Dwain Northey (Gen X)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/naacp-travel-advisory-florida-says-state-hostile-to-black-americans/
Remember the good old days when there were only travel advisories and or ban for, what some would call, third word countries? Well now because of the vile vitriol of one Governor Ron DeSantis the state of Florida, a vacation destination, has received a travel advisory by the NAACP.
The wannabe future President has made the climate so venomous in Florida the anyone who is a part of any minority group does not feel safe in the state. Black, Brown, LGTBQ+, these are all groups that are under attack in the Sunshine State. The majority Republican legislature and their fearful leader has passed laws that make almost everything a jailable offence and the fact that the state has very loose gun laws and a stand your ground law makes it more dangerous than being a blonde female in central America.
Florida residents are able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The law, which goes into effect on July 1, means that anyone who can legally own a gun in Florida can carry a concealed gun in public without any training or background check. This with their ridiculous stand your ground law, ‘Florida’s “Stand-Your-Ground” law was passed in 2005. The law allows those who feel a reasonable threat of death or bodily injury to “meet force with force” rather than retreat. Similar “Castle Doctrine” laws assert that a person does not need to retreat if their home is attacked.’ Makes it really sketchy to go there.
This in top of the don’t say gay rule and the new trans ruling that just passed.
“Florida lawmakers have no shame. This discriminatory bill is extraordinarily desperate and extreme in a year full of extreme, discriminatory legislation. It is a cruel effort to stigmatize, marginalize and erase the LGBTQ+ community, particularly transgender youth. Let me be clear: gender-affirming care saves lives. Every mainstream American medical and mental health organization – representing millions of providers in the United States – call for age-appropriate, gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary people.
“These politicians have no place inserting themselves in conversations between doctors, parents, and transgender youth about gender-affirming care. And at the same time that Florida lawmakers crow about protecting parental rights they make an extra-constitutional attempt to strip parents of – you guessed it! – their parental rights. The Human Rights Campaign strongly condemns this bill and will continue to fight for LGBTQ+ youth and their families who deserve better from their elected leaders.”
This law makes it possible for anyone to just accuse someone of gender affirming care to have their child taken from them this would include someone traveling from out of state. This alone justifies a travel ban to the Magic Kingdom for families.
Oh, and I haven’t even mentioned DeSantis holy war with Disney, the largest employer in the state. I really hope the Mouse eats this ass holes lunch.
Well that’s enough bitching, thanks again for suffering though my rant.
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Who or What are you Voting For
Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

Think about the fact that it is not just a person that will enter the White House based on the outcome of the 2024 election, it is going to be the catalyst for our way of life.
Re-elect Biden and we will continue as a democratic nation with Constitutional rights and privileges. Elect Trump and we are headed into a situation that is not completely known as yet. It could be that it will be sunshine and roses, or it could be that darkness and the stench of death are what we get, or something in between those extremes.
If you look at the current state of many of the states that are being controlled by the GOP it get some indications of what may be coming. They have taken away educational opportunities and burned the books, literally. They have taken away women’s rights to make decisions about health and reproductive issues. This includes the enactment of laws to chase women down that leave the state to seek those treatments and bring them back and prosecute them for violating their home state laws.
The rights of those that live an alternate lifestyle have been removed and in some cases criminalized. Efforts to limit the voting rights of segments of the populace have been implemented, mostly those that are not white.
Other things that are very likely to happen. Most of your agencies that are there to protect the populace from contaminated products or bad water will be eliminated and it will be left to the Leader to determine what is or is not put forth. For the outdoorsmen of this nation the waterways will become dead from the efforts to find precious metals. There will be no game to hunt because those habitats will vanish because the forests will be stripped and the land turned over looking for whatever riches may be there.
Our country will become as ravished as if we had a war going on with the bombing and destruction that happens when mankind loses the plot. We already know that the states that are GOP lead do not care about whether children go hungry, they have refused to participate in programs to feed children. Having people get so desperate that they are willing to harm or kill their neighbors for food will be considered as minor. We will have the feudal system back in place with a very few controlling everything and the rest scrambling to survive.
Will we be able to turn back the clock and regain our way of life? It is not likely as the intent of a Dictator is to pass the wand of power to the next generation and those at the top of the power base will no doubt do their best to keep the power as close as possible.
This of course means that at some point we will have an elite class that is mentally unstable from inbreeding just like it happened across Europe and Russia from the 1600’s to the 1900’s. The current King of England’s parents were cousins and if you take a look at previous generations it is possible to connect the rulers of Europe and Russia to just a few related families.
So the question is does your vote go to the person or to a way of life that person ultimately represents?
As always comments and or critique always welcome.
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Leaders Lead
What makes a good leader?

A leader leads and never requires someone to undertake a task they haven’t done themselves or are unwilling to do.
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Religion
If you could un-invent something, what would it be?

Organized Religion has been the most popular form of hate in the world. More people have been killed in the name of God because their faith did not align with their aggressors faith. Religion has always been a means of controlling people.
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Church & State
Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

Our Constitution calls for Church and State to be separate. This is common sense for a variety of reasons, Theology has no place in politics, a specific religion would have to be primary, and just like any group of 3 or more you have disagreements and religious leaders more than most.
So along comes the 2016 election and all of a sudden we have public money being made available to church schools. What other purpose is money from the tax coffers being redirected to religious organizations? Does it really matter? No, the point is that either someone in the GOP went to the religious leaders and proposed a deal or they came and asked for one that called for them to support Trump for a price.
This is the same kind of deal that started with the Vatican and Mussilini and then with HItler and tax money was provided to Christian faiths to support the actions of 2 Fascist leaders. That agreement was never revoked in Germany and the churches are still getting public funds. The hypocrisy of that action allowed the death of 6 million Jews without major protest. The cost of the war to the christian world was about 20 million lives.
The hypocrisy of the religious right in this country is that they feel that they are somehow supposed to tell the rest of society how to conduct our lives in all things. This includes who we can marry, racially and gender wise, what we can do with our personal health and who we can allow into this country based on faith. Now that they have their hand in the collective pocket they no longer need fain loyalty to the guy that got them there, which is okay by me. However, they would like to put the stamp of one faith on everything and require adherence to that selection.
Not being a biblical scholar some of my observations sound pretty much off course, but if Jesus died on the cross to absolve mankind of all sin what is the purpose of going to church and praying? If Adam and Eve are the original humans and they are the parents of only sons, where did the rest of us come from? If Eve was made from Adam’s rib and they had sex is that not a form of incest? Just a few of the questions that never seem to have satisfactory answers.
Did the founders desire this nation to have a specific faith to follow? Since the majority of the founders were Masons and they only request that a belief be made, not a particular faith be named, then it leaves it open to the individual. This of course, is to WOKE for the current batch of religious and many of the political leaders to be comfortable with. Personal choice, not let us tell you how to believe, which way to vote, how to sleep with, convince you the Sun rises in the West, we can’t have that sort of nonsense getting in the way of our Bull Shit.
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Loved (?)
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?

Interesting question for someone who has literally cut himself out of most if not all emotional relationships. I know my son loves me and I love him but I can’t express a specific example of a time or event that I felt loved… I get that that is a sad statement.
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Focus
Where can you reduce clutter in your life?

My clutter in is my own head, I have so many random thoughts on minute by minute basis that I get distracted and don’t achieve the task I initially wanted to accomplish.
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Man’s best friend
What is your favorite animal?

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Above the Law (?) Part II
Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

IMMUNITY Part 2. Do we want to explore the other reasons that Trump is so worried about immunity? Never mind the selling of national secrets, that is one sort of crime, how about some social crimes?
Does he want to be able to sleep with his daughter, which he has allegedly said he would like to do? Does he have a desire to have sex with minors? What other immoral acts are on the agenda? It is certain that taking up with religion is not about redemption, more of a smoke screen to take care of something else that should not be happening.
During his time in the WH he took money from foreign powers. He collected mightily from using his properties to house and entertain people from out of town. He billed the government, us, for his golf trips and the protection by the Secret Service. That is a conflict of interest situation and a totally illegal act according to the Constitution.
So if he gets re-elected, no thank you, will he decide to sterilize all the folks that he considers to be inferior beings. We can only hope he doesn’t try for complete eradication of a group because of the superiority complex that he has. If he should do that he will make sure that all are aware that he has immunity for such an act.
The question will be if he is immune will he provide protection for the people he has doing the deed. It would seem like he should but since there is no real reason to protect anyone else for crimes it is unlikely that immunity will be offered to those that do the dirty work.
The ability to influence so many really calls on the Stupidity of the masses. The cause for one to follow may have to do with race, another with religion and yet another political point of view. The acceptance of a view without critical thinking and the unwillingness to research to either verify or eliminate a point of view are necessary to give this brand of stupidity legs. The brand that is following Trump not only has legs it appears to have some other form of transportation as well. Why do we have Nazi’s parading in our streets?
They are here because someone has given people the go ahead to show their worst side. You no longer are expected to keep the genie in the bottle or the racial comments to yourself. All seems to be completely okay with the religious right as they will claim that they are justified in making negative statements about others because the church says so. More supremacy nonsense talking out their asses.
On top of all the other nonsense some on the right believe it would be just to round up Democrats and put them on trial and then after they are found guilty put them in front of firing squads or some other executioner. Yes sir, we are going to have equality and righteousness even if we have to kill half or more of the population to reach that goal.
Hitler made a pact with the Vatican and did everything he could to keep all other Christian faiths on his side and in return he was able to kill Jews and many of the other Gypsies to include women and children. Wonder if Trump’s followers will make up prayers seeking his assistance and honoring his place as a deity?
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Above the Law (?)
Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

IMMUNITY! What does it cover and what should it cover? There is Constitutional Immunity that takes care of the political representatives that need to sometimes approve projects that are not popular such as annexing land for road building. They are also covered during times of conflict so that they cannot be held responsible for things like bombings as a means to win a war.
What we are hearing is that a President can order a unit that is trained to be efficient killers in a time of war and order them to kill a rival of that President and the President cannot be held accountable for that act. This would be like everyone being armed and just pulling out the weapon and shooting whoever gets in the way and not being tried for it. Oh, wait, isn’t that pretty much where we are with our gun laws and ownership of weapons?
If the Supreme Court hears this case, and I assume they will, and they find in favor of that action, then the next thing that needs to be done by this administration is to order Seal Team 6 to eliminate Trump. Be careful what you ask for. This is a remark that keeps being repeated by the man and he needs to have it turned on him.
The issue at hand is not all Presidents, it is only for his benefit. He attacks people but does not want to have anyone attack him or his family. He has mustered his forces of well intentioned but misinformed followers to do his bidding and make life miserable for all those that are not bowing to his wishes. This all seems like it came from Hitler’s playbook. The dehumanizing of others to make them seem like lesser beings.
The efforts to get the religious right to believe that Trump is the leader they want to follow. Is he really driven by faith to support the actions that have been taken? Does he really care about abortion or gays rights, or any thing else that the bible thumpers claim are so important? His most cherished possession is his ego and he cannot stand to have it bruised. As to the rest of all the issues, when the hammer falls, his main concern is that his name is on the top of a list of the wealthiest people on the planet. Beyond that he cares not one bit for any other being or thing in the universe.
The German people listened to the propaganda about the Jews. They lived through the pettiness of the League of Nations repayment program and they elected a leader that promised to set things right. That dragged them into a second war and ultimately the destruction of their homeland. After many years of occupation and reconstruction all seemed to be going in the direction of peace and growth. Recently they have had political problems similar to our own with the return of radical efforts to bring back hate and separation instead of unification.
History seems to be on the fast track to once again bring us to World War and with the weapons now at the disposal of the worst leaders we may be on the doorstep of complete annihilation of humanity. Greed and hate, separation and dehumanization, fear and loss of respect and compassion are the forces driving the game, and the lemmings are headed for the cliff. Good luck to us all.
Comments and critiques always welcome.
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Very Little
In what ways do you communicate online?

Being of the Gen X era I still prefer to actually have a conversation, other than family in Great Britain which the rare and infrequent communication is via facebook. I do communicate with text messages because of its ease and relative concise nature.
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