It’s just that too many worship politicians and the government that will pay them, make them equitable, and take care of them. All the things little people can’t do for themselves, but at such a great cost.

As far as I know, variously live vs. the studio cut; “..hack you…,” or “…cut you…”
–the animation for that video has a definite political bent (“award-winner”) but was cut down somewhat.

If you want huge amounts of Pink Floyd paired with some really good animation, check these people out:

https://www.youtube.com/@Thinkfloyd61Blogspot/videos

Bagpipes on helium
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/qd4BKB2z-Ew

A definite improvement

I don’t see “best men” implied anywhere. That’s a post-WWII conceit, not something the country was built upon.

The fact that distributed systems are _nearly_ always superior to centralized systems is both and old idea (see said Constitution) and a new one (see current computer architecture). It seems to be slowly seeping into the zeitgeist. It took a while for centralization to become the default assumption; it was a radical idea (in America) in the mid 18th century (even the Civil War didn’t cement it) and WWII solidified it – that’s two to three generations. It will take a while to reverse it. These are the sorts of attitudes that are inculcated in the young and never change. Centralization is not going away until the last boomer dies. We’ll see what’s next (well, perhaps not “us”, exactly, but the country).

Back in 70s it was a debate whether the words were “one of these days I will talk to a human being” or “One of these days I will cut you into little pieces”. In this audio version it sounds clearly like the latter, and fits the script.

Disgusting

Too many people confuse brilliant and successful with perfect and infallible. Hero worship can be a harmless pastime up to a point. IMO that point is when one quits thinking for oneself.

She died on public assistance, and had no trouble with “post birth abortion.”

On the political front
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/TuysQj6cRmw

In terms of history, Frederick II might be one of the best leaders of history. Carlos the Wise, Longshanks, etc.

“All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency. They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community; and, according to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to make the public administration the mirror of the ill-concerted and incongruous projects of faction, rather than the organ of consistent and wholesome plans digested by common counsels and modified by mutual interests.”

As Cotour said echoing Regan, trust but verify.

Someone has to take care of business, and who says what that business is?

100%!

Trust NONE of them absolutely.

The saying goes “Trust but verify”, and then verify again.

Politicians as well as government, any government, is not in the truth and morality business, they are in the power and control business.

Ask the Scotts and William Wallace.

Ray Van Dune: I agree that there are far fewer people on the right who would say “Trump, always right!” At the same time, I can tell you that if I post an essay that is even slightly negative about Trump, I find some aggregate conservative news sites that normally link to my work won’t do it. I also find that on many conservative sites there are many commenters who seem to express this perspective, if you read them closely.

My comment is merely a warning for everyone. Don’t fall in love with any politician, even if he is actually doing a great job. He or she can turn on you in an instant. Be watchful always.

But I know plenty who would agree with “Trump – always wrong!”

Andi: Thank you. Fixed.

I’ve alway wondered, have you read much Ayn Rand. She’s a little melodramatic in some cases and, in other cases, repetitive and obtuse. I’m not sure what you would find grotesquely objectionable.

My main pushback is her atheism. I hope she came to terms with God before the end.

Ray Van Dunne: The danger of factions, led by demagogues, always applies to every political situation. No exceptions. If people become emotionally wedded to a leader or party, they become pawns that that leader or party will gladly use to its advantage, almost always to the detriment of the pawn.

Right now too many Americans are emotionally wedded to their party or leader. This might apply more to the left, which tends towards group-think by the very nature of its collective philosophies, but it also applies to those who are relying too much Trump for success. In both cases, these emotions make reasoned debate impossible, and thus the threat of violence continues to rise.

As I see it, the unparalleled decades-long prosperity and strength of the U.S. has allowed a culture of government kleptocracy to grow, without it (yet) attaining the level of dominance found in Russia or China. The “yet” is key… the advent of Trump is timely!

He will have served well if he manages to reverse the steep slide of the electoral process and the pollution of the judiciary.

Then there is, hopefully, the empowerment of Europe against Russia! To anyone who thinks this merely feckless, I ask how many stealth aircraft, aircraft carriers and attack submarines from Germany, France and the UK will show up in the South China Sea if the balloon goes up there? None, that’s how many.

So Europe needs to do what it must do and contain an enervated Russia while the U.S. stares down the Dragon!

I believe William Wallace happened about in the middle of it and it went on for about a hundred years or so.

Total chaos, double crosses, lies and forgotten promises, blood and guts.

Nothing new under the sun, ask the radical increasingly desperate radical Democrat party leadership in America.

By any means necessary.