lewrockwell--2020-08-22--How to Invoke a Face Mask Exemption at the Veterinarian & How to Make Sense of all Face Mask Orders

Just wanted to thank you again for your advice and encouragement regarding resistance to mandatory mask mandates .
I have an appointment with my vet this week .
The vet clinic has a “ mandatory ” mask requirement , with which I do not intend to comply .
So I emailed the clinic an inquiry this weekend , and not having gotten a reply yet , I called and stated my concerns about not being able to wear a mask safely , as you suggested in several of your LRC articles : here , here , here , here , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I spoke was most friendly and solicitous .
Turns out the “ mandatory ” mask policy refers to the parking lot , since the clinic is not allowing pet owners inside , mask or not .
Or in other words , the mask policy is essentially meaningless .
Strike a blow for freedom , because every act of resistance makes it a little easier to assert our rights both for ourselves and for others who wish to live as free people .
Words in English have so lost their meaning .
This can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is among young people — not yet having been entirely acculturated to the absolute lies of the empire that is American civilization and its outposts around the world .
They find themselves in disbelief at how little the English language is useful at communicating the simplest ideas honestly and clearly .
Consequently , because of this devaluation of the effectiveness of words , there is an “ inflation ” that takes place among young people who are just trying to highlight important topics by saying the equivalent of “ Hey , pay attention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to be stated as “ Mercury is toxic , ” now needs to be stated more often as “ Mercury is really very toxic , ” or increasingly “ Mercury can literally kill you , like literally.
” The word toxic has lost some meaning .
The imperatives of the language have lost meaning .
The verbal exclamation points of the language have lost meaning .
The word “ literally ” gets overused as well , at times even being misapplied .
In its use , you can make fun of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fellow slave on this awful anti-thought plantation on which we exist , holding up the once honed and sharp English language and wondering why the darn dull thing can ’ t be very easily used to communicate .
Hemingway tried to strip the language of artifice and to use it to communicate clearly .
He won a Nobel Prize in literature for this , but he failed to use language to think clearly .
His life was punctuated with romance for the evil of socialism .
Had he surrounded himself with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his finely honed writing : how he could have soared as a timeless literary intellectual , but his philosophical foundation was so erroneous .
George Carlin called on people to end this linguistic inflationary madness in their own lives , saying that too many words were being used to communicate , simple , clear ideas and that the use of too many words to express a concept was not expressive at all , but undermines communication and is just another example of hiding the truth .
“ People use extra words to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are , ” said Carlin in one appearance .
In another talk about the misery caused by using euphemism to dull the language Carlin said “ I bet you , if we ’ d have still been calling it shell shock , some of them Viet Nam veterans might have gotten the attention they needed at the time .
But it didn ’ t happen , and one of the reasons is because we were using that soft language , that language that takes the life out of life .
And it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep getting worse.
” Word inflation is all around us in the English language and words have lost so much of their meaning .
I have a suggestion on how to navigate some of this .
Examples Of Word Inflation And Effective Ways To React As a diligent student of the contemporary face mask orders , it is my strong recommendation that every reader of a compliance order view the word “ mandatory ” when spoken by a bureaucrat or functionary as “ recommended.
” The phrase “ Absolutely no exceptions !
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with us if that ’ s a problem.
” “ You will be fined if you don ’ t comply !
!
!
” means “ We ’ d really like you to wear your mask , but we probably have no legal authority nor the will to fine you , especially if you claim any of the eight different exemptions to this policy , but we ’ d just like to express to you , and mainly to our insurance company , how incredibly serious we are about this policy , like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literally kill people if you don ’ t wear a mask !
” is similarly a demonstration of this word inflation , but it is also a cautionary message that is different from the others .
It should be read as “ We believe the crazy fake news , and we are unhinged .
The media is more trusted than science .
Perception is more important than fact .
As such , we are more dangerous and destructive to society than Covid itself.
” It ’ s my recommendation that you not interact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until they ’ ve had a long sober vacation from the media cycle and an opportunity to calm down after the 2020 elections .
Timeless wisdom is applicable here : Beware .
You never know what could happen when you walk through the front door of a person , who is like , really , pretty , basically crazy .
“ Absolutely no exceptions !
” means “ We have a lot of exemptions.
” “ Absolutely no exceptions !
” alongside threatening , flashy , original graphics means “ We have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have too big of a work force with too much time on their hands at all levels of the company , not just the forty-nine-person graphic design team that made this sign , and consequently you can expect both our third and fourth quarter earnings reports to be woefully out of touch with the earnings estimates of the street .
Buy puts on our stock now.
” “ You must wear a mask in this store !
” means “ If you walk in this store twenty times without a mask , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times , and we aren ’ t even sure if our employees will even have the courage , interest , or stamina to do that even three out of twenty times , so we posted this strongly worded sign in hopes that it would deter you , even though we know that it probably won ’ t deter you at all , but it may deter some people , according to a focus group conducted by a marketing consulting firm that our industry trade group Head of Communications hired to give her twenty-six-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economic downturn caused by the entirely overblown governmental corona response , so our general counsel ’ s assistant decided to post this sign at the front door of every single one of our chains based on a Friday afternoon statement from our monetarily distracted general counsel in passing , in which she said with a very distracted and disinterested shrug three minutes before going out of town for a long weekend ‘ I don ’ t know , I guess it can ’ t hurt ’ .
This was interpreted by her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post it at all entrances of all 1,048 locations nationally .
ASAP .
PDQ .
Like , now !
’ ” Yes .
These signs mean all kinds of things , but in the context of a time and place where “ literally ” doesn ’ t actually mean “ literally , ” the signs shouldn ’ t be taken so seriously and should never ever , under any circumstance , be read literally .
Don ’ t Take Face Mask Orders Too Seriously All that is to say , “ Don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too seriously.
” Face mask orders are guidelines at best .
In almost every situation , with all but the most rabid ideologues , you will get your exemption honored .
The problem with a rabid ideologue is that they believe their own hokum .
Anyone who believes the hokum and falls for the narrative is doing themselves a serious disfavor .
Just look to the pragmatic out there if you want to see how not serious these face mask orders are .
You see , some savvy people are using Covid to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They are happily letting the world fall for it all .
Don ’ t expect them to protest .
Other savvy people are using it for their political gain , like Joe Biden or Kamala Harris who have called for people to just wear their masks until Biden beats Trump .
Don ’ t expect them to protest face mask orders .
Domestic disquiet is believed by pundits to helps voters usher in change .
Some politicians wake up tickled upon hearing the news that yet another city burned overnight .
The vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assure high vaccine compliance and low herd immunity rates by the time a vaccine becomes available .
Don ’ t expect them to protest face mask rules .
I ’ ve identified about two dozen other groups in society who like face masks : ranging from 1 . )
the media , who desperately seek sensationalism to boost viewership numbers , to 2 . )
the dishonest , who feel more comfortable lying with a covered face to 3 . )
the ugly , who , let ’ s face it , look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to 4 . )
the dramatic , who like something to get worked up about .
You can ’ t expect members of any of these special interest groups to offer opposition to face mask orders .
There are so many others too .
They are riding the wave and will be ready to ride the next way .
No fuss .
They see right through the hokum , but are happy to let things continue as is .
Best to keep away from the person worked up .
How To Invoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Just like any other situation in which someone is claiming authority over you , a face mask requirement at the veterinarian can be handled like this .
1 . )
Familiarize yourself with the face mask order .
This can be done as simply as stating one sentence to a manager over the phone — “ I see you have a face mask requirement ” — followed by a period of listening to their response .
2 . )
Educate yourself about the exemptions .
This can be done with a quick sentence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this requirement ?
” — followed by quietly listening to the response .
3 . )
If required , cite your reason for needing an exemption .
A good , clear , concise sentence to use is “ I am unable to wear a face mask safely.
” This can be followed by a period of listening .
There ’ s really no need to get more in depth than that .
4 . )
Confirm the details of the conversation .
You can make sure you understood everything clearly and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proceed , with a statement like this “ Okay , so I can just come to your front door at 2 p.m. today and mention your name at the door , along with this conversation , and there should be no problem , is that right ?
” This same process can be done for goggle requirements , face shield requirements , temperature testing , and all manner of other invasions that you may have a valid exemption to .
Many millions are exempt , but rather than invoking their exemptions are struggling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As they quietly struggle they are told “ You are evil if you even think about not wearing a mask.
” Really ?
A one-size-fits-all , heavy-handed medical approach for all people regardless of impact is the real evil .
And I beg you to fight it , do it for yourself , because if you don ’ t take a stand , it won ’ t end here .
The Governor of Maine , Janet Mills , on August 14 , 2020 , ordered the wearing of dog cones by restaurant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prevention Checklist Industry Guidance.
” The person who has successfully fought the face mask and learned how to say no , will likewise be ready to take on this Twilight-Zone-like challenge .
Those who don ’ t , are assured to see how very twisted the minds of their unchecked elected officials are .
If you have a valid exemption , I encourage you to follow this simple process at the veterinarian or anywhere else to boldly put an end to this tyranny in your own life .
You deserve better than to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yourself .
You ’ d never allow such low standards of self-care for a loved one .
Why would you allow those low standards for yourself ?
Send me your stories from the face mask compliance checkpoint , and help me put an end to this tyranny .
The Best of Allan Stevo

Dear Stevo, Just wanted to thank you again for your advice and encouragement regarding resistance to mandatory mask mandates. I have an appointment with my vet this week. The vet clinic has a “mandatory” mask requirement, with which I do not intend to comply. So I emailed the clinic an inquiry this weekend, and not having gotten a reply yet, I called and stated my concerns about not being able to wear a mask safely, as you suggested in several of your LRC articles: here, here, here, here, and here . The person to whom I spoke was most friendly and solicitous. Turns out the “mandatory” mask policy refers to the parking lot, since the clinic is not allowing pet owners inside, mask or not. Or in other words, the mask policy is essentially meaningless. Strike a blow for freedom, because every act of resistance makes it a little easier to assert our rights both for ourselves and for others who wish to live as free people. Thanks again. Liberty! -John S.
George Carlin Commemor... Best Price: $44.00 Buy New $57.99 (as of 03:10 UTC - Details) Words in English have so lost their meaning. This can be seen all around. One example is among young people — not yet having been entirely acculturated to the absolute lies of the empire that is American civilization and its outposts around the world. They find themselves in disbelief at how little the English language is useful at communicating the simplest ideas honestly and clearly.
Consequently, because of this devaluation of the effectiveness of words, there is an “inflation” that takes place among young people who are just trying to highlight important topics by saying the equivalent of “Hey, pay attention to this!”
What was once able to be stated as “Mercury is toxic,” now needs to be stated more often as “Mercury is really very toxic,” or increasingly “Mercury can literally kill you, like literally.”
The word toxic has lost some meaning. The imperatives of the language have lost meaning. The verbal exclamation points of the language have lost meaning. The word “literally” gets overused as well, at times even being misapplied. In its use, you can make fun of a young person, or you can see a fellow slave on this awful anti-thought plantation on which we exist, holding up the once honed and sharp English language and wondering why the darn dull thing can’t be very easily used to communicate.
Hemingway tried to strip the language of artifice and to use it to communicate clearly. He won a Nobel Prize in literature for this, but he failed to use language to think clearly. His life was punctuated with romance for the evil of socialism. Had he surrounded himself with a better crowd and better ideas, with his finely honed writing: how he could have soared as a timeless literary intellectual, but his philosophical foundation was so erroneous.
George Carlin called on people to end this linguistic inflationary madness in their own lives, saying that too many words were being used to communicate, simple, clear ideas and that the use of too many words to express a concept was not expressive at all, but undermines communication and is just another example of hiding the truth.
“People use extra words to make things sound more important than they really are,” said Carlin in one appearance.
In another talk about the misery caused by using euphemism to dull the language Carlin said “I bet you, if we’d have still been calling it shell shock, some of them Viet Nam veterans might have gotten the attention they needed at the time. But it didn’t happen, and one of the reasons is because we were using that soft language, that language that takes the life out of life. And it is a function of time, it does keep getting worse.”
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Examples Of Word Inflation And Effective Ways To React
As a diligent student of the contemporary face mask orders, it is my strong recommendation that every reader of a compliance order view the word “mandatory” when spoken by a bureaucrat or functionary as “recommended.”
The phrase “Absolutely no exceptions!” means “Mask are advised, talk with us if that’s a problem.”
“You will be fined if you don’t comply!!!” means “We’d really like you to wear your mask, but we probably have no legal authority nor the will to fine you, especially if you claim any of the eight different exemptions to this policy, but we’d just like to express to you, and mainly to our insurance company, how incredibly serious we are about this policy, like literally.”
The sentence “You will literally kill people if you don’t wear a mask!” is similarly a demonstration of this word inflation, but it is also a cautionary message that is different from the others. It should be read as “We believe the crazy fake news, and we are unhinged. The media is more trusted than science. Perception is more important than fact. As such, we are more dangerous and destructive to society than Covid itself.” It’s my recommendation that you not interact with anyone posting such a sign, until they’ve had a long sober vacation from the media cycle and an opportunity to calm down after the 2020 elections. Timeless wisdom is applicable here: Beware. You never know what could happen when you walk through the front door of a person, who is like, really, pretty, basically crazy.
“Absolutely no exceptions!” means “We have a lot of exemptions.”
“Absolutely no exceptions!” alongside threatening, flashy, original graphics means “We have a lot of exemptions, and we also have too big of a work force with too much time on their hands at all levels of the company, not just the forty-nine-person graphic design team that made this sign, and consequently you can expect both our third and fourth quarter earnings reports to be woefully out of touch with the earnings estimates of the street. Buy puts on our stock now.”
“You must wear a mask in this store!” means “If you walk in this store twenty times without a mask, you might get called out about it three times, and we aren’t even sure if our employees will even have the courage, interest, or stamina to do that even three out of twenty times, so we posted this strongly worded sign in hopes that it would deter you, even though we know that it probably won’t deter you at all, but it may deter some people, according to a focus group conducted by a marketing consulting firm that our industry trade group Head of Communications hired to give her twenty-six-year-old, out-of-work niece something to do during the economic downturn caused by the entirely overblown governmental corona response, so our general counsel’s assistant decided to post this sign at the front door of every single one of our chains based on a Friday afternoon statement from our monetarily distracted general counsel in passing, in which she said with a very distracted and disinterested shrug three minutes before going out of town for a long weekend ‘I don’t know, I guess it can’t hurt’. This was interpreted by her assistant as ‘Immediately print this and post it at all entrances of all 1,048 locations nationally. ASAP. PDQ. Like, now!’” Euphemania: Our Love A... Keyes, Ralph Best Price: $1.32 Buy New $7.30 (as of 03:10 UTC - Details)
Yes. These signs mean all kinds of things, but in the context of a time and place where “literally” doesn’t actually mean “literally,” the signs shouldn’t be taken so seriously and should never ever, under any circumstance, be read literally.
Don’t Take Face Mask Orders Too Seriously
All that is to say, “Don’t take face mask ‘orders’ too seriously.” Face mask orders are guidelines at best. In almost every situation, with all but the most rabid ideologues, you will get your exemption honored.
The problem with a rabid ideologue is that they believe their own hokum. Anyone who believes the hokum and falls for the narrative is doing themselves a serious disfavor.
Just look to the pragmatic out there if you want to see how not serious these face mask orders are.
You see, some savvy people are using Covid to take an extended vacation for themselves. They are happily letting the world fall for it all. Don’t expect them to protest.
Other savvy people are using it for their political gain, like Joe Biden or Kamala Harris who have called for people to just wear their masks until Biden beats Trump. Don’t expect them to protest face mask orders. Domestic disquiet is believed by pundits to helps voters usher in change. Some politicians wake up tickled upon hearing the news that yet another city burned overnight.
The vaccine manufacturers love the lockdowns because they can assure high vaccine compliance and low herd immunity rates by the time a vaccine becomes available. Don’t expect them to protest face mask rules.
I’ve identified about two dozen other groups in society who like face masks: ranging from 1.) the media, who desperately seek sensationalism to boost viewership numbers, to 2.) the dishonest, who feel more comfortable lying with a covered face to 3.) the ugly, who, let’s face it, look a lot better in a veiled face, to 4.) the dramatic, who like something to get worked up about.
You can’t expect members of any of these special interest groups to offer opposition to face mask orders. There are so many others too. They are riding the wave and will be ready to ride the next way. No fuss. They see right through the hokum, but are happy to let things continue as is. Best to keep away from the person worked up.
How To Invoke A Face Mask Exemption At The Veterinarian
Just like any other situation in which someone is claiming authority over you, a face mask requirement at the veterinarian can be handled like this. Into the Lion’s ... Maltz, Mr Steve Best Price: $14.37 Buy New $14.00 (as of 03:45 UTC - Details)
1.) Familiarize yourself with the face mask order. This can be done as simply as stating one sentence to a manager over the phone — “I see you have a face mask requirement” — followed by a period of listening to their response.
2.) Educate yourself about the exemptions. This can be done with a quick sentence — “Do you have any exemptions to this requirement?” — followed by quietly listening to the response.
3.) If required, cite your reason for needing an exemption. A good, clear, concise sentence to use is “I am unable to wear a face mask safely.” This can be followed by a period of listening. There’s really no need to get more in depth than that.
4.) Confirm the details of the conversation. You can make sure you understood everything clearly and that everyone is in agreement on how to proceed, with a statement like this “Okay, so I can just come to your front door at 2 p.m. today and mention your name at the door, along with this conversation, and there should be no problem, is that right?”
This same process can be done for goggle requirements, face shield requirements, temperature testing, and all manner of other invasions that you may have a valid exemption to. Many millions are exempt, but rather than invoking their exemptions are struggling through the suffering of the dehumanizing process. As they quietly struggle they are told “You are evil if you even think about not wearing a mask.” Really?
A one-size-fits-all, heavy-handed medical approach for all people regardless of impact is the real evil. And I beg you to fight it, do it for yourself, because if you don’t take a stand, it won’t end here.
The Governor of Maine, Janet Mills, on August 14, 2020, ordered the wearing of dog cones by restaurant servers as part of her “COVID19 Prevention Checklist Industry Guidance.” The person who has successfully fought the face mask and learned how to say no, will likewise be ready to take on this Twilight-Zone-like challenge. Those who don’t, are assured to see how very twisted the minds of their unchecked elected officials are.
If you have a valid exemption, I encourage you to follow this simple process at the veterinarian or anywhere else to boldly put an end to this tyranny in your own life. You deserve better than to allow yourself to be cowed into harming yourself. You’d never allow such low standards of self-care for a loved one. Why would you allow those low standards for yourself?
Send me your stories from the face mask compliance checkpoint, and help me put an end to this tyranny.
The Best of Allan Stevo


lewrockwell--2020-08-22--Dissecting Obama’s Delusional DNC Speech

Barack Obama ’ s speech at the DNC ’ s misbegotten cyber-convention worked only for those Americans , including most in the media , who paid no serious attention to the eight years of Obama ’ s presidency .
As I document in my book Unmasking Obama , I and scores of other journalists , many of them unsalaried , did pay attention .
What follows are some of the riffs that I , and likely they , found most entertaining .
Obama began by telling us the Constitution “ wasn ’ t a perfect document , ” implying that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been there .
Its redeeming quality was that it established “ a system of representative government — a democracy — through which we could better realize our highest ideals.
” As late as March 2011 , Obama seemed to believe this , saying , “ With respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations through executive order , that ’ s just not the case , because there are laws on the books that Congress has passed.
” Unmasking Obama : The F ... Cashill , Jack Buy New $ 27.11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama unilaterally decided he could suspend deportations through executive orders .
He gave out a million or so work authorizations while he was at it , arguing that he personally could make laws that were “ more fair , more efficient , and more just ” than Congress .
Curiously , that is almost exactly what Stalin told the Politburo when he forcibly collectivized Ukrainian farms .
Said Obama at the DNC : “ Donald Trump hasn ’ t grown into the job because he can ’ t .
And the consequences of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seventy thousand Americans dead .
Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever.
” To blame Trump for the COVID dead is disgraceful , pure demagoguery .
Trump resisted the urge to nationalize the response and allowed each state to respond to local conditions .
As a result , perhaps a third of American deaths occurred in just three of our bluest states — New York , New Jersey , and Massachusetts .
A much higher percentage of people died of COVID in the U.K. Was Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those at the top ” who profited — people like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos — they are almost all Obama-supporters .
“ For eight years , ” said Obama , “ Joe [ Biden ] was the last one in the room whenever I faced a big decision.
” Biden was certainly in the room on January 5 , 2017 .
So were Comey , Brennan , Rice , Clapper , and Sally Yates .
The “ big decision ” here was how best to tie Trump to Russia and subvert his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” of course .
The Deep State : How an ... Chaffetz , Jason Best Price : $ 5.03 Buy New $ 17.05 In speaking of the Biden-Harris ticket , Obama told the DNC , “ They ’ ll expand health care to more Americans , like Joe and I did ten years ago when he helped craft the Affordable Care Act and nail down the votes to make it the law.
” The DNC might have invited Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber to explain how those votes were really nailed down .
Said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking , “ This bill was written in a tortured way to make sure CBO did not score the mandate as taxes .
If CBO scored the mandate as taxes , the bill dies.
” “ Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage , ” Gruber continued .
“ And basically , call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever , but basically that was really , really critical for the thing to pass .
”

Barack Obama’s speech at the DNC’s misbegotten cyber-convention worked only for those Americans, including most in the media, who paid no serious attention to the eight years of Obama’s presidency. As I document in my book Unmasking Obama, I and scores of other journalists, many of them unsalaried, did pay attention. What follows are some of the riffs that I, and likely they, found most entertaining.
Obama began by telling us the Constitution “wasn’t a perfect document,” implying that he would have done better had he been there. Its redeeming quality was that it established “a system of representative government — a democracy — through which we could better realize our highest ideals.”
As late as March 2011, Obama seemed to believe this, saying, “With respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations through executive order, that’s just not the case, because there are laws on the books that Congress has passed.” Unmasking Obama: The F... Cashill, Jack Buy New $27.11 (as of 04:59 UTC - Details)
In 2012, with re-election looming, Obama unilaterally decided he could suspend deportations through executive orders. He gave out a million or so work authorizations while he was at it, arguing that he personally could make laws that were “more fair, more efficient, and more just” than Congress. Curiously, that is almost exactly what Stalin told the Politburo when he forcibly collectivized Ukrainian farms.
Said Obama at the DNC: “Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t. And the consequences of that failure are severe. One hundred seventy thousand Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever.”
To blame Trump for the COVID dead is disgraceful, pure demagoguery. Trump resisted the urge to nationalize the response and allowed each state to respond to local conditions. As a result, perhaps a third of American deaths occurred in just three of our bluest states — New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. A much higher percentage of people died of COVID in the U.K. Was Trump responsible for those? As to “those at the top” who profited — people like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos — they are almost all Obama-supporters.
“For eight years,” said Obama, “Joe [Biden] was the last one in the room whenever I faced a big decision.” Biden was certainly in the room on January 5, 2017. So were Comey, Brennan, Rice, Clapper, and Sally Yates. The “big decision” here was how best to tie Trump to Russia and subvert his presidency, “by the book,” of course. The Deep State: How an... Chaffetz, Jason Best Price: $5.03 Buy New $17.05 (as of 02:10 UTC - Details)
In speaking of the Biden-Harris ticket, Obama told the DNC, “They’ll expand health care to more Americans, like Joe and I did ten years ago when he helped craft the Affordable Care Act and nail down the votes to make it the law.”
The DNC might have invited Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber to explain how those votes were really nailed down. Said Gruber when he thought no one was looking, “This bill was written in a tortured way to make sure CBO did not score the mandate as taxes. If CBO scored the mandate as taxes, the bill dies.”
“Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage,” Gruber continued. “And basically, call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical for the thing to pass.”
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lewrockwell--2020-08-22--If You Are Reading This, You Might Be a Conspiracy Theorist

“ I should not misuse this opportunity to give you a lecture about , say , logic .
I call this a misuse , for to explain a scientific matter to you it would need a course of lectures and not an hour ’ s paper .
Another alternative would have been to give you what ’ s called a popular scientific lecture , that is a lecture intended to make you believe that you understand a thing which actually you don ’ t understand , and to gratify what I believe to be one of the lowest desires of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the latest discoveries of science .
I rejected these alternatives.
” If you ’ re reading this , then you ’ ve probably been called a conspiracy theorist .
Also you ’ ve been derided and shamed for questioning the “ science ” of the Covid debacle .
The idea of science is now a badly corrupted idea .
In a nation , today , ( the USA ) which in educational terms ranks 25th globally in science skills and reading , and well below that in math ; all one hears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In reading skills the US placed below Malta , Portugal , and right about the same as Kazakhstan .
Contagion Myth : Why Vi ... Fallon Morell , Sally Buy New $ 22.49 But in a nation that no longer reads , and *can* no longer read , it is not surprising that knowledge is absorbed via the new hieroglyphics of gifs ( interestingly the creator of gifs wanted it pronounced with a soft g the more to sound like a peanut butter brand ) and memes .
So-called ‘ response memes ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and most register and communicate ( sic ) confusion .
As beer ad marketers know , the state of your brain after consuming a six pack is pretty much the standard target ideal for advertising .
And it relays a message that six pack confusion is actually a good and perhaps even sexy state in which to find oneself .
Education is for those with money , those who can afford the proper foundational skills to get into Harvard , MIT , Cal Tech and the Stanford .
For everyone else science is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The point is that most Americans imagine that they revere science , and they ridicule anyone they think of as unscientific .
But they think of it in cult terms , really .
Its a religion of sorts .
The only people who don ’ t are those ‘ real ’ religious zealots , Dominionist and Charismatic Christians ( like Mike Pompeo , Mike Pence , Rick Perry , Betsy DeVos et al ) who hold positions of enormous power in the US government under the least scientific president in history .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science , ANY science .
But for most of that target demographic ( the educated mostly white 30 % ) , the cry is to “ trust the science ” …even the great Greta says to “ trust the science ” .
The problem is , science is not neutral , its as politicized as media and news and the pronouncements of celebrities .
In May 2020 , The Lancet published an article revisiting the 1957 and 1968 Influenza pandemics .
The 1957 outbreak was not caused by a coronavirus—the first human coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an influenza virus .
However , in 1957 , no one could be sure that the virus that had been isolated in Hong Kong was a new pandemic strain or simply a descendant of the previous 1918–19 pandemic influenza virus .
The result was that as the UK ’ s weekly death count mounted , peaking at about 600 in the week ending Oct 17 , 1957 , there were few hysterical tabloid newspaper headlines and no calls for social distancing .
Instead , the news cycle was dominated by the Soviet Union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aftermath of the fire at the Windscale nuclear reactor in the UK .
By the time this influenza pandemic — known colloquially at the time as “ Asian flu ” — had concluded the following April , an estimated 20 000 people in the UK and 80 000 citizens in the USA were dead .
Worldwide , the pandemic , sparked by a new H2N2 influenza subtype , would result in more than 1 million deaths .
Unreported Truths abou ... Berenson , Alex Buy New $ 5.99 To date , Covid 19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the US And yet we are seeing the most draconian lockdowns in modern history , the total suspension of democratic process and a level of hysteria ( especially in the U.S. and UK ) unprecedented .
I wrote about some aspects of this on my blog here , mostly touching on the cultural effects Allow me to quote The Lancet again .
The subsequent 1968 influenza pandemic — or “ Hong Kong flu ” or “ Mao flu ” as some western tabloids dubbed it — would have an even more dramatic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals in the UK and 100 000 people in the USA , with half the deaths among individuals younger than 65 years — the reverse of COVID-19 deaths in the current pandemic .
Yet , while at the height of the outbreak in December , 1968 , The New York Times described the pandemic as “ one of the worst in the nation ’ s history ” , there were few school closures and businesses , for the most , continued to operate as normal .
I remember the 68 Hong Kong flu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of high school .
The summer after was Woodstock , the ‘ summer of love ’ .
Not a lot of social distancing going on .
But we are past numbers and statistics having any real meaning .
The Covid narrative is now in the realm of allegory .

“…a permanent modern scenario: apocalypse looms…and it doesn’t occur.”
Susan Sontag, AIDs and its Metaphors
“I should not misuse this opportunity to give you a lecture about, say, logic. I call this a misuse, for to explain a scientific matter to you it would need a course of lectures and not an hour’s paper. Another alternative would have been to give you what’s called a popular scientific lecture, that is a lecture intended to make you believe that you understand a thing which actually you don’t understand, and to gratify what I believe to be one of the lowest desires of modern people, namely the superficial curiosity about the latest discoveries of science. I rejected these alternatives.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein, A Lecture on Ethics
If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably been called a conspiracy theorist. Also you’ve been derided and shamed for questioning the “science” of the Covid debacle.
The idea of science is now a badly corrupted idea. In a nation, today, (the USA) which in educational terms ranks 25th globally in science skills and reading, and well below that in math; all one hears is a clarion call to science. In reading skills the US placed below Malta, Portugal, and right about the same as Kazakhstan. Contagion Myth: Why Vi... Fallon Morell, Sally Buy New $22.49 (as of 04:23 UTC - Details)
But in a nation that no longer reads, and *can* no longer read, it is not surprising that knowledge is absorbed via the new hieroglyphics of gifs (interestingly the creator of gifs wanted it pronounced with a soft g the more to sound like a peanut butter brand) and memes.
So-called ‘response memes’ are the new version of conversation, and most register and communicate (sic) confusion. As beer ad marketers know, the state of your brain after consuming a six pack is pretty much the standard target ideal for advertising. And it relays a message that six pack confusion is actually a good and perhaps even sexy state in which to find oneself.
Education is for those with money, those who can afford the proper foundational skills to get into Harvard, MIT, Cal Tech and the Stanford. For everyone else science is Star Trek.
But I digress. The point is that most Americans imagine that they revere science, and they ridicule anyone they think of as unscientific. But they think of it in cult terms, really. Its a religion of sorts. The only people who don’t are those ‘real’ religious zealots, Dominionist and Charismatic Christians (like Mike Pompeo, Mike Pence, Rick Perry, Betsy DeVos et al) who hold positions of enormous power in the US government under the least scientific president in history.
The Christian right doesn’t like any science, ANY science. But for most of that target demographic (the educated mostly white 30%), the cry is to “trust the science”…even the great Greta says to “trust the science”.
The problem is, science is not neutral, its as politicized as media and news and the pronouncements of celebrities.
In May 2020, The Lancet published an article revisiting the 1957 and 1968 Influenza pandemics.
The 1957 outbreak was not caused by a coronavirus—the first human coronavirus would not be discovered until 1965—but by an influenza virus. However, in 1957, no one could be sure that the virus that had been isolated in Hong Kong was a new pandemic strain or simply a descendant of the previous 1918–19 pandemic influenza virus.
The result was that as the UK’s weekly death count mounted, peaking at about 600 in the week ending Oct 17, 1957, there were few hysterical tabloid newspaper headlines and no calls for social distancing. Instead, the news cycle was dominated by the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik and the aftermath of the fire at the Windscale nuclear reactor in the UK.
By the time this influenza pandemic — known colloquially at the time as “Asian flu” — had concluded the following April, an estimated 20 000 people in the UK and 80 000 citizens in the USA were dead. Worldwide, the pandemic, sparked by a new H2N2 influenza subtype, would result in more than 1 million deaths. Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.99 (as of 03:17 UTC - Details)
To date, Covid 19 has not reached the million death marker in the US And yet we are seeing the most draconian lockdowns in modern history, the total suspension of democratic process and a level of hysteria (especially in the U.S. and UK) unprecedented. I wrote about some aspects of this on my blog here, mostly touching on the cultural effects
Allow me to quote The Lancet again.
The subsequent 1968 influenza pandemic — or “Hong Kong flu” or “Mao flu” as some western tabloids dubbed it — would have an even more dramatic impact, killing more than 30 000 individuals in the UK and 100 000 people in the USA, with half the deaths among individuals younger than 65 years — the reverse of COVID-19 deaths in the current pandemic.
Yet, while at the height of the outbreak in December, 1968, The New York Times described the pandemic as “one of the worst in the nation’s history”, there were few school closures and businesses, for the most, continued to operate as normal.
I remember the 68 Hong Kong flu. I was in my last year of high school. The summer after was Woodstock, the ‘summer of love’. Not a lot of social distancing going on. But we are past numbers and statistics having any real meaning. The Covid narrative is now in the realm of allegory.
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lewrockwell--2020-08-22--The CIA Versus the Kennedys

The CIA Versus the Kennedys

Former Congressman Ron Paul and his colleague Dan McAdams recently conducted a fascinating interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , which focused in part on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy , who was Kennedy Jr. ’ s uncle .
The interview took place on their program the Ron Paul Liberty Report .
Owing to the many federal records that have been released over the years relating to the Kennedy assassination , especially through the efforts of the Assassination Records Review Board in the 1990s , many Americans are now aware of the war that was being waged between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidency .
The details of this war are set forth in FFF ’ s book JFK ’ s War with the National Security Establishment : Why Kennedy Was Assassinated by Douglas Horne .
In the interview , Robert Kennedy Jr. revealed a fascinating aspect of this war with which I was unfamiliar .
He stated that the deep animosity that the CIA had for the Kennedy family actually stretched back to something the family patriarch , Joseph P. Kennedy , did in the 1950s that incurred the wrath of Allen Dulles , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the ... Douglas Horne Check Amazon for Pricing .
Kennedy Jr. stated that his grandfather , Joseph P. Kennedy , had served on a commission that was charged with examining and analyzing CIA covert activities , or “ dirty tricks ” as Kennedy Jr. put them .
As part of that commission , Kennedy Jr stated , Joseph Kennedy ( John Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy ’ s father ) had determined that the CIA had done bad things with its regime-change operations that were destroying democracies , such as in Iran and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the CIA ’ s power to engage in covert activities be terminated and that the CIA be strictly limited to collecting intelligence and empowered to do nothing else .
According to Kennedy Jr. , “ Allen Dulles never forgave him — never forgave my family — for that.
” I wasn ’ t aware of that fact .
I assumed that the war between President Kennedy and the CIA had begun with the CIA ’ s invasion at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba .
The additional information added by Kennedy Jr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and revealing context .
Upon doing a bit of research on the Internet , I found that the commission that Kennedy Jr. must have been referring to was the President ’ s Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities , which President Eisenhower had established in 1956 through Executive Order 10656 .
Eisenhower appointed Joseph Kennedy to serve on that commission .
That year was three years after the CIA ’ s 1953 regime change operation in Iran which destroyed that country ’ s democratic system .
It was two years after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that destroyed that country ’ s democratic system .
The Kennedy Autopsy 2 : ... Hornberger , Jacob Best Price : null Buy New $ 2.99 Keep in mind that the ostensible reason that the CIA engaged in these regime-change operations was to protect “ national security , ” which over time has become the most important term in the American political lexicon .
Although no one has ever come up with an objective definition for the term , the CIA ’ s power to address threats to “ national security , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ omnipotent .
Yet , here was Joseph P. Kennedy declaring that the CIA ’ s power to exercise such powers should be terminated and recommending that the CIA ’ s power be strictly limited to intelligence gathering .
It is not difficult to imagine how livid CIA Director Dulles and his cohorts must have been at Kennedy .
No bureaucrat likes to have his power limited .
More important , for Dulles and his cohorts , it would have been clear that if Kennedy got his way , “ national security ” would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the United States was engaged in with the Soviet Union , China , Cuba , North Korea , and other communist nations .
Now consider what happened with the Bay of Pigs .
The CIA ’ s plan for a regime-change invasion of Cuba , was conceived under President Eisenhower .
Believing that Vice President Nixon would be elected president in 1960 , the CIA was quite surprised that Kennedy was elected instead .
To ensure that the invasion would go forth anyway , the CIA assured Kennedy that the invasion would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a lie .
The CIA assumed that once the invasion was going to go down in defeat at the hands of the communists , Kennedy would have to provide the air support in order to “ save face.
” But Kennedy refused to be played by the CIA .
When the CIA ’ s army of Cuban exiles was going down in defeat , the CIA requested the air support , convinced that their plan to manipulate the new president would work .
It didn ’ t .
Kennedy refused to provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s invasion went down in defeat .
Now consider what happened after the Bay of Pigs : Knowing that the CIA had played him and double-crossed him , John Kennedy fired Allen Dulles as CIA director , along with his chief deputy , Charles Cabell .
He then put his younger brother Bobby Kennedy in charge of monitoring the CIA , which infuriated the CIA .
The Devil ’ s Ches ... Talbot , David Best Price : $ 4.05 Buy New $ 8.05 Now jump ahead to the Cuban Missile Crisis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States would not invade Cuba for a regime-change operation .
That necessarily would leave a permanent communist regime in Cuba , something that the CIA steadfastly maintained was a grave threat to “ national security ” — a much bigger threat , in fact , than the threats supposedly posed by the regimes in Iran in 1953 and Guatemala in 1954 .
And then Kennedy did the unforgivable , at least insofar as the CIA was concerned .
In his famous Peace Speech at American University in June 1963 , he declared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and announced that the United States was going to establish friendly and peaceful relations with the communist world .
Kennedy had thrown the gauntlet down in front of the CIA .
It was either going to be his way or the CIA ’ s way .
There was no room for compromise , and both sides knew it .
In the minds of former CIA Director Allen Dulles and the people still at the CIA , what Kennedy was doing was anathema and , even worse , the gravest threat to “ national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faced , a much bigger threat than even that posed by the democratic regimes in Iran and Guatemala .
At that point , the CIA ’ s animosity toward President Kennedy far exceeded the animosity it had borne toward his father , Joseph P. Kennedy , several years before .
Reprinted with permission from The Future of Freedom Foundation .
The Best of Jacob G. Hornberger

Former Congressman Ron Paul and his colleague Dan McAdams recently conducted a fascinating interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which focused in part on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who was Kennedy Jr.’s uncle. The interview took place on their program the Ron Paul Liberty Report.
Owing to the many federal records that have been released over the years relating to the Kennedy assassination, especially through the efforts of the Assassination Records Review Board in the 1990s, many Americans are now aware of the war that was being waged between President Kennedy and the CIA throughout his presidency. The details of this war are set forth in FFF’s book JFK’s War with the National Security Establishment: Why Kennedy Was Assassinated by Douglas Horne.
In the interview, Robert Kennedy Jr. revealed a fascinating aspect of this war with which I was unfamiliar. He stated that the deep animosity that the CIA had for the Kennedy family actually stretched back to something the family patriarch, Joseph P. Kennedy, did in the 1950s that incurred the wrath of Allen Dulles, the head of the CIA.
Kennedy Jr. stated that his grandfather, Joseph P. Kennedy, had served on a commission that was charged with examining and analyzing CIA covert activities, or “dirty tricks” as Kennedy Jr. put them. As part of that commission, Kennedy Jr stated, Joseph Kennedy (John Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy’s father) had determined that the CIA had done bad things with its regime-change operations that were destroying democracies, such as in Iran and Guatemala.
Consequently, Joseph Kennedy recommended that the CIA’s power to engage in covert activities be terminated and that the CIA be strictly limited to collecting intelligence and empowered to do nothing else.
According to Kennedy Jr., “Allen Dulles never forgave him — never forgave my family — for that.”
I wasn’t aware of that fact. I assumed that the war between President Kennedy and the CIA had begun with the CIA’s invasion at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. The additional information added by Kennedy Jr. places things in a much more fascinating and revealing context.
Upon doing a bit of research on the Internet, I found that the commission that Kennedy Jr. must have been referring to was the President’s Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities, which President Eisenhower had established in 1956 through Executive Order 10656. Eisenhower appointed Joseph Kennedy to serve on that commission.
That year was three years after the CIA’s 1953 regime change operation in Iran which destroyed that country’s democratic system. It was two years after the CIA’s regime-change operation in Guatemala that destroyed that country’s democratic system. The Kennedy Autopsy 2:... Hornberger, Jacob Buy New $2.99 (as of 11:13 UTC - Details)
Keep in mind that the ostensible reason that the CIA engaged in these regime-change operations was to protect “national security,” which over time has become the most important term in the American political lexicon. Although no one has ever come up with an objective definition for the term, the CIA’s power to address threats to “national security,” including through coups and assassinations, became omnipotent.
Yet, here was Joseph P. Kennedy declaring that the CIA’s power to exercise such powers should be terminated and recommending that the CIA’s power be strictly limited to intelligence gathering.
It is not difficult to imagine how livid CIA Director Dulles and his cohorts must have been at Kennedy. No bureaucrat likes to have his power limited. More important, for Dulles and his cohorts, it would have been clear that if Kennedy got his way, “national security” would be gravely threatened given the Cold War that the United States was engaged in with the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, North Korea, and other communist nations.
Now consider what happened with the Bay of Pigs. The CIA’s plan for a regime-change invasion of Cuba, was conceived under President Eisenhower. Believing that Vice President Nixon would be elected president in 1960, the CIA was quite surprised that Kennedy was elected instead. To ensure that the invasion would go forth anyway, the CIA assured Kennedy that the invasion would succeed without U.S. air support. It was a lie. The CIA assumed that once the invasion was going to go down in defeat at the hands of the communists, Kennedy would have to provide the air support in order to “save face.”
But Kennedy refused to be played by the CIA. When the CIA’s army of Cuban exiles was going down in defeat, the CIA requested the air support, convinced that their plan to manipulate the new president would work. It didn’t. Kennedy refused to provide the air support and the CIA’s invasion went down in defeat.
Now consider what happened after the Bay of Pigs: Knowing that the CIA had played him and double-crossed him, John Kennedy fired Allen Dulles as CIA director, along with his chief deputy, Charles Cabell. He then put his younger brother Bobby Kennedy in charge of monitoring the CIA, which infuriated the CIA. The Devil’s Ches... Talbot, David Best Price: $4.05 Buy New $8.05 (as of 07:00 UTC - Details)
Now jump ahead to the Cuban Missile Crisis, which Kennedy resolved by promising that the United States would not invade Cuba for a regime-change operation. That necessarily would leave a permanent communist regime in Cuba, something that the CIA steadfastly maintained was a grave threat to “national security”— a much bigger threat, in fact, than the threats supposedly posed by the regimes in Iran in 1953 and Guatemala in 1954.
And then Kennedy did the unforgivable, at least insofar as the CIA was concerned. In his famous Peace Speech at American University in June 1963, he declared an end to the entire Cold War and announced that the United States was going to establish friendly and peaceful relations with the communist world.
Kennedy had thrown the gauntlet down in front of the CIA. It was either going to be his way or the CIA’s way. There was no room for compromise, and both sides knew it.
In the minds of former CIA Director Allen Dulles and the people still at the CIA, what Kennedy was doing was anathema and, even worse, the gravest threat to “national security” the United States had ever faced, a much bigger threat than even that posed by the democratic regimes in Iran and Guatemala. At that point, the CIA’s animosity toward President Kennedy far exceeded the animosity it had borne toward his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, several years before.
Reprinted with permission from The Future of Freedom Foundation.
The Best of Jacob G. Hornberger


lewrockwell--2020-08-22--The View From Up the Holler

The View From Up the Holler

I ’ m gon na do it anyway .
Being as I ’ m just a West Virginia boy , and mostly barefoot , and don ’ t have much sense , a lot of folk say , maybe I shouldn ’ t be explaining the world .
But the world don ’ t make even as much sense as I do , so guess I ’ ll stick my fork in .
Sometimes I go up the holler here to see my old school teacher , whose name is Entropy McWilliams , and we look at stuff on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s been mostly about people with their innards in a uproar in Minneapolis , which I think is in either California or Alaska .
It ’ s hard to figure .
We saw all these people busting up store windows because they want Social Justice , which I guess they keep in stores in Minneapolis .
If they did that here they could find social justice real fast .
It ’ s what a rope is for .
But they was whooping and hollering like it was the Reverend McBilly Osfeiser ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that comes every year to get Granny ’ s Social Security .
Anyway , the people busting store windows say that ruining stores will help black folks who live there .
Well , maybe , but I figure noddy but a damn fool is going to bring back a store to get looted again .
So where ’ s the black folks going to buy stuff ?
Everybody that ’ s got money or the brains that god give a retard possum is going to go somewhere else to live .
And then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the po-lice , so thieving rascals can look easier in stores for that social justice .
It looks to me like they can ’ t tell the difference between social justice and a TV set .
Nekkid In Austin : Drop ... Reed , Fred Best Price : $ 3.99 Buy New $ 14.95 I reckon about one feller with a twelve gauge could cure the whole mess in five minutes or ten rounds , whichever ran out first , but can ’ t nobody understand flatlanders .
Next I found this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman , you can ’ t tell these days , with one of them double-barrel names , I think it was Ophelia Lagrangian-Peritonitis or something .
Anyway , she was squalling about Cultural Appropriation .
I get nervous around big words like that , but Mr. McWilliams explained it to me .
It sounds better , he said , than appropriating a TV set out of somebody else ’ s store .
Still , it makes as much sense as lug nuts on a birthday cake .
It means if it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injun , maybe with a tomahawk and some plastic scalps from the Dollar Store , you hate injuns and want to rob them and stomp them down and I don ’ t know what all .
How much sense does that make ?
I bet if you went as Bugs Bunny , some goddam rabbit lobby would sue , probably with Ms. Lagrangian-Peritonitis honking on about it .
You can ’ t do anything that any other kind of people has done before without you have to listen to these scoundrels .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bugs Bunny , then nobody can ’ t go as anything .
Fair is fair .
So if you little sister goes as Aunt Jemima that makes pancakes , the BLM bandits will try to lynch her .
I reckon black folks ought to be a little quieter .
Since they didn ’ t invent writing , or reading , or ‘ rithmetic or electricity or clothes or pretty much anything , then any time they use them things they ’ re doing Cultural Appropriation .
It ’ s just common sense .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Fred Best Price : $ 3.94 Buy New $ 18.80 Of course , I guess a Chinaman could say whites do it too when they use paper and gunpowder , without the which we couldn ’ t have bombs and rockets and federal forms nine pages long that no one since Adam can figure out .
Now , what I think is , charging blacks and injuns and all for every white invention they use , one at a time would be a motimgator long job and use more paper than eating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could lead to enough of what that Wall Street newspaper calls crossed licensing , Mr. McWilliams said , and he knows everything , to keep a whole rat pack of lawyers in business forever instead of drowning them , that would be better .
I mean , you could charge a nickel every time Lateesha or Deewan or Lasagna read a book , which might bring in twelve dollars a year , or used a Smith and Wesson , for whole boxcars of dollars .
Probably the easy thing would be to rent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ license , like driving a car .
I reckon we ’ d haul in enough money to buy enough rockets to blow up a thousand weddings and little children in Afghanistan and Eye-ran and maybe some kindergartner kids in Venezuela , wherever that is .
Then they ’ d all have American values and love us .
But we got other news to gnaw on .
I keep reading about this gal Rachel Tension and how she ’ s causing all kinds of bile along with Oprah .
I don ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all skinny on us and I reckon it makes her want to make more fuss about whatever she ’ s thinking about .
Oprah used to be all porked up and looked like three hundred pounds of fatback with legs and if you ’ d had a oil well you wanted to shut down you could have used her for a plug .
I hear there ’ s less Oprah now , though .
Which is about how much I can use .
Curmudgeing Through Pa ... Reed , Fred Best Price : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she ’ s running on these days about how white people is criminals and brutes and they need to get in touch with what they ’ re feeling , that might mean their girlfriend or I don ’ t know what , but she don ’ t like them .
White people , I mean .
Well , I guess .
But I figure when she ’ s yowling into a microphone that probably Abraham Lincoln or Moses or somebody invented , it ’ s that Cultural Appropriation again and she owes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ microphone shed have to go back to smoke signals or drums .
Anyway , women are taking over everything , most of them crazy .
Along with Rachel Tension and Oprah , we ’ ve got that Clinton woman that ’ s even older than Ann Coulter and probably sleeps all day in some cave , hanging by her toes , and Elizabeth Warren , that used to be a Injun but cured it with a shot of DNA .
And now we ’ ve got Joe Biden , who ain ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he can remember who he is , and pretty much nothing at all the rest of the time .
Which might be a good reason to vote for him .
We ’ ve had a long string of Presidents who did know who they were , and it ain ’ t been real satisfactory .
Finally the world ‘ s gone soft in the head , like Aunt Minnie that granddad used to keep in the attic .
I just saw where Walt Disney , that I thought was dead but anyway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a movie about Peter Pan and he want ’ s Mike Tyson to be Tinker Belle .
She´s kind of like a lightening bug in a little green dress and throws sparks everywhere .
Now if I remember right , Tyson weighs about two-forty buck nekkid and holding a helium balloon so it ’ s hard to imagine him twinkling around in the air and flashing like a fifty cent flashlight with a loose switch , but I don ’ t know much about movies .
Anyway there was this woman , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyway some Meskin thing , that talked for Mr. Disney , that I thought was dead .
She said these times are progressive , which I think means soft in the head , and we can ’ t be heteronormative or chromapejorative and we had to be gender fluid .
I saw it in the newspaper or I couldn ’ t spell it .
I wasn ’ t sure what kind of gender fluid she meant but I knew I didn ’ t want to think about it .
I guess it means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around in some kind of girly clothes , which is all right on a girl but I worry about them on Mike , and maybe it worries him too .
Well , that ’ s about all the news I can stand in one day .
I ’ m gon na get my girlfriend Jiffy Lube , that ’ s real name is Jennifer Imidazole Fergweiler but we call her Jiffy Lube because , well , she ’ s real friendly , and we ’ ll get a Mason jar of that busthead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mountains and just lie on our back and watch the buzzards looking for something dead .
Reprinted with permission from The Unz Review .
The Best of Fred Reed

I’m gonna do it anyway. Being as I’m just a West Virginia boy, and mostly barefoot, and don’t have much sense, a lot of folk say, maybe I shouldn’t be explaining the world. But the world don’t make even as much sense as I do, so guess I’ll stick my fork in.
Sometimes I go up the holler here to see my old school teacher, whose name is Entropy McWilliams, and we look at stuff on his internet. For a while it’s been mostly about people with their innards in a uproar in Minneapolis, which I think is in either California or Alaska.
It’s hard to figure. We saw all these people busting up store windows because they want Social Justice, which I guess they keep in stores in Minneapolis. If they did that here they could find social justice real fast. It’s what a rope is for. But they was whooping and hollering like it was the Reverend McBilly Osfeiser’s Last Best Jesus Revival and Donut Social that comes every year to get Granny’s Social Security. Anyway, the people busting store windows say that ruining stores will help black folks who live there. Well, maybe, but I figure noddy but a damn fool is going to bring back a store to get looted again. So where’s the black folks going to buy stuff? Everybody that’s got money or the brains that god give a retard possum is going to go somewhere else to live. And then these dim lights want to get rid of the po-lice, so thieving rascals can look easier in stores for that social justice. It looks to me like they can’t tell the difference between social justice and a TV set. Nekkid In Austin: Drop... Reed, Fred Best Price: $3.99 Buy New $14.95 (as of 01:20 UTC - Details)
I reckon about one feller with a twelve gauge could cure the whole mess in five minutes or ten rounds, whichever ran out first, but can’t nobody understand flatlanders.
Next I found this mush-headed sounding woman, or sort of woman, you can’t tell these days, with one of them double-barrel names, I think it was Ophelia Lagrangian-Peritonitis or something. Anyway, she was squalling about Cultural Appropriation. I get nervous around big words like that, but Mr. McWilliams explained it to me. It sounds better, he said, than appropriating a TV set out of somebody else’s store. Still, it makes as much sense as lug nuts on a birthday cake.
It means if it’s Halloween and you go as a red injun, maybe with a tomahawk and some plastic scalps from the Dollar Store, you hate injuns and want to rob them and stomp them down and I don’t know what all. How much sense does that make? I bet if you went as Bugs Bunny, some goddam rabbit lobby would sue, probably with Ms. Lagrangian-Peritonitis honking on about it. You can’t do anything that any other kind of people has done before without you have to listen to these scoundrels.
If some people can’t go as Bugs Bunny, then nobody can’t go as anything. Fair is fair. So if you little sister goes as Aunt Jemima that makes pancakes, the BLM bandits will try to lynch her.
I reckon black folks ought to be a little quieter. Since they didn’t invent writing, or reading, or ‘rithmetic or electricity or clothes or pretty much anything, then any time they use them things they’re doing Cultural Appropriation. It’s just common sense. A Brass Pole in Bangko... Reed, Fred Best Price: $3.94 Buy New $18.80 (as of 01:20 UTC - Details)
Of course, I guess a Chinaman could say whites do it too when they use paper and gunpowder, without the which we couldn’t have bombs and rockets and federal forms nine pages long that no one since Adam can figure out.
Now, what I think is, charging blacks and injuns and all for every white invention they use, one at a time would be a motimgator long job and use more paper than eating a McDonald’s hamburger. It could lead to enough of what that Wall Street newspaper calls crossed licensing, Mr. McWilliams said, and he knows everything, to keep a whole rat pack of lawyers in business forever instead of drowning them, that would be better. I mean, you could charge a nickel every time Lateesha or Deewan or Lasagna read a book, which might bring in twelve dollars a year, or used a Smith and Wesson, for whole boxcars of dollars. Probably the easy thing would be to rent the whole damn civilization with only one license, like driving a car.
I reckon we’d haul in enough money to buy enough rockets to blow up a thousand weddings and little children in Afghanistan and Eye-ran and maybe some kindergartner kids in Venezuela, wherever that is. Then they’d all have American values and love us.
But we got other news to gnaw on. I keep reading about this gal Rachel Tension and how she’s causing all kinds of bile along with Oprah. I don’t know about Rachel but Oprah’s gone all skinny on us and I reckon it makes her want to make more fuss about whatever she’s thinking about. Oprah used to be all porked up and looked like three hundred pounds of fatback with legs and if you’d had a oil well you wanted to shut down you could have used her for a plug. I hear there’s less Oprah now, though. Which is about how much I can use. Curmudgeing Through Pa... Reed, Fred Best Price: $2.50 Buy New $17.73 (as of 01:45 UTC - Details)
Anyhow, she’s running on these days about how white people is criminals and brutes and they need to get in touch with what they’re feeling, that might mean their girlfriend or I don’t know what, but she don’t like them. White people, I mean. Well, I guess. But I figure when she’s yowling into a microphone that probably Abraham Lincoln or Moses or somebody invented, it’s that Cultural Appropriation again and she owes money. I mean, without that microphone shed have to go back to smoke signals or drums.
Anyway, women are taking over everything, most of them crazy. Along with Rachel Tension and Oprah, we’ve got that Clinton woman that’s even older than Ann Coulter and probably sleeps all day in some cave, hanging by her toes, and Elizabeth Warren, that used to be a Injun but cured it with a shot of DNA. And now we’ve got Joe Biden, who ain’t nothing but a titless Hillary on days when he can remember who he is, and pretty much nothing at all the rest of the time. Which might be a good reason to vote for him. We’ve had a long string of Presidents who did know who they were, and it ain’t been real satisfactory.
Finally the world‘ s gone soft in the head, like Aunt Minnie that granddad used to keep in the attic. I just saw where Walt Disney, that I thought was dead but anyway, he’s going to make a movie about Peter Pan and he want’s Mike Tyson to be Tinker Belle. She´s kind of like a lightening bug in a little green dress and throws sparks everywhere. Now if I remember right, Tyson weighs about two-forty buck nekkid and holding a helium balloon so it’s hard to imagine him twinkling around in the air and flashing like a fifty cent flashlight with a loose switch, but I don’t know much about movies. Anyway there was this woman, I think her name was Lupita Marimacha or anyway some Meskin thing, that talked for Mr. Disney, that I thought was dead. She said these times are progressive, which I think means soft in the head, and we can’t be heteronormative or chromapejorative and we had to be gender fluid. I saw it in the newspaper or I couldn’t spell it. I wasn’t sure what kind of gender fluid she meant but I knew I didn’t want to think about it. I guess it means we´ll have to watch Mike Tyson flying around in some kind of girly clothes, which is all right on a girl but I worry about them on Mike, and maybe it worries him too.
Well, that’s about all the news I can stand in one day. I’m gonna get my girlfriend Jiffy Lube, that’s real name is Jennifer Imidazole Fergweiler but we call her Jiffy Lube because, well, she’s real friendly, and we’ll get a Mason jar of that busthead shine Uncle Hant makes back in the mountains and just lie on our back and watch the buzzards looking for something dead.
Reprinted with permission from The Unz Review.
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