shoebat--2020-09-23--Unbalanced Minds Turn Squirrel Shoots Into Federal Cases

While there is very little worthwhile that can come from the purported ‘ wisdom ’ of movie stars and popular culture figures , they can teach lessons at times by their behavior toward others about social trends and who we ( a nation ) or others are as a people .
Such an example recently came up when the well-known actress Alyssa Milano , know for her ‘ defund the police ’ advocacy on social media , took to calling police and wasting resources while cowering in fear over what was a teenager shooting squirrels .
They allegedly told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dogs ’ and made them feel like the gunman was nearby .
A description was given of a suspect to the officers who was ‘ male , 40-years old , with long rifle ’ .
The two , who have been married since 2009 , were also concerned that it may be someone stalking the former Charmed and Who ’ s The Boss star .
In 2008 , Alyssa filed restraining orders against alleged stalker Jeff Turner , a then 54-year old man she claimed twice tried to break into this same home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was rife with concerns .
‘ Just drove by about 12 armed officers on Bell Canyon Road , ’ one resident wrote , ‘ They are responding to a call reporting a man with a gun in the neighborhood !
!
This was also the cause of the helicopter .
Stay inside , stay safe !
’ The search by air and street level lasted over three hours and ended abruptly at 12.20pm .
‘ It turned out it was a neighborhood teen with an air gun shooting at squirrels , ’ a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teenager witnessed the emergency response and later realized he was the cause and turned himself in .
The officers then had an impromptu meeting with some of the residents in the Bell Canyon community center , confirming what they dubbed , ‘ Squirrelgate.
’ ( source ) A very long time ago , my grandfather had told me he used to take his gun to school with him on his bicycle , and after school he would go with a friend to shoot rats at the local dump .
He said that one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked him what he and his friend were doing , and they said they were shooting rats , and the policeman just responded ‘ oh ’ , and talked with the then boys , and then went on his way .
This was the only negative encounter they had with them .
Now , we see in this story , a teenager shooting squirrels- essentially rats that climb trees -in his neighborhood had to ‘ turn himself in ’ to police because his neighbor , a washed-up actress with a list of worthless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , now has potentially ruined his life because of her selfish behavior over something that is a non-issue .
What crime is this teenager doing ?
There is no crime committed , because no one was injured and no property damage was sustained .
Instead , it was a crime against a person ’ s inflated ego and selfish desires to ‘ have cake ’ and eat it too .
I could care less about the ‘ actress ’ .
I have a lot more care for the teenager , because “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heavily in the US and can cause permanent , irreversible restrictions upon one ’ s life , especially if it is classified as a “ felony ” or as a misdemeanor that is not able to be erased ( for example , many domestic violence charges ) .
Likewise , there is also the issue of overreaction because of the word “ gun ” .
It is true that the US is filled with a lot of people who are unbalanced and do unbalanced things .
There is a long history that testifies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is in the interest of police to be very careful , and sometimes , to take extra means to protect themselves .
But who investigated what was happening before sending in the police “ full force ?
” As the story noted , this was a tremendous expenditure of resources , time , and labor , and over something that really did not need it .
This is a part of the “ unbalanced ” aspect of the US which overemphasizes certain things- be it ideas , crimes , or other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has a “ gun ” tied to anything with a possible crime is veritably eviscerated in court , while a man who steals millions or even billions ( such as Jon Corzine ) may walk away with no more than a fine and an almost clean record .
Likewise , this unbalanced attitude can be exploited .
What is to say that a person with malicious intentions could not call in threats that are fake , simply to consume time and resources consistently , while sapping the department of its morale ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ trends is that all societies are based on ( a ) a sense of shared morality or ethics that manifest as a social contract , ( b ) the ability to respond in a balanced way to problems , and ( c ) the ability to pursue justice in a balanced way on a multiplicity of issues .
Imbalances always exist and will need to be corrected , but the standard of operation for too many and for too long has been to use social tension as a pendulum-and-battering ram against other groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the expense of others , holding themselves to one standard and the rest of society to another .
Just look at her response .
She eviscerates police and demands their abolition , yet from behind the comfort of her gated community , she practically cowers in fear over a teenager doing what they did for so much of American history , and now may have ruined his life while begging for the very police she publicly condemns for the common man to serve her in full force .
This is not just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is real , but is found on the right as well .
This is an example of the ongoing breakdown of the social contract in the US and the creation of the ‘ have ’ and ‘ have-not ’ classes that have no connection to each other and thus no care for each other , and as the ‘ haves ’ are able to exert power over the ‘ have-nots ’ , use that power to batter down the ‘ have-nots ’ while they demand special privilages for themselves , thus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of race or place .
All societies need police , and crime is real .
However , the ability to properly maintain peace and enforce laws is to have a citizenry that is more than a connection of random consumers in an economic machine that live apart from each other and seek their own will , each in proportion to his means and ability to exert it over another man as in a sort of animalistic , darwinian struggle , but as something of a people with a shared sense of community , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive sense .
This latter part is unfortunately what is so hard to be found today in the US , and the ugly head of the former is the norm that rears its head through examples such as this case above .
This is something that no police can do lest they become tyrannical- which did not happen and is not the discussion in this case -because the only way to enforce order on a group of people who have no ties or sense of duty to each other is the power of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lessons of history consistently show .
It ’ s not about an actress .
It ’ s about a principle that is in danger as the US turns more from what she was into not a brave new world , but a terrible old nightmare that has come from the old world to the new world that turns a squirrel shoot into a federal case .
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While there is very little worthwhile that can come from the purported ‘wisdom’ of movie stars and popular culture figures, they can teach lessons at times by their behavior toward others about social trends and who we (a nation) or others are as a people. Such an example recently came up when the well-known actress Alyssa Milano, know for her ‘defund the police’ advocacy on social media, took to calling police and wasting resources while cowering in fear over what was a teenager shooting squirrels.
They allegedly told the emergency hotline the sound ‘scared their dogs’ and made them feel like the gunman was nearby. A description was given of a suspect to the officers who was ‘male, 40-years old, with long rifle’.
The two, who have been married since 2009, were also concerned that it may be someone stalking the former Charmed and Who’s The Boss star. In 2008, Alyssa filed restraining orders against alleged stalker Jeff Turner, a then 54-year old man she claimed twice tried to break into this same home. The ‘Nextdoor’ neighborhood app was rife with concerns. ‘Just drove by about 12 armed officers on Bell Canyon Road,’ one resident wrote, ‘They are responding to a call reporting a man with a gun in the neighborhood!! This was also the cause of the helicopter. Stay inside, stay safe!’ … The search by air and street level lasted over three hours and ended abruptly at 12.20pm. ‘It turned out it was a neighborhood teen with an air gun shooting at squirrels,’ a resident told the DailyMail.com. The male teenager witnessed the emergency response and later realized he was the cause and turned himself in. The officers then had an impromptu meeting with some of the residents in the Bell Canyon community center, confirming what they dubbed, ‘Squirrelgate.’ (source)
A very long time ago, my grandfather had told me he used to take his gun to school with him on his bicycle, and after school he would go with a friend to shoot rats at the local dump. He said that one day a police car came up and asked him what he and his friend were doing, and they said they were shooting rats, and the policeman just responded ‘oh’, and talked with the then boys, and then went on his way. This was the only negative encounter they had with them.
Now, we see in this story, a teenager shooting squirrels- essentially rats that climb trees -in his neighborhood had to ‘turn himself in’ to police because his neighbor, a washed-up actress with a list of worthless opinions and two abortions to show for them, now has potentially ruined his life because of her selfish behavior over something that is a non-issue.
What crime is this teenager doing? There is no crime committed, because no one was injured and no property damage was sustained. Instead, it was a crime against a person’s inflated ego and selfish desires to ‘have cake’ and eat it too.
I could care less about the ‘actress’. I have a lot more care for the teenager, because “gun crimes” are often prosecuted very heavily in the US and can cause permanent, irreversible restrictions upon one’s life, especially if it is classified as a “felony” or as a misdemeanor that is not able to be erased (for example, many domestic violence charges).
Likewise, there is also the issue of overreaction because of the word “gun”.
It is true that the US is filled with a lot of people who are unbalanced and do unbalanced things. There is a long history that testifies to this and cannot be denied. It is in the interest of police to be very careful, and sometimes, to take extra means to protect themselves.
But who investigated what was happening before sending in the police “full force?” As the story noted, this was a tremendous expenditure of resources, time, and labor, and over something that really did not need it.
This is a part of the “unbalanced” aspect of the US which overemphasizes certain things- be it ideas, crimes, or other things -while denying others. A man who has a “gun” tied to anything with a possible crime is veritably eviscerated in court, while a man who steals millions or even billions (such as Jon Corzine) may walk away with no more than a fine and an almost clean record.
Likewise, this unbalanced attitude can be exploited. What is to say that a person with malicious intentions could not call in threats that are fake, simply to consume time and resources consistently, while sapping the department of its morale?
The unifying theme behind this and social trends is that all societies are based on (a) a sense of shared morality or ethics that manifest as a social contract, (b) the ability to respond in a balanced way to problems, and (c) the ability to pursue justice in a balanced way on a multiplicity of issues. Imbalances always exist and will need to be corrected, but the standard of operation for too many and for too long has been to use social tension as a pendulum-and-battering ram against other groups of people for the benefit of some at the expense of others, holding themselves to one standard and the rest of society to another.
Just look at her response. She eviscerates police and demands their abolition, yet from behind the comfort of her gated community, she practically cowers in fear over a teenager doing what they did for so much of American history, and now may have ruined his life while begging for the very police she publicly condemns for the common man to serve her in full force.
This is not just an example of ‘leftist hypocrisy’, which is real, but is found on the right as well. This is an example of the ongoing breakdown of the social contract in the US and the creation of the ‘have’ and ‘have-not’ classes that have no connection to each other and thus no care for each other, and as the ‘haves’ are able to exert power over the ‘have-nots’, use that power to batter down the ‘have-nots’ while they demand special privilages for themselves, thus perpetuating real abuse of real people regardless of race or place.
All societies need police, and crime is real. However, the ability to properly maintain peace and enforce laws is to have a citizenry that is more than a connection of random consumers in an economic machine that live apart from each other and seek their own will, each in proportion to his means and ability to exert it over another man as in a sort of animalistic, darwinian struggle, but as something of a people with a shared sense of community, history, and identity in the most positive sense. This latter part is unfortunately what is so hard to be found today in the US, and the ugly head of the former is the norm that rears its head through examples such as this case above. This is something that no police can do lest they become tyrannical- which did not happen and is not the discussion in this case -because the only way to enforce order on a group of people who have no ties or sense of duty to each other is the power of brute force and violence, as the lessons of history consistently show.
It’s not about an actress. It’s about a principle that is in danger as the US turns more from what she was into not a brave new world, but a terrible old nightmare that has come from the old world to the new world that turns a squirrel shoot into a federal case.
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shoebat--2020-09-22--Vatican Asserts Catholic Dogma, Says That Those Who Choose Euthanasia Cannot Receive The Sacraments

The Catholic Church has been accused of many things across history , some of them true and many of them absolutely not true , and one of such things that falls into the latter class is a lack of compassion for those in difficult positions .
This is not to say that people can not lack compassion , but that the institution itself promotes it as a matter of theological virtue , and such critical voices will talk about certain dogmas ( divinely revealed truths articulated through Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition ) or disciplines ( human-instituted practices often rooted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which are not matters of faith and morals and therefore can be changed ) that relate to their complaints .
The list can be practically endless to the number of complaints , but many tend to focus on particular issues .
One of these that has been brought up in modern times in euthanasia , saying that it is wrong that the Church formally denies the Sacraments to those who partake in this practice .
Such is not a new teaching , but Catholic dogma and Crux News reports this teaching was formally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several countries throughout Europe move toward broadening access to euthanasia , the Vatican released a new document reaffirming its teaching on medically assisted death , insisting that it is ‘ poisonous ’ to society and stressed that those who choose it are unable to access the sacraments unless they reverse their decision .
“ Just as we can not make another person our slave , even if they ask to be , so we can not directly choose to take the life of another , even if they request it , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by its Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith .
Published Sept. 22 , the document , titled , “ Samaritanus bonus : on the care of persons in the critical and terminal phases of life , ” was signed by the prefect of the Vatican ’ s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , Cardinal Luis Ladaria , and its secretary , Archbishop Giacomo Morandi .
( source ) The formal teaching of the Catholic Church is that life is sacred , from conception to natural death , and that barring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong to kill people and wrong to commit suicide .
This is straight from Sacred Scripture where God told Moses in the Ten Commandments , “ Thou shalt not kill ” .
Now as noted , there are specific exceptions to this that are likewise rooted in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition , for this is the reason why the Church does not promote but does permit for the use of capital punishment in specific cases , and why the Just War doctrine exists , because in a sin-fallen world , bad things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the True Faith and way of salvation that is , when taken in its totality ( something that is rarely done today ) , is a complete way of life and a whole philosophy of living in itself that is inseparable from the religious teaching , encompasses and addresses all fundamental questions of faith and morals in their practice in a clearly defined and ordered way so that things are left neither to chance or change .
This is the reason for the Magesterium , as it gives a solid codification for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinion ) that serves as a standard in the middle of disputes just as the rules of a sports game define the activity of players and provide tangible points of reference when disputes arise .
There are many people that the Church is required to deny the Sacraments to because those people commit grave sins , and until these persons repent of those sins , they are barred from access .
Since “ thou shalt not kill ” not only means murder , it necessarily forbids those who participate in euthanasia or suicide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some priests and even bishops will give funerals and the sacraments to people who do such things .
It happens , and it is a grave sin as well as a scandal ( since the assumption here is that the priest knows the person and his sins , as one can not hold him accountable if he does not know since the priest or bishop must act in good faith to a person he can not prove otherwise has having participated in such sins ) for the priest or bishop that he will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this life , in the next one .
This is a serious matter , and no matter how prolific this practice may be , it does not make it right , for one may remember that in the fourth century , it was said that three-quarters of all clerics in the Church , priests and bishops both , did not believe that Jesus is God and as such were direct or indirect adherents of the Arian heresy .
However , no matter how prevalent the evil or heresy is , it does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a miracle and mystery of the Church , for Christ directly promised St. Peter in St. Matthew ’ s Gospel that his church was the one on which He would build His Church and over which that gates of hell would not prevail .
This has proven true throughout time and is evidenced by the history of the Church , for even if the gates of hell smash into the Church and even seat herself on St. Peter ’ s thrown , eventually she is always thrown out and the mess cleaned up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testifying again to the words of St. Paul that he ‘ boasts of ( his ) weaknesses ’ because the strength of the Church likewise is not found in her power or influence , but in her weakness , incompetence , and foolishness where situations become so miserable that nothing except the hand of God can sustain Her .
To end the life of a sick person who requests euthanasia , the document said , “ is by no means to acknowledge and respect their autonomy , ” but rather disavows “ both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of suffering and illness , and of their life by excluding any further possibility of human relationship , of sensing the meaning of their existence.
” “ Moreover , it is to take the place of God in deciding the moment of death , ” it said , adding that it is for this reason that “ abortion , euthanasia and willful self-destruction ( … ) poison human society ” and “ do more harm to those who practice them than those who suffer from the injury.
” In December 2019 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues , Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia , caused a stir when he said that he would hold the hand of someone dying from assisted suicide .
In the Vatican ’ s new text , it was stressed that those who are assisting people who choose euthanasia in a spiritual capacity “ should avoid any gesture , such as remaining until the euthanasia is performed , that could be interpreted as approval of this action.
” “ Such a presence could imply complicity in this act , ” it said , adding that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limited , to , “ chaplains in the healthcare systems where euthanasia is practiced , for they must not give scandal by behaving in a manner that makes them complicit in the termination of human life.
” This is not a new teaching , but simply a clarification of the position that she has always held .
This is also not about compassion , for while a man with good intentions wants to help someone , the effect is that one gives the wrong message .
Under no circumstances can even the idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing because that would be to legitimize sin .
Now this is a major scandal in the Church when these provisions are violated , and it happens far too much today .
This does not make it not a sin- it means that those in authority are not following their duties , and that the laity ( as many are now ) need to speak out to hold them to task and to see that this is done .
However , the sins and scandals of the Church hierarchy do not change dogma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Sciences can not abolish the laws of gravity by denying its existence and ordering all mention of gravity to be forbidden .
This right here is the main issue .
Euthanasia is ultimately an attempt by man to play God with life , in this case his own , and unlike capital punishment or just war when properly applied , man is taking the place of God and setting up himself as God .
It is a philosophy that leads to eugenics , is the true basis of demon worship , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pathway to a multiplicity of evils that do not end except in the destruction of human freedom , which is not the will to do what one wants , but the ability to choose the good and reject the evil no matter what it is .
Many years ago in High School , I had a discussion with a classmate who said that he believed the human life depends on its efficiency and ability to do work .
This definition unfortunately is what many people have when they think of life .
To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of ‘ work horse ’ that like a work horse , is shot when its usefulness is deemed no longer necessary .
But man is more than that .
No matter what one ’ s color is , what physical strengths or defects one has , or who one is or is not , life has value because God is the arbiter and giver of life , and it is not for man to try to overthrow His place , yet this is the story of the post-Original Sin world , and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come and save him .
The diminishing respect for life directly corresponds with the rise in paganism and a return to the ways of the ancient pagan world , which is happening around the world .
In Europe , the land where Christianity once was but is no more , as Japheth has left the tent of Shem , is now returning to the ways that Christ came to save the world from , and in so doing is creating the world that Christ came into .
This should be a sign for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen , eventually it will likely have to be not any human action that saves the world , but just as Christ came to a world seeking truth that wanted it and gave mercy , He will now come to save His people and , having already known Him but having chosen to reject Him , will come with fire and justice .
All life has value , no matter how big or how small , and take heart , for the Lamb has already conquered the world and will come to put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then , it is enough to remember and never stop saying that life , from its natural beginning to natural end , is a gift from God and is not a plaything of man .
Donate now to help support the work of this site .
When you donate , you are not donating to just any commentary group , but one that is endlessly observing the news , reading between the lines and separating hysteria and perception from reality .
In shoebat.com , we are working every day , tirelessly investigating global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell you what lies for the future .
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The Catholic Church has been accused of many things across history, some of them true and many of them absolutely not true, and one of such things that falls into the latter class is a lack of compassion for those in difficult positions. This is not to say that people cannot lack compassion, but that the institution itself promotes it as a matter of theological virtue, and such critical voices will talk about certain dogmas (divinely revealed truths articulated through Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition) or disciplines (human-instituted practices often rooted in Sacred Scripture or Sacred Tradition but which are not matters of faith and morals and therefore can be changed) that relate to their complaints. The list can be practically endless to the number of complaints, but many tend to focus on particular issues. One of these that has been brought up in modern times in euthanasia, saying that it is wrong that the Church formally denies the Sacraments to those who partake in this practice. Such is not a new teaching, but Catholic dogma and Crux News reports this teaching was formally repeated again by the Vatican.
As several countries throughout Europe move toward broadening access to euthanasia, the Vatican released a new document reaffirming its teaching on medically assisted death, insisting that it is ‘poisonous’ to society and stressed that those who choose it are unable to access the sacraments unless they reverse their decision. “Just as we cannot make another person our slave, even if they ask to be, so we cannot directly choose to take the life of another, even if they request it,” the Vatican said in a new document released by its Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Published Sept. 22, the document, titled, “Samaritanus bonus: on the care of persons in the critical and terminal phases of life,” was signed by the prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Luis Ladaria, and its secretary, Archbishop Giacomo Morandi. (source)
The formal teaching of the Catholic Church is that life is sacred, from conception to natural death, and that barring specific, extraordinary circumstances, it is wrong to kill people and wrong to commit suicide. This is straight from Sacred Scripture where God told Moses in the Ten Commandments, “Thou shalt not kill”.
Now as noted, there are specific exceptions to this that are likewise rooted in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, for this is the reason why the Church does not promote but does permit for the use of capital punishment in specific cases, and why the Just War doctrine exists, because in a sin-fallen world, bad things do happen and as the Catholic Faith is the True Faith and way of salvation that is, when taken in its totality (something that is rarely done today), is a complete way of life and a whole philosophy of living in itself that is inseparable from the religious teaching, encompasses and addresses all fundamental questions of faith and morals in their practice in a clearly defined and ordered way so that things are left neither to chance or change. This is the reason for the Magesterium, as it gives a solid codification for people to reference (regardless of personal opinion) that serves as a standard in the middle of disputes just as the rules of a sports game define the activity of players and provide tangible points of reference when disputes arise.
There are many people that the Church is required to deny the Sacraments to because those people commit grave sins, and until these persons repent of those sins, they are barred from access. Since “thou shalt not kill” not only means murder, it necessarily forbids those who participate in euthanasia or suicide.
Some have correctly pointed out that some priests and even bishops will give funerals and the sacraments to people who do such things. It happens, and it is a grave sin as well as a scandal (since the assumption here is that the priest knows the person and his sins, as one cannot hold him accountable if he does not know since the priest or bishop must act in good faith to a person he cannot prove otherwise has having participated in such sins) for the priest or bishop that he will be accountable for, if not in this life, in the next one. This is a serious matter, and no matter how prolific this practice may be, it does not make it right, for one may remember that in the fourth century, it was said that three-quarters of all clerics in the Church, priests and bishops both, did not believe that Jesus is God and as such were direct or indirect adherents of the Arian heresy. However, no matter how prevalent the evil or heresy is, it does not change divinely revealed truth.
This is a miracle and mystery of the Church, for Christ directly promised St. Peter in St. Matthew’s Gospel that his church was the one on which He would build His Church and over which that gates of hell would not prevail. This has proven true throughout time and is evidenced by the history of the Church, for even if the gates of hell smash into the Church and even seat herself on St. Peter’s thrown, eventually she is always thrown out and the mess cleaned up by nothing less than a miracle, testifying again to the words of St. Paul that he ‘boasts of (his) weaknesses’ because the strength of the Church likewise is not found in her power or influence, but in her weakness, incompetence, and foolishness where situations become so miserable that nothing except the hand of God can sustain Her.
To end the life of a sick person who requests euthanasia, the document said, “is by no means to acknowledge and respect their autonomy,” but rather disavows “both their freedom, now under the sway of suffering and illness, and of their life by excluding any further possibility of human relationship, of sensing the meaning of their existence.” “Moreover, it is to take the place of God in deciding the moment of death,” it said, adding that it is for this reason that “abortion, euthanasia and willful self-destruction (…) poison human society” and “do more harm to those who practice them than those who suffer from the injury.” In December 2019, the Vatican’s top official on life issues, Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, caused a stir when he said that he would hold the hand of someone dying from assisted suicide. In the Vatican’s new text, it was stressed that those who are assisting people who choose euthanasia in a spiritual capacity “should avoid any gesture, such as remaining until the euthanasia is performed, that could be interpreted as approval of this action.” “Such a presence could imply complicity in this act,” it said, adding that this is particularly applicable, but is not limited, to, “chaplains in the healthcare systems where euthanasia is practiced, for they must not give scandal by behaving in a manner that makes them complicit in the termination of human life.”
This is not a new teaching, but simply a clarification of the position that she has always held. This is also not about compassion, for while a man with good intentions wants to help someone, the effect is that one gives the wrong message. Under no circumstances can even the idea be given that euthanasia is a good thing because that would be to legitimize sin.
Now this is a major scandal in the Church when these provisions are violated, and it happens far too much today. This does not make it not a sin- it means that those in authority are not following their duties, and that the laity (as many are now) need to speak out to hold them to task and to see that this is done. However, the sins and scandals of the Church hierarchy do not change dogma just as much as the National Academy of Sciences cannot abolish the laws of gravity by denying its existence and ordering all mention of gravity to be forbidden.
“It is to take the place of God in deciding the moment of death,” the document says. Euthnasia amounts to “a crime against human life because, in this act, one chooses directly to cause the death of another innocent human being… Euthanasia, therefore, is an intrinsically evil act, in every situation or circumstance,” calling that teaching “definitive.”
This right here is the main issue. Euthanasia is ultimately an attempt by man to play God with life, in this case his own, and unlike capital punishment or just war when properly applied, man is taking the place of God and setting up himself as God. It is a philosophy that leads to eugenics, is the true basis of demon worship, and is, intentionally or not, a pathway to a multiplicity of evils that do not end except in the destruction of human freedom, which is not the will to do what one wants, but the ability to choose the good and reject the evil no matter what it is.
The document also warns of a diminishing respect for human life in society at large. “According to this view, a life whose quality seems poor does not deserve to continue. Human life is thus no longer recognized as a value in itself,” it said. The document faults a false sense of compassion behind the growing press for euthanasia, as well as spreading inivdualism. Life, the document says, “is increasingly valued on the basis of its efficiency and utility, to the point of considering as ‘discarded lives’ or ‘unworthy lives’ those who do not meet this criterion.
Many years ago in High School, I had a discussion with a classmate who said that he believed the human life depends on its efficiency and ability to do work. This definition unfortunately is what many people have when they think of life. To them, man is just a sort of ‘work horse’ that like a work horse, is shot when its usefulness is deemed no longer necessary.
But man is more than that. No matter what one’s color is, what physical strengths or defects one has, or who one is or is not, life has value because God is the arbiter and giver of life, and it is not for man to try to overthrow His place, yet this is the story of the post-Original Sin world, and is also the reason why Christ had to come and save him.
The diminishing respect for life directly corresponds with the rise in paganism and a return to the ways of the ancient pagan world, which is happening around the world. In Europe, the land where Christianity once was but is no more, as Japheth has left the tent of Shem, is now returning to the ways that Christ came to save the world from, and in so doing is creating the world that Christ came into. This should be a sign for all, since as this continues to happen, eventually it will likely have to be not any human action that saves the world, but just as Christ came to a world seeking truth that wanted it and gave mercy, He will now come to save His people and, having already known Him but having chosen to reject Him, will come with fire and justice.
All life has value, no matter how big or how small, and take heart, for the Lamb has already conquered the world and will come to put His house back in order. Until then, it is enough to remember and never stop saying that life, from its natural beginning to natural end, is a gift from God and is not a plaything of man.
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shoebat--2020-09-22--Poll: Ninety Percent Of Americans Declare That They Need Another Financial Bailout Due To COVID-19 E

Poll: Ninety Percent Of Americans Declare That They Need Another Financial Bailout Due To COVID-19 Effects

The financial effects from the fallout of COVID-19 are very serious in the US .
While the US may be the “ richest ” nation in the world , proportionately speaking vis-a-vis other nations , the US is also highly indebted , since for decades her economy has been based on debt and consumption .
This is one of the reasons why immigration is such a major issue , for the liberalization of immigration laws is not only about getting a source of cheap human labor , but it is also about brining in new bodies that can assume debt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is called the current form of economics .
I have discussed the cause and effects in various articles on Shoebat.com .
Thus when COVID-19 struck/was used to cause economic chaos ( as the truth seems to be a combination of these two factors , the resulting employment crisis and job losses overturned the barely-maintained “ stability ” of millions of people , forcing them from the “ middle ” classes to the poor classes , and making the poor even poorer while the wealthier became even more wealthy .
The first “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , but with the employment crisis still going , I and many others warned that it would be only a matter of time before another round of “ stimulus ” was going to be needed to keep people from losing their homes completely , not to mention paying bills or buying food .
Now the Financial Times reports that in a new study , ninety percent of Americans surveyed say that another financial bailout is needed to prevent disaster .
Americans are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the US economic rebound , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pass a new stimulus package to mitigate the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic .
The growing concern about the economy , detailed in a new poll of likely voters for the Financial Times , comes even as Americans increasingly believe the country has turned the corner after the spike of infections this summer , which forced several states to slam the brakes on reopening plans .
The monthly survey for the FT and the Peter G Peterson Foundation found that more than 60 per cent of Americans believe the outbreak — which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US — is either staying the same or getting better in their local communities , the most optimistic outlook since the summer outbreak began .
But that optimism has been tempered by renewed fears about the country ’ s financial situation , with 42 per cent now saying they were more worried about the economy than public health — a 9-point jump from a month ago .
( source ) It is very easy to talk about how Americans are responsible for their behavior and state of affairs , and this should not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibility is always important and tied to crises such as these , for these are not “ market forces ” as though they were some unknown series of mysterious things that can not be controlled , but are the result of human greed .
This can be from the citizens , or from business owners who encourage conditions that facilitate the worst of human behavior and make it so that it is almost impossible to live a ‘ normal life ’ if one opposes such things , and then to increase the effectiveness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the mixture , under which many people simply choose to submit rather than be viewed as a social outcast .
The fact is that while a lot of this happened under the Boomer generation ( not to excuse the actions of other generations ) , the current decades of bad policies and bad actions has caught up with the nation as a collective whole .
The COVID-19 outbreak was just the final “ straw ” that “ broke the camel ’ s back ” in a long process that was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus and was warned about for many years by many people .
…because there is no recovery coming .
I have said this over and over again and it is not because I want no recovery or to see people suffer , or to “ prove ” the “ correctness ” of my own views , but it is that until I see the issue of debt dealt with , there is no realistic point of talking about a “ recovery ” because to do that would be to put a bandage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The purpose of a bandage is to facilitate healing , but when used improperly ( such as in this case ) it only makes a wound worse .
The problem with the economy is the debt .
This is the insidious germ behind the bubbling infection that has crippled the American economy .
The debt either has to be paid or disowned .
It doesn ’ t matter how it happens , but until that debt monkey is taken off the back of the public , there can be no improvement to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monkey in the government reflects the debt problems of individual people as well , since the government is just a mirror of the citizenry .
Essentially , what the last bailout did was the same as the government bailouts of 2007-2008 , but instead of bailing out companies , it was individual people who were being bailed out , and just as multiple bailouts had to be used for corporations , the same will have to happen to individuals .
This is why the issue is more than just a simple lack of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overconsumption were openly encouraged and supported by formal government policy , then the means of sustenance for those pressed to assume such crushing debt loads were taken away , and corporations got rescued ( the largest factor in encouraging consumption ) , but the people were not .
If “ non-human persons ” ( the legal definition of a corporation ) can be rescued , why not the common man , who is a real person and for whom companies are created and run by ?
Because this is about politics , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis , liberalization of migration laws , abortion , and massive social changes of all kinds over the last sixty years were instituted , as none of these largely had to do with the good will of man , but were various attempts , sometimes couched in the language of doing good , to institute fundamental philosophical changes to the nature of society while extracting as much money and resources for as little as possible from the common man .
This is also why there has been a ‘ delay ’ in getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for it is about aggravating conditions as much as possible and then providing a ‘ relief ’ so to act as a sort of false ‘ benefactor ’ when it is all being done for malevolent purposes .
Ultimately , if one looks far enough ( as this is a larger discussion for a future time ) , it is about seeking to start another global conflict in order to revitalize the economy through war in an attempt to recreate the post-WWI and WWII “ prosperity booms ” of the twentieth century @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an bailouts , it is likely that something will have to be done because the impact of the economic problems is getting very serious , and it is going to be an issue as the final month of campaigning continues on .
Trump still holds the lead overall from Biden , but with an almost even split between people who believe their lives are better and worse under the Trump administration , it may be that Trump would benefit from literally printing more money to give to the public .
People in danger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what they can afford to eat this month generally do not think rationally , and tend to go with the person who promises them food and a sense of hope .
But all of this comes with a cost .
As I have noted before , printing money solves nothing , because it only devalues the currency .
This creates the conditions in which faith in the currency itself can be lost and a hyperinflationary scenario emerge .
If such patterns continue and Trump is elected president again , his legacy may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d ) e America Great Again , ” but that he was the man who bankrupted the American Empire just like in so many of his previous ventures .
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The financial effects from the fallout of COVID-19 are very serious in the US. While the US may be the “richest” nation in the world, proportionately speaking vis-a-vis other nations, the US is also highly indebted, since for decades her economy has been based on debt and consumption. This is one of the reasons why immigration is such a major issue, for the liberalization of immigration laws is not only about getting a source of cheap human labor, but it is also about brining in new bodies that can assume debt in the pyramid/”Ponzi” scheme that is called the current form of economics. I have discussed the cause and effects in various articles on Shoebat.com.
Thus when COVID-19 struck/was used to cause economic chaos (as the truth seems to be a combination of these two factors, the resulting employment crisis and job losses overturned the barely-maintained “stability” of millions of people, forcing them from the “middle” classes to the poor classes, and making the poor even poorer while the wealthier became even more wealthy.
The first “bailout” given was helpful to many people, but with the employment crisis still going, I and many others warned that it would be only a matter of time before another round of “stimulus” was going to be needed to keep people from losing their homes completely, not to mention paying bills or buying food. Now the Financial Times reports that in a new study, ninety percent of Americans surveyed say that another financial bailout is needed to prevent disaster.
Americans are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the US economic rebound, with almost 90 per cent saying Washington needs to pass a new stimulus package to mitigate the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The growing concern about the economy, detailed in a new poll of likely voters for the Financial Times, comes even as Americans increasingly believe the country has turned the corner after the spike of infections this summer, which forced several states to slam the brakes on reopening plans. The monthly survey for the FT and the Peter G Peterson Foundation found that more than 60 per cent of Americans believe the outbreak — which has killed almost 200,000 people in the US — is either staying the same or getting better in their local communities, the most optimistic outlook since the summer outbreak began. But that optimism has been tempered by renewed fears about the country’s financial situation, with 42 per cent now saying they were more worried about the economy than public health — a 9-point jump from a month ago. (source)
It is very easy to talk about how Americans are responsible for their behavior and state of affairs, and this should not be forgotten or underemphasized, as personal responsibility is always important and tied to crises such as these, for these are not “market forces” as though they were some unknown series of mysterious things that cannot be controlled, but are the result of human greed. This can be from the citizens, or from business owners who encourage conditions that facilitate the worst of human behavior and make it so that it is almost impossible to live a ‘normal life’ if one opposes such things, and then to increase the effectiveness, to add shame and social pressure to the mixture, under which many people simply choose to submit rather than be viewed as a social outcast.
The fact is that while a lot of this happened under the Boomer generation (not to excuse the actions of other generations), the current decades of bad policies and bad actions has caught up with the nation as a collective whole. The COVID-19 outbreak was just the final “straw” that “broke the camel’s back” in a long process that was going to happen for fundamental reasons not related to the virus and was warned about for many years by many people.
Only a third of American voters think the US economy will fully recover within the next year, the same as during the depths of the summer outbreak and significantly lower than the 44 per cent who believed in April that a rebound would take less than a year.
bar charts showing increasing percentage of voters concerned about the economic fallout of Covid-19.
…because there is no recovery coming. I have said this over and over again and it is not because I want no recovery or to see people suffer, or to “prove” the “correctness” of my own views, but it is that until I see the issue of debt dealt with, there is no realistic point of talking about a “recovery” because to do that would be to put a bandage on a problem without healing the wound. The purpose of a bandage is to facilitate healing, but when used improperly (such as in this case) it only makes a wound worse.
The problem with the economy is the debt. This is the insidious germ behind the bubbling infection that has crippled the American economy. The debt either has to be paid or disowned. It doesn’t matter how it happens, but until that debt monkey is taken off the back of the public, there can be no improvement to social and economic conditions. This debt monkey in the government reflects the debt problems of individual people as well, since the government is just a mirror of the citizenry.
Essentially, what the last bailout did was the same as the government bailouts of 2007-2008, but instead of bailing out companies, it was individual people who were being bailed out, and just as multiple bailouts had to be used for corporations, the same will have to happen to individuals.
This is why the issue is more than just a simple lack of responsibility. Conditions for irresponsibly behavior and overconsumption were openly encouraged and supported by formal government policy, then the means of sustenance for those pressed to assume such crushing debt loads were taken away, and corporations got rescued (the largest factor in encouraging consumption), but the people were not. If “non-human persons” (the legal definition of a corporation) can be rescued, why not the common man, who is a real person and for whom companies are created and run by?
Most analysts and economists had expected a new stimulus package worth more than $1tn to be enacted in July, but over time their hopes have dwindled. Now, with November’s presidential election looming, chances of bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill are slim — especially against the backdrop of an already fierce debate over when to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last week. The poll demonstrates the challenges facing Donald Trump and Joe Biden heading towards the November 3 election day, with both Democrats and Republicans facing new challenges to their prevailing campaign themes.
Because this is about politics, just as the original purpose for the debt crisis, liberalization of migration laws, abortion, and massive social changes of all kinds over the last sixty years were instituted, as none of these largely had to do with the good will of man, but were various attempts, sometimes couched in the language of doing good, to institute fundamental philosophical changes to the nature of society while extracting as much money and resources for as little as possible from the common man. This is also why there has been a ‘delay’ in getting these stimulus checks out to the people, for it is about aggravating conditions as much as possible and then providing a ‘relief’ so to act as a sort of false ‘benefactor’ when it is all being done for malevolent purposes. Ultimately, if one looks far enough (as this is a larger discussion for a future time), it is about seeking to start another global conflict in order to revitalize the economy through war in an attempt to recreate the post-WWI and WWII “prosperity booms” of the twentieth century.
But on the issue of debt an bailouts, it is likely that something will have to be done because the impact of the economic problems is getting very serious, and it is going to be an issue as the final month of campaigning continues on. Trump still holds the lead overall from Biden, but with an almost even split between people who believe their lives are better and worse under the Trump administration, it may be that Trump would benefit from literally printing more money to give to the public. People in danger of losing their homes and being unsure of what they can afford to eat this month generally do not think rationally, and tend to go with the person who promises them food and a sense of hope.
But all of this comes with a cost. As I have noted before, printing money solves nothing, because it only devalues the currency. This creates the conditions in which faith in the currency itself can be lost and a hyperinflationary scenario emerge. If such patterns continue and Trump is elected president again, his legacy may not be that he “Ma(d)e America Great Again,” but that he was the man who bankrupted the American Empire just like in so many of his previous ventures.
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shoebat--2020-09-23--The Leader Of The Catholic Church In Lebanon Confronts Hezbollah, And Declares That A Government Can

The Leader Of The Catholic Church In Lebanon Confronts Hezbollah, And Declares That A Government Cannot Be Established In Lebanon As Long As Hezbollah Has Weapons And Excessive Influence Over The Government

The Maronite Church in Lebanon has clashed with the Shiite establishment ( especially Hezbollah ) , as the Maronite Patriarch , Moran Mor Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi , has condemned factionalism and political factions running paramilitaries , a direct reference to Hezbollah which is a heavily armed Shiite paramilitary .
Al-Rahi stressed that no serious political progress can be made in Lebanon unless certain factions ( within and without Lebanon ) get rid of its weapons : “ We are not ready to discuss modifying the system before all components adhere to legitimacy and give up their private projects .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state system with the existence of several statelets in the country .
… What ’ s the use of changing the system at a time when many forces are racing to acquire more weapons , be it in the hands of Lebanese parties or foreigners.
” He made a direct criticism of Hezbollah ’ s desire to ensure that a Shiite control the ministry of finance , which is something that is causing friction within Lebanon : “ How can a sect claim a ministry for itself , as if it has the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country ’ s progress , causing an economic and livelihood crisis , just to achieve personal gains ?
” He also remarked against sectarianism , specifically against any sort of measure that would allow one sect to dominate the others ( which is what Hezbollah wants for the Shiite sect ) : Although the Patriarch never mentions Hezbollah or Amal , it is obvious that he was addressing these parties , since the Shiite Council , which is heavily influenced by the two parties , made a statement condemning the al-Rahi .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Carnegie Middle East Centre in Beirut : The statement of al-Rahi was made amidst a major crisis in Lebanon where they are struggling to form a new government .
The French have been pushing a plan for Lebanon .
It exhorts for a “ mission focused ” government of specialists , who would not be politicians , but would be supported by the political parities of the country while addressing Lebanon ’ s serious problems .
But the French proposition has been met with resistance from Lebanon ’ s two major Shiite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been demanding that the country ’ s finance minister always a Shiite , an idea which Patriarch al-Rahi is clearly against .
Hezbollah ’ s demand a finance minister must always be a Shiite goes contrary to the principle of not allowing a particular sect to dominate a governmental office , and thus it goes against Lebanon ’ s constitutional custom .
It is the job of the finance minister to sign onto legislation that involves state spending .
If Hezbollah gets their way , and dominates the finance ministry , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and doesn ’ t get countersigned .
If the acrimony and chaos of sectarianism becomes so strong that a government can not be civilly established , then Lebanon will go , in the words of Lebanese president Michel Aoun , “ Of course – to hell.
” Look to the horrors of Lebanon ’ s war , which took place just a short number of decades ago , and you will see what sectarianism will lead to if it is not contained .
Lebanon is the second most racist country on earth ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go on without a spark igniting the fumes of hatred .
The Maronites themselves have racism in their ranks , going contrary to the anger of Christ when He purged the Temple of the merchants who were exploiting people in the section of the edifice which was for foreigners ( the Courtyard of the Gentiles ) .
The evils of racism can not continue on without an eruption of violence and bloodshed , and if such a vice is left unchecked , racism and sectarianism will overtake the political atmosphere , and ultimately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man against man , neighbor against neighbor .
( Isaiah 3:5 )

Theodore Shoebat
The Maronite Church in Lebanon has clashed with the Shiite establishment (especially Hezbollah), as the Maronite Patriarch, Moran Mor Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, has condemned factionalism and political factions running paramilitaries, a direct reference to Hezbollah which is a heavily armed Shiite paramilitary. Al-Rahi stressed that no serious political progress can be made in Lebanon unless certain factions (within and without Lebanon) get rid of its weapons:
“We are not ready to discuss modifying the system before all components adhere to legitimacy and give up their private projects. There shall not be any amendment in the state system with the existence of several statelets in the country. … What’s the use of changing the system at a time when many forces are racing to acquire more weapons, be it in the hands of Lebanese parties or foreigners.”
He made a direct criticism of Hezbollah’s desire to ensure that a Shiite control the ministry of finance, which is something that is causing friction within Lebanon: “How can a sect claim a ministry for itself, as if it has the right to do so, and hinder the country’s progress, causing an economic and livelihood crisis, just to achieve personal gains?” He also remarked against sectarianism, specifically against any sort of measure that would allow one sect to dominate the others (which is what Hezbollah wants for the Shiite sect):
“We refuse privatisation and monopoly, from a constitutional point of view and not a sectarian one. Our position is not meant to undermine any particular sect, but we rather reject any heresy that clashes with the principle of equality between ministries and sects and impacts principles of national partnership.”
Although the Patriarch never mentions Hezbollah or Amal, it is obvious that he was addressing these parties, since the Shiite Council, which is heavily influenced by the two parties, made a statement condemning the al-Rahi. In the words of Michael Young of the Carnegie Middle East Centre in Beirut:
The patriarch’s statements clearly shocked the Shiite parties, and hours later the Higher Shia Council, over which Hezbollah and Amal have influence, released a statement condemning them.
The statement of al-Rahi was made amidst a major crisis in Lebanon where they are struggling to form a new government. The French have been pushing a plan for Lebanon. It exhorts for a “mission focused” government of specialists, who would not be politicians, but would be supported by the political parities of the country while addressing Lebanon’s serious problems. But the French proposition has been met with resistance from Lebanon’s two major Shiite parties — Hezbollah and Amal — who have been demanding that the country’s finance minister always a Shiite, an idea which Patriarch al-Rahi is clearly against. Hezbollah’s demand a finance minister must always be a Shiite goes contrary to the principle of not allowing a particular sect to dominate a governmental office, and thus it goes against Lebanon’s constitutional custom. It is the job of the finance minister to sign onto legislation that involves state spending. If Hezbollah gets their way, and dominates the finance ministry, they could have undo influence on what gets and doesn’t get countersigned.
If the acrimony and chaos of sectarianism becomes so strong that a government cannot be civilly established, then Lebanon will go, in the words of Lebanese president Michel Aoun, “Of course – to hell.” Look to the horrors of Lebanon’s war, which took place just a short number of decades ago, and you will see what sectarianism will lead to if it is not contained. Lebanon is the second most racist country on earth; such an atmosphere of racism cannot go on without a spark igniting the fumes of hatred. The Maronites themselves have racism in their ranks, going contrary to the anger of Christ when He purged the Temple of the merchants who were exploiting people in the section of the edifice which was for foreigners (the Courtyard of the Gentiles). The evils of racism cannot continue on without an eruption of violence and bloodshed, and if such a vice is left unchecked, racism and sectarianism will overtake the political atmosphere, and ultimately the soul of the nation, with man against man, neighbor against neighbor. (Isaiah 3:5)
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shoebat--2020-09-23--Not As Many People Are Working From Home As It Appears

There has been a major discussion about people ‘ working from home ’ as a ‘ new normal ’ , but how true is this ?
According to one study , the talk about working from home may occupy the minds of the public , but the reality is that it is happening a lot less than what it appears .
But it turns out not that many people are actually telecommuting .
According to the Real-Time Population Survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas , only 24 % of employed workers were working from home every day in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did so some days .
Even back in May , the first month the survey was issued and before many states began reopening , only 35 % were working from home full time .
This is still well above the 8 % of workers who were telecommuting before the pandemic , but it may be less than all the trend pieces implied .
( source ) This is not a surprise , and even with the concept of working from home , one should not expect to see a major increase .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it may be good and ideal for many people , is also not practical for the purpose of business because business locations are not just offices with computers .
In offices , like it or not , meetings and other kinds of business take place that require a physical , human presence .
This is amplified even more by the fact that manufacturing facilities can not bring heavy equipment to one ’ s home- people have to be physically present at the work or job site to get the work done that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about many jobs .
Thus the ability of the ‘ work from home ’ revolution , while it is real , is actually a lot smaller than it appears or is being presented as .
White workers and those with college degrees are far more likely to be working from home .
In August , 26 % of White workers were telecommuting every day , while only 9.4 % of Black and 19.2 % of Hispanic workers were doing the same .
Additionally , more than 1 in 3 ( 38 % ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while only 1 in 10 employees with a high school education or less were doing so .
Many of the industries with the lowest share of employees working from home were those that usually don ’ t require a college degree — construction , transportation , and warehousing , and hotel and food services — while finance and professional services had the most people telecommuting .
…for the exact reasons noted above .
These jobs- like most jobs - can not be done from a computer or a desk solely , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a job site , or involve human interaction that must take place in a formal environment for specific reasons that a computer , no matter how powerful , efficient , or well-organized it may be , can not act as a substitute for .
This is a fact of life that no one can change because it is a product of the nature of the task conducted itself .
Likewise , this false type of ‘ job revolution ’ also factors into the ‘ housing boom ’ taking place right now , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ , but a bunch of upper middle class and rich people from states like California , New York , and New Jersey bailing on their former states and most likely , the conditions they helped to create by their voting patterns to other states that do not have those problems because such people are not living there in large numbers to vote in such a away .
It is a migration more likely to be compared with the phenomenon of ‘ rats jumping off of a sinking ship ’ in many cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ class , and poor classes in the tax-heavy and increasingly unsanitary messes created by decades of bad policies for the gain of a few at the expense of the many .
In other words , you are seeing an ‘ pandemic housing boom ’ , but it is fueled by particular circumstances and not a true improvement to the situation of the common man .
However , these small ‘ bounces ’ of prosperity are what people mistake frequently for ‘ recovery ’ out of a misplaced hope for improved conditions while the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to remain such for the future .
What you are seeing happen here is how the phenomenon of the ‘ dead cat bounce ’ forms , because as I have noted before , the ‘ dead cat bounce ’ makes up the small increases in in prosperity that take place while the general trend is negative long term , for just as a bouncing ball bounces ‘ up ’ in smaller and smaller bounces before it completely stops , so does an economy have similar ‘ bounces ’ in prosperity while it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dead cat ’ will bounce if one throws it on the ground with enough force .
As a trend , we can say from this that there will be a relocation of rich people ( and with it a partial tax base loss in some states ) to other areas , and there will be more jobs that will be done ‘ online ’ , but this does nothing to help the prosperity of the public or the economic situation .
Do not be fooled by the reported ‘ gains ’ that will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such is a show meant to build support in a dollar that is in hospice care ( for all purposes ) and drive bond sales to keep the ‘ ponzi scheme ’ of the economic machine running as long as possible .
Rather , the fundamentals have not changed , and keep to focus on them and know that eventually , any ‘ gains ’ , just as with the last decade , will be exposed as losses , and the country will be forced to deal with the debt , at which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money printing that will destroy the value of the dollar and the savings of many while allowing those who enabled the current situation to happen the license to get a political pass while the rest of the country suffers .
So ignore the acolytes of false prosperity , keep to the basics , and focus on the long-term , as eventually the truth will have to come out .
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There has been a major discussion about people ‘working from home’ as a ‘new normal’, but how true is this? According to one study, the talk about working from home may occupy the minds of the public, but the reality is that it is happening a lot less than what it appears.
But it turns out not that many people are actually telecommuting. According to the Real-Time Population Survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, only 24% of employed workers were working from home every day in August, while an additional 18% did so some days. Even back in May, the first month the survey was issued and before many states began reopening, only 35% were working from home full time. This is still well above the 8% of workers who were telecommuting before the pandemic, but it may be less than all the trend pieces implied. (source)
This is not a surprise, and even with the concept of working from home, one should not expect to see a major increase. This is because working from home, while it may be good and ideal for many people, is also not practical for the purpose of business because business locations are not just offices with computers.
In offices, like it or not, meetings and other kinds of business take place that require a physical, human presence. This is amplified even more by the fact that manufacturing facilities cannot bring heavy equipment to one’s home- people have to be physically present at the work or job site to get the work done that is required. The same can be said about many jobs. Thus the ability of the ‘work from home’ revolution, while it is real, is actually a lot smaller than it appears or is being presented as.
White workers and those with college degrees are far more likely to be working from home. In August, 26% of White workers were telecommuting every day, while only 9.4% of Black and 19.2% of Hispanic workers were doing the same. Additionally, more than 1 in 3 (38%) workers with college degrees were working remotely, while only 1 in 10 employees with a high school education or less were doing so. Many of the industries with the lowest share of employees working from home were those that usually don’t require a college degree — construction, transportation, and warehousing, and hotel and food services — while finance and professional services had the most people telecommuting.
…for the exact reasons noted above. These jobs- like most jobs -cannot be done from a computer or a desk solely, but require either a physical labor presence on a job site, or involve human interaction that must take place in a formal environment for specific reasons that a computer, no matter how powerful, efficient, or well-organized it may be, cannot act as a substitute for. This is a fact of life that no one can change because it is a product of the nature of the task conducted itself.
Likewise, this false type of ‘job revolution’ also factors into the ‘housing boom’ taking place right now, which is not really a ‘housing boom’, but a bunch of upper middle class and rich people from states like California, New York, and New Jersey bailing on their former states and most likely, the conditions they helped to create by their voting patterns to other states that do not have those problems because such people are not living there in large numbers to vote in such a away. It is a migration more likely to be compared with the phenomenon of ‘rats jumping off of a sinking ship’ in many cases, leaving the lower-middle class, working class, and poor classes in the tax-heavy and increasingly unsanitary messes created by decades of bad policies for the gain of a few at the expense of the many.
In other words, you are seeing an ‘pandemic housing boom’, but it is fueled by particular circumstances and not a true improvement to the situation of the common man. However, these small ‘bounces’ of prosperity are what people mistake frequently for ‘recovery’ out of a misplaced hope for improved conditions while the general trend is still negative and is going to remain such for the future.
What you are seeing happen here is how the phenomenon of the ‘dead cat bounce’ forms, because as I have noted before, the ‘dead cat bounce’ makes up the small increases in in prosperity that take place while the general trend is negative long term, for just as a bouncing ball bounces ‘up’ in smaller and smaller bounces before it completely stops, so does an economy have similar ‘bounces’ in prosperity while it is dead, for even a ‘dead cat’ will bounce if one throws it on the ground with enough force.
As a trend, we can say from this that there will be a relocation of rich people (and with it a partial tax base loss in some states) to other areas, and there will be more jobs that will be done ‘online’, but this does nothing to help the prosperity of the public or the economic situation. Do not be fooled by the reported ‘gains’ that will be paraded with much pomp, for such is a show meant to build support in a dollar that is in hospice care (for all purposes) and drive bond sales to keep the ‘ponzi scheme’ of the economic machine running as long as possible. Rather, the fundamentals have not changed, and keep to focus on them and know that eventually, any ‘gains’, just as with the last decade, will be exposed as losses, and the country will be forced to deal with the debt, at which point it will likely result in massive money printing that will destroy the value of the dollar and the savings of many while allowing those who enabled the current situation to happen the license to get a political pass while the rest of the country suffers.
So ignore the acolytes of false prosperity, keep to the basics, and focus on the long-term, as eventually the truth will have to come out.
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shoebat--2020-09-23--What If A Christian Made A Similar Comment?

Comedy since the ancient world has been used as a tool of political or social criticism , as this is its inherent nature .
One of the famed members of the British Comedy troupe Monty Python ( I believe it was Eric Idle or John Cleese , but I can not remember exactly as I have not been able to locate the interview for some time ) said that most comedy is rooted in anger , and that the reason the troupe stopped being so prolific with their comedy is because as they matured and had families and settled down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ angry and thus had less material to draw upon .
It is also one of the reasons why many dictatorships or authoritarian states restrict or ban comedy , and the reason is not because they ‘ hate freedom ’ or are ‘ just evil ’ , but because they recognize that comedy is a tool of subversion and if not controlled can and will be used to invert the current order and set up whatever the “ comic ” , if one can even call many of these people that , desires in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say that comedians are inherently revolutionaries , but that the ideas which he propagates may gain popularity and replace the current system .
If not causing a revolution , then comedy , especially in the Western world , can be used as a legal shield to insult , degrade , and attack another group under the cover of “ art ” or “ jokes.
” A perfect example of such comedic references can be seen in the treatment of Christians , Christianity , and the Church by comedians , and in particular the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Jesus .
Jokes against all the three and even Christ Himself that are openly blasphemous and insulting are made , but dare somebody talk about Jews and the Second World War or just anything in general and there will almost inevitably be a crowd of fellow co-religionists , co-tribalists , and other various gathered together charging “ anti-semitism ” .
It should be noted that even Monty Python , who made the famous movie Life of Brian that was accused by many Christians of blasphemy , and of which the members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , consistently has said that they refused to mock Jesus because they said that studying His life , not only is there nothing in his life that is able to be mocked , but no matter what one thinks of Jesus , nothing bad can be said about Him .
This was the reason why in the Life of Brian there was only one scene with Jesus , and the man they contracted to play the part of Jesus was a famed English actor , and they had Jesus preaching on the mountain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comedy in the scene is focused on members in the audience who while listening to Jesus clearly persist in completely ignoring what He is saying or taking it seriously to heart .
As far as comedy is concerned , this is not to say that the reverse does not exist .
The point here is the duality of the treatment , where openly crude behavior is supported against one group , specifically Christians , and is considered OK , but when an equal type of ‘ humor ’ is used against members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such persons are self-identified Jews , it is so often not considered OK and even something so bad that it potentially can destroy one ’ s career .
The above observation should be noted in context with a recent tweet from Ben Shapiro , where he made references about Christ and the Passion that many people , with good reason , perceive to be derogatory .
What did he mean by this ?
I have yet to see Shapiro try to explain them , and judging by the Twitter feed , a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not apologized and the tweet is still up .
Now I want to take these comments and reverse them for the sake of argument .
Just imagine , for a minute , something of a similar nature .
Let ’ s take the mention of Auschwitz , since that is a sensitive topic for many Jews .
What would it be if a major Catholic media personality- it doesn ’ t matter if he is a Democrat or Republican -made a comment saying something like “ Auschwitz Two- The Ride Never Ends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online meme “ The Ride Never Ends ” ) .
What would the point of making such a statement be , knowing how many people would react ?
What would Jewish groups have to say about it ?
Would there be crowds of people defending this as a “ joke ” , or would there be the same cries of “ anti-Semitism ” , “ Jew hate ” , and “ Nazis ” ?
Would the person who made the comment be able to just say “ this is a joke ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be possible this may become a segment on the nightly news , and this person may lose sponsorships or even his entire show ?
It is rather clear that practically no productive gains could come from making such a statement , so why make it ?
As such , what is the purpose in Shapiro making the statement that he did , considering that it is likely many people in his audience are Christians ?
Something that Shoebat.com has tried to address is racism of all forms .
Anti-Semitism is not good , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I speak not merely of Jews , but also of Arabs , Assyrians , Chaldeans , Copts , Ethiopians , and Syrians , since they are also Semitic peoples of equal dignity .
However , truly opposing racism means opposing anti-Japhetism as well as anti-Hamitism , since Ham , Shem , and Japheth are all brothers .
Ben Shapiro is no fool , and given how he has presented himself as a “ big brain ” , he has no excuse for making comments that for all purposes he can attempt to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his volume of words may be , inherently leave open the doors of anger by their stench of loxist discrimination , something that is a known historical problem and eventually compels Japheth to leave the tent of Shem with the force of violence .
In a time when racism is rising and people are using ‘ blood and soil ’ to divide groups against each other , there is really no good reason for encouraging , aggravating , worsening , or even giving question to worsen the social conditions more than what they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the image and likeness of God , and as many forces are threatening to pull apart the human family once again and plunge it into a state of war , the last thing that one needs is a person , no matter if he says something is a “ joke ” or “ art ” or something else , for all purposes trolling people into potentially more antagonistic scenarios than what already exists .
Likewise , to Christians who give Shapiro attention or money , one may want to consider this a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you and your religion , and if he doesn ’ t apologize , to take your attention and money to a more worthwhile and respectful recipient .
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“It’s ART.”
“It’s COMEDY.”
“It’s JUST A JOKE.”
Comedy since the ancient world has been used as a tool of political or social criticism, as this is its inherent nature. One of the famed members of the British Comedy troupe Monty Python (I believe it was Eric Idle or John Cleese, but I cannot remember exactly as I have not been able to locate the interview for some time) said that most comedy is rooted in anger, and that the reason the troupe stopped being so prolific with their comedy is because as they matured and had families and settled down into normal life, they became less angry and thus had less material to draw upon.
It is also one of the reasons why many dictatorships or authoritarian states restrict or ban comedy, and the reason is not because they ‘hate freedom’ or are ‘just evil’, but because they recognize that comedy is a tool of subversion and if not controlled can and will be used to invert the current order and set up whatever the “comic”, if one can even call many of these people that, desires in their place. This is not to say that comedians are inherently revolutionaries, but that the ideas which he propagates may gain popularity and replace the current system. If not causing a revolution, then comedy, especially in the Western world, can be used as a legal shield to insult, degrade, and attack another group under the cover of “art” or “jokes.”
A perfect example of such comedic references can be seen in the treatment of Christians, Christianity, and the Church by comedians, and in particular the self-identified Jewish ones, by their treatment of Jesus. Jokes against all the three and even Christ Himself that are openly blasphemous and insulting are made, but dare somebody talk about Jews and the Second World War or just anything in general and there will almost inevitably be a crowd of fellow co-religionists, co-tribalists, and other various gathered together charging “anti-semitism”.
It should be noted that even Monty Python, who made the famous movie Life of Brian that was accused by many Christians of blasphemy, and of which the members of the troupe are not Christians but agnostics, consistently has said that they refused to mock Jesus because they said that studying His life, not only is there nothing in his life that is able to be mocked, but no matter what one thinks of Jesus, nothing bad can be said about Him. This was the reason why in the Life of Brian there was only one scene with Jesus, and the man they contracted to play the part of Jesus was a famed English actor, and they had Jesus preaching on the mountain saying the Beatitudes, and the only comedy in the scene is focused on members in the audience who while listening to Jesus clearly persist in completely ignoring what He is saying or taking it seriously to heart.
As far as comedy is concerned, this is not to say that the reverse does not exist. The point here is the duality of the treatment, where openly crude behavior is supported against one group, specifically Christians, and is considered OK, but when an equal type of ‘humor’ is used against members of the same group making the treatment when such persons are self-identified Jews, it is so often not considered OK and even something so bad that it potentially can destroy one’s career.
The above observation should be noted in context with a recent tweet from Ben Shapiro, where he made references about Christ and the Passion that many people, with good reason, perceive to be derogatory.
What did he mean by this? I have yet to see Shapiro try to explain them, and judging by the Twitter feed, a lot of people are upset, but he has not apologized and the tweet is still up.
Now I want to take these comments and reverse them for the sake of argument.
Just imagine, for a minute, something of a similar nature. Let’s take the mention of Auschwitz, since that is a sensitive topic for many Jews.
What would it be if a major Catholic media personality- it doesn’t matter if he is a Democrat or Republican -made a comment saying something like “Auschwitz Two- The Ride Never Ends?” (inspired by the common online meme “The Ride Never Ends”).
What would the point of making such a statement be, knowing how many people would react? What would Jewish groups have to say about it? Would there be crowds of people defending this as a “joke”, or would there be the same cries of “anti-Semitism”, “Jew hate”, and “Nazis”? Would the person who made the comment be able to just say “this is a joke” and get away with it? Could it be possible this may become a segment on the nightly news, and this person may lose sponsorships or even his entire show?
It is rather clear that practically no productive gains could come from making such a statement, so why make it? As such, what is the purpose in Shapiro making the statement that he did, considering that it is likely many people in his audience are Christians?
Something that Shoebat.com has tried to address is racism of all forms. Anti-Semitism is not good, and when I say “anti-Semitism”, I speak not merely of Jews, but also of Arabs, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Copts, Ethiopians, and Syrians, since they are also Semitic peoples of equal dignity. However, truly opposing racism means opposing anti-Japhetism as well as anti-Hamitism, since Ham, Shem, and Japheth are all brothers.
Ben Shapiro is no fool, and given how he has presented himself as a “big brain”, he has no excuse for making comments that for all purposes he can attempt to explain away, but no matter what his volume of words may be, inherently leave open the doors of anger by their stench of loxist discrimination, something that is a known historical problem and eventually compels Japheth to leave the tent of Shem with the force of violence.
In a time when racism is rising and people are using ‘blood and soil’ to divide groups against each other, there is really no good reason for encouraging, aggravating, worsening, or even giving question to worsen the social conditions more than what they already are. All men are made in the image and likeness of God, and as many forces are threatening to pull apart the human family once again and plunge it into a state of war, the last thing that one needs is a person, no matter if he says something is a “joke” or “art” or something else, for all purposes trolling people into potentially more antagonistic scenarios than what already exists.
Likewise, to Christians who give Shapiro attention or money, one may want to consider this a possible insight into what he thinks about you and your religion, and if he doesn’t apologize, to take your attention and money to a more worthwhile and respectful recipient.
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