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Soul of a nation

11/17/2020

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What is "the soul of a nation"? Do any of us know the fate of empires or nations? I stopped my last blog because it went from knives to politics. I don't want that to happen again. Either we will survive as a republic or we will collapse under Socialism. At this point I do not want to wager which way it might go. Suffice it to say that last weekend I sighted in one of my carbines and tested all of my magazines for functionality. I am locked and loaded hoping for sanity to return. 

This hard time has been coming for years. My wife says these are the days I have been predicting since we first dated. We have been married now for 50 years and those days of chaos are approaching. One cannot rush history, one can only hope to enjoy the good days and survive the bad ones. 

All I know is i am sick of turning on the TV each morning to the latest covid report and the most recent case of fraudulent votes being recounted, again, and again. Somewhere in the world there must me more important news than watching suspect numbers of NEW covid cases and the rise of anarchy. I teach at a small college and daily we wait breathlessly to know whether we are going to be shutdown by the latest exposure to someone who might have tested positive, falsely or not. Somehow I am supposed to provide additional material and training remotely to students who live in rural Pennsylvania hills where the WiFi does not work and cable has not found its way into the hills and valleys. 

Life has become a miasma of contradictions of whether masks work or don't work, whether 6 feet is socially acceptable, lecturing to students through a mask where neither of us can hear the other, and communications just trail off into silence. Who would have thought that one political party would try to slay the other using the politics of germ warfare, both parties supposedly American. Damn politics, parties, and "medical experts." Damn the people who dabble in creating viruses and loosing them on the world. I guess some people could not stand the fact that life was good and constantly improving and their solution was to crash the economy , rape the culture, destroy the equanimity of life in general through violence,  looting and arson. How is it that we the majority stand hopelessly by while an evil minority destroys one of the greatest nations in the world? 
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D
12/20/2020 08:31:08 pm

I stumbled onto your blog searching for information on sharp pointy things, as I think they might have increased utility in the coming seasons. I wanted to congratulate you on your writing. It’s very good and to the point. Regarding your latest post, “Soul of a Nation”, I think, based on my experience as a minister, that we are still to comfortable. As long as the food is plentiful, the entertainment cheap, and the tyranny not too obnoxious many of our neighbors are fine with it. “It’s just a mask...just a shot...just 6 months quarantine”...ad nauseum. We’ve grown fat and forgotten how rough and desperate the world is. There seem to be sparks, and only God knows what will happen between now and Jan 20th, but I think a fire is beginning to kindle and it’s good to know others out there are angry and frustrated at the state of things. Stay safe, trust in God, and don’t let the bastards grind you down!

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david link
12/21/2020 04:06:12 pm

"Illegitimi non carborundum". So true D. I have studied weapons for over 50 years from kerambits to katana, from snub nose 38s to Barrett long range rifles. We are going to lose it all if the democrats take over. I don't care if that embarrases or alienates some of my readers because sadly it is true. Today's democrats are not those of my generation and they pride themselves on being radical and socialists. I fought against communists in Vietnam and now here we are with them raking over America on our own soil. We need to draw a line somewhere, we need to say there is a point beyond whhich we will not go. I love this country and wish ill to all would harm it under the guise of fundamental transformation.

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