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The leftists have gotten onto something very effective, but very dangerous. In a country with freedom of speech, extremist exhortations which most people understand comes from speakers given to hyperbole, will, by a very few, be misunderstood as literal. There is no simple way to correct or prevent ...

This is encouraging. I almost can't believe the government didn't try to stop them:

https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/09/free-speech-under-fire-100000-march-in-london/

Hope this continues. I think Western Europe is significantly farther down the path to ruination than the U.S., and the people don ...

https://jrnyquist.blog/2025/07/15/china-says-russia-must-not-lose-war-the-strategy-of-one-clenched-fist/ Only countries like the United States, Canada and Australia have the vast land to serve our need for mass colonization.rm thinking and strategic calculation may prove decisive.

"Curious ...

Trying to please everyone is a fool's errand.
Trying to please the people who voted you into office is the best way to stay in control.
He's doing a pretty damned spectacular job of that.

I can't help but think that the average "Russian on the street" feels that he has much more in common with the West than with China. Ditto the average "Indian on the street." And even the average "Iranian on the street." Who knows what that's worth, but it's got to be worth something.

Thanks, Aeden. I have the original (2007) version of that book somewhere, you're motivating me to read it.

Iran couldn't be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
China can't be allowed to take Taiwan.
I'm far from sure that Trump resisting either of these actions should count as him "getting us into a war."
After all, the only way to guarantee you won't get into a war is to guarantee that you're willing to ...

Higgy,

That's so very sad - but also fascinating, if you're interested in psychopathology.
Something really powerful and really weird is going on in these people. I'm sure some mental health professional somewhere knows exactly what it is, but I've never been able to find a truly satisfactory ...

Thank you, Higgy.

I follow the archdruid sporadically, but I always respect his opinions.
This was really interesting, although I'm not sure I (or he) got any solid answers.

I still contend that the Socratic ideal is the ultimate guide for living one's life (earthly life, Jesus Christ ...

I knew a woman about 10 years ago who was married to an Iranian.
They mentioned that his brother, who lived in Iran, had been recently hanged for belonging to a pro-western group.
I had been following this forum for a few years at that point, so I said to him "I'm very sorry. I understand, from ...