Resistance Rises Against " Cop City"

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/16/us-activists-protest-atlanta-cop-city-training-forest     I first heard of this ongoing situation from watching this live stream. 

The video goes into even more extensive detail about what all people's concerns are regarding this training camp. I personally feel that it would be best if the people and the power were to do right by each other, and find a way to get along in good faith. The disconnect between the public and the political powers that be is resulting in conflict, whether or not one thinks that the stated concerns are valid or not. I find this to be yet another example of both the distrust that people are having towards those in authority, and also the disregard that the power has been having for the issues that people have taken with its projects and policies. Such problems must be suitably resolved. 

Will Smith Assaults Chris Rock

 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/30/will-smith-chris-rock-oscars-slap   I would likely attribute Smith's motivation for slapping Chris Rock to the so called "culture of honor" . A notable historical example of this sort of thing would be that of the Caning of Charles Sumner .  Even so, by the standards of this mindset, aggressive and harsh though it be, those of equal social status must be first called out, not attacked without prior notice. There are rules concerning such affairs of honor . By sucker striking Rock, Smith not only inflicted bodily trauma but also inflicted humiliation, and degradation upon Rock's manly honor . I don't feel that it can be said with any certainty whether or not Chris Rock had known beforehand about Jada Pinkette Smith's alopecia. If he had, I think that his wisecrack was especially out of line. But be as it may, there is no rightful justification of the initiation of violence in response to verbal insults. All persons deserve the right to feel secure , and no one has the right not to feel offended. This is the price of living in a free civil society. 

Ukrainian President , Zelensky, Suppresses Opposition Politicians

 I just now discovered that the president of Ukraine, who the western media wants people to rally in support of, has now started to crack down on prominent dissidents, in Ukraine.  Notably, a married couple with last name of Shariy. https://bykvu.com/eng/bukvy/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky-brings-in-sanctions-on-pro-russian-media-outlets-and-bloggers/  , https://solidaritaetsnetz.org/solidarity-network-calls-anatoliy-shariy-repressed-for-his-beliefs/ These public figures are not even Communist. As I under stand it , their party , Party of Shariy , is libertarian socialist.  And even though I do not always agree with this YouTuber's viewpoints , especially given his hard-line anti-revisionist Communist stance, I feel that The Finnish Bolshevik had hit the nail on the head, in regard to the current situation of war in Ukraine.  

A Libertarian Response to Pres. Biden's Vaccine Mandate

 A few months ago , our president , Joseph R. Biden imposed a requirement for employees in large companies to either receive a vaccine for SARS CoV2 , or be regularly tested .  Now while I am inclined to feel that this policy is reasonable , and even legitimate , as this lawyer points out in this video ,  a number of people feel infringed upon by this edict .  And certain Republicans are taking exception to it .  https://news.yahoo.com/u-congress-republicans-attack-bidens-215340548.html   Now , from a communitarian standpoint , while I believe that such a mandate could be justified as constituting a community standard of conduct , in the interest of the common good of public health , a libertarian basis can be more difficult to establish .  I will acknowlege that some prominent , influential , libertarian figures have argued in favor of requiring vaccination , however opinions among professed libertarians have been mixed .  https://www.voanews.com/a/covid-19-pandemic_why-some-libertarians-support-vaccine-mandates/6209163.html ,   https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-mandatory-vaccination-is-not-opposed-to-libertarian-principles   In my own circumstance , my possibly over concerned parents have prevented me from accessing any of the currently available vaccines , due to potential side effects , however relatively rare .  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html ,  https://www.ksl.com/article/50243501/covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-does-the-data-support-concerns-about-side-effects  So I am forced by such such personal material conditions to hold out until a more acceptable oral vaccine is made available .  https://www.24newshd.tv/01-Aug-2021/why-an-israeli-company-is-developing-an-oral-covid-vaccine   Hopefully , I will be able to survive until then , especially given that I have comparably good chances , due to cross protection , I optimistically feel .  https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/11/02/tetanus-vaccine-could-be-the-solution-to-covid-19-spanish-researcher-reveals/  ,  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210902174754.htm  It would seem as if the protective hand of Providence /  Fortune  has favorably blessed my life .  And while I shall not take anything for granted , and shall to the best of my ability follow precautionary protocols , I will not live my life in excessive fear . My heart goes out to all people whom continue to be affected by this ongoing pandemic , especially as it relates to both personal , and official negligence , and willful ignorance .  This plague is devastating , and potentially deadly . No one should have to unnecessarily suffer even unto death . If any such Supreme Being actually exists , they would not want anyone to unduly be harmed by any such infectious disease .   

On The Recent Unrest In Cuba

 https://reformandrevolution.org/2021/07/13/cuba-release-frank-garcia-hernandez-and-his-comrades/    I honestly do not know what to make of Cuba . On one hand it seems to have free and fair elections . https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2aMsi-A56ds  But then again there is  a left opposition , notably this group , the Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party .   I feel therefore that one must rightly have a complete and accurate assessment of the material conditions , before taking a side on the situation . And at any rate , the Cuban population deserves the right to self determination , same as any nation .  

Republican Legislators In Ohio Propose Turning Flag Day Into President Trump Day

 https://fox8.com/news/republican-lawmakers-looking-to-declare-june-14-as-president-donald-j-trump-day-in-ohio  If I still believed that there might be a line that the the personality cult of Trump's Republican party wouldn't ever cross , that time has now passed .  Can you imagine what the reaction would have been had a number of Democrats had the bad sense to commemorate , and celebrate the birthday of Barack Obama ,  whether or not Obama authorized it , as if it were a holiday like  Christmas , which is the supposedly the day Jesus was born on ? Well , I don't even have to imagine , as I remember the outrage that followed  performances of songs of praise in Obama's honor , by school children , back in the day . { https://thetruthwins.com/archives/6-videos-of-school-children-singing-songs-that-praise-barack-obama }  Yet under now former President Trump , we not only have had a group of children singing a song glorifying him , at a campaign rally { https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/freedom-kids-donald-trump-rally-song-video-ameritude-856211/} , but now , at least in my state of residence , Ohio , we have people trying to make Trump's birthday overshadow Flag Day .  And speaking of Flag Day , I am starting to feel that under Trump , if not before , the flag has gone from being simply an iconic symbol of America , and all the ideals , such as liberty and justice , that this country is supposed to embody , to being an idol of Caesarism .  In other countries , such as notably Germany , you wouldn't see nearly such displays of devotion to the nation . { https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ-uM6-qA4Y , https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5brdw1aVUqo , https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4FhEmEUshso }  The reason , for the most part stems from the aftermath of Third Reich , and the feeling of shame surrounding the Holocaust .  And in my opinion , if seeing someone ripping in twine the Stars and Stripes , in like manner to how Captain Von Trapp tore the Hakenkreuz flag in " The Sound of Music " , would feel you with rage , then you have made the flag into an object of idolatry . And furthermore , if you take offense at football players kneeling in prayer for this country , instead of standing at attention when the national anthem is played , then not only has the flag become a sacred cult relic of a civil religion , but also it has become a source of oppression , in violation of individual free expression .  In closing , President's Day already exists for a reason , so that no one president , living or deceased , is afforded any more acclaim than another . If any figure , especially still alive , is given the worshipful adoration that should rightly belong to the Most High alone , then that figure is the object of a personality cult , and from a Christian standpoint is an Antichrist .

Stormtroopers Kidnap Demonstrators

< https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/18/us/portland-arrests-federal-authorities/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2lnmE8WQQXu9Be0eX9QjTp7FtD3oOpNdRQiVRpWyaB-Wa9cU14QuvC_Xg   , https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/18/portland-oregon-federal-officers-trump-department-homeland-security >  It has been awhile since I have broken my hiatus to post on the course of events here in the U.S.A. , under the Trump administration .  Things have undoubtedly taken a turn for the worse since then .  The heavy heel of the shadow government has been running roughshod over the rights and wellbeing of we the people .  But even before the rise of Trump's totalitarian tyranny , there has been secret detention of foreign subjects .  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_site  Plus , even under the administration of the Democrat , Barack Obama , U.S. citizens had been apprehended , and charged with what essentially amounts to a thought crime , and guilt by association .   ( referenced in the video above )  So like the proverbial frog in the pot of boiling water , Americans , Democrats as well as Republicans , have complacently sat idly by , while our rights have steadily become eroded . Republicans fear Democrats , and Democrats fear Republicans , as being the greatest evil .  But the real enemy isn't any one party , but rather the ironfisted repression , inherent in the system of the political establishment .  I feel though that until such time as as a stateless society can be achieved , with personal liberty , and social equality prevailing , we as citizens must act to vote out such abusers of political power .  I will not presume to tell you all whom to vote for . I feel that any so called anarcho-capitalists / voluntaryists among my audience can be expected to vote for the Libertarian presidential candidate , Jo Jorgenson , and any Communalists would feel best served in voting for the Green , Howie Hawkins .  However , unfortunately , we do not live in a representative democracy , where the popular vote determines the outcome of presidential elections .  So those , such as myself , who have the misfortune of living in a swing state , might feel compelled to vote for the Democrat , Joe Biden , in order to at least try to safeguard whatever is left of the constitutional republic from any further erosion by the dictatorship of Donald Trump .  I don't judge anyone's choice , one way or the other . Just as long as you vote in accordance with your  conscience . This is what I did , in the last election , when I voted for the Green candidate , Jill Stein.  And in spite of all that has since transpired , I still have no regrets .  But come what may , we mustn't unequivocally trust and support any public officials , whether on the left or on the right .  We must stay ever vigilant in challenging the actions of those in government .  I will admit that I fear that if I give my vote yet again to the Green , it could be letting the perfect become the enemy of the good . However what we really deserve as a nation is more than a restoration of the status quo , but rather liberation from the prevailing powers that be .  So even more so , all of my anti-establishment radicals , who live in safe states , get out and vote for the candidate of the minor party of your choice , especially for the sake of all of us whom may feel coerced by current circumstance to cave in and give our votes to the other major party challenger to Trump's misrule , the Democrat , Joe Biden , no matter how doubtful , and dissatisfied we swing state voters might feel towards him .  Oh , and to those anarchist purists , who feel that voting for anyone , even Greens , and /or Libertarians , is somehow selling out , just let me assert that in my opinion not all regimes are alike .  A democracy , in my view , is definitely preferable to a dictatorship .  And I am not alone in my attitude either . For just some examples .   { https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issues_in_anarchism#Participation_in_statist_democracy  ,  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communalism#Participation_in_currently_existing_political_systems  ,  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Gossow#Personal_life_and_beliefs  } I believe that we mustn't overlook abuses of power , but rather stand up and resist , by any and all means , necessary and proper .  And voting is one way to do so , in a peaceful manner .  So I choose to exercise my right to vote , as I deem most appropriate , so that hopefully I won't come to feel that I have cause to exercise the right of revolution . But just in case all else fails , here is a primer on how to nonviolently effect a democratic revolution , called " From Dictatorship to Democracy "  .   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ko19yrrE7o  I won't post guidance on the use of revolutionary violence , as not only do I find it to be personally distasteful , but also due to the fact that in all likelihood I am already under surveillance .  Plus , the nonaggression principle , which I hold to , states that we are not to ever initiate force , even in order to enact social change , but only in self defense .