The Serial Thinker Blog

Thinking Aloud - Tuesday Morning

Today is the 75th day of the Biden Kakistocracy. Has the Stumbler-In-Chief visited the Southern Border? Has he delivered a State of the Union Address? Has he conducted meaningful meetings with other world leaders? Has he done anything even remotely resembling leadership?
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If a straight White male drives a Trans-Am is he guilty of cultural appropriation?
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Texas for the Win: Governor Abbot stands up for Texans and America and bans vaccine passports.
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As long as the Chicoms are running our country anyway, it seems that they would offer US citizens discount coupons for Panda Express.
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Do you want to see real hate? Talk to a conservative BIPOC about how they are treated by members of their own community on social media. 
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Let me get this straight: the MLB moved the All-Star Game from a city with a 51% black population to a city with a 9.1% black population and removed a $100M economic investment in largely black-owned businesses ...

All in the name of "fighting systemic racism?"
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International Women’s Day

Today is International Women's Day...

How can the left celebrate #InternationalWomensDay when gender is a spectrum? Are women with penises celebrated? What about trans-men who used to be women? What about trans-women who used to be men? What about people who are kind of in between? What even is a woman these days? If anyone can claim that identity, what makes being a woman special and worth celebrating?

Biotic or Abiotic…

When my students attended Outdoor School in grade 5, they learned the word 'Biotic'. This word is made up of the Greek prefix 'Bio' meaning life, and the Greek suffix 'ic' meaning 'of or pertaining to'; so together they combine to mean 'of or pertaining to life'. They are taught that this term applies to things that are alive, were alive, or will be alive.

Then they wander around the woods and the shoreline identifying things they see as biotic or abiotic (isn't now, has never been, and will never be alive).

 

Rocks - abiotic

Water - abiotic

The organisms in the water - biotic

Fallen leaves and sticks - biotic

 

I wonder what they would classify fetuses in grade 5.

Then in grade 8.

Then in grade 12.

Then as a new college graduate.

Then at age 30.

Two Types of Socialists

I think that there are two types of American socialists - the first kind is the anti-American intellectual who understands the implications of socialism and doesn't care. They have an abiding contempt for our country, its values, and its economic system. These people are irredeemable.

The second type is like a young man who is intrigued by the excitement and adventure of a crazy woman. He's never really gone out with one, but thinks of all the crazy hot things that they'll be able to do together. He is too naive and inexperienced to see the life altering downside to this relationship. So he frequents dive bars and clubs on the prowl for exactly these kinds of psycho bitches. And maybe it IS what he expected, for awhile, until the psycho in her personality shows up and his truck is wrecked, his dog is dead, she's gone, her kids are in his house, and he is $49,000 in credit card debt on cards that she opened in his name. Only then does he realize that he's f*cked and that it will take a decade or more to unscrew himself.

These people, if you prevent them from making the initial mistake, can be saved from themselves.

This is why education matters.

Absolution

It is becoming quite clear to me that a process is necessary to absolve some people of their sins of being white, Christian, or conservative in public. To that end, I will be making an online confessional available where, for a small offering, your voting history, campaign contributions, and even whiteness can be temporarily forgiven.

Recognizing that you will once again be white, conservative, and/or Christian when you depart the confessional, regular visits are recommended.

Payment plans are available.

Crypto is accepted.

Blue Suburb America

When a woke member of the cancel culture encounters two kids with a corner lemonade stand....

The leftist activist asks the kids how long they work at their stand. "A few hours a day," the kids reply.

Activist, "Uh-huh, and do you have any LGBTQ friends or kids of different races or nationalities working at your lemonade stands?"

Kids, "What does that mean?"

The activist now takes out their phone to video the conversation, "And what is the ratio of female to male employees and do you pay all of your staff the mandatory state and federal minimum wage?"

Kids, "We sell lemonade, that's all. And sometimes brownies and cookies if it's not too hot."

Activist, "Do you offer products that are cruelty free, gluten free, vegan, Halal, and fair trade?"

The kids look at each other confused.

Outraged, the activist posts the video of the lemonade stand on social media calling it a "Hate Stand" which attracts an angry mob that scares the kids away.

With the kids gone, the mob burns the stand down, hangs an effigy of Trump in its place, and claims a great moral victory for 'the people".

The Monkeypox Song (A Dystopian Original)

 

The Monkeypox Song
(A dystopian original, to the tune of Here Comes Santa Claus)

Here comes Monkeypox
Here comes Monkeypox
Says the W-H-O
It will give you lots of sores
From your head to your b-hole
If you bend over for the boys
you'd better play it safe they say,
Or monkeypox will come your way.

Here comes monkeypox
Here comes monkeypox
From West Africa
It originated in the same places as AIDS and Ebola
So don't eat rats or hump those chimps
And you'll stay safe they say
Cause if you don't the pox will come your way.

Here comes monkeypox
Here comes monkeypox
It's an emergency
I just saw an urgent report straight from the CDC
So wear your mask and get your vax
and stay six feet away..
Cause if you don't play by the rules
The pox will come your way.

“Ladies And Gentlemen” Is Over

The era of ladies and gentlemen is over. I'm not even sure if it's men and women. I think, now, it's an undefined continuum of gender identities, all of which are considered to be equal. If that's the case, and I think that it is, then no one can seek protection behind their gender. It is no longer valid to say, "Don't pick on the girls". It is no longer valid to say, "Don't hit the girls". It is no longer to reasonable to self-censor in deference to mixed company. If you would say or do something amongst the boys then you should say or do it anywhere.

Maybe.

The dichotomy is that as much as some people say that they want to be treated as equals, they really don't. They want the benefits of equality, but they don't want the challenges of equality. They say that they want to be treated in exactly the same ways, but then complain when they hear things that they don't like. They say that they want to compete for the same jobs, but complain when they don't get them. They don't want to compete on equal terms, they demand a modification of the rules and call it equity.

This disconnect is being played out in real time on our national political stage. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her leftist colleagues are aggressively trying to advance their socialist agenda. Fine, that's their right. However, when they get push-back from their own caucus and from the President of the United States they cower and hide behind the "You can't yell at me, I'm a girl of color" trope. Sorry, you can't have it both ways. If you want to get up on the big stage and claim the national media spotlight, you have to have the fortitude to take the criticism that goes with it; whatever that criticism may look like.

Otherwise, go back to tending bar and herding goats.

Communication Strategy

You can't respond intellectually to an emotional argument. It's the Republican/Conservative/Libertarian's worst debating mistake, and a large reason why our side doesn't connect with the younger voters. You have to respond to an emotional argument from a moral position (not an intellectual one) that exposes the hypocrisy and vacuousness of their side. It isn't natural for us, but we have to become better at it or lose the debate forever.

Independence Day

I have more than my share of faults, but one of them isn't loyalty. If you have earned my trust and are part of my pack then that membership is up to you to lose. Most of my adult life, I have been a loyal Republican, preferring freedom over fascism. At this point, I have to break ranks as the GOP establishment has demonstrated over and over that they are on the side of big government and not "We The People". When they embrace Biden and Pelosi as colleagues and partners "on the other side of the aisle," I want nothing to do with them. Biden and Pelosi are not my partners.

They are my adversaries.

They stand for and work for issues that weaken and worsen MY country. The one that I pledged an oath to die for if necessary. None of them or their children have, or will ever, raise their right hand and make a similar pledge; so where is their commitment? It is to themselves and their own self-aggrandizement. This is not leadership, it's dictatorship. Truncating the rights of citizens to expand one's own power and influence is purely anti-American, anti-democratic, and against everything good Americans have died protecting and defending.

We, the people of the United States, must stand together. Not against particular Republican or Democratic candidates, but against ALL candidates who would expand the size of government at the expense of our fundamental freedoms.

God Bless America.

If You Hate America Today...

I've seen a number of threads that have the theme, "I am embarrassed to be an American." Here's what I have to say to the people who might write this:

Cuba is only 90 miles away. You can walk across the southern border and renounce your citizenship at any time. Ukraine is looking for some good people. If you like electric cars, you could mine rare earth minerals in Congo. If solar power is your thing, there are factories in Southern China that are hiring and you can learn a lot about the Uyghur culture there as well.The options are plentiful and you would be done with this horrible country forever.

Best Wishes on your expedited departure.