This scares me too the thought of another World War I feel it coming yet for some reason when I tell others they just think that’s crazy. Thank you for sharing
The war will be fought with AI and social media, with no regard whatsoever for those beautiful kids struggling to survive in Gaza. It's fucking grotesque! Where the hell are we in this workd! Wtf is going on?
This war will be fought differently and with very different weapons.
The only light, is the complete and ignorant arrogance of this particular generation of Oligarchs. They are supreme in their dominance : or so they THINK….
That is their Achilles Heel:
It will take the deaths of 3 Billion (by one means or another),
or so ;
to completely dismantle their infrastructure and its old foundations.
The young that survive may judge us harshly for our grievous mistakes:
But with time they will come to realize where, how, and why we went so very wrong;
Thank you for sharing. A friend and coworker was in Russia around that time in the 90s. It's been a long time since he told me this, but to the best of my memory:
He was doing something in tech, to do with laying cable or fiber optics related to the Internet. He said that although he made plenty of money, he lost a lot of weight from the combination of the cold and lack of available calories to buy. That bit stuck with me. Food scarcity, and homelessness have been factors at points in my life. I have been spared addiction and mental health issues I could not manage or access help for (PTSD and anxiety). Prices on some things in the Pacific Northwest US are about double what they were during Covid lockdown. I feel some things are coming down from a few months ago. Maybe I'm doing better on sales and discounts.
He met and later married a gymnast. Her family was better off than most because that afforded the special privilege of a garden or possibly second country home, something that gave them more food. A lot of pressure for her to perform as well, I'm sure.
"Modern Day Nostradamus" apparently predicted a WW would start this month. I kind of feel like we are in one and like a recession, maybe we don't acknowledge these things until later. If I'm wrong, I still agree we are headed there. I spoke to a French friend about the elections in France and Germany. I don't think things are looking great for the US which is already tearing itself apart, more eager to tell each other where to go based on parties and -isms than see eye to eye, without regard to the big picture or patterns.
I’m curious about why you say the US is more rightwing than ever when, aside from the supreme court which is not meant to be political, the left is running the show. If you had said we are more authoritarian than ever, I would agree, but rather shockingly to me, thats being driven by the left, largely, I think, and ironically if true, in reaction to Trump.
Maybe you know something I don’t about election polling? I haven’t been paying close attention, and before somebody literally calls me a literal nazi, no, I’m really not a Trump supporter.
i'd say that the US has not had a 'left' since Kennedy, maybe Carter, certainly not since Reagan, that the overton window has been moving to the right for decades.
When I was younger, the left were those who placed people before money, who strove for equality for all and a decent living and working environment for all. I still believe in that - the left you're talking about are a foreign species who I would describe as just as perverted as those on the extreme right. I now find myself agreeing with the analyses of conservatives - or at least those who are in touch with reality. The west is turning in on itself in a death spiral where old descriptors seem to not apply any more. It's more like the side who are barking mad vs the side who are criminally insane vs the side who just stand and think ' wtf is wrong with everyone'.
The right wingers have apparently scored a victory in the French elections. Don’t know much more about it, but it’s alarming! My belief is that isolationism doesn’t work, especially since the world has become politically smaller.
I respectfully disagree with your final quote and yet respect your personal declaration of wanting no part of using valiant heroes who were sacrificed for our freedom only to be misrepresented heroes of folly and evil as you see it. May God give you peace, joy, and goodness...down in your heart Sir. 🕊🇺🇸🕊
This scares me too the thought of another World War I feel it coming yet for some reason when I tell others they just think that’s crazy. Thank you for sharing
Completely accurate assessment brilliantly written. Thanks JM.
The war will be fought with AI and social media, with no regard whatsoever for those beautiful kids struggling to survive in Gaza. It's fucking grotesque! Where the hell are we in this workd! Wtf is going on?
Sorry, 'world'.
This war will be fought differently and with very different weapons.
The only light, is the complete and ignorant arrogance of this particular generation of Oligarchs. They are supreme in their dominance : or so they THINK….
That is their Achilles Heel:
It will take the deaths of 3 Billion (by one means or another),
or so ;
to completely dismantle their infrastructure and its old foundations.
The young that survive may judge us harshly for our grievous mistakes:
But with time they will come to realize where, how, and why we went so very wrong;
And how NOT to make those lethal mistakes.
True - and very, very scary.
Thank you for sharing. A friend and coworker was in Russia around that time in the 90s. It's been a long time since he told me this, but to the best of my memory:
He was doing something in tech, to do with laying cable or fiber optics related to the Internet. He said that although he made plenty of money, he lost a lot of weight from the combination of the cold and lack of available calories to buy. That bit stuck with me. Food scarcity, and homelessness have been factors at points in my life. I have been spared addiction and mental health issues I could not manage or access help for (PTSD and anxiety). Prices on some things in the Pacific Northwest US are about double what they were during Covid lockdown. I feel some things are coming down from a few months ago. Maybe I'm doing better on sales and discounts.
He met and later married a gymnast. Her family was better off than most because that afforded the special privilege of a garden or possibly second country home, something that gave them more food. A lot of pressure for her to perform as well, I'm sure.
"Modern Day Nostradamus" apparently predicted a WW would start this month. I kind of feel like we are in one and like a recession, maybe we don't acknowledge these things until later. If I'm wrong, I still agree we are headed there. I spoke to a French friend about the elections in France and Germany. I don't think things are looking great for the US which is already tearing itself apart, more eager to tell each other where to go based on parties and -isms than see eye to eye, without regard to the big picture or patterns.
Much love to all and please stay safe.
very well done… thanks.
That's why I coined Axis of Autocracy and Nexus of Liberalization in 2018. WWI, wasn't it fun? 😞
Sorry, my finger slipped, @trumptheantichrist
I’m curious about why you say the US is more rightwing than ever when, aside from the supreme court which is not meant to be political, the left is running the show. If you had said we are more authoritarian than ever, I would agree, but rather shockingly to me, thats being driven by the left, largely, I think, and ironically if true, in reaction to Trump.
Maybe you know something I don’t about election polling? I haven’t been paying close attention, and before somebody literally calls me a literal nazi, no, I’m really not a Trump supporter.
i'd say that the US has not had a 'left' since Kennedy, maybe Carter, certainly not since Reagan, that the overton window has been moving to the right for decades.
but what do i know.
When I was younger, the left were those who placed people before money, who strove for equality for all and a decent living and working environment for all. I still believe in that - the left you're talking about are a foreign species who I would describe as just as perverted as those on the extreme right. I now find myself agreeing with the analyses of conservatives - or at least those who are in touch with reality. The west is turning in on itself in a death spiral where old descriptors seem to not apply any more. It's more like the side who are barking mad vs the side who are criminally insane vs the side who just stand and think ' wtf is wrong with everyone'.
You're wishy washy!
Trump is @theantochrist
The right wingers have apparently scored a victory in the French elections. Don’t know much more about it, but it’s alarming! My belief is that isolationism doesn’t work, especially since the world has become politically smaller.
I respectfully disagree with your final quote and yet respect your personal declaration of wanting no part of using valiant heroes who were sacrificed for our freedom only to be misrepresented heroes of folly and evil as you see it. May God give you peace, joy, and goodness...down in your heart Sir. 🕊🇺🇸🕊
The man Donald Trump is not the Antichrist. How vainglorious to think it will be an American.