Limericks – Ideology Is Just A Fad

Dear Friends,

The republic is on the ropes,
It’s led by a bunch of dopes,
Anti American elite,
Bring us to defeat,
As the courts destroy our hopes.

Bonjour mez amis en France,
Hoping the election’s an avalanche,
Power to the people,
Away from the evil,
And so I offer Y’all, Bon Chance.

Human beings are like diamonds and law,
Our lives are quite lovely and so very raw,
Even a perfect cut,
Maximizes but,
No matter how good there is always a flaw.

Socialism can and will never work,
But the elites think failure’s a quirk,
Spending their hours,
In ivory towers,
Because the EU is an elite circle jerk.

There once was a ruling class ___,
Thinking elections are there to ___,
But are they flawless,
The powerful _______,
Ignorant that their ideology is just a fad.

Sincerely,
John Pepin

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Parasites of Civilization

Dear Friends,

It seems to me, people without ethics are parasites to civilization. Civilization runs on ethics, without them what you have is barbarism. Not the common run of barbarism either but the total breakdown of order barbarism. Ethics then could be considered the blood of the corpus civilization. Those without ethics drink from that blood copiously and can continue to do so until they are discovered. Then, like a tick, they are removed and have to find a different group of people to parasitize. This is why parasitism is such an effective strategy. It is a low energy path to sustenance. One problem with this strategy is that if everyone becomes a parasite there will be no blood left and the civilization will descend into chaos. Parasites lead by example though, so they often increase in numbers.

Many people believe that civilization runs on law. This is a childish view. No matter how vicious, punitive, or draconian, law fails in the face of unethical people. The laws of Draco proved insufficient to maintain prosperity, order, and equanimity so had to be replaced. Draco supposedly believed that all violations should be punished with death but death being the ultimate punishment would have to suffice for the major crimes as well… yet failed to maintain order. Athens came to the brink of civil war under them. Solon saved Athens by repealing and replacing the Laws of Draco. Many people stop there but the story is deeper than that. Solon then led the people of Athens to ethical behavior by example. In that Solon then took a ten year self-imposed exile.

Under the laws of Solon Athens grew into the philosophical powerhouse we are taught. Was the reason Athens prospered due to the laws… or the ethics he inculcated through his life and example? Moreover, the laws were effectively the same when Pericles exploited the ostracism to get rid of a political rival and help establish a hegemony? He perverted the laws to do the opposite of their intent. He could do that because law is always insufficient to restrain ambitious men. Only ethics can restrain them because it causes them to restrain themselves. So Solon fixed despotic laws, yes, but more to the point he gave Athens an example of ethical leadership that they followed until Pericles. Pericles opened the door and Alcibiades took it to the next level. His lack of ethics made him a parasite no matter where he went.

Parasitism of civilization is a pyramid scheme. It benefits the first movers most and to a lesser degree each successive generation. Eventually, everyone will catch on and no one will have ethics for anything more than show. This is because once it’s obvious that ethics hobbles one, having them becomes irrational. In a civilization filled with parasites without ethics sucking the life blood from that civilization, being a parasite sooner rather than later is just self-interest. As ethics are violated, violations become the norm opening up ever worse violations. No one can do business in such a place. Machiavelli himself said that the people are better off under an orderly tyranny than a disorderly democracy. That’s because in chaos you are attacked, your business looted, and your children abused.

This provides the counter pressure to everyone becoming parasites. If people are educated properly that their self-interest and that of their loved ones lies in being ethical and enforcing ethical behavior in those around us, parasitism will be limited. Parasites will only be able to do limited damage before being found out and punished. It’s where a lack of ethics is tolerated and even lauded in some group that parasitism grows unabated. As foolish as it sounds, the cultural elite themselves sometimes promote parasitism. When they as a group get captured by a pernicious and perverted idea they can become their own worst enemies. Just as anyone can. So it is there that we must be the most vigilant. If we see a modern Pericles in the cultural elite, we must act… or maybe we should have.

Sincerely,
John Pepin

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Limericks – Perceived Deprivation

Dear Friends,

Welfare is often quite an illegals draw,
Better not notice else the elite do caw,
But it’s getting hard,
To keep down our guard,
When replacement is enshrined in law.

Many of the elites do live the posh life,
By taxing spending and causing strife,
But karma is turning,
Hellfire keeps burning,
And they’ll pay it all back in the afterlife.

Extract extract extract,
Elites are on the attack,
Heads of tin,
Just can’t win,
By never giving back.

Groups adhere to their aggravation,
Inequality their primary motivation,
But is it real,
How they feel,
Because I think it’s just perceived deprivation.

You’d better not notice the _________,
By those who’re bound for perdition,
Greed and ____,
Never can satiate,
Those whose grievance is a __________.

Sincerely,
John Pepin

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The Example or the Gun

Dear Friends,

It seems to me, one way to know if you have leaders or rulers is to watch what they do. If they lead by example they are leaders, but if they rule by the barrel of a gun, they’re despots. It’s as simple as that. Do the people in charge of your nation do as they say or not? For example, if those who are in charge say that air conditioning is a luxury and to be virtuous you should forgo it, look at whether or not they use air conditioning. If they do then that hypocrisy illustrates they don’t lead by example but, as Chairman Mao said, from the barrel of a gun. A leader eats last while a despot eats alone. In other words, a despot cares for himself only, while a leader cares for his followers before himself. This shows who is worth following and who should be removed from power.

One of Confucius’ maxims is that human hearted people lead by example. In the Analects Confucius said that the human hearted man (Jen man) has several qualities. They follow the Golden Rule, they reciprocate, and they lead by example. To be able to do those things one must also be humble. To treat others as you would be treated requires humility in the form of empathy. Reciprocation is based on the humble knowledge that one is not a god but part of humanity. Moreover, to lead by example a person has to be humble enough to make the example. This tells us that a leader is someone who is humble, reciprocates, leads by example, has empathy, and puts his or her people before himself or herself. Such a person is rare because it takes decades of wisdom seeking to get there.

Chairman Mao had a different opinion. He believed that power grows from the barrel of a gun. He said the party must command the gun and the gun must never be allowed to command the party. This is the tactic of the arrogant. Leading by example is anathema to an arrogant person. Why would they lower themselves when they can simply order someone under penalty of death? The arrogant take… they don’t reciprocate, unless that reciprocation is a manipulation. All the empathy an arrogant ruler needs is himself or herself. Others are merely cannon fodder, slaves, or chattel to be used as the despot sees fit. This tells us that a child can be a despot. Lack of empathy, arrogance, refusal to reciprocate, and ruling by violence are easy for the most ignorant and selfish of people.

Selfish hypocrites make terrible leaders… but most leaders tend to be such people. This is because most people, even children, are very qualified to rule by the barrel of a gun, while the humility, work ethic, and empathy it takes to lead by example are acquired qualities. They take years and decades of diligent effort to learn. So the likelihood of someone in charge being arrogant instead of humble is skewed. Let’s say the division of arrogant to humble follows something like a Pareto curve. This doesn’t mean the arrogant can’t become humble and vice versa. Nevertheless, should there be a huge disparity, that means most of the people in charge are likely to be arrogant, and very few will be humble. This is bolstered by the fact that the arrogant seek power while the humble eschew it.

Ask yourself, do the people in charge of my nation lead by example or rule from the barrel of a gun? Do they reciprocate or are they entitled? Can you think of examples where the people in charge followed the Golden Rule? Are you allowed to speak your mind or are politically unpopular opinions censored and even met with state-sanctioned violence? These questions will tell you if the people in charge of your nation are wise humble people seeking the good of the entire polity… or arrogant despots who seek to benefit themselves at cost to the nation and polity. I suspect that far more than eighty percent of the people in charge today are of the arrogant variety. Moreover, this is a backwards compatible metric to judge past leadership as well. Which kind of leader would you prefer?

Sincerely,
John Pepin

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Limericks – People Are Ruined By Government

Dear Friends,

The arrogance of the elites is quite a sight,
No self-awareness but with plenty of might,
Entitled mindset,
Feels no regret,
Until tossed out of power to voters delight.

Banning a faction’s protests is a bad bet,
Tyrannical and despotic as you can get,
But once AfD’s in power,
They can ban and glower,
Because now the precedent has been set.

Winning puts power in the vault,
By every politician worth his salt,
But people choose,
So when they lose,
It’s always someone else’s fault.

Governments are made up of stupid eggs,
Ruining what they touch the question begs,
Exploiting power for power,
And customers always sour,
Like the US runs its currency into the dregs.

Writing the law makes one _________,
It bestows a feeling of __________,
But without awareness,
Things go a ____,
And people are ruined by government.

Sincerely,
John Pepin

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Socialism’s Playbook

Dear Friends,

It seems to me, the socialist playbook is followed whenever they seek power. It starts with the youth. They seize control of the education system and inculcate the virtues of socialism and the vices of capitalism and Christianity. The media is the next institution they must march through. That way the truth need never see the light of day. Meanwhile, they create violent sub-factions to create chaos. Then they exploit the chaos their violent protests create to claim the present government is inept and must be replaced. Once they come into power, elections are declared anti democratic and socialism evolves to Marxism. The reason socialists must have a playbook that they follow studiously is because they know they are selling a con. They are swindlers selling mankind a pig in a poke.

The socialist playbook was used to great effect in South America during the Twentieth Century. They have been using this in revolutions across the planet. Venezuela was a huge success until they had ruled for a while. Then, like always, extraction destroys the economy and incentive. The reason I believe virtually all communist revolutions have been led by out of work brainiacs and soldiered by peasants, is because socialism only appeals to the envious and or ignorant. Moreover, a socialist can teach someone who is ignorant reams of half truths and outright lies, which they can’t refute so must accept. Then lay down their lives to usher in the people’s utopia. The simple fact is they have used the same strategy and tactics so many times it amounts to a playbook.

Swindles are based around a plan. There may be slight differences but the foundational idea is the same. That idea is to trade a thing of no value for a thing of great value. A pig in a poke for example. A stray cat sold for the price of a pig is the classic con. Ponzie got to name the pyramid scheme, the Nigerian Prince is priceless, and of course the Spanish Prisoner is older than the Bastille. In every one the game is to get something for nothing. Each scam plays on the patsy’s unmet need or want. The patsy is told he or she is getting a great deal. Like when someone offers to sell you a Rolex watch for fifty bucks, because they need the money. Moreover, cons play on asynchronous information. They know what they are selling is fake, so the game is keeping that information from the mark.

Socialism, communism, and Marxism by this measure are swindles. They play on our greed and envy by telling the poor, you can have his wealth, just back me. They claim if we buy in we’ll get a great return and the sooner we buy in the more return. Of course, those poor rioters are in deep trouble unless you donate money to their cause. Even as that Rolex looks pretty shiny on their wrist. Then, once they have the power, they do the exact opposite of what they promised. The poor don’t get rich. Only the communists get rich, everyone else gets poor. There is no equality, crime becomes rampant, and food scarce. Yet protesting as the socialist had done is met with tear gas, bullets, and night raids on people’s homes. You paid in faith, loyalty, and life yet the product is not what they told you it is.

The fact socialism is a swindle is why socialists prey on the youth, the downtrodden, and the naive. They teach kids how great communism is and how terrible capitalism is. Then they maintain the false narrative by controlling the media. This allows them to keep up their asynchronous information advantage. Most ironically though, the socialists have a system in place to jump on any event they can turn to their favor by violence. Then they claim the reaction to their violence is unacceptable violence. In doing so exploiting the gutter to climb on a high horse. These tactics work very well as long as the people are kept ignorant, and told stupidity is a virtue. This is a weakness as well. All swindles are subject to exposure. An alert mark is all it takes for the whole bunko scheme to come crashing down.

Sincerely,
John Pepin

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Limericks – Who Cares About The Stupid Elite

Dear Friends,

Many have the brains of logs,
They live in Satanic fogs,
Hate incarnate,
Fate separate,
Because only demons hate dogs.

Entitled elites say bend the knee,
If we do they will make it all free,
Our interest makes them frown,
They wont release the crown,
And spasm at the victory of the AFD.

The politicians just don’t realize,
Instead they cut us down to size,
Deaf as a tin,
Head in a bin,
It’s their policies that radicalize.

Those without ethics are always mad,
If they don’t win they claim it’s all bad,
Zero empathy,
No sympathy,
Can’t make ’em happy so leave ’em sad.

Anyone who hates dogs must be _______,
As elite hypocrites alienate our _______,
No self-awareness,
Brains in a _______,
But who really cares about the stupid elect.

Sincerely,
John Pepin

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Limericks – We Don’t Get A Say

Dear Friends,

The unbiased media has leftist goals,
A radical narrative that slowly unfolds,
They lie constantly,
So we must gallantly,
Remember to never trust the polls.

Leftists seek to put us in our place,
Denying what’s in front of their face,
Masters of deception,
Without any conception,
So stop noticing their crotchless lace.

The people that failed us are mad,
People stopped voting for the cad,
They knifed us in the back,
Our enemies in the sack,
Proving their stupidity isn’t just a fad.

The elites lack of introspection brings me awe,
Denial and betrayal are more than just a flaw.
Wearing a frown,
Punching down,
If “democracy” fails they’ll take power by claw.

We all know liars lie in every ___,
Exposing themselves day to ___,
Our ire is maddening,
Entitlement _________,
So elites remain we don’t get a say.

Sincerely,
John Pepin

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The Folly Of Perceived Deprivation

Dear Friends,

It seems to me, perceived deprivation is responsible for lowering the lot of mankind. Perceived deprivation means the perception that someone else has it better than you. It’s a fancy way of saying envy. This need not be total life outcome. Often what is perceived to be lacking is one facet of life. The envier could be an elite even. This is because the deprivation is perceived not real. That perception of deprivation then rationalizes action to rectify the situation. Sometimes the action taken is to elevate oneself, which is a good reaction but the easier approach is to lower the other by taking the envied item away. Moreover, the perception that one cannot ever get the object of desire generates anger, hate, and wrath. In other words, perceived deprivation inexorably drives us down.

Pride is entangled with perceived deprivation. Before one can perceive to be deprived one has to compare oneself to others. So comparison leads to pride and shame. Pride when one compares better than another and shame at falling short. A person’s pride is damaged at the negative comparisons leading to a perceived deprivation, so they often try to fix it. Moreover, there’s an excitement that pride gives when we compare better than others. That’s what makes pride such an addictive emotion. The same is true of perceived deprivation. A few people look for reasons to be angry. They compare to find excuses to have fits of anger. When they find some, as there always are, they get the rewarding rush of that anger. Addiction is a consequence of the mental reward.

If one perceives he or she can’t rise to get the object of desire then they often stew in anger. Obviously, the optimal path would be for the person who perceives they are deprived to go get it, but the real world works on minimum friction. If the easiest path to ground is through a person, electricity cares not. People are the same. We find the easiest path to what we want. If we can’t have it, to many, denying it to others will do. This tension of envy at not having and anger at not being able generates hate. Hate then can corrode the soul. This means that someone who is wealthier, better-looking, and healthier can hate another for a perceived deprivation… not necessarily a real one. Then they can apply their wrath… ironically, sometimes on people of lower station.

Wrath follows hate like fire from a spark. The hated are dehumanized first. Once the dehumanization phase of hate has reached a crescendo, wrath is the only thing that makes sense to the hater. Their ability to reason is gone. Their appetites run the show. This is how genocides, crimes against humanity, and other atrocities happen. Such crimes are simply the visible manifestations of hate. That hate is usually generated by perceived deprivation. The deep irony is that the haters often punch down. Elites, for example, who perceive they are deprived of something the masses have. This perception could lead elites to harm their own people and themselves by default. Not from malevolence but from a kind of stupidity. The stupidity that comes from pride, comparison, and envy.

The answer is humility. Happiness in one’s station need not mean stagnation. Indeed, happiness in one’s station frees up energy that perceived deprivation wastes. Yet such negative emotions are addictive. Since someone else is better than us at everything we value, this can only lead us to perceive ourselves as deprived. It’s a lose lose game. Such comparison drives shame. Shame then motivates us to hate and then wrath. Then, finally, atrocities if not stopped. Humility is the opposite of pride. Instead of comparing ourselves to others we should focus inwardly with an eye to improving ourselves. Compare yourself to yourself. You are the only measure that counts. Comparing rocks to trees is a fool’s errand. So be humble instead of prideful and compare yourself today to yourself yesterday.

Sincerely,
John Pepin

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Despots Need An Enemy

Dear Friends,

It seems to me, despots need an enemy to distract from their despotism. That’s why I predict the EU establishment will try hard to get a war started with Russia. If the people of Europe take the bait, the globalists will be able to remove two stumbling blocks to their global ambitions. One would be the native European people who would be sent to feed the cannons, even as hundreds of foreigners land by boat, bus, and plane every day. The other stumbling block would be the nation of Russia. Nation states are not compatible with a global government. This is especially true of a strong nearly self-sufficient nation with nuclear weapons. The proof would be if EU officials actually went to war with Russia… using propaganda, a draft, and false flags. Each step up to that point is a strong indicator.

Despots need a war with someone to distract the people from their lowering economic status, creeping enslavement, and civilizational destruction. War is the only thing that justifies these things in the minds of people. When there is an identifiable enemy, people will solidify, leading to a suspensions of judgment, creating a willingness to sacrifice. This happens even if the enemy is a fictitious narrative. The only thing that counts when such tactics are used is that the people believe. The hoi polloi must be corralled into only one way to think. They must believe the enemy is at the gates, that the threat is existential, and an all-out effort is needed to repel them. If the citizens ever realized the real enemy is their own government, the strategy backfires like a cracked cast iron cannon.

Europe is experiencing all of the above… their civilization is being deconstructed, their economy is being deindustrialized, as they themselves dehumanized. The elites openly say they are deindustrializing Europe. Deindustrialization is the result of policy, regulation, and taxes. The farms are being regulated out of business in the name of climate change. Nuclear power has all but been phased out in the wake of Fukushima and the waves of anti-nuclear propaganda. Then the EU elites in all their brilliance alienated the supplier of their natural gas. Even shrugging off the blowing up of their own pipeline. Such stupidity would shock even Bonhoeffer. Meanwhile, rape gangs prey on little girls with near impunity even after decades of public outrage.

The rise of the political right in Europe is a sign the despots need to act and act fast. Where they control the law, they are exploiting it to maintain their grip on political power. This is what distinguishes the left from the right. The left uses political power to gain political power while the right uses political power to gain economic power. Both are perversions of the right role of government, (which is to maintain the liberties of the people under their protection). So the globalists on the left are banning the right in Hungary, talking openly of banning the AfD in Germany, and engaging in censorship across the continent. The globalist leftists see the writing on the wall though. Those elections going for the conservatives are proof positive that the elites need an enemy.

For tin pot despots the US makes an ideal enemy. The despot says the US hates him… and thus any bad thing that happens can be blamed on the CIA. The US is unlikely to do anything about it as long as the demagoguery is limited to rhetoric not action. The US can’t be the enemy of European globalists, because EU globalists are parasites. China could serve as an enemy, but is a hard sell without a direct path of attack. Russia is an ideal enemy. Putin has been demagogued for decades, fertilizing the ground. War with Russia would be a great distraction. If the people fall for the con, the few children who made it past the abortionist’s knife will feed cannons. Europeans will be replaced and their civilization erased. The question is, am I right, and will the people of Europe fall for it?

Sincerely,
John Pepin

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