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The Extraction Machine

Dear Friends, It seems to me, once a government has become extractive, political favor becomes more important than law. If that is true… this is a way we can judge if a government has become extractive. Simply look at the … Continue reading

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The Power Of The Societal Myth

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the goal of every government is to keep the right people in power. It’s not to guard the rights of the masses, defend justice, or create a system where prosperity can thrive. Those things … Continue reading

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Limericks

Dear Friends, Our legalist system is quite perverse,The laws seem to work in reverse,But we’re the jerks,Here’s how it works,It consumes trust to produce its inverse. The elites have been struck by Cupid,With ideas and hubris that are ill suited,To … Continue reading

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The Ironic Cycle of Civilization

Dear Friends, It seems to me, there is an Ironic Cycle of Civilization. In one sentence… it is that societal trust builds prosperity, and prosperity erodes trust, that lack of trust then ushers in poverty. If people come together in … Continue reading

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Limericks

Dear Friends, The EU was always a bog in a fen,Run by despots in cubicles with pen,Brussels kissing booth,Is getting long in the tooth,Because central planning has failed again. The elite have made it clear you see,They just don’t trust … Continue reading

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Prosperity And Wealth

Dear Friends, It seems to me, prosperity is not a consequence of wealth but of skill, hard work, and diligence. How could I say such a counter-intuitive thing? I say it because it’s true. History is full of states that … Continue reading

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Law Drives Prosperity… And Poverty

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the only way a prosperous and stable society can become destabilized is if there is a double standard in law. A society that holds everyone equally under the law and protected by it cannot … Continue reading

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Plunder Results In Poverty

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the more a nation steals… the poorer they become. This applies not only to taxation, but to annexation, and plunder from foreign adversaries. How could I say such a counter intuitive thing? Because history … Continue reading

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Limericks

Dear Friends, The mechanical loom would starve us all,Middle manager obsolescence by IT’s gall,Time goes on,Tech’s no con,Because it creates more work than it does maul. When someone is pro Nazi and pro Jew,Won’t be but a tiny group of … Continue reading

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Limericks

Dear Friends They came in from down the hall,Unsuspecting so standing tall,But a stoned mind,What did they find,One of them had left behind their eightball. Take the shot and never reason why,The medical elite would never lie,So don’t be dejected,Higher … Continue reading

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