I’ve often said that for all of the time saving technology has supposedly created for us, we seem to have a lot less time. My grandparents had a few changes of clothes, heated with coal, were fortunate to have running water and sewerage, a few DC lamps in their home and few other luxuries. Notwithstanding grandpa working 12 hour days 6 days a week, they bore 10 children and lived on his single income. Grandma prepared every meal from scratch and washed clothes by hand. All of the children became part of the household work share as soon as they could perform ANY task.
The difference: they had very few distractions. Remove the distractions from your life and taking care of yourself and your family become entertaining and fulfilling.
We can wind the clock back, it’s just going to take a little time. The time we get back will be worth it.
Christopher, I have begun reading your book. It is going to take a while. You have obviously put in a lot of work.
One question I have is this: I can see you laying out an ontology for what your thinking is. But will there be an teleology? E.g., if there is a God, or a supernatural lawgiver, does a human construct of behavior (natural rights) still have meaning? If there isn't a God or supernatural lawgiver, do the natural rights cover ALL situations?
Or: are we but specks on a tiny planet swirling around in an unimaginably large universe where the ideas of government, taxation, coercion, et. al., are beside the point.
If we construct God in our own image, could we also construct natural rights in our own best interest?
I ask these questions seriously, trying to avoid the rabbit hole that we (humans) are the center of the universe, and that our thought process encompasses 13 billion years and things beyond our wildest imaginings.
Would you be willing to wait until up through Chapter 12-ish? I know that is a long way off, but I think we could have a good discussion after you see how, or to what extent, I answer those questions…
First of all - YUMM! Reminds me of a staple when our kids were young we called "Cheesy Potato Mess."
Secondly, all those who hearken back to the 'founding fathers' and a return to the principals of them and the constitution -- it was never great.
There was a seed, but it was mostly putting lipstick on a pig as we colonized and appropriated land and resources from the native americans while we simultaneously genocided them (there's that word again).
This is why it's so important to look forward, not back. A ground-up approach to rethinking and re-instituting our rights and freedoms.
If an institution has to grant you rights, they were never rights to begin with.
I remember several years ago when the Susan G Komen cancer organization attempted to trademark the color “pink” to represent them. I’m not sure how that was settled. I wasn’t paying attention. The garbage food was a reminder.
I love Cincinnati chili so I think I would try that mess! Lol! 🥘
Yeah, when I heard that I was pretty surprised. Like, how does that help them?
It hasn’t. I have had occasion to drive by the original location downtown recently (which is the only one that remains) and if it isn’t closed yet, it will be soon. You could film a scene from a zombie-apocalypse movie in their parking lot.
Secondary benefit—it has forced others to name their plates creatively. I like “compost”!
I am reading the second Ringworld book right now, and there's this big alien cat-creature who is angry at having been kidnapped by a hyper-intelligent herbivore with two heads. Whom he calls…the "leaf eater."
I've worked in The River Restaurant at The Savoy Hotel. I have been taught high standards. I can Maitre D with the best of them. I am the Quintessential Concierge. I Am A Business Man's Butler and an Executive Chef. I trained in the same kitchens as Jamie Oliver at Battersea Park Hotel School. My aspirations fluttered after seeing the demolition of my spiritual homeland. My Kamusha, My Zimbabwe. 🇿🇼🙏
Stop paying taxes. Problem with this one is, it only works if a critical mass of us do it together. Although, there is such a thing as 'non-filers', and they legally do not pay. More on this here -
Claim more dependents on your W2, dial it in such that you're not giving the gubment a year long interest free loan, aka your 'return'. Ideally, you just owe some small amount each year.
Pull ALL money from large banks. By doing so, we hurt them ten fold! They can only lend 10X what they have (legally anyway, they've been busted lending more). Find a local credit union that loans most of it's money to local businesses. You'll get better interest rates and help your local economy. It's a no-brainer win-win-win move! Kick them where it hurts! Do it now!
Well, he owed 7 million. And probably didn't follow the 'non-filer' process correctly.
Little ol me with my under $1K annual taxes, I'm willing to bet, would slide under the radar pretty good. Someday,that may be a risk worth considering, especially if it means sleeping at night with a totally clear conscience. Definitely not for the faint of heart though. You do you man, I'll go do me. Thanks for the comment!
On the taxes—are you doing it? Something makes me think that anyone if anyone getting away with it now, it is only because the government hasn't gotten around to un-aliving them for it yet…
I'm looking into it and seriously considering it. I've had a conflicted conscious about it for years now. Surely in a country that is based upon, among other things, freedom of religion, those of us that truly believe that handing over our money to people that are 'plundering' it and using it for un-Godly reasons, can have a path towards a clear conscious. Right? RIGHT?!
Watch the video - the IRS doesn't even have the manpower anymore, their ranks are dropping way faster than they can hire (who wants THAT job), and this has been going on for decades, so there's like, if I remember correctly, only 3 IRS collection agents per 10,000 of us. So.....
Yes, I cannot locate it now but there's a great scientific study floating around somewhere that discusses an experiment that shows when just one, or a small group, stand up, when timed right, can lead to everyone else doing the same.
I know we're all wondering how best to proceed as we enter this crazy election year, and beyond.
Some of us are having a tough time determining what choice(s) to make.
To continue not taking action is obviously not an option. So, understanding this, we all know we must start taking action, fearlessly, knowing that God has our backs.
Personally, I did what I hope most of us here have already done, and that's basically the low hanging fruit stuff. Great starting point - delete all social media, unsub from netsux, amazion prime, gaggle, twitler, facebutt, et. al. Remove all money from computer screens and invest it into tangible assets. And most of all, CUT THAT CABLE!
If anyone here struggles with any of the above, which all can be done literally over the phone and/or online, I don't know how much of an asset you really are. I know this will offend some of you, and to those I say, get some thicker skin.
When I realized that even the above wasn't enough, I set my sights higher.
I've left a 6 figure career for way less pay, but I'm self-employed and can (usually) write off nearly all my taxes. No more feeding the beast.
I couldn't have done that without first moving across the county and becoming debt free, which took most of my savings to do and years of planning.
I've ramped up garden production, found local sources for my eggs, beef, and shop at very inconvenient places, sometimes paying more for my troubles.
I've found y'all, and do my best to support this group, in the hopes that I will also find support here.
AND, I'm still looking for more ways to starve the beast! It's a never ending effort.
We're all in this together guys, and we all have to make sacrifices and take inconveniences.
These are all ideas for ACTION we can all be doing. At the very least, I hope it helps further the discussion.
For me I speak/write what I see is Truth regardless of the consequences as it surely seems if we don't now soon we will be unable to even do this.
I don't support and openly call out THEIR BS such as: The Bioweapon Jab, Neocon Wars, Zionist Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing, Open Borders (no country survives with open borders), Chemtrails, 911, False Flags, False elections, political theatre, GMO's, Pharmaceutical/Military Industrial Complex, etc.
Quest for Truth. Its obviously not enough but is all I can do now.
I’ve often said that for all of the time saving technology has supposedly created for us, we seem to have a lot less time. My grandparents had a few changes of clothes, heated with coal, were fortunate to have running water and sewerage, a few DC lamps in their home and few other luxuries. Notwithstanding grandpa working 12 hour days 6 days a week, they bore 10 children and lived on his single income. Grandma prepared every meal from scratch and washed clothes by hand. All of the children became part of the household work share as soon as they could perform ANY task.
The difference: they had very few distractions. Remove the distractions from your life and taking care of yourself and your family become entertaining and fulfilling.
We can wind the clock back, it’s just going to take a little time. The time we get back will be worth it.
There is wisdom in this.
It’s all legal plunder. That is pretty much why governments form.
Unfortunately you are so right Christopher.
So what are we going to do about it, Albert?
Christopher, I have begun reading your book. It is going to take a while. You have obviously put in a lot of work.
One question I have is this: I can see you laying out an ontology for what your thinking is. But will there be an teleology? E.g., if there is a God, or a supernatural lawgiver, does a human construct of behavior (natural rights) still have meaning? If there isn't a God or supernatural lawgiver, do the natural rights cover ALL situations?
Or: are we but specks on a tiny planet swirling around in an unimaginably large universe where the ideas of government, taxation, coercion, et. al., are beside the point.
If we construct God in our own image, could we also construct natural rights in our own best interest?
I ask these questions seriously, trying to avoid the rabbit hole that we (humans) are the center of the universe, and that our thought process encompasses 13 billion years and things beyond our wildest imaginings.
Would you be willing to wait until up through Chapter 12-ish? I know that is a long way off, but I think we could have a good discussion after you see how, or to what extent, I answer those questions…
Absolutely.
I shoot from the hip. Get used to it. Seriously good writing. Writing that I recommend 🙏💜🙏
Thanks, Elliot. Keep shootin'!
First of all - YUMM! Reminds me of a staple when our kids were young we called "Cheesy Potato Mess."
Secondly, all those who hearken back to the 'founding fathers' and a return to the principals of them and the constitution -- it was never great.
There was a seed, but it was mostly putting lipstick on a pig as we colonized and appropriated land and resources from the native americans while we simultaneously genocided them (there's that word again).
This is why it's so important to look forward, not back. A ground-up approach to rethinking and re-instituting our rights and freedoms.
If an institution has to grant you rights, they were never rights to begin with.
YES!
Forward not backward!
I remember several years ago when the Susan G Komen cancer organization attempted to trademark the color “pink” to represent them. I’m not sure how that was settled. I wasn’t paying attention. The garbage food was a reminder.
I love Cincinnati chili so I think I would try that mess! Lol! 🥘
Susan Komen = Trademark bullies! Yikes!
I bought some Cincinnati chili seasoning on someone else's recommendation a few years ago. Good stuff, and yeah, kind of similar!
Talk about sharks…using law to trademark the word “garbage” is the best use of legal plunder.
Yeah, when I heard that I was pretty surprised. Like, how does that help them?
It hasn’t. I have had occasion to drive by the original location downtown recently (which is the only one that remains) and if it isn’t closed yet, it will be soon. You could film a scene from a zombie-apocalypse movie in their parking lot.
Secondary benefit—it has forced others to name their plates creatively. I like “compost”!
You're hilarious.
There's a serious amount of green missing from that garbage plate...or any colour for that matter. I bet it's delicious all the same!
WATCH OUT FOR SHARKS!!!
Green shmeen. Green is for leaf-eaters.
Would a shark eat green? No. But he'd totally mac on a garbage plate!
Well I'm glad we got that sorted!!
Signed,
Your friend, the Leaf-eater.
I am reading the second Ringworld book right now, and there's this big alien cat-creature who is angry at having been kidnapped by a hyper-intelligent herbivore with two heads. Whom he calls…the "leaf eater."
I've worked in The River Restaurant at The Savoy Hotel. I have been taught high standards. I can Maitre D with the best of them. I am the Quintessential Concierge. I Am A Business Man's Butler and an Executive Chef. I trained in the same kitchens as Jamie Oliver at Battersea Park Hotel School. My aspirations fluttered after seeing the demolition of my spiritual homeland. My Kamusha, My Zimbabwe. 🇿🇼🙏
Regarding legal plunder - I have some solutions.
Stop paying taxes. Problem with this one is, it only works if a critical mass of us do it together. Although, there is such a thing as 'non-filers', and they legally do not pay. More on this here -
https://www.sacredincome.com/courses/the-sacred-income-course
and here -
https://youtu.be/fy1WJ5hDCJg
Claim more dependents on your W2, dial it in such that you're not giving the gubment a year long interest free loan, aka your 'return'. Ideally, you just owe some small amount each year.
Pull ALL money from large banks. By doing so, we hurt them ten fold! They can only lend 10X what they have (legally anyway, they've been busted lending more). Find a local credit union that loans most of it's money to local businesses. You'll get better interest rates and help your local economy. It's a no-brainer win-win-win move! Kick them where it hurts! Do it now!
Anyone thinking about not paying taxes might want to look up what happened to Wesley Snipes....
Well, he owed 7 million. And probably didn't follow the 'non-filer' process correctly.
Little ol me with my under $1K annual taxes, I'm willing to bet, would slide under the radar pretty good. Someday,that may be a risk worth considering, especially if it means sleeping at night with a totally clear conscience. Definitely not for the faint of heart though. You do you man, I'll go do me. Thanks for the comment!
I love the no-more-large-banks idea.
On the taxes—are you doing it? Something makes me think that anyone if anyone getting away with it now, it is only because the government hasn't gotten around to un-aliving them for it yet…
I'm looking into it and seriously considering it. I've had a conflicted conscious about it for years now. Surely in a country that is based upon, among other things, freedom of religion, those of us that truly believe that handing over our money to people that are 'plundering' it and using it for un-Godly reasons, can have a path towards a clear conscious. Right? RIGHT?!
Watch the video - the IRS doesn't even have the manpower anymore, their ranks are dropping way faster than they can hire (who wants THAT job), and this has been going on for decades, so there's like, if I remember correctly, only 3 IRS collection agents per 10,000 of us. So.....
I was struck by anarchonomicon's point about how quickly resistance spreads: https://www.anarchonomicon.com/p/welfare-states-wont-survive-even
I am not calling for v i o l e n c e. The same can be said of any sort of resistance.
Yes, I cannot locate it now but there's a great scientific study floating around somewhere that discusses an experiment that shows when just one, or a small group, stand up, when timed right, can lead to everyone else doing the same.
I know we're all wondering how best to proceed as we enter this crazy election year, and beyond.
Some of us are having a tough time determining what choice(s) to make.
To continue not taking action is obviously not an option. So, understanding this, we all know we must start taking action, fearlessly, knowing that God has our backs.
Personally, I did what I hope most of us here have already done, and that's basically the low hanging fruit stuff. Great starting point - delete all social media, unsub from netsux, amazion prime, gaggle, twitler, facebutt, et. al. Remove all money from computer screens and invest it into tangible assets. And most of all, CUT THAT CABLE!
If anyone here struggles with any of the above, which all can be done literally over the phone and/or online, I don't know how much of an asset you really are. I know this will offend some of you, and to those I say, get some thicker skin.
When I realized that even the above wasn't enough, I set my sights higher.
I've left a 6 figure career for way less pay, but I'm self-employed and can (usually) write off nearly all my taxes. No more feeding the beast.
I couldn't have done that without first moving across the county and becoming debt free, which took most of my savings to do and years of planning.
I've ramped up garden production, found local sources for my eggs, beef, and shop at very inconvenient places, sometimes paying more for my troubles.
I've found y'all, and do my best to support this group, in the hopes that I will also find support here.
AND, I'm still looking for more ways to starve the beast! It's a never ending effort.
We're all in this together guys, and we all have to make sacrifices and take inconveniences.
These are all ideas for ACTION we can all be doing. At the very least, I hope it helps further the discussion.
Amen. I have done some of these things. I am working on others.
This sounds like fodder for a good series of posts you could do…
y'know - you're right! I'm going to take that and expand it into a full blown,best-seller quality, multi-page, red-pill post!
For me I speak/write what I see is Truth regardless of the consequences as it surely seems if we don't now soon we will be unable to even do this.
I don't support and openly call out THEIR BS such as: The Bioweapon Jab, Neocon Wars, Zionist Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing, Open Borders (no country survives with open borders), Chemtrails, 911, False Flags, False elections, political theatre, GMO's, Pharmaceutical/Military Industrial Complex, etc.
Quest for Truth. Its obviously not enough but is all I can do now.
People just don't understand until they've had one!