Blog PostsFriends | BlogPolitical Blog About Israel and UkraineSo, let me get this straight. The US is giving Ukraine billions of dollars to fight a war against Russia. Ukraine is probably the most corrupt country in the world and has mutual interest in the Biden family.Hamas attacks Israel last night/yesterday and has already killed 250 plus Israeli citizens. Plus, they're kidnapping, raping, and killing more innocent Israeli citizens. The US a few weeks ago unlocked 8 or 9 billion dollars in aid to Iran for a hostage negotiation. Iran has used that money plus weapons received from Ukraine meant for Ukrainian war efforts vs Russia alone. We are giving money to corrupt and terroristic regimes and tell me why Biden isn't being brought up on charges of treason and money laundering? The Whole Laundry List of Issues with the USA4 unidentified objects shot down.3 train derailments, 1 resulting in a massive leaking of vinyl chloride poisoning the area around it for decades, likely. Chicken feed being tainted to yield less eggs, thus driving prices up. Mass shootings ramping up. Government officials, Government entities, social media companies and news outlets conspiring to quash stories, spread misinformation, and/or interfere in elections on behalf of the Democratic party. Kids being told they can change genders like it's a fashion accessory and being lied to by saying that it's good for their mental health to 'be who they're supposed to be'. All the while, after 7 years 85 percent or more severely regret that choice they were forced to make. Massive inflation being denied by the Democratic party. Unemployment numbers being skewed to make the Democratic party look better. Massive surges in illegal immigrants bringing in murderers, rapists, and drug traffickers. Not all of the immigrants being nefarious, mind you. But, enough to raise serious red flags. A war in Ukraine being used to funnel money from collusion between Biden, his son, and the Ukrainian government. Biden weak on China, Ukraine, North Korea, and the Middle East. Most of your favorite celebrities and government officials involved in human trafficking(seemingly only on one side of the political aisle). Race issues being perpetuated and made worse by the DNC. Men being torn down and made to be seen as evil by so called Feminists who want to get rid of them and exert superiority and not equality like they want you to believe. I could go on forever, but I won't. Maybe we need more Jesus or something because whatever direction we're heading in isn't it. Update Vinyl CollectionAerosmith : Get Your WingsAbbath : Abbath Accept : Balls to the Wall Alan Parsons Project : I Robot Alice in Chains : Facelift Amon Amarth : Surtur Rising Antestor : The Forsaken August Burns Red : Guardians Black Flag : Damaged Bloodgood : Detonation Bloodgood: Self-Titled The Blues Brothers : Briefcase Full of Blues Boston : Boston Bride : Silence is Madness Bruce Springsteen : Born in the USA Celldweller : End of an Empire Cheap Trick : Live at Budokan Creedence Clearwater Revival : Greatest Hits Daft Punk : Random Access Memories Death : Spiritual Healing Delain : Apocalypse and Chill Deep Purple : Machinehead Deep Purple : Burn Deftones : Around the Fur The Devil Wears Prada : With Roots Above and Branches Below The Devil Wears Prada : Dead Throne Disturbed : The Sickness Dream Theater istance over Time Dream Theater : Live at Budokan Dream Theater : Metropolis Part 2 : Scenes From a Memory Dream Theater : Images and Words Dream Theater : A Change of Seasons Dream Theater : Falling into Infinity Dream Theater : A View from the Top of the World Epica : Design Your Universe (Gold Edition CD) Epica : Omega Evanescence: Fallen Evanescence : The Open Door Firewind : Firewind Flying Colors : Third Degree Ariana Grande : Thank U, Next Ariana Grande : Positions Jimi Hendrix : Axis - Bold as Love Jimi Hendrix : Electric Ladyland Judas Priest : Painkiller Judas Priest : Screaming for Vengeance Holy Soldier : Self-titled Immortal : At the Heart of Winter Immortal : Sons of Northern Darkness Impending Doom : The Sin and Doom Vol II In Flames : Clayman Iron Maiden : Powerslave Iron Maiden : Rock in Rio Journey : Greatest Hits Judas Priest : Screaming for Vengeance Judas Priest : Painkiller Kerry Livgren - AD Lacuna Coil : Comalies Led Zeppelin : Presence Liquid Tension Experiment : 3 Lindsey Stirling : Shatter Me Linkin Park : Hybrid Theory Lou Rawls : All Things in Time Manowar : Kings of Metal Messiah Prophet : Master of the Metal Metallica : Kill Em All Metallica : Ride the Lightning Metallica : Master of Puppets Michael Sweet - 1994 Miles Davis : Bitches Brew Mortification : Mortification Mortification : Blood World Mortification : Hammer of God Motorhead : Overkill Motorhead : Bomber My Chemical Romance : Life on the Murder Scene My Chemical Romance : Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge My Chemical Romance : Welcome to the Black Parade Nightwish : End of an Era Nightwish : Human II Nature (CD) Nita Straus : Controlled Chaos Norma Jean : Meridional Pantera : Cowboys from Hell Pearl Jam : Ten Petra : More Power to Ya Petra : Not of this World Petra: Beat the System Pink Floyd : The Wall Prince : Purple Rain Radio Moscow : Brain Cycles Ratt : Out of the Cellar Ratt : Invasion of Your Privacy Ratt : Dancing Undercover Saosin : Along the Shadow Joe Satriani : Shapeshifting Joe Satriani : Surfing With the Alien Joe Satriani : Shockwave Supernova Joe Satriani : Elephants From Mars Saxon : Crusader Saxon : Wheels of Steel Saxon : Strong Arm of the Law Skid Row : Skid Row Starcastle : Starcastle Stryper : Yellow and Black Attack Stryper : Soldiers Under Command Stryper : To Hell With the Devil Stryper : In God We Trust Stryper : God Damn Evil Stryper : Even the Devil Believes Stryper : Against the Law Sunbomb : Evil and Divine Tash Sultana : Notion Tash Sultana : Flowstate Tash Sultana : Terra Firma Steve Taylor : On the Fritz Tourniquet : Psycho Surgery Trivium : The Crusade Trivium : The Sin and the Sentence Trivium : What the Dead Men Say Trouble : Psalm 9 Trouble : Self Titled Underoath : Voyeurist Underoath : Erase Me Whitecross : Whitecross White Stripes : Elephant White Stripes : Get Behind Me Satan Within Temptation : The Silent Force Within Temptation : The Unforgiving Within Temptation : The Heart of Everything Steve Vai : Passion and Warfare Steve Vai : Inviolate Zao : All Else Failed Just an Urgent Rant for My Own Mental Health's SakeI live in a liberal college town. I run a restaurant and employ several college students and high school students. I also happen to be a Republican.Listening to these students talk(out of earshot of customers, mind you) about Republicans is sickening. They refer to us as racist, misogynistic, homophobic, and other slurs. They call us Science deniers and uneducated fools. They go so far as to wish death upon us so that we don't spoil the planet. It's very upsetting and depressing how they wish death upon people like me and call people like me names without proof of what they're saying. The majority(around 85 percent) of us Republicans and dare I say Trump supporters are not racist. We believe that all races are equal and deserve equal opportunity. We are not homophobes. We think that people should marry who they want(minors aside). We are not misogynistic. We believe women deserve equal opportunity to succeed and thrive without having to worry about their safety. We also think that the Covid 19 Pandemic was very poorly handled. We look at all that the experts have said and the policies they tried to implement and think that they didn't know what they were doing. We also don't think that the Climate Change Theory is real. The Earth is far more resilient than the environmentalists think. The US and countries in the Paris Climate Accord are doing their part to take care of this planet. Countries like China and India need to jump on board. We believe that we should take care of this planet, but aren't deathly afraid that the world is going to end soon unless we make drastic and seemingly unrealistic choices to prevent it. Extremists on the left want you to think that we are evil and don't deserve life. They want you to think that we hate gays and transexuals. That's not true. We just don't want the topic discussed by educators who may have an agenda and push them to make choices they'll regret and cause a divide between child and parent. Topics of sexuality should only be discussed between the parent, and child, and a counsellor if needed. We are not the problem. The loud and obnoxious 5 percent on both sides are. The Truth about President BidenFact: President Biden is far more racist than Trump ever was.He gave a eulogy at a KKK recruiter's funeral, hung out with and worked with segregationists, authored a bill that unfairly targeted the black community and put thousands of black people behind bars for unfair sentences, says that someone isn't black who votes Republican, says blacks are too dumb to figure out how to use the internet and go to a BMV to get an ID. Fact: President Biden is not the 'Devoted Catholic' they make him out to be. The nation's largest Catholic University(Notre Dame) refused to allow him to speak at this year's Graduation ceremony. Hundreds of Catholic church leaders are speaking out against him and will deny him the chance to take Communion because of his policies which are against the Catholic faith. Fact: Under President Biden, gas prices will go up and be at least 1.00 more per gallon on average than under Trump. Under Trump in pre-pandemic 2019, gas prices averaged around 2.50 a gallon. We are already on the way to 3.50 a gallon average. Fact: President Biden has no idea what he's doing when it comes to our Nation's security because of the unprecedented surge at our border. An Argument for GodSo, I've been giving religion and God a lot of thought. I've come to the conclusion that there has to be a higher power(who will henceforth be referred to as HP) who has more knowledge than us and who knows how life is supposed to be lived. Mankind is an extremely flawed species whose members can't figure out a definitive set of rules on what's wrong or right. We're always arguing with each other because each of us interprets things a different way.In the beginning, something happened to bring a curse on us and because of it, the benevolent higher power cannot act because the evil HP has taken control of the world. The only way for us to figure out how to live right and set things straight is to get in touch with the good higher power(whoever it might be) and ask for their guidance. People have fought since time began trying to give a name to this HP. Christians call it God or Jesus. Hindus call it Brahman, Islamic followers call it Allah and so on and so forth. There are many paths to this HP, but how do we know which one is right? Is only one right or is our creator a combination of all of them? I believe that we can draw a conclusion based on how they say people are to be redeemed and be brought to right standing with each. Redemption in the Jewish culture is very transactional and legalistic. You have to sacrifice something in order to be right with the Jewish god. I don’t think this is feasible since every time you fall short, some sacrifice is needed to return to right standing. In Islam, you are redeemed through works and doing things to appease Allah. This also cannot work because humans are fallible and it becomes a slippery slope of worry that by doing one thing, a person can lose their right standing. Catholics essentially believe that if you say enough prayers and do enough good that you can become right with God. Again, it becomes legalistic and unfair to humans who will not ever be able to live up to the expectations of a perfect HP. Christians, on the other hand, believe that God created this world and we messed up. He sent someone(his son) down to do life as a full fledged human with all our weaknesses to show us how to live and to bring us back in right standing through becoming the ultimate sacrifice. To be honest, the Christian religion is sounding good at this point. Their HP seems very merciful and understanding that its creation is messed up and provided a fair way out. Not only that, but he sent someone to show people a perfect example of how we are to live and commune with each other. The more I think about it, it’s the only philosophy that provides its followers with most of the ingredients necessary to live a fulfilling life. Some, however, would disagree with believing in an HP. They tend to value scientific data over religious/philosophical data. They cannot fathom a world in which they can allow for the existence of an HP because they can’t prove it. Science and religion can coexist. We've already discovered a lot about this world and how it works. We need to discover who this higher power is that designed this world and get in touch with it. Then we can be led by its spirit to learn what this world is about and how we're supposed to live. While I don't know who exactly this higher power is or what name to give it, I do know that it's already instilled some things inside of all of us. Our creator is pleading with us to stop fighting with each other and figure out how to act out of love and respect. |