Media- American Style

    TRUMP TO DEPORT VIETNAMESE REFUGEES-THE ATLANTIC

    FBI OBTAINS WIRETAP OF PUTIN ALLY  MEETING WITH TRUMP JR-BUSINESS INSIDER

    SEVEN YR OLD GIRL WHO DIED AT BORDER DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE FOR 90 MINUTES-NBC NEWS


    These are just a few of the headlines that have appeared in news outlets over the past couple of weeks. Not a single one of them are true. In fact if you read the entirety of these articles a pattern begins to emerge. A pattern that seems to be working to further the  purposeful misinformation of the American public.
    It afflicts us all. Just the other day I was snookered by a fake Waylon Jennings story. If a vigilant radio host and writer like myself can be bamboozled, just imagined how easy it is for the average John or Jane Q taxpayer?

     Reporters, or wire services (I know, dating myself) are regurgitating what they are told to and or copying from. Editors keen on the knowledge that most Americans today have an MTV attention span will bury the truthful aspects of any story on the back page (again, dating myself). However, considering that actual 'print' news is fading fast and 'column inches' no longer apply Editors must employ a new tactic in the age of internet news.
    I had an epiphany while reading the three articles I posted above. Even though I have known the slants and agendas of Leftist Media for most of my life and as much as I have mentioned on my show that the media openly lies to you it took me a bit to figure out HOW and WHY the American public is so easily mislead.

    The How

    Virtually every one of the three articles above follow the same formula. 1; The headline has nothing to do with the actual article. The headline is designed to grab you. Most readers just peruse headlines anyway. There is no want of opinions on social media based solely on a headline alone. 2; The article itself (lets break it up into 3rds) is designed to wear you out so you have no desire to finish reading it. The first 3rd just keeps repeating the narrative in various paragraphs only it mixes up the wording of the sentences. (ie; Trump Russian collusion, the ongoing investigation into Russian collusion, revelations into the ongoing Mueller investigation on collusion, etc, etc). After a few paragraphs the reader gets fed up and has had enough. Thus the reinforcement of a false narrative is firmly implanted in the reader's mind. 3; In the second 3rd the writer will quote sources backing up the first 3rd of the article or the headline itself. As we have seen most of these 'sources' are always 'anonymous' yet somehow deep within the Administration. They may actually quote a reliable source but even that quote is just some one's opinion. Toss in a prestigious title of that source, or claim they are an 'expert' and it lends the illusion of legitimacy. 4; The final 3rd will contain the actual facts of the story. In many case I have discovered the facts are at the very end of the article but by this time the reader has been convinced and has moved on never realizing the truth.

    Politicians are masters at this formula. They are firmly aware the American public can be convinced of anything if the media says it is so. They are assured the vast majority will not do any kind of fact checking or research into any opposing information. Those that do are easily marginalized by a phalanx of  media false narratives and driven agendas. This is why over 46% of Americans actually believe Trump colluded with the Russians to steal the 2016 election despite zero evidence.
    In that fantastic press event with Pelosi and Schumer we saw exactly how manipulation of information is key to driving an agenda. Nancy claimed transparency but wanted the press out of the room. Chuck quoted WaPo as his go to source for the 'Pinocchios'.
    That's like asking Bill Clinton how to behave on a date.
    But Trump is far more intelligent than the two of them combined. Hell, my cat is far more intelligent than the two of them combined but I digress.
    The standard Modus Operandi is to go before the media after the closed door meeting to spin the narrative as they wish. Trump sidelined them with a smack down live on national television. It was epic Trump!

    Sensational headlines have been around ever since the birth of print media. Benjamin Franklin was very good at penning a title that drew in his readers. Headlines through history have even taken us to war. REMEMBER THE MAINE! JAPS BOMB PEARL HARBOR! Just to name a few. But at least these had a modicum of truth to them and the reader became somewhat informed. It was also a different time and people spent more time becoming more informed. That is no longer the case. Headlines today have nothing to do with the content.

    The Why

    During the roll out of Obamacare several media executives and anchors were summoned to the White House for a closed door meeting. There is no recording of that meeting but speculation was abound. In the weeks to follow it became apparent. The media was tasked to sell Obamacare to the public. Slick adds on social media and television popped up every day. Regardless of the fact that companies were going belly up because they could not compete with the new mandates, regardless that doctors dropped out by the hundreds, emergency rooms crowded with the uninsured and illegals (Joe Wilson was correct), premiums rising by 100%; the narrative was The Affordable Care Act is the panacea to solve our nation's healthcare woes.
    Well, we all know how that turned out.

    The purpose was to sell a shitty plan to a duped demographic. Who better to sell it than the very arbiters of mass misinformation?  President Obama never thought of hiring Madison Avenue because he is a Socialist and he does not believe in Capitalism. Besides advertising companies are bound by the "truth in advertising laws". The media isn't. Media does NOT to tell you the truth. It tells you what to think.

    It panders in groupthink. The methodology bolsters this and any deviation from that methodology is tantamount to heresy.

    " IN A WORLD OF UNIVERSAL DECEIT TELLING THE TRUTH BECOMES A REVOLUTIONARY ACT". ORWELL

   
    And ignorant we are. As I have said in a past blog  people are relying more on personal feelings about issues rather than an objective analysis. While a constant objectivity leaves one heartless, a constant passionate interpretation leaves one an emotional basket case. But given the reduction of critical thinking required of an educated society that balance of passion and objective analysis has disappeared. Lack of understanding and knowledge reduces mankind to suspicion, doubt and constant negativity about everything.
    The Kavanaugh Hearings were a perfect storm of emotions and misinformation. An entire media circus was created around a fake story. An entire nation was consumed by manufactured agit-prop from the screaming women clawing at the doors of the Supreme Court to the 15 minutes of fame "we believe survivors' nonsense.
    Not one single aspect of that story was true.

    But here is why media pushed the Blasey Ford story forward.

    On the same day Sen. Feinstein whipped out a week old letter gathering dust in her top drawer of political tricks Lisa Page was before a closed door session of The House Judiciary Comm. testifying on the Russian Collusion hoax. She basically spilled the beans that the whole thing was made up. There was no evidence. But the FBI went ahead with the story anyways. In fact the real truth circled back to Hillary and that damned E-mail server!

"...Former FBI attorney Lisa Page has reportedly told a joint committee of the House of Representatives that when FBI counterintelligence official Peter Strzok texted her on May 19, 2017 saying there was “no big there there,” he meant there was no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. .."

https://consortiumnews.com/2018/07/23/moon-strzok-no-more-lisa-page-spills-the-beans/

   Had this garnered the same media attention as the Kavanaugh Rape-gate scandal we would be discussing a much different topic here.
    But it did not. It could not. It could not be allowed the same spotlight. It was counter to the narrative that Trump stole the election with the help of Putin. Page (and eventually Blasey Ford) would end up as 'useful idiots' used by Leftist media for its own purposes. The public being no wiser.

https://truepundit.com/fbi-lisa-page-dimes-out-top-fbi-officials-during-classified-house-testimony-bureau-bosses-covered-up-evidence-china-hacked-hillarys-top-secret-emails/

     Christine Blasey Ford has since publicly stated the Kavanaugh accusation was entirely made up.

    The Result

    So you have multiple examples of completely false stories almost back to back since the Trump Inauguration. Approximately every ten days to two weeks a new story comes out with Trump being accused of... Oh hell, pick one.
    What is fascinating is the ability of the media to convince an entire segment of society that no matter what they slooge out Leftists will swallow it down like a crack whore short on cash regardless of the facts. Even when the story is proven false, the damage is done and the narrative has been firmly implanted.
    And the stories don't stop! Cohen, the Inauguration itself, Melania's Christmas decoration costs are now being investigated. Trump farted, the sun went behind a cloud during a press briefing.. Anything! Make anything stick!
    Or, at least throw so much bullshit out there the stink alone will drive the public against him.

    Nor is there any consistency. What is said by a news outlet a year ago will be polar opposite of what they say a year later. And the public believes whatever it is they are reading/hearing at that moment.  It manifests itself everywhere. Coffee is bad for you, coffee is good for you, eggs cause cholesterol, eggs don't cause cholesterol,  the planet is cooling, the planet is warming, etc, etc.
    This is how you get people like this:

https://www.facebook.com/GOP/videos/10156156092545090/UzpfSTEyMzU3MTAxNTU6Vks6MjAyMDc4Mzg2ODIxMzc5NQ/

   
    These people are never held accountable because Leftism demands an unwavering lock step to whatever the party line is at the time. Republicans are just as guilty. When pressed the stammering and back pedaling is really quite acrobatic at times.

     "... Fox News’ Bret Baier asked Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Wednesday why he supported funding an $18-billion border wall in 2013 but is opposed to the $5-billion border wall President Trump has asked Congress to fund.... “I think border security is enormously important, but I think building a wall is a very costly and inefficient way to do that,” Sanders said. “And I’m not alone. I mean, many experts think that given the kind of technology that we have today, we can protect our southern border without building the wall and spending $5 billion.”
“Yes. And senator, in 2013 you voted for comprehensive immigration that included $18 billion for a wall in border security,” Baier interjected.
Baier then asked Sanders why the $5 billion is a nonstarter for him.
“Well, I’m saying that you have $5 billion as part of tens of billions more for a wall. What I’m saying right now, sometimes you vote for things that are part of a broad package,” Sanders said, before changing topics..."
 
ntknetwork.com/sanders
 
    Proving once again, politicians DO NOT read the legislation they pass. But that isn't the point. In 2013 every one who was ga-ga over Sanders were totally on board with anything he said and did. In 2016 everyone who was ga-ga over Sanders flocked to his campaign. In 2018 he can fumble the fucking ball on national television and no one gives a shit.

    Consequences

    The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was inspired by and modeled on the Boy Scout Association, established by Baden-Powell in Britain in 1908.

"...Baden-Powell’s idea was that boys should organize themselves into small natural subgroups of six or seven under a boy leader—the patrol and patrol leader. Their training would consist of such things as tracking and reconnaissance, mapping, signaling, knotting, first aid, and all the skills that arise from camping and similar outdoor activities. To become a scout, a boy would promise to be loyal to his country, help other people, and in general obey the scout law, itself a simple code of chivalrous behaviour easily understood by the boy... " Encyclopedia Britannica

      In 2018 BSA was filing bankruptcy.
    Traditional American organizations, families, value systems, religious participation has practically collapsed. States are becoming 'sanctuaries' for illegal aliens with the elected officials jumping on board for their own political expediency. Everywhere you look churches are flying the rainbow flag of the gay community.
    Society is polarized politically. The tangible hatred of our President is disturbingly omnipresent. The ability to convince 50% of voters to follow lockstep into the abyss of Socialism is secure despite the fact that Europe and Venezuela are collapsing under it. The #walkaway movement is growing and (like Islam) those that leave the fold are threatened, ostracized and ridiculed. In Europe mass protests have swept the continent with millions wearing yellow vest and demanding an end to high taxes, rule from Brussels and a return of Nationalism.
   
    In the meantime media continues it's downward spiral of spin doubling down on the false narratives.

    A few days ago Tucker Carlson was excoriated by the Left for his report on the migrants camped out in Tijuana. Twice he interviewed Genaro Lopez a Delegate from that city. The report centered around what actually was going on now that the migrants have arrived. As I have said on my show many times, the city is trashed. Piles of trash, people defecating in the streets, drunk and drugged out people and now homes and businesses are being robbed.
    Not exactly the picture of immigration we are all told about is it?

    And that is where media reared it's ugly head. The report painted a 'negative impression' of immigrants went the axiom. Tucker's use of the words, 'poorer' and 'dirtier' became the focus of the outrage.  So, Tucker doubled down and interviewed Genaro Lopez again and to no one's surprise the situation in Tijuana has deteriorated.  In fact Tucker mentioned an interesting website that is helping to tackle a problem that comes with unfettered illegal migration. The trash.
    A project called Arizona Border Trash azbordertrash.gov documents the amount of trash left along the trails in the southwest desert.. The AZ Dept. of Environmental Quality estimates the average illegal deposits 6-8 lbs. of trash as they cross the AZ desert. This affects a very sensitive ecosystem and the consequences can be seen for hundreds of miles. This trail of trash can be found on private property as well as preservation areas held by the state or Federal Gov't. 

      It makes one wonder about the validity of the argument that building a wall will damage sensitive ecosystems or that it will cross private property.
    Really?
    I would gladly give my property for the wall if it would stop this madness.

    Finally, as we near another Gov't shutdown the false narratives are  being whipped up like a cotton candy machine with everybody lining up for a sample. The President has firmly said he will "own" this shutdown. Absolutely brilliant! Classic Donald J!
    The Democrats have no idea they are being played. Sen. Schumer even said today (12/21), "..Mr. President, you will not get your wall..". Affectively, the Democrats have literally told the nation they do not want to keep the American public safe. They have abrogated the very Oath they take and the first rule of any elected official to protect the nation from all enemies foreign and domestic.
    The false narrative is that support for the President is only 1/4 of the nation. His approval rating is holding steady at 45-48% (depending on what poll). His support of registered Republican women is at 93% with an overall Republican rating of 75%. If the Left wants to blame Rush Limbaugh as Trump's only go to source for advice and information he would be wise to do so. According to Pew Research and Media Research Center Limbaugh holds at 99% accuracy rate for his analysis. Are Leftists willing to say that an audience of 27 million listeners are delusional? Well, considering the 65 million who voted for Trump are a "basket of deplorables" I would say they are willing to. Is fulfilling as many promises Candidate Trump made being carried out an example of partisan ship? No. Trump is not a partisan. He isn't even a politician.
    Ask yourself, when was the last time a Presidential Candidate actually followed through on their promises?
    So, go ahead CNN, lie all you want.

    Oh, and by the way Chucky? It is NOT the President's wall. It is our national security.


.... And That Is The Diatribe....
 
 



   

What Have We Just Watched?

The Left (and I am NOT taking about Democrats) is assured of a Blue Wave this November. They site everything they hold true from their paid for WAPO, NYT, CBS, NBC,CNN, hell.. Even FOX that they will take over the House and Senate. The problem with this current generation of Leftists is they promulgate everything based on belief and feelings. And this is why they will be proven wrong come Nov. 6th. In fact? It is this very notion where they will suffer the biggest defeat ever in the history of American Electoral Politics... Ever!

Ask any Millenial about facts and they will look at you like you have six heads. Ask them what they 'feel', what they 'believe' and they will pontificate on the camera with every ounce of politically indocrinated BS you have heard for the past decade.

Every once and awhile this disjointed methodology comes to a head. Kavanaugh was one such example. An entire industry was created based upon innuendo and falsehoods. The fact that this woman could never prove her case was irrelevent. Never mind that others (excluded) came forward to dis-prove her case. Facts no longer matter. Again, because this methodology comes to a head just proves the mental instability of Leftism.

What did we just watch?

What we watched is what I have been talking about on my show for the past year. The Left is becoming marginalized. Not by ignoring them (they are front and center in media), but by their own actions. People pay attention to examples. By example we are judged whether by groups or individuals. According to Leftism we should disregard this as well. Unfortunately (for The Left) Human Nature cannot divorce itself from this simple Darwinian postulation. The more they riot, the more they whine and cry, the more they invade Capitol Hill and 'occupy' offices; the more Americans see them for what they are and the more Americans turn away from them.

Let us look at Nixon 1968: What were we watching then? Riots. Leftists. Anti-Americanism. Usher in Nixon. Before the Bible was put away on his inaugeration the Left went after him (mmm.. sounds familiar). In hindsight, it was no wonder the RNC broke into the Watergate Hotel in order to find out what plans the Left had to destroy the President. I am not defending this but the internet was many years away. Today, all we have to do is click on any site, anywhere. Which makes this more insane.

So, what did we just watch?

Watch we have watched is a general insanity that has become the axiom of the Left. Simply put? Extremism. The Left is now a cornered animal. It has been seen for what it is, what it stands for, we know the indocrination, we have all read Saul Alinsky, we know who Soros is and we are firmly aware of the media control. We have the Left cornered. And, like an animal cornered, this is when they become the most dangerous. The rise of ANTIFA is nothing more than a militant arm of that cornered animal.

Violence is their only recourse.

Unproven Accusations are their only recourse.

Shouting down speakers is their only recourse.

Driving people out of restaurants with mobs is their only recourse.

The Left has lost all sense of Morality and Rationale'

Is it Rational to to deny free speach by violence? Is it Moral?

Is it Moral to create a fake Dossier? Is it Rational?

Is it Rational or Moral to pay people to lie under Oath in front of Congress to deny a person who has served their nation the highest court in the land?

Is it Rational and Moral to come up with anything every two weeks for two years that might stick to discredit a duly Elected President?

Evidence? YES!.. Barring that? NO!

At no point in time does any one from the Left come up with a cogent plan to restore the American economy. At no point in time does the Left come up with a cogent plan to defend the country, restore trade, negotiate with our enemies, balance the budget, restrict Illegals, make America YOUR FIRST reason to be in office! After all, isn't running for office to be a calling? A calling to serve your nation?

No. The entire purpose of Leftism is to destroy everything... Everything.

Leftism demands compliance under law. Law voted in under a Democratic Socialism. Majority Rule. Even though Leftism represents a small segment of our society the Press makes it seem bigger. Given power the Left will exploit that and force upon us that 1-5% of Extremism into Law. They will claim the watchword of 'Democracy' but it won't be.

Because, you see, the term 'Democracy' only works for them. The fact that 10-15,000 people show up organically at multiple Trump events over and over is nothing more than 'Nationalism'. And love of country? Leftist hate that! However, a few hundred Soros paid for protestors represents 'Democracy'.

It is here we must ask ourselves again. What have we been watching? If the last two years are any example we should be wary.

If what we have been watching is any indication: Then, what will happen when they take power once again?

When you go to the voting booth ask yourself one quintessential question that I have been asking thoughout this article:

What have you been watching?

The REAL Trump Presidency. Legacies In The Making.

　

　Despite the constant 24/7 barage of Trump Derangement Syndrome from virtually every corner of the Lame Stream Media, every Democrat in America, the mal-informed, and the Russian Collusion Delusionists something is happening that is transforming America in a tectonic way not seen since Reagan. The return of Brinkmanship has ushered back into vogue traditional American foreign policy that dictates that a new Sheriff is in town and he is not taking any grief.

Subtle things are working in the background as well but are quite intrinsic to the events taking place in the for-front. President Trump's visits to Poland brought out tens of thousands of people not seen since Kennedy went to Berlin. The visit to Saudi Arabia witnessed a sea change in Middle East policy and a commitment from the Saudi's to combat terrorism in a pro-active way. The Press failed miserably in pointing out a key moment that occurred when the President arrived in Riyadh. For the first time in Presidential history since Roosevelt met the King during WWII the now aging King of the House of Saud walked down the red carpet to greet the 45th President not the other way around.

Joint operations between Iraq, Turkey and the US have captured ISIS leaders. Israel pounded Iranian Republican Guards in Syria responsible for launching rockets over the Golan Heights (remember that place)? The US Embassy is about to open in Jerusalem and the square in front is to be named in honor of Trump.

....Cuz, ya know? The guy is soooo universally hated...

Jack Hellner wrote in The American Thinker a few days ago that encapsulates this entire BizarroWorld thinking that has gripped the Left;
".... Democrats are acting as though they are morally opposed to Gina Haspel because of the intensive interrogation techniques after 9-11. Somehow, they weren't outraged when they voted for John Brennan even though he was higher up than Gina Haspel at the CIA at the time. They didn't seem concerned at all about waterboarding when they and John McCain voted for Brennan.

Selective outrage and selective morality indicate that they don't really care. They appear to be sexist because they are willing to vote against an extremely qualified woman while they voted for a man with the same history or worse...."

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/05/big_news_that_the_msm_downplays_and_ignores.html


Regardless of the two year old, $50 million, flailing, spasmotic Mueller investigation there is still no actionable evidence that points to any criminal activity concerning the 2016 election. The Stormy Daniels debacle has been seen as just that, a debacle. Her lawyer, Avenatti, owes the IRS $5 million, has sent letters to Cohen naming him in related suits only there was one small hiccup: In several of those letters he named the wrong companies to the wrong Cohen. What makes this even funnier is that the Lame Stream Media is now claiming every company that DID do business with (the actual) Cohen is somehow de-facto complicit in the Stormy Daniels pay off.

In a May 11th article in Zero Hedge guestions are finally being asked: Just who is this Avenatti guy?
"... After appearing on CNN 59 times to claim the moral high ground over President Trump's alleged decade-old affair with Daniels, skeletons in Avenatti's closet are now beginning to pour out.

Questions have emerged over who's funding Avenatti, how he was privy to Trump attorney Michael Cohen's bank records - and how exactly did he obtain banking transactions for two men also named Michael Cohen, who he wrongly accused in a seven-page "dossier" released this week.

Other questions have come to light over a bankrupt coffee chain Avenatti left in smoldering ashes with $5 million in unpaid taxes to the IRS, an alleged $160,000 owed for unpaid coffee, and over 45 lawsuits filed in connection with the failed venture...."

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-10/avenatti-exposed-stormys-lawyer-may-face-disbarrment-legal-action-past-catches

Gotta admit, this guy is having his moment in the sun. What continues to amaze me is how the media is openly ignoring facts of the case. Of course we all know the answer to that question. He is going after Trump and that is all that matters. Hell, he could be a child sex abuser and that would be OK as long as he was gunning for Trump... Oh, what am I saying? The Left ALREADY excuses those people too..


The imagined economic collapse following the newly imposed tariffs never materialized. The correction of the Stock Market just after the announcement has been long forgotten due to record gains since then. Two shuttered steel plants are retooling as we speak. The tax cuts continue to reap benefits and some projected CBO reports forecast record revenues for the Federal coffers. Unemployment has reached a 40 year low of 3.9% and we are soon to see a problem we haven't seen in as long.. Finding people to do the work needed.

Our dependence on foreign oil is dropping as America produces more energy that rivals the days of Standard Oil. The exit from the Iran deal, Paris Accords, TPP and a hard line approach to NAFTA are re-aligning our global partners where the United States is no longer the whipping boy in trade or threats.

John Stone of The Independent (as proof that the Left has absolutely NO IDEA what they are talking about) opens his article with this gem:
".... The European Union has rebuked Donald Trump over his move to break the Iran nuclear deal, telling the US president he does not have the power to unilaterally scrap the international agreement.

’In a statement delivered on Tuesday night EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said the US should reconsider its position, but that it was not within the power of the country’s president to end the accord...."


... But it is perfectly within the power of the former President to make a deal unilaterally without Congressional approval? And just where did Obama get those billions on pallets? Does he have a key to the vault? No one asked when he requisitioned an unmarked cargo plane to deliver the money? And where does the EU Foreign Affairs stooge get the idea she can make such a claim?

..Easy...

As long as she is going after Trump she could trip on her own shoes drunk and the Press would love it.. After all, she is telling the world what the rules are and Trump is a bad boy! Trump doesn't give a shit what she thinks.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-tells-trump-doesn-t-082500816.html


　

And this is the REAL Trump Presidency. A President who could care less about the global order of things. The worn out gameplan of constant war and crisis has met the President who wants peace in the world. Senator Shmuck Schummer's shameful statements on the Americans being released by North Korea should give pause to those so sure of a 'Blue Wave' in November... This is what you have to offer? Pelosi and Sanders' pledge to undo the tax cuts if they regain the House and Senate are doing the exact opposite of what the Press (and the Left) is convinced of. This is what you have to offer? More taxes? More regulations? More stagnant economy? And don't forget Climate Change..

And what is the plan if they do impeach the President? None... None at all.. The more misery and more hardship will convince people that Government is the answer. 2019 and 2020 will be two years of hearings, false accusations, more taxpayer money spent on bogus charges while the world descends into chaos, terrorism and an economic stall... But at least we finally got Trump.

The legacy of the Left is well written in history. We see what the Left is capable of every day we open our phones, the internet and CNN.

The Trump Presidency is a legacy in the making and he is making America Great Again.

.... And That Is The Diatribe....

The Five Points of Leftist Ideology-Part VI- Acceptance of The Absurd. Contortions of The Mind.

"If you can be convinced to believe in absurdities. You can be convinced to commit atrocities."

Christopher A.W. Maider

　

    As I mentioned in the opening of this series one of the things that kept Soviet Union society cohesive and peaceful was NOT the KGB, Secret Police or the Gulag. What kept the day-to-day life predictable and even keel was the ability of the citizenry to plug away each day knowing the lines would be long, bread would run out, gas rations never lasted the month, and the light was always broken on the street corner. It was an innate feeling that this is just how life is under Communism; that in time they would rise above, overtake those selfish Capitalist pigs and Communism would be the future of the world.

    It is the ability of the human animal to endure the unendurable in order to survive. It is why camps full of Jews in 1940 went to the chambers under a handful of armed guards. It is why truckloads of Christians were slaughtered by a handful of ISIS holding AK-47's. It is why tens of thousands of Venezuelans are held at bay by a couple dozen police with water cannons and tear gas. 

    It is the same reason why former Soviet citizens would stand in line for hours waiting for bread.

    If we revisit the Five Points we can close the loop at this point. One can enter this closed loop system at any point and all Five Points fall right into place exposing the Leftists.

    A Lack of Principle allows for a Cognitive Dissonance. This separation of reality and removal of foundational truths makes it easy for one to be Convinced of their Position on an issue regardless of how it may run counter to a related issue a Leftists may be for or against. This is Selective Outrage. (As I quoted in the last segment from Dr. RD Laing). 

    The employing of all these points demands a contortion of one's mind in order to make sense.

It requires an Acceptance of The Absurd.

     Not far from the town I grew up in there is a plaque in the Westborough Mass. District Court House that bears a decidedly Orwellian inscription. "Obedience to The Law is Liberty".      This is a constant reminder to the poor saps who have to stand before a Judge with no idea of their Constitutional Rights. George Orwell himself wrote in '1984' about the ability of the masses to carry on their assigned tasks, waiting in line, keeping quiet. Once and awhile being Selectively Outraged because one of them dared to rebel. 

     In the movie version Winston meets his neighbor in prison. He asks why his neighbor is there. The neighbor says his own son turned him in because he heard him uttering 'un-words' while in his sleep.        Though fictional, in this one scene all Five Points are employed at once culminating into the final Acceptance of The Absurd. Winston's neighbor is actually proud of his son for turning him in. 

    Today, our society is rife with oxymorons and contortions of the mind. The level is palpable to the point where 1 in 10 average persons are clinically, yet functionally insane. (Cornell U.). I wrote years ago about how between 2012 and 2014 the amount of school aged children nationwide on SSRI drugs reached 17%. (CDC). With this emerged a side affect of that epidemic. 

    The school shootings. 

    Yet, our societal-wide Cognitive Dissonance to the growth of mental illness in America ignited the Selective Outrage towards guns. The latest in school shootings has revealed a bizarre manifestation over 'white guilt'. Media and the FBI worked hard to hide the manifesto written by Audrey Hale. The focus (as always) was to remain on the guns.

    In other words, ignore the fact that people are fucked in the head and keep pushing the narrative that guns need to be banned.

    Audrey Hale accepted the absurd notion that white supremacy is a real thing. Hale also bought into the absurd notion that he can become a woman. People and the media are calling for the release of the manifesto. In an article by Kathy Fung of Newsweek there is pushback from the LGBT crowd.

 

    "Calls for police to release the "manifesto".... has prompted concern among LGBTQ+ groups, who caution against the publication of such a document."

    And I don't blame them! People already think this whole transgender thing is nuts. Imagine if society got a whiff of this document!

    

     Social Media has expanded upon this 1 in 10 concept. The billions of people who are logged in on the multitude of platforms can be narcissistic, antagonistic They can be trolls, angry feminists and more than willing to shut you down. The algorithms from these companies are set up to allow the antagonist while censoring the person who points it all out.

Insanity has gone viral.

    You can argue facts all you wish. It won't matter. There are too many people Convinced they are right in how they 'feel'. A perfect example is the Climate Change hysteria. Leftists have accepted the absurd notion that the world is going to end in a few years. Children have been brainwashed. The Green New Deal will pump billions into the energy sector, most of it to China and the environmental laws will become so restrictive that average Americans won't be able to travel. 

    Leftists think this is great! And the Elitists don't care about the damage it does. Rules for thee, not for me.

Banning gas stoves, except for them

    One of the best textbook examples of Acceptance of the Absurd was all the Trump Derangement Syndrome during that Administration.  It all started with a fake dossier (admitted so by the author) that became the basis of an investigation and impeachment.    This launched a nationwide, governmental witch hunt. Twenty months and $50 million later no evidence has surfaced. Then, the focus turned to a spurned porn star (we believe survivors-when it suits our needs). Sadly, the same people who were convinced of a failed Russian Collusion accusation were as convinced this porn star had all the answers. Every Congressional Hearing from witnesses where the media was convinced this was the smoking gun, none of this presented the evidence that President Trump was guilty of anything.

    The Acceptance of the Absurd has now entered the litigation phase to charge the President with meddling in the 2020 Election. Again, Leftists are sure (this time).
    None of this matters. An entire media industry and scores of Americans are sure that President Trump is guilty of.... Something.    And it fuels this societal-wide psychosis.

    It will have deep and lasting political ramifications our Republic won't recover from.
    As we always see. The Left thrives on crisis. A crisis (as Rahm Emmanuel once said) should never go to waste. There must always be some 'fear'. The Newspeak term is 'Existential threat'. In fact, it has become so commonplace with the Left that it is losing its ability to mean anything anymore. 

    People get tired of this crap after a while.



In the book, 'The Tea Party-Three Principles', Elizabeth Price Foley puts forth her premise:

1; Limited Government

2; Unapologetic American Sovereignty

3; Constitutional Originalism

     If you take these three 'principles' then all "feel-good" arguments lose merit. The entire Conviction of Position of beliefs and feelings hold no bearing on what is rooted in our Foundation. The entire Leftist mantra is lost in its own (as Jefferson said) "..foggy field.." Outside the preview of these principles. Outside the purview of our Constitution. 
     The Bible states clearly about a house built upon sand. That, as political winds shift that house cannot stand. However, a house built upon rock (principle) can weather any shifting sand (or, political wind).

    And it is where we find ourselves today. Always shifting. Always holding a wet finger to the wind to see which way we should go. Inside that 'foggy field' our foundation has become lost.

    Remember David Hogg? The 17 year old who became the poster boy for gun control. David Hogg was once considered the point person who had his finger on the pulse of America that demanded more gun legislation. 

    That is until Kyle Rittenhouse showed up.

    Would you take marriage advise from a 17 year old? Investment advise from a 17 year old? So, why was it we once put this kid up as the arbiter of the 2nd Amendment?
    Because we Accept the Absurd.

    Laura Ingraham was called a 'Nazi pig' for pointing out this charade. Rittenhouse was put on trial.

    Rush Limbaugh was sure that the Feminists would call out the Ingraham issue. How dare you call a woman a pig. 

    No, this didn't not fit the narrative. No Feminist came to her defense. As a bumper sticker once displayed, 'It's not that she is a woman, she is a Republican'.

     If you are proposing that you cannot own a weapon until 21 then why would we listen to a 17 year old on guns? On that same level, why then would you claim that a person is unable to own a gun, drink, rent a car until the age of 21 yet demand that the voting age be lowered to 16 (Guterriez/Braude)? 

    How do you square this round hole? 
    Leftists don't. Because they don't have to.

    Leftist Ideology demands reactionary-ism. It demands a constant manufacturing of anger, separatism, victim-hood, class warfare, a constant barrage of the 'have's' and the 'have-not's'.  Conservatism knows none of these bromides. Leftist Ideology must constantly indoctrinate the youth of America to supply a fresh generation of 'useful idiots'. A fresh generation of the disenfranchised.

    In one of many interviews I had with 2014 and 2018 Gubernatorial Candidate for Massachusetts Dr. Scott Lively spoke about this very subject.

    His thesis was simple; that God has set into motion certain laws and these laws are immovable. Our human interpretation of these laws has lead us from our Judeo-Christian roots to that which our nation is founded upon. These laws are also found in the Torah, 10 Commandments, many Buddhists texts, Hindu texts and our Constitution. What we are experiencing now is a complete repudiation of all we have known for over two millennia. It is as if all the laws of God (and science) are now up to interpretation.
    And more absurdly, the adulteration of those laws.
    If we are able to negate God we can negate our individualism. We negate our sovereignty. We can negate our principles. Everything becomes interpretative. It becomes how one 'feels'.
    We even adopt the idea that our self absorbed man-centric absurdity is what we believe.

     In a brilliant article written April 8th 2018 by Dr. Michael Hurd he opines with this perfect assessment of society today:

" Common sense used to be a great concept. Unfortunately, it has been co-opted and abused by irrational people. Today’s culture is FULL of irrationality and irrational people, more than ever before."
"What is common sense? It refers to the self-evident based upon the fairly easily provable. The way we use the phrase common sense today is not that way.


At its best, common sense is not a substitute for highly technical or specialized knowledge. It’s a way of coping with the limited knowledge most of us have in a highly specialized world. It’s a way of insisting we reason and think about both what we do know and do not know."

" People who say "common sense", in today’s context, often want to bypass the reasoning required to make their claim about something highly questionable, radical or untenable."

" Increasingly, common sense is a tactic of intimidation.... The purpose of such shaming is to arrest or obliterate dissension or discussion. It’s intellectual dishonesty or fraudulent elitism at its worst...The death of common sense was inevitable in a culture where reason has been slowly perishing for some time...."

https://drhurd.com/2018/04/08/67665/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

     This lack of collective (common sense) understanding of our Constitution further erodes our collective (common sense) understanding of our system of government. 
    It has been ever thus as my mother would say. Franklin was correct when he remarked to the woman outside Independence Hall; ".. a Republic, if you can keep it.."




    In a stunning display of dysfunction, one of the characters from the Parkland shooting, Emma Gonzalez, openly admitted she bullied and taunted Nikolas Cruz for years. She is now one of the spokespeople for national disarmament. Her challenging of Dana Loesch was seen as brave, but it was the way her question was perfectly scripted to fit the narrative and how CNN posted the question on the screen. 

    Watch..

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwHVAWDamvQ

 
     It takes a contortion of the mind and a purposeful disregard of Common Sense that fractures normal thinking. Is it any wonder why mental illness is on the rise? Why so many people are prescribed psycho-active drugs by the millions?
    An entire media industry promotes, extols upon and insists that The Absurd is the paradigm. Any challenge to it is summarily singled out. There is no more rational behavior, let alone moral behavior. The FBI gets away with whatever it wants, The Elite gets away with whatever they want. Murder, rape, human trafficking, rigged elections.. The attempted take down of a Presidency...

"... And if that wasn't evil enough. We get the drunken and passionate pride of the citizen along for the ride..." Rush.

     We are so afraid to see the cage we are born into. We are so afraid to see the farm we are forced to work in. We Accept the Absurd because it keeps life steady, keeps life quiet. It is the reason why nothing ever gets done. Nothing gets solved. Diseases never cured. People still poor. Entire nations wrenched with war. Religion and Ideologies at each other's throats. Constantly, all of it always constantly..

    To lose your Principles you become Cognitively Disconnected as you Selectively Outrage, Convinced of your Position (however Impossible) until you find yourself one day Contorting your mind and....
    Accepting the Absurd.

To see the cage is to be free....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq3jjzI8Gdo&t=32s

....And That Is The Diatribe....

The Five Points of Leftist Ideology. Part V.- Selective Outrage

    

    In the 1977 book, "Crusaders, Criminals, Crazies" Dr. Frederick Hacker writes this on Selective Outrage. How it is constructed and how it manifests. p.145.

    "..compulsory thought.. established internalizations are first dislodged of their anchorage.. by denunciation of the sources and content of the former introjected values... then persons and symbols are offered as recipients of that ..ego.. to act in lieu of and on behalf of that individual.."

    Essentially, the idea is that one is subjected to being pissed off about what is happening right now. None of it based on 'content' or 'principle', but rather, what is current and the crisis 'de-jour'. Always acting out. Never being pro-active aside from pro-acting upon one's 'acting out'. Subject to change (of course) as the political winds blow.

    Debates on gun control following any mass shooting is a prime example. Always reacting at the moment but never taking into account 'context' (as Dr. Hacker explained). Always 'dislodge' the anchor of our Constitution in lieu of a new outrage as it pertains to the crisis de-jour.

This is dysfunctional.

    In 1964 Dr. R.D. Laing wrote; " The social adaptation of a dysfunctional society may be dangerous.."

    We are at that point today where the entire dysfunction of our society is displayed on social media every single day. Leftists are outraged at whatever comes across the screen without warning. The goal post is always moving. One never knows what, or who you are offending at any given moment. 

 

    Could this be (possibly) a form of 'GroupThink'?

    Dr. Hacker goes on to say; " Full membership in the...group is granted only in.. Submitting to.. and induced to perform actions with and for the group.. he/she will be firmly welded into the unit because his/her internal demands for consistency will compel him/her to talk  and think as he has acted..."

    One must always be Selectively Outraged at that which one is programmed to be outraged by. Content, context means nothing. Current Convictions of Positions must apply, whatever the 'Group Think' narrative is at that moment. Cognitive Dissonance exists on this compulsion because there is a Lack of Principle. ER-go. You Accept The Absurd.

All Five Points of Leftist Ideology begin to come into play.

    Take BLM, Millennials, ANTIFA. None of what they say, or protest is based on principle or content or context. It is always 're-actionary'. Based solely on how outraged they are. They are compelled to talk and think as they act.

    Years ago, I had a great conversation with Dr. Scott Lively on my podcast about the ability of the Left to be who they are and act as they do. He explained how the Left accepts 'random-ness'; that everything is hap-hazard and (to them) there is no God, and everything just comes about as it does. This is why men can use a woman's bathroom or why abortion is perfectly acceptable because everything today is totally random. This is why the Left is able to act upon whatever happens NOW and project that into action for whatever cause they 'feel' is important at that moment.

    But, as Dr. Lively explained on my radio show, there is a natural order to things. There are 'principles' that have defined centuries of civilization. Regardless of your religious beliefs one must admit that there must be an order to things. There are certain behaviors of society. 

    If I might adopt a Socialist axiom here? Are we NOT (as a society) supposed to be working together for a greater good? The betterment of mankind?

    We are all Selectively Outraged. Conservatives as well. Angered at what we see and re-acting as such. Our mindset is based on what we are convinced of.

    Dr. Hacker, "... very difficult, yet very principled to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate aggression.."

    Dr. R.D Laing, " We begin with the children... catch them in time... thorough and rapid brainwashing.. we shall turn them into imbeciles.. with high IQ's.. if possible.."

    This way they may be all vapid (yet reactionary) at how Selectively Outraged they are tonight, tomorrow and the day after that. As Dr. Lively said about removing God and everything being random we lose our foundation. Human behavior becomes untempered.

G.K. Chesterson

    Dr. Paul Kenger Ph.D. quotes writer and philosopher G. K. Chesterson in the 2016 book '11 Principles of A Reagan Conservative' in describing where this leads people: p.88-90

    "...(into) a morbid weakness, sacrificing the normal for the abnormal."

    Chesterson might have been a Christian Apologist but if he were alive today I think he would be quick to point out a direct causality between the removal of morality and our current state of social affairs. In fact, abnormalcy is exactly what Leftists pander in. Just look at TicTok! It panders to the stupid, the narcissist, and the re-actionary. College students cannot find countries on a map but insist everything is racist and a product of white privilege and colonialism.

    And being outraged is the only recourse an ignorant mind has to deal with the Cognitive Dissonance going on in their heads. Going all in (doubling down) to cope with the obvious duality of thought. This is why people instantly flip the fuck out and riot. As Dr. Hacker states they think as they act and act as they think. The recent response to the attacks in Israel has brought out the worst in human ignorance. Violent protests on behalf of a murderous Leftist regime known as Hamas. The upside down-front to back idea that a violent terrorist group is the victim here is symptomatic of the Five Points of Leftist Ideology. 

    The funniest part is how the LGBT-I, You, He, She It, We, They group has come out in support of a people and culture that openly murders them. (see Cognitive Dissonance).

    But it is easy for Leftists to do this. They are a blood cult. They worship the death of the unborn. Margaret Sanger is their matriarch. The Selective Outrage poured out after the SCOTUS reversal of Roe v Wade. The focus was on them, their bodies, their rights. Not one mention of the helpless body growing inside. As a reaction, some Democrat controlled legislatures passed bills allowing unrestricted access to abortion right up to the moment of birth.

    It would be worthy to note that this same ideology that preached "My body, my choice." is the same ideology that pushed heavily for mandated vaccinations. (again, see Cognitive Dissonance).

    The #metoo movement is another great example of Selective Outrage. Hollywood stars came out of the woodwork relating some lurid tale of inappropriate sexual tryst they suffered to get a role in a movie. I remember when the first female reporters were allowed in men's sports locker rooms then complained about the guys walking around naked. The 90's were full of lawsuits over male only gyms. But not one case over female only gyms.

    I will never forget the look on Bill Clinton's face when Trump invited all the women involved with Clinton to the second debate in 2016. Women's groups were losing it. The cackling hens on The View were experiencing the vapors over it. Judge Kavanaugh's accuser Blasey Ford couldn't recall the date, time or place and none of the women she claimed who witnessed the assault knew what the hell she was talking about. But the investigation went on, Vagina hats and Feminazis pounded on the doors of the Supreme Court shouting "We believe survivors!"

        This Selective Outrage is media guided. Not driven agenda-wise as some would claim but carefully guided along to ensure the correct information is fed to perpetuate the ideology. People jump on the bandwagon of an issue without really researching the issue or taking into account the other side. Misrepresenting issues, events, even people gets stuck in the heads of the public. The mob mentality follows and forming an angry mob becomes second nature regardless of the fact that few in the crowd even understand why they are there in the first place.

....And That Is The Diatribe....

The Five Points of Leftist Ideology. Part IV- Conviction of Position/The Impossible

　

     

    George Barnes wrote an interesting piece in the Telegram and Gazette on Jan 27th. 2018 on welcoming the world to our melting pot. He opines on the altruism of unfettered immigration to our country. He employs the commonly used Conviction of Position that the United States is "..a nation of immigrants.." This is an utter falsehood.

    First of all, we are a Sovereign nation. As far as our history of immigration is concerned we are NOW the descendants of immigrants. Actual documented and adjudicated 'immigrants' who take the Oath and join as Citizens number only a few hundred thousand a year. This hardly qualifies in a country of 350 million (or so) as a nation of immigrants.

    So, what we are?
    What we are is a Sovereign nation with a serious border control issue!
    This is the reality; but Leftists are convinced of their position, outraged at the idea of any discussion on this issue and accepting the absurdity that we actually ARE a nation of immigrants.

Dictionary.com defines 'Conviction' as;
noun.

1. a fixed or firm belief:

4. the act of convincing a person by argument or evidence.

5. the state of being convinced.

I left out definitions 2-3 because it dealt with criminal convictions.

Bing.com does it one better.

a firmly held belief or opinion:
synonyms: belief · opinion · view · thought · persuasion · idea · position · stance ·
the quality of showing that one is firmly convinced of what one believes or says:
synonyms: certainty · certitude · assurance · confidence · sureness ·


　  Notice none of these definitions have anything to do with facts. Re-read the definitions. Words such as, belief, persuasion, position, stance. Even the Dictionary.com definition uses the term "a state of.."

    The ability to convince someone of something is a lot easier than you would think. All it takes is a day to day, slow, methodical inserting of words and phrases over a period of time and soon it becomes a social lexicon.

    The use of the term 'American Democracy' is now rooted in our lexicon. 

    We are not a Democracy.

    Every time we have a heat wave, hurricane, blizzard it is now the absurdly accepted Conviction of Position that it is all because of Anthropogenic Climate Change. 

    It is simply weather.

    These are just small examples. Just perk up your ears and listen to the way people and pundits maximize the use of such phrases. It matters not the presenting of alternative facts. Conservatives are always held to facts. Leftists have the finger on the emotional pulse of society.

     Leftists want to segregate and define our individualism. It is the only way to steal that last vestige of our intrinsic and birthright as Americans.

     By accepting the absurd that we are a 'nation of immigrants'  Leftists can further define us and label us as separate. African -American, Asian -American, Muslim-American. This divides us and allows for multi-culturalism instead of assimilation.

    So, how is it Leftists are so easily convinced of their positions?     

    Pete Townsend of The Who once wrote; ".. cuz ya know that the hyptnotized never lie.. Do-Ya!"

    It comes from indoctrination. It comes from years of the same metaphors, worn out songs on the Hit Station! Teachers using textbooks written by Howard Zinn revisionists. Eventually we get masses of millions completely devoid of critical thinking and easy, empty vassals (not vessels). And they all just agree on the Absurdly Accepted mantra.

    Mark Dice does great video expose's where Liberals pontificate on positions they know nothing about. They do so because they are taught to regurgitate predetermined answers to everything and anything. Ami Horowitz did the video blowing the lid off the myth of voter ID being racist. Here is the link;

           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW2LpFkVfYk&t=17s

     The sad part is the soft bigotry of lowered expectations. The white Leftists are convinced of their positions on Voter ID being racist. The Cognitive Dissonance surfaces when presented with evidence of other nations using Voter ID.

    Convictions are difficult to alter. There are entire safeguards in place to reinforce these convictions in the minds of people. Television plays an important role and is an important tool. What we see and hear is carefully choreographed to fit a narrative, promote that narrative, even justify it's existence. The talking heads of most major networks are the mouthpieces of an editorial board that hands them the talking points. This, in turn, is read from the teleprompter to an eager audience. The advent of internet media and alternative news sources would make one think that the likes of CNN or MSNBC would alter their tactic or risk losing more of their audience share.   

    But no! Instead, they double down on the narrative. This is purposeful.

(348) Pulling strings: Sinclair Broadcast's 'fake news' scandal | The Listening Post - YouTube

Tactically this is Ingenius. Reinforce a narrative to a specific audience receptive to said narrative. An audience convinced of their position and unlikely to be swayed from that conviction.

    Unfortunately, conviction of position stymies growth. Having a set idea of something that is unwavering shuts out the ability to see and understand a position that differs from your own. This is separate from a 'principle' because a principle is based on a foundational truth.   

   This is why the 'tolerant' Left tends to become very intolerant when faced with opposing viewpoints. The rioting at Berkely over Milo Yanopolous, the recent ANTIFA crowds at the two Boston Free Speech Rallies, the shouting down of speakers at college events. There is no lack of examples. 

   More of the lexicons used to reinforce the conviction of position are the 'phobics'. Homophobic, xenophobic, transphobic. Every description under the sun to showcase an imagined unreasonable fear of one group or another. 

When the principle that children should not be exposed to homosexuality the term homophobic is thrown at you. When the principle that no matter how many body parts you alter you cannot change the X or Y chromosome is presented the term transphobic is thrown at you. It is all well and good that a person feels this way or, believes these things it is just a position that is being taken and has no impact upon the facts presented or the fact that these facts don't care how one feels.

      Finally, one last thing that is hardly mentioned anymore is the old adage that one person's rights end where another person's rights begin. 

          The conviction of position throws this out. 

     Positions become lexicon and therefore any one who disagrees with lexicon must have something wrong with them. 

I am convinced of it.
　
.... And That Is The Diatribe....