Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[MJ DeMarco]

I went to the Habit Burger afterward and noticed they had switched to SCOs as well. The only time I talked to someone was to get a cup and to say thanks for them handing me my order. The food was okay, but again the SCOs and lack of people left me feeling disconnected from the experience.

Interesting. Because Habit offers plant-based Impossible Burgers, I've been here a dozen times or so. I love the SCOs as I hate standing in the line with a crowd. And because of them, I find the experience less stressful. It gives me a feeling of being more in control. Because they exist, I'm likely to return more often, not less.

Not saying my experience or opinion is the norm, but from my POV, I love the SCO option.

I wonder if these firms did some type of actuary or focus group work to see if they improve the net bottomline.

 

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[Nick314]

The case he mentions is under appeal. But this is interesting and good to see an association actually doing something to fight over-reach.

View attachment 60719

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Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements are now back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21, 2025, for most companies. Prior to March 21, 2025, FinCEN will assess its options for further modifying deadlines. For more information, see our website https://fincen.gov/boi.

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Too late to join the NSBA.

Now what are the odds this goes all the way to the Supreme Court and it gets found in favor of the people not the government?

Until then, I question Nick's brazen comment that it doesn't apply to you because a talking head on Rumble says so.

And I'm not a lawyer, but the issue the video raises in 14:21 is sounds stupid because if the guy in the video is accurate, the lawyers for the NSBA would have pointed that out immediately and this would have been an open and shut case. The law doesn't specifically exclude US citizens and he is quoting a clause out of context.

I don't know why I am disappointed when some dude is claiming to "give you the real truth" only to learn he is shady in his presentation. Maybe it's because I know some people will actually fall for their crap.

It especially sucks when the guy has been busted for this kind of thing before.

Federal Court Bars Nevada Man from Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme

A federal court has permanently barred David Champion from promoting a tax fraud scheme designed to assist his customers evade federal taxes, the Justice Department announced today.

www.justice.gov

You really need to research better. If you read what happened after they went after him you'd know that they had jack sh*t on him and had to drop the case entirely. They showed up at court with mere heresay against him, meanwhile he had already published his 400+ page book from which they couldn't even quote from once to show that anything he's said is legally non-factual. Numerous lawyers have fact checked what he's published and to date not a single one has found anything non-factual with what he says.

He actually reads what the law says and explains it crystal clearly.

Conversely, how many of you have read what the law actually says on these matters, let alone know how to read it /correctly/ as per the rules of statutory construction?

You can also watch his interview with Joe Rogan.

As an aside, to correctly understand these laws you have to understand the different definitions of citizen in the law (there are /2/), as well as definitions of "united states" (there are 3). Go watch his recent video explaining the "Social Security Act", walking through that piece of law requires him to explain the definitions of both citizenship and "the united states" in the law. So when you say "the law doesn't specifically exclude US citizens", you have to read the law exactly as Congress has defined /every/ legal term... not just try to understand it using common vernacular--SCOTUS has made it crystal clear that laws /cannot/ be understood that way.

 

[Nick314]

Well, I guess Dave can explain why the government site collecting this information says otherwise.

C. Reporting Company

C. 1. What companies will be required to report beneficial ownership information to FinCEN?

Of course there are exemptions, but being a domestic corp isn't one of them.

Yes, he does explain it. Very clearly.

 

[Nick314]

Yeah, this is contrary to literally everything else I have heard on the matter.

I think he's going to get a lot of people fined.

That's very much on purpose. If you follow the law, they can't touch you and they know it.

 

[Kak]

The case he mentions is under appeal. But this is interesting and good to see an association actually doing something to fight over-reach.

View attachment 60719

FinCEN.gov

Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements are now back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21, 2025, for most companies. Prior to March 21, 2025, FinCEN will assess its options for further modifying deadlines. For more information, see our website https://fincen.gov/boi.

fincen.gov

Too late to join the NSBA.

Now what are the odds this goes all the way to the Supreme Court and it gets found in favor of the people not the government?

Until then, I question Nick's brazen comment that it doesn't apply to you because a talking head on Rumble says so.

And I'm not a lawyer, but the issue the video raises in 14:21 is sounds stupid because if the guy in the video is accurate, the lawyers for the NSBA would have pointed that out immediately and this would have been an open and shut case. The law doesn't specifically exclude US citizens and he is quoting a clause out of context.

I don't know why I am disappointed when some dude is claiming to "give you the real truth" only to learn he is shady in his presentation. Maybe it's because I know some people will actually fall for their crap.

It especially sucks when the guy has been busted for this kind of thing before.

Federal Court Bars Nevada Man from Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme

A federal court has permanently barred David Champion from promoting a tax fraud scheme designed to assist his customers evade federal taxes, the Justice Department announced today.

www.justice.gov

Given the lawsuit, I'll put it off until the last minute. Maybe we will get a broader injunction.

 

[Kak]

As an aside, to correctly understand these laws you have to understand the different definitions of citizen in the law (there are /2/), as well as definitions of "united states" (there are 3). Go watch his recent video explaining the "Social Security Act", walking through that piece of law requires him to explain the definitions of both citizenship and "the united states" in the law. So when you say "the law doesn't specifically exclude US citizens", you have to read the law exactly as Congress has defined /every/ legal term... not just try to understand it using common vernacular--SCOTUS has made it crystal clear that laws /cannot/ be understood that way.

That's very much on purpose. If you follow the law, they can't touch you and they know it.

While you and he may have a point. Everyone is still going along with it. By deciding to protest, even on solid grounds, you are still singled out as out of compliance. You're flagging yourself to be put under a microscope.

You have to trust the greater system more than I do to play it this way. The government does whatever they want to do irrespective of the law.

You will almost certainly get fined, even if it is illegal for them to. They will collect unless this whole thing gets dismantled, and even if it does, they'll know more about you as a protetester and out of compliance "law breaker" than they likely would if you just filed to begin with.

Like I said before, I will wait it out for a broader injunction or do it last minute. I'd rather keep my head in my game than fight the system.

 

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[BizyDad]

Is anyone else noticing that self-checkouts (SCO) popping up everywhere? Including places they really have no business being?

Yes! Exactly.

This is what I was talking about about yesterday.

Nothing makes me feel more Boomer-esque than talking about this.

 

[xShepherdx]

Interesting. Because Habit offers plant-based Impossible Burgers, I've been here a dozen times or so. I love the SCOs as I hate standing in the line with a crowd. And because of them, I find the experience less stressful. It gives me a feeling of being more in control. Because they exist, I'm likely to return more often, not less.

Not saying my experience or opinion is the norm, but from my POV, I love the SCO option.

Funny, the impossible burger is why we go there as well!

The SCOs definitely have their place and it's cool to hear differing perspectives. The Habit isn't the biggest offender for this reason as there's not really much to be gained from having someone take your order vs doing it at a terminal or on your phone.

To refine my point, it's more about the lack of service and customer connection to the business than the SCO terminal itself. The SCOs seem to be a symptom of the problem, not the problem itself.

I wonder if these firms did some type of actuary or focus group work to see if they improve the net bottomline.

I wonder that too. I worked in Loss Prevention at a major retailer for a bit and the amount of theft through SCO was insane. When I left, they were pushing stores to utilize check lanes more and wanted SCO usage down.

At the same time, it seemed like they didn't care that much about SCO theft. Maybe it's because they could write the losses off? We were more focused on organized retail crime, internals, and making sure everyone was safe (aka not going to sue the store). Their biggest focus for saving costs was always payroll - even as a top performer, I got verbally reprimanded a few times for getting 2-5 minutes of overtime during consecutive pay periods.

(Also I have to add: Never steal - especially from major retailers. We apprehended people who stole very small amounts up into the hundreds of thousands. If you steal, they WILL catch you, sue your a$$, AND get the police involved. We worked closely with local police and many people who thought they could get away with even minor theft had their lives blown apart. It was amazing.)

 

[MRiabov]

@MJ DeMarco, just wanted to give you a "heads up".
If you want to sell more of your books, you can count all the millionaires on this forum, and put a "Over 180+ millionaires created" stamp on your books. (or however many millionaires you have created)
People are skeptical of buying your books when advised, so if you can put a seal of "yes, this book did work for XYZ people" on top of it - guess what happens.

 

[Charlot Jhon]

I had a bad conversation with my mother. It was a well-deserved conversation and I took her anger well.

For the last 12 months I've been chasing money, now I've got nothing. And during this race I haven't thought about my family, I haven't been there for them. And now they're in financial trouble and despite the little I've given, it's not enough.

Two months ago I found a solution, I'm going to concentrate on creating real value, with a real brand, real unique and innovative products that really don't exist on the market. I'm motivated to make this dream come true, but it's ironic because I no longer have enough money to register the brand, the associated patents, buy the internet domains, the website etc....

After this conversation with my mother and the fact that I told her I would continue my entrepreneurial delusions, she disowned me.

How would you have reacted to this, and what would you have done over the next 12 months to drastically change this situation?

I came across this music by XxTENTACION, rest his soul, in which he says that everything that happens to us is deserved. I liked it because after he says his words, he suddenly leaves us wanting more with the piano note background. He spoke these words in 2016, 2 years later he was murdered.

View: https://youtu.be/gyFEw59TWec?si=lg0DGKfSKRGiU6SI

I deserve and take responsibility for everything I've done.

 

[Two Dog]

Yeah, this is contrary to literally everything else I have heard on the matter.

I think he's going to get a lot of people fined.

Yeah, I gave Dr. Dave six minutes out of sheer curiosity.

The first four minutes are hawking his books followed by the next two minutes saying things like "The government has been using this same deceptive ploy for over a century...", "The states have never granted the federal government...", "The US Constitution states..." and so forth. Along the way, he also manages to point out that the entire Social Security Act is illegal. When the reason for not completing a five minute form starts with "The US Constitution clearly states", you're deep behind the lines of flat earth territory.

No doubt he'll carefully explain why no one needs to pay income taxes while people are being fined and jailed for not paying income taxes.

 

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[BizyDad]

You really need to research better. If you read what happened after they went after him you'd know that they had jack sh*t on him and had to drop the case entirely. They showed up at court with mere heresay against him, meanwhile he had already published his 400+ page book from which they couldn't even quote from once to show that anything he's said is legally non-factual. Numerous lawyers have fact checked what he's published and to date not a single one has found anything non-factual with what he says.

He actually reads what the law says and explains it crystal clearly.

Conversely, how many of you have read what the law actually says on these matters, let alone know how to read it /correctly/ as per the rules of statutory construction?

You can also watch his interview with Joe Rogan.

As an aside, to correctly understand these laws you have to understand the different definitions of citizen in the law (there are /2/), as well as definitions of "united states" (there are 3). Go watch his recent video explaining the "Social Security Act", walking through that piece of law requires him to explain the definitions of both citizenship and "the united states" in the law. So when you say "the law doesn't specifically exclude US citizens", you have to read the law exactly as Congress has defined /every/ legal term... not just try to understand it using common vernacular--SCOTUS has made it crystal clear that laws /cannot/ be understood that way.

Sigh. Did you read the CTA? It is only 22 pages. I read it.

https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/Corporate_Transparency_Act.pdf

It says the word citizens in two places. Both pertaining to certain political organizations being exempt from the reporting requirement.

Therefore, your entire response doesn't actually apply to our conversation about the CTA or the BOI requirement.

Citizen was a word I chose to use because I am speaking English to lay-people, not making a federal case in a court of law.

But you don't need to read the whole CTA to see this guy "misspoke". He shared the slide that proves him wrong. It's in the video.



Points I,II,III,IV, and V are subordinate to xxiii. You can't just pull out III separate from the rest.

If you read the CTA or this slide, you will see that it says any inactive entity who has been around for more than a year, is not owned by foreigners, has not sent money in the last month, and owns no assets... Is exempt from the law.

If III was truly a stand alone provision, then I also would be and anyone in business over a year would be exempt. I know lawmakers get things wrong, but not THAT wrong.

Now maybe you don't read. I do. And the guy who recorded that video and shared this slide reads. And he is positioning himself as an expert in reading the law.

And he got it wrong.

So either he's a complete idiot, or he's a grifter who is trying to sell you something. A $250 book on Amazon perhaps?

And if numerous lawyers have looked into this guy and found nothing wrong, then I am going to assume that those lawyers were paid to find nothing wrong, or they are the dumbest lawyers in the country.

Because I'm not a lawyer, and I see he got it wrong.

And the fact that you didn't read this slide, but you'll tell me that I need to read and that I need to do better research...

Well I'm not sure what that makes you.

I also am citing sources, including the federal ruling against him. United States v. Champion, No. CV 11-1175 PA (SSx) | Casetext Search + Citator

You can see the websites that he was ordered to take down, and you can verify that they are indeed no longer active.

He lost his case.

If the case had truly been thrown out because the government had nothing, there wouldn't have been a ruling.

And you would be able to show the trial dismissal.

Maybe you're referring to some other time when he got in trouble and got out of it. It's possible we're talking about two different things.

I don't really know because I'm the only one citing my sources.

Either way, I have one question left...

Why aren't YOU doing better research?

The truth is, I don't really care. Go back to drinking your Kool-Aid. I just hope no one else falls for this crap.

 

[Bekit]

I had a bad conversation with my mother. It was a well-deserved conversation and I took her anger well.

For the last 12 months I've been chasing money, now I've got nothing. And during this race I haven't thought about my family, I haven't been there for them. And now they're in financial trouble and despite the little I've given, it's not enough.

Two months ago I found a solution, I'm going to concentrate on creating real value, with a real brand, real unique and innovative products that really don't exist on the market. I'm motivated to make this dream come true, but it's ironic because I no longer have enough money to register the brand, the associated patents, buy the internet domains, the website etc....

After this conversation with my mother and the fact that I told her I would continue my entrepreneurial delusions, she disowned me.

How would you have reacted to this, and what would you have done over the next 12 months to drastically change this situation?

I came across this music by XxTENTACION, rest his soul, in which he says that everything that happens to us is deserved. I liked it because after he says his words, he suddenly leaves us wanting more with the piano note background. He spoke these words in 2016, 2 years later he was murdered.

XXXTENTACION & Killstation - Rebirth (2016) (Audio)

I deserve and take responsibility for everything I've done.

You're a complete stranger and I'm a completely detached third party. I am not angry at you, and my life will not be affected by whatever you decide to do. So take this as unbiased input. You posted here, which implies that you might want interaction from someone on this at least at some level. And also - you just had an incredibly intense, angry conversation that ended in you getting disowned. That had to hurt. I bet you're still hurting. It's probably replaying itself over and over in your mind. Your post isn't just an everyday message of "I'm going to continue with my business." This is a big deal and it DOES affect YOUR life. So here's my unvarnished thoughts.

This is a very concerning post.

It sounds like your mother tried to give you a reality check, a wake-up call, and you ignored it.

You said,
"Two months ago I found a solution, I'm going to concentrate on creating real value..."

Notice the problem with this?
If you found a solution two months ago, then I'd expect you to have said, "I have been concentrating on..." not "I'm going to..."

What have you been doing for two months?

It sounds like you've been doing nothing.

You say you're "motivated," but what is that worth? If you've been doing nothing, then it sounds like even selling flowers at street corners would be a better way to harness that motivation.

You say you "no longer have enough money to register the brand, the associated patents, buy the internet domains, the website etc...." so what actions are you even going to take? And if you can't even cover these startup costs, then how are you supposed to develop a product that doesn't even exist?

Is it possible that reality checks are staring you in the face and you're not listening?

Are you a good listener?

Is it possible that you could pivot?

Is it too late for you to swallow your pride, go back to your mother, apologize, and say, "I've thought more about what you said. I think you only said those things because you care about me and you're concerned about the direction I'm going. I'm sorry about the way I haven't been there for you and the family over the past year. I'm going to follow your advice and do XYZ."

I'm also concerned about the ending of your post. It sounds like you're wallowing in self-flagellation and focusing on the fact that you "deserve" this.

That seems like it would be a short path to feeling suicidal, and I don't want that for you. You're valuable.

Can I suggest that the ultimate self-flagellation in response to all this is precisely to stomp on your own pride and apologize to your mom and do the mundane actions that you've been resisting?

I want you well.

 

[BizyDad]

@MJ DeMarco, just wanted to give you a "heads up".
If you want to sell more of your books, you can count all the millionaires on this forum, and put a "Over 180+ millionaires created" stamp on your books. (or however many millionaires you have created)
People are skeptical of buying your books when advised, so if you can put a seal of "yes, this book did work for XYZ people" on top of it - guess what happens.

Ooo ooo ooo I wanna guess...

He gets sued?

He loses credibility because did he audit these millionaires?

People look at this claim and say only 180 in 20 years?

Gosh Tony Robbins and Tim Ferris have made 17 bazillion millionaires and Uncle Grant and Hormozi have made 180 billionaires. I'll read them instead?

Haters gonna hate, no matter the credibility claim. If you want more people to read the book, buy it and gift it.

And if that doesn't work, well, you can't save everyone ...

But keep trying. I respect that you want to try.

 

[Charlot Jhon]

It sounds like your mother tried to give you a reality check, a wake-up call, and you ignored it.

Yes and I ignored her, I'm not a very good listener

You said,
"Two months ago I found a solution, I'm going to concentrate on creating real value..."

Notice the problem with this?
If you found a solution two months ago, then I'd expect you to have said, "I have been concentrating on..." not "I'm going to..."

What have you been doing for two months?

It sounds like you've been doing nothing.

You say you're "motivated," but what is that worth? If you've been doing nothing, then it sounds like even selling flowers at street corners would be a better way to harness that motivation.

I didn't do anything during those two months. I drew plans, looked for contacts for 3d printing, created designs and iterated. I have printed my first prototypes and am looking to improve them and print them in larger quantities.

I showed them to my friends and classmates to see what they thought. Now I just have to try and show complete strangers what they think.

You say you "no longer have enough money to register the brand, the associated patents, buy the internet domains, the website etc...." so what actions are you even going to take? And if you can't even cover these startup costs, then how are you supposed to develop a product that doesn't even exist?

Is it possible that reality checks are staring you in the face and you're not listening?

Are you a good listener?

Is it possible that you could pivot?

The action I'm planning to take is to work on the side, to find a part-time way of earning money.

And even if I can't cover the start-up costs, I'll still be able to develop a product that doesn't even exist. It will just take time.

No I'm not a good listener.
What it's "Pivot"?

Is it too late for you to swallow your pride, go back to your mother, apologize, and say, "I've thought more about what you said. I think you only said those things because you care about me and you're concerned about the direction I'm going. I'm sorry about the way I haven't been there for you and the family over the past year. I'm going to follow your advice and do XYZ."

I'm also concerned about the ending of your post. It sounds like you're wallowing in self-flagellation and focusing on the fact that you "deserve" this.

That seems like it would be a short path to feeling suicidal, and I don't want that for you. You're valuable.

Can I suggest that the ultimate self-flagellation in response to all this is precisely to stomp on your own pride and apologize to your mom and do the mundane actions that you've been resisting?

I want you well.

Yes, you can suggest it, and I'll gladly accept, so I'm off to do it right now. Thank you for your advice Bekit.

I've got a question for you Bekit, where do you get this wisdom from?

 

[Kak]

@MJ DeMarco, just wanted to give you a "heads up".
If you want to sell more of your books, you can count all the millionaires on this forum, and put a "Over 180+ millionaires created" stamp on your books. (or however many millionaires you have created)
People are skeptical of buying your books when advised, so if you can put a seal of "yes, this book did work for XYZ people" on top of it - guess what happens.

I love books... But books don't make millionaires. They can set a course. They can provide ideas and inspiration. Books don't do the work.

MJs Books haven't "made" any millionaires, but they have led many to make decisions that helped them, along with a ton of other decisions and actions, to become millionaires.

There's so much more that goes into this than mindset. You won't find many people that directly attribute their success to a book.

 

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[GPM]

They opened a Chick Fil A just a few KM from me. It is actually on the road to my brothers place, and just a few blocks south of where he lives. So I drove by it several times since it opened a couple weeks ago.

It is busy. Like very busy. It is so busy it causes traffic jams on 3 roads, and required police to direct traffic for several days. Even yesterday when I drove by it, the lane that turns into the parking lot was backed up for nearly half a km. That is half a KM of cars in a drive through line up. The foot traffic is about equivalent in the number of people in it.

For a Chicken sandwich. A. Chicken. Sandwich.

A chicken sandwich folks. People are lining up for probably an hour to get some chicken fried in seed oil.

It blows my mind.

 

[Antifragile]

People are skeptical of buying your books when advised

What people? Are you referring to individuals who are looking for a detailed, step-by-step guide like "37 Exact Steps to Becoming a Millionaire"?

When someone is ready, the solution tends to present itself naturally. For instance, I bought all of MJ's books, read them thoroughly, even gifted countless copies to others. Since then, I've made millions and am incredibly grateful for those insights.

Now, let's flip the script: How are your product sales performing?

 

[S.Y.]

Yes and I ignored her, I'm not a very good listener

I didn't do anything during those two months. I drew plans, looked for contacts for 3d printing, created designs and iterated. I have printed my first prototypes and am looking to improve them and print them in larger quantities.

I showed them to my friends and classmates to see what they thought. Now I just have to try and show complete strangers what they think.

The action I'm planning to take is to work on the side, to find a part-time way of earning money.

And even if I can't cover the start-up costs, I'll still be able to develop a product that doesn't even exist. It will just take time.

No I'm not a good listener.
What it's "Pivot"?

Yes, you can suggest it, and I'll gladly accept, so I'm off to do it right now. Thank you for your advice Bekit.

I've got a question for you Bekit, where do you get this wisdom from?

How many years young are you?

 

[ZF Lee]

I love books... But books don't make millionaires. They can set a course. They can provide ideas and inspiration. Books don't do the work.

MJs Books haven't "made" any millionaires, but they have led many to make decisions that helped them, along with a ton of other decisions and actions, to become millionaires.

There's so much more that goes into this than mindset. You won't find many people that directly attribute their success to a book.

we could say similar of holy texts like the Bible (and replace 'millionaires' with whatever faith-bearer identity)

But I'll be crucified before I discuss more on this.

 

[Xeon]

A lot of democrat types have left Twitter for Bluesky, and these 2 equally shit platforms will eventually be Red and Blue platforms. Take the shitty politics elsewhere, maybe Threads!

Is anyone else noticing that self-checkouts (SCO) popping up everywhere? Including places they really have no business being?

I get having it as an option, but at the point that I walk into your store, find all my items myself, and check out using a SCO with zero interaction with your business I feel I might as well just shop online/elsewhere.

For example:

I recently bought hundreds of fake flowers for my wedding at Michaels, and the only way to check out appeared to be self-checkout. Midway through ringing myself up, the lady "working" the checkout area got grumpy and said I should have used her to check out because I'll take forever. (No duh!)

I went to the Habit Burger afterward and noticed they had switched to SCOs as well. The only time I talked to someone was to get a cup and to say thanks for them handing me my order. The food was okay, but again the SCOs and lack of people left me feeling disconnected from the experience.

I get that there is probably some cost savings with this approach. However, from my perspective as a consumer, I now have ZERO connection to your brand. Whatever you're selling is now a commodity because the experience, help, and people are no longer there.

It seems like there is an increasing opportunity for brands and businesses who... wait for it.... TALK with their customers, get to know them, and stay in touch with their needs, tastes, and pain points.

As a counterpoint, I went to Victoria's Secret that same day with my girl and got tons of help from some very knowledgeable ladies about different bras, sales, etc. We were happy to spend hundreds there because the service and products were excellent.

My takeaways:

• Talk to your customers
• Give them a GOOD experience
• Be the "friendly face" they WANT to buy from
• Don't automate/enshittify things that destroy the long-term value of your brand (like customer service)
• Offer better service and charge a premium for the experience - people will be happy to pay (skew baby skew!)

I love self checkouts. Prefer not to deal with staff if I can.

 

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[Charlot Jhon]

How many years young are you?

I'm 19 years old

 

[Fox]

My thoughts on this is that they will use this ban to force people OVER 16 to identify who they are online.

And then they can track directly who is posting what.

They already got rid of their guns and had one of the worst government approaches during lockdowns.

Called it...



Good rule of thumb...

The rules the government make "to help you", are really just for some other goal they have in mind.

 

[Private Witt]

 

[MJ DeMarco]

The rules the government make "to help you", are really just for some other goal they have in mind.

The one Rule of Life that never fails is if government passes a law to "help the children" you know there's authoritarian BS behind the curtain. In other words, it's a scam and part of a psychological deception.

 

[socaldude]

The one Rule of Life that never fails is if government passes a law to "help the children" you know there's authoritarian BS behind the curtain. In other words, it's a scam and part of a psychological deception.

Governments only exist because we give power to them through our thought-forms and our role playing.

People forget Governments are not some supreme-eternal-moral thing.

We are all just little kids in adult bodies with emotional problems.

The scary thing is the people at the top of the power structure are not spiritual moral leaders.

These people believe in force, violence and deception to get what they want and keep it.

 

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[AceVentures]

Governments only exist because we give power to them through our thought-forms and our role playing.

People forget Governments are not some supreme-eternal-moral thing.

We are all just little kids in adult bodies with emotional problems.

The scary thing is the people at the top of the power structure are not spiritual moral leaders.

These people believe in force, violence and deception to get what they want and keep it.

My latest hypothesis is that the bootlicking, government loving attitude is actually an infantile pattern of behavior.

The child replaced the mama and the baba with big government.

They shifted the burden of responsibility from their parents to a suit with nice hair in DC.

They never grew up, never attained independence, and so their reliance on some parental figure turned into reliance on big government.

To help protect their feelings, their ineptitude, their disability, and their failure to grow into a functional competent individual.

 

[loop101]

Iceland had some more fissures open up near the evacuated town of Grindavik. It was at night, there will be some very photogenic videos coming out. The eruptions were expected within a few months. The Blue Lagoon water park is still safe, but the parking lot is under lava.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faH3xrKyP_o

 

[socaldude]

The child replaced the mama and the baba with big government.

Yes, this is correct.

Anthropomorphic traits and characteristics experienced on a local personal level can be ascribed on a grander macro level.

So the Government , although just a group thought-form with a distinct energy can become like an individual with a personality and emotions.

 

[Kak]

My latest hypothesis is that the bootlicking, government loving attitude is actually an infantile pattern of behavior.

The child replaced the mama and the baba with big government.

They shifted the burden of responsibility from their parents to a suit with nice hair in DC.

They never grew up, never attained independence, and so their reliance on some parental figure turned into reliance on big government.

To help protect their feelings, their ineptitude, their disability, and their failure to grow into a functional competent individual.

Take it a step further...

The government has recognized this fact and now actively seeks to minimize parental authority in their own households in order to gain additional power. Anti-family masquerading as "pro-children."

Hence, new BS "protect the children" laws.

I am strongly against the nanny state.