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Maybe this whole series of shenanigans in Venezuela is actually a brilliantly executed socialist plan by Maduro and the government. What do you do when all the free giveaway programs to the poor/lazy cost more than the income of taxing the productive citizens? Either tax the productive citizens more, which only works to a point, or get rid of the poor/lazy. In a food and medical shortage, the poor/lazy are the first to go since the productive citizens have the means to subsist. These are the immigrants you are bringing into your country, the ones that have no ambition to work or be productive. So the government limits food, water, and medical shipments reaching the people, mimicking the grid down transportation disaster we all talk about here. Probably stockpiling it all in warehouses somewhere for easy distribution later. The emigration begins when conditions get bad enough. Meanwhile, Venezuela is trimming their expenditures. This will have a quick turnaround when enough of the freeloaders have exited. Don’t be surprised if they are somehow not allowed to return. It is a Socialist reset.
It isn’t a socialist reset. It is a socialist catastrophe. By using the word brilliant in the same sentence as the word socialist you are creating an expectation that is nearly impossible to reach. As far as I know there has never been an example of those two things existing in the same time at the same place. What is happening is the inevitable, the unraveling of an unsustainable Society. They are not the first nor will they be the last.
Vlad the Impaler took care of his poor and homeless problem by inviting them all to a great feast. Once inside the hall he had the doors barred and burned it to the ground. Problem was solved. Now CA has chosen the other route and are providing them with every thing they desire and all they are getting is more homeless.
Vlad held a “stake” party to stop the Mongols who saw what he was capable of and turned around and left. Words have meanings and those who attended wished they had known the difference.
Real ID is a really bad idea, much like tracking chips for your pets, for your livestock (I can’t believe ranchers/farmers are falling for this crap). Next it will be your kids, (it’s for their safety you know). Exactly the same with all “gun control”. Resist as much and as long as possible, then simply drop out of the population figures. It’s all about control and being able to track where each and every one of us is, who we talk to, what we are doing. It’s not rocket science, just engage your brain in it’s logical thinking mode.
As far as these commie companies that limit their use by firearms/ammo/ related equipment. Where is it written anyone has to use them. Are there not enough people in this country that have the moxie to develop an alternate? Perhaps encouraging firearms/ammo sellers to use their services and lets say limiting or outright banning use by the libtard/antifa/sjw/politically correct (an oxymoron term if I ever heard one) crowd…
It all boils down to telling the “state”, in all it’s forms, to quit acting in the manner of that Georgie boy character our founders told to bugger off back in 1776. By our apathy we have allowed the country to come full circle and are now back to (or worse) the times of having to ask permission practically before we can wipe our backside.
We will have our “Country” back, one way or another….
And I know the hosts and visitors of this site know of what I speak…. R U Ready?
Re: New Zealand and foreign ownership of homes. I do not understand why WE allow foriegn ownership of homes/land/businesses. Our country should be run for the benefit and safety of the citizens not for foreigners. Why should a Russian oligarch be allowed to by a Florida mansion? Why should rich foreigners be allowed to buy American farms. It makes no sense.
SkyNet, read bad boss. this happened to me some years ago. You said most bosses won’t stand behind you, but if a overbearing boss has animus toward you, watch out. I experienced this a number of years ago, he wanted to fire me to bring the rest of the gang into line, but I got tired of the BS and retired before he could do anything and to this day I don’t know what I did or didn’t do piss him off.
REAL ID- I remember reading the warnings on more than a few blogs, Way back when AOL 3.1 was gouging us by the hr. I have come to the conclusion that there is no stopping the advancement of Government intrusion. Even the lip service that our elected congress critters give it amounts to nothing but phony concern. I like Lamars comment…Basically saying its fine so lone as we have a debate over it. Getting around by horseback and using the local vet instead of a medical doctor is looking better and better.
There was an article a couple years ago in an UK newspaper about a couple wanting to emigrate to NZ. The husband was accepted but the wife wasn’t. They said she was to fat and would be a burden on their healthcare system. So she had to lose the weight to move there. Amazing the border laws some countries have while all we have is a welcome mat and it’s not even in english.
Re-Ender. AMEN
re; Florida School Shooter
This is a point I always try to make to non-gun or anti-gun people… these mass shooting situations always involve large groups of people trapped in small spaces they can’t escape.
Recall the Sandy Hook shooting: Adam Lanza broke into an elementary school and methodically killed 20 small kids and 6 adults. Of course, the issue became the gun, not the nut case … an “assault weapon” with large capacity magazines was to blame…
Truth be told, he could have done the exact same thing with a single shot rifle, because those kids were trapped in a classroom with no where to go… and 6 year olds can’t fight back.
In a situation like the Florida high school, the same attack could have been accomplished with a lever action rifle… shooting into a crowd doesn’t require a careful aim.
The “military weapon” and “large capacity magazine” arguments are just a canard meant to sway people who know nothing about firearms.
I totally agree with Heisenberg.
The idea is brilliant whether it is socialist or not. BRW they are coming here in droves.
re:
Comment by Heisenberg
We live near the outskirts of goofball central == Eugene, Oregon. Just like Californians, we see the results of making it too easy for folks. The idea of reverse communism has merit… establish some roadblocks, and the goofballs will flow downhill to an easier place to exist.
L. Neil Smith discusses this in his novels, FORGE OF THE ELDERS and PALLAS and others.
Face the forge, temper your steel.
“Second, because the shooter had to reload so many times, …”
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Maybe this whole series of shenanigans in Venezuela is actually a brilliantly executed socialist plan by Maduro and the government. What do you do when all the free giveaway programs to the poor/lazy cost more than the income of taxing the productive citizens? Either tax the productive citizens more, which only works to a point, or get rid of the poor/lazy. In a food and medical shortage, the poor/lazy are the first to go since the productive citizens have the means to subsist. These are the immigrants you are bringing into your country, the ones that have no ambition to work or be productive. So the government limits food, water, and medical shipments reaching the people, mimicking the grid down transportation disaster we all talk about here. Probably stockpiling it all in warehouses somewhere for easy distribution later. The emigration begins when conditions get bad enough. Meanwhile, Venezuela is trimming their expenditures. This will have a quick turnaround when enough of the freeloaders have exited. Don’t be surprised if they are somehow not allowed to return. It is a Socialist reset.
It isn’t a socialist reset. It is a socialist catastrophe. By using the word brilliant in the same sentence as the word socialist you are creating an expectation that is nearly impossible to reach. As far as I know there has never been an example of those two things existing in the same time at the same place. What is happening is the inevitable, the unraveling of an unsustainable Society. They are not the first nor will they be the last.
Vlad the Impaler took care of his poor and homeless problem by inviting them all to a great feast. Once inside the hall he had the doors barred and burned it to the ground. Problem was solved. Now CA has chosen the other route and are providing them with every thing they desire and all they are getting is more homeless.
Vlad held a “stake” party to stop the Mongols who saw what he was capable of and turned around and left. Words have meanings and those who attended wished they had known the difference.
Real ID is a really bad idea, much like tracking chips for your pets, for your livestock (I can’t believe ranchers/farmers are falling for this crap). Next it will be your kids, (it’s for their safety you know). Exactly the same with all “gun control”. Resist as much and as long as possible, then simply drop out of the population figures. It’s all about control and being able to track where each and every one of us is, who we talk to, what we are doing. It’s not rocket science, just engage your brain in it’s logical thinking mode.
As far as these commie companies that limit their use by firearms/ammo/ related equipment. Where is it written anyone has to use them. Are there not enough people in this country that have the moxie to develop an alternate? Perhaps encouraging firearms/ammo sellers to use their services and lets say limiting or outright banning use by the libtard/antifa/sjw/politically correct (an oxymoron term if I ever heard one) crowd…
It all boils down to telling the “state”, in all it’s forms, to quit acting in the manner of that Georgie boy character our founders told to bugger off back in 1776. By our apathy we have allowed the country to come full circle and are now back to (or worse) the times of having to ask permission practically before we can wipe our backside.
We will have our “Country” back, one way or another….
And I know the hosts and visitors of this site know of what I speak…. R U Ready?
Re: New Zealand and foreign ownership of homes. I do not understand why WE allow foriegn ownership of homes/land/businesses. Our country should be run for the benefit and safety of the citizens not for foreigners. Why should a Russian oligarch be allowed to by a Florida mansion? Why should rich foreigners be allowed to buy American farms. It makes no sense.
SkyNet, read bad boss. this happened to me some years ago. You said most bosses won’t stand behind you, but if a overbearing boss has animus toward you, watch out. I experienced this a number of years ago, he wanted to fire me to bring the rest of the gang into line, but I got tired of the BS and retired before he could do anything and to this day I don’t know what I did or didn’t do piss him off.
REAL ID- I remember reading the warnings on more than a few blogs, Way back when AOL 3.1 was gouging us by the hr. I have come to the conclusion that there is no stopping the advancement of Government intrusion. Even the lip service that our elected congress critters give it amounts to nothing but phony concern. I like Lamars comment…Basically saying its fine so lone as we have a debate over it. Getting around by horseback and using the local vet instead of a medical doctor is looking better and better.
There was an article a couple years ago in an UK newspaper about a couple wanting to emigrate to NZ. The husband was accepted but the wife wasn’t. They said she was to fat and would be a burden on their healthcare system. So she had to lose the weight to move there. Amazing the border laws some countries have while all we have is a welcome mat and it’s not even in english.
Re-Ender. AMEN
re; Florida School Shooter
This is a point I always try to make to non-gun or anti-gun people… these mass shooting situations always involve large groups of people trapped in small spaces they can’t escape.
Recall the Sandy Hook shooting: Adam Lanza broke into an elementary school and methodically killed 20 small kids and 6 adults. Of course, the issue became the gun, not the nut case … an “assault weapon” with large capacity magazines was to blame…
Truth be told, he could have done the exact same thing with a single shot rifle, because those kids were trapped in a classroom with no where to go… and 6 year olds can’t fight back.
In a situation like the Florida high school, the same attack could have been accomplished with a lever action rifle… shooting into a crowd doesn’t require a careful aim.
The “military weapon” and “large capacity magazine” arguments are just a canard meant to sway people who know nothing about firearms.
I totally agree with Heisenberg.
The idea is brilliant whether it is socialist or not. BRW they are coming here in droves.
re:
Comment by Heisenberg
We live near the outskirts of goofball central == Eugene, Oregon. Just like Californians, we see the results of making it too easy for folks. The idea of reverse communism has merit… establish some roadblocks, and the goofballs will flow downhill to an easier place to exist.
L. Neil Smith discusses this in his novels, FORGE OF THE ELDERS and PALLAS and others.
Face the forge, temper your steel.
“Second, because the shooter had to reload so many times, …”
Is this because his magazine size was limited?