Next political juggernaut? Not for the triggered

softdown · April 2

This is hypothetical.

One party stubbornly adhered to extinction level ideology. Hovering at 20% approval rating.

Other party subsequently became rock stars. For ~ six weeks. Now they are doing everything they can to lose maybe 90% of their independent thinkers. Approval already dropped from 70% to 50% with the trajectory of a falling star.

I have ~ 2000 FB “friends” and listen to a LOT of freedom seeking and/or right tilting podcasts. Feedback went from 70’s frat party delirium to crickets to “What the hell are they doing?” In six weeks. Is this a new record if Watergate level events are excluded?

JD Vance may have went from heir apparent to "leper colony denizen". In six weeks. Through little fault of his own. Overwhelming forces at play.

Either blackmail is active or extremely lavish gifts are purchasing unforeseen loyalty to external forces. Both? That is my guess.

“Nature abhors a vacuum.”

What next?

Current guess - possible chaos. Historical breeding grounds for a strongman like Stalin or Mao or certain Austrian painter. No. Breeding grounds for the rise of the communist front known as the WEF? “You will own nothing.” Etc.

FB Thought Cops would instantly see that zero people viewed this. I’d prefer a few more thoughtful views.

t00ls · April 4

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Marc Kurth · April 5

At this point, I am in wait and see mode.

We "hired" a new CEO to stop the leaks and dig us out of a deep hole. Like him or not, he is there. Now we will wait to see how he performs. Some form of the massive overhaul that he is attempting to achieve is badly needed, but it will take time if it can be achieved at all. Logical thinkers don't forecast conclusions a few weeks into the game. Too many people are again being swayed by the vigorous propaganda machines.

Changes must be made if our Constitutional Republic is to survive. If you have ever had to claw your way out of deep debt, you know that it can be painful and requires heavy sacrifices.

BB. · April 5

Europe's "elites" support elections and governments as long as they follow their agendas... even if the agenda's are "confused":

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/briefing/europes-paradox.html

Macron faces similar headwinds in France. Voters say they support a stronger military but don’t want to pay for it by increasing taxes, decreasing social spending or raising the retirement age. Macron has already promised not to raise taxes, so some cuts to social spending seem likely.

But if the people voting want something else, they are canceling elections, convicting candidates (lawfare?) etc.

Argentina seems to be recovering:

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-argentine-miracle/

The hardheaded libertarian did not flinch for a moment. Dollarizing Argentina was impossible, but there were plenty of other ways to confront inflation—they would just be painful. The president began the difficult process at the beginning of December by chopping the official exchange rate in half, devaluing the peso 50 percent against the dollar. The official exchange rate is only one of many ways Argentines acquire dollars—most currency conversion in Argentina occurs near the real exchange rate on the black market—but the move still hurt the purchasing power of Argentines already suffering economic distress. “For a few months, we’re going to be worse than before,” admitted Luis Caputo, the economy minister. But otherwise, he said, “we are inevitably heading toward hyperinflation.”

A week later, Milei launched his real offensive: the total restructuring of the Argentine state and economy on libertarian principles. This took the form of the so-called “megadecree,” an 83-page document with over 300 provisions slashing regulations, eliminating subsidies, opening up constricted markets and beginning the process of privatizing all of the country’s state enterprises. The disruption was enormous: overnight, tenancy protection laws, rent control provisions, employment rules and regulations, tariffs, export restrictions, and weighty subsidies and price controls for food, fuel, power, and other utilities and necessities disappeared.

Whatever happens and/or needs to be done, it is going to be painful for a while. Remember the early 1980's after Pres. Jimmy Carter's one term in the late 1970's.

Seen this "hire CEO with MBA" for companies in trouble... The first thing they do is get spending under control (and lots of cuts)... Company recovers and goes though some hits a few years later (market changes, product problems, whatever). The MBA CEO only knows "cuts" and accounting magic--And then the company fails--Because the "quick fixes" were already done in the first round and requires fixes beyond the CEO MBA's skills.

-Bill

softdown · April 5

"Whatever happens and/or needs to be done, it is going to be painful for a while. Remember the early 1980's after Pres. Jimmy Carter's one term in the late 1970’s.”

Literally woke up lamenting the timing of my college graduation. 1980 was literally peak pain and my timing for the grad cap. Things were normalised by 1984 and I did well - until 1986. We began the earnest slide into another long lasting recession in 1986 in Colorado. I got a state admin job and found corruption like never before. Alcoholics will do anything to protect their addiction. The east coast was still cruising along - until I relocated there in 1988. (Denver had an oil based boom and bust economy until the 2000’s.)

By 1993 I had grown weary of almost constant recessions and became self employed in a career that seemingly nobody has figured out a way to make really decent money. Right as the absolute boom years of ’93-2000 kicked off. Economic timing has not smiled upon my career.

Yea, there will be plenty of pain. Living high off of debt for decades does have consequences. 36 trillion an almost unfathomable figure. I’ve been keyboard screaming since ~2003.

In ~2002 certain glodalists stated that they had it out for men, whites and USA domination/success. I’d say where but that “location” could very easily disappear. Literally everything is in plain site if you use a "pick and shovel". Be prepared for a LOT of name calling and ostracisation if you report significant findings. People want comfort and reassurance.

I figure the odds of the country, as we know it, surviving to be ~ 65%. Wouldn’t be that high but America has historically enjoyed seriously good luck. For example the Brits/Canucks set our White House on fire in 1812. A timely hurricane put it out. Hitler was set to win WWII. Then we recovered an Enigma machine and knew what they were going to do. While Russia enjoyed a winter cold snap so severe the German diesel powered war machinery would not start. Hitler also suddenly became beset with absolutely horrific decision making.

I might welcome the challenge and opportunity for fixing up so many things if I was several decades younger. With a badly arthritic knee and other health issues I tend to look at this way. I lived to see America go from #1, in literally every desirable metric, to fighting for its very survival. A fight likely to last for a significant period. With an absolutely arrogant/suffocating/strangulating/omnipresent/omniscient/omnipotent/drowning central government, I don’t worry too much about life vs death. None at all really.

There are many contributing factors at play.

Silver lining: shutting down some Ingsoc surveillance reduced electrical consumption.
Bit inconvenient to sacrifice lights and ceiling fan.
This crap started in 1997.

softdown · April 5

One of their favorite threats, and they do so love to threat, is taxes. What better way than to kneecap the tax program itself. Tried about 20 times. Same message no matter what.

It was working just fine. Had updates all installed.

Another go to is running red lights and fracturing critical bones. Or better. See April 20th, 2005 at Smoky Hill & Main St. Dana Gammage wearing compression pants.

Not to mention the April 20th, 2004 bloodshed at elitefitness.
Starting to scratch the surface of my various beefs.

Government is the mob.

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