Monday, February 20, 2017

Madman in the White House


Whatever political perspective you may come from on this presidents day; I think most will agree that the first month of Trump in the white house has been anything but dull & uneventful.  The futile foot dragging by the democrats on cabinet confirmations isn't accomplishing much beyond making divisive party politics a permanent stalemate; and of course to further anger the fuhrer, Herr Twitler.  

Now the spin doctors, along with Trump loyalists like Spicer and Conway are doing all they can think of to distract from the one thing all of this has come to be about; and that folks is treason, as defined in the Logan Act.  Flat out un-deniable TREASON, simple as that!

Trump and his entire regime are guilty of treason under the Logan Act for repeated conversations with the Russians during the campaign, to skew the election in Trump's favor.  As it turns out; several of Trump's advisors and aides spoke to Russian operatives on several occasions, as well as General Flynn.  It also seems highly likely that Trump knew of/if not ordered the illegal contacts.  The actual reality of things for the sake of some clarity is that Trump didn't fire Flynn; he fired acting attorney general Sally Yates, who warned him about Flynn. 

What makes Trump complicit in this beyond the fact that he chose Flynn, is that he kept  him for a full 17 days after Flynn lied to the vice president!  In those 17 days Trump was trying to figure a way to keep Flynn; so he is just as guilty as Flynn himself.  This cowardly traitor Trump tries to blame the whole mess on Hillary???  That is nothing less that Trump's insanity showing through once again, for all to see.  How by any stretch of logic can he possibly connect anything to her?   Have you noticed yet that with this one, it is always somebody else's fault, Trump never admits being wrong or making mistakes.  Does it seem healthy to you that a grown adult man should say such childish things, over and over?

As the Flynn treason was grabbing the headlines Andrew Puzder, Trump's appointed secretary of labor withdrew when his history of wife abuse was outed by Oprah.  Meanwhile: a Russian spy ship is snooping on us 35 miles off  the east coast, and Russian jets are buzzing US ships in the black sea...poking & provoking our new president Bannon to see how he will react.  Meanwhile Trump poses for even more executive order signings.


The entire security apparatus of our country is literally up in the air.  With damaging leaks pouring forth from disgruntled government personnel every day; Trump is focused on his twitter rants; a carnival of lies press conference, and a re-election campaign rally!  After repeatedly blasting Obama for taking too many vacations, Trump the hypocrite in chief flees to his southern white house every weekend so far and that of course is all at taxpayers expense.   Trump has taken the day off to go golfing six times since inauguration day.  Now compare this to Obama who did not take any time off until day 127 of his first term.

 Also paid for by taxpayers are all living expenses for secret service, & travel related to Trump's wife and youngest son who aren't yet on the white house staff.  Speaking of staff; candidate Trump vowed that he would sign over the day to day running of his businesses to his children to comply with federal conflict of interest laws.  Well it turns out that was just one more double barreled lie because he not only hasn't signed over anything to anyone; he found jobs for his adult children in his administration.  Factor in his refusal to release his tax returns after vowing many times to do so; and it's clear to see that this "short fingered vulgarian" believes he is above the law, and that rules are for other people.


Trump's first solo press conference was 77 minutes of lies, and alternative reality; starting with some old lies about the new Boeing contract for 2 new Air Force One planes.  As he often does Trump ignored the fact that the planes in question are to replace the current ones but not for several years in the future, claiming he killed the contract to save money.  For the third time now Trump also took credit for pulling us out of the TPP- except the TRUTH happens to be we were never signed onto that accord, so there was nothing for us to pull out of.  Trump makes stuff up to claim credit for when he actually did nothing, and the lie is so transparent.  Those are the actions of a child.  Simple as that!

 Trump opened the farce conference with his newest lie "My administration is a finely tuned machine" which is as absurd as it can be with all the calamity of spies, leaks, and firings.  Now, before you just pass that by, take a second look.  Doesn't it sound a bit like what he said about his inauguration speech when he said it stopped raining for him to talk (no it didn't) and that he saw "a million and a half people" (who were not there).  Only the very young or the very disturbed have such a loose grip on reality.  When a fully grown adult behaves this way consistently it is a problem.  When that man is also the president it becomes more than a problem, it becomes a national disgrace.

Trump continued his litany of lies with the claims that "Russia is a ruse" & "Mine was highest ever electoral college vote count."  Trump actually had the 5th worst number of electoral votes not to mention loosing by 3 million popular votesHe only accepts questions from alt-right media outlets which favor him.  Perhaps most bizarrely he claims that the firing of Flynn was somehow Hillary Clintons fault.  Once again he shows us that he is incapable of letting things go...why is he still campaigning against Hillary? WTF???


Taking a page out of the Adolph Hitler book of fascism; during his press conference Trump ranted on about how the established media are all fake news and should be ignored.  This is the first step towards his goal of eliminating news media altogether.  Simultaneously he will be making calculated moves to also eliminate the same judiciary branch which struck down his illegal and immoral Muslim ban.

Now I would be first to agree that the state of the fifth estate is woefully degenerated from it's lofty duty to a free and independent nation.  It really isn't freedom when you get to choose your own master; and when all media in America is owned by just 6 corporations it ain't media any longer, it's propaganda.  Having acknowledged that, I must also say that just because they became self-serving and corrupt is no reason to do away with news media.  Corruption can be fixed after a while.

Speaking of campaigning, on Saturday Feb. 18 trump held his first re-election rally in a Florida aircraft hangar where he mostly repeated the lies he told to get elected, with a sprinkling of new lies he just made up.  Really?!?  With his administration faltering right out of the gates; Isis threats, a Russian spy ship cruising up & down our eastern coastline, not to mention the whole Russian hacking and violations of the  Logan act treasonous behavior from his staff...he holds a rally to get re-elected?? 

What is wrong with this man?

OK folks, here's the deal.  Donald Trump is a malignant narcissist, which is actually three personality disorders at once; and the only purpose of the Florida rally was  because he is addicted to the applause and adulation, he simply cannot give it up.  Of course he covers this up with the lie that he wants to speak "directly to America" without the filter of "fake news" but it is all about getting that fix.  So I guess unless we get rid of the madman in the white house, we'd best get used to these ego rallies every other weekend.


 The two things the Trump regime will try to destroy next will be the free press and the judiciary branch of government.  They are always the first targets in any fascist takeover, and it will be no different this time.  They are calling Trump's cabinet the demolition team with key government agencies being headed by those who have tried openly to destroy them.  Plunder monkeys.

Trump's administration has become a 3-ring circus where every day there's a new scandal, or outlandish lies or just whatever they trot out to distract us from what undoubtedly will go down as the largest, worst and most destructive instance of political treason against America.  This will not be over until Trump and his entire crew of criminals are removed from office and placed immediately in Gitmo to await their trials for treason and other high crimes.


 In an interview not long ago, Steve Bannon made the remark that Trump is "their" blunt instrument, and that he didn't think Trump hadn't figured it out yet.  I ask, does that sound to you like "a white house running like a fine tuned machine"?  By blunt instrument, Bannon refers to their use of Trump as the court jester to entertain, outrage and in other ways deflect attention away from what's being done in the background, away from prying eyes and ears.  While we are distracted with Trump's antics, tweets and blustering bullshit; the Bannon Brigade is stealing America's wealth as they cut away at our country's foundations, weakening us enough for the jackals to finish us off as the brigade slips away in the night.  

The daily leaks indicating a white house in turmoil are coming from the same intelligence agencies, president-elect Trump disparaged, and  who are not exactly comprised of liberals; so when they get freaked out enough to break the law in defense of the country; you can bet it's serious shit.  It isn't exactly a Washington secret that the Kennedy assassination took place mere weeks after he vowed to destroy the CIA.  Even without that; a sane man does not go about insulting the cadre of professional assassins who are now working for him.  Not a fight a sane man would want anything to do with.

Trump has also just signed a new "executive order" giving the police much broader powers and authority, which just takes us one notch closer to a full on police state. He also has plans to use the national guard to enforce the forceful deportations of thousands.   Last week Trump signed an executive order authorizing the hiring of 1500  new full time border patrol agents.

And then there is THIS Shit:

It has also recently come to light thru the on-going leaks from within the Trump regime; that he plans to publish a weekly list of crimes committed by immigrants.  Here again emulating his role model Adolph Hitler.  A few weeks ago you may have heard people cringe upon hearing that old, stale, trite comparison, but no more.  Each week Trump announces yet another travesty to democracy modeled after the third Reich of Nazi Germany, because it worked so very well for them.  A few months ago when Trumps former wife commented that he keeps a book of Hitler speeches on his bedside table, I imagine many folks doubted it.  I'd wager they're believing it now.

The austere programs & plans now being implemented by Trump exactly mirror the blueprint followed by Hitler, and every other authoritarian despot right up to & including Putin & Kim Jong Un who just also happen to be 'leaders' Trump admires.  Is any of this getting thru?  We're in some degree of danger here folks, the kind that comes banging on your door in the dead of night to haul you off to the re-education center.  Doesn't it bother you just a little bit that in the last few days Trump's regime has concocted three totally fake terror attacks that never happened?  It should bother you, if it doesn't yet maybe google up a refresher course in 20th century history.


Apparently in retaliation for the court shooting down the Muslim ban, Trump sent ICE troopers across Trumpland to arrest known illegal immigrants who have been here for decades in some cases; essentially using Obama's "Deferred action for childhood arrivals" (DACA)~ known as 'the dreamers' program, as a deportation list.  A cowards move, to arrest & deport those who are not causing problems.  Over 700 arrested, so far, with 750,000 names on the DACA list for trump to pick off.  What a dick move for a fucking coward!!!  Canadian border patrols are reporting a huge upsurge in undocumented people attempting to sneak across the border ever since Trump's deportation arrests began.


In the state of California legislature this week lawmakers introduced SB54 which when passed will limit the assistance state police can give to federal agencies seeking to deport undocumented immigrants.  Citing that the swarm of executive orders pouring from the white house are in essence A moving minefield, designed to skirt around existing safeguards; lawmakers are hoping SB54 will effectively make California the countries first Sanctuary City!  The rest of the states need to fall in line behind California; stand up to president Barbie hands and his fascist rat pack before they get dug in like ticks.  Do it now, or do it not, there simply will never be another chance.  What is needed is to repeatedly knock down his illegal decrees with checks and balances as was done with the Muslim ban, until the mid-term elections.  If we cannot re-take our country at that point we might end up kissing America goodbye.

The Republican dominated congress refused to allow Obama to name the replacement for the late judge Scalia on the supreme court; they literally stole that appointment for Trump to fill.  The thing to worry about here is not so much about the one appointment, but the many.  District court judgeships across the country are up for new judges to replace the former ones, and Trump gets to make all of those appointments...ALL of them!  This means that this one fanatical madman can make appointments that will affect life in this country for many many years to come.  Trump the ego maniacal child-king is going to ensure his place in history.  This will not turn out good! 


The Goldwater Rule
In 1964 when republicans picked Barry M. Goldwater as their presidential candidate it didn't take reporters and journalists long to remark on reports that Mr. Goldwater suffered from mental illness in some form. In turn several mental health experts of the day also offered their professional prognosis on the subject. This resulted in the formation and adoption of the Goldwater Rule which simply states that no mental health professional should offer  opinions on politicians they haven't seen personally.  For the most part the psychiatric profession has adhered to the Goldwater rule, until now.

In recent days a rash of mental health professionals have gone public to warn about trump, one has even started a petition to have him removed from office immediately.  Trump has been field diagnosed as having the trifecta of mental disorders known as Malignant Narcissism  which is basically an obsession with one's self, ego run amok, self aggrandizement is all that matters.  From the prideful boasting to the obsessive lying and outright denial of reality, Trump's madness has been on parade for all to see.


We ignored it for the 18 months of the campaign because we thought it was funny and it seemed he'd never win.  Well he did "win" (Alternative loosing) with some help from Russian hackers.  Oh yeah, at first there is a little schadenfreude when we see the wheels falling off the Trump regime, but that is short lived indeed when we remember that we ourselves might not survive the crash.  It ain't funny anymore, is it?

The only thing Trump has made great again is SNL!

Now we must go back and revisit all of those instances when Trumps words and antics made decent Americans cringe, even some who voted for him are cringing nowadays.  We must return to those many video clips we laughed or cursed at, and take a very close look at the madman in the white house, because in case you hadn't noticed, he's recently doubled down on the insanity. 

With the list of criteria mandatory to become the president, why isn't a professional independent psychological examination required??  It has been stated ad nauseous that the reason for having the electoral college is to prevent a madman from ever becoming president.  Well folks, we can now scrap the electoral college because greedy men found a way to use it to install a madman ego lunatic to the presidency so they can loot the country blind as we stand dumbfounded and transfixed with the bumbling clown show that is Donald J. Trump.  Simple as that. 

Some said during the campaign that Trump would change once elected and we wouldn't
see all the childish ego pandering and boasting.  Well here we are just 30 mind numbing days after inauguration and the only change he's made is to get even crazier than before; pushing the country closer each day to total fascism.  


People got upset because Hillary took some work home with her, but that is NOTHING compared to trump who is still using his old (unsecured) Android phone; and who conducted a national emergency security meeting at an open access restaurant...even pointing out the Marine by name who carries the nuclear football.  The Japanese prime minister was his dinner guest when Trump got the emergency news that North Korea just conducted a missile test.  Instead of going to a more private and secure location, Trump and aides got their briefings and looked at data right in the open restaurant.  There is a word for that, and it is Incompetence.  As long as Trump's gigantic ego could soak up the limelight by looking so important: nothing else matters.

None of these embarrassing and potentially damaging events would have taken place if Trump had just used the facilities at camp David to entertain the Japanese prime minister; as that is the intended purpose of that facility.  But no, not Trump.  He insisted upon costing the American taxpayers a few million dollars by flying everybody to Florida to see his over-rated restaurant Mar A Lago.  After 18 months of saying he would 'look out for the average American' now he ignores all that and just does whatever he wants and to hell with anyone who doesn't like it.  In his first month in office Trump's vacations have cost American Taxpayers over 11 million dollars. For some perspective, that's more than Obama's vacations cost for a full year!!  He is partying like it's 1999 and sticking us with the bill.

The true hallmark of the malignant narcissist is they always accuse others of being guilty of what they themselves are guilty of.  Keep this in mind whenever you hear Trump accusing others of being Nazi's or traitors.  Another classic trait of these type people is that they never take responsibility for anything unless it makes them look good.  During his press conference, when pressed by a reporter challenging his boast of having the highest number of electoral votes, Trump instantly backpedaled; claiming "I was given that information.


You see, in the ego-centric reality of the narcissist they are the quintessential Artful Dodger never being wrong, never having to apologize because they see themselves as perfect.  Anything not in harmony or agreement with the narcissistic world view and self image is ignored, ridiculed, or attacked; according to the threat level posed in the moment.  It is perhaps worth noting here that the mask worn by the narcissist is neither effortless or foolproof.  It takes a lot of energy to maintain outward appearances while simultaneously shielding the ego from outside reality.  Masks can slip, crack and break under extreme stress or emotional upheaval.

Many narcissists such as Donald Trump leave a wake of failed marriages and broken families behind them because if they remarry quickly they can maintain the mask of perfection by seeing themselves as the one who is desirable, adorable and perfect.  Always looking to shift the blame anywhere else.  The thing is, and this is key; if they should falter, if their mask should slip revealing the diseased mind behind it, that is when they are the most dangerous, volatile and unpredictable.

Malignant narcissists are true masters of equivocation, prevarication, and projecting their guilt upon others.  These things are as easy for them as breathing is for us, and as with breathing, it's an automatic reflex thing; it's their nature.  Unfortunately, the medical professions do not consider narcissism to be a disease as such, because the narcissist does not suffer from the condition; only those they prey upon suffer and in this case that means it's humanity versus Trump.


Narcissists are also fond of gaslighting, which is a kind of psychological manipulation of facts, events and people, designed to muddy the waters, shift the narrative, and make one doubt their sanity in general.  Both projecting and deflection are employed as a means to their devious ways.

Donald Trump literally hounded Obama for years over all that ridiculous birther crap, then refused to say it aloud that he was wrong & it was proven beyond a doubt.  Narcissists simply cannot admit to ever being wrong.  This one, this Trump has to work overtime to keep his enormous ego fed, hence all the rallies after he took office.  We have literally created a monster here, one that seems now to require these regular rally events. 

Pretty soon he will run out of bullshit names to call them and will have to admit they are just to keep his ego fully charged.  When his energy runs down the harsh realities of the real world the rest of us live in come crashing into Trumps brain.  He cannot tolerate that; so now that we got him used to adoring, Hitler saluting fans to keep him charged up and fully delusional.  What do you suppose he would be like if he couldn't get that adoration any more?  


This week Trump announced the creation of a government investigation to look into his delusional claim about "massive voter fraud."  It matters not to Donald Trump that every single expert in the field agrees that there simply ain't no such animal;  he "feels" it is true, and so in his personal warped reality that is good enough for him.  When recently asked who he will be relying on in foreign policy matters, he actually said, " Myself, I have a great mind and I've said a lot of things."  Whether he really conducts an investigation; or steals the funding money doesn't really matter; either way it's money that could be better spent fixing the water in Flint, Michigan or helping homeless veterans!

Elsewhere this week in Trumpland, Herr Twitler emulated Conway & Spicer and literally made up a terror attack in Sweden after they took in many refugees.  It was so egregious that the government of Sweden actually asked for an explanation...what is he talking about?  As it turned out, there were no terror related problems in Sweden!!

Trump is just like atoms, because they both make up everything.

In all of his frantic ranting about terrorism this week Trump failed to mention the Florida man who was arrested for plotting to plant bombs in 10 Target stores along the east coast.  How odd Trump wouldn't mention that at all, not once.  Just another totally bogus, made up terrorist attack in Sweden!


Then there is the undeniable & detestable fact that Trump is a misogynistic sexual predator who openly rates women according to if they are attractive enough for him to pussy grab, yes, let us not forget about the pussy grabbing sexual predator.

Trump was accused of raping a 13 year old girl some years back with a friend of his, and I believe he still has court dates pending on that one.  Even worse are the reports (and pictures) of Trump groping his own daughters; not to mention the numerous times he has repeated his desire to "Date" Ivanka.  You can  get more perverted than that but ya gotta go some to do it.  Oh yes, good time to mention the "golden showers" by Russian hookers and no doubt others as well.  The point here is that Trump is one sick puppy.


At his ego-feeding rally Trump repeatedly bragged about how he was keeping all of his campaign promises; except of course for the ones he seems to have no recollection of making, such as his promise to release his tax returns.  Every president for nearly half a century has released their personal tax returns, it's what we call a tradition; and yet somehow Trump figures he is above all that and doesn't have to if he doesn't want to, defiantly daring somebody to try to make him play by the rules.  He won't ever divulge those tax records because they will show exactly how much money he borrowed from Russian banks!


Then there is the issue of  his promise to divest himself from his businesses to avoid any possible conflict of interest; which happens to be legally required!  Aside from showing us a conference table stacked high with empty manila folders fresh from office depot; Trump has done nothing whatsoever to keep his promise and separate himself from his empire.  He not only arrogantly thinks he doesn't have to, he also thinks nobody can make him.  Same thing with the tax returns. 

At his bizarre 2020 re-election rally he kept boasting about all the campaign promises he is keeping.  Oh yeah, how about his promise to release his taxes, and to divest himself from conflict of interest?  How about the promise he made that the deportations would be handled gently, with consideration.  He just deported a busload of children for crying out loud.  Trump is nothing but a lying, cheating scumbag in a bad suit with a six foot red tie.  Our very own homegrown Genocide Clown.


An old saying advises young men that if they want to know about a girl, praise her to her girlfriends.  I find it both interesting and revealing reading what other billionaire businessmen say about Donald Trump.

Richard Branson recently said of trump "He invited me to lunch at his gold filled New York apartment, it was just both of us.  During the entire lunch he only spoke of one thing: REVENGE.  For over two hours he told me how he was going to get even, and destroy all those who didn't help him when he was completely broke."

Mark Cuban commented, "Donald has been at this for a year, but you don't look at him and say, wow he's gotten so much smarter on this topic or that topic.  In fact you look at him and say 'what the hell are you talking about?'  That's not good for America."  Cuban hinted in 2015 that he considered running for president, saying he thought he could beat either Clinton or Trump.  As recently as last week Cuban was again quoted as saying he might run in 2020.

 That will be what that will be, but if he does he won't be running against Trump no matter how much he'd like to...Trump won't last that long: because "I'm Hearing" that impeachment documents are being drawn up.

We continue to wonder about Trump's mysterious & shady connections to Russia & Putin.  Over and over Trump keeps saying "we should try to get along with Russia," alluding that our countries are similar.  One can only wonder why Trump is so fond of Russia and Putin but one thing is certain; he's not going to tell us, no more than he's going to release his tax returns or divest himself from conflict of interest with his businesses.

As mentioned in a previous post, Trump has borrowed heavily from Russia because American lenders refuse to deal with the king of bankruptcies.  That huge debt could well be used by Putin as leverage; not to mention rumors persisting of a video tape showing Trump getting a golden shower from Russian hookers.


Putin wants several things from Trump.  Top of the list would be to end US sanctions against Russia and to weaken NATO.  He also wants America to adopt his pro-Assad stance in Syria.  Next he'd like the US to recognize and legitimize his annexation of Crimea.  Obviously giving such concessions to Putin would go against our values and interests internationally but they might just reduce Trump's monetary debt to Russian banks!  I'm just sayin.

Meanwhile, today in cities all across Trumpland; people took to the streets by the thousands in an organized effort they called "Not my president day."  Perhaps Trump will acknowledge them in an angry twitter rant, but my guess is the news never made it inside the bubble of self-delusion that is Donald J. Trump.


A note to my regular, longtime readers: Yes I am aware that I began this expression as primarily a spiritually orientated blog focused upon the uncharted landscape of the Aquarian age, to kind of help us all find a better path to where it is we are going.  If we strive to be like the Buddha and be in this world but not of  it in these extraordinary times we may find ourselves too detached from the world around us to survive it.  It behooves us to not only be aware of our mundane surroundings but to also live our spiritual values to their/our highest expression.  That would include speaking truth to power; and anyone else with ears to hear and eyes to see.  Ignoring the ugly and distasteful aspects of the human condition isn't spiritual, it's denial.

As a combat veteran I cannot remain silent in the face of what is happening in this country right before our astonished eyes.  I have grandkids in high school and some day if they should ask what I did when the Nazi's tried to take over our country I want to have an answer I won't be ashamed of.  No, I haven't converted this space to being a political blog; please indulge me, I'm on a bit of a rant recently.  Several non-political posts are in the pipeline even now.  Either way I know I won't be happy (or shut up) until I see Trump in a jumpsuit that matches his complexion with federal marshals leading him away.

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~UPDATE~
When Congress members across the nation returned to their home districts on 2/21 they were greeted with town hall meetings full of raging angry constituents demanding explanations; and assurances Obamacare won't be repealed without replacement.  They mostly are angry that nothing is being done by anyone to control the madman in the white house, and they are afraid.  One citizen in an Iowa town hall gathering told his representative: "It feels like the a juvenile is running the country!"

    When news of the nationwide angry protests reached Trump; he tweeted 
that the "so called" protesters "were all paid professional activists."
 Lame man, really lame!  Meanwhile, the protests are growing, and spreading.  
Uh oh, time for our so called president to have another Ego rally!
AND
In America this week the State of Arizona introduced a bill
giving the state power to confiscate land and property
of those arrested for protesting!
FYI



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Republican congress just voted to hide Trump's Tax returns



~Other Voices~


25 comments:

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    1. Thanks, appreciate the feedback.
      I need a break from thinking & writing about this festering pussboil~ but he just won't shut up!
      Cheers!

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    2. I think it's some of your best writing. Funny how friction will do that. But I understand. I don't think many people understand just how exhausting and emotionally draining good writing is.

      10% is all we need. The proverbial tipping point may actually be here.

      They discovered this back in 2011: https://phys.org/news/2011-07-minority-scientists-ideas.html

      I think we're currently in the time where we lose a lot of the dead skin that was jarred loose after going through the 2012 bottleneck.

      Maybe I'm wrong.

      Dunno, but a man can dream.

      Peace.

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    3. J.C.~
      Now that was an interesting article, if not a bit distressing.
      Before this election cycle I was actually thinking that decency, morality and honesty were making something of a comeback in this country; which was partially fueled by the whole rebel flag issue. I thought we were maybe starting to get it.

      Then Trump happened. It breaks my heart to see the numbers of my countrymen/women who think Trump is an American hero because he legitimizes their own intolerance and hatreds.

      10% eh? well back to being a minority again.
      Maybe when enough decent folks get riled up enough over all this fascism & totalitarian 1984 Orwellian authority crap we can start a 10% movement to sow some sanity back into this country.

      Many thanks for the kind words regards my writing. this one kind of took on a life of it's own. You are right, the friction is a prime motivator. Ever since Trump 'took' the office with a little help from his friends, I found my PTSD was re-awakening; and with each new decree, each new crime it just ramps up even more; so my recent rash of political posts are very much the result, it's how I'm dealing with all this because shouting from the rooftop is beneath my dignity. I'm glad others are enjoying my catharsis! ;)

      Peace, light & clarty...

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  2. About a year or so ago, the head of the american psychiatric association admitted to the public sphere that there exists no proof to legitimize the fields growing list of psychiatric disorders. What he actually meant is something many of us already know: the field of psychology and psychiatry is on the same level as voodoo. Mostly, it is used as a political weapon to destroy adversaries.

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  3. If true, which I very strongly doubt; this would mean the end of psychiatry as a profession...putting many thousands of practitioners out of business. You must have read it on "Before it's News" or perhaps heard it on "Fox News".

    Secondly, folks who believe that psychiatry is voodoo would change their minds in a flat hurry if they ever lived with a narcissist for any length of time. Let me guess, you're a Trump voter, right??!!
    Cheers!

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  4. No.

    The article appeared on several respected websites, but since so many people dont read, discern or remember, its like hillary said: what difference does it make? Your assumption that i voted for trump, which i did not, speaks volumes. Now hes the president, and you demand he shut up? Wow.

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  5. Your comment is as vague, and source-less as any I've heard from Trump. "Several respected websites"and "the head of the American psychiatric association." If you are going to make this claim, why not include names, and specific dates and websites so proper fact checking can be done. Without these things you are just offering an unfounded and very unlikely opinion.

    Yes, I assumed you voted for Trump, even assuming you voted might be too much, but yes, when you talk like he does, and defend him as you seem to be doing, well-it makes you sound like a Trump supporter, didn't mean to offend. As for speaking volumes...more vague innuendo: it simply was a valid, logical assumption no more-no less.

    I never demanded that Trump shut-up. what I said was, "He won't shut up" which simply is not the same thing. What I am demanding is he and his entire fascist regime be impeached, tried for TREASON then locked up in GITMO. So if you are going to quote ME, either get it right the first time or just stay at home, how about that?

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  6. My comment wasnt about trump, but the field of psychology in general. The internet is full of articles written about the a.p.a., and the validity of the recent avalanche of new mental illnesses. Now, if you support the constitution or distrust government, you are mentally ill. Much has been written about the dangers of ssri and the wreckage it leaves behind. Big pharma and mental health workers sing the same tune.

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    1. Indeed, I did see your point was more about the field of psychology than Trump; and I cannot say I disagree with you regards big pharma and mental health workers: we see the same crap with many if not most professions where job security and money take priority over helping people in need.

      Most if not all of society is configured to exploit the individual/families as nothing more than a renewable resource, ie, "the rat race" etc. This is at the very core of what is wrong in this world; this predatory attitude towards making money and shafting the individual. Until THAT is changed I don't see how much else ever will. Lotta wrong shit going on in this place!

      I wasn't so much 'defending' the practice of psychiatry as I was the very real existence of narcissism. Yes, big pharma is corrupt just like big oil, but you don't hear people claiming that oil isn't black & gooey! Just because big pharma is corrupt in no way de-legitimizes the existence of narcissism or any other traditionally recognized disorders.

      There are mentally disturbed, whacked out loons and borderline crazies everywhere we look, (mostly in politics). with the world being as it always has been, and getting worse some folks are just gonna get weird trying to adjust, etc. My point is I guess; that 'somebody' needs to be trying to help them, and nobody else wants the work except professional shrinks & big pharma. I don't have the answer, I just see a lot of questions and very few elegant solutions. Good chat, ;)

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  7. A long time ago in my freshman year at cal state sacto, i majored in psychology in order to understand why people did what they did. The tests were multiple choice and i could easily eliminate the wrong choices and be left with the correct answer. Its a left-handed thing and after 7 courses i had the highest grades in the department. It bothered me because it was too easy. My abnormal psych professor suffered from depression and said there were no job openings til some older psychologists passed away. This bothered me too, but what made me change majors was the growing certainty that affixing labels to observed behavior patterns didnt mean they understood what caused the label. I dont know if a lobotomy is more heinous than passing electric current through the brain; perhaps ssri is worst of all, but i do know that people who employ these methods should have their heads examined.

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    1. I took a college level psych-101 while in the navy, without really wanting a career in that field, but like yourself I wanted a deeper understanding. Never pursued it much farther; but I did become a counselor many years later, working at a veteran outreach center. This was several years before I filed my own claim for benefits; and I was horrified at the stories I heard from my brothers, about the VA shrinks and their 'skittles' drugs instead of some real therapy. It actually inspired me to wait even longer before filing my claim.

      Years later when several medical issues surfaced I filed my claim; and began receiving "help' from the VA. Being my claim was for PTSD related issues, they immediately prescribed the ssri. As hesitant as I was, the nightmares, depression and anxiety were being a real problem so I tried them.

      What those drugs did was essentially cut me off from my 'highs' and 'lows'- otherwise known as Biorhythms. I was in a nice, safe, dreamy fake reality all day and slept without as many nightmares: and 60 days passed by without me taking much notice. I quit taking them, and before too long I was getting back to a more normal state. Told the shrinks & docs to keep their pills.

      You are 100 percent correct about the ssri drugs and those who try to treat the symptoms instead of what's wrong. Better than having their heads examined, those 'health providers' should be legally required to be on the same meds they prescribe for others; after stripping their credentials and locking them up for an appropriate spell. Yes there are some very real disorders out there, and yes the 'professional approach' is indeed horrendous.

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  8. And yet I keep reading about how the Deep State is intent on ousting Trump, because he exposes the "lying mainstream media." Quote from an article on State Of The Nation: "Every single day that the Trump Administration is able to consolidate and increase its power, Deep State loses its influence throughout the US government and the world-at-large." http://stateofthenation2012.com/?p=66483


    My head is hurting. Is Trump a lying, treasonous narcissist manipulated by his Rasputin-like Bannon, consorting with Putin and other enemies, or is he the savior destined to MAGA by bringing us back to the Rule of Law and exposing "Pizzagate"?? Or is he neither? WTF is going on? Increasingly I see, hear and read opinions from people who are convinced they are seeing the big picture, and everyone has their own version. Is reality splitting into multiple fractal-like versions? Ugh.

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    1. Kieron~
      I definitely thing something is splitting into multiple versions; including my head on some days. Arizona is trying to pass a law saying if you're arrested for protesting Trump, the state can take your, house, car and kids...even if it was a non-violent protest, while each new proclamation brings us closer to Hitlers Germany in a real, palatable sense.

      I wonder if those who think he is anti-deep state are maybe in a light case of denial about what Trump is doing. He's breaking established laws and long standing traditions, and continues to place himself above the law by not divesting himself from conflict of interest laws; and not releasing tax returns. He promised to do both when running, now he says "Nobody cares so I'm not doing it" to both issues. Kinda slimy!

      I don't know that what I'm seeing is the "big picture" but I know what I'm seeing and it is not good at all. It scares the shit out of me, keeps me up at night with worry and PTSD. I am hearing rumblings that Pence is freaked out by some of Trump's actions, and insanity; and may try to invoke the 25th amendment which would declare Trump incapacitated, placing Pence in the big chair: which would only be somewhat less freaky in my opinion.

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    2. Whatever secret alliances are out there, the only thing I know for sure is that none them give a shit about us peasants. ff

      Personal note: Chautauqua, I recently started a blog.
      freefallsblog.wordpress.com
      Enjoy

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    3. freefall~
      Indeed, none of them exhibit the least concern over us 'useless eaters' as Kissinger referred to humanity below the elite threshold. that one remark shows their attitude perfectly, how soon we forget.

      If humanity doesn't take a stand right here right now; we will lose our chance to do it forever

      Congrats on the blog. Added it to my sidebar for some exposure.
      Now, go write some epic stuff for us!!

      cheers!

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  9. Thanks, my friend. ff

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  10. Loved this , and all your political articles and 'rants' Chautauqua
    :)
    I don't think you've deviated from the spiritual at all , ultimately "the spiritual " can be found in everything. It's all spiritual .
    The two paragraphs that for me were outstanding were the paragraphs in which you described why you were "ranting " and fighting this battle, it's for your grandchildren . I found in those two paragraphs alone you had described what is in fact the epitome of true spirituality. Not being afraid to stare into the abyss and to be willing to take action , to speak and be unafraid to do so , to be totally in this world , but absolutely not of it .
    After what Free describes as the Zen "debacle" , with its accompanying apathy from what I described as the "spiritual chattering classes " it's good to see there are still those who have the courage of their convictions to stand up and be counted .
    Kate

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    1. what really pissed me off was when Kellyanne said that people should be careful about how they criticize Trump!! That was the last fucking straw for me.

      Yeah after the Zen thing I was ready to hang it up too, but then this other Donnie rose to power with his band of fascist Nazi goons. They're counting on the masses not rising up against them. This shit didn't just "happen" it has been gamed out for decades now, their master plan.

      AS we walk away by the millions we also need to stand our ground and be vocal. If we just withdraw silently it makes it so much easier for them to lock everything down. We have to get up in their face and refuse to accept what they're trying to get away with.

      If they want to come after a vet in a wheelchair, fine, film at 11:00 as they say, but I ain't letting this shit go without some resistance. Right now Trump, Bannon and their bunch are grappling with the deep state shadow government for control of the nation. Should be interesting to watch it play out. Shout them down in DC, shout them down at Standing Rock and everywhere they seek to kill nature, to kill us. If WE do not resist them how will the others know it can be done?? Shit is about to get real serious.




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  11. It's those that continue to enforce this insanity based on the orders of these chicken-hawk cowards that get me.

    Regarding the Military and Police, I'm hopeful that many of these problems will be dealt with in-house when the time comes, if you get my drift. Traitors deserve no mercy. ff

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    1. My thoughts and energy goes to those others, working within the system to restrain this psychopath however they might. Bill Maher was right when he called this a slow moving coup. Well, now it's moving somewhat faster. We ha e never really has a full-on military coup in this country and we may get to see one soon. The Intel guys ha e been sending warning shots across his bow, but he refuses to understand the situation he has brought about.

      Kennedy wasn't nearly this big of a threat to the country, just a threat to the CIA and we all recall how that turned out. At this point using the Oswald solution could be claimed national self defense and nobody would argue the point.

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  12. Thank you for your honest and eye-opening knowledge.

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      Thanks for the feedback. What knowledge I have regards narcissists comes from having one in the family, and then later marrying one. I kind of take it as my civic/spiritual duty to call these monsters out and shine some light on them and their modus operandi.

      Unfortunately society lets them run amok, free range psychos; because they don't suffer from their disease.

      Donald J. Trump is a perfect example of both a narcissist; and someone who was never was told "NO" by his parents.

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  13. Auger I am a longtime fan and no fan of Trump, but does Pedogate mean nothing to you? Obviously the FBI and CIA leaked info to Trump - not Russians! Hillary, using her goddamn Foundation, was sex trafficking children in Kosovo and was nailed in Haiti! Her operative, Laura Silsby, was arrested and exposed. Trump was the preferable outcome in the election. Again, I am no fan of politics or Trump or his team, but what he is up against is unprecedented! Debbie Whatthefuck Schultz had the Muslim Brotherhood hacking Congress from within - by the now notorious Awan Brothers! (see journalist George Webb's videos on YouTube). Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary, ALL OF THEM are pedophiles, satanists and child traffickers! I will take bombastic boor Trump over the scheming, closeted deceiver Obama. Unfortunately, Trump may be surrounded by men who want him dead and the flesh trade to continue. If the MSM loathes him - all those sweaty pedos on CNN praying for his death - Trump MAY be doing something right.

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    1. There are currently so many outlandish stories floating around and being repeated over and over as if absolute fact; that only one thing is clear and that is the waters are now so completely muddied that nobody knows what's true and what's fake~ and that my friend is all by design.

      I believe that all these things you mentioned are "chaff" the stuff fighter pilots eject to get heat seeking missiles off their tails. All these plots and sub-plots are just made up crap to further confuse and divide the population so we'll be too busy pointing fingers to notice when the owners sneak away in the dark with all the loot.

      None of the politicians offered to us to "vote" for are worth a shit, NONE of them! They are ALL liars, crooks and perverts. In a country with so many brilliant people they want us to pick from the same pile of crap every election. Trump is being used as a patsy, to take the fall for all the plundering taking place out of sight from the "news cycle." A man who will lie about every petty little thing will have zero problem lying about the really important stuff going on. Trump is a hustler, and just remember when he runs away to hide in Florida every weekend, he stiffs us taxpayers with the tab, just like paying him to eat dinner in his own restaurant. Yes it's all fucked up and about to get much worse, and Trump is the worst of the bunch.

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