Askeered-ta-change?
Been seeing something along those lines being applied to those of us that fall into the ‘vaxxhesitenttinfoilahtwearerconspiracytheoristDeplorableEBALWHAAPEEPLE’ class of breeds, (also known as critical thinkers in my book, but I digress. )
And I started asking myself some questions about that supposed ‘fear factor’. AM I SCARED TO CHANGE?
Snort, guffaw, bellyachin’ rollin’ on floor with tears streaming from my eyes laughter,,,, Afraid of change? hell, my life has been one change after another sometimes in the same danged week!!!! Those that have followed through my blogs for the last 15 flippin years have seen changes in me even in that time frame, and know some of my history prior to that point and know that I have, quite literally, dropped entire CAREERS to make lateral or upwards moves in my life.
Change doesn’t scare me,,,
what scares me is STOOPID CHANGE,,, like so many looking at the Three Ring Circus and Carny event taking place in Mordor on the Potomac and trying to ‘justify’ it in their own minds and souls. Sorry, NO, that is NOT NORMAL unless you are a happy resident in the asylum those creatures escaped from (and thats one change I would much prefer to see make a comeback,,, Insane asylums,,, Seems to me that the acceleration of our current downturn began not long after They started shutting down the asylums.)
And there are changes I would love to see happen, I have little hope they will, but I would love to see serious reduction of Our Government, say back to 1840 levels of toxicity, not the leviathan state we have currently. Or complete destruction of the Education Administration all the way down to the local indoctrination centers,,, Break that union into dust and pillary any that would cry tears of ‘but think of the children’ Trust me poptart, I AM thinking of the children, and their children and,,,, I see the damage being done by that monstrosity and fear the future of Idiocracy they are creating. And while we are breaking up that union of moral decay ran amok, lets make it unConstitutional for Lawyers to hold public office: I seem to recall that was one of the sticking points between the Federalist/Anti-Federalist discussions, with the Federalists winning the clash in the end (led by Alexander Hamilton, a lawyer ,,,, just sayin’ ) And if we couldn’t get that, make an amendment callled the 5th grader rule or sum-such. Any and all bills to be presented to the floors of CON-gress MUST be presented to a class of 5th graders for review. IF they have a hard time understanding it,,, back to the drawing board. If they grow bored trying to read it ‘TO LONG’ edit for content,,,, THIS would accomplish two things. It would incentivise the government to actually want well educated people so they could get more complicated bills passed, and that would mean more critical thinking skills being taught at much younger ages (whereas now, is not taught, AT ALL, from all I can see,,,,)
And I would like to see the economies of the world return to a gold standard or somesuch, not this liquid money idea that has no bearing in reality. I know there are a lot of people that harp about ‘easy credit being the key hinge in our economy’ or something in similar vein, but really, do you think the Hapsburgs didn’t have a credit system in place,,, Or the Romans, Or the Syrians,,, Its been proven that larger cities pre-date the Kingdoms that arose and those didn’t happen because “no one had any credit,,,” Credit is a TRUST system between people, and we have monetized it and removed it from everyday people and given that trust to banks and NOTBanks like the Federal Reserve and big Conglomerate companies that ‘keep scores’ so ‘we don’t have to’. Granted, there is still a certain amount that happens at the street level, but with as fast as our society moves around, the ‘kept score’ helps when dealing with faces you have never met before..
How about the prison system/judicial system. Maybe tis time to take that back behind the building for a stern talking to as well (with a clue bat prefered). That whole “Cruel and Unusual Punishment’ thing that has morphed into a rally cry of the left,,, Public hangings, Pillary, Stocks, Public square justice,,, Yeah, its crude, mean, and EFFECTIVE,,, No one likes being shamed, and oft-times fear of that shame is more than enough to keep someone in line. Bring that public shame back and see how fast shit gets straight. (and there is a judge here local that uses that to some degree. Shoplifters get to stand in front of the place they were busted at, wearing a sandwich board emblazoned with the ‘I was caught shoplifting here” ,,, Dunno how many days they have to do this, but it WORKS,,, Ya might have those that ‘risk it anyway’ but those types will ALWAYS be with us, and so the justice system needs to be in place. but locking people away for every single stinking breech of rule,,, Seems a might overkill in my opinion. And there is definitely a certain amount of Grift going on. Way too much money exchanging hands since the prison system went private in relation to the Judicial system.
NO, Change doesn’t scare me. What scares me are the people that WANT the changes our current world seems destined for (at current course and speed) The ones that think there are such things as FREE EVERYTHING FOR LIFE!!! The ones that want Government to supply a ‘Universal paycheck’ to everyone, thinking they will be able to survive on it. (when no one is making anything because no one is allowed to excel and be compensated for it,,,)
Maybe I was born 100 years too late, or 100 years too early, or something,,, Or I am one of the ‘cobalt rods’ in the heart of the nuclear furnace of progress, or something,, I dunno, but I see where we are, and think there were some serious advantages to where we came from versus where we are headed. Things that, even now with the Tech Boom, could be applied to great advantage without throttling our advancment. This country had Free Market Principles into the late 19th and those principles FUELED the drive of the American Industrial Revolution that spread around the globe FASTER than that shot heard round the world in 1776,, It may have given rise to things like Robber Barons, but without intervention of the Government (sometimes for, sometimes against, but always ‘in the way’) things would have resolved eventually. True Free Market principles always do level out as the people decide with thier wallets, and you can ‘fake that till you make it’ for only so long before the people stop buying,,,,
NO, not scared of SMART changes, just the stoopid ones based on failed ideologies,,,,




Dammit man – 2 inna row!😁
Change *can* be a good thing – but not change for changes sake.
“Public hangings, Pillary, Stocks, Public square justice,,, Yeah, its crude, mean, and EFFECTIVE”. Hell yeah – crank it up. Bottom line though, is there’s gotta be ONE system of justice for ALL. Not this crock’a shit multi layered bullshit we’re stuck with now.
If I could only get 1 thing I wish for, it’d be the *lawyer* thing. Dam sure wish we could do away with ’em altogether. Seems to me like we could have a system like L. Neil Smith (RIP Bro) had in his SF novels – a retribution/justice/punishment fit the crime/private enforcement type of system – sorry, don’t remember the exact phrase for it. And since I just made a *drink*, I ain’t gonna look it up and screw up the right phrase by mistake.
Y’all take care,
Mike (in FLA.).
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March 1, 2023 at 6:09 pm
Agreed, ONE system, NO BIAS’,,, Based on Character, not colorcreedgender or religion/wealth. The term “Fuck around Find out” should be the operative basis,,,,
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March 1, 2023 at 6:13 pm
“Fuck around Find out” should be the operative basis,,,,
Right on, Right on!
Y’all take care,
Mike (in FLA.).
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March 2, 2023 at 4:56 pm