The Sunday Snewz Issue No. 21
July 9th, 2023: Stripping Ourselves of Freedom
Lying strips you of liberty and most of us lie to ourselves all the time. When I was in active alcohol addiction, I turned into a complete and utter liar. I lied about how much I drank. I lied about how shitty I really felt. I lied about being confident. I lied about being able to quit whenever I felt like it. I lied about having control over my life. I lied to myself, to my family, to my friends, to strangers, to my employees, and to everyone who reads my writing and follows me on social media. The lies are what kept me lying because that’s what lies do. You start by telling one to yourself, then you have to tell another to save face and before you know it, your entire life is a lie.
Addicts are by far some of the biggest liars on the planet - second only to career politicians of course. But recovered addicts are by far the most honest people you’ll meet. Because in order to get sober, you have to develop humility. You’ve admitted you are powerless over your life. When you’ve been humbled like that, there isn’t much of anything you aren’t willing to face - most importantly the truth.
Lies on the local level within ourselves strip us of our freedom. Our freedom from guilt and shame. Our freedom to think, speak and act according to our morals and values. Lies on the global scale strip us of our freedom of speech, and ultimately the authority over our own lives. The former is required for the latter to occur.
The atrocities of the 20th century played out because everyone was willing to live a lie. It is often hard to imagine how things like the Russian Gulags, WWII concentration camps and Maoist China occurred. Collectively responsible for over 160 million deaths. 20 million perished in Stalin’s labor camps, another estimated 75 million deaths (20 million military and 40 million civilians) as a direct result of Nazi ideology, and an estimated 65 million dead Chinese as a result of Mao’s repeated merciless attempts at creating a “socialist” society. All possible because of one thing - a lie. Not everyone engaged in lies of commission, but rather the equally devastating practice of lies of omission. Turning a blind eye, lying to oneself.
I’ve never liked the phrase “the brutal truth.” If you think the truth is brutal, just wait till you see how brutal living lies can be. You are being asked to believe a plethora of lies. How are you going to respond?
“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
Indigenous Ice Cream
In honor of July 4th, Ben & Jerry tweeted out a reminder of just how horrible a place American is. "The U.S. was founded on stolen Indigenous land," the company said in a statement ahead of Independence Day. "This year, let's commit to returning it."
An Indigenous tribe chief took then up on their offer. It appears the land upon which their Vermont headquarters is located was originally controlled by a Native American nation and they are interested in taking it back, its chief told NewsWeek, after the company publicly called for "stolen" lands to be returned. What are the chances the bearded bellies put their money where their mouths are?
Turns out I’m an anti-vaxxer and you probably are too
Anti-vaxxer: a person who opposes the use of some or all vaccines, regulations mandating vaccination, or usually both
You no longer have to question the efficacy of some vaccines or ask questions in general to be an anti-vaxxer. You must only question the government mandating your healthcare to become part of the club. If you are vaccinated, believe in vaccines whole-heartedly but don’t agree with the most recent mandate which unequivocally has been proven ineffective at best and catastrophic at worst, you too are among the wicked.
As we learn more and more about the potential side effects of the mRNA “vaccines",” the number of people questioning the statements made by government officials that they are safe and effective is continuing to grow. Although I am someone who vaccinated my daughter up until the 6th grade (actually doubly vaxxed her due to her adoption from China - when I was a dipshit and uninformed) I was labeled an anti-vaxxer since the start of the pandemic. Although I was merely asking reasonable questions like, “how do you know it is safe and effective in the long-term when we can’t possibly know the long-term, because it is yet to be the long-term?” I also asked pesky things like why we were suddenly ignoring the fact that natural immunity has always been deemed superior to vaccination, even by Father Fauci and why the narrative kept on changing. “The vaccine will keep you from getting and spreading Covid.” “No actually, it won’t keep you from getting it but it will keep you from being hospitalized. Turns out you can still spread it too but you’re a good person if you get vaccinated and a selfish piece of shit if you don’t.” “You need one shot. No, actually, two. Whoops, maybe three or four.” “You are a good person if you get vaccinated and a selfish piece of shit if you don’t.” I was in good company -
and countless other highly respected medical professionals and scientists who simply wanted their questions answered were labeled as kooks, censored and even reprimanded by medical licensing boards. If you questioned big pharma, the government or Fuhrer Fauci, you were a granola eating home-schooler who denied science. Nobody ever stopping to realize that the very definition of science is the activity of exploring knowledge, which requires discussion, debate and asking a heck of a lot of questions.The label on the package of bullshit being fed to us has started to peel so in order to remedy the problem, Merriam-Webster Dictionary has changed the definition of ant-vaxxer. Problem. Solved.
The String Is Unraveling
The greatest thing about the truth is that eventually it comes out. The truth behind the mishandling of Covid and the unfolding of the effects of the vaccines is one truth I welcome with open arms but haven’t felt right about gloating about. Countless people suffered unnecessarily due to the lock-downs - losing their jobs, losing their businesses, educational delays for children, spikes in teenage depression and suicide, isolation, elderly dying alone - all tragic and completely unavoidable. Many others were injured from the experimental vaccines and for most people, their trust in healthcare professionals was destroyed (and rightfully so.) As more and more studies come out, it is clear we are just seeing the tip of the ice-berg.
It’s time to face the truth. There is no shame in admitting you were misled - it will free you from believing more lies. And until we are willing to accept the truth, we cannot restore trust in our institutions and we will not prevent things like this from happening again.
Speaking of anti-vaxxers
You can prepare yourselves to hear a lot about RFK Jr. in The Sunday Snewz between now and when he takes office in 2025. You will be seeing more and more of him everywhere. No matter how much the powers that be want to dismiss him, they simply cannot hide the fact that his openness, curiosity, and humility make him extremely appealing to the American people. And you know where I stand - if we want a President who will tell the truth, Bobby is our guy. He provided great insight into his solutions to issues like Ukraine, healthcare, immigration and the environment in his recent interview with
. She was tough on him, clearly disagrees with him on major issues and yet gave him an opportunity to set the record straight. Be sure to listen.
The War Party
Who would’ve thought we’d see the day when the lefties would be encouraging a war? Creating a hero story painting the U.S. as the savior of the poor, innocent Ukrainian people by giving them cluster munitions known to cause “grievous injuries to civilians.” Even the propagandists over at The NY Times find some lies too hard to swallow.
I’ll admit, I have just enough understanding of the Ukraine war to be dangerous but what I haven’t done is fallen victim to partisan political jabber in order to form my opinions. What I do know is we have an extremely vast and powerful military industrial complex who were the driving force behind the Iraq War and this appears to be the case in the Ukrainian conflict was well. Diplomatic resolutions have been wiped from the table as swiftly as Joe Biden’s ass has been wiped by his handlers. There is no interest in settling this conflict because there is entirely too much money to be made. I don’t believe for one millisecond we are there out of the kindness of our hearts because the good ole’ U.S. of A. is the super-power for good in the world. Its citizens? Yes, for the most part. Our government? Not a chance.
Our motives are clear - to dismantle the reign of Putin under the guise of protecting innocent Ukrainians, while our military contractors get rich and more and more Ukrainians die. I miss the days when Democrats saw these wars for what they are.
And just in case you’ve doubted the reality of the uni-party - I give you the infamous Neocon, Lindsey Graham.
Is it becoming clearer why my vote is for RFK Jr.?
While truth is what sets you free, laughter sure does help in doing the same. Don’t miss this clip from Jimmy Dore, Covid Lies Are Funny.