Mandami wants to increase the real estate taxes of white homeowners in NYC and outer boros – specifically “….whiter neighborhoods.” White residents should initiate a pre-emptive lawsuit citing racial discrimination and violation of thr Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment – both of which prohibit racial discrimination in property rights and government actions, INCLUDING TAXACTION.

Rhetoric: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.

Lie: an untruthful assertion

And then we have the continued allegation that the current federal executive branch including local law enforcement and people with conservative philosophies are NAZIS.  That, is an entirely different speech.  Let’s review.

1. It is a malicious falsehood.  Nazis are socialists and there has NEVER been a link between the current administration nor any “Nazi Party”.  This is nothing more than an attempt to deliberate damage.
2. It is definitely hate speech and harassment.  Repeated false accusations are indeed harassment especially because it is associated with a pattern of abuse upon ICE agents.
3. It is left wing radical liberal attempt to character assassinate as it deliberately tries to destroy reputation through continued false and inflammatory claims.
4. Is is also propaganda and disinformation.  In the political and ideological context continued disinformation is nothing more than false propaganda.

The radical left wing, the politicians who support them, the woke media and “I’m an actor so I must be smarter than you” crowd fail to remember loaded accusations invokes historical atrocities and moral condemnation. 

It is reckless, it is dangerous, it is inflammatory, it is unethical, and if it results in someone shooting up a church full of children, or shooting at federal agents in a federal facility, or assassinating a conservative speaker, it is inciting riot and it is illegal. 

Which is worse?

Erasing history and enforcing mandated social justice so people can’t predict the patterns leading them to lose all freedoms – much like the left wing radical “cancellations”, forced corporate logo and name changes, forcing ridiculous changes to English grammar, and removing statutes.

Or simply not reporting the truth. Similar to left wing radicals declassifying serious crime, not reporting on issues that don’t support their radical agenda, pushing trans rights in sports but not saying how many girls are being injured by the males.

Trump is now suggesting he is sending the feds to Chicago. And although I certainly might have missed it, not even Fox News is showing Chicago citizens asking for help.

Trump might not really have the right to decide if there is proper law enforcement in Chicago. There are numerous “rights” that are left to the states to decide.

But as soon as there are valid reports of American citizens seeking assistance then it is a different story.

The interviewer says, “Without mentioning Trump, his personality, nor his politics – explain why you are supporting Harris”.

Can you give a list, out loud, as to why?

Long ago a book was published with the title, “Fall of The Roman Empire”. I recall borrowing it (we called it “taking it out” back in the day) from the Brentwood Public Library in Brentwood, New York. I had taken it out with a bunch of other books and don’t recall ever actually reading it.

I have wondered if there were any comparisons between the fall of the Roman Empire to the reduction in America’s influence in the world including, what most agree to believe, the collapse of society and culture in the United States.

Someday, and I mean during this 2024 calendar year, I am going to find that book and actually read it. However, I have spent the last few days “googling it” and came up with what I believe to be 8 main parallels between what happened throughout the Roman Empire and what is occurring in the United States today.

1. Failing economy / economic problems and reliance upon slave labor / unskilled workforce working for low wages. Rome had a long string of endless wars and over spending. The United States rarely, if ever since its existence, has been at peace. Its current spending deficit speaks for itself. In Rome there was an ever increasing gap in the wealth of the super rich and super poor. That happening in America speaks for itself. (I’m going to use that term a lot throughout this rambling.) Over taxation, high inflation and citizens fleeing the taxman into other countries exist in both examples (Rome and America).
2. Trying to expand its influence throughout the world and overspending on military budgets. Rome did so by literally expanding itself across the European world and simply overextending its supply chains and reinforcement lines. America does so by “sticking its nose” in every foreign affair and its military overspending, especially to finance the Ukrain’s war with Russia, is infamous.
3. For Rome it was the invasion by the Huns and migration of numerous clans of barbarians. For America it is the invasion across the southern border and migration of millions of numerous nationalities that do not accept American laws, ethics, freedoms, and culture – essentially our version of “barbarians”. During the Roman Empire times wars chased entire cultures fleeing attacks into Roman occupied and controlled areas. During our time millions are alleging they are political refugees fleeing war, famine and persecution. In both examples, the weakening of the society by the mass immigration allowed for enemy states to simply “walk right in”. Americans should be panicked by this example.
4. Weakening of the Roman Military / Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the American Military. For Rome, it was the hiring of mercenaries because they couldn’t find qualified soldiers and the ones they did, did not have any loyalty to the legion. In America, the military is more interested in promoting unqualified members to meet quotas for “certain types” rather than promoting the actually qualified members. Allowing members with obvious mental problems to be promoted to high ranking positions, like Admirals, places military members, strategy, and safety at huge risk. Promoting members because of their gender or race simply to meet some “ratio” is just foolish.
5. The collapse of religion and conservative values. For both examples, Rome and American (despite the separation of Church and State) interference by religious leaders and their insistence on laws to be imposed on everyone (think limitations on abortion as one example) and the absolute collapse of society and culture occurred in Rome and is occurring in the United States today.
6. Government corruption and political instability. Is there any need for further discussion here? How is it possible that people of relative moderate means get elected into office, stay there for life, come out of office multimillionaires and not be “on the take” if not outright extorting their influence?
7. The rise of the Eastern Empire. For Rome, it was dividing its empire into 2 main parts and having the eastern part governed by the Greeks. Attacks from “the east” contributed to the collapse of the entire empire. For America, it is the extreme divide in political appetite. There is extreme left wing socialism / bordering on marxist totalitarianism versus the extreme right wing conservatives / bordering on ancient English aristocratic culture and rule.
8. Continued invasions by barbarian tribes / continued invasion of military aged and well fit “refugees”, drugs, criminals released from prisons if they agree to migrate north. For Rome, it was actual war parties invading its territories resulting in the defeat of the last Roman Ceasar – Augustulus around 476. For America it is the uncontrolled border crossings discussed in the heading that is leaving its citizens, its territory, its laws, its culture, its morals, values and ethics, and its existence all at great risk.

Will Americans ever look to the past to see what can happen in the present? There is a reason why the liberals in America want a dumbing down of the American student, the erasure of history, the actual re-writing of historical facts. They don’t want Americans to learn about what happened in the past so they, the liberals, can repeat it.

Wow – talk about foresight!! He wrote that a man unprincipled in private life, desperate in his fortune, and bold in his temper is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity, he may ride the storm and direct the whirlwind.

We all know to whom I currently refer. The GOP, Republicans, and REAL conservatives need a solid candidate with a minimum of drama, conflicts of interest, and skeletons in the closet.

Independence.

It is a word we claim to be the backbone of our existence.

We even have a declaration of it.

We were for centuries very independent. As a country, as a society, as a culture, and as individuals.

But something happened. We let politicians make us dependent upon them (the government) for most basic needs: affordable housing; food stamps; emergency fuel; unemployment; etc.

We let big business, under the disguise of bigger dividends and stock values destroy our manufacturing capabilities and making us very much dependent upon an enemy who is FLUSH with American cash, building up its military, hacking our computers, and getting ready to take over other parts of the world to further enrich itself.

We let bleeding heart liberals cut into our constitutional rights – specifically our right to bare arms. So, now the only ones with easy access to guns are the bad guys. We become less and less able to defend ourselves from an invasion and occupation.

We let these very same liberals convince us that energy independence is bad. So, now as we watch another enemy invade its neighbor we do nothing but to continue to buy oil from it and our dependency on this enemy is well established and our gas prices sky rocket.

We aren’t the “greatest country in the world” when we become more and more less independent of others.