The Battle Between Ignorance and Independence
Lies and Propaganda as Ammunition, Self-Interest as Strategy
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Before we begin, I’d like to make a brief statement:
It’s been a little over two months since my last article on Mandami and since that time I’ve been racking my brain as to what to write about and I’ll give you the reason why. In a nutshell and for the most part, it’s because I already have. You name it, you hear stories on the news and at some point in time, I addressed the topic. The stories could be slightly different with new characters involved but the topic remains the same which goes to show you how much of what goes on in government, culture and our society stays pretty much the same and problems facing the U.S. rarely get solved.
Pick most any issue you’re hearing, watching or reading about today and (again, for the most part) I’ve already written about it. In fact, in many instances I wrote about these very same or similar topics months if not years ago making them just as relevant today as the day I wrote them. Kinda sad when you think about it. And I’m not here to give myself accolades or pat myself on the back, just offering a reason why it’s been so long since my last article. School shootings? (Wrote about it). Crime? (Wrote about it). Boys in girls sports? (Wrote about it).Ukraine? (Wrote about it). The Economy? (Wrote about it) Middle East? (Wrote about it). Nuclear war? (Wrote about it). Healthcare for all? Yep! (Wrote about it).But after all this, after close to 300 articles, the few common denominators over the last decade are as follows.
- TDS— Trump Derangement Syndrome
- Lying— Political agenda, self-interests, political power and money being the main motivators.
- Lying by our media— Either through omission or carefully crafted edits to interviews.
- Judge shopping— Meaning politically motivated activist judges making irrational rulings to intentionally stall the president until they’re overturned.
- Democrat’s moving more towards socialism and communism primarily because they have no real leadership, no message other than their hatred for Trump.
But above all else and most important are the ignorant fools who vote these idiots into office. Call it ignorance, call it pure stupidity, call it complete apathy, call it whatever you like and it’s always the same. Elections are run today like they were in high school sixty years ago. This is the main reason why you have shit-hole cities like Los Angeles, Baltimore, Seattle, Portland, New York City, Chicago and shit-hole states like California, Oregon, Washington, Illinois and a few others. Their majorities who make the conscious decision every election must really enjoy that distinction. It’s either that or their elections are rigged or their majority constituents are working criminals, gang-bangers, illegal aliens and the sort who want to continue their way of life at the expense of law abiding citizens. It’s no wonder sanity is fleeing those cities and states as fast as humanly possible yet the leaders of said cities and states do absolutely nothing except beg for more money from governments in order to create more bureaucracies with high paying administrative jobs. But by doing these things, it gives the impression that a selected few who will be able to jump through all required hoops will reap more free stuff. OK, let’s go to the article—
Civil War in America
Is America in the middle of a civil war? Absolutely, although the weapons of choice aren’t guns, bombs and the like. It’s unlikely you’ll personally die from this civil war although it’s become crystal clear that deaths have occurred due to the results of some battles won by the wrong side. We’ll get into all of this during the course of this article but I will say this right up front. This new American civil war has been going on for at least a couple of decades now and unfortunately, the losses to some have been horrific.
Will there ever be an end to this war? While one can only hope, in today’s times with today’s mentality and the dwindling intelligence of today’s citizens? It’s doubtful. Let’s take a look at what’s going on here in the U.S and you can come to your own conclusions.
Civil War: Capitalism v. Socialism—
People want socialism? I hate to say it but we already have it! Here are some facts:
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Keep in mind— U.S. population ≈ 335 million (2025).
As of the most recent data I’ve seen (late 2023), roughly 35–40 million children under age 18 in the U.S. are enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program). That works out to about 1 in 3 kids nationwide relying on those programs for health coverage. It fluctuates a bit year to year, but that ballpark should be pretty close. -
People on Medicaid/CHIP alone ≈ 80–90 million.
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SNAP (food stamps) ≈ 40 million.
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Studies (like ASPE & USAFacts) show that ~100 million people per year participate in at least one means-tested program.
The bottom line is, we can safely say that roughly half (or damn close to half) of all American men, women and children participate in one program paid for by state and/or federal government. And don’t get me started on how much the U.S. has already doled out to/for illegal aliens. That’s a separate can of worms. And by the way, the totals above do not include Social Security or Medicare (which is paid for by the employees through deductions).
I don’t know about you but discovering the info above not only surprised me, it astounded me. Don’t get me wrong, I had a feeling it would be a lot, but this many? Suffice to say that we’re already about as close to socialism as one can get and Democrats are out to offer more if given the power to do so. But, that’s ONLY after they double your taxes, fees and anything else they can to get more money, while at the same time, require more hoops to jump through in the process. And don’t forget the mountain of regulations they’ll reimpose. Which briefly brings us back to New York City and Mandami. And yes, the ignorance (including utter stupidity) runs so deep there it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if he won the election which will be the final nail in the coffin there as everyone with a brain leaves. Good luck with that. The rest of us will do our best not to laugh and say “hey! We warned you!”
Is this ignorance derived from apathy? Stupidity? Lack of valid information from trusted sources? The answer would be to an extent, all of them while placing the majority of the blame on our media and yes… already wrote about it. But in many ways, our own apathy plays a role as well. People, especially our youth really don’t care about any of this because if they did, you’d see a whole lot more young people voting which in a way, I’m glad they don’t because they are the most gullible people on the planet. (All brought to you by social media and learning institutions.) And yes, wrote about that also.
Civil War: Covid-19 v. Common Sense—
And now Covid-19 along with other vaccines and RFK Jr. are back in the news. I watched the hearing between Democrats who have the intelligence of a brick making speeches telling RFK Jr. to resign because they appear to sincerely believe with RFK Jr. being the Secretary of Health and Human services, it won’t be long before he kills us all with his policies of transparency to the American public. More importantly, allowing the Public the ability to make their own decisions regarding vaccines. (Heaven forbid.) And some will in fact die as they’re given the “Darwin Award” for stupidity— posthumously.
And here’s yet another interesting tidbit of information.
Most European countries do not have mandatory vaccination policies, with 16 out of 28 countries opting for recommended vaccination instead. This means that many countries in Europe allow parents to choose whether to vaccinate their children without any legal requirement.
Imagine that. On top of which, you don’t see any major outbreaks, pandemics and the like from these countries, do you? Nope. And it’s not just Europe. You can also include Canada, China, India and Russia to the list where vaccinations are only recommended. And again, it doesn’t appear their decisions in doing so are causing the deaths of millions. Personally, I prefer “informed consent” over mandates any day of the week. But for big pharma? Roll out those mandates!
You see, that’s the thing about socialism. In order to survive, you have to play their game by their rules. It’s all about controlling a population. The only people who get rich and live much better lives with the most freedom are the administrators. That is— until the money runs out after the few wealthy remaining move.
Civil War:
Activist Liberal Judges v. The U.S. Supreme Court—
You could see this coming from miles away and it wasn’t just through Trump’s first term in office. Lawfare against Trump was bad enough back then and while it may have slowed his administration down, it didn’t defeat him legally nor politically. Even with a rigged 2020 election when everyone thought Trump would just fade away, he became the poster child for the saying “That which doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger.” Resulting in lawfare going full tilt crazy upon his announcement of running in 2024. The establishment (left and right including the globalists) did everything they could to destroy him. Politically, financially, they wanted him in prison and when all that failed, there were two attempts on his life.
The only arrow remaining in the Democrat quiver were judges and the law had nothing to do with it when it came to Trump accomplishing the agenda the American majority elected him to do. These federal judges knew well beforehand most if not all their rulings would be overturned by appellate courts including the U.S. Supreme Court if need be which is most likely the main reason why said rulings were prefaced with the word “temporary.” Why? Because of two facts. (1) all their rulings would be appealed and (2) Trump would likely prevail on appeal, which for the most part has been proven true. But remember. Being right or wrong played absolutely no role with these activist judges. It was all about slowing Trump’s agenda down for as long as possible. In that single respect, they appear to be winning the battle with time. (As brief as it is.) SCOTUS told them to knock it off but I guess these judges threw that memo away without even glancing at it for it continues to this very day. Trump wins in the long run but the price extracted for it is an ever dwindling commodity— time.
Civil War: Liberal v. Conservative Media—
Ratings alone tell the entire story. Liberal news media is just about dead and buried to the point where it wouldn’t surprise me at all to discover that outlets like CNN and MSNBC and others were heavily subsidized to keep them afloat. Fox News is crushing all others at every level. In a few previous articles, I made a challenge to take one hour during a day and watch liberal media. Take another hour and watch fox news then tell me which outlet gives the most balanced array of information. Liberal media hates this suggestion because they know the result will be fewer viewers for them. Right now, it looks like liberal media ratings are somewhere around the level of reruns of the food channel. Their remaining viewers are hardcore Leftists tuning in to be reaffirmed in their ideology as programing is directed specifically to them. Anything else that doesn’t fit these networks narrative is simply not covered. Live events are turned into manipulated soundbites along with a panel of morons justifying them. Everyday, people are seeing through this and changing the channel. You’d think after losing one lawsuit after another and dismal ratings, they’d learn their lesson but nope.
Civil War: Liberal v. Conservative States—
You know the old saying… “If you can’t beat’em— join’em?” Not the case these days. Now its, “If you can’t beat’em— it’s time to move.” And that’s exactly what’s happening in droves. People and businesses are finally reading the writing that’s been on the wall for years now and they just don’t want to play the game any longer. If it hasn’t happened already, Blue states having no other choice after the rich come to their senses and move as well, will begin raising fees and taxes on everything imaginable on those remaining to keep massive revenue losses due to the massive exodus from their states at a minimum. Sadly, time will run out on that temporary fix as their well rapidly runs dry and they go deeper into debt. The only ones left will be their criminal constituent’s and illegal aliens holding their hands out for more aid and their socialist/communist base wondering why their receiving less money and their government run grocery stores are empty.
It’s for this reason (call me crazy) that I hope Mandami wins his mayoral election in New York City. Why? Because sometimes, people need to learn a difficult lesson the hard way. If he wins, it will set an example for the rest of the Blue cities and states sending the clear message that everything Mandami wants to do has already been tried. And failed miserably. And when they do learn their lesson, they should expect absolutely no sympathy or bail-outs from the rest of us. Perhaps this time, it will sink in.
Civil War: Crime v. Law and Order
If you happen to be unfortunate enough to reside in a Blue city or state then in regard to crime, you are being lied to. “Crime is down,” they say. “Look at the stats! What we’re doing is working,” they declare as we constantly hear and watch on just about any honest news outlet all evidence to the contrary. You see criminals who have been arrested countless times, some well over one-hundred strolling down the street waiting for their next opportunity/victim only to be arrested again and released back into the public— again.
It’s gotten to the point where police are throwing up their hands in disgust wondering why their making arrests in the first place. So you know what? They don’t. Many quit trying and others give up and move to a state that appreciates their service to law enforcement with many receiving signing bonuses for doing so. You can make all the arrests you want but if the prosecutor declines to bring charges or liberal judges give violent criminals a slap on the wrist, law enforcement in these cities is nothing more than an exercise in futility. And it’s because of this along with George Soros prosecutors refusing to charge criminals appropriately, crime in these cities is magically down. The only ones who actually believe this are Democrats, liberal pundits and the sort. On second thought, I take that back. Even these people know this is all a lie but they keep telling it as often as they can.
And to top it all off, the legislators of said cities and states have gone one step further. They are literally decriminalizing crime by openly telling everyone in their jurisdictions all crimes they’ll refuse to prosecute. The entire state of Illinois and cities like New York City, Los Angeles and many others have opened their doors to crime and there’s not much (if anything at all) the law abiding resident can do about it. (Other than pack up and move.) Which thousands have already done.
Blue cities and states treat their criminals the same way they treat their illegal aliens’. Catch and release. And you wonder why thousands are moving out of your liberal hellhole of a city?
Race and Crime
Let’s settle the question once and for all regarding race and crime. It’s been said that blacks make up roughly 14% of the U.S. population yet commit 52% of crime. Is this true? And the answer is?
White (non-Hispanic) → 59% of U.S. population, but only 31% of prisoners.
Black → 14% of U.S. population, but 32% of prisoners
The bottom line is as follows:
If Blacks and Whites were the same size population, prisons would be 80% Black and 20% White. That’s the reality the raw numbers hide.
The reasons behind this are far and wide and are certainly debatable but the numbers don’t lie. — Percent of prisoners isn’t the real story— percent per capita is. Blacks are about 14% of the U.S. population but 32% of the prison population. Whites are 59% of the population but 31% of the prisons. Do the math: that’s over 4 times the incarceration rate per capita for Blacks.
The bottom line is: Reside in a Blue city or state and you do so at your peril. Think I’m wrong? Do you not watch the news? That’s right, liberal news would never in a million years report on this.
Civil War: Sanctuary Cities v. Illegal Immigration—
Time to call a spade a spade. In essence, sanctuary cities are 100% for open borders. On top of which, they will turn a blind eye to all the violence and other crimes against their own legal citizens in the process. And it appears that most of said residents are perfectly fine with it. Not only that, it also appears they were perfectly fine with how these illegal aliens arrived into our country. The murders, rapes, young girls and women sold into sexual slavery and other abominable things many of these people were forced to endure along the way from those who smuggled them. They stick their collective heads in the sand after removing them from their collective asses.
Everyone knew right from the start what Biden and the Democrats were orchestrating the very first day Biden was installed as President. Even those behind this orchestration knew it but they didn’t care. To them, the end justified the means which is why to this very day, I find it utterly incredible that anyone votes for a democrat in any election. But when you consider the source, I guess it does make a little sense. The larger question remains— why do so many people here in the U.S. buy into this? And are completely fine with how it all took place? It boggles the mind of any sane individual. The ability for rational thought is severely lacking in these people. To them, it’s the “mostly peaceful” analogy. Well, not all illegal aliens are murderers, child rapists, drug dealers and cause the deaths of American citizens. My response? Tell that to the hundreds of families whose loved ones are dead or recovering mentally and physically from the deeds of these “few” illegal aliens and while your at it, (for those of you who want sanctuary cities) take a hard look in the mirror and ask yourself what you personally would say to these families. Would you remain on board with sanctuary cities if it were your loved one who was raped, mugged or murdered by an illegal alien? I didn’t think so.
No— sanctuary cities will be coming to an end after Trump makes his way through all the roadblocks Biden and his team put in place before leaving office. Some legal hurdles will end up being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court but make no mistake, these cities will lose. Guaranteed.
Civil War: Democrats v. Republicans—
If John F. Kennedy were running for President on the democratic ticket today, would he win? People have asked this question over the years and the consensus seems to be no. Kennedy’s politics would be seen as closer to republican norms than democrat. Don’t get me wrong, there were times when I wasn’t too fond of republicans and yes, I’ve written about this in the past as well. But these days? Democrats and the DNC seem to be going through a mental health crisis and it’s not a pretty sight. In fact, before the 2024 election, I was really concerned about republicans and warned in one article that if they blow it this time, there’s no coming back from it. Interestingly enough, what I feared happening with republicans is exactly what’s happening to democrats and their wounds are self-inflicted.
If one considers the Biden administration and all that went on in it with much only recently discovered, it’s unimaginable that any sane individual would remotely contemplate voting for another democrat again. Or at the very least for the foreseeable future. The blatant corruption which few (if any) will be held accountable for. Millions invading the U.S. with the full support of Biden and the democrats. Tanking the economy which is going to take Trump more than eight months to repair. And don’t forget all the activist judges appointed for the sole reason to slow Trump’s progress in executing his agenda he was elected to accomplish. As usual, the Dems are fighting him through the courts every step of the way. Why the courts? Again— that’s all they have left outside of hating Trump. That’s it! No solutions, no ideas. If Trump is for it, they’re against it and shooting themselves in the foot every single time. They’re counting on Trump hate alone to save them but this time, they won’t have Covid-19 to distract the American public. If it’s an 80/20 issue? They’re in the “20” camp. 90/10? They’re fully behind the “10” to the point of embarrassment.
Yet they still have their delusional base to contend with and unfortunately, that base is now running the show. Moderate Dems saw this writing on the wall and left the building. The DNC is well aware of this and have absolutely no idea what direction to go in other than their continued hate for Trump. Right now, the only direction they appear to be heading in is right off a cliff.
Civil War: Common Sense v. Absurdity
No cash bail, decriminalizing crime, high taxes, soaring crime, sanctuary cities and the bottomless pit of debt attributed to them, violent criminals let out with a slap on the wrist or cases simply dropped altogether, higher regulations— I could go on but the point is, the above is the definition of cities and states run by democrats. Cheating, corruption underhanded shenanigan’s, propaganda, misinformation, disinformation and allegations of rigging elections in democrats favor are endless (just as we discovered happened during the last census.)
The recent senseless murder of Iryna Zarutska proves two things. First – how liberal media refuses to report on crimes of this sort because it doesn’t fit their narrative. And second, it proves their narrative is 100% wrong. In essence, Democrat’s today, would much rather sacrifice their citizens life in the name of some completely delusional view that no matter who dies, it’s all OK. To democrats, it’s much better that you remain ignorant, than informed. To them, it’s all about power and control and from that, they’ll take your money, indoctrinate you and your children, regulate the shit out of you while declaring how much better your lives will be because of it as they put up another poster inviting one and all to a cross-dresser story hour brought to you by your local library.
So what’s the moral of this story? Until sanity returns to Democrats, I fear this civil war we’re embroiled in will get worse before it gets better mainly because I don’t see sanity returning anytime soon. Hating Trump won’t solve anything and it sure as hell won’t get them anymore votes outside of the Trump haters. Especially six or so months from now when all of Trumps policies really kick in despite Democrat shenanigans and activist judges doing their best to gum up the works. It’s why Trump did everything right at the beginning of his term. He knew this would happen and he also knew it would take time. Because of this very smart move, he’s collected many “wins” in what seems like record speed and will continue collecting them.
Full stop. It’s time to get real. Democrats genuinely want to see America fail. If they can’t get their way, let the chaos begin starting with paid protestors and the liberal media skewing each and every story to their side hoping their viewers remain stupid, gullible and most important— loyal. And yes, there will be some Blue states that will go further Blue either through propaganda or outright election cheating. I would put nothing past Democrats when it comes to how they will do just about anything to achieve their goals. With all the soaring crime taking place in Blue cities, there should be travel warnings posted so travelers are made aware.
There’s a quote from Benjamin Franklin that pundits enjoy using:
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
While his quote has been taken completely out of context for the last hundred years, if one were to take it literally, one would respond with…
Old Ben would be singing a different tune if he lived in Boston or New York City today.
Last question for all who reside in cities and states run by democrats. How many more senseless murders, robberies, gang violence, rapes of women and children (your women and children) does it take for you to wake up? How can you continue to vote for nothing to change election after election? What the hell is wrong with you people who continuously vote for this? Sincere question.
