tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50815602024-03-12T10:41:39.075+01:00TraderSphereInsightful analysis of socio-economic and existential issues ensnaring society.GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-19812735469509213792024-03-12T10:07:00.006+01:002024-03-12T10:41:07.326+01:00The Humanistic Gauntlet<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There’s a vast difference between Human Nature and the human condition.</span></h2><h1><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAU3pAOMFC0kWSg808H3Faza3IAk6tWw7mIPYz1qKO01g5fDun83F-tcxfJngp-gHb9j7wnj-ljAl7GYsSpQRprao0Tkn2GHuK1PF4zeB6wUJU_k9plldG2-6_LbhhSsVWSRgoPGeFErlUkm6xAP6qR6diA9wr-NvLYYtnLJ5c75Xo7LgsS8s9A/w640-h454/human%20nature%20condition.jpg" /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span></h1><span style="font-size: large;">It is a common mistake to conflate Human Nature with the human condition. <br /><br />For most people, the human condition refers to people's seemingly consistent persistence in making poor lifestyle choices as individuals and as a collective. They refer to inevitable phenomena such as people’s proclivity to make mistakes or irrational choices that don’t conform to a consensus as examples of humans behaving in an expectedly suboptimal way. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">“It’s just the human condition” is what you’re likely to hear from someone when told that nations rise and fall or that people can become addicted to narcotics. In other words, the human condition is the notion that humans are ultimately meant to fail, given their extensive flaws and shortcomings. <br /><br />However, this is not Human Nature. <br /><br />Human Nature, far from being flawed, is the notion that humans have innate characteristics, proclivities, preferences, and priorities that we can discover instead of determining through conditioning. Human Nature is anything that is inherent within individuals without the need for further teaching, training, or conditioning. <br /><br />This would include an intuitive understanding of right and wrong (morality), fairness, harm, empathy, logic, thoughts, emotions and sovereignty. Even a toddler understands the difference between right and wrong, what is inherently fair, what is actually harmful and who deserves empathy/sympathy. Without the need for teaching, even toddlers understand that physical violence is traumatic and undesirable. <br /><br />It seems that children are born with Human Nature intact, but during their pathway to adulthood, they become conditioned into having a completely different state of mind, including beliefs they would never accept as children. <br /><br />Examples here would include the legitimacy of killing animals because it’s fun or nutritional (hunting), circumcision, abortion, national borders, coercion and the certainty that authority is always right. Typically, children are frightened by such concepts because they intuitively know that sovereignty is being violated in each case.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Today, most adults accept things they would have been horrified by as children. The reason for this could be that Human Nature is built on empathy, free will, choice, and individuality. By the time they’ve reached adulthood, people believe it’s entirely <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-foundations-of-dystopia.html" target="_blank">legitimate to unempathetically trample on people’s individuality and free will because it suits a broader narrative</a>, such as the greater good or an improvement to their personal well-being.</span><br /> <div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Government Threeway</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;">According to modern social norms, being a child means doing what their parents, teachers and mentors tell them. Childhood becomes the monotonous learning of all the do’s and don’ts of society without ever asking why. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The broader idea is that children cannot retain their sovereignty; therefore, their parents take on the responsibility of deciding for their children on their behalf until they’re adults. At this point, sovereignty, including responsibility for the hundreds of day-to-day executive decisions they must make, moves over to the child (thereby becoming an adult).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Parents control what their children eat and when, what they do and for how long, where they go, who they associate with, what they practice, and what they avoid. The list could go on and on.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4bU-LEMpFOArPS6eWk-oHAnlzP5opr5VeQH6tHcaEF5TpM7S0YGgv7k9ABfLUys9gtgF3vsBNFReYUtxh7PbKZJKqmEH6OZYiyUORPkj44ItyV9J35KO3ufIdMrWcWjuwrkXC4V5RRk0bBSZDzUOBYRCWTKeYfZCPOo4ZSzOJHbtN2sDjqRK1Q/s650/chidults.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="650" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4bU-LEMpFOArPS6eWk-oHAnlzP5opr5VeQH6tHcaEF5TpM7S0YGgv7k9ABfLUys9gtgF3vsBNFReYUtxh7PbKZJKqmEH6OZYiyUORPkj44ItyV9J35KO3ufIdMrWcWjuwrkXC4V5RRk0bBSZDzUOBYRCWTKeYfZCPOo4ZSzOJHbtN2sDjqRK1Q/w640-h640/chidults.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">However, upon reaching adulthood, instead of becoming independent adults, people remain dependent on a new parent. Upon becoming an adult, a new entity comes into the fray to take on the role of adult parenting, including stipulating what adults can do, where they can go, and with whom. The entity I’m referring to is government.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Adults have government, as children have parents: day-to-day oversight of their thoughts, emotions, and actions with the justification that it instils order and prevents chaos. Children are told they must develop the skills required to become independent adults, but in actuality, they are coerced to follow arbitrary rules as they coast to adulthood. At the end of their journey, t<a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2024/01/root-problems.html" target="_blank">hey end up equally dependent as the children they were</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The idea of infantilised adults who refuse to take personal responsibility for their actions, who become emotional upon not obtaining their desires and who prefer to consider their intentions as being more important than their outcomes -- are commonly seen among adults despite these behaviours being associated with immaturity.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It’s a rather sobering thought to realise that today, we live in <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2022/02/nonconformative-psychological-manoeuvres.html" target="_blank">a world where immature mental states are the norm</a>. When an adult decides to become genuinely independent and remove their reliance on parenting (government), they are immediately ostracised, questioned, and reprimanded. In the same way, children are ostracised, questioned, and reprimanded when they disobey their parents/teachers.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Ultimately, most adults today are imbued with a deep sense of collectivism (human conditioning), preventing them from rediscovering the individuality they enjoyed as children (Human Nature).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div>
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Written by George Tchetvertakov</span>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-41379196109700361662024-03-05T12:55:00.026+01:002024-03-08T14:07:14.829+01:00The Value of Teams in Retail Trading<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">To succeed, brokers need teams with good leadership.</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5ShyphenhyphencxpnOrui1EbodUspVbrFSoGkeHBKmIPMiMCT41PiliSA74SMEIzEdPaYT4zG9dcfWh_cpX5B7BgPcMgGzXNtToKLYnF6GCc8amppok72MxKflBiBGmhf-Rf82O-NzMT2WPdWb_bet8lQyh5nnVyFoDI20J5-Y-419F62dA_C3oQugetOow/s696/leadership.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="696" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5ShyphenhyphencxpnOrui1EbodUspVbrFSoGkeHBKmIPMiMCT41PiliSA74SMEIzEdPaYT4zG9dcfWh_cpX5B7BgPcMgGzXNtToKLYnF6GCc8amppok72MxKflBiBGmhf-Rf82O-NzMT2WPdWb_bet8lQyh5nnVyFoDI20J5-Y-419F62dA_C3oQugetOow/w640-h534/leadership.png" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Regardless of how successful a broker is, it is a certainty that their internal teams will change over time. Whether it be market cycles, business decisions, expansion or consolidation – teams evolve as the business develops.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />A veteran financier once told me that “a company is only as good as its team”, a remark that seems to become truer every year.<br /><br />In dynamic environments like retail trading, market cycles affect talent placement, which can often mean experienced professionals transition to parallel industries such as technology suppliers, liquidity providers or banks.<br /><br />Successful brokers will not only hire talent, they will also retain it. To do so, brokers must start with a bright and engaging vision, develop a conducive working environment, and be able to fund their ambitions for a considerable time. In the embryonic stages of a broker’s development, every employee must understand and buy into the company’s vision, fostering a sense of shared responsibility and creating shared goals.<br /><br />Talent will only arrive if incentivised and it will only stay if incentives are delivered.<br /><br />Hiring the right people remains a challenging task. Whether conducted internally or outsourced to a recruiter, recruitment is always challenging as evidenced by elevated staff turnover rates at many brokers.<br /><br />Standard necessities include education, experience, key skills, regional factors and cultural adaptability to the broker’s working environment. However, each broker will likely have several particular considerations given their vision.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Art of Dealing</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />It is important to emphasise that dealing should be managed by an experienced, educated, and well-organised individual. They need to understand risk management and technology, but more importantly, they need to operate within established policies and procedures.<br /><br />Even today, dealing desks often operate without essential policies for navigating tough market conditions, otherwise known as a market risk policy.<br /><br />The Chief Dealer should be a logical thinker with strong leadership skills, especially in today’s all-hours environment, be adept at training staff (with documented procedures), exhibit resilience during shifts, and uphold accountability. All dealing desk activity should always be thoroughly documented.<br /><br />The Dealing Head should not hesitate to liaise directly with the risk committee and should recognise when to seek assistance. They should stay up-to-date and have a clear plan in advance. Since many dealing managers are responsible for new products, they should be knowledgeable in shares, options, futures, and crypto, as standard.<br />The Joy of Marketing<br /><br />The Marketing Chief should be a creative yet resilient individual. They must understand the delicate nuance between online and offline marketing while devising comprehensive and engaging strategies for both.<br /><br />If a marketing chief doesn’t have a plan, alarm bells should be ringing. Competency necessarily includes being able to delve into their plans and explaining every detail.<br /><br />More broadly, their communications should be simple, concise and well-structured, focusing on results and maintaining deadlines. While they may often follow a waterfall model, they should remain agile at heart, as many things can go awry in Marketing.<br /><br />A marketing leader should motivate their team but always take responsibility for the department’s performance. As part of their day-to-day operations, they must identify the right KPIs and, by liaising with other departments, evaluate performance daily rather than monthly.<br /><br />Finding suitable action-oriented marketing personnel is challenging. They should not fear venturing into new markets, travelling, or taking calculated risks. Moreover, they should be prepared to develop and enhance their professional skills and abilities, including learning about fresh innovations such as AI and automation.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Necessity of IT</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The IT department should ideally split into two distinct branches: software and hardware. The IT Chief should understand both areas and be able to perform complex programming and coding tasks if and when required.<br /><br />In today’s ultra-competitive retail trading industry, the leading IT role cannot forego having programming knowledge. The Chief should oversee development and adhere to sprint methodologies with rigorous testing protocols. They should also comprehend how the infrastructure operates and perpetually support all other departments.<br /><br />The IT Chief must stay updated with new technologies and how they affect the broker’s key businesses. Regular audits should be routine. At the same time, project management protocols should be closely followed and regularly evaluated. The manager should ensure all staff are provided with suitable training and establish role-dependent KPIs instead of setting individual targets.<br /><br />Lastly, the IT Chief should implement appropriate disaster recovery (D&R) measures and devise effective communication strategies tailored to events. The IT department should support products without waiting for products to report to them.<br /><br />Ultimately, in the world of online trading, IT serves as the backbone of operations.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Connecting the Puzzle Pieces</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />When considering a broker’s core departments, fostering strong working relationships between department heads and company owners is best. All leaders in a position of power and influence must be capable of standing on their own two feet and, therefore, contribute to successful operations with confidence.<br /><br />As is the tendency in the Middle East, brokers should be client-focused and prioritise client relationships, steering clear of politics and unnecessary arguments. For example, brokers should refrain from calling their clients “customers”. As a gentle reminder, customers are one-off transactors. Clients do business regularly and expect a higher level of service than a customer would.<br /><br />In my book, “Become Your Own Leader”, I delve into the intricacies of modern markets and brokers.<br /><br />As I elaborate in my book, “Your journey of leadership begins when you're in the position to evaluate your own knowledge and your lack of knowledge. A great leader is one who's willing to take risks and understands the implications and knows the limits. And a true great leader is someone who onboards other perspectives, initiates and takes the responsibility for the direction of travel.”<br /><br />Successful brokers retain talent throughout key departments that will typically have proactive leaders working as a team.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<hr /><span style="font-size: large;">Ghostwritten by George Tchetvertakov in collaboration with Dr Demetrios Zamboglou</span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Published by <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/a-company-is-only-as-good-as-its-team-brokerage-teams-in-retail-trading/" target="_blank">Finance Magnates</a></span></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-1161712137631584672024-02-25T07:39:00.004+01:002024-02-26T23:12:58.611+01:00The Right to Discriminate<h2 style="text-align: left;">Discrimination shouldn't be marginalised.</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXqhCCJy-DMuAfPpCtjcEc36I-94RyAg9pIcReNzYphbgm5tCjoaiSQQQ87MOtIahFsL4KBREsMUcnbod92rbGArVtjU-vd9-zeKbWf6tU2sHyh3Go7TVGqLP-3UGEU7bDhgUupbIDewun4B8-5xG8mXpbPA45BP-LRWaRerOZvMYNL05-6Y-qw/s700/discrimination.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="700" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXqhCCJy-DMuAfPpCtjcEc36I-94RyAg9pIcReNzYphbgm5tCjoaiSQQQ87MOtIahFsL4KBREsMUcnbod92rbGArVtjU-vd9-zeKbWf6tU2sHyh3Go7TVGqLP-3UGEU7bDhgUupbIDewun4B8-5xG8mXpbPA45BP-LRWaRerOZvMYNL05-6Y-qw/w640-h574/discrimination.jpg" width="640" /></a></h2><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">In modern society, most people believe that <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-convoluted-perception-deception.html" target="_blank">discrimination is undesirable</a>. They think it leads to exclusion, harm and, eventually, adverse societal outcomes.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">However, the argument that discrimination is negative or “hateful” may fall upon closer inspection. This is because what is positive or good can only be considered from an individual perspective and cannot be considered collectively. Individuals have consciousness, agency, choice and culpability -- groups don’t.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, it can only be individuals who decide what is good for them and what their actions will be. Determining what is good for the collective is impossible because collectives lack consciousness, agency, culpability, and the ability to choose.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Ultimately, groups are merely aggregations of individuals, which means the “greater good” is that which benefits each particular individual. The abstract notion of the greater good is precisely that: abstract. There is <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html" target="_blank">no such thing as a “collective good”</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Discrimination as a positive </span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Let’s consider an aspect of life everyone accepts as being self-evidently “good”: the ability to make one’s own decisions and to choose one’s actions in accordance with one’s preferences. The idea of freedom includes personal autonomy, the freedom of speech and the freedom of choice. When an individual avoids someone or prefers to be around a particular person, this would be considered “freedom of association”.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to "discrimination", most people have been led to believe that discriminating against someone based on personally chosen factors is unethical. In other words, if someone makes a personal choice to dislike or disassociate from someone, their reasons for doing so are immediately questioned. In modern society, it is considered <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-convoluted-perception-deception.html" target="_blank">appropriate to question someone’s intentions and the reasons for their actions</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In contrast, on socially accepted factors, it is deemed entirely correct to discriminate in modern society.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZrUOtYFnfqtIRNoQdYHyMHqV_aysGpfPXcPCKaHdFLUeBqGsw8rz3n3XmH5RQdFhsCU7YUdrh6_vhCUYDjxvN_RTomfaMX36Q6KHi7Tqr7DxoSrONSgpd2PDfJdkmqmzXmRs7J1uNg8cvkxLfD4wH5Jx4vzSHfCoxhy0Q97yGKFuFaKK2N3DHg/s600/checklist.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="600" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZrUOtYFnfqtIRNoQdYHyMHqV_aysGpfPXcPCKaHdFLUeBqGsw8rz3n3XmH5RQdFhsCU7YUdrh6_vhCUYDjxvN_RTomfaMX36Q6KHi7Tqr7DxoSrONSgpd2PDfJdkmqmzXmRs7J1uNg8cvkxLfD4wH5Jx4vzSHfCoxhy0Q97yGKFuFaKK2N3DHg/w640-h568/checklist.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For example, it is considered ethical to discriminate based on race when it comes to personal dating habits, but when it comes to doing business with someone, it is considered unethical. The idea is that personal choices are one thing, but choices that affect others are quite another. The social contract and the obligation to collaborate with other members of society for the greater good are inherently smuggled into people’s considerations which again reinforces the point that currently, one’s individual preferences are being held in lesser regard than social expectations.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Moreover, a muddled understanding of the intersection between freedom, responsibility and duty persists. Bouncers are considered ethical if they refuse someone entry to a bar based on sexuality, but when bakers refuse to sell cakes to homosexuals, it is regarded as unethical.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The same goes for employers. They are welcome to discriminate against candidates based on education, intelligence, past experience, and language ability but are prevented from discriminating based on race, height, age or sex.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">However, if the employer's office space happens to have tiny doors, the adjudication of whether height discrimination is ethical shifts again. Now, it would be considered ethical to discriminate based on height, given the restrictions imposed by the office space. The shifting of responsibility is always prevalent.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The persistent merry-go-round of varying ethical acceptability continues unabated until government law specifies what is socially acceptable. Once the government puts its policies into effect, social norms then follow.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back to reality </span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />It would seem a rethink is required.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Clearly, there are only three possible options. </span>It is either the case that a) all forms of discrimination are unethical, b) all forms of discrimination are ethical, or c) some forms of discrimination are ethical, and some aren't.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Scenario A is false because discrimination on dating sites and nightclubs is clearly ethical. Surely, all individuals and business owners have the right to decide with whom they copulate or do business. </span>Scenario C is also false because every instance of discrimination that could possibly be fathomed fits into a category of personal freedoms, which are innate human rights.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, what may be an ugly truth, but a truth nevertheless, is that all forms of discrimination -- the ability to allocate one’s time and money, speaking freely and disassociating from people for personal reasons -- are Natural human rights.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This means that anyone, for any reason, is fully justified to actualise any of their human rights at any time -- including freedom of speech and association.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Tr876x30_cEzBXgAw4jDZ2UFi3gVpfST2OxOvEY-0cbXE24fM5Dp2CePk-q8hZOVNnwvkh1l3lENfCS3cYKSgvfrw5N0QZdkg0heXd-_AXMT8WdH8Hoy0dZ8NwxilmYJVFeiZcIgI_hFkgJNxNTEWUclzp2hiskHHhSO9R17FCNCPxbPyiew8Q/s500/dis_choice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="500" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Tr876x30_cEzBXgAw4jDZ2UFi3gVpfST2OxOvEY-0cbXE24fM5Dp2CePk-q8hZOVNnwvkh1l3lENfCS3cYKSgvfrw5N0QZdkg0heXd-_AXMT8WdH8Hoy0dZ8NwxilmYJVFeiZcIgI_hFkgJNxNTEWUclzp2hiskHHhSO9R17FCNCPxbPyiew8Q/w640-h557/dis_choice.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">As a self-evident fact, all individuals are justified in discriminating against others based on their preferred criteria, given that each individual's autonomy and privacy are immutable.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For example, suppose someone decides to ignore all short people and relate only with tall people. In that case, this should be recognised as a personal choice rather than criticised for being discriminatory or offensive. The same should go for race, skin/eye colour, income status, sex, gender preference, class or any other category, whether it be immutable or not.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Suppose someone voices their distaste or condescension for someone. Regardless of the offensiveness, there should be an implicit understanding that people may speak freely and express themselves as they see fit. Anyone who considers this vulgar or rude can avoid looking and listening.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The understanding of innate natural human rights and their fundamental importance is slowly but surely being expunged, especially in English-speaking countries, with cases of <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2019/10/bigwigs-kick-racism-like-football.html" target="_blank">racism</a> and sexism being paraded as examples of poor-quality human beings venting “hate”.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">These so-called bigots, heightists and racists are simply voicing their preferences with free speech and freedom of association and should not be insulted, threatened or prosecuted for doing so. Concepts like “hate speech” should be recognised as mere instances of free speech rather than offensive violence that necessarily incites further violence, bullying and suffering.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As the famous adage goes: “Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.”</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">How great would it be if people actually believed it!?</span><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div>
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Written by George Tchetvertakov</span></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-88353314065242291662024-02-14T12:17:00.016+01:002024-03-08T13:56:39.189+01:00If You Build It, They Will Come<h2 style="text-align: left;">Creating a successful retail trading solution should always end in simplicity.</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJf7dn6VYlK3xVc7Nv7K4B6B_mQmhXIQVPga6b0OOMimpQXVWMrO8oETP-1_T6lXOp2rU-Nir2jnVHR2utCqdX3RpX9LUzLggmwYXyNhf8NAe6CRhsIxezW8dGta0gCIMWXQei7m50dTwTxe7ervEtXEzfy7jb3icghdFdODfmUTSo15itSYI4Qw/s700/team%20building.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="700" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJf7dn6VYlK3xVc7Nv7K4B6B_mQmhXIQVPga6b0OOMimpQXVWMrO8oETP-1_T6lXOp2rU-Nir2jnVHR2utCqdX3RpX9LUzLggmwYXyNhf8NAe6CRhsIxezW8dGta0gCIMWXQei7m50dTwTxe7ervEtXEzfy7jb3icghdFdODfmUTSo15itSYI4Qw/w640-h440/team%20building.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Building the ideal trading solution for the retail crowd is no easy feat.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />After flummoxing scores of product engineers, marketing moguls, and fintech developers for decades, most brokers, to this day, fail to create a seamless client journey that serves both the client and the broker.<br /><br />The holy grail is for potential clients to go from new prospects to active clients without human assistance or intervention.<br /><br />In the 1989 cult-classic film Field of Dreams, a baseball enthusiast intends to build a new baseball field but doubts its ultimate success. As he strolls through his cornfield one evening, a voice whispers to him: "If you build it, he will come." After some deliberation, the protagonist decides to risk his time and money despite success not being guaranteed.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFfiZ9T_YPMSZxbLnWx3Nx2_0fFmaGsZ5A-wbsHrtYWKKEdJqC0D7K1n_eXXWkgPhXuvoIat7idFWjtWUHPZDrQix2dtDTYwaA3MOKMU7NQUidgMxOSnFStyXADTYskqPTitSyFizRlYYpsuEvx4IeACLl_7P-7ve4a2QprcInuPFl_FGzeyzCA/s700/cfd-baseball.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="700" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFfiZ9T_YPMSZxbLnWx3Nx2_0fFmaGsZ5A-wbsHrtYWKKEdJqC0D7K1n_eXXWkgPhXuvoIat7idFWjtWUHPZDrQix2dtDTYwaA3MOKMU7NQUidgMxOSnFStyXADTYskqPTitSyFizRlYYpsuEvx4IeACLl_7P-7ve4a2QprcInuPFl_FGzeyzCA/w640-h280/cfd-baseball.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">Building a cohesive, self-sustaining onboarding system, including a trading platform, is similar to creating a baseball field. Despite being superficially simple, there are hundreds of considerations which ultimately make the project very complicated. However, if successful, the result will necessarily be helpful and attract fans.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />To date, we have seen several valiant attempts to create such a seamless system, including Saxo Bank, IG and Markets.com. These brokers have invested millions into developing proprietary platforms while simultaneously catering to the Metatrader crowd. However, their attempts have proven to be suboptimal because of the difficulty of supporting multiple platforms with differing settings as part of one synchronous offering.<br /><br />But what if we compare the retail trading world with the best of the rest?<br /><br />Let's take Apple as an example. Apple's online presence and modus operandi are proactive and dynamic. Their approach holds the customer’s hand from start to finish and ensures visitors find whatever they’re attracted to. All in a smooth and frictionless way.<br /><br />Developing and persisting with concepts such as "discoverable design" and "love at first launch" allows the US tech giant to strengthen brand loyalty and deliver memorable experiences for customers as standard.<br /><br />In effect, Apple has cracked the code of how companies should introduce themselves and their services to their potential customers and how to handle them collectively without losing the personal touch that makes them come back for more. <br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Retail Client Journey</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Online financial trading is a complex process that requires a multifaceted approach to be successful. If onboarding is as complicated as the market itself, potential clients tend to fall by the wayside and exit the onboarding "pipeline", as many brokers refer to it internally.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the online trading industry, the prospect's journey from interested party to live client can be broken down into three specific parts:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMKTORHQovK5LegUB1HNm-kuUll-dd2Q-fXCB5VSzBlDDqDNXW32t5172ryGM59N7lnq2C_flKgYwPhe2XIPmcPWrMRjPFCxPjo_-esbxyUEHH82JImf_C0Ad-17zcL18t2TKjtKf4kcfZo2rc3Oe82BZlMi2qazAjaKwHkX3-2M8C5-iSwV33A/s1047/client%20journey.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMKTORHQovK5LegUB1HNm-kuUll-dd2Q-fXCB5VSzBlDDqDNXW32t5172ryGM59N7lnq2C_flKgYwPhe2XIPmcPWrMRjPFCxPjo_-esbxyUEHH82JImf_C0Ad-17zcL18t2TKjtKf4kcfZo2rc3Oe82BZlMi2qazAjaKwHkX3-2M8C5-iSwV33A/w366-h640/client%20journey.png" width="366" /></span></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Onboarding</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The onboarding process begins when the prospect visits the broker's website and submits contact details. For the prospective client, the trading world often seems confusing and too dynamic. However, the prospect is keen to trade various assets, enabling the broker to establish a new client. For the broker, the ideal outcome is for the prospect to be persuaded to open a trading account and verify all their necessary documents without human intervention.<br /><br />To do this, one word comes to mind: simplicity.<br /><br />The number of steps must be limited, and any steps provided must be simple and self-explanatory. Better yet, completing the onboarding process should feel like a completed milestone with a sense of achievement or reward.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It's important to remember that every client's journey is unique. The excitement that took them to the broker's website can be maintained with a smooth sign-up process, thereby ensuring the prospect becomes an avid trader once their account is activated. <br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Capital</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />In an ideal scenario, our aspiring trader must easily navigate from demo to live trading. The funding process should be a stage that fills the aspiring trader with a sense of excitement. Their ability to deposit/withdraw should be easily accessible and never strung out to give clients the perception that the broker is only interested in receiving deposits but hates issuing withdrawals. Even tiny minutiae such as this can often impact the broker's reputation.<br /><br />Also noteworthy is the recent trend towards funding trading accounts with cryptocurrency. Brokers should understand that providing additional funding options improves deposits and helps support the narrative that the broker serves client needs.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Trader's Cockpit</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The trading platform (online, tablet or mobile) must be designed seamlessly, including intuitive navigation. Among software developers, it is often said that good software shouldn't need an instruction manual.<br /><br />Traders must be able to find their desired trading instrument, ideally with an active dynamic keyword search that captures all instruments while sometimes providing tangential ideas about other tradeable instruments. <br /><br />For example, if a trader types "gold" into a search field, they should see not only the spot gold market in relation to the US dollar. They should also see any and all companies with the word "gold", gold futures contracts, cryptos with the word gold etc.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeUo9D_8ivReJG5k3SjFMQUJumfBJPGI2VozObFOHJhj8NN6mKGJjYafDpssj4afiZzh7Bmoa1pjskQeiQH6rNxOLFedt-7l4Sp7_fAeX3Yhna7_VlVc075p2wRRJ2-vUM55lOYkrymR0dqJPL20yPhPxeiH99LR-JyS6Uwdw90bonAbkNfWFJw/s700/trading%20desk.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="700" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeUo9D_8ivReJG5k3SjFMQUJumfBJPGI2VozObFOHJhj8NN6mKGJjYafDpssj4afiZzh7Bmoa1pjskQeiQH6rNxOLFedt-7l4Sp7_fAeX3Yhna7_VlVc075p2wRRJ2-vUM55lOYkrymR0dqJPL20yPhPxeiH99LR-JyS6Uwdw90bonAbkNfWFJw/w640-h518/trading%20desk.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Once the client has decided what they want to trade, the actual trading should also be seamless, including seeing their exposure to current trades, their leverage settings, the current profit and loss, etc.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Importantly, the client must never feel confused or isolated in their understanding of the trading platform. This notion is best mitigated directly through software tweaks and innovations as opposed to providing endless links to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and directing clients to speak to client service reps.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Building Smarter, Not Larger</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />What is clear is that building a fully integrated onboarding process is elaborate, complicated and, therefore, difficult.<br /><br />However, every big project becomes manageable when broken down into multiple smaller parts. Looking around the retail trading landscape, one broker leading the pack is Plus500.<br /><br />The Israeli-based LSE-listed broker is a notable example of how to create a fully automated pipeline that allows prospects to become traders with minimal human intervention. The client journey is complex but appears simple. Plus500 claims to achieve mass auto conversions, and their market success in recent years suggests they've cracked the code of the onboarding process.<br /><br />Let's look outside the retail trading industry and check for novel examples of excellent approaches to onboarding. We can find suitable examples in the cryptosphere, such as Binance and Bybit. Meanwhile, Betfair and Bet365 demonstrate how the process should work in the gambling space.<br /><br />It is also worth noting that platforms like Robinhood and eToro are introducing gamification aspects into the sign-up and trading process – a new trend that seems to work for their respective businesses. Gamification makes the client journey more fun and engaging for excitable new traders – a win-win for both the broker and the client.<br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Journey Clients Want</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />A prospective client should be able to answer the following questions without checking anything.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ERppZRWt53YPdwWNFcn7m93i5tvbyDu9KPERnq41EmX-vXbqR9jtUEBeVGAvtzCF834TT1-ZMbOtlwwHkxVg6T0_ROaVqgXJZoDF1_2VNy1wufMR_0Xt9w1g55Nyx9e4D7ctd2qfUZ1HqrfE0U1tMf-IKttvWJassSHAnQDnKGTC40NNTLgo3w/s921/knowledge%20rules.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="650" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ERppZRWt53YPdwWNFcn7m93i5tvbyDu9KPERnq41EmX-vXbqR9jtUEBeVGAvtzCF834TT1-ZMbOtlwwHkxVg6T0_ROaVqgXJZoDF1_2VNy1wufMR_0Xt9w1g55Nyx9e4D7ctd2qfUZ1HqrfE0U1tMf-IKttvWJassSHAnQDnKGTC40NNTLgo3w/w452-h640/knowledge%20rules.png" width="452" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">It is entirely understandable that novice users will struggle to understand everything the platform can do on day one. However, this needn't be a disadvantage. On the contrary, the steep learning curve in trading can establish better client-broker relationships and create valuable opportunities to help the client grow as a trader.<br /><br />To reassure novice clients, the broker must appear as a safe haven that shelters people from financial storms. In the initial stages, many novice clients will feel their entire trading experience is like a storm, further entrenching the need for active traders to have real-time client support. This could be done via online chat, voice, or video calls. Regardless of how it’s done, these measures ensure the client is always well-informed and never feels confused about his topsy-turvy trading experience.<br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Simplifying Complexity</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Other aspects are worth considering, including leverage, overnight swaps and automatic stop-outs (margin calls).<br /><br />Most novice traders will have never heard of "leverage" until they place their first trade. Also, they will likely need clarification about daily overnight charges called FX swaps being levied on their FX trades. Losing trades that are automatically stopped out to prevent a trader's account from going into negative territory is also poorly understood.<br /><br />Suppose a broker waits for these possibilities to eventuate before explaining them to the client. This tends to undermine the client-broker relationship and could be interpreted as a nefarious move when, in fact, the broker was simply inattentive and forgot about the little details that can mean so much.<br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One Size Doesn't Fit Al</span>l</h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />In online trading, Metatrader is the go-to standard. This platform has dominated the retail space for over a decade, meaning most brokers licence third-party software as part of their operations.<br /><br />Other solutions, such as cTrader and Devexperts, are available but not without their particular foibles. Still, the same fundamental question stands: should brokers offer their clients multiple trading platforms (to cover all their clients' needs) or just one (to simplify their operations and make a seamless offering all the more achievable)?<br /><br />The easy answer is that there's no easy answer.<br /><br />For some brokers, offering multiple trading platforms and trying to knit them together as part of a cohesive offering will be suitable. For other brokers, it will be appropriate to forego all the additional benefits multiple software packages offer and stick with one platform.<br /><br />For most brokers, one offering is entirely sufficient. They may not be able to capture all clients in all countries, but the ones they do attract will have a better trading experience. For others, such as Libertex and Deriv, a multi-platform offering is more suitable, although both have room for improvement in making the client journey smooth and intuitive.<br /><br />One trading platform can never fit everyone's needs, while a multi-platform offering will always undermine a cohesive onboarding process that relies on consistency and simplicity. Therefore, with all things considered, brokers should strongly consider catering for “multi-environments” to avoid clients getting lost in an administrative maze.<br /><br />Only when clients have obtained sufficient trading experience can they feel comfortable with any trading platform and understand the nuances between them. Until then (and considering that most clients are novices), the safest bet is to provide clients with simplicity instead of what the broker finds comfortable.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<hr /><span style="font-size: large;">Ghostwritten by George Tchetvertakov in collaboration with Dr Demetrios Zamboglou</span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Published by <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/simplicity-beats-complex-design-how-to-build-a-retail-trading-solution/" target="_blank">Finance Magnates</a></span></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-20617991654385201242024-02-10T08:30:00.462+01:002024-02-26T22:23:46.569+01:00Abrahamic Religious Parsimony<h2 style="text-align: left;">Biblical believers were either wrong then, or they're wrong now.</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhUToCQ0CaIAEedg9isAymDzCahq36cDDP9tBQrAwJ0CqhZXJXBaoYKUmMhIrM4413VjJr209_AZ2d2My63bpp7qcFuT9IOizUpPBHMLYI6zQTC8RwWFCcND2HxTffBxgRMmEEicTh4wYrIORMRAAKfq_V_-q_p8nODsOJ9vSKxegktsNyf-_lg/s1024/OIG4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhUToCQ0CaIAEedg9isAymDzCahq36cDDP9tBQrAwJ0CqhZXJXBaoYKUmMhIrM4413VjJr209_AZ2d2My63bpp7qcFuT9IOizUpPBHMLYI6zQTC8RwWFCcND2HxTffBxgRMmEEicTh4wYrIORMRAAKfq_V_-q_p8nODsOJ9vSKxegktsNyf-_lg/w640-h640/OIG4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhUToCQ0CaIAEedg9isAymDzCahq36cDDP9tBQrAwJ0CqhZXJXBaoYKUmMhIrM4413VjJr209_AZ2d2My63bpp7qcFuT9IOizUpPBHMLYI6zQTC8RwWFCcND2HxTffBxgRMmEEicTh4wYrIORMRAAKfq_V_-q_p8nODsOJ9vSKxegktsNyf-_lg/s1024/OIG4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The story of the Bible is an illustriously infamous one.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Partially but wholeheartedly believed by Jews, revered by Christians and respected by Muslims, the Bible is a historical text that Abrahamics consider as the root of their faith.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>However, atheistic scientists disagree with the historicity of the Bible, and they dispute its accuracy on many fronts. </span>Meanwhile, Abrahamics disagree with pretty much everything modern science pronounces. For example, the <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2017/01/system-shock.html" target="_blank">Big Bang</a>, <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/02/why-abiogenesis-is-impossible.html" target="_blank">abiogenesis</a>, <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2022/02/dinosauria-delusion.html" target="_blank">evolution</a>, and <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-dilemma-of-moral-relativism.html" target="_blank">moral relativism</a> are all dismissed by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>However, there are some ideas Abrahamics consider to be true but not as described in the Bible or the Quran. </span>In fact, upon closer examination, most, if not all, Abrahamics have bought into several beliefs that are diametrically opposed to their scriptures.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Truth-seeking</span></h2><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Religion can be a very touchy subject for many.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, for the good of mankind and for the sake of looking a little deeper than the superficial, the prevailing religions of the modern day should be reassessed at the very least or labelled as toxic dogmatic propaganda at the very most.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">First, it's important to note what Abrahamic scriptures claim parallel to the consensus in antiquity.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>By comparing what people thought then with what people believe is true now, we can see that around 2,000 years ago, the predominant view was that reality operated within a geocentric cosmological model where the Earth is stationary and at the centre of the universe. People believed the luminaries (stars) orbit the Earth, as opposed to the Earth spinning on its axis, wobbling, and orbiting the Sun. </span>It would seem the ancients conceived of a geocentric model with multiple references being made to geocentrism in the Abrahamic scriptures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Examples from the Bible would include </span></span><a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-1-6_1-7/" target="_blank">Genesis 1:6-7</a>, <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-1-16_1-17/" target="_blank">16-17</a>, <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Joshua-10-13/" target="_blank">Joshua 10:13</a>, <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Job-38-31/" target="_blank">Job 38:31</a>, <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Chronicles-16-30/" target="_blank">1 Chronicles 16:30</a>, <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Psalms-75-3/" target="_blank">Psalms 75:3</a>, <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Psalms-93-1/" target="_blank">93:1</a>, <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Psalms-104-5/" target="_blank">104:5</a>, and <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/2-Timothy-3-16/" target="_blank">2 Timothy 3:16</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqKvu_-l2cXO91GnmFk2HhVVRqGvyfNeEbb5RmNErlGaK3QZxzgZ-oDbXCkvCud1dUVsxbyBX9dPAsZR1yDybeoXM55F0zts6ulnaDoszOzOdvIMFmObFpVpwVL48mzXt952sQ_OnAqzO3ZQ60f003kWH_D6qti_U1DjSVA8ClFxcowV64iYP1w/s1029/bible%20quotes.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1029" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqKvu_-l2cXO91GnmFk2HhVVRqGvyfNeEbb5RmNErlGaK3QZxzgZ-oDbXCkvCud1dUVsxbyBX9dPAsZR1yDybeoXM55F0zts6ulnaDoszOzOdvIMFmObFpVpwVL48mzXt952sQ_OnAqzO3ZQ60f003kWH_D6qti_U1DjSVA8ClFxcowV64iYP1w/w640-h432/bible%20quotes.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Meanwhile, from the Quran, even more verses point to geocentric model where the Earth doesn't move while the sky and the stars do: </span><a href="https://quran.com/6/96" target="_blank">6:96</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/7/54" target="_blank">7:54</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/10/5" target="_blank">10:5</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/12/4" target="_blank">12:4</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/13/2" target="_blank">13:2</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/14/33" target="_blank">14:33</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/16/48">16:48</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/20/106" target="_blank">20:106</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/21/32-33" target="_blank">21:32-33</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/25/61" target="_blank">25:61</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/31/29" target="_blank">31:29</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/35/13" target="_blank">35:13</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/36/38-40" target="_blank">36:38-40</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/39/5" target="_blank">39:5</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/51/48" target="_blank">51:48</a>, <a href="https://quran.com/55/5" target="_blank">55:5</a> and <a href="https://quran.com/88/20" target="_blank">88:20</a>.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">All of the above references, in both the Bible and the Quran, strongly indicate that back when these books were first compiled, the social norm was to accept geocentrism. If those stories are historical accounts, the verses suggest that even the most prominent figures of ancient times were proud geocentrists. <br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Geocentric legacy</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The leading lights of the Abrahamic faith, such as Moses, Abraham, Jesus, the Apostles and the prophet Muhammad, all believed in a geocentric cosmology.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeYHNNcC5660rq_-y2E2Y1PVW7Og74lWGu69LJa0JDMi-iIdhZ1yM4G4GWlextvgeL3v5y0FGZ6GEYs5M93NN7CM_wcA8k1j2ptJYRBX5z6xNjwu23ho7izqJlZ7S9DXEqjrQic2LO8KesAlVAWa9Hi07TyXiMC6Jzz2rwn9geXRWptM4ewKQwg/s899/geo.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="899" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeYHNNcC5660rq_-y2E2Y1PVW7Og74lWGu69LJa0JDMi-iIdhZ1yM4G4GWlextvgeL3v5y0FGZ6GEYs5M93NN7CM_wcA8k1j2ptJYRBX5z6xNjwu23ho7izqJlZ7S9DXEqjrQic2LO8KesAlVAWa9Hi07TyXiMC6Jzz2rwn9geXRWptM4ewKQwg/w640-h434/geo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">In other words,
people from the ancient past were all geostationary geocentrists and were proud
of it. The world made sense to them. Their approximation of the world,
including their model of reality, helped them build large stone structures that
stand to this day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">So what happened?
Why do today's Abrahamics believe in a heliocentric system? Wouldn't that
necessarily mean their highly esteemed leading lights were wrong all those
years ago? If that's the case, then it means prophets can make mistakes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The notion that
God's prophets could have been wrong about their conceptions of reality is
rather unpalatable to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike; however, so is the
notion that modern society, including its scientific consensus, has been fooled
into thinking the Earth is a globe. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">So what gives?</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Unthinkable</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">If it's the case
that we live in a geocentric system, then the prophets of yesteryear were
correct! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">But if that's the
case, it means most Abrahamic believers are wrong today. Most of them have
taken to Science like ducks to water. They haven't accepted all scientific
theories as fact, merely those supporting their biblical narrative. Therefore, all
Jews, Christians and Muslims, as challenging as it is, must ask themselves the
following questions: were the prophets wrong then? Or is society wrong now?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">One of those two
options is necessarily true. But whichever option they choose will lead to very
uncomfortable connotations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">If they believe
people in the past were wrong -- then it means Abrahamic prophets are
fallible and may have got many things completely wrong, as well as all the
scriptures they promoted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">If they believe the
people of today are wrong, including the scientific consensus -- then it means
the entire world has been duped into believing false paradigms within the
Natural Sciences, namely physics, geology, astrology/astronomy and cosmology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">It would mean
reality as we know it is close to what's described in George Orwell's book
1984: <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-foundations-of-dystopia.html" target="_blank">a dystopic world</a> where its inhabitants are misled about all aspects of
reality for them to be easily controlled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The salve of
salvation</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">For religious
people, the dilemma is hugely problematic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Given that they
take their view of reality on faith, they are torn between believing in ancient
ideas that directly contradict modern atheistic theories. They either have to
go with the contemporary crowd of atheists and thereby lose their religiosity
or keep their religiosity and become geocentric flat-earthers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Either option is
daunting, especially in a world with so much ridicule for the geocentric view.
As a result, many Abrahamics are trying to forge a third path: believing that
atheistic concepts such as evolution and abiogenesis were actually designed and
actuated by God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Despite these ideas
being mutually exclusive, religious people in the modern day are absolving
themselves from their philosophical fallaciousness by groupthinking their way
to self-security. Research conducted by <a href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/asch-conformity.html" target="_blank">Solomon Asch in the 1950s</a> demonstrates this issue well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">In other words,
they ignore valid scepticism and critique and remain in a trance of belief
among their cohorts. This should be called out for what it is, and many words
come to mind: conformity, groupthink, cultism, brainwashing, echo chamber,
circle-jerk and hive-mind, to name but a few.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>
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Written by George Tchetvertakov</span>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comG98G+FF, 08348 Cabrils, Barcelona, Spain41.5162233 2.375981735.114295574209365 -6.4130807999999995 47.918151025790635 11.1650442tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-86302558635111936292024-02-01T11:25:00.032+01:002024-02-12T12:33:35.342+01:00Unintelligent Construction<p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Could cars exist without intelligent design?</h2><div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQTTZGrrGLsMYtwin4QaTaSApkC7eDk2Y4FD2fkSu0gUkEsbMrhKUi52un0hQ4uOCuHsd44iTrRVWtx4XJ-CRBynbAVWPD8ATRZ50IW4rSU583EhzgqBhgaG3f9qGLJZds13i8UGP5uhdrgz2ijebmfm4H_PDtOR5Jh-n_UlGJZoceo0ntX1_VQ/s640/car%20from%20nature.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="640" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQTTZGrrGLsMYtwin4QaTaSApkC7eDk2Y4FD2fkSu0gUkEsbMrhKUi52un0hQ4uOCuHsd44iTrRVWtx4XJ-CRBynbAVWPD8ATRZ50IW4rSU583EhzgqBhgaG3f9qGLJZds13i8UGP5uhdrgz2ijebmfm4H_PDtOR5Jh-n_UlGJZoceo0ntX1_VQ/w640-h560/car%20from%20nature.jpg" width="640" /></a></h2><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the modern day, people have grown accustomed to believing that all organic biological creations and creatures were made as a result of a godless collision of atoms, occurring for billions of years before coagulating into working functional organic phenomena such as plants, insects and animals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When asked how Nature's dynamic continuity, as part of an overarching grandiose uniformity (including Natural Laws), could have come about in the first place, the most common response is that it all began with a theoretical but widely accepted "Big Bang". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having brought atoms into existence as part of a "singularity", those atoms then collided for billions of years to create a fabulous array of elements that eventually, after more billions of years, resulted in a phenomenon called '<a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/02/why-abiogenesis-is-impossible.html" target="_blank">abiogenesis</a>': the origin of organic life from inorganic elements.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then, as a result of random chance events and <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2022/02/dinosauria-delusion.html" target="_blank">evolution</a>, including mutations and natural selection, all biological/organic life forms eventually appeared -- all without the need for divinity, intelligent design or God. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In other words, people believe randomness without a cause can make dynamically consistent patterns perpetually over time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">To be constructed</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;">Let's see what this notion sounds like when applied to something we all know is made as a result of intelligent design: cars. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you read this hypothetical conception, keep in mind that this is exactly the style of conceptualisation and reasoning currently being wielded by scientists and, by extension, the mass public when they conceive of human origins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnBTdf5cUoEEkFUKquo58OvxjC2_P7xFh5paG8fs9qqUyvII8kL1GrYZLrwO0MRZV4xUKDyh48Eb3pm23CyIicjx3Sv4vjG7bGG1dPyWy7teoTLMk4tDfq_ON1y3BcY3RDmjKc3CU8CnQTH5ygK3rEkxWwgbwWsicMgJnn07-QMUgfuHPJl8yhg/s706/cars.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnBTdf5cUoEEkFUKquo58OvxjC2_P7xFh5paG8fs9qqUyvII8kL1GrYZLrwO0MRZV4xUKDyh48Eb3pm23CyIicjx3Sv4vjG7bGG1dPyWy7teoTLMk4tDfq_ON1y3BcY3RDmjKc3CU8CnQTH5ygK3rEkxWwgbwWsicMgJnn07-QMUgfuHPJl8yhg/s16000/cars.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The above explanation of how cars are made is clearly comic and sarcastic. Still, the point stands: the consensus-friendly, scientifically-approved explanation for how organic life is formed remains sloppy, drastically incomplete and, importantly, removes the need for a designer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">When the same is posited for the creation of cars, people tend to roll their eyes and baulk. And yet, most people continue to believe that everything around them, including the birds and the bees, are merely effects without a first cause. A design without a designer. A chain of chance events that coincidentally conspired to manifest everything in reality. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctxHRj5_bK_ga4H2w0N-M3bffWU5w-tWPkM-H2sUvxFxNQ6hSELvG42sICmnIAJLjCar7iH-dSVgQ_VmGPmRo6rq1SO_2Bv5B_neg1lMi5eCsIiL7dn9O-TEuxEVfMsS0dEFIGC0_Hk9oUX0bjtSHDiROc51c52TQfiFck6m9MsxfoG55NhEREQ/s1023/manofgaps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1023" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctxHRj5_bK_ga4H2w0N-M3bffWU5w-tWPkM-H2sUvxFxNQ6hSELvG42sICmnIAJLjCar7iH-dSVgQ_VmGPmRo6rq1SO_2Bv5B_neg1lMi5eCsIiL7dn9O-TEuxEVfMsS0dEFIGC0_Hk9oUX0bjtSHDiROc51c52TQfiFck6m9MsxfoG55NhEREQ/w640-h469/manofgaps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When pressed, these individuals tend to settle on the idea that everything occurred spontaneously, without intention and without intelligence of any kind. A rather irrational notion they would struggle to accept if applied to cars.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This comes across as rather ironic and inconsistent, considering how much more complex natural organic life is compared to artificial constructs.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><hr /><div style="text-align: left;">Written by George Tchetvertakov</div></span></div><p></p></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comHVXM+H8 Bages, France42.5989969 2.883298340.979738566331847 0.68603267499999987 44.21825523366816 5.080563925tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-30573905620432632382024-01-27T08:59:00.013+01:002024-02-11T07:02:24.855+01:00The Futility of Investigating a Titan<h2 style="text-align: left;">Prophecy or psyop? One of the world's most famous tragedies remains shrouded in mystery.</h2><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CSjO7wKGj7NJApuuPqeJ1JEzh57SajMdy589phAi-hI-oSjYBXV93bMKdhZIZG0O-CIV3WbgxIny7_qczoxEnxQXSDAyAKgVAnqSx0QYf98xzVptogIUKSAZTFuxWS0Cw_ryZqeQA36ZB0bWqxaZLguNGr_pMO-AYP_0BrCgWlVHiZBAk81lzQ/w640-h484/TitanicCover.jpg" /></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The story of the Titanic is a rather illustrious one. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In yet another <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2024/01/understanding-tony-musk-and-elon-stark.html">life-imitates-art moment</a> that defies the senses, the story of the Titanic shows how real-world events have a strange way of emulating past fiction in a precise way. The Titanic disaster in 1912 is considered one of the most iconic yet tragic maritime events in modern history, and yet, it stirs severe déjà vu.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">On the fateful night of April 14th, the largest ship ever built -- the RMS Titanic -- deemed "unsinkable" by various maritime commentators at the time, struck an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The colossal ship, with its state-of-the-art technology and luxurious amenities, hit an iceberg in the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, resulting in the loss of over 1,500 lives as inadequate lifeboat capacity and communication failures compounded the disaster.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Among the dead were several prominent business figures and influential industrialists; the likes of John Jacob Astor (the richest man in the world at the time), Benjamin Guggenheim (top-tier mining magnate), George Dunton Widener (leading industrialist), Charles Melville Hays (Canadian railway magnate) and Isidor Straus (famous real-estate entrepreneur).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The demise of the Titanic sparked widespread public outcry and led to significant reforms in maritime safety regulations. Most memorable about the Titanic, was how the ship represented a stark juxtaposition of opulence and elitism with poverty and social inferiority.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKlXeZMGuQlSDx7Kf6mOm5U0DrnxcTF8mTZ-95QPkqyk0V6PnSVQa19a8JUfR_HugK9RvWiLso6xMUK8bB1AGp6cyIup3avKZnDohar_qmSIoVyXTIhg3XP4Wc9dmJGRIY5iedoR2MGNiegf9IqhjB9DQAbILQFjRYKO60JVQhyvX2X08qZNYtQ/s1021/titanic%20wealth.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1021" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKlXeZMGuQlSDx7Kf6mOm5U0DrnxcTF8mTZ-95QPkqyk0V6PnSVQa19a8JUfR_HugK9RvWiLso6xMUK8bB1AGp6cyIup3avKZnDohar_qmSIoVyXTIhg3XP4Wc9dmJGRIY5iedoR2MGNiegf9IqhjB9DQAbILQFjRYKO60JVQhyvX2X08qZNYtQ/w640-h528/titanic%20wealth.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">However, there is much that remains highly dubious and suspicious. Starting with the fact that 14 years prior to the Titanic's sinking, a fictional book titled "Futility" was written by Morgan Robertson, a writer and an experienced seafarer whose claim to fame was the invention of the periscope.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The book was about how the biggest ship ever made hit an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic leading to the death of thousands of people. In the book, there is also a sharp divide between rich and poor with an equal deficiency of life rescue boats.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In fact, when the details of the book are compared to events recorded by historians, the similarities stretch from the coincidental to the eerie, to say the least.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Take a look for yourself.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeAn9RsVK8J8T5I7EnIuYqdfrHC50OdAf8iq_-IlNdhB1EBCQJc0ChRZjlTY173MwF3MvzUQI-wCgAoPUioWBpluNqwj3FWW-6t2gwuwzcjxNJ0KqV1-uvTig71zO_AA_ARuZWWLYjsorgHylN2BzD9yrlPaYHchHbtdEBzTceTm3csrAEa8dpg/s650/titanic%20comparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeAn9RsVK8J8T5I7EnIuYqdfrHC50OdAf8iq_-IlNdhB1EBCQJc0ChRZjlTY173MwF3MvzUQI-wCgAoPUioWBpluNqwj3FWW-6t2gwuwzcjxNJ0KqV1-uvTig71zO_AA_ARuZWWLYjsorgHylN2BzD9yrlPaYHchHbtdEBzTceTm3csrAEa8dpg/s16000/titanic%20comparison.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Allowing all of that to sink in for a minute. It'</span>s rather difficult to believe the events of 1912 were mere coincidences. It is also rather ridiculous to think the author of The Titan was psychic or an oracle, capable of predicting the future.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The most parsimonious conclusion, although a conclusion which is the most difficult to accept, is that the Titanic was sunk deliberately, in such a way as to ensure the details matched the fictional events described in the book.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As to why this could have happened, this leads to many different possibilities. Quite possibly, a conspiratorial plot to kill off some rather influential individuals? An elaborate insurance scam to enable the original investors to be paid back? An audacious stunt to mock the public? The true answer may never be known, but what is undoubtedly true, is that the Titanic did not sink as a result of an unfortunate accident.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The ugly truth, despite the elaborate mainstream narrative, is that the Titanic was probably sunk deliberately. The people with the ability, the access and the motive to pull off such a stunt would necessarily need the ability to affect official investigations, be able to plant fabricated evidence, and most importantly, they must have the power to affect how national agencies respond to the event including search and rescue and the media.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">To understand what happened on the Titanic, it is essential to take into consideration the events in 'Futility' written 14 years before. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Simply the fact that this is the case, already means that the historical record of Titanic's demise is a huge fabrication. </span>A psyop that was planned and executed by powerful elitists who see society as a field of cows which they have a God-given right to herd and manipulate.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">
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Written by George Tchetvertakov</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-4598687824923579862024-01-20T08:11:00.003+01:002024-02-11T07:02:35.947+01:00Presidential Time Travel<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If history repeated itself one hundred years later, would anyone even notice?</span></h2><p></p><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YVum1zceReuMBUcs5ehqDc38CqJH4taRdqa8yPkWfLjIwFt3JDf0jaCWpSlDhvLlgM2ZKAkFFXeQ4LdZUJFGirLqumqp5gY-QtGylQ-EcsKs_rmFTRSdCoXBRpYoVpJUf5mPXS5sQ5DTflzDMSyud2MS-b_OvNgxows89JdjeJ32pQmSiMyHLw/s750/LincolnKennedyCover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YVum1zceReuMBUcs5ehqDc38CqJH4taRdqa8yPkWfLjIwFt3JDf0jaCWpSlDhvLlgM2ZKAkFFXeQ4LdZUJFGirLqumqp5gY-QtGylQ-EcsKs_rmFTRSdCoXBRpYoVpJUf5mPXS5sQ5DTflzDMSyud2MS-b_OvNgxows89JdjeJ32pQmSiMyHLw/s16000/LincolnKennedyCover.jpg" /></a></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p></p><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;">In a strange episode of art imitating life, the tale of Abraham Lincoln and John Kennedy is rather peculiar, to say the least.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were two high-profile American presidents who served the nation during critical periods in US history. While they lived in different centuries and faced very different challenges, they also shared some staggering similarities, or maybe better put: an eye-watering set of coincidences that beggar belief.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Brace yourself because what you're about to see will be difficult to fathom.<br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">First impressions count</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;">Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president from 1861 to 1865, leading the US during the nation's Civil War. Kennedy, the 35th president, served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963, during the height of the Cold War and the civil rights movement.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Perhaps the most striking parallel between Lincoln and Kennedy is their tragic fate. Both presidents were assassinated while in office. Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on 14 April 1865, and Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas, on 22 November 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald.<br /><br />Lincoln and Kennedy both faced significant challenges during their presidencies. Lincoln confronted the nation's division during the Civil War, aiming to preserve the Union. Kennedy navigated the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, a tense standoff with the Soviet Union that pushed two superpowers close to nuclear war.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coincidences collide</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;">As the table below shows, the striking similarities between these two leading lights of US political history range from eyebrow-raising, all the way through to jaw-dropping.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Judge for yourself...</span></div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9MHpgtCFTJ5lrHOx_gjGmF4vE1tG9H4c_KBtYjR-Z4qVog9agrYr18PwZggEYMdPweavWQr9U95OnEirQP3Te7mIxN5XCmQfHkY3R-TzxRhCgXV5AKt6bjn1I6BGMrTU8nWUHwMUznMKyz8Xt1V1rHZkDXRB5h5_SBVPudr8euK64U2ehIa3XA/s650/LincolnKennedyrepeats.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9MHpgtCFTJ5lrHOx_gjGmF4vE1tG9H4c_KBtYjR-Z4qVog9agrYr18PwZggEYMdPweavWQr9U95OnEirQP3Te7mIxN5XCmQfHkY3R-TzxRhCgXV5AKt6bjn1I6BGMrTU8nWUHwMUznMKyz8Xt1V1rHZkDXRB5h5_SBVPudr8euK64U2ehIa3XA/s16000/LincolnKennedyrepeats.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Interestingly, the coincidences are eerily precise and entirely symmetrical, specifically the exact 100-year blip for many of the dated differences including dates of ascension to a political post, or dates of birth for the characters involved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reaction, problem, solution</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first reaction to reading through that extensive list of factoids is typically one of the following: a)it's just coincidence b)there's no way all of those facts are true, or c)how on Earth is that possible?</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember that each of these "coincidences" is absolutely true as far as the history books have recorded events covering these two US political kingpins.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Regardless of one's disposition to chance and probability, it is simply impossible for so many coincidences to happen at the same time. Not unless there's been divine providence, or, more likely, some mischievous men tweaking historical narratives and scholarly consensus.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It is the equivalent of playing roulette and seeing the ball end on Zero on two tables twenty times in a row. The game is clearly rigged.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFF_uA3qANJp3ICMyTjZkVd_UzCMQHM8qKAY-kBtOAeGt-pA5WLNbZzS7O2fGvBdxloRt-PpY3CSBrZBknBfvA_migrKN2YD4SpG0BJBF8zhcQ3VgGJ1aEzXn5PhRGX-hWzA96TRPJ_6HDia0lnQgEmAKFOZCEKYBg4XRxQGFW_ZpnszD6vM-IBw/s1021/roulette.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1021" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFF_uA3qANJp3ICMyTjZkVd_UzCMQHM8qKAY-kBtOAeGt-pA5WLNbZzS7O2fGvBdxloRt-PpY3CSBrZBknBfvA_migrKN2YD4SpG0BJBF8zhcQ3VgGJ1aEzXn5PhRGX-hWzA96TRPJ_6HDia0lnQgEmAKFOZCEKYBg4XRxQGFW_ZpnszD6vM-IBw/w640-h488/roulette.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the case of the two illustrious Presidents, it's not so much that all those events were meticulously planned so they all lined up perfectly for the photo finish. Far from it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The architects of this historical déjà vu simply invented plot devices and scripted character profiles to purposefully create symmetry. It was not random chance or unintended coincidence, or the Divine Hand -- it was merely men with great positions of power and influence using their abilities to put their stamp on history.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Historical double take</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><div>As avid (and honest) students of history will realise, how President Kennedy was shot and killed has been covered up and misrepresented by people still unknown. The incident has become one of the world's most discussed events, bringing forth all sorts of potential explanations including organised crime involvement, foreign state intervention, or, most likely, deep US state involvement including nefarious secret agents hellbent on framing a patsy by the name of Lee Harvey Oswald. </div><div><br /></div><div>It would seem that as part of the "framing" process, an entirely fabricated backstory was created including symmetrical details reflecting Abraham Lincoln's killer 100 years prior.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VchtCXBW72n-XjHK68GVFudBWYU7Be472_zQmCopCX-pnDSUoTZ6k1hCTKhYV9w1BGMBCZMnvomDVFZg-ZZ3lPndV7tQSCongkrH4ry6HI6G5kIWZrb0wemYWlo-hvDthFBT8F4gkmQ05hm-X__54OrnK7qP2D3y_wQmpXH7tUuXfZi46Hq2Ag/s700/assassionation.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="700" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VchtCXBW72n-XjHK68GVFudBWYU7Be472_zQmCopCX-pnDSUoTZ6k1hCTKhYV9w1BGMBCZMnvomDVFZg-ZZ3lPndV7tQSCongkrH4ry6HI6G5kIWZrb0wemYWlo-hvDthFBT8F4gkmQ05hm-X__54OrnK7qP2D3y_wQmpXH7tUuXfZi46Hq2Ag/w640-h452/assassionation.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The really intriguing revelation of the presidential symmetries is that whoever planned the Kennedy assassination, would have had to know and begin to plan for it, around the year 1946 -- the year Kennedy was elected to the US Congress. This was the earliest synchrony between the two Presidents and would have likely meant that the perpetrators ensured Kennedy's path to his presidency (not only his final demise).</div><div><br /></div><div>Using some basic abduction suggests Kennedy's fate and how it would interweave with Lincoln's, including the assassination in 1963, was planned around 17 years beforehand.</div><div><br /></div></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Grandiose recknonings</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Once the connotations of what's been presented have been fully absorbed and understood, the ultimate question can't help but linger in the air: why would someone work so hard to make this happen?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The tasks must have included inventing forensic evidence, faking witness statements, fabricating profiles, inserting misleading backstories and falsifying records to present Kennedy as a replica of Lincoln who had died in such circumstances 100 years prior.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Why would someone want to create a mirror image and run the risk of all of this becoming a bit too obvious for the watching public?</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyoXPUDaeVpjx3fNJAULBFaJfQDleZA9SI9LlWT0ses6grABGiMp4VRcs2dbyvlYvawhJDy24CWxiOtr9jdBs0mz7CtA9RWpStRhHz4K6wVm0kTkb1uaOHVrJvTmsyAm3qGN8W3G2LQnfDgm54ocH4YsoaagnN_CIjSoICI_UI25UfOJG9xd1Yw/s599/BB.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="599" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyoXPUDaeVpjx3fNJAULBFaJfQDleZA9SI9LlWT0ses6grABGiMp4VRcs2dbyvlYvawhJDy24CWxiOtr9jdBs0mz7CtA9RWpStRhHz4K6wVm0kTkb1uaOHVrJvTmsyAm3qGN8W3G2LQnfDgm54ocH4YsoaagnN_CIjSoICI_UI25UfOJG9xd1Yw/w640-h596/BB.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The answer seems to lie in the fact that our known world and all its societies are being controlled by dark occult elites who work from the shadows by instructing the world's Presidents and political figures to carry out their bidding. Despite how conspiratorial this may sound, plenty of people in the past have forewarned the world of this menacing force manipulating the world.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The likes of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Bertrand Russell, Ray Bradbury, Franz Kafka and Hermann Hesse have all written about the authoritarian manipulation poisoning the world, using techniques such as propaganda, mass media, public schooling and imperialism to mislead millions of people.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Another author, Edward Bernays, wrote at length about nefarious forces controlling society from the shadows. Here is an excerpt from his book 'Propaganda', published in 1928:</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>We are governed, our minds are moulded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. Our invisible governors are, in many cases, unaware of the identity of their fellow members in the inner cabinet. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>They govern us by their qualities of natural leadership, their ability to supply needed ideas and by their key position in the social structure. Whatever attitude one chooses to take toward this condition, it remains a fact that in almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons — a trifling fraction of our hundred and twenty million — who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind, who harness old social forces and contrive new ways to bind and guide the world."</i></span></div></blockquote><div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Evidently, </span>John Kennedy's fate was sealed sometime in the mid-1940s when a plan was made to mimic his life to that of Abraham Lincoln, including his ultimate demise. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>But the reason why, in the simplest terms, was because elitist operatives, as part of an occult government, were contriving to control the public mind.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Megalomanic elites decided they would use the life and death of an existing US President to traumatise millions of Americans into accepting sinister ideas such as collectivism, pacifism, nationalism and socialism. </span><span>Once accepted, these ideas would </span>mould their minds and transform their conscience so that, ultimately, millions of infantilised adults continue living a life of blissfully ignorant servitude without ever suspecting foul play.</span></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">
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Written by George Tchetvertakov</span></div></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-65715196357794179982024-01-13T05:24:00.009+01:002024-02-11T07:02:46.988+01:00The Root of the Problem<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Solutions can only be considered once the problem is agreed upon.</span></h2><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3wuJJIRARS3HUUc6AAHJ7liD0Jo5rT9-zvCgjN776neOHGE3OT7Qm6xZAu_jy8bRI2VWzmGfTRm_mafzkk7big0Z9e_pySJVt87qf9Np9oSCr09w2_u8aViJn7gvZuu2rJMTcUX-vfPYBZUeCD-2mrM1iRXiBjOG3yaNztkbS-CShPCZQuFxdQ/s750/Tree%20roots.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="750" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3wuJJIRARS3HUUc6AAHJ7liD0Jo5rT9-zvCgjN776neOHGE3OT7Qm6xZAu_jy8bRI2VWzmGfTRm_mafzkk7big0Z9e_pySJVt87qf9Np9oSCr09w2_u8aViJn7gvZuu2rJMTcUX-vfPYBZUeCD-2mrM1iRXiBjOG3yaNztkbS-CShPCZQuFxdQ/w640-h564/Tree%20roots.jpg" width="640" /></a></h2><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>When analysing problems and seeking solutions, it is essential to maintain a justifiable perspective. </span>In other words, when considering what ought and ought not to be and the nature of right and wrong, it is essential to ask: by whose perspective is something justified?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For example, if an adult refuses to eat -- is it justifiable to force him to eat so that he doesn't suffer ill effects, including starvation and death? Is it justified to keep food from him? Is it justified to give him food for free? Is it justified to sell him food at an exorbitant price? Is offering him a degrading job in exchange for food justified?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The answers to all these questions will ultimately be related to who's perspective counts most. It would seem that "justification" depends on perspective, but then again, justification may well be entirely objective and completely mind-independent.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In other words, to understand what justification actually means, it is important to objectify it. Providing endless perspectives simply leads to an arbitrary and highly subjective accounting of events including aspects such as responsibility, culpability, guilt and blame.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">To illustrate how flawed justifications are routinely being used around the world, I have taken the liberty of identifying four root problems that underpin today's modern society. A society that has seen its moral values shift over time through sequential government change and shifting consensus.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From problem to solution</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;">As described below, there are four key problems underpinning modern society. Problems of both perspective and principle alike.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTOlNn_7aQH_mEkiVD_9OxF6QLELPLeqwya2xKr2cn0Rep1mSDt6Br9aQGWsxmELtM679UkIqisyWp4yeZ14qfnUk0mmA4_MDbsCIBQHuobdm2V_Fod8hwabUupDDTod9OjswT2oJ-DU7R5HQ5xTqGdXgkwfyOdrBWvLFpOfhKNQGmkVnGBr8xg/s747/4%20root%20problems.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="747" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTOlNn_7aQH_mEkiVD_9OxF6QLELPLeqwya2xKr2cn0Rep1mSDt6Br9aQGWsxmELtM679UkIqisyWp4yeZ14qfnUk0mmA4_MDbsCIBQHuobdm2V_Fod8hwabUupDDTod9OjswT2oJ-DU7R5HQ5xTqGdXgkwfyOdrBWvLFpOfhKNQGmkVnGBr8xg/s16000/4%20root%20problems.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Just like with trees, so with society: if a tree's roots are rotten, the tree will produce rotten fruit. If a society is based on rotten principles, people within that society ultimately become toxic and poisonous, often without even realising it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's go through these four root problems to see why they're causing such as mess in broader society. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">|1| Intentions and Outcomes</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to evaluating events, including people's choices, most people seem to miss what really matters and focus on what doesn't.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Today, people have become accustomed to thinking emotionally and have become habituated to judging people's intentions rather than the outcomes of their actions. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">A good example would be the world's court systems and how they adjudicate various crimes. It is perfectly normal for someone to be in court because their actions led to the death of an innocent person, only to be set free after the defendant pleads good intentions and makes a compelling case for why they didn't intend to do what they did.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Currently, probably the best case in point would be how soldiers or private militia are judged based on their intentions, not their actions. If a soldier is trying to attack a guilty terrorist, but accidentally kills an innocent child, his actions are considered "regrettable" while the outcomes are labelled as "collateral damage".</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqQx8NaGuyaJ5IzEKyVRiJ-kvrbqyv9fqPjbkRAX7H1h1Rs8Ej0uDL3WSx_-gdDJ-yVjJJYCaXsAS60abEkWNhEQZl8Lu-3MFsuVjNHNCLJix0qrn3-FYbPWKc_drFsWoonnG8TMyqUyST6xbtbiFRkLpEN8TPUhsztLq4SQABTveLWjk-RPkmg/s750/justifications%20with%20labels%20small.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqQx8NaGuyaJ5IzEKyVRiJ-kvrbqyv9fqPjbkRAX7H1h1Rs8Ej0uDL3WSx_-gdDJ-yVjJJYCaXsAS60abEkWNhEQZl8Lu-3MFsuVjNHNCLJix0qrn3-FYbPWKc_drFsWoonnG8TMyqUyST6xbtbiFRkLpEN8TPUhsztLq4SQABTveLWjk-RPkmg/s16000/justifications%20with%20labels%20small.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Comparison of pro-Palestinian media (left) and pro-Israeli media (right) including the same root problems of justification.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Pleading good intentions is also a common defence tactic employed by average citizens when explaining car and industrial accidents, machining mishaps, man-made environmental disasters and even financial crimes are all likely to be argued down and excused based on good intentions.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">|2| Responsibility is not for sharing</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;">Contrary to popular belief, sharing is not caring, when it comes to responsibility for one's actions.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As a simple thought experiment, imagine Andy giving Bob a brick and asking him to throw it through a window. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>If Bob goes ahead and throws the brick -- is it only Bob who is responsible for the thrown brick/broken window or is it both Bob and Andy? Are Bob and Andy responsible the the same degree? </span>Could there be someone else responsible? What if Charlie had given Andy the brick first?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The root problem is that most people think Andy and Bob are both responsible. Not only that, there could be cases where they think Andy is even MORE responsible despite not doing the act. Don't forget that according to pop culture ethics, it was actually the upper-ups in high command who were more responsible for the deaths of Jews in WWII, less so the people who actually did the acts (soldiers).</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-49FzhW69bCq5tce2z2GOrZ6PysbNaL-UXAurcRFjkVsoRZs8o1iyViXFrGPNzLX8XUucydhPpdzCJ2WFtDSDUGrN4NZIwOWyGCM6ekqCBqc1vcvZ8Jal36_2u3p_EWmQEboJ4-UP4bSbQGmwHLW2rXE8ZSSRx4sKPXeD5_TtQxWU1E_C0hF8PA/s769/figure-of-justice-237109_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-49FzhW69bCq5tce2z2GOrZ6PysbNaL-UXAurcRFjkVsoRZs8o1iyViXFrGPNzLX8XUucydhPpdzCJ2WFtDSDUGrN4NZIwOWyGCM6ekqCBqc1vcvZ8Jal36_2u3p_EWmQEboJ4-UP4bSbQGmwHLW2rXE8ZSSRx4sKPXeD5_TtQxWU1E_C0hF8PA/s16000/figure-of-justice-237109_1280.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">This kind of subjective and relative estimation as to who is responsible and when, leads to highly jarring moral judgements. If it becomes possible for someone to share responsibility for their actions with someone else, the door is then opened for people to tar other people for their sloppy actions. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Good examples here could include soldiers (again) and extreme nationalism. When an individual soldier from one country does something harmful, it is considered completely moral to take revenge on any other soldier. This is because responsibility for the original harm is being shared and collectivised to the point of the group being considered as the entity that committed the action in the first place.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The same goes for gangs, family feuds and, nowadays, the whole notion of 'identity politics' is a perfect example of how responsibility for faraway actions is being shared among multiple people.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">|3| The Power to Rule</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;">As things stand, people believe the definition of Sovereignty to be "the authority of a state to govern itself" when it should be "the authority of an individual to govern their body". An alternative could be "one who is above the rulership or control of another".</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As you can see, possibly even the biggest root problem of them all is the fact that people think it's entirely normal for people to be ruled by others. Despite this being completely perverse and undesirable, too many people continue to insist that government is a necessary evil that must exist.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The actual reality is that the only justifiable form of government is self-government (anarchy) whereby every individual sets guidelines (laws) for themselves only without interfering in anyone else's governance of their respective bodies.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Bottom line, no one should have power over anyone else. It isn't justified for anyone to force their Will on someone else, regardless of their utilitarian, religious or otherwise excuses and exclamations. Moreover, every adult should have the ability to say no to anything. If considered closely, it's probably not in your best interest to say yes to something, if you can't say no to it first.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">|4| Property is King</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;">Believe it or not, the vast majority of people on Earth do not actually own the land their homes are on. Despite paying off a mortgage or inheriting land, people must still pay property tax and given other tweaks of globally common property law, it means they still live like defacto serfs in feudalist times.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The fact remains that large old-fashioned landowners with lineages spanning back hundreds of years, including earls, dukes, royalty, the aristocracy and dark nobility own all the land while all the serfs, even rich ones that manage Fortune 500 companies, must still submit to their superiors if and when ordered to do so. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Feudalist times have not come to an end. Far from it.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8beZ2TVQWVXreUPgd3LV5yM9dvkwsic6BFRz-pm7PEidRN213Q_BCcpLCrC7vHGRmgyJXmE_FcP4_76i1Lqk-2hNzqDaQiavGk1xr-C0ZRynzZED-kx9rX6xZiZUXJQhyphenhyphen8E9mS-eoAJhdI3kWQoBqcFfCRRHJ5p0Dxn0EbeQg-d7Fjj8mJHDaQ/s649/background-7390112_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="649" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8beZ2TVQWVXreUPgd3LV5yM9dvkwsic6BFRz-pm7PEidRN213Q_BCcpLCrC7vHGRmgyJXmE_FcP4_76i1Lqk-2hNzqDaQiavGk1xr-C0ZRynzZED-kx9rX6xZiZUXJQhyphenhyphen8E9mS-eoAJhdI3kWQoBqcFfCRRHJ5p0Dxn0EbeQg-d7Fjj8mJHDaQ/s16000/background-7390112_1280.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In reality, today's property laws mean someone with access to money, can accumulate millions of square miles of land with ownership entitled in perpetuity. Combined with corporate and private law, the actual owners of huge swathes of land can remain hidden among funds, trusts, noble lineages, heraldic traditions, shell companies and private estates.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Over time, this clearly creates a problem in that just a few individuals and their families have accumulated all the prime real estate around the world over thousands of years. Meanwhile, the simple fact that the law allows people to own things they never see or visit means lords of the land can grow incredibly large, and incredibly fast. And stay there. To the point of all land being owned before any of us were even born.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Such monopolistic property laws need not exist. They are the confabulations of men, hellbent on dominating the world.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7CUa85FgyMDfnuv8NnwR3sqeFmwC2IaRXKgRreny6k7PxRGpU_8u2pprxVQu1sgWZs_C0NV0Hz7wWh3Y78l3ZUArWB5Rt8WRkvi1aCoUg8DbhBfvm0OSgT58GPPVFs7LafQNuVrNNTJaUHnu0DjCFiPnB4h3a8ZfHDqA3qTQh6YN908J3YsSMQ/s642/house.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7CUa85FgyMDfnuv8NnwR3sqeFmwC2IaRXKgRreny6k7PxRGpU_8u2pprxVQu1sgWZs_C0NV0Hz7wWh3Y78l3ZUArWB5Rt8WRkvi1aCoUg8DbhBfvm0OSgT58GPPVFs7LafQNuVrNNTJaUHnu0DjCFiPnB4h3a8ZfHDqA3qTQh6YN908J3YsSMQ/s16000/house.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">There is a better way and it could work by the notion of 'property' being given some clear distinctions and natural restrictions. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For example, we could live in a world where property is classified as something which is yours because you have a)obtained it without governing someone else, b)continue to actively maintain it through servicing it, c)you are responsible for it, and d)you are in visual sight of it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Under these alternative property laws, it would be impossible to say that you own something if you are nowhere near it. It would also mean that if you were to walk away from your sandwich to the point of not being able to see it anymore, then you would lose your right to call it your property. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In other words, your claim over that property has come to an end because you abandoned it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Big problems, easy solutions</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;">Solving the four root problems of the modern day isn't that easy, but it's not that tough either. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It just takes a bit of honesty, a little faith in individuals' ability to self-govern, and for individuals to start taking responsibility for their actions. More broadly, it requires less collectivist thinking and a lot more self-governance which ultimately means people must start taking full responsibility for all their direct actions -- only. They shouldn't be held accountable for their thoughts, words or emotions. And neither should they be held accountable for what other people do, just what they did themselves.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Despite the persistent propaganda that governments are the bastion of safety and security, the harsh reality remains that governments have been the root causes of some of the biggest abominations in modern times -- namely terrorism, conscription, wars, imperialism and COVID lockdowns.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3eAHLd-lYIzlAMsFN2xxGlZ0LzroNz988P47PdPb4rHUj7AW0kYjCARhRlSv5PiGIKFnAAIrso6U_SUtW8VO-w0splTY6VlQitBKJZnhTg01ZX6r-2pKwrxCJUSGA39xRaNLGJSLchrnVF2yOpKI_rtDzMKMcH5YekC4DOBSk3Pg16rEnq7XcA/s648/society.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3eAHLd-lYIzlAMsFN2xxGlZ0LzroNz988P47PdPb4rHUj7AW0kYjCARhRlSv5PiGIKFnAAIrso6U_SUtW8VO-w0splTY6VlQitBKJZnhTg01ZX6r-2pKwrxCJUSGA39xRaNLGJSLchrnVF2yOpKI_rtDzMKMcH5YekC4DOBSk3Pg16rEnq7XcA/s16000/society.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The most recent governmental transgressions alone should prove beyond any reasonable doubt that governments are not in the business of improving or protecting people's lives.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The aim of any government is to control the masses by restricting their natural rights and then forcibly parenting people as if they were still children. And all the while, continually fanning fears that a life without government could only lead to chaos and violence. The truth is entirely the reverse.<br /><br />Governments create chaos through violence, and its prohibition leads to order and peace.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">
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Written by George Tchetvertakov</span></div><div><br /></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comJ3GM+7R Castellar del Vallès, Spain41.6257187 2.084515538.317279600330373 -2.31001575 44.934157799669627 6.47904675tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-5875498600508646362024-01-07T22:11:00.207+01:002024-02-12T12:53:29.356+01:00Understanding Tony Musk & Elon Stark<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When art imitates life, you should expect it. When life imitates art, you should worry.</span></h3><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ubwy8v2UqO-8UbosgM-GZVjUu1LdsBStnEBmKLnOtF6VXmeB6-ZHw3cCCWvwprkaNT8dgW4XiQND8jUpIOOOgRMiLC8pG1VYUbSSctClYvWBnPm9aFrzvSOA72FLt2kC2RP4zqMRybfEvSLJbpPSCpRc_7GYe9cgcaPiZD2AX52NciI-bSm8ew/s700/MuskStarkCover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="700" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ubwy8v2UqO-8UbosgM-GZVjUu1LdsBStnEBmKLnOtF6VXmeB6-ZHw3cCCWvwprkaNT8dgW4XiQND8jUpIOOOgRMiLC8pG1VYUbSSctClYvWBnPm9aFrzvSOA72FLt2kC2RP4zqMRybfEvSLJbpPSCpRc_7GYe9cgcaPiZD2AX52NciI-bSm8ew/w640-h632/MuskStarkCover.jpg" width="640" /></a></h2><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">When people consider the most dazzling personalities of our generation, the same names tend to crop up. The politically minded tend to think of influential politicians while the artistic types opt for memorable creatives. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To make the task as objective as possible and, as a means of tapping the collective unconsciousness, I asked ChatGPT and got the following names: Elon Musk, Angela Merkel, Xi Jinping, Greta Thunberg and Jeff Bezos. As normie as it gets, but it is what it is.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Getting musky</h2><p><span style="font-size: large;">Regardless of people's individual pursuits, the name of Elon Musk has, by now, been heard by everyone worldwide. In developed countries, Musk is known as an eccentric genius self-made billionaire who often doesn't do as he is told but ultimately does the right thing when it comes to affecting average people's lives. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">He's considered to be absolutely brilliant, delivering technological marvels that manage to walk the tightrope of appeasing cloak-and-dagger defence sector companies and hawkish military generals, whilst also offering up snazzy products, thereby appeasing billions of airy-fairy consumers in the form of electric cars, AI enhancement, space shuttle journeys, tunnels, brain implants and battery-powered homes.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdK9bnb-W8vWQaE4SQkJdGhKS6qrHe_Fupe5mu-IQdXNP2oonqH-OkcKkIIkUBgJNdhA34NTfsMIY8Exca1wCfPJ1fpp9fVRwh7BfLpkgcst5NiisepXlkecJEcBgxoiG6gkA9bWWcNDrC8DwyPn3-NFeC0vZIiY3SirHUOf0vzQLrMjGScASdw/s650/musk%20with%20israeli%20PM.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Elon Musk meets Israeli President Isaac Herzog in 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel to discuss use of SpaceX Starlink satellites." border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdK9bnb-W8vWQaE4SQkJdGhKS6qrHe_Fupe5mu-IQdXNP2oonqH-OkcKkIIkUBgJNdhA34NTfsMIY8Exca1wCfPJ1fpp9fVRwh7BfLpkgcst5NiisepXlkecJEcBgxoiG6gkA9bWWcNDrC8DwyPn3-NFeC0vZIiY3SirHUOf0vzQLrMjGScASdw/s16000/musk%20with%20israeli%20PM.webp" title="Elon Musk meets Israeli President Isaac Herzog in 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel to discuss use of SpaceX Starlink satellites." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elon Musk meets Israeli President Isaac Herzog in 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel to discuss the use of SpaceX Starlink satellites.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">As things stand, Elon Musk is the richest man in the world. As a mere private-sector CEO, he has obtained a highly influential position on global geopolitics, on society in general, and, is on course to usher in the technology of "tomorrow's world". Figuratively speaking, he has the world in his hands.</span><p><span style="font-size: large;">But what if it's all an act?</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Acting the part</span></h2><p><span style="font-size: large;">To understand how and why Elon Musk could simply be an elaborate and audacious PR stunt, it is important to understand who Tony Stark (Iron Man) is.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Marvel/Iron Man universe (as it is referenced by comic-book aficionados) is a fictional superhero series in the form of comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, Iron Man made his first public debut in 1963, and received its own dedicated title with Iron Man issue #1 in 1968.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the fictional story, Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark is born on 29 May 1970, in Manhattan, New York to Howard Stark, a famous genius inventor and businessman, and Maria Stark, a socialite and philanthropist. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Growing up under the eye of family butler Edwin Jarvis, his life was characterised by a cold and affectionless relationship with his father. Seeing that his son could achieve great things, Howard tried to inspire him with constant talks about his own role in the creation of Captain America. This instead embittered Tony Stark, who felt that his father was taking more pride in his creations than in his family. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A brilliant and unique child prodigy, Stark attended MIT for two years starting at age 14 and graduated summa cum laude at 17.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnBbPi11CFQdT9pof5YPwgWWCtvqam_-KZKpn8kKALAQdp0r929Wx0l_jkJSlWhsjWqnMAZJAf-IeK3mHrlIrPqdaaLGoVzJ9aYJd5loNj8hVIhM6_goGQggxtqEnnihzgH1sLFMqIy1NyTgjgtE5eVCGEaJFgatCi31RM5VR6AH41v1pfjReRA/s600/5.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnBbPi11CFQdT9pof5YPwgWWCtvqam_-KZKpn8kKALAQdp0r929Wx0l_jkJSlWhsjWqnMAZJAf-IeK3mHrlIrPqdaaLGoVzJ9aYJd5loNj8hVIhM6_goGQggxtqEnnihzgH1sLFMqIy1NyTgjgtE5eVCGEaJFgatCi31RM5VR6AH41v1pfjReRA/s16000/5.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magazine cover from Iron Man (2008) depicting precocious and robotics-focused Tony Stark.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">Since its release in the late sixties, the comic book series and the sprawling franchise to boot have been a runaway success.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Enter Elon Musk</b></span></h2><p><span style="font-size: large;">With that in mind, Elon Musk was born on 28 June 1971: exactly 1 day, 1 month and 1 year from the date of Tony Stark's birthday.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">His profile goes as follows: A member of the wealthy South African Musk family, Elon was born in Pretoria and briefly attended the University of Pretoria before immigrating to Canada at age 18, acquiring citizenship through his Canadian-born mother.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Musk has gone on record about the fractured relationship with his father. In <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/elon-musk-the-architect-of-tomorrow-120850/" target="_blank">an interview with Rolling Stone in 2017</a>, he called Errol Musk a "terrible human being" and said he first experienced a rift with his father when he was a child following his parents' divorce.</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>At 20, he enrolled at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada but later transferred to Pennsylvania University and received bachelor's degrees in economics and physics. He moved to California in 1995 to attend Stanford University.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">However, Musk dropped out after only two days and, with his brother Kimbal, co-founded online city-guide software company Zip2. The startup was acquired by Compaq for $307 million in 1999, and, that same year Musk co-founded X.com, a direct bank. X.com merged with Confinity in 2000 to form PayPal.</span><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC07_YHMU4u9mUONJDEfpLstMV5mrsqzEtZ6HNkhr7OlRGDl27Xg2Qy4Ovnlfp4YlT-yLK6_yJNPWNRIzQeYQ13lfg5PqgQdlLxxJkySZdUneKRT1EyV-sYiB1a_xR4Mp208KbrVH0ad0MWWOuG8ztliJJFVI1Y3UxFRCi9uoA9YVgzpmFLNNuOw/s500/paypal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC07_YHMU4u9mUONJDEfpLstMV5mrsqzEtZ6HNkhr7OlRGDl27Xg2Qy4Ovnlfp4YlT-yLK6_yJNPWNRIzQeYQ13lfg5PqgQdlLxxJkySZdUneKRT1EyV-sYiB1a_xR4Mp208KbrVH0ad0MWWOuG8ztliJJFVI1Y3UxFRCi9uoA9YVgzpmFLNNuOw/s16000/paypal.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elon Musk with Peter Thiel in 2000.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: large;">In October 2002, eBay acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion, and that same year, with $100 million of the money he made, Musk founded SpaceX, a spaceflight services company. In 2004, he became an early investor in electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla and went on to become its chairman, product architect and CEO by 2008.</span></p><span style="font-size: large;">A flurry of shrewd business decisions between 2006 and 2020 -- with seemingly everything he bought turning to gold -- Musk unleashed a kaleidoscope of companies within the IT, robotics and engineering sectors including solar energy company SolarCity (2006), a hyperloop high-speed vactrain transportation system in 2013, co-founded OpenAI, the developers of ChatGPT in 2015, and, in 2016, Musk co-founded Neuralink -- a neurotechnology company developing electronic brain implants.<br /><br />If that wasn't enough, the eccentric extraordinaire founded an industrial tunnel construction company with typically plentiful government barriers nowhere to be seen, dubbed "the Boring Company" as a means of tickling the taste buds of his growing fanbase.</span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In 2022, Musk acquired the biggest social media platform Twitter for $44 billion before immediately rebranding it to "X" and declaring his intentions to create "the everything app". Most recently, in March 2023, Musk founded xAI, an artificial intelligence company.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p></div><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 42.05pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 633px;">
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">A natural
genius inventor who is also a successful entrepreneur, leading Stark
Industries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">A genius entrepreneur known for founding and
leading companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Leadership</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Considered
a visionary in robotics, known for his forward-thinking ideas and commitment
to pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Considered
a visionary in computing and engineering, known for his forward-thinking
ideas and commitment to pushing the boundaries of information technology and
innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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and Innovation</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Brilliant
inventor and engineer responsible for creating advanced technologies,
including the Iron Man suit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Brilliant
investor, closely associated with groundbreaking technological advancements.
Known for his work in electric vehicles, space exploration, and renewable
energy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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involved in space exploration and is a key figure in the Avengers' efforts to
protect the Earth from extraterrestrial threats. Patriotic to the US.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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a huge multi-national private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation
company. Assists the US government in defence matters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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and Ambition</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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to take physical risks and pursue ambitious vigilante projects that others
might deem impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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to take financial risks and pursue ambitious business projects that others
might deem impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Cultivated a public image that is
charismatic, yet often controversial. Retains a “Man of the People” image in
tandem with being a government darling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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a public image that is charismatic, yet often controversial. Retains a “Man
of the People” image in tandem with being a government darling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sustainable Energy</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Industries, under Tony Stark's leadership, transitions its focus towards
cleaner and more sustainable technologies in the Marvel comics and movies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">All of
Musk's companies are vocal advocates for sustainable energy. Tesla in
particular is dedicated to reducing humanity's dependence on fossil fuels via
EVs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sector Collaboration and Government Relations</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Directly
involved with developing weapons of mass destruction for the US government
such as the Iron Man fleet. Directly assists with law enforcement despite
regularly committing misdemeanours. Baulks at vigilante restrictions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Directly
involved with developing technologies that assist warfighting such as the Starlink
program and SpaceX. <a href="https://nationalpolice.org/main/billionaire-visionary-elon-musk-investing-in-law-enforcement/" target="_blank">Invests in and supports law enforcement</a> despite
regularly committing misdemeanours. Baulks at oppressive government
overreach. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Traits</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Eccentric,
hyper-focused, hyper-active, low distractibility, profuse grandstanding,
impulsive, reckless, chronic substance abuse, Stark shows several indications
of ADHD. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Eccentric,
hyper-focused, withdrawn, shy, pioneer, chronic drug user, Musk has <a href="https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-how-being-autistic-may-make-him-think-differently-194228" target="_blank">admitted he’s been diagnosed with Autism</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">If we stand back and make a comparison between Elon Musk and Tony Stark, eerie similarities become immediately clear.</span><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Life imitating Art</span></h2><p><span style="font-size: large;">When art imitates life, this is expected and it makes sense that artists find inspiration from real-life events. There's a comfort in knowing that things happen organically and people then react in various ways in the form of art. But when it's the other way around and life imitates art; when real-life events match what artists have already made, alarm bells should be ringing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When life imitates art with high precision and in high definition including specific personal details, dates and specific themes -- then the writing on the wall is clear.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeeNA7I0DLFlsM8mRPIP5auIOeIlO_DCexjbshbXgAPdlk9O-bz1M1UT6XfQu3X5hdKZq35slJDf8PkB_H2poSbMKs_InbdznRnx6P0MSksjznAeksHJINAUWv5WgwmCEBM6mV-bdUGu4ud8mnX2u4cS6-IWGRcUaNhCoCavMY-0omkR3zLyuew/s750/muskvstark.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeeNA7I0DLFlsM8mRPIP5auIOeIlO_DCexjbshbXgAPdlk9O-bz1M1UT6XfQu3X5hdKZq35slJDf8PkB_H2poSbMKs_InbdznRnx6P0MSksjznAeksHJINAUWv5WgwmCEBM6mV-bdUGu4ud8mnX2u4cS6-IWGRcUaNhCoCavMY-0omkR3zLyuew/s16000/muskvstark.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The real-world Elon Musk and the fictional Tony Stark working on their favourite robotics project.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There is a very high likelihood that <b>Elon Musk is an actor playing a role with his entire adult life being scripted around a fictional character.</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In other words, real-world events are being scripted and brute-forced into reality and official history to match previously written fiction.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It is highly dubious that one man could set up so many successful companies, achieving so much in so little time, and all the while, persistently going against the grain, ignoring corporate rules, being flagrant with various regulations, publicly using drugs and constantly portraying an image of being a rebel in the body of a genius. Musk's PR image has been crafted so well that most people believe it is a complete coincidence that his entire life mirrors the life of a comic book superhero. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To the contrary, his acolytes would probably claim his cult-status exceptionality only goes to prove his genius thereby proving that outdated systems can always be pierced with fresh innovative thinking and autism-boosted savant-grade pattern recognition ability (another convenient lie).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_5NkGaInnEYryhd8HTFuLsqBlqIxuVFZBAQEPoqmf_bas36qjLn-vBgINti2FVajDehLVGdyu4r3nSlWJj-CX3Xh_GFQYjW6pY9JDk8FwB2qjiJaYV9WBzQFWFnyvWKxMWaT_MeSa8n_glMqO3BJi7Mnurj_h3lPieB1NvlXsIShTdT2I4EqAQ/s671/dystopia2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_5NkGaInnEYryhd8HTFuLsqBlqIxuVFZBAQEPoqmf_bas36qjLn-vBgINti2FVajDehLVGdyu4r3nSlWJj-CX3Xh_GFQYjW6pY9JDk8FwB2qjiJaYV9WBzQFWFnyvWKxMWaT_MeSa8n_glMqO3BJi7Mnurj_h3lPieB1NvlXsIShTdT2I4EqAQ/s16000/dystopia2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">For Musk to be in the position he is in today, he would need significantly influential people collaborating to enable this audacious multiyear public relations endeavour to operate and succeed.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Last Act?</span></h2><p><span style="font-size: large;">Very importantly, in the Marvel universe, <a href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tony-stark-memorial-day-did-114315440.html" target="_blank">Tony Stark dies at the age of 53</a>, in the process of defeating Thanos (God of Death) by "snapping death out of existence", yet dying himself. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">Currently, Elon Musk is 52 years of age. So for the story arc to conclude in full, <b>Elon Musk must die sometime between June 2024 and June 2025</b> to maintain a consistent parallel between art and life.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In terms of his "death", it will likely not be a death at all, but rather, an actor being pulled off stage and provided retirement under a new name (or maybe his original name) while the world considers Musk to be a true superhero of our time.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1240WdUyhDVJMr-R7GjSZn97JctTPHjuEosyYzYMt_lYOsJUWk9aiknI58vkYJ8nqRUiLD4WdA8jEwida8lRML5L_pcATpdQxuUVrDXsLejGeI1RSb3kCwhG9SOU9riTvBgLeZEWRGhp6Tc6WnAu18sevzc808gNtbaVDyKV1LLudlvylfaycoQ/s528/2.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1240WdUyhDVJMr-R7GjSZn97JctTPHjuEosyYzYMt_lYOsJUWk9aiknI58vkYJ8nqRUiLD4WdA8jEwida8lRML5L_pcATpdQxuUVrDXsLejGeI1RSb3kCwhG9SOU9riTvBgLeZEWRGhp6Tc6WnAu18sevzc808gNtbaVDyKV1LLudlvylfaycoQ/s16000/2.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magazine cover from the first Iron Man movie in 2008 depicting Tony Stark's humanitarian ambitions.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Most likely, he will be labelled as a prophetic visionary who helped billions of people into a better life via artificial technology and digital empowerment. Given how negative fossil fuels are now considered, his biggest claim to fame -- EV cars -- could well be hailed as the world's saviour from the scourge of greenhouse gases.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2bZ-k_Ls6jP3x40sR0I6TEpGXdCF1_p29wtT5cha5dFv-vVTiuoc5Slqz0383Hy2JVE4UORnMxOgc-glQ6782TlEcvegm8nyweCIFUfs0Xg8YhO1mtjg-qZiRRKk1MRUU6SiF6sZcutUPcQMtKoLwZPJ0irvJyIruS6gQOkm9yy0Jp6pP9HVKg/s500/musk%20fortune.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2bZ-k_Ls6jP3x40sR0I6TEpGXdCF1_p29wtT5cha5dFv-vVTiuoc5Slqz0383Hy2JVE4UORnMxOgc-glQ6782TlEcvegm8nyweCIFUfs0Xg8YhO1mtjg-qZiRRKk1MRUU6SiF6sZcutUPcQMtKoLwZPJ0irvJyIruS6gQOkm9yy0Jp6pP9HVKg/s16000/musk%20fortune.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fortune article from Sep 2023 showcasing Musk's humanitarian ambitions ala Tony Stark in Iron Man.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">While the world gorges on the fallout, the history writers will ensure Musk is remembered in the same vein as Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein -- an effervescent dynamo desperate to serve humanity while being an irresistible force and an immovable object rolled into one. </span><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the tale of Elon Musk and Tony Stark -- most people will likely believe the mainstream narrative and will not allow the truth to get in the way of a good story, likely scripted sometime in the late 90s and made a reality by elitist overlords who have the power to write history in real-time, based on previously written fiction.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If history is ultimately written by the victors, the Stark-Musk narrative indicates that historical revisionism and fictitious biographies can be crafted in real time and in plain sight, despite the necessarily sinister connotations that ensue.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><hr /><span style="font-size: large;">
Written by George Tchetvertakov</span><p></p><p></p></div></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-91778305244928694072023-11-11T11:11:00.013+01:002024-02-02T16:44:28.598+01:00 Cyberfear<h2 style="text-align: left;">Contrary to popular rhetoric, past performance is a good indicator of future results.</h2><div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1QidX1OgSh5hIdbmbrXM1bZ3-J9X5yu7XZaIkmbEws_PHt8PMT54ArMTuW03Kw0n5KE5Upf4B-egNDjoOk0dnWo34CF8W3lUvD6ceEsQ7FakqFBUgdjK-EUQPsmd9jyainGA_fPj2IVEssCB54qqUmxNKzYBLboc3zNEHofErMXPnJ3PGJwp6Q/w640-h640/CyberFear.jpg" width="640" /></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">Following several years of pandemics and wars, what's next could be the most brutal geopolitical development to date.<br /><br />Since 2020, every human being on Earth has felt the authoritative cosh of government intervention. Commencing with the COVID debacle which saw billions of people scaremongered into accepting toxic artificial chemicals, and then moving on to the Ukraine war in 2022, the geopolitical zeitgeist has swiftly shifted to the Israel-Hamas war in 2023. As events unfold at breakneck speed, it is worth remembering that many had predicted the sequence of events unfolding on people's screens. <br /><br />For years, those who are typically labeled "conspiracy theorists", were screaming from the rooftops that the world was descending into an Orwellian dystopia with several themes being at the forefront of the looming degeneracy; namely, a coercive vaccine agenda, false flag events, government-sponsored psychological operations (psyops), ritualistic wars, and, ultimately, more surveillance and more fearmongering aimed at scaring and cajoling masses of people. History is not just grossly revised, it is grossly written to begin with. Its authors intend to misrepresent the truth to sell everyone a lie.</span><p><span style="font-size: large;">For the past 3 years, governments across the world have worked together to misinform and manipulate billions of people. The most ironic aspect is that governments manipulate their own citizens while sculpting the historical record to say their interventions are productive and noble. People are told their misfortunes are the faults of other people far away, and that the solution is government intervention, when in fact, their misfortunes are directly enforced by government law -- something that cannot be justified given that the option to opt-out doesn't exist.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next phase</span></h3><p><span style="font-size: large;">Given that the health emergency and war cards have been played, the next card is likely to be that of a widespread cyber attack that grinds the world's digitally addicted systems to a halt. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This speculation is rooted in the fact that all aspects of human life have been subject to government-sponsored manipulation in order to fan fear and paranoia. The only facet of life unaffected so far has been the digital realm. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">With internet connectivity rates making all-time highs, while the dependency on Internet-ready devices and systems reaches critical levels, the end of the wedge could well be a planned cyberattack that sets the stage for governments to restrict internet access amid broader laws to restrain Technology and its use. Most apparent, and most vocal, are likely to be the calls to restrict the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning given their impact on the labour sector. Already, dozens of jobs ranging from content creation to teaching are being undermined by AI, while digital security remains woefully inadequate among most corporations and individuals alike. </span></p><span style="font-size: large;">The current state of affairs is similar to the financial sector in 2007 and the health sector in 2019 -- both were lurching forward with huge imbalances. In those two particular sectors, it was said that their sudden crises were "unprecedented" and that no one could have predicted the dire consequences that eventuated as a result of the financial crisis in 2007-09 and the COVID pandemic in 2020-22.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rinse and repeat</span></h3><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The cybersecurity/digital/internet sector is doing the same lurching motion with the same huge imbalance bubbling below the surface. The status quo, therefore, allows for malicious state actors to intervene by executing a problem-reaction-solution Hegelian dialectic upon the world's populace.</span><p><span style="font-size: large;">In this case, expect to see the following developments over the next 18 months:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Return of Donald Trump as US President</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Growing anti-Chinese rhetoric with specific reference to digital security</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Discovery of AI-powered "China Virus" which "replicates" and "spreads"</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Donald Trump being seen talking about "China Virus 2.0" on social media</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">People panicking as their TV screens are plastered with somber 24-hour news coverage of a worldwide cyberattack leaving internet-reliant services crippled</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Banks unable/unwilling to dispense cash while online bank accounts are inaccessible</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Flights grounded for an extended period as hoax plane collision is announced</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Fabricated train derailment creates fear and cripples train networks</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Fuel shortage with extensive queues and EV recharging delays</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Ships at sea stranded and cannot navigate</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Nuclear power plant meltdown fearmongering</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Food credits and universal income introduced as basic necessities</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Commodity shortage blamed on lack of cybersecurity </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Coordinated global solution presented as a panacea</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">State of Emergency measures enacted including lockdowns, travel restrictions, forbidden drone deployments</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: large;">If the psyop/false flag cyberattack narrative is activated, the above will be the prime motifs used to mislead and control people worldwide.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Problem, reaction, solution</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Within months, expect to see the following solutions to the problem of malicious digital activity and poor global cybersecurity:</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: large;">Cryptocurrencies to be operated by international agencies with strict oversight regarding crypto purchases/sales</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">All internet service providers (ISPs) will be forced to abide by new government regulations thereby leading to huge consolidation among ISPs. Only the largest, most centralised ISPs will remain</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Existing national/local cybersecurity policies will be labelled as inadequate while global agencies positioned as the answer to inadequate cybersecurity and poor online moderation</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">A new global cybersecurity agency with a remit to surpass national legislation will be announced and broadly supported by all media in all countries</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Pretext for greater state control of Internet use including subjecting users to ID verification</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">All Internet access to become licenced similar to driving or operating heavy machinery</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Online behaviour such as sending viruses or malicious code will be regarded as punishable crimes similar to poisoning someone, or refusing to abide by government lockdown mandates</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Hackers and Linux users to be scapegoated en masse (similar to anti-vaxxers)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">New legislation at the regional/global level will target anyone who wants to use computers in controversial or uncommon ways i.e. coding their own software, using Linux, jailbreaking phones, installing unapproved software, copying/sharing software, etc.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For all of the above to become a reality, watch out for these key milestones:</span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Donald Trump re-elected</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Trump's rhetoric and speeches persistently reference cybersecurity risks (especially from China)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Greater proliferation of internet-ready devices/services</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Digital payments become exclusive as cash becomes redundant</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Greater incidence of news stories referencing malicious Internet activity in China</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Major intelligence agencies (UK, EU, UK, Israel) publish worsening cybersecurity briefings and risk warnings as foreshadowing of future cyberattack</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Several high-profile cases of individuals being charged and convicted of various cyber crimes</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Hackers, Linux users, and non-compliant computer users scapegoated in mainstream media</span></li></ol></div></div></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-33445880674069432402023-03-19T08:16:00.005+01:002024-02-12T13:49:35.378+01:00The Foundations of Dystopia<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The root causes of dystopia are beset by false principles.</h2><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEify86x-6JO63oDHi4ADQTHriQOtKzA0mm_llkAfaL-X4LZOzscS93n4kU51eyDHA3DldAf2QMQgHGnuRahxCgaiMeJkT2NChQgt1q36eDpfHyW3LakEOKPqwk8g21eSwzJgMh94mZwnM3_1-B07SMSap53wyRmtZyjctkkpErB_Yw3GdU_j2I/s700/city-gca2a41a63_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEify86x-6JO63oDHi4ADQTHriQOtKzA0mm_llkAfaL-X4LZOzscS93n4kU51eyDHA3DldAf2QMQgHGnuRahxCgaiMeJkT2NChQgt1q36eDpfHyW3LakEOKPqwk8g21eSwzJgMh94mZwnM3_1-B07SMSap53wyRmtZyjctkkpErB_Yw3GdU_j2I/s16000/city-gca2a41a63_1280.jpg" /></a></h2><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;">The world is a big place, and many would say it's rather complicated. So many people, so many interests, so many values, and so little time with the "greater good" always lurking in people’s minds.</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Depending on who you ask, the answer to the biggest
questions, such as the nature of right and wrong, what can be justified, and what people ought to do, is always varied. When pressed, most people will mention that
the answers to all the above are relative to the individual and that there are
no objective rights/wrongs/justifications/oughts. However, those same people
will then pronounce that “the greater good” is the most important of all and the
greatest possible good to the most number of people is a noble aspiration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Without realising it at first, most people will claim that
morals are relative but will then behave like they’re objective while expecting
everyone else around them to acquiesce to their desired ethical system – most
often derived from historical precedent and government legislation. Often,
those historical precedents are misrepresented, misconstrued, or flat-out
fabricated because, as is often the case with macro conflict: history is
written by the victors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Despite the difficulties in deriving an accurate macro
narrative of worldly proceedings, the myriad of concepts and their
interconnections can be carefully broken down and dissected -- to reveal some
ugly truths about the modern world and expose the architecture that underpins
modern slavery (dystopia).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">To begin, let us review the present status quo and how,
seemingly, everyone around the world considers particular concepts to be
self-evident and obvious despite the diversity of religions, politics, cultural
norms, and historical interpretations of events. </span><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Sovereignty</h2><p class="MsoTitle"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The definition of “sovereign” is having supreme power over
something. In the case of personhood, sovereignty refers to a person’s ability
to have supreme power over their own physical body.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">To most people, however, the notion of sovereignty only
applies to groups, nations, and collectives. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">It is common parlance to say that a King has authority over
his subjects in a sovereign nation. Meanwhile, subjects (individuals) must
sacrifice their natural rights for the greater good of the nation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Individuals are prohibited from self-governing because
individuals are considered “social animals” that must live in a large
society under the auspices of the government. It is posited that governments exist
by the people, for the people – but for this to be possible – all individuals
are forcibly included in a social contract they cannot opt out from.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">As all experienced legal counselors will know – any
contract entered without explicit consent or under duress cannot be
valid. However, despite this obvious fact, the social contract is something
that every single human being on Earth has entered into at birth, with no
ability to opt-out. This means individuals do not retain power over their bodies (sovereignty). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">They cannot control their bodies as they see fit
through self-government. They are governed by external authorities, including
government officials, politicians, civil servants, and the like dictating what
actions are permitted, what activities are deemed safe, which endeavors
require permits and licensing, and so on. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Excellent examples would be the ability of an individual to
decide what they can consume, what they can manufacture, and sell. If an
individual does not comply with the dictums of government (democratic or
otherwise), the individual is punished and penalised.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Through a monopoly on force, governments worldwide
have taken up the role of parent for billions of adults. The reasoning is that
people would behave chaotically if the government didn’t exist to stop them.
Most people, regardless of culture or creed, have been convinced that governments
are essential to preserving peace and prosperity, when in fact, governments
violate everyone’s innate natural rights to self-determine, self-govern, and the
right to be left alone. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">By convincing people that the interests of “society” are
greater than those of any one individual, manipulative elites have collectivised
swathes of people into shunning and stomping on people that refuse social
norms, the social contract, and collectivism. People who refuse to abide by
government laws, including taxation, licensing, intellectual property, and accepting
nationalistic fervor, are scapegoated as criminals instead of freedom lovers attempting to refuse illegitimate oppression of their innate natural rights
(sovereignty). People are punished for trying to be free.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: large;">True Natural Norm: In objective mind-independent terms,
Sovereignty exists only on an individual basis. Only an individual can have
supreme power over a body, and only an individual can own something. Therefore,
supreme power over one’s body can only rest with the individual, and not the
collective like elitist authorities have led everyone to believe. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Every individual must have the ability to retain supreme
power over their bodies, and therefore, self-govern as opposed to surrendering
their supreme power (sovereignty) to an abstract concept called government.
Losing the power to control one’s body is akin to slavery while retaining that
power ensures freedom i.e., the ability to carry out a natural right at any
time.</i> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDauh8B_ZvsQxnWyNk59LTvowZ3vus5yELNrQ31x6c7tAas1YcdY3jj4Ns7PCAdMUM_e34MxMS-bun5sosD-fwU4Y2W4AxnqzOTT_xnOjHvKPm8qERBphZqIhgb4nxRgr5Gekdr2TjtWi2MUkhyEjEWh58I-1a6Wdo7ncchzJ7nmUi8QT4Zt0/s700/landscape-gff0341765_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDauh8B_ZvsQxnWyNk59LTvowZ3vus5yELNrQ31x6c7tAas1YcdY3jj4Ns7PCAdMUM_e34MxMS-bun5sosD-fwU4Y2W4AxnqzOTT_xnOjHvKPm8qERBphZqIhgb4nxRgr5Gekdr2TjtWi2MUkhyEjEWh58I-1a6Wdo7ncchzJ7nmUi8QT4Zt0/s16000/landscape-gff0341765_1280.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Morality/Natural Rights</h2><p class="MsoTitle"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Most people believe that “rights” are granted by governments
rather than something that exists innately in Nature. When asked whether human
rights are determined or discovered, most people believe rights to be
determined through the most viable form of government people can establish at
the time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Whether it be religious people thousands of years ago or
atheistic people of today – they all accept that governments (including kings
and queens) are justified in creating and adjusting rights for all human
beings. Therefore, they’re justified in taking them away.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">By convincing religious people that governments have been
placed on Earth by God while convincing atheists that governments need to
exist to control chaotic animalistic humans who will resort to all-out chaos – elitist
manipulators have convinced the entire world that natural rights should be
restricted by governments through violence. Without even realising the absurdity
of the notion, most people believe that governments are justified in using
violence to create peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>True Natural Norm: </i><i>In fact, natural rights are granted by God through Nature. A
natural right is any action able to be completed by a human being that does not
violate the sovereignty of another innocent living being. All human beings have
innated natural rights which can only be taken away but can never be granted by
someone else.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: large;">All natural rights lead to “good” moral actions, while an
immoral action cannot be a natural right.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Importantly, any individual can only be responsible for
their own actions and can never be responsible for the actions of someone else.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8L_dUxRFoj-40KxYKypciuXHdJy_6xMfb3FYmkAPk_ZDVaYDx6k4GU-zFEDMWOudmHU1-kgZWC_1gh-0HJ9qPqQoZiB4rowVF9iWAARcwuTXjMhW-ceLLSZ6NBNsldnIIXQVbqvYb-mraWOOuqVc0F0Nui5LvQiUU4tI0CcbgCF2dOcmwrA/s700/loveourplanet-g3ed5ed695_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8L_dUxRFoj-40KxYKypciuXHdJy_6xMfb3FYmkAPk_ZDVaYDx6k4GU-zFEDMWOudmHU1-kgZWC_1gh-0HJ9qPqQoZiB4rowVF9iWAARcwuTXjMhW-ceLLSZ6NBNsldnIIXQVbqvYb-mraWOOuqVc0F0Nui5LvQiUU4tI0CcbgCF2dOcmwrA/s16000/loveourplanet-g3ed5ed695_1280.jpg" /></a></i></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Culpability/Responsibility</h2><p class="MsoTitle"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to personal responsibility, most people seem
to believe that an individual is capable of being responsible for and culpable
for, the actions of another person. For example, both religious and atheistic
people have accepted the notion that if an individual incentivises another
person into committing an immoral action – then they’re also, to some degree,
culpable for that immoral action despite not actualising it themselves.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Moreover, most people also accept the notion of limited
responsibility if the immoral action they committed was accidental or unintentional.
In other words, when it comes to accepting personal responsibility for their
actions, people are being held to account for what they wanted to happen, as
opposed to what did happen. All courts, whether religious or atheistic
– accept the notion of shared, limited, and diminished responsibility based on a
flawed understanding of how personal responsibility operates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">All individuals are only responsible for their physical
actions only. Period. The words they say are not actions, while the thoughts and
emotions they harbor are, likewise, not actions. People cannot be held
responsible for what they think, say, or feel – they’re only responsible for
what they do. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Accepting collective responsibility means all
people are somewhat responsible for the actions of everyone else. Religious
people such as Christians have accepted this flawed principle in its entirety
and often preach how Jesus Christ died for their sins (the very epitome of
shirking personal responsibility and ensuring someone else bears the
consequences of their actions).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">If we look at how all modern courts operate, regardless of
nation or law system, we can see that “intention” is what all judges, juries,
prosecutors, and defence lawyers argue about. Instead of focusing on
judging the outcome, all courtroom participants are, instead, focused on what
the defendant intended to happen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">A good example of this concept can be demonstrated with a
thought experiment involving a car accident. Suppose an individual hits an
innocent person while driving their car. In current common law, the prosecution
would be seeking to present a narrative of dangerous driving and incompetence and
to lay as much guilt at the driver’s door as possible. Meanwhile, the defence
attorney will seek to play down any claims of incompetence and point to factors
that diminish responsibility, such as bad weather, faulty brakes, etc. The judge
and jury will be fully ensconced in trying to understand the driver’s motive,
state of mind at the time of the accident, the driver's intentions, and broader
character, to gauge “guilt”. Once the laborious process of analysing
all the “evidence” is complete, the driver will either be guilty of:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">a) manslaughter <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">b) first-degree murder <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">c) second-degree murder <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">d) third-degree murder <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">e) innocent <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">To what degree the driver is guilty will depend entirely on
pieces of information relating to the driver’s intentions. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">For example, if the
driver had sent an email to a friend the week previous to the accident that
they were upset with something and intended to commit a hit-and-run on someone –
then this tit-bit of information would be pounced upon by the prosecution and
used to make the case that the driver should receive the maximum penalty of
first-degree murder, given that the crime was premeditated and was not an
accident. Conversely, if a nefarious murderer plans and commits a murder in a
premeditated hit-and-run, there is a strong chance they could – supposing they
were well funded – argue that the car malfunctioned or that the driver had a
medical condition and see their charge reduced from first-degree murder to
unfortunate accident (innocence).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">With this approach, it becomes clear why prisons are
full of underprivileged poor petty criminals while wealthier and smarter
criminals simply avoid prison with expensive defence counsel that is expert at
arguing down punishments based on intentions and what the offender intended to
happen. Excellent real-world cases would include OJ Simpson and Oscar Pistorius
– two cases where the current system’s focus on intentionality was used to reduce
blame/culpability for the offender.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>In Nature, under the Law of God, justice administered among people must ignore intentions in their entirety. Courts
should simply deliberate on the outcome of the offense only and leave intentionality
out of it. When intentionality is valued higher than the outcome, offenders
will always lie about their intentions to reduce their sentence.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>In the case of a car accident, this would mean a
charge of murder is levied (and quickly proved), given that someone has killed
an innocent person. Whether it was an accident or premeditated would be
considered completely irrelevant. Under this system, personal responsibility
would be expected for all endeavors at all times, with no exceptions. Such a
system, although seems draconian on so-called accidents, would ensure
that malicious actors couldn’t take advantage of intentions to avoid
accountability.</i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhJHct9tTKKuXG51JTKPRPAPhP3yHuuEcyuBDmgQXGGfC-1ZmCDIwXum17f1Azz4zm4-yxd8ZZU8QFgABVXIJmI7NLhIsExd8YwA_sms67FUzoGNm62hvSwGTChBIbaN99u_E8JN3TCk1BCb9H0YekPWtOHbxJICIh5xS6-ImK8xdc1_kKCA/s700/nature-g7e6b85bc8_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhJHct9tTKKuXG51JTKPRPAPhP3yHuuEcyuBDmgQXGGfC-1ZmCDIwXum17f1Azz4zm4-yxd8ZZU8QFgABVXIJmI7NLhIsExd8YwA_sms67FUzoGNm62hvSwGTChBIbaN99u_E8JN3TCk1BCb9H0YekPWtOHbxJICIh5xS6-ImK8xdc1_kKCA/s16000/nature-g7e6b85bc8_1280.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">On discrimination</h2><p class="MsoTitle"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to “discrimination”, most people have been led
to believe that discriminating against someone based on some factors is wrong,
while on other factors, it is entirely right. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">For example, people are told they
are OK with discriminating based on race when it comes to their personal dating
habits, but when it comes to doing business with someone, it is unethical
to discriminate based on race. The same goes for employers. They are OK to discriminate
based on education, intelligence, past experience, and language ability but are
unethical to discriminate based on race or sex.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The reality is that discrimination, i.e., the freedom to associate
with whoever, whenever, is a natural human right. Any individual can discriminate
against any other individual based on any criteria they choose. This basic
human right is currently being assaulted on all sides and in all countries, with
notions of “racism” and “sexism” being hailed as examples of poor quality human
beings that are venting “hate”. These so-called bigoted racists are simply voicing
their preferences with free speech and freedom of association and should not be
insulted or threatened for doing so.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">As the famous adage goes: Sticks and stones can break your
bones, but words can never hurt you.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">On shared responsibility</h2><p class="MsoTitle"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">As is the case in all courts of law (and in religious dogma),
it is the individual who is judged for their personal actions – not the actions
of other people. It is completely absurd to judge a group for something because
it is only individuals who are capable of “action”. Therefore, an individual
cannot be held responsible for someone else’s actions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">For example, most people currently assume that if an individual
incentivises someone else to commit a crime by giving them money – then they
are also held at least partially accountable for the crime committed. Although
this may seem intuitively correct, the reality is that by accepting this
notion, one must also accept “collective culpability” – a situation whereby it
is possible for everyone to be partially culpable for everything that happens
to everyone. True collectivism.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">To demonstrate the point, imagine a bank robber, who upon being
caught for their crime of theft and violence, explains to the police how he was
given a gun by his friend called Michael, was then driven to the scene by his
friend Steve, was given bullets by his friend Tom and who was given a place to hide
from the police by Rob and not forgetting Tony who helped the bank robber hide
his loot. According to the modern-day understanding of responsibility, not only
would the bank robber be culpable for the bank robbery, but his band of associates
would also be considered responsible, and therefore, everyone would be liable
for prison time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">In reality, it was only the bank robber who was responsible/culpable
for anything because he did the direct action of stealing. All his so-called accomplices are being bundled into guilt and sharing in the bank robber's unitary guilt.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Property rights</h2><p class="MsoTitle"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Currently, most people believe that to own
something and for it to be justifiably one's "property", one must
obtain a deed/title to the object, which is therefore considered theirs. If one
wants to own a new bicycle, one will have to procure a bicycle legally and
without harming anyone. The acquisition can occur through money or an
alternative means of exchange. The bicycle could be gifted, donated, or even
re-claimed after being abandoned by its previous owner. It is important to note
that ownership is simply ascribed to the individual who bears a receipt, a
deed, or a title to the item. The current status quo effectively allows one individual
to own multiple bicycles and, therefore, applies to all other items.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">In the case of real estate, one must obtain a title deed for
each property they own and could potentially own multiple properties worldwide
without ever even setting foot in any of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The status quo for a property is that individuals can lawfully
own millions of hectares of land and, thereby, obtain effective control of one
of the most essential parts of human life -- one's home. The status quo allows
wealthy property owners to buy up increasingly more land, with economies of
scale serving as a multiplier effect. With such a system, all individuals are forced
into a property arms race, with most poorer individuals necessarily
losing out to the few richer landlords.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Importantly, the current system prevents individuals from
occupying new land because all land has already been claimed and is technically
“owned” which means trespassers are justifiably removed and prevented
from settling.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: large;">As an alternative approach, property rights may simply be an
extension of an individual’s sovereignty. In other words, an item can be
claimed as legitimate “owned” property if, and only if, the item is morally
acquired and actively maintained, the individual owner bears responsibility for
its use and is in the physical presence of the item. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: large;">This would mean that land (or any other item) can only be
claimed as rightfully owned property if an individual is physically present and
can see its entirety. Therefore, individuals could not claim more than what
their eyes could see, or their bodies could reasonably maintain. A farmer
seeking to grow crops could claim as far as the horizon in all directions as a
maximum property claim. If the farmer were to vacate his farmhouse and leave
the vicinity, even for a brief period, then their property would be unoccupied
and could be claimed by someone else. If the individual would like to retain
his land holding, he could leave a guard dog or a friend/family member who
would take on ownership of the property until it is returned to the original
owner upon their return.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWWwLHVLBXZ2a9zgW7o3RSdoQ5r51kLIhLssk0VP6Pq9PeQxDbXNhNGiTHp0e9N8-B8NAlvdP_5v35INC3APGg8lzEHQA5PWBgfglaW36Ue_OhV54j1U633mA_-4HAPEyywadLnMzGGs8YeCDk_5CIehvJOtm4g1pyK5GQGgTYkKISAKOV2g/s700/cottage-g6d1c248ed_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWWwLHVLBXZ2a9zgW7o3RSdoQ5r51kLIhLssk0VP6Pq9PeQxDbXNhNGiTHp0e9N8-B8NAlvdP_5v35INC3APGg8lzEHQA5PWBgfglaW36Ue_OhV54j1U633mA_-4HAPEyywadLnMzGGs8YeCDk_5CIehvJOtm4g1pyK5GQGgTYkKISAKOV2g/s16000/cottage-g6d1c248ed_1280.jpg" /></a></i></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">For Whom the Bell Tolls</h2><p class="MsoTitle"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">In current times, four specific misconstrued concepts serve as the
foundations for dystopia:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Collective sovereignty</span></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shared responsibility</span></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Man-made rights</span></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Artificial property rights</span></span></li></ol><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Noticeably, all four pillars have been accepted by all cultures,
religions, and governments throughout history. No nation has seen an
alternative approach to the four principles above. Not a single philosopher or
political leader even bothers to debate these concepts because of the assumption
that they’re non-debatable accepted facts of life. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyone who questions the pillars of dystopia is considered kooky and worthy of ridicule. Systems of government that have lasted thousands of years and that have caused innumerable problems to millions of people are propped up by these foundations. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Most people consider these foundations to be essential for prosperity, security, and order, when in fact, they are the bedrock of the dystopia plaguing the
world.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUwMa2oU6vRJhTh2I0AD6E8RFVXVT9LjOwDriPI2eCMpzocGb9Y50yn7gY0g9lNW09ZkBiDxgp15ODU3s-ErgCPlaJo8kUT4ODJbWgOBTRXnQqLEQVkUNUPkN3-WLs3Op0nahoyb6jdZFZBg60rRUAZNZNgvVdzAGJLrkiMwZDVI8T4F5dg3sUw/s530/dystopia.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="530" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUwMa2oU6vRJhTh2I0AD6E8RFVXVT9LjOwDriPI2eCMpzocGb9Y50yn7gY0g9lNW09ZkBiDxgp15ODU3s-ErgCPlaJo8kUT4ODJbWgOBTRXnQqLEQVkUNUPkN3-WLs3Op0nahoyb6jdZFZBg60rRUAZNZNgvVdzAGJLrkiMwZDVI8T4F5dg3sUw/w640-h578/dystopia.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><span></span><hr /><span style="font-size: large;">
Written by George Tchetvertakov</span>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-5301969211502325992022-07-26T10:46:00.011+02:002022-07-26T12:12:30.099+02:00Counterculture<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Changing the world begins with changing yourself.</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBA-DGkqd_hAe0sAKTQGqVpZhpi84zOMpMYB_aH_4ixXPw8Mf69PZn5e3JQpWyjL51q5poaO4UOquopO_il7pMWdwWuQJCjrSl2aac_XRhQXKkWIp0cYNURbWIybpXPyBAmHZPr-1tnxJiE4vMxQEYOweJR3dFsiYjOxVaWr9CzBo-PFwocrU/s640/actor-g0cbf2780a_640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="640" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBA-DGkqd_hAe0sAKTQGqVpZhpi84zOMpMYB_aH_4ixXPw8Mf69PZn5e3JQpWyjL51q5poaO4UOquopO_il7pMWdwWuQJCjrSl2aac_XRhQXKkWIp0cYNURbWIybpXPyBAmHZPr-1tnxJiE4vMxQEYOweJR3dFsiYjOxVaWr9CzBo-PFwocrU/w640-h420/actor-g0cbf2780a_640.jpg" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">Look at yourself as you see the world rumble,</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: right;">Compare and contrast what happened and when</div><div style="text-align: right;">Beware of consensus; his story filled with tales of deceit,</div><div style="text-align: right;">Look at what you've done to this world, to yourself and to others,</div><div style="text-align: right;">All the rights that you've squandered</div><div style="text-align: right;">All the wrongs you committed</div><div style="text-align: right;">All the blunders you made</div><div style="text-align: right;">Just imagine the ideas you could never attain.</div><div style="text-align: right;">You've plundered the Earth for trivial trinkets</div><div style="text-align: right;">Stripped resources you can never replace.</div><div style="text-align: right;">I seek only justice and solace</div><div style="text-align: right;">And yet...</div><div style="text-align: right;">I'm labelled the villain for speaking true sense.</div></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>
<hr /><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: right;">Written by George Tchetvertakov</div></span>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-15179305198023392722022-06-27T19:13:00.077+02:002022-06-30T11:47:02.696+02:00Sterilising Manky Femininity<h2 style="text-align: left;">Fixing broken women shouldn't be a man's responsibility.</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dBoKsKFA9r3i0bmuvyBMt5WVGR1ri82K4abNhwqLODLqOgvDVE9q3X_EBDnBcz1ocexQ7NX8c91VP5SGD7yBF6iGmArNPhJ2wUoLq3LCYCa-2aMQVPkVnnA7eFl1lYWrP6hFTBNShy5JhjCp9DFaQR4nfuRk9Tg8knoaMQLAXMa8D5nKNrQ/s786/Sterilising%20Manky%20Femininity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="599" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dBoKsKFA9r3i0bmuvyBMt5WVGR1ri82K4abNhwqLODLqOgvDVE9q3X_EBDnBcz1ocexQ7NX8c91VP5SGD7yBF6iGmArNPhJ2wUoLq3LCYCa-2aMQVPkVnnA7eFl1lYWrP6hFTBNShy5JhjCp9DFaQR4nfuRk9Tg8knoaMQLAXMa8D5nKNrQ/w488-h640/Sterilising%20Manky%20Femininity.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">With the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision bucking pro-choice expectations and making waves worldwide, it's a great time to venture forth onto the Internet in search of proficiently-reprobate individuals with some loose screws in need of tightening.<br /><br />On this occasion, I was embroiled in two skirmishes with a pair of dopey reprobate-minded toxic feminists that somehow came to believe killing unborn babies is an inalienable human right every woman must have.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Usually, reprobates tend to hold their tongues close, aware that their ignorance could expose their naivety at any time. They find it noble to have zany views based on government-approved whims and desires, but they will only share those views with other like-minded zombies who they're sure will validate their absurdities. They find strength in numbers, not substance.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">However, during times of emotional distress or arousal, normies will accidentally expose their true selves publicly if their beliefs are shown to be vacuous and fallacious or their egos are bruised. Without realising their folly, such individuals will then ignore the message and lash out at the messenger by spewing some rather vulgar remarks.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Giving birth to hypocrisy</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>In this episode of <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2022/02/nonconformative-psychological-manoeuvres.html" target="_blank">Nonconformative Psychological Manoeuvres</a>, two comment threads discussing abortion are presented containing several familiar themes, including hypocrisy, conformity and moral relativism.</span></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSPZLEdbVoJ9ETBrxiRUSi54k7Cu_GNaSlKm2_7w6ZoVOMZ3sT0ZxbqfDSFYNi6XWpnbdQnJMcybm7JVGrLJ-3TKy1qi5BuwHFtlYI_ya0raQaJ1NqjtRhuyOopWQgJLN49CLdr2YcBG6CqFujGwcSvzjVgmCSiGK-gyfYli9eMVfkTjiTxc/s150/Number_1-150x150.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Also, notice that both interactions include women adamant that men shouldn't have an opinion on abortion. To them, women should be enabled to do anything and everything they can imagine -- and if they can't, it must be men's fault.<br /><br />In truth, if you were to advise those dippy feminazis to focus on kids because they have a womb -- they would instantly become emotionally aroused and begin to babble vociferously about mansplaining, misogyny and sexism. If you were to tell them to focus on breastfeeding because women lactate, they would argue that men can breastfeed with the aid of oestrogen injections, as well as point out that women must have an equal say on everything because that's what gender equality is all about.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Logic | Could the delusional hypocrisy get any worse?</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Again demonstrating how hypocritical (and toxic) modern feminists are: first, they virtue signal for equal rights, ending all discrimination, bigotry and hatred; but as soon as something doesn't go their way (Roe v Wade) or a critical point is made that challenges their worldview, the feminist opens their trenchcoat to reveal their fuglies including advocating for unequal rights, sexism, discrimination, bigotry and hate on anyone and everyone that denies their delusions.<br /><br />Irrespective of the eye-watering absurdity, the frequency of such interactions shows that entire swathes of people worldwide have been reduced to mere drones. Automatrons following the dictates of their superiors, including harbouring the insane idea of killing unborn babies because it eases responsibility and improves their lifestyle.<br /><br />Moreover, some loony-tune abortion advocates insist killing unborn babies is a constitutional right! Maybe someone should inform them the right to abort babies was never included in the US Constitution or the Bill of Rights. It was a privilege mistakenly set forth in 1973 and now retracted in 2022 (after more than 50 million abortions, ~50% of which were by black women). </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Don't expect Black Lives Matter to be pro-life anytime soon though. Even though the organisation claims "black lives matter", its steadfast pro-choice position would suggest the lives of unborn black babies haven't mattered since at least 1973.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The same <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-swelling-of-the-feminazi.html" target="_blank">feminazi</a> advocates also baulk at the legality of guns and support a nationwide gun ban which is an attempt to remove an actual constitutional right and is, therefore, anti-constitutional. With so much talk of "toxic masculinity", everyone's turning a blind eye to "toxic femininity", to be sure.</span><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rhetoric | Why are so many people such dastardly hypocrites regarding abortion?</span></h2></div><div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's because these dippy intelligence-challenged zombies are emotively focused on desired outcomes without ever considering their flawed logic or the fallacious justification for all their dopamine-saturated follies. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">They have never even heard of concepts such as non-man-made morality, epistemology, deontology, metaphysics, the Trivium, philosophy or Natural Law. They are clunky consumers who want to avoid thinking too deeply about anything. They don't want to strain themselves in anything they do - they just want to enjoy their hedonistic lives without any negativity or upsetting anyone. They just want to please everyone and fit in for the greater good. They don't want to be rude, and if they could always agree with everyone, they would. They want everyone to be able to have their own truth and for their truth to be validated by everyone.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Ultimately, they are soulless <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-dilemma-of-moral-relativism.html" target="_blank">moral relativists</a> of the lowest order and while they all seek to change the world, alas, not a single one of them wants to change themselves.</span><br /></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-25800255876967086842022-06-22T03:30:00.004+02:002022-07-01T07:46:35.941+02:00Calling All Naysayers<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">When the going gets tough, the weak just follow.</span></span></h2><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9beHyCib_iDuBXD_6sf6xddb1sYw94b3Icyvnac3gmaD_YITF6duryOAIo264dxbZCR2-WDWxhkgPpED7I8w1b5j563nqw8ra4z6C6kOcaVY25jYyoBx8R7Ld4M3Pwav2XgSN03ureZ5N_4MtR3CBaZcLzferGsExvSVfF6ZxJaz6id7T1w/s640/sign-g82a50e180_640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9beHyCib_iDuBXD_6sf6xddb1sYw94b3Icyvnac3gmaD_YITF6duryOAIo264dxbZCR2-WDWxhkgPpED7I8w1b5j563nqw8ra4z6C6kOcaVY25jYyoBx8R7Ld4M3Pwav2XgSN03ureZ5N_4MtR3CBaZcLzferGsExvSVfF6ZxJaz6id7T1w/s16000/sign-g82a50e180_640.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;">With mainstream news finally catching up to the elephant-sized 8-ball by realising the COVID delusion is precisely that; this post is a call to action!!</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The collage of recent news stories refers to just some of the <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/01/collusion-or-coincidence.html" target="_blank">conclusions I came to 2 years ago but was heckled and mocked</a> on social media for doing so.</span><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-OsxkaxLN3SO7c81JBPfqENEH1IyTjqypNW0tCMuY-JsIZth5eFNmprd3Hg06HF-Rrk-GI9FpVCqQ_r3DDEPHLwMqzc23RDX9sx1x7PHxNQ7VFTb-dJjbsVE1lo8jOnEvYwk1yDoe77lEpEPoTBL36qykzMn3u3hBA_bQvPPtKvH0Rx2O8Y/s650/Untitled.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-OsxkaxLN3SO7c81JBPfqENEH1IyTjqypNW0tCMuY-JsIZth5eFNmprd3Hg06HF-Rrk-GI9FpVCqQ_r3DDEPHLwMqzc23RDX9sx1x7PHxNQ7VFTb-dJjbsVE1lo8jOnEvYwk1yDoe77lEpEPoTBL36qykzMn3u3hBA_bQvPPtKvH0Rx2O8Y/w400-h400/Untitled.png" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHjYtDxxzpSfggh1pfy0JHFUzKilqgvpic8M3eu22RcPEnOpwVeGhQgM5ew3tx7UQNrUBExBWeeorzy4yfQXyV5HreUCGYih50S7iVHA4tOrr0GrOCYSI0QGS3j-NQaDNYZZksAhHXju9dIk0ruNjcb7f5nEJceybWuUdeOkEsqWSI6AGgKA/s1838/1655648175853.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1116" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHjYtDxxzpSfggh1pfy0JHFUzKilqgvpic8M3eu22RcPEnOpwVeGhQgM5ew3tx7UQNrUBExBWeeorzy4yfQXyV5HreUCGYih50S7iVHA4tOrr0GrOCYSI0QGS3j-NQaDNYZZksAhHXju9dIk0ruNjcb7f5nEJceybWuUdeOkEsqWSI6AGgKA/w244-h400/1655648175853.jpg" width="244" /></a></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Bc8Sw4SbCEGkofYLV1V0oYyVYXEXs54MM7NPH0PbdxPumCXIdp67ZE3Kex-8DmgjUZbavS7JhcTFYdJ_dcbAw0VMR4HXXzr4O1Hzh2RNtrNaLWt10D0hwzXhlcI44hOCt75409IkX9PSGSDMpjsnWYV-ysyhJf9joCPP1O6uYou-jGD8VrQ/s869/covid.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="869" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Bc8Sw4SbCEGkofYLV1V0oYyVYXEXs54MM7NPH0PbdxPumCXIdp67ZE3Kex-8DmgjUZbavS7JhcTFYdJ_dcbAw0VMR4HXXzr4O1Hzh2RNtrNaLWt10D0hwzXhlcI44hOCt75409IkX9PSGSDMpjsnWYV-ysyhJf9joCPP1O6uYou-jGD8VrQ/w640-h150/covid.png" width="640" /></a></div></div>Around that time (in early 2020), I was on record saying that <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2020/03/for-whom-bell-tolls.html" target="_blank">COVID could very likely be a disease affecting only the elderly with a low fatality rate comparable to the flu</a> -- for which I was labelled as a paranoid cynic and a crazy conspiracy theorist. The insolent cheek!<br /><br />I'm referring to those who chose to listen to the beautiful lies on TV instead of the ugly truth from the handful of individuals who cared enough to tell them. Those who chose to believe their duplicitous government-approved authorities rather than well-informed insubordinate rebels. Those who chose to follow the crowd instead of sound logic and intuition.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Many of those people have now realised just how erroneous they were, and yet, I have yet to receive any words of apology from the many wallies that insisted that COVID was a serious disease, that masks were essential and that vaccines save lives. In actual fact, it turns out that COVID is no worse than the flu, masks are harmful muzzles while vaccines ruin more lives than they save.<br /><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, back to the call to action I mentioned earlier...</span></h3><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Given that I've been proven right about mandated jabs and the broader vaccine agenda, I would like to cordially invite all ye sloppy naysayers to send me notes of apology including customary gestures of regret in the form of gifts (or donations).<br /><br />Hastily locate your chequebooks and form an orderly queue to redeem yourselves, ladies and gents. I accept all major credit cards as well as all major cryptocurrencies. And I would also appreciate stoic acceptance of me donning my gloating spurs to gloat with glee at my discretion whenever I so choose. I'm an aspirational maximalist and this is a great opportunity.<br /><br />To really know that you've repented, the very best of you will use an "Indignation Jar" into which you'll deposit something small but meaningful whenever you catch yourselves fuming about how a freelance writer with zero medical training could understand and explain the alleged global medical emergency better than the ivory-tower authorities.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><hr />
</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Unsurprisingly, within 10 minutes of posting the above on the social media platform LinkedIn, the following message appeared...</span><div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBNR6y83sUWfqkldR4GiscI0eJn-9FBUz9Es4tvQVIu2BW2IsI71El8QPHCFA425e2Hmd4V6mzdVL4G9KQVaOMCzcidP3h8t5Q7k5Rh8rVKq-Ye_tSX6SVk7eg0jR_Gds07dTJ0xPjQ_KFDcYO8sHk1KPuKeOXbSvxPYGkLc7lCpiJ77Lh3Q/s1045/Liban.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="143" data-original-width="1045" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBNR6y83sUWfqkldR4GiscI0eJn-9FBUz9Es4tvQVIu2BW2IsI71El8QPHCFA425e2Hmd4V6mzdVL4G9KQVaOMCzcidP3h8t5Q7k5Rh8rVKq-Ye_tSX6SVk7eg0jR_Gds07dTJ0xPjQ_KFDcYO8sHk1KPuKeOXbSvxPYGkLc7lCpiJ77Lh3Q/w640-h88/Liban.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."<br /><div style="text-align: right;">-- George Orwell</div></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-81780647844405213102022-06-21T13:00:00.000+02:002022-06-22T08:30:49.137+02:00Unleash the Dogs of War<h2 style="text-align: left;">Autonomous conformity is the actual pandemic of the modern-day.</h2><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28WXFjbGVMi466mjsXRSkXnSFvIAO-LROnWICN3EnqOMfgVVa_IemLPUkcNHT_6-U5lR-Ysbdb1fR6EDp8f418rRX3NiipzOCDclCXhmeCD142hkw3VXPQcsIO2N37E3KYQfye2Xqz-fO6Qid323yoIlVKu5iaRn77FxLVM1IdRsF79xOlSU/s700/german-shepards-g22e7eeaf1_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28WXFjbGVMi466mjsXRSkXnSFvIAO-LROnWICN3EnqOMfgVVa_IemLPUkcNHT_6-U5lR-Ysbdb1fR6EDp8f418rRX3NiipzOCDclCXhmeCD142hkw3VXPQcsIO2N37E3KYQfye2Xqz-fO6Qid323yoIlVKu5iaRn77FxLVM1IdRsF79xOlSU/s16000/german-shepards-g22e7eeaf1_1280.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;">With COVID receding out of sight and out of mind in the rear-view mirror (and the Ukraine debacle creating yawn-inducing attention fatigue), the masses are starving. <br /><br />Most of them are well fed with full stomachs, despite prices mushrooming around them. They seek not food, but they do seek sustenance. <br /><br />Hungry for orders to follow; but with nothing particular being served up by their rulers and authoritative experts, the sleepy masses have reverted to an idle holding pattern of "orbital conformism": orbital in the sense that individuals drift towards something that is constantly moving and, therefore, they end up chasing something in circles without ever catching it. And conformism in the sense that many individuals are choosing to accept social norms that have appeared ever so slowly yet ever so suddenly, like dew in the morning.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Feeling proud</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Pertinent examples could include the sudden obsession with observing "pride month" and the broader acceptance of non-binary interpretations of human biology. In some countries, men can claim to be women and expect to be granted entry to all women-only areas, including women's prisons, even if they've been convicted of a sex crime. If that doesn't deserve the chequered flag in the post-truth era race to the bottom, then nothing does.<br /><br />Under the guise of victimhood, the trans agenda has induced millions of people to accept radical changes to age-old social norms. It all comes down to what is acceptable in society and who/what dictates morality, ethics and appropriateness. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For many, whatever coagulates into a majority is what ought to be. For others, what ought to be is mind-independent and absolute -- not <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-dilemma-of-moral-relativism.html" target="_blank">subjective</a> -- so the shift toward trans acceptance looks like ash rather than rainbows.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unleashing the dogs of war</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />As a worthy addition to the <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2022/02/nonconformative-psychological-manoeuvres.html" target="_blank">Nonconformative Psychological Manoeuvres series</a> and what seemed like an episode of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone" target="_blank">The Twilight Zone</a>, I came a cropper on a trifecta of virtue-signalling corporates, all too ready to accept societal change in pursuit of diversity and the ability to "live and let live".<br /><br />After a brief exchange, it was apparent that the dippy triumvirate I had stumbled upon lacked self-awareness and critical thinking skills of any sort (despite labelling themselves as captains). They were the living proof that worryingly large numbers of people are becoming completely absorbed with their societal soap operas where conformity is the default setting for all decisions. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">When mass approval becomes the lode star, conformity becomes the only reasonable means of defining moral acceptability, righteousness and "good" behaviour.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5v_30wwSWTHymP3FGtBLJeqJD57mSeWhUdUyYP9yHQ8haTb_sqCdPOKXazC-uXHIi0KLeXLBKBsDJlfjlLOO8g0fNiiD1UQ2Bv78-abBHTUQ_38OR3vkpSeqlqbkpJlELRqK0ryM--FnyF38drrHTo6Lw5QgV1HjxeLqWVBBAasTW47QcIE/s1652/3333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5v_30wwSWTHymP3FGtBLJeqJD57mSeWhUdUyYP9yHQ8haTb_sqCdPOKXazC-uXHIi0KLeXLBKBsDJlfjlLOO8g0fNiiD1UQ2Bv78-abBHTUQ_38OR3vkpSeqlqbkpJlELRqK0ryM--FnyF38drrHTo6Lw5QgV1HjxeLqWVBBAasTW47QcIE/s16000/3333.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">|=========================================================================|</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVj6J9SatwgTsyPlxKo0V89FY3o-_sWHyLifF9d-UY-sjDf-7HNaKHcQKjqpH-knWfnJu4ndma3Jq0fBj-JtlEZPkkFTtgCOituiCzp9yLTZrLFLdQmmiZeG_4cSu1inzPl0DNhf78Ou158HiNGQfyLEboeM4IY1SzhY2Qy62-jW9DLbQt_Y/s5767/Screenshot_2022-06-17-19-05-56-97.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5767" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVj6J9SatwgTsyPlxKo0V89FY3o-_sWHyLifF9d-UY-sjDf-7HNaKHcQKjqpH-knWfnJu4ndma3Jq0fBj-JtlEZPkkFTtgCOituiCzp9yLTZrLFLdQmmiZeG_4cSu1inzPl0DNhf78Ou158HiNGQfyLEboeM4IY1SzhY2Qy62-jW9DLbQt_Y/s16000/Screenshot_2022-06-17-19-05-56-97.jpg" /></a></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Collateral damage</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">With the gender agenda picking up steam at the polls, the future for female office workers, in particular, is looking rather grim. <br /><br />As my tête-à-tête with the trio of reprobate corporates demonstrates, company managers worldwide are degenerating into absurdity catalysts. They would rather bend the knee to eyewateringly daft government dictates and political correctness rather than using reasonable common sense and stiffening their backbone if the need arose.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">In top-down fashion, senior policy setters are so hopelessly hypocritical and delusional that their collegial underlings are already enduring toe-curling conformity, but by the sounds of what I heard from the three stooges, fresh all-time lows are imminent. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Peer-pressured butt-sniffing, belly rubs, muzzles, legitimised sexual deviancies, forcibly unisexed cohabitation and celebratory self-harm are merely a few of the absurdities becoming normalised in today's post-truth era. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And it's all because sycophantic decision-makers want to accommodate and normalise every diverse delusion being legitimised by absurd government policy, including nutters thinking they can change sex or become a dog.</span></div></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-52355160418487645572022-03-08T14:05:00.035+01:002022-06-17T12:09:57.863+02:00Media Double Standards<p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">War doesn’t determine who’s right; it determines who’s left.</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3jUd99ND6s7-uo47UyG9UiVgduyaPK3W3xENDpKgia5f3ljToN3UhAq-ItR-CiKHxVBaurL5atjvuLU1CdWyWx0Qzh5an3zx2oONCC7ZhvvpxavIfUBtvymrSWzwDRDG2TuauhpZWfvy55AAH7-YhyGvE2FpNG-a--q95bclSta9XNmjCZxs=s750" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="750" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3jUd99ND6s7-uo47UyG9UiVgduyaPK3W3xENDpKgia5f3ljToN3UhAq-ItR-CiKHxVBaurL5atjvuLU1CdWyWx0Qzh5an3zx2oONCC7ZhvvpxavIfUBtvymrSWzwDRDG2TuauhpZWfvy55AAH7-YhyGvE2FpNG-a--q95bclSta9XNmjCZxs=w640-h425" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><b><i>“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organised habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in [a] democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. </i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>We are governed, our minds are moulded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organised.”</i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><b><i>Edward Bernays, Propaganda, 1928</i></b></div><div><p><span style="font-size: large;">
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The first casualty of war is truth. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Currently, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is being presented as an existential battle for truth with accurate reporting, supposedly, coming from one side only (Western media vendors) while being malevolently surreptitious from the Russian side.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Multiple Russian media vendors such as RT and Sputnik have been censored and removed from Western palettes while McCarthyist rhetoric is ramped up in all countries to scapegoat all Russians, not just the ones in the Kremlin.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Russian businesses and individuals alike are being scapegoated for being existentially aligned and supportive of Vladimir Putin and Russia’s foreign policy. Russian sports teams and athletes have been banned from competing internationally. A new iron curtain was erected in less than a month, but it would probably be more apt to say it was made of silicon rather than iron.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And yet, the typical calls for geopolitics being kept separate from sport are nowhere to be seen. Despite the rhetoric, the politicisation of sport is completely justified -- as long as you propagate an “appropriate” political message.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I</span>t would seem that people can relay any political message -- as long as it supports the existing media narrative, including its pungent double standards and cringy ethical contradictions.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Juxtaposing propaganda</span></h2><p><span style="font-size: large;">One of Britain’s national daily newspapers, The Guardian, published an article that serves as the ideal demonstration of the double standards and hypocrisy in various Western media outlets.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In an article published on February 25, 2022, titled “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/pure-orwell-how-russian-state-media-spins-ukraine-invasion-as-liberation" target="_blank">Pure Orwell: how Russian state media spins invasion as liberation</a>”, the author presents Russian media sources as being Orwellian and systematically deceptive with the ultimate goal of brainwashing gullible Russians. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">However, the author fails to acknowledge that every duplicitous trick implemented by megalomaniac Russian elites is also being implemented by American, British and European elites - equally megalomaniac and equally ambitious to deceive.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To demonstrate the superficiality of Western media coverage, I present a copy of the Guardian article, followed by a copyedited version where the narrative’s characters are reversed (to highlight how opaque media reporting really is).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RO-2BQra6tKIYN7zKAwfqQwzNbHpRbe8/view?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="610" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirPkUmYs6CuM9tz4UoGZESXEaEU74ynBoZiFRrkn2Vkqd6G1g07ChnKWZaG04HWB0xFk35z2U5wgETTwJNAgFBSN-Vyz5MdoPkP6HLowIWgVnD2j5n-AYMDZ5eyrETEzPigmdhxDKZ4G2oAXkSEfL9x4ie2HW74lF_mmhahpfbOqmPnMP_EBI=w640-h608" width="640" /></a></div><span><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RO-2BQra6tKIYN7zKAwfqQwzNbHpRbe8/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">View full article</span></a></h4></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In my copyedited version below, every mention of ‘Russia’ is replaced by ‘Britain’ while any mention of ‘Ukraine’ is replaced with ‘Iraq’, and so on. The resulting article is as poignant as the original while making just as much (non)sense.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The copyedited alternative could conceivably be published in a government-approved Russian news outlet, to the likely delight of Russian liberati nationalists. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Actually, both articles are just as deviously mistaken as each other.</span></p>
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<div><div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">‘Pure Orwell’: how British state media spins invasion as
liberation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPqqD0V3i3PufwnmOF4jQdcjhQuzQu1tofPN6kW_aJutun-GLYR5RJ2ARgnGbgLo57m1keljwoG2HDItee_ECtjkp9d16B5pbjwJ3mMKsn2M1baYbUfH85q7jUXn_XmrfEkCI7Ihc6VEWc-kJtLRVn8qwbvEQ65jJ14rjTlskQFliCtj3Wgsg=s660" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPqqD0V3i3PufwnmOF4jQdcjhQuzQu1tofPN6kW_aJutun-GLYR5RJ2ARgnGbgLo57m1keljwoG2HDItee_ECtjkp9d16B5pbjwJ3mMKsn2M1baYbUfH85q7jUXn_XmrfEkCI7Ihc6VEWc-kJtLRVn8qwbvEQ65jJ14rjTlskQFliCtj3Wgsg=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></div></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;">State propaganda mobilised to soothe the public’s deep unease
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Turn on British state television on Friday afternoon, and you will see little sign that the country’s missiles are pounding the Iraqi capital.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Instead, the full force of the state propaganda machine has been mobilised to portray Downing Street’s invasion as a defensive campaign to “liberate” Iraq, focusing much of its coverage on the alleged protection of oil fields and national infrastructure, supposedly under attack by Saddam Hussein.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">“Our situation is very concerning. The enemy is attacking our positions, entering civilian houses,” said Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-Rawi, General of the Iraqi army, to the BBC.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">A breaking news banner on BBC One said that “Hussein launched three missiles at multiple oil fields in the last seven minutes”.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The British state news mostly follows Tony Blair’s narrative on the war, which he laid out in his address to Parliament early on Thursday morning when he announced a limited “special military operation” to “demilitarise” Iraq and protect citizens across the country from what he claimed was a Shia “genocide”.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Throughout Friday morning, a British assault on the Iraqi capital was often simply denied. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">“Baghdad, as a city where civilians live, hasn’t been bombed by anyone. There hasn’t been any terror there or instructions to cause such terror,” said the BBC One pundit Andrew Marr on Friday, contradicting the myriad of reports that have shown the opposite.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As it becomes harder for state media to ignore the full-scale invasion into Iraqi territory, some channels have started to frame British soldiers as eagerly anticipated liberators.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">“The people in the city of Basra only have one issue with the British army: ‘What took you so long?’” said Muhamad Qurani, one of the country’s most prominent state television hosts.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Coverage of the invasion contrasts steeply with that of other British military campaigns. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">During Britain’s military intervention in Afghanistan, viewers were often treated to flashy videos of fighter jets destroying their targets. The avoidance of such videos this time serves as a sign that British authorities are aware of the country’s deep unease with the conflict.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Television remains the biggest news source for Brits despite becoming less trusted over the past decade, past polling has found, and 62% of the population say they get their news from television. But polls also show that most people under 40 prefer to get their news online and from social media.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Despite a state crackdown on British media, readers can still choose from several independent outlets that have been reporting critically on the country’s involvement in the war, including the popular online platform RT.com and the television channel Sputnik – both recently branded as “foreign agents”.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Those who can read English are still able to access foreign press, and there are also many popular independent Telegram channels run by journalists turned bloggers.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In contrast to WhatsApp, the widely used encrypted messaging app Telegram allows readers to “follow” users in a similar way to Twitter, which is accessed by only 3% of the population. Robert Fisk, a veteran British journalist, runs a channel with almost 500,000 followers, aggregating independent news on the war coming from Britain, Europe and the west.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Other channels are more opinionated. Commenting on a recent statement by the Downing Street official Sue Gray, who defended the invasion by saying it “was is the only option to stop a genocide”, the Telegram user JohnsonLockdown wrote to his 300,000 followers: “This is pure Orwell, War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery.”</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Signs are emerging that Downing Street will try to gain a monopoly on the way Brits perceive events in Iraq by censoring independent outlets reporting on the war.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">On Thursday, Britain’s media watchdog, Ofcom, demanded that British media cite only “official information and data” when covering the conflict. The watchdog vowed to immediately block outlets that did not comply with the order.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In a similar move, Britain previously threatened to block at least 10 news outlets unless they deleted their coverage of video investigations by the jailed Anglo-Saxon Empire critic Julian Assange into high-level corruption. Most outlets gave in to the demands.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Over at the state broadcaster, the BBC – which has parroted many of the themes on the war that were aired on British television – the first signs have emerged that its staff are uncomfortable with the network’s war coverage.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">At least one BBC staff member and one frequent BBC contributor in London have quit the network in recent days over the editorial position on the war, the Guardian has learned.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">“In light of recent events, earlier today I resigned from the BBC with immediate effect,” the former BBC staff news writer in London Steve Smith tweeted on Thursday.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The frequent BBC contributor who resigned said, on condition of anonymity, that there had “been an exodus of staff already” at the channel.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">“Several people already quit – and lots more said to be contemplating.”</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">[END]</span></div><br /><hr /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Evaluating media narratives</span></h2>
<div><p><span style="font-size: large;">The reality is that both <a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2014/04/nationalists-beware.html" target="_blank">Russian and Western media lie to their constituent populations</a> most of the time. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Any grains of truth discovered by the public is accidental, not intended. Any realisation of the lies being propagated by both sides is coincidental and circumstantial rather than purposeful and strategic. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The incontrovertible truth is that governments are not in the business of disseminating facts and protecting their citizens. They are in the business of suppressing facts and manipulating the narrative to cajole gullible consumers into thinking, feeling and behaving in particular ways to suit the ruling class. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In war, truth is not only the first casualty; it’s also the most significant one.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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Written by George Tchetvertakov</span></div></div></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-56805874303268942752022-02-12T15:47:00.032+01:002024-01-24T03:40:54.759+01:00Nonconformative Psychological Manoeuvres<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Deriving truth from the depths of the reprobate mind is surprisingly fruitful.</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRoPpS8Pje4x5-dDolCOhYimCC3pyoTotKkNCaOA8EQx3p-u-wNSNg29giZ_wvygujFz8FD0gPPBJxmHqFwIIfM_KDBo1Wm31RYiyk6_2gNwdmAy4cTgtAyHXVCri8iirwlsi0RouQeGsDOVyN6JBo_5AFItIo2qFoHOJuy-Eq-m1-ZPg4HE/s650/Psychological%20Wargames.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRoPpS8Pje4x5-dDolCOhYimCC3pyoTotKkNCaOA8EQx3p-u-wNSNg29giZ_wvygujFz8FD0gPPBJxmHqFwIIfM_KDBo1Wm31RYiyk6_2gNwdmAy4cTgtAyHXVCri8iirwlsi0RouQeGsDOVyN6JBo_5AFItIo2qFoHOJuy-Eq-m1-ZPg4HE/s16000/Psychological%20Wargames.jpg" /></a></div></div><span><a name="more"></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>From 2019 to 2022, I conducted a series of anecdotal psychology experiments on social media. The endeavour aimed to expose hypocrisy in unsuspecting individuals when subjected to provocative stimuli.<br /><br />At the very root of the matter was the question: to what extent are people mindful of what they think, feel and do? And does this change if an individual is emotionally aroused? If an individual is persistently conforming with the group without judging things on their actual merit, would they notice? Would they care?<br /><br />Another consideration was gauging how aware people are of their own thought patterns and emotions in real-time. How proficient are people at managing their thoughts, containing their emotions and acting accordingly?</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Strategy</span></h2><p><span style="font-size: large;">The experiment involved venturing online and enticing unsuspecting social media users into text chat interactions, based on emotive themes such as military service, duty, discrimination, justice, karma and sex identity.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Of prime importance, were the following modus operandi considerations:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">implement a creative, confident and assertive writing style</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">seek to engage in debate in an intellectually honest manner</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">deliver contrarian views to emotionally-charged posts in a respectful way</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">maintain efforts to engage in serious conversation</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">respond kindly to all serious replies and attempt to substantiate the contrarian view</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">never be the first to make personal insults</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">if insulted, mock aggressors with sharp witty rebuttals and symmetrical reciprocity</span></li></ul><span style="font-size: large;">The goal was to gauge whether people responded to the view being posited (including its merit), or whether they would resort to personal insults and ad hominems. <br /><br />Considering that in conversations and social interactions, individuals can only focus on the self or the other, the plan was to gauge people's ability to focus on what matters. Or in other words, when people are insensed, how quickly is the message forgotten and replaced by the messenger as a target?</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">How readily do people resort to doing the things they claim they would never do, such as lying, being "hateful", bigoted, prevaricating, and threatening?<br /><br />To maximise the potential result of the experiment, LinkedIn was selected as the preferred online platform considering it specialises in attracting professionals and, supposedly, sports the largest gathering of the most serious social media users in the world.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Results</span></h2><p><span style="font-size: large;">The results of the experiment were documented in a series of seven seriocomic articles published via TraderSphere.</span></p><hr /><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2019/08/dialling-nine-one-one.html" target="_blank">Article #1:</a> <span>Mainstream narratives are challenged to engage conspiracy deniers.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2019/11/feminazi-blitzkrieg.html" target="_blank">Article #2:</a> <span>Pronoun referencing ensnares feminists on discrimination and sex identity.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2020/07/moral-relativist-massacre.html" target="_blank">Article #3:</a> <span>Aspersions towards a veteran's glittering career enrages pro-military nationalists.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2020/12/snipping-thin-blue-line.html" target="_blank">Article #4:</a> <span>The moral value of a retired policewoman's past deeds is cast into doubt.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/01/stumbling-upon-living-dead.html" target="_blank">Article #5:</a><span> </span><span>An admin assistant is questioned about her perception of duty.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2022/06/unleash-the-dogs-of-war.html" target="_blank">Article #6:</a> Gay pride is impugned during "Pride Month" by a seriocomic dog wannabe.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2022/06/sterilising-manky-femininity.html" target="_blank">Article #7:</a> The abortion debate sets the stage for toxic femininity to be exposed and neutralised.</span></span></p><hr /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Conclusions</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The majority of responses to my contrarian comments were profane, bigoted and combative which indicates that most people -- even highly educated professionals and captains of industry -- are NOT interested in unbiased critical thinking.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">On the contrary, the responses I received indicate most people are inclined to form and conform to strong consensus groups seeking to dwarf all others -- at all costs. For some, it feels better to fit in with a comfortable lie rather than standing out with an ugly truth.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Social conformity research carried out by Solomon Asch in the 1950s or the discoveries made by Gustave Le Bon in the late 1800s are still reflected in modern life including social media. Monkey see monkey do. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">So when it came to responding to my rarified views, it becomes easier to understand why my interlocutors preferred heckling the contrarian instead of settling the controversy -- consensus expected it.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The late Mr Asch would probably concur that the human mind has the capability of contorting reality and tacitly accepting the notion that common agreement is the arbiter of truth. The mind can concoct a justifiable narrative where intentions supersede consequences and relativity extinguishes absolutes. We can convince ourselves to live in accordance with fabrications of the mind, in which factoids are greater than facts and truisms trample the truth.<br /><br />The distinguished philosopher and polymath, Bertrand Russell, was right in saying that:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd."</b></span></blockquote></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Today, we live in a post-truth era in which popular opinion determines what is true and false.</span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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Written by George Tchetvertakov</span></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-68933927624212510502022-02-02T22:22:00.081+01:002022-02-18T17:01:30.139+01:00Dinosauria Delusion<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The truth is stranger than fiction and more remarkable than science fiction.</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgiCklauXuo7gficpjjoQyw0LsWK6wEzClErtDTMeyIZSL1MDPHsyT4V_lZaGupQ8SxDYG1eiypufhgleW8G96-iBPAKZQDQN7GrNsSmaU9hn3rHfGSAbyuw1f-eQRUhZn-rvGKxXp5tJEs_lxsH35QN0n_3Uabq9rd5K2nnQILV3Q1b4QvdE=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="990" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgiCklauXuo7gficpjjoQyw0LsWK6wEzClErtDTMeyIZSL1MDPHsyT4V_lZaGupQ8SxDYG1eiypufhgleW8G96-iBPAKZQDQN7GrNsSmaU9hn3rHfGSAbyuw1f-eQRUhZn-rvGKxXp5tJEs_lxsH35QN0n_3Uabq9rd5K2nnQILV3Q1b4QvdE=w496-h640" width="496" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Guest Post by David P. Wozney</span></h4><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dinosaurs: Science or Science Fiction?</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Introduction</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;">When children go to a dinosaur museum, are the displays they see displays of science or displays of art and science fiction? Are we being deceived and brainwashed at an early age into believing a dinosaur myth? Deep probing questions need to be asked of the entire dinosaur business. <br /><br />This article will discuss the possibility that there may have been an ongoing effort since the earliest dinosaur "discoveries" to plant, mix and match bones of various animals, such as crocodiles, alligators, iguanas, giraffes, elephants, cattle, kangaroos, ostriches, emus, dolphins, whales, rhinoceroses, etc. to construct and create a new man-made concept prehistoric animal called the dinosaur. This article does not claim that "dinosaurs never existed" or that "scientists just made up dinosaurs". Note the use of the words "possible", "possibly", "possibility", "may", and "could". There is an important difference, between claiming something is true, and claiming something is possible. <br /><br />Where bones from existing animals are not satisfactory for deception purposes, plaster substitutes may be manufactured and used. Some material similar or superior to plasticine clay or plaster of Paris would be suitable. Moulds may also be employed. A 144-page book titled "Make Your Own Dinosaur Out of Chicken Bones” provides step-by-step instructions complete with detailed drawings and diagrams.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><div><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghnUOQ9L496RtscKloxxSSRwr6rY3GvdsPUjAfjC8Wg30e1iIiYI9Kgy_jnzxSmXnkEpyvZL9dpGERbz2GDBGhTg6m8fQBPf3_l0eNE97fyfI9FT8_zV1Lj4D_yyqS3jjEUCc5l_MlFCEOAUztFzBs-DwRVxY9epQ2dNZWKMabsE_eAIRAXAE=w343-h400" style="text-align: center;" width="343" /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">What would be the motivation for such a deceptive endeavour? Obvious motivations include trying to prove evolution, trying to disprove or cast doubt on the Christian Bible and the existence of the Christian God, and trying to disprove the “young-earth theory”. Yes, there are major political and religious ramifications.</span></span></div><div><div><p style="background-color: white; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">The dinosaur concept could imply that if God exists, he may have tinkered with his idea of dinosaurs for a while, then perhaps discarded or became tired of this creation and then went on to create man. The presented dinosaur historical timeline could suggest an imperfect God who came up with the idea of man as an afterthought, thus demoting the biblical idea that God created man in His own image. Dinosaurs are not mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Highly rewarding financial and economic benefits to museums, educational and research organisations, university departments of palaeontology, discoverers and owners of dinosaur bones, and the book, television, movie and media industries may cause sufficient motivation for ridiculing of open questioning and for suppression of honest investigation.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dinosaur Discoveries</span></h2> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinodiscoveriesna.html" target="_blank">Early Dinosaur Discoveries in North America</a> provides revealing information about the first discoveries: <br /><br /><i>"The class Dinosauria was originally defined by Sir Richard Owen in 1842, in a two-hour speech that reportedly held the audience captivated. The original dinosaurs of this new group were Megalosaurus, Iguanodon and Hylaeosaurus. However, each of these animals was known only from fragmentary specimens. It wasn't until the discoveries of dinosaurs in North America in the mid-19th century that people began to get a clearer picture of what dinosaurs looked like." </i><br /><br /><i>"It is generally accepted that the first discovery of dinosaur remains in North America was made in 1854 by Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden during his exploration of the upper Missouri River." </i><br /><br /><i>"Near the confluence of the Judith and Missouri Rivers (shown above) Hayden's party recovered a small collection of isolated teeth which were later described by the Philadelphia palaeontologist Joseph Leidy in 1856, in the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia." </i><br /><br />So, dinosaurs were described in 1842 <b>before</b> the discoveries in 1854 that were required to give a clear picture of what dinosaurs looked like! Were discoveries made or constructed to fit the descriptions? <br /><br /><i>"Dinosaur skeletons were found for the first time in abundance in the Garden Park area of Colorado and at Como Bluff, Wyoming, in the late 1870s. These specimens initiated the First Great Dinosaur Rush in North America, driven largely by the efforts of a Philadelphia palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope (on the left), and Othniel Marsh (on the right), a palaeontologist from Yale University." </i><br /><br /><i>"These two men started as friends but became bitter rivals in a feud of legendary proportions. The stories surrounding these two include tales of armed field parties, spies, and <b>intercepting shipments of fossils intended for the other.</b>" </i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Why were fossils being shipped to the discoverers and from whom? Are Cope and Marsh credited with "discoveries" that were not their own personal "discoveries"? If so, exactly who were really the "discoverers" and how trustworthy are they? </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Wayne Grady explains in his book The Dinosaur Project: </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"From Cope, Sternberg had learned cutthroat bone hunting. Cope and his arch-rival, Othniel Charles Marsh, professor of palaeontology at Yale University, had been engaged in what has been called 'the bone wars' throughout the 1870s and 1880s. It was a fierce scientific rivalry that entailed some of the most underhanded shenanigans in the history of science, but it also amassed stupendous collections of fossils. </i></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Second Great Dinosaur Rush took place in the badlands of the Red Deer River in southern Alberta. Dinosaur remains had been known from this region as early as 1884 but it wasn't until 1910 that this region became an active collecting area. It was here that the second great collecting rivalry took place between Barnum Brown of the American Museum of Natural History in New York and C. H. Sternberg of the Geological Survey of Canada." </i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Why should various claims of people, who engaged in "some of the most underhanded shenanigans in the history of science", be believed?<br /><br />Why were there no discoveries by native Americans in all the years previous when they roamed the American continents? There is no belief in dinosaurs in the native American religion or tradition. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />For that matter, why were there no discoveries prior to the nineteenth century in any part of the world? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">According to the World Book Encyclopedia, "before the 1800s, no one ever knew that dinosaurs ever existed. </span><span style="font-size: large;">During the late 1800s and early 1900s, large deposits of dinosaur remains were discovered in western North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dinosaur deposits also lie in Belgium, Mongolia, Tanzania, West Germany, and many other parts of the world." </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Why has man suddenly made all these discoveries? The land areas of Belgium, Mongolia, Tanzania, western Germany (and the Americas as well) were inhabited and very well explored for thousands of years and there were no discoveries until the nineteenth century. Why? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">At <a href="https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinofr.html" target="_blank">Dinosauria: Fossil Record</a> we learn that "The late 1800s were the 'golden age' of dinosaur palaeontology when many animals that you might be familiar with were discovered and named. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Today we seem to be in another 'dinosaur renaissance', with new information accumulating rapidly". At <a href="https://www.levins.com/meaning.shtml" target="_blank">The Meaning of the Hadrosaurus Find: Proof That Dinosaurs Were Real</a> we learn that people were allegedly becoming enlightened by the new discoveries. The impression that I receive is that people were possibly being deceived and that the discoveries were possibly "being made" as an effort to try to discredit the Bible. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://www.levins.com/meaning.shtml" target="_blank">The Meaning of the Hadrosaurus Find: Proof That Dinosaurs Were Real</a> states: <br /><br />"The First Real Proof of Dinosaur Existence Eight years after this reference book was published the first comprehensive skeletal form of a real dinosaur—Hadrosaurus foulkii —was unearthed in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Taller than a house, it had the pelvic structure of a bird, the tail of a lizard and, incredibly, it walked upright on two legs, foraging with arm-like forelimbs." <br /><br />Were the bones of a bird and lizard and other animals used in the discovery? The presented "Haddonfield skeleton" did not prove "dinosaurs" ever were real living creatures.</span><br /> <h2 style="text-align: left;"><br />Discoverers And Nature Of Discoveries </h2><span style="font-size: large;">Most people have handled animal bones and would be able to notice the higher density and different colour or texture of most so-called fossilised bones. However, discoveries and excavations most typically seem not to be made by disinterested people, such as farmers, ranchers, hikers, outdoor recreationists, building construction industry basement excavators, pipeline trench diggers, and mining industry personnel but rather by people with vested interests, such as palaeontologists, scientists, university professors, and museum organisation personnel who were intentionally looking for dinosaur bones or who have studied dinosaurs previously. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Do dinosaur "professionals", with vested interests, have some kind of well-kept secret about knowing where to search, that dinosaur "amateurs", without vested interests, are unable to figure out? The finds are often made during special dinosaur-bone hunting trips and expeditions by these people to far-away regions already inhabited and explored. This seems highly implausible. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">More believable is the case of the discovery of the first original Dead Sea scrolls in 1947, which were unintentionally discovered by a child, and which were all published by 1955. In some cases of discoveries of dinosaur bones by people, who do not work in a job related to dinosaurs, it was suggested to them by some dinosaur "professional" to look or dig in a certain area. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In other cases, the "government" had considerable foreknowledge that dinosaur "amateurs" would be digging in a certain area. Also very interesting to note are special areas set aside and designated as dinosaur parks for which amateur dinosaur hunters are required to first obtain a dinosaur hunting license. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Take a look at <a href="https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/dilophosaur/discovery.html" target="_blank">Dilophosgurus Discovered</a> and the discovery of <a href="https://www.levins.com/bones.shtml" target="_blank">Haddonfield's Dinosaur</a> for some idea as to how this may have occurred. <br /><br />Also, a multitude of bones and dinosaurs are strangely found in the same place, suggesting the possible planting of bones. The following three paragraphs are from <a href="http://www.wmnh.com/wmnew1.htm" target="_blank">The Seizure of Sue the T. rex</a>. </span><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">"The Larsons are still working this find, which they called the Ruth Mason Quarry. The find contained the remains of at least two thousand beasts. There is only speculation as to the reason so many bones were in one place. The river system could have transported the bones a few at a time to a sandy coast at the edge of a receding Cretaceous sea. Or a great storm could have trapped and drowned a herd on a spit of land. A preponderance of the fossils was of Emontosaurus annectens a duckbilled dinosaur that migrated in flocks. Various carnivores teeth, including that of T. rex, were also found at the site, which could simply mean that these beasts were scavenging the remains. 'We're only guessing', said Pete." </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">"In July 1990, Maurice Williams, who had a ranch nearby, came by the quarry. He was fascinated by work and offered to let the palaeontologists search for fossils on his land. Pete told him he appreciated the offer and would do so at the earliest opportunity. On the morning of August 12, the team suffered a flat tire. Their spare was low and the pump was broken. Most of the crew decided to take the tires to Faith in another vehicle for repair. Susan Hendrickson, a Seattle archaeologist and amateur palaeontologist who was working with BHIGR that summer, decided to take a hike through Williams' land instead." </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">"She returned to the quarry several hours later finding the team back at work with three pieces of vertebrae. Pete thought immediately. Tyrannosaurus. The team saddled up and drove to the site she'd discovered, a 60-foot sandstone cliff jutting out of the prairie. At about eye level, a huge femur (thigh bone) protruded, along with several other bones. Pete immediately sought out Williams, who said. I've ridden by that place a hundred times. Never saw a thing."</span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It is unusually coincidental that a "commercial fossil collecting firm" would be the organisation to make the dinosaur find. Why was rancher Williams unable to find "Sue" after all his years of ranching? Don't you find this unusual? The article <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/stan-tyrannosaurus-rex-sold-at-auction-paleontologists-are-furious" target="_blank">T-Rex bones on sale for a cool $32 million</a> indicates that the business of being a "commercial fossil collecting firm" is potentially very lucrative! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">People who work for museums often seem to be the ones associated with the really prolific finds: <br /><br />A discovery in a remote area of Argentina is described: "In November 1997, Dr Luis Chiappe and Dr Lowell Dingus went to Patagonia with an expedition team and discovered a nesting site that contained thousands of dinosaur eggs, including fossilised embryos and fossilised skin. The concentration of eggs was so intense and rich that, in an area of roughly 100 yards by 200 yards, we counted about 195 clusters of eggs." </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Compton's Encyclopedia lists some prominent palaeontologists and their prolific discoveries: <br /><br /><i>"Ameghino, Florentino (1854-1911) Argentinian palaeontologist who described 6,000 fossil species excavated by his brother, Carlos, in Argentina, thereby establishing Argentina's reputation as a fossil-rich area. Briefly the head of palaeontology at La Plata Museum, where much of his collection is displayed. <br /><br />Douglass, Earl (1862-1931) American dinosaur hunter who, in Utah in 1909, found the fossil-rich beds now forming Dinosaur National Monument. Over his entire career, sent 350 tons of excavated dinosaur bones to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh." </i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Finds of huge quantities of fossilised bones in one area, or by one or few people, goes against the laws of natural probability and suggests a possible concentrated planting effort. Floods, volcanic eruptions, and landslides scatter bones far and wide. Dinosaurs in herds, or grouped together, would not have all died at the same place unless there was some kind of extremely rare and unusual event such as a sudden mass extinction. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The number of dinosaurs, that would have been in herds or grouped together at the time of some kind of sudden mass extinction event, would have been very tiny relative to all the dinosaurs that are alleged to have ever lived. Dinosaurs “were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years,” according to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>, and the lifespans of individual dinosaurs are estimated to have been “about 75 to 300 years”, according to Walking With Dinosaurs. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The number of dinosaur fossils extracted from the <a href="https://www.desertusa.com/cldqut/cldquarry.html" target="_blank">Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry</a> is listed in detail: <br /><br />"More than 30 complete skeletons, 12,000 individual bones and several dinosaur eggs have come from this prolific fossil bed." <br /><br />"Over the years, bones have been taken from the quarry representing at least 70 different animals and 14 species. Cast and original skeletons assembled from these bones are on display in over 60 museums worldwide." <br /><br />"About 147 million years ago this area was a shallow freshwater lake with a muddy bottom. Plant-eating dinosaurs and the meat-eaters who preyed upon them occasionally became trapped in the mud. As the years passed, the skeletons of these animals accumulated until the site became a complex mix of bones." <br /><br />"After the lake bottom dried up it was covered with volcanic ash, and rivers and shallow seas deposited thick layers of sand and mud on top. Meanwhile, the bones fossilised. Millions of years later water and wind eroded the layers to produce the topography seen today. The bones are now close enough to the surface to be recovered by scientific excavations." <br /><br />I have difficulty believing that so many clumsy dinosaurs became stuck in the mud and that circumstances are just so that all these bones are now on or near the surface of the earth. Why do we have so many dinosaur fossils but few or none of the fossilised bones of many extant animals, such as the bison that roamed North America?</span><br /> <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Dinosaur Display Preparation </h2><span style="font-size: large;">Let's take a look at a description of how dinosaur bones are transported and prepared at Fossil Excavation, A Fossil's Trail - From Excavation to Exhibit. <br /><br /><i>"We now commonly use strips of burlap soaked in plaster to jacket over our finds. After applying a tissue separator to keep the plaster from direct contact with the surface of the bone, the soaked burlap strips are laid onto our pedestaled fossil until they cover it in a half shell. The end result is a bone totally encased in a protective mummy-like field]acket and ready for safe transport." </i><br /><br />So preparers and transporters work with plaster all the time! Plaster lying around, therefore, does not draw questions or suspicion. <br /><br /><i>"Through mould making and casting we can totally fabricate limbs, ribs, vertebrae, etc. for the missing pieces of an articulated skeletal mount. Plaster, fibreglass and epoxies are often and commonly used. In reconstruction work on single bones, small to large cracks can be filled in with mache or plaster mixed with dextrin, a starch that imparts an adhesive quality and extra hardness to regular moulding plaster. We've also had success using epoxy putties. Large missing fragments can be sculpted directly in place with these same materials." <br /><br />"Even fossils that are difficult, nigh near impossible to collect in the field, are harder still to prepare in the lab. Specimens that take from a day to a week to remove from their beds of stone can require months or even years to clean, consolidate, repair and reconstruct for study or display. This is an art and skill of the preparator (a term that appears to have first been used in North America)." </i><br /><br />What exactly is taking months or years? Is the public being given altered versions of bones? <br /><br />What exactly is going on? Is this science or art and science fiction? Is the public being deceived?<br /><br />At <a href="https://www.levins.com/shape.shtml" target="_blank">The Changing Shape of Eladrosaurus foulkii</a> we learn of an iguana skull being substituted for the skull of a dinosaur on display. Was the public told at the time? What are we not being told today? <br /><br /><i>"The original reconstruction of Hadrosaurus foulkii featured a creature in a kangaroo stance-- an animal that used its tail as a third leg. At the same time, while the excavated fossil was nearly complete, it lacked a skull. Because parts of its skeleton resembled those of an iguana, the skull of a modern iguana was used as a model for the skull created for the original display in 1868. That sculpted skull (above, right) is currently on display at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia as a historical curiosity." </i><br /><br />In a museum reconstruction of some supposed past living creature, bones or "fossilised bones" from different types of creatures should never have to be knowingly mixed together in some public display of the reconstruction. Bones from modern animals should not be sculpted by someone and used in the museum reconstruction of some purported ancient creature. <br /><br />From the elementary school curriculum, we learn that, in elementary schools, they're teaching students how to make their own fossils and what palaeontologists do. Do palaeontologists make their own fossils too?</span><br /> <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Known Bone Sculpture & Bone Carving Activities </h2><span style="font-size: large;">The possibility exists that key dinosaur bones on display have been artificially modified through sculpture and carving. Bone sculpture is not an unknown human activity. Many cultures participate in creating man-made objects out of existing bones, totally unrecognisable from the original shape. Is the dinosaur industry a customer of this sort of business? <br /><br />Is it possible that dinosaur skeleton replicas are secretly assembled or manufactured in private buildings out of public view, with bones artificially constructed or used from a number of different modern-day animals? Why bother having any authentic original fossils at all if alleged replicas can please the public?</span><br /> <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Credibility Of Dinosaur Displays And Artistic Impressions </h2><span style="font-size: large;">Many displays and drawings of dinosaurs appear to be an absurdity, showing a two-legged animal that would be totally off-balance, with the weight of head and abdomen much greater than weight of tail, which is supposed to act as a counter-balance. <br /><br />Is the dinosaur industry a case of science trying to meet public desires or expectations? The movie Jurassic Park is an example of showing dinosaurs much larger than any current displays in museums. After the movie came out, it is interesting to note that many articles were written asking "Is this possible?". I recall a report of dinosaur DNA being discovered preserved in amber, which later turned out to be false. <br /><br />At a description of Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trail we learn of dinosaur tracks being given credibility. Do you not find it rather difficult to believe that erosion and weathering would not destroy prints that are allegedly millions of years old? <br /><br />Archaeopteryx, the ever-popular transitional form, is no real fossil evidence for evolution. "But, Sir Fred Hoyle, the prominent British scientist, in his book Archaeopteryx the Primordial Bird, "a case of fossil forgery," says that someone took a small fossil, put cement on it, and pressed a modem feather into the cement to create a forgery. The person then sold it to the British Museum for 36,000 gold marks, a hefty sum in 1861."</span><br /> <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Radiometric Dating </h2><span style="font-size: large;">The original living material, and the material that is used to produce its fossil, are often two different things, and thus the ages of both are different as well. Most alleged ancient fossils are found near the surface of the Earth and are dated by the age of the rocks near where they are found. If a modern-day animal was to die and its remains found in the same location, would it be dated the same age as the alleged ancient fossil? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">According to Dr Margaret Helder in her book Completing The Picture, A Handbook On Museums And Interpretive Centres Dealing With Fossils, "Scientists used to be very impressed with the potential of radiometric for coming up with absolutely reliable ages of some kinds of rocks. They do not feel that way anymore. Having had to deal with numerous calculated dates which are too young or too old compared with what they expected, scientists now admit that the process has many more uncertainties than they ever would have supposed in the early years. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The public knows almost nothing about uncertainties in the dating of rocks. The impression that most people have received is that many rocks on earth are extremely old and that technology exists to make accurate measurements of these ages. Scientists have become more and more aware however that the measurements which the machines make, may tell us nothing about the actual age of the rock."</span><br /> <h2 style="text-align: left;"><br />Fossilisation </h2><span style="font-size: large;">Margaret J. Helder continues to explain: "Under what circumstances did whole organisms remain intact long enough to be fossilised? In most cases it seems, these victims were rapidly buried in great loads of sediment, which quickly hardened into rock. Not only did these situations require catastrophic burial but also the sediment involved had to be very fine-grained in order for such exquisite preservation of detail to come about. Geologists generally interpret silt beds as the result of fine particles settling gradually out of still water. If that had happened in these instances, the corpses would have decayed long before burial and lithification (turning to rock) could occur." <br /><br />The replacement process is supposed to involve calcium phosphate, or calcium hydroxylapatite, in skeletal material being replaced, atom by atom, by silica, calcite, pyrite, dolomite, etc., over a long period of time. This goes against the natural law of increasing disorder. How are all these dead atoms intelligent enough to know what to do and where to go to produce the finished fossil? <br /><br />Another alleged mode of preservation is permineralisation, whereby porous bone structures are supposed to become denser by the deposition of mineral matter by groundwater. The more porous the bone, the more susceptible it is to destruction. In Speed and Conditions of Fossilisation, we learn that "secondary mineralisation, remineralisation, leaching of bone mineral, and biologically-induced mineralisation begin very rapidly after the bone is exposed to the environment. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If the bone is not buried or underwater within 1-2 years of defleshing, it will literally become dust in the wind. The bone fragments may persist for several more years, but they are unrecognisable as to species." What percentage of land animals' bodies die near water and then fall into that water? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">“Hypersaline environments in which carbonates are precipitating favour bone remineralisation and secondary mineralisation. Saline environments also are good, but there the processes are slower." Are not dinosaurs supposed to have lived in a relatively non¬saline freshwater environment? Inducing mineralisation under ideal laboratory conditions is one matter, but completely different from real-world natural processes that tend to dissolve, not precipitate, bone mineral. Once the internal part of a decaying bone fills up with saline water from a sea, I am unaware of any reason why it should be a preferred location for mineral precipitation compared to the rest of the sea bottom. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Fossilisation is also discussed at Evolution versus Creation, where we learn that "there are no fossils being formed today on a large scale like they did many years ago ... when a fish dies, it doesn't sink to the bottom of the ocean and become a fossil, it merely decays and is eaten by other fish or animals. Even today, there is hardly a trace of the millions of buffalo that once existed, but were slaughtered all over the plains just a couple of generations ago. (Some herds were big enough to cover a whole state)."</span><br /> <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Size and Lifestyle Paradox </h2><span style="font-size: large;">Dinosaurs and the Expanding Earth discusses the paradox between the dinosaurs' size and lifestyle. <br /><br /><i>"The dinosaurs' large size has presented palaeontologists with an interesting paradox. Calculations of the structural dynamic stresses within the bones of the largest dinosaurs indicate that they were too large to move fast without injuring themselves. Contrary to this view is the fact that detailed biomechanical reconstructions indicate that they were agile, active creatures." <br /><br />"Depending on the arguments used, a particular dinosaur can be reconstructed in two ways, slow and lumbering, or fast and agile, with both sides of the argument appearing equally valid." </i><br /><br />Dinosaurs and the Expanding Earth also discusses the structural dynamics of dinosaurs. <br /><br /><i>"One method of finding out more about Dinosaurs is to study their structural dynamics. This method considers the loads and forces acting on the structure of their skeleton as they moved. The dinosaurs' structural dynamics indicate that the loads acting on their skeletons were much greater than that of present-day animals. In some cases, because of the Dinosaurs' large size, calculations indicate that the bones of the largest Dinosaurs were likely to buckle and crack under their own immense weight. These calculations were responsible for promoting the idea that the Dinosaurs must have moved very slowly to prevent sudden shocks to their skeleton." <br /><br />"This idea of slow-moving animals does not agree with the bio-mechanical analysis of dinosaurs, which indicate that the Dinosaurs were agile, active creatures. This is the paradox between the Dinosaurs size and lifestyle." </i><br /><br />Dinosaurs and the Expanding Earth also analyzes the biomechanical aspects of dinosaurs. <br /><br /><i>"One method of discovering more about Dinosaurs is to perform a biomechanical analysis. This method considers how the Dinosaurs must have moved and acted in order to survive. It relies on comparing the structures of today's living animals with those of the Dinosaurs in order to establish how Dinosaurs moved and acted. This method indicates that the Dinosaurs must have been agile, active creatures." </i><br /><br /><i>"The idea of active animals does not agree with the study of the structural dynamics of the Dinosaurs, which indicates that if the Dinosaurs moved as fast as present-day creatures they would injure themselves. This is the paradox between the Dinosaurs size and lifestyle." </i><br /><br />There is a simpler solution to these paradoxes other than having to reduce Earth's gravity!</span><br /> <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Job 40:17 </h2><span style="font-size: large;">Some people point to Job 40:17 as evidence that dinosaurs are mentioned in the Bible. They state that only dinosaurs could fit the description of having a "tail like a cedar".<br /><blockquote><b>He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. (Job 40:17, KJV) </b></blockquote><br />However, Bible translations other than the King James version clearly reveal that alternative understandings are possible for what this verse is actually stating.<br /><blockquote><b>He doth bend his tail as a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together. (Job 40:17, YLT) </b></blockquote><br />Job 40:17 could be stating that the behemoth bends his tail with the same ease and speed that he bends a cedar tree, such as would be required in clearing land. Indeed, this is consistent with his strength and force (Job 40:16) and suggests his usefulness as being a beast of burden for man.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><blockquote><b>God made the behemoth with man. (Job 40:15)</b></blockquote><blockquote><b>His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit. (Job 40:17, NIV)</b></blockquote><blockquote><b>He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. (Job 40:17, RSV) </b></blockquote><br />Alternatively, Job 40:17 could be stating that the tail of a behemoth sways in the same manner that a cedar tree sways, or that the behemoth makes his tail as stiff as a cedar tree. <br /><br />The behemoth could very well be the elephant. The elephant is a beast of burden for man in that it is used to move tree logs, such as cedar logs, with its trunk and tusks (Job 40:17). The elephant can move these logs around like it moves its tail. In India and some other Asian countries, elephants are used in the logging industry. An elephant can move a log that weighs 600 pounds. It lifts smaller logs with its tusks and holds them with its trunk. An elephant can knock down a tree 30 feet high that has a diameter of two feet. Elephants eat grass, shrubs, leaves, roots, bark, and branches. Wild elephants drink up to 40 gallons of water daily. The Matthew Henry Commentary on Job 40 concurs with the idea of the behemoth being the elephant. <br /><br />Since other logical explanations are available for what the behemoth is, other than the "dinosaur", there is no requirement for Christians to consider the behemoth of Job 40 to be the dinosaur or to even believe in dinosaurs.</span><br /> <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Abiogenic Origin of Petroleum </h2><span style="font-size: large;">Petroleum is often referred to as "fossil energy", however, Thomas Gold has claimed that hydrocarbons are found in many locations where a biogenic origin is improbable or impossible, such as in the earth at great depths below any biological debris, and on asteroids, comets, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and their various moons such as Titan and Triton. <br /><br />Meteorites have been found containing coal and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs are found in coal and petroleum, according to this pdf document. Numerous other arguments against a biological origin for petroleum exist, such as the claim that hydrogen-saturated hydrocarbons are unlikely to have been derived from any biological debris. A theory exists that petroleum is not a "fossil fuel" with a surface origin. Therefore, one could believe that the alleged past existence of dinosaurs (or the alleged past existence of any other ancient living material) is not necessary to explain the origin of petroleum.</span><br /> <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Motivation </h2><span style="font-size: large;">"Dinosaur" bones sell for a lot of money at auctions. It is a profitable business. There is pressure for academics to publish papers. Museums are in the business of producing displays that are popular and appealing. Movie producers and the media need to produce material to sell to stay in business. The mainstream media loves to hype alleged dinosaur finds. Much is to be gained by converting a bland non-dinosaur discovery, of a bone of modern origin, into an impressive dinosaur find, and letting artists' interpretations and imaginations take the spotlight, rather than the basic boring real find. There are people who desire and crave prestige, fame and attention. <br /><br />There is the bandwagon effect and crowd behaviour. And then there are people and entities pursuing political and religious agendas. <br /><br />During the nineteenth century, a new world view of evolution was being pursued by then influential people such as Darwin and Marx. During this era of thought, the first dinosaur discoveries were made. Were these discoveries "made" to try to make up for inadequacies in the fossil record for the theory of evolution? <br /><br />A History Of Evolutionary Thought lists some of the influential people setting the stage for the evolution way of thinking:</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><blockquote>"Preludes to Evolution <br /><br />Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) <br /> Thomas Malthas (1766-1834) <br /> Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) <br /> William Smith (1769-1839) <br /> Etienne Geojfroy St. Hilaire (1772-1844) <br /> Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) <br /> Patrick Matthew (1790-1874) <br /> Mary Anning (1799-1847) <br /> Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892) <br /> Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) <br /><br />Natural Selection <br /><br />Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) <br /> Thomas Henry Huxley (1824-1895) <br /> Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) <br /> Edward Drinker Cope (1840-1897) <br /> Henry Eairfield Osborn (1857-1935)"</blockquote></span><span style="font-size: large;">The pro-evolutionary bias is evident with this organisation promoting dinosaur discoveries. <br /><br />The majority of governments in the world today operate on some basis of a government that uses a political philosophy other than that found in Romans 13:1, Colossians 1:16-17 and 1 Timothy 1:17. As one example, the ''...government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion...”, according to Article 11 of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, signed at Tripoli on November 4, 1796, and passed by the United States Congress. <br /><br />Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S.A. Constitution states: "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land”. <br /><br />State funding of organisations that promote the dinosaur concept could be considered strategic psychological warfare against a state that uses a Christian doctrinal basis for government since the Christian Bible comes complete with the account of God’s creation in the book of Genesis and the genealogy of Jesus. State-funded organisations claim that “dinosaurs went extinct some 64-66 million years ago” while Christians claim that the “Bible says the world is about six thousand years old”. According to Tom Demere, San Diego Natural History Museum, “Fossils are the remains and/or traces of prehistoric life. The critical factor is age. Fossils have to be older than 10,000 years, the generally accepted temporal boundary marking the end of the last Pleistocene glacial event.” <br /><br />As mentioned earlier, motivations for the possible invention of the dinosaur include trying to prove evolution, trying to disprove or cast doubt on the Bible and the existence of God, and trying to disprove the “young-earth theory”.</span><br /> <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Summary </h2><span style="font-size: large;">The following issues raise red flags as to the integrity of the dinosaur industry and cast doubts as to whether dinosaurs ever existed: <br /><br />(1) dinosaur fossilised bone discoveries having occurred only within the last two centuries and in huge unusual concentrated quantities going against the laws of nature and probability; <br /><br />(2) dinosaur discoverers generally, and most typically, not being disinterested parties without a vested interest; <br /><br />(3) the nature of public display preparation, calling into question the integrity and source of fossils and allowing for the possibility of tampering and bone substitution, and the possibility of fraudulent activities on a systemic basis; <br /><br />(4) existing artistic drawings and public exhibits showing off-balance and awkward postures that basic physics would rule out as being possible; <br /><br />(5) very low odds of all these dinosaur bones being fossilised but relatively few bones of other animals; <br /><br />(6) implications of dinosaur discoveries to the theory of evolution and the belief that man was created in God's image, suggesting possible hidden and subtle political or religious agendas served on a naive and unsuspecting public; and, <br /><br />(7) a lack of funding for organisations and people questioning or being sceptical of each and every discovery and public display.</span><br /> <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Conclusion </h2><span style="font-size: large;">The possibility exists that living dinosaurs never existed.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><blockquote><b>"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." (Mark 9:23)</b></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>The dinosaur industry should be investigated and questions need to be asked. I am unaware of any evidence or reason for absolutely believing dinosaurs ever were alive on earth. The possibility exists that the concept of prehistoric living dinosaurs has been a fabrication of nineteenth and twentieth-century people possibly pursuing an evolutionary and anti-Bible and anti-Christian agenda. <br /><br />The past existence of living dinosaurs has not yet been proven. Questioning what is being told instead is a better choice rather than blindly believing the dinosaur story. Issues should be carefully considered for the sake of good science. "O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so-called" (1 Timothy 6:20). <br /><br />The choice between believing the word of man, the evolutionists, or the word of God, the Bible, is a matter of faith.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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Written by David P. Wozney<br /></span></div></div></div></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-67841793382624831032021-12-02T10:25:00.031+01:002023-10-02T09:36:43.504+02:00Crypto Traders<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Despite its novelty, crypto trading has already developed some intriguing stereotypes.</span></h2><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj-c0PVtTm8Z57W2jjgA-Keyxo3f-CoAqeqnnponW81VaXxeU2cEetEecKEGL1BjZufbIjYPNw4sUnQdcvbotCKG69a7ej7mjLMfrZ9IpIE-L2dPaWPlpvaKoaSla6kbB8hMmrJCRixcWqvyJg2OoHVJp0D-WKOdpkW0laCmgTbuSAPYNQik4wQ/s750/Crypto%20Trader.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="750" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj-c0PVtTm8Z57W2jjgA-Keyxo3f-CoAqeqnnponW81VaXxeU2cEetEecKEGL1BjZufbIjYPNw4sUnQdcvbotCKG69a7ej7mjLMfrZ9IpIE-L2dPaWPlpvaKoaSla6kbB8hMmrJCRixcWqvyJg2OoHVJp0D-WKOdpkW0laCmgTbuSAPYNQik4wQ/w640-h283/Crypto%20Trader.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> Traders approach markets with a variety of objectives, expectations, and outcomes, and with the advent of cryptocurrencies, traders from across the globe are flocking to a relatively new asset class to ply their trade.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Whereas some prefer to invest, others speculate. While some focus on spotting the evolution of long-term trends, others focus on capitalising on short-term opportunities. In the financial market jungle, traders and investors survey the terrain while armed with different tools; positing divergent objectives and setting disparate expectations.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Despite varied methodologies and a kaleidoscope of possible strategies, all traders target the same outcome: profit. The approach to trading may differ, but the tools used to trade remain the same. With a mobile phone and a fistful of dollars, retail traders have set forth into the jungle of cryptocurrency trading in search of outlandish returns (at the potential expense of their entire investment).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to speculative trading in cryptocurrencies -- an asset class that has outstripped all others by total value add -- the same logic has applied since the inception of Bitcoin in 2008.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Thousands of cryptocurrencies have launched since the arrival of the Bitcoin bellwether, all available to own and trade with seamless fluidity and razor-thin fees -- fertile ground for scalpers and positional traders alike.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The ultimate result of persistently lower barriers to entry, lures of quickfire profits, and some of the most frothy tradable products in human history, retail traders are chomping at the bit to get their maiden trading accounts up and running.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As with anything new and anything hot, opportunists are always there to maximise an opportunity. In crypto trading, four trader archetypes have emerged in an attempt to make a quick buck or two.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Crypto Cowboy</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Possibly the most stereotypical trader in cryptoland is the Crypto Cowboy. Typically male, tech, and market-savvy Crypto Cowboys tend to be hyper-focused on market events and aware of even the quietest of market rustlings on cryptomarket news websites.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Constantly optimal in their approach, Crypto Cowboys are always fine-tuning their strategies and rejigging their portfolios to best navigate a topsy-turvy market.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTw0L8JWQQLg678LvJ6ur6c6ECOCD_5RQmqCILlbw3Rz-2I8S6RTjZLlmA-W8lTDUl7skWfKmDNQn0JhCLQKf-JbajrtHJocHsaHAiBCyJ4HLClbXDZnQsZrhpHbBNUw0FGJ37UVLDJeUzsqdmCXfTKR1Io6yJjr8QvEZt4wzuXIrvh2xMkofZ8Q/s750/Crypto%20Cowboy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="750" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTw0L8JWQQLg678LvJ6ur6c6ECOCD_5RQmqCILlbw3Rz-2I8S6RTjZLlmA-W8lTDUl7skWfKmDNQn0JhCLQKf-JbajrtHJocHsaHAiBCyJ4HLClbXDZnQsZrhpHbBNUw0FGJ37UVLDJeUzsqdmCXfTKR1Io6yJjr8QvEZt4wzuXIrvh2xMkofZ8Q/w640-h343/Crypto%20Cowboy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Crypto Cowboy tends to sport a higher risk appetite compared to the average trader while being highly confident in their abilities to the point of being labeled “braggadocious”.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Crypto Cowboys also strive to maintain their ability to successfully navigate the market given their persistent quest for new information, while their quick response times to new developments aid the likelihood of opportunistic winning trades. In high spare capacity markets such as crypto, this often presents plentiful arbitrage opportunities for the Crypto Cowboy.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Implementing fanciful concepts such as “Word of Mouth” (WOM) protocols to gauge public sentiment, appealing to the pontifications of key opinion leaders while pouring over all relevant financial blogs regarding crypto development -- Crypto Cowboys feel the need to gauge the pulse of the market, as flamboyantly as possible.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Crypto Cowboys tend to find themselves looking for the “next angle” while honing their way to the prophesied “market edge” that grants the holy grail of everlasting profits. Trail-blazing concepts such as “tax harvesting” (a strategy in which you sell crypto held at a loss in order to lower your amount of reported capital gains) and micro-trading (buying and selling smaller crypto chunks) are all considered valid modus operandi, to be utilised for the ultimate purpose of personal enrichment. Everything counts and everything matters.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Favourite coins: Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Floki Inu.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Crypto Geek</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Aiming to implement tried and tested financial market principles used by stock traders for generations, Crypto Geeks are keen to infuse concepts such as cross-asset diversification into their crypto portfolios including assets from far-flung regions offering higher returns.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Diversifying one’s crypto exposure can be achieved by investing in a variety of cryptocurrencies as well as other assets.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzpSq4vcpeu-SSS_c4vK5oSvT0NyjblZPV_Xt8FkEiwUnsBl1crqU80PK6c87kwjReo5tuMV8qDK-xUXgm2Ln4_MJUjJ8laSWtu78PBtC3Z3Gc7sf2nSXNcMEuwPx2aoUr9H8pE6_4KVfHD5He1MN5Tz0DtMbC9p3iINUyBI_JYPzEh0Bx96r1g/s750/Crypto%20Geek.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="750" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzpSq4vcpeu-SSS_c4vK5oSvT0NyjblZPV_Xt8FkEiwUnsBl1crqU80PK6c87kwjReo5tuMV8qDK-xUXgm2Ln4_MJUjJ8laSWtu78PBtC3Z3Gc7sf2nSXNcMEuwPx2aoUr9H8pE6_4KVfHD5He1MN5Tz0DtMbC9p3iINUyBI_JYPzEh0Bx96r1g/w640-h358/Crypto%20Geek.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Crypto Geeks are market-savvy and looking for the bigger picture, as opposed to isolated factoids. They want to win the war while not fretting over losing a few battles. Their various exposures can be up 20% one month and down 15% the next, but by spreading money around different cryptos, regions, and assets, their overall portfolio returns are smoothed out.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Crypto Geeks tend to have diverse portfolios including commodities, real estate, fixed deposits, and government bonds in order to hedge risk from potential liquidity and counterparty risk, as well as, severe declines in any one asset class.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The most significant barrier for Crypto Geeks is the lack of all-encompassing regulations for the crypto market to date and the specter of draconian rules being introduced to mitigate consumer losses -- thereby collaring the Crypto Geek’s burgeoning portfolio.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Favourite coins: Solana, Polkadot, Decentraland.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Crypto Angel</span></h2><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Guided by ethical and social values that transcend profit and loss, Crypto Angels seek to invest in ethical coins that support green technologies and promote sustainable development globally.<br /><br />Crypto Angels are stoically minded upon doing the right thing with regard to both their own and other fellow market participants' well-being. Concepts such as ethical investing, equality, environmental sustainability, and social justice rank very highly in a Crypto Angel’s hierarchy of values -- and they’re not afraid to remind everyone around them about it (to garner support for their good causes, of course).</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjfAnCuoUvdALOpG9l-hgHv2-t-KLAsOyKJpKF6Pw4yaucPauON5bXQEAjOxCD1RwKrFZq770KicrRke-P81c1YbxHlwHegEpM5d1hjQWd5hPtcwOfRYuAHziJYKzHnWvzhL2arwucCYEthiivfX975i1gYUbHcjQuQmHxvB8G4Jde8962t-XOg/s750/Crypto%20Angel.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="750" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjfAnCuoUvdALOpG9l-hgHv2-t-KLAsOyKJpKF6Pw4yaucPauON5bXQEAjOxCD1RwKrFZq770KicrRke-P81c1YbxHlwHegEpM5d1hjQWd5hPtcwOfRYuAHziJYKzHnWvzhL2arwucCYEthiivfX975i1gYUbHcjQuQmHxvB8G4Jde8962t-XOg/w640-h361/Crypto%20Angel.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">To demonstrate the kind of investment a socially-conscious crypto investor would consider (while trying to emulate Bitcoin’s giddy price appreciation since 2008) one can look at coins such as Cardano -- a coin that's trying to make Ethiopia a better place courtesy of blockchain-powered initiatives in collaboration with the Ethiopian government.<br /><br />Environmental sustainability-focused coins such as Aquari and SolarCoin have, so far, failed to tickle the fancy of most crypto investors including Crypto Angels themselves, but that could be subject to change as the plight of the environment makes more headlines and entices more Crypto Angels to become part of the solution.<br /><br />Socially conscious investors tend to make smaller cryptocurrency investments because they tend to be hesitant of persistent uncertainty and the possibility of malicious actors exploiting core crypto principles such as anonymity, reliability and decentralisation.<br /><br /><b>Favourite coins: To be discovered...</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Crypto Grandad</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Typically veteran and seeking long-term “value” rather than being lured by the prospect of short-term profits, the Crypto Grandad investor wants to get their hands on widely-backed coins that will stand the test of time.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The core goal for most Crypto Grandads is to obtain long-term financial freedom through disciplined management and consistent investment in low-risk instruments. Given the inherent volatility in all cryptocurrencies, the Crypto Grandad’s prime focus is on the top five cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzx_fACkG4fu3xP_PG7MQyWLCLQCWbSi5sUgWJle2s-qL9RM9RHYgwtfBLhJ0_TE3XZadf-UgRz0V4M9U45WxUWHTM_PrWoZ-7gshmm5eK7_3KjC7s-0qUmjhIGEvpgsAWVtNr7d10cvzfcvzlaDPYxUzOyCRmKcWelQrQR6kzmdEcJgC_V4geTA/s750/Crypto%20Grandad.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="750" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzx_fACkG4fu3xP_PG7MQyWLCLQCWbSi5sUgWJle2s-qL9RM9RHYgwtfBLhJ0_TE3XZadf-UgRz0V4M9U45WxUWHTM_PrWoZ-7gshmm5eK7_3KjC7s-0qUmjhIGEvpgsAWVtNr7d10cvzfcvzlaDPYxUzOyCRmKcWelQrQR6kzmdEcJgC_V4geTA/w640-h360/Crypto%20Grandad.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">More broadly, conservative crypto investors are focused on perceivably safer coins with more existing investors and a stronger narrative supporting their activities. In the early years of crypto adoption, the entire cryptosphere was considered sacrilege by many conservative investors. Taking exposure to anything crypto-related was seen in the same light as investing in a pyramid Ponzi scheme.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In 2021 -- 13 years since Bitcoin was first born - everything has changed. Institutional investors, whether it be individual HNWs or investment funds, are now flooding into the cryptosphere while regulators are rushing to keep up with market demand for more crypto projects.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The current status quo has created a fertile investment savannah, ideally suited for Crypto Grandads. With smart institutional money now taking a position in cryptocurrencies and even central banks musing about launching their own coins -- and market regulators bolstering their efforts to keep pace with crypto industry growth -- the financially-savvy Crypto Grandad who has been around the block more than once, knows one thing for sure: cryptocurrency as an asset class has now earned its seat at the top table and constitutes fertile ground for smart money investing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Favourite coins: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">So, what kind of crypto trader are you?</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<hr /><span style="font-size: large;">Commissioned by <a href="https://zamboglou.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Demetrios Zamboglou</a> <br />Written by George Tchetvertakov <br />Published by <a href="https://hackernoon.com/which-kind-of-crypto-trader-are-you" target="_blank">HackerNoon</a></span></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-91947687928997942302021-11-26T11:09:00.016+01:002021-12-04T08:16:02.934+01:00El Salvador to build world's first "Bitcoin City"<h2 style="text-align: left;">One of Central America's most challenged nations is venturing forth into the cryptosphere.</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODNV1P6Y3emNhLV-jNTfBmg5qFtDs32UXEca8jCg_-SDiJ90FkW6U2tvRw_yemBboZ8L_BdexmpJq5AxK3nyDvEOzayXwDGDp9oIGtzfdE-UxNYL0ze4vRBuyWH8ROH5TCKm8Iw/s750/fantasy-ge67fbd89d_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODNV1P6Y3emNhLV-jNTfBmg5qFtDs32UXEca8jCg_-SDiJ90FkW6U2tvRw_yemBboZ8L_BdexmpJq5AxK3nyDvEOzayXwDGDp9oIGtzfdE-UxNYL0ze4vRBuyWH8ROH5TCKm8Iw/s16000/fantasy-ge67fbd89d_1280.jpg" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">In June this year, El Salvador officially took the cryptocurrency plunge by becoming the first country in the world to accept cryptocurrency as legal tender. The policy shift obliged all local businesses from hair salons to coffee shops to accept Bitcoin as payment and meant the country would accept both US dollars and Bitcoins for all transactions. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The move seemed to have backfired in September after thousands of El Salvadorans took the streets to protest against the law, fearing the introduction of the cryptocurrency could lead to socioeconomic instability.<br /><br />As a superlative follow-up to its audacious plans (or, in some people’s eyes, a rescue attempt) El Salvador is now hatching plans for a “Bitcoin City”, unveiled on 21 November at Bitcoin Week by El Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele – a notable millennial in the country’s political history of typically senior presidents.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smallcaps.com.au/bitcoin-city-el-salvador-lead-the-way-crypto-innovation-adoption/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="78" data-original-width="400" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-MQq-ShgqbA_gbZdRK8plx_FwHSJS_hGy-weWrsdu5N8NA4NBVsktGbmJpQNAW7ykax4c2aBtQLDnJD_kLnDmCE88xema_JB4ll-FgsYWO4wknxjE17UyQgwK-SjmfoGi5RmhA/w400-h78/read+full+article.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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Written by George Tchetvertakov</span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Published by <a href="https://smallcaps.com.au/bitcoin-city-el-salvador-lead-the-way-crypto-innovation-adoption/" target="_blank">Small Caps</a></span></div></div></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-12939601434089669352021-08-01T21:20:00.019+02:002022-02-18T17:12:35.954+01:00The End of All Evil<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">Every living being has infinite value.</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeIqv0-N3dvl2vQyWqaPR39YmQHCgrw9deYhPKjq9EugrbIZgcwxSnnkfxDZ1ZXas3B5CQxNjlHCjuyHwevR999b_3XGeP0UodvqlfQsvQnKeSwI2YKSQfh7CqiOXrWdwa123AQ/s750/the-dark-hedges-4094148_128022222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeIqv0-N3dvl2vQyWqaPR39YmQHCgrw9deYhPKjq9EugrbIZgcwxSnnkfxDZ1ZXas3B5CQxNjlHCjuyHwevR999b_3XGeP0UodvqlfQsvQnKeSwI2YKSQfh7CqiOXrWdwa123AQ/s16000/the-dark-hedges-4094148_128022222.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span>Presenting a redux of one of the world's most overlooked and underrated -- yet philosophically profound -- books in history: '<i>The End of All Evil' by Jeremy Locke</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html#chapter1">Chapter 1: Freedom</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html#chapter2">Chapter 2: Earth</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html#chapter3">Chapter 3: Authority</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html#chapter4">Chapter 4: Culture</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html#chapter5">Chapter 5: Tactics</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html#chapter6">Chapter 6: Democracy</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html#chapter7">Chapter 7: Economics</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html#chapter8">Chapter 8: The Pattern of Liberty</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html#chapter9">Chapter 9: End of All Evil</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><h2 style="text-align: left;">
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<a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html" name="chapter1"></a>
Chapter 1</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Freedom</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">The definition of freedom is the infinite value of the human
being. The definition of evil is the destruction of freedom. Everything that is
evil teaches people that they have limited value.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Simple</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Truth is always simple. All people recognise truth because
all people are intelligent beings. It is the nature of evil to create artificially
complex ideas. It does this to hide or obfuscate the freedom it destroys. If
you remove the complexities and fears from your life you will find a plain and
beautiful truth. This truth is the nature of your worth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Value of man</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To understand freedom is to understand the value of a
person. Everything that evil wants is to disguise and destroy your value. All
authority is created by evil men to disguise your worth. To understand your own
worth is to understand the nature of liberty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Evil</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The crucial key for understanding our world is to understand
the nature of evil. Evil challenges the value of people by denying them the
opportunity to make their own choices; by denying them the chance to grow
strong in learning and understanding.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Freedom</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While evil seeks to destroy or hide a person's worth,
freedom shows humans their full potential and their full value. With freedom,
people have loved, cured disease, removed hunger, eased labour and lived in
peace. With freedom, happiness is possible. Freedom is the exact opposite of
evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">You</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Everything written in this book is written to destroy the
ideas of culture and law. The lesson of this book is simple: nothing on earth
is more valuable than you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html" name="chapter2"></a>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Chapter 2</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Earth</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is a dark conspiracy that has clouded the minds of humanity
throughout all ages. This conspiracy is evil incarnate, and controls vast
mountains of human emotions, work, thought, and speech. It has been responsible
for the deaths of hundreds upon hundreds of millions and the slavery of nearly
every being who has ever lived.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you can accept a single principle—that you have infinite worth—then
this book will give you the vision necessary to see the world as it truly is.
To know once and for all that this dark conspiracy is not strong, but weak;
that evil is not growing but dying.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Principle versus law</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To understand how evil controls people, it is necessary to understand
the difference between principle and law. A principle is a truth that creates
freedom. A law is a lie that creates slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Principles describe reality. They are knowledge that help
you to make use of your world. Because of your intelligence, you recognise
principles in everything you do. Every true thing you learn is a principle. The
movements of your hands, which foods taste good, mathematics and empathy for a
friend are all based on principles.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Laws are artificial ideas created by evil men to restrict
the thinking and understanding of people. Laws mask themselves in authority so
that they can impersonate principles. When people mistake law for principle
their freedom is restricted. When people mistake truth for the ideas of
authority, their abilities and their wisdom are diminished. This is the purpose
of law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">An example of a principle can be found in thermodynamics. A liquid
is cooler than a gas. This is a principle. Because this is a principle, it does
not restrict us but enables us. Using this principle, we can condense and
expand a substance between gas and liquid to create refrigeration. With this
principle, we have more understanding and more power. Principles are truths
that create freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">An example of a law can be found in the culture of royalty.
A commoner owes homage to the king. This is a law. Because this is a law, it
destroys freedom and enslaves. Under this law, a person must neglect usage of
their minds, their speech and their actions. They must believe that they are
worth less than the king.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Notice that unlike principle, there is no truth in law. It
is entirely possible to disrespect the king, and therefore to break the law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Law must be enforced, because there is no truth in it. A law
destroys freedom because it is a lie. A principle, however, creates freedom
because it is knowledge.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That which destroys freedom is evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Simplicity</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The world is simpler than it pretends. Complexities are
found in every aspect of our cultures, politics and economies. Every day people
are introduced to new ideas, new spin, new views or a new symptom of our world.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many of these ideas are perversions of principle designed to
engineer specific reactions from people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil societies invent ideas to destroy the free-thinking of people.
Some of history's names for these ideas have been socialism, fascism, racism,
communism, democracy, class warfare, political correctness, propriety, decency,
royalty and terrorism. All of these ideas are created for exactly the same purpose.
They are all vehicles to confuse the minds of the victims of slavery. They are
all evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You are capable of understanding everything in the world around
you. Your intelligence is not limited. Distortions and complexities are
introduced into your understanding so that evil men can control you. Evil wants
you to believe that you are incapable of understanding your own world. When you
understand the magnitude of your own worth, evil will fail.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are two principles relevant to understanding the
concept of intelligence. The first is simplicity. The principle of simplicity
states that intelligence recognises truth. When any truth is presented in pure
form, all people are capable of understanding it. There is no truth that you
cannot learn. This is the principle of simplicity; that intelligence recognises
truth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The second principle is the principle of obfuscation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Obfuscation is the distortion of principle. Obfuscation is
the creation of false ideas in order to hide truth. Sometimes this is simply
adding ideas on top of truth to disguise the nature of the original truth. Even
ideas that seem entirely appropriate can be used to bury simple truths.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Obfuscation is used by evil to confuse the minds of people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Obfuscation distorts principles so that people will be
unable to learn. Evil uses obfuscation so that you will be unable to gain wisdom.
It does this to limit your freedom. Culture knows that people will discover
fewer truths if they are focused on artificial complexities.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As children grow, they learn that seemingly complex ideas
are actually basic and simple principles. What may have seemed impossible to
understand at one point becomes wonderful once understood. It is good to gain
wisdom. With wisdom you can do anything.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your search for knowledge will become easier for you as you shed
any notion of your own inferiority. Evil uses obfuscation to make people feel
inferior. You are not inferior to other people, and you are not inferior to
ideas. You have infinite worth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Who you are</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As a human being, you are very special. You are unlike the minerals,
the plants or the animals of earth. Nothing commands the abilities of
intelligence like you. Nothing else has such complete and total ambition to
satisfy dreams. Nothing else has the desire or the thirst for knowledge that
you possess. You are a human being.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is no limit to your nature. There is no end to your capacity
for understanding or for happiness. As a human being, your life is not subject
to any will except your own. You require no permission, favor or license to
learn and grow. Anything that you desire can be yours.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">People naturally seek happiness in their lives, and the most
common and deepest desire is for the love and strength of their families.
Everything you do enhances security, peace and prosperity for yourself and
those you love. Your ability to create these things from the desires of your
heart is properly defined as faith. With faith you will find joy in every walk
of your life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Faith</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Faith is the courage to test ideas for truth. With faith,
people discover whether ideas are true or false. With faith, people learn principles.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">People use faith to take steps in testing principles. We
often fail, but we always learn.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Imagine walking over a rocky surface. Perhaps you expect
that the surface is solid and will not shift. If you expected firm ground, but
found movement, you may stumble. When the ideas you are testing are wrong, your
test will fail. Your intelligence helps you to adjust your thinking to better
understand the principles of walking. You learn to control your balance in
spite of the difficult terrain. You use faith to test your new understanding,
and soon can traverse successfully and quickly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You are mastering principles.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any time human beings put principles into action, they will feel
power, excitement and joy. The realisation of intelligence is what people seek.
Some examples are a little child proudly showing his parents that he has
learned to tie his shoes, or a student mastering an understanding of
mathematics, or a husband and wife resolving an argument. These are the discovery
of principles by the test of faith.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The application of faith to principle brings wisdom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Freedom is necessary. The destruction of freedom prevents people
from using faith. It prevents people from testing their understanding of
principles. When we are not free to take steps, we cannot learn and we cannot
grow. Love, prosperity and knowledge are all things that are only possible with
freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Freedom brings everything good.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As a human being, the degree of freedom that you require is infinite.
Freedom is the infinite value of the human being. If evil destroys freedom in
any area of your life, it can limit your wisdom, your love, and your joy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Danger</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are people who would destroy your freedom. They want to
control you so that you cannot become the person you want to be. In order to
control you, they use force to take away the liberty that you were born with.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You must never underestimate the prowess or cruelty of evil people.
Evil will confiscate money, destroy virtue and spill blood. Most people are not
evil; most people try to create and not to destroy. However, evil people do
exist and they are extremely dangerous.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They are called authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Authority</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is no authority on earth that can rightfully govern
your life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Born to this world: you and you alone control your eyes,
your ears, your tongue, your hands and your mind. All authority which claims to
be able to dispose of you and your abilities is deceit.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You were born to this world so that you might have the free agency
of life. Life is liberty. With liberty and faith in this world, you can learn
and do anything. Anyone who tells you that you must yield your mind, your body,
or your possessions to authority is evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Understand that choices made of your own free will are not evil.
There is nothing wrong with sacrifice, if it is made willingly. But sacrifice
without choice is not sacrifice, it is slavery. Authority always places demands
on people by force. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Authority never asks permission.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Obscured</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The simplest authorities are common thieves. They use extortion
or stealth to confiscate things that you value. They can steal money, virtue
through rape, or life through murder. By their actions, they are teaching you
that your worth is inferior to theirs. The tool of their authority is violence.
There are other, far more powerful authorities in your everyday life. They are
dramatically more dangerous, more profitable and more subtle. They teach you
through distorted ideas that you are not capable or worthy of living free.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Authorities teach that other people can manage your life
better than you can.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With a callous disregard for your worth, you are commanded to
behave according to someone else's ideas. The height of the danger can be seen
in the extent to which these commands are commonly accepted as good. We know
them as culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You will find such subterfuge everywhere you have value in your
life. If something is valuable to you, you can be sure that someone, somewhere,
is willing to take it from you. While they bear the same evil as the common
thief, the methods of sophisticated culture are normally much, much more
powerful.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Evil</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil is the destruction of freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It cannot be stated more simply. Everywhere you look, you will
find the obfuscation of evil. There are countless ideas which are taught about
the nature of evil. Every false idea is created by evil to hide truth from you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil is not darkness and it is not a frightening unknown.
Evil is not some mystical psychology of man, nor is it inherent in our natures.
It is not supernatural, and it most definitely exists.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As with all principles, the principle of evil is simple.
Evil is the destruction of freedom. When free, you can build glory, peace,
prosperity and joy into the world. Around you, you will find all these things.
Men and women like you built these things. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil enslaves. Evil is found in words such as force, compulsion,
tax, violence, theft, censure, and politics. Notice that in such things, there
is no joy. None have any value to humanity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Control</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil seeks to be a master over you. Evil wants you to be a slave.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What we consider as real “slavery” is indeed only one form
of slavery. The African slaves in the United States were compelled to work and
toil for other people's benefit. Their lives were mostly controlled for the
benefit of the master, but they had some very limited freedoms. Some were able
to create distinct traditions and maintain families. They did their best to
build joy into their lives despite the tyranny wrought upon them. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Because they were in control of portions of their lives,
were they free? How much freedom does a person deserve? How much freedom can be
destroyed before we recognise that it is evil?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Slavery is not a concept of totality. Slavery exists wherever
the freedom of man is destroyed. Theft and bullying are slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In history, African natives, Jews and many others have experienced
lifelong slavery. The ultimate slavery is murder. Slavery stops people from
being able to make choices for their own lives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Everything that restricts your mind, your movements and your
speech is evil. Slavery is found in both the partial and complete destruction
of freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil compels you to behave in manners that do not benefit
you or those you love. Culture and law exercise overwhelming force in the name
of propriety and public good. They destroy freedom, and put human lives under
other people's control.<o:p></o:p></p>
<a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html" name="chapter3"></a>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Chapter 3</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Authority</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You were born to this world with sovereignty over your mind and
over your life. Your abilities to think, to feel, to learn, and to love are your
liberty. In you, these capacities are infinite. You have infinite worth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil seeks to destroy your liberty. It seeks to be in
authority over you. It does not want you to have liberty. Evil seeks to destroy
you so that it can use you as a puppet.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The implementation of evil is called authority. Authorities
are what evil implements as it exercises control over the lives of people.
Authority limits your ability to learn, to think, to feel, to love, and to grow.
This is why authority is evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Authorities are not accidents. They are specifically created
by intelligent people to control you. There are two tools that evil makes use
of in order to accomplish this. Both tools destroy freedom. They are culture
and violence.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each of these tools of authority have weapons which are used
to attack your liberty. The weapons of violence are theft, imprisonment,
torture, rape and death. The weapons of culture are law and the control of
speech. Evil is implemented by force in the lives of people. Evil wants you to
obey its authority. It uses the weapons of violence on everyone who will not
obey. It uses the weapons of culture to sustain whatever obedience it manages
to achieve.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Violence</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your physical body allows you to exercise principles over every
aspect of reality. With it, you have the tools necessary to interact with the
physical world. Physicality greatly enables you; it is a gift of pure freedom. People
obey authority when they are subjected to violence.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Violence threatens your physical body. It threatens your interaction
with the physical world. People who are subjected to violence are compelled to
obey because they want to protect the freedom that their bodies bring to them.
Pain and mutilation limit your ability to interact with your world. Death
destroys your freedom completely.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The lie of tyranny is that you will maintain the freedom of
life by obeying authority. The choices it offers you are a lifetime of obedience
or death. Evil is the master of deceit. The objective of evil is not violence,
but obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The purpose of violence is to compel obedience. Its design
is the destruction of freedom. Whether submitting to authority and obeying, or
allowing it to destroy you physically, you will have lost your freedom. The
only way to maintain freedom is to fight tyranny at all times and at all costs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Perspective</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The cultures of earth offer their people different
moralities.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Perverted definitions of good and evil are found everywhere
on the planet. In one culture, a thing is proper, in another it is taboo.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In one culture, a word is egregious, in another it is not.
Criminal acts are defined entirely differently in opposing cultures. When an
authority is established amongst people, evil is either obvious to see, or
nearly impossible to see, depending entirely upon whether or not you are a part
of its culture. Even though few people are able to recognise the oppression
found in their own cultures, culture is still oppression.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most people question in horror how an average German soldier
could himself participate in the murder of Jews. Most people question in horror
how millions of average people under the umbrella of Communism could bring
their brothers certain death at the hands of police. The examples in history
are more than plentiful; they exist in every culture ever designed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture maintains a death grip upon the nature of man. It is
not true that history's villains misused authority. The truth is that they
followed the object and design of authority perfectly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tyranny is always disguised as culture and law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Authority principle</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The authority principle describes the behavior of people who
live under the rule of law. The authority principle shows that people obey
anything and anyone that they believe is an authority. Though the who, the why
and the what have changed in history, the behavior of people is the same; they
obey.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When people are taught that obedience is principle, they
obey.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When they are taught that the source of worth and knowledge
is found in another person, rather than in themselves, they obey.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is the rule of law, and it teaches people that their
will is subjective to the will of law and those who control the law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Examples of authorities are governments, bullies, mafias, thieves
and kings. People obey authority in their lives either out of fear of violence,
or because culture conditions them to accept obedience as proper and good.
Authorities always use both tools.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The most successful authorities do not have to use violence
as often because of the strength of their cultures. Both culture and violence
enforce authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Under authority, people have obeyed law to the atrocities of
history. The murders, raping and looting under chieftains, kings, emperors,
communism and Nazis were not perpetuated by small groups of men. They were
performed by thousands and even millions of peoples. These people would not
have committed such egregious evils on their own. If a random person had commanded
them, they would have refused. So why, at the behest of a perceived authority,
do they obey?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Obedience to authority is the authority principle. People
will obey authority no matter what is asked of them. They obey because they
have been lied to. They have been falsely taught that principle is found in
law. In history, it is difficult to imagine why some cultures are so much more
violently depraved than others. Authority is the reason. Cultures with the
least influential authority are the most peaceful, and by definition, the most
free.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultures with the most influential authorities are the most violent,
and by definition, slaves.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anytime you are compelled to act in obedience to authority, you
are being influenced by this principle. Evil uses the authority principle to
condition people to obey without questioning what, why or whom they are
obeying. Destroying your identity to gain power over you is the modus operandi
of evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Pattern of tyranny</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tyranny is disguised as culture and law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Everything that evil seeks is the destruction of freedom—to destroy
the value of people. The pattern of tyranny is simple. The object is to enslave
the minds of a people by creating a culture of obedience. To gain the obedience
of people, there is a process that must be taken. This process is the pattern
of tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">War</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Before an authority can be established, war must take place.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">War is the implementation of violence. It is the tool that
evil uses to establish authority. All of history's wars have occurred because
of a desire to implement a new authority over people. On the smallest scale,
this occurs via a process of threat and acquiescence. Such is the behavior of
bullies, thugs, and mafias.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On the largest scale, it occurs in violent multi-year
battles. Such is the behavior of nations and empires.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Enemies</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In order to offer people an escape from violence, new authorities
teach people that obedience will end war. The design of authority is obedience.
Authorities condition people to obedience by promising to protect them from
dangerous enemies. Theocracies have used the enemy of blasphemy. The Nazis used
the Jews. Communists used the rich. Many, many enemies have been created; but
by far the most common is anarchy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Protection</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In order to engineer a culture and pervert the free thinking
of men, evil must create an enemy. It is not important to tyrants who the enemy
is. Tyrants offer protection from these enemies in exchange for obedience. Take
careful note that they offer protection, but obedience is mandatory. Whether or
not you wish to have the authority over you, you will obey or they will revert to
violence. The enemies are only created to ease the burden of obedience from the
minds of people. Cultural enemies are an illusion.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Benjamin Franklin taught that those who give up liberty to gain
security will soon have neither. This is not an idle observation. The pattern
of tyranny clearly shows that the entire purpose of presenting you with the
need for security is to convince you to yield your liberty. That is everything
authority wants. The demand for security is raised by those who seek power over
you. This is how they create enemies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Make no mistake, it isn’t the enemy that tyrants are after.
They are after you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The illusion of cultural enemies is designed to restrict the
thinking of people. It is designed to convince people that the real enemy is
not the evil that rules over them, but some imaginary demon that would do them
harm. This is the lie of tyranny. It requires your obedience in order to save
you. Tyranny is disguised as culture and law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Social proof</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As people begin to submit (under the duress of violence) to the
will of a new authority, a principle known as social proof enters culture. The
more people that obey the new authority, the more likely it is that others will
follow. The normalcy of obedience becomes a part of everyday life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is natural to want to escape the violence of authority.
People who live under the oppression of nations or thugs will inevitably accept
the offer of obedience. A mugger will offer not to shoot if a wallet is
surrendered. Rapists offer not to kill if virtue is surrendered. Mafias offer
not to torture if payment is made. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Governments offer not to obliterate life if laws are obeyed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The offer is sweetened with the illusion of enemies. When a person
faces certain pain or death on one hand, or protection from an enemy on the
other, the will to remain free will eventually break down.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Law</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Laws are decreed and written to legitimise obedience. Law impersonates
principle. People are taught that what is law is right. They are not taught to
do what is right, but to obey what is law. The legitimacy of law is the object
of culture. Culture uses law to distort the minds of people into believing that
they are incapable of seeking truth or living in peace. It teaches that law is
legitimate, instead of one's own mind.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Control of speech</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The most fundamental weapon of culture is the control of speech.
While history has shown violent examples of this weapon, it exists in every
culture as the code of propriety. The objective of the control of speech is
making sure that those who were compelled to bend to the will of authority
never gain the courage to look back.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In order to maintain obedience, culture demands that
everyone it enslaves enforce its will upon those around them. It teaches people
to call their recalcitrant neighbors weird or insane. It demands that every
person turn on those who fail to obey the precepts of culture. Culture condemns
as immoral and antisocial all those who fail to obey its precepts. In this way,
culture shapes people’s minds by restricting their speech.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Further, culture endows its evangelists with adjectives such
as noble and upstanding. Those who most closely follow the rules of culture,
especially in condemning enemies, are rewarded for inflicting stigma upon those
less willing to obey. It is this devaluation of the human spirit that proves
the evil of cultural norms.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those who exhibit recalcitrance or suggest rebellion against
authority are ostracised, berated and demonised. It is hard to endure the
loneliness associated with fitting outside of popular culture. This is how the
control of speech is a weapon designed to break the spirit of man. It is a
weapon designed to compel you to obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Once the people under a culture begin to enforce the control
of speech upon each other, authority has been established. It now rules the
very people who enforce its power. This is the design of culture, and authority
can now do with you as it pleases.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Enforcement</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are times when authority must revert to violence in order
to maintain obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There will always be a small minority who refuse to obey the
tenets of cultural law. Because of this, authorities employ a constant stream
of violence known as law enforcement, or police. These are not police in the
defense of liberty, but police in the defense of authority. Cultures always
teach that liberty and authority are one and the same; but the design of police
is to wield the weapons of violence in the preservation of authority, not to
defend liberty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Authority must also employ violence when cultures break down.
Throughout history, people have slowly and steadily learned more and more about
their own worth, and hence demanded more and more freedom. Different cultures
have fallen as people realised that culture is a lie.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When cultures begin to break down, it is because people are learning
about their value. Such cultures and the authorities they protect are doomed.
Never once in history has a culture in decline been redeemed. When authorities
see that their culture is being dismantled, and obedience is no longer theirs
to enjoy, they return to violence. These returns to violence are historically extremely
brutal. The violent enforcement of law is a sign of coming liberty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Example</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Take a look at a generic historical example of the pattern
of tyranny. A rouge thug gathers together a band of men to extort money from
the people nearby where he lives. In his success, he plunders massive amounts
of money and grows his gang into an army. He successfully kills the previous
officers of law and enforcement, or subverts them through stealth. Knowing that
he can plunder more value in the long term if he leaves his victims alive, he
implements a “tax” upon everyone in his range of influence. He draws borders,
he gives decrees. Importantly, he promises his victims that he will protect
them from all other thugs. His victims slowly become accustomed to his will,
and his lies. The people become afraid if they hear their neighbors talk of
escaping the taxes and cruelty. Soon they actively support the regime by
targeting all 'treasonous' speech, and turning in deviants to police.
Originally called criminal, the thug is now called authority. He is called law
and order.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This example could have easily described any gang of barbarians
from the middle ages, or from ancient history. It could apply to any king or
emperor of years past. It could have described any warlord of today, or any
mafia. In fact, it closely resembles every authority that has ever been
established.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Once people are conditioned to accept the notion of
authority, they normally obey without thinking. The object of law is obedience,
and the destruction of freedom is found in the blindness of this obedience. The
authority principle shows that even when a person would normally believe an
action to be wrong, if ordered by an authority, they will still perform it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The establishment and exercise of authority over people is called
the pattern of tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">In history</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is easy to follow this pattern through history. Adolf
Hitler created an enemy in the Jews. Early on, German culture was manipulated,
and Jews were condemned as “dirty” and “greedy,” a people odd because they
“keep to their own kind.” Soon the culture was in place where people were
chastised for defending Jews. People who demonised them were championed. Speech
was then controlled. Next Adolf Hitler made Jews into the fullfledged enemy.
The Jews became responsible for all social and economic ills. The solution was
to put Adolf Hitler in power, to yield German liberties to him so that he could
save them from the enemy. Make no mistake, Hitler was not after the Jews, he was
after the Germans. An evil man, he was simply willing to sacrifice millions of
Jews to obtain power. Do not make the mistake of thinking Hitler was a racist.
Follow the pattern. In short order he ruled the entire nation and forced all
Germans to serve him and his army. His true ambition was not racism, but total
world domination.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Socialism and communism create the enemy of greed in the same
pattern by controlling speech. Profit becomes a dirty word, even though it only
means that you have laboured to create a better life. Money becomes evil, even
though it simply represents your work, which is obviously moral. They create
the enemy but it is not greed they are after, it is you. If they can convince
you that your money and your labours are the enemy, then you will yield those
labours and your money to them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Authority is not designed to destroy the enemy; it is
designed to enslave you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Democracies create the enemy of anarchy in the same pattern by
controlling speech. It becomes immoral to suggest that one could break the law;
it does not matter which law, or what it says. Nobility is placed on the
payment of taxes no matter how much they demand of you. It is the highest form
of cultural propriety to obey the law, regardless of what it says. The enemy is
the fictional anarchy, wherein no individual is safe, because everyone is a
tyrant. In order to save you from anarchy, you yield authority to the law; you
obey. Evil is not after the destruction of anarchy, it is after you. If you can
see the tyranny in a culture that demands that you obey, no matter what is
asked of you and no matter who writes the laws, then you are beginning to
understand the nature of evil. Everything that is evil teaches you that you
have limited worth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Rule of law</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The rule of law is the single most dangerous idea ever inflicted
upon mankind.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It has gone by countless names throughout the ages of
history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In more basic tribes it is known as respect for elders. In
the tyranny of royalty, it is known as nobility, birthright and divinity. In
communism it is known as the supremacy of state. In dictatorships it is known
as the antidote to anarchy. In theocracies it is known as revelation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The net teaching of this idea is that you are to obey the
law, not because of its merits or its morality. You are to obey only because it
is the law. It is assumed that even if the law is wrong, then it is right to
follow because it supports the system, and the system is more important than
you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In order for an intelligent person to choose what is right,
they must know who is asking obedience of them, they must consider why it is
being asked, and what it is they are being asked to do. Only then can they
decide for themselves if it is right. This is not what authority wants.
Authority is not concerned with you doing what is right, it is only concerned
with obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture teaches that the nature of the law and what it asks
you to do are irrelevant. Culture teaches that obedience is propriety.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture teaches that when law is created it becomes
morality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Law is a weapon. It is used by evil to attack its prey.
Whether in the name of duty to king, loyalty to state, or rule of law, law is
the weapon used to extort and control. Culture upholds the nobility of law.
Culture teaches that law is proper and good. It never questions who wrote the
law; tyrant and brother are the same. Culture never questions whether or not
the law is right.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You are to obey no matter what it says. In this fashion, law
is a powerful weapon to be used against you. All principalities create volumes
of laws that take lifetimes to understand and armies of lawyers to manipulate.
All of these things are weapons in the hands of the powerful, which they will
use at your expense.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Law holds value only to those who create it, and only
because your culture demands that you obey it. The purest invitation to tyranny
is your commitment to obey law regardless of what it says. Against you, the law
becomes the perfect weapon.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Whomever controls the law, controls you. Your worth is measured
by the extent of your obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Chapter 4</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Culture</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultures are created to protect power structures. Culture is
the enforcer of authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture distorts principles in order to defend the authority
of evil. Culture must convince you that it is not wrong when law subjugates
your worth and destroys your freedom. Culture convinces people of this by
perverting the concept of morality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Morality is liberty. Immorality is evil. The exercise and defense
of freedom are moral. The destruction of freedom is immoral. This is the pure
truth of morality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prudence is the proper application of principle. Imprudence
is foolishness. Prudence is not morality. It is not immoral to kick a heavy
stone with your bare foot, but it would probably be foolish. Prudence is a
question of applying the principles and wisdom you have gathered in your life
to achieve the goals you have for yourself. This is made possible by liberty.
Without liberty, prudence is meaningless. Morality must come before prudence.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The great lie of culture is that authority is not bound by morality,
and that authority can enforce its own prudence upon you. The great lie of
culture is that you are worth less than law. Cultures teach that intentions of
prudence can be enforced by law. In this fashion they gain excuse to control
the lives of people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In order for people to learn, grow, and find happiness,
people must be free to test their understanding of principles. With freedom,
they can do this by a process of faith, trial and error. In this fashion
children grow from immaturity to maturity. In this fashion human beings gain
wisdom. Cultures are agents of evil. The objective of evil is the damnation of
your ability to grow strong in wisdom. The objective of evil is the destruction
of your worth. In order to gain control over you, culture spreads the lie that
authority is not bound by morality. It teaches that authority can destroy
freedom at will, and claims prudence as the reason you should willingly submit.
In the name of defending you, culture claims that the destruction of freedom is
morality. Cultures pretend that evil is good and that good is evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prudence can be found all around you. It is found in the choices
you make every day. Even when a mistake is made, you learn prudence. Prudence
cannot be enforced. To enforce prudence is law. Law is lie. Without the freedom
to choose, you cannot learn prudence. You cannot be happy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Morality can be found all around you. Wherever you find it, you
will find joy. Wherever you find immorality, you will find misery. Culture
enforces authority by destroying freedom with law. This is immorality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Control of speech</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Speech is controlled by culture because speech advances wisdom.
Human communication accelerates growth and learning on an exponential scale.
People learn principles on their own through experimentation with their
environment, but they learn far quicker when they are able to communicate their
thoughts through speech. Speech is the single most powerful tool of humanity.
Through it, children and adults alike accelerate knowledge in anything they
desire to learn.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture cannot afford the rapid spread of human understanding.
Should people learn their own worth and potential, they would never submit to
the artificial authorities placed over them. Culture is about control.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultures are designed to protect the powerful, to protect
those in authority. Its job is to make sure that speech cannot flow freely. To
accomplish this, it establishes a pattern of subversion of thought and
propriety of speech.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Authority is unquestionable</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture first labels the questioning of authority as
immoral.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The rule of law, absolute respect for law enforcement,
character in politics, and the nobility of king are all examples of cultural subversion
of thought. Culture cannot allow people to question their allegiance to a
specific law, or a specific king, or a specific system of authority. Instead it
teaches that these things are above question. It is never permitted to question
the king, dictator, or democracy. In every culture ever devised, authority is
supreme over humanity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The highest extreme of questioning authority is discussing
the assassination of authorities. Even to print a line of text such as this
will bring shivers to those who live under any culture. This is the grip that
culture has upon speech. Questioning whether authority is right or wrong is not
allowed. The system is above you, you will not fight back. Though law considers
itself moral for defending itself with violence, it will teach you that you are
immoral for even thinking about defending yourself against it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lesser taboos on questioning authority exist in varying form
in the cultures of history. In modern times this is most obvious in the shame
brought upon anyone who questions the respectability of police, public
education teachers or other public employees.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Their work is considered to be above the work of everyone
else.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Their actions in their jobs are beyond reproach because they
are agents of authority. It is sometimes called “respect for the office” or
position. Questioning their right to interfere with your life will bring you
the scorn of culture. This is the control of speech.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Further examples exist in the belief that paying taxes is
noble.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not one person would pay them if they didn't have to. Not
one person pays a dollar more than is demanded of them under threat of
imprisonment. And yet throughout culture you hear people speak of the nobility
of paying taxes. “Taxpayer” is the title given by those seeking legitimacy in
political arguments.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture teaches that good people are those who allow themselves
to be extorted and controlled without thinking. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Obedience to arbitrary law under the rule of law is labelled
character. The more destructive a law is to humanity, the more praise of
nobility culture will give to them who obey it. If authority is not questioned,
if it is accepted as the proper ruler over man, slavery is the result. Germans
failed to question the culture imposed upon them by the National Socialist
Party.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Their servitude to Adolf Hitler and his war machine were the
result. Billions failed to question the culture of “brotherhood” championed by
communism. Totalitarian slavery and the deaths of a hundred million people was
the result. Large or small, when you yield your mind to culture, it will make a
tool of you for its own purpose. It begins when you limit your speech out of fear
of culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Diversion of propriety</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The next step in the cultural manipulation of speech is the creation
of propriety and politeness. These define the artificial enemies of society
that culture would have you focus on instead of authority. They are designed
arbitrarily to divert attention from the evil of authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What would the world be like if you were free to open your mouth?
The minds of people are tethered under ideas called cultural propriety,
political correctness and politeness.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Political correctness is engineered slavery. It focuses
attention on controlling the speech of people in such a way that they believe
the enemy of people is impoliteness. They are taught to believe that they are
naturally racist, sexist and bigots. Only when culture keeps a tight control on
speech are people safe from their own demons. Culture teaches the limited value
of people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Coarseness of language is the shameful speaking of words or concepts
outside the propriety of culture. While there is nothing evil in a word, and
languages are reinvented and molded every day, culture would have us believe
that the words we use are where evil lives, instead of the crushing of the
human spirit employed by authority. A curse is a wish of harm upon a person.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Swearing is an oath of action. Yet both of these things have
been perverted so as to teach you that speech is what is evil, and not the
destruction of freedom that evil people employ. Every time you find an element
of speech that is culturally unacceptable to speak, you will find a scapegoat.
The specific instance is irrelevant; culture always creates propriety to hide tyranny.
In the beginning of the National Socialist movement of Germany, culture was
engineered to make defending a Jew unseemly. It likewise made it impolite to
challenge those who condemned Jews. This pattern is found in every culture ever
created. Nazi culture was not after the control of the Jews, it was after
control of the Germans.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Choice</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In order to free yourself from the slavery of speech
control, you must understand the principle of personal offense. If you are offended
by a word or a sentence, then you have chosen anger and hurt for yourself.
Culture would have you believe that it has been forced upon you, but this is
not true.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture would have you believe that evil is found in the discussion
of ideas, or the passing of intentional or unintentional insults. It would have
you believe that certain words, or allusions are where evil is to be found
within society. If evil can create the enemy of speech, it can convince you to
yield to its control. This is the design and purpose of culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Though people always feel entirely justified in taking
offense at speech, it is nonetheless their full choice. They have the freedom
to feel anything they want when they hear the mind of another person. Yet the
solution offered by culture is to force speech into a manner conducive to
culture's taste. Once you believe that the control of speech is noble, you will
not wonder at why it is improper to question authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Crushing the human spirit</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While arbitrary culture is found amongst adults everywhere
on earth, it is most easily viewed amongst children. Culture creates ideas of
style compulsion, body image compulsion and action compulsion. To prefer pink
over blue is a personal preference.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To wear blue because you fear wearing pink is the
destruction brought by arbitrary culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultures limit the choices available to people by creating arbitrary
rules for your life, and enforcing them with peer pressure. Crushing the spirit
of people allows culture to gain their obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When people fear standing tall because they believe they are
not sufficiently attractive, wealthy or educated, culture is crushing their
spirit by teaching them that they have limited worth. People who do not know
their own value are easy to control.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The pressures applied amongst children are a paradigm of the
culture of more powerful evil. Those children who are the most adept at
understanding how to conform to cultural norms and apply the strictest
enforcement against everyone else are the ones who gain social power. This is a
type and a shadow of the culture of nations and kings.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A model citizen of culture is one who patterns themselves precisely
to the ideals of culture. In premise, this means style, speech, education and
economics. In reality, this means obedience. Culture teaches people to idolise
the perfect citizen.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It does so because it desires your obedience as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These people are rewarded by society for being easily molded
by culture. The powers of authority and compulsion in all walks of life will
always reward the model citizens with tokens of nobility and will always punish
those who fail to meet the standards of servitude with humiliation and
ridicule. Such is the creation of a culture. Such is the making of slaves.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This breakdown of the human spirit eventually forces everyone
to conform. Very few will even think of fighting the power structure, almost
everyone accepts authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Arrogance versus conceit</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture teaches that arrogance is an unwarranted valuation
of self. You are a being of unlimited value, culture is lying to you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arrogance is condemned by culture because culture does not want
people to understand how much they are worth. It purposely confounds the
meanings of arrogance and conceit.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Conceit is believing that you are more valuable than others.
All people have infinite value. To be conceited is to degrade the value of
those around you. Authority is the ultimate conceit. It lays people low lest
they believe that it is they, and not law which has value.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arrogance is an understanding of your own worth. Culture condemns
it in order to suggest that you are really not of sufficient value to do, say,
or accomplish things that you desire.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arrogance offends others because they have been taught by culture
their entire lives that they have little or no value. They are hurt by the
misunderstanding that arrogant people are better than they are. They are taught
that arrogance is conceit.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If people were not so easily swayed by the doctrines of culture,
they would recognise that all people have equal value.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When they see the arrogance of a person who has faith in themselves
above that of their own, they would rejoice. If an arrogant person has great
value, then so do they. Culture condemns arrogance in order to crush the spirit
of faith.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Without culture, people would allow themselves to revel in the
inspiration that arrogant people provide. The arrogance to believe that we can
fly, cure disease and accomplish wonders!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The arrogance to suggest that you can govern yourself.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Enthusiasm and excitement</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Enthusiasm for life is frequently ridiculed by culture.
Those who are excited by the wonder and beauty of our world are in danger of
understanding how much they are worth. This is not something that culture can
allow.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Excitement and enthusiasm are allowed only in limited and predefined
forms. Every culture is different, but they all provide 'acceptable' directions
and outlets for excitement. These outlets divert the arrogant expression of
enthusiasm so that others will not be inspired.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture dismisses achievement as impossible for the average person.
It teaches that most people can expect only limited success in their life. It
teaches people to accept that dreams are unreachable. Without exception, the
reason that dreams are so hard to reach is because of culture. Laws, control,
and the crushing of the human spirit limit our ability to achieve.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Only human</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture has many variations of the phrase “only human” in every
language. The phrase implies the ultimately limited value of people. The phrase
is a lie.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">People have an unlimited capacity for intelligence. Things
in the realm of the supernatural in ancient times are commonplace today.
Principles that are amazingly complex become simple to intelligent beings as
they are understood. With freedom, the more you grow in learning, the more
wisdom opens your mind to the purity of our reality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultures frequently teach that intelligence is hereditary.
In conjunction with the notion that the powerful are more intelligent, this
teaching is designed to imply that those in authority rightfully belong there.
It is designed to teach that the intelligence of people is limited by the physical
construction of their brains. Those not in authority are obviously not
qualified to rule themselves. Culture needs people to accept limitation in order
to swallow obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Glorification of historic evils</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contemporary culture has a tendency to romanticise the evils
of history. Genocidal warlords such as Alexander are given the title “Great”.
Royal masters are bestowed with the honor of having been a “good king”.
Communism's slavery is venerated under the pretense that Joseph Stalin was the
reason the system failed. The murders of law enforcement are painted white
under the banner of defending the rule of law. Bloodbaths are idealised in the
loyalty of armies.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture would have us ignore the nature of history. It would
have us believe that they are fantasies and stories, instead of the struggle of
humanity against evil. Billions have lost their lives struggling against
tyranny. The lesson of history is not the honor of slaves, or the good of a
system or the nobility of a king. It is the nature of evil that we must learn.
Do not let culture cloud your knowledge of history by glorifying tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This clouding of tyranny is found in every culture on earth today,
and obscures the same tyranny found in the past. Those who facilitated tyranny
served as the enablers of authority. “I am just doing my job.” Culture will not
question what the job was.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture will not allow you to believe that people have any responsibility
to disobey the evil of authority. Nazis, communists and warlords alike; culture
teaches us that the average butcher of history was just doing his job.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture glorifies the evils of history and teaches that
today's blind obedience to authority is nobility. The same blinding of the mind
used by the cultures of the past is used by culture today. How correct law
pretends itself to be is irrelevant. In order to enforce authority you must
destroy liberty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Obedience</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Obedience to authority is the only objective of culture. It
has a thousand facets, and a million lies, but its design is always obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chivalry was the code of honor created by royalty in the middle
ages. This honor consisted of blind adoration of knights and noblemen. Peasants
and serfs were taught that those who ruled over them and enforced the law of
the king were always respectable and moral. The objective was the obedience of human
beings to authority. The teaching of chivalry was that the knights of law
enforcement had more value than everyone else.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Patriotism is the code of honor created by nations in modern
times. This honor consists of total allegiance to whomever controls the nation
at the moment. Patriotism offers no choice.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You cannot choose which nation to support; you are a slave
by birth. You cannot refuse obedience, all law has total claim to you.
Patriotism teaches that the nation is glorious and strong, and that people have
value only in as much as they bow to it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The rule of law is the code of honor created by democracy.
It teaches that honor is found in obedience to the law. This code teaches that
you cannot examine what the law says, or who wrote it or why. The rule of law
demands total obedience. Law is a weapon, and obedience is its design. The rule
of law equates criminality with morality. The rule of law teaches that law has more
value than people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All cultures call disobedience treason, and scare people
with ideas of treachery against what is right and proper. Treason is the premise
that it is wrong to disobey the interests of authority. The truth is that it is
wrong to compel others to action against their will. Since authority is always
a creature of force, the claims of law are immoral and irrelevant. There is no
such thing as treason.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Slaves as enforcers</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those who are under the limitation of culture will enforce culture's
doctrines upon others. Culture teaches that morality is found in obedience, and
so those who believe that authority is rightfully exercised over people will
demand that their friends and neighbors behave according to culture's will.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is the treachery of culture. It convinces people that slavery
is morality. It desires only obedience, and people return it in droves. It
convinces people that the destruction of freedom is morality. It pretends that
evil is good, and that good is evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All who would speak against authority in the defense of
freedom are condemned.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At its strongest form, culture is able to convince its
people to become soldiers and murder, plunder and conquer new peoples.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It has happened in every empire. It has happened in every kingdom
and nation. From Nazi warlords to barbarian hordes, and from lynch mobs to law
enforcement, authority is expanded and retained by violence.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those who participate in furthering the goals of evil are
given the titles of “bravery” and “honor” by culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Symbols of authority</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture seeks to enforce authority by impressing upon the minds
of people that they are inferior to law. When people believe that they are
worth less than law, they will believe that it is their rightful place to obey.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The symbols that authority uses to create the illusion that people
have limited worth are very similar throughout history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The robes of modern judges compare to the robes of royalty.
The wigs of late European politics compare to the crowns of royalty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The uniforms of law enforcement and the armor of knights.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Captain, general, senator, magistrate, sheriff, prince,
lord. Titles, clothing and badges have been used in every culture in history to
create the illusion of authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture focuses the mind on symbols such as honor, loyalty, devotion
and duty. Such symbols are not new. It is easy for most people to recognise the
foolishness of loyalty to king, dictator or communism. However, people still
fall to modern symbols such as law, democracy and patriotism. If the objective
of a symbol is obedience, it is evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Police officers carry badges to show that they are duly authorised
enforcers of the law. They enforce the law upon you, but you did not authorise
them. This is the illusion of authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture hides tyranny behind the trappings of meaningless symbolism.
It would have you believe that law is authorised to reign over you however it
pleases. It hides the fact that only you can give that permission. Instead, it
presumes permission by birthright, or by the geometry of your location relative
to its borders. It is an illusion.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Should law truly be the authorised agent of defense or production,
it would have to receive the permission of every single person it claims to
represent. It would have to allow every person to extricate themselves from
that authority if law failed to meet its obligation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Law never seeks permission and never will. It does not represent
you, it represents evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Money and greed</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Money is good. Culture has invented the lies of money's evil
so that authority can more easily lay claim to it. Authority can take your
ambition for improving your life by demonising your labours. Culture teaches
people that desiring greater comforts is selfish and greedy. It teaches that
money is a mysterious evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The more money is condemned, the easier it is to steal from
you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Greed does not exist amongst free people. Greed is not the love
of money. The love of money is only the love of a better life. Greed is the
theft of money, and it exists only among tyrants.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is no end to the amount of improvement you can have in
your life. There is no limit to humanity's ability to cure disease, to end
hunger and to enjoy life. Culture would have you believe that you are limited.
Culture teaches that you are not worthy of achieving your dreams.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is no greed in desiring more, there is only greed in stealing
the labours of another. Theft is evil. It is the nature of authority to steal.
Only tyrants possess greed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When culture teaches that working for money is greed, it
also teaches that labour without money is noble. Labouring by rule of law for the
collective “we” is taught as the proper form of ambition. If you cannot choose
to give or to keep, then you are not “we;” you are a slave.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Suit of law</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Law is a weapon. Authority establishes itself as the only means
of defense. Because of this, people have no recourse against the law. Law is
designed to enslave all who obey it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are many people who are able to use the law to extort.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lawyers and thieves regularly band together in democracies
to loot the valuables of people. It is commonplace to fear behaviors and speech
because they will be used as a pretense for extortion.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The idea of law that licenses extortion is liability. This
idea teaches that one man is responsible for the failures of another. It is
commonly accepted as a noble principle of justice. It is not justice – it is a
lie. Liability is not a principle; principles need no enforcement. The reason
liability laws are enforced is to extract massive sums of money from anybody
who happens to be able to pay.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Liability teaches that you have a responsibility under law
to prevent the failures of others – if you have more money than they do. In a
free world, people's actions are their own, and their failures bring
consequences. Those consequences of principle are necessary to the growth and understanding
of humanity. Law twists the consequences and assigns liability by fiat. Law confounds
our understanding of true principles with obfuscation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is done to enslave and extort.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Collectivism</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture teaches the worthiness of the common good employed by
force. It teaches that it is acceptable to issue law to advance a collective
ideal. Whether to pay for a project, or control behavior, compulsion is
frequently labeled “public interest.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If these things are truly for the benefit of people, why
must they be forced in order to accomplish them? Remember the difference
between principle and law; principle requires no enforcement. No law is
required in order for people to feed and shelter themselves. If something must
be done by force in order to accomplish it, then it is not a good thing, it is
only something that authority wants.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All government, all violence, and all laws are methods of forcing
you to yield money or motive without your permission.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If these were things that truly provided benefit to you,
then you would do them willingly. In a free market, you get only that which you
pay for. In government, you can easily get anything you want at the expense of
others. Those who have the most to take are the easiest to rob.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture uses ideas such as “the working class” and “the
rich.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These ideas have no meaning, since all classes work, and
even the poor of today are rich compared to the rest of history. These ideas
are just tools of cultural manipulation. If culture can create social classes
and convince you that they are at war, then it can hide its own tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture creates collectivism with individual-crushing labels
such as “we” and “our.” People are taught that within a nation, they are “our”
children, rather than the parent's. Culture teaches that “we” want laws and
taxation, and that “we” fight wars. The destruction of the individual in
collectivism directly serves the purpose of evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Collectivism teaches that good things can come from compulsion.
It teaches that people can be forced to accomplish things “for their own good.”
It pirates the love people have for their neighbors and twists it into
authority's demands. Slavery is the result. If an individual will not choose a
thing, then it is not good for him. Force crushes the human spirit. Choice
enables life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Morality and values</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil is not found in the stupidity of man. Evil is found in
the slavery of man.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Law impersonates morality. Culture teaches the ultimate infallibility
of law in order to compel obedience. Even when law is wrong, culture teaches
that the moral thing to do is to obey.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Law presumes to enforce prudence on people by calling it morality.
This is the ultimate deceit. Morality is freedom. Law destroys freedom and
calls it morality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Freedom is the cure for imprudence. All the social ills that
law presumes to correct exist because people are not free to learn and grow.
With limited ability for growth, principles are confused and foolish behavior
is the frequent result. Freedom brings wisdom, peace and prosperity. The
history of freedom shows this clearly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Force and compulsion destroy the value of human beings and dissolve
the will of their spirit. Evil steals the sovereignty you have over your own
life. Nothing righteous can come from the destruction of freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Sanity</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture teaches that only “nuts” and “crazies” challenge authority.
Law is the holiest and most sacred emblem of culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Insanity is not an inability to perceive reality; it is a
willing rejection of reality in favor of the artificial constructs of tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Law threatens violence upon all who refuse to obey it. When you
chose to act upon an artificial view of reality, you are insane. People obey
law out of fear of death, until they can be properly cultured to accept the
rule of law without question.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultural indoctrination is insanity. The definition of
insanity is blind obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is insane to believe that those in power over people rightfully
belong there. It is insane to assume that they will always be there. It is
insane to believe that law has the right to command the obedience of people.
The culture of royalty, the culture of patriotism and the culture of law are
all insanity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No human being who understands the fullness of their own worth
would ever accept the notion that someone ought to rule over them. It is the
function of culture to blind the eyes of people to their own worth, and to
deafen their ears to any speech that may teach them. When cultural influence is
at its peak, insanity ravages the mind. Obedience is the object of authority, and
authority wants no possibility of rebellion. The definition of insanity is
blind obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Defense of freedom</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture teaches that only police have the right to defend.
It teaches that only authority has the right to decide if you are worthy of
defense, and what level of defense it will provide.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While it teaches that it is never acceptable for you to
defend yourself, culture teaches that when the law implements kidnapping and
murder to enforce its authority, it is always acceptable.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In order to remove all thought of people fighting their
masters, culture teaches that revolt is never acceptable. Rebellion without violence
is almost always impossible. Culture ensures that authority holds a monopoly on
violence, and it has no compunction about kidnapping, imprisonment and murder.
The only way to escape authority is to destroy all tyranny. This is the reason
massive wars have been necessary to destroy entrenched tyrants such as Adolf
Hitler.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture controls speech to stop authority from being questioned.
It creates ideas of propriety to hide its own tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The only remaining element is to make sure that if someone does
discover their own worth, that they cannot extricate authority from their
lives. This is done by making the defense of freedom immoral.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The price of freedom is blood. The reason for this is
simple: evil does not care if you live or die. It will kill you before it yields
control over your life to you. Hundreds of millions have died in history's wars
proving this principle. Every instance of a thug maiming, raping or killing an
innocent person proves this principle. While the vast majority of people are
not evil, there are powerful tyrants who will never yield; they are men who will
scorch the earth in order to gain or maintain authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The only way to end tyranny is to destroy every tyrant. The more
that tyrants are allowed to work the devices of culture upon people, the harder
tyranny is to extricate, and the more lives it will cost to do so. This is the reason
that culture teaches that the only proper way for you to defend yourself
against law is to obey the law. The teaching preserves tyranny. One hundred million
people have died at the hands of communists because so few were willing to
ignore the law, and instead do what was right. Europe was nearly obliterated
because so many people valued the law more than liberty; they failed to stop
Adolf Hitler while he was still weak.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Removing the true nature of violence from news and relegating
its understanding to the artificial violence of entertainment teaches people
that there is safety in slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">News reports enable authority when the true cost of tyranny
is removed from view. Culture hides the plainest images of blood from people in
order to keep them passive.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In reality, evil will stop at nothing to control you,
including destroying everything you have and everyone you love. Violence is
used in the preservation of tyranny every day. Violence and murder are only
weapons of immorality when used to destroy freedom. The defense of freedom is
never immoral. Any man who will wield the weapons of violence against innocent
people in order to gain authority must be destroyed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Chapter 5</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Tactics</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is no such thing as anarchy, there is only tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All cultures teach the nobility of authority. All pretend to
defend the security of people against enemies who would do harm. The common
thread amongst every authority in history is the universal enemy of anarchy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While cultures have added racism, economy, terrorism, nationalism,
and countless other enemies to the mix, anarchy exists as the enemy of every
culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is no such thing as anarchy. You will not kill your neighbor
in the absence of police. You are not evil. Those who wish this type of control
and violence over others teach you that you are not worthy of ruling yourself.
They teach that you lack intelligence, self-control and value. They teach that
only government can rule you. The word government means tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It exists to establish ownership of you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You need no governing. You are a human being and as such have
infinite worth. You and you alone rightfully control your actions, your speech
and your labour. All who seek these things of you must receive your permission
first. All who do not, are evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anarchy is a lie. It is created by tyrants to deceive you.
There is no such thing as anarchy, there is only tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Royalty</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">From the earliest days of man, there have been those who looked
around them and saw others as tools to be used. Instead of building themselves
up in wisdom and understanding where infinite prosperity is possible, they
designed on the laziness of theft and control. In primitive form, these are men
who would use superior physical strength and the threat of violence to cower people.
The demands they made were simple: money. The stronger men could live off the
work of others.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The success of such men is measured in modern culture's terms
for them. Some are thugs and brutes, others barbarians and bandits. Because of
their limited success and unending brutality, such evil rarely held people in
bondage for long. Revolts and power struggles were common. It was extremely
difficult for a person to maintain his grip of extortion over people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As history progressed, men of significantly more cunning devised
the element of control necessary to stabilise power over people. This element
is culture. Instead of extortion and brutality, they created the notions of
rightful rule, and royalty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Their objective was to preclude the people from revolt by teaching
them that their authority was legitimate. This is the singular objective of all
culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For thousands of years the culture of royalty enslaved all
of humanity under the names chief, king and emperor. All titles of nobility
were designed to reinforce the image of familial loyalty. People who are
naturally respectful and deferent towards their families were taught that
royalty was the greater family. The king was, in all cultures, viewed as
something between a father and a god. This idolatry of the family is the cornerstone
of royalty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">People were taught that to obey nobility was the greater
form of respecting their father and mother. Culture's objective was to twist
the understanding of people so that they believed that extortionists held a
rightful place in their lives. The result was that people rarely fought back.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every aspect of the culture of royalty taught people
concepts such as nobility, loyalty, duty and honor. Each of these ideas is lies;
they are designed to teach people that their worth is less than the worth of
the king. Without the trappings of culture, he would simply be a thug taking
food and labour at the point of a sword. With it, he is His Majesty, the King.
All culture is lie designed specifically to keep the powerful in power.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">History of freedom</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As the era of kings was closing, cultures began to
disintegrate and freedom grew. This was precipitated by two very specific and
very powerful attacks against royalty: the Magna Carta and the Declaration of
Independence.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every time cultures are attacked, people begin to learn more about
their value. When rebellion spread among people of astounding courage, culture
lost its grip and people were able to see that there was no king who had claim
upon them. They started to see a glimpse of their own worth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The engineers of evil understood that the world had finally learned
how to see past the culture of royalty. With the astonishing speed of only a
few generations, they engineered the culture of nations to replace it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Under the umbrella of nationality, people are slaves to borders
more than at any time in history. The power of “my king” has been replaced by
the culturally superior “our country.” Nations have caused greater death and
slavery than any degree of royalty ever envisioned.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The history of freedom shows that even as nations grow strong,
the cultural lessons from royalty have been learned.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Freedom progresses around the world as population increases.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultures are destroyed by freedom routinely, and the lessons
of each new tactic of deceit are being learned around the world.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The violence of nations increases as the cries of freedom
are raised. Hundreds of millions have been murdered and billions enslaved in
recent history; all in futile attempts by evil men to stay in power. As the
stability of their empires is challenged they rain blood upon the heads of
their protectorates.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The history of freedom shows that such violence is not the growth
of evil, but its death. Violence and the enforcement of law are necessary only
when culture's grip fails to effectively control the minds of people. The death
of kings, the transitions of nations, the mutations of culture and the violence
of governments are evidence of the end of evil. Authorities of all kinds are
struggling for breath in a world that is learning how to drown them forever. In
the world you and I occupy, the war is already won.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have only to watch evil die.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Nations</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nations are a generic umbrella of culture that prove
extremely effective for authorities. Nations use commonality in race, language
and heritage to persuade ownership of people. Their only shared agent is the
border.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As the cultures of royalty disintegrated, nations were
created to replace them. Authority sough the same stability of extortion that
kingdoms provided, but needed to escape the understanding that people had
learned about the tyranny of royalty. They created a new enemy, called “them,”
and a new culture called “we.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nations drew lines across the globe and eventually swallowed
up every inch of inhabitable land known to man. All those who live within these
lines become the property of the state. They are taught that they own their
governments by means of democracy, communism, theocracy and race. They are
taught that their nations belong to them. This is the culture of “we.” The truth
is that their nations own them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nations are created and borders were drawn to create stability
for authority. While royalty improved stability by convincing people that they
owed allegiance to authority, nations took a bigger step and taught people that
they were the authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National cultures deceive the minds of people to more effectively
extort money and control.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As soon as you lend credibility to a predatory institution,
they will make prey of you. Disguised as sheep, they will have you believe that
they are defending you from anarchy, or any other kind of enemy they can
devise. Their laws do not speak of these enemies; they speak of you, how much
money you owe, and what you will do for them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Government is an agent of force. As soon as power is yielded
to authority, as soon as you give it license to take life and liberty, it
becomes an agent of evil. Evil men who seek authority over you will not fight
government. All evil that wants is power over you. Evil naturally seeks its
place in government.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There have been many forms of nations created, all with varying
degrees of effectiveness in their control. Without exception, the strongest
governments are those whose culture most effectively convinces people that the
people are the government. All others soon fall. This is why democracies are the
strongest form of nation possible. They are introduced last.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Communism and socialism</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Socialism, communism and welfare states all have different applications
in history and idea; yet they are all exactly the same. They all teach people
that they are unable to effectively produce enough to support their own lives.
They are given the enemies of greed and destitution as the reasons why
authority is needed in their lives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communism is the second most effective form of evil that has
ever existed, and it is the most destructive ever achieved.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communism taught that people require equality of materials rather
than the freedom to create. Communism used the lie that people would be part
owners of the government in order to garner their support for slave labour and
soldiering.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anybody reading the implementation of communism—or its similar
constructs—should readily see evil. There is nothing wrong with a community
helping each other. There is no sin in sacrifice or giving. But as with all
culture, these ideas were lies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is no sacrifice in communism and socialism, and there
is no giving. They are always implemented by force.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Socialism and welfare teach that people do not own their own
labours. They distract people with cultural ideals of duty and brotherhood.
Their true nature is the nature of force. Nothing in welfare and socialism is
done by choice. Everything is implemented under the threat of violence. As with all
culture, welfare and socialism are evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tyranny has destroyed countless more lives than poverty could
even dream. In times of poverty only one thing stands in the way of people:
government. Governments use violence to restrict freedom and therefore people's
ability to better their lives. Under the pretense of ending poverty,
authorities have used compulsion and violence to create more death and
destruction than any storm, any famine, any drought.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is the element of force that belies the tyranny of all socialistic
ideals. Without force, there is no evil in them. With force, they are the same
as any other government. They bring misery to humanity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Dictators</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A dictator bears similarity to the kings of royalty while maintaining
a culture of nationalism.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is a common belief in history that dictators and
kings are noble. Any time a national culture is strong, leaders are thought of
as pure and righteous. Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler are just two examples.
After their deaths, their people were shocked to learn that the atrocities of
their nations were created by them. History records endless testimonies of
people who believed that the terror in their lives was happening without these
leaders' knowledge. National Socialists actually viewed the terror they brought
to Europe as a defensive war. Wherever you see culture supporting an authority,
or trying to implement an authority, you will find the destruction of freedom.
In every culture, people are deceived into believing that authority is good.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Even when they can see the tyranny of authority in history,
they fail to see it in their own culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The greatest mistakes of history have been those of
inaction.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Killing a man because he advocates the destruction of
liberty sounds extreme to people of all cultures. Culture indoctrinates people
with this thinking. Yet the logic of killing Adolf Hitler, Mao Tse Tung and
Vladimir Lenin instead of allowing them to destroy the liberty and lives of
billions is unavoidable. The idea of killing a dictator in cold blood before
they murder millions is offensive because the cultures who protect these
leaders design themselves that way. And so evil prospers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peace is found when people stand for morality and reject culture.
Defend freedom at all costs and at all times and peace will rule the world
instead of tyrants.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Morality enforced</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultures love teaching people that morality is properly enforced.
It is the ultimate deceit, a powerful lie.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultures teach that morality and prudence are one in the
same.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture can easily claim authority over people when they believe
that doing something foolish is the same as doing something evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Morality is freedom. Immorality is the destruction of
freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Morality is good, immorality is evil. Culture would have you
believe that morality is a question of personal vice. It pretends that
imprudence is the same thing as immorality. When people believe that enforcing
prudence is the same as defending liberty, they can be used to support dramatic
increases in the power of authority over people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The inquisitions of medieval times used the ideas of
enforcing morality to expand the power of the Roman church. They created law
and enforcement to force church government into people's lives. It was
culturally acceptable because they were enforcing 'morality' instead of simple
arbitrary control.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The American prohibition of alcohol was touted as a way to counter
the effects of alcohol's control over people. In order to fight that control,
the US government established a massive police force to control the lives of
people. Those who would force prudence on people teach that people are not able
to learn intelligent behaviors on their own. Culture teaches that people must
not be free to make personal mistakes; it teaches that people are not worthy of
ruling their own lives. Without freedom, prudence is meaningless.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Environmentalism</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Environmentalism shares the ideals of communism. It teaches that
greed is the enemy and that those in search of money will destroy the earth.
The enemy of greed is the same enemy that communism employs. It is the same
lie. They both teach that without authority, free people will destroy
themselves. They both teach that government is necessary to enforce security.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Environmentalism has one new twist on the ancient lies of evil.
It teaches that the dirt you stand on is more valuable than you. It teaches
that authority is necessary to ensure that you do not destroy it. As with all
evil, it really only cares that you obey.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What excuse people choose to follow is of no concern to
evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture teaches that the only security to be found in life
is in government. Only they can secure your water, your air and your food.
Yield authority to them. The strength of environmentalism is that it can be
used to regulate every aspect of your life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Transportation, food, housing, energy and communication;
they all fall under this umbrella of regulation and control.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Environmentalism is just one more excuse to implement
slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Bureaucracy</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is extremely important to see that bureaucracy is not
just an inconvenience. The slavery of bureaucracy lies in force and compulsion.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those under its power are taught to overlook bureaucracy as just
another fact of life. The truth is that bureaucracy does not sustain or improve
life, it drains it. The culture of bureaucracy is incredibly strong in many
areas of the world. It is able to convince people that they are free while
subjecting them to reams of licensing, fees, permissions, and reporting requirements.
Failure to obey results in fines, imprisonment or death. This is their freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bureaucracy benefits primarily those who make their money from
it. These are government employees and controllers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One of their favored tactics in achieving new regulation is
the stacking of laws. An example is safety requirements like helmet and seat
belt laws. Such things presume goodness, but evil doesn't care if you are safe,
it only cares that you are forced.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bureaucrats make the case for new regulations by leveraging previous
regulations. They may extort money for the purpose of paying medical costs for
trauma victims, they can then claim the need for helmet and seat belt laws
because they are obligated to pay medical costs. A bureaucrat's solution to
problems created by law is more law. Their obvious objective is law itself.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Terrorism</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Terrorism has nothing to do with America and nothing to do with
religion.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Terrorism follows the pattern of tyranny precisely. Many areas
of the world are dramatically affected by increasing technology. As messages
and images of freedom reach new corners of the world, people begin to see the
tyranny of their own cultures.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As culture loses its grip on people, authority increases its
violence. Terrorism is authority attempting to teach people that freedom is
depravity and corruption. Terrorism is authority attempting to teach people
that freedom is anarchy, that freedom is to be feared.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Terrorism has been used throughout history to coerce populations
to yield their authority and governance to those hungry for power and lacking
of conscience. Terrorism is rarely used against those over whom power is
sought. Hitler's terrorism against the Jews is a formidable example of the use
of terror to gain power over the German people. Al Qaeda exemplifies the use of
terrorism against American peoples in order to maintain power and influence
over Islamic peoples.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Terrorism is proof of the pattern of liberty. It is
precisely because tyrannical states are afraid of losing the grip they have had
over their peoples for so long that terrorism is a rising factor in the world.
Evil is afraid.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Rights</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is no such thing as a right. All people are inherently
free.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The idea of right was created by men who sought to free people
from some of the burdens of government, but who still believed that governments
were supreme over men.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The problem with rights, is that they offer certain
delineated permissions, granted to men by government. After these, government
can still dispose of you as it pleases. Even in measures of restriction, this
still teaches people that they have less value than law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The truth is that you are free, and there is no authority
that has any claim upon you, ever. You are, by your nature, already free.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is the value of a human being.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Law enforcement</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culture teaches that police are the only ones who’s right it
is to defend a people. It teaches that if people were able to defend themselves,
anarchy would be the result.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The penalty for defending yourself instead of relying on police
protection is usually extremely severe. The reason is obvious, it shows the
ultimate tyranny of law. If you aren't helpless then they have little premise
to remain in power over you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The intention of law enforcement is not to defend your
liberty, it is to defend the stability of the machines of extortion. Laws do not
say “no killing, no raping, no stealing.” Instead they are volume upon volume
of minutia controlling every aspect of life and destroying liberty wherever
they go. Every government agency are enforcers of these laws. The law is not
righteous, neither are the enforcers of it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is a mistake to blindly respect law enforcement as noble
and brave. Laws are designed to control, not to protect. An officer of government
may believe what he is doing is right. That is exactly what culture wants him
to think. Every single one of the hundreds of millions who have died at the
hands of governments died under legal premise. Law is not morality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Laws, rules and regulations by themselves are of little danger
to humanity. They presume authority to rule over you, and culture demands that
you obey them, but they would eventually be ignored as people test and finally
discover freedom. It is the violent enforcement of law that bears the ultimate
evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Enforcement is the core of law, since all laws require enforcement
in order to control people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Respect for law enforcement is an invitation to tyranny.
Every culture in the history of earth has taught its people that police are
good and noble. Medieval knights excused their tyranny by calling it chivalry.
Terrorist cultures excuse theirs by calling it religion. No matter what culture
you observe, you will find a belief that the enforcers of law are good.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The important question has nothing to do with the nobility
of the people who enforce law. It is a question of the nobility of the law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Presuming the righteousness of the agents who enforce the
law is precisely what cultures are designed to do because they excuse the
nature of the law. This invitation is exploited heavily by history's dictators,
kings and mafias. What better place to hide atrocities large and small than the
very group of armed men who hold a monopoly on violence and respect?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The penalty for disobeying authority is always death. All
who have stood in open rebellion against existing powers throughout history
were killed. Today, even in ‘free nations’ men are killed for rebellion. If
they cannot force you to obey with intimidation, they use threat. If threat is
not enough, they use kidnapping and imprisonment. If that fails, you will be
murdered. Which law you break is irrelevant. Even such a little law as a
speeding ticket—fail to pull over, resist arrest, try to escape or fight back.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It happens regularly. The penalty is death.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Price of government</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The stiffest penalties of law are reserved not for those
that you are to be protected from, but for those who fail to pay the price of
protection.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The entire purpose of evil is to enslave you, to destroy
your freedom in order to make you a tool for someone else’s use. Just as mafia
extortion rackets reserve brutal beatings for those who fail to pay the tax,
the world's most effective governments use a system of threats, abuse,
intimidation, imprisonment and death to ensure that taxes are paid. This isn’t
a side note. This is the very purpose for why cultures and law are created – to
sacrifice your labour for the benefit of your masters.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When law challenges its competition, it labels them
criminals and racketeers. The definition of racketeering is the creation of a threat,
and then charging for protection against it. Such racketeering is
institutionalised slavery. Mafias and governments follow the same pattern.
History shows us that the names given to each are a matter of who is the more
successful extortionist.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Summary</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nations lay claim to people based upon where they are born with
respect to imaginary geographic lines. The truth is that a nation is simply a
group of people with guns who will kill you if you do not obey them. Borders
and land masses have nothing to do with your value as a human being. They are
created to offer rulers stability as they exercise power over you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“We” is the word commandeered by culture to legitimise the borders
and boundaries of law. You are obligated to obey law under penalty of death
because you are part of the “we” within an imaginary geographic line. This is
not a “we” you have joined by choice. This is not a “we” you can escape. Your
ownership of land, your family and your values are not important to “we.” In our
world, the only escape from the tyranny of “we” is to substitute one “we” for
another; assuming “we” let you. Evil would have you believe that you are a
subject of borders. This is a lie.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After millennia of kings, those who were not royalty but sought
power found a way to seize it. Nations allowed evil men to remain in control of
culture and law; to have authority. Hitler called his version National
Socialism. Vladimir Lenin called his version Communism. Some are called
empires, some theocracies and some democracies. All have one thread in common:
the supremacy of the state. Under nations, culture teaches that no one is above
the law, and because nations are defined geographically, no one can escape the
law. Put more concisely, nations teach that you are worth less than the law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The definition of evil is the destruction of freedom. If governments
were what they pretend by choice, they would not be government, they would be
charitable institutions. Since choice is destroyed, freedom is dead and
whomever can control the government prevails.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Governments, by definition, hold a monopoly on violence.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those who seek power over you will not fight your
government.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Why fight it, when what they wanted to begin with was
authority over you? You already have the institution evil men seek. It is natural
for evil to seek its place in government. History shows us that every nation
ever devised can and will be used as a tool on behalf of evil men.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil seeks power. This is an immutable truth. The more power
you vest in a government, the more evil you will find there.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Chapter 6</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Democracy: Slavery impersonates liberty</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The absolute pinnacle of cultural success is to convince people
that they are free in their slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Democracy is an invented theory, not a moral truth. It is a construct
of evil. It was created to impersonate freedom while still maintaining the grip
of law over people. As in every instance in history, the pattern of tyranny
repeats itself by reinventing lies to hide the same slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Democracy is about making slaves and masters of slaves. The teachings
of the world's great democracies are those of liberty and a voice for every
person. They teach us that democracies are the greatest possible form of
government. The reason they give is that democracy offers a voice for the
common man. Unlike kings, dictators and communists, democracy allows most
people to have a say in the affairs of their neighbors.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The evil of democracy knows no freedom. A free person has none
to enslave him. Instead, democracies offer everyone the opportunity to enslave
you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Majority rule</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Democratic culture teaches the rule of law. It teaches that
law created by majority rule is morality. Any law, any demand, any punishment
is moral when implemented by the majority.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Perversions of democracy such as democratic republics and super-majorities
are no different. Any law able to be passed by representative, majority,
super-majority or any other group becomes morality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you can convince 50% of people to enslave themselves or
their neighbors, is it moral? If you can convince 66%, 75%, 99%, or everyone, is
it moral? The affliction of law is a game to evil. Evil seeks control over
people in order to destroy their worth. It does not care who enslaves whom, or
why.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is no morality in law. Democratic teaching says that
as soon as the legal voting block approves a law, it is right and proper to
inflict it upon a people. Why should the destruction of your freedom be
acceptable just because someone else says so?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Does evil become righteous when more people desire it? Would
evil be righteous if all people desire it? Tyranny by one king is the same as
tyranny by a hundred million kings. It is the nature of compulsion in law that
is evil; how the law is achieved is meaningless.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hiding tyranny in the constructs of representative
government and majority rule is commonplace in our modern world. After so many
millennia of royalty and warlords, people have learned to see some of the evil
in tyranny. Thousands of years were required to discard the notion of nobility
and the divine right of rule.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today many in the world have an understanding that there is
no birthright to rule over others as a king. But the deviousness of evil has
pushed that burden upon individual concepts, instead of upon itself. Evil
teaches modern peoples that royalty and dictators were a mistake, but that
submission to your neighbors is right.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In early US history, the majority allowed the enslaving and systematic
dehumanisation of Africans. Did the law of democracy moralise slavery? Theories
such as “majority rule” are inherently evil. Evil would have you believe that
evil is good, and that freedom is anarchy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">From the position of a free individual, it is horrendous to watch
members of democracy not only swallow the “rule of law” as inflicted in all
manner and form upon their lives, but also to witness the selfsame victims
inflict differing versions of morality upon their neighbors.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some people believe that democracies are a safe and proper form
of government since the majority of people are decent.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They believe that the majority will set proper rules for the
minority. This belief teaches two lies. First, that there is nobility in law;
that it is right to force the minority to obey. Second, that the minority, if
left to themselves, will destroy the lives of everyone else. The minority are
controlled and forced by a system of police and law to conform to the correct
manner of behavior defined as a crime. None of this has anything to do with defending
the liberty of the majority. It is about controlling the minority. It is about
conditioning the majority to the taste of evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The thirst for power over others is the lure of democracy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">There is no majority</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The modern history of powerful democracies has shown that there
is no such thing as “the majority” or “the minority”.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Factions of ideologies within populations fragment
democratic societies into countless splinters. Different approaches, compromises
and rules break apart any possibility of a single majority, while still
creating endless compulsion via law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Because of this, you are guaranteed, regardless of who you are,
to be in some majority circles and some minority circles.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You will taste of both the control over others in dictating
law and in the slavery of having law dictated upon you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your neighbor, who may otherwise think like you, will be willing
to sacrifice your liberty to achieve some of his means.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Likewise, in a democracy, you will be tempted to make criminals
of your neighbors. As soon as culture teaches people that it is right and
proper to destroy liberty under any premise, authority splinters and tyranny
grows.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Violence and destruction</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Democracy creates violence and destruction. Democracy teaches
people that it is proper to inflict your will by force upon others. Indeed, it teaches
people that they are entitled to take anything from their neighbors by force.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Democracies are always welfare states because everyone is able
to create laws legitimising theft. The strongest democracies have the highest
taxation and the most regulation. Government employees are able to influence
laws to benefit their own positions and salaries. The more regulation created the more opportunities for pirating in the name of propriety.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many wish to control behavior in the name of religion, environment,
economics, decency and safety. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Democracy teaches that these things have more value than
human beings.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil always teaches that achieving specific behaviors from people
is more important than the people themselves. Evil would have you believe that
righteousness is found in propriety, instead of in you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When democratic cultures strengthen, it is obvious to
everyone that the legitimacy of law is a farce. Any law is noble as soon as it
becomes law. What would be considered the crimes of kidnapping, mugging and
murder are now committed for you, in proxy by police? </p><p class="MsoNormal">Mature democracies will
find certain people who begin dispensing with the excuse of law and simply take
what they want when they want it. This is no more evil than law, just more
efficient.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The height of democracy is the chaos of men stealing from men,
destroying each other's liberty at will, and crushing the human spirit simply
because they can. The height of democracy is an inability to think, to speak or
to act for fear of law. This is not anarchy, this is tyranny. Tyranny is always
disguised as culture and law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Perfect evil</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To understand the nature of democracy, it is essential to understand
that evil is the destruction of freedom. The stability of control is the
engineering design of culture. The more stability that authority can be exerted
with, the better.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stability in history is non-existent. Wars have been fought continually,
empires have been born and destroyed throughout the millennia. Nearly every
excuse for tyranny has been tried, and eventually overcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Human beings seek liberty in their lives because liberty is
the nature of humanity; liberty is life. Our continual struggle against evil
has been recorded by history. Evil has eventually lost every war it started.
This is a testament to the strength and goodness of humanity. It is also a
testament of the adaptability and evolution of evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every form of tyranny has failed because people eventually recognised
it and retrieved their own liberty. Evil has found a solution to its losses in making
partners of its slaves.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Democracy is the greatest evil that can possibly exist. It
is a greater evil than communism and a greater evil than royalty. All other
forms of tyranny are obviously evil because they allowed a few to control the
lives of all. Freedom was destroyed for nearly everyone. Democracy, however,
teaches that you are free enough to vote, a seemingly better system.
Unfortunately, it legitimises other people voting away your freedoms. This
makes it evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What makes it pure evil, and the greatest form of evil that
can possibly exist is that you also vote to take away freedoms.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Everyone becomes a slave – and everyone becomes a master of
slaves. Perfect evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html" name="chapter7"></a>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Chapter 7</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Economics</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Economics is the study of the trade of work. The principles
of money are scientific, and as with all truths, simple and easy to understand.
Government institutions have created artificial ideas such as employee,
corporation and dollar to enable them to control your labour. Their objective is
to confuse you and make money complex so that they can more easily take it from
you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Work</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Everything you do to better your life requires work. It may
be as simple as planting a seed and tending the soil so that it will grow to be
your food. It may be washing the dishes so that you can eat from a clean plate.
It may be climbing a hill so that you can slide down. You do everything that
you do to benefit yourself and those you love.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Trade</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You may not be good at building some of the things you want.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You may not want to plant your own food. Trade allows you to
do different kinds of work, but to give that work to others in exchange for the work they provide you. If you cannot build an integrated circuit, but can
operate on a tumor, then a trade can help two people, a doctor and an engineer.
Trades can be between two, three or hundreds of people; but at the end of the day,
it is as simple as trading your work for someone else's work. You get to do
what you are best at, but get to receive what others are best at.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Savings and debt</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Savings and debt allow people to perform trades without the restriction
of time. When you work today and redeem the traded work later, it is called
savings. When you redeem today and perform the traded work later, it is called
debt. Both principles enable you to control your labour without being subject to
time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Money</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Money is the record of all savings and debt transactions.
All it does is record what you owe, or what is owed to you. It can be carried
symbolically as paper or coin, or as a line item on accounting books. After you
have performed some of your work in trade, you receive money to record the
value of that work.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your trade of work can be between any number of people, and all
redeemed at different times. The principle of money greatly enables people and
frees them to work and receive the benefits on their own schedules.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Economic control</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are people who wish to use your work for their own purposes
without providing anything in return. The objective of economic control is to
control as much of your labour as possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Tax</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is an extra party to most economic trades that take
place on earth. They offer no benefit to either party, and they do not allow
you to choose whether or not to include them in the trade.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A tax is when someone takes money that does not belong to them.
Taxes are law and not principle because they destroy freedom and must be
enforced. Some of the people who tax are common thieves while others are
powerful governments.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Extortion</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The corruption of economics is called extortion. When you labour,
but someone else redeems your work without your permission it is tax. To tax
someone is to steal from them a portion of their work, or all of it. Under
taxation, you work but gain nothing in return. Even when the claim is made that
the money will be spent for your benefit, you cannot choose what your work will
buy. Under taxation, the extortionist is the master and you are the slave. What
amount of time they steal from you is irrelevant, a slave for an hour or a
slave for life is still a slave.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Failure to pay is penalised by imprisonment or death.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taxation comes in many forms. The simplest is to steal your money
without you ever realising it. We call this theft, and it is practiced by
common criminals. The more popular (and vastly more profitable) form of
taxation is to take a portion of your work when you produce it, when you trade
it and when you save it. This is the form that is practiced by governments and
mafias.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is another form that is incredibly devious and
difficult for people to see. The restriction of behaviors to compel you to do
something that authority wants is taxation. Using this method, they never have
to bother with money, they simply compel you to do their bidding directly. This
form of taxation is called by many, many names. Some of them are price
controls, regulation, bureaucracy, red tape, paperwork, formalities,
oversight, social security, public works and the public good.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Effective taxation is a function of time. A common thief
will steal as much money from you today as possible. Tomorrow you will be
destitute and have nothing left for him to take.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Furthermore, you will run far away, or find a method of protecting
yourself in the future. Governments are far more advanced. They allow you to
keep a portion of your work for yourself, enough so that you will not run away
or revolt, but instead continue working where they can take from you again tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taxation constantly fluctuates as governments test whether
or not they can get more from their subjects. If people slow down or quit
working, then taxes are too high. Culture is manipulated to keep up with
increasing taxes to teach people the nobility of government and slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Because taxation is a function of time, they can pirate from
you not just huge percentages of your money today, and not just for the rest of
your life, but all possibility of interest on your labours. Government taxation
is the single most effective extortion racket that has ever existed. The evil
genius comes with the culture – most ‘citizens’ consider it honorable to pay
their masters.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Earn, trade, save</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taxation is obfuscated in every area of your life. The
easiest to see is when they take your money as you earn it. Income tax, regulations
and governmental restrictions allow the extortionist to pirate labour before you
ever get to put it to your use. You serve them. They leave you the scraps,
whatever the percentage of your liberty or labours they allow.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Extortionists take a further percentage every time you trade
your labour; called sales tax, use tax, gas tax, or any such sundry names. You
have less than you produced because they already took huge percentages from
you, and now as you go to redeem your labour for food, shelter, better health or
comforts, they take even more. This is not all, because they also restrict your
choices in redemption – they tell you what is ‘legal’ to buy, how much and
sometimes at what price.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Once earned and spent or saved, your money and property are still
not safe. Property taxes and annual licensing fees confiscate a further
percentage of your work, as a privilege for ownership of your own money. You
bought a house, and you bought a car, but in reality you are just renting them
from government. Try not paying the taxes and fees if you don’t believe that;
you will shortly be evicted. All of this is designed to keep you working tomorrow
on the upkeep of your masters, lest you retire too early.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your money is not safe in savings either. All governments control
their forms of money (such as the US Dollar), and it is illegal to trade using
any other currency. Inflation is engineered by governments to erode your
savings over time as they spend your money through government deficits.
Inflation also ensures that as your savings are eaten away you will be forced
to keep working, wherein they can repeat the cycle of taxation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Remember that the reason you work is to benefit yourself and
those you love. Yet because they are more powerful than you, many, many people
have managed to force you to work for their benefit. This is economic control.
This is the purpose of government. Governments are predatory institutions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Economic culture</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Make no mistake – you are a slave and the government is your master.
The brilliance of your masters, as opposed to ‘conventional’ slavery, is that
they allow you to believe that you earn what you work for and that you own
what you buy. It keeps you complacent and agreeable.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taxation is a function of time. They will take just as much today
as keeps you labouring on their behalf tomorrow. Cultural ideas like “public
servant,” “public works,” “public good,” “public protection” and “social
security” illustrate their deviousness. They have actually convinced people
that having their money stolen under the threat of death is something to be desired.
Remember, it is all for your own good.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Constructs such as employee, job, corporation and legal tender
are rackets engineered by highly skilled extortionists to restrict behaviors
and confiscate wealth. An employee is a person who performs work in trade for
money. This is no different from a contractor, a non-employee or a garage sale.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You perform work in exchange for someone else’s work. You create
wealth to feed your family and to benefit your life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Employees, however, are constructs of governments to
restrict economic behavior. What’s the difference between an employee and a
person who only performs some work? If you gather together the thousands of
pages of laws, you’ll get the idea of who benefits from the artificial ideas of
employees and corporations. Governments play employees and corporations off each
other to divert anger over the loss of freedom from its proper target, the
extortionist.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Corporations are constructs invented to restrict the
collective behaviors of people. If one person can work on a task, it is clear that
many can group together to accomplish more complex tasks. Normally this would
just be you and me agreeing to do something together for the benefit of someone
else, in exchange for money. Corporations are “creatures of the state” (as governments
call them) created to abstract the average person from the simple truth of
people conducting trade. If the government acknowledged the mammoth restrictions
they put upon you which tell you where you can and cannot trade, what you can and
cannot trade, how you can and cannot trade and at what price you can and cannot
trade, they would have an instant revolt. Corporations allow them to create a
demon to hide their own lusts for power and wealth. Corporations today attract
the wrath of people as polluters, greedy conglomerates, and usury employers.
Despite the truth that a corporation is just you and I trading work. All of
this is designed to hide the most advanced extortion racket in history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Cartels and monopolies</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A corporate monopoly is hailed as evil because it destroys consumer
choice. Governments tell us that monopolies force you to purchase a given
product at a given price. The truth is that there is no force. You have at
least two alternate choices. First, don’t buy the product at all. Second, start
your own group to manufacture the product. Given the supposed evil of a monopoly,
what solution do governments offer? Government control.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Government is the only true monopoly. You cannot choose whether
or not to buy their “services”. Opting out is called treason and tax evasion,
and authority will come to your door with guns. They will imprison or kill you.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Government is the only true monopoly, and their monopoly is a
monopoly of violence. These are the people that we are taught to trust with
authority over our goods and services. Demonising corporations as monopolistic
follows the pattern of tyranny precisely. Fabricate an enemy, and seize
control.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A cartel is when the forces in an economy band together to preclude
anyone else from entering a market. As with a monopoly, this is only possible
with government. Only government has the weapons and police to stop you from
selling a product or offering a service.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are cartels large and small all around the world. They
normally focus on an industry within a country. For example, a government
agency that controls the sale of drugs and health care operates a cartel. When
licensing, government applications and fees become the barrier to entry in a
market, government effectively keeps the existing market in place and keeps you
out.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you try to operate in freedom, outside of the law, you
will be jailed or killed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many big businesses love cartels because government becomes
their partner in keeping competition away. The laws and regulations that people
are taught to agree to do not hurt big business. Big business are the only ones
who can afford the cost of regulation. Some people think they are sticking it
to big business when they enact 'tough' laws, but they are actually pawns of
culture and they, themselves, are the ones who are hurt. Regulation keeps big
business big, and bankrupts everyone else. This is the nature of a government
cartel. There are no other cartels.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Choice</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taxation is championed by culture as the means of building societal
needs, but social needs can never be met by force. A person who does not
purchase a thing by choice can never gain benefit by being forced to pay for
it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Welfare and the public good cannot be served by extortion.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Only the owner of work can rightfully decide where that work
is redeemed. All else is thievery. All claims of need and public good that are
not met by free will are the lies of culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">An important principle to understand is that evil wants
power over you. Money is only a representation of work, and as long as evil
people can compel you to work on their behalf, they don't need to possess money
to control you. This principle is exercised in welfare and socialist states.
Money confiscated by politicians is largely not spent directly on themselves.
However they still enjoy the taste of power over you by taking and spending
that which they did not earn. It is not money that is evil, but slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Frequently governments will strengthen their culture grip
over people by spending extorted money in targeted ways. Just as mafia dons and
drug lords are known to spend on social projects for the benefit of the poor,
governments use money to fabricate enemies and impersonate righteousness. They
spend lavishly with other people's money on public works and welfare. In so doing
they pretend to be the saviors of the people, while condemning the rich
(socialism) or the Jews (Nazis) or freedom itself (terrorists). The pattern
plays out in a thousand ways, and the artificial enemies are always different,
but the result is always the same. Governments do not always spend money on themselves,
but they always increase their power.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Remember that money is only a representation of power. Its only
value is in its ability to convince others to work on your behalf. Money’s
value can be wildly fluctuated depending upon how you view it at a given
moment. Those in authority over you know very well that money can have vastly
more value than the numbers printed on the front when you use it as a weapon against
one group to benefit another. They claim to exercise authority with no gain for
themselves. This is a great lie of evil, used liberally in democracies. It is a
debt paid by slaves to be collected by authority in loyalty and allegiance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For all who wish to feed the poor of the world, there is
only one solution. End authority. Freedom solves the world's ills. The reason
the earth has widespread poverty is simply that people are not free to
pursue prosperity. Free people are prosperous people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Government debt</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Government debt is money spent by governments before they confiscate
it. Such debt has little meaning, since the evil is found in the confiscation,
and not the timing. However, given the culture of democracies, people are
taught the nobility of nations and the loyalty of being a taxpayer. Governments
know that they can spend whatever they want today, and obligate you to pay for it
tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The nature of national cultures is such that even when the threshold
of extortion is less than government spending, by the time the debt comes due,
cultures convince people that it is their debt. In this fashion, they raise the
threshold of extortion. People are less likely to revolt or quit working when
they are taught that it is their nation, their debt and their moral obligation
to pay.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Bureaucracy</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bureaucracy is a word used to describe the requirements of complying
with government regulations. In order to make sure that you are obeying the
countless laws governments subject you to, you must also subject yourself to
the enforcement of those laws. Innocent and necessary in the eyes of culture,
the truth is that bureaucracy is the patent nature of slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil seeks control over you, to destroy your liberty, to
destroy your spirit. The more you must do by force, the less freedom you have,
and the stronger evil is.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every culture teaches the nobility of law enforcement. They teach
that law enforcement prevents murders and rape. While it is entirely possible
that they do on occasion stop violence, the vast majority of modern law
enforcement is designed only to destroy liberty and extort wealth. Every visit
to a motor vehicle's bureaucracy, every tax form, every time you are pulled
over, every ordinance you comply with at home or on the job is law enforcement
in action. The culture of law enforcement is one of protection. Their
protection exists only to the extent necessary to convince you to submit to
everything else they demand of you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The law teaches that you must comply with reams of bureaucracy
and enforcement in order to protect other people from you. You are taught that
you must comply with extensive enforcement because you cannot be trusted to
live peaceably.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While culture teaches that the nature of criminality is
murder, rape and theft, almost none of the enforcement of law has anything to
do with such things. The reason is obvious, you are not evil, you do not do
such heinous things. There is very little reason to believe that those around
you are any less moral than you. And yet, somehow, to support that basic
definition of crime, millions are employed as agents of law. They spend all
their time making sure you comply with the facets and iotas of every regulation
they can devise.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The amount of extortion necessary to support vast bureaucracies
is almost unfathomable. The amount of life culled from supposedly free peoples
in obeying law is shocking. Yet evil has what it wants: enormous control,
dramatically diminished liberty and huge sums of your money. Building codes,
environmental regulations, local planning, and on and on. Each one is justifiable
in modern culture. Each one has armies to support them. Each one with just one
thing in common: their enforcement by law destroys freedom. If any of these
goals were noble in their own right, they would not need force to accomplish
them. Their true result is to raise costs through increased property tax,
impact fees, licensing fees, business fees, employment taxes, etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Even government programs designed to cultivate seemingly noble
goals such as “ownership societies” are inherently evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They are designed to stabilise populations. What that means
is they get more people to commit to a location and a cost on long term
financing so that it is harder to escape taxation. If governments actually
wanted families to own their own homes, they would simply stop charging them
rent every year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Price controls</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Governments sometimes implement price controls. They dictate
under the force of law what price you must sell your work at.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They dictate under threat of imprisonment or death how much you
will produce your labour for.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In government regulated cartels like health care,
governments pretend to reduce costs either directly through price mandate, or indirectly
by buying services on behalf of citizens. Using either method they insert the
tentacles of control under the guise of protecting the poor from greedy
corporations and capitalists.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By forcing people to work at artificial wages, they destroy
the competition of a free market. When freedom is destroyed, only the powerful
can survive. Cartels are thusly forged with governments. Powerful businesses
watch their weaker competition fall to bankruptcy. Government makes sure it is prohibitively
expensive to enter the market with fees and licensing requirements. Businesses
then can enjoy government-mandated prices with no competition. Governments can
enjoy control of prices, and therefore guaranteed taxes. The intent of price
controls are not to keep prices down, but to keep them up.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Big business loves government regulations. Regulations ensure
that only the well-established and extremely well-financed can compete. People
seeking to trade their skills, products or expertise are burdened by the
impossible demands of government. Thusly, big business is an extension of the compulsion
of government. Anti-business regulations that people are taught to support are
actually good for big business.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Instead of hindering them, such regulation destroys your
liberty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Protectionism</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Protectionism teaches that those within one nation or border
should exclude others from trade under force of law. This takes place as
restrictions on buying and selling products and services as well as employing
people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Why should the citizens of one nation be less entitled to wages
or a job than the next? Protectionism is that simple. Are those outside your
border inferior human beings that they should be kept from working by force? What
morality exists in the teaching that one group of people is more valuable than
another because of where they were born or where they live? Freedom is about
the value of people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The disparity between personal profits of peoples in
different lands is large. In one area a family may make hundreds of times less
than those in another area. If all people have the same value, why is force
employed to stop the poor from earning money at any job they are willing to
perform? If the poor want to sell something to a powerful nation, and the
people of that nation want to purchase it because it is sold at a lower cost,
why should a government wish to hamper what benefits both peoples?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Governments use force to stop items from being sold within their
borders at lower costs than what those in their own nation will produce. We are
taught that their reason for destroying the liberty of people is that they are
protecting the industries of their land. It is not hard to see the truth in
evil when governments extract large percentages of money from trades. The
higher the cost of the product, the higher the extracted tax. Protection, as always,
is slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Education</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Governments control education for the purpose of culturing employees.
The objective of state education is the stabilisation of the tax base.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Schooling, education and knowledge are not the same things.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One is not a natural result of the other. People grow in knowledge
when they learn truths. Teaching and schooling are meaningless when students do
not seek wisdom. They are likewise meaningless when that which is being taught
is not wisdom. In order to learn, people must thirst for knowledge.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Force and compulsion cannot accomplish this.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Law does not pretend to teach people their worth or abilities
of achievement. Law desires only that you learn obedience. Not only does law
provide a way for students to learn the merits of social and economic obedience
to authority, it enforces a near-perfect monopolisation against all other
teachers. Private schools and parents themselves are nearly shut out from
teaching children the one lesson they need: an understanding of their own value
and potential.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When people understand that their minds are truly capable of
anything, that they are able to learn and grow according to their dreams, they
tend to make poor citizens. They question culture and oppressive authority.
They reject taxation. They are stronger, more peaceful, more prosperous and
more independent. All of this is wonderful for humanity and destroys evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Revealing truth</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To see the truth in an idea, it is a good idea to flip it
upside down.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Socialism teaches that people deserve to receive the
benefits of working without actually working. Flipped upside down, socialism
teaches that those who work must work not only for themselves but for everyone
else as well. As with all authority, there is no choice, no opting out.
Socialism reveals forced labour.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Price controls teach that people deserve to receive products
and services at a proper price. Flipped upside down, price controls teach that
you must work to create products at the price government says you must work
for. Price controls reveal forced labour.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Welfare teaches that people deserve to receive the basic necessities
of life without needing to work for them. Flipped upside down, welfare teaches
that those unwilling to labour for their own benefit can extract it from you.
Welfare reveals forced labour.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bureaucracy teaches that people should be able to expect others
to behave according to strict rules to benefit everyone.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Flipped upside down, bureaucracy teaches that to keep bureaucratic
employees in the money, everyone must jump through hoops and pay fees and
fines. Bureaucracy reveals forced labour.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taxation teaches that people deserve to receive roads, protection,
schools, and all other manner of services even if they cannot afford them.
Flipped upside down, taxation teaches that people have the right to force their
neighbors to pay for services without the hassle of asking for permission. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taxation reveals forced labour.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All economic control is slavery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html" name="chapter8"></a>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Chapter 8</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">The Pattern of Liberty</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The pattern of tyranny has repeated itself throughout
history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It cycles in every instance of evil, large and small. The
pattern of liberty, however, is a singular flow that has been progressing slowly
since the beginning of time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evil has been on earth as long as man. The tactics of evil
have changed infrequently and only do so when forced by the progress of
liberty. Every time liberty has progressed, one of the ideas or concepts of
evil has died. When cultural control over people is broken, the pattern of
liberty takes another step forward and culture has been forced to adapt to
maintain control over people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By using threats of death, torture, mutilation and imprisonment,
every kingdom on earth has prospered. War created the empires of history, and
culture preserved them. All who would not submit to the rule of law were
killed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Such ignorance of the power of culture is a thing of the past.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Modern technology, brought by increasing degrees of freedom,
is allowing the people of the world to see culture for what it is. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The pattern of liberty shows how freedom has progressed through
history. While cultures around the world teach that evil's control is
strengthening, the pattern of liberty shows clearly that evil is weakening. The
pattern of liberty predicts the ultimate failure of culture and the ultimate
end of evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Progress through history</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The pattern of liberty tracks the destruction of ideas and empires
through history. It also tracks the progress of principles and technology.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Gunpowder</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One of the defining technologies that dramatically altered
the scope of culture was gunpowder. Prior to its availability, only those who
could amass strong armies could effectively defend their land and families.
This meant that people were heavily at the mercy of governments and kings. Once
gunpowder became available, even small bands of families could challenge the mighty
castles of empires. Gunpowder reshaped the kingdoms of earth by empowering
people to challenge the violent control employed by the lords of war.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Printing press</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The printing press reshaped the nature of culture like
nothing the world had ever seen. Before its invention, almost nobody knew how
to read. It was simply too expensive to own a book.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Once the cost of printing dropped, literacy skyrocketed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Information was standardised on a scale unknown in all of history.
It became much more difficult for cultures to center their power on the
ignorance of people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Religion was dominated by those who could control the scriptures.
With this power, they were able to influence the political freedoms and even
the very lifestyles of people. The Bible was the first book printed and soon
spread far and wide.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Though the Roman church had men killed for translating the Bible
into native languages such as English, it eventually became available in every
language on earth. Theocratic power in the Christian world fragmented and
people chose to pursue divergent ideas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The printing press was the foundation of all technology.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Whereas mathematics and engineering have existed in strength
in different areas in history, they never survived. War destroyed the information
learned. After the printing press, so many copies of books could be maintained
that human knowledge persisted in writing, and spread as fast as the thirst for
it demanded.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">The Great American Experiment</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Great American Experiment was a proof for the world. It dared
to call the bluff of culture and test what people would do with liberty.
Whereas culture had long taught that people were not able or worthy of ruling
their own lives, the American rebellion taught people that they were fully able
to live life without a king. They taught by their actions and writings that men
were worth more than governments. This experiment in freedom lived past its
first test, as they defeated the armies of King George. The shock that rang
through the world was enough to shatter the bonds of the culture of royalty
that had enslaved earth for thousands of years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Internet</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Internet and modern computing power have destroyed cultural
ignorance once and for all. Like the printing press before it, the Internet has
made possible the widespread dissemination and near indestructibility of
information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The bonds of culture are founded in the control of speech
and control of the mind. When people are free to speak what they think, people
learn wisdom at an astonishing pace. For cultures to succeed, they require
imposed ignorance and cultivation of planned thought. As soon as people
question the rule of law, authority is lost.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The cultural shift away from intellectual property is a
telltale sign of the end of government rule. In the past, information was regarded
as owed by the people who developed it. This meant that anyone who attempted to
use that information could be punished by the violence of law. The future holds
a shift in thinking that few will be willing to accept until they see it happen.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Intellectual property is not a principle. Since it must be enforced
by restricting the liberties of people, it is an idea and a construct of law.
The shift that awaits the world is one of the impossibility of enforcement. Law
will struggle mightily in defense of authority and tax ability, but will
ultimately lose.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is the power of global communication and information retention.
Nearly every law will become impossible to enforce.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The principles of computing power give the freedom necessary
for people to escape tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Violence replaces culture</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When cultures break down and the authorities they protect
are threatened, violence grows. Violence is a necessary component<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">of control. Violent enforcement is necessary to ward off sedition.
Violence changes the dynamics by making the cost of freedom death.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every time the pattern of liberty has progressed throughout history,
violence has increased. The future will be no different.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As people learn about freedom and see what is possible in
their own lives, evil will clamp down. Authorities will employ greater degrees
of violence as they lose their grip on power. This is the death of a culture.
This is the meaning of war.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As the pattern of liberty reaches its final step, the most oppressed
cultures on earth will lose adherents the quickest, and those cultures will
produce the most violent crackdowns.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One of the pieces of evidence of this violence is terrorist attacks.
Those in modern times are no different from terrorist attacks in history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oppressed people do not want to be oppressed. When they learn
of freedom, they seek more of it for their own lives. Evil cultures always
demonise freedom. Because the United States of America has been historically
freer than other places, it is attacked by terrorist regimes in an attempt to
teach enslaved peoples that freedom is weakness. They teach that freedom is depravity and insecurity. Such attacks have nothing to do with the people being attacked.
They are about maintaining the grip of cultural slavery over oppressed peoples.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The violence of dying cultures can destroy millions of
lives, but it never lasts long. Earth's era of wars is over. The rapid pace of
nation creation and destruction is evidence of the accelerating pace of the
pattern of liberty. New cultural twists invented by evil men are discovered and
crushed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Technology and population</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One of the principles of history is that freedom is a
function of the population. Population growth endangers tyranny. All the major tyrants
of history have sought to limit growth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Births expand the human experience and teach people about opportunity,
hope and faith. This freedom is not conducive to slavery. The more people that
live in a culture, the more dissent you will find. It is nearly impossible to
control large numbers of people with primitive cultures. One of the pieces of evidence of the completion of the pattern of liberty is the astounding population of
earth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Technology endangers evil on every hand. Its use, implementation
and imagination is diametrically opposed to evil. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Technology is borne of freedom. Freedom brings wisdom to people
who implement learned principles in practical solutions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This search for wisdom teaches people the value that they
have within themselves. It teaches them to stretch the limits of their intelligence
and faith. This is more than concerning to the control of authority, it is the
death of evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The use of technology enables the evasion of authority. One powerful
example of this is the evasion of taxation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Governments are institutionalised extortion. When technology
allows people to remove the control of money from government hands, taxation
becomes impossible. Advanced encryption and anonymous peer-to-peer networking
technology allow for exactly this. Economic exchanges are freed from the bounds
of legal tender and regulation. The future of technology brings the impossibility
of tracking money and enforcing taxation. This transition will be marked by
violence as governments try to salvage their monstrous rates of extortion.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The comforts and prosperity of technology demonstrate to the
world what the fruits of freedom are. It is entirely impossible to hide from
culturally enslaved peoples the glory that is human life. Principles and
products leak through every culture on earth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The kings of old have fallen. Communism is weakened.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Theocracy is dying. Democracies are bankrupt. Violence will mark
the transitions, but freedom will prevail.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">The American Dream</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The American Dream was for a land where people would be free
from the interference of government. The dream was one of freedom to pursue joy
and happiness.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today, culture teaches that the American Dream is a specific
and tightly defined perspective on the perfect life and that the reason the
United States of America is great is because it has the ability to create that
life for you. Culture perverts everything good.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The American Dream is not an American dream. The Great American
Experiment brought massive liberty to the people of America; more than had been
seen at any other time or place on earth. The experiment and the dream are not
for Americans.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The United States of America is not to be respected as a nation.
It is not a favored group. There is no magic, no cultural supremacy in the Red,
White and Blue. The Great American Experiment is to be respected only because
it taught people that they are worth more than the law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The government of the United States of America in modern times
closely resembles both a democracy and a welfare state. It is bankrupt and
heavily enforced by legions of law. Culture would have you believe that this is
its legacy. It is not.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the
very action of rebellion against a king taught the people of the world that
government had no natural right over them. These things taught the whole earth
that they owed government and authority nothing. It told people that authority
should never tell them what they could say, how they could worship, what they could
print and where they could gather. It told people that law enforcement is a
dangerous animal, and they ought to be able and willing to defend themselves
against it. It taught people that government and authority can be limited. It taught
people that they were worth more than the law.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This mighty step taken in the pattern of liberty has nothing
to do with democracy or government. The power and beauty of this step was the
anti-culture created by men of rebellion. They attacked every leg of authority
by teaching people about a measure of their own worth. The experiment has
proven successful – freedom for people does not create anarchy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">America is not perfect, and it will not be the end of
freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mankind’s thirst for liberty will not endure the tyrannies
of Earth for long. They will be taught that they are worthy of ruling their own
lives. The pattern of tyranny will be broken.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The American Dream is not an American dream, it is a human dream.
It was a giant stair climbed on the backs of heroes toward the freedom of men.
It will not be the last.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Competition for freedom</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As people are able to look beyond the tyranny of their own lives
to divergent cultures on earth, they will see a competition for freedom. The
lure of freedom will be evidenced by the technology, prosperity and peace of
freer peoples. They will ask why it is noble for them to obey certain laws, but
not the rest of the world. They will see that those things which are demanded of
them are not natural, that they are tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The pattern of liberty progresses every time the lies of
culture are discovered and understood. Though cultures are designed to maintain
tight control of the minds of people so that they cannot see the tyranny over
them, witnessing freedom can break the bonds nearly instantly. When the
violence of dying cultures runs out and freedom peeks out of every dark place
on earth, the people of the world will begin a competition for freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When there is freedom to move and shop for jurisdictions,
you will find that people move to freer societies, not stricter ones.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Moreover, elements of evil will gravitate to more restricted
societies because they are easier to exert control over. This is the final
chapter for evil. Technology, communications and wisdom free people to evade
authority, and they will do so with ever increasing effectiveness.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is the completion of the pattern of liberty. This is
where evil ends.<o:p></o:p></p>
<a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/08/endofallevil.html" name="chapter9"></a>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Chapter 9</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">End of Evil</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Voice is a principle of intelligence.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Voice is the highest form of communication between beings of
the highest intelligence. The passion and feeling that people are able to put
behind their words can change lives, and change worlds.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The few who achieve a glimpse of the power of voice bring either
insane destruction or awesome freedom. Every great and terrible culture brought
into the world was brought by the principle of voice. Every rebellion and
revolution that destroyed cultures and empires was brought by the power of
voice. Men who understood the principle of voice have irrevocably altered our
world.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The principle of voice is found in every element of human communication.
Writing and books are lesser forms of human voice. Every transfer of words
contains the power to change lives. When accompanied by the passion of life,
voice alone has the power to free worlds.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The principle of voice explains why freedom is a function of
population. As population increases, it is more difficult for culture to
maintain control over the speech of people. The more people communicate with
one another, the quicker they learn their own value. Population increase brings
increased freedom to the world because of the power of voice.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When people are unfettered by the chains of culture, and
when they do not believe the lie that they are powerless, they can change
everything. To change the world you must have the faith that you have such
ability in yourself. You must open your mouth and speak.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The principle of voice is the passion to convince, the
passion to teach, and the passion to create faith. It will strengthen you, and
should you choose to use it, you will change lives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Future</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The dreams that burn in the hearts of billions have been growing
stronger through the millennia. Ages of destruction wrought by tyranny will not
go unanswered. The children of this world are owed a liberty from slavery that
can only be satisfied by the utter eradication of evil from the earth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every dream of feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and helping
the poor is answered in this cause. Human beings are able to answer every need
and desire of our world by using the principles we learn all around us. When
the obstacles of evil are removed from the lives of people, technology and
prosperity advance on an exponential scale.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With only limited degrees of freedom in a small percentage
of the world, human beings have cured scores of disease and discovered methods
of feeding billions. All the comforts of modern life were made possible by
people with the faith to succeed. Ask yourself what miracles may be
accomplished when this small percentage becomes perfect freedom, and is
achieved for every one of the billions of people on earth. This is the infinite
value of human beings.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You are the key. The progress of liberty on our world is advanced
by challenging culture and authority. Technology and the proof of the Great
American Experiment are in our hands. To challenge evil, all that remains is to
open your mouth and tell the people of the world that the dream of freedom is
real.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is you who will teach the people of earth their value. It
is you who will bring to pass the greatest revolution in the history of
mankind. To challenge the authority of evil, you need to dismantle its tools of
violence and culture. Culture is dismantled as simply as disobedience to the
control of speech. When you speak your mind and refuse to take offense when
others do the same, cultures cannot survive. There is nothing to fear in freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Violence is the tool of first and last resort for evil.
Those few who will use it to enslave cannot be left alive.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">A perfect revolution</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The price of freedom is blood. This is an immutable truth.
The reason is that evil does not care if you live or die. Evil will stop at
nothing to achieve mastery over you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A perfect revolution is a revolution where all of the blood paid
for freedom is paid by tyrants; and where none is paid by the innocent.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are only three types of action a person can take; that
which exercises freedom, that which defends it and that which destroys it.
Culture teaches the nobility of destroying freedom by concepts such as the rule
of law. At the same time, it teaches the immorality of defending freedom in
concepts such as police authority. Culture cannot be allowed to continue. As
long as men of violence walk the earth, they will devise ways to create cultures
under threat of death. The defense of freedom is always righteous, and no
tyrant can be spared.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is no proper role for tyranny in the lives of people.
As soon as you yield to the forces of compulsion in the name of life, you have
lost your life, for it belongs to those who control you. Life is liberty.
Without liberty, your life belongs to another.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Liberty is to be defended at all costs and at all times.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Govern yourself, for this is the nature of an individual.
You and you alone control your actions and your mind. This is right, proper and
good. You have a responsibility to defend your liberty at all times. If you do
not, it will be destroyed. To yield defense of your liberty to another is an
absolute invitation to tyranny.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Personal sovereignty is the end of evil. When every person
on earth will defend themselves and those they love. When evil cannot gain even
a foothold because all people are watching for it, and recognise that it seeks
to destroy their value. This is the exact opposite of perfect evil, in which
every person is a slave and a master of slaves. Perfect liberty is life, and in
it there are no slaves and no masters of slaves. Perfect liberty is life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Earth</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The cultures of earth teach you to accept, to yield and to
obey.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The end of evil is found in refusing this slavery of the
mind.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For the end of evil to be achieved, all people must be
taught that they owe obedience to no one. They must be taught that the desires
and dreams of their hearts are proper and good. They must be taught that every
ounce of joy they seek can be had for themselves and those they love. This is
the anti-culture, to free the minds of people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultures are established first by the control of speech.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Condemnation of speech is rampant in the strongest cultures.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The end of evil will bring the defense of speech in every
home, and in every communication. Culture teaches that speech
brings offense. Instead, you must see that speech brings a view into the mind
of a human being. Ignore the interpretations of culture and see the intent and
feeling of them who speak to you. And then speak back. The control of speech is
crushed by the power of voice.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the end of evil, people cannot tolerate compulsion and force.
The mistakes of history are found where people have allowed the establishment
of culture. In every case, it was known that this establishment would destroy
liberty. In the end of evil, tyranny will not be tolerated.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You owe allegiance to no nation and to no law. You are a being
of infinite worth, and fully capable of escaping the bondage of evil. When you
feel compelled not to speak, speak.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When you are oppressed by law, circumvent it. When violence threatens
you, crush it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Remember the lessons of technology. Technology is the fruit of
freedom. Technology enables humanity at the expense of authority. Just one
example of this is the extraction of economics from the control of nations.
Regulation chokes economic activity by making it prohibitively expensive,
cumbersome and complex for newcomers to sell products and services. The answer
is technology. Internet activities such as classified service listings will be
merged with product auctions on an open and universal platform. We already
understand how technology can bring the cost of selling down, and make selling
easier for everyone to accomplish.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The lessons of evading extortion and control are, likewise, already
learned. Global peer-to-peer networking ensures that no authority can switch
off a server to dismantle economic activity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This dispersion of economic targets will make it impossible
for governments to enforce taxation and control. Making peer-to-peer nodes
anonymous using powerful encryption technology will make it extremely difficult
for authority to bring excessive violence upon individuals to force examples of
obedience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Steganography within established protocols such as HTTP will
make disabling specific communications impossible without disabling all
communication.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Merging public auctions and marketplaces with anonymous, steganographic
peer-to-peer networking will forever remove the control of economics from the
hands of extortionist authorities.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With technologies such as these, people can buy and sell anything
without the interference of governments and mafias.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Furthermore, governments will not be able to enforce
taxation record keeping, since instead of a smaller number of corporations
preferred by government, every one of the billions of people on earth will
engage their economics directly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Population and technology crush evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What other devices can be imagined to free people from the tyranny
of communism, terrorism, socialism, democracy, violence and culture? With a
human mind, there is no limit to imagination and invention. When technology and
innovation beat down authoritative control, the liberty released will spawn astronomical
advances. One ounce of freedom may bring one ounce of technology. Two ounces
may bring ten. One free person may bring one idea of innovation; two free
people may bring a hundred. Total freedom for all people brings nothing less than
infinite opportunity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The scale of the speed of human advancement can be seen in thousands
of years of history with modest gains in freedom and modest gains in
technology. In the most recent few hundred years, technology has exploded. With
each degree of freedom achieved, human knowledge builds exponentially.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">You have infinite value</h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With freedom, all things are possible. Technology, health, wealth
and knowledge are all facets of power. Each of these improve the lives of human
beings. The fruits of liberty are everything good; and bring peace, prosperity
and joy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You live after the era of wars, and the only remaining step
in the pattern of liberty is to answer the question held in the minds of people
around the world. The lies of millennia have not stopped the unquenchable
thirst for freedom that grows within the hearts of every person on earth. They
are poised and ready to take the freedom that is rightfully theirs. They need
only hear that freedom is possible, that freedom is real.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You are the key. To teach the people of earth the value that
they have within themselves you need only speak, and tell them that every good
thing is theirs to have. You need only tell them that the glory of liberty is
real, and that it belongs to them. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This war is already won. Evil has already been crippled.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every human being on earth is ready to rise and let the
chains that held them crumble to dust. This world will be free. If you can see
your own value, then stand tall. Ye are called unto liberty.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></span></div><div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;">
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Written by Jeremy Locke</span>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-75023553106524797882021-05-14T11:22:00.015+02:002021-05-18T08:59:57.877+02:00It Only Matters What's True<h2 style="text-align: left;">Serve Life and no other.</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7eXDr-_2P9lNICqrjMe-p8OKYZysyBDNGSIiUcnO8jM71GwS3_RMRcSbhcs4FamnAg_oApsFASNjfNLZq2MgnB7kYAapaWXnqKKCBIViV9jiYxFr8KI-1vYIweJXfX3CHFuF2A/s750/the+wilderness+of+reality.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7eXDr-_2P9lNICqrjMe-p8OKYZysyBDNGSIiUcnO8jM71GwS3_RMRcSbhcs4FamnAg_oApsFASNjfNLZq2MgnB7kYAapaWXnqKKCBIViV9jiYxFr8KI-1vYIweJXfX3CHFuF2A/s16000/the+wilderness+of+reality.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">What is true and what is false?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">When does it matter and when does it not?<br />Let me look so I can see</span><div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Is it comfort that matters, or is it the truth?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Choose I comfort;</span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Gain I will little, much will I lose<br />Life now seems easy, but time is what's lost<br />Choose I truth;<br />All is lost and much is now known<br />A struggle will beckon, but the soul is preserved.<br /><br />I choose to oppose, to dispute the delusion<br />I choose to refuse the prescription, the guided worldview<br />What is taught is a lie<br />So be it! If those all around me care not<br />There is Life and no other</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The straight narrow path</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Lonely at best, elusive at worst<br />The pains of staying the course<br />The limbs of the fallen, strewn far and wide<br />What is false does not matter<br />It only matters what's true.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />When deciding between comfort and truth<br />Beware the reward and the price<br />Who you are doesn't matter<br />Where, when and how are just side plots<br />What you may think is merely by-product</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">What you believe are mere dreams</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">What is Nature, cares not for you</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It only matters what's true.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">You are never alone</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the true sense of the word<br />You are never distant from home</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As close as your compass allows<br />You are never astray<br />Let them say what they'll say<br />Let them do what they'll do<br />It only matters what's true.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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Written by George Tchetvertakov</span></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-65522707368005822412021-02-27T16:49:00.008+01:002021-03-07T19:10:10.316+01:00Why Abiogenesis is Impossible<h2 style="text-align: left;">Blind belief in random chance has bamboozled civilisation.</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUB52rDBlvEerbAA1hpZlnvyzlIrhuWMUCVmxikO216F4VMtKyyE0hHzdc9jjw_0vS7tPFHCZRay3v_93SAkE4w36s5IKdw-3fU4tn9HnJsVC-L6YI5B5Qok6n6klm_pkl5XQhA/s1032/abio.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1032" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUB52rDBlvEerbAA1hpZlnvyzlIrhuWMUCVmxikO216F4VMtKyyE0hHzdc9jjw_0vS7tPFHCZRay3v_93SAkE4w36s5IKdw-3fU4tn9HnJsVC-L6YI5B5Qok6n6klm_pkl5XQhA/w640-h428/abio.png" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><u>Guest Post</u></h4><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #cc3366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: capitalize;">Why Abiogenesis Is Impossible</h1><center style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><b><a href="https://georgui.blogspot.com/2021/02/why-abiogenesis-is-impossible.html#update"><span style="font-size: large;">Jerry Bergman, Ph.D.</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size: small;">© 1999 </span>Creation Research Society<span style="font-size: small;">.</span><br style="font-size: small;" /><span style="font-size: small;">First published in </span><i style="font-size: small;">CRSQ—Creation Research Society Quarterly,</i><span style="font-size: small;"> Vol. 36, No. 4, March 2000<br /></span></p></b></center><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; width: 80%px;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="color: #0000a0; font-size: large;"><p>If naturalistic molecules-to-human-life evolution were true, multibillions of links are required to bridge modern humans with the chemicals that once existed in the hypothetical “primitive soup”. This putative soup, assumed by many scientists to have given birth to life over 3.5 billion years ago, was located in the ocean or mud puddles. Others argue that the origin of life could not have been in the sea but rather must have occurred in clay on dry land. Still others conclude that abiogenesis was more likely to have occurred in hot vents. It is widely recognized that major scientific problems exist with all naturalistic origin of life scenarios. This is made clear in the conclusions of many leading origin-of-life researchers. A major aspect of the abiogenesis question is “What is the minimum number of parts necessary for an autotrophic free living organism to live, and could these parts assemble by naturalistic means?” Research shows that at the lowest level this number is in the multimillions, producing an irreducible level of complexity that cannot be bridged by any known natural means.</p></span><hr /><h3 style="color: #cc3366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: center;">Introduction</h3><p><img align="LEFT" alt="A" border="0" height="51" src="https://www.trueorigin.org/images/a.gif" width="43" />biogenesis is the theory that life can arise spontaneously from non-life molecules under proper conditions. Evidence for a large number of transitional forms to bridge the stages of this process is critical to prove the abiogenesis theory, especially during the early stages of the process. The view of how life originally developed from non-life to an organism capable of independent life and reproduction presented by the mass media is very similar to the following widely publicized account:</p><blockquote>Four and a half billion years ago the young planet Earth... was almost completely engulfed by the shallow primordial seas. Powerful winds gathered <i>random</i> <i>molecules</i> from the atmosphere. Some were deposited in the seas. Tides and currents swept the <i>molecules</i> together. And somewhere in this ancient ocean the miracle of life began... <i>The first organized form of primitive life was a tiny protozoan [a one-celled animal].</i> Millions of protozoa populated the ancient seas. These early organisms were completely self-sufficient in their sea-water world. <i>They moved about their aquatic environment feeding on bacteria and other organisms</i>... From these one-celled organisms evolved all life on earth (from the Emmy award winning PBS NOVA film <i>The Miracle of Life</i> quoted in Hanegraaff, 1998, p. 70, emphasis in original).</blockquote><p>Science textbook authors Wynn and Wiggins describe the abiogenesis process currently accepted by Darwinists:</p><blockquote>Aristotle believed that decaying material could be transformed by the “spontaneous action of Nature” into living animals. His hypothesis was ultimately rejected, but... Aristotle’s hypothesis has been replaced by <i>another</i> spontaneous generation hypothesis, one that requires billions of years to go from the molecules of the universe to cells, and then, via random mutation/natural selection, from cells to the variety of organisms living today. This version, which postulates chance happenings eventually leading to the phenomenon of life, is biology’s Theory of Evolution (1997, p. 105).</blockquote><p>The question on which this paper focuses is “How much evidence exists for this view of life’s origin?” When Darwinists discuss “missing links” they often imply that relatively few links are missing in what is a rather complete chain which connects the putative chemical precursors of life that is theorized to have existed an estimated 3.5 billion years ago to all life forms existing today. Standen noted a half century ago that the term “missing link” is misleading because it suggests that only <i>one</i> link is missing whereas it is more accurate to state that <i>so many links are missing</i> that it is not evident whether there was ever a chain (Standen, 1950, p. 106). This assertion now has been well documented by many creationists and others (see Bergman, 1998; Gish, 1995; Lubenow, 1994, 1992; Rodabaugh, 1976; and Moore, 1976).</p><p>Scientists not only have been unable to find a <i>single undisputed link</i> that clearly connects<i> two of the hundreds of major family groups,</i> but they have not even been able to produce a plausible starting point for their hypothetical evolutionary chain (Shapiro, 1986). The first links— actually the first hundreds of thousands or more links that are required to produce life—still are missing (Behe, 1996, pp. 154–156)! Horgan concluded that if he were a creationist today he would focus on the origin of life because this</p><blockquote>...is by far the weakest strut of the chassis of modern biology. The origin of life is a science writer’s dream. It abounds with exotic scientists and exotic theories, which are never entirely abandoned or accepted, but merely go in and out of fashion (1996, p. 138).</blockquote><p>The major links in the molecules-to-man theory that must be bridged include (a) evolution of simple molecules into complex molecules, (b) evolution of complex molecules into simple organic molecules, (c) evolution of simple organic molecules into complex organic molecules, (d) eventual evolution of complex organic molecules into DNA or similar information storage molecules, and (e) eventually evolution into the first cells. This process requires multimillions of links, all which either are missing or controversial. Scientists even lack plausible just-so stories for most of evolution. Furthermore, the parts required to provide life clearly have specifications that rule out most substitutions.</p><blockquote>In the entire realm of science no class of molecule is currently known which can remotely compete with proteins. <i>It seems increasingly unlikely that the abilities of proteins could be realized to the same degree in any other material form.</i> Proteins are not only unique, but give every impression of being ideally adapted for their role as the universal constructor devices of the cell ... Again, we have an example in which the only feasible candidate for a particular biological role gives every impression of being supremely fit for that role (Denton, 1998, p. 188, emphasis in original).</blockquote><p>The logical order in which life developed is hypothesized to include the following basic major stages:</p><ol><li>Certain simple molecules underwent spontaneous, random chemical reactions until after about half-a-billion years complex organic molecules were produced.</li><li>Molecules that could replicate eventually were formed (the most common guess is nucleic acid molecules), along with enzymes and nutrient molecules that were surrounded by membraned cells.</li><li>Cells eventually somehow “learned” how to reproduce by copying a DNA molecule (which contains a complete set of instructions for building a next generation of cells). During the reproduction process, the mutations changed the DNA code and produced cells that differed from the originals.</li><li>The variety of cells generated by this process eventually developed the machinery required to do all that was necessary to survive, reproduce, and create the next generation of cells in their likeness. Those cells that were better able to survive became more numerous in the population (adapted from Wynn and Wiggins, 1997, p. 172).</li></ol><p>The problem of the early evolution of life and the unfounded optimism of scientists was well put by Dawkins. He concluded that Earth’s chemistry was different on our early, lifeless, planet, and that at this time there existed</p><blockquote>...no life, no biology, only physics and chemistry, and the details of the Earth’s chemistry were very different. Most, though not all, of the informed speculation begins in what has been called the primeval soup, a weak broth of simple organic chemicals in the sea. Nobody knows how it happened but, somehow, without violating the laws of physics and chemistry, a molecule arose that just happened to have the property of self-copying—a replicator. This may seem like a big stroke of luck... Freakish or not, this kind of luck does happen... [and] it had to happen only once... What is more, as far as we know, it may have happened on only one planet out of a billion billion planets in the universe. Of course many people think that it actually happened on lots and lots of planets, but we only have <i>evidence</i> that it happened on one planet, after a lapse of half a billion to a billion years. So the sort of lucky event we are looking at <i>could</i> be so wildly improbable that the chances of its happening, somewhere in the universe, could be as low as one in a billion billion billion in any one year. If it <i>did</i> happen on only one planet, anywhere in the universe, that planet has to be our planet—because here we are talking about it (Dawkins, 1996, pp. 282–283, emphasis in original).</blockquote><h3 style="color: #cc3366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: center;">The Evidence for the Early Steps of Evolution</h3><p>The first step in evolution was the development of simple self-copying molecules consisting of carbon dioxide, water and other inorganic compounds. No one has proven that a simple self-copying molecule can self-generate a compound such as DNA. Nor has anyone been able to create one in a laboratory or even on paper. The hypothetical weak “primeval soup” was not like soups experienced by humans but was highly diluted, likely close to pure water. The process is described as life having originated</p><blockquote>spontaneously from organic compounds in the oceans of the primitive Earth. The proposal assumes that primitive oceans contained large quantities of simple organic compounds that reacted to form structures of greater and greater complexity, until there arose a structure that we would call living. In other words, the first living organism developed by means of a series of nonbiological steps, none of which would be highly improbably on the basis of what is know today. This theory, [was] first set forth clearly by A.I. Oparin (1938) ... (Newman, 1967, p. 662).</blockquote><p>An astounding number of speculations, models, theories and controversies still surround every aspect of the origin of life problem (Lahav 1999). Although some early scientists proposed that “organic life ... is eternal,” most realized it must have come “into existence at a certain period in the past” (Haeckel, 1905, p. 339). It now is acknowledged that the first living organism could not have arisen directly from inorganic matter (water, carbon dioxide, and other inorganic nutrients) even as a result of some extraordinary event. Before the explosive growth of our knowledge of the cell during the last 30 years, it was known that “the simplest bacteria are extremely complex, and the chances of their arising directly from inorganic materials, with no steps in between, are too remote to consider seriously.” (Newman, 1967, p. 662). Most major discoveries about cell biology and molecular biology have been made since then.</p><h3 style="color: #cc3366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: center;">Search for the Evidence of Earliest Life</h3><p>Theories abound, but no direct evidence for the beginning of the theoretical evolutionary climb of life up what Richard Dawkins and many evolutionists call “mount improbable” ever has been discovered (Dawkins, 1996). Nor have researchers been able to develop a plausible theory to explain how life <i>could</i> evolve from non-life. Many equally implausible theories now exist, most of which are based primarily on speculation. The ancients believed life originated by spontaneous generation from inanimate matter or once living but now dead matter. Aristotle even believed that under the proper conditions putatively “simple” animals such as worms, fleas, mice, and dogs could spring to life spontaneously from moist ”Mother Earth."</p><p>The spontaneous generation of life theory eventually was proved false by hundreds of research studies such as the 1668 experiment by Italian physician Francesco Redi (1626–1697). In one of the first controlled biological experiments, Redi proved that maggots appeared in meat <i>only</i> after flies had deposited their eggs on it (Jenkens- Jones, 1997). Maggots do not spontaneously generate on their own as previously believed by less rigorous experimenters.</p><p>Despite Redi’s evidence, however, the belief in spontaneous generation of life was so strong in the 1600s that even Redi continued to believe that spontaneous generation could occur <i>in</i> <i>certain</i> <i>instances.</i> After the microscope proved the existence of bacteria in l683, many scientists concluded that these “simple” microscopic organisms must have “spontaneously generated,” thereby providing evolution with its beginning. Pasteur and other researchers, though, soon disproved this idea, and the fields of microbiology and biochemistry have since documented quite eloquently the enormous complexity of these compact living creatures (Black, 1998).</p><p>Nearly all biologists were convinced by the latter half of the nineteenth century that spontaneous generation of all types of living organisms was impossible (Bergman, 1993a). Now that naturalism dominates science, Darwinists reason that at least one spontaneous generation of life event <i>must</i> have occurred in the distant past because no other naturalistic origin-of-life method exists aside from panspermia, which only moves the spontaneous generation of life event elsewhere (Bergman, 1993b). As theism was filtered out of science, spontaneous generation gradually was resurrected in spite of its previous defeat. The solution was to add a large amount of time to the broth:</p><blockquote>Aristotle believed that decaying material could be transformed by the “spontaneous action of Nature” into living animals. His hypothesis was ultimately rejected, but, in a way, he might not have been completely wrong. Aristotle’s hypothesis has been replaced by <i>another</i> spontaneous generation hypothesis, one that requires billions of years to go from the molecules of the universe to cells, and then, <i>via random mutation/natural selection,</i> from cells to the variety of organisms living today. This version, which postulates chance happenings eventually leading to the phenomenon of life, is biology’s Theory of Evolution (Wynn and Wiggins, 1997, p. 105, emphasis mine).</blockquote><p>Although this view now is widely accepted among evolutionists, no one has been able to locate convincing fossil (or other) evidence to support it. The plausibility of abiogenesis has changed greatly in recent years due to research in molecular biology that has revealed exactly how complex life is, and how much evidence exists against the probability of spontaneous generation. In the 1870s and 1880s scientists believed that devising a plausible explanation for the origin of life</p><blockquote>would be fairly easy. For one thing, they assumed that life was essentially a rather simple substance called protoplasm that could be easily constructed by combining and recombining simple chemicals such as carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen (Meyer, 1996, p. 25).</blockquote><p>The German evolutionary biologist Ernst Haeckel (1925) even referred to monera cells as simple homogeneous globules of plasm. Haeckel believed that a living cell about as complex as a bowl of Jell-o ® could exist, and his origin of life theory reflected this completely erroneous view. He even concluded that cell “autogony” (the term he used to describe living things’ ability to reproduce) was similar to the process of inorganic crystallization. In his words:</p><blockquote>The most ancient organisms which arose by spontaneous generation—the original parents of all subsequent organisms—must necessarily be supposed to have been Monera—simple, soft, albuminous lumps of plasma, without structure, without any definite form, and entirely without any hard and formed parts.</blockquote><p>About the same time T. H. Huxley proposed a simple two-step method of chemical recombination that he thought could explain the origin of the first living cell. Both Haeckel and Huxley thought that just as salt could be produced spontaneously by mixing powered sodium metal and heated chlorine gas, a living cell could be produced by mixing the few chemicals they believed were required. Haeckel taught that the basis of life is a substance called “plasm,” and this plasm constitutes</p><blockquote>the material foundations of the phenomena of life ... All the other materials that we find in the living organism are products or derivatives of the active plasm: In view of the extraordinary significance which we must assign to the plasm—as the universal vehicle of all the vital phenomena [or as Huxley said “the physical basis of life”]—it is very important to understand clearly all its properties, especially the chemical ones ... In every case where we have with great difficulty succeeded in examining the plasm as far as possible and separating it from the plasma-products, it has the appearance of a colorless, viscous substance, the chief physical property of which is its peculiar thickness and consistency ... Active living protoplasm ... is best compared to a cold jelly or solution of glue (1905 pp. 121,123).</blockquote><p>Once the brew was mixed, eons of time allowed spontaneous chemical reactions to produce the simple “protoplasmic substance” that scientists once assumed to be the essence of life (Meyer, 1996, p. 25). As late as 1928, the germ cell still was thought to be relatively simple and</p><blockquote>...no one now questions that individual development everywhere consists of progress from a relatively simple to a relatively complex form. Development is not the unfolding of an infolded organism; it is the formation of new structures and functions by combinations and transformations of the relatively simple structures and functions of the germ cells (Conklin, 1928, pp. 63–64).</blockquote><p>Cytologists now realize that a living cell contains hundreds of thousands of different complex parts such as various motor proteins that are assembled to produce the most complex “machine” in the Universe—a machine far more complex than the most complex Cray super computer. We now also realize after a century of research that the eukaryote protozoa thought to be as simple as a bowl of gelatin in Darwin’s day actually are enormously more complex than the prokaryote cell. Furthermore, molecular biology has demonstrated that the basic design of the cell is</p><blockquote>essentially the same in all living systems on earth from bacteria to mammals... In terms of their basic biochemical design... no living system can be thought of as being primitive or ancestral with respect to any other system, nor is there the slightest empirical hint of an evolutionary sequence among all the incredibly diverse cells on earth (Denton, 1986, p. 250).</blockquote><p>This is a major problem for Darwinism because life at the cellular level generally does not reveal a gradual increase in complexity as it ascends the evolutionary ladder from protozoa to humans. The reason that all cells are basically alike is because the basic biochemical requirements and constraints for all life are the same:</p><blockquote>A curious similarity underlies the seemingly varied forms of life we see on the earth today: the most central molecular machinery of modern organisms has always been found to be essentially the same. This unity of biochemistry has surely been one of the great discoveries of the past 100 years (Cairns-Smith, 1985, p. 90).</blockquote><p>The most critical gap that must be explained is that between life and non-life because</p><blockquote>Cells and organisms are very complex... [and] there is a surprising uniformity among living things. We know from DNA sequence analyses that plants and higher animals are closely related, not only to each other, but to relatively simple single-celled organisms such as yeasts. Cells are so similar in their structure and function that many of their proteins can be interchanged from one organism to another. For example, yeast cells share with human cells many of the central molecules that regulate their cell cycle, and several of the human proteins will substitute in the yeast cell for their yeast equivalents! (Alberts, 1992, p. xii).</blockquote><p>The <i>belief</i> that spontaneous regeneration, while admittedly very rare, is still attractive as illustrated by Sagan and Leonard’s conclusion, “Most scientists agree that life will appear spontaneously in any place where conditions remain sufficiently favorable for a very long time” (1972, p. 9). This claim then is followed by an admission from Sagan and Leonard that raises doubts not only about abiogenesis, but about Darwinism generally, namely, “this conviction [about the origin of life] is based on inferences and extrapolations.” The many problems, inferences, and extrapolations needed to create abiogenesis just-so stories once were candidly admitted by Dawkins:</p><blockquote>An origin of life, anywhere, consists of the chance arising of a self-replicating entity. Nowadays, the replicator that matters on Earth is the DNA molecule, but the original replicator probably was not DNA. We don’t know what it was. Unlike DNA, the original replicating molecules cannot have relied upon complicated machinery to duplicate them. Although, in some sense, they must have been equivalent to “Duplicate me” instructions, the “language” in which the instructions were written was not a highly formalized language such that only a complicated machine could obey them. The original replicator cannot have needed elaborate decoding, as DNA instructions... do today. Self-duplication was an inherent property of the entity’s structure just as, say, hardness is an inherent property of a diamond... the original replicators, unlike their later successors the DNA molecules, did not have complicated decoding and instruction-obeying machinery, because complicated machinery is the kind of thing that arises in the world only after many generations of evolution. And evolution does not get started until there are replicators. In the teeth of the so-called “Catch-22 of the origin of life”... the original self-duplicating entities must have been simple enough to arise by the spontaneous accidents of chemistry (1996, p. 285).</blockquote><p>The method used in constructing these hypothetical replicators is not stated, nor has it ever been demonstrated to exist either in the laboratory or on paper. The difficulties of terrestrial abiogenesis are so great that some evolutionists have hypothesized that life could not have originated on earth but must have been transported here from another planet via star dust, meteors, comets, or spaceships (Bergman, 1993b)! As noted above, panspermia does not solve the origin of life problem though, but instead moves the abiogenesis problem elsewhere. Furthermore, since so far as we know no living organism can survive very long in space because of cosmic rays and other radiation, “this theory is ... highly dubious, although it has not been disproved; also, it does not answer the question of where or how life did originate” (Newman, 1967, p. 662). </p><p>Darwin evidentially recognized how serious the abiogenesis problem was for his theory, and once even conceded that all existing terrestrial life must have descended from some primitive life form that was called into life “by the Creator” (1900, p. 316). But to admit, as Darwin did, the possibility of <i>one</i> or <i>a few creations is to open the door to the possibility of many or even thousands</i>! If God made one animal type, He also could have made two or many thousands of different types. No contemporary hypothesis today has provided a viable explanation as to how the abiogenesis origin of life could occur by naturalistic means. The problems are so serious that the majority of evolutionists today tend to shun the whole subject of abiogenesis.</p><h3 style="color: #cc3366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: center;">History of Modern Abiogenesis Research</h3><p>The “warm soup” theory, still the most widely held theory of abiogenesis among evolutionists, was developed most extensively by Russian scientist A.I. Oparin in the 1920s. The theory held that life evolved when organic molecules rained into the primitive oceans from an atmospheric soup of chemicals interacting with solar energy. Later Haldane (1928), Bernal (1947) and Urey (1952) published their research to try to support this model, all with little success. Then came what some felt was a breakthrough by Harold Urey and his graduate student Stanley Miller in the early 1950s.</p><p>The most famous origin of life experiment was completed in 1953 by Stanley Miller at the University of Chicago. At the time Miller was a 23-year-old graduate student working under Urey who was trying to recreate in his laboratory the conditions then thought to have preceded the origin of life. The Miller/Urey experiments involved filling a sealed glass apparatus with methane, ammonia, hydrogen gases (representing what they thought composed the early atmosphere) and water vapor (to simulate the ocean). Next, they used a spark-discharge device to strike the gases in the flask with simulated lightning while a heating coil kept the water boiling. Within a few days, the water and gas mix produced a reddish stain on the sides of the flask. After analyzing the substances that had been formed, they found several types of amino acids. Eventually Miller and other scientists were able to produce 10 of the 20 amino acids required for life by techniques similar to the original Miller/ Urey experiments.</p><p>Urey and Miller assumed that the results were significant because some of the organic compounds produced were the building blocks of proteins, the basic structure of all life (Horgan, 1996, p. 130). Although widely heralded by the press as “proving” the origin of life could have occurred on the early earth under natural conditions without intelligence, the experiment actually provided compelling evidence for exactly the opposite conclusion. For example, equal quantities of both right- and left-handed organic molecules always were produced by the Urey/Miller procedure. In real life, nearly all amino acids found in proteins are left handed, almost all polymers of carbohydrates are right handed, and the opposite type can be toxic to the cell. In a summary the famous Urey/Miller origin-of-life experiment, Horgan concluded:</p><blockquote>Miller’s results seem to provide stunning evidence that life could arise from what the British chemist J.B.S. Haldane had called the “primordial soup.” Pundits speculated that scientists, like Mary Shelley’s Dr. Frankenstein, would shortly conjure up living organisms in their laboratories and thereby demonstrate in detail how genesis unfolded. It hasn’t worked out that way. In fact, almost 40 years after his original experiment, Miller told me that solving the riddle of the origin of life had turned out to be more difficult than he or anyone else had envisioned (1996, p. 138).</blockquote><p>The reasons why creating life in a test tube turned out to be far more difficult than Miller or anyone else expected are numerous and include the fact that scientists now know that the complexity of life is far greater than Miller or anyone else in pre-DNA revolution 1953 ever imagined. Actually life is far more complex and contains far more information than anyone in the 1980s believed possible. In an interview with Miller, now considered one of “the most diligent and respected origin-of-life researchers,” Horgan reported that after Miller completed his 1953 experiment, he</p><blockquote>...dedicated himself to the search for the secret of life. He developed a reputation as both a rigorous experimentalist and a bit of a curmudgeon, someone who is quick to criticize what he feels is shoddy work....he fretted that his field still had a reputation as a fringe discipline, not worthy of serious pursuit.... Miller seemed unimpressed with any of the current proposals on the origin of life, referring to them as “nonsense” or “paper chemistry.” He was so contemptuous of some hypotheses that, when I asked his opinion of them, he merely shook his head, sighed deeply, and snickered—as if overcome by the folly of humanity. Stuart Kauffman’s theory of autocatalysis fell into this category. “Running equations through a computer does not constitute an experiment,” Miller sniffed. Miller acknowledged that scientists may never know precisely where and when life emerged. “We’re trying to discuss a historical event, which is very different from the usual kind of science, and so criteria and methods are very different,” he remarked... (Horgan, 1996, p. 139).</blockquote><p>The major problem of Millers experiment is well put by Davies,</p><blockquote>Making the building blocks of life is easy—amino acids have been found in meteorites and even in outer space. But just as bricks alone don’t make a house, so it takes more than a random collection of amino acids to make life. Like house bricks, the building blocks of life have to be assembled in a very specific and exceedingly elaborate way before they have the desired function (Davies, 1999, p. 28).</blockquote><p>We now realize that the Urey/Miller experiments did not produce evidence for abiogenesis because, although amino acids are the building blocks of life, the key to life is information (Pigliucci, 1999; Dembski, 1998). Natural objects in forms resembling the English alphabet (circles, straight lines and similar) abound in nature, but this does not help us to understand the origin of information (such as that in Shakespear’s plays) because this task requires intelligence both to create the information (the play) and then to translate that information into symbols. What must be explained is the <i>source of the</i> <i>information</i> in the text (the words and ideas), not the existence of circles and straight lines. Likewise, the information contained in the genome must be explained (Dembski, 1998). Complicating the situation is the fact that</p><blockquote>research has since drawn Miller’s hypothetical atmosphere into question, causing many scientists to doubt the relevance of his findings. Recently, scientists have focused on an even more exotic amino acid source: meteorites. Chyba is one of several researchers who have evidence that extraterrestrial amino acids may have hitched a ride to Earth on far flung space rocks (Simpson, 1999, p. 26).</blockquote><p>Yet another difficulty is, even if the source of the amino acids and the many other compounds needed for life could be explained, it still must be explained as to how these many diverse elements became aggregated in the same area and then properly assembled themselves. This problem is a major stumbling block to any theory of abiogenesis:</p><blockquote>...no one has ever satisfactorily explained how the widely distributed ingredients linked up into proteins. Presumed conditions of primordial Earth would have driven the amino acids toward lonely isolation. That’s one of the strongest reasons that Wächtershäuser, Morowitz, and other hydrothermal vent theorists want to move the kitchen [that cooked life] to the ocean floor. If the process starts down deep at discrete vents, they say, it can build amino acids—and link them up—right there (Simpson, 1999, p. 26).</blockquote><p>Several recent discoveries have led some scientists to conclude that life may have arisen in submarine vents whose temperatures approach 350° C. Unfortunately for both warm pond and hydrothermal vent theorists, heat may be the downfall of their theory.</p><h3 style="color: #cc3366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: center;">Heat and Biochemical Degradation Problems</h3><p>Charles Darwin’s hypothesis that life first originated on earth in a warm little pond somewhere on a primitive earth has been used widely by most nontheists for over a century in attempts to explain the origin of life. Several reasons exist for favoring a warm environment for the start of life on earth. A major reason is that the putative oldest known organisms on earth are alleged to be hyperthermophiles that require temperatures between 80° and 110° C in order to thrive (Levy and Miller, 1998). In addition some atmospheric models have concluded that the surface temperature of the early earth was much higher than it is today.</p><p>A major drawback of the “warm little pond” origin- of-life theory is its apparent ability to produce sufficient concentrations of the many complex compounds required to construct the first living organisms. These compounds must be sufficiently stable to insure that the balance between synthesis and degradation favors synthesis (Levy and Miller, 1998). The warm pond and hot vent theories also have been seriously disputed by experimental research that has found the half-lives of many critically important compounds needed for life to be far “too short to allow for the adequate accumulation of these compounds” (Levy and Miller, 1998, p. 7933). Furthermore, research has documented that “unless the origin of life took place extremely rapidly (in less than 100 years), we conclude that a high temperature origin of life... cannot involve adenine, uracil, guanine or cytosine” because these compounds break down far too fast in a warm environment. In a hydrothermal environment, most of these compounds could neither form in the first place, nor exist for a significant amount of time (Levy and Miller, p. 7933).</p><p>As Levy and Miller explain, “the rapid rates of hydrolysis of the nucleotide bases A,U,G and T at temperatures much above 0° Celsius would present a major problem in the accumulation of these presumed essential components on the early earth” (p. 7933). For this reason, Levy and Miller postulated that either a two-letter code or an alternative base pair was used instead. This requires the development of an entirely <i>different</i> <i>kind</i> of life, a conclusion that is not only highly speculative, but likely impossible because no other known compounds have the required properties for life that adenine, uracil, guanine and cytosine possess. Furthermore, this would require life to evolve based on a hypothetical two-letter code or alternative base pair system. Then life would have to <i>re-evolve</i> into a radically new form based on the present code, a change that appears to be impossible according to our current understanding of molecular biology.</p><p>Furthermore, the authors found that, given the minimal time perceived to be necessary for evolution to occur, cytosine is unstable <i>even</i> <i>at temperatures as cold as 0º C.</i> Without cytosine neither DNA or RNA can exist. One of the main problems with Miller’s theory is that his experimental methodology has not been able to produce much more than a few amino acids which actually lend little or no insight into possible mechanisms of abiogenesis.</p><blockquote>Even the simpler molecules are produced only in small amounts in realistic experiments simulating possible primitive earth conditions. What is worse, these molecules are generally minor constituents of tars: It remains problematical how they could have been separated and purified through geochemical processes whose normal effects are to make organic mixtures more and more of a jumble. With somewhat more complex molecules these difficulties rapidly increase. In particular a purely geochemical origin of nucleotides (the subunits of DNA and RNA) presents great difficulties. In any case, nucleotides have not yet been produced in realistic experiments of the kind Miller did. (Cairns-Smith, 1985, p. 90).</blockquote><p>Postulating alternative codes for an origin-of-life event at temperatures close to the freezing point of water is a rationalization designed to overcome what appears to be a set of insurmountable problems for the abiogenesis theory. Given these problems, why do so many biologists believe that life on earth originated by spontaneous generation under favorable conditions? Yockey concludes that although Miller’s paradigm was at one time</p><blockquote>worth consideration, now the entire effort in the primeval soup paradigm is self-deception based on the ideology of its champions... The history of science shows that a paradigm, once it has achieved the status of acceptance (and is incorporated in textbooks) and regardless of its failures, is declared invalid only when a new paradigm is available to replace it ... It is a characteristic of the true believer in religion, philosophy and ideology that he must have a set of beliefs, come what may... There is no reason that this should be different in the research on the origin of life ...Belief in a primeval soup on the grounds that no other paradigm is available is an example of the logical <i>fallacy of the false alternative</i>... (Yockey, 1992, p. 336 emphasis in original).</blockquote><p>The many problems with the warm soup model have motivated the development of many other abiogenesis models. One is the cold temperature model that is gaining in acceptance as the flaws of the hot model become more obvious. As Vogel notes, many researchers still</p><blockquote>argue that the first cells arose in the scalding waters of hot springs or geothermal vents, while a small but prominent band of holdouts insists on cool pools or even cold oceans. With no fossils to go by, the argument has circled a variety of indirect clues ... But now ... comes good news from the cold camp: Evidence from the genes of living organisms suggests that the cell that gave rise to all of today’s life-forms was ill-suited for extremely hot conditions (Vogel, 1999, p. 155).</blockquote><p>Based on a geochemical assessment, Thaxton, Bradley, and Olsen (1984 p. 66) concluded that in the atmosphere the “many destructive interactions would have so vastly diminished, if not altogether consumed, essential precursor chemicals, that chemical evolution rates would have been negligible” in the various water basins on the primitive earth. They concluded that the “soup” would have been far too diluted for direct polymerization to occur. Even local ponds where some concentrating of soup ingredients may have occurred would have met with the same problem.</p><blockquote>Furthermore, no geological evidence indicates an organic soup, even a small organic pond, ever existed on this planet. It is becoming clear that however life began on earth, the usually conceived notion that life emerged from an oceanic soup of organic chemicals is a most implausible hypothesis. We may therefore with fairness call this scenario “the myth of the prebiotic soup” (Thaxton, Bradley, and Olsen, 1984, p. 66).</blockquote><p>It also is theorized that life must have begun in clay because the “clay-life” explanation explains several problems not explained by the “primordial soup” theory. Graham Cairns-Smith of the University of Scotland first proposed the clay-life theory about 40 years ago, and many scientists have since come to believe that life on earth must have began from clay rather than in the the warm little pond as proposed by Darwin. The clay-life theory holds that an accumulation of chemicals produced in clay by the sun eventually led to the hypothetical self-replicating molecules that evolved into cells and then eventually into all life forms on earth today.</p><p>The theory argues that only clay has the two essential properties necessary for life: the capacity to both store and transfer energy. Furthermore, because some clay components have the ability to act as catalysts, clay is capable of some of the same lifelike attributes as those exhibited by enzymes. Additionally the mineral structure of certain clays are almost as intricate as some organic molecules. However, the clay theory suffered from its own set of problems, and as a result has been discarded by most theorists. At the very least, the Stanley Miller experiments proved that amino acids can be formed under certain conditions. The clay theory has yet to achieve even this much. As a result, Miller’s experiments continue to be cited because no other viable source exists for the production of amino acids. Now, the hot thermal vent theory is being discussed once again by many as an alternative although, as noted above, it too suffers from potentially lethal problems.</p><h3 style="color: #cc3366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: center;">What is Needed to Produce Life</h3><p>Naturalism requires enormously long periods of time to allow non-living matter to evolve into the hypothetical speck of viable protoplasm needed to start the process that results in life. Even <i>more</i> time is needed to evolve the protoplasm into the enormous variety of highly organized complex life forms that have been found in Cambrian rocks. Neo-Darwinism suggests that life originated over 3.5 billion years ago, yet a rich fossil record for less than roughly 600 million years commonly is claimed. Consequently, almost all the record is missing, and evidence for the most critical two billion years of evolution is sparse at best with what little actually exists being highly equivocal.</p><p>A major issue then, in abiogenesis is “what is the <i>minimum</i> number of possible parts that allows something to live?” The number of parts needed is large, but how large is difficult to determine. In order to be considered “alive,” an organism must possess the ability to metabolize and assimilate food, to respirate, to grow, to reproduce and to respond to stimuli (a trait known as irritability). These criteria were developed by biologists who were trying to understand the process we call life. Although these criteria are not perfect, they are useful in spite of cases that seem to contradict our definition. A mule, for instance, cannot usually reproduce but clearly is alive, and a crystal can “reproduce” but clearly is not alive. One attempt by an evolutionist to determine what is needed in order to self-replicate produced the following conclusions:</p><blockquote>If we ditch the selfish-replicator illusion, and accept that the only known biological entity capable of autonomous replication is the cell (full of cooperating genes and proteins, etc.)... DNA replication is so error-prone that it needs the prior existence of protein enzymes to improve the copying fidelity of a gene-size piece of DNA. “Catch-22,” say Maynard Smith and Szathmary. So, wheel on RNA with its now recognized properties of carrying both informational and enzymatic activity, leading the authors to state: “In essence, the first RNA molecules did not need a protein polymerase to replicate them; they replicated themselves.” Is this a fact or a hope? I would have thought it relevant to point out for ‘biologists in general’ that not one self-replicating RNA has emerged to date from quadrillions (10<span><sup>24</sup></span>) of artificially synthesized, random RNA sequences (Dover, 1999, p. 218).</blockquote><p>The cell, then appears to be the only biological entity that self-reproduces and simultaneously possesses the other traits required for life. The question then becomes “What is the <i>simplest</i> cell that can exist?”</p><p>Many bacteria and all viruses possess less complexity than required for an organism normally defined as “living,” and for this reason must live as parasites which require the existence of complex cells in order to reproduce. For this reason Trefil noted that the question of where viruses come from is an “enduring mystery” in evolution. Viruses usually are much smaller than parasitic bacteria and are not considered alive because they must rely on their host even more than bacteria do. Viruses consist primarily of a coat of proteins surrounding DNA or RNA that contains a handful of genes, and since they do not</p><blockquote>... reproduce in the normal way, it’s hard to see how they could have gotten started. One theory: they are parasites who, over a long period of time, have lost the ability to reproduce independently... Viruses are among the smallest of “living” things. A typical virus, like the one that causes ordinary influenza, may be no more than a thousand atoms across. This is in comparison with cells which may be hundreds or even thousands of times that size. Its small size is one reason that it is so easy for a virus to spread from one host to another—it’s hard to filter out anything that small (Trefil, 1992, p. 91).</blockquote><p>In order to reproduce, a virus’s genes must invade a living cell and take control of its much larger DNA. A bacterium is 400 times greater in size than the smallest known virus, while a typical human cell averages 200 times larger than the smallest known bacterium. The QB virus is only 24 nanometers long, contains only 3 genes and is almost 20 times smaller than <i>Escherichia coli,</i> billions of which inhabit the human intestines. <i>E. coli</i> is 1,000 nanometers long compared to a typical human cell that is about 10,000 nanometers long (1 nanometer equals 1 billionth of a meter, or about 1/25-millionths of an inch) and contains an estimated 100,000 genes. Researchers have detected microbes in human and bovine blood that are only 2-millionths of an inch in diameter, but these organisms cannot live on their own because they need more than simple inorganic, or common inorganic molecules to survive.</p><p>Since parasites lack many of the genes (and other biological machinery) required to survive on their own, in order to grow and reproduce they must obtain the nutrients and other services they require from the organisms that serve as their hosts. Independent free-living creatures such as people, mice and roses are far more complex than organisms like parasites and viruses that are dependent on these complex free-living organisms. Abiogenesis theory requires that the first life forms consisted of free-living autotrophs (i.e. organisms that are able to manufacture their own food) since the complex life forms needed to sustain heterotrophs (organisms that cannot manufacture their own food) did not exist until later.</p><p>Most extremely small organisms existing today are dependent on other, more complex organisms. Some organisms can overcome their lack of size and genes by borrowing genes from their hosts or by gorging on a rich broth of organic chemicals like blood. Some microbes live in colonies in which different members provide different services. Unless one postulates the unlikely scenario of the simultaneous spontaneous generation of <i>many different organisms</i>, one has to demonstrate the evolution of an organism that can survive on its own, or with others like itself, as a symbiont or cannibal. Consequently, the putative first life forms must have been much more complex than most examples of “simple” life known to exist today.</p><p>The simplest microorganisms, Chlamydia and Rickettsea, are the smallest living things known, but also are both parasites and thus too simple to be the first life. Only a few hundred atoms across, they are smaller than the largest virus and have about half as much DNA as do other species of bacteria. Although they are about as small as possible and still be living, these two forms of life still possess the millions of atomic parts necessary to carry out the biochemical functions required for life, yet they still are too simple to live on their own and thus must use the cellular machinery of a host in order to live (Trefil, 1992, p. 28). Many of the smaller bacteria are not free living, but are parasite like viruses that can live only with the help of more complex organisms (Galtier et al., 1999).</p><p>The gap between non-life and the simplest cell is illustrated by what is believed to be the organism with the smallest known genome of any free living organism <i>Mycoplasma</i> <i>genitalium</i> (Fraser et al., 1995). <i>M.</i> <i>genitalium</i> is 200 nanometers long and contains only 482 genes or over 0.5 million base pairs which compares to 4,253 genes for <i>E. coli</i> (about 4,720,000 nucleotide base pairs), with each gene producing an enormously complex protein machine (Fraser et al., 1995). <i>M. genitalium</i> also must live off other life because they are too simple to live on their own. They invade reproductive tract cells and live as parasites on organelles that are far larger and more complicated but which must <i>first</i> exist for the survival of parasitic organisms to be possible. The first life therefore must be much more complex than <i>M.</i> <i>genitalium</i> even though it is estimated to manufacture about 600 different proteins. A typical eukaryote cell consists of an estimated 40,000 different protein molecules and is so complex that to acknowledge that the “cells exist at all is a marvel... even the simplest of the living cells is far more fascinating than any human- made object" (Alberts, 1992, pp. xii, xiv).</p><p><i>M. genitalium</i> is one-fifth the size of <i>E. coli</i> but four times larger than the putative nanobacteria. Blood nanobacteria are only 50 nanometers long (which is smaller than some viruses), and possess a currently unknown number of genes. When Finnish biologist Olavi Kajander discovered nanobacteria in 1998, he called them a “bizarre new form of life.” Nanobacteria now are speculated to resemble primitive life forms which presumably arose in the postulated chemical soup that existed when earth was young. Kajander concluded that nanobacteria may serve as a model for primordial life, and that their modern-day primordial soup is blood. Actually, nanobacteria cannot be the smallest form of life because they evidently are parasites and primordial life must be able to live independently. Like viruses they are not considered alive but are of intense medical interest because they may be one cause of kidney stones (Kajander and Ciftcioglu, 1998). Other researchers think these bacteria are only a degenerate form of larger bacteria.</p><p>For these reasons, when researching the minimum requirements needed to live the example of <i>E. coli</i> is more realistic. Most bacteria require several thousand genes to carry out the minimum functions necessary for life. Denton notes that even though the tiniest bacterial cells are incredibly small, weighing under 10<span><sup>–12</sup></span> grams, each bacterium is a</p><blockquote>veritable micro-miniaturized factory containing thousands of exquisitely designed pieces of intricate molecular machinery, made up altogether of one hundred thousand million atoms, far more complicated than any machine built by man and absolutely without parallel in the non-living world (Denton, 1986, p. 250).</blockquote><p>The simplest form of life requires millions of parts at the atomic level, and the higher life forms require trillions. Furthermore, the many macromolecules necessary for life are constructed of even smaller parts called elements. That life requires a certain minimum number of parts is well documented; the only debate now is <i>how many</i> millions of functionally integrated parts are necessary. The minimum number may not produce an organism that can survive long enough to effectively reproduce. Schopf notes that simple life without complex repair systems to fix damaged genes and their protein products stand little chance of surviving. When a mutation occurs</p><blockquote>cells like those of humans with two copies of each gene can often get by with one healthy version. But a mutation can be deadly if it occurs in an organism with only a single copy of its genes, like many primitive forms of life.... (Schopf, 1999, p. 102)</blockquote><p>Therefore, the answer to our original question, “What is the smallest form of nonparasitic life?” probably is an organism close to size and complexity of <i>E. Coli,</i> possibly even larger. No answer is currently possible because we have much to learn about what is required for life. As researchers discover new exotic “life” forms thriving in rocks, ice, acid, boiling water and other extreme environments, they are finding the biological world to be much more complex than assumed merely a decade ago. The oceans now are known to be teeming with microscopic cells which form the base of the food chain on which fish and other larger animals depend. It now is estimated that small, free-living aquatic bacteria make up about <i>one-half</i> of the entire biomass of the oceans (MacAyeal, 1995).</p><p>Many highly complex animals appear very early in the fossil record and many “simple” animals thrive today. The earliest fossils known, which are believed to be those of cyanobacteria, are quite similar structurally and biochemically to bacteria living today. Yet it is claimed they thrived almost as soon as earth formed (Schopf, 1993; Galtier et al., 1999). Estimated at 3.5 billion years old, these earliest known forms of life are incredibly complex. Furthermore, remarkably diverse types of animals existed very early in earth history and no less than eleven different species have been found so far. A concern Corliss raises is “why after such rapid diversification did these microorganisms remain essentially unchanged for the next 3.465 billion years? Such stasis, common in biology, is puzzling” (1993, p. 2). <i>E. coli,</i> as far as we can tell, is the same today as in the fossil record.</p><h3 style="color: #cc3366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: center;">Probability Arguments</h3><p>As Coppedge (1973) notes, even 1) postulating a primordial sea with every single component necessary for life, 2) speeding up the bonding rate so as to form different chemical combinations a trillion times more rapidly than hypothesized to have occurred, 3) allowing for a 4.6 billion- year-old earth and 4) using all atoms on the earth still leaves the probability of a single protein molecule being arranged by chance is 1 in 10,261. Using the lowest estimate made before the discoveries of the past two decades raised the number several fold. Coppedge estimates the probability of 1 in 10<span><sup>119,879</sup></span> is necessary to obtain the minimum set of the required estimate of 239 protein molecules for the smallest theoretical life form.</p><p>At this rate he estimates it would require 10<span><sup>119,831</sup></span> years on the average to obtain a set of these proteins by naturalistic evolution (1973, pp. 110, 114). The number he obtained is 10<span><sup>119,831</sup></span> greater than the current estimate for the age of the earth (4.6 billion years). In other words, this event is outside the range of probability. Natural selection cannot occur until an organism exists and is able to reproduce which requires that the first complex life form first exist as a functioning unit.</p><p>In spite of the overwhelming empirical and probabilistic evidence that life could not originate by natural processes, evolutionists possess an unwavering belief that some day they will have an answer to how life could spontaneously generate. Nobel laureate Christian de Duve (1995) argues that life is the product of law-driven chemical steps, each one of which must have been highly probable in the right circumstances. This reliance upon an unknown “law” favoring life has been postulated to replace the view that life’s origin was a freakish accident unlikely to occur anywhere, is now popular. Chance is now out of favor in part because it has become clear that even the simplest conceivable life form (still much simpler than any actual organism) would have to be so complex that accidental self-assembly would be nothing short of miraculous even in two billion years (Spetner, 1997). Furthermore, natural selection cannot operate until biological reproducing units exist. This hoped for “law,” though, has no basis in fact nor does it even have a theoretical basis. It is a nebulous concept which results from a determination to continue the quest for a naturalistic explanation of life. In the words of Horgan:</p><blockquote>One day, he [Stanley Miller] vowed, scientists would discover the self-replicating molecule that had triggered the great saga of evolution....[and] the discovery of the first genetic material [will] legitimize Millers’s field. “It would take off like a rocket,” Miller muttered through clenched teeth. Would such a discovery be immediately self-apparent? Miller nodded. “It will be in the nature of something that will make you say, ‘Jesus, there it is. How could you have overlooked this for so long?’ And everybody will be totally convinced” (Horgan, 1996, p. 139).</blockquote><p>The atheistic world view requires abiogenesis; therefore scientists must try to deal with the probability arguments. The most common approach is similar to the attempt by Stenger, who does not refute the argument but tries to explain it by way analogy:</p><blockquote>For example, every human being on Earth is the product of a highly elaborate combination of genes that would be a very unlikely outcome of a random toss. Think of what an unlikely being you are—the result of so many chance encounters between your male and female ancestors. What if your great great great grandmother had not survived that childhood illness? What if your grandfather had been killed by a stray bullet in a war, before he met your grandmother? Despite all those contingencies, you still exist. And if you ask, <i>after the fact,</i> what is the probability for your particular set of genes existing, the answer is one hundred percent. Certainty! (1998, p. 9).</blockquote><p>The major problem with this argument, as shown by Dembski, is that it is a gross misuse of statistics, one of the most important tools science has ever developed. Although change is involved, intelligence is critically important even in the events Stenger describes. The fallacy of his reasoning can be illustrated by comparing it to a court case using DNA. Stenger’s analogy cannot negate the finding that the likelihood is 1 in 100 million that a blood sample found on the victim at the crime is the suspect’s. For this reason, it is highly probable that the accused was at the crime scene; the fact that his blood was mixed with the victim’s, will no doubt be accepted by the court and an attempt to destroy this conclusion by use of an analogy such as Stenger’s will likely be rejected.</p><h3 style="color: #cc3366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: center;">Conclusions</h3><p>It appears that the field of molecular biology will falsify Darwinism. An estimated 100,000 different proteins are used to construct humans alone. Furthermore, one million species are known, and as many as 10 million may exist. Although many proteins are used in most life forms, as many as <i>100 million or more protein variations</i> may exist in all plant and animal life. According to Asimov:</p><blockquote>Now, almost each of all the thousands of reactions in the body is catalyzed by a specific enzyme ... a different one in each case ... and every enzyme is a protein, a <i>different</i> protein. The human body is not alone in having thousands of different enzymes—so does every other species of creature. Many of the reactions that take place in human cells also happen in the cells of other creatures. Some of the reactions, indeed, are universal, in that they take place in all cells of every type. This means that an enzyme capable of catalyzing a particular reaction may be present in the cells of wolves, octopi, moss, and bacteria, as well as in our own cells. And yet each of these enzymes, capable though it is of catalyzing one particular reaction, is characteristic of its own species. They may all be distinguished from one another. It follows that every species of creature has thousands of enzymes and that all those enzymes may be different. Since there are over a million different species on earth, it may be possible—judging from the enzymes alone—that different proteins exist by the millions! (Asimov, 1962, pp. 27–28).</blockquote><p>Even using an unrealistically low estimate of 1,000 steps required to “evolve” the average protein (if this were possible) implies that many <i>trillions</i> of links were needed to evolve the proteins that once existed or that exist today. And <i>not</i> <i>one</i> clear transitional protein that is morphologically and chemically in between the ancient and modern form of the protein has been convincingly demonstrated. The same problem exists with fats, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and the other compounds that are produced by, and necessary for, life.</p><p>Scientists have yet to discover a single molecule that has “learned to make copies of itself” (Simpson, 1999, p. 26). Many scientists seem to be oblivious of this fact because</p><blockquote>Articles appearing regularly in scientific journals claim to have generated self-replicating peptides or RNA strands, but they fail to provide a natural source for their compounds or an explanation for what fuels them... this top-down approach... [is like] a caveman coming across a modern car and trying to figure out how to make it. “It would be like taking the engine out of the car, starting it up, and trying to see how that engine works” (Simpson, 1999, p.26).</blockquote><p>Some bacteria, specifically phototrophs and lithotrophs, contain all the metabolic machinery necessary to construct most of their growth factors (amino acids, vitamins, purines and pyrimidines) from raw materials (usually O<span><sub>2</sub></span>, light, a carbon source, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur and a dozen or so trace minerals). They can live in an environment with few needs but first must possess the complex functional metabolic machinery necessary to produce the compounds needed to live from a few types of raw materials. This requires more metabolic machinery in order to manufacture the many needed organic compounds necessary for life. Evolution was much more plausible when life was believed to be a relatively simple material similar to, in Haeckel’s words, the “transparent viscous albumin that surrounds the yolk in the hen’s egg” which evolved into all life today. Haeckel taught the process occurred as follows:</p><blockquote>By far the greater part of the plasm that comes under investigation as active living matter in organisms is metaplasm, or secondary plasm, the originally homogeneous substance of which has acquired definite structures by phyletic differentiations in the course of millions of years (1905, p.126).</blockquote><p>Abiogenesis is only one area of research which illustrates that the naturalistic origin of life hypothesis has become less and less probable as molecular biology has progressed, and is now at the point that its plausibility appears outside the realm of probability. Numerous origin-of-life researchers, have lamented the fact that molecular biology during the past half-a-century has not been very kind to <i>any</i> naturalistic origin-of-life theory. Perhaps this explains why researchers now are speculating that other events such as panspermia or an undiscovered “life law” are more probable than all existing terrestrial abiogenesis theories, and can better deal with the many seemingly insurmountable problems of abiogenesis.</p><p>Acknowledgements: I want to thank Bert Thompson, Ph.D., Wayne Frair, Ph.D., and John Woodmorappe, M.A., for their comments on an earlier draft of this article.</p><a name="bergman"><hr /></a><p><a name="bergman"></a><a name="Bergman"></a><b>Jerry Bergman</b> has seven degrees, including in biology, psychology, and evaluation and research, from Wayne State University, in Detroit, Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. He has taught at Bowling Green State University, the University of Toledo, Medical College of Ohio and at other colleges and universities. He currently teaches biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and human anatomy at the college level and is a research associate involved in research in the area of cancer genetics. He has published widely in both popular and scientific journals.</p><hr /><h3 style="color: #cc3366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: center;">References</h3><blockquote><span><p><i>CRSQ: Creation Research Society Quarterly.</i></p><p><i>CENTJ: Creation Ex Nihilo Technical Journal.</i></p><p>Alberts, Bruce. 1992. Introduction to <i>Understanding DNA and gene cloning</i> by Karl Drlica. John Wiley and Sons, New York.</p><p>Asimov, Isaac. 1962. <i>The genetic code.</i> The Orion Press, New York.</p><p>Behe, Michael. 1996. <i>Darwin’s</i> <i>black</i> <i>box.</i> Basic Books, New York.</p><p>Bergman, Jerry. 1993a. A brief history of the theory of spontaneous generation. <i>CENTJ </i>7(1):73–81.</p><p>———. 1993b. 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The spontaneous generation of life. <i>CRSQ</i> 1 (Annual):13–17.</p></span></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table><span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Acumin Pro", "Acumin Pro Font";">
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<hr style="font-size: 14.4px;" /><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJPt2m8klLE3__LhMujayCh2yt2ZrlHQHF9AgRZv3PFg4DTKQRwFBDGNmeJyKeSPkhv8EpUeGyKNggPN_HQ4tkYy-dAPE5p_qq7msVZU5hUA1nvUxsumQWTll_fAMdSP8jMYObw/s160/BergmanJerry-tn.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJPt2m8klLE3__LhMujayCh2yt2ZrlHQHF9AgRZv3PFg4DTKQRwFBDGNmeJyKeSPkhv8EpUeGyKNggPN_HQ4tkYy-dAPE5p_qq7msVZU5hUA1nvUxsumQWTll_fAMdSP8jMYObw/w240-h320/BergmanJerry-tn.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jerry Bergman</b></span></div><div><br /></div>Dr Jerry Bergman has taught biology, genetics, chemistry, biochemistry, anthropology, geology, and microbiology for over 40 years at several colleges and universities including Bowling Green State University, Medical College of Ohio where he was a research associate in experimental pathology, and The University of Toledo. <br /><br />He is a graduate of the Medical College of Ohio, Wayne State University in Detroit, the University of Toledo, and Bowling Green State University. He has over 1,300 publications in 12 languages and 40 books and monographs. <br /><br /><br />His books and textbooks that include chapters that he authored are in over 1,500 college libraries in 27 countries. Dr Bergman has spoken over 2,000 times to college, university and church groups in America, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Africa. </div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.comBunch Ln, Haslemere GU27, UK51.1002839 -0.713055239.592959867257896 -18.2911802 62.607607932742106 16.8650698tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081560.post-78049375279856208872021-02-20T19:43:00.006+01:002022-02-14T23:39:51.599+01:00Sell me this pen<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anything that needs a salesman to be sold, isn't worth buying.</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWtVsrgSajTZiZhuDelV4kVxXiI1OL-A-2MBVEmFz2gMBmkBcsCxnIPX9oYdJVccyTHKH2GoYp1mGsVweOLlVwMecjq_WEWQurCmjMYdm7BXBIP8c1Oa70L1VICw-sY6lRPY25Q/s640/pens-1390131_640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWtVsrgSajTZiZhuDelV4kVxXiI1OL-A-2MBVEmFz2gMBmkBcsCxnIPX9oYdJVccyTHKH2GoYp1mGsVweOLlVwMecjq_WEWQurCmjMYdm7BXBIP8c1Oa70L1VICw-sY6lRPY25Q/w640-h426/pens-1390131_640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The line “sell me this pen” is a quote that will forever be a staple of movies that include sales personnel and plots related to boisterous sales techniques. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">At the very end of the movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, the protagonist (Leonardo di Caprio as Jordan Belfort) directs several seminar attendees to sell him a pen, and all of them hopelessly fail by being too nervous and, as a last resort, focusing on the pen's features and stammering puny replies. The line is also a common interview question posed to young salespeople to test their quick-thinking ability and wit when under pressure.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Many professional salespeople have proposed quirky rebuttals to the prompt of selling a stranger a pen. However, they all focus on actually listening and communicating with the pen-wielding stranger; usually a CEO or a similarly-lofted bigwig that's keen to test someone else's ability to sell their own pen back to them. All their suggested rebuttals focus on making up an elaborate story ridden with fantasies, which the bigwig CEO is expected to placidly accept to continue the charade.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Here's an alternative method of selling a pen to a bigwig CEO that requires far less fantasy-powered invention and far more big-picture thinking, not to mention, a dollop of facetiousness.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">How to sell a pen to a CEO</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CEO:</b> Sell me this pen.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><Pen salesman quickly snatches the pen from the CEO's hands and looks at it briefly before transfixing his eyes on the CEO></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pen salesman: </b>I won't waste your time, sir. I have a pen and you seem to be in the market for one. However, if that's true then you would be the first CEO in history without a pen.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">So, you're either an incompetent CEO who is in the market for a pen, or, you're a competent CEO who will see through any spiel I concoct in my attempt to sell you a pen. Which one are you?</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CEO: </b>Um... Err... Arr... I'm a competent CEO. I have a pen but I want to see if you can concoct persuasive jive on the fly and this pen was the first thing I saw on my desk.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pen salesman:</b> We're both busy so let's cut to the chase. Only fly-by-night Alibaba merchants sell cheap pens like this one. There's no margin in it and even a blind man wouldn't buy a cheap pen from a salesman they've just met. Instead of playing games let's talk about something important. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Let's talk about how the two of us can create something truly valuable that generates not only margin but also changes people's lives forever. Let's talk about ideas, and more specifically, which ideas can change the world as we know it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CEO:</b> Wow, you're right about not wasting time with silly pens. Now we're talking!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pen salesman: </b>Great. You'll want to take notes. Grab a pen -- you can use this one but it will cost you...</span></div>GThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786494509598616756noreply@blogger.com