Friday, January 21, 2022

ARTICLE: "China’s Sissy Problem—and Ours" -- With my explanation of the real solution.

COMMENTS I LEFT ON FACEBOOK ABOUT THIS ARTICLE:

Two preliminary steps to that [
a call to "[B]ring back real men"]:
1. Legally impose on women that they accept that men act like men, rather than getting them fired or arrested every time they act like men. (CAVEAT: Rape is not part of "acting like men.")
2. Ban certain practices and medical TReAtmeNtS that contribute to the societal factor. This will necessarily involve libertarians being quiet about it. [That means we BAN TRANS.]
The reality is that as long as "freedom" takes priority over duty and society, this trend will continue. Human nature will inevitably defeat us. We are no longer the "moral and religious people" of the Founders' generation. We need to change our system in order to save our heritage.


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"Until we reestablish cultural institutions that reverse this damage, it will be no wonder that the sissy is ascendent over Sisyphus."
The Constitution and "freedom" prevent this reestablishment.

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"It’s important to make clear that this piece is not an attack on homosexual men; it’s an attack on sissies."

Facebook won't even let me start a response to this. Let's just say that private and public behavior can be...differentiated.

(Answer to above: The religious community has utterly failed in maintaining and enforcing its own sexual ethics. The answer is to keep such things private--as in, no public expressions of homosexuality.)




THE DAILY FUDD: E170: "A .45/.410 revolver-prime approach to American RKBA (outside CA), especially for us derelicts -- AND THE FUDD CAVEAT!"

All of us eventually come to face our own fragility and mortality. For some, it comes in an instant and they never know--knew--it came. But most of us have a reasonable amount of warning. We get older, develop conditions, and generally get weaker. "Infantry is a young man's game," my recruiter told me when I at age 35 decided to enlist, and for some crazy reason considered Cavalry Scout for my MOS. We reach a point where the prospect of grabbing our civilian fighting rifle (TDF 126) and joining in with others in the field becomes less a practical option for a Federalist 46 event than it is a well-wishing for those for whom it's feasible. Hell, even Guderian himself would have thought twice before wasting a Volkssturmgewehr on one of us.

As we see this day approaching, one might be well advised to refocus their RKBA planning--and their likely role in a Federalist 46-type situation--on things less ambitious and more... fuddish. This is not about constitutional rights, nor even necessarily about political realities focusing on your condition (though fudd baselines are always valid: TDF 25, for example). Rather, it is about maintaining heritage in the face of sheer practicality.

And that brings us to an item I've discussed before: The .45/.410 revolver. I've discussed the iconic value of .45 caliber in TDF 55--and the .45 Long Colt in particular in TDF 7--and the revolver in TDF 27. And I have noted the connection between .45 revolvers and the .410 cartridge in TDF 120 and elsewhere (see that link), as well as the link back to the 1688 English Bill of Rights Right to Arms (that link). 


Taurus Judge.

Now, consider this actually plausible scenario for the Patriot--especially, frankly, WHITE Patriot--in the future: He's older and of limited working capability. 
He'll never (again) march off to the field for battle. Indeed, the America he knew and worked to make great again is perhaps merely a shell of its former self. He's living in an urban-type environment not necessarily the most hospitable for his type--livable, but not the most welcoming. He's down to basic--not subsistence, but basic--living in a small basic-amenity room, just him and the cat (remember the source blog of this article). There are no legalities or building policies preventing him from possessing arms, but discretion in the regard is certainly the better part of common sense around there. Yet, for practicality, principle, and heritage, he WILL maintain the RBKA tradition of his people.

In such a setting, long guns are very low in utility, due to his limitations. Even a small home-defense shotgun might (unfortunately--see TDF 43/44) set off unfortunate looks when he has to move his meager possessions to another equally-low-end room in another building. Yet his simple CCW piece is simply insufficient.
* When thugs try a low-grade home invasion, more power is called for.

This is where a full-size .45/.410 revolver comes into its own: Very discrete compared to a long gun, readily packable, Heller-protected as a handgun (outside of California at this time), shotgun-type-ish in concurrence with some anti-"assault weapon" advocates' recommendations, and carrying a politico-heritage message as a .45 and a revolver. Plus, frankly, a hell of a lot of power: .45s put people down.

And of course, should the time come when Patriots again stand for their heritage, this physically limited man can do his part--that unmentionable role that we all know most lack the stomach for, but which must be done in such an uncivil war.

To address a few downsides:
1. Though .45 Long Colt is better for revolvers, some of these combo weapons will fire .45 ACP, to access stocks of that caliber.
2. 9mm is still the prime pistol caliber, yet in the societal situation described, such ubiquity may be of little concern.
3. Slower reloads over automatics are an issue with any revolver, but in the scenario here, that frankly will likely not be a factor (see video at TDF 31)

The idea here is a compact, yet oddly versatile and capable, firearm of particular heritage value. Other things fit in around it: The CCW for everyday use, a home-defense "blunderbuss" (shotgun or carbine), a long gun for some weird change of situation where the man is part of a static collective defense, etc. But at the center of it all would be this multi-faceted yet symbolic expression of American RKBA.

But of course, no one knows what societal changes hold for the future. One shift might eliminate .410 in handguns completely. I have suspected that the NFA regulation on short-barreled shotguns might hold up in court (
TDF 71), and unless narrowly tailored, such a finding would likely open up these revolvers to the same restrictions. One might argue then that a .45-only revolver, despite its limited capabilities, would be a more secure choice than one with the .410 capability. True enough... But it just doesn't have the same spin. 😛 

And that's the caveat. That is where everything RKBA strikes political reality. It's the reason for this entire TDF series. And it's why things still come back to an uber-basic, utterly practical baseline: small carry piece and, if feasible, a carbine or shotgun, with "Militia" arms a blessing. Symbolism is huge, and firepower is huger(?). But reality has to rule. As stylish as something may be, as symbolic as something may be--indeed, as effective or iconic as something may be--always keep the fudd.


SEE ALSO: Cats, Guns, and National Security: American iconography and minimalist RKBA -- If America as we know it in heritage fails. (ADOPTED TO "THE DAILY FUDD") (catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com)

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* This isn't to say a larger-frame pistol can't serve the CCW role. There are CCW versions of .45/.410s, and even some utterly non-fudd people see value in more, uh, traditional choices for their carry
pieces: Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD: E31: "Fudding in real life: Swapping a Glock for a Vaquero for CCW." (catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com)


TDF INDEX: Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD index.  https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-daily-fudd-index.html

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Case study in decolonization by White Westerners: VIDEO: "Why did Somalia fail? (Short Animated Documentary)."

The problem was decolonization. Africa would be a prosperous continent if White Westerners still ran the place.



Tuesday, January 18, 2022

ARTICLE: "Absentee ballot drop boxes can't be used in Wisconsin any longer, a Waukesha County judge rules" -- With a bias observation.

Absentee ballot drop boxes can't be used in Wisconsin any longer, a Waukesha County judge rules



ESPECIALLY NOTE THIS SPIN BY THE WRITER:


Three things on this part:
1. A mailbox doesn't scream, "Hey! I'm full of votes to be tampered with!" or, "Pour your fake ballots into me! The election officials are all Dems, and they'll be accepted, no questions asked!"
2. Librarians tend to be more liberal, and government workers are almost all Democrats. Thus, guaranteed cheating.
3. Why not police stations? Oh, yeah, that would be "vote suppression," because certain demographics are intimidated by police due to their vastly disproportionately HIGH criminality.









"Buffy's" "Spike" offers a balanced view on White settlement of the New World: "You won!" (53-second video).

A COMMENT TO ILLUSTRATE THE BALANCE: "I particularly like that this is not a rejection of the plight of conquered Indigenous peoples, but rather a two-pronged attack on both what we call white guilt and white saviordom."




Cats as spies: Amy Shira Teitel VIDEO: "Did the CIA Really Try to use Cats as Spies?"

Did the CIA Really Try to use Cats as Spies? - YouTube



See HERE for MegaProjects' take on the program: Cats, Guns, and National Security: VIDEO: "Acoustic Kitty: The CIA's Plan to Spy... with Cats." (catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com)

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"The Outer Limits" did an episode called, "The Soldier," where we learn that cats in the future are telepathic scouts in warfare. Many that's where the CIA got the idea. Yes, that's the episode Cameron ripped off for "Terminator." Scene here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhfVgNKjFKE


Sunday, January 16, 2022

I always wondered about these: VIDEO: "Pom Pom: Anti-aircraft firestorm" (Vickers 2-pdr QF-VIII).

Inferior to the Bofers, but iconic nonetheless.






The Vickers 2-pdr QF-VIII Pom Pom is one of the most distinctive weapons of World War II. Stacked in mounts of eight or four, the 40mm anti-aircraft autocannon served on almost every Royal Navy warship of the era. Here are its characteristics, requirements - and problems - according to those who served as gun crew and fire-control directors.

CAT HEALTH NEWS (true): "US approves new antibody treatment -- for arthritic cats."

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved its first treatment to control pain associated with osteoarthritis in cats, which is also the first monoclonal antibody drug approved for any animal species.

US approves new antibody treatment -- for arthritic cats (france24.com)