Not stupid? Or stupid: a baker’s dozen points

Posted on 2021-08-11 by TPOL Nathan

A Baker’s Dozen ™ Things we learned (or should have) during the First 18 months of the Pandemic (and how we can see if we are stupid or not stupid).

I’ve learned a lot from the Coronavirus epidemic: I think all our readers have, as well. We are definitely and at least slightly more informed about viruses and immunology than in January of 2020. But we have ALL learned a whole lot about the politicians and medical professionals whom we support – and whom we put in office or chose to “run our lives.”

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Here are a few high points – feel free to contribute your own to the list (in the comments). Let us concentrate on election of politicians to office.  We have learned (or should have learned) that we put the wrong politicians into office …

They have demonstrated their stupidity… or have they demonstrated OUR stupidity?

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However! There is hope – we don’t HAVE to collapse

Posted on 2021-08-05 by TPOL Nathan

In the last two commentaries (here and here), we’ve discussed the amazing resiliency of the Fifty States’ society, economy, culture, and even political system. And I have warned that it may not last: the stresses are great and may overwhelm our already weakened systems. I think there is very good reason to be cautious.

BUT…

The American nations do NOT have to fall. Yes, the Pax Americana (however poorly named and maintained) probably will. And the Imperium Americana – the American Empire – almost certainly will (and should) collapse. But those are NOT the American nations. The Fifty States themselves do have a good chance of surviving.

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… Folks, the bad dream is NOT over

Posted on 2021-08-04 by TPOL Nathan

Yesterday (3 AUG 2021) I looked at the perhaps unexpected robustness of the Fifty States. Our society, economy, and political system have survived the last year and a half. Read that here.

BUT….

“The bad dream is over.” That is what we were told, wasn’t it? Back in January? All the rhetoric of Inauguration Day about how (to paraphrase) our national nightmare was. over. Despite the “flight” of The Donald into exile in Florida. Despite the massive witch hunt since then, of the “insurrectionists.” Despite the relative lack of mass violence in the Fifty States’ capitals and in DC. (Except for Seattle and Portland (which are NOT State capitals). Despite the apparent fact that AntiFa does NOT want Uncle Joe to be massa. (Who’d have thought it?) Despite the vomiting forth of imperial decrees. Not just from Uncle Joe, but from many of the tyrannical State rulers: Empresses and kings and more. Despite the failure of our economy and society to collapse.

But the nightmare is NOT over. Indeed, it is only just begun. However resilient our societies, our economy, even our “governmental” system seems to have been until now. There is MORE to come.

NONE of the factors that have stressed our nations have gone away: political and social and economic and medical and monetary problems are GROWING. Not shrinking, not bein solved. At best, they are being kicked down the street.

It is just going to get worse and worse, unless we stop it. And we can.

Yes, the Deep State is definitely in power – if they ever really were OUT of power. The thickness and strength of its tentacles are growing as we watch.

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The amazing robustness of the American economy and society, but …

Posted on 2021-08-03 by TPOL Nathan

Don’t get too excited about our society’s (or societies’) ability to survive all that much longer – at least as measured by history. Yes, it is amazing that we have gone this far, but it probably won’t last. Let’s see what we’ve survived so far, and then why we COULD go downhill quickly.

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The American way? Destroying authoritarian regimes

Posted on 2021-08-01 by TPOL Nathan

A question recently asked on a forum went something like this:

“Is destroying/destabilizing the central government the American way of freeing citizens from their authoritarian regime?”

The questioner was a bit sarcastic: “After all, having no central government and being ruled by terrorists and warlords is better than having a bad government, right?”

No, I do not think it is “the American Way” as in “Truth, justice, and the American way.” But it IS the “federal government” way – the FedGov way, or the DC or White House and Congress way of doing things. It is incredibly stupid. It kills millions, and makes life miserable for millions more.

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The rising insanity of COVID-19 dictates

Posted on 2021-07-30 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s Note: Dealing with various issues kept us from updating for several days, but we hope to resume a more regular schedule!

The news is coming fast and furious right now. Publicizing and abetting the fearmongering of government. New mandates of masking, vaccination, and even lockdowns are appearing daily. Our freedom? Poof!

Thursday seemed to be a particularly busy day:

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… on our knees before our “betters”

Posted on 2021-07-25 by TPOL Nathan

Municipal and county officials are often incredibly arrogant. For every customer service representative or equipment operator or even police officer who is friendly, helpful, courteous and encouraging? There seem to be two or three who are arrogant, condescending, sniffing out any sign of disobedience, independence, lack of total submission, “bad attitude” or hesitation. And most of these seem to be senior appointees, civil servants, or even elected officials. Often with a string of initials after their names, often starting with “C” for “Certified” this or that. Certified planners, certified building officials, certified municipal clerk, certified financial officer, and more. How they preen over their qualifications, their appointments, and their power!

Dare suggest that there may have been a mistake, may have been a confusing communication, or may have been a new (and always more harsh) interpretation of some code provision, city ordinance, county policy letter or poster? Oh dear, you are indeed something that you can tell they found on the bottom of their boot that they need to scrap off. And punish for not dodging out of the way of their tread.

But as over the top municipal officials may be, from lowly dog-catcher or sewer inspector to the City Administrator or Manager (who really rules the place, not the mayor and elected council)?

Judges are worse.

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Shots fired! Why we don’t need to panic

Posted on 2021-07-24 by TPOL Nathan

The app “NextDoor” is growing in popularity as a way of encouraging contact and making good neighbors.  But sometimes what is reported and discussed takes my breath away.

A very recent example took place in and around Rapid City, South Dakota. Someone on the west side of the City heard gunfire. (Rapid, with about 80,000 people, is about half IN the foothills of the Black Hills and half OUTside the Black Hills on the edge of the “sea of grass” that is the Great Plains. The shots came from the mountain’s side of town.)

Of course, people panicked on social media. And no doubt, many called the cops or the Sheriff or the Forest Service (USFS)

There seem to be numerous misunderstandings. Let us look at a few.

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… Condemned to repeat it – the sad case of Massachusetts

Posted on 2021-07-23 by TPOL Nathan

The quote “Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it” is attributed to the American philosopher George Santayana and it can be accurately quoted as “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” as stated in his work, The Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. 

As reported in the Lakota Times, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts continues to destroy its history and deny its founding principles. Thus ensuring that their history and the reason the State exists WILL be forgotten AND that the people of Massachusetts and their descendants will indeed be doomed to repeat it.

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Central Element of the “Sigillum Reipublicæ Massachusettensis”.

We are talking about the Coat-of-Arms of the Commonwealth, NOT the “Seal” as the LT article reports. Yes, there is a distinction. The Seal uses as its central element the Coat of Arms of Massachusetts. An official emblem of the State, the Coat of Arms was adopted by the Legislature in 1775, and then reaffirmed by Governor John Hancock and his Council on December 13, 1780. Yes, the same John Hancock whose bold signature is at the bottom of the American Declaration of Independence.

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Crumbling and collapsing

Posted on 2021-07-21 by TPOL Nathan

The recent tragic collapse of the apartment tower in Florida reminds us that life is fleeting and man’s creations are generally pretty-short-lived.

But the physical collapse and the death toll (expected to be near 200, I understand) is really minor, tragic as it is.

Societal collapse is far more insidious and dangerous, and in the long run, has a far higher death toll. It isn’t just the “autonomous zones” and protests/riots in places like Portland, Seattle, and elsewhere.

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Consider this story (a couple of weeks ago) from the Police Tribune, discussing how at least two major retail chains in California’s Bay Area (San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose) are giving up in the face of uncontrolled crime. Particularly in the moral and societal cesspool called San Francisco.

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