The American ruling class imagines itself as the reincarnation of the Versailles royal court, the most brilliant and exalted demigods to walk the earth, born to rule over a country of stupid smelly peasants ...which makes sense because if we dug up the corpse of Louis XIV and slapped one of his old perukes on him, he'd be the spitting image of Barbara Ferrer.
You have to wonder which will come first, their "success" at killing the First Amendment or the Second. They are clearly strenuously pushing for both and you can be sure their thinking is that when they have "removed" those Rights, along with the others, they will have "won".
What they don't realize is there is nothing so dangerous as a man denied his God given Rights. If his existence alone makes him a criminal, then he may as well make that existence count by removing as many of those "denying" him of those Rights.
If it lasts until the next election, take careful note of those who post "biden" signs in their yards. And since they seem to be ready to throw him over for a less reviled candidate who shares the same agenda, take not of those supporters as well. Having a map with their addresses clearly marked will come in really handy when push comes to shove.
I have my doubts we will make it until the election and if we do, precisely zero chance of the favored candidate being allowed to take office. If that is the case, make their supporters pay dearly. After all, they want a reduced human population, make them go first.
Dueling would bring a marked improvement to public discourse. If nothing else it would clear out the dross. The sharp retort of firearms would also be more meaningful than the noises emitted by the current crop of officials.
Live on TV, internet, mobile devices, whatever. Not guns though, that's for sissies.
Holmgång. The real deal. Two men (or women or woman vs man, let's be inclusive) naked, on a skerry.
One sword or axe each, one shield each. First blood or first death, anyone wanting to yield just needs to throw weapon and shiled and jump in the water.
"We can have intellectual individualism and the rich cultural diversities that we owe to exceptional minds only at the price of occasional eccentricity and abnormal attitudes. When they are so harmless to others or to the State as those we deal with here, the price is not too great. But freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order."
This was in 1943, when the existing order nationally was in much greater doubt than it was in Los Angeles County in 2022.
I fear we haven’t seen anything yet in regards to censoring/criminalizing speech as we head into 2024. If the ruling class can’t get pathetic and ignorant judges to give them the “cover” of judicial authority they will just ignore that little nicety and just do it anyway. Besides what are YOU going to do about it?
On a related note I am waiting for Tucker to be arrested for the high crime of talking to Alex Jones and posting it to X. They might even make it a two for and grab Elon at the same time.
I might wish for a change in the government of Venezuela or Argentina, but I do not call for the elimination of these nations. But apparently, responding to what amounts to death threats against an entire nation and its inhabitants requires a "nuanced" response. However complaining with manly firmness the board's invasions on the rights of the people is unacceptable to a judge or board of health whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant is unacceptable.
No doubt he would prefer to send hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out our substance. Oh wait, wouldn't that be the county's department of health?
One thing that is being under-reported in the alternative media (and of course not reported at all in mainstream) is the way the illiberal practices of the Washington Dems has trickled down to the state and local level.
For example, here in Colorado last month we had a referendum to repeal TABOR, the law that limits tax revenues and refunds any collections over a certain threshold back to taxpayers. The Dems have been dreaming of getting rid of this law for decades. The referendum got defeated soundly, 70% opposed.
What did the Dems do? First, the very next day after the election they blamed it on "right-wing misinformation," then the Dem legislature passed the referendum as a bunch of separate bills anyway. The Repub minority leader asked, if you were going to ignore the voters why did you bother having a referendum? And the Dem leader said, we know the people actually wanted this anyway.
And this wasn't a culture war issue or something to do with Bad Orange Man, their usual excuse for authoritarianism. It's a tax issue. But these days they reflexively ignore anything "the people" want.
We need more of these stories so I can use them to pummel the Dem voters I know, to show that a vote for these people isn't a vote for representation; it's a vote for a LACK of representation.
The American ruling class imagines itself as the reincarnation of the Versailles royal court, the most brilliant and exalted demigods to walk the earth, born to rule over a country of stupid smelly peasants ...which makes sense because if we dug up the corpse of Louis XIV and slapped one of his old perukes on him, he'd be the spitting image of Barbara Ferrer.
Coincidence?!?!
You have to wonder which will come first, their "success" at killing the First Amendment or the Second. They are clearly strenuously pushing for both and you can be sure their thinking is that when they have "removed" those Rights, along with the others, they will have "won".
What they don't realize is there is nothing so dangerous as a man denied his God given Rights. If his existence alone makes him a criminal, then he may as well make that existence count by removing as many of those "denying" him of those Rights.
If it lasts until the next election, take careful note of those who post "biden" signs in their yards. And since they seem to be ready to throw him over for a less reviled candidate who shares the same agenda, take not of those supporters as well. Having a map with their addresses clearly marked will come in really handy when push comes to shove.
I have my doubts we will make it until the election and if we do, precisely zero chance of the favored candidate being allowed to take office. If that is the case, make their supporters pay dearly. After all, they want a reduced human population, make them go first.
Dueling would bring a marked improvement to public discourse. If nothing else it would clear out the dross. The sharp retort of firearms would also be more meaningful than the noises emitted by the current crop of officials.
How exactly did we go from robust, earthly, but intelligent political discourse to a people who are afraid of the wrong words?
“Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William Fahey faces re-election in 2025.”
Now that’s what I call subtle! Wish I could vote in California.
Bring back dueling.
Live on TV, internet, mobile devices, whatever. Not guns though, that's for sissies.
Holmgång. The real deal. Two men (or women or woman vs man, let's be inclusive) naked, on a skerry.
One sword or axe each, one shield each. First blood or first death, anyone wanting to yield just needs to throw weapon and shiled and jump in the water.
Can't say fairer than that, no?
Just do not hand out leaflets opposing conscription at an induction location, then you shout fire in the crowded theater and go to jail.
The Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette. The majority opinion's available at the link: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/319/624
A quote:
"We can have intellectual individualism and the rich cultural diversities that we owe to exceptional minds only at the price of occasional eccentricity and abnormal attitudes. When they are so harmless to others or to the State as those we deal with here, the price is not too great. But freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order."
This was in 1943, when the existing order nationally was in much greater doubt than it was in Los Angeles County in 2022.
Does America have enough tumbrels, should the occasion arise? Or did we offshore that, too? Necessity is the mother of invention, anyway...
Again, our pike inventory is much too low.
I fear we haven’t seen anything yet in regards to censoring/criminalizing speech as we head into 2024. If the ruling class can’t get pathetic and ignorant judges to give them the “cover” of judicial authority they will just ignore that little nicety and just do it anyway. Besides what are YOU going to do about it?
On a related note I am waiting for Tucker to be arrested for the high crime of talking to Alex Jones and posting it to X. They might even make it a two for and grab Elon at the same time.
'Democracy in America' is one of the first books I ever read about America. How could De Tocqueville be so perceptive?
"your highness, the people are revolting."
"no doubt, counselor. completely revolting. and they're standing up against Us, too."
I can’t help but be reminded of this exchange from early in the underrated 90’s fantasy film “Dragonheart.”
Prince Einon: The peasants are revolting!
Lord Brok: They’ve always been revolting, Prince. Now they’re rebelling.
And at the same time, I read this: https://www.nysun.com/article/elise-stefanik-tells-the-sun-she-predicts-an-earthquake-in-higher-education-as-congress-prepares-antisemitism-probe-of-the-heads-of-harvard-penn-and-mit?lctg=1435166277&newsletter-access&utm_source=MG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Evening%20Sun%20%202023-12-08.
I might wish for a change in the government of Venezuela or Argentina, but I do not call for the elimination of these nations. But apparently, responding to what amounts to death threats against an entire nation and its inhabitants requires a "nuanced" response. However complaining with manly firmness the board's invasions on the rights of the people is unacceptable to a judge or board of health whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant is unacceptable.
No doubt he would prefer to send hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out our substance. Oh wait, wouldn't that be the county's department of health?
One thing that is being under-reported in the alternative media (and of course not reported at all in mainstream) is the way the illiberal practices of the Washington Dems has trickled down to the state and local level.
For example, here in Colorado last month we had a referendum to repeal TABOR, the law that limits tax revenues and refunds any collections over a certain threshold back to taxpayers. The Dems have been dreaming of getting rid of this law for decades. The referendum got defeated soundly, 70% opposed.
What did the Dems do? First, the very next day after the election they blamed it on "right-wing misinformation," then the Dem legislature passed the referendum as a bunch of separate bills anyway. The Repub minority leader asked, if you were going to ignore the voters why did you bother having a referendum? And the Dem leader said, we know the people actually wanted this anyway.
And this wasn't a culture war issue or something to do with Bad Orange Man, their usual excuse for authoritarianism. It's a tax issue. But these days they reflexively ignore anything "the people" want.
We need more of these stories so I can use them to pummel the Dem voters I know, to show that a vote for these people isn't a vote for representation; it's a vote for a LACK of representation.