No Kings Protest: It's all about control

 By CE Marshall

             King George III - A real king, a real tyrant 

     From work to politics- the "wrench in the works" of a prosperous society is the need for one person or a small group of people to control another group of people.  I cannot relate to this peculiar obsession but I'm understanding as I get older that it's at the core of what makes a tyrant or even a bad boss.  The leader of any situation in which he or she wants to control everyone is at the heart of tyranny.  

     In the media you also see a form of control, but much to their alarm, that control seems to be slipping through their fingers.  People who read and take a few moments to understand a given situation and then think for themselves will see things for what they are.  The media once had full control over what the public saw and then would use that power to "spoon feed" the narrative they wanted.  It worked for many years.  One could say it's been working since the Kennedy presidency when his murder was covered up and muddled by our government with the help of the media utilizing conspiracy theories and inuendo to prevent the truth from being known.   X and other social media platforms have removed "control" from the media and given more to the individual.  "You are the media now" is one of Elon Musk's favorite tag lines and I think he's correct.  It really doesn't take that long to understand a situation if you try thinking for yourself and asking questions.  The "No Kings" protests of this past weekend with all its angst and pronounced worries that we are losing our Democracy is an obvious "straw man" whereby they (and by "they" I mean the "Silent Tyrants" of our society.  The ruling elite.) create a boogeyman that doesn't exist and then orchestrate protests against that boogeyman.  This works on a lot of people from the ditch diggers to college professors suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" so it's not hard to fill the streets with rabid lunatics.  What's missing is any explanation as to what they protest about.  During all conversations in the street with the old hippies and the blue haired girls a clear explanation was completely missing.  Not once did I hear a reasonable, coherent answer to the question "What are you protesting?" or "In what way has Trump behaved as a King or tyrant?".  It was like they were protesting just to protest- like window shopping or strolling through a park.  A stroll of sanctimonious screeching old fools and malcontents that cannot accept the consequences of an election they lost.   

     I will tell you what they were protesting, though.  They were protesting their inability to control the narrative of public policy through full control of the media and news.  The left has had this luxury for a long time, and it is slipping away very quickly.  They have no alternative but violence and feigned outrage over nothing.  May this be the beginning of the end for them and the beginning of the rights of mankind as individuals in society being given the respect and dignity they deserve.  

     The No Kings protesters need not demand the head of the king and an end to the tyranny they've imagined.   The Tyrant is right under their nose.  It is them.  

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Pope Leo & the rich & poor

By CE Marshall

The American Pope

   There was an article in the paper last week regarding Pope Leo. In the article he is said to be criticizing the rich for "living in a bubble".  (This was dated October 10, 2025). In his comments the headline leads the reader to understand the Pope is being critical of rich people. So, my question is “was he critical of the rich in general or a specific group of rich people?” I have a problem when somebody criticizes wealthy people for being wealthy.  I think that form of criticism is a form of envy and is coveting you neighbor's possession.  I do, however, agree that rich people can be selfish. So, should that money be taken away from them and redistributed?  This is often the next step in this conversation and  is the favorite talking point of the leaders of the left, that the rich are somehow innately bad people and should therefore have a lot of it taken away in the form of taxation. The hypocrisy is more than apparent.  The pope himself lives in a palace. Shouldn't the Catholic church hand all that over to the poor if that's where their heart lays?  I suppose that’s an instruction only to the "Other" rich people. Most of the major leftists of the ruling elite are very wealthy but they feel entitled to dictate to all of us how money should be equalized. Capitalism creates business which creates jobs which creates wealth. The left doesn’t want to look at that because it’s contrary to their belief that the government should be the source of all things. This is especially true for those whose wealth came from entertaining where they seem to have a great deal of guilt over their wealth (although they wouldn't dream of giving it all up). They'd rather force everyone to give their money up so then they can say they're "doing something" to help the poor. If government is a truly wise government, it acts as an instrument of the individual to enable us all to strive and succeed.  The government is never effective at distributing wealth, in fact, it’s absolutely horrible at distributing wealth.  So, while I agree, rich people can be selfish, I do not agree that that should somehow justify taking more of their money away.  That is a form of the "always envious" communist philosophy, and it has been shown to be a failure for a long time. Look at Cuba look at North Korea look at the Soviet Union. That is what you get with communism. Abject poverty.  

    So that brings up the issue of my original point that there is envy on the part of the Pope regarding other people’s possessions.  If he was referring to them as a bad group in general- that they are bad because they're rich- then I see this as being a sin.  It could be that he didn't mean that so I am not accusing him of that, I'm only referring to the tone of the headline from the leftist- mainstream media.  

     So in what way should we help the poor according to scripture?  Often, Jesus Christ, Yeshua, Joshua is quoted as saying "give to the poor" and He did, but He was typically referring to the spiritually poor, not necessarily the fiscally poor. He Himself was poor!  God came to earth as Yeshua the Messiah to teach us to be wealthy in our spirit not that we needed to have things. He did not teach that poor people who don’t support themselves should be handed everything because "don’t you feel sorry for them?" Giving people money to do nothing is not helping them. I sincerely believe the worst thing you can do to a person is to give them stuff so they don't have to earn it themselves. It's demeaning and condescending and ultimately yields a sense of helplessness and a lack of purpose.  Of course, we should have sympathy for the poor, but one should not be forced to give up money earned in order to help them.  All charity for the poor must come from the heart and voluntarily. Forced taxation to equalize the "doers" with the "non-doers" is an abomination and should never be a part of conversation with anyone interested in the betterment of mankind.  The men and women who build a product and/or a business that serves a need in society should be celebrated and imitated not maligned and criticized. Click your tongues and nod your head at their garish lifestyle and lack of taste all you want, but their money is not your money, and they owe you nothing, but the job given to you if you earn the place.  So, with all due respect to the new "American" pope, I have a problem with this insinuation that a group of people- in this case the rich- is all guilty of something without regard to the good they also do.  That sort of talk foments jealousy and envy and does nothing to advance mankind, including the poor.  

     One last remark on the poor.  It should go without saying that I'm not referring to the elderly or the physically incapable, or vulnerable children or the mentally ill citizens of our society.  That is an entirely different category where people are unable to help themselves and I do see society as responsible, through taxation if it's necessary, to help them. BUT- that does not mean the rich pay more.  I'm opposed to progressive taxation.  We should all have flesh in the game of protecting and taking care of those who cannot take care of themselves.  

In my humble opinion.  

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America's Silent Tyrant

 By CE Marshall 

                       

                Hero of the Individual's Right to Live Unhindered by Government

                                                            Charlie Kirk 

     As I consider the frustrations regarding our government today, the daunting obstacles to restoring the American individual's voice keep surfacing in my mind. These obstacles are what have come to be like major parts of a snake or even snakes themselves, a silent tyranny, each of the snakes of this tyrant are dependent on one another as they slither their way around our Democratic Republic- constricting and rendering the ordinary citizens powerless.   The snakes are as follows;  

  

Snake Number One- Of all the parts, this is most logically described as the "head" of all the snakes. The Federal Agencies who hold centralized power without being elected. This is very much to the advantage of Leftists because they are in favor of more government control.  Federal agencies are, well.... them!   Government control is their modus operandi.  This explains why DC is 95% Democrat.    

Snake Number two- The Lobbyists who use money to direct the nation’s law to their own specific need.  This is the biggest advantage to corporations who often require laws to do a lot of what they do at the expense of free competition in the marketplace. It is "freedom to petition the government" on steroids.  In their defense though, the government allows it and takes advantage of the relationship in many different ways.  I don't see how it benefits the people though. To petition the government should be from individual citizens or private groups not corporations and political action committees.     

Snake Number three- The Elections, which require enormous amounts of money to render any candidate capable of being elected. This naturally encourages the parties to throw enormous amounts of money towards the individual they think can win the election, never mind if they are or are not qualified.  The end result is a candidate that the party wants but not necessarily one that is good for the country.  That aspect is of very little concern, especially to the Leftists because their “reason for being” is it to subjugate the individual anyway. Why would they care what the American people actually want or need?       

Snake Number four- The political parties being the critical aspect of elections render two camps of thought in government – one always ruling over the other according to which party won.  This results in elected officials being in a position of tyranny in that the rights of the other side are ignored or subjugated.   Elected officials are supposed to be leading us all, not just those that agree with them, aren’t they?    This is much more terrifying under the Democrats because their willingness and glee to silence the individual is much easier with federal agencies and an army supporting them.      

Snake Number five - The media and their tendency towards the left.  Why?  The virtue signaling of journalists is irresistible.  Also, the money is very good if you're at the top of the media pecking order.  In their mind they're saving the poor pathetic victims from the big bad rich people even though they are often the rich ones being discussed.   Of course, there are many different versions of this "we're the saviors" ideal, but you get the point.   They get to play "superman" for their audience no matter how untrue that might be.    Conservatives are becoming more alert to the situation, though.  Cable TV has Fox News and Newsmax, which are both conservative.  Online X, podcasts and other online news sources tend to be more moderate and/or conservative.   Newspapers?  They are becoming relegated to the ash heap of history because they’re nearly 100% to the left.   Most major newspapers such as the NYT and the Washington Post are so biased as to be laughable.  I only read the newspaper to get the jest of the liberal opinions on whatever topic is running through society this week.   For the media, the money and the need to feel virtuous is a lifelong addiction for the collective.  They are emotional parasites.  The Leftists still rule in this category although their power is waning.     

Snake Number six - The court system ruling on matters of crime and punishment where the judge takes it upon himself to divvy up justice or lack of justice according to his or her emotions and his or her perception of social justice and inequality rather than the rule of law. They often favor the parasites over people who actually accomplish things and work hard.  Guess which party tends to rule in favor of social justice and sees the criminal as a victim and the victim as a villain?  The court system is the Leftist’s tool for enacting laws that the Republicans do not want by having a court rule something as a "law" such as was the case with the legalization of abortion.  No election required.  In addition, by not enforcing laws that Republicans support, they still get their way whether they were elected or not.  It’s also a wonderful source for the Leftists to feel virtuous for their “liberal” leanings- a lifelong addiction as mentioned above.  They get their way, one way or another.  It is the truest form of dictatorship in that it seeks to control justice in order for the dictators to feel better about themselves.  

  Snake Number seven- Academia and its tendency towards the left – partly due to its dependency on a generous government and partly due to its allegiance to all thing's science – usually pitting “serious” matters to science and spiritual matters to being of no importance.  (Ironically most higher levels of education such as Harvard were begun as a type of seminary for studying God and His influence on science, not "Science as the God" where it lies today.) Academia is enshrined as the government’s lifelong lapdog because it is a fountainhead of cash and they are unlikely to disagree with anything the government dictates (by that I mean agencies not the elected officials). One very convenient example is global warming or climate change.  This is a tool for more government control.  So, for example, if you’re studying climate change you will find out quickly there is no money to test IF “climate change” is real but there’s plenty of money to prove it IS real and better yet, to elaborate on how the calamity is hovering over all of us unless we obey their latest edict.       

       As you can see, at the root of all of these snake parts there is one very common denominator, the Leftists or people who gain from government relations- "cronyism".  The Leftists' aim is to get the government more power which quite naturally diminishes the power of the individual.  Money supports the head of the snake, the federal agencies, and that money comes from the American people and businesses.  It is their sly form of reallocation of wealth.  They then use the media to trumpet their philosophy.  At the same time corporations are beholden to federal agencies to stay in business so they play the game lest they get left out. The only topic that’s not totally the fault of the Leftists is, ironically, the political parties.  The Republicans are as guilty of abusing the power of the party as the Democrats.  The difference is the Republicans do work to instill personal rights of the individual such as speech, religion, and personal thought itself- the right to think for yourself and live a life you choose.  The pursuit of happiness.  Republicans can play dirty and flex their power, but they are much more tied to the reason for the existence of our country - the power of the individual and his or her absolute sanctity. We the People.  We are the sovereign of the United States just as King Charles is the sovereign of the United Kingdom.  Much to the chagrin of any pro-government philosophy, the individual is the ruler of America.  This is the secret of its power.  May it reign forever.  

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Truth Has Stumbled in the Public Square

 

It's been a week since Charlie Kirk was killed. I’m always giving my opinion - whether it’s wanted or not - but what to say? What do I say that reflects my thoughts on the matter at hand, the tragic murder of a brother in Christ who epitomized what I see as a good person- honest, brave, intelligent, and open minded? Then I came across this meme on social media & I thought - that’s what I’m feeling - when someone’s only crime is to speak their mind & to have an opinion & they’re killed for it & their political enemies celebrate it - then this is the same evil that killed Lincoln & Kennedy & MLK & yes even the Lord himself. Such courage. They all debated against those that hated them with passion, wit, intelligence all mixed with kindness and willingness to listen. They were speaking their opinion & questioning other opinions.

Open dialog. Debate. That’s what’s missing from media, corporate, government, entertainment & ESPECIALLY academia - there is no room for the other opinion. They hold the cards. Beating them at their game by questioning their lack of truth & logic is very dangerous. How can they say that climate change is "settled science" when it's not? How do I know it's not? Because anyone that questions it is silenced or ostracized. Your truth is not truth if it requires any disagreement to be refused the microphone. How can they say vaccines are totally safe when they're not. How do I know they're not? Because we have a government "by agency" that is for sale to the highest bidder and truth belongs to the deepest pockets. If there had always been open debate and discussion regarding the dangers of vaccinations instead of clandestine "studies" supported by the pharmaceuticals then I would think otherwise. How can they say the theory of evolution is not up for debate when it's still a theory and proving it is impossible given that mankind is incapable of time travel. How could you possibly "prove" it? In other words, any topic isn't "settled science" if questions regarding its veracity are refused or stifled. Such questions are not had in the public square because the left holds the microphone and has held if for a long time.

I really admire the courage Charlie Kirk had to speak up in these dark days of lies and deception. I will strive to be more like him. I will strive to speak without fear but only with certainty that I do not want to live a safe life while I watch my country dominated by silent tyrants dictating to all of us what truth is. "So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice. He saw that there was no one, He was appalled that there was no intervention" Isaiah 59: Verse 14-16 NIV

Thank you, Charles James Kirk for being the one to intervene and Rest in Peace knowing that you fought the good fight for truth and justice in the public square.

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Vaccine Debate is Welcome Relief

 By CE Marshall

     This past few week there has been more chatter than normal regarding the safety and necessity of vaccines.  I am not going to posture my position regarding the issue except to say it's a welcome sign of some civility in society that it's being debated at all.   Big Pharmaceuticals and their lapdog scientists have long feigned that "there is no debate" as if they and their way of thinking are the great "untouchables".  Are they incapable of making mistakes or errors in their functioning as corporations?  

     I am not leaping into the details of the safety of vaccines because I don't know.  I do know that until Secretary Kennedy became the Director of Health and Human Services there was no debate at all allowed regarding vaccines.  It was not even on the radar- and yet it's well known that a lot of people have died or become sick after taking vaccines, especially the COVID vaccines.  It's also a well-known fact that autism has taken a frightening increase over the last 30 years and the reason is not clear.  One factor that has changed is the injection of vaccines for infants that cover a multitude of diseases all at once.  Is that really safe?   I used to trust that our leaders and Doctors and scientists had our best interests at heart.  That is no longer true because money has become more important in their minds than the individual and his or her rights.  The collective of large government and large corporations are the priority today.  Is it wise to hand over a 100% of all disease prevention to a small group of Big Pharmaceuticals whose incentives and morality are suspect by anyone not involved?  Is it wise for our government agencies to have given "Carte Blanche" to these corporations to do whatever they please, that is, as long as they continue to "fund" government research studies and the politicians supporting their way of thinking? 

     Today Secretary Kennedy posted a "tweet" on X that stated the following:  

"Under this administration, vaccine injuries will be reported and studied. Individuals who suffer them will not be denied, marginalized, vilified or gaslit. They will be welcomed and we will learn everything that we can about them so that we can improve the safety of these products."

How can anyone argue with such a statement? It boggles my mind that Democrats- the "so-called" opponents of "big business" are so opposed to such measures that would scrutinize large corporations! It boggles my mind that their Senators and Representatives are so opposed to open debate regarding something all of us have been directed to have injected into our bodies and our children's bodies.

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