Category Civil Society

Aug 25 2018

Bill Whittle: The Patterns for The Fall of Great Civilizations


Published on Dec 25, 2017

William Alfred “Bill” Whittle (born April 7, 1959) is an American conservative blogger, political commentator, director, screenwriter, editor, pilot, and author. In this segment, he talks about the patterns for the fall of great civilizations. Full video, quoted under fair use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AduC5… Also check out the official YouTube channel of Bill Whittle and support him: https://www.youtube.com/user/BillWhit… — This channel aims at extracting central points of presentations into short clips. The topics cover the problems of leftist ideology and the consequences for society. If you like the content, subscribe to the channe
Aug 22 2018

Media defends illegal immigrant accused of murder in Mexico


Published on Aug 20, 2018
John Cardillo of The Rebel reports on everything the media got wrong reporting on ICE arresting an illegal immigrant accused of murder in Mexico. MORE: https://www.therebel.media/off_the_cu…

 

Aug 21 2018

Modern Love – Internet – Changing Patterns in Marriage/Divorce


Armstrong Economics Blog/Economics

Re-Posted Aug 21, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

COMMENT: I enjoyed your article on gold and how trends change with the generations. I find it very true that my children looked at me with my silver bars and just asked so what can you really do with it? I have watched the youtube video when people choose the chocolate bar over a bar of silver. Things do change and we should ask if we are judging the world only by own own beliefs rather than trying to see what others think.

Thank you for the food for thought. The world is not always black and white.

BDV

REPLY: The Economist just published a piece on how the internet has changed the dating scene among the youth.  How people now meet is almost 70% online. A church is the lowest, primary schools are #2, college #3, bars #4, and introductions among friends #1. How people are meeting has changed and even how marriage has evolved over the centuries is even more interesting from a cyclical perspective. The Economist stated that the first personal advertisement for marriage took place back in 1695. Traditionally, the man was twice the age going into the 19th century because he first had to establish himself and then prove he could support a wife and family. As the industrial revolution began to mature, the age difference declined by the end of the 19th century as men were able to support a family at an earlier age. It was common up until the Great Depression for the man to be 15 years older before he could afford a wife.

It was the birth of Socialism where society was drastically changed. The age difference collapsed nearly the same age as socialism expanded but the divorce rate soared. No longer did the boy have to prove he could afford a wife, government social programs filled the gap. However, not only did Socialism change marriage, it also changed the family structure. No longer did you have several children because that was your retirement. The average family size declined and children no longer saved to take care of their parents. Now we have the internet changing dating but what is really interesting is that the cycle has changed and the age difference is back on the rise. It seems that boys do not become men until at least 10 years after a girl becomes a woman. This difference in maturity is making itself known once again. Younger women are now seeking older men especially in Europe where unemployment among the youth is at 60% in the southern regions.

What does have the women upset is that studies show that men live longer with younger wives who probably keep them more active. Yet, when a woman marries a younger man, the opposite takes place and her life-span declines. Perhaps because she had to take care of a grown child. These studies in themselves have caused a lot of controversies. Perhaps everything is just returning to what it was before socialism. Young women expect boys to be men and thus that has been the challenge post-1930. I can say from my personal experience, my father was 15 years older than my mother. It was nice that after he died in 1983, she was still with us until 2018 with her mind intact.

Aug 21 2018

TRUTH is so precious that she should Always be attended by a Bodyguard of Lies


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics

Re-Posted Aug 21, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

QUESTION: Do you support the unilateral withdrawal of the US from the Iran deal?

ANSWER: Iran has no intention of actually conforming with that agreement. But that is really a side issue. There is a significant displeasure with the religious government in Iran. This is indeed been rising since the Arab Spring. The Iranian Revolution of 1979 will be followed by another counter-revolution probably in 2022. Iran has suppressed its people for far too long and it will rise up in yet another revolution. The government is at war in the Middle East against Saudi Arabia because of a political-religious philosophy. They seek to export their beliefs to others and that is the problem. If they would just adopt live-and-let-live policy things would be much calmer.

I do not support the USA sticking its nose into everything. This is the inherent problem when you have military establishments. As I have said before, the days of Empire Building are gone. China, Russia, and the USA have no desire to occupy each other. Both Erdogan and Iran are still clinging to this idea of reestablishing Empires. The major powers are engaged in proxy wars. It really makes no sense to intervene for it only inspires hatred.

Franklin Roosevelt lied to the people because Americans were isolationists. You have to understand that you MUST always separate the PEOPLE from the Government and its POLITICIANS. The Americans fled Europe and wanted no part of the political nonsense there. FDR appeared in Boston and said he wanted to send arms to Britain but not troops. Boston was predominantly Irish. They did not want to go to war to defend Britain when they view that Britain supposed the Irish. FDR lied to the people and claimed ending the embargo and shipping arms to Britain would KEEP America at peace. He said:

Let no group assume the exclusive label of the “peace bloc.” We all belong to it … I give you my deep and unalterable conviction, based on years of experience as a worker in the field of international peace, that by the repeal of the embargo the United States will more probably remain at peace than if the law remains as it stands today … Our acts must be guided by one single, hardheaded thought — keeping America out of the war.

Governments have ALWAYS lied about every war to justify it. It is the people who pay the price of war while the politicians reap only the glory and not the hardship. Even if we look at the civil war between Octavian and Marc Antony, he always distanced himself from making it outright appear as a civil war against Antony. His victory coin simply stated Egypt was Captured – not Antony. In this manner, he always managed to keep it as a war between himself and Cleopatra.

If Marc Antony did not commit suicide as the story is told, Octavian surely would have killed him anyway. There was just no circumstance in where he could proclaim a victory over a Roman who had at least been a friend of Julis Caesar and a Roman of distinction. The image of the war had to be against Cleopatra politically. Antony was simply portrayed as being delusional and under her spell. Hence, he was not really culpable for his actions.

So how we portray war and an enemy has always been subject to manipulation. I would NEVER accept what is said by any side as being the truth. Winston Churchill said: “In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.”

Aug 20 2018

Brunson – the Alleged Pastor


Armstrong Economics Blog/Turkey

Re-Posted Aug 20, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

 

 

The Turkish court has rejected the appeal to release Andrew Brunson, who is the alleged US pastor at the center of a dispute between Ankara and Washington. While he has been there for 23 years, his new Church of the Resurrection has existed for less than a year and it had only 25 members. From the photo, it appears that the prayer room consists of about 40 seats. There is no professional pulpit, but drums and a lectern with speakers. Nobody even knows about the financing of the church.

Following the Turkey coup of July 15th, 2016, Brunson was arrested by the Turkish security authorities in October 2016. He was charged with espionage and the attempt to overthrow the Turkish government. According to the newspaper Sözcü , Brunson wrote in an e-mail to a friend five days after the coup: “The Turkish people have not taken sides as usual for the Turkish military. Everything is going badly, but in the end, we will be the winners. “ This one of the statements of Brunson that forms the charges in his indictment.

According to the indictment, Brunson also met with the head of the Gülen movement for the Aegean, Bekir Baz, on several occasions before the coup. Brunson apparently told the prosecutor that he did not know a person named Bekir Baz and had never met a member of the Gülen movement knowingly. He has also been charged with being involved with members of the PKK. Brunson also denies trying to help Syrian refugees.

The indictment against Brunson also alleged that Brunson was kicked out of the Church of the New Birth between 2008 and 2009 because it did not support terror. He then went abroad for about one and a half months. Brunson then returned to Turkey, and he opened a new church in Alsancak in Bornova Street. 

Trump demands Brunson back and Erdogan refuses. The question remains if Trump even does know the real story of Brunson and in fact does anyone? It some seem obsessive that Erdogan just does not deport him, send him back to the states, and deny him any right to return. That would end the upfront issue and then the real build-up of tension might pass and relieve Turkey as a nation.

Aug 17 2018

How We Were Created


   “US” by Paul Genova

 
  (Mr. Paul Genova has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Wireless Telecom Group Inc since June 30, 2016.

I haven’t said too much about this election since the start…but this is how I feel….

  I’m noticing that a lot of people aren’t graciously accepting the fact that their candidate lost.

In fact you seem to be posting even more hateful things about those who voted for Trump.  Some are apparently

“triggered” because they are posting how “sick” you feel about the results.

  How did this happen you ask? Well here is how it happened!
 
You created “us” when you attacked our freedom of speech.

  You created “us” when you attacked our right to bear arms.

  You created “us” when you attacked our Christian beliefs.

  You created “us” when you constantly referred to us as racists.

  You created “us” when you constantly called us xenophobic.

You created “us” when you told us to get on board or get out of the way.

You created “us” when you attacked our flag

  You created “us” when you took God out of our schools.

  You created “us” when you confused women’s rights with feminism.

  You created “us” when you began to emasculate men.

  You created “us” when you decided to make our children soft.

You created “us” when you decided to vote for progressive ideals.

  You created “us” when you attacked our way of life.

You created “us” when you decided to let our government get out of control.

  You created “us” the silent majority

  You created “us” when you began murdering innocent law enforcement officers.

  You created “us” when you lied and said we could keep our insurance plans and our doctors

  You created “us” when you allowed our jobs to continue to leave our country.

You created “us” when you took a knee, or stayed seated or didn’t remove your hat during our National Anthem.

You created “us” when you forced us to buy health care and then financially penalized us for not participating.

        And we became fed up and we pushed back and spoke up.

  And we did it with ballots, not bullets.

  With ballots, not riots.

  With ballots, not looting.

  With ballots, not blocking traffic.

  With ballots, not fires, except the one you started inside of “us”

  “YOU” created “US”.

  It really is just that simple.

Everyone needs to see this. Post and resend.

 

 

Aug 17 2018

How Are We Doing?


Published on Aug 16, 2018

Echoing NY Mayor Ed Koch’s famous question, Stephen Green asks “How are we doing?” as a nation. Could this episode of Right Angle be the feel-good hit of the summer? Subscribe and become a patron-producer spreading the message of liberty around the world, in an entertaining way. http://BillWhittle.com/subscribe Other topics on this week’s Right Angle include Omarosa’s new Trump tell-call that may say more about the news media, a new scientific breakthrough that reverses aging, and we uncover what killed off Homo erectus. (And it wasn’t SMOD). Members get an extra episode each week, plus a Backstage video pass to our pre-production meeting. Bill Whittle, Stephen Green and Scott Ott have produced a three-man news commentary and humor show for about nine years, every week.
Aug 17 2018

Immortality: Breakthrough Reverses Aging


Published on Aug 16, 2018

Scientists may have found a recipe for immortality, but if you live long will you prosper? What would you do with an extra 300 years? Bill Whittle hosts Scott Ott and Stephen Green to explore the benefits of virtual eternal life, and the hazards. ‘Right Angle’ is brought to you by the members at http://BillWhittle.com Subscribe and become a patron producer spreading the message of liberty around the world, in an entertaining way. Other topics on this week’s Right Angle include Omarosa’s new Trump book and why journalists treat it as fact, what killed off Homo erectus, and a look at “How we’re doing” as a country. Members get an extra episode each week, plus a Backstage video pass to our pre-production meeting. Bill Whittle, Stephen Green and Scott Ott have produced a three-man news commentary and humor show for about nine years, every week. Your topic ideas always welcome in the comments at http://BillWhittle.com Follow the Right Angle Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RightAngleTV/ Join the Right Angle MeWe group: https://mewe.com/join/right_angle
Aug 17 2018

WHITE SUPREMACISTS, SEXISTS and MORONS


Published on Aug 14, 2018

In the latest Sixty Second Smackdown, Bill shows that sometimes you get agreement where you least expect it.

Aug 17 2018

Weird and Sketchy Federal Behavior Surrounds New Mexico Terror Training Compound….


RE-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on August 16, 2018 by

The story of the jihadist training compound in New Mexico takes yet another weird turn today, as federal authorities removed the partially buried trailer, bulldozed a portion of the compound in the process, and yet left key evidence including: ammunition, a bullet proof vest, birth certificates and notebooks, laying around. WATCH THIS VIDEO

This happens on the same day when the child’s corpse discovered within one of the terrorist tunnels was positively identified as the partially decomposed remains of 3-year-old Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, the son of Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, who is alleged to have kidnapped the boy from Georgia in December.

Human remains found at a New Mexico compound in a raid that resulted in several arrests earlier this month have been identified as that of a missing as the son of one of the people taken into custody. (read more)

The property owner and even local media covering the story are perplexed by the sketchy and haphazard investigative activity of federal authorities charged with investigating the events.  This follows earlier local reports of the feds clearing the compound, only to have the property owner discover tunnels, weapons and ammunition overlooked by the FBI.

What the heck is going on in New Mexico?

Local media are struggling to present an appropriate context for ongoing events, as the local courts have released the terrorist suspects without bail.

In releasing the suspects: where does the judge think they are going to live considering their previous residence was the illegal terrorist training compound?

The entire story is beyond sketchy, and unfortunately when things get this sketchy in the investigative process we are reminded of the fingerprints of the DOJ-CRS (Dept. of Justice, Community Relations Service).  The CRS is a secret institution within the DOJ Civil Rights Division consisting of very-far-left activists who are allowed to reach into the judiciary and justice system and essentially take over.  WATCH:

We often find ourselves critical of MSM; however, this is one of those examples of a journalist filing a great report. See his twitter thread here for more pictures:

This is a raw, unedited video that I hope will help give people who are following this story some context. Will also build a thread @GadiNBC on Twitter to fill in more details.