Definitely Over Thirty
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I'm definitely older than thirty.
This is correct. (See elsewhere.)
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is correct. (See elsewhere.)
Well, I have some news for you about your forties ...
December 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Well, I have some news for you about your forties ...
All these special-interest groups in the USA are competing with each other like the courtiers at Byzantium, and you know what happened to Byzantium. It doesn't give one hope for long-term stability in the US.
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
All these special-interest groups in the USA are competing with each other like the courtiers at Byzantium, and you know what happened to Byzantium. It doesn't give one hope for long-term stability in the US.
rest of the world without Project 2025 using him as its figurehead. Putin, Netanyahu, his handlers in the US administration - Donald J. Trump's sadly-warped psyche is their toy, and everyone's trying to be the last one to steer him each day. He's an example of why absolute monarchs are a bad idea.
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
rest of the world without Project 2025 using him as its figurehead. Putin, Netanyahu, his handlers in the US administration - Donald J. Trump's sadly-warped psyche is their toy, and everyone's trying to be the last one to steer him each day. He's an example of why absolute monarchs are a bad idea.
now they're in competition with their neighbours. That's basically how you get WW2 building up for its 1939 launch party, to cut a long story very short.
As for Trump, he's psychologically damaged in such a way that whoever can pander best to his ego can steer him. He wouldn't be a threat to the
As for Trump, he's psychologically damaged in such a way that whoever can pander best to his ego can steer him. He wouldn't be a threat to the
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
now they're in competition with their neighbours. That's basically how you get WW2 building up for its 1939 launch party, to cut a long story very short.
As for Trump, he's psychologically damaged in such a way that whoever can pander best to his ego can steer him. He wouldn't be a threat to the
As for Trump, he's psychologically damaged in such a way that whoever can pander best to his ego can steer him. He wouldn't be a threat to the
as to appeal to a wide group of less-educated men via the lowest common denominator of what they knew.
So, after you get these new, free nations, you also have nationalist politicos who keep pushing the same buttons of national advancement and racial purity - because it worked for them before - but
So, after you get these new, free nations, you also have nationalist politicos who keep pushing the same buttons of national advancement and racial purity - because it worked for them before - but
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
as to appeal to a wide group of less-educated men via the lowest common denominator of what they knew.
So, after you get these new, free nations, you also have nationalist politicos who keep pushing the same buttons of national advancement and racial purity - because it worked for them before - but
So, after you get these new, free nations, you also have nationalist politicos who keep pushing the same buttons of national advancement and racial purity - because it worked for them before - but
bloodlines in a Darwinistic (again, a relatively new scientific idea) struggle for survival. That's how we got a swing from "Eh, he can learn the language and fit in" to the nastier "He'll always be a foreigner because of inheritance, so he'll never belong" - pseudo-science on behalf of politics, so
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
bloodlines in a Darwinistic (again, a relatively new scientific idea) struggle for survival. That's how we got a swing from "Eh, he can learn the language and fit in" to the nastier "He'll always be a foreigner because of inheritance, so he'll never belong" - pseudo-science on behalf of politics, so
Hapsburgs were imperial lords of much of Central Europe). Politicians of the time wanted simple categories, because - critically - more men had been given voting rights around then. Eugenics was also a fashionable new idea at the time, so an easy way to get people on board was to start talking about
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hapsburgs were imperial lords of much of Central Europe). Politicians of the time wanted simple categories, because - critically - more men had been given voting rights around then. Eugenics was also a fashionable new idea at the time, so an easy way to get people on board was to start talking about
There's an important distinction between the defininition of patriotism and nationalism: Patriotism is devotion to one's country, but nationalism is patriotism in the context of politics - particularly the desire for the establishment of a nation-state (not unusual in the early 1900s, when the
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
There's an important distinction between the defininition of patriotism and nationalism: Patriotism is devotion to one's country, but nationalism is patriotism in the context of politics - particularly the desire for the establishment of a nation-state (not unusual in the early 1900s, when the
humanity - if they stop being seen as good people, then that star might set more quickly than we expect. Britain's international voice has declined since Brexit, as an example, although the UK might yet recover some of its reputation.
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
humanity - if they stop being seen as good people, then that star might set more quickly than we expect. Britain's international voice has declined since Brexit, as an example, although the UK might yet recover some of its reputation.
a need for war because it keeps him out of prison, but I expect that he will at some point consolidate his hold on the land of Gaza and then live out his days governing an Israel in an official state of crisis. As for American cultural hegemony, that's based on Americans behaving like paragons of
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
a need for war because it keeps him out of prison, but I expect that he will at some point consolidate his hold on the land of Gaza and then live out his days governing an Israel in an official state of crisis. As for American cultural hegemony, that's based on Americans behaving like paragons of
heavy-handed action on his behalf - a series of crimes that innocent Jews are being punished for, because of the link between Judaism and Zionism. All these blocs of influence are only loosely aligned - the billionaires think they are steering MAGA, but that leash will eventually slip. Netanyahu has
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
heavy-handed action on his behalf - a series of crimes that innocent Jews are being punished for, because of the link between Judaism and Zionism. All these blocs of influence are only loosely aligned - the billionaires think they are steering MAGA, but that leash will eventually slip. Netanyahu has
No nationalist is the friend of any other nation: Nationalism implies supremacism, unlike patriotism, so they might be allies at best - but they'll also always be your rivals. The Zionist faction is a nationalist movement at its heart, which is why Netanyahu has used it to steer Israel into such
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
No nationalist is the friend of any other nation: Nationalism implies supremacism, unlike patriotism, so they might be allies at best - but they'll also always be your rivals. The Zionist faction is a nationalist movement at its heart, which is why Netanyahu has used it to steer Israel into such
Europe as they did in Latin America, especially since the EU is a trading bloc that rivals their now-weakened economy. I imagine that you're well aware of what guerrilla movements they promoted during the Cold War, and I strongly encourage you to consider that these Americans are not our friends.
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Europe as they did in Latin America, especially since the EU is a trading bloc that rivals their now-weakened economy. I imagine that you're well aware of what guerrilla movements they promoted during the Cold War, and I strongly encourage you to consider that these Americans are not our friends.
and they look, talk, and act like right-leaning Europeans - I think it would be extremely wise to be skeptical of their motivations. They're currently trying to recreate the Monroe doctrine in the Western hemisphere; I strongly suspect that they are now trying to exert the same kind of influence in
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
and they look, talk, and act like right-leaning Europeans - I think it would be extremely wise to be skeptical of their motivations. They're currently trying to recreate the Monroe doctrine in the Western hemisphere; I strongly suspect that they are now trying to exert the same kind of influence in
Mr. Farage is, unfortunately, quite likely to be in the pay of groups like America's "Heritage Foundation". They appear to be hell-bent on setting up an American cultural hegemony disguised as a right-wing cultural movement, so - although they wish to promote right-wing groups in the UK and Europe,
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Mr. Farage is, unfortunately, quite likely to be in the pay of groups like America's "Heritage Foundation". They appear to be hell-bent on setting up an American cultural hegemony disguised as a right-wing cultural movement, so - although they wish to promote right-wing groups in the UK and Europe,
they get the same resentment from locals as any other bunch of people who set themselves apart.
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
they get the same resentment from locals as any other bunch of people who set themselves apart.
exclude them, then they're going to seek help from other people - and the easiest people to seek help from are those who already speak your language, which is why we get enclaves. The British are no different when abroad: The "expat culture bubble" is a stereotype because it's so often seen, and
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
exclude them, then they're going to seek help from other people - and the easiest people to seek help from are those who already speak your language, which is why we get enclaves. The British are no different when abroad: The "expat culture bubble" is a stereotype because it's so often seen, and
don't accept the narrative of hostility between ethnic groups as the default: An invasion has to be organised, and most migrants are operating on their own. As an aside, the best way to ensure that a migrant is a good cultural fit is to offer them help and absorb them into your own culture. If you
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
don't accept the narrative of hostility between ethnic groups as the default: An invasion has to be organised, and most migrants are operating on their own. As an aside, the best way to ensure that a migrant is a good cultural fit is to offer them help and absorb them into your own culture. If you
That old theoretician Herder would agree with you, up to the point of valuing one nation over another, because he saw interaction and blending between nations as the means by which they improve themselves. Taking the good parts, if you will. I've seen enough good from all manner of people that I
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
That old theoretician Herder would agree with you, up to the point of valuing one nation over another, because he saw interaction and blending between nations as the means by which they improve themselves. Taking the good parts, if you will. I've seen enough good from all manner of people that I
and if a country turns against them then they're just as incapable of winning.
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
and if a country turns against them then they're just as incapable of winning.
Let me clue you in on a couple of things:
(1) Since nothing lasts forever, your own nation is already lost to time - just like our ancestors' nations changed unrecognisably.
(2) The Government of India Act 1858 stripped the East India Company of its power and wealth. Blackrock is little different,
(1) Since nothing lasts forever, your own nation is already lost to time - just like our ancestors' nations changed unrecognisably.
(2) The Government of India Act 1858 stripped the East India Company of its power and wealth. Blackrock is little different,
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Let me clue you in on a couple of things:
(1) Since nothing lasts forever, your own nation is already lost to time - just like our ancestors' nations changed unrecognisably.
(2) The Government of India Act 1858 stripped the East India Company of its power and wealth. Blackrock is little different,
(1) Since nothing lasts forever, your own nation is already lost to time - just like our ancestors' nations changed unrecognisably.
(2) The Government of India Act 1858 stripped the East India Company of its power and wealth. Blackrock is little different,
Stop agitating for the beginning of a world war, please: The civilian casualties will be grievous, as they were the last two times. Turkey can put Russia in its place without starting that horrow-show.
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Stop agitating for the beginning of a world war, please: The civilian casualties will be grievous, as they were the last two times. Turkey can put Russia in its place without starting that horrow-show.
The mass-shooting dataset at Mother Jones gives about 142 separate days of the year on which mass shootings have occurred in the USA. Perhaps the national conversation there has been stalled due to a lack of listening.
December 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The mass-shooting dataset at Mother Jones gives about 142 separate days of the year on which mass shootings have occurred in the USA. Perhaps the national conversation there has been stalled due to a lack of listening.
The detail of this cartoon that says the most to me is the emptiness of his expression, as if there's nothing there to respond to the shiny baubles.
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The detail of this cartoon that says the most to me is the emptiness of his expression, as if there's nothing there to respond to the shiny baubles.