I’ve now heard of 2 cases thru friend of a friend of FBI visiting persons who were at Trump rally in DC on J6, but stated they were not at Capital. I cannot confirm claim not at Capital, but can state both cases involved senior citizens. First case was FBI visit in 2023 to private home in mid size city (less than 150K). Private homeowner said he would not speak to FBI without attorney present and recording conversation. FBI backed off and never re-contacted. 2nd case FBI visit in 2024 (large metro area), demanding homeowner speak during visit and then also answer further questions downtown FBI office. This 2nd case still ongoing. I’m just a regular guy and 2 to 3 degrees from Kevin Bacon on this stuff. Am I alone in this or are others aware of this in your circles?
Two things on my mind as it relates to maintaining my Liberty: 1) I’m never going to buy an electric car. I do not want to be tethered to government run (centralized) charge stations 2) if digital government fiat currency is forced on me in future to live/ survive, I’ll only keep the bare minimum in that exchange. Deleverage from (wolf in sheep’s clothing) tyranny is my only choice. I will not stop speaking my mind, and if this becomes a problem for big brother then less dependence is my best option.
Hey Matt, just a note to provide a few more data points. I don’t know anyone who went to DC on J6 and also haven’t heard of anyone near me being questioned by the FBI or anyone else about it.
Regarding your other points; I am not buying an electric car because they seem worse for the environment than traditional options.
Regarding government digital currency, I am kinda already there in that most of my money is online anyway: Banks, credit cards, stocks, bonds, ETFs, crypto, etc; all online and tracked by Big Brother.
Yeah, I don’t know anyone either RE J6, just hearing about this 2nd hand. I’m too mostly already loaded up $ digitally. I’m not looking forward to day when there isn’t a tangible piece of physical currency available. At that point we have potential to be slaves.
Regarding the FBI pulling the security clearance, I remember being stressed mine was going to be pulled when in the military because of the crime I committed (underage drinking! Lol). Fortunately, they let me keep mine. But it does really screw you if you get denied one or have it pulled.
Though we tend to focus on the clear evils of the Far Left (which did not cease to be "far" by becoming mainstream), there is also a serious problem with Elitism, which is necessarily the sworn enemy of Populism. "Democracy is a middle-class form of government." My way of putting it, focusing on the other side of the coin, is "History records no example of a nobility willing to share power equally with its associated peasantry". It just seems to be part of human nature that persons with "exalted" status, by way of money or (in the case of the FBI) power, feel "We are so much better than them! Enough with these uppity peasants!" We have in effect failed to prevent a dangerous nobility from developing.
True though my focus is often on the "conservatives " who collaborate. My only consolation is that Europe is worse. The CDU and Tories are even more useless than Republicans
Yes, there are some complicating considerations. For the historical moment, we still have "the Uni-Party", best exemplified by McConnell. But the overall trend is clearly for the Demos to become the party of rich Whites. And it seems that rich Whites are willing to cough up a bit of their money to "assuage" the White Guilt that they have wrongly accepted.
But the more they hold down poor Whites, the less of their money they will have to cough up in order to raise poor non-Whites above poor Whites. Enter emotional logic. If they are going to harm poor Whites, they need to believe that poor Whites *deserve* to be harmed: "Racists! Far Right! Threat to Democracy! Domestic Terrorists!" It's like the OJ trial: in order to justify acquittal, many Blacks talked themselves into the absurd idea that OJ was really innocent. I was surprised by that. I had thought they were just engaging in "Jury Nullification". But no: for many, emotional logic kicked in. It was an eye-opening moment.
Hey Richard, this from WSJ today “…They can’t believe that instead of gratefully returning Joe Biden and his enlightened Democrats for four more years of the green revolution, vast increases in state spending and further devotion to the modern religion of diversity, equity and inclusion, American voters from no-name places between New York and California may succeed again in placing in the White House the man these Continental elites regard as the greatest threat to democracy ever….”
Can't read the whole thing but got the gist of it. I dissent from the view that this was a big victory for the Right. France and Austria were wins but Hungary and Poland were losses. In Germany, AfD won and socialists lost but the big winner was CDU which is even more useless than Republicans. Meloni won but at the expense of her more conservative allies. The rest was mostly standoffs
America is disintegrating in just about every imaginable way. I have a front row seat in Chicago where I watch the unraveling every day. Check out this video of our “weekend shootings.” Another wild weekend in Chicago due to, as usual, black wilding which has ruined Chicago and most of our major cities. We simply cannot survive like this which is why I believe only AI can save us. David Shapiro is one of my favorites I follow. He believes AI will easily enable us to live at least 500 years. I agree. Soon AI powered healthcare will make it possible for us to just keep kicking the can down the road so that we don’t have to die. What’s not to like about that? The best of times. The worst of times. Our situation in a nutshell.
“9 people dead, 8 kids among 38 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings.” (2 min)
I used to consider Chicago as the best city in the world objectively speaking. About 10 years ago, observing the developments: corruption without limits, loss of responsibility by bureaucrats, etc. I predicted that in 10-15 years, Chicago would become Detroit. Sadly, here we are 😢
A beautiful city by the lake ruined by blacks and Woke white leftists and this is happening all over the country. I read the comments on these videos and people all over the country are very much aware of this. An impossible and unsustainable situation and our external situation is also an ever worsening disaster. Only AI is powerful enough to save us from all of our out of control problems which are taking us to the abyss.
I’ve now heard of 2 cases thru friend of a friend of FBI visiting persons who were at Trump rally in DC on J6, but stated they were not at Capital. I cannot confirm claim not at Capital, but can state both cases involved senior citizens. First case was FBI visit in 2023 to private home in mid size city (less than 150K). Private homeowner said he would not speak to FBI without attorney present and recording conversation. FBI backed off and never re-contacted. 2nd case FBI visit in 2024 (large metro area), demanding homeowner speak during visit and then also answer further questions downtown FBI office. This 2nd case still ongoing. I’m just a regular guy and 2 to 3 degrees from Kevin Bacon on this stuff. Am I alone in this or are others aware of this in your circles?
Two things on my mind as it relates to maintaining my Liberty: 1) I’m never going to buy an electric car. I do not want to be tethered to government run (centralized) charge stations 2) if digital government fiat currency is forced on me in future to live/ survive, I’ll only keep the bare minimum in that exchange. Deleverage from (wolf in sheep’s clothing) tyranny is my only choice. I will not stop speaking my mind, and if this becomes a problem for big brother then less dependence is my best option.
Hey Matt, just a note to provide a few more data points. I don’t know anyone who went to DC on J6 and also haven’t heard of anyone near me being questioned by the FBI or anyone else about it.
Regarding your other points; I am not buying an electric car because they seem worse for the environment than traditional options.
Regarding government digital currency, I am kinda already there in that most of my money is online anyway: Banks, credit cards, stocks, bonds, ETFs, crypto, etc; all online and tracked by Big Brother.
Yeah, I don’t know anyone either RE J6, just hearing about this 2nd hand. I’m too mostly already loaded up $ digitally. I’m not looking forward to day when there isn’t a tangible piece of physical currency available. At that point we have potential to be slaves.
No surprise to anyone who has been paying attention.
Regarding the FBI pulling the security clearance, I remember being stressed mine was going to be pulled when in the military because of the crime I committed (underage drinking! Lol). Fortunately, they let me keep mine. But it does really screw you if you get denied one or have it pulled.
Though we tend to focus on the clear evils of the Far Left (which did not cease to be "far" by becoming mainstream), there is also a serious problem with Elitism, which is necessarily the sworn enemy of Populism. "Democracy is a middle-class form of government." My way of putting it, focusing on the other side of the coin, is "History records no example of a nobility willing to share power equally with its associated peasantry". It just seems to be part of human nature that persons with "exalted" status, by way of money or (in the case of the FBI) power, feel "We are so much better than them! Enough with these uppity peasants!" We have in effect failed to prevent a dangerous nobility from developing.
True though my focus is often on the "conservatives " who collaborate. My only consolation is that Europe is worse. The CDU and Tories are even more useless than Republicans
Yes, there are some complicating considerations. For the historical moment, we still have "the Uni-Party", best exemplified by McConnell. But the overall trend is clearly for the Demos to become the party of rich Whites. And it seems that rich Whites are willing to cough up a bit of their money to "assuage" the White Guilt that they have wrongly accepted.
But the more they hold down poor Whites, the less of their money they will have to cough up in order to raise poor non-Whites above poor Whites. Enter emotional logic. If they are going to harm poor Whites, they need to believe that poor Whites *deserve* to be harmed: "Racists! Far Right! Threat to Democracy! Domestic Terrorists!" It's like the OJ trial: in order to justify acquittal, many Blacks talked themselves into the absurd idea that OJ was really innocent. I was surprised by that. I had thought they were just engaging in "Jury Nullification". But no: for many, emotional logic kicked in. It was an eye-opening moment.
By some metrics, I am a rich or at least upper middle class white but I identify as a Deplorable.
By any metric, I am well-educated. But I too identify as Deplorable.
I too am a humble Deplorable.
Hey Richard, this from WSJ today “…They can’t believe that instead of gratefully returning Joe Biden and his enlightened Democrats for four more years of the green revolution, vast increases in state spending and further devotion to the modern religion of diversity, equity and inclusion, American voters from no-name places between New York and California may succeed again in placing in the White House the man these Continental elites regard as the greatest threat to democracy ever….”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/before-trump-le-deluge-in-europe-populism-politics-c08df17c?mod=opinion_lead_pos6
Can't read the whole thing but got the gist of it. I dissent from the view that this was a big victory for the Right. France and Austria were wins but Hungary and Poland were losses. In Germany, AfD won and socialists lost but the big winner was CDU which is even more useless than Republicans. Meloni won but at the expense of her more conservative allies. The rest was mostly standoffs
Thanks Richard for the insights; those points were not evident to me.
Sasha, yesterday I cleaned out my inbox. Of hundreds of emails I deleted, many unread, none were from you, or A Midwestern Doctor, or Jeff Childers.
Thank you for producing content that I do not delete until read, if then. Good job.
It’s a tragedy
America is disintegrating in just about every imaginable way. I have a front row seat in Chicago where I watch the unraveling every day. Check out this video of our “weekend shootings.” Another wild weekend in Chicago due to, as usual, black wilding which has ruined Chicago and most of our major cities. We simply cannot survive like this which is why I believe only AI can save us. David Shapiro is one of my favorites I follow. He believes AI will easily enable us to live at least 500 years. I agree. Soon AI powered healthcare will make it possible for us to just keep kicking the can down the road so that we don’t have to die. What’s not to like about that? The best of times. The worst of times. Our situation in a nutshell.
“9 people dead, 8 kids among 38 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings.” (2 min)
CBS Chicago. Jun 10, 2024
https://youtu.be/NLfAJrKxNGI?si=OokAUASW3Z0Xb1V1
“Act as if you’ll live to 500 - How I’m living in light of AI.” (15 min)
David Shapiro. Jun 10, 2024
https://youtu.be/leo1WJU56qs?si=29j6U9Y2evwqp4-C
Спасибо!
I used to consider Chicago as the best city in the world objectively speaking. About 10 years ago, observing the developments: corruption without limits, loss of responsibility by bureaucrats, etc. I predicted that in 10-15 years, Chicago would become Detroit. Sadly, here we are 😢
A beautiful city by the lake ruined by blacks and Woke white leftists and this is happening all over the country. I read the comments on these videos and people all over the country are very much aware of this. An impossible and unsustainable situation and our external situation is also an ever worsening disaster. Only AI is powerful enough to save us from all of our out of control problems which are taking us to the abyss.
This country is headed to a dangerous place thanks to the intolerant left.