The thing about abuse is you get used to it. Eventually, it becomes normal – having been normalized. For instance, this business of the president starting wars. Just deciding it’s time to lob bombs on other countries.
This is not the president’s constitutional prerogative, which is the relevant point. Not whether the country on the receiving end of the bombs – and sometimes, troops – perhaps deserves to have bombs lobbed on it or American troops sent to it. Those are considerations used to manipulate public support, especially when it is lacking in Congress – which is supposed to have the power to declare war.
Well, the work-around – used by American presidents since at least the time of FDR – is to just wage it without actually declaring it.
FDR waged war against both Germany and Japan years before the war (the second one) was declared. German ships – including the battleship Bismarck, for those interested in an interesting bit of history – were shadowed by American ships and their location transmitted to the British, who were at war with Germany. In some cases, German sips (subs) were even fired upon by American ships in neutral Atlantic waters. American pilots flew British airplanes in the European war zone before America was formally at war with Germany. And as most people know, America – that is, FDR – provided Britain with destroyers and other war materiel which coud be construed as an act of war against Germany.
Similarly as regards Japan.
Now – mind – it isn’t the issue at hand whether the National Socialist (always important to spell it out) regime that ruled Germany or Imperial Japan were baddies. What’s relevant – in terms of the document that is technically the law of this land – is that Congress (and Congress alone) has lawful authority to start wars. The implicit corollary of this being that any act of war engaged unilaterally by the president is illegal and even treasonous.
But presidents have gotten way with starting wars for generations, from FDR to the present one. The Korean War was never declared – by Congress. Nor the Vietnam War. Nor the War on Trrrrrr declared by The Chimp. The war the latter began in Afghanistan lasted almost 20 years. Now America is at war with Yemen – and perhaps soon Iran – because President Trump so decided. Once again, it is important to return to the point that it is beside the point whether going to war with Yemen – and potentially, Iran – is a good or a terrible idea. The point at hand is whether our having gotten used to the president – whoever that may be – starting and waging wars on his own say-so is a good or terrible idea.
The old powdered wig wearers who wrote the “goddamn piece of paper,” as The Chimp is said to have referred to it – thought it was a terrible idea to empower the president to start wars because that is a terrible power to allow any one person to possess. Their idea was to empower a body of the people’s representatives – Congress – to declare war when necessary, which they imposed a majority assent requirement upon. This being a pretty high bar for declaring war, which seems like a very good idea, given that war is serious business that can become existential business. If two-thirds of a large body of the people’s representatives agree that there is justification for war sufficient to declare it, then they will declare it. But what does it tell us when the president decides to ignore the Constitution and engages in war without a declaration from Congress?
Obviously, it suggests there isn’t sufficient – majority – public support for the war. Which strongly suggests the war isn’t necessary, as regards the people of this country.
So the president just starts the war. Just as Caesar and his heirs did. Because they had arrogated to themselves the power to do so – the Senate and People of Rome be damned.
This is our situation now.
It has been our situation, implicitly, since at least the time of Abraham Lincoln – who was the first American Caesar. It was Lincoln who unabashedly ignored the Constitution’s restrictions upon his authority to wage war against the states that were trying to leave the “union.” Which – to those states – had become like the Soviet Union in that the central authority ruled without the consent of those who were under its rule. Lincoln also shat upon due process – habeas corpus – and did other things that were as unconstitutional as starting a war that Congress hadn’t declared.
Never mind. The victors write history.
But we get to live it.
Including acceptance of the consequences of what’s been normalized.
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“Well, the work-around – used by American presidents since at least the time of FDR – is to just wage it without actually declaring it.”
It goes earlier than that. For example, the Lusitania was loaded with American explosives headed for England. They put American passengers on board so if the Germans torpedoed it, then the American public would be outraged and demand to enter the “Great War.” The Germans even put ads in the papers warning Americans not to ride the Lusitania. Then when they did torpedo it, it exploded and sank quickly, on account of all the explosives in the hull. You can read about it in Ed Griffin’s book “The Creature from Jekyll Island.”
Congress has been all too happy to cede its war powers to the Prez. That way if things go south it can’t be blamed, and the privileged 535 will retain their seats come the next election.
a democracy is a military dictatorship where they change warlords every few years. a president can bomb sanction tariff imprison torture starve invade anybody any country and NO ONE can stop him. look at bibi satanyahoo. the whole world hates him. his people hate him. his cabinet of convicted felons hate him. has criminal charges in israel and by the ICC. yet he is still there
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Exactly…since the Civil War government has done pretty much whatever it wants (ask any native American) regardless of the constitution and who is going to stop government? Government? No. Only the people can stop the government. Meaning it is always up to the slaves to revolt against the masters.
Just voting will never get that job done. All politicians do whatever they want and now that DOGE has pierced the “secret” DC Swamp somewhat, we see monstrous corruption and abuse, especially in the use of our tax dollars.
But the subtleties mount up over time and soon people forget the previous infringements and overstepping of bounds and it becomes natural. Just as you say. It’s like indoctrination and even marketing. The government is always in the marketing business and who knows about that better than any politician? Trump and musk.
In one way or another, we are being marketed to death. Be it wars, killer mRNA poisons, vaccines, drugs, crappy foods, chemtrails, 5G, poison water, whatever…it is all marketed without our awareness as murder and depopulation.
Europeans here 20K years before the “native” americans but by all means keep spewing out anti White propaganda
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Hey, sad to say, I did also get duped by trump for a bit, and was quite excited about the prospects of America for a while. But I guess not having a new war was a bit too much to ask…
What I dont get is – why do the westerners still join their respective militaries? One can argue none of this would be possible without the cannon fodder required for the war. And while it seems the youth is largely anti war and dont accept the mainstream narrative that you need to bomb brown people on the other side of the world “because they hate our freedoms”, somehow it seem there are always enough to keep the war machine going ! I was also quite excited that after the covid scam and mandated jabs, recruitment in the UK and british armed forces was lower than ever. Do you think theres hope this will eventually stop the west from waging new wars?
Unc Scam would love for no one to volunteer. They would PREFER conscription.
And this time, they are coming for your daughters too.
Hi JR,
Yup. I said this to my old college buddy the other day. He has an 18-year-old son and a 20-year–old daughter. Does he want them mauled or dead for the sake of Greater Israel? Of course, he probably thinks I’m “anti-Semitic.”
“War is a business, so give your son.”
— Grace Slick, Jefferson Airplane
Hi Eric
Well, isn’t anyone who says **anything** negative about the Israeli governments actions, by definition “anti semitic”?… I’m always amused by people who conflate a religion/culture with a government. As I’ve stated many times, social networking isn’t complicity. I’m in between projects, so I thought I’d check in. What did you think about the links for the “omega car” videos I sent you? If it got eaten by your spam filter, here they are again. The first link is about the car. the second is the Tucker Carson interview video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8jH1LIDHqk&t=158s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO-sy5ut490
Hi BJ,
It’s my hope that this tactic of shutting down questioning by impugning motives – “racist!” “anti-Semite!” – will lose its power and then we can have some serious conversations about such things. I will check out the Omega stuff – thanks!
Hi Eric
Certain parties will do ANYTHING to prevent such an honest conversation, and the natural questions that arise from their actions. Give their past actions, I suspect we both know what their next escalation will be. Given that they control the global central banking cartel, and the fractional reserve systems tied into that, they have almost unlimited resources to corrupt entire governments. They really do believe that they are The Chosen, and that the rest of humanity are here to serve them. But they would hardly be the first group with collective delusions.
As for the car, it looks interesting, but I lack your experience and knowledge to form an opinion.
God’s favorite people:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bodies-gaza-medics-found-handcuffed-and-shot-mass-grave
>Fifteen humanitarian workers went missing last week after responding to a distress call from civilians being attacked by Israeli forces.
>The workers include eight paramedics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), six members of the Palestinian Civil Defence search-and-rescue teams, and one UN staff member.
>They were found over the weekend in a mass grave with around 20 multiple gunshots in each one of them, according to Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza.
>At least one of them had their legs bound, another was decapitated and a third topless, he added.
That’s some “God” you’ve got there, folks.
Must be the “God of murderous thugs.”
Morning, Adi –
Horrible to wake up to that; but I am not surprised by that. God have mercy on us for it.
There is more:
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/4/4/israel-killed-dozens-of-women-and-children-in-attacks-on-gaza-schools#flips-6371027872112:0
This is not “self defense.”
It is a war crime.
Monkey see, monkey do:
‘Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced legislation on Tuesday seeking to impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia if it does not agree to long lasting peace with its neighboring country, Ukraine.
‘The two were joined by a group of 50 lawmakers who agreed to support sanctions on Russia in addition to a 500 percent tariff on imported goods from countries that buy Russian oil</b, gas, uranium and other products if efforts to end the war are not advanced.’
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5226312-bipartisan-senators-introduce-primary-secondary-russia-sanctions/
So if China buys Russian oil, ‘we’ whack China with 500 percent tariffs? Trump’s tariff grift has gone turbo, with rocket boosters.
Should five hundred percent appear too small
Be thankful I don’t take it all
— The Beatles, Tax Man
War is good business for some people. On the other side of that transaction are the dead and maimed people. I hope Trump doesn’t start some new shit.
America; invade the world, invite the world and then cry “Antisemitism” WTF!
Another reason for this is the COTUS’ ambiguity WRT war. On the one hand, it says Congress has the power to declare war. OTOH, the COTUS also says that POTUS is the commander in chief of our armed forces.
It’s fascinating to watch the reactions on Both Sides of the Aisle(TM) to the actions of Orange Julius Caesar (OJC). The backers of OJC (Mega MAGA Men) seem to be frozen in silence as he traipses around the globe doing things that will make their life hell. The TDS’ers are continuing their hissy fit while some of us point out that OJC is just continuing the work of previous dictatorial presidents they love.
Let us not forget the words of Jefferson, which I paraphrase, “The history of the present [POTUS] is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.”
Perhaps it’s time to submit these facts to a candid world.
War Schmorewar!
Power Schmower!
Trump needs Nurse Rachted to dispense copious amounts of psychotropic medicinal prescriptions to whatever it is for a feeble brain Trump as, pronto.
Not only jumping the shark, flying over the cuckoo’s nest to boot.
A few months in Bedlam could cure the crazy fool. Maybe.
has, not as.
We were meant not to have a king, but that is essentially what we have. Our presidents rule by fiat, administrative agencies impose their own rules and have their own judges (star chambers).
War is conducted without declaration is just one more benefit of the entire government wiping their ass with the constitution.
According to the internets, specifically godlikeproductions (a crazy conspiracy website which acts as an instant news service – as every rumor or news item is instantly put up), the attack on Iran is imminent.
https://www.godlikeproductions.com/search.php?q=iran
GLP predictions are usually 100% wrong. There is a rule of thumb concerning predictions on the internet, if someone predicts something it is likely to fail, it is what is not predicted, that gets your attention.
For instance no one on GLP predicted 911 before it happened. That means the psychics are full of shit, if psychics were the real mccoy, then at least one would of “seen” and event as large as 911 beforehand.
wiki “The United States announced its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the “Iran nuclear deal” or the “Iran deal”, on May 8, 2018.[1][2][3][4] The JCPOA is an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program reached in July 2015 by Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States—plus Germany)[5][6] also called E3/EU+3. ”
I have my doubts orange MIGA pig will do a strike on Iran, he lacks authority to do so, it would go bad for USA assets in the region, Israel would be hit hard, etc. What Trump is doing is making threats as he always does, Trump’s diplomatic style is threaten you with nuking so you sign something against your interest. Iran has already dealt with crazy loon Trump in his first term, Trump shredded to JCPOA, because that is what Israel wanted. Trump has no interest in peace, or any deal that protects Iran, Trump wants to destroy Iran for Israel. Trump’s big problem is legal cover.
General Wesley Clark was given a memo in the Pentacon in 2002, he said to Amy Goodman on PBS “We’re going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran.” The plan is very clear, the Zionists want to destroy Iran, they do not want Iran to have nukes that can destroy Israel. Very simple indeed. But no administration dares to attack Iran. Mark Glenn of TUT (The Ugly Truth) website has followed this story, and declared that the United States is the whore of Israel, but the whore refuses to commit suicide. The USA, so far, has not attacked Iran, the USA like to attack defenseless woman and children.
BTW, every nation has the inherent right to pursue nuclear power and weapons. Trump has no moral or legal authority to demand Iran do this or that. Trump is a Zio piece of shit doing the bidding of Israel, he is treasonous and destabilizing the world. Trump wants a contract with Iran – that they will not pursue nuclear weapons, then Trump will have Israel bomb Iran so Iran wants nuclear weapons to defend themselves, and when they go for it, Trump will say – look Iran violated this deal I made with them, I will now nuke them. Currently, Trump has no legal standing to attack Iran, thus the maximum pressure to force Iran to capitulate to some bad deal. Iran should give Trump the finger, as Trump is a Zioloon.
The only countries the USSofA will not bomb are those that have nuclear weapons. If Iraq had nuclear weapons then they would not be attacked and invaded. I still the TV ads back in 2003 showing supposedly Iraq dropping nuclear bomb on US cities. It looks like most people swallowed tat BS hook line and sinker. That being said, most people just don’t care as long as sportzball, beer, Doritos are available.
Thomas Massie has just introduced a bill requiring ALL congresscritters to divulge their “dual citizenship” (possession of a foreign passport).
Although, it will probably not make it through congress, it’s a start…
Randy Fine, who just won a special election to replace Mike Waltz, replies:
‘This guy [Thomas Massie] is just gross. Who in Congress is a dual citizen? I think we all know the slur he is tossing around. The real question is why certain Florida politicians choose this bigot to hang around with.’
https://x.com/VoteRandyFine/status/1825536943708569883
Spot the clever deflection? He poses the rhetorical question ‘Who in Congress is a dual citizen?‘ .. but then declines to answer it, defining the question itself as bigoted.
No, Randy: citizenship is a factual matter. Amendment I means that any question can legitimately be asked, without the questioner being summarily slimed and dismissed as a bigot.
How many times have you traveled to Israel? And are you a citizen there — YES OR NO?
>Randy Fine
What a repulsively bigoted, also grotesquely obese, piece of shit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluttony
>Judaism
Rambam, for example, prohibits excessive eating and drinking in Hilchot De’ot (e.g., halachot 1:4, 3:2, 5:1).[6] The Chofetz Chaim (Yisrael Meir Kagan) prohibits gluttony on the basis of Leviticus 19:26, in Sefer Ha-Mitzvot Ha-Katzar (Prohibition #106).[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Fine
> in February 2025, Fine claimed in a series of tweets that there was no such thing as innocent Palestinian civilians, called them “demons that live on Earth” who “deserve death,” and said that “Gaza must be destroyed.”
Of course that would NEVER be applied to one country in particular… It would be Ism!… The very same country that is desperate to get the Empire to destroy Iran.
There are a few other means to engage other countries that do bad things short of all-out War which is in the constitution under Article 1 Section B which states:
“Congress shall have of the power…
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas and Offenses against the Law of Nations;
To decare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning the Captures of Land and Water;
Thomas Jefferson obtained a Letter of Marque and Reprisal against the Muslim pirates taking our shipping and enslaving our sailors. He sent in the Marines and we didn’t have to stay and rebuild their country at the taxpayers’ expense.
Congress has disempowered itself by passing the War Powers act giving the President power he is not to enjoy (figuratively) under the constitution. Congress fades the heat of having to do their duty and vote for one of these actions and pay the price at the ballot box if it all goes South. Just has Congress has deferred making laws to the bureaucrats so they don’t take the heat for the crap that comes down but collects the plunder of a nation.
Spot on Hans, Clowngress has been committed to giving away their power and doing nothing for decades now. About the only thing that they do is slip favors for their cronies into thousand page bills so they can leave office as millionaires. Useless toadies, all of them.
It’s a lost week for Speaker Mike Johnson, after nine members of his caucus opposed a procedural rule, along with all the Democrats:
‘House Republican leaders on Tuesday canceled votes for the rest of the week after a band of GOP lawmakers staged a rebellion on the floor, bringing legislative action to a screeching halt.
‘House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) informed lawmakers the next vote in the House would be next Monday evening.
‘The announcement came minutes after nine Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing a procedural rule that would have killed a bipartisan effort to allow proxy voting for new parents. The vote also blocked planned votes on GOP priorities to limit the power of federal judges and to require proof of citizenship to vote.
“It’s a very disappointing result on the floor there, a handful of Republicans joined with all Democrats to take down a rule,” Johnson said after the vote. “That’s rarely done.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5226248-house-cancels-votes-gop-rebellion/
The nine R-party rebels: Burchett (TN); Kiley (CA); LaLota (NY); Lawler (NY); Luna (FL); McKenzie (PA); Miller (OH); Steube (FL); Van Drew (NJ).
Mikey’s anthill got kicked over. Now the House of Ill Repute is closed for repairs. Sad! Maybe the venerable brothel will open under new management …
This evening, N.J. senator Corey Booger closes in on the late Strom Thurmond’s 24 hr 18 min record for a Senate speech.
Senate stalled; House of Ill Repute vacant. Govco is an empty, haunted house, like the Overlook Hotel in The Shining.
R-E-D-R-U-M
Few people can engage in such a wild-eyed rant for 24 hours without the proper drugs. Greetings Senator. Take me to your dealer.
“R-E-D-R-U-M”
Now THAT I can get behind.
[Although, it will probably not make it through congress, it’s a start…]
He (Massie) also just brought a bill to make constitution carry a law for all States. We already have that,,, called the US Constitution 2nd amendment. Soooo, exactly how would another law do any better?
Anyone with dual citizenship should not be allowed to ‘serve’ in any elected or appointed position in any state or federal government. It should be mentioned,,, our bestus ally (Israhell) in the ME does not allow dual citizen in its government. Why we allow it I’ll never know. Right now we a warring on Yemen the ONLY nation standing up for the beleaguered people in Palastine. The Orange Man of peace is bombing away Yemen 24 and 7. Has put another Carrier Group at risk. Who do you think is paying for all that? Waiting for the first Draft call….
“He (Massie) also just brought a bill to make constitution carry a law for all States. We already have that,,, called the US Constitution 2nd amendment. Soooo, exactly how would another law do any better?” -ken
F-ing spot on! When I hear people talking about Constitutional “issues,” I usually ask them if they’ve actually read the US Constitution. The nearly universal response is: “Well, no, but I know what it says.” I then put up my hand and say: “Talk to me after you’ve read that short document.”
>Congress has [disemboweled] itself
>Anyone with dual citizenship should not be allowed to ‘serve’ in any elected or appointed position in any state or federal government.
Rat own.
I will hope Trump the new war pig comes to his senses. Doesn’t care one wit if he does, looks like it from here.
It’s all bad juju with no mojo. Not good.
Days up and down they come
Like rain on a Congo drum
Forgetting most, remember some
You don’t turn none away – Guy Clark, To Live is to Fly
Good stuff Eric.
It pains me that when my kids were in gov-school that they were ‘taught’ that the civil war was only about slavery. I made them read some books, etc… that taught the true meaning/reasons and they challenged their ‘teachers’. My kids got in trouble (of course they did), and the issue went all the way to the ‘Principle’. He said “you are right, but we are not allowed to change the curriculum (in a red county in a deep blue state), so please let this be”. My answer was ‘as long as your teachers, teach a side-bar” He agreed. Doubt it happens today.
So much BS, as you said ‘the victors write the history’.
It’s a sporting event. Akin to the democrats loving Musk and now hating him.
Hi Eric, et al,
A couple of comments. WRT the sale of destroyers before the U.S. entered the war, Darryl Cooper of Martyr Made podcast fleshes out that story as an instance of FDR shitting on Churchill and England to sell them WW1 vintage boats for gold bullion and securities….it wiped England out financially. Further, England did not completely pay the US back for Marshall Plan loans until 2006.
In any case, the rate of desperate moves in Europe is increasing as we see Marine La Pen being sidelined in France much like Georgescu was sidelined in Romania. The EU and UK are rapidly becoming more openly tyrannical by absolutely and violently crushing dissent….this was evident during the Covid hoax but now is more generalized…..I think the PtB in the EU realize the wheels are coming off and cannot conceive of a peaceful resolution so are behaving like all tyrannical dictators through history. I hope the EU and NATO die peacefully but I’m afraid that my friends in Europe are in for a very rough ride.
In Ukraine, the Trumpster is behaving like a loon with dementia….the people that assert he’s playing 5D chess are full of shit….Trump has no cards to play and Putin/Lavrov will not fall for any more lies from the west. Their demands will be met and if the neocons want to have every Ukrainian die in the process, Russia will oblige them. At this point, I believe the Ukrainian people are ready for peace but like the citizens of all countries, their desires don’t matter.
The middle east…..what to say…..in Israel we can see the most vile regime since Hitler, Mao and Stalin. Its sycophants can scream anti-Semite all day but the facts are plain to see. It seems like Netanyahu would willingly destroy the world rather than allow the Palestinians any human rights. By solidly backing this genocide, the entire Trump administration loses any authority IMO. Strategically, attacking Iran means the end of the U.S. in the ME as well as the literal end of Israel. I cannot fathom how anybody in Israel would see any value in this.
It’s JUDAISM itself that is the problem. The “old Testament” is replete with multiple genocides of gentiles, with the full approval of their “god”.
Christianity and Catholicism went “off the rails” by adopting jews as “our elder brothers” despite visceral hatred for Christianity (and especially Catholicism) which ALL jews hate to this very day.
The “Old Testament” should NEVER have been adopted by Christianity, other than being a manual on how NOT to behave as well as exposing JUDAISM as a death cult, having no place in modern society.
JUDAIC beliefs still espouse jewish supremacy, genocides, slavery, and other acts against gentiles which was further reinforced by absolving jews of their behavior towards Christians and Catholics.
If I had my way, JUDAISM would be fully exposed for what it is…
Keep in mind that most o today’s JEW$ are not “semites” at all. In fact, all of the prime ministers of israel have European roots and have changed their names to appear more JEWISH.
We could start by outlawing infant male genital mutilation, outlawing “dual citizenship” removing any dual citizenship holder from public office, and removal of ALL tax exemptions for ALL JEWISH institutions and lobbying organizations. Yes, this especially includes synagogues and holohoax (oops, I mean “holocaust”) museums.
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) has already introduced a bill to “out” all dual citizenship holders in the federal government.
“Shouldn’t have adopted the old testament” ???
Then there would be no Christianity. Without the story of the old testament and its many, many prophecies pointing to God’s plan to send a savior, where would we be?
Chuck Missler used to say, “the old testament is the new testament concealed, and the new testament is the old testament revealed.”
“The Constitution was written for a moral, and religious people”
– John Adams
Is it any wonder the Constitution no longer works for us?
The Old Testament is an example of how NOT to live one’s life. From genocide and jewish supremacy, the Old Testament should be considered to be violence porn.
JEW$ have never repudiated any of the actions and behaviors described in the Old Testament. In fact, today’s genocides in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as supremacist attitudes still held by JEW$ to include slavery of gentiles are today’s premier world problems.
The Catholic Church was indeed correct in discouraging reading of the Old Testament as it could easily be interpreted by lay people to allow for blood sacrifices, genocides and the like.
I maintain that the Old Testament should never have been included in Christian doctrine. Be that as it is, it should be read with disclaimers that Christianity does not condone any of the practices within the text.
The genocides of the Old Testament can only be put in context of Genesis 6:4, the creation of angel-human hybrids (and further explained in Enoch as additionally Angel-animal hybrids). There are in hints of these genetic anomalies in the cultures of all ancient peoples – from giants to other “mythical creatures”. Aside from that very large elephant in the room, the strict codes of the Hebrews were for them alone, to clearly distinguish them from all other cultures, which collectively had very similar cultural traits. The Ten Commandments, apart from worshipping God alone, cannot be argued against as a healthy moral code. Then there are poetic books, and wisdom books, which even Bible detractors admit to the unmatched eloquence of various passages. Ditto for the prophets. And then there is the issue of origins. No religious text comes close to the magnificence of the Bible, Old & New Testaments inclusive.
Now, are there huge problems with abuse? Duh. But indeed, has not atheistic Bolshevism systematically killed more people than all other religions combined? And that’s not even taking into account the clandestine Bolshevism at work right here in the U.S. government.
And as many recognize, many of “Jews” may not even legit, which the Bible addressed long ago in many passages, but most famously in Revelation 3:9
“Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie…”
And if you cite the Catholic Crusades – which may have actually been something else, but that is a much bigger discussion – as Christian wars, taking them at face value, any biblical reader can pick apart Catholicism and war as being contrary to the doctrines of Jesus and the New Testament.
Most people have no idea of what is actually in the Bible.
Not so. How would the lay people, if ignorant of the OT, know that Christ fulfilled the law by sacrificing his own innocent blood. It seems Israel today is trying to be the same Israel in the old testament. It would seem they are in rebellion to God, just as they were over, and over in the OT. Throwing away the “bad” parts of the Bible is done at one’s own peril. At the flood, God judged all but eight people unredeemable. He has preserved for us the story, and instructions of how to get back in his grace. I wish you all the best.
Most people just have no clue what is on the Old Testament. And many Christians don’t want accept some of the things it planning spells out. And most being ignorant of “history”, such as we can make it out, cannot see the forest for the trees. Then you have this subgroup running around with a big one for the genocides (and they were genocides – God genocided the entire world, if you truly believe the Noah account), and throwing the baby out with the bath water, because they cannot put things in context. Or they don’t want to put them in context, for if the Bible proves to be true, then they have a problem.
Anyway, Missler was wrong about so many things, especially the science and tech stuff, but he was right about the symbiosis of the testaments.
Should be “plainly spells out”
And ironically to your comment, Thomas Massie is a Methodist Christian, which makes him a Bible Believer, old & New Testaments.
Massie knows right from wrong and is unwilling to compromise his honesty for shekels.
I detested the crippled communist FDR but the only good thing he did was to finish off england financially. churchill was a fat bloated drunk and started both world wars at behest of the jews
Something I’ve grown to find curious is people who call themselves “Anti-war” & loudly opposed the Chimp’s wars when he was President but cheered wars under Barack Obama & Joe Biden. Now that Trump is president again, many of these people are all of a sudden “Anti-war” again.
Can you name anybody who follows that pattern? I know of no legitimate anti-war libertarian who took that stance.
‘Now America is at war with Yemen – and perhaps soon Iran – because
President TrumpIsrael so decided.’ — ericArticle 1, Section 8 describes the legislative powers, including ‘to declare war’ [Clause 11] and ‘to lay and collect duties’ [Clause 1]. No two-thirds supermajority applies.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlei
The Orange Caudillo is running roughshod over a supine Clowngress, which is so dysfunctional that it’s no longer able to pass appropriations bills on time [Article 1, Section 7], much less raise objections to being made irrelevant.
Theoretically elections were supposed to correct such dysfunction. But they don’t.
What to do? I’ve designed a giant centrifuge, within a concrete-walled arena painted with red-and-black roulette wheel numbering. Quarterly, one member of Congress will be selected by lottery to be whirled to their doom. Parimutuel betting on the outcome — which color or number the human rocket will splat into — will raise enough money to end the income tax.
Gentlemen … place your bets!
Someone – maybe Bastiat – is credited with the quote of “When goods don’t cross borders, Soldiers will.”
Tariffs anyone?
Curious to see how a war between USSA and China goes.
Has there ever been a war where one participant was reliant on the other to produce parts for their own war machine?
Say, Dong Hung Lo, could you ship another 20000 guidance chips and another 100000 tons of rare earths for the servos in our cruise missiles? Also another million pairs of combat boots.
Ah so, Veddy good. Wait right where you are!
Yeah, I’m sure that’s gonna happen. Outsourcing and offshoring were splendid ideas.
It’s only a majority of Congress, not two-thirds (unfortunately). The last “declaration of war” – really an authorization for the use of military force, was in 2002. Nothing since then. Congress has capitulated to the President, who bombs countries at will and kills others as well as our own.
“Obviously, it suggests there isn’t sufficient – majority – public support. Which strongly suggests it isn’t necessary, as regards the people of this country.”
The U.S. Constitution:
Feds do nothing agreed to in the contract and everything the agreement was written to prevent them from doing. Period.
By default deems said contract null and void.
Us having accepted this counterfeit currency scheme is really and literally creating one nasty Hell On Earth.
You’re fired! You are bombed! You are taxed to death to create more death!
How much war is enough? Just a little bit more.
Burning it all down seems to be the plan.
Way to go, Donnie! Freaking nut.
We need more war, more than ever.
Might want to think about it, it’s gonna help.
You cannot fix stupid.
The asteroid belt can fix it for us. Just a matter of time.
Now Jesus don’t like killin’
No matter what the reason’s for
And your flag decal wont get you into
Heaven anymore – John Prine,
The title: Your Flag decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore
‘Shut the fuck up, Donnie.’ — The Great Lebowski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS8X2Qp_6aA
It’s like that dead German General said at the Nuremberg Trials: That while the people want peace they can always be manipulated by their leaders to go to war (more or less). Ask yourself why so many people all of a sudden started flying ukraine flags or painting blue and yellow lines in parking lots?
The difference between going to war today versus WW2 is the lack of onshore manufacturing and a cohesive culture. If you go to war you should at least go to win but I suspect if we go to war once the stockpiled weapons are used up we’re screwed, oh wait, we shipped them all to ukraine. Sh*t….
…and to israel.
Onshore manufacturing and cohesive culture, huh…two things we need desperately, and things that we lack which will be our undoing.
that was Herman Goring and he was a senior field marshall