In their 1997 book The Fourth Turning William Strauss and Neil Howe identified a generational sequence that has held true in Western Civilization for several hundred years, resulting in a societal crisis every fourth generation. And here we are, in the middle of another Fourth Turning, likely to reach critical mass some time between November 5th and January 20th.
A critical feature of each Fourth Turning in US history has been the emergence of a “Gray Champion” – a member of the elder generation who is able to carry the nation on his back through the crisis.
Strauss and Howe emphasize that there is no guarantee that a gray champion will appear at all, or that he will be the person we need to survive the crisis. The only viable candidate who has applied for the job this time is Donald J. Trump. Yes, he is an asshole, and unable to keep himself from saying stupid things when he opens his mouth. Can he possibly be our Gray Champion?
As ridiculous as his verbal stream of consciousness generally is, his first instincts regarding existential matters, from endless wars and undefended borders to Covid and CBDCs are often sound.
Consider what the role of Gray Champion requires in these times. Trump has a monstrous ego and the hide of a rhinoceros. In the face of the colossal state forces arrayed against him, clearly they are necessities. I believe another critical attribute is a vindictive spirit. Inaugural speeches always blather on about “bringing us all together.” That ain’t gonna happen this time, so there’s no point making mouth noises about it. Half the country has been indoctrinated with a fatally perverse and false set of ideas. They can’t be accommodated; they must be defeated and expunged.
If Trump manages to get back into the Oval Office and take on the evil Security State it will not be a tidy affair but, rather, a political Armageddon with lots of collateral damage. Anyone would be crazy to wish for such a thing, but it’s either that or CWII.
However, you listen to the media and its ongoing tirade against trump too much. Did you catch him on Gutfeld two nights ago? He is not the asshole you accuse him of being, but a guy you would hang out with in a bar. There is a reason the union members relate to him, they identify with him much better than the Cackler.
He is the Gray Champion you talk about, he, by himself, has led the 50% of the populace that care about traditional America and do not seek its demise.
Years ago I watched an interview with Trump, recorded when he was relatively young (30's?), handsome, successful, confident. The interviewer asked under what circumstances he would enter politics.
Trump replied, words to the effect, that he would only enter politics if the USA was in deep trouble, on its last legs; suffering. The implication of his words was that he would enter politics as a task to be taken up & carried out, for the good of his country , not self aggrandisement.
That interview, if it's the same one I'm thinking of, has been making the rounds. Why wouldn't it?
It has been said that 'one man(/woman)' can turn things around, if with a lot of help, but I remain highly skeptical. Alas, many despots had a lot of help running their countries into the ground.
And America seems to have manifested this weird, hard-core sort of irreconcilable bifurcation of its entire population.
Bill Maher has pronounced Trump's candidacy dead, and guaranteed Harris' victory -- while also telling her to "shut up" about the Middle East. If she's guaranteed to win, why does it matter that she repeats the lies of Ilhan Omar and the rest of the Squad?
Accusing me of "listening to the media" is hilarious. Trump's actual record as a business man is a matter of legitimate public record,. No, he is not someone I'd like to have as a neighbor, or do business with, and I seriously doubt that he would deign to drink a beer with you. But we can at least agree that he is, in fact, our Gray Champion, and share the hope that he can survive to rescue this country from the cabal that Jim has described so well here.
Well when RFKJr announced his run I thought it might be him. He still might be. All of the Gray Champions cited by Howe and Strauss were upright types, which is not what I'd call Trump. "Upright" in the sense of being in control of themselves. Trump is not in control of himself. He's all over the place. That said, before I get blasted by all the Trump-lovers out there, put me on the record for: If Trump is the Gray Champion I'll take him. Trump is 1,000,000% better than the alternative. I'll take him if he's the Purple Champion, or the Mauve Champion, or the red/white/blue champion. Just not the Blob/Swamp/Cabal champions.
According to his diary, in 2001 alone, Bobby experienced various kinds of extramarital events with 37 different women. Extrapolating over the years puts Bobby at well over 1000 women.
That's an addiction. Compulsions such as Kennedy's stem from fundamental unresolved problems.
"A (NY)Post reporter who questioned Kennedy ... about the diary was first met with SIX SECONDS OF STUNNED SILENCE.
'I don’t think there is any way you could have a diary or journal of mine from 2001,' Kennedy then said. 'I don’t have any comment on it. I have no diary from 2001.'"
Kennedy has a beautiful front. However, even a cursory examination of his spoor will expose a fucking nutjob.
yeah, pretty much. The problem is Trump is the only choice. commiela and tampon timmy are destroyers of traditional and legacy America. They are the culmination of the long march through the institutions.
You want to scream when you realize the thing was in our grasp not sixty days ago, that is until Trump stupidly stepped into the first of the dual traps the DNC laid for him: agreeing to debate Joe and thereby providing Nancy and Chuck and the rest of the loathsome corpses running the party a handy pretext to jettison Joe. The second trap was agreeing to debate a former prosecutor who could be counted upon to memorize appealing talking points and deliver them with the smoothness of a lawyer. I love Trump to death but he is really stupid sometimes. My local Republican campaign office here in York, PA closes at 2:00 p m. most days, preventing most working people from stopping in to get a yard sign, that is, when they even have them available. Meanwhile, the Harris-Grampa campaign has virtually unlimited funds and a fresh, attractive, smiling candidate.
And you know the Democrats have the mail-in ballot scheme all worked out. If it's really this close in the polls, I don't see how our hero has a chance. And speaking of RFK, what exactly is he doing to help Trump get elected anyway? He certainly hasn't been in the news other than negatively.
If you think Fellatio Harris is attractive, you need new glasses and hearing aids. Her face is fake, with a waxy patina -- just what you'd expect from a phony being peddled by frauds. And her nasal, fried-voice, word salad-spewing, cackling voice -- I'd shoot myself if I had to listen to that voice.
As for Trump's debate situation: what was he supposed to do, duck Biden and look like a coward? He butchered the debate against Harris by not sticking to specific concepts instead of bringing up Persian Tartare and Rottweiler Surprise as Haitian menu items. However, it may not have mattered because everybody seems to have gotten into the trenches beforehand: women, communists, fascists, the government Blob, and the plutocracy behind Harris, and Middle America behind Trump. If you like the idea of your kids or grandkids being spirited off to Minnesota for sex change operations without their parents' consent, as can happen thanks to a bill Tampon Tim signed into law, or having the police raid your house looking for your guns without a warrant or probable cause, then vote Democrat. If you want a modicum of freedom, vote Republican. That the polls are this tight shows that America is probably going to be lost within a couple election cycles -- possibly as soon as a month and a half from now.
Well, obviously I'm on your side, and I agree with you that she has incredibly annoying habits. But I don't agree that she's otherwise unattractive, and photogenic compared to Trump's older and tougher complexion. Unfortunately, this leaves an impression upon people
some perhaps many people vote on the superficial. Looks, emotions and carefully staged and managed events, interviews or whatever. People also vote for the politician that promises the most to them personally. Even though the politician is lying. See obamacare and dozens of other examples.
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but she's unattractive to me -- plus she lies, has a godawful voice, is arrogant beyond words, and has the morals of a gutter slut.
I agree with you about his business record and his penchant for saying stupid, nasty things, but from what I understand he’s a likeable, funny guy - while peddling bibles for $70 a pop during a presidential run.
I saw Donald Trump on Gutfeld the other night. He was very engaging, exhibited a great sense of humor and seemed very comfortable among the other intelligent people on the show. He is a buffoon at times... but, definitely NOT an asshole. President Trump loves his country and it shows every time he makes a speech, has a rally or is interviewed. He genuinely cares about the people he so passionately wants to serve as President. He has been misquoted, lied about, charged with ridiculous crimes ( that Biden wouldn't be prosecuted for) and shot at. Nothing dissuades him from pursuing the Presidency- although it is inarguable he'd be safer and live a more relaxed, happier life if he withdrew from this political race.
Kamala Harris, on the other hand, is an unintelligent, dishonest wannabe who will say anything she feels she has to to win the presidency. She obviously cares nothing for the people she claims to love and only desires accolades for herself. Harris makes statements she KNOWS are untrue- just to push her agenda- and panders to whatever group she happens to be in front of, stopping at nothing ( other than telling the truth) to get to be "Madame" President.
I pray to God that President Donald Trump is victorious this November- our lives may depend on it.
With you on that. Not only do our lives depend on the outcome of this election, arguably the fate of the human race might too.
Over 10 years ago, I remember reading estimates that bots generated at least 67% of online activity -- by now almost certainly more: AI naysayers programmed to SUBTLY DISCOURAGE, to whittle away at conservative morale.
FUCK 'EM.
I for one am gonna "vote harder".
Conservatives have a lot of Dominion, Smartmatic, wetbacks, commies, rapists, bitter misandrous cunts, and pedophiles to outnumber. We don't have time for the insane.
The shit will hit the fan in our lifetimes and we need to be able to face the Almighty when our time comes.
Both things can be true at the same time. He can be a nice guy on a personal level, and a buffoon on another level. He says stupid things all the time.
It is not crazy to wish for the shredding of the administrative state. It is frightening for those in it, and the mindless Democrat sycophants who can vote for a man with alzheimers and anger issues, and now a woman who made her way to the top, by polishing "the trophy" of a powerful man. What a feminist! Here's how you do it girls, when you want to screw over the country, first screw the right man.
I've long thought that Trump is the Gray Champion this time around, which fact still makes me smile because he seemed so unlikely a candidate. My first awareness of him was from the Taj Mahal and Marla Maples years, and I never watched The Apprentice. I remember him as a presidential candidate in 2000 handing out Trump hand sanitizer (wince).
I agree with you that his instincts are sound, with the whole COVID response process being illustrative of that. Trump's instincts to carry on, keep calm, and stay open for business were exactly right. He just got sandbagged by the goons.
And if you look more closely at him, he's not an asshole beyond crap-talking his critics. He chose not to pursue HRC in the courts, for example. Trump is best described as a thick-hided leader with a sunny disposition and a positive outlook for America. Off the stump, he seems courteous and relatable, which is another reason why I'm glad that he's been going on long-form podcasts. His curious exchange with Theo Von about cocaine ("It'll turn you into a damn owl, homie,") was one for the ages.
Bannon was his Fourth Turning adhering advisor, by the way, but Trump brushed the theory aside, saying it was "too dark."
Dark or not, Trump is soaking in it, and he is our Gray Champion. People were looking at RFK, Jr., to be it, and yet he bowed to the very unlikely Mr. Trump.
Or maybe he did all that the Champion could do under the circumstances of reality. He ran a great 3rd Party race, got the publicity, and then with all of us watching, did the next best thing: endorse Trump. The first Gray Champion during the start of the Revolutionary War remains anonymous. He appeared for a brief moment to foil Governor Andrus.
It looks like Trump is our Gray Champion...who else could have withstood the incessant lawfare and now two assassination attempts...But the final test is coming...What happens when the criminals in charge blatantly steal the election, and vow to jail anyone who questions their fraud? Trump will have to cross the Rubicon, or die....
That is the likelihood, and it is a very dark prospect. In that event all of us who who form the CFN community will also be among the targets, like the January 6th demonstrators, and we will have to decide whether to stand together or be picked off, one by one.
There is a startling clip of 2020 candidate Harris circulating in which she gloats over the power she wields as a prosecutor, ghost of a smile curling one corner of her lips.
"With the swipe of a pen, I've charged you with a crime, which I may choose to dismiss two weeks later. It's an incredible amount of power, you know, the power I have."
She goes on and on about the sheer power she has to derail a person's whole life: job, family, finances, reputation. Then rescind the charges. I kept waiting for a mitigating moral to her power trip story but it never landed; she was just on a power trip.
Beck, Bongino and (I think) Andrew Klavan have played the clip on their shows. Surely, she is a sociopath. And who knows -- she could be the personification of the Whore of Babylon.
Have you never met someone from New York? Or Scotland? Trump expresses himself in a combination of these vernaculars and wears the false-bravado of his tribes. He is no different than a trash-talking NBA player, rapper or egotistical corporate manager all of whom could be considered "assholes" in terms of the traditional American sensibilities. The self-promotion is armor against the attacks from inside and out and most people with some common sense and a bit of self-confidence can brush it aside and see that the guy is someone you want on your team.
Sadly, too few people can get past their own insecurities and tribal worship to judge the man fairly. We might only look at the success and class of his children versus those of someone like Biden or Soros to infer the true character of the man, a guy wealthy enough to have done anything he wanted but chose to put a lot of effort into his family.
One aspect to all of this I find humorous is the notion that the press is warning everyone of Trump out of the goodness of their hearts and trying to save the world. Of course, they likely do believe this but isn't it curious that in order to save us they must first censor us from presenting conflicting information or even asking questions. That they cannot reconcile the word 'democracy' with their own anti-democratic behavior really is the mark of insanity. No amount of evidence can penetrate their delusions.
The Scottish thing—it makes me smile whenever I hear him say "aeroplane" or "filum maker," or compare his mother to Braveheart. Look up Mary Ann Trump, sometime; from the blond structure atop her head to the warm, affirming personality, she was "Donal" in little old lady form.
The fourth turning offers 4 potential possibilities for the winter crisis which we are in now. The gray champion could be champions given the assembly of capable people surrounding Mr. Trump. With such talent, RFK jr (gray),Tulsi (Millenial), Musk (X gen), Vivek (Millenial), JD Vance (Millenial), Donald Trump jr (X gen), we not only have 2 gray but the releve (who comes after). With this team, there is a real chance that the country can be turned around. YES it won't be tidy and neat but much better than CWII or WW3. They need all the support we can provide them!
I agree. I also feel good about Vance being a heartbeat away from the presidency, given the various scenarios that can be imagined in the next four years. Without question, the Blues have, indeed, become the party of Dick Cheney, and a sea change is at hand with the Reds becoming the party of the likes of Gabbard , RFK Jr. , and Vance. Given the dismal current state of the nation, that's as encouraging a brain trust as we might hope for.
Wise you are! But the Democrats have a great lead on us in the hatred department. We only recently woke up to the fact and still have a problem with doing what must be done. Kamala is making hay with mocking Trump's mass deportations. We don't have the stomach for it. But when it comes to us, they DO have the stomach for it. In any case, I'll believe it when I see it. I doubt he will even seriously try. Trump wants to deport illegals and then bring in millions of legal migrants to replace us. With champions like this, who needs enemies. So he'll probably give up on the idea of mass deportation once the judges object, but will still bring in millionos of Indian workers.
E - I agree 100%. I say we burn it all down. Those who can't stand the heat will get TF out. Then we start anew. Occam's Razor - it's the simplest solution - I don't understand the not understanding and making it so complicated. It's not that complicated.
Agreed - except for one thing: Coning from NYC, Trump doesn’t strike me particularly, as being an “asshole.” He strikes me as being nothing more or less than a dyed-in-the-wool, outer-borough New Yorker. Yes, he’s perhaps a bit moreso than many, due to his outsized talents and personality. Moreover, considering the character of the players he’s aligned against, this should be seen as a great benefit.
I grew up near Rochester, where we regarded NYC as a separate world, but knew about it, and I mostly agree with you. It may have gotten lost in the thread, but I later remarked that I wouldn't care to have Trump as a neighbor or a business associate, but I think his nature is a pretty good fit for the present dire circumstance. If he manages to prevail in another election rigged against him it will not be time for reconciliation, but for cleaning out a gigantic rat's nest, and his hard-ass New Yorker's determination to do so will be essential, if we are to have any hope of surviving as a nation.
'Monstrous ego and hide of a rhinoceros -- good description. Regardless what he says and how he says it, his instincts are sound, and his policies produced prosperity. And, like it or not, 'being himself', as Melania advised him early-on, is the key to his populist appeal. Authenticity is what distinguishes Trump from every other politician, though RFK Jr has that too, and that alliance rings true. For more about the enigma of this outer-borough character, please see:
One of the best summations of Trump as the best worst choice. We have obvious Gray Champions out there, but sometimes it's the flawed hero that saves the day. Your point about him being a rambler, but being generally sound on the existential issues is spot on, and said better than I ever could. There are many qualities about Trump that I don't appreciate, but I have to put my money on him when given the choices at hand. I hope you're wrong about last paragraph, but know in my heart you're on the money again.
Kudos to Kunstler in laying out and exposing the crime of the century to the public of the Machiavellian Conspiracy to transform America into a Marxist state. Kunstler using common sense looking through the prism of how absurd this all is by framing the battle between the sane and the Insane, good versus evil. The insane being a bizarre coalition of the permanent government bureaucracy, the Democratic Party, and the news media all driven by a single motivation: to remain in power for no other purpose than to escape responsibility for their many crimes against the people.
No just a law requiring voter ID to prevent non U.S. citizens from voting. Unfortunately you can’t stop stupid of people voting on emotions instead of looking how there policies will impact you and your family
No, the crime of the century is 9/11, a “conspiracy” to which JHK avers an allergy. Trump is a dangerously stupid man and his stupidity is shown most clearly with his ravings about energy “independence”, a fantasy. Putin scoffs at trump. But it doesn’t matter because either candidate will have nothing to say about the direction this country follows from here out. Beware thermodynamic collapse. Serious oil problems will begin by 2030 which means diesel supplies will begin to get shaky. That’s game over.
Your premise that we’re democracy is a farce is total pie in the sky stuff. First we’re not a democracy but a republic with a Constitution that lays out the rights of its citizens over those of the state giving the power to its citizens through the power of the vote in electing its representatives.
The country always had these battles between the have and the have nots rich vs poor with the difference being were a nation of law.
The nation has reached a breaking point where those elected to office ignore the law and use the law to criminalize its citizenry and go after there politcal opponents to stay in power. Even to the point of rigging elections and lying to the public yet here we have an election where the fate of the nation is on the hands of the American people who will decide the fate of the nation.
Yes, the Founding Fathers were well aware of the danger of unmediated democracy and rightly feared the volatile passions of the mob. They were very familiar with ancient Greek and Roman history.
The US was deliberately modeled on the Roman Republic because it had endured so long. Executive, upper house, lower house. We don't have exactly the Roman system though. They usually had two Consuls instead of one leader, and the two had to agree on any action. Maybe that's actually a better system.
Yes, reality is hierarchical and few people are qualified to vote. Just like few can think logically or have great knowledge. Shouldn't these be qualifications?
The few who are unqualified is the majority if the managerial class and e
Millionaires.you don't get rich by playing by the rules..butbtwhat they don't understand is that reality sucks. They have been insulated from it all their lives...and when door dash doesn't appear or the toilet backs up...there will be no one eventually to call. And that no one will come despite your wealth.
Can you grow food? Birth a baby? Build a house? Get oil out of the ground, refine it, and turn it into something you can use? No? If you've always paid for other people to do these things...well to build back better you have to destroy first...and in that destruction..what makes you think the garbagemen are gonna keep emptying your trash?
Well said. I watched a group of interviewees following Oprah’s interview of Harris. Omigod, I am ashamed to be associated with these people as fellow citizens. Joy, wonderful ness, the best candidate ever, etc. etc. The insanity is bred by the act that they do not want to face the music, that their gimme demands on the government has bred generations of Leftist governments earning their power by bullshitting the insane ignorants gimme folks. Then they create more ignorant gimme folks while in power.
Fasteddy, they are just about in total control of the country. One small group that leads almost 50% of the country is the only thing that stands in their way. The people have one more chance to reset the course. If the Left doesn’t kill the primary cheerleader first.
I saw Kevin O'Leary being interviewed by several women and a Black man. He said the states are in competition and MA, NJ, CA, and NY are "uninvestible" (sp?). They were bitter and silent. They didn't accept it but they knew he was right.
Eddy, the USA was (emphasis on was) a constitutional republic..never a democracy. I could list the crap laws passed starting w the fed reserve....upto present z( women voting, the overthrow of Smith mundt act coupled with state direct voting for senators)...but what you are saying is what has happened millimeter nt millimeter..by not following the founding fathers. So yes,...we are living in an illusion built up carefully over a hundred and more years....we know it.
But insanity is not confined to those with a less than average iq (Kamel toe excepted).
As a matter of opinion, if not fact..the high iq abstractionist among us( ie the laptop class and the wealthy) who thimk their brains made them rich and successful..are the truly insane.
The truck drivers, the working class like the garbag3 collectors and yes, the hillbillies, are farv smarter and reality based than these abstractionists. Imho
And reportedly millions of evangelicals want to sit this one out over no guaranteed constitutional ban on abortion throughout the country. While I admire their morality, there is no chance that would ever happen, both because it would require A constitutional amendment and because the number of children slaughtered by Planned Parenthood increased after the Dobbs decision. If they want to destroy what's left of the country by sitting on the sidelines so truly evil people can take over, that's their right, but they'll have to answer to God for their actions.
Right. If all you care about is the privilege of murdering your own children so you can be a whore, or buy the bullshit that a white paper outlining how to improve the country will cause the return of slavery and segregation, you're either an idiot or extremely gullible.
The winner of our Civil War may well be China. If the Blog is defeated, they may simply take much of the West Coast and beyond. Russia will take back Alaska, etc.
'Clusterfuck Nation'; the blog part of Kunstler.com. You could comment there too and the comment section navigation seemed more manageable than this one.
"Russia will take back Alaska, etc." perhaps not any more since Ukraine has discovered where Russia shorter range nuke missiles are hidden. Did you see the explosions deep in Russia over the last few nights? according to what I read, nuclear capable missiles were destroyed.
What we are witnessing is mass insanity. I know of no historical pattern so I have no idea what to expect. The left will do everything that they can to destroy us and a goodly portion of the nation will applaud the effort. In truth, those of us who wish not to be ruled by insanity really need to consider leaving the union. We could salvage a part of the great experiment in so doing or lose it all to the destruction of our republic.
The precedent is the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Russia where the Cliff notes version is that the people who took over ABSOLUTELY HATED the normal every day Russians. Chaos ensued. How is that different from the current situation in the US?
E - I love you man, you're always in it for the children, and now that the Haitians are saving the turtles and the whales, I finally sleep well at night.
I'd concern myself more with the parasite politicians-- many some would call, 'crackers', incidentally-- who let them and many others in and/or helped it along, and destabilized their countries to boot, through wars, color revolutions, covert operations. and regime changes and so forth.
You know people in America talk about their right to bear arms, such as to defend themselves from political tyranny-- Bill of Rights, Constitution, bla bla bla...
So what are they waiting for?
Maybe the Trump shooters were a shot across the bow, a premonition, an appetizer.
Mass Formation Psychosis, PTSD, Madness of the end times? Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs? IDK. The rumor I heard was 3 separate countries forming. 1) The Great White North Rust Belt 2) The middle bible belt and 3) The Deep South.
Sadly Colorado is a blue state controlled by an out of state gay also likely elected by fraud but blamed on Denver and Boulder liberals. I wish Texas would take their land back that they held after the Alamo. Denver and Boulder wouldn't be in it!
Minus the extensive vote fraud (Tina Peters uncovered it all) in Colorado, it would be a majorly red state. Witness the sold-out Tucker Carlson show in the springs a few weeks ago. Kamala can't pull anywhere close to those crowds.
Well done, Jim. Nicely expressed and terribly factual, this latest edition is horrifying proof of how much trouble our nation is REALLY in.... When it comes to the U.S. Government and the mainstream media, corruption is the main ingredient.
I just read Matt Gaetz WARNS There Are FIVE ASSASSINATION TEAMS Targeting Trump RIGHT NOW According To DHS. THIS is what we've come to.... The "democrats" are REALLY rabid FASCISTS who have no morals or integrity.
Perhaps you are a rabid devotee of the Blob... I wasn't referring to Franco. I am referring to FASCISTS, none of whom belong in the USA, even if they call themselves democrats.
“A NATO invasion of nuclear Russia is currently underway, and the world is unaware that it is in World War III”. Has President Putin’s Patience Reached Its Limits?
One of your best posts, Mr. Kunstler, on one of the most critical elections in the history of our Republic. There are no certainties in life (aside from death and taxes), but for the fact that the deep-state absolutely will not allow for Trump to (again) be president.
And they will NOT get their way. It will be the jolt of reality they think does not exist. That SHOCK will kill them when they realize REALTY DOES EXIST.
The assassination attempts are not random acts of lone nuts. They are coordinated attacks by the establishment. The inflammatory rhetoric repeats the same message over and over again, “Tump is a threat to us, he defied us, he deserves to die, and we intend to kill him.”
Here's a wacko idea. Look at pictures of Trump and General Patton, they could be the same guy. What if the real issue is that Patton was killed by the deep state, Patton reincarnated as Trump, and Patton as Trump Knows it and is out for revenge?
no such thing as reincarnation. perhaps of the same spirit, like others, Oliver Cromwell, Charles Martel, Godfrey of Bouillon, El Cid, Richard the Lionhearted, Fernando III of Castile, St. Louis IX of France, John Hunyadi, Skanderbeg of Albania, Vlad Dracula of Wallachia, Stonewall Jackson.
It's like everyone (the insane) has a "mob mentality" or as Dr. Malone called it, mass formation psychosis. What is amazing is how people caught it solely online. Usually mob mentality only occurs in groups physically present with each other. Best psyop in the history of mankind. Your World Made by Hand may come to.pass. Would this be a bad thing? I wonder....
100% The "World Made by Hand" is already here. Life in the Matrix is mass chaos as the most basic mechanical things fail. I've noticed that STOP Signs are now optional. Traffic signals work (sometimes). Cash presented to store clerks activates a disgusted smirk from behind the counter. The electric grid is wonky...up and down daily along with cell phone service.
Liber8tor, cash may be despised for small transactions at a local store (make change with coins how quaint) But I have made some big purchases and cash is king. Under the radar and non taxaable.
I tried to renew my phone with a credit card. It was overdue because I had forgotten about it. The machine asked me if I wanted to tie into a payment plan with my card - and then wouldn't accept any answer. In other words, yes was the defacto answer and it refused to accept no. I hung up and bought a phone card the next day.
P.B., please, appreciate the courtesy, but Mr. Anselmo is my father. You've read Jim's WMBH is my guess, and maybe Forstchen's One Second After. Point is, society will re-order itself - at least on a very localized level - very quickly. They'll set up the necessary "infrastructure". For the most part, intelligent people are, or should be, in my opinion, self-governing.
To Wit: After the Hurricane Katrina (non) response, small groups were self-organizing, in the medians of the interstates, just outside NOLA. Setting up encampments, easily defensible, women setting up kitchens and cooking. teens watching the kids, men out gathering needed resources. This, all within days, when they realized the Calvary was not coming. There's a lesson there.
The "authorities" busted up and dismantled the camps. Why? Self-governing independent-minded people are a threat to the system. Remember that. They'll be coming after us in the same way they have been - just under a different circumstance. 'Twas ever thus. Keep the faith young lady.
True words, Ron. I have read many dozens of books like Mr. Forstchen's. And also The Civil Defense Manual by Jack Lawson and Resistance to Tryanny by Joseph P Martino plus Tactical Wisdom by Joseph Dolio.
Like I said, just a few things. Working on one right now. Large silvopasture. Thanks for responding. Good examples!
Yes, Whites defended themselves with force against Black marauders. And in other areas, the police went door to door confiscating guns so they wouldn't be able to.
QUOTE: ***They have been at war with the people of this land for years, depriving them of livelihoods, stuffing them into prison, breaking the social contract, wrecking the country’s relations with the rest of the world, and belaboring the peoples’ minds with one insulting absurdity after another.***
QUOTE: ***You can tell they are insane because they are driven by a single motivation: to remain in power for no other purpose than to escape responsibility for their many crimes against the people.***
Hey, all this sounds to me just like China at present. Good to know you're not alone in all this, huh? :)
What I find amusing here-- not to mention despairing -- is how so many vids on Youtube either condemn China as a nation guilty of all the above (which she is) while extolling the West as the beacon of democracy and true civilization, or go full wumao by doing the exact opposite.There is no third camp as far as I can tell which spells out the problems on both sides.
You ask what's in it for the MSM. Bill Rice in his substack postulates that Jeff Bezos, owner of the huge money loser Washington Post, can afford to keep WP running because the $100 million or so he loses on the WP he makes up 10 times over in Federal Government contracts. So the Washington Post is simply a lost leader.
After the recent spate of nut busting in Lebanon, what do you think your chances are of ever getting an electronic device on an airline? Cell phone? Tablet?
I'm without any kind of dessert ATM, but do have some raisin bread in the freezer.
So what I might do is make myself a 'cinnamon-raisin toast' with one or two slices...
What I do is first sprinkle a fair bit of cinnamon (thick enough so I can't see the bread), a few grains of salt, especially if the butter is unsalted, a generous helping of sugar on top-- white or brown is fine-- and some shavings of butter on top of that to melt into the topping.
Then, I place it in a toaster oven on broil until the topping browns and bubbles into something of a caramelized topping. Then I take it out, let it cool off a bit, and then enjoy with a cold glass of milk as usual.
I'm trying to reduce my carbon footprint. Maybe I can exchange my carbon credits to fund a home-made 3D-printed ghost laptop/cellphone whose pieces are distributed all over my luggage and that I snap together after the flight.
This is the same woman who felt compelled, serving in her role as President of the National Association of Secretaries of State, to sign a letter stating that the 2020 election was the most secure in U.S. history. Apparently she has no qualms about speaking on behalf of all states. First minute of the video tells you all you need to know. "Mad to the Max" indeed.
Enough of these lying, scamming, scheming moral lepers! Drifting brother-in-law aside, Harris herself should properly be red-faced and slinking away at this point, having exposed herself as a midwit whose only talent in shinnying up a greased pole . . . and maybe sucking an orange through a garden hose. So they say. Sure makes me proud to be her compatriot. Murrica!
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has spoken of her willingness to use her gun if an intruder entered her home.
"If somebody breaks into my house, they're getting shot," she said in a jokey exchange during a livestreamed event in Michigan with host Oprah Winfrey on Thursday.
After a laugh, the Democratic presidential nominee continued: "I probably shouldn't have said that, but my staff will deal with that later."
Oh, her poor staff! My first impression of her in 2020 was as the douchebag boss blaming her staff for one of her gaffer.
This old nozzle belongs in an HR department somewhere. Or maybe the weekend shift in a branch library in Oakland, shooing vagrants away and limiting the time patrons can use the computers for Candy Crush.
Yes, Janos - for her VP stint, 92% of her staff left - by my math, that's an 8% approval rating - by people paid to be there. Outside of Oprah, Hollywood and the MSM, she doesn't seem well-liked. Imagine that.
Biden was just a crook, but he wasn't a major problem to the staff who actually run the country. This ditz could bring real chaos to the nefarious planners from within.
I'll read this. I spent all of yesterday reading about San Francisco grift and corruption which includes defunding the police so special-interest groups can rent a $10,000.00 Martha's Vineyard home for a "workshop." I'm sure it's much worse than that.
In their 1997 book The Fourth Turning William Strauss and Neil Howe identified a generational sequence that has held true in Western Civilization for several hundred years, resulting in a societal crisis every fourth generation. And here we are, in the middle of another Fourth Turning, likely to reach critical mass some time between November 5th and January 20th.
A critical feature of each Fourth Turning in US history has been the emergence of a “Gray Champion” – a member of the elder generation who is able to carry the nation on his back through the crisis.
Strauss and Howe emphasize that there is no guarantee that a gray champion will appear at all, or that he will be the person we need to survive the crisis. The only viable candidate who has applied for the job this time is Donald J. Trump. Yes, he is an asshole, and unable to keep himself from saying stupid things when he opens his mouth. Can he possibly be our Gray Champion?
As ridiculous as his verbal stream of consciousness generally is, his first instincts regarding existential matters, from endless wars and undefended borders to Covid and CBDCs are often sound.
Consider what the role of Gray Champion requires in these times. Trump has a monstrous ego and the hide of a rhinoceros. In the face of the colossal state forces arrayed against him, clearly they are necessities. I believe another critical attribute is a vindictive spirit. Inaugural speeches always blather on about “bringing us all together.” That ain’t gonna happen this time, so there’s no point making mouth noises about it. Half the country has been indoctrinated with a fatally perverse and false set of ideas. They can’t be accommodated; they must be defeated and expunged.
If Trump manages to get back into the Oval Office and take on the evil Security State it will not be a tidy affair but, rather, a political Armageddon with lots of collateral damage. Anyone would be crazy to wish for such a thing, but it’s either that or CWII.
Your heart is in the right place,
However, you listen to the media and its ongoing tirade against trump too much. Did you catch him on Gutfeld two nights ago? He is not the asshole you accuse him of being, but a guy you would hang out with in a bar. There is a reason the union members relate to him, they identify with him much better than the Cackler.
He is the Gray Champion you talk about, he, by himself, has led the 50% of the populace that care about traditional America and do not seek its demise.
Years ago I watched an interview with Trump, recorded when he was relatively young (30's?), handsome, successful, confident. The interviewer asked under what circumstances he would enter politics.
Trump replied, words to the effect, that he would only enter politics if the USA was in deep trouble, on its last legs; suffering. The implication of his words was that he would enter politics as a task to be taken up & carried out, for the good of his country , not self aggrandisement.
Trump's the Man. If they don't murder him.
I saw that same interview. And it impressed me at the time. I thought maybe the guy is authentic.
Yep, authentic, warts 'an all
That interview, if it's the same one I'm thinking of, has been making the rounds. Why wouldn't it?
It has been said that 'one man(/woman)' can turn things around, if with a lot of help, but I remain highly skeptical. Alas, many despots had a lot of help running their countries into the ground.
And America seems to have manifested this weird, hard-core sort of irreconcilable bifurcation of its entire population.
Time will tell.
Bill Maher has pronounced Trump's candidacy dead, and guaranteed Harris' victory -- while also telling her to "shut up" about the Middle East. If she's guaranteed to win, why does it matter that she repeats the lies of Ilhan Omar and the rest of the Squad?
Did I hear a gnat fart just now? Smells like Bill Maher.
Why is he telling the Streetwalker to shut up about Israel if she's guaranteed to win? That's my point.
Of course, Bill Maher knows all.🙄
Accusing me of "listening to the media" is hilarious. Trump's actual record as a business man is a matter of legitimate public record,. No, he is not someone I'd like to have as a neighbor, or do business with, and I seriously doubt that he would deign to drink a beer with you. But we can at least agree that he is, in fact, our Gray Champion, and share the hope that he can survive to rescue this country from the cabal that Jim has described so well here.
Kudos to your first sentence.
I ask folks all the time, close your eyes and just imagine Trump as president,
Then repeat and imagine the Cackler as president.
Then vote.
Well when RFKJr announced his run I thought it might be him. He still might be. All of the Gray Champions cited by Howe and Strauss were upright types, which is not what I'd call Trump. "Upright" in the sense of being in control of themselves. Trump is not in control of himself. He's all over the place. That said, before I get blasted by all the Trump-lovers out there, put me on the record for: If Trump is the Gray Champion I'll take him. Trump is 1,000,000% better than the alternative. I'll take him if he's the Purple Champion, or the Mauve Champion, or the red/white/blue champion. Just not the Blob/Swamp/Cabal champions.
Bobby just got busted having a “texting affair” with a blonde babe “journalist” from I believe New York magazine.
She came out to his and Cheryl’s home in Brentwood to do a smear piece on him. Then he took her on a “hike”.
Supposedly the tryst never got physical, but I’ll betcha the conversation at the breakfast table turned a tad frosty at the Brentwood compound.
Anyhow, Bobby is no Boy Scout. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree etc.
Abby - his vows were probably not those of today. So, I say he's in the clear.
Today's vows: " I promise to have and hold you until death do us part. I promise to text no others of the opposite sex."
JFC, really? What actually is a "texting affair"? How does a text become a tryst? Asking for a friend.
According to his diary, in 2001 alone, Bobby experienced various kinds of extramarital events with 37 different women. Extrapolating over the years puts Bobby at well over 1000 women.
That's an addiction. Compulsions such as Kennedy's stem from fundamental unresolved problems.
"A (NY)Post reporter who questioned Kennedy ... about the diary was first met with SIX SECONDS OF STUNNED SILENCE.
'I don’t think there is any way you could have a diary or journal of mine from 2001,' Kennedy then said. 'I don’t have any comment on it. I have no diary from 2001.'"
Kennedy has a beautiful front. However, even a cursory examination of his spoor will expose a fucking nutjob.
You want to believe in him. I can't stop you.
As opposed to Kamala "bending the knee" to get a job, and start on the track to suck sess.
I'll take Trump too, with reservations. I'm not into politician worship or political savior fantasies. there is no other choice.
Ok. Therefore stay away from the voting booth. Resist.
yeah, pretty much. The problem is Trump is the only choice. commiela and tampon timmy are destroyers of traditional and legacy America. They are the culmination of the long march through the institutions.
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PSYOP…ALL! Now wake up…
You want to scream when you realize the thing was in our grasp not sixty days ago, that is until Trump stupidly stepped into the first of the dual traps the DNC laid for him: agreeing to debate Joe and thereby providing Nancy and Chuck and the rest of the loathsome corpses running the party a handy pretext to jettison Joe. The second trap was agreeing to debate a former prosecutor who could be counted upon to memorize appealing talking points and deliver them with the smoothness of a lawyer. I love Trump to death but he is really stupid sometimes. My local Republican campaign office here in York, PA closes at 2:00 p m. most days, preventing most working people from stopping in to get a yard sign, that is, when they even have them available. Meanwhile, the Harris-Grampa campaign has virtually unlimited funds and a fresh, attractive, smiling candidate.
And you know the Democrats have the mail-in ballot scheme all worked out. If it's really this close in the polls, I don't see how our hero has a chance. And speaking of RFK, what exactly is he doing to help Trump get elected anyway? He certainly hasn't been in the news other than negatively.
As I said . . . You just want to scream.
If you think Fellatio Harris is attractive, you need new glasses and hearing aids. Her face is fake, with a waxy patina -- just what you'd expect from a phony being peddled by frauds. And her nasal, fried-voice, word salad-spewing, cackling voice -- I'd shoot myself if I had to listen to that voice.
As for Trump's debate situation: what was he supposed to do, duck Biden and look like a coward? He butchered the debate against Harris by not sticking to specific concepts instead of bringing up Persian Tartare and Rottweiler Surprise as Haitian menu items. However, it may not have mattered because everybody seems to have gotten into the trenches beforehand: women, communists, fascists, the government Blob, and the plutocracy behind Harris, and Middle America behind Trump. If you like the idea of your kids or grandkids being spirited off to Minnesota for sex change operations without their parents' consent, as can happen thanks to a bill Tampon Tim signed into law, or having the police raid your house looking for your guns without a warrant or probable cause, then vote Democrat. If you want a modicum of freedom, vote Republican. That the polls are this tight shows that America is probably going to be lost within a couple election cycles -- possibly as soon as a month and a half from now.
Well, obviously I'm on your side, and I agree with you that she has incredibly annoying habits. But I don't agree that she's otherwise unattractive, and photogenic compared to Trump's older and tougher complexion. Unfortunately, this leaves an impression upon people
some perhaps many people vote on the superficial. Looks, emotions and carefully staged and managed events, interviews or whatever. People also vote for the politician that promises the most to them personally. Even though the politician is lying. See obamacare and dozens of other examples.
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but she's unattractive to me -- plus she lies, has a godawful voice, is arrogant beyond words, and has the morals of a gutter slut.
I agree. I don’t see RFK, and more particularly, I don’t hear him.
I've been screaming inside for a while now.....
I agree with you about his business record and his penchant for saying stupid, nasty things, but from what I understand he’s a likeable, funny guy - while peddling bibles for $70 a pop during a presidential run.
You’re correct about one thing. You would sit down for a beer with Trump because he doesn’t drink.
You read public records a lot? Which ones?
I saw Donald Trump on Gutfeld the other night. He was very engaging, exhibited a great sense of humor and seemed very comfortable among the other intelligent people on the show. He is a buffoon at times... but, definitely NOT an asshole. President Trump loves his country and it shows every time he makes a speech, has a rally or is interviewed. He genuinely cares about the people he so passionately wants to serve as President. He has been misquoted, lied about, charged with ridiculous crimes ( that Biden wouldn't be prosecuted for) and shot at. Nothing dissuades him from pursuing the Presidency- although it is inarguable he'd be safer and live a more relaxed, happier life if he withdrew from this political race.
Kamala Harris, on the other hand, is an unintelligent, dishonest wannabe who will say anything she feels she has to to win the presidency. She obviously cares nothing for the people she claims to love and only desires accolades for herself. Harris makes statements she KNOWS are untrue- just to push her agenda- and panders to whatever group she happens to be in front of, stopping at nothing ( other than telling the truth) to get to be "Madame" President.
I pray to God that President Donald Trump is victorious this November- our lives may depend on it.
With you on that. Not only do our lives depend on the outcome of this election, arguably the fate of the human race might too.
Over 10 years ago, I remember reading estimates that bots generated at least 67% of online activity -- by now almost certainly more: AI naysayers programmed to SUBTLY DISCOURAGE, to whittle away at conservative morale.
FUCK 'EM.
I for one am gonna "vote harder".
Conservatives have a lot of Dominion, Smartmatic, wetbacks, commies, rapists, bitter misandrous cunts, and pedophiles to outnumber. We don't have time for the insane.
The shit will hit the fan in our lifetimes and we need to be able to face the Almighty when our time comes.
Thank you! You are correct !
Both things can be true at the same time. He can be a nice guy on a personal level, and a buffoon on another level. He says stupid things all the time.
It is not crazy to wish for the shredding of the administrative state. It is frightening for those in it, and the mindless Democrat sycophants who can vote for a man with alzheimers and anger issues, and now a woman who made her way to the top, by polishing "the trophy" of a powerful man. What a feminist! Here's how you do it girls, when you want to screw over the country, first screw the right man.
"Here's how you do it girls, when you want to screw over the country, first screw the right man". That Jerry is priceless.
I've long thought that Trump is the Gray Champion this time around, which fact still makes me smile because he seemed so unlikely a candidate. My first awareness of him was from the Taj Mahal and Marla Maples years, and I never watched The Apprentice. I remember him as a presidential candidate in 2000 handing out Trump hand sanitizer (wince).
I agree with you that his instincts are sound, with the whole COVID response process being illustrative of that. Trump's instincts to carry on, keep calm, and stay open for business were exactly right. He just got sandbagged by the goons.
And if you look more closely at him, he's not an asshole beyond crap-talking his critics. He chose not to pursue HRC in the courts, for example. Trump is best described as a thick-hided leader with a sunny disposition and a positive outlook for America. Off the stump, he seems courteous and relatable, which is another reason why I'm glad that he's been going on long-form podcasts. His curious exchange with Theo Von about cocaine ("It'll turn you into a damn owl, homie,") was one for the ages.
Bannon was his Fourth Turning adhering advisor, by the way, but Trump brushed the theory aside, saying it was "too dark."
Dark or not, Trump is soaking in it, and he is our Gray Champion. People were looking at RFK, Jr., to be it, and yet he bowed to the very unlikely Mr. Trump.
Or maybe he did all that the Champion could do under the circumstances of reality. He ran a great 3rd Party race, got the publicity, and then with all of us watching, did the next best thing: endorse Trump. The first Gray Champion during the start of the Revolutionary War remains anonymous. He appeared for a brief moment to foil Governor Andrus.
He's a Gray Deputy!
God chooses those least likely.
It looks like Trump is our Gray Champion...who else could have withstood the incessant lawfare and now two assassination attempts...But the final test is coming...What happens when the criminals in charge blatantly steal the election, and vow to jail anyone who questions their fraud? Trump will have to cross the Rubicon, or die....
That is the likelihood, and it is a very dark prospect. In that event all of us who who form the CFN community will also be among the targets, like the January 6th demonstrators, and we will have to decide whether to stand together or be picked off, one by one.
There is a startling clip of 2020 candidate Harris circulating in which she gloats over the power she wields as a prosecutor, ghost of a smile curling one corner of her lips.
"With the swipe of a pen, I've charged you with a crime, which I may choose to dismiss two weeks later. It's an incredible amount of power, you know, the power I have."
She goes on and on about the sheer power she has to derail a person's whole life: job, family, finances, reputation. Then rescind the charges. I kept waiting for a mitigating moral to her power trip story but it never landed; she was just on a power trip.
That isn't just a power trip. It is pure psychopathic evil.
Cumswalla holds WAY too much tension in her face, neck, and shoulders to be a psychopath -- that's Bill Clinton.
Most likely, Willie Brown's hole is just a garden variety NPD (possibly a sociopath), still evil but easier to torment.
Putting people in prison for smoking pot - which she admitted that she enjoyed too.
Please reference the clip, that would be useful.
Beck, Bongino and (I think) Andrew Klavan have played the clip on their shows. Surely, she is a sociopath. And who knows -- she could be the personification of the Whore of Babylon.
Let’s be charitable and not assume that last sentence 😉 but clearly she is an unacceptable choice for the position.
Yeah. I'd go with sociopath for her. At least she knew enough to avoid procreating.
She has talked about her "swipe of a pen" power several times. One such occasion was in 2020 at the Portsmouth, NH, Democrats' annual banquet.
Humility, thy name ain't Kamala!
Thanks for the lead. I'd love to find that clip.
Well then, some will have to take up arms. Those who do must not loose. Those unable can pitch in in a thousand other ways.
Have you never met someone from New York? Or Scotland? Trump expresses himself in a combination of these vernaculars and wears the false-bravado of his tribes. He is no different than a trash-talking NBA player, rapper or egotistical corporate manager all of whom could be considered "assholes" in terms of the traditional American sensibilities. The self-promotion is armor against the attacks from inside and out and most people with some common sense and a bit of self-confidence can brush it aside and see that the guy is someone you want on your team.
Sadly, too few people can get past their own insecurities and tribal worship to judge the man fairly. We might only look at the success and class of his children versus those of someone like Biden or Soros to infer the true character of the man, a guy wealthy enough to have done anything he wanted but chose to put a lot of effort into his family.
One aspect to all of this I find humorous is the notion that the press is warning everyone of Trump out of the goodness of their hearts and trying to save the world. Of course, they likely do believe this but isn't it curious that in order to save us they must first censor us from presenting conflicting information or even asking questions. That they cannot reconcile the word 'democracy' with their own anti-democratic behavior really is the mark of insanity. No amount of evidence can penetrate their delusions.
Perhaps a nice, shiney pair of handcuffs will snap them out of their delusions?
Trump pardoning all the J-6 inmates on day one will give Hillary, Liz Cheney, Schiff and Co. the vapors!
The Scottish thing—it makes me smile whenever I hear him say "aeroplane" or "filum maker," or compare his mother to Braveheart. Look up Mary Ann Trump, sometime; from the blond structure atop her head to the warm, affirming personality, she was "Donal" in little old lady form.
I’d like to see him in a kilt. Clan McLeod of course
The fourth turning offers 4 potential possibilities for the winter crisis which we are in now. The gray champion could be champions given the assembly of capable people surrounding Mr. Trump. With such talent, RFK jr (gray),Tulsi (Millenial), Musk (X gen), Vivek (Millenial), JD Vance (Millenial), Donald Trump jr (X gen), we not only have 2 gray but the releve (who comes after). With this team, there is a real chance that the country can be turned around. YES it won't be tidy and neat but much better than CWII or WW3. They need all the support we can provide them!
I agree. I also feel good about Vance being a heartbeat away from the presidency, given the various scenarios that can be imagined in the next four years. Without question, the Blues have, indeed, become the party of Dick Cheney, and a sea change is at hand with the Reds becoming the party of the likes of Gabbard , RFK Jr. , and Vance. Given the dismal current state of the nation, that's as encouraging a brain trust as we might hope for.
I like vivek. But I'm wary...
Thank you, Howard. I'm halfway through the updated version "The Fourth Turning Is Here", published in July, 2023, authored by Neil Howe.
Howe is an apologist for the blob.
Apparently, Strauss was the brains of the duo. Howe comes across as a dollar store Malcolm Forbes.
I'm starting to get that impression. I will soldier on through the book, however. Thanks.
The map is not the territory. The weather forecaster is not the weather.
Wise you are! But the Democrats have a great lead on us in the hatred department. We only recently woke up to the fact and still have a problem with doing what must be done. Kamala is making hay with mocking Trump's mass deportations. We don't have the stomach for it. But when it comes to us, they DO have the stomach for it. In any case, I'll believe it when I see it. I doubt he will even seriously try. Trump wants to deport illegals and then bring in millions of legal migrants to replace us. With champions like this, who needs enemies. So he'll probably give up on the idea of mass deportation once the judges object, but will still bring in millionos of Indian workers.
"but it’s either that or CWII."
Howard,
Why not both?
E - I agree 100%. I say we burn it all down. Those who can't stand the heat will get TF out. Then we start anew. Occam's Razor - it's the simplest solution - I don't understand the not understanding and making it so complicated. It's not that complicated.
Why not WWIII?
That started yesterday. Already here.
Why not both? Just get the sequence right: CWll after WWW3.
What is CWII?
Civil War 2
Agreed - except for one thing: Coning from NYC, Trump doesn’t strike me particularly, as being an “asshole.” He strikes me as being nothing more or less than a dyed-in-the-wool, outer-borough New Yorker. Yes, he’s perhaps a bit moreso than many, due to his outsized talents and personality. Moreover, considering the character of the players he’s aligned against, this should be seen as a great benefit.
I grew up near Rochester, where we regarded NYC as a separate world, but knew about it, and I mostly agree with you. It may have gotten lost in the thread, but I later remarked that I wouldn't care to have Trump as a neighbor or a business associate, but I think his nature is a pretty good fit for the present dire circumstance. If he manages to prevail in another election rigged against him it will not be time for reconciliation, but for cleaning out a gigantic rat's nest, and his hard-ass New Yorker's determination to do so will be essential, if we are to have any hope of surviving as a nation.
'Monstrous ego and hide of a rhinoceros -- good description. Regardless what he says and how he says it, his instincts are sound, and his policies produced prosperity. And, like it or not, 'being himself', as Melania advised him early-on, is the key to his populist appeal. Authenticity is what distinguishes Trump from every other politician, though RFK Jr has that too, and that alliance rings true. For more about the enigma of this outer-borough character, please see:
https://peterdanielmiller.substack.com/p/enigma-from-an-outer-borough?r=nwfbi&triedRedirect=true
Interstitial comment. Thanks
One of the best summations of Trump as the best worst choice. We have obvious Gray Champions out there, but sometimes it's the flawed hero that saves the day. Your point about him being a rambler, but being generally sound on the existential issues is spot on, and said better than I ever could. There are many qualities about Trump that I don't appreciate, but I have to put my money on him when given the choices at hand. I hope you're wrong about last paragraph, but know in my heart you're on the money again.
Great post...
There are many qualities about Trump—-
Name a few please, and no media lies.
Correct
Kudos to Kunstler in laying out and exposing the crime of the century to the public of the Machiavellian Conspiracy to transform America into a Marxist state. Kunstler using common sense looking through the prism of how absurd this all is by framing the battle between the sane and the Insane, good versus evil. The insane being a bizarre coalition of the permanent government bureaucracy, the Democratic Party, and the news media all driven by a single motivation: to remain in power for no other purpose than to escape responsibility for their many crimes against the people.
No just a law requiring voter ID to prevent non U.S. citizens from voting. Unfortunately you can’t stop stupid of people voting on emotions instead of looking how there policies will impact you and your family
No, the crime of the century is 9/11, a “conspiracy” to which JHK avers an allergy. Trump is a dangerously stupid man and his stupidity is shown most clearly with his ravings about energy “independence”, a fantasy. Putin scoffs at trump. But it doesn’t matter because either candidate will have nothing to say about the direction this country follows from here out. Beware thermodynamic collapse. Serious oil problems will begin by 2030 which means diesel supplies will begin to get shaky. That’s game over.
Your comments illustrate and verify what Kunstler called in his article your part of the insane.
I love clusterfuck nation. Kunstler is a genius...never thought id say this about a democrat.
He a patriot first
Amen.
Your premise that we’re democracy is a farce is total pie in the sky stuff. First we’re not a democracy but a republic with a Constitution that lays out the rights of its citizens over those of the state giving the power to its citizens through the power of the vote in electing its representatives.
The country always had these battles between the have and the have nots rich vs poor with the difference being were a nation of law.
The nation has reached a breaking point where those elected to office ignore the law and use the law to criminalize its citizenry and go after there politcal opponents to stay in power. Even to the point of rigging elections and lying to the public yet here we have an election where the fate of the nation is on the hands of the American people who will decide the fate of the nation.
Yes, the Founding Fathers were well aware of the danger of unmediated democracy and rightly feared the volatile passions of the mob. They were very familiar with ancient Greek and Roman history.
The US was deliberately modeled on the Roman Republic because it had endured so long. Executive, upper house, lower house. We don't have exactly the Roman system though. They usually had two Consuls instead of one leader, and the two had to agree on any action. Maybe that's actually a better system.
It's in the hands of the super small number of people who are counting the votes.
Correct Mr. Reed
Yes, reality is hierarchical and few people are qualified to vote. Just like few can think logically or have great knowledge. Shouldn't these be qualifications?
The problem there is that the qualification test will be perverted to be a political correctness test.
The few who are unqualified is the majority if the managerial class and e
Millionaires.you don't get rich by playing by the rules..butbtwhat they don't understand is that reality sucks. They have been insulated from it all their lives...and when door dash doesn't appear or the toilet backs up...there will be no one eventually to call. And that no one will come despite your wealth.
Can you grow food? Birth a baby? Build a house? Get oil out of the ground, refine it, and turn it into something you can use? No? If you've always paid for other people to do these things...well to build back better you have to destroy first...and in that destruction..what makes you think the garbagemen are gonna keep emptying your trash?
Are you proposing a test?
Well said. I watched a group of interviewees following Oprah’s interview of Harris. Omigod, I am ashamed to be associated with these people as fellow citizens. Joy, wonderful ness, the best candidate ever, etc. etc. The insanity is bred by the act that they do not want to face the music, that their gimme demands on the government has bred generations of Leftist governments earning their power by bullshitting the insane ignorants gimme folks. Then they create more ignorant gimme folks while in power.
Fasteddy, they are just about in total control of the country. One small group that leads almost 50% of the country is the only thing that stands in their way. The people have one more chance to reset the course. If the Left doesn’t kill the primary cheerleader first.
I saw Kevin O'Leary being interviewed by several women and a Black man. He said the states are in competition and MA, NJ, CA, and NY are "uninvestible" (sp?). They were bitter and silent. They didn't accept it but they knew he was right.
Firesign Theater?
Everything you think you know... is wrong.
Best comment. My motto.
It is a scam, no what ifs.
Eddy, the USA was (emphasis on was) a constitutional republic..never a democracy. I could list the crap laws passed starting w the fed reserve....upto present z( women voting, the overthrow of Smith mundt act coupled with state direct voting for senators)...but what you are saying is what has happened millimeter nt millimeter..by not following the founding fathers. So yes,...we are living in an illusion built up carefully over a hundred and more years....we know it.
But insanity is not confined to those with a less than average iq (Kamel toe excepted).
As a matter of opinion, if not fact..the high iq abstractionist among us( ie the laptop class and the wealthy) who thimk their brains made them rich and successful..are the truly insane.
The truck drivers, the working class like the garbag3 collectors and yes, the hillbillies, are farv smarter and reality based than these abstractionists. Imho
Well 100 million eligible to vote, didn't vote in 2020.
And reportedly millions of evangelicals want to sit this one out over no guaranteed constitutional ban on abortion throughout the country. While I admire their morality, there is no chance that would ever happen, both because it would require A constitutional amendment and because the number of children slaughtered by Planned Parenthood increased after the Dobbs decision. If they want to destroy what's left of the country by sitting on the sidelines so truly evil people can take over, that's their right, but they'll have to answer to God for their actions.
Millions of Lefties are dying from the clot shots... it will all even out.
Right. If all you care about is the privilege of murdering your own children so you can be a whore, or buy the bullshit that a white paper outlining how to improve the country will cause the return of slavery and segregation, you're either an idiot or extremely gullible.
I just want to say Mr. Kunstler that I have loved your column ever since first discovering it. Thank you for your SANE coverage.
Here's my latest contribution:
https://www.globalresearch.ca/world-war-iii-is-on-but-the-empire-has-already-lost-an-american-civil-war-looms-spiritual-transformation-is-the-only-way-to-prevent-extinction/5868285
Than you for the comp, Richard. I have the book opened on the adjoining tab. . . .
The winner of our Civil War may well be China. If the Blog is defeated, they may simply take much of the West Coast and beyond. Russia will take back Alaska, etc.
CFN will never be defeated.
My thoughts exactly.
The Blob, like The Blog, will one day be no more, that's just how it goes, like blobs in the lava lamp of the internet of life...
But I will capture Lugh's quote as it was, Sep 20, before, or in case, they revise it...
"The winner of our Civil War may well be China. If the Blog is defeated..." ~ Lugh
There.
And remember to capture the internet before it goes down forever.
What is CFN?
'Clusterfuck Nation'; the blog part of Kunstler.com. You could comment there too and the comment section navigation seemed more manageable than this one.
"Russia will take back Alaska, etc." perhaps not any more since Ukraine has discovered where Russia shorter range nuke missiles are hidden. Did you see the explosions deep in Russia over the last few nights? according to what I read, nuclear capable missiles were destroyed.
What we are witnessing is mass insanity. I know of no historical pattern so I have no idea what to expect. The left will do everything that they can to destroy us and a goodly portion of the nation will applaud the effort. In truth, those of us who wish not to be ruled by insanity really need to consider leaving the union. We could salvage a part of the great experiment in so doing or lose it all to the destruction of our republic.
The precedent is the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Russia where the Cliff notes version is that the people who took over ABSOLUTELY HATED the normal every day Russians. Chaos ensued. How is that different from the current situation in the US?
"How is that different from the current situation in the US?
John,
Guns. They not only hate us, they fear us. Not me, of course, because I gave all my guns away...to save the children...but the rest of you bastards.
Yes, they changed their names to make the Russians think they were Russian. Trotsky's real name was Lev Bronstein.
My rabbi is Russian, Rabbi Vodkabergski
E - I love you man, you're always in it for the children, and now that the Haitians are saving the turtles and the whales, I finally sleep well at night.
Ron,
Yes, we are in accord. The little diseased, snot-nosed vectors are our greatest asset...our future.
I'd concern myself more with the parasite politicians-- many some would call, 'crackers', incidentally-- who let them and many others in and/or helped it along, and destabilized their countries to boot, through wars, color revolutions, covert operations. and regime changes and so forth.
You know people in America talk about their right to bear arms, such as to defend themselves from political tyranny-- Bill of Rights, Constitution, bla bla bla...
So what are they waiting for?
Maybe the Trump shooters were a shot across the bow, a premonition, an appetizer.
Yes, me too!
I hadn't thought of that "pitchforks vs guns" angle, and that's a great thought. Appreciate that comment!!
Mass Formation Psychosis, PTSD, Madness of the end times? Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs? IDK. The rumor I heard was 3 separate countries forming. 1) The Great White North Rust Belt 2) The middle bible belt and 3) The Deep South.
Mass Formation Psychosis is just a "sciency" way of explaining natural psychological phenomena like the Salem Witch Trials.
The savage, drought-crazed tribes of the desert West
They despise the broken-down Texas refugee caravans,
but everyone fears the mad Zoners of Phoenix
Sadly Colorado is a blue state controlled by an out of state gay also likely elected by fraud but blamed on Denver and Boulder liberals. I wish Texas would take their land back that they held after the Alamo. Denver and Boulder wouldn't be in it!
Minus the extensive vote fraud (Tina Peters uncovered it all) in Colorado, it would be a majorly red state. Witness the sold-out Tucker Carlson show in the springs a few weeks ago. Kamala can't pull anywhere close to those crowds.
Maybe Trains? LOL
Anybody that discovers voter fraud soon has the injustice law after them
Salem Witch Trials. All they see are witches in Red Hats.
Well done, Jim. Nicely expressed and terribly factual, this latest edition is horrifying proof of how much trouble our nation is REALLY in.... When it comes to the U.S. Government and the mainstream media, corruption is the main ingredient.
Your government hates you. Pray, plan, prepare and RESIST.
I'm already DOING all that. Cheers.
Redist, but for Pete's sake, don't be donning safety pins again, like those pussy hat-wearing retards in 2017.
I just read Matt Gaetz WARNS There Are FIVE ASSASSINATION TEAMS Targeting Trump RIGHT NOW According To DHS. THIS is what we've come to.... The "democrats" are REALLY rabid FASCISTS who have no morals or integrity.
Franco was a very moral man. You don't know what the word really means, only what the Blob wants you to think it means.
Where have I heard this before?
Definitions are important.
Perhaps you are a rabid devotee of the Blob... I wasn't referring to Franco. I am referring to FASCISTS, none of whom belong in the USA, even if they call themselves democrats.
Fascists have no morality or integrity.
Franco was a Fascist.
Therefore he had no morality or integrity.
The logic is correct but one of the premises is wrong. Yours.
LOL
FYI
“A NATO invasion of nuclear Russia is currently underway, and the world is unaware that it is in World War III”. Has President Putin’s Patience Reached Its Limits?
https://michelchossudovsky.substack.com/p/nato-invasion-nuclear-russia-underway-wwiii-putin-reached-limit?publication_id=1910355&post_id=149058725&isFreemail=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo5NTUyMzU3LCJwb3N0X2lkIjoxNDkwNTg3MjUsImlhdCI6MTcyNjg1NDE0NCwiZXhwIjoxNzI5NDQ2MTQ0LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMTkxMDM1NSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.ShcYD1jfoQXclAzpZc9fa4aukoTnu_TOrVHGSnNgB6A&r=5oqn9&triedRedirect=true
One of your best posts, Mr. Kunstler, on one of the most critical elections in the history of our Republic. There are no certainties in life (aside from death and taxes), but for the fact that the deep-state absolutely will not allow for Trump to (again) be president.
And they will NOT get their way. It will be the jolt of reality they think does not exist. That SHOCK will kill them when they realize REALTY DOES EXIST.
The assassination attempts are not random acts of lone nuts. They are coordinated attacks by the establishment. The inflammatory rhetoric repeats the same message over and over again, “Tump is a threat to us, he defied us, he deserves to die, and we intend to kill him.”
Here's a wacko idea. Look at pictures of Trump and General Patton, they could be the same guy. What if the real issue is that Patton was killed by the deep state, Patton reincarnated as Trump, and Patton as Trump Knows it and is out for revenge?
Trump and Patton.
Two warriors.
Brass balls
Um, Patton bravely led US troops in battle.
Trump got out of military service claiming “bone spurs”.
Yes, he was outraged by the treatment of the German people after WW2. They didn't like that.
If you were an actual American, you wouldn't like that, either.
no such thing as reincarnation. perhaps of the same spirit, like others, Oliver Cromwell, Charles Martel, Godfrey of Bouillon, El Cid, Richard the Lionhearted, Fernando III of Castile, St. Louis IX of France, John Hunyadi, Skanderbeg of Albania, Vlad Dracula of Wallachia, Stonewall Jackson.
Of course, he may not consciously remember but just have a deep seated hatred of them. No wonder they fear him.
It's like everyone (the insane) has a "mob mentality" or as Dr. Malone called it, mass formation psychosis. What is amazing is how people caught it solely online. Usually mob mentality only occurs in groups physically present with each other. Best psyop in the history of mankind. Your World Made by Hand may come to.pass. Would this be a bad thing? I wonder....
100% The "World Made by Hand" is already here. Life in the Matrix is mass chaos as the most basic mechanical things fail. I've noticed that STOP Signs are now optional. Traffic signals work (sometimes). Cash presented to store clerks activates a disgusted smirk from behind the counter. The electric grid is wonky...up and down daily along with cell phone service.
Liber8tor, cash may be despised for small transactions at a local store (make change with coins how quaint) But I have made some big purchases and cash is king. Under the radar and non taxaable.
I've been on a strict cash basis since 911.
I tried to renew my phone with a credit card. It was overdue because I had forgotten about it. The machine asked me if I wanted to tie into a payment plan with my card - and then wouldn't accept any answer. In other words, yes was the defacto answer and it refused to accept no. I hung up and bought a phone card the next day.
"up and down daily along with cell phone service."
Lib,
No problems with the phone service...it's probably just your phone. You might try a different one.
From Israel.
I didn't know they even MADE pagers any longer? We're going Back To The Future. Those big hair days, disco and 80's metal bands.
People mocked the idea of Israel's backdoors into our systems. Even it true, so what? Nobody's laughing now.
Maybe your backdoor Lugh, but that's standard for you, No?
Nope, P.B. - it'll be a good thing. You'll see.
Mr. Anselmo, I would not mind. I just want to have a bit more infrastructure in place before it does...
P.B., please, appreciate the courtesy, but Mr. Anselmo is my father. You've read Jim's WMBH is my guess, and maybe Forstchen's One Second After. Point is, society will re-order itself - at least on a very localized level - very quickly. They'll set up the necessary "infrastructure". For the most part, intelligent people are, or should be, in my opinion, self-governing.
To Wit: After the Hurricane Katrina (non) response, small groups were self-organizing, in the medians of the interstates, just outside NOLA. Setting up encampments, easily defensible, women setting up kitchens and cooking. teens watching the kids, men out gathering needed resources. This, all within days, when they realized the Calvary was not coming. There's a lesson there.
The "authorities" busted up and dismantled the camps. Why? Self-governing independent-minded people are a threat to the system. Remember that. They'll be coming after us in the same way they have been - just under a different circumstance. 'Twas ever thus. Keep the faith young lady.
True words, Ron. I have read many dozens of books like Mr. Forstchen's. And also The Civil Defense Manual by Jack Lawson and Resistance to Tryanny by Joseph P Martino plus Tactical Wisdom by Joseph Dolio.
Like I said, just a few things. Working on one right now. Large silvopasture. Thanks for responding. Good examples!
Yes, Whites defended themselves with force against Black marauders. And in other areas, the police went door to door confiscating guns so they wouldn't be able to.
QUOTE: ***They have been at war with the people of this land for years, depriving them of livelihoods, stuffing them into prison, breaking the social contract, wrecking the country’s relations with the rest of the world, and belaboring the peoples’ minds with one insulting absurdity after another.***
QUOTE: ***You can tell they are insane because they are driven by a single motivation: to remain in power for no other purpose than to escape responsibility for their many crimes against the people.***
Hey, all this sounds to me just like China at present. Good to know you're not alone in all this, huh? :)
What I find amusing here-- not to mention despairing -- is how so many vids on Youtube either condemn China as a nation guilty of all the above (which she is) while extolling the West as the beacon of democracy and true civilization, or go full wumao by doing the exact opposite.There is no third camp as far as I can tell which spells out the problems on both sides.
We live in interesting times.
You ask what's in it for the MSM. Bill Rice in his substack postulates that Jeff Bezos, owner of the huge money loser Washington Post, can afford to keep WP running because the $100 million or so he loses on the WP he makes up 10 times over in Federal Government contracts. So the Washington Post is simply a lost leader.
Well, ladies and germs;
After the recent spate of nut busting in Lebanon, what do you think your chances are of ever getting an electronic device on an airline? Cell phone? Tablet?
You jest.
So my penile implant is not gonna fly?
Of course it can fly. If, however, the implant is of a size that requires you to purchase another seat, then you have my compliments.
In spite of the inconvenience, I think it would be a good thing overall if people carried their personal tracking devices less.
I want to get back to the old days of being able to be unreachable without catching he'll from everyone. Let's roll!
An extraordinary act of terror by the supposed good guys.
I'm without any kind of dessert ATM, but do have some raisin bread in the freezer.
So what I might do is make myself a 'cinnamon-raisin toast' with one or two slices...
What I do is first sprinkle a fair bit of cinnamon (thick enough so I can't see the bread), a few grains of salt, especially if the butter is unsalted, a generous helping of sugar on top-- white or brown is fine-- and some shavings of butter on top of that to melt into the topping.
Then, I place it in a toaster oven on broil until the topping browns and bubbles into something of a caramelized topping. Then I take it out, let it cool off a bit, and then enjoy with a cold glass of milk as usual.
Sounds delicious!
Hi Sweethearts.
He always does this when I talk about the good guys.
Mr, Bedfellow,
I smell Canadian Anarchy!
I'm trying to reduce my carbon footprint. Maybe I can exchange my carbon credits to fund a home-made 3D-printed ghost laptop/cellphone whose pieces are distributed all over my luggage and that I snap together after the flight.
Who flies except the rich ?
Thank you, greatest ally!
This is the same woman who felt compelled, serving in her role as President of the National Association of Secretaries of State, to sign a letter stating that the 2020 election was the most secure in U.S. history. Apparently she has no qualms about speaking on behalf of all states. First minute of the video tells you all you need to know. "Mad to the Max" indeed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsrr2BW5l5k
What a GREAT commentary! This really sums it up perfectly! Let’s fix this!!!!
Insane vs Sane…. I like it! It’s kind of like Tucker says “Those who tell the truth vs those who hate it.” Am paraphrasing to some degree.
I read this a bit earlier. It’s from Simplicius and probably should be read slowly. We must understand the enemy and what motivates it.
https://open.substack.com/pub/darkfutura/p/measures-of-control?r=nvvvu&utm_medium=ios
“I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.”
― Harry S. Truman
It's gonna be a public health emergency or something to stop the election if they really think they can't cheat enough for her to win.
Did you read this article? It explains how Obama connected with her.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/who-kamala-harris-brother-law-tony-west
Enough of these lying, scamming, scheming moral lepers! Drifting brother-in-law aside, Harris herself should properly be red-faced and slinking away at this point, having exposed herself as a midwit whose only talent in shinnying up a greased pole . . . and maybe sucking an orange through a garden hose. So they say. Sure makes me proud to be her compatriot. Murrica!
Kamala didn't even have to work that hard to ascend through California politics.
Maryanne, you as a woman should be appalled at the methods she used to get ahead.
"appalled at the methods she used to give a head"
There , fixed it for ya.
And then there’s this…
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has spoken of her willingness to use her gun if an intruder entered her home.
"If somebody breaks into my house, they're getting shot," she said in a jokey exchange during a livestreamed event in Michigan with host Oprah Winfrey on Thursday.
After a laugh, the Democratic presidential nominee continued: "I probably shouldn't have said that, but my staff will deal with that later."
"If somebody breaks into my house, they're getting shot,"
I believe Cackles meant "Blown" away! In a good sense!
Oh, her poor staff! My first impression of her in 2020 was as the douchebag boss blaming her staff for one of her gaffer.
This old nozzle belongs in an HR department somewhere. Or maybe the weekend shift in a branch library in Oakland, shooing vagrants away and limiting the time patrons can use the computers for Candy Crush.
She's horrible to staff. Many of them resigned en masse during her earlier campaign.
Yes, Janos - for her VP stint, 92% of her staff left - by my math, that's an 8% approval rating - by people paid to be there. Outside of Oprah, Hollywood and the MSM, she doesn't seem well-liked. Imagine that.
Then she is perfect for 'sand in the gears'.
Biden was just a crook, but he wasn't a major problem to the staff who actually run the country. This ditz could bring real chaos to the nefarious planners from within.
Gaffes.
An orange? .I heard it was six basketballs Through a one hundred foot garden hose in under ten seconds. In the immortal words of H. J.Simpson.
She is the suckiest suck , whoever sucked😆
With talents lime those, it's no wonder Willie Brown helped his side chick's political ascent.
Like, not lime
...Or the chrome off a trailer hitch.
Not with a ten-foot pole, not even with your ****, pal
Is she even capable of having blood in the face? Knowing that she has done wrong, because she is with knowledge, con-scient?
I'll read this. I spent all of yesterday reading about San Francisco grift and corruption which includes defunding the police so special-interest groups can rent a $10,000.00 Martha's Vineyard home for a "workshop." I'm sure it's much worse than that.