I'm done.
This nation, the nation I served is not worth my breath anymore. Whether what he says is true or not, this life was needless spent.
Not what I served to protect. I wish I never served.
Not what I served to protect. I wish I never served.
What is the point of knowing who the enemy is when no one in a position to do anything cares to act?
I was never pro-Trump. But I could appreciate and respect some of what he was doing, and he was getting results. It's like choosing to eat from the cat box when steak is on the table...yup, that's the America we live in.
realized long ago that their future is with the youth - not the adults. I will do what I can to educate my kids and grand kids but the odds are overwhelming. Who will be John Galt?.
Senator Gary Peters
Hart Senate Office Building
Suite 724
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Peters
I have enclosed my assessment of the recent election and its implications for our society. Now that the Democratic Party has control of all three branches of government I fear for our country. I am seventy five years old so the intended and unintended consequences will happen after I am long gone. However, my kids and grand kids will have to deal with these consequences. Sadly, legislators are only held accountable at the ballot box. As Tyler stated, “the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy.” At least we lasted 250 years .This will be your legacy unless you step up to the plate. But then, Congress takes care of it’s own so you will be unaffected.
As I see it we are in “Hunger Games meets Brave New World and Animal Farm in 1984 where Atlas Shrugged is no longer fiction.”
I realize this letter will fall on deaf ears but at least you cannot say you were never warned.
Sincerely,
Ben H. Colmery III
U.S.A.
Born July 4th, 1776
Died January 20th, 2021
RIP
I count in life one of my finest moments being getting chewed out by Stabacow’s Chief of Staff. I shut the power off on a conference she was holding. Oh my God the entitled whining I got to listen to. It was either that or let the magic smoke out of the transformer feeding the hotel. These so-called servants truly think they are our betters. If only I hadn’t been working for someone else at the time. I would have enjoyed laying into her. “You do NOT shut the power off on a United States Senator!” Whatever....call my boss and get out of my way.
Enjoy the Decline
We never won WWII it just shifted to an infiltration of our great land. FUQ you Kissmyassinger and the rest of the NAZI vermin. RIP USA!
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During this whole BLM movement of the past year or so I was reminded to give my son the lecture. "If you're ever stopped by the police you need to be very polite. 'Yes sir, yes maam...what can I do to help you?' They can take you out in a heartbeat just because they're having a bad day. The goal is to get away from them quickly and peacefully and make it home." This is what all those claiming special victim status were saying they were having to tell their kids. My son looks like Barron Trump. Doesn't matter. This isn't about color...all this crap we were seeing protested this past year. It's about force and abuse. It transcends color. But a vast majority of Americans don't seem to have two damned brain cells to rub together.
I expect no progress anymore in America. Just moronic violence. I was discussing this with a friend the other day. This past week I was watching that movie "First Man", about Neil Armstrong. If you haven't seen it...see it. It reminded me of how far we've come in America with technology in my lifetime because my very earliest memory is probably my dad saying "Listen to this on our radio. This man is going to step on the moon, son." Now we've all got computers for phones, the internet, etc. But are our lives better? Is our existence any safer? Are we enlightened as a people? Of course not. Why is that? Because we never bothered to learn how to think. Trust me...that's no accident. We really are just livestock.
Sorry for the long rant. 2020 was a f'ing disaster. I had worked hard my entire career to help mankind and make enough dough to be comfortable. I generated solutions that nobody wanted at first because of various stupid excuses. Then the pandemic crisis got as bad as I predicted and now everybody wants a piece of my time because everything has turned to shit. Zero foresight from people who needed to have it. Now I put in 12 hour days all the time but I'm getting too old and tired to continue to do that. Don't expect anything to improve in America...I'm glad I'm heading to the Gulch.
Correct. The police are not your friend. Have as little contact with them as possible.
I agree -- much of the modern day technology simply satiates the needs of the Right Now.
Things were better 40+ years ago (I was there) in that what you saw - perceived through senses - was much closer to reality. Nowadays, much of what is perceived is a sort of hologram -- fake news, fake science, fake pandemics, fake systemic racism, hell -- even a huge glop of the population thinks (well no, they don't think, they believe) that man never set foot on the moon.
I hope that you can put those 12 hour days out to pasture and get to your Gulch. The sooner the better. My personal Gulch consists of getting time on the snow (climbing), road trips ... sometimes with minimal planning ... and tuning out from all the spewage that is pushed out to the cattle in terms of MSM.
Please keep on sharing your perspectives. I think that wisdom is the accumulation of productive perspectives.
I really think the answers are yes. There are obviously huge problems. But things really are good.
Don't put in 12 hours a day if it's for those people telling you "this is a high-profile career make-or-break project." Money talks; BS walks. Despite all the problems, there are still a lot of fun and lucrative opportunities in the US.
Just image all the fun and profit one can have developing the IT framework to round people up to go to isolation camps where they can be re-educated all because they refused to be inoculated.
Jess Smiley (Fallacies of Vision)...and it coming like a freight train and no in position is willing to stop it.
Yes, I know what I just wrote may seem cold, but I saw the video, too. She died for nothing and nothing will come of it except where the MSMM can spin it into their narrative.
Will the anti-police rhetoric that's been foaming out of the rabid mouths in Congress add this as illustrative example? I expect not.
Unless AJAshinoff is a lot older than I'd guess, I must respectfully disagree. The relevant sacrifices were made by those who fought in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and (arguably) World War 2. America's other wars were fought to defend the rights of foreigners, violate the rights of foreigners, or violate the rights of Americans. (Reasonable people can disagree as to which of these applies to which wars.)
The readiness of the military to fight in defense of our liberties ensures that they don't have to actually do so, and for this they deserve our respect and thanks.
The only sacrifice I made was the temporary willing suspension of my Constitutional rights. Unlike many, and I'd have it no other way but voluntary, I stood up willing to risk my safety and even give my life if called on.Naive? Perhaps, but I did love Reagan and I was wrapped up in the sentiment of the time. Besides it was a good thing for me to do from a selfish standpoint.
@Rex_Little While I didn't ask for anyone thanks and I don't make more of my peacetime service than what it was (chess game with the Soviets), I do appreciate the tip of the hat even if I didn't serve in a war or skirmish or policing act. I was fortunate.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
The principals penned to parchment by the Founding Fathers are among the most valued. I served for me - the educational opportunities and benefits afforded me...and to see the world a bit. It wasn't until later in life that I sought greater value for the time when I willingly did not live as a free man.
In my opinion, free will is the apex of existence. The individuals right to determine his own course, his own beliefs, his own thoughts, his own 'enough' in life unimpeded by others. The society each of us is born into takes from that free will to maintain a semblance of order, offering security by adding constraints. That degree is unavoidable if you choose to remain in a society . The minimal government envisioned by the Framers to ensure as much free will as feasible within society is long dead. Now they seek to define each individuals existence by stripping almost all free will. Unacceptable. Intolerable.
There is a difference between giving up on the world around you and giving up on yourself, no?
The playing field has changed, but the game is not over. The Supreme Court is in conservative hands. Election security is now a front-and-center issue, and will likely improve by the next round in 2022. The entertainment Industry and big media are hard left, but that has been largely true since the 1950’s, and their bias is now obvious rather than hidden. Trust in government is at an all-time low. The lockdowns are becoming increasingly unpopular, and are increasingly being blamed on the Dems. Because of those same lockdowns, home schooling is making a big comeback.
Since the Dems are now running the country, voters will hold them responsible for whatever damage they cause in the next two years. Their margin in both houses of Congress is razor-thin, and can easily be reversed in 2022.
Although there’s no guarantee that things will get better, I don’t see any reason to abandon the political and ideological battlefield just yet.
1 Democrat socialist tyrants Since no Democrat bucks the throne, all Democrats are included.
2 Republican Tories -dedicated to power and the current environment. Rinos
3 Constitutionalists: loyalists to the backbone. The Constitution.
4 (Add another if needed)
Glad I'm 73. I shall live out what time I have left ignoring if not passively resisting those traitors who would be our Marxist masters as best as I can.
BTW, Pence, McConnell and the rest of those crooked RINO cowards who betrayed us can all go to hell.
Our choice.
Just don't start shooting at some Fort Sumter, y'all. Of course, Marxists are known to attack dissidents--there's always that.
1) Leave Trumps Immigration policies in place
2) No new taxes or elimination of Trump's tax cuts
3) No new regulations or elimination of Trump's regulation cuts.
4) No national lockdowns
5) No mail in ballots
6) No voting without picture ID
If The politicians wont at least NOT do these things, there will be hell to pay in the future