The injustice of humans against other humans because they don’t consider them as good is evil. However, those committing the deeds think they are right and will always rationalize to suit their purpose. Hate is the centerpiece.
David - thanksgiving for you being a most valued teacher, mentor and guide for us in these often dark days. I’m so grateful for you and all you offer us.
Speaking of pardoning the 6 January 2021 conspirators, paramilitary groups such as the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, Boogaloo Boys, KKK, and many others have been waiting -- impatiently -- and planning for this day for well over 40 years. The ascendance of Trump II represents nothing short of tacit (if not explicit) endorsement and empowerment of their various hateful agendas, which include, but are not limited to, white supremacy, racism, antisemitism, anti-LGBTQ, xenophobia, etc. Their hatreds go on and on. And they view Trump as their latter day Messiah. Oh, and did anyone mention that they are really, really well armed and looking eagerly for any excuses -- however flimsy -- to go ballistic?
For additional details, I recommend 'God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America' by Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware. Quoting from the book:
". . . according to American University scholar Cynthia Miller-Idriss's 'best estimate' at least 75,000 to 100,000 individuals are actively involved with white supremacist extremist groups, in addition to the 15,000 to 20,000 people who belong to armed militia organizations comprising some three hundred different groups, the threat of wide-spread acts of domestic terrorism -- perhaps leading to a sustained insurgency campaign and even civil war -- is not hyperbolic."
Even Elon Musk may not be able to buy his way out of the hate groups' long-awaited "Day of the rope."
Our 5 November 2024 election loosened the cork in the bottle containing the angry, centuries-old evil genie; our 20 January 2025 inauguration/coronation of President Trump will remove the cork fully. Many of us foresaw this and tried to warn our fellow citizens; elections have consequences, often unintended consequences. Welcome to dystopia.
You have to defend yourself. The government will not protect you and will not correct its wrongs.
If talking does not work and you meet violence, then nonlethal joint breaking might be the solution. I explore and give some basic instructions, and tell some interesting stories of what the human body can take in my podcast here:
What I am reminded of is a hockey game. What we are seeing from Trump and those associated with him is this. The game is going on and the Trump team is out there slashing, and tripping, and hooking, and boarding, and cross checking, and knocking the goalie out of the crease and basically they are allowed over and over and over again to get away with it because there is little to no effective response from either the referees or the opposing team. In a real hockey game that would NEVER take place.
A tough read.
It is.
Thanks, David. I was not aware of this history. My question is, how do we not let it happen?
The injustice of humans against other humans because they don’t consider them as good is evil. However, those committing the deeds think they are right and will always rationalize to suit their purpose. Hate is the centerpiece.
David - thanksgiving for you being a most valued teacher, mentor and guide for us in these often dark days. I’m so grateful for you and all you offer us.
Speaking of pardoning the 6 January 2021 conspirators, paramilitary groups such as the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, Boogaloo Boys, KKK, and many others have been waiting -- impatiently -- and planning for this day for well over 40 years. The ascendance of Trump II represents nothing short of tacit (if not explicit) endorsement and empowerment of their various hateful agendas, which include, but are not limited to, white supremacy, racism, antisemitism, anti-LGBTQ, xenophobia, etc. Their hatreds go on and on. And they view Trump as their latter day Messiah. Oh, and did anyone mention that they are really, really well armed and looking eagerly for any excuses -- however flimsy -- to go ballistic?
For additional details, I recommend 'God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America' by Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware. Quoting from the book:
". . . according to American University scholar Cynthia Miller-Idriss's 'best estimate' at least 75,000 to 100,000 individuals are actively involved with white supremacist extremist groups, in addition to the 15,000 to 20,000 people who belong to armed militia organizations comprising some three hundred different groups, the threat of wide-spread acts of domestic terrorism -- perhaps leading to a sustained insurgency campaign and even civil war -- is not hyperbolic."
Even Elon Musk may not be able to buy his way out of the hate groups' long-awaited "Day of the rope."
Our 5 November 2024 election loosened the cork in the bottle containing the angry, centuries-old evil genie; our 20 January 2025 inauguration/coronation of President Trump will remove the cork fully. Many of us foresaw this and tried to warn our fellow citizens; elections have consequences, often unintended consequences. Welcome to dystopia.
You have to defend yourself. The government will not protect you and will not correct its wrongs.
If talking does not work and you meet violence, then nonlethal joint breaking might be the solution. I explore and give some basic instructions, and tell some interesting stories of what the human body can take in my podcast here:
https://www.brighteon.com/ae392d88-18a1-4493-8710-239e74f511c3
What I am reminded of is a hockey game. What we are seeing from Trump and those associated with him is this. The game is going on and the Trump team is out there slashing, and tripping, and hooking, and boarding, and cross checking, and knocking the goalie out of the crease and basically they are allowed over and over and over again to get away with it because there is little to no effective response from either the referees or the opposing team. In a real hockey game that would NEVER take place.
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Debora Lynn Sloane
11-27–2024
Happy Thanksgiving