Thankful
I am not sick.
My wife is not sick.
My children are not sick.
I have a good job.
We have plenty and pay for it.
We don't live in the cities.
We are not in a crowd.
No one marching through our neighborhood.
Have great Thanksgiving and be safe.
Chief
Living in it
Our generation will have the hardest time living in a world being ushered in by the people who swore an oath to uphold and defend the constitution. The progressives, nice and kind word for communist, have been educated to believe that the constitution is an outdated piece of paper. Just replace it.
The constitution defines our Republic and is the only thing standing between all of our rights and an outright grab of our country. The federal government did not come into being before the constitution. The constitution became our framework and then the people allowed for the creation of a government.
A lot of people are fond of saying that America is an experiment and that maybe the experiment failed. I guess we shall see what continues on into this new era of America.
Transition
We are moving from fall to winter. In another month, there will be snow and Christmas and cold and the want to have warmth. Soon Thanksgiving will be upon us and cities are already preparing for the next great lockdown. They are saying that we should just stay home.
Living out on the Great Plains means that you aren't in a lockdown. You don't have to deal with the nasty governments that have decided what you do and how you live. All you need is food, water, shelter, clothing, defense, and some money. The rest will take care of itself.
As we move into deep winter, we shall see how long a lockdown will last and whether or not America becomes like France or Italy or Spain or Germany. Have you noticed that Europe seems to be the model for what the politicians want to do?
The People
The people of this country have divided themselves into two distinct groups. On the left side of the ring are the people who vary from slightly left of moderate (socialists) to far and away communists. On the right side of the ring are the people who vary from slightly right of moderate (socialists) and far and away fascists. Lets get ready to rumble.............
There are groups of people for whom the 2 party system does not define them. These people are of varied beliefs and have to choose between major representation in voting for one side or the other, or they except the fact that their beliefs are a minority view.
For these people the Freaky Fight For Power (F3P) doesn't include them and they have to settle with whoever is in power and hope their wants and desires are not bypassed or simply crushed.
A Plan
Last year at this time we were getting ready for Thanksgiving. The politics were invading our homes and everybody had an opinion. No one knew what was coming. If you told me last year that a virus would cause such massive devastation, I wouldn't have believed you.
The virus was already underway before Thanksgiving. It was headed to America and the word wasn't being spread far and wide. The left was in disarray and had a 3 ring circus of performers jostling for visibility. Saturday Night Live (SNL) had some wonderful skits showing these folks as fools. Entertainment.
Then suddenly we had a virus. We had a lockdown. Couldn't go to work or the store or the restaurants or the bars. People lost their jobs through layoffs and closures. The government vowed to do something.
Wear a mask, don't wear a mask. Buy supplies. Don't hoard. Shelves are empty and the trucks aren't rolling.
Suddenly a man is killed and the police look to be the bad guys. The country doesn't unite to right the wrong. The country erupts in flames. We are all looking away from the real problem. Slight of hand.
Riots from peaceful demonstrations. Skin color now defines you as the bad people who must repent and stay quiet or else. Many small groups of people come together for the common good and to unite under the banner of getting what they want.
A plan had been hatched. Beware of the conspiracy theories. Yet, the quiet people wait.
A vaccine is being developed. It is being tested. It kills people. It isn't working. Start again.
And now we are here. Talk of stolen elections and stuffing the ballot box via mail in ballots. People swearing affidavits alleging wrongful doing. Court battles to make the vote lawful and correct. January 21st will be a telling day and the quiet people wait.
Reminds me of the 60's and 70's. So much turmoil. I lived through that and remember it well.
So....
This Thanksgiving we should look to what we are thankful for and stop the none sense. We should stop the battles. We should be thankful for what we have and who we are.
Be vigilant.
Chief
Yet Again
In recent history, there have been 3 elections causing massive controversy.
1. George Bush and Al Gore (hanging chads)
2. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton (I can't believe she didn't win, they screamed)
3. Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Outcome yet to be seen)
What Now
When you hold an election, whether for a seat on your high school counsel or the Federal government, you expect a clean vote.
As soon as the Democrats started talking about mail ballots and getting this started as soon as possible, you know something was afoot. The post office said that they would be overwhelmed. The virus, stay at home, mail in ballots. What could go wrong.
It is about the USA and how we are above board on all that we do to ensure that our elections are fair and concise.
You must be a citizen to vote. Period.
You must vote only once. Period.
You must show ID to prove who you are and the ID must match you. Period.
In the days when we seemed to have better values we did not question these things. Today the idea that you must be a citizen to vote is outrageous. The open borders people believe that everyone is welcome to vote. Bulls**t.
Even the dead are voting.
People are screaming and yelling that the election is being stolen and other people are screaming and yelling that the election was fair.
Be Prepared
I do not advocate violence. You must be prepared to deal with what other people may throw at you. Never go offensive, always defensive. Ensure you have both the moral high ground and a firm defensible position.
Be that guy or gal that protects family from that which has already stated violence against people who oppose them. They must go through you to get to your family. Make that impossible for them to achieve.
Understand that the law of the land will shift in favor of those who bring an ideology that will be diametrically opposed to what you believe in. The Constitution is the law, not the court, not the government. They will attempt to bend it.
The government by its' very existence did not create the constitution. That is a chicken or the egg argument. The people created the constitution before there was a government. The constitution and the people granted power to create a government. The courts interpret law, the government enforces law. The people create law.
Somehow we putz'd that up. We also stopped teaching Civics in school.
Doctor, Doctor, give me the news
Our healthcare will go through some drastic changes and what we may be forced to do is not good for us. So many people confuse healthcare with insurance. The battle of Obamacare was not about what care you get from the doctor of your choice, but what insurance you are able to purchase.
The Exchange is where Obama and Congress thought many, is not all, would go the buy their healthcare plan. It is insurance! Many insurance companies did not want to alter their way of doing business just to enter the Exchange. So, many of the insurance companies dropped their Individual insurance plans.
That forced many people to go the the Exchange for insurance. The price was amazingly high and you generally did not get to keep your doctor. The marketplace for the insurance companies became group insurance. This is where you get your insurance from your employer. Most people get their insurance this way. Imagine if this goes away.......
The Other Guys
China and Russia. On one side of our politics is hate China and tolerate Russia. On the other side is hate Russia and embrace China. Pick your poison.
Russians have always be paranoid. The country started officially in 900 AD or so with an invasion by the Vikings. Overturns, coups, war, and kings/queens have kept the place suspicious of all outsiders. Then the communists came from within. Lenin 1917.
The Chinese have been around for 5000 years. Their society has changed many times over the years with kings and emperors and dynasties and war and struggle. Then the communists came from within. A vacuum was created by the Japanese retreat. Mao 1945.
Nikita Khrushchev said that the US will be taken from within and the Soviets won't have to fire a shot. They started with our education system and spread to our media. Then they spread to our government. Now they are here.
So do we learn to speak Russian, Chinese, or maybe French. I think French is far easier and spelling words in French just makes sense. Could you imagine our road signs in Cyrillic?
Well, screw me.
Eh bien, baise-moi.
Ну, к черту меня
Hǎo ba, gǎo zá wǒ
So, I guess you have to make some decisions this upcoming year. And make sure you choose wisely. Others have been educated to choose against you.
Fair seas and following winds.
Chief
