortage and pursue suicidal polices prescribed to them by an international oligarchy of bankers and industrialists. In the United States, the war on fossil fuels was dealt a brief setback with the Supreme Court ruling that the EPA does not have carte blanche when it comes to regulating the U.S. energy industry. Still, parts of the country are being warned to cut down on air conditioner usage for fear of brownouts. It's not that there's not enough energy under the ground, it's that the darlings of the green movement, wind and solar are woefully inadequate when it comes to U.S. energy needs.

People are going hungry in Sri Lanka. Farmers in the Netherlands will be driven out of business. Europeans will freeze and Americans will sweat. Because their governments have decided to chase good ESG scores, instead of following best farming practices, people will go hungry and perhaps even starve this winter. Europeans if they don't go hungry, face the real possibility of freezing this winter, again because of short sighted whims of Eco-fascists. According to Worldeconomics.com, Sri Lanka had a near-perfect 98.1 ESG score, suggesting in was following the globalists' plan to a tee. The Netherlands boasts a lusty 90.7 score. Part of that score we can safely assume, is due to their commitment to lower nitrogen usage, best farm practices be damned. The Dutch government's slavish devotion to leftist environmental policies continues in the face of a world-wide food shortage. That same environmental left in the U.S. Has convinced the Biden administration to continue its war on fossil fuels, despite energy costs skyrocketing adding to an already bad inflation problem. People all across the globe will suffer. Most of them, needlessly.

So, why are so many made to suffer for so little benefit to them? There are many reasons for sure-- foolish belief in Utopian schemes, lust for power, and greed on the part of the global elites. These people who occupy the top rungs of industry, academia, and politics are insulated from the effects of their questionable economic and environmental theories. They are not affected by inflation. They themselves will not feel neither cold, heat, nor hunger in any amount that might make them uncomfortable. They are, in short, not us. They have the luxury of operation in a world of economic and environmental theory, they are not part of the real world, the world the rest of us plebs inhabit. To them, we are but statistics, numbers on a spreadsheet.

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Independence Day, 2022 may have come and gone, but we can still celebrate #AmericanPrideMonth throughout the month of July. American Exceptionalism is too great to just dedicate a single day, or a single long weekend to.

In the shadow of the Dobbs v Jackson ruling overturning Roe v Wade, comes another critical SCOTUS ruling-- West Virginia v EPA.

Despite Democrats howling about the 'death of democracy', these recent SCOTUS rulings will not men the death of democracy, quite the contrary, as this article from the Daily Signal points out.

From the article:

"The implications of West Virginia v. EPA will be discussed and debated for a long time to come. Regardless of those discussions, it’s already clear that in addition to rejecting unauthorized EPA overreach, the Supreme Court has helped to protect the voice of the American people and restore the nation’s republican form of government."

Contrary to what some have said, the Dobbs and West Virginia rulings are victories, not defeats for our democracy and our republic. They put these matters into the hands of the legislatures and the people where they can be debated and voted on. What's that thing called? You know-- where people get a say on how important issues are handled? Oh, yeah, it's called DEMOCRACY.

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The United States of America became a country in 1776 and the Declaration of Independence was its establishing document. Historians can quibble whether the nation's birthday is on July 2nd, or July 4th, or even August 2nd when most of many of the delegates signed it. The USA was not founded in 1619, and its establishing document was not the Mayflower Compact or the Jamestown Charter. It has one Declaration of Independence, and therefore only one Independence Day, celebrated on each 4th of July. Now that that's out of the way...

How, with all the current division and by what right do we celebrate America's birthday? Yes, the country is divided-- as much as it's ever been since the end of the Civil War. We must note that those who drive the division are not aligned with the Founders vision for our country. Their political philosophies of socialism, fascism and the authoritarian style that come with them are foreign to these shores. They are not truly for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They may claim they are for these things but in reality, are for: death, subservience, and the pursuit of pleasure and power. Freedom of speech, assembly, and religion all have come under assault from the Left in recent years. America was founded as, and remains nominally, a free market-capitalist country. The Left has pressed and sadly, achieved a level of statism approaching economic fascism, causing supply shortages, rampant inflation, and an energy crisis. Yet despite this, America remains the greatest country the world has ever seen. Our Constitution has so far proven as a bulwark from the worst of the Left's progressive polices, even on occasion, rolling back their excesses. The Founders, in their genius, made it hard for tyranny to take root in our nation due to the U.S. Constitution. This document should be considered a landmark human achievement.

Many opponents to the concepts that America was formed upon use several recent Supreme Court rulings that checked the power they seek as examples of how our democracy is being destroyed. They are mistaken. Only a fool would for instance, claim that a ruling (Dobbs v Jackson) that removes a critical issue, abortion, from the sphere of unelected officials and remands it back to the states, where citizens are once again free to vote on it, would call such a ruling a “failure” of democracy. Another ruling which curtails the power of unelected officials in the EPA and other government agencies and forces these issues to be dealt with by the legislative branch or the states is a victory, not a defeat for democracy. Other recent rulings reaffirming 1st and 2nd Amendment rights serve to strengthen the wall between us and subjugation known as the Constitution.

We may not like the state of our government, our leaders, or the direction that the country is currently moving in but still, It's OK to love America.

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Popular Pro-abortion arguments and why they fail.

By now, you know that Roe v. Wade has been overturned and the abortion question has been remanded back to the states. There has been predictably, an explosion of posting both pro and against abortion. Here are some of pro-abortion arguments, talking points, and myths you may have heard. I'll be addressing these and others in the podcast:

What about the 12-year-old rape victim? You want to force her to have a child? This argues from the extremes, but I'll bite. My answer is “no” and here's why: While national abortion statistics can be hard to find we can get an idea of the numbers from various studies. According to one study, less than 1% of abortions were done as a result of a women or girl being raped. From the Western Journal article: Facts: The Truth About Rape/Incest Abortions That Every American Needs to Know: “Statistics from Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration show that of the 70,083 abortions that were carried out in 2018, just 0.14 percent (101 abortions) were sought 'due to rape.” Perfect is the enemy of the good here. I'd rather not add a human death to a rape, but 99% is a lot bigger that 1% and so I and many other pro-lifers are comfortable allowing for exceptions for rape and incest, as well as the life of the mother. I'm not aware of any law that does not make these exceptions.
Most abortions are performed in the first eight weeks, therefore do not end a life. It's (the baby) not alive, it's just a clump of cells.It is a life. It may be a “clump of cells”, but it gathers nourishment, grows, and develops according to instructions in its DNA- human DNA. It is living and that thing that is living is a human being under development.
The Supreme court took away a woman's right to an abortion.The decision in the Dobbs v Jackson basically said that women never had a constitutional right to abortion to begin with. It follows therefore, that women never had that right to lose. The Court back in '73 basically cobbled together a right that was not in the Constitution. Critics of Roe v Wade have long held that the Court made a bad ruling that required a lot of legal and intellectual gymnastics to be decided the way it was.

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A short history of Juneteenth
Father's Day Message: Why fathers matter.
Austin's minimum wage hike
Austin's plans to infringe gun rights.
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Economic Fascism is Fascism

When people think of the word “fascism” they think of groups of jackbooted thugs, running around, kicking down doors and rounding up enemies of the state. They think of book burning, and a mad dictator whipping up his sycophants into a frenzy to terrorize the public. That is indeed a major part of it. State sponsored violence is a component of fascism, but the mistake people make is assuming it's the only part. There is another, less spoken of expression of fascism-- one not as dramatic, but every bit as much a scourge on society in the final analysis. The economic component of fascism was ends to which the violence, and terror were but a means. The point of the marches, pogroms, and demagoguery was to establish an economic system totally under the heal of the ruling party, the state. The economic control in turn was the means to achieving the ultimate goal of all the state's power centralized in the person of a supreme dictator who spoke for and personified the State.

From La Dottrina del Fascismo, by Giovanni Gentile and Benito Mussolini:

“We have constituted a Corporative and Fascist state, the state of national society, a State which concentrates, controls, harmonizes and tempers the interests of all social classes, which are thereby protected in equal measure. Whereas, during the years of demo-liberal regime, labour looked with diffidence upon the state, was, in fact, outside the State and against the state, and considered the state an enemy of every day and every hour, there is not one working Italian today who does not seek a place in his Corporation or federation, who does not wish to be a living atom of that great, immense, living organization which is the national Corporate State of Fascism. (On the Fourth Anniversary of the March on Rome, October 28, 1926, in Discorsi del 1926, Milano, Alpes, 1927, p. 340).”

FromThe Economic Foundations of Fascism, by Paul Einzig, (Fascism fanboy, British economist,1897–1973) in 1934:

“Anyone who wishes to keep himself up to date should know that, besides being a political movement, Fascism is essentially an economic system-- a compromise between pure individualistic Capitalism and complete State control.”

Einzig again:

It is only by combining the desire of economic interests to cooperate with the guidance of the central authority that planning can be made to succeed.”

“Clearly, the will to build a better society does exist. We must use it to secure the Great Reset that we so badly need. That will require stronger and more effective governments, though this does not imply an ideological push for bigger ones. And it will demand private-sector engagement every step of the way.” – Klaus Schwab, Now is the time for a 'great reset'

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The new war against armed citizens

In the wake of several high-profile mass shootings, and chronic gun-violence in cities like Chicago and Philadelphia, both Biden and Trudeau are calling for a raft of new anti-gun legislation.

President Biden wants Congress to pass “common sense” gun legislation. He says it won't infringe on 2nd Amendment rights. Huh? A June 3rd Article in Fox News outlines his plans.

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has predictably jumped on the anti-gun bandwagon. Though the recent mass shootings did not occur in his country, he nonetheless has proposed legislation that would “freeze” gun sales in Canada. A recent article in Breitbart, Justin Trudeau Moves to Ban Purchase and Sale of Handguns in Canada, gives the details.

Funny, these leaders are talking about having fewer guns, but not fewer mass-murderers. It's almost as if they were trying to solve a problem other than the legions of psychopaths our upside-down secular society has produced that commit these heinous crimes.

Biden's latest anti-gun rhetoric makes sense, the midterm elections are coming up and the Democrats have no accomplishments to run on. Trudeau's anti-gun proposals are curiously timed and may be more telling of what the ultimate goals of both leaders is. To understand what they're ultimate goals are, one merely needs to ask: What plans for their respective countries do they have that can only be done, or more easily be done, with a disarmed citizenry? Trudeau and other leaders of Commonwealth countries, namely Australia and New Zealand have already shown their hand during the pandemic. They want a more authoritarian form of government. They want to implement a form of 21st Century Eco-fascism. Ditto, our President, though it's more his party than him who expect to benefit.

Disarming the citizenry has never produced a safer nation. Quite the opposite, it enables forms of tyranny. Disarming a population has never ended with the people of that nations being freer. Never. Once. Ever.

Further reading: When a Population is Disarmed: A Brief History of Tyranny, American Gun News 2017

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The saying “All gave some; some gave all,” is attributed to Korean War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Howard William Osterkamp. It was true for the Korean War, and all the wars Americans fought in before and since. This Memorial Day, we honor those who gave all. They all gave their lives for their country, and we enjoy what freedom we have because of them. Even today, some give all, and all who enjoy their freedom should honor their sacrifice by giving some. Especially today, we see Ukrainians and others give their lives for their countries. Most of us in America and Europe are not called to give of themselves to such an extreme degree. We saw over the last two years how quickly we can lose our freedoms and slip into authoritarianism. Though we probably won't be asked to give all as many are, we can, and should join SGT Osterkamp in giving some. Volunteering as first responders, to the military, giving to refugees, supporting life, serving on school boards, at church, standing for freedoms in ways great and small. Because some gave all, all must give some.

Happy Memorial Day!

Stay happy, healthy, and free.

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Replacement vs. Displacement

Critical Race Theory (CRT) came to the forefront of American politics during the height of the pandemic when parents across the country were shocked to find anti-white racism in their children's curriculum. CRT and its offshoot social-justice phenomena ironically termed “anti-racism” that seeks to cast all inequities in Western Civilization in a racial light. They are part of the leftist world view called “cultural Marxism” which basically states that all power inequities result in an oppressor/oppressed dynamic. The side with the greater social, economic, or political power will inevitably use it to oppress persons or groups with less power.
The Democrats believed they have found in 'Replacement Theory' what the Republicans did with CRT-- a target they can aim their political energy at. They saw grass roots Republicans coalesce around the issue of 'anti-racism'. They saw Glenn Youngkin win in VA, and scores of Republican and conservative candidates successfully define and attack CRT: the intellectual underpinning of intersectionality. The Democrats believe they have found the equivalent on right, Replacement Theory. The problem is, the average conservative does not know what Replacement Theory is, much less subscribe to it. The Democrats will attempt to conflate Replacement Theory with any stance on a strong border or stronger immigration controls. Watch for this as the midterms draw nearer.
The World Economic Forum is meeting again in Davos, Switzerland. Here is the only two questions worth asking: If the plans being hatched by the attendees of the WEF come to fruition, will the average person enjoy more or less freedom? Will Klaus Schwab and the other attendees have more power or less over the average person if their plans are executed as they envision? Wherever they're discussing at Davos, it's a safe bet it's not how they can best diffuse and divest their power.

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Have you seen 2000 Mules yet? Go see it but listen to my podcast first!
A UPI article dated 5/14/22 states that Jeff Bezos thinks the 'ministry of truth' should investigate...The Biden Administration? This should be interesting...
The leak heard 'round the world. Who leaked the SCOTUS decision likely overturning Roe v. Wade and why? (Someone thinks they know)
Did I mention 2000 Mules? Facebook, the Democrats, and a lot of the mainstream media doesn't want you to see it. They might as well beg us!
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Dinesh D'Souza has a great new movie out about alleged ballot trafficking in during the 2020 election called 2000 Mules. In the film he talks to members of the voter integrity watchdog group True the Vote. TTV used the technology of geotracking, tracking someone's movements though their cellphones. TTV alleges that people called "mules" were paid to deliver harvested votes to drop boxes in various places, an act called vote trafficking, which is illegal. Vote trafficking is different than voter fraud in that fraud entails an element of deception. Vote or ballot trafficking is the hiring of a person or persons to deliver ballots from one place to the ballot drop boxes. Even in places where ballot harvesting is legal, (collecting votes not one's own, usually from a large number of people) it is illegal to pay someone to do it or to pay them to stuff the ballot in a drop box.

An AP article entitled: FACT FOCUS: Gaping holes in the claim of 2K ballot ‘mules’ Ali Swenson claims to poke holes in the 2000 Mules account of things. Does it really? The 'holes' read more as rationalizations than facts that debunk any of the movie's claims. One of the more ridiculous 'holes' claimed is that people started wearing gloves when they dropped off ballots, not to keep their fingerprints off the ballots or drop boxes, but to keep their hands warm. Do most people you know wear surgical gloves to keep their hands warm? We're supposed to buy that excuse? Any why by the way, were many of the people shown deliver handfuls of ballots in the middle of the night? Are we supposed to believe that someone in one case, had an entire backpack full of ballots that were legally obtained by voters who couldn't deliver them themselves?

In summary, go see the movie, you can stream it or buy the DVD. Buy it, watch it, and invite some friends. It's too late unfortunately, to affect the outcome of the 2020 election, but we have an very important election coming up in the fall of 22, and another in 24. It's critical that we put pressure on our elected leaders to be on the lookout for signs of vote trafficking schemes. Either eliminate drop boxes altogether or at the very least, have them video surveilled 24/7 for the entire election season. We must have faith in our elections restored to everyone.

Also, there was this little incident-- a draft of a Supreme Court ruling, which if it stands, would overturn Roe v. Wade and remand abortion laws back to the states. Wherever you fall on the issue of pro-life or pro-choice, you should be alarmed that a SCOTUS decision, for the first time in our history, was leaked. It was apparently leaked for partisan purposes. We cannot allow Justices to be intimidated into voting one way or another. Leaking decisions is not acceptable, period.

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The Ministry of Truth

They call it the “Disinformation Governance Board”. Some of us have another name for it-- The Ministry of Truth. The DHS says its focus will mainly be on false or misleading information getting out, attracting illegal immigrants from places like Haiti to come here. The Associated Press recently ran a piece on it, giving the official rationale for its inception. The story claims DHS will only use the board to investigate and counter the actions of foreign actors. Sorry, but past experience in this area makes us a little skeptical. The Hunter Biden laptop story for instance was squashed with just the mere supposition that it was Russian disinformation. The suppression of this story may have affected the outcome of the 2020 election.

An article posted in RealClearPolitics.com had a slightly more skeptical take. It questioned the Constitutionality of the program and raised questions about its administrator, Nina Jankowicz, who's been accused of spreading disinformation about the Hunter Biden laptop story. I guess it can be truly said she is an expert in disinformation, some of it coming from her peers.

This makes Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter even more important. If another story comes along like Hunter Biden “laptop from Hell”, the Left won't be able to count on Twitter to just suppress it. They will need the might of the DHS 'Ministry of Truth' to put behind their suppression efforts. Given the record of Democrat administrations abusing their power such as with the IRS targeting conservative organizations, and the FBI and CIA's involvement with the Russian Collusion Hoax, we can expect the DHS, with their new Ministry of Truth, to also be abused also to partisan ends. We'll be watching for it, count on it.

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Season 2 of the Liberty Relearned Podcast covered a lot of ground, from Bidens expensive and empty promises, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, to Covid, Fascism, and Woke Disney. Included are clips from previous episodes of the podcast.

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Elon Musk has emerged as a champion of free speech and is trying to buy Twitter so he can reform it to being the world's premier free-speech platform. The Left of course will have none of it. They like being able to dictate who and what can be said in the free world's virtual public square. They are doing everything they can to throw a monkey wrench into Musk's plans to wrest control of Twitter from the tech tyrants. They'll even act against their own financial best interests to maintain their control over public discourse. Will they succeed? We'll be watching with great interest how this story unfolds.

Easter Message, 2022

Easter celebrates the Resurrection, and calls to mind the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is celebrated as a spring holiday. Spring seems like the appropriate season to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. The rebirth of the natural world around us reminds us of Jesus’ restoration to life. The world in 2022 seems to be in the spring cycle as it emerges from the scourge of Coronavirus pandemic and destructive authoritarianism. Slowly, we see our freedoms coming back to life. Most of us at least, can work, play, and worship with renewed freedom and with restored vigor. But, just as not every tree and plant grow back its foliage, and just as not every flower will bloom at the same time, nor will every nation, state, and town be restored. The total restoration takes time, but the arrival of summer is a force of nature. Mammals awake from their winter slumber, they may be weak at first, but nature drives them to seek nutrition. Humans also emerge requiring sustenance, not just for the body, for their minds and spirit as well. We’ve lived through a two-year winter of death– physical, moral, and spiritual. Just as nature drives the newly awakened bear to search for what will give it and its family life, nature calls for us to restore the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional balance to our lives.

Easter reminds us that just as Jesus was reborn as a higher eternal form of himself, that we can and must strive to do this same. Life and freedom are the twin gifts the Creator has given to us. As one or the other becomes diminished, their restoration, rebirth, resurrection, once started becomes a force of nature. As we will it, death gives way to life, fear to courage, and oppression to freedom. Become one with that force of nature that demands the scales be re-balanced in favor of our Divine right, and perhaps achieve in the process, a rebirth to a higher form of spiritual life.

Paschal blessings to you!

-J.P. Mac

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It's not the sexiest of subjects for the conservative or libertarian, but agricultural practices and distribution do have an effect on our everyday life. It doesn't tend to be a problem in the West, because actually, we're quite good at it. When war threatens the production and distribution of food worldwide, then it becomes a problem, and we must take notice and immediate action. The answer, which may be surprising to some, it to let the free market/capitalist system do its thing. In the podcast, we go over an article from the Heritage Foundation that provides suggestions on what the U.S. Should, and shouldn't be doing. Spoiler alert! The answer isn't greater interference from the central planners in D.C.

Our government must correctly identify our priorities. If you're looking down the barrel of a worldwide food shortage, maybe the priority should be food production. Asking the current administration in Washington to set its green agenda aside in favor of a greens agenda may be a lot to ask, but we have to get this right, not just for our sake, but for the sake of billions across the globe. We can revisit the need for an electric car in every garage and a windmill on every street corner after we've dealt with the potential of mass starvation.

For reference:

https://www.heritage.org/government-regulation/report/what-the-us-should-do-now-minimize-the-risk-global-food-shortages#

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Don't say Disney... So, of course after Florida Gov Desantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill, HB 1557 into law, the woke leadership of Disney have gone nuts. In the media it's been inaccurately portrayed as a 'don't say gay' bill. In reality, it's a 'don't corrupt our children with non-age-appropriate instruction on sexuality, gay, straight, or otherwise' bill. Disney, which specializes in children's entertainment, is oddly cool on the subject of corruption of minors. In fact, the corruption of children may just be official company policy.
An article, Swimming Against the Tide, Disney Takes Wokeness to a New Level from Real Clear Politics, sums up Disney's expectedly woke agenda.
Quitting Disney might be hard, they're ubiquitous in popular media. They own ABC, the Marvel MCU, and Star Wars. Boycotting Disney “proper”, the movies, the theme parks, especially if you have young kids, might be a place to start.
Meanwhile, the Russo-Ukrainian War (as I've dubbed it) is still going strong, long after anybody, especially the Russians, thought it would. Why did it start and more importantly, how will it end?
Did you miss an episode? Covid is over as a crisis, everyone but the most stubborn control freaks realize this. On this subject, I humbly recommend checking out my podcast “The COVID crisis in its death throws” from last month.
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Virtues of the Right:

Capitalism Voluntary exchange of goods and services Capitalists cannot succeed unless they are offering something of value
Life Conception to natural death
Rule of Law/consent of the governed Free, fair elections, one person, one vote. Everyone is equal under the law
Free speech All points of view should be allowed to be heard.
Individualism Judging people as individuals. The rights of the individual.
Citizen control of government Government through legislation, not regulation.
Libertarianism, conservatism Preserving the value of liberty. The government that governs least, governs the best. (attributed to Thomas Jefferson)
Equality of opportunity We are not born with equal abilities and strengths but have equal right to use them
Private control of resources, production Essential element of capitalism. Fair and voluntary commerce.
Natural (God-given) rights Some rights are necessary to the pursuit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is not for any government to take them away.
Personal responsibility The freedom to fail. Mature persons understand the relationship between their actions and consequences and are expected to respect the rights of others.
Ends in accord with the means Only just actions can produce just results.
Truth stems from facts There is an ultimate truth that is not subject to our passions and prejudices
Western Civilization Our civilization is based upon the principles borne of the Athens-Rome-Jerusalem triumvirate of social, moral, and political teachings

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What determines what is "left" and what is "right" politically and socially? What are some of the core values of each ideology and how are they manifested in today's society? Essentially, it comes down to collective vs. individual ethics. The left believes in collectivism and the right, individualism. Communism, socialism, and fascism are all examples of collectivist socio-economic societies. The right seeks to conserve Western Civilization, the Left seeks to tear it down and replace it with a collectivist Utopia. The problem with Utopias is they cannot exist without a high degree of authoritarianism.

In the podcast, I refer to a chart that lists several core values of the left and the corresponding value of the right.

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Pork is back on the menu..

Congress just passed an omnibus budget that approves $1.5T in spending, much of it pork-laden. Of course, with a Democrat Congress in the current era, most of that pork is going to fund woke agenda items. Nancy Pelosi decided to use the war in Ukraine as leverage, tying a Ukraine support package to the greater omnibus. There is a good article by Matthew D. Dickerson from the Heritage Foundation that lists some of the woke pork.

From the article:

“1. Earmarks were banned by conservatives a decade ago after high-profile cases of corruption were exposed.

2. Unfortunately, earmarks are making a big return in President Joe Biden’s first appropriations package.

3. None of these earmarks have anything to do with carrying out the proper, limited roles of the federal government enumerated in the Constitution.”

Speaking of the situation in Ukraine... Poland wanted to give Ukraine some of its Soviet-era fighters. Somehow this turned into a botched, overly complicated effort. Putin knows the West has been and continues to supply Ukraine with lethal military equipment. Does it really matter at this point if the system destroying the Russian tank or APC is air or land-based?

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Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy, and free.

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Here's my hot take on the President's SOTU speech. He started out pretty well by saluting the armed forces and people of Ukraine. It was all pretty much downhill from there. It took a lot of intellectual gymnastics to spin anything he did into a success. He used Covid as an excuse for runaway inflation. Everyone knows that emerging from Covid restrictions played only a part of it. He tried to spin it as the inflation was because the economy was improving too fast! He rehashed his already doomed Build Back Better program. His most laughable moment was when he claimed he wanted to secure our border. I don't know how he got through that line with a straight face. Good news, funding, rather than defunding the police is now the policy of his administration! Even that bit is suspect. What he's not telling you is that the end result would be to shift much of the funding of police away from the local governments where it belongs. #SOTU22#BuyVotesBetter

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It's official, the Russians are back on top as Christiandom's authoritarian villains after briefly being unseated by the upstart Canadians. It feels like some weird cosmic balance has been restored. Yes, that's flippant, but it does seem that someone's freedom is always being threatened somewhere. With the Russo-Ukrainian war officially underway we can see how violating some conservative, if not strategic principles has helped get us to this point.

When Jen Psaki, the Presidents press secretary says we need to push renewable resource production, rather than fossil fuel production to avoid problems like in Ukraine, it shows a dangerously naive world view. We could simultaneously hurt Putin's ability to wage war while helping the American and European people but Biden won't do it.

The war has already caused many refugees to flee the fighting for countries like Poland and Slovakia. Soon, Europe will have a humanitarian crisis. This will necessitate NGOs to step in, like the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and others to step in.

Now, more than ever, stay happy, healthy, and free.

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Stop me if you heard anything like this before... An avowed socialist ascends to the leadership of his country despite being a member of the minority party. A precipitating event in the nation's capital serves as the pretext for that person to assume extraordinary “emergency powers”. He uses those powers as a blunt instrument to destroy his opposition. A minority group in that country is scapegoated as the cause of an existential crisis, and the leader escalates persecution of that group. That group is banned from partaking in society in full and has their possessions confiscated by the government under the emergency powers.

I think most of you know where I'm going with this. Everything in the preceding paragraph applies to Adolph Hitler, who used the Reichstag Fire as an excuse to assume dictatorial powers which he used to attack, if not eliminate his political opposition and to persecute those who he felt were undesirable, who didn't fit in with his vision of the perfect society. So too does it also apply to Justin Trudeau, who rose to the top post of his government, despite his party not holding the majority of seats. He invoked the seldom-used Emergencies Act, which he is using to persecute and intimidate the truckers who brought their protest to the nation's capital several weeks ago. Though he won't exterminate the truckers, or (hopefully) won't put them into work camps, he does seem intent on depriving them of any meaningful existence as Canadian citizens, and of several unalienable rights. Even those who offered financial and material support to the truckers are being treated exactly like those who support actual terrorists. Trudeau not unlike the Fascists of yesteryear will brook no opposition, no challenge to his vision. Those who dare stand against him must be crushed, as all those who stand against the state must be in his world.

Yes, these truckers in their act of civil disobedience, have broken laws-- traffic laws, parking laws, and assorted other minor misdemeanors. None of which, in the civilized world, would justify the sort of crackdown Trudeau has started. They are the sort of nuisance violations that normally, in a sane society, warrant fines and little more. Many of the truckers had already left their positions blocking the US/Canada border. What Trudeau is doing is above and beyond what the situation calls for. What he and his flowers are doing resembles less what leaders of liberal democracies do, and more what the craven, despot rulers of the last century did. The situation calls for sitting down with the truckers, listening to their grievances, and working out a solution. (Offering people the right to bodily autonomy would seem like a pretty low bar.) It calls for him seeing them as equals and dealing with them as people, not terrorists, not enemies of the state, but people. If he can kneel with BLM protesters, he can sit with peaceful truckers. It's what a true leader, a statesman worthy of the name would do.

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In this podcast, I concentrate on what fascism is, and what it isn't. Left-leaning politicians, members of academia, and the mainstream media chronically misuse the terms fascist and fascism. I quote heavily from an article by ANGELO M. CODEVILLA entitled: The Original Fascist, From movement to epithet.

An excerpt from the article:

"Today, the adjective “fascist” is an epithet—often mixed promiscuously with “white supremacist,” “sexist,” etc.—that the ruling class uses to besmirch whoever challenges them, and to provide emotional fuel for cowering, marginalizing, and disempowering conservatives.

This maneuver consists of defining fascism in terms of unpopular ideas, political practices, and personality traits observable in many times and places; then, having cited Hitler’s Nazi movement as fascism’s quintessence, of pinning those deplorable characteristics on the intended targets. This reductio ad Hitlerum aims at no less than to outlaw conservatives. As the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin exclaimed: 'these people are not fit for polite society... I think it’s absolutely abhorrent that any institution of higher learning, any news organization, or any entertainment organization that has a news outlet would hire these people.' And the New Republic explains 'why fascist rhetoric needs to be excluded from public discourse.' The establishment doesn’t seem to realize that they are preaching some of fascism’s practices."

I've mentioned before that today's leftists' programs such as the Green New Deal and the Great Reset more closely resemble fascism's relationship to business than they do to straight socialism. Stalin and the Communists redefined fascism to mean anything against international communism. Academics in the West took this bastardized definition and ran with it. We need to take back the definition of fascism and put it back where it belongs, with the collectivist ideologies of the Left alongside communism and socialism.

Until next week-- Keep on truckin'!

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The COVID crisis is in its death throws. As more and more countries relax or end outright their COVID restrictions, other places cling to and even increase theirs. Leftists are trying to silence Joe Rogan under the pretense that he's spreading COVID disinformation. Like cornered, wounded animals, these places and institutions are lashing out at the public in a desperate attempt to maintain their control over the people. Some of the people have had enough, like the Canadian Freedom Convoy truckers, and legions of people around the world that have protested in recent weeks against vaccine mandates and vaccine passports. In some cases, like that of the truckers, they've been unjustly and falsely maligned by their Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, who desperately has tried to paint them as a fringe group of violent, white supremacist extremists. Along those lines, GoFundMe used a small number of isolated incidents attributed to supporters of the Freedom Convoy as an excuse to suspend millions in funds meant to support for the truckers. (GiveSendGo has offered to pick up the slack)

"I have attended protests and rallies in the past. When I agreed with the goals, when I supported the people expressing their concerns and their issues, Black Lives Matter is an excellent example of that," -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (That tells you all you need to know about what the Left truly values.)

For two years, authoritarians have used the COVID-19 crisis as an excuse to truncate the freedoms of ordinary people. In the case of some countries, like Canada and Australia, the restrictions and mandates were applied to such an extreme that those countries forfeit their status as “free” countries. Long has the Left lusted after such power to try and reshape their societies, purging libertarians and free-thinkers from their midst in favor of a complaint underclass that will march lockstep towards a “great reset”, some fantasied collectivist utopia with them, the intellectual elite on top, of course, to guide us plebs to our assigned place in their great society. For some, of course, the COVID restrictions simply offer a sadistic sense of control, the control being and ends onto itself. These are powerful motivations, and people who get a taste of such power are loath to give it up quickly or easily. They will cling to that power until finally, they can not rationalize holding on to it any longer, and we move finally on from a crisis mode to a maintenance posture and return to the nominal freedom we had.

Postscript: As the COVID-19 crisis finally ends, the authoritarian Left will inevitably move on, probably quickly to the next one. The lessons learned from COVID they will apply to some other crisis, probably having to do with climate change. We who love freedom must learn from the Covid crisis too, and stand ready for what they have planned.

3 European countries ending COVID restrictions by Jacob Knutson, Axios Some Democrat-Run Cities Aim to End Vaccine and Mask Mandates by Jack Phillips, The Epoch Times

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United States, Canada, Czech Republic, Australia, Austria, Belgium, etc. These demonstrations are now global, and common. This has to be the biggest political/human rights movement since the massive anti-communist movements of the early 1990s. Perhaps nothing in Western Civilization today is more hated than vaccine mandates and passports.

Justice Stephen Breyer will be retiring from the Supreme Court. How will his departure affect Court decisions going forward? What sort of justice should replace him and what sort of justice will?

Canadian truckers have convoyed to the capital city of Ottawa to protest vaccine mandates. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau will definitely hear them, but will he listen? I read and comment on Rich Calder's article in the NY Post from Jan 29th entitled: "Trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests Justin Trudeau’s vaccine mandates"

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Coverage and summary of the Defeat the Mandates DC march. The rally was organized primarily by outspoken critics of the mandates, Doctors Robert Malone and Peter McCullah. It was MC'd by J.P. Sears, a very funny libertarian comedian.

Some of the main themes of the rally were: The freedom to choose how best to prevent, treat, and overcome a potentially serious disease. Censorship of views, studies, and data that don't fall in line with the Fauci doctrine. The vaccines are not as effective as we were led to believe, especially when it comes to the Omicron variant. Natural immunity is real and can be better than artificial immunity provided by vaccines. Healthy children, in particular, should not be forced into taking the vaccine. Side effects from the vaccine while rare, are real and can be quite serious, even deadly. Also, the fact that Americans just don't like to be bossed around.

(1/23/22) For more info visit: https://defeatthemandatesdc.com/

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LR Podcast notes: A Tale of Two Leaders

A Quinnipiac poll released on January 12th showed President Biden’s Approval rating at just 33%. His approval ratings have been plummeting since the Afghanistan pullout debacle. Meanwhile, on Saturday, Glenn Youngkin was sworn in as Virginia’s 74th governor. He won on a platform in many ways diametrically opposed to that of the President’s party. Biden’s top-down approach to government stands in stark contrast to Youngkin’s grassroots approach. The president demands obedience from American citizens. He wants mask and vaccine mandates. He’s sicced the DOJ on parents who disapprove of leftist ideology being foisted on their children and who’ve chosen to speak out forcefully against them. The Biden regime wants you to associate these people with domestic terrorists. Far from terrorists, Youngkin sees them as concerned parents sick of leftist indoctrination, moreover, they are a key constituency. One of his first executive orders was to forbid mask mandates in public schools within the Commonwealth. Biden wants the government and teacher’s unions to determine school curriculum and Youngkin wants parents to have the chief say. One stands for an authoritarian approach of mandates and the other the libertarian approach of empowering VA households, parents, and individuals. One enjoys record disapproval, one enjoys a mandate from the people. Which vision for America should prevail, will prevail?

Further reading:

Biden approval rating in Quinnipiac poll drops again — to 33 percent -New York Post Virginia Gov. Youngkin’s day-one executive orders include investigating Loudoun County officials, CRT ban -Fox News

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In part one of the 2021 year in review, we covered a lot of ground including:

The Jan 6th Riot and its fallout, the resulting escalations in the war on free speech, and the inflation bomb.

In this part, we're going to cover more major topics covered by Liberty Relearned online and on the podcast including:

The Biden agenda aka "We the Government" or "Build Back Broker" or "Buy Votes Better".

The Afghanistan debacle and its central figure, Gen Mark Milley.

Also, I talk about some of the things that scared me the most in 2021, the rise of authoritarianism and collectivism.

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At the end of 2020, we had high hopes that 2021 would be a darn sight better. In some ways it was, but in many ways it wasn't and often things went sideways. This podcast covers many of the major events of 2021. We had the unfortunate events of January 6th that have been used to justify the marginalization and sometimes downright persecution of Republicans, conservatives, and just about anybody not willing to toe the leftist line. The war on free speech was in full swing in 2021, and the left and their allies used the opportunity to settle scores and take out the competition. Wokeness, the idea that supporting preferential treatment for some groups at the expense of others is a virtue. Companies continued to give in to the woke mob and preach divisive theories such as CRT. The backlash was big, and wokeness was rejected time and again in elections around the country. Inflation was and continues to be a big problem. In 2021, multi-trillion-dollar spending bills became a thing.

Looking forward to next week, we'll cover Critical Race Theory (CRT) in greater detail, as episodes and blog postins on that subject were by far the most popular. We'll also talk more about the debacle in Afghanistan and cover some basics of conservatism.

Until then,

Stay happy, healthy, and Free!-- JP Mac

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Last year in my Christmas message, I wrote these words:

“These are dark times, both literally and figuratively... Jesus is the light, brought into a dark world, and as they say, it's always darkest before the dawn. It's certainly dark in the world and in our country today. We have an epidemic, which has brought not just the death of people, but the death of liberty as well. Our Republic is in peril, states across the country have abandoned their allegiance to the Constitution, the following of which they now see as optional. Some of those same forces have plans for this country that would basically mean its end. They believe that in its ashes they can build a new country, their Utopia, not in His image, but their own.”

So, where are we one year later? We still have an epidemic, but one which appears to be on the verge of dying out. In most countries, your chances of dying from COVID are down, and surviving it is up. When it comes to the loss of our liberties, we struggle to regain many that were lost, but gradually have seen many restored. In the U.S., The Constitution is back after going MIA briefly following the election of 2020. Those who strive for a godless Utopia have been met by an ever-increasing opposition and the societal momentum of their movement has stalled. It's stalled because it has caused misery, not happiness and its false promises are, if not being rejected, are at least being met by skepticism. In the closing days of 2021, there are signs that the light has started to vanquish the dark. Just as the Nativity signaled the beginning of a decades-long process of renewal and ultimate victory over death, so too is there the slight hint of a nascent resurgence of those who would bring His light in our world.

Have a happy and healthy Christmas!

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When we think of good, we have to consider the question of Good for Whom? Society today, especially the left thinks in terms of the collective good. Where the theist bases what's “good” as what's pleasing to God, the secular philosophers have tended to replace God with society. Asking what is good for society. This moral framework, based upon altruism (refer to Ayn Rand for additional insights on this) is the negation of one's own self-interests in favor of society. Though the altruistic approach seems good on the surface, even to theists, especially Christians, upon further reflection on how this value actually plays out in the real world, one can see the cracks in the secular altruist's argument. Mainly, how do we define what is good for all of society? We as individuals, cannot determine what is best for society, for we can never have a complete enough picture of what society most needs, at least not to a moral certainty. Moreover, is the simple fact that no individual can act on behalf of society. Is there any evidence that history provides us that leads us to conclude that society is a worthy proxy for God when determining matters of morality? Which society was worthy of such a distinction? The Ancient Romans? The Mayans? 20thCentury Europe? Altruism seems good, even Biblical, but cannot serve as a code of ethics. The problem with altruism isn't that self-sacrifice is bad, it's that it allows society, not the individual, to make the call on who is required to sacrifice their own best interests and why. Society is the majority, and altruism makes one's actions subject to the need of the collective.

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“Some of the time...” has ended.

“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.”

― Abraham Lincoln

Ah, the timeless wisdom of Abe Lincoln! (That does put a new perspective on the Latin phrase: “In vino veritas,” but I digress.) The American people haven't been given much in the way of real facts, at least not by the legacy media, but they are aware that they've been feed lies and nonsense.

They know for instance, that CRT and so-called “Anti-racism” as it's been taught to them and their kids is just racist claptrap, and are now on the lookout for it in their schools and places of business. They don't know if “Build Back Better” is better, but they do know that you can't spend trillions of dollars and not cause inflation. They know that they were lied to about Russian collusion, Kenosha, and Jussie Smollett being the victim of a hate crime. What else have they been lied to about? They wonder.

Now, when they hear the Democrats shrieking about Trump, Republicans, conservatives, and so on, being a threat to democracy, they will be far less willing to accept such statements as anything more than hyperbole. If the recent elections in Virginia and elsewhere are any indication, more and more average Americans are breaking free from the leftist's spell.

Another quote attributed to Lincoln is this:

“You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”

The Democrats are finding this out the hard way. They will fall way short of 'all the people', and 'some of the time' ended in November of 2021, if not before for a lot of people, and continues to end, day by day for others.

Now, let's continue on with that great Republican tradition, and have some real facts...and a beer.

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Examining the data from worldometers.info showing the patterns and general trajectory of the COVID 19 pandemic. Which strategies worked? Which ones didn't? Where does Omicron fit into all of this?

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Its name is "Omicron". It's the reason you'll still need to wear a mask at work and in school in 2022. It will be the desperate need cited for getting small children vaccinated. It's the reason you have to stay home for Christmas again this year (and don't even think of New Year's). It's the reason why you'll be getting a fourth shot in about five months. It's the reason your compliance will continue to be mandatory in 2022, the year you thought you'd finally be free of COVID. If you live in the formerly free country of Australia, it will be responsible for lockdowns 473 thru 842. If not Omicron, it will be the next variant. When the name Omicron fades from the headlines, as Delta did, it will be replaced. Thanks to COVID, we're all going to find out how many letters there are in the Greek alphabet.

A recent article in the NY Post tells of this new COVID-19 variant.

If the short, yet well-chronicled history of the COVID pandemic teaches us anything, is that news of the Omicron variant will be exploited as a reason to administer (read sell) more vaccine doses. It will be used as justification for all sorts of limits to our freedoms, even as the Western world grows sick, not from COVID, but of things like vaccine mandates and COVID apartheid. All across the globe, people are taking to the streets against the quarantine of the non-sick, forced medical treatment, and general infringement of human rights in the name of fighting a disease that the vast majority of people who've contracted it have recovered from. The expert class has so undermined their credibility that many now simply tune them out, even if they happen to be right. Again, it must be said, there will always with this disease be an excuse for authoritarian behavior on the part of our leaders, many of whom have a caviler attitude towards the rights of others. This patronizing and oftentimes detrimental treatment will continue for as long as we let it.

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Last week, I read and then discussed an excerpt from a Victor Davis Hanson piece, "Trickle-down Bidenism". In it he talks about the many crises occurring in the United States during the ancient Biden Administration. He wonders if the Democrats and just inept or if the damage being done is intentional. Unfortunately, the audio quality of last week's podcast was not that great (gremlins!). The topic I think is too important to just let go, so I decided to revisit it this week. This time, the audio quality is much better so again, my thoughts (familiar to some of you) on the topic...

Evil or just plain bad?

In an article for The Independent Institute, Victor Davis Hanson blasts the Democrats and especially President Biden for the growing number of crises in America since he and his fellow Democrats took power in Washington in January. In it, Hanson asks the rhetorical question– “Does the Biden socialist cadre who engineered these self-induced calamities have any clue about the damage they have done to America? Or do they believe the chaos is tolerable collateral destruction to achieve an otherwise unattainable socialist paradise?” Although it is generally good counsel to not attribute ill-intent to what can just as easily be attributed to incompetence, the way the Democrats have governed gives us cause to wonder.

Included is an excerpt from Victor Davis Hanson article: Trickle-Down Bidenism (Please read the whole thing, it's worth it.)

So are the leftist Democrats in power really just inept or is all the destruction being caused to our society and economy just a price to be paid to achieve the collective Utopia they seek?

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Evil or just plain bad?

In an article for The Independent Institute, Victor Davis Hanson blasts the Democrats and especially President Biden for the growing number of crises in America since he and his fellow Democrats took power in Washington in January. In it, Hanson asks the rhetorical question-- “Does the Biden socialist cadre who engineered these self-induced calamities have any clue about the damage they have done to America? Or do they believe the chaos is tolerable collateral destruction to achieve an otherwise unattainable socialist paradise?” Although it is generally good counsel to not attribute ill-intent to what can just as easily be attributed to incompetence, the way the Democrats have governed gives us cause to wonder.

Please read the Victor Davis Hanson article: Trickle-Down Bidenism for his thoughts.

So are the leftist Democrats in power really just inept or is all the destruction being caused to our society and economy just a price to be paid to achieve the collective Utopia they seek?

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This past Tuesday, Americans across the nation said “no” to the divisive progressive Democrat agenda. Most notably, Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin, who ran a race focused on education and the economy defeated one-time governor, Terry McAuliffe. The election turned on one issue primary, the question of who should decide what Virginia kids get taught in school, teachers or parents. McAuliffe said teachers, parents said “wrong!”. While kids in the Commonwealth were home last year attending classes at home, parents got a rare close-up glimpse into what was their kids were exposed to in school including elements of racist CRT doctrine, and graphic depictions of sex not just in sex-ed, but in school board approved literature.

The wave of conservative and GOP wins across the country have been widely seen as a repudiation of the Biden Administration and the policies of the extreme left, including defunding the police and excessive government overreach when it comes to COVID policy, especially the vaccine mandate. The leftist indoctrination taking place in our children's classrooms was merely the straw that broke the camel's back for the voters in Virginia and elsewhere.

(Here's are Excerpts from Buck Sexton's November 3rd article in Townhall.com that highlight some of these election implications.)

This is the first election since a series of disastrous ones that saw the Republicans lose the White House, then two Senate seats in Georgia. Since then, the Biden Administration has been faced with one disaster after another-- a slowed-down economic recovery from COVID, a disastrous pullout from Afghanistan, inflation, and now shortages of many imported goods. The GOP wins in VA and school-board elections across the country are a serious blow to one of the Left's sources of strength, our education system. Without control of the public education system, they cannot indoctrinate our nation's youth with their woke values.

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Halloween is a lead-in to All Souls’ Day. Will the “soul” of the American ideal be one we lament in the future? Will 2021 be the year that future historians will cite as the Republic’s death? Halloween may be a scary day but 2021 may mark the beginning of a scary era for this country. The rise of authoritarianism, inflation, collectivism and shortages should scare the average American, and if the left has its way, will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. It’s not too late to turn back, but will we? Tuesday, Nov 2nd is All Souls Day. It is also Election Day. How we celebrate one may affect how we celebrate the other.

Four real things that scare me this Halloween:

Shortages. This is a man-made catastrophe. When you pay people to not work, this is what you get. Not enough people designing, making, transporting, and selling things. The three major causes: Lockdowns, disincentives to work, vaccine mandates.

Inflation. Another man-made catastrophe. Like the shortages we're experiencing now, Inflation can be traced to the government's interference in the normal economic cycle. It's a combination of money given and not earned, and money created to monetize public debt. Inflation is the most regressive of taxes.

Authoritarianism. The alarming rise in authoritarianism in Western democracies is just that, alarming. It can come from a benevolent place, a patronizing attitude toward common people. It can come from a sinister place, a sadistic need to control others and delight in their misery. It is condescension made into governmental policy. Utopianism requires tyranny to overcome the basic human need to exercise rational self-interest.

Collectivism. This ranks #1 on this list because the other three, Authoritarianism, Inflation, and Shortages can all trace their roots to its implementation. “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.” -Socialist slogan. Collectivism rejects the notion of individual rights and sovereignty. Communism, socialism, and fascism are all forms of collectivism. Because they run contrary to human nature, these forms of state collectivism require authoritarianism to keep them alive. Inflation and shortages are common real-world byproducts of collective economic practices, especially socialism.

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I'm not going to pick on Alec Baldwin here. I'm sure he's genuinely beside himself with grief and remorse. I will say that people who believe that guns kill people and not as the saying goes: "Guns don't kill people, people kill people," will have a hard time understanding that they can be one of the "people" in that saying when they are around firearms. When it comes to death and injury due to firearms, intentional, or unintentional as in this case, the problem is always the thoughts, belief, and understanding that is the problem. Many on the left, have divorced the gun's actions from human actions. When you do that, things like gun safety become mere abstractions. They don't realize that it's not the gun that's unsafe, it's the handler of that gun that is either safe or unsafe. #2A #gunsafety

Gun safety is a conservative value.

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When the left/Democrats accuse the Republicans of doing or being something, i.e. racist, fascist, etc, they themselves are guilty of it. They ALWAYS project their faults on others, and there are NO exceptions, even when they accuse Trump and other conservatives of being fascists. Anyone who's studied historical fascism can see that the left increasingly is showing fascistic tendencies. I would define fascism, based on history (as opposed to propaganda) As: 1. Authoritarian 2. Collectivist, and 3. Micromanagement of business, as if the government served on every board of directors. They believe in the supremacy of the state and the needs of the state (collective) over the needs of the individual.

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America is a divided country. Most of that division is deliberate. The far left has adopted a divide and conquer strategy. They pit rich against poor, black against white, male against female, vaxxed against the unvaxxed, etc. From their own mouths, they have declared that the system needs to be burned down and built back better. They believe a collectivist Utopia will spring from the ashes of Western Civilization. Towards that end, they have exploited existing tensions between various factions, and where there were none, they invented them. This has left America in a Cold Civil War, and one the Biden Administration has recently turned up the heat on. Ordinary Americans who have decided to speak out against elements of this divisive ideology, particularly Critical Race Theory (CRT) being taught in schools. School-board meetings have been the venue in recent months for impassioned, sometimes even heated comments being made by concerned parents, exercising their 1st Amendment rights to air their grievances at school-board members and other local officials.

Recently, the head of the DOJ, Merrick Garland, has ordered the FBI to monitor alleged incidents of violence and intimidation. This is a move that is seen by many as an aggressive overreach on the part of the federal government into what should be local matters. This move is likely only to exacerbate the existing tensions between the left and the right. The left has over decades, and increasingly, been using higher education and the public school system as indoctrination centers.

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A trip to the grocery store

I got into my SUV, the same size as a large car, but designated as a truck to get around CAFE standards.
Burned gas made more expensive in part by Biden's war on fossil fuels
Found some items in low supply or out of stock because of supply chain disruptions due to Covid policies paying people to stay home and not work.
Waited longer in the checkout line because unvaccinated workers were fired due to Biden's vaccine mandate. Protecting the vaccinated from the unvaccinated??? Really?

More on this later* * Paid more at the checkout due to inflation, inflation due to man-made shortages, and out-of-control deficit spending.

And the Democrats in Congress want to spend trillions more! * * You have two workers... One with some immunity to COVID due to vaccination, another, unvaccinated, but with superior natural immunity due to a recent case of COVID. The immunized gets to keep their job, no problems. The other must submit to weekly COVID tests or lose their job, despite having natural immunity.

If neither poses a significant risk to others, and the only appreciable difference is the presence of a vaccine in one of their systems, why does one have to jump through hoops to stay employed?

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Let's Talk About Gen Milley

General Mark Milley, current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is no stranger to controversy. He is the top-ranked military official who presided over the most humiliating military failure in modern American history-- the disastrous Afghanistan pullout that ended with hundreds of Americans left behind in enemy-controlled territory, subject to being used as hostages. Before that, he famously publicly showed regret for walking from the White House to Historic St. John's Church in a show of solidarity against the BLM rioters who attempted to burn it down the night before. Then, he spoke of the need to keep the actions of the military distinct from those of the civilian government. Less than a year later, according to reporting, he seems to be much more comfortable with blurring, even erasing the lines between military and state.

According to Michael Ginsburg, writing for the Daily Caller in an article dated September 17th, 2021:

“Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are demanding the full transcripts of two phone calls held by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Chinese Central Military Commission Gen. Li Zhuocheng.

During the calls, first made public by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa of The Washington Post, Milley reportedly promised Li that the U.S. would not strike China and that Milley would warn Li if they did. The calls were reportedly conducted Oct. 30, 2020, and Jan. 8, 2021...”

If the account given by Woodward and Costa is true, then Gen Milley would be a traitor to the United States. Upon such an action, he would also be guilty of treason. These are accusations not lightly made against a senior serving US general. We don't know if things when down the way that Woodward and Costa claim, but Gen Milley needs to answer these accusations directly.

There is evidence-based upon reporting by various news outlets, including by U.S. News back in January, that Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D, CA) spoke to Gen Milley about disarming then President Trump:

“The Defense Department's top officer on Friday confirmed he had spoken with Nancy Pelosi about President Donald Trump's powers as commander in chief but in a carefully crafted statement distanced the Pentagon from any attempts by the House speaker or other congressional leaders to strip the president of his authorities.

'Speaker Pelosi initiated a call with the chairman," Col. Dave Butler, a spokesman for Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells U.S. News. 'He answered her questions regarding the process of nuclear command authority." – Paul D. Shinkman, US News and World Report, Jan. 8, 2021

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The left's abusive relationship with democracy

"Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom... The subjection of individuals will increase amongst democratic nations, not only in the same proportion as their equality, but in the same proportion as their ignorance." ~ Alexis de Tocqueville

If there is one thing the Democrat Party has taught us is that democracy by itself does not equal freedom. A democratic society is not the same as a free society. Democracy only produces freedom if freedom is on the ballot.

For the left, democracy is a means to an end. As Democrats shrilly shout “democracy!” and claim that events like January 6th, 2021 were an assault on democracy, they fail to realize that the vast majority of the crowd that day was protesting in favor of it. In fact, their central grievance was that democracy had been trampled on during the election and needed to be set right, and were calling on Congress to do that by not allowing electors to be accepted from states where America's electoral process had been hijacked by the Democrats.

What the Democrats can't accomplish by democracy, they're perfectly willing to accomplish through the courts, unelected bureaucrats, and even by force (read terror). The KKK, Antifa, and BLM are all groups the Democrats have directly or indirectly employed for this purpose. For the left, the purpose of elections is to give their seizure of power an air of legitimacy, not to increase individual freedom. This is what de Tocqueville was warning us about.

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The following are excerpts from President Biden’s “Vaccine Mandate” speech of September 9, 2021:

“…This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. And it’s caused by the fact that despite America having an unprecedented and successful vaccination program, despite the fact that for almost five months free vaccines have been available in 80,000 different locations, we still have nearly 80 million Americans who have failed to get the shot.

And to make matters worse, there are elected officials actively working to undermine the fight against COVID-19. Instead of encouraging people to get vaccinated and mask up, they’re ordering mobile morgues for the unvaccinated dying from COVID in their communities. This is totally unacceptable.

Third, if you wonder how all this adds up, here’s the math: The vast majority of Americans are doing the right thing. Nearly three quarters of the eligible have gotten at least one shot, but one quarter has not gotten any. That’s nearly 80 million Americans not vaccinated. And in a country as large as ours, that’s 25 percent minority. That 25 percent can cause a lot of damage — and they are.

The unvaccinated overcrowd our hospitals, are overrunning the emergency rooms and intensive care units, leaving no room for someone with a heart attack, or [pancreatitis], or cancer..."

He continues, using explicitly divisive rhetoric:

"...My job as President is to protect all Americans.

So, tonight, I’m announcing that the Department of Labor is developing an emergency rule to require all employers with 100 or more employees, that together employ over 80 million workers, to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated or show a negative test at least once a week…”

“…Let me be blunt. My plan also takes on elected officials and states that are undermining you and these lifesaving actions. Right now, local school officials are trying to keep children safe in a pandemic while their governor picks a fight with them and even threatens their salaries or their jobs. Talk about bullying in schools. If they’ll not help — if these governors won’t help us beat the pandemic, I’ll use my power as President to get them out of the way…”

Wow! In one paragraph, Biden goes full authoritarian, shredding both the concept of Federalism and the separation of powers according to the Constitution. For a member of the party always screaming– “Democracy! Democracy! Democracy!” he doesn’t sound like he’s very into democracy here, does he?

...Also: As we remember the events of Sept 11, 2001, let's not forget what happened, both the good and the bad. It was an alarming, traumatizing day, another day that will live in infamy. It was also a day that turned into days, weeks, and months that saw America shine. American exceptionalism was on full display during that memorable period. For a brief time, we set aside our differences and all became just Americans. Keep that in mind as a goal, a unified America, a country fitting the vision of our Funders. As we fight the scourges of CRT, wokeism, cancel culture, this is the kind of unity we fight for. E Pluribus Unum.

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The Afghanistan Debacle and why it matters.

It has provided our enemies a tremendous windfall in advanced armaments.

“The Taliban has seized US weapons left in Afghanistan worth billions — possibly including 600,000 assault rifles, some 2,000 armored vehicles, and 40 aircraft, including Black Hawks, according to reports.

The US gave the Afghan military an estimated $28 billion in weaponry between 2002 and 2017 — including seven brand new helicopters delivered to Kabul just a month ago.

The war chest also included the supply of at least 600,000 infantry weapons — including M16 assault rifles — as well as 162,000 pieces of communication equipment and 16,000 night-vision goggles.

In just two years from 2017 to 2019, the US gave 7,035 machine guns, 4,702 Humvees, 20,040 hand grenades, 2,520 bombs and 1,394 grenade launchers, The Hill noted, citing a report last year from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).

“Everything that hasn’t been destroyed is the Taliban’s now,” one US official told Reuters, speaking on the condition of anonymity.” Excerpt from NY Post article from Taliban has billions in US weapons, including Black Hawks and up to 600K rifles

Creates a potential hostage situation that could dwarf the Iran hostage crisis. (In 1979 Iranian militants took over the American embassy in Tehran and held them for 444 days.) The White House claims that between 100 and 200 Americans were left behind in Afghanistan. Every one is a potential hostage and bargaining chip to be used by the Taliban to gain monetary and other concessions
Endangers Afghan Christians, women, and gays
Undermines our standing in the world, especially with our allies and with Taiwan.

“Several MPs said constituents, particularly former service personnel, had been in contact, with “heart-rending” stories of friends and former colleagues in Afghanistan who were now in immediate danger, piling pressure on the government to act faster to help save them.

Tom Tugendhat, who chairs the foreign affairs select committee, said he was “extremely angry” at Biden’s criticism of Afghan soldiers, calling those troops “incredibly brave” and saying the US withdrew “like a thief in the night” with no proper handover. The former Treasury minister Huw Merriman, who chairs the transport select committee, called Biden a “total blithering idiot” for blaming Afghan forces. “Makes me wonder if he is the Siamese twin of Donald Trump. Tony Blair left us with this mess and we did not try hard enough to clear it up,” he tweeted. Another former minister, Simon Clarke, said it was the end of an American era. “The more you reflect, the more you realise the speech [Biden] gave last night was grotesque. An utter repudiation of the America so many of us have admired so deeply all our lives – the champion of liberty and democracy and the guardian of what’s right in the world,” he said.” --Excerpt from The Guardian article from 17 Aug 21 article: UK politicians decry Joe Biden’s defense of Afghanistan pullout

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Where did it all go wrong? That is the subject of this week's podcast. I'm not talking about Afghanistan. The Afghan exit debacle in this case is a symptom, not the problem. (If you want to know what went wrong there, go back and listen to last's week's podcast where I talk about how and when the situation in Afghanistan went FUBAR.) I'm talking about where, and more precisely-- When did this whole march towards the leftist dystopia we have today get set into motion? The short answer is 1913 when Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated president of the United States. The how and why are more difficult to answer. 1913 is when among other things, the federal income tax was initiated, among a host of other progressive measures that have been building upon one another until this day. 1913 is the year when American statism became a thing. The Independent Institute (not affiliated with this podcast) put a pretty good article on the subject entitled: 1913: The Final Days of the Old Regime in the United States Now in 2021, where are starting to see the disastrous results of the statist/leftist program. Statism, by its very nature, brings about authoritarianism. No collectivist form of government, be it socialism, fascism, or communism can exist without an authoritarian government. Under COVID, formerly free countries like Australia and New Zealand have thrown off any tendencies on the part of their governments towards liberalism and have chosen, mainly out of fear, to take the authoritarian route. The idea of "democratic tyranny" seems like an oxymoron, yet here we are. Leftists Democrats in the US are trying to install this collectivist, authoritarian state here.

(BTW, If you happen to live in Australia or New Zealand, your voice is needed. Please contact this podcast and leave a voice message, or email me at: JPMac@LibertyRelearned.com I'd love to hear from you if only to hear your horror stories of COVID tyranny.)

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The Afghanistan Debacle

We went there back in 2001 after 9-11 because that is where Usama Bin Laden, leader of Al Qaeda was spending most of his time training terrorists.

We wanted to capture or kill Bin Laden

We wanted to deny Al Qaeda the use of Afghanistan as a base of operations.

We deposed the Taliban * US and Coalition forces supported a newly created Afghan government * President Trump promised to pull our troops out of Afghanistan

Troop presence was reduced to approximately 2500 US servicemen, plus several thousand of our NATO allies.

The original plan was to leave by May 1, 2021, before the fighting season began (roughly May-October)

When President Biden was elected, he changed to target date to depart to Sep 11th for the symbolism of it.

The new date became August 31st at the height of the fighting season, when Taliban fighter strength would be at its max. * On July 1, 2021, the US abandoned Bagram Airbase, the major airbase in Afghanistan (a move later to prove foolish)

Further reference: Why did the United States Abandon Bagram Airfield? National Review, 8/18/21 * Soon after we abandoned Bagram, the Taliban started a major push to retake the country. * By Aug 14th, the Taliban had taken over the country, precipitating a crisis of Americans, Afghan allies, and others struggling to flee the country from the airport in Kabul, where the last vestige of US and allied forces remain * The Taliban have warned those fleeing the country to be out by the Aug 31st deadline. * There are thousands of Americans currently stuck in Afghanistan.

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COVID 19 measures

Lockdowns proved counterproductive in many instances

Drove people indoors, during the first wave most of the cases in NYC were people who were locked down

Unintended consequences include: Social isolation, depression, increased drug abuse.

Most masks don't afford much protection against COVID-19

KN95 masks afford the wearer the most protection, but only if properly worn

Simple cloth masks, bandanas, and dust masks are only useful in protecting others, not the wearers. Some are next to useless, acting only as a psychological balm.

Vaccines are an imperfect solution.As we accumulate more knowledge on the effectiveness of the different vaccines, the evidence seems to be moving in the direction that we'll find certain vaccines are best for some people, but not for others.

If a vaccine is said to be 95% effective by the maker, that means it's 5% ineffective. We need to know who is in that ineffective group.

Most of us aren't doctors but... Most conservatives will tell you that vaccines are worth serious consideration, but the decision should be between you and your doctor. * COVID 19 responseBrought out the best in some people

Medical professionals and other first responders made a heroic effort, often making do with barely adequate supplies of PPE. This was especially true during the initial wave of the pandemic.

The private sector stepped up and retooled to fill the need for things like PPE and respirators. Often, they volunteered their services. Very few times was the Federal government forced to dictate to companies what to produce in their factories.

Ordinary people made great sacrifices with very little guarantee they would pay off.

Brought out the worst in people and governments.

Strict lockdowns were ordered for the first time in history, healthy people be quarantined.

Scant evidence exists that prolonged lockdowns do more good than harm

Lockdowns and travel restrictions, by their very nature, are repressive.

Given people's license for political leaders to dominate populaces, bordering on the sadistic.

Keeping loved ones from attending their sick relatives and attending funerals

Specious edicts by overbearing officials that cannot be backed up by science, like controlling what items stores can sell or travel between homes in the same state or Provence.

Some officials curtailed or eliminated certain basic human rights such as the free exercise of religion, freedoms of speech, and association with alarming ease. * Using COVID as an excuse to circumvent the Constitution and change voting laws to favor a particular party and possibly facilitate fraud.

Some people, motivated by fear have tended to become abusive against those that show reluctance to use masks or become vaccinated

Many have resorted to bullying against the “vaccine-hesitant” stereotyping them as uneducated, science deniers, or stupid.

Their actions are counterproductive.

They fail to understand or empathize with people who are reluctant to take a vaccine. They assume what motivated them, fear, would motivate any reasonable person. They discount real concern about side-effects, even though knowledge of side-effects also comes from science.

They fail to understand that some people prefer to make an analytical decision rather than an emotional one. The right data, rather than scorn, derision, or shame is what will ultimately inform their decision.

COVID won't be eradicated. There will ALWAYS be another variant that the power-hungry can exploit the fear of and use as an excuse to control others. We must eventually choose between mask mandates, lockdowns, and other disruptive measures in perpetuity, or learn to live with COVID as we have myriad other potentially dangerous diseases.

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If you haven’t listened to the Liberty Relearned podcast in a while, I really hope you’ll listen to this one and the last. All of the major topics I’ve discussed since the inception of the podcast will be covered in a planned multi-part series. I’d like to think that the ideas I talk about are of value to the listener. I deeply value the opinions of my readers and listeners so I encourage you to share your thoughts on this episode. Your feedback is the primary way I know to make the necessary improvements and adjustments, plus I want people to feel free to add their own thoughts to what I say — Thanks. J.P. Mac.

Fiscal responsibility as a conservative value. American conservatism may differ from that of other countries, but ideas of fiscal conservatism are the same everywhere.

All federal spending in the U.S. currently is deficit spending. It is funded by either:

Selling debt, usually to foreign countries like China, giving them leverage over our economy.

Printing money. This causes inflation.

A fiscally responsible nation gets to choose its destiny, fiscally irresponsible nations end up at the mercy of other nations, or simply disappear. * American exceptionalism is real.

The achievements of America are unparalleled in human history and are not to be dismissed

lightly

Building the Panama Canal, sending men to the moon, heck we even sent cars into space!

Pax Americana. You would trust some other nation with superpower status? When America prospers the world is safer and also prospers.

American ingenuity, sparked by capitalism and the free market is responsible for many of the modern conveniences we take for granted. * Morality is necessary and matters.

Is very poorly taught, even by the religious experts whose job it is to teach morality.

Is dualistic in nature. Morality is supported by the twin pillars of life and liberty (free will)

For believers, God's greatest gifts to mankind were life and free will.

Everything starts with life, and its edification

Free will is what sets humans apart not just from the animals, but the angels.

Even in a secular ethos, such as Ayn Rand's Objectivism, life and free will are keys to moral behavior, and neither should be sought without consideration for the other

Exercising free will at the expense of life is unethical, but so so is pursuing life at the expense of free will.

Pursuing rational self-interest does not mean never sacrificing for others, it means sacrificing for others must bring us happiness because of our love for those we sacrifice for.

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The lessons I hope you've taken from this Podcast so far:

The ability to define conservatism, especially as it applies to American conservatism

The belief in our Founding documents, and their underlying principles:

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

All men (and women) are created equal

The Rule of Law

"The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." – Dennis Prager * A working concept of rights.“[Human beings] are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” – the Declaration of Independence

Positive vs. Negative rights

Positive rights demand others do for us

Negative rights are what no man has the moral authority to curtail without due process

All rights are individual rights

Rights vs. Privileges. Rights do not require permission to be exercised. Privileges must be earned or maintained. This entails some sort of exchange between the granter and the recipient. * Bigotry is not just exclusive to bigotry against race, nationality, or religion. There is also political and ideological bigotry.

In the U.S. “Trump Derangement Syndrome” is the most prevalent form of political bigotry today.

Bigotry against people who want the freedom to choose what's best for them and their families when it comes to COVID.

They are called “science deniers” because they are open to scientific information other than those approved by the government and the mainstream media. They know there are bona fide experts, peers of the approved sources that see different data or interpret data differently.

COVID bigots demean people for wanting the right to make their own decisions, and not be forced into taking actions like being vaccinated or wearing masks. Unable to process the libertarian position for what it is, it is dismissed as ignorance or selfishness

They conflate libertarians with “anti-vaxxers”

Personal note: I detest leftism. In fact, I believe it's evil, does that make me a bigot? I do not hate people on the left, only their beliefs and certain actions they take in accordance with those beliefs. People are redeemable, even if they hold irredeemable beliefs. We are all human beings and must treat each other as such.

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The long-suffering people of Australia are once again being subjected to tyrannical restrictions of their individual freedoms in the name of fighting COVID. A recent AP article describes the recent protests of the COVID restrictions. What's missing in the article? Any mention about how the people of Sydney and other cities are made to suffer because of the revocation of their rights to free speech and assembly. Are these people selfish, foolish, or do they just want to be free to make their own decisions and make a living by the sweat of their own brow?

While some restrictions to help ensure the health of the people might be in order, these restrictions do not come without a price. What is the proper balance between the need for freedom and the need to keep people healthy?

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The LR mission explained.

To engage in civil, enlightened debate on what political direction is best for the United States, promote a better understanding of conservative/libertarian principles, and effectively express them to others in a thoughtful and insightful way. Liberty Relearned’s goal is to help bring back liberty as the chief American value and to counter the misleading and destructive rhetoric of the far-left in America.

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What Makes American Conservatism better than any other way? Pt II.

Dedication to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

What is the alternative? Death, servitude, and the pursuit of pleasure.

Life and liberty are the two pillars of ethical life. History shows us that as the two grow in tandem, human life improves. When either is suppressed, the human condition suffers. Compare N. and S. Korea or East and West Germany.

Happiness increases as it is shared, pleasure is finite. * The left believes in power and control over others, conservatives believe in self-determination.

Most notably, the left believes they must control the flow of information, with the idea of controlling how you think. Conservatives believe the free flow of ideas and information is key to human development. In order for a person to act in their rational self-interest, they must be informed. Who do you associate censorship with? Probably the Nazis, and other fascists, the Soviet Union? What free society engages in systemic, government-sponsored, or endorsed censorship? It is self-evident that censorship is incompatible with a free and prosperous society. * Leftist, collectivist doctrines be they Marxist, fascist, or modern progressive, gain power by the doctrine of divide and conquer, hence their reliance on CRT, antisemitism, and of course, Marxist class warfare. The purpose of all of these is to pit one group of people against another. American conservatives believe in E Pluribus Unum, from many, one. They believe that all men are created equal and endowed with certain inalienable rights. Which do you prefer, one nation, under God, indivisible or one at war with itself, with those who sowed the seeds of division the only true winners? * Perhaps the best commercial for American Conservatism are the anti-communist demonstrations currently in Cuba, where people have taken to the streets waving the American flag. They're not waving the EU flag, the BLM flag, or the Soviet flag, they're waving the American flag, knowing full well the ideals of liberty and freedom it embodies. Truly oppressed people recognize that the ideals held by American conservatives are intrinsically pro-freedom, anti-oppression.

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What's the difference between American conservatism and the left?

Power to the individual (conservatism/libertarianism) vs. power over the people (collectivism/progressivism)
The pursuit of facts vs. the control of information
Natural Rights vs. rights determined by the government or the elites.
The conservative notion of democracy as one legal voter, one vote vs. the left's concept of getting the "correct" result of an election through any means
The left's notion that the ends justify the means vs the conservative notion that only just means create just ends.
Collectivist governments and authoritarianism vs. conservative governments and individualism.

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What was America really founded upon? Who are the true heirs of the American Revolution?

To hear it from some people, you’d think that America was a terrible place with a terrible history with few redeeming qualities. Some of their points are valid, but they do not give a balanced perspective on our nation. Our Founding Fathers were men of wisdom and courage who sacrificed much and were prepared to give, even more, even their lives if necessary for us to gain our independence. That spirit of sacrifice, of putting liberty and freedom above our own lives and fortunes carries on to this day. No country has done more to further the cause of liberty than the United States. Our influence is global, literally, we’ve helped rewrite atlases, we’ve helped oppressive countries disappear and be replaced with more liberal ones. From freeing black Americans from slavery to freeing other nations from tyranny and oppression, America has always taken a lead role. We make and do cool stuff, like build the Panama Canal and send cars into space. We help the less fortunate in our own county and across the globe. Even when it comes to countries that we don’t exactly see eye-to-eye with politically, we offer them help in their time of need. In short, there is an awful lot to be proud of if you’re an American. That doesn’t mean we ignore the bad, or not continue to correct injustices, it means that our positive contributions and achievements far outweigh the negative, and for that, we should be proud.

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"Nothing can corrupt and disintegrate a culture or a man’s character as thoroughly as does the precept of moral agnosticism, the idea that one must never pass moral judgment on others, that one must be morally tolerant of anything, that the good consists of never distinguishing good from evil.” -- Ayn Rand

We've all heard someone ask: “Who are you to judge me?” or some variant of that question. It's a defensive question usually asked by someone who reasonably expects to be judges harshly by their peers for some ethical or moral transgression. It's safe to say that someone secure in the notion that society or their peers would judge their actions favorably, is not going to pose this rhetorical question. A good retort to that question might be: “Who are you that you are above judgment?” If we respect our peers, we respect their judgment, which sometimes means respecting unfavorable judgment. While we reserve the right to reject their judgment, we cannot with integrity refuse to acknowledge their judgment.

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Ayn Rand saw collectivism in all its forms as an impediment to human rights. "The good of society" cannot be the basis of rights, since society is merely a collection of individuals, and so the only proper rights are individual rights. When we base rights on what is good for society, that begs the question: Who speaks for society? Throughout history, such people who claim to speak for society inevitably turn out to be tyrants. You have a few, even a single person, deciding what is good for the people. Rand thought that people ought to decide for themselves, based upon rational self-interest.

While on the subject of rational self-interest, John Locke had this to say:

"Any single man must judge for himself whether circumstances warrant obedience or resistance to the commands of the civil magistrate; we are all qualified, entitled, and morally obliged to evaluate the conduct of our rulers. This political judgment, moreover, is not simply or primarily a right, but like self-preservation, a duty to God. As such it is a judgment that men cannot part with according to the God of Nature. It is the first and foremost of our inalienable rights without which we can preserve no other." ~ John Locke

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How did we get to the point of passing trillions of dollars in new spending while already $28T in debt? The $6T for “infrastructure” and new entitlements the President is proposing, just for the next budget, would be a nuclear inflation bomb. In addition to that, he wants to commit America to trillions in international aid over the next few years. In her book, The Virtue of Selfishness, Ayn Rand explains how leaders with a collectivist mindset can justify such lusty sums for pet projects and public largess even though we are experiencing record inflation partly due to previous enormous spending. It comes from altruism, paired with a neurotic lack of self-esteem in a leader or among lawmakers that fuels the need for ever more spending on “the public good”. It is based upon the need to feel good, rather than actually doing good. The cost to the individual is not weighed in this calculation, as the collective is more concerned with its benefit and that of its leadership than that of any individual, save that of the decision-maker him or herself.

Rand explained the motivations of such people playing fast and loose with the wealth of others:

“Humility and presumptuousness are always two sides of the same premise, and always share the task of filling the space vacated by self-esteem in a collectivized mentality. The man who is willing to serve as the means to the ends of others, will necessarily regard others as the means to his ends. The more neurotic he is or the more conscientious in the practice of altruism (and these two aspects of his psychology will act reciprocally to reinforce each other), the more he will tend to devise schemes ‘for the good of mankind’ or of ‘society’ or of ‘the public’ or of ‘future generations’ —or of anything except actual human beings.”

What's with fully vaxxed people still wearing masks in stores? Who are they doing it for and based on what information?

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When Ayn Rand immigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union in early 1926, she essentially brought with her the collectivists' playbook. She had a thorough understanding of their worldview, philosophy, and motivations. She had an uncanny ability to cut through the propaganda and concisely depict through her writing the collectivist (read leftist) mindset. Today, we can see the Left is still using the same playbook, as their motivations and political goals remain the same. They retain all of the moral shortcomings that Rand wrote about over fifty years ago, including when in 1964 she wrote a chapter in her nonfiction book, The Virtue of Selfishness, which is a collection of essays written by her and Nathaniel Branden that lay out the principles that make up her Objectivist philosophy. In her chapter/essay entitled “Racism,” she accurately describes the philosophical underpinnings of what we now know as Critical Race Theory and “Anti-Racism”.

In her book, The Virtue of Selfishness, the chapter entitled “Racism” immediately ties racism to collectivism. She defines racism thusly:

“Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism. It is the notion of ascribing moral, social, or political significance to a man’s genetic lineage—the notion that a man’s intellectual and characterological traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry. Which means, in practice, that a man is to be judged, not by his own character and actions, but by the characters and actions of a collective of ancestors."

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Memorial Day Message 2021

It's at this time of year that I reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice and why they did it. Moreover, what motivated the soldiers of America's past to take up arms and put their lives on the line?

This, we cannot know, not in every case. We can surmise though, that many might nod in agreement when Ronald Reagan said these words in his “A Time for Choosing” speech:

“You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. If nothing in life is worth dying for, when did this begin - just in the face of this enemy? Or should Moses have told the children of Israel to live in slavery under the pharaohs? Should Christ have refused the cross? Should the patriots at Concord Bridge have thrown down their guns and refused to fire the shot heard 'round the world? The martyrs of history were not fools, and our honored dead who gave their lives to stop the advance of the Nazis didn't die in vain. Where, then, is the road to peace? Well, it's a simple answer after all.”

This was a sharp rebuke to those who suggested we should just leave Communist regimes like the Soviet Union have their way, and not antagonize them by building up our defenses here and abroad to contain their hegemony. To Reagan, and many of his generation, communism, and socialism equaled slavery-- not to a particular person, but to the state. What would the people of that era not so long ago make of the acceptance of Marxism and of collectivism we see among so many today? They would be shocked that Marxism, under the guise of Critical Race Theory, would be not just tolerated, but taught in today's military. They would be horrified at the go-along-to-get-along attitude towards Communist China, and the willingness on the part of so many to stay silent at the genocide, reeducation camps, and lack of personal privacy being perpetrated in that country, all in the name of box office receipts, television deals, and cheap labor. They might marvel at the reckless disregard the current government has for mounting debts, and their blatant attempts to bribe the people with the own money. They would be disappointed to see such a large percentage of the population blithely ignore the specter of inflation for their small slice of one multi-trillion dollar “stimulus” package after another. When those brave men enlisted in the military, would they have fought nearly as hard for the country we have now, where free speech is a privilege doled out by corporate oligarchs? Where the freedom of religion that so many fought and died for could be taken away with such ease for the cause of safetyism?...

We're in the endgame now with COVID. What will it look like? What should happen, what will happen? The masks are off (sort of) in most of the country. What will happen to vaccination rates as a result?

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A clip from last year's Memorial Day message.

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With the pervasiveness of Critical Race Theory (CRT) which has been used to justify leftist racism, why is it any surprise that there is the rise of hate crimes against Asians and more recently Jews?
- Since the early 20th Century, Communists have sought to exploit existing racial tensions in America to destabilize our society so it can be brought down and replaced with their collectivist Utopia.
- CRT cannot explain poverty and unemployment among American whites or in other racially homogeneous countries.
- CRT's parent theory, Critical Theory, (aka Cultural Marxism) taken to extreme such as in the old Soviet Union or in modern-day Venezuela has not solved the problems of poverty and lack of opportunity, so what makes anybody think CRT taken its logical extreme would fare any better?
- Is it finally time to ditch the masks and end virtually all Covid restrictions? Who, if everyone has had a chance to be fully vaccinated, are we still maintaining the restrictions for?

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What is wokeness? How does it connect to leftism and Marxism?

First and foremost, Wokism is inextricably linked to Leftism and Leftism to Marxism. Marxism, being amoral at best, and immoral at worst, requires the veneer of virtuousness to continue on and grow after its calamitous defeats in the 20th Century. In order to survive, it required a moral component, something to give its adherents' lives moral direction and meaning as they sought to supplant the previous moral and religious foundations of Western culture based upon the Judaeo-Christian ethic. Enter Wokism. Wokeness is the need to demonstrate one's virtue, or “wokeness” by advocating for certain causes that the Left, under the ethical framework of Cultural Marxism, has deemed worthy.
In woke or cancel culture, unlike with most classical religions, there is no grace, and in the case of an individual, there is no penance to be had. The values of wokism are, arbitrary and capricious, therefore forgiveness for sins against wokism is likewise an arbitrary and capricious thing, to be given or withheld by the collective will of the woke. Accusation, judgment, and sentencing against those targeted for cancellation are performed simultaneously and immediately, there is no appeal or penance that an individual can perform to avert sentencing. Capitulation or apology, therefore, has no mitigating effect on the cancel culture mob's behavior against the accused. Cancellation is at once, both accusation, and final judgment.
The true end goal of wokism, as a Marxist phenomenon is to achieve power for its faithful. That they believe (or a least espouse the belief) that following the actions prescribed by Marx and Engels in the Communist Manifesto, will result in complete destruction of what is referred to as Western Civilization, and from its ashes will arise the Phoenix of a collectivist Utopian society.

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Dinesh D'Souza addresses the topic of Why Asian Americans Are being Assaulted by African Americans Here is my take:

You don't hear about violence against Asians too much anymore in the MSM. It doesn't fit their racist narrative of white supremacy being the chief cause of all minority problems. The rise of black on Asian hate crimes destroys the premise that America has a systemic race problem. Also, critical race theory declares that if one group outperforms another group socioeconomically, that the better performing group is doing it at the expense of the lesser performing groups. If CRT is telling people this, why should it come as any surprise when its believers start committing hate crimes against Asians who, as a group, are at the top of the economic ladder in this country? CRT teaches this must be because their status is undeserved and comes at the expense of blacks. #stopCRT
CRT is of course based upon Critical Theory (sometimes known as Cultural Marxism), a central tenet of Marxism that teaches any group with more power than another group will take advantage of and victimize the weaker group. When the proletariat revolution envisioned by Marx failed to materialize, the Fascists reframed it as a struggle between stronger and weaker nations. When that didn't work out as Gentile and Mussolini envisioned, the proponents of socialism needed to come up with new struggles to stoke. A natural one to exploit was the race struggle of blacks and other minorities in America. Modern socialism through Cultural Marxism/Critical Theory continually seeks out new "victim" groups to stoke tensions between them and the predominant group, so black against white, rich against poor, secular against the religious, etc. The purpose of all this pitting of groups against the other is nothing less than to bring down Western Civilization, which they fantasize they can replace with their Utopia, (which conveniently requires the presence of a woke elite at its top running things.)

My conclusion: Black on Asian violence is a byproduct of decades of indoctrinating Americans with critical race theory.

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Welcome to season two of the Liberty Relearned Podcast!

The President's SOTU Address aka Biden's “We the Government” speech.

The target audience apparently was those who lack critical thinking skills and the economically illiterate
Why was a bunch of people who have all been presumably immunized against COVID-19 wearing masks at the SOTU?

The message the President was evidently trying to send was you still need to wear a mask. He would tell you it was leadership by example.

The message most people heard was: “Immunization gets you nothing.”

The real example was pointless obedience to government edicts * The $4.1T in new spending.

The “Infrastructure” plan. (talked about at length in episode 51.)Congress using the same “bait and switch” language in describing it. They're selling it as an infrastructure plan, but what you really get is about 7% infrastructure and the rest Green New Deal crony capitalism.

Biden’s plan to pay for all sorts of child care and education expenses would cost according to some estimates, $1.8T. That’s on top of the proposed $2.3T in infrastructure. That’s a total bill of $4.1 trillion. To put that in perspective, the US brought in $3.46 tr in tax revenue in 2019. That means that if 100% of ALL income taxes collected went JUST to those two schemes and nothing else, $0 for military, $0 for FEMA and other emergency relief, nothing but those two items, we could not pay for them. Assuming a national debt of roughly $28 tr: If we dedicated 100% of tax revenue to pay down our existing debt, it would take about 8 years. If you believe that raising taxes on the rich and corporations would cover that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I’d like to sell you. This means, either Biden is an economically illiterate fool, or he thinks you are. * We the Government...

“Our Constitution opens with the words, "We the People". It's time we remembered that We the People are the government. You and I. Not some force in a distant capital. Not some powerful force we have no control over. It's us. It's "We the people." – President Biden

“All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state”―Benito Mussolini

The two sentiments mesh pretty well, don't they?

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The Liberty Relearned Podcast is one year old! In this special podcast, I'm replaying a variety of segments from the first year of the podcast. The outtakes cover a range of topics from COVID-19, leftism, Cancel Culture, and of course, conservatism.

Here are the clips:

Conservatism Explained, American vs. World Conservatism Explains American Conservatism and how it differs from conservatism in other countries.
Tyranny Down Under is a cautionary tale from Australia and how their draconian COVID restrictions were affecting personal liberty in that country, and what we might see here that would be similar.
From the 2020 Christmas Special, What the Founders believed- Focus on John Locke and the theory of natural rights
Bring the Troops Back Home Why did we need all those troops and a barbed wire fence around the Capitol? Political theatre.
Bigots From the first episode dedicated to the topic of bigotry. Cancel Culture is a form of bigotry.
Bigotry Revisited What if the left applied critical race theory (CRT) to themselves?
Free Speech Special (clip 1) What does the left's war on free speech say about them?
Free Speech Special (clip 2) Facts vs Feelings
Thanks for listening!

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In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. Things like the continuance of British rule in India, the Russian purges and deportations, the dropping of the atom bombs on Japan, can indeed be defended, but only by arguments which are too brutal for most people to face, and which do not square with the professed aims of the political parties. Thus political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness. --George Orwell “The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies ‘something not desirable’. The words democracy, socialism, freedom, patriotic, realistic, justice, have each of them several different meanings which cannot be reconciled with one another. In the case of a word like democracy, not only is there no agreed definition, but the attempt to make one is resisted from all sides. It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it: consequently the defenders of every kind of régime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning. Words of this kind are often used in a consciously dishonest way. That is, the person who uses them has his own private definition, but allows his hearer to think he means something quite different.” ― George Orwell, Politics and the English Language The left's assault on the English language continues, most recently with their attempt to redefine the word "infrastructure". "Control the language and you control the debate," is an axiom in the worlds of politics, the law, and anywhere else where influencing thought is considered valuable. The left, being well aware of this has been working for decades redefining words. Terms like racist, fascist, and justice have been so far removed from their meanings as to become unrecognizable to those of us who know the original, correct definitions. They've even sought to blur the definitions of such basic concepts as male, female, and marriage. Now leftists in government seek to do the same with the term "infrastructure". How and why are they doing this?

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Celebrating the landmark 50th episode of the Liberty Relearned Podcast. In this episode, we go back to basics. The point of the blog and the podcast are to remind people that liberties, once lost or traded away are very hard to get back. For the life so far of the podcast, our liberties have been under threat, particularly since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. It was surprising in some cases, just how easily some of our Constitutional rights such as the freedom of religion were lost. Since then, the assaults on our rights as Americans have ramped up under the Biden/Harris administration. Recently, the President has stated that none of the amendments are absolute. Given his policies to date, it's hard to argue that he does not believe this. Certainly, the Left, in general, does not. We are reminded then how precious our freedoms are, and they are not guaranteed as some of us might have thought until very recently.

liberty #naturalrights

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At this time last year, it must have felt like we’d never get past the pain and sorrow associated with Good Friday, and go on to the joy of Easter, at least not in our everyday lives. When we think of Good Friday, we think of Jesus’ scourging, his pain, and suffering on the cross. We think of the immense grief his mother and followers must have felt. Many of us were going through our own pain, bearing our own crosses. After a Good Friday year, we can, at last, celebrate an Easter year, a year of rebirth and renewal. We slowly return to normal, just as the world slowly returns to life in the spring.

How this relates to everyone:

We are in a cycle of renewal and rebirth when it comes to the COVID-19 crisis
We started in the autumn of normalcy, then we entered the dark season that marked the death of normalcy and freedom.
We are now entering into the spring, where freedom and normalcy are slowly coming back to life, thanks mainly to the vaccines, and of course, the return of nice weather in the Northern Hemisphere. In America and in other countries by the end of the actual spring, there could be enough vaccine availability that anyone who wants to be, will be fully vaccinated. At that point- Who would we be maintaining the restrictions and mask mandates for?
The summer will come. In many countries, COVID deaths plummeted in August 2020. This year, with the vaccines, we could be racking up “goose eggs” in some states and countries-- days, maybe even weeks without a single death.

Be cautioned! When it comes to the chronic, existential crisis of keeping America a Constitutional Republic, we are in the autumn. With faith in ourselves and the Creator, this too shall pass. Christians and Jews have endured much greater tyranny than what some of our current political leaders have in mind for us. Some of it, very recently. Keep the faith, spread the Word, and endure.

Even the non-religious should beware, religious freedom is low-hanging fruit for those engaged in tyranny. All that we consider “natural rights”, life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness; the First, Second, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments are in danger.

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Holy cow! I thought I knew a little about Critical Race Theory (CRT), but this paper recently put out by the Heritage Foundation written by Christopher F. Rufo totally blew my mind. Please read this article: Critical Race Theory Would Not Solve Racial Inequality: It Would Deepen It. It's a little long but well worth the time to read. Here's a summary from the article: “Critical race theory is an ideology which maintains that the United States is a fundamentally racist country and that American institutions such as the Constitution, property rights, color blindness, and equal protection under the law are vestiges of white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalist oppression—all of which must be overthrown in the name of “anti-racism.” Ultimately, critical race theory and “anti-racism” policies would deepen racial divisions and undermine the very institutions that are essential to addressing poverty and inequality across all racial groups. Policymakers concerned about these issues should reject critical race theory and orient public policy toward rebuilding the institutions of family, work, and education, which have been proven to lift Americans of all racial backgrounds out of poverty.” As explained in the article, CRT in its ultimate form is anathema to all American Conservative thought. The objective of its proponents is nothing less than the complete overthrow of our American way of life in favor of a race-based, fascistic autocracy with unelected leaders at its head

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1940: “Never was so much owed by so many to so few" British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
2021: “Never was so much owed by so many because of so few.” Liberty Relearned Purveyor, J.P. Mac
Biden's Coronavirus Relief Plan Will Probably Cost a Lot More Than $1.9 Trillion (from Reason.com, March 11, 2021)

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President Biden addressed the nation on COVID-19. What did he say and what he should have said. What will the end of the crisis look like?

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President Biden has a low opinion of Neanderthals and people who love liberty. Democrats love democracy, except when they don't. Cancel culture comes for Dr. Seuss, but there's a more nuanced perspective to the whole thing. Where does the left get the moral authority to cancel anybody?

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Did Coca-Cola sponsor racist training? Why are racism and other forms of bigotry wrong in the broader sense? Will America under the Democrats blow right by statism and go straight to Eco-fascism? Conservative Populism and the future of the Republican Party

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The Left is waging a war against free speech. Various reasons for this are explored. Why the Left hated Rush Limbaugh (RIP), and hates Donald Trump.

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Stop the political theater: Bring the troops back home (from D.C.). Stop putting people in the energy sector out of work. Stop keeping our kids from going to school. A few other things the government should stop.

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Trump's legal team will argue, among other things, that the Senate impeachment proceedings amount to an illegal trial by the legislature. You won't hear the last of this even after the impeachment. While the Democrats and the media are happy to see us squabble amongst ourselves over the size of our Covid-19 relief checks, they know that we're distracted from a lot of things in the bill that we wouldn't want.

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What's the Game Stop controversy all about? Does it have greater ramifications outside of the investment world? Good news (maybe) on the Covid-19 front as Johnson & Johnson gets closer to having their single-shot vaccine approved. How can President Biden manipulate people's perception of the Covid-19 crisis and how he and his fellow Democrats can call off the crisis having done virtually nothing, if and when they see fit.

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The U.S. is still a republic, but it is now a stretch to call it a *constitutional" republic. How, when, and why did this happen? What was the likely real reason for having 25,000 troops, checkpoints, and barbed wire in the U.S. Capital for the inauguration? What can conservatives, and other non-leftists do to keep pressure on Big Tech, and our elected leaders to support freedom of speech and of association? What about the impeachment of Trump? Is it even legal? With all this talk of "re-educating" Trump supporters and other conservatives, what beliefs do they think need to be purged from us? Personal freedom! The Rule of Law, Capitalism?

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The definition of "bigot" is given and how bigotry can refer to political bigotry. The left has an odd philosophical problem, Critical Theory, the theory that undergirds most of their ideology is vindicated trough their recent actions in a way they didn't count on. The effects of tech tyranny are discussed and how it can be fought.

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We'd, Jan 6 was a catastrophic day for the republic for many reasons and on many levels. There was violence at the Capitol, resulting in 4 deaths and over 50 arrests. That ended any hope that the President could remain in office by some 1877 type deal. Even worse, the Republicans lost the Senate, opening the possibility of many radical policies being implemented. Still worse, the left is exploiting this disaster to engage in an all out assault on free speech. What can we do short of civil war to keep our freedoms intact? A few ideas are presented.

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Some of the most popular episodes of 2020 are reviewed. Covered are the reasons for starting the podcast as a way of teaching conservatism. COVID-19 the proposed COVID-19 Bill if Rights. The Gen Flynn case is revisited, as well as some of the civil unrest that followed The George Floyd incident. Why it's OK to love America. Finally some things that could happen in 2021 are explored.

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The end of last winter saw a very questionable interpretation of the Constitution leading to the impeachment of President Trump. The spring saw the spread of a deadly new plague ans likewise fear mongering over it. The summer saw massive social unrest prompted by the George Floyd killing. The fall of course meant election season and a lot of dubious election results. This winter will see the fallout from the election but also, more hopefully the introduction of a COVID-19 vaccine. The only way to screw it up would be to introduce intersectional politics into the prioritization of its initial distribution, which is of course how some localities have chosen to manage it. 2020 may be almost over, but we're not out of trouble yet.

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The first Christmas, the real meaning of Christmas, and what the true first Gift was. A little on how the Judaeo-Christian philosophy influenced America's Founders. How fear is being used to control us, especially with regards to COVID-19.

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SCOTUS has elected not to hear two critical cases that might have swayed the 2020 election results. Did they do so out of sound legal principle or out of fear? How fear of COVID 19 makes people ignore the science that should be good news for them.

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The evils of utopianism. The three common tenets of utopian schemes . What a Biden mask mandate would really mean. How a vaccine can and should end the crisis.

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The apparent hypocrisy of some blue state governors and mayor's is not hypocritical in their minds. Their actions are in complete integrity-- just not with the values we think. The longer we wait to stand up for our rights and the more rights we cede, the harder it will be to get them back. How meritocracies and capitalism put a lie to Cultural Marxist theory.

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A quick review of the state of the recounts, and the developing Dominion software situation. Is the Durham investigation into sptgate petering out? Why that would be a bad thing. Thanksgiving in the era of Covid. Is this the last straw? What remains for us to be thankful for.

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What will be the fallout from the 2020 election? What did the Biden voters want and is that what they will get if Biden becomes president. Biden voters looking for a collectivist utopia are probably ignorant of certain facts, particularly Socialism's failures in the 20th century and the reasons for them. Contrast that with the successes of capitalism and free markets that will be lost under socialism or GND eco-fascism.

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Allegations of election fraud. Other races and what they mean. The republic's last firewall, the Senate.

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What happens if Biden wins? What happens if Trump wins?

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Robert Reich sends out an ominous tweet suggesting his desire to expose and punish Trump supporters. The final debate and some of the points the President made. How Hunter's alleged dealings in foreign countries exposes his father to possible blackmail.

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ACB will be a SCOTUS justice and why the left won't be happy. Biden leaves the door open to court-packing. Hunter has created a problem for his dad, but only if enough people care about corruption.

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How and why Pence won the VP debate. Points he scored against Harris on Biden's plagiarism, taxes, fracking and court packing. The Democrat's coup plans reviewed.

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The President and several of his advisors now have COVID. Was the campaign worth the risk? Will Biden's risk adverse style pay off? How do the different strategies match up with each candidate's political philosophy? Will the sidelining of 3 senators due to COVID slow or hinder the ongoing effort to confirm ACB to the SCOTUS? What each side would like to see.

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Why the nomination of ACB is important and why she should be appointed soon. Will Joe Biden live up to low expectations in the 1st Presidential Debate?

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died leaving a huge vacancy in the Supreme Court. How does her loss effect the balance of the Court? What does each side want to happen? How Biden could declare the COVID-19 crisis ended through clever manipulation of the media and the testing process. Could President Trump have prevented every single Covid death in this country?

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Republicans vs Democrats simplified. Debate prediction: One and done for Biden. A frightening glimpse into the Democrat/Never Trumper mind.

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Covid tyranny in Australia-- Is it a preview of what we might see under a Biden regime? Who gets the vaccine first and why does Harris try to sow the seeds of doubt about it?

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More DNC review and review of the RNC, news on the COVID-19 front.

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Joe Biden gets the DNC nomination. How will Biden fix the COVID crisis? What else does the left have planned for us should Biden win?

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The mean-spirited treatment of Robert Trump's death by the left. Biden chooses his running mate. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are conservative values.

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The Democrat's divide and conquer strategy, Trump the conservative, an inconvenient truth about the Second Amendment.

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AOC picks a fight with a Catholic saint, Ignorance of HCQ is enforced. Ignorance about Sweden's apparent success with Covid 19 is similarly enforced.

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A woman appoints herself the mask police. Are "mask Nazis" a thing on left? Leftist bigotry may now have a body count.

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Non-Covid-19 teacher's union demands are examined. More differences between the right and the left.

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Wearing a mask when necessary is a virtue, demanding others wear one is not. Reasons to love America.

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The ID4 edition reflects on the current state America's freedom. What is behind our current loss of freedom under COVID-19.

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Bigotry is defined and its different forms are explored especially the ideological and political bigotry of the left.

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Injustice in Atlanta and the toppling of statues, and how police react to each.

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Who should pay for the riots? How is the CHAZ situation going to be resolved? If you don't believe certain rights come from God, then from whom?

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Have the demonstrations made things better? What is "systemic racism"? And: To mask or not to mask?

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The killing if George Floyd and subsequent riots. Did the lockdowns contribute to the unrest? What happens with the riots post- lockdown?

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How blue state leaders dehumanize us in the name of creating a utopia, and a Massege and question about how our fallen heroes might look at our current situation.

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First Obamagate is discussed, the how red states reopening will add pressure for blue states to reopen, and how the concepts left vs right differ from reality.

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I talk about how The Gen Flynn prosecution relates to conservatism. I discuss how Gov Murphy's plan to reopen NJ measures up to my Covid 19 Bill of Rights. American conservatism explained.

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The inaugural Liberty Relearned podcast. Why LR was started and a proposed Citizen's Covid 19 Bill of Rights.

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