Bought my first house

[Martin Hash]

Anti-fascism is fascism
Anti-racism is racism
Anti-bullying is bullying
I’m done being manipulated even if I get to live the good life if I just go along.

[Smitty-48]

I honestly don't pay attention to much beyond the walls of my survivalist compound

what fascism is or isn't seems a rather ethereal concern

[Martin Hash]

I honestly don't pay attention to much beyond the walls of my survivalist compound

what fascism is or isn't seems a rather ethereal concern

I can’t find fault with that. As the guys here constantly tell me: move away from Ground Zero. I’ve considered it, but frankly, I’m up for the fight and if not me, who?

[Smitty-48]

I honestly don't pay attention to much beyond the walls of my survivalist compound

what fascism is or isn't seems a rather ethereal concern

I can’t find fault with that. As the guys here constantly tell me: move away from Ground Zero. I’ve considered it, but frankly, I’m up for the fight and if not me, who?

the way to stop being manipulated is to stop concerning yourself with things that are beyond your control

I mean, who are you going to fight ? The Woke ?

it's a puritanical Great Awakening style moral panic

you can't fight those, all you can do is wait them out

[Martin Hash]

I can provide solace & hope to those around me who wonder if they’re the crazy ones? Everyone’s telling them they are but I’m here to reassure them.

[Smitty-48]

it's like saying you are going back to 1919 to fight the Red Scare

orly ? how would that work in an operational sense ?

where do you attack the Red Scare ?

who is the commander of the moral panic, where is its headquarters, what is your axis of advance ?

[Smitty-48]

I can provide solace & hope to those around me who wonder if they’re the crazy ones? Everyone’s telling them they are but I’m here to reassure them.

well, it's just America being America, these moral panics are all part of the deal, it's a constantly repeating cycle

like they don't give a shit in France

this is entirely a British paradigm, come over on the boat, goes all the way back to the Reformation

culture is destiny

[Martin Hash]

Example: the father of a kid in my son’s martial arts class is here. I offered him some 14-year Glenlivet and Laphroaig (my favorite). He’s never had either (out of his league) but he got relaxed and told me in hushed tones that he thought it was a shamdemic too (I’m known online for originating that term). We smiled conspiratorially, and I’m sure he felt better about things in general.

[Smitty-48]

Canada has always been like this

this Victorian missionary impulse, cleansing their souls through performative religious rights

hyper conformity and decrying the heretics is the essence of Canada

the Woke have always been in charge here, but it's never crimped my style, I just do my own thing, same as it ever was

it's like I was at ground zero for this particular orgy of white guilt self flagellation, back in the 70's

but they've pretty much been running Canada since the late 80's, so it's not like this is new around here

Pierre Trudeau, Justin Trudeau, new boss same as the old boss, literally

[Smitty-48]

it's like you don't have free speech in Canada

but even if you did, you can't reason with anybody here, culture is destiny

ergo, free speech is irrelevant, therefore, moving on