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Why Revolutions Derail

Posted on March 22, 2026 by john

Dear friends, It seems to me, there’s a reason most revolutions end in more despotism and not less. It is because most revolutionaries want to replace the people who write, and thus benefit from the laws… instead of create a … Continue reading →

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Limericks

Posted on March 21, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, There once was a red herring that worked,Before the naive it jerked and twerked,Smartmatic logic,Rare demagogic,With a darkness behind it that lurked. Mexico is a failed state for sure,Embracing the politics du jour,The result of corruption,A violent eruption,That … Continue reading →

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Legislating Morality

Posted on March 20, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, Pareto’s elitists claim you can’t legislate morality… then set themselves to doing just that. Laws today are rapidly replacing morality. This is done by thousands of bureaucrats working diligently at their cubicles legislating the … Continue reading →

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Limericks

Posted on March 19, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, Many struggle and do what they can,Wanting to appear good so they scan,Go to the right places,Ignoring poor faces,But God often appears as a homeless man. The elite have always been bums,A cabal of people with all thumbs,It’s … Continue reading →

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Discerning the Role of Trust

Posted on March 18, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, history is unambiguous, every moralist society has evolved into a legalist one, and then collapsed. This appears to be a natural law like the Pareto Distribution. Moreover, that collapse appears to be semi-permanent. The … Continue reading →

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Limericks

Posted on March 17, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, Some claim that it’s just a flaw,Others say it’s an open maw,But history’s truthful,This isn’t youthful,That the elite are above the law. Heroes give their one and all,Patriots they hear the call,Live in the mud,Shed their blood,Only to … Continue reading →

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Limericks

Posted on March 16, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, Flirting with girls with long eye lashes,Walking around wearing golden sashes,The elite don’t care,But they are aware,They’re burning down the world to rule over the ashes. Some people are not up to debate,Angry and sore at seeing their … Continue reading →

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The Stupidity of Zealots

Posted on March 15, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, many people are more than happy to let others do their thinking for them. It’s more efficient that way. Such folks can be part of a bound organization, a fasces if you will, that … Continue reading →

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Progressive Legalism or Constitutional Moralism

Posted on March 14, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the US at the turn of the twentieth century was floating along pretty good, but the progressives scuttled it. The US was founded as a high trust, moral and ethical society. Franklin himself said … Continue reading →

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Meekness Invites Bullying

Posted on March 13, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the pushover is always pushed over. Remember when you were a kid, and there was a boy on the playground who got picked-on mercilessly? He might have been able to beat up his tormentors … Continue reading →

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