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Give peace a chance. You've heard it your whole life. You can't breathe in this world without someone telling you to shut up, and, believe me, that is exactly what the promoters of peace want. They especially want you to stop complaining, about anything really. They want you to sit there, and take it the old fashioned way, with no sympathy for you whatsoever. These people, these promoters of peace, like to think that they are changing the world. But do they have any proof that their actions, this hunt for docility, will actually do anything to benefit real people? Has there ever even been peace? Further, if there has been peace, how long did it last before a rival tribe swooped in, and took that peace over, creating a new peace in the process? These are the questions that dreamers, and moral crusaders refuse to answer. Instead they want to talk about the negative all the time, which is ironic because these very people are supposed to be grounded in positivity. But instead of hearing about the positives of peace, we hear about the negatives of real emotions such as anger, and sadness. The peace makers are interested in change, but the change they are interested in has nothing to do with getting you a living wage or even ending war for that matter. You see, all the Vietnam era peace-making hippies grew up, and got rich. Many of them earn far more than the average millennial of Gen Zer for example. So, they have a vested interest in getting things "back to normal", which means you have to shut up, and stop complaining. See how that works. Their peace is doing what they have always done, neglecting the problems of the lower classes. I have fervently rejected this notion on prior shows, and will continue to do so for as long as I am able to do the show. You cannot convince me that peaceful jargon is the answer because talking until your blue in the face solves nothing. You must present real solutions, something that is actually achievable, before I will even listen to you when it comes to improving society. You certainly have the right to lie to people, and make false promises of happy sunshine time for god's little children. The American government has decided, rather foolishly if I might add, that being stupid is your right. In America, it is your right to mislead people as long as you are ignorant of the very real harm that it does. I cannot prevent such idiocy. The United States government has made its own bed in this area, deciding to side with a band of rebellious buffoons instead of members of the union, and they will have to lie on it. So, you are allowed to act foolish on the internet, speaking false truths about a once "peaceful" world where everyone did nothing but hunt and have sex all day. You are allowed to ignore the very real history of our ancestors, and how they fought ruthlessly over things like land, food, religion, and politics. You are allowed to give flowery speeches about unity with white supremacists, a notion that is so dangerous that it will have tremendous repercussions, which no one seems to mind. You are allowed to preach hatred. You are allowed enact that hatred in law. You are allowed to misinterpret the Constitution, the bible, and whatever other text you find that you think you can use to further your agenda. Don't be fooled. Peace is an agenda. How do I know? Define the word, not the dictionary meaning, but define how you would enforce peace in the law. How would you make it illegal for violence to ensue? Would you make public shaming illegal? You probably would if you promote this ideology. You would sacrifice the truth, which usually causes arguments, most of them harmless, all so you can get a little piece of mind. You spit upon liberty when you make such demands. I will not be silenced. You will not convert me to moderate conservatism because you're tired of fighting. I'm glad you're tired of fighting. I think you should go home, take a nap, and let the grown ups handle liberty.  

If you grew up like me, then you always had a steady flow of people around you saying, "now's not the time for that." Whether you are at someone's ritual, talking with a supposed friend, dabbling in a bit of romance, or just trying to mind your own business on a damn Saturday, it always seems as if what you would like to do is put aside for later. The art job is not stable. The new degree will take too long. And, besides, we all know that only certain people are intuitive enough to start a business. So, it is back to the same old, same old for you because, in your mind, you are not special enough to accomplish anything extraordinary. With this mindset, it is no wonder that so few people are successful. I know that may sound like a cliche, but this is no positive thinking nonsense. We are smack dab in the middle of a unique moment in history that no one should let go to waste. I'm not expecting you to do anything amazing. We live in era where words like "amazing" or "genius" are practically stapled to the foreheads of anyone with a few million, and a twitter account. I'm not asking you to excel. I'm asking you to be different. That's right, contrary, otherworldly, out there, not in a conspiratorial way, but in a way that will only make you happy. I want you to stand up, and speak out. I want you to let people know that you don't have to change for anyone, but yourself. I want you to be yourself in its truest form. I want you to remember what it's like to be a kid again. I want you to smile, you know, like you used to, before you stopped caring about your dreams. Why do I want all this for you? I mean, I don't know you. We'll most likely never meet, and I have absolutely nothing to gain. So, what gives? Why the advice? Because I know what I dream deterred can do to a person, and the consequences of such pain are far reaching. Sacrifice may be needed from time to time, but all of the sacrifice should not be coming from one person. I am often asked why people fall for conspiracy theories, and I always respond in the same way. Imagine being happy your whole life, and, then one day, none of it makes sense anymore. There is so much lying and treachery in the world, and it is all just so painful and overwhelming that you go searching for something, anything, to get away from the grind. Perhaps you end up on a particular website that promotes some interested ideas. Perhaps, in a world that is so careless, there is a secret cabal of greedy oligarchs waiting to pounce. Perhaps that is why you feel so inadequate, and on, and on it goes until you don't even remember what it's like to think science is real anymore. There has been a lot of conjecture about conspiracy theories, but at their heart they provide people with a spiritual narrative, a story line where they are saving the world from alien invaders, whether they be legal immigrants or little green men. It doesn't matter. I think that the best safeguard for conspiracy theories is speaking your mind, and by that I don't mean fantasizing about elite child sex rings. I am talking about voicing whatever serious concerns you have about the government in a legit, safe way like starting a blog or a podcast. It's nice to pretend we can't do anything to improve our situation, but it's just not true. We do need assistance, but we also have some control over what immediately happens to us. This means that we can fight back, not with violence, but with our minds. I'm the perfect example. When I started  this podcast, I didn't know what the hell I was getting into, but I took a chance. I'm not super rich or anything, but there is real potential here. And, the more I try, and the more I grow, I notice that more and more people are listening. One and a half years ago I was bedridden with severe seizures. Now I am producing daily news for people. It may not seem like a lot. I may not ever be a celebrity. But my voice is in the record. The time is now to stand up and be heard. 

One thing you'll hear me say that most political opportunists dare not utter is that liberals and conservatives have absolutely no way of reaching any middle ground on the various issues they disagree on. This has become an unpopular things to say because we live in a false "peace" oriented society that would rather smile in the face of death than prevent it. The idiotic philosophies of dishonest, though perhaps, at times, well meaning (most are meant to be disruptive), political players have seeped into the minds of the American people. These philosophies promote unity with white supremacists, compromise with corrupt police officers, and peace within a society that is at war with itself. I find it ironic that the promoters of this peace threw together a crappy version of the song "Imagine" by John Lennon to make the world a more peaceful place. Perhaps they have forgotten that John Lennon was shot to death for attempting to do just that. Sometimes people don't want your version of peace. Sometimes people want to live their lives in their own unique way. When you try to fit people into boxes and categories, you quickly run into problems. Yet this is how politics are conducted today. The very same people who finger wag at the thought of public shaming, are nothing more than an arrogant bunch of immature spiritualists who are responsible for massive job loss, and the end of disposable income. Why should anyone listen to Bill Gates? Why was he chosen to spread health awareness? He is not an authority figure on health. He owns a company, and has a bunch of money. Shouldn't it have been doctors like Dr. Fauci who spread the message about vaccine awareness? I often wonder what our leaders were smoking when they gave one of the richest people in the world, who has also been responsible for massive job loss, especially during the tech bust in 2000, the green light to help the very people who distrust such major corporations. It's almost too stupid to actually be real. But it is. Wealthy people have been chosen to help the same poor people that they constantly say are a plague to society. Wealthy people spend most of their time talking about how poor people are the problem. This is political arrogance, and it has real repercussions, one being that people are now distrusting the system that raised complete morons like Kayne West, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump to prominence, while leaving the rest of us the crumbs. The oligarchs of this country are so far removed from any semblance of the constant struggle that is normal American life that they have absolutely no business instructing others on how to carry it out. How can a man with super powered monorail system in his basement know what is like to lose a coal mining job in the deep south? How can some douche bag sitting in a hot tub working on his next subpar rap song advise women on whether or not they should get abortions? How can a dimwit who almost left California for Texas right before the Texas grid failed be tasked with something as difficult as converting Americans to electric cars? These are questions that people scoff at, but will never provide any real answers to because we live in a world of dreamers. Everything is progressive these days as long as billionaire says it is. But there is a non arrogant world in America, and it sees this supposedly philanthropic movement for the cold, dark, hollow, empty lie that it is. Billionaires are not interested in helping anyone but themselves, and the fact that these people have been allowed to treat the world like their personal playground has had very real, very traumatic consequences for our system of government. We have destroyed the link of trust between leadership and the common person by elevating those driven by greed, and tearing down those driven by good will, all because we wanted our worldviews to be chosen, whether or not they do any good. Music credit goes to bensound.com Image credit goes to Tharoushan Kandarajah

What is good? Does a word actually mean anything if every person you meet defines that word differently? Perhaps it does...to the person defining it this time, but I'm after something a little more definitive. We have all heard that there are extenuating circumstances to each individual event, but none of us seem to particularly care about such things. In fact, most of my time spent on twitter, which, believe me, I would much rather spend talking to you, is devoted to defending myself or others from some nitwit trying to shove their morality up my rump. "If only you had behaved the way I did when I was young," they bellow, as if they possess some secret knowledge that I, and most of the people in the world, who happen to be poor like me, just happened to miss out on. I guess I should have gone to that college seminar on "How To Be A Complete Asshole and Make A Billion Dollars" or the other one I missed out on, "How to Screw Over Your Friends and Family for Your Own Benefit". Yes, the keepers of such wisdom absolutely need huge platforms, and followings. How else would they complain about how lazy poor people are or about how we need to improve people? That is a personal favorite of mine. Everyone seems to be trying to make the world a better place, while trying to change others in the process. Is it a good thing that a bunch of wealthy maniacs who don't even believe in basic decency, or, in the case of brilliant captains of industry like Elon Musk and Kayne West, don't even believe in fifth grade math. These are the people who have been chosen to give us our morals, not because they are kind; no, that's only for poor people. Idiot celebrities are chosen to preach to us about moral behavior because they have a lot of money, and people, like the greedy little bastards they truly are, love money! Fine. You want to listen to some fashion model who weighs ten and a half pounds dole out advice on the health benefits of consuming nothing but spinach smoothies? Be my guest. But don't post your idiocy all over the internet and then pass it off as some profound knowledge. Sometimes these buffoons even find their way on TV. Daytime television is full of psychics, nutritionists, pop psychologists, fake doctors, and preachers; it's basically Texas, but with a functioning power system. How on earth am I supposed to watch the news on the same goddamn channel that featured scam artists such Sylvia Brown, and Miss Cleo? "Well, no one takes those shows seriously", you say, "you're only supposed to watch the real news." Okay, sure jackass. I'm sure listening to Matt Lauer get spiritual advice from a medium, which actually happened on live news, or hearing Tucker Carlson go on yet another racist rant, and then pretend he didn't, is somehow more informative than the Dr. Phil Show. Yeah, these media people are really intelligent, way to smart for me to understand. There's no way they've been compromised by years of endorsements, and hobnobbing with the very people they are supposed to be investigating. That's not a conflict of interest though; I'm just being paranoid. And I know that it has gotten to the point where most Americans refuse to even turn on the news. Just looking at the fried hair, greasy pores, and plastic smiles of these smug dummies can send you to the emergency room, and that's the last place you want to be, seeing as the media has botched the coverage of the pandemic in such a way, that going to a hospital could very well mean certain death. The media loves to pretend as if it is the arbiter of truth, but it often presents mere conjecture as fact in hopes that their viewers will make certain political decisions. That is not news, it is pure partisan politics. Yet the same media, which is quite partisan, does not want you to be partisan. So, they have made it a kind of badge of honor to be balanced and fair to every outright racist they meet. Let's cut down the media manipulation on More Content Talk. 

More and more Americans are turning away from their televisions, especially when the news is on. Whether it is the avid churchgoer or the liberal college student, there is one thing that Americans can universally agree on: this era of journalism sucks on toast. I have discussed how distrust of the intellectual community can be quite harmful, and about how I discourage attacks and stereotypes about those with degrees. I recognize that intellectuals, on the whole, are harmless, and often times well-meaning. However, that does not give them a pass to make up history, and distort information as they see fit, and, no, I am not just talking about the far right media. It is quite difficult to even tell the difference between the far right media, and the supposedly liberal, but very much moderate conservative media. One, (the far right) is lying to you about things like high crime rate and hoards of scary flying Antifa ninjas, while the other the branch of the media, who I like to call "the not so far" right) acts as if Hollywood gossip, and crackpot therapies by new age philosophers are crucial to promoting equality around the world. While it is certainly true that media organizations like NBC, CNN and MSNBC tend to not lie so blatantly, they are certainly not without their faults, and pretending as if they are plays right into the Republicans' hands. All sources of knowledge should be scrutinized. Indeed, journalists should welcome scrutiny if they are interested in finding the truth. But all too often we see news organizations on the right, and the left, leaving crucial bits of information out of stories in order to advance whatever political agenda they believe is vital to "protect democracy". Who are they trying to protect us from? Listening to the news today, it seems as if the people have become a kind of enemy to the media. Instead of being nonpartisan, and focusing on the facts, as they so often claim to do, they instead consistently make appeals to emotion. Then, when that fails, as it always does, they lash out at their viewers, branding them as "too stupid to understand" whatever message they are trying to push. There is a fine line between paranoia, and curiosity. Why is it that our only two options for news consist of a bunch of business interests feuding over who has the biggest ego? And you know what I mean by ego...I am not questioning the reality of the events that news organizations report. They are very few false flags. I am not claiming, as did some very prominent "fact based" media organizations, that animal rights activists are terrorists defaming the USDA, nor have I claimed to be unbiased in any way whatsoever, as all of them freaking do, nor have I been paid to sit on my show with a big goofy smile on my face, trying to pretend that the US capitol nearly being overthrown by a violent mob is understandable because, you know, black people. I have not done any of that. Yet I am censored on social media almost ritualistically for being black while speaking. It's quite the idiocy to witness, but you get used to it. It's absolutely hilarious seeing old ass tyrants bitching and moaning about their freedom of speech because, you know, it's not like they can't go and start their own or anything, which is exactly what they freaking did! Who cares if these right wing assholes are censored? They have enough freaking money to create their own damn platforms, remember? They don't need social media; hell, they don't even need fox news. You saw what happened when fox tried telling the truth for two seconds, didn't you? The republicans said, "well, then fine, we're starting our oan network!" And, thus, the OAN network was born. Of course, the conservatives meant "own", but they've never been that great with that thar fancy talk. But it really does seem that they are competing for who can pander to the most people these days. Even the self proclaimed independent demographic has become a cog in the media's wheel.