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Month: July 2018

People Will Die!

Is there a plural for Apocalypse? You’d think there should be with all the doom and gloom prophesied by Democrats, Liberals, Globalists, Celebrity Loons and various “Never Trumpers” who identify as “the Resistance.” Every time President Trump says or does anything original, the Resistance explodes with histrionic outbursts of nonsensical terror. “People will die!!” “It’s the end of the world!!” “Prepare for Armageddon!!”

Histrionic Personality Disorder is a real thing, characterized by a long-standing pattern of attention seeking behavior and extreme emotionality. Someone with histrionic personality disorder wants to be at the center of attention in any group of people, and they feel uncomfortable when they are not.

This is a perfect description of the radical left and others who are so enraged that Hillary Clinton (or a more “establishment approved” candidate) lost the election, thus forcing them all out of the political spotlight, that they can no longer distinguish reality from their own warped anti-Trump fantasies. Added to this is the new mental disorder labelled “Trump Derangement Syndrome” characterized by a hatred of President Trump so intense that it impairs people’s judgment. To paraphrase the late Charles Krauthammer, who was never a supporter of President Trump, it’s the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency – nay – the very existence of Donald J. Trump. It is a Trump-induced “general hysteria” among the “chattering classes” – the journalists, social justice warriors, political operatives and pompous celebrities who see themselves as the arbiters of conventional wisdom – these people don’t actually amount to much but they love to hear themselves talk.

Here is a short list of times since the Presidential election when we were told by “the Resistance,” that we should prepare ourselves for imminent doom.

 

Donald J. Trump is elected president

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

               

President Trump withdraws from TPP

The Resistance: People will die!

Reality: No one died.

 

President Trump issues a Travel Ban on people from a select group of countries with ineffective governments and ties to international terrorism

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

President Trump withdraws from Paris Climate Accord

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

President Trump announces the rollback of regulations that hinder economic development

The Resistance: People will die!

Reality: No one died.

 

President Trump announces his first SCOTUS pick

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

President Trump issues his “Tax Cut and Jobs Act”

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

President Trump indicates that the “Obama Care” Individual mandate will be removed

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

President Trump recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

President Trump calls Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea “Little Rocket Man” due to his penchant for launching rockets in conflict with international agreements

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

President Trump announces that NAFTA will be renegotiated

The Resistance: People will die!

Reality: No one died.

 

President Trump advocates cuts to EPA

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

The Trump administration argues for the end of Net Neutrality

The Resistance: People will die!

Reality: No one died.

 

President Trump initiates tariffs on various countries in order to promote American interests

The Resistance: People will die!

Reality: No one died.

 

President Trump is the first sitting president to meet with a North Korean leader

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continue.

 

The Trump administration enforces a Zero Tolerance policy for illegal border crossings

The Resistance: People will die!

Reality: No one died.

 

President Trump withdraws from the controversial Iran Deal

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

The U.S. withdraws from Human Rights Council over the U.N.’s anti-Semitic policies

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

President Trump announces his second SCOTUS pick

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

President Trump meets with Russian President Putin

The Resistance: People will die! It’s the end of the world!

Reality: No one died; the world continues.

 

It seem very clear that those who identify as “the Resistance” are really just resisting reality.

 

 

 

Common Characteristics of Happy People

There’s a famous quote by John Lennon: “When I went to school they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up – I wrote down “happy”. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”

What does it mean to be happy? What does it take?

Abraham Lincoln observed that “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

After reviewing the subject for a while, I’ve made up my mind that there are at least 12 common characteristics of happy people.

1/ they stand up for themselves.

2/ they’re honest and sincere with others and with themselves: they live their values.

3/ they enjoy listening to music.

4/ they recognize the good things in their lives and know how to show their gratitude and appreciation.

5/ they know how to give and also receive love, compassion and affection.

6/ they’re patient with people and things around them.

7/ they’re excited about life and look forward to learning, discovering and engaging in new and interesting activities and adventures – especially new thoughts, ideas, and creative pursuits.

8/ they want what’s best for the people around them as well as for themselves. They fully understand the significance of self-care and wellbeing and make sure that they constantly work toward strengthening their mental health and fitness.

9/ they are naturally optimistic

10/ they know they have a purpose on this earth and seek to fulfill it. They know how to live their passion.

11/ they understand the power of forgiveness, for themselves and others.

12/ they accept that there is a higher power in the Universe and enjoy the feeling of connecting to it.

These characteristics open a person up to the possibility of being happy even if the circumstances of life appear harsh or upsetting. Being happy is a state of mind, an inner process, rather than a product of the environment. And being happy doesn’t necessarily mean you walk around with a big smile on your face all the time. Happiness is an inner sense of peace, confidence, acceptance and belief in the possibility of good things in life.

How many of these characteristics do you share? What can you do now to increase your own sense of happiness and wellbeing? Being happy takes action, focus and the perception of optimism.

As I say many times in these posts a first step is to wake up – wake yourself up anyway you can, using whatever methods or processes are at your disposal. Wake up and then go out and wake up everyone else. In this way you can increase your own happiness and the happiness of the world.

 

Space Force

I remember watching Star Trek – the original series – when I was a kid.  It impacted my outlook on life in many ways.   The action on the show confirmed my ideas of conservatism, individual liberty and the rule of law. It also enhanced some aspects of my spirituality by depicting the wonders of the natural world and the possibility of life in a variety of forms gloriously engaging with the Universe. 

I’m sure progressives and Globalists hate Captain Kirk for his unapologetic virility, patriotism, and manly dedication to the service of his people – ideas labeled “toxic” these days – but, for me, Kirk was inspirational. A military man committed to the pursuit of justice and truth, ready to fight and fight hard if need be, but also quick to talk and to reason with others at any time. Few of Kirk’s enemies remained enemies for long because his empowering sense of what was possible and good for civilization was unbeatable.

My first, overly hopeful thought upon hearing of President Trump’s plan for a Space Force was that it would be a kind of Star Fleet with men like Kirk commissioned to explore the galaxy and expand the limits of civilization. Of course, such an organization is decades, if not centuries, away. Humanity is only now beginning to see the real possibility of colonizing other worlds.

For years the dreams of exploration and discovery held by watchers of Star Trek- the original series, were withheld and squandered by politicians, bureaucrats and cowardly scientists who preferred an easily exploitable Earth bound existence. People who become astronauts embody an incredible spirit of freewheeling adventure – as President Trump observed, astronauts combine “the confidence of a cowboy, the skill of a fighter pilot, the ambition of a scientist, and the courage of a true, brilliant, tough warrior.” Such people are hard to control. They are fearless and strive to do the impossible. A whole fleet of such individuals would revolutionize the planet in ways the Globalists, plutocrats and progressive could never survive.

Space Force will have a more prosaic mission – to protect American space-based assets and prevent rogue states and terrorist groups from using advances in technology to attack civilization with missiles and satellites. However, in the not too distant future, when flights to the moon, Mars and beyond become more common place, the mission will no doubt expand to protecting travelers from spacefaring brigands and pirates, providing rescue services, enforcing laws and arbitrating disputes among other nations to prevent warrior states from stopping the advance of off-world exploration and colonization. It could also act as the ultimate defense against threats from deep space such as asteroids and comets that might collide with the Earth.

Space Force is just the first step in the new and exciting phase of humanity’s journey: a phase in which we will begin to take our rightful place among the stars.

 

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