I won't say much since I'm writing this on a tablet and I hate tablets but I'll give my one cent here.
I have no warm fuzzy feelings toward the Woke and in all honesty consider your fears of white nationalists overblown. When reading that you thought the South would prefer theocracy I chuckled. Southerners enjoy booze, gambling, and porn like most Americans. I didn't argue the point though because I could easily see a future where religious fervor is inflamed or where "degenerates" don't fight for their vices, let odious laws pass, and then indulge themselves illegally.
With that out of the way. I will say I think JMG got taken in by the Trump phenomena. For example:
During his Presidency, Trump passed a trade deal, and JMG praised the accomplishment. Despite the trade deal being TPP in all but name only. When I pointed out how prominent globalists praised the deal he brushed it off as nothing to worry about, probably.
JMG gave Trump other passes but the above is in my opinion the most egregious. If a Democrat were to have pushed through such a trainwreck trade agreement the bulk of his audience and himself would've taken it as another nail in America's coffin.
I myself have for the most part avoided his Covid open posts, after realizing that these discussions, no matter how civil, give me a icky feeling, similar in nature to binging heinous true crime material. By no means do I consider myself high on the spiritual totem pole but I get the distinct sense that immersing oneself in hundreds of hours of 'research', on whether mass death is likely, isn't good for an individual's emotional, mental, and spiritual state.
Some weeks past in the open posts, I wasn't surprised when the veneer of civility dropped, and the nastyness fully emerged. JMG noticed this and made a effort to lower the temperature. In my estimation he stopped those efforts prematurely and I predict the discussions will grow more heated than previously which run the risk of schisming his audience.
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Re: Jmg...
Date: 2022-08-24 05:00 am (UTC)I have no warm fuzzy feelings toward the Woke and in all honesty consider your fears of white nationalists overblown. When reading that you thought the South would prefer theocracy I chuckled. Southerners enjoy booze, gambling, and porn like most Americans. I didn't argue the point though because I could easily see a future where religious fervor is inflamed or where "degenerates" don't fight for their vices, let odious laws pass, and then indulge themselves illegally.
With that out of the way. I will say I think JMG got taken in by the Trump phenomena. For example:
During his Presidency, Trump passed a trade deal, and JMG praised the accomplishment. Despite the trade deal being TPP in all but name only. When I pointed out how prominent globalists praised the deal he brushed it off as nothing to worry about, probably.
JMG gave Trump other passes but the above is in my opinion the most egregious. If a Democrat were to have pushed through such a trainwreck trade agreement the bulk of his audience and himself would've taken it as another nail in America's coffin.
I myself have for the most part avoided his Covid open posts, after realizing that these discussions, no matter how civil, give me a icky feeling, similar in nature to binging heinous true crime material. By no means do I consider myself high on the spiritual totem pole but I get the distinct sense that immersing oneself in hundreds of hours of 'research', on whether mass death is likely, isn't good for an individual's emotional, mental, and spiritual state.
Some weeks past in the open posts, I wasn't surprised when the veneer of civility dropped, and the nastyness fully emerged. JMG noticed this and made a effort to lower the temperature. In my estimation he stopped those efforts prematurely and I predict the discussions will grow more heated than previously which run the risk of schisming his audience.