Salvete.
Is it just me, or is Halloween this year far more popular and pronounced than Halloweens of past years? I guess it's just the result of all of the zombie movies, dismal news, and culture change. Yet another example how people are drifting from the light into darkness. There's plenty of darkness in this world nowadays. Crime and tyranny are just two examples. Nevertheless, I can be glad that there will be light soon.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Dual Citizenship
Salvete.
Just for kicks, I looked up the citizenship requirements for different countries. It's not for the reason that you'd think; I'm just a fan of different countries. Unfortunately, several countries (among which are Estonia and Sweden) require residency and other things to become a citizen (Estonia requires a test in Estonian. Maybe that's why the population has been decreasing). While I would love citizenship, I'm not that eager. I'm open to suggestions. Follow, like, and comment as you would please. Also, please subscribe to Trygve Plaustrum/plaustrum20 on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6aohxEWYpLSG6lCxxSzgYQ. I'm thinking about making videos.
Just for kicks, I looked up the citizenship requirements for different countries. It's not for the reason that you'd think; I'm just a fan of different countries. Unfortunately, several countries (among which are Estonia and Sweden) require residency and other things to become a citizen (Estonia requires a test in Estonian. Maybe that's why the population has been decreasing). While I would love citizenship, I'm not that eager. I'm open to suggestions. Follow, like, and comment as you would please. Also, please subscribe to Trygve Plaustrum/plaustrum20 on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6aohxEWYpLSG6lCxxSzgYQ. I'm thinking about making videos.
Would God Flood the World?
Salvete.
Most kids born and raised in the Christian faith know the story of Noah and the ark, when God saw that the world was so wicked, flooded it, and promised to never flood it again with a rainbow. It leaves me wondering: If God had not made that promise, would he flood it now?
This past Friday a gang member in my county shot several officers. The shooting occurred frighteningly near a friend's house. I never expected my county, a pinnacle of morality and conservatism, could fall so low. Cultures of good are being swallowed up by cultures of evil. This is a problem far worse than environmentalism, debt, or even inequality.
I mean, society is horrid. The top members of society are telling us to step away from God an live a filthy life based on everything that God abhors. When was the last time there was a fiction-based video game that did not involve polytheism or some other false religion? Did anybody remember the time when the Democrat Party abandoned God in their platform? You get the idea.
This isn't just a whistful remembrance of the past. What has our society come to? Society literally will not be able to function properly within the next few centuries, if not the next few decades. We can't continually be resisting the old way of things if it means destroying our morals. It's hard to believe that the despisble society of old could be worse than this society. It's hard to believe any society could be worse than this society. And yet it will be far worse in the next century, mark my words. We are creating the Apocalypse, and I can't wait for Rapture.
Most kids born and raised in the Christian faith know the story of Noah and the ark, when God saw that the world was so wicked, flooded it, and promised to never flood it again with a rainbow. It leaves me wondering: If God had not made that promise, would he flood it now?
This past Friday a gang member in my county shot several officers. The shooting occurred frighteningly near a friend's house. I never expected my county, a pinnacle of morality and conservatism, could fall so low. Cultures of good are being swallowed up by cultures of evil. This is a problem far worse than environmentalism, debt, or even inequality.
I mean, society is horrid. The top members of society are telling us to step away from God an live a filthy life based on everything that God abhors. When was the last time there was a fiction-based video game that did not involve polytheism or some other false religion? Did anybody remember the time when the Democrat Party abandoned God in their platform? You get the idea.
This isn't just a whistful remembrance of the past. What has our society come to? Society literally will not be able to function properly within the next few centuries, if not the next few decades. We can't continually be resisting the old way of things if it means destroying our morals. It's hard to believe that the despisble society of old could be worse than this society. It's hard to believe any society could be worse than this society. And yet it will be far worse in the next century, mark my words. We are creating the Apocalypse, and I can't wait for Rapture.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Amendments
Salvete. I'm a tad slow on the draw, but I'm going to talk about the "compromise" and what it means to everyone.
Just think: all it took for a "compromise" was a false compromise, a deadline, and weak senators. Imagine if that could happen for state assemblies. The Democrats of Congress could easily have two-thirds of the House and Senate, enough for the legislature to pass an amendment. If this is a repeat in only a quarter of the Republican states, Democrat liberals could pass several amendments to the Constitution before Republicans can react in the next election. This could very well have catastrophic results. What if Obamacare was a "constitutional right"? The very concept is shocking.
What would Democratic liberals choose for their special amendment when it's their time to strike? What is the most critical agenda that Democrats want to pass through without opposition? Clearly they have the funding and influence to win over corrupted Republicans. I hypothesize that they would either transfer power from the legislative branch to the executive and/or judiciary branches or make some free thing a constitutional right, like, for example, Obamacare or free Wi-Fi. If they do that, the United States constitution would now become their ally, and we conservatives would be backed into a corner and would die quietly if we didn't react aggressively.
God help us.
Just think: all it took for a "compromise" was a false compromise, a deadline, and weak senators. Imagine if that could happen for state assemblies. The Democrats of Congress could easily have two-thirds of the House and Senate, enough for the legislature to pass an amendment. If this is a repeat in only a quarter of the Republican states, Democrat liberals could pass several amendments to the Constitution before Republicans can react in the next election. This could very well have catastrophic results. What if Obamacare was a "constitutional right"? The very concept is shocking.
What would Democratic liberals choose for their special amendment when it's their time to strike? What is the most critical agenda that Democrats want to pass through without opposition? Clearly they have the funding and influence to win over corrupted Republicans. I hypothesize that they would either transfer power from the legislative branch to the executive and/or judiciary branches or make some free thing a constitutional right, like, for example, Obamacare or free Wi-Fi. If they do that, the United States constitution would now become their ally, and we conservatives would be backed into a corner and would die quietly if we didn't react aggressively.
God help us.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
A Letter to Congress
Salvete.
Dear Congress (and to whomever else it may concern);
You know what irks me?
When people sacrifice their personal values for personal gain.
You know what irks me?
When the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many.
You know what irks me?
When I'm helpless to confront corruption, treason, and injustice.
You know what irks me?
Well, basically, you.
So please forgive me when I get all upset and outraged and start throwing insults at you and rioting in the streets. I'm just mad that I actually managed to elect you and you betrayed me today. I'm disappointed that you think I'm worth less than a two-billion-dollar dam and that I'm just a fancy toy that you could use to your heart's desire. I'm basically just frustrated at everything right now, and I wish it all would just stop.
Sincerely,
U. S. America
P. S. If you still don't get it, I'm talking specifically about the "compromise" Republicans and Democrats made to continue reckless spending and the backroom deals with Mitch McConnell to corrupt the Republican Party and get the one-sided "compromise."
Dear Congress (and to whomever else it may concern);
You know what irks me?
When people sacrifice their personal values for personal gain.
You know what irks me?
When the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many.
You know what irks me?
When I'm helpless to confront corruption, treason, and injustice.
You know what irks me?
Well, basically, you.
So please forgive me when I get all upset and outraged and start throwing insults at you and rioting in the streets. I'm just mad that I actually managed to elect you and you betrayed me today. I'm disappointed that you think I'm worth less than a two-billion-dollar dam and that I'm just a fancy toy that you could use to your heart's desire. I'm basically just frustrated at everything right now, and I wish it all would just stop.
Sincerely,
U. S. America
P. S. If you still don't get it, I'm talking specifically about the "compromise" Republicans and Democrats made to continue reckless spending and the backroom deals with Mitch McConnell to corrupt the Republican Party and get the one-sided "compromise."
Friday, October 11, 2013
The China Mentality
Salvete. Let's look into the state of the American society.
For better or worse, we are becoming more and more like a more expensive China. The government is giving people more and more stuff: healthcare, college aid, social security, et cetera. As a result, people are expecting the government to do more and more for them, and they see the government as the center of it all. Especially in the recent sequester and government shutdown, the government is actively trying to promote this idea: if you can't have all this government, you can't do anything. Even though there is an abundance of inefficiencies, the United States government is making itself out to be the source of everything, from central parks to private industries ("You didn't build that!"), by taking away the most critical parts of America first, like the memorials, national parks, and profit-making industries, but withholding the inefficiencies of government, like, for example, Obamacare. What is the result of this? The government would solidify its position in private-industry affairs and immediately search for more. People just assume that the more government there is, the better off industry will be.
China is not anti-capitalist per se. They recognize the power of capitalism. The reason why they are Communist and the quality of living is so low is because the Chinese government took all of the industry away from the private sector. This is how people are able to point at China and say how well the country is doing. Yes, the Chinese government is stronger than the American government, but the American private sector runs circles around the Chinese private sector (if there is one) and the Chinese government combined. The private sector is our strength. Period. The American government is trying to limit our greatest weapon. This cannot happen.
For better or worse, we are becoming more and more like a more expensive China. The government is giving people more and more stuff: healthcare, college aid, social security, et cetera. As a result, people are expecting the government to do more and more for them, and they see the government as the center of it all. Especially in the recent sequester and government shutdown, the government is actively trying to promote this idea: if you can't have all this government, you can't do anything. Even though there is an abundance of inefficiencies, the United States government is making itself out to be the source of everything, from central parks to private industries ("You didn't build that!"), by taking away the most critical parts of America first, like the memorials, national parks, and profit-making industries, but withholding the inefficiencies of government, like, for example, Obamacare. What is the result of this? The government would solidify its position in private-industry affairs and immediately search for more. People just assume that the more government there is, the better off industry will be.
China is not anti-capitalist per se. They recognize the power of capitalism. The reason why they are Communist and the quality of living is so low is because the Chinese government took all of the industry away from the private sector. This is how people are able to point at China and say how well the country is doing. Yes, the Chinese government is stronger than the American government, but the American private sector runs circles around the Chinese private sector (if there is one) and the Chinese government combined. The private sector is our strength. Period. The American government is trying to limit our greatest weapon. This cannot happen.
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