There are few things in the world that I believe are true, but one thing I will never doubt is the people running the government will not hesitate to grind us all into gore on their bloody battlefield and lie to us about the nobility of their intentions. Liberty is always what the authority says it is. Freedom is choosing to believe it or not.

As Trump continue to march on, just as Caesar crossed the Rubicon, the US elite are like Pompey, not knowing that they cannot merely stomp the ground to bring forth from the earth legions of fighters for Rome.

A situation is not a temporary thing. People should remember the situation they find themselves in and their life are the same thing.

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword Among bloody victory itself, Self Righteousness and Fear mongering are the means of the sword. That instrument, the sword, can be used by the authorities of the ruling class status quo as well as the authorities of the actors organizing the forces for change. Listen to who uses it and how. Generally the forces for change don’t have the power of the sword, but gain it soon enough as their pens produces the narratives that capture the action of the people. As podcast and alternate media overtake legacy media in grabbing the attention of the people, the one holding the sword changes. Are you watching? It does not always appear as a bloody change. It is what makes sense to them that moves them. What makes sense to you? #asknostr

With regard to what happens as a result of democratic (i.e., mob) rule, I am partial to understanding that it has something to do with the individual beliefs of the members of the mob. I do find value in credible polling in my own attempts to understand those beliefs. I don't look for the administration's 'doings' to align with my views on righteousness or morality, but they don't need to do that in order to become, for lack of a better word, the reality of our environment. Can we agree on this situation we find ourselves in. These changes in our enviorment seems to me to be a battle between a resistant, status quo ruling class and an emerging a new billionaire class who demands reconsideration of the orthodoxy. The loss of credibility of the legacy media seems to be the prerequisite, not the consequence, of this change. The alternate media seems to give to the masses a cognitive space to accept the change and participate accordingly. What is accordingly?

We are not trying to make the world safe for democracy. We are trying to make democracy safe for us!

The power of the state, like that of all rulers and ruling institutions, is that which its opposition cannot stop.

I believe in intelligence when it is understood as that which organizes the many into one. Justy as it organizes 1 to 30 trillion cells into one individual human body, similarly it organizes human populations into culturally (think polis, i.e., city) like minded actors. What do we call those actions within this type of complexity that are not intended on the becoming of one? Without those actions which some call destructive, it cannot grow (think change). The forces at work today that are intent on 'e pluribus unum' depend on the 'God We Trust'. Not to say that is a bad thing.

People who don't know the difference between a consensus and the truth often think that they believe the truth.

Some people present this as evidence that Trump is Hitler.   Some people believe it.

As the consumers of legacy media begin to look for more credible informants, the things the people believe will change, but it will not be any more based on 'the truth' than has been the history of the legacy media reporting. Whether it will result in any success to this or that movement or not is not something I can predict. What say you? #asknostr

It seems the administrative state is learning that the Legislative branch cannot protect their dubious executive authority when the Executive branch doesn't play by those unconstitutional rules. What say you? #asknostr #politics

Hey Friend, The money landlords collect for rent counts as a Housing Service in the GDP. When we measure growth to the GDP when they increase rent, we are doing it wrong. What say you? #asknostr #economics

One of the thoughts that keep me humble; ‘How long would it take an ordinary person to do what I do?’

When the goodness of the international rules base order is questioned, its goodness may be revealed. On the other hand, there may be nothing to reveal.

My friend, I am an old man, but I did learn to run an AlbyHub node on a server and I have my zap button again.

My friend, You seemed to be concerned with me not believing what you believe. I don't believe most of what I hear, there is little that I believe to be true, and not much I believe worthy of action other than the few things that sustain us in the world. It seems that has worked for us since the beginning of time. Accordingly, I will direct my action to prepare myself and family for the world of the future in the best manner I know. The only thing I predict about the future with any confidence is that it will be different, and our actions, based on our individual beliefs will also be different. I don't know, but I don't believe my actions will determine whether the future becomes bloody or not. Things change. There are many ways to prepare, and some ways will probably be more successful than others, as it always has been.

My friend, There are two differences between us. - I think you believe someone has told you the truth. I don't believe that about what I am told. - You are worried that I might not act in your best interest. I am already aware that I am the only one acting in my interest, and I don't worry about that.

Since the established oligarchs have permitted the development of a people who denigrate their own privilege and have started to express an 'Eat the Rich' sentiment, I believe the new oligarchs will address that. What evidence would we count for confirming this prediction? #asknostr