The world is a changing.
During change, somethings die, while other trends are birthed. New starts, and new understandings flavor the lives and lifestyles of the survivors of the change.
I have long argued that many of the on-going bad elements that we have long endured are now starting to come to an end. It’s all about time and good riddance.
I just banned a jackass because a newcomer just simply PISSED ME OFF. I suppose that his voracious reading of my articles should have pleased me, but it did not. I don’t like to hear things like…
"What do these girls have to do with the article title? –It’s just more juvenile objectification of women, and a form of trolling."
I love women. Somehow that’s wrong? What’s the matter with you? And, by the way, how can I troll my own venue?
Don’t go a pulling that SJW shit with me bucko.
I don’t like, nor appreciates these mindless comments, as well as endless snipes, and swipes at myself and what I am doing here. Such as…
(On the subject of trolls and their behaviors) I stated; “They can take your nice happy and calm, pleasant day, and turn it into a sad stormy day of worry and distress.”
"If this is the case, then I submit that you have ego issues and need to learn to master your emotions."
So, then Trolls make everyone happy. And of course, if you disagree then you have a brused ego?
As well as a long steam of other silly bullshit such as…
Please accept my apologies, as I had to redact large portions of this section. It is not proper that I speak so freely about this at this time.
It cannot be “redacted” if it was never published.
Of course it’s published, you dunderhead. It’s published on the internet, and it’s published in book form. Haven’t read the main index? Obviously not. You can’t possibly be this moronic, this stupid, this foolish, this much of a simpleton.
You know, I waited two full days. Hoping that some other MM influencers would come to my defense, but no one did. I guess I must have expected too much.
“All MAJestic members, are service to others sentience.”
I doubt that far more than I doubt your story.
Sheech!
I don’t like getting up in the morning and checking my feeds to read comments about my life by a jackass. Do you? Do you feel better about yourself by reading those things? Do you think that this “individual” has improved your life, or helped you to understand the dialog or text better?
Rufus he is not.
I will argue that this individual is more sophisticated than most of the trolls and jerk-offs that I encounter. So it took me two entire days before I erased his presence. I will say one thing though, he was plowing though my articles at a prodigious rate.
He sure must have had [1] a lot of time on his hands, and [2] enjoyed the free stuff without appreciation of the effort it represents. Both high-swater-marks of trolling.
So he’s gone. Bye bye.
Well, for youse guys that is. I still have to manually erase him out. If he persists then I’ll give him some things to work out. There’s nothing quite like a cornfield to really occupy your time and give you a dose of “humble pie”.
How about this for a new world-line template?
Anyways, on to this article…
This article here is just a mish-mash of stuff that I have lying around and cluttering up my thought streams. It’s all over the place, and that’s fine. I just want to put some things down on paper and then move forward.
First up is a …
Pretty girl and her car
Here’s a photo taken some time around the 1940s. My guess is that she just bought the new car and was proudly photographed near it, being all “dolled up” and all. Looks to be early winter. Maybe Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio or New York.
She’s wearing a fox stole, white gloves, to match her white hat, and a black skirt outfit. The image takes me to a time and a place far away from here. That was not the reason for the photo (in the first place) but it is why I so admire it so.
She’s lovely.
Right?
Yes she is. She really is.
Here’s a beautiful Chinese girl…
She’s one of my favorites, don’t you know. (Actually, I think you all do know.) I think she is lovely.
Am I objectifying her?
Yeah. Maybe I am. You all got a problem with that? She’s beautiful. She’s pretty. She’s awesome and when I see her in the video it takes me away to calmer and sweeter states of being. And I love that feeling. I love the images and feelings that she generates inside of me.
The video is an object. But she is a teleporter to a new mental state. She carries me away.
Like a beautiful cat pal. Or, a nice hot fudge sundae. Or, a freshly baked fudge brownie with some nice delicious vanilla icecream on top.
Now, let’s go to something contemporaneous.
I mean, the United States does this all the time, but China (somehow) is a very bad entity for soing so. Right?
Is it legal for the Chinese government to build artificial islands, airfields, and deploy troops in the South China Sea islands?
From my morning email feed…
Just for fun!
It is often claimed that China is breaking international law by building artificial islands in the South China Sea and that it is illegal to militarise those islands.
The short answer is that it is “not illegal” to build an artificial island if it does not conflict with some other nations legal rights that might be defined under the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), or other international agreements of which both China and the other nation was a signatory.
Building airfields and deploying troops on those islands is also “not illegal” if you are entitled to build and occupy the islands.
An analogous question might be “Is it legal for warships and aircraft carriers to cast anchor in International waters?”. An anchored aircraft carrier is an artificial island with an airfield and a military presence.
The UNCLOS offers a general protection to a nations territorial waters and exclusive economic zones that extend from baselines derived from recognised land territory’s baselines. However outside those boundaries, in the high seas, any nation is free to construct artificial islands and erect installations that are not otherwise restricted under international law.
The territorial sea extends to a limit of 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal State. Within this zone, the coastal State exercises full sovereignty over the air space above the sea and over the seabed and subsoil. There is also a contagious zone of an additional 12 nautical miles that grants certain rights of legal enforcement.
The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extends no more than 200 nautical miles (370 Km) from the territorial sea baseline and grants exclusive rights to marine resources, including the “exclusive” right to establish artificial islands, structures and installations.
Where zones intersect the zones of other states, the zones default to the median point between the respective baselines.
To be clear, artificial islands cannot acquire territorial rights on their own; they at best obtain a safety exclusion zone. So a nation cannot extend their territorial claims by constructing or extending islands anywhere. Smaller natural islands may be entitled a 12 nautical mile territorial claim but not a 200 nautical mile zones.
Having said that, two or more nations could be in dispute over every aspect outlined above or could be in dispute with the interpretation of international law applying to particular cases. And various interpretations of definitions and determinations could lead to quite different outcomes.
I am not commenting specifically on which islands could or could not be considered legally or illegally constructed or the selective outrage at China’s activities in the area to the exclusion of all others. But consider the following:
In the application of the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling on the status of Taiping Island, currently occupied by the Taiwan, which regards the largest island in the Spratly archipelago as a “rock” with limited maritime rights, and allows the Philippines to extend its EEZ at least as far as the island.
Taiwan, however, has a reasonable case to reject the ruling, and in any event continues to claim full maritime rights.
The Peoples Republic of China, with an overlapping claim to Taiping island can also dispute the ruling, even make a reasonable claim not to be bound by it, and therefore argue the legality of the establishment of an artificial island within Taiping Island’s claimed EEZ at Mischief Reef less than 80 nautical miles from Taiping Island.
And a very nice follow-up commentary…
It’s a well stated commentary rather than a rebuttal.
A beach beauty….
Looks like the 1960s. I can easily see myself (as a young boy) wearing the same clothes (as those two boys wore) as the folk in the picture. I can see myself there. Enjoying the sun. Listening to the waves crash, and enjoying the late afternoon sun as the beach gets deserted. Nice times.
I see the woman in the back is holding either a set of binoculars, or a purse. It’s difficult to see what it is. I don’t think that it is a purse. She’s also wearing a sleeveless top over her stunning green one-piece swimsuit.
Judging from the cars in the background, I would guess 1963, maybe 1965.
I do love these old photos.
It makes me want to crawl up into some old dusty attic and explore. Who know what I’ll find. Maybe a 1950 Lionel train set, a metal closet with all sorts of 1950’s womans’ hats, or a mason jar full of old pennies, buttons and indian arrow heads.
A beautiful girl showing off a nice pair of jeans
Actually I really like these jeans because they are warm. Today is frosty cold, and I am shivering while I type this. Normally Zhuhai is around 30°C (86° F) and 80% RH. But over the last few weeks it has been cold. 7°C (44°F) and spitting cold drizzle rain. Keep in mind that the homes here in the tropics are not heated. THus her outfit looks mighty appealing to me.
Trying to tie China to the Ukraine debacle
Sheech! Can’t these “people” give it a rest?
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-eyes-risks-and-rewards-of-us-russia-standoff-over-ukraine/6416467.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-60242549
https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/why-china-will-not-support-a-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/china-would-back-russia-diplomatically-if-it-moved-ukraine-2022-02-19/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/17/russia-ukraine-china-united-states-secondary-sanctions-putin-xi/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/china-would-end-owning-some-costs-if-russia-invades-ukraine-n1288712
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2022/02/what-china-actually-saying-about-russia-and-ukraine/361561/
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2022-02-21/chinas-ukraine-crisis
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3165764/us-says-china-ties-wont-make-consequences-if-russia-invades
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/04/us-warns-chinese-firms-not-to-help-russia-avoid-potential-ukraine-sanctions.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2022/02/17/russian-war-ukraine-winners-china-iran-north-korea/6784820001/
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/united-states-warns-china-not-ignore-sanctions-if-russia-invades-ukraine-200360
https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/world-news/china/955616/what-does-china-think-russia-war-ukraine
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202201/1246802.shtml
Chinese elementary school.
As I have often stated that everyone in China gets military training. It starts in first grade, and it really appeals to me. With disipline and organization, self esteem follows naturally.
Here’s a third grade mortar crew. video 6MB
Nice short girl.
This next Chinese girl is short and so very cute. I just want to run around with her in the wide forest and drink hot coco with her, and eat some buttered cinnamon toast. video 5MB
From my dad’s generation…
This next phot comes from the 1950’s somewhere in the United States. It’s a couple “making out” (i.e. “smooching”) in the back seat of a station wagon. Notice how the rear window opens up and is held up with a nice strut.
I’ll bet that they were playing some fine 1950s music. Maybe some Fats Domino, Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, or Bobby Darin. Good times.
Those days are gone. But, you know, there are new days here that we can enjoy in a similiar manner.
Have you ever thought about a fine coffeecake and a cup of coffee?
China High Speed Train
China started making, designing and building their own domestic trains at the same time that the United States announced that it would build a High Speed Train network starting in California. Today, they are all over China and a normal everyday sight. Meanwhile 15 miles of track has been laid down in California. No trains. No stations. America has bumpkis.
A video from above showing just how many there are. Impressive.
Here’s the interior of a HST sleeper car. Most HST travel too fast to need a sleeper car, but these sleepers are great for long distance travel.
Nice Chinese girl in her living room
I actually really like the display console behind her. It’s go these glass cabinets that you can display your treasures inside. Whether it is these cute collectable dolls, or dishes, artwork, or brick-a-brack. I really like it. Of course, I would stain it a dark brown instead of the light color but that’s just me.
You’ll notice that she has a fine oval face. Oval faces really fit the Chinese face and with a nice long black hair, it’s a super nice effect.
A beautiful cat
This is a very beautiful white kitty.
Downtown America
If it wasn’t for the styles of the automobiles, you would say that this is pretty much contemporaneous America. Most of America hasn’t changed much. Sure, theres some cell phone and all that, but the Untied States has been spending it’s money destroying mud huts, strafing cows, and bombing cabbage patches. Very little remains for domestic improvements and infrastructure.
And it hasn’t happened yet either, no matter the promises that President Biden made. The federal budget is all about more machines of war, and more efforts to “contain” China.
Some pictures of cats
Why not? Right?
I do love my relationships with the kitties and they always really mellow out the place and terrorize the rats and mice. I am a strong believer that every household needs a good mouser.
This cat here reminds me of my first childhood cat; Sedwick. We called his “Sedgie”. He died a ripe old age when I was living in Indiana. He was a good cat.
Cycles of life
So much truth here… perhaps the reason why everyone in China gets military training. Learns how to shoot, fight, and endure.
Little military soldier in China.
China understands. Build strong little soldiers for a stong unified nation. This is how it is done. Training starts in first grade. video 3MB
The start of the Playboy Empire
He was a man who had a dream. Then he followed his dream and it took him to many interesting places, along with attractive and interesting people. In this photo below he is in England in 1966. Ah. The “swinging 60s”.
Here’s the cover for the August issue of Playboy in 1966…
And a glimpse of what it looked like on the inside… this is the September 1966 issue…
And what the advertisements were like. This is the back side of the magazine. Each issue seemed to have either a cigarette ad, or a alcohol advertisement of one sort or the other…
My guess is that the men-folk would keep the playboy magazines in the bathroom on a low stool with other magazines, and then flip the cover over so that the Mrs’s wouldn’t notice (too much). Thus predominantly displaying the cigaretter or booze ad inside the privacy of the “man’s” bathroom.
Ladies! Get yourself an ugly man.
So funny, but…
A photo before going off to war!
You know, to fight those evil Japanese! Those horrible Germans, and those pesky Communists! We MUST spread freedom™ and democracy™ to the world, don’t you know!
This kid below has some wisdom to share…
You can do anything you set your mind to…
This kid is going places. He’s right. I hope, I sincerely hope, that school teachers, and peers don’t beat this inner strength out of him. video 50MB
Russia Has Just Issued An Ultimatum To Ukraine, And The Conditions For War Are Now Set
This is not a game. As this crisis has been unfolding in Ukraine, I have been seeing people all over the Internet cheer for either side like they would cheer for their favorite football teams. But these people don’t understand what is at stake. If World War III erupts in Ukraine, it will very likely lead to nuclear war between the United States and Russia down the road. So we should all be deeply grieved over what is happening, because we are getting really close to a point of no return.
One of the good things about the Trump years was that President Trump was not interested in messing with Russia. So the status quo in Ukraine was respected by both sides for four years, and there was relative peace in the region.
But then Joe Biden took power, and he has surrounded himself with an all-star team of warmongers. National security adviser Jake Sullivan, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff General Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are all card-carrying members of the War Party, and they don’t seem interested in finding a way to have peace with Russia at all.
After having his security concerns mocked and laughed at for the past year, Vladimir Putin finally admitted that negotiations are at “a dead end” on Monday. It would have been so easy to negotiate a peaceful solution with the Russians that would have kept Russia out of Ukraine, but that isn’t what the War Party wanted.
Now Putin has run out of patience, and on Monday he greatly escalated the crisis by formally recognizing the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk and by announcing that he would be sending troops into the two separatist republics…
Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent on Monday and ordered the Russian army to launch what Moscow called a peacekeeping operation in the area, upping the ante in a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war. Putin told Russia’s defense ministry to deploy troops into the two breakaway regions to “keep the peace” in a decree issued shortly after he announced recognition for Russia-backed separatists there, drawing US and European vows of new sanctions.
I think that Putin wanted to make a move before the Ukrainians did. According to one Russian official, there were “almost 60K Ukrainian military personnel concentrated near the borders of the Republics of Lugansk & Donetsk”, and I think that Putin decided that the only way to keep Ukraine from overrunning the two republics was to move his own forces in first.
Hopefully that actually works.
Hopefully the Russians will stay in Donetsk and Luhansk, and hopefully the Ukrainians will stay on their side.
If that is the end result, there may still be hope of defusing the situation.
But I wouldn’t count on it.
Putin sounds like a man that is convinced that war is coming. The following comes from a very rough translation of his speech on Monday…
“from those who took power in kiev we demand to stop any and all military actions against donbass. otherwise, the consequences will be on ukraine. i count on the support of all patriotic forces in russia.”
Russia has essentially issued an ultimatum to Ukraine.
If Ukraine invades Donetsk and Luhansk, the Russians will invade Ukraine.
Of course some western media sources are actually using the term “invasion” to describe Russian troop movements into the separatist republics.
If you have bought into that propaganda, let me ask you a question. Do the people in this video look like they have just been “invaded”?…
Twitter can be a horrible place at times, but tonight’s decision by President Putin to recognise the Donbass republics is the news people there have been looking forward to for 8 years. I’ll sign off tonight with this video from Lenin Square in Donetsk. #Donbass 
pic.twitter.com/l8YJVF84tf
— Dean O’Brien (@DeanoBeano1) February 21, 2022
This would be a good opportunity for both sides to take a deep breath and start backing down.
But that isn’t going to happen.
Western leaders continue to use extremely harsh rhetoric and they continue to insist that a full-blown invasion of Ukraine is imminent. The following is what Jake Sullivan just told the Today Show…
“We believe that any military operation of the size, scope and magnitude of what we believe the Russians are planning will be extremely violent. It will cost the lives of Ukrainians and Russians, civilians and military personnel alike,” Sullivan said during an appearance on NBC’s “Today.” “But we also have intelligence to suggest that there will be an even greater form of brutality because this will not simply be some conventional war between two armies,” he added. “It will be a war waged by Russia on the Ukrainian people to repress them, to crush them, to harm them.”
And another U.S. official is alleging that Russia has a list of people that they will be specifically targeting once the invasion has been completed…
“Disturbing information recently obtained by the United States that indicates that human rights violations and abuses in the aftermath of a further invasion are being planned,” Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker, the US Representative to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, alleges in a letter to Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. “These acts, which in past Russian operations have included targeted killings, kidnappings/forced disappearances, unjust detentions, and the use of torture, would likely target those who oppose Russian actions, including Russian and Belarusian dissidents in exile in Ukraine, journalists and anti-corruption activists, and vulnerable populations such as religious and ethnic minorities and LGBTQI+ persons,” reads the letter, which was first reported by The Washington Post and obtained by CNN.
So Russia plans to violently round up dissidents, activists and anyone else that is opposed to their rule?
Oh, you mean that it will be kind of like what just happened in Canada with the full approval of the U.S. government?
If the Biden administration actually cared about human rights, they would be condemning the horrific brutality that we just witnessed in Ottawa.
But of course that will never happen.
Let’s watch and see what happens over in Ukraine during the next several days. One very alarming sign is that the Russians have just closed off much of the airspace over the Sea of Azov…
Russia’s Aeronautical Information Center issued a NOTAM (a Notice to Airmen) on Sunday which will close most of the airspace over the Sea of Azov starting at midnight between Sunday and Monday, as the US continued to warn that Russia intends to invade Ukraine.
I don’t think that this indicates that a full-blown invasion of Ukraine is imminent.
But at this point the conditions for war have been clearly set.
If Ukraine invades Donetsk and Luhansk now, the Russians have made it exceedingly clear that they will invade Ukraine.
So this actually puts a lot of power into the hands of the War Party in Washington.
Joe Biden and his all-star team of warmongers now know exactly what it will take to spark a war.
Will they decide to pull the trigger?
Let us hope not, because once World War III begins nothing will ever be the same again.
Nice Chinese girl
With nice S-shaped body and a rocking red sweater. I like this build. I’ll bet you that she has that kind of smoth “baby bottom” stomach. You know, when you are thin and you feel comfortable in you clothing, and in your skin, everything fits you wonderfully. Like this gal.
Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy
Do you know what I haven’t had in a while? Yes. That’s right. Home made Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy.
If you have memories of eating the microwave meal version of Salisbury steak, don’t be scared off by this retro favorite. The home-cooked steak pairs excellently with a creamy sauce and when seasoned to perfection redefines what people loved about this classic in the first place. Take a second chance with this meal and it will be your new all-time favorite. It certainly is mine.
And for youse guys who wants to cook this bad boy up, well…
Why there are no internet trolls in China.
It’s true.
All behaviors are monitored by AI. Troll behaviors are observed and then the police come by and evaluate the criminal to set up treatment and punishment on a individual to individual basis.
That is why China is a nation of Rufus’s and many Trolls find themselves spending substantial time in work camps, and re-programming facilities.
Here’s what the world looks like when you imprison the mentally ill, and criminal in society… it becomes a paradise.
Managerial Menticide
The Monday Taki post is up. The subject of it and today’s post is the new way to look at the system ruling over us. Of course, Sunday Thoughts is up behind the green door for those needing audio stimulation. Much of it is about the situation in Europe and the evolving Canadian dictatorship.
One of the problems with the Opposite Rule of Liberalism is that it relies on the old Left-Right dichotomy of American politics. This framing persists despite the fact that it is a vestige of a bygone era that no longer works today.
- Democrats = Liberals
- Republicans = Conservatives
It no longer exists.
The political divide is now between those who adhere to the basket of ideas called Western liberalism and those who defend the post-Marxist managerial state. The latter group is made up almost entirely of members of the ruling class.
- The Haves = The post-Marxist managerial state.
- The Have-nots = Western liberalism
In other words, we now live in a world divided by those in the system of control that hovers over the West and those who live under it. The Dirt People versus Cloud People framing is a much more honest, if a bit sarcastic, framework for the world.
- Cloud People = Rulers
- Dirt People = Serf / slaves
The ruling system is like a miasma that hangs over society, infecting the minds of the people and their relations with one another. We can see the elites at the top, just barely, but the system they control is all around us.
A big part of what ails society is this sense that things are not as they seem, but it is hard to get a read on why.
That noxious miasma that lingers in every aspect of society often leads people to doubt their own senses. Their experience tells them things about the world and people in it, but everywhere they look they are getting messages telling them that what they think they see is not true.
Instead, they are to believe something that is often the opposite of what they experience.
This is where the Opposite Rule continues to work. Those who are aware of the contradictions of daily existence can apply the rule to the information stream that comes from the system, filling the area around them. Whatever is in the air at the moment, start from some version of the opposite, and the truth will be near. The Opposite Rule of Liberalism is best restated as the Opposite Rule of Managerialism. This organic, self-aware system that rules over us is the opposite of truth.
A useful example comes from the daily barrage of “information” from the system about the crisis in Ukraine.
Here is a story from the New York Times headlined, “Russia has been laying groundwork online for a ‘false flag’ operation, misinformation researchers say.” Note that this story is not behind the usual paywall, as they want wide circulation of it. Note also that the writer is one of the infants they employ to copy and paste material into “news reports.”
This news report starts with a news report from a European based group called European Expert Association, which is described as “a research group that focuses on security in Ukraine.”
When you take a look at who these people are, it becomes obvious that they are Ukrainian activists.
These are not neutral observers searching for the truth about the crisis. More important, when you look at their resumes you see all the familiar NGO’s that are pushing for war with Russia.
- NGO = CIA funded Neocon organization.
Of course, this is the New York Times, the first draft of history and the leader in the American news media. They do not just take this at face value. They hand it to a group called the Global Disinformation Index, a nonprofit “research” group. These are the go-to guys for the Times reports on misinformation and disinformation.
To the shock of no one in the Times offices, the researchers at Global Disinformation Index confirmed everything said the European Expert Association.
The reason the Times was not surprised by what they heard back from the Global Disinformation Index is the person running it is Anne Applebaum. She is a notorious warmonger and neoconservative.
Here she is advocating for the liquidation of the Afghanis and the Syrians as a “solution” to those problems. Applebaum is a big believer in what Stalin supposedly said about people causing problems for the regime. No man, no problem. Applebaum just scales it up.
Her partner in this enterprise is a Ukrainian activist named Peter Pomerantsev, who is probably on the payroll of a Western intelligence service. His biography does not pass the laugh test. His role in life has been to seed Western media with anti-Russian information dressed up as Ukrainian nationalism. The rest of the staff of the Global Disinformation Index all have an axe to grind with some enemy of the neocons, past, present or in the future.
The point of this walk through the swamps behind the ministry of disinformation is to illustrate how the new rule works;
- If a media outlet is claiming to root out disinformation, you can be sure they are not doing that.
- Instead, start with the assumption that they are waging a disinformation campaign.
- That is what you see in the New York Times story and any story containing the words “Global Disinformation Index.”
- Then you can begin to figure out what is really going on with the story.
Of course, the entirely new obsession with misinformation and disinformation by government and mass media is a big lie. Since forever, people have known that governments lie all the time.
They have known that the media is partisan, a form of activism more often than not. Yet suddenly we are being told that the media and the government are now declaring war in false information.
Since they are the only possible source of disinformation, this means war on themselves.
The big lie, for those unfamiliar, is a lie so colossal that no one would believe that someone could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. This is now the default tactic of the managerial state.
- They tell us that Eskimo truckers protesting vaccine rules are white supremacists.
- Then they bring in a “hate expert” to claim that freedom is a form of violence.
These outlandish whoppers are then signed off on by new experts who sagely tell us the moon is made of cheese.
Unlike normal propaganda techniques, this new tactic is not to further a cause, although it can be used that way as we see with Ukraine. The neocons are simply taking advantage of a defense mechanism that has evolved since the Cold War.
By flooding the zone with outlandish nonsense, the system prevents cogent analysis of what it is doing or contradicting it in any way.
It is a form of menticide to paralyze the people by suspending them in a solution of false narratives.
The concept of "menticide" indicates an organized system of judicial perversion and psychological intervention, in which a powerful tyrant transfers his own thoughts and words into the minds and mouths of the victims he plans to destroy or to use for his own propaganda. -menticide
This is the utility of the Opposite Rule.
It helps clarify the new relationship between the leviathan and the people.
- Rulers = leviathan
- People = serf / slaves
Instead of viewing society as a hierarchical structure that is responsive to the will of the people, you see that it is an adversarial relationship between a ruling organism and the people.
This ruling organism is the vast administrative state made up of government, corporations, the academy, non-profits and the mass media.
It is a fully integrated organism.
The endless waves of information, mostly false information, is its primary defense mechanism against what it sees as a threat.
That threat is the people over whom it hovers like a noxious cloud.
The point of the false information is to keep the people in a fog of confusion about who really rules over them.
You cannot rebel against that which you are not even sure exists.
Menticide is the primary defense mechanism of this system of social control we call managerialism.
A nice night in the city
Isn’t she just great? Well, I love her.
One of my favorite things to do is get dressed up a tad and go out for a night in the city. Though it’s mostly a nice meal in a restrurant, followed by a coffee and a snack at one of the bars or coffee houses, I would love to go out and feel the night city air. Great times.
Chinese J-20
Superior or roughly comparable (depending on who your read) to all the American fighter aircraft. 100% Chinese designed. 100% Chinese avionics. 100% Chinese engines.
According To The ‘Big Mac Index’, China’s Yuan Is 34% Under-Valued
The Big Mac was created in 1967 by Jim Delligati, a McDonald’s franchise owner in Pennsylvania. It was launched throughout the U.S. the following year, and today you can buy one in more than 70 countries. However, as Visual Capitalist’s Jenna Ross details below, the price you pay will vary based on where you are, as evidenced by the Big Mac Index.
What Does the Big Mac Index Show?
The Big Mac Index was invented by The Economist in 1986. It is intended to be a lighthearted way to demonstrate the concept of purchasing power parity. In other words, it helps illustrate the idea that market exchange rates between countries may be “out of whack” when compared to the cost of buying the same basket of goods and services in those places.
Given that McDonald’s is one of the biggest companies in the world and the Big Mac is widely available globally, it means that the famous burger can be used as a basic goods comparison between most countries. It also has the advantage of having the same inputs and distribution system, with a few minor modifications (like chicken patties in India instead of beef).
Using the price of a Big Mac in two countries, the index can give an indication as to whether a currency may be over or undervalued. For example, a Big Mac costs ¥24.40 in China and $5.81 in the United States. By comparing the implied exchange rate to the actual exchange rate, we can see whether the Yuan is over or undervalued.
According to the Big Mac Index, the Yuan is undervalued by 34%.
Beyond currency misalignment, the index has other uses. For instance, it shows inflation in burger prices over time. If we compare the price of a Big Mac across countries in the same currency—such as the U.S. dollar—we are also able to see where burgers are cheaper or relatively more expensive.
Burger Costs Around the World
Big Mac prices have been converted from local currency to U.S. dollars based on the actual exchange rate in effect at the time.
Switzerland takes the cake for the priciest Big Mac, followed closely behind by Norway.
Both countries have relatively high price levels but also enjoy higher wages when compared to other OECD countries.
Venezuela has seen the largest jump in burger prices, with the cost of a Big Mac climbing nearly 250% since 2004. The country has been plagued by hyperinflation for years, so it’s no surprise to see large price swings in the country’s data.
While it appears that the price of a Big Mac has decreased in Turkey, this is because the prices are shown in U.S. dollars. The new Turkish lira has depreciated against the U.S. dollar more than 90% since it was introduced in 2005.
Finally, it’s worth noting that Russia has the cheapest Big Mac, reflecting the country’s lower price levels. Labor costs in Russia are roughly a third of those in Switzerland.
The Limitations of Burgernomics
The Big Mac Index is useful for a number of reasons. Investors can use it to measure inflation over time, and compare this to official records. This can help them value bonds and other securities that are sensitive to inflation. The Big Mac Index also indicates whether a currency may be over or undervalued, and investors can place foreign exchange trades accordingly.
Of course, the index does have shortcomings. Here are some that economists have noted.
- Non-traded services can have different prices across countries. The price of a Big Mac will be influenced by the costs of things like labor, but this is not a reflection of relative currency values. The Economist now releases a GDP-adjusted version of the Big Mac Index to help address this criticism.
- McDonald’s is not in every country in the world. This means the geographic reach of the Big Mac Index has some limitations, particularly in Africa.
- The index lacks diversity. The index is made up of one item: the Big Mac. Because of this, it lacks the diversity of other economic metrics such as the Consumer Price Index.
Despite all of these limitations, the Big Mac Index does act as a good starting place for understanding purchasing power parity. Through the simplicity of burgers, complex economic theory is easier to digest.
Walking the rails in the countryside.
Gosh! I’ll bet this woman is so much fun!
She’s one of my favorites and she’s on the tracks. I used to do this don’t you know. We had all these traintracks that ran in and out and though the countryside in Western Pennsylvania. I would go hiking with my friends (when I was a boy) and often we would try walkign on top of the rails. Just like this girl does. So nice. Good memories.
When was the last time that you walked the rails?
Do you all know what would be good and fun?
How about taking a little short walk down some tracks alone with your cell phone set to OFF.
A reminder of how unified the Chinese are
This is a clip from a movie. It depicts a true event where (during the Korean war) no matter how many times the American military destroyed the bridges, the Chinese rebuilt them and kept on moving forward. True story. Remember that.
Nice healthy Chinese girl
Gosh she looks good. Doesn’t she?
I really like her lipstick. Personally, I think that many women look great wearing lipstick, but the color and texture selection is critical. Not every color and texture fits every woman. In this case, this red sade really complements her skin complexion and her hair color. Don’t you think?
Final Thoughts
Do you all know what really pisses off a lot of Trolls?
It’s one of the first things that Trolls disparage.
It’s off-subject meandering. Whether pretty girls. Food. Cats. Personal stories, and all the rest.
It drives them bonkers.
It’s rambling trains of thought. They are unable (due to some kind of mental block, or mental illness) focus on wide-ranging topics. They can handle a singular topic, and get involved in it, but they really, REALLY hate meandering expressions of thoughts, images, senses and pictures of another life in it’s great complexity.
They cannot handle articles like this.
Their tiny minds cannot handle it.
You all know, that I am going to continue on my meandering adventures, for most healthy people can easily handle my topics and how they are presented. I hope that you too (my dear reader) understand why I structure MM the way I do.
There’s an order and a reason behind the “madness”.
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I’ve been following the events in Ukraine and what people are saying and especially what V. Putin is saying. I studied political science back in the early 1970s and I couldn’t go through all the communist rhetoric as it was a long repetitive blur just like all the MSM going on now and just waited to hear a contrarian point especially all the bogus crap about China.
I followed a popular YouTuber South African at the time who was based in Shenzhen showing all the neat things the city had to offer as well as the countryside which was poor as anything which was shown as a trip to the hinterlands where societal rules of China exist. It ain’t easy if you weren’t Chinese even if you could speak it. Well, he’s not in China anymore but living in the US somewhere, still on YouTube and other platforms but now a lot of vitriol comes out along with his sidekick. He left before the big explosion in living standards reached into the boonies and the whole social order transformed a leapfrog which continues. He’s stuck with his buddy in the US along with their Chinese wives most likely supported by some neocon. As I said stuck in the wonderful country known as the US…who’s sorry now.
But going back to my first point, Putin said that going to war with the Ukraine if it became a member of NATO would entail war with NATO, which is true; just like NATO going to war in Afghanistan and the Middle East and wherever the US tells them where they are going.
YouTube has many videos of what China’s military has besides Russia, true or not since everyone knows what the US has true or inflated with a finger to the side of the nose. The US sub that hit an undersea rock which severely injured several sailors and later has its two or three commanding officers fired had a later suggestion that it hit another undersea vessel that it didn’t detect. Another video mentioned an undetected sub surfaced near Hawaii. And then another video suggested a Russian sub surfaced near the eastern coast of the US much to the surprise of those concerned. Is hypersonic real or not.
I don’t know if any of this is true or not and I can’t remember the sources of the vids. But back to NATO again. NATO is an all or none endgame which the US is clever about letting its frontline stooges bear the brunt of force. Which leads me to these reports of undetected subs surfacing just off the coasts of the US. If war occurs, the frontline stooges just might be bypassed for targets in the US with the warning given to anyone else…less then ten minutes before the hit. Tag…you’re it.
I live in Edmonton Alberta, far away from anything of real significance, with base retirement so can’t go anywhere except on my bicycle, waiting to be arrested by the rabid police thugs for voicing my opinion promised under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms discarded under martial law which may have been unacted (or is it deacted) by now but what is the truth.
My ramble has only one serious thought, however… Bring on more lovelies with fake breasts which are more real to me than anything else in my tottering old age. Another glass of wine or some cannabis edibles (I quit smoking and prefer eating it).
Cheers
You must be new here. I’m not belittling you. We covered what happened with the sub running into that “mountain”. Prepare to be amazed.
What REALLY happened with the collision of the USS Connecticut in the South China Sea
We also covered the launch of the 11 bioweapons in China under the “peaceful, no-war” Trump. Covered it in great detail. The link is a video to my interview on the subject.
I hope that you like it here. We’ve got some great stuff. If you like the girls, go to my Learning About China by looking at pretty girls section.
The Waterloo moment to the Trump Naval Flotilla in the Summer of 2020.
Please stay safe up there in the cold North. From what I read, the President of Canada is going to “crack down” on the unruly citizenry in your “neck of the woods”. Knowing what I know, it seems like the makings of a Marie-Antoinette moment.
You too? Seriously now, I have spoken to MM several times about those ladies. I stand by the “Let’s take a look when they are 60”. Or actually in any real activity (MM that horse-rider was hilarious). Those things are good for just one thing: attracting fully tv-conditioned adolescent males (of which the U.S. abounds); otherwise they are just in the way. To each his own of course.
Great! Keep on doing what you are doing, the way you are doing it! Always go to your site 2 to 5 time a day for the latest and a few others. Trust me, you are NOW one of the best, in top of the top 5 globally!
Hey! I like the Big Mac Index.
Of course it reminds of yet another tidbit in my ridiculous life.
Long time [South Korean] immigrant just loved McBitch… raved about it in fact. This gentleman was in a profession that required excellent fitness and overall health – including mental. I had enough of the strangeness, and one day, privately I spoke to him. “Sir, do you know that that food contains no real meat? That it is actually a hodge-podge of matter at best containing connective tissue, beaks and toe-nails of some various creatures?” The horrifying reply went like this: “Yes, yes, David… but I LOVE the taste so much.” So much for Martial Arts discipline huh?
@congjing you I must apologise. I was half way through replying to that Jack ass re the trolling ego bullshit he was going on about, mentioning the stint I had on Reddit the other day, left my computer for five minutes and came back to it in two seperate pieces….you know the rest of that story. You weren’t alone with thinking his opinion was worth about as much as a pile of bug stinking dog turds
Thank you for that.
Actually, I was really pissed off that the MM community did not attack him and defend me. Without community, we are alone. We are isolated. And we are easy targets for attack.
All I could think was, “What the Hell? And you all call yourselves Rufus’s?”
Community. Family. Friendships are all super important. This is not a place where everyone is equal. This is not a place where obviously mentally ill people are allowed in. This is not a place where we tolerate bad behavior, and excuse it. We are absolute here. We follow the Chinese model. If you display anti-social activities, you are removed. If you persist, you go to the cornfield. And the Community; the MM community, polices against incursions by these ignorant, evil, malevolent entities.
People are permitted to visit, and participate in kind and thoughtful dialog. But if you are garrulous, argumentative, insulting, then you are gone.
And one last thing. You all might think that you are anonymous because I allow easy commenting. But that’s an illusion. Everyone has a quantum signature, and it can be read. How the heck do you think that I can put a person in the cornfield that gives me a bogus email address and uses a VPN and a TOR browser? Hum. It’s easy peasy lemon squeey.
Anyway, thanks for the thought and the apologies. I know and realize the electronic failure that you encountered. No worries.
Here, is a REMINDER VIDEO of how Community works.
Jeez, Mr Man I only kind of noticed this comment, now! I thought you let these jackasses go ahead and post just to give us all a laugh, to be honest– and reveal as kind of a warning, to those who didn’t know already, how far the average Normie’s calcified ‘understanding’ of reality is from what reality actually is.
Kinda like explaining what a hundred thousand light years means to a retard if one was to try, I expect. Or better still, what the capabilities of a 21st Century Russian airborne armoured brigade with S550 cover to your average CNN or BBC consumers, are.
Might as well hit your head repeatedly against a brick wall, my friend. Don’t let ’em get you down.
But now that you’ve given us carte blanche, I’ll be sure to put that hard earned PhD in Taking The Mickey (with distinctions) to good use from now on. And that’s a promise!! 😀.
(Promise me some Quantum Cover in return in case one of these losers hexes my arse. I’ve already got the cat for protection and make sure she’s very happy, cosy and content until she’s old enough to stalk around without Daddy, here, and those little kitty-thoughts are indeed powerful no doubt about that; but anything extra would always be useful!)