FMR. Pres. Trump Was Wounded in an Attempted Assassination

 I just recently heard of this attempt on Fmr. Pres. Trump's life , in Butler , Pennsylvania . < https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-updates-suspected-gunman-1-attendee-dead-after-shots-fired-at-trump-rally > Those who interpret the Book of Revelation to be literal might take this incident to have prophetic significance . < https://www.gotquestions.org/fatal-wound-beast.html > As can be expected , the lily livered liberals , in the Democratic party are coming out to denounce this daring deed against a would be dictator , whom if elected would place me on a hitlist , I have no doubt . If only assassination could spare this nation any further bloodshed , as the result of a potential civil war . However , this rarely , if ever , happens in human history . Usually violence only begets further carnage . And that's if an attempted assassination even succeeds in the first place . I mean , for example , Hitler survived multiple attempted assassinations . Which only serves to reinforce the idea of the figure in question enjoying the favor of the protective hand of Providence . And if the mission were to have succeeded , folks would then be deeming the radical left Antifa militants to be dangerous enemies of the state , without people ever knowing of the atrocities of the Holocaust , and World War II , that arguably could have been prevented , if only someone had been able to preemptively take out such a terrible tyrant. No , had Hitler been killed , he would have been hailed as an anti-Communist martyr . And the Communists , who unlike the center-left liberals are about the only ones with the guts to turn to the use of bullets , rather than just using ballots , to accomplish objectives , as is deemed necessarily called for , would have been all the more so castigated , and persecuted , instead of popularly lauded for having the courageous determination to risk making the ultimate sacrifice in carrying out an assassination , in the service of the population of the nation . < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUBdpJ5cdg  > 

Police Clamp Down on Protesters at Columbia University

 I have just read of the seemingly aggressive suppression of the heated demonstration against Israel's ferocious actions in Gaza . Sentiments have become heated on all sides , and everyone has self righteously proclaimed that they are on the side of God , and/or justice . I just feel that, more than demonstration , what is needed is good faith communication . People need to gain a larger fairer perspective on the situation in Israel/Palestine , and how it is impacting the lives of all of its inhabitants , Christian , Jewish , and Muslim alike . Personally , I think that Israel must rightly recognize the equal rights of its non-Jewish citizens , and residents , to that of the Jewish population in the land , and end the apartheid and genocide . As a number of Jewish thinkers have though out time expressed , such as for a few examples Martin Buber , Albert Einstein , and Hannah Arendt their must be justice for all , in the promised land , Arab , Jew , the Goyim , and Zerah Israel alike , regardless of background or belief . But in turn the Palestinian resistance among which are the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine , and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine , must commit to just conduct in their fighting back against the reactionary Zionist onslaught , in accordance with just war theory , not only for the sake of sound ethics , but also for the sake of good optics . And I believe that Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs , especially our comrades on the left , should join in solidarity with one another . I consider this group , Standing Together , to be a good example to follow going forward . Lastly , in addition to these articles on the events that had transpired at Columbia University , I shall leave you with these two music videos I like , pertaining to life in Israel/Palestine . < https://www.jta.org/2024/04/18/ny/dozens-arrested-in-day-of-unrest-and-mass-protest-at-columbia-u-over-gaza-and-israel , https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/18/columbia-university-students-arrested-gaza-protest , https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/19/far-right-columbia-university-student-arrests >

Florida Bans Books

 In both a case of life imitating art, and of history repeating itself , Florida has been banning a sizable number of books of various subject matter. This is along the same sort of lines as what had happened in the Third Reich, under Hitler, as illustrated in this book , and movie,  I have read and seen, called " The Book Thief" . I believe that any ideology, whether on the political right or left, religious or secular, can potentially become a basis for totalitarianism. Such regimes realize that ideas have substantial power, that unlike people cannot be so easily killed.  I feel that all information should be critically analyzed , and proof read, not simply censored but in good faith carefully considered. But the cults and the states they control are not so willing to compete in the marketplace of ideas. They instead seek to control the media, and suppress rather than sincerely address points of view that may run counter to their set dogma. By controlling opinion they seek to control the consciousness of the public mind. <  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nI0V-gpTc8c , https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/book-bans-florida-public-schools/ , https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/12/16/thie-d16.html , https://www.openmindsfoundation.org/extremism-and-manipulative-groups/ , https://www.cultwatch.com/howcultswork.html > 

Hackers Use Remote Control to Change Gas Prices

 And now , amidst the inflated fuel prices , some innovative people have been carrying out illegalist direct action  , in resistance  .  < https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/hack-pump-rising-prices-lead-reports-gas-theft-rcna35198 >  Now , for the record , I myself do not condone theft, for reasons outlined in this treatise. < https://libcom.org/library/anarchist-morality-peter-kropotkin >  However, as the common people are coming to realize just how futile both the invisible hand of the market , as well as the heavy hand of the government is in tackling the rising cost of gasoline, and cost of living more generally , such  instances of desperate measures being used to take matters into ones own hands will increase.  The American public is fed up, and not going to put up with both out of control costs, and out of touch politicians . The days are numbered I feel for both liberalism, and capitalism, in this country. What might come to replace the established social order however remains to be seen. 

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.