Jim Redden is wrong on carpetbaggers

Jim Redden of the Portland Tribune says his friend Bill Wyatt solved the question of carpetbagging politicians 44 years ago.

And he is right.  That election started the slide away from native rule in Oregon towards immigrant rule in Oregon.  For 44 years, that rule has been accelerating.

I for one say immigrant rule has been an unmitigated disaster for Oregon.  

While Nick Kristoff is indeed Oregon born, he spent four out of the last six decades outside of this state, writing for the New York Times.  He has about as much idea how his neighbors in Yamhill County live as people in Portland understand a native 'gone rancher in Chemult.

The influx of foreign ideas into this state, particularly from New Yorkers and Californicators, has been especially disastrous.

So perhaps it is time to revisit foreign influence on Oregon.  Time to revisit rule by those who took away our language of  Chinook Wawa to replace it with drug and sex abuse.

For the first time since 1905

This spring, the Supreme Court of the United States, will once again be considering a case on USC 42 Title 42 Chapter 6A Subchapter XIX
Despite many changes to the law over the past century, the Biden Vaccine Mandate will be the first challenge to this law since Jacobson vs Massachusetts (1905), in which a State's Right to force vaccination upon a private individual or a group of individuals was established.
As the major Web 2.0 sites are now censoring discussion on this issue, I'm opening up for discussion- Did Congress intend this to become a power of the federal government?

The 1619 project is racist, and so is Ibram X Kendi

We send our children to school to learn from people who have expertise in that

No we don't. We send our children to school *because we are required by law to do so and for the free babysitting*.
Experts, as a rule, are awful.
Take Ibram X Kendi, for instance. The Doctor of Anti-racism, or is he? I would argue that everything he has ever proposed as anti-racism, would produce *unequal results* along racial lines, and thus is racist *by his own definition*.
Just as the 1619 project, by the very nature of its generalized racial genetic stereotyping, produces *unequal results* along racial lines, and thus is racist by the very definition of the anti-racists.
Perhaps Thomas Sowell is right instead, and no two cultures were ever meant to be equal to begin with.

Report on engagement of the majority in minority issues

This is a very interesting report surveying the engagement of majority white and asian men in the tech industry in the issue of CRT driven Diversity and Inclusion issues. The real downfall is how they talk about their political enemies, the "Detractors". Pages 30 and 31 of the PDF were especially interesting- since on page 30 they recommend an isolate and terminate strategy for detractors, but on page 31, they recommend a focus on belonging for all- which if accomplished, would certainly reduce the number of detractors. Except for it isn't honest- at all- instead of bringing white culture into belonging, they're still about the destruction of white male culture.

Because after all, they are stuck on their own racism.

banned from Facebook Again

I need to better control my urge to sarcastic violence.  This time I was banned for suggesting North Korea had the correct approach to rona paranoia: keep the unaffected working, shoot anybody who shows symptoms.

I am not real sure first world countries attempts to control this thing with vaccinations, lockdowns, masking, and tyranny has actually succeeded in doing anything better.

Race Consciousness is a Privilege

To a faceblind and mindblind autistic, race consciousness is a privilege I can never possess. 

I can barely recognize friends after 15 meetings.  Skin color is not a determining factor to me in recognizing somebody as human, because skin color in Oregon can change drastically with the seasons.

I also was a teenager with undiagnosed autism in the 1980s and early 1990s.  Big hair was a severe distracting problem in recognizing people.

Plus, to top it off, my family, like many of mixed race but so much white European that we are assumed to be either Germanic or Slavic or Celtic, did not have generational wealth before the 1928 stock market crash and barely managed to stay off welfare after, so no, I cannot call us privileged in any way.

This leads me to my discussion of how mindblindness and face blindness affect race consciousness.

If I cannot recognize you as having a race (at all, it takes a good deal of effort to recognize people as being human) and my mind blindness prevents me from having empathy for your situation (if I have not been in your situation, I do NOT know how you feel) then what may be coming across as racism on my part, is really racism on your part (judging me by my white skin) combined with utter confusion as to why you are angry on me part (for not being sensitive enough to understand).

So in conclusion- stereotypical genetic generalizations are completely confusing for many autistic, and the world would be a better place without them.

Intersectionality and the 50 year old White Male

 Is it wrong of me to be of an age where I have grave doubts as to the safety and wisdom of the sexual revolution, yet all of my favorite comedians are people who were abused for being who they are in various ways?

And that my very top favorite ones refuse to give in to the darkness, and claim not to be victims DESPITE being obviously abused under various forms of racism and abusive alternate sexualities?

For October 19 Knights of Columbus Meeting

Opening Prayer:
Our Father who art in Heaven,
Hallowed Be Thy Name,

Thy Kingdom Come, 

Thy Will be done,

On Earth as it is in Heaven,

Give us this day our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us,

And lead us not into temptation,

But Deliver us from evil.

Amen

Pledge of allegiance:

 

Sick or in Distress (Hail Mary, Glory Be, Fatima Mercy Prayer):

Hail Mary, Full of Grace,

The Lord is with you,

Blessed are you among women,

and Blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus

Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of death,

Amen

Glory Be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the Beginning, is now and to the End,
Amen

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, Especially those in most need of thy mercy!

Amen

Closing Prayer:

God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest, Blessed Michael McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor.

Through the example of his life and virtue, may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church.

Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify Blessed Michael McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will.

Through his intercession, Grant the Favor of eternal peace to the soul of Bob Owens.

Through Christ our Lord.  

Amen

Banned from Facebook, again

 This time for sympathizing with a fellow autistic on the subject of temptation to suicide during a burnout.

I looked back at my history that they based this 30 day ban on, and could find nothing other than liberal bullying and neurotypical elitism.

It's time for identity politics to end.  It's time for the corrosive concept of identity to end.  You are not worth only what you look like on the outside.

And Then I Missed The Rest of June

 The Law of Unintended Consequences affects everything.

Critical Race Theory, meant to be anti-racist, is now being used by primary grade teachers to teach kindergarteners how to be racist.

My son became a Knight of Columbus and graduated from high school.  With a modified diploma for special needs, so I still need to battle the system for what he needs to be a successful adult for three more years.

Bitcoin tried to free our currency, but is using so much energy that it has now reversed all the gains against global climate change over the last 30 years.

Capitalism is dying under pressures of race riots, Covid-19, and inflation.  Calvinism no longer works.

I've lost faith in humanity.

Which is why the rest of June is just well, missing.  I've kept myself busy with nothing.

I missed the entire month of May- and here's a new post harkening back to the start of it all

 I've long said that Climate Change requires Adaptation, not destruction of our economy and our way of life.  I started this blog on the subjects of autism, Catholicism, and Economics in part due to the insane ideas of capitalists attacking climate change.

I've said that we need adaptation more than conservation since 2004, when we crossed the Tundra Methane Threshold and the most influential greenhouse gas today became a positive feedback loop, accounting for 95% of all greenhouse gases released now and likely in the near future.

Now Senator Dan Crenshaw shows just how dishonest the Green New Deal is in relation to an adaptation vs cancelation strategy.

Crazy ideas for April

 Proof to me that BLM/Antifa just don't bother to sit down and think things through a whole lot.

Liberation of goods:  Why go after small businesses and big box stores when there is an Amazon warehouse within 10 miles of everybody in the United States?

Antisocial property damage:  Why protest in person when you can send a $600 consumer drone with a heat-and-dry-ice bomb attached?

Graffiti:  Avoid the property damage charge altogether with a high-lumen consumer projector and a powerpoint show.  Looks better and gets your point across better.

Masks:  stop it with those wussy bandanas and wear something that protects you from both coronavirus and tear gas.

This crazy idea brought to you by the riots in Portland and Minneapolis over stupid people who don't realize that the first duty of a citizen in any traffic stop is to follow police orders.

Windows 10 just broke my brain

 Ok, I just noticed a new WIMPy feature in Windows 10.

You know that insane progress bar that is NEVER accurate?  That is mainly just an animation that approximates reality?

It now has a pause button.

Worse than that, it doesn't pause the underlying copy, just the animation of the progress bar.   So you can "pause" it at 24%, and wait a while, then hit "play" and it will jump to 75%.

Kicked out of Facebook again for making comments against aberosexual abusers

 And thus, I'm unable to post a comment on this conversation on facebook  , though I've looked up the numbers.

Even if you run out of gas and are stuck in a snowstorm for 12 hours in a prius you'll be fine.  The heater uses 368Watts, on a 10kw/hr battery pack.  That works out to, if you're careful, 27 hours of heat.  You won't get that- the car will use the gas engine as a generator to start refilling your battery at about 20%- but you can actually survive on electric heat in a blizzard for quite some time in a hybrid- and electric cars have much larger battery packs.

Now back to the original subject:

Homosexuality is based in abuse. LGBT political militancy is abusive and is bullying. It is neither intimate nor loving to deny the basic essence of human sexuality- which is procreation. Heterosexuals using contraception and homosexuals are committing objectively abusive acts, even when "consensual"- for it is a primary facet of consent that one cannot consent to that which is harmful.

How we failed to quarantine correctly for COVID-19

 It is my belief that for some reason, epidemiologists don't understand basic military strategy nor ecology, which is why for the past year we've been subject to frankly insane recommendations from "The Experts".

Given the numbers we were seeing with COVID-19, and the pattern of spread,  I would have separated and done two different lockdowns by population density.

1. Rural populations of under 20 people per square mile:  1000 square mile sections, chosen for essential services such as clinics, hospitals, zip code postal offices, grocery stores and restaurants.  NO closures, but no travel outside of your 1000 square mile cohort either.

2.  Urban populations over 20 people per spare mile- segregated by neighborhood, where a neighborhood contains at least one each of a grocery store, a hospital, a restaurant, a post office, and a grocery store.  No travel outside of your neighborhood.

Shipments between each of these should be handled *only* by semi truck, with a change of tractor at borders, to limit human travel between areas.

If we had done that, early on, say last February, we would have eliminated spread, and we'd likely be eliminated borders by now between adjoining areas where both have not had a case in the last 90 days.

Population segregation and travel restrictions- it's the way to go not only with pandemics, but also with any other invasive species that hitches a ride on human travel and contact.

Why Catholics need to pay attention to providing revenge as a part of justice

 I'm very much a St. John Paul The Great Catholic.  As such, I share the modernist point of view that the death penalty is barbaric, outdated, and for the most part, either too lenient or too bloody to fit the crimes it is called for.  We have good drugs now to keep the inmates quiet and harmless.  Death of personality- a conversion away from sin guided by counsel and drugs to maintain mood- is sufficient to protect the innocent.

Having said that, we have four sins that cry out to Heaven for Vengeance, and to fulfill all justice, victims of these four sins MUST BE AVENGED.  So here are the four sins, and my personal recommendation for revenge given the current constitution of the United States is in Italics.

1) Murder

This is based off what God said to Cain after he murdered his brother Abel:

“The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.” (Genesis 4.10)

(This includes abortion)

The murderer- even if the original motive was merely a hired killing- should be subject to Amendment 13 slavery *working at their most profitable skill* with the paychecks going to the family of the victims for their entire life.  

2) The Sin of Sodom
This is based on what God said regarding the sins of the ancient city of Sodom:

“Then the Lord said, ‘The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.'” (Genesis 18.20-21)

What was the sin of Sodom? Scripture explains it in two places:

“Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.” (Ezekiel 16.49-50)

“Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.” (Jude 1.7) (Note, not just homosexuality, but also fornication outside of marriage, and in our day, pornography).

This, I believe, should be split into four degrees.  The first degree, fornication resulting in children, should result in the mother having the choice between marriage or entering an Amendment 13 complaint against the father, with all the requirements a murder charge would have, only the profits going into a trust for the child.  Sodomy in the second degree, fornication resulting in a lack of posterity without benefit of marriage license, should be a fine with 50% of the fine going to the court and 50% of the fine going to plaintiff.  Should the plaintiff be found to have brought this charge without cause- the fine is still due, but the defendant gets half for their time and trouble.  Sodomy in the third degree would be spousal abuse cases, here the assumption should be for the court to look towards an underlying psychological or medical reason for the cause, with involuntary committal to a suitable hospital as a result.  Sodomy in the fourth degree, failing to help support the poor and needy or neglect of children natural or adopted, would be a charge brought either by the IRS or CDS, and should result in either a bump up to a higher tax bracket to provide the state the necessary funds or Amendment 13 slavery until the child turns 18.

3) Oppression of the poor, especially widows and orphans
This comes from two places in the Old Testament:

“Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.” (Exodus 22.22-23)

“The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God.” (Exodus 2.24)

I believe this is best handled in federal income taxes as a special surcharge earmarked for welfare.  Charitable giving up to 80% of one's income should be deductible against this surcharge as well as against the rest of the income tax.

4) Defrauding workers of their wages
This one is found in both the Old and New Testaments:

“Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.” (Deuteronomy 24.14-15)

“Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.” (James 5.4)

This should be a special C-level executive income tax surcharge, a maximum wage law, capping total compensation at 100x compensation received by the lowest paid employee, thus narrowing the income gap and reducing the incentive to cut costs at the expense of the workers.  Violators should be subject to full audit and back payment of surcharge, to be handed out to workers on record for the year the surcharge was avoided.

Letter From a Facebook Jailbird

I go after the genocide of the unwanted, in all of its forms, based on the fact that it is rank bigotry and destroys the entire philosophical basis for the country, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constituion.  It is not a religious objection, it is a scientific one.  Humans are humans, regardless of development stage.  They are not "potential" or "future".  They are not a different species.   They are not just another lump of cells, and we have already proven that with the existence of in vitro fertilization.  Likewise on the other end of life, our humanity is not defined by our ability to lift a spoon or know what time it is.

People who are pro choice are therefore genocidal maniacs, who hate the unwanted and unloved- and wish to implement the death penalty for the crime of being unwanted.  That is what abortion and euthanasia are.

No country that supports genocide can have a legitimate government- at all.

If "freedom of religion" and "freedom of speech" lead to genocide, then those are no longer legitimate rights.

It is the very basis of law itself-  do we have a law that discriminates against the unwanted and unloved, not just in allowing birth but also in allowing a natural death (In my state of Oregon, pro choicers have now gone so far as to say that a man who can no longer recognize that it is time for dinner or lift a spoon, should be starved to death) instead of involuntary euthanasia.

The measure of a country is in how we treat the unwanted.

7 days of facebook jail

 Perhaps I'll get more work done.

Still, a post inspired by the conversation that got me banned:

I am not for the rejection of the unwanted and unloved that birth control and abortion represent. Family planning can become an evil unto itself, one that destroys fertility not just for oneself, but due to artificial estrogen pollution, for one's neighbors and even for other species- destroying fertility for endangered species.

Here is an alternative:

1. Instead of teaching kids how to have sex, teach them home economics. ESPECIALLY the boys so that they understand how to provide for a family. By 6th grade, they should know how to read a paycheck stub, and do the basic addition and subtraction needed to balance a checkbook. By the 7th grade they should know how to shop. By the 8th grade, they should learn how to fill out a 1040EZ and their state tax forms.

2. Mistakes will happen, so why don't we take that tax money we would have spent destroying life and make adoption free and easy. Including adding "adoptive grandparents" so that empty nesters can take in pregnant homeless teenagers to teach them how to be parents!

3. At the same time the church should teach the spiritual aspects of the dignity for life human and temporal, and the purpose of marriage.

It has been a long strange month

 And the civil war I've been predicting for the past 9 months, started yesterday with a young veteran shot dead by the police in the Capitol Building of the United States.

In response, because of course she went there, a liberal on Patheos tried to claim part of the problem is EWTN and its embrace of the fullness of Catholic Social Teaching- including pro-life and horror of horrors, judging people on the content of their character rather than the color of their skin.

Here we go Again, separating pro-life from all other social justice issues.  Here is my response:

Cohabitation and birth control creates poverty, inequality, racism, and war.

Fixed that for you. The strange part is that it is actually true.

Cohabitation and birth control lead to the the evil abuse known as divorce. The biggest correlation with poverty in the United States is divorce and single parenthood. Do that for enough generations, as certain segments of certain minority populations have- and you get inequality, and where there is inequality, you get atheism and communism. Where there is atheism and communism, you get rebels against it like the ones that attacked the Capitol Building in Washington DC yesterday- on day one of the second United States Civil WAR.  It is impossible to enact socialism and communism without creating an out group that needs to be killed- and thus, genocide.

You cannot claim that the other social justice issues can be fixed without functional families. You cannot claim that it is the dysfunction in marriage of the last six generations of Americans is not the PRIMARY cause of social injustice.

And that doesn’t even come to the saddest victims of all- the unborn, the homosexuals, the transgenders, and the terminally ill- the four categories targeted for euthanasia by the eugenicists.

So no, you can’t just draw a line and say pro-life and procreation is not a social justice issue. Because it is where ALL social injustice starts- where all life starts, with conception.  And conception, rightly done, starts with Sacramental Marriage and following the sexual laws of the Church.