I have said many things in my life that have made me cringe. Fortunately most people never remember them. We are all probably better off with that being the case. Some people are quoted so much that it would be hard to pin them down for their greatest wisdom. Some, like Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln, are so often misquoted or falsely quoted that it is hard to tell where to start and stop.
Think of some famous quotes, or quotes that used to be famous before the Progressives took over control of education.
Martin Luther, “Here I stand”
Nathan Hale, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
Horace Greeley, “Go west, young man...”
John Ruskin, “There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey.”
FDR: “Nothing to fear but fear itself”
Harry Truman: “The buck stops here.”
What will modern news makers be known for? You might have your own suggestions but here are a few.
Ronald Reagan: Evil Empire, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
President Trump: Fake News
Hillary Clinton: Deplorables, Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
Bill Clinton: What the meaning of “is” is.
Richard Nixon: “I am not a crook.”
Barak Obama: “You will be able to keep your doctor.”
Any liberal: “Racist!!!!”
I am sure this is just a short list. Some have said a lot of memorable things. The question is, what will we remember. For me the hardest to remember will always be the last 10 things my wife told me to do.
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Saturday, September 21, 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019
Opus 2019-181: Plow vs Crown: “How You Gonna Keep Them Down on the Farm?”, part 2 of 2
The new United States rejected the European model. They were aware they were doing it. They wanted a place where people could follow their dreams and live up to their potential without requiring permission from the king and his minions. They did away with hereditary privilege. That leaves not place for an anointed class with built in wisdom. The Progressives under any name be it Democrat, Republican, Socialist, Communist, Liberal, to name a few, want their power back. They are jealous of their ancestors.
To do that they have to destroy the American dream and replace it with the historic class structure of the rest of the world. People need to know their place and the instruments of power need to be reserved for those in the ruling class. Massive immigration is part of the plan. They need to flood the country with enough people that they do not assimilate. They don’t want the new people to become Americans. They want them to be enclaves they can control.
In Who Are We? Samuel Huntington quotes Nathan Glazer and Daniel Moynihan about assimilation.
Thus they must bring us down. It is what is going on when we see a common American, Michael Flynn going to trial and an admitted criminal, Hillary Clinton, still on the speaking circuit.
Will we pull out of the nose dive? Is it too late? The Anointed that control education, media and bureaucratic government are working to replace the American Dream with something we might call “The Divine Right of the Elite.” It took hundreds of years for common people to get a solid victory. The battle is still going on. It will continue even is America falls. It will resurrect itself every time a peasant looks at the stars and says, “This isn’t right!”
As we often paraphrase Pogo, “We have met the Civil War, and it is us.”
Huntington, Samuel P. Who Are We? New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.
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To do that they have to destroy the American dream and replace it with the historic class structure of the rest of the world. People need to know their place and the instruments of power need to be reserved for those in the ruling class. Massive immigration is part of the plan. They need to flood the country with enough people that they do not assimilate. They don’t want the new people to become Americans. They want them to be enclaves they can control.
In Who Are We? Samuel Huntington quotes Nathan Glazer and Daniel Moynihan about assimilation.
“‘To what does one assimilate in modern America?’ In 1900 the answer was clear: assimilation meant Americanization. In 2000 the answers were complicated, contradictory, and ambiguous. Many elite Americans were no longer confident of the virtue of their mainstream culture and instead preached a doctrine of diversity and equal validity of all cultures in America.” p. 199The Average American believes that this country is the best place to live. They believe that historically the American dream is unique. This country has brought security and prosperity to the masses. Again the Declaration of Independence talks about “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. The Elite does not like that because a happy, secure, prosperous America does not need them. We threaten them because if large numbers of people are successful they will undermine the elite’s power and threaten their control.
Thus they must bring us down. It is what is going on when we see a common American, Michael Flynn going to trial and an admitted criminal, Hillary Clinton, still on the speaking circuit.
Will we pull out of the nose dive? Is it too late? The Anointed that control education, media and bureaucratic government are working to replace the American Dream with something we might call “The Divine Right of the Elite.” It took hundreds of years for common people to get a solid victory. The battle is still going on. It will continue even is America falls. It will resurrect itself every time a peasant looks at the stars and says, “This isn’t right!”
As we often paraphrase Pogo, “We have met the Civil War, and it is us.”
Huntington, Samuel P. Who Are We? New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.
homo unius libri
Opus 2019-180: Plow vs Crown: “How You Gonna Keep Them Down on the Farm?”, part 1 of 2
I have seen numerous articles about the next American Civil War. Some say we are already involved. Others say it is coming. I would submit that we have been involved in that war since the first colony was established. In the non-English colonies it was over before it started. In the English Thirteen it was fought vigorously and is still going on.
It is a war between those who think they deserve to rule and those who don’t want to be ruled. I think of it as the struggle between the plow and the crown. You can trace it back as far as Western Civilization has been in existence. America came into existence because there were enough of what would be considered the upper class who believed in the principle that Jefferson put in the Declaration of Independence about “all men were created equal.” They were willing to reject the European model and create an new experiment in government. They won that battle but the war will never be over. Oppressors need to oppress. It is who they are and they cannot change.
Thomas Sowell likes to call them “The Anointed”. Whether they believe in God or not they believe that something has endowed them with the responsibility to direct the masses. They know what is best for us but in order to win they must Balkanize and impoverish us. We see it happening with the race baiting, the attempt to make the successful into the enemy, the need to break down our borders and flood the country with people who have not desire to become Americans. All of this has a clear goal: To keep the ruling elite in power.
To be concluded...
Sowell, Thomas. The Vision of the Anointed. New York: Basic Books, 1995
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It is a war between those who think they deserve to rule and those who don’t want to be ruled. I think of it as the struggle between the plow and the crown. You can trace it back as far as Western Civilization has been in existence. America came into existence because there were enough of what would be considered the upper class who believed in the principle that Jefferson put in the Declaration of Independence about “all men were created equal.” They were willing to reject the European model and create an new experiment in government. They won that battle but the war will never be over. Oppressors need to oppress. It is who they are and they cannot change.
Thomas Sowell likes to call them “The Anointed”. Whether they believe in God or not they believe that something has endowed them with the responsibility to direct the masses. They know what is best for us but in order to win they must Balkanize and impoverish us. We see it happening with the race baiting, the attempt to make the successful into the enemy, the need to break down our borders and flood the country with people who have not desire to become Americans. All of this has a clear goal: To keep the ruling elite in power.
To be concluded...
Sowell, Thomas. The Vision of the Anointed. New York: Basic Books, 1995
homo unius libri
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Opus 2019-179: Critical Mass: Do You Think You Are Funny
One of the strong indicators that liberals have lost their grip on life has to do with their sense of humor, or more accurately, their lack of a sense of humor. It used to be that a liberal bastion like Saturday Night Live was actually funny even if you didn’t like their political slant. I have not heard much from them lately but my source has always been others quoting them. People with a feminine outlook on life have the same problem. They don’t get male humor. We used to have a female math teacher on our team of four and every once in awhile we would have to stop and say, “Joke, Irene, Joke.” To which she would say, “Oh” and nod her head. The closest to a female Don Rickles I can think of was Phyllis Diller but you would never call her feminine. This lack of perspective is one of the reasons that President Trump is able to jerk their chains so well.
Even a middle school student knows the difference between bagging and insulting. Liberals are horrified by both. In case you did not live through those years, bagging is also called roasting, knocking, burning, etc. It is a type of humor that mocks the other person with no intent to insult or hurt. It is downright funny. Public education tells kids it is inappropriate. The kids know better but learned not to expect it. They would say, “Are you trying to bag?” To which I would answer, “No. I am not trying. I am succeeding.”
Our society is being weakened by a lack of humor. We are going to get so serious and careful that we will dry up and blow away. I hope that people can lighten up again. We need Polack jokes. We need blond jokes. We need all of those ways in which we learned to not take ourselves seriously. So mock away. It can be healthy. Be sarcastic but be clever. As you loosen up keep an eye out for liberals and give trigger warnings. “Humor ahead. Proceed at your own risk.”
homo unius libri
Even a middle school student knows the difference between bagging and insulting. Liberals are horrified by both. In case you did not live through those years, bagging is also called roasting, knocking, burning, etc. It is a type of humor that mocks the other person with no intent to insult or hurt. It is downright funny. Public education tells kids it is inappropriate. The kids know better but learned not to expect it. They would say, “Are you trying to bag?” To which I would answer, “No. I am not trying. I am succeeding.”
Our society is being weakened by a lack of humor. We are going to get so serious and careful that we will dry up and blow away. I hope that people can lighten up again. We need Polack jokes. We need blond jokes. We need all of those ways in which we learned to not take ourselves seriously. So mock away. It can be healthy. Be sarcastic but be clever. As you loosen up keep an eye out for liberals and give trigger warnings. “Humor ahead. Proceed at your own risk.”
homo unius libri
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Opus 2019-178: Cheek or Sword
I was reading a meme poster about trusting God which is something I believe in. However the final words were “Just stand and let God fight this battle.” I salute the intent but I am not sure the advise becomes more than an admonition to join the slaughter. I would guess that most times we should focus on standing up and being counted as we trust but where would Israel have been if everyone has responded that way when Gideon put out the word?
It is true that God does not really need our help. He could zap the bad guys with lightening bolts. The problem is I don’t see that happening in the Bible, history or life. Gideon sent most of the willing home but he still kept the 300 to light torches, blow trumpets, break pitchers and finish the slaughter.
So the big question is not trust but obedience. Most of the time it is turn the other cheek. I grant you that, and we don’t like it. We need to be aware though that there will be the times when we are chasing the Canaanites of our world and told to take no prisoners.
Be careful of two things: Zeal generated by political manipulators and sloth reinforced by Satan. It is often hard to tell the difference but that is why God gave us brains, the word and the Holy Spirit.
homo unius libri
It is true that God does not really need our help. He could zap the bad guys with lightening bolts. The problem is I don’t see that happening in the Bible, history or life. Gideon sent most of the willing home but he still kept the 300 to light torches, blow trumpets, break pitchers and finish the slaughter.
So the big question is not trust but obedience. Most of the time it is turn the other cheek. I grant you that, and we don’t like it. We need to be aware though that there will be the times when we are chasing the Canaanites of our world and told to take no prisoners.
Be careful of two things: Zeal generated by political manipulators and sloth reinforced by Satan. It is often hard to tell the difference but that is why God gave us brains, the word and the Holy Spirit.
homo unius libri
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Opus 2019-177: The Real Hunger Games
I have noticed a lot of great memes based on the idea that guns don’t kill people; people kill people. One of them came to me this morning as I was thinking about my battle with diabetes. Everyone is different but for me the key to keeping diabetes in the green zone is to keep my weight down. The battle continues.
I want to blame the food. I want to blame my family. I want to blame the holidays. I want to blame all kinds of things.
As the meme suggests, if food made me fat then the most effective diet would be a locked door. That way the chips could not get out of the bag, run into my room, force my mouth open and hop in. They would not be able to repeat until the bag was empty. All I would need to do is close the door. I wouldn’t even need to lock it.
In case you have not figured it out, it doesn’t work.
Maybe I will figure out the answer some day. Maybe a snack would help me think.
homo unius libri
I want to blame the food. I want to blame my family. I want to blame the holidays. I want to blame all kinds of things.
As the meme suggests, if food made me fat then the most effective diet would be a locked door. That way the chips could not get out of the bag, run into my room, force my mouth open and hop in. They would not be able to repeat until the bag was empty. All I would need to do is close the door. I wouldn’t even need to lock it.
In case you have not figured it out, it doesn’t work.
Maybe I will figure out the answer some day. Maybe a snack would help me think.
homo unius libri
Opus 2019-176: Something Else to “Never Forget”
Today is Constitution Day. It might be a good time to at least look at the preamble.
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure 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.It might be a good thing to require each member of congress to read this at least once a year.
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