Nixonland

The syllogism is simple: first in 1966 with Ronald Reagan, then in 1968 and 1972 with Richard Nixon, Republicans ascended to higher office by pinning on the Democrats responsibility for riots and disruptive protests carried out on the left, successfully framing themselves (as I detailed in my 2008 book Nixonland) as the preservers of order and decorum in a society that seemed to be falling into chaos. The Chaotic Trump Campaign ☀

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A Tribute To Facebook Group Shipwreck Island

A tribute to Shipwrwck Island on Facebook, with Etty, Morgan, William, Charles, Jennifer and the other castaways (I'm Gillagan).

The Second Amendment was Ratified to Preserve Slavery 

The real reason the Second Amendment was ratified, and why it says “State” instead of “Country” (the Framers knew the difference - see the 10th Amendment), was to preserve the slave patrol militias in the southern states, which was necessary to get Virginia’s vote. Founders Patrick Henry, George Mason, and James Madison were totally clear on that … and we all should be too.

What makes the AR-15 an assault weapon ☀

After another mass shooting in which an AR-15 most certainly posed a problem to many people trapped inside a nightclub, such a blasé approach to powerful civilian weapons may be harder to maintain. Ludwig Wittgenstein, a great 20th-century philosopher and a veteran of the first world war, wrote in his “Philosophical Investigations” that when “we employ the word ‘meaning’,’’ we are most often referring to the everyday purpose of some phrase. “The meaning of a word”, he wrote, “is its use in the language”. By that sensible if trivial standard: if an AR-15 can be used to assault large crowds of people, killing and maiming scores of them, on multiple occasions, it qualifies as an assault weapon.

Kicked off of Shipwreck Island on Facebook

Well I'm pretty sure I've been kicked off of one of my liberal groups. Shipwreck Island on Facebook. A family member had made some bullshit right wing comments while visiting me. On a private group which SI is. They had done this before. I asked them not to while using my Android but forgot to change my passwords. Their comments represent their ignorance and do not reflect my own views which are liberal.


In any case so long Etty Block, Morgan Miller, William Govern and the many others on Shipwreck Island I've come to known over the years.


2010-2016 ❤

War on Islamic State

War will be waged on #ISIS, #ISIL and all #Islamic extremists. This war will involve every American and Westerner and peaceful Muslims. It will be an ongoing war 24/7. It will be a war for all freedoms. For survival. Lives will be lost but others will be saved.

Every American, Westerner and many others must stand up against this threat. Sacrifices must be made. Martyrs too.

The #IslamicState is pig manure. It means nothing. It is nothing. It will be nothing. #Death to #ISIL. #Ametica will survive this #jihad and become stronger then ever before.

Condolences to #Orlando and all #LGBT's. Shame on the #NRA.

George Zimmerman: The Mind of a Cold Blooded Murderer

Taken from Pyschology Today:


"Let's analyze Zimmerman's mind-set: He mentioned to the 911 dispatcher that there had been several burglaries in the neighborhood, and NBCMiami confirmed that there were 8 burglaries within the last 15 months, and that most of those were by young black men.


Zimmerman had called 911, 46 times during those 15 months, one of them being on April 22, 2011 to report a suspicious 7 year old black boy. A 7 year old boy? Clearly Zimmerman's was paranoid, angry and perhaps fearful. When he saw a young black male walking with a hoodie, his mind associated this with the prior burglaries and immediately jumped to the conclusion "guilty!" At that point what is a "neighborhood watch captain" to do? Why, be the hero, of course.


This led him to follow Martin. When he sees something in his hand his pre-conditioned brain immediately thinks "weapon" and when the confrontation developed, Zimmerman, as a criminal justice major understood ‘stand your ground' and twisted this into a justification. Then as things escalated and a scuffle began, his mind racing with jumbled emotion, fear, anger and thinking he was in the right, he drew the gun and shot Martin.


Trayvon Martin's death is clearly a tragedy in every sense of the word but it has nothing to do with ‘Stand Your Ground', gun control or the second amendment. This is about psychology and badly warped judgment by a single individual. A perfect storm of events, misperceptions and, yes, prejudice.


In terms of preventing a recurrence in the future? Education would be the place to start. There is no law that would have prevented this—you can't legislate good judgment."


Zimmerman displays:


Poor conflict resolution
Anger Management
Racist Mindset
Poor Judgement
Paranoia
Poor Impulse Control
Able To Twist Gun Laws
Wanted to Kill for Years


May hate himself for being
gay and attracted to young
Black Males


Raised to view certain types of people as inferior


Does not feel safe without a gun even
though Zimmerman is big