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Raw is Politics

“Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil’s pawn. Alone among God’s primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother’s land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.”

— The Lawgiver, (as spoken by Cornelius in Planet of the Apes)

As I stated in my last blog, “0.” This is an attempt to be the last blog I will write that involves politics directly. If I ever decide to care again about this subject. I will announce it, but I am stepping away from politics as talking points for the foreseeable future. It’s just too mentally, emotionally exhausting, and frankly, pointless. I’ve been trying for so long to see both sides, defend them, analyze them—but really, it’s just a fight over what’s “less bad.” We’re not talking about choosing the best option here, but the lesser of two sides. If one begins to get physically ill due to these things, it is time to move on and ignore them. We’re arguing over perspective, which we both do not have. And that’s not a way to live. At this point, I’m so fed up that I’m considering not even voting anymore. I mean, does it really matter? We’re all just pawns in a game designed by a bunch of rich assholes on both sides. I know I’ve said this before, and yeah, I’ve failed at it before. I get pulled back in. Most of us do. We all cannot help ourselves. I am just making a conscious effort here to ignore it all. The constant political bickering has drained me. The narratives we follow are illusions—manufactured distractions that make us think we have some influence.

But we don’t.

The news and politics do things not to make us think with our brains, but react with our emotions. When the brain is being emotional it tends to shut its ability to critically think off while emotionally compromised. What we’re really given here is a choice between piss and poop. And who wants to choose between those? The real losers are the people who keep playing along, thinking they can change something within this broken system. Living in a burning house while one pretends its not in fact burning with you inside it. I know people might want to challenge me on this, and that’s fine. If you’ve got a different perspective, go ahead, tell me about it. I might listen. I might not, but I’m done pretending this is some peer-reviewed debate where we’re all working towards a better solution. We’re not peers in that sense. We’re not working together in any aspect that could make a difference. We’re just friends trying to navigate a messed-up world. The truth as I see it is, none of this matters in the grand scheme of things. It’s all just noise, self-serving bullshit, and I’m done letting it consume me. I have already been working on projects for the heavy metal band I work with. Been working on fiction projects over commentary. Trying to write some computer scripts, I have no clue how to write. I’ve turned my focus toward more meaningful things to me that are not about fueling the egos of the intellectually and morally bankrupt portion of humanity. I am not interested in having my emotional state on a given day run by either politicians or the FK’n news media.

Politics has become a theater of absurdity, where the only winners are the ones who don’t play. So that’s what I’m doing: stepping off the binary circus. The whole setup is broken, and I’ve realized that my time and energy are better spent creating something new, something that might actually leave an impact, and that actually makes me feel good. Not, “less bad…” The reality is we’re all just bugs in this universe when compared to the infinity of it all, and nothing we do really matters on this cosmic scale. So why waste time on a shit game? Remember E.T. the game for Atari? Yeah, worse than that… I’d rather put my energy into the things and people that bring me joy. That’s where my focus is now—on creation, on things I love, on what little time I have to make a real, personal difference in life. So yeah, I’m unplugging from the political machine. I’m getting there. And I’m okay with that. I have watched approximately less than 15 minutes of media coverage on politics in the last calendar month. I know just as much as I did when I was watching intently.

Absolutely Nothing…

We currently have free speech as a fundamental entitled right shared by all Americans, allowing everyone to express their thoughts and feelings about any situation, in the United States. However, exercising this freedom with good intentionality other than your own personal validation should have higher morality. Not everyone will agree with you, and some will be offended by what you say. Perhaps more than some. Try to think that while you have the right to speak your mind, what is your intentionality behind the words? Your feelings are not always the best guide for making thoughtful statements to make others think; they often don't align with the reality of the situation. Your words, while they are yours, have actions they represent. If those actions do not align with your inner circle’s you may find yourself on the outside, trying to look inside and be shown you are no longer welcome. If that is your intention. I am so so sorry for you. As Bertrand Russell once said, when considering any matter, focus solely on the facts and the truth they reveal. Don't let your beliefs or the potential social benefits cloud your judgment. They may be your undoing when you want support. In a society that is increasingly disconnected even though we are all more interconnected than any species on the planet, we must learn to tolerate differing opinions. If we wish to live together harmoniously, embracing love over hatred and practicing tolerance and charity is vital. This approach is essential for the continuation of human life on this planet. “Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil’s pawn. Alone among God’s primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother’s land.”

As a species we have demonstrated we are nothing more than clever apes with no morals addicted to drama and driven by emotional addictions we do not even understand.

I am a polite person until I am not. Politeness does have its functional value to people who are narcissists. For them it is not extended from emotional generosity, intentionality to put positive vibes out in the world, but is instead a behavior conditioned by circumstance and necessity. They don’t want or need. They’re entitled. It is their divine right to consume this thing, whatever the thing is. They do not engage in polite conversation to soothe or provide comfort. You’re the bug. Not them. You… In this lesson, my purpose is not to offer reassurances. It is to introduce doubt. I am polite to show my respect for our very human interaction. That courtesy goes so far, but I always attempt that olive branch unless I sense something is wrong about the person, situation, their intentionality and that is always right. Some may use it to disguise their fear—an unavoidable byproduct of confronting uncertainty. Fear arises when you begin to question the certainty of your perceptions, including whether the reality you navigate is as stable as you assume. Is the ground beneath you real, or is it merely another layer of constructed belief? This is worth considering. Fear is a powerful force. It can distort your perception of reality, twisting what’s in front of you into something unrecognizable. We’ve all felt it, that creeping sensation that something’s not right. And, truth be told, it’s probably one of the most defining experiences of being human. Fear pushes us into a corner, makes us question everything. And in doing so, it often reveals how much of our lives are built on illusion, on constructs that we seldom challenge.

Take professional wrestling, for instance. Most people think of it as a staged cartoon spectacle—a performance. Yet, for those in the nearly 25 million plus fans out there, the emotions it provokes are real. They blur the line between what's genuine and what's crafted. The fights might be choreographed, the outcomes predetermined, but the passion, the excitement, the anger—those are visceral, immediate. Those bumps are real though. And isn't that a metaphor for life? So much of what we experience is scripted, controlled, a product of forces beyond our understanding. But the emotions it brings out? Those are real. The actions it creates from those feelings are real. The fear it evokes? That's real. Imagine, for a moment, that life itself is a kind of performance—a carefully orchestrated series of events designed to elicit certain responses from us. The structures of society, the media we consume, the rules we follow—they all serve to create a certain perception of reality. But what happens when we start to question that perception? What happens when the veil begins to lift, and we catch a glimpse of what's behind the curtain? Just like professional wrestling, life is full of these constructed realities, carefully crafted narratives designed to keep us engaged, to make us feel and not think. The media, for instance, doesn't just report facts—it carefully shapes them, creates a narrative that elicits a specific emotional response from us. Lately, it’s a lot of outrage often from that response being fear. Fear is a tool, a powerful motivator that keeps us in check, that blurs the lines between reality and illusion, just as much as any scripted realityTV character. And the more fear we feel, the harder it becomes to see clearly.

Politics and professional wrestling share more than a few similarities when it comes to crafting narratives for their audiences. Both rely on carefully constructed personas, dramatized conflicts, and the illusion of opposing forces vying for power. In politics, like in wrestling, the public is often presented with exaggerated characters—heroes and villains—whose battles are staged to maintain engagement and loyalty. The lines between reality and performance blur, with each side positioning themselves as the ultimate champion of the people, for the people, all while working within a system that thrives on spectacle. Just as in wrestling, where the outcomes are predetermined, politics often follows the same exact script of power dynamics and alliances that shift more for strategic gain than ideological purity. The drama of debates, the tension of elections, and the theatrics of policy announcements mirror the scripted rivalries of the squared-circle. Everything being thrown in and used, even the kitchen sink. Both rely on media coverage to amplify the storylines, ensuring that the audience remains invested in the ongoing saga, even as the players behind the scenes may be collaborating more than the public ever realizes. But there's an odd comfort in these constructed realities, isn't there? They give us something to hold onto, something familiar, something that makes sense in a chaotic world. We follow the script, play our parts, and in doing so, we avoid confronting the terrifying truth that lies just beyond our perception: that much of what we believe to be real is, in fact, an illusion, a manipulation. The lines between what’s real and what’s fabricated start to blur, and we're left wondering how much of our lives are driven by fear of the unknown, rather than a clear-eyed understanding of the world around us.

"I put these glasses on, she looks like a regular person, doesn't she? Put 'em on, from Maldehyde-face!" – John Nada, “They Live”

From John Carpenters, “They Live.” John Nada, a drifter who stumbles upon a pair of sunglasses that reveal the hidden truth about the world. When he puts them on, he can see that the ruling class is composed of disguised aliens controlling humanity through subliminal messages embedded in advertisements, signs, and the media. These messages enforce consumerism, obedience, and conformity. The sunglasses represent the metaphor of "waking up" to the hidden realities of the world, exposing the manipulation that is normally invisible to the naked eye. The real “WOKE…”

It’s easy to look at professional wrestling and dismiss it as fake, as a show designed purely for entertainment. The media and politics stole the book that professional wrestling built. Specifically the era in Wrestling known as the “Monday Night Wars.” This war was a fierce ratings battle during the late 1990s between two major professional wrestling promotions: World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE (then WWF), and World Championship Wrestling, WCW. Every Monday night, WWE's “Raw” and WCW's “Nitro” aired head-to-head, with WCW initially dominating thanks to big-name stars signing with the rival promotion, and the edgy NWO storyline. WWE fought back by adopting a more rebellious, attitude-driven, sexy style that resonated with younger audiences. The competition fueled some of wrestling's most iconic moments. It is this book that basically helped drive realityTV to what it is today and now the news and politics use it, play for play… If you watch wrestling for decades that comparison should be obvious. Or is it… Red pill or the Blue pill? How about no pills… How about both sides are poor for steady societal growth and/or taking the moral high ground in this situation?

How much of what we experience is influenced by carefully constructed narratives, designed to provoke emotional reactions, to keep us engaged, to prevent us from thinking and questioning too deeply? The emotions wrestling stirs—love, hate, fear—are raw and real. We live within narratives created by others, and the emotions we feel as a result of them are very real. Predestination is a philosophical and theological concept that suggests all events in life are predetermined by a higher power or fate, leaving no room for free will. This isn't to say that we should all become skeptics, questioning everything around us until we’re paralyzed by uncertainty. We are not trapped in the matrix. Heck, we could be. We probably are… So what, does it even matter? But maybe it’s worth acknowledging how much of our reality is constructed. How many of the fears we carry are born out of illusions? Like I said above; when the brain is being emotional it tends to shut its ability to critically think off while emotionally compromised. Staying calm under pressure means keeping your cool when things get tough so you can think clearly and handle the situation properly. It’s about controlling your emotions, taking a breath, and focusing on what needs to be done without getting overwhelmed. People who are good at this don’t let stress take over. They stay focused on solving the problem step by step, which helps them avoid mistakes and make better decisions, especially when others are counting on them, like in emergencies or tough situations. When we start to question these narratives, when we confront our fears, we begin to see things for what they really are. And that’s the real challenge, isn’t it? To peel back the layers of illusion and see the world as it truly is—raw, unpredictable, dangerous, and often terrifying. But also full of potential, full of possibilities that we might not have seen before. The fear that once held us back becomes the key to breaking free from the constraints of the illusion, from the limitations of a life lived according to someone else’s script.

How can you choose a side when there are two choices and both sides paint the other as wrong, bad, and evil, all of the time?

In a binary system, both sides cannot be wrong, bad and evil. That isn’t how ying/yang work. When both sides are constantly trashing each other as wrong, bad, or evil, it’s impossible not to be cynical about the whole situation. It often seems like it’s tough to find anything genuine amidst all this noise. Try to ignore the constant bickering and focus on what actually matters on a personal level to you. Forget the bullshit, even if it’s not bullshit, forget it. What can you control about any of that? Focus on that and look at your own core values for guidance. Perhaps some semblance of guidance in a landscape where every side is spinning their own version of reality. It’s also important to question the information coming from both sides. Are they both just manipulating the facts to fit their agendas? They probably are. We cannot even agree anymore on what a fact even is. That word gets thrown around so often now it has lost its core meaning. Facts, means, real… It is the very construct we built everything on –on and at the conceptual level of existence. Understanding the true motivations behind each perspective might offer a clearer view of what’s really going on. I know that is easier said than done, even with a computer and knowing how to look for stuff that isn’t controlled by the legacy media corporations.

Ultimately, choosing a side might be less about finding a “good” side and more about recognizing that neither option is ideal. Aligning with whichever side seems less flawed or has goals that might lead to a somewhat better outcome can be a logical approach. If neither side feels right, it’s perfectly reasonable to dismiss both and focus on actions that don’t get tangled up in their endless, polarized conflict. Unless you are a spiteful cynic like myself… So maybe it’s time we all start questioning the reality we've been given. Maybe it's time we confront the fears that have been placed in our path which seem daunting. What better way to distract people than by making it all about them. Ah, validation on social media, the modern-day equivalent of a pat on the back from a thousand strangers who couldn't care less about you in real life. It's where you post a carefully curated snapshot of your existence—usually more fiction than fact—and wait for the dopamine hit from a flood of likes, hearts, comments, and shares. Because nothing screams "I've made it" like approval from people who are just as lost and insecure as you are. It's a glorious cycle of mutual validation: you stroke my ego, I'll stroke yours, and we’ll both pretend it means something; you know, real. That selfie you took? It’s not just a photo; it’s a desperate plea for someone—anyone—to affirm that your existence isn’t as hollow as it feels. But let's be honest, those double-taps and heart emojis are about as meaningful as a politician's promise. Your carefully crafted posts, dripping with faux authenticity, are just bait for the algorithm, designed to keep you hooked and scrolling. Meanwhile, the social media overlords are raking in ad revenue from your neediness. And let's not forget the comments section, that cesspool of insincere compliments and backhanded jabs. It's like a high school popularity contest, except now, it's open to the whole world, and the stakes are your mental health. In the end, all this validation is about as satisfying as eating cotton candy: it looks substantial, but dissolves into nothingness the moment you try to savor it. So go ahead, chase those likes, rack up those followers, and keep telling yourself it matters. Because in the grand scheme of things, who needs genuine human connection when you’ve got a perfectly filtered photo and a bunch of virtual thumbs-ups?

Power possesses the ability to delve into the psyche of a human being and manipulate us against one another. There is no difference between Democrats or Republicans anymore. It’s just Power, now. It employs social, religious, and sexual issues on us to divide us.

Go to New York City, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. What do you see besides the obvious? Lots and lots of bitterness. I see a lot of, ‘alleged,’ smart people who do not have the sense to use that, ‘alleged,’ intelligence and who do not have it mentally, emotionally, and intellectually together. What I see is a lot of people who say they are smart by default based on where they went to school. I see these same people, bitter, living in interconnected boxed right angles, stacked onto one another, like how one would organize the useless things they own and then sit back and be proud of that. Working dead-end jobs, being jealous of others that live free, outside in the sunlight, eating fresh non-processed food. We see the people in the mainstream establishment trying to appear to be intellectuals, but what they are really doing, in doing so, making stupid decisions or saying illogical things. What we are seeing now isn’t just illogical, it is just really dumb. This collective attempts to make minority issues displayed as majority issues and those issues be labeled as normal and/or everyday ‘FACTS...’” They keep telling us everything is great and the country has never been better. It isn’t just black and white. Most people live, work, play and interact with reality in the gray. Only a very small percentage of these people actually live in the black and the white. Go outside, take a look around. Does it matter the person in front of you at the coffee shop voted for Biden or Trump? Does it matter that they may or may not believe in God? Does any of that matter? What is the goal? A goal of self-enrichment and the retention of power? The most effective means to maintain power is through the control of narratives and influence, compelling individuals to believe they are right, good and just.

At the end of the day, my point is simple: be aware of how the media and politics are designed to manipulate our emotions. If we can recognize that, we have a better chance of keeping our heads clear and not letting our feelings take over our understanding of the world. This is my attempt at a final word on the subject. The system is broken, and I’ve realized that my time is better spent creating something new. Something that actually has the potential to leave an impact, even if it’s just a tiny one. So yeah, I’m unplugging. Slowly, but I’m doing it. And after this, I’m hopefully done. No more political commentary, no more wasted energy. Just moving forward with what really matters.

While this all may indeed appear as a complex and manipulative construct, it is not a reason to submit to despair. Even amongst the noise and apparent futility, there exists the potential for change and growth. By directing intention towards meaningful pursuits and embracing value, one may survive. Forward, though challenging, holds the promise of contributing to a better understanding or not…

That’s it…

Rudis est Politica Latin for Raw is Politics by David-Angelo Mineo 8/19/2024 3,857 Words

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mineofilms · 1 year ago

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Okay… Let’s get real and let’s get dark… Isn’t that what “horror” is all about?

I am taking an extended break from politics/social media. I will still be here, but I am done defending both sides of this BS. We're not getting anywhere anymore. Both sides are terrible. What we all actually argue over -is over the concept of "less bad." Not which one is better, but rather which one is “less-bad.”

That isn't the way to be.

I am considering not even voting now I am so disgusted and mentally exhausted from this struggle. Probably fabricated by a few different groups of rich assholes on both sides. I might write one more essay on the topic of political theater because I have one started and a lot of notes on the topic. After that, I am making a very considerate effort to ignore both sides moving forward.

I realize I have said that before, a few times I can actually recall. I realize this. I am aware. My failures are obvious.

I am also finally shifting my writing focus to horror/science fiction, telling stories, freaking people out, maybe do something cool, and creating characters over dealing with think-tank BS for Rich Assholes and Intellectually Challenged Groups of People or ICGPs...

We all get sucked into this bullshit and I am just done allowing this to affect me.

I ain't nobody's tool or puppet.

People want to know what I am all about. I am a decent, too honest for my own good, dude who suffers greatly for a long periods of time. I am brilliant when I write, while sounding like an idiot when I speak live, in the moment. Scatterbrain is an understatement when talking live. That is why I write long-format, to begin with. So that I can slowly break down, disseminate and assimilate information. I know nothing else. My brain literally works different and connects dots to things in different ways that NONE OF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND. Most of you do not even try. I notice… The only thing that motivates me to be this way is spite.

I have a tendency to push buttons, do things to make others upset with me because I am addicted to the reaction of knowing I made someone so mentally-off their rocker, that they cannot function till I am no longer included in whatever activity we were in. I am more addicted to that in recent years than sex. I literally look at this feeling of spite as something better than sex. I know it isn’t right. My wiring is off. Been saying it, few listened, I am fine with it. That is why I try to stay away from most things or just make fun of everything, or bring some lighter humor to it. I realize it’s only funny if one is a cynical nihilist, like myself. I know most of you probably are not. I will lean with probability on that one. I will assume most of you are not.

So yeah. I hear that. I can lighten up. I can do that. However, if I pee my pants-laugh, I am posting it… I only really care about showing how both sides are fundamentally wrong. That this is a big illusion. We act like reality is supposed to be in a binary world but we're not. We as a species do not understand nor respect 4D… Politically; we get ‘terrible’ and ‘not-as’ terrible, piss/poop. You have to choose which one you want. I want neither, most would never want piss and/or pooh, ever... Yet, here we are. We are supposed to choose one. Now, that to me… Those are the dummies. The ones that concede to this, accept this and vote anyway for piss or pooh. No winner can exist under those conditions and here we are.

If you want to explain your side of that or want to prove that wrong, please, do so. I'd invite anyone to do that. I wrote this as a response to someone who wanted me to look into something political from the right and make a judgment on that.

This isn't a peer review… We are not peers... We are friends... Remember that…

I am too FK’n good for this and so are all of you…

I am sorry this is the world we live in.

This is why I plan to punch God in the dick the first chance I get.

Not kidding…

Nihilists don't believe in belief as the main attribute to make a thing real.

What is seen and inferred by the observer is.

We all should be working to get away from negativity. Not attract it. If these things in reality that macroscopically you cannot affect bug you so much.

Unplug…

I do it...

I am doing it again…

Granted not at the level I should. However, I will start with this and see how it goes. If I feel I need to completely unplug, I will do so.

I have spent the last two weeks working on fiction rather than talking shit about politics that I have no control over and just giving my opinion based on what little I infer from. During some downtime I’d made up memes because they made me laugh. Yes... I am that guy that will straight-up laugh at others' misfortune. I won't apologize for that.

I sin… I sin with intention to sin… I am the worst kind of sinner. I sin because others expect me to be the opposite. Who are they? Nothing and no one... That is the real reality out there.

Do what you love with who you love because, after all this suffering, yours, mine, our impact on the universe is zero... This is a real science theory; known as the Zero-Energy Universe Hypothesis. It suggests that the universe's total energy is zero, with the positive energy of matter balanced by the negative energy of gravity, making everything ultimately cancel out.

Let that sit in for a minute…

Everything you do, and affect in reality will at any given moment of the Universe’s everlasting timeline will equal ZERO. You do not affect Jack… Nothing you do matters from this Point of View. This does not include the fraction of time you do exist in. You affect reality as long as your energy can. Once it changes back to/from/whatever/wherever/everywhere/all at the same time, the influence and evidence of that effect drops to zero. If you are an above-average human, it might last longer. Look at David Bowie. How long do you think some entity, anywhere will be able to know what Bowie did and created? It only lasts as long as it lasts, after that, good luck trying to convert that energy back to its original form.

Reality is never perfect in the concept of what we humans think of as perfection. In reality perfection and infinity are one-in-the-same. That; “on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero. It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.”

Remembrance of Earth's Past or known as (The Three-Body Trilogy) by Liu Cixin • Book 2: The Dark Forest

This series is sometimes referred to as “existential horror.” You get lost in the concept of “what if” this could all be at play at some point in Humanity’s near or perhaps distant future. That “what if” this is all some sort of simulation or video game where the plot is so fixed that any choice you make has no impact, imprint or evidence on the outcome of the game. That no matter what you do in the game; you end up at the same boss fight at the end, with the same life, the same weapons, the same everything. It's these types of environments where the lack of realism is felt and where we eventually realize that something is not right with said reality. Human beings possess a kind of intuitive alarm in our minds. I hear my father’s voice, as loud and clear in my mind. I know that voice. He is no longer with us. I hear a voice that isn’t a voice. It is a thought, but we describe it to others as a voice. Others do not hear what you heard. They only know of it because you described it to them. However, they do not actually know for themselves. Another example would be; we trust when we look up at the Moon that it is there, but you, I, most, have never been there to touch, see, step foot on it to know it if is actually there or not. Granted, we do know that it is there. We see it from Earth, we see its impact on the tides. We feel its gravity. Our mind alerts us when something doesn't feel real. That is usually how we know we are in a dream. Some things seem real, some seem normal and then you see a giant spider with I Heart Mum tattoos on all its legs in the sky where the Sun should be. Eventually, the brain will tell you what is real and what is not real. It is when our realities are flipped upside down and inside out, like a tesseract, that feelings on reality become existential horror. If we were in a simulation of reality and everything was so perfect that we’d begin to perceive the artificiality of our surroundings. We already do this. Social Media… It is plastered everywhere on our social media. No shit…

Apply all that to your common sense. How does reality feel right now? Especially with the political arena we are in. Something ABSOLUTELY does not feel right here… Yeah, we mean nothing. God cares not for you, me, your kids, your freedoms, their suffering, your suffering, and mine.

With all that...

All we have are those moments of love with those we love the most.

Become obsessed with that!!!

Not this Bull-Ass-Shit and it totally is.

It doesn't matter who we vote for.

We all lose…

It's ALWAYS been that way…

Love, Respect but even this is fueled by spite more than those other two put together.

That is my great addiction, SPITE…

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mineofilms · 1 year ago

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Ascende tuum...

“Alright You Alien Assholes… In the Words of My Generation! UP YOURS!!!” ~Russell Casse (Randy Quaid), “Independence Day” (1996)

A somber Independence Day… Craziness is all I see…

I live in South West, Florida. A little port-stain called Port Charlotte. Most here tend to be Red/Right/Republican/Trump supporters. So anything Blue/Left/Democrat or against its binary opposite is not ultra-rare among the locals but significantly less than Red/Right/Republican. There are some. They do exist here. I have friends on both sides. I myself identify as NPA, which stands for “No Party Affiliation.” I am not even labeled as an Independent, as they are labeled a political party as well. Independents still believe in this current system but want more choices than two. Me… Yeah. No. It’s broken. Broken is defined as ‘unfixable…’ So what in the hell are we doing??? I took a real serious look at why people are so crazy about these binary choices or at least the one side that is losing this battle. I tried to think like them. I do not think I can actually do that but I did try. I went through the motions. I’d throw on MSNBC/CNN to see and I am just blown away people outright believe this crap. It’s fiction-fear-generating at its worst.

Not that FOX is much better. They do the same damn thing.

They just happen to frame it a way that makes it look ‘less’ crazy-talk than the other side. We cannot get the President, alone, on air, to answer any serious questions without a minion or three to come save him. The other side, we have a rich college frat boy that most will vote for because most agree that Biden cannot do the job, but not only cannot do the job. He never did the job to begin with. His age and his inability to form coherent sentences, right now, did not create this situation. What created this situation was a poor four-year performance, which he still continues to blame the other side for, or flat-out says is not the case, which is now seriously laughable and is a logical fallacy. Probably all of them…

I look at this binary debate about the two-party system as this:

“Welcome to America. Your air is free here. You can breathe as much as you can but every four years we strongly urge you to vote on what odor the air smells and tastes like. You can choose Piss… Or you can choose Pooh… No other viable choices exist. Thank you for your obedience, Citizen…”

Both, piss and poop, smells/tastes are bad for your health, suck and will make you miserable, but you have to choose one so you can have your free air citizens. If you do not choose you will be labeled as a domestic terrorist against Freedom, a fascist, racist, some kind of gender/sexual phobe, choose one, there are too many to list. You will be advertised by the media and social media alike as “part of the problem” why people won’t accept the free air our Freedom-giving Government gives to you all. We cannot ad anymore choices because it’s a problem we cannot solve but act like we got it all figured out and can do no wrong. The other side is always bad, wrong, evil and we are always good, right, and just. Groups of people getting angry at each other because they’d prefer a different odor where almost half but not really half will accept that as normal for us all, is your fault for not picking the correct side of history.

Should be noted that only the winners of wars write history. Not the losers. There shouldn’t even be war, yet, here we are… Happy Independence Day, 2024.

That is how I see this. I lean right, sure, but only because if I must choose between the two, (piss and poop), I choose piss over pooh. I have serious digestive issues so I know what one is like on the worst of days and I am not doing that as my free choice for, ‘free breathable air.’ Where we all tend to be fixated on is our definitions of which side is pooh and which side is piss.

That point is, does it even FK’n matter?

So I choose piss over pooh, red over blue but that doesn’t mean I love red, want red, and freely choose red. No. I made a calculated, logical decision based on my own experience with both. I have a very concrete definition of what words mean, what they are at the conceptual level. That is what semantics is… When I step out to walk in the dark that ground is solid. It isn’t solid because I believe it to be solid or have faith that it is. No. It is solid because it is concrete and concrete is solid. Air, clouds, fog, water, no matter how much belief one has or faith that they can, when they take a step out on the dark bottom, it is not solid and one’s foot goes right through. The only time that ever happened in recorded history was the bible and the bible as a conceptual tool for documenting the real story of human history is as follows:

“Back when the Bible was written, then edited, then rewritten, then rewritten, then re-edited, then translated from dead languages, then re-translated, then edited, then rewritten, then given to kings for them to take their favorite parts, then rewritten, then re-rewritten, then translated again, then given to the pope for him to approve, then rewritten, then edited again, then re-re-re-re-rewritten again… all based on stories that were told, orally, 30 to 90 years AFTER they happened. to people who didn’t know how to write... so…” ― David Cross

With that said, if you want to believe a person that said that he was the grand creator’s son and walked on water. Go for it. I don’t have to. Just like a lot of beliefs. Nothing is required by my life to believe anything but what I feel is believable to me. Granted people do this all the time. Most do not do it to the level that I do. Everything to me is about intentionality. What do you or anyone intend to do? Your actions are what one is judged for. What they do is real. What they say is supposed to be real but often never comes into play because they never did the hard work to make it happen.

Back to politics; people should vote for the person they can relate to and support. I seriously doubt most people can look at what we have to choose from, piss or pooh and call that, “that is what I want and that is what I want to support for the betterment of all of us.” Right…

And Winny the Pooh isn’t a homicidal killer…

Only in fiction where the fictional character can be anything it needs to be to drive the story and characters through their journey. The almighty, MacGuffin…

339.5 million People in this country and this is our two best? People need to wake up. I know RFK has no chance to win, but what if he did? What if in some “Twilight Zone” logic the people vote RFK to be president? I think that would be a statement of the common person in our country. Whatever, they are or identify as. Ultimately most people want the same freedoms. We only really disagree on the smallest of things that have been exacerbated by mainstream media and influencers alike. It’s not even a clear half either. Each side cannot even gain 50% or better. If it was 75-25, I’d get it, but what we have is closer to 47-42 with a carryover of the independents. No, these numbers are not exact but you get the point right?

When diving into any topic or philosophy on our politics, stick to the facts. What is a fact? That is up for you to decide… I know what a fact is to me. What a fact is to you may not align with mine. I have accepted that. There is truth and there is accepted truth. The only difference is truth must have its criteria met by the truth happening whether an accepted truth believes that or not. If it still happens independently of this person’s accepted truth, it’s still a truth. It is all about what happens independently of whether a person will accept that concept as real or not. Avoid letting personal biases or desired outcomes influence your understanding. Focus solely on the truth. “Morally, it’s simple: love is wise, and hatred is foolish. In our increasingly interconnected world, we must tolerate differing opinions and learn to coexist.” A quote by philosopher Bertrand Russell at the BBC in 1959. This version of progressivism twists minority issues into mainstream crises, declaring them untouchable facts with no room for debate. The media’s role in this? Massive… They spin imaginative narratives, completely detached from reality, just like propaganda machines of old. It’s all about control, and it’s been creeping in since 2008, folks. Perhaps even sooner. And let’s talk about censorship. Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit. I don’t know who else to mention here. Its ilk are the new wasteland-battleground for free speech. These platforms stifle necessary debates and diverse viewpoints, reminiscent of Nazi propaganda. Free expression is dying, and with it, our ability to solve real problems. When dissent is silenced, society crumbles into a one-sided echo chamber. We need change, but we must be cautious about how we pursue it. Emotional compromise clouds our judgment. We need to highlight diverse perspectives and foster open dialogue to address complex issues. Think logically like Mister Spock. Without this, we’re just wrapping the same mistakes in a new package, called “choose your odor of free air, piss or poop,” doomed to repeat history.

The hypocrisy of the “so-called intellectual elite and their obsession with identity politics.” Eleanor Roosevelt nailed it when she said, “Great minds talk about ideas. Average minds talk about events. Small minds talk about people.”

Your average middle-class American is curious, asks questions, and listens to different viewpoints. They aim to make sense of the nonsensical. Visit any major city—New York, Chicago, Seattle—and what do you see? A bunch of supposedly smart folks who can’t apply their “intelligence” beyond their college credentials. They’re stuck in their bitter, boxy apartments, envious of those living freely outside, eating fresh food and getting all the air and daylight, free of charge. The Woke Progressives try to look intellectual but fail spectacularly with dumb decisions and statements. They can’t even define what a woman is or condemn blatant anti-Semitism on campuses. Their logical fallacies are as bright as our Sun but these people wear those goggles that can make one stare directly into a nuclear blast. The disconnect between this extreme faction and everyday citizens is blunt. They push bad ideas, use poor reverse psychology, and brand dissenters as “anti-intellectual.” But being an intellectual requires actual intellect, not just a degree from a fancy school or even being a bartender turned politician.

This brings us to the concept of controlled dissidence—believing you’re free while being more oppressed than those still plugged into “The Matrix.” Both use red-pill/blue-pill-logic of lies mixed in with some facts; that choice is an illusion. We must recognize logical fallacies and avoid presentism—the tendency to judge the past by today’s standards. Life’s tough. I’m not going to sugarcoat that. This feel-good positivity and manifestation nonsense are just distractions. People need to wake up, take action, and stop dreaming about magical solutions. Your life sucks because you either don’t do what’s needed, or you just suck, period. Want real change? Work for it. Stop waiting for the Universe to hand it to you on a silver platter because it won’t. The idea that not voting for Trump means you’re automatically endorsing Biden or vice versa? Give me a break. This binary thinking—if you’re not LEFT, then you must be RIGHT—is pure nonsense. It’s a forced dichotomy that doesn’t reflect real life, but we’re all supposed to play along. Biden and Trump are terrible choices. Neither understands the common person. This whole system is a mess, pushing narratives most people don’t even believe. The constant blame game between Biden and Trump is exhausting. Biden’s accusations against Trump? It’s just projecting his own administration’s failures. No wonder people are disillusioned. None of these candidates inspire any confidence. The political landscape is a joke, with narratives that don’t match reality and a binary system that oversimplifies everything. Until we break free from this mess, it’s hard to see a positive way forward. But let’s ignore that inconvenient truth for a moment and dive into the fascinating world of guilt by association. Just because someone knows another or even took pictures with them ten, fifteen, twenty-plus years ago doesn’t mean they’re guilty of any crimes. The media and conspiracy theorists might want you to believe that the mere appearance of a name equals villainy, but that’s just lazy, binary thinking. It’s like saying if you’re in the same room as a criminal, you’re automatically a criminal too—ridiculous, right? We should take a step back and recognize the difference between suspicion and evidence. The media sensationalizes and social media spreads unverified claims, but real justice demands solid proof and fair investigation, not just chasing shadows that cannot even agree what a real, fact is, let alone proving it.

More fantasy, and fiction than real life.

Logical fallacies plague political discourse. From ad hominem attacks to false dichotomies, recognizing these fallacies is crucial for sound arguments. My writings often challenge conventional views, sparking discomfort but promoting critical thinking. Remember, I’m not here to please everyone; I’m here to provoke thought. My nihilistic, cynical, and objective outlook keeps me detached from mainstream politics. I write for me, not for validation. Don’t agree? Fine, don’t. If you are reading this, you chose to do that.

“The essence of America, that which really unites us, is not ethnicity, or nationality, or religion. It is an idea — and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.” — Carl Sagan

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The Veil of Ignorance

“I should like to say two things, one intellectual and one moral: The intellectual thing, I should want to say to them, is this: When you are studying any matter, or considering any philosophy, ask yourself only: "What are the facts, and what is the truth that the facts bear out?" Never let yourself be diverted, either by what you wish to believe or by what you think could have beneficial social effects, if it were believed. But look only and solely at: "What are the facts?" That is the intellectual thing that I should wish to say. The moral thing I should wish to say to them is very simple. I should say: Love is wise, hatred is foolish. In this world, which is getting more and more closely interconnected, we have to learn to tolerate each other. We have to learn to put up with the fact, that some people say things that we don't like. We can only live together in that way. And if we are to live together and not die together, we must learn a kind of charity and a kind of tolerance, which is absolutely vital to the continuation of human life on this planet.” ~Betrand Russel – Message to Future Generations (1959)

• Just so it's clear on my voter registration card it says NPA, ‘No Party Affiliation.’ • It does not say ‘Democrat’ on it. • It does not say, ‘Republican.’ • It also does not say ‘Independent.’ • Its NPA… • For A Reason…

Robert De Niro's unsuccessful protest outside the Trump Courthouse with the Biden campaign team and his profanity-laced comments about President Trump during the Tony Awards, the View, and other shows has tarnished what was once a great two-thirds of his career. The Biden campaign tends to focus on personal attacks to and about Trump instead of addressing important issues and questioning the effectiveness of Biden’s presidency. Donald Trump criticizes Robert De Niro for his protest outside the Trump Courthouse, calling it a failed attempt that "bombed harder than Robert's last five movies." Pppppffft, more than that. De Niro’s career has been, sort of, in the trash bin since 2002. De Niro, who was expressing his support for the Biden campaign, was accused of letting his Trump Derangement Syndrome get the best of him.

"Trump Derangement Syndrome" (TDS) is a real thing. I have personally seen this at work. In the conversations I have had with all walks of life I will communicate with on a variety of topics. It is most often seen with lifelong Democrats—people who have been Democrats their entire lives. Apparently, if you're not a fan of Trump, you must be suffering from some irrational obsession. Most arguments, including De Niro’s, is nonsensical. People who suffer from TDS often cannot articulate why Trump is so evil to them and for American freedom. It is usually things he Tweeted about or posted on his TruthSocial platform. Many with TDS cannot talk about policy and politics but usually tend to take these quotes from Trump that are often actually, sarcastic banter or straight-up ‘assholic comments’ directed at the WOKE-Progressive-Left to infuriate them, which is what Trump’s intention actually is with said quotes. Often many of Trump’s haters out there cannot formulate logical concepts as to why he was a bad president and will be a president again, specifically when compared to Joe Biden, who has been labeled the worst president of all time by most. The only logical explanation for disliking Trump is an emotional meltdown, not genuine concerns or principled opposition. So, next time you point out something questionable he did, just remember: it’s not because you have a valid point—it's because you've caught a bad case of TDS. If you suffer from TDS you should call your mental health professional at once.

TDS Can Cause a Wide Range of Onset Symptoms:

1. Developing an uncontrollable urge to dye your hair blue. 2. Changing your name to Karen or Kevin for no apparent reason. 3. Crying in the middle of the street at random intervals. 4. Fumbling over your words while trying to articulate why you hate Trump. 5. Mouth-vagina-vomit whenever you hear the word "Trump." 6. Suddenly becoming an expert on Russian collusion theories and how the law works. 7. Starting every sentence with "As a lifelong Democrat..." 8. Feeling the need to protest at least once a week. 9. A compulsive desire to correct everyone on social media. 10. Developing an intense fear of red baseball caps. 11. Finding yourself inexplicably compelled to watch CNN and CNBC 24/7. 12. Uncontrollably sharing memes that compare Trump to historical villains. 13. Losing the ability to engage in any conversation without mentioning Trump. 14. Having an allergic reaction to the phrase "Make America Great Again." 15. A sudden obsession with late-night talk show monologues.(If you discover you have more than two of these you should take yourself to the ER immediately. Not only could you hurt yourself but others. You may even lose your job, and clients, if you are an independent contractor, friends, and family.)

The liberal media has been embarrassed by the De Niro “Raging Bullshit” stunt, and some commentators suggested that it backfired and hurt the Biden campaign even more than it has been hurting itself. Well, duh… Celebrities getting involved in politics for Biden has been widely perceived as negative. Trump says De Niro got ‘MAGA’D’, the effectiveness of this messaging, as it doesn't seem to be resonating with voters based on polling data. One by-standard called De Niro a “mook.” Probably the most factually accurate thing that got said at that presser.

mook /moo͞k/ noun • A foolish or contemptible person. • A disagreeable or incompetent person. • A manipulated or rigged set of business accounting ledgers.

During De Niro’s badly acted performance at the podium; he was talking about Michael Fanone and Harry Dunn being heroes for America, who at the time were police officers that stood their ground during the January 6th capital building’s mass trespassing of ‘mostly a peaceful march’ through the building. The left still swears it was an “insurrection” orchestrated by Donald Trump where no actual direct evidence exists. Most of what they have is semi-plausible assumptions based on subjective feelings. See TDS for better context. Most of the country doesn’t actually believe this was an insurrection attempt. Just the democrat-lifers, which is now becoming a minority and the uninformed.

I have had people challenge what I say or put down in essay/blog format but a lot of those arguments use pseudo-intellect and pseudo-logic along with a major dose of logical fallacies under the disguise of rhetoric. Let us not forget what these words actually mean in semantics.

• “Pseudo” literally means ‘made-up.’ • “Rhetoric” literally means ‘smart talk with made-up facts.’

Rhetoric only has to sound plausible. If you can logically find a way to BS your way through teaching others that 1+1=5, not 2, but 5. If you can somehow make that make just a little bit of sense in a speech. That is Rhetoric.

Some Common Types of Logical Fallacies Include:

• Ad Hominem – Instead of dealing with someone's argument, you attack the person who's making the argument. • Straw Man – Making someone else's argument look weaker than it really is, so it's easier to criticize. (Oversimplification). • False Cause – Thinking one thing caused another just because they happened together, without enough proof. • Circular Reasoning – Using the conclusion of your argument as one of the reasons your argument is true, but it doesn't actually prove anything. (Most popular and currently in play most days of the 2020s). • Appeal to Authority – Believing something is true just because an important person or source said so, without looking at the actual argument. (Very common in the political landscape). • False Dichotomy – Making it seem like there are only two options when there could be more. (Most binary information systems, like the two-party system). • Hasty Generalization – Jumping to a conclusion based on too little or biased evidence. • Appeal to Ignorance – Saying something is true just because it hasn't been proven false, or vice versa. • Red Herring – Bringing up something irrelevant to distract from the main point.

Recognizing and avoiding logical fallacies is essential for constructing sound and persuasive arguments, as they can undermine the credibility and effectiveness of reasoning. Critical thinking skills, common sense, and logic practitioning are crucial for identifying and addressing logical fallacies in both everyday discourse and more formal conversations or debates.

Some of the Things Thrown at Me to Shut Me the FK Up Have Been: (Some of these are directly related to the Trump hush money case and other political takes that have divided the people.)

1) How someone who is being held accountable for a crime is designed to divide us all?

• I am assumed to be Right/Red/Republican because I talk so ill of the Left/Blue/Progressive/Democrats. Some on this side of the painted blue fence cannot fathom that I might not support either. It just doesn’t even register to them as an option. This is an example of more binary, flat-dimensional thinking. We’re divided because both sides of these arguments paint each other as wrong, bad, and evil.

2) The crimes in the Trump hush money trial have been disclosed in full.

• The misdemeanor, yes. The alleged, felony that doesn’t exist? No, they have not. If they have no secondary crime the misdemeanor probably won’t stick. They have to prove intent on all charges without any reasonable doubt. They cannot do that with the current information out there that I have seen. Nothing definitive. Mostly speculative, to be fair. The phone call? There isn’t anything there. It’s been reported many times over by now. If a man in America cheated on his wife wouldn’t you want a NDA and to pay to keep that a secret? That still isn’t illegal, in any context. NDAs are very clear. That is why they are NDAs. At the time of this writing news just broke that the jury found Trump Guilty of 34 felony counts of? Yeah, about that. We’re not really sure. It's been said that falsifying financial documents to help sway the election. Or something like that. Some networks are more clear in Layman’s terms what that is supposed to mean, but since no one really knows what that means, it means what it means how they can twist a thing.

• It just is not ‘clear’ to me… • Apparently ‘clear’ means different things to different people. • Alright, fair enough…

Previously in Hollywood:

"Wag the Dog" (1997) is a dark comedy that eerily parallels the 2020s phenomenon of fake news used to sway elections and public opinion. In the film, a scandal threatens the re-election of the U.S. President just days before the election. To sidetrack attention, a ‘fixer’ named Conrad Brean, played by Robert De Niro, of course it’s him of all people, as a bumbling, yet oddly effective strategist, who coordinates a fake war with Albania. With the help of a Hollywood producer, they fabricate news footage and construct an elaborate ‘false narrative’ that captures media attention and manipulates public perception. This fake war is fed to a naïve AF legacy media and a mostly sleeping public, successfully sidetracking attention from the presidential scandal. The film's plot echoes the concerning and ongoing trend of the 2020s, where legacy media are often accused of disseminating false narratives to influence political outcomes, elections, and now, they help prosecute Donald Trump with speculative evidence, at best, on 34 felony counts of? Oh, yeah, that again… "Wag the Dog" is the best example out there where it played out almost the same way on how easily public opinion can be swayed by manufactured news, highlighting the dangerous power of media manipulation in shaping reality and affecting democratic processes. In this movie, the internet isn’t a thing. They did this the old-fashioned way of doing things for real. Just keep that in mind when/if anyone thinks about these things. If anyone went to school for video editing they would know how one edits a piece of video can determine what the message or narrative is of the edited piece. We see this in our everyday lives daily.

3) Which side limits freedom more? Democrats or Republicans?

• Both sides, limit freedoms. Both sides spend just as much time and resources giving/taking from the other side due to spite, not necessarily what is better for all of us.

4) Who is banning all the books?

• Again, both sides… You mean the books designed for 10-year-olds teaching them how to have oral sex and full sex with the same gender? Those books? Or books like “1984,” “Alas Babylon,” “Stranger in a Strangeland, “Brave New World,” and “Lord of the Flies?” What, movies like, “The Outsiders,” and “Schindler’s List?” Saw “Schindler’s List” my senior year of High School, where I was the only adult in the class besides the teacher, crying my eyes out. The last time I really looked into the book-banning stuff was mostly books that were literally pedo-stuff or were so outdated on how people are today that the lesson learned in the book might not make much sense to a younger audience.

5) Look, Biden is bad, but not as bad as Trump, as president…

• Not as bad as Trump “the man,” or Trump “the president” would be part of my response, objectively. 2016-2020 compared to 2020-2024? Really? The majority does not feel that is an accurate assessment. Every pole out there says so, plus social media in general. I mean people’s social media. Go on random profiles. Conduct your own passive research here/there. Trump the President, pretty sure most agree he did better than Biden and would so again if elected. The majority verses the minority.

6) Well Bidenomics is working man…

• I don’t believe that for a second. Here is why I believe it is not Trump’s fault. When Biden got in, he began undoing all Trump’s policies. We felt almost an immediate impact dollars and cents wise vs the prices on everything going up over a very short period of time. You cannot just print money, and give it to the people who really need it and not expect a great many of them to NOT go buy some BS with it. We are in a crisis because no one wants to go back to work how it was before Covid-19. We are in this crisis because we give money to Ukraine instead of actually really helping them in the literal sense. We are in this crisis because we print money with no value to support it. We are in this crisis for some strange green plan that actually physically hurts both the environment and our country’s ability to support itself. We are in this crisis giving relief to people who illegally enter the country when we have Americans who really need this help.

That is the REALITY I see Happening. Not the latter.

7) If I have to pick one over the other?

• I won’t support either one but if “I have to,” based on the binary rule then, I would choose Trump just so Biden/Harris/AIDS doesn’t get in. That is how I feel. To me both sides have put out a massive amount of irrelevant detail out there about each other. The one question I need to answer is who did it better, Trump 2016-2020 or Biden 2020-2024? That is the only thing that really matters to me. Wouldn’t it be something though if Americans said, “FK-it” and voted RFK in?

Now wouldn’t that be a thing?

8) What about January 6th?

• What about it?

This blog was started as a simple halfed-ass attempt at being ashamed of a once great actor in Robert De Niro, now known as ‘Raging Bullshit’ to some on the social media, where everything is getting really crazy that it runs how the real world reacts instead of the other way around. During De Niro’s word salad of nonsense, he was saying: “They are the true heroes. These guys are the true heroes. They stood and put their lives on the line for these low lives (points at Trump supporters in the crowd).” De Niro was talking about the officers who stood their ground at the capital on January 6th. The alleged ‘insurrection,’ that never happened.

One Trump-supporter, Joshua Fulfer, calmly called out De Niro and there was an exchange of words related to the two former officers standing behind De Niro:

Joshua Fulfer: “They lied under oath.” Bobby De Niro: "They lied under oath? Who lied under oath? What are you? What are you telling me?” Joshua Fulfer: “Those two traitors.” (Points to Fanone and Dunn) Bobby De Niro: “Excuse me?” Joshua Fulfer: “Those two traders behind you, they lied under oath. That's right.” Bobby De Niro: “What do you say? They're. They're traitors. I don't know, I don't even know how to deal with you, my friend. I don't even know how to deal with you.”

Fulfer didn't plan to do this. He found out that Fanone and Dunn were there a few minutes prior and like most well-informed people who see what's going on, these are the heroes of the Democrat Party. These are the people that are responsible for keeping a lot of innocent people guilty of ‘aggravated-trespassing’ locked up in a gulag somewhere. Fulfter said in an interview later that day; “my blood pressure started boiling when I seen them and I was just like, nobody calls these people out for what they are. And that is traitors. And you know, I wasn't going to yell and scream, I was there, but one thing that the media that was there, they don't do, is they don't ask hard questions.” Fanone, who made a big production out of fake-crying at the January 6th hearings where he misrepresented or directly lied under oath about the details he witnessed during January 6th. He also lied in his book about the events. Later, video evidence could not properly contextualize accurately Fanone’s actual account he testified and later wrote in his book about. Nor could he explain the video footage related to the subject. Harry Dunn has also been accused of muffing the truth under oath about his own accounts of that day. These guys are not heroes but phonies and most know it. Had their heads down the entire time during De Niro’s word-vomit platter.

9) The Jury’s Decision:

• The jury's decision to convict former President Donald Trump in the hush money case likely stemmed from a desire to avoid a hung jury and ensure further judicial inquiry. The only way that can happen is through a guilty verdict and later appeal of that decision. Despite the prosecution's claim of "overwhelming evidence," the primary charge of falsified business records rests on speculative testimonies without concrete proof that Trump directed these actions with criminal intent. Michael Cohen testified that he made the payment at Trump's direction to protect the 2016 presidential campaign, but it's more probable Cohen acted independently, using his own money to pay Daniels, hoping to secure favor with Trump for a potential White House job for being a self-proclaimed “fixer” for Donald Trump. NDAs and hush money payments are common and not inherently illegal, and labeling these payments as legal expenses could be seen as standard practice, not necessarily a criminal act. It is only a criminal act if it was done with intentionality and purposefulness to hide wrong and/or illegal doing. This was never proved in court, in any way. The prosecution's reliance on the timing of the payments and testimonies from figures like David Pecker does not constitute direct evidence of Trump's intent to commit fraud. By convicting Trump, the jury ensures that the case receives further detailed inquiry through the appeals process, potentially leading to a more thorough judicial review. We do not have a clear understanding what this secondary crime is/was? The judge’s instructions revealed the jury can find Trump guilty even if they disagree on the underlying crime. Which does not make a whole lot of sense whether or not:

a) A crime was committed. b) Whether there is direct evidence to prove that crime was committed.

An appeal could challenge the conviction based on insufficient evidence and the speculative nature of the testimonies, highlighting the lack of direct, physical proof of Trump's intent to falsify records. This decision might reflect the jury's belief that an appeal would better address unresolved questions and provide a more comprehensive investigation into the case's handling. The jury is absolved of this responsibility if later Trump appeals and wins his appeal.

10) What made the evidence “Overwhelming” in this case that it persuaded jurors?

• It is in part the narrowness of the New York law which, unlike the law in many states, criminalizes falsifying internal business records even when they are private and not used to cheat the tax system or defraud anyone. Even in New York falsifying private business records is a misdemeanor. It becomes a felony only if the jury can find the actions are used to cover up or conceal a crime. In this case, the jury may well have been persuaded by the prosecution’s argument along with the Judge’s bizarre instructions, that the crime covered up was essentially a scheme to defraud the American people by concealing information about the character and conduct of a presidential candidate. Because Trump was alleged to have deceived voters, perhaps the jury was unwilling to simply shrug this off as business as usual. Another factor is the fiction spun as fact rather than what it was, speculation. With speculation the prosecution needed to prove intent. My opinion is they didn’t do that, but rather spun a fictionalized story that could have been true if they had hard proof. This did not happen. While they did present some things in a factual way, not much of what was said could be proven as definitive facts that A, B, and C actually happened. The prosecution had so many witnesses and documents that it could tell a retrospective but plausible story in high-specific detail. Politico is now reporting that Hilary Clinton was just fined for the same exact thing with no 6-week trial and all the bells and whistles that the Trump case has had.

11) Tried the Case through a Very Biased-Left AI Prompt.

• I did an interesting experiment with ChatGPT while writing this essay. Not only was I attempting to have an objective opinion here I wanted to up the stakes here. I have felt from the beginning this is/was a hit job to get Trump to drop from the race because Biden cannot win on his merits. This country right now is in the shit. Biden has blamed Trump from day one when it has been him undoing all of the things Trump got going for America from 2016-2020. Granted it wasn’t perfect and there was still problems but compared to where Biden has driven us? It really isn’t debatable but yet, here we are. It’s clear as day as much as anyone that wants to argue Left/Right politics. Me being not affiliated, NPA (No Party Affiliation) I never really care about either side’s grievances with the other. However, these last four years have really sucked. Not just for me and a lot of Americans but when I flip on the TV, or see my timelines on social media I feel like we live in a society like the movie “Idocracy.” Where it isn’t even really possible for mankind to get that dumb, but there, in that movie, anything is possible and anything possible could happen. We are not that far out now. My AI experiment took a CNBC article that was very biased against Donald Trump as background information, along with all the “overwhelming evidence” presented in the case and the results were very interesting. The name of the article was “Evidence against Trump in hush money case is ‘overwhelming,’ prosecutor tells jury in closing argument.” ~Dan Mangan – Link. The prompt I used was: “Here is an article below. Based on the article where/how/what is this "overwhelming evidence" suggested that was introduced in the case?” I then copied and pasted the article into ChatGPT for analysis. It summarized the “overwhelming evidence” which wound up being just “speculative-data.” I argued these viewpoints logically, and even with a very left-bias; the AI agreed the guilty verdict was more likely due to the Judge’s bizarre instructions and the only way justice could actually be served for both sides of the equation is to make him guilty and allow the appeals process, which is just a fancy way of saying they are going to audit the case and re-try it. This would include all the protocols the Judge used to interpret the law along with all the evidence, checked and rechecked.

12) The Appeals Process:

• Lawyers Alan Dershowitz and Mark Geragos have recently talked about how Trump could appeal his guilty verdict and possibly take his case to the Supreme Court. Because the lower courts are heavily Democratic, they suggest Trump should skip the usual appeal steps in New York and go directly to the New York Court of Appeals, thinking the Manhattan judges might be biased against him.

Dershowitz suggests focusing on three main points for the appeal:

i) That irrelevant and shameful details about the Stormy Daniels case were brought in and do not have relevance to the charges.

ii) That the judge didn't instruct the jury properly about a missing witness.

iii) That Trump was denied a public trial, which is a right protected by the Sixth Amendment.

Dershowitz points to the Harry Weinstein case as an example where such issues were important. When it comes to sentencing, Dershowitz believes the judge in Trump’s case might be influenced by Weinstein’s overturned conviction. Trump’s lawyers are expected to argue for no jail time at all during the sentencing on July 11th, although the District Attorney might push for jail time. They are ready to ask for a delay on any sentence while they appeal.

13) Major Issues with the Trail:

• We don’t know what the secondary crime is/was. The actual part that literally translates to ‘Trump did this by his own order with intent to sway an election.’

• The judge’s instructions reveal the jury can find Trump guilty even if they disagree on the underlying crime.

• Alvin Bragg said: “He did his job.” How, exactly? The study of semantics is the study of what words and phrases actually mean, not what they imply. The study of semantics is just like how one studies mathematics, where numbers and equations have precise, universally agreed-upon meanings and outcomes. Not pseudo-meanings where pseudo literally means ‘made-up.’

• “No state prosecutor has ever charged federal election law as a state predicate crime. Not in New York, or any other state, ever. It has never happened in the history of this country, ever.”

This is true and this is what the Trump team, the Right, and Independents alike, have been saying this whole time. Just the other side keeps ignoring that detail, which is evident even when the non-fence-siders look at it.

The judge in the case has shown some bias against the rule of law here. While a Judge can interpret the law how they see fit, there are also protocols that a Judge must abide by so that his decision doesn’t get either thrown out or appealed later. There is enough reasonable doubt here to at least get a new judge prior to the case. It was not once even looked at as a possibility. Trump’s lawyers tried and the Judge himself shot it down. It should have been someone else’s decision. That would have been fair. Trump is within his rights to have that peace of mind for his guilt or innocence. Again, most on the right and independents see it this way. It is only one side here that sees it like this. We see this in boxing sometimes with scorecards being radically different when two of the three judge’s scorecards make sense to what most saw but one is radically different, leaving the other two scores, ring-by-standards, and most that saw it on TV, scratching their heads.

• Reasonable doubt? • Plenty to go around.

• “The Judge’s instruction to the jury in this case is also something that has never happened before. He told a criminal jury, your verdict against this defendant does not need to be unanimous. You can choose from any number of things that I'm going to give to you that you can find the President did wrong and even if it's not unanimous, you will find him guilty and that's what happened. Donald Trump is largely guilty of that. How to appeal a case when no one in the country still knows what the underlying predicated crime he was convicted of? They don't care because they think that they got what they wanted, which is to label Donald Trump a convicted felon. Sure doesn't seem like its working. Not with the American people. They know what’s up, why it’s up, and they know who likely got this going.” ~Quotes in this section from: Former Director of National Intelligence and US Attorney John Radcliffe.

14) Election Interference in the Trump Trial:

• Election interference is also a very silly detail thrown out there. Both sides have done this and it's obvious to anyone really paying attention and not just listening to clickbait articles full of nonsense displayed as ‘real facts.’ Their facts are based on subjectivity, not objectivity, nor is there ‘real facts’ to support most of these concepts. That is the problem with the case. Day-one I would have thrown the case out on that alone. A grand jury had to be persuaded based on a legal theory, not evidence a crime had been committed. We are talking about a clerical error here. What they are saying there was an intent to keep the money off the books. That isn’t what happened. His lawyer paid out of his own money then later was paid the money back and it was labeled as a legal expense, which it was. Paying someone and having them sign an NDA is not a crime. Labeling it wrong is a technicality. You get a little fine, and talking to so one doesn’t keep screwing up the paperwork. These don’t go to trial. Also, they’d have to show not only intent but where and how that intent was exercised as “part of the crime.” That evidence was never explained in court from what I understand of it. For those reasons alone, I’d say nope, this is done, let’s move on, if I were the judge. If I were a juror. I’d probably would have been let go. Let’s assume I was a real juror, normal person, well, they are New Yorkers, as normal as a New Yorker can be, I’d be so freakin’ confused I’d ask one question and that is it. What did Trump do that was a crime? If they cannot show where that is, it's not guilty all day long. Plenty of reasonable doubt there alone.

After Donald Trump announced he was going to run for president. The timeline of events goes like this:

• Four different sets of prosecutors went to Joe Biden's White House to meet with Joe Biden's lawyers and his Department of Justice from Georgia, New York, Letitia James, Jack Smith, shortly before the indictments were brought.

• Alvin Bragg who not only met with Joe Biden, Joe Biden's lawyers in the White House, he took one of Joe Biden's lawyers from the Department of Justice to have him bring this case.

• All of these lawyers in different jurisdictions met with Joe Biden's lawyers shortly before they brought indictments against Joe Biden's political opponent.

Is that just a coincidence? Most on the right and independent sides do not think so. This is their big claim to election interference.

The American people see through this.

President Biden was asked about that very question a day after the verdict. He turned around and gave the reporters this really weird devilish smile. He didn't answer. He just smiled weirdly.

15) Donald Trump Tale of the Tape:

• Indicted four times. • Mugshot taken. • Impeached twice. • Guilty, 34 felony counts. • Hated by most of the Media. • Hated by Hollywood. • Leads in all relevant voting polls. • Loved by the majority of the American people. (The only opinion that matters.) • Still the most likely to win the Presidency.

This conviction really won’t change any of that in the perception of the American people. When we go to the store, we’re going to still feel those pains of high prices. We feel it every day. Prices on most goods, fuel, insurance. Many of us in Florida are still rebuilding after Hurricane Ian. Nothing has changed except this decision poked a sleeping bear. That bear went to all their friends and now they are united against the bear-pokers.

16) The Spite of Americans:

• The Biden administration undid Trump's work out of spite, regardless of right/wrong for the country. It was literally like 15-yr-old high school TikTok drama and then they turn around and tell us, it is all our fault too. That to me is crazy. It would be ok if the left was; “hey, we FK'd up, we'll do better if we win.” No. They say we're better now with Biden than we were with Trump and here is the proof. What proof? The reality is we are not better. They keep on telling us bad is good and we need to accept it. We try to vote, talk, say things that make sense and they turn around and use more language that logically makes no sense. The American people are going to vote Trump due to spite against the Biden administration. For everything they try to gain support from the people, the more people are pushing back against it. The left still does not have a grip on this. They still think it is just that we are all crazy, gun-toting, phobes of some kind. If it wasn’t serious, it would be laughable. Even though ‘spite’ can be seen as petty and even be a sociopathic trait. People have had enough unwanted-frustration in their lives. Most do not have the time to look into things properly because they are working too much and do not have enough time, energy, resources and cash to take time to become more informed about their surroundings. However, people know what the score is. Everywhere you turn more people are speaking up about what they feel, while one side of the equation keeps scoffing at those that do.

“Just when they think they know all the answers, I change the questions.” ~Hot Rod Roddy Piper

Nihilistic and Cynical Mindset:

My nihilistic and cynical mindset about life, love, God (or there lack of), existence and reality itself doesn’t allow me to care too much about events in the world. Granted I have written and write about these things. However, it is from a purely objective viewpoint. My lack of natural empathy for that stuff and the people it affects has always been filled with dismissiveness. I point at a pink elephant walking across the hall because I see one. I am not the sort to pretend if something isn’t there maybe it will go away. A lot of people act that way now. Especially when discussing binary politics like our current two-party system. Never been my style. I am not for everyone. I am not for anyone. I am not for any, one, single person, ever. I am content with that. I need no saving. I choose this. Trust me, to whoever reads this and believes I require saving. You are safer for it 😃 😄 👍 😁 😆

When I get frustrated I will not even think about the less fortunate. I never have. I just don’t. I am in a near-constant state of discomfort. Be it physically, mentally and/or both working together to create this state and no form of manifestation will correct that. Why would I care about other people’s misery, overly? Why would I give that headspace? Why do I give this headspace?

Easy…

• 1) This is mine. • 2) This isn’t yours. • 3) Confused? See #1. • 4) It's fun seeing how crazy people get over someone else’s opinion of something, any-thing, really.

Especially when what I think, feel, believe, absolutely, 111%, doesn’t affect them...

If it was in my face, perhaps I’d care more than I do. I do care. I am not a narcissistic-sociopath. However, destructive-nihilism is a narcissistic-sociopathic trait, but not all nihilists are narcissistic-sociopaths and not all narcissistic-sociopaths are nihilists. They often get lumped into the same group though. That is what Government does. Lumps everything in groups to be easier to manage. Life isn’t easy, it never was. Managing other lives takes a lot of energy. Does the Government put in that energy? That could be both debated objectively and subjectively. Take your pick with that…

Anyone who follows what I do and what I write about should know by now that is what I do. I make others around me deal with uncomfortable topics and the things that go along with all that. I have always been that way. Be it online or in the flesh. If you are just learning this. You’re late to that party. I post on my own website where I say what I want, how I want, and no one can ever comment in public about it. They can either read it or don’t. They can email me or direct message me on the social media. I don’t care either way. I do not post on my site for you, or any of you, or all of you. I do it for me. So there is a record of my thoughts and feelings about whatever it is I am writing about; while I still remember my thoughts and feelings about a subject.

• There will be a day I won’t be able to. • There will be a day I won’t be here at all to do anything. • That is just the reality of life. • Live and learn, ha…

👍 😃 😄 👍 😁 😆 👍

That is why ‘The Veil of Ignorance’ is so important to understand. Conceptually, people just dismiss that they could be caught up in the Trinary machine or the Matrix. Trinary is just my way of saying 3D vs 2D. The two-party system is setup to be 2D, but the reality is it exists in a 3D and 4D frame of reference. I will be doing a full-blown essay solely on dimensional thinking. I know that right now it's confusing to understand without getting into serious math-talk and special dimensions.

Politically, I am more a both sides of the coin are exactly the same, just look different but actually are one in the same. Just when you all comment on the social media post-version of a thought between each other, keep it civil. I will not play ref. I will just remove both side's comments, again, mine, not yours. Have some respect for one another. Also, have some respect for me. If you think you might be disrespecting me, personally, on a comment, then you probably shouldn’t comment. I take blind disrespect seriously, as the ones that comment are supposed to be my friends. Would you treat your friends out in public like that? So why is it ok to do it on social media posts? So what if it is a hot-take? It's ok to not agree on anything. It’s even ok to be passionate about the conversation or the topic, that is always the intention. It's not ok to be dickhead or Cee U Next Tuesday personality because you got your feelings hurt and want to dig back. If I see something, I will deal with it. I am objective AF. I call it like I see it, not how you want me to see it; nor will I backpedal or agree with a counter-assessment to avoid a confrontation. I excel at that. You might as well be Jake Paul and think you are gonna KO Tyson because you are younger, stronger and faster. That is why I am Mineo, and that is why very few go out of their way to piss me off intentionally.

Don’t be tool bags…

Something about tool bags. Tool bags hold tools. While TOOLS build interesting and useful things. The tool bag does indeed hold the tools. However, the tool bag itself does not contribute to the tools actually creating interesting and useful things. Tool bags sit in silence on the dirty ass floor watching the tools do interesting and useful things. When the tools are finished, the tool bag may then offer its very limited support (usefulness) to carry the tools, the interesting and useful things, back to the van. The moral of the story. DO NOT be a TOOL BAG... That is social media’s true power.

People who want to try and prove me wrong or have their pro-wrestling-style drop-mic of a moment at my expense. Just know; I am far more prepared than most of you probably are at a given random scroll. Not always but most of you are on your phones. I am sitting behind a full computer system, with multiple web browsers open on multiple pages, topics, notes, my own blogs, videos. I can talk to AI at a high level. I have 200+ mbps powering all of it. I have all that right in front of me, in the moment, live. Just remember that if anyone wants to debate. I am not always right about what I say, but I have looked into things extremely deep when compared to your finger scrolling on your iPhone. Just sayin’.

All I do is read/watch, ask questions, write, read some more, watch some more, talk to people, talk to real people and talk to fake people, talk to WOKE people, talk to trans people. I even talk to Christians. However, no Muslims. I am good on trying to understand narcissistic-sociopathy with your neighbor’s God’s dick is bigger than your God’s phat ass 😃 😄 👍 😁 😆

That is how I feel…

Nothing anyone says is gonna change my mind by default.

You’d have to be the greatest salesjerk ever to even get me to consider something you said. I am also racist against salespeople 😃 😄 👍 😁 😆, so there is that… To me, when your literal life is almost lost due to illness or ever a trauma of some kind, a lot of the BS noise gets drowned out by pure Who-Gives-A-FK-Cold-Vulcan-Logic. The minority gets louder and volume has never been a measurement of quality. Just because something is loud and clear doesn’t make it good, right and just. Just sayin’.

The concept of the ‘Veil of Ignorance’ suggests that each person perceives reality through a filter that distorts the actual truth of reality. This veil separates us from objective truth, leading individuals to project their own subjective-truths onto the world and label that subjectivity as truth/facts/reality. By consciously passing through this 'Veil of Ignorance,' we can expand our knowledge and gain a clearer understanding of the true reality we all experience. The concept of the ‘Veil of Ignorance’ was popularized by philosopher John Rawls in his work "A Theory of Justice" (1971). Rawls used the term to describe a thought experiment designed to ensure fairness in the principles of justice. He proposed that individuals should design societal rules from an original position of equality, where they are behind a ‘Veil of Ignorance.’ This means they do not know their own social status, abilities, or personal biases, ensuring impartiality and fairness in the creation of just policies, common sense, logic, and self-reflection. By stripping away personal biases and self-interest, the ‘Veil of Ignorance’ encourages more logical decision-making and a deeper understanding of universal truths. ‘The Veil of Ignorance’ in our culture right now is very powerful. More powerful than love and more powerful than hate. In the 90s the saying “ignorance is bliss” was very true in my reality. In 2024, it isn’t a very bright idea to hold that concept in high regard. The 1990s and the 2020s, yeah, we’re not the same.

In a binary system one has to be the good guy and one has to be the evil dick. That is how binary works. That is also why it doesn’t work. You cannot just lump everything in a 0 and/or 1. You can do a lot of things in reality using binary systems but using binary rules to govern humans is not one of them.

"There are two types of people in this world. People who think government is looking out for them, their interest, and people who think." ~Nathan Fraser

The Veil of Ignorance by David-Angelo Mineo 5/29/2024 7,496 Words

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