During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell
Throughout America's adventure in free government, our basic purposes have been to keep the peace; to foster progress in human achievement, and to enhance liberty, dignity and integrity among people and among nations. To strive for less would be unworthy of a free and religious people. Any failure traceable to arrogance, or our lack of comprehension or readiness to sacrifice would inflict upon us grievous hurt both at home and abroad. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the last Decent/Respectable Republican President
For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence--on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations. ~ President John F. Kennedy, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, April 27, 1961, assassinated, November 22, 1963
You want to know what this [war on drugs] was really all about? The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon [GOP Republican] White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. ...You understand what I’m saying? ... John Ehrlichman
We [GOP Republicans] knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but... by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the [corporate media] evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? ...Of course we did. ... John Ehrlichman, Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon
Nobody Cares About Tainted News
Observing Politics 101:
Every accusation is actually a confession !
Boptime ~ w/Even Steven Leech ~ Saturday Mornings
Boptime begins at 6am (EDT) on Saturday September 2nd with oldies back to back to back. At 7am (EDT) you’ll hear the final segment of The Secret City of Jazz. At 8am (EDT) on Rockabilly Ridge Michael Ace spins some good time Rock n’ Roll. At 9am (EDT) on Beatlemania... we bop back to this time in 1966 to hear the Fab Four changing their tune by easing into their psychedelic phase, along with a batch of other tunes popular on this day in 1966, including one by popular local band The Adapters. ~ Steve
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Boptime ~ w/Even Steven Leech ~ Saturday Mornings
Boptime begins at 6am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26th with oldies back to back to back. At 7am (EDT) in The Early Hour we’ll hear some classic examples of Latin jazz from the late 40s and early 50s. We begin the 8am (EDT) hour with a visit to the Club Baby Grand for some past and recent local jazz selections then proceed through the 9am (EDT) hour with some choice R&B sides.~ Steve
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Reserved for Monday's Absolute Exoneration of Voter Fraud Revelation
RESERVED FOR
EXONERATION
PROOF TRUTH
Monday, August 21, 2023, 11:00 AM, EDT
Ex-president claims he will reveal election
report to exonerate him from 2020 chargesStory by Misty Severi @Washington Examiner ~ Article Source
Former President Donald Trump claimed he would be exonerated of all charges listed in the Georgia indictment next week after he releases a "detailed" report on the alleged voter fraud in the state during the 2020 election.
Trump announced that he would hold a press briefing on the report on Monday in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he would go over the report. Trump also said it should exonerate the 18 other people who were listed in the indictment and face their own charges.
NEVER MIND!
and... BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE ASKED
If YOU had "Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities" that would 'exonerate YOU of all charges listed in the Georgia indictment' and related indictments, would YOU have submitted that evidence a long time ago and not wasted The People's time or tax dollars ???
RESERVED FOR
EXONERATION
PROOF MAYBE @ GOP DEBATEWednesday, August 23, 2023, 9 PM EDT
In the meantime,
while waiting...Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan
canceling $39 billion in student loans“A desperate attempt from right wing special interests to keep hundreds of thousands of borrowers in debt.”
NEVER MIND!
NO SHOW
ARD
Attn: MAGA
Our Triggers
Reflect Our Pain@drelizabethfedrick
Thought this was profound. via CaffeinatedKoalas @ imgur.com
Nobody is capable of "BUT WHAT ABOUT ..." too?
Hmmm… via blank666man @ imgur.com
Boptime ~ w/Even Steven Leech ~ Saturday Mornings
Boptime begins at 6am (EDT) on Saturday, August 19th with oldies back to back to back. At 7am (EDT) in The Early Hour we’ll hear some early selections from Stan Kenton, then at 8am (EDT) on Clifford’s Corner Larry Williams joins us to play some choice jazz sides followed at 9am (EDT) with some rare and maybe not so rare R&B tunes. ~ Steve
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Dahbud Mensch ~ Stuck in the middle with who?
Never forget it was Lindsey Graham who issued the second
Insurrectionist/Terrorist Call to Arms against the U.S.A. !
Glenn Kirschner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lindsey Graham Warns Of 'Riots In Streets' If Trump Is Charged Over Classified Docs
“Most Republicans, including me, believe when it comes to Trump, there is no law," Graham said on Fox News. "It's all about getting him."
by Mary Papenfuss, Aug 29, 2022, 04:57 AM EDT ~ Updated Aug 29, 2022
Lawrence O'Donnell Says Lindsey Graham's Riot Threat Puts Him In This Bad Place
The MSNBC host blasted the Republican senator for warning of riots if Trump is indicted over classified documents.
by Ron Dicker Aug 30, 2022, 10:00 AM EDT
Feetlines ~ 'Policital Truth' is an interesting concept?
BEN-VENISTE: Isn't it a fact, Dr. Rice, that the
August 6 [2001] PDB warned against possible attacks in this country?
And I ask you whether you recall the title of that PDB?
RICE: I believe the title was,
"Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States" [using planes].When You Gonna
Wake Up?WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN
https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/when-you-gonna-wake/God don’t make no promises that He don’t keep
You got some big dreams, baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
Counterfeit philosophies have polluted all of your thoughts
Karl Marx has got ya by the throat, Henry Kissinger’s got you tied up in knots
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
You got innocent men in jail, your insane asylums are filled
You got unrighteous doctors dealing drugs that’ll never cure your ills
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
You got men who can’t hold their peace and women who can’t control their tongues
The rich seduce the poor and the old are seduced by the young
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
Adulterers in churches and pornography in the schools
You got gangsters in power and lawbreakers making rules
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
Spiritual advisors and gurus to guide your every move
Instant inner peace and every step you take has got to be approved
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
Do you ever wonder just what God requires?
You think He’s just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
You can’t take it with you and you know that it’s too worthless to be sold
They tell you, “Time is money,” as if your life was worth its weight in gold
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
There’s a Man up on a cross and He’s been crucified
Do you have any idea why or for who He died?
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?Copyright © 1979 by Special Rider Music
AS I WAS SAYING...
Isn't Democracy Wonderful? ~ Martin Rowson
THE WAR BUILT ON A LIE
Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.
Dick Cheney - August 26, 2002Every day Saddam remains in power with chemical weapons, biological weapons, and the development of nuclear weapons is a day of danger for the United States.
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-CT - September 4, 2002If we wait for the danger to become clear, it could be too late.
Sen. Joseph Biden D-Del. - September 4, 2002Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons.
George W. Bush - September 12, 2002If he declares he has none, then we will know that Saddam Hussein is once again misleading the world.
Ari Fleischer - December 2, 2002We know for a fact that there are weapons there.
Ari Fleischer - January 9, 2003Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.
George W. Bush - January 28, 2003We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more.
Colin Powell - February 5, 2003Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other things, continuing to possess and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting and harboring terrorist organizations.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY - February 5, 2003We have sources that tell us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons -- the very weapons the dictator tells us he does not have.
George Bush - February 8, 2003So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad? I think our judgment has to be clearly not.
Colin Powell - March 8, 2003Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised.
George Bush - March 18, 2003We are asked to accept Saddam decided to destroy those weapons. I say that such a claim is palpably absurd.
Tony Blair, Prime Minister - March 18, 2003Well, there is no question that we have evidence and information that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, biological and chemical particularly . . . all this will be made clear in the course of the operation, for whatever duration it takes.
Ari Fleisher - March 21, 2003There is no doubt that the regime of Saddam Hussein possesses weapons of mass destruction. As this operation continues, those weapons will be identified, found, along with the people who have produced them and who guard them.
Gen. Tommy Franks - March 22, 2003One of our top objectives is to find and destroy the WMD. There are a number of sites.
Pentagon Spokeswoman Victoria Clark - March 22, 2003I have no doubt we're going to find big stores of weapons of mass destruction.
Kenneth Adelman, Defense Policy Board - March 23, 2003We know where they are. They are in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad.
Donald Rumsfeld - March 30, 2003Saddam's removal is necessary to eradicate the threat from his weapons of mass destruction
Jack Straw, Foreign Secretary - April 2, 2003Obviously the administration intends to publicize all the weapons of mass destruction U.S. forces find -- and there will be plenty.
Neocon scholar Robert Kagan - April 9, 2003I think you have always heard, and you continue to hear from officials, a measure of high confidence that, indeed, the weapons of mass destruction will be found.
Ari Fleischer - April 10, 2003We are learning more as we interrogate or have discussions with Iraqi scientists and people within the Iraqi structure, that perhaps he destroyed some, perhaps he dispersed some. And so we will find them.
George Bush - April 24, 2003There are people who in large measure have information that we need . . . so that we can track down the weapons of mass destruction in that country.
Donald Rumsfeld - April 25, 2003Before people crow about the absence of weapons of mass destruction, I suggest they wait a bit.
Tony Blair - April 28, 2003We'll find them. It'll be a matter of time to do so.
George Bush - May 3, 2003I am confident that we will find evidence that makes it clear he had weapons of mass destruction.
Colin Powell - May 4, 2003I never believed that we'd just tumble over weapons of mass destruction in that country.
Donald Rumsfeld - May 4, 2003I'm not surprised if we begin to uncover the weapons program of Saddam Hussein -- because he had a weapons program.
George W. Bush - May 6, 2003U.S. officials never expected that "we were going to open garages and find" weapons of mass destruction.
Condoleeza Rice - May 12, 2003I just don't know whether it was all destroyed years ago -- I mean, there's no question that there were chemical weapons years ago -- whether they were destroyed right before the war, (or) whether they're still hidden.
Maj. Gen. David Petraeus, Commander 101st Airborne - May 13, 2003Before the war, there's no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, biological and chemical. I expected them to be found. I still expect them to be found.
Gen. Michael Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps - May 21, 2003Given time, given the number of prisoners now that we're interrogating, I'm confident that we're going to find weapons of mass destruction.
Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff - May 26, 2003They may have had time to destroy them, and I don't know the answer.
Donald Rumsfeld - May 27, 2003For bureaucratic reasons, we settled on one issue, weapons of mass destruction, because it was the one reason everyone could agree on.
Paul Wolfowitz - May 28, 2003 ~ <Permmalink Source> [Note, Presented January 26, 1998, used as justification for invading Iraq; while insinuating Iraq association with 9/11, when everybody knows this was over oil and who controls it ?) ++ Related: Babies in Incubators, ... WMD, ... I am not a crook, etc.?"]
United State Cafe ~ United State Cafe Music Sets
July/August 1975
Sound & Recording by C. Spangler ~ Photograph by Ann Hackett
Keith Lampe AKA Ponderosa Pine ~ Photograph by James Stark
July 29, 1975: Tuesday Night Class
83.4 MB = http://www.flyingsnail.com/Podcast/tuesnightclass7_29_1975.mp3
Robin Kilgore ~ Photograph by James Stark
August 02, 1975: Robin Kilgore
91.1MB = http://www.flyingsnail.com/Podcast/robinkilgore8_2_1975.mp3
Jumpin Jupiter ~ Photograph by James Stark
August 09, 1975: Jumpin Jupiter
136.9 MB = http://www.flyingsnail.com/Podcast/jumpinjupiter8_9_1975.mp3
Gabriel Gladstar ~ Photograph by James Stark
August 12, 1975: Gabriel Gladstar
101.6 MB = http://www.flyingsnail.com/Podcast/gabrielgladstar8_12_1975.mp3
Happy Valley String Band ~ Photograph by James Stark
August 13, 1975: Happy Valley String Band
75.3 MB = http://www.flyingsnail.com/Podcast/happyvalley8_13_1975.mp3
Honey Creek poster
August 26, 1975: Honey Creek
43.6 MB = http://www.flyingsnail.com/Podcast/honeycreek8_26_1975.mp3
NOT RECORDED AT UNITED STATE CAFE:
Bobby Kent & The Christian Cadillac
46.8 MB = http://www.flyingsnail.com/Podcast/GFD1977062602.mp3
These recordings were never intended to be professional. They are a reminder of the bands and music I loved. Unfortunately, I was not able to record all of the people who performed at the United State Cafe ... Curtis
Boptime ~ w/Even Steven Leech ~ Saturday Mornings
Boptime begins at 6am (EDT) on Saturday, August 12th with oldies back to back to back. With the hit movie “Oppenheimer,” and only a few days after nuclear war was waged for the first, and only, time in 1945, we play some of those late 40s tunes that were heavily influenced by the BOMB. At 8am (EDT) on Rockabilly Ridge Michael Ace explores the roots of punk rock with some earlier tunes. At 9am (EDT) we bop back to this day in 1958, when the Cold War had thawed a bit, before Sputnik had done wonders for the Military Industrial Complex and things would heat up again. ~ Steve
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Feetlines ~ November 2023, 50th Anniversary of POTUS Not-A-Crook Lie? w/Real Dick Pic
Richard Nixon's 1973 press conference
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaOn November 17, 1973, the Contemporary was the site of what would become one of the most famous press conference statements in modern American politics, where President Richard Nixon declared, "I am not a crook." Nixon, whose job approval rating had been declining steadily for over a year due to the on-going Watergate scandal, made the statement during an appearance at the Associated Press Managing Editors Association annual convention, at which he held a live one-hour televised press conference. Following an earlier question on Nixon's taxes, Nixon addressed claims that he profited from his public service, stating "I've earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice ... People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got." Less than one year later, facing almost certain impeachment and removal from office, Nixon announced his resignation in a national speech on August 8, 1974, which became effective the following day. ~ Further information: Impeachment process against Richard Nixon
ASIFA-SF, Karl Cohen ~ Association International du Film d'Animation, SF Newsletter
ASIFA-SF July 2023 Newsletter [PDF]
Boptime ~ w/Even Steven Leech ~ Saturday Mornings
Boptime begins at 6am (EDT) on Saturday, August 5th with oldies back to back to back. At 7am (EDT) we continue our story about Wilmington Jazz Legends with The Secret City of Jazz. At 8am (EDT) on Rockabilly Ridge Michael Ace plays the Blues. At 9am (EDT) on Beatlemania!!! we bop back to 1967 when the Fab Four were making a lot of psychedelic music, and spreading it around the world. We’ll touch upon some hits on the British list of hits plus a variety of hit tunes from this side of the big pond, all from this time in 1967. ~ Steve
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10 Symptoms of the Woke Mind Virus via MajMalfunction2 on imgur
Source: When I get called liberal, leftist, Marxist, socialist, etc via jdawg696911
Nobody for President ~ The BIRTHDAY PARTY speaks
Nobody's "Birthday Party" provided an easy, cost-effective, way to restore political balance:
None of the Above
should be a valid choice on voter ballots.Unfortunately, a jaded two party system rejects this simple fix because Nobody has all the answers and believes if a majority of citizens voted for None of the Above, rather than lesser of evils, voters would have to find someone competent to lead them !!! The media said, "Nobody could argue with that logic."
(1) Put "None of the Above" on voter ballots.
(2) Change requirements for President:
(a) Extremely hard civil service exam.
(b) Top scores compete in Prezolympics.
(c) Top 10 winners become candidates.
(d) Election winner becomes President.
(e) Gets device implanted in brain that explodes if a lie is told.(3) Hire a Ribbon Cutter for President.
(a) Saved money pays off national debt.
(4) Declare election day a holiday.
(a) Voting receipt required for pay.
(5) Tie election participation to jury duty.
(a) Those who don't vote go on jury rolls.
Nobody brought peace to our time, lowered taxes, balanced the budget, fed the hungry & destitute, established a corporate death penalty, created free health care, ordered Congress & Senate to use same benefits as "The People," reminded everybody Jesus said, "Love one another" (NOT murder or maim), and ...bakes apple pie better than Mom!
What In TARNATION?
Life is deep & simple & what our society gives us is shallow & complicated. ~ Mr. Rogers
Pathological Lying
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ Source
Pathological lying (also called pseudologia fantastica and mythomania) is a behavior of habitual or compulsive lying. [1][2] It was first described in the medical literature in 1891 by Anton Delbrueck.[2] Although it is a controversial topic,[2] pathological lying has been defined as "falsification entirely disproportionate to any discernible end in view, may be extensive and very complicated, and may manifest over a period of years or even a lifetime".[1]
Characteristics
Defining characteristics of pathological lying include
A definitely internal, not an external, motive for the behavior can be discerned clinically: e.g., long-lasting extortion or habitual spousal battery might cause a person to lie repeatedly, without the lying being a pathological symptom.[2]
The stories told tend toward presenting the liar favorably. The liar "decorates their own person"[3] by telling stories that present them as the hero or the victim. For example, the person might be presented as being fantastically brave, as knowing or being related to many famous people, or as having great power, position, or wealth.
Some psychiatrists distinguish compulsive from pathological lying, while others consider them equivalent; yet others deny the existence of compulsive lying altogether; this remains an area of considerable controversy.[4]
Cult
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ Source
The term cult usually refers to a social group defined by its religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs, or its common interest in a particular personality, object or goal. The term itself is controversial and it has divergent definitions in both popular culture and academia and it also has been an ongoing source of contention among scholars across several fields of study.[1][2] In the sociological classifications of religious movements, a cult is a social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices,[3] although this is often unclear.[4][5][6] Other researchers present a less-organized picture of cults saying that they arise spontaneously around novel beliefs and practices.[7] Groups said to be cults range in size from local groups with a few members to international organizations with millions.[8]
Beginning in the 1930s, cults became the object of sociological study in the context of the study of religious behavior.[9] From the 1940s the Christian countercult movement has opposed some sects and new religious movements, and it labelled them as cults for their "un-Christian" unorthodox beliefs. The secular anti-cult movement began in the 1970s and it opposed certain groups, often charging them with mind control and partly motivated in reaction to acts of violence committed by some of their members. Some of the claims and actions of the anti-cult movement have been disputed by scholars and by the news media, leading to further public controversy.
The term "new religious movement" refers to religions which have appeared since the mid-1800s. Many, but not all of them, have been considered to be cults. Sub-categories of cults include: Doomsday cults, personality cults, political cults, destructive cults, racist cults, polygamist cults, and terrorist cults. Various national governments have reacted to cult-related issues in different ways, and this has sometimes led to controversy.
Collective Narcissism
From WikiZer, Open wikipedia design ~ Source
Collective narcissism (or group narcissism) extends the concept of individual narcissism onto the social level of self. It is a tendency to exaggerate the positive image and importance of a group the individual belongs to – i.e. the ingroup.[1][2] While the classic definition of narcissism focuses on the individual, collective narcissism asserts that one can have a similar excessively high opinion of a group, and that a group can function as a narcissistic entity.[1] Collective narcissism is related to ethnocentrism; however, ethnocentrism primarily focuses on self-centeredness at an ethnic or cultural level, while collective narcissism is extended to any type of ingroup, beyond just cultures and ethnicities.[1][3] While ethnocentrism is an assertion of the ingroup's supremacy, collective narcissism is a self-defensive tendency to invest unfulfilled self-entitlement into a belief about ingroup's uniqueness and greatness. Thus, the ingroup is expected to become a vehicle of actualisation of frustrated self-entitlement.[2] When applied to a national group, collective narcissism is similar to nationalism: a desire for national supremacy.[4] However, the two constructs differ not only because collective narcissism can refer groups other than the nation. Nationalists are openly dominant and deny weakness. They seek international supremacy. Collective narcissism is related to a sense of weakness and preoccupation with the lack of recognition for the ingroup. Collective narcissism, but not nationalism, is related to hypersensitivity to intergroup threat and retaliatory hostility. While nationalistic intergroup hostility is actively aggressive and openly dominant, collective narcissistic intergroup hostility is subjectively defensive. Collective narcissists protect the ingroup’s image rather than assert the ingroup’s dominance. However, these constructs are functionally distinct: they make different predictions for intergroup attitudes, they are related to different emotional profiles and different attitudes towards the self. Positive overlap between ingroup satisfaction and collective narcissism suppresses collective narcissistic intergroup hostility.[2]
Development of the concept
In Sigmund Freud's 1922 study Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, he noted how every little canton looks down upon the others with contempt,[5] as an instance of what would later to be termed Freud's theory of collective narcissism.[6] Wilhelm Reich and Isaiah Berlin explored what the latter called the rise of modern national narcissism: the self-adoration of peoples.[7] "Group narcissism" is described in a 1973 book entitled The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness by psychologist Erich Fromm.[8] In the 1990s, Pierre Bourdieu wrote of a sort of collective narcissism affecting intellectual groups, inclining them to turn a complacent gaze on themselves.[9] Noting how people's desire to see their own groups as better than other groups can lead to intergroup bias, Henri Tajfel approached the same phenomena in the seventies and eighties, so as to create social identity theory, which argues that people's motivation to obtain positive self-esteem from their group memberships is one driving-force behind in-group bias.[10] The term "collective narcissism" was highlighted anew by researcher Agnieszka Golec de Zavala[1][2][11] who created the Collective Narcissism Scale[1] and developed research on intergroup and political consequences of collective narcissism. People who score high on the Collective Narcissists Scale agree that their group's importance and worth are not sufficiently recognised by others and that their group deserves special treatment. They insist that their group must obtain special recognition and respect.
The Scale was modelled on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. However, collective and individual narcissism are modestly correlated. Only collective narcissism predicts intergroup behaviours and attitudes. Collective narcissism is related to vulnerable narcissism (individual narcissism manifesting as distrustful and neurotic interpersonal style), rather than grandiose narcissism (individual narcissism manifesting as exceedingly self-aggrandising interpersonal style) and to low self-esteem. This is in line with theorising of Theodore Adorno who proposed that collective narcissism motivated support for the Nazi politics in Germany and was a response to undermined sense of self-worth.
Characteristics and consequences
Collective narcissism is characterized by the members of a group holding an inflated view of their ingroup which requires external validation.[1] Collective narcissism can be exhibited by an individual on behalf of any social group or by a group as a whole. Research participants found that they could apply statements of the Collective Narcissism Scale to various groups: national, ethnic, religious, ideological, political, students of the same university, fans of the same football team, professional groups and organizations[1] Collectively narcissistic groups require external validation, just as individual narcissists do.[12] Organizations and groups who exhibit this behavior typically try to protect their identities through rewarding group-building behavior (this is positive reinforcement).[12]
Collective narcissism predicts retaliatory hostility to past, present, actual and imagined offences to the ingroup and negative attitudes towards groups perceived as threatening.[2][11] It predicts constant feeling threatened in intergroup situations that require a stretch of imagination to be perceived as insulting or threatening. For example, in Turkey, collective narcissists felt humiliated by the Turkish wait to be admitted to the European Union. After a transgression as petty as a joke made by a Polish celebrity about the country's government, Polish collective narcissists threatened physical punishment and openly rejoiced in the misfortunes of their "offender".[11] Collective narcissism predicts conspiracy thinking about secretive malevolent actions of outgroups.[13]
Golec de Zavala et al. state some parallels between individual and collective narcissism:
| Individual | Collective |
|---|---|
| I wish people would recognize my authority | I wish other people would recognize the authority of my group |
| I have natural talent for influencing people | My group has all predispositions to influence others |
| If I ruled the world it would be a much better place | If my group ruled the world it would be a much better place |
| I am an extraordinary person | My group is extraordinary |
| I like to be the center of attention | I like when my group is the center of attention |
| I will never be satisfied until I get what I deserve | I will never be satisfied until my group gets all that it deserves |
| I insist upon getting the respect that is due to me | I insist upon my group getting the respect that is due to it |
| I want to amount to something in the eyes of the world | I want my group to amount to something in the eyes of the world |
People never give me enough recognition for the things I've done |
Not many people seem to understand the full importance of my group |
Flashbacks
Susan Collins Tried to Gaslight U.S.
The Proof is In... via Rewire News GroupMore Examples of Republican, Communist McCarthyism...
Up there with: "I am not a crook", "Babies in Incubators", WMD, etc. ???How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar
Bush Family's Link To Nazi Germany
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/guardian-bush-familys-lin_n_438635
Bush's new world order
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/sep/14/september11.usa6
New Order (Nazism)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Order_(Nazism)
Feetlines: Reject the Evidence of Your Eyes & Ears
Documents containing sensitive information could be
used as leverage to gain billions of investment dollars?
The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth becomes the greatest enemy of the State. Joseph Goebbels
Dahbud Mensch ~ AMERICAQANON GOTHIC by R.J. Matson @ Cagle Cartoons
Gangstas Paradise, RIP Coolio via Marfel González
Are Insurrectionists Living in
a Federalist GOP partisan Supreme Court Paradise?
Terrorist & Insurrectionist
share a similar definition?
terrorist, noun & adjective [attributive]: person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
insurrectionist, noun & adjective [attributive]: person who commits violent uprising and armed insurrection against an authority or government.
If you are an insurrectionist,
you are a terrorist?
"If you harbor terrorists insurrectionists, you are terrorists. If you train or arm a terrorist an insurrectionist, you are a terrorist. If you feed a terrorist an insurrectionist or fund a terrorist an insurrectionist, you're a terrorist, and you will be held accountable by the United States and our friends." ~ GOP, Republican: George W. Bush, WMD Liar ~ NY Times 11/22/2001
I can't see why Leftists
call us Terrorists
Whataboutism Hypocrisy, meme of Chris Britt cartoon @ creators.com
via Tom Wellborn ~ original cartoon here via The Ghost of Elizabeth Shue
Something’s Happening Here by Ken Burns via Debra Meade
In a World of Rich & Poor, Will Ginni Get
Away With Sedition & January 6 Violence?
Notes from Erb
Satan's demons take on the image of God similar to that done in Eden (II Corinthians, 11:14). How else do they take control of earth? Ministers of Satan are variously understood as being a consummately evil system of government; or leader... are liars who will deceive many people... want to divide the world and create war without end... will declare things which are evil are good, will refer to war as peace, death as a solution for justice, and serving the wealthy as a means of helping the poor. Many nations will recognize they are evil, but their own people will be inclined to believe their deceptions.
Christians are to no longer execute sinners, so they should not wage carnal war, but spiritual warfare ~ (John 18:36; 2 Corinthians 10:1-6; Ephesians 6:10-18; 1 Timothy 1:18-20; 6:11-14; 2 Timothy 2:3-5; 4:6-8), Christians must be peacemakers forgiving those who do them harm treating their enemies with love and not seeking revenge ~ (Matthew 5:9, Romans 14:19), (Ephesians 4:29-32; Colossians 3:12-14; Matthew 6:9-15; Mark 11:25-26), (Luke 6:27-36) (Romans 12:17-21; 1 Peter 3:8-12), and Hatred, which is the same as murder, is unforgiving, vengeful and hostile towards one's enemies ~ (1 John 3:15)
Dahbud Mensch ~ Stuck in the middle with who? ~ “State capitalism” is just capitalism
Beck ~ Where it’s at *Stage graphics via Drew TyndellThe Left says corrupt billionaires are the problem...
The Right says corrupt government is the problem. And I'm here like...
You do realize corrupt billionaires are running the corrupt government, right?
“State capitalism” is just capitalism (i.redd.it) via Dependent-Mission999Time for a Corporate Death Penalty ???
5FDP vs. Billy Idol ~ Rebel Yell Over It, DJ Schmolli via SrvTechNONE of the ABOVE should be a valid choice on voter ballots!
Notes from ~@~
Freedom of expression and freedom of speech aren't really important unless they're heard...It's hard for me to stay silent when I keep hearing that peace is only attainable through war. And there's nothing more scary than watching ignorance in action. So I dedicated this Emmy to all the people who feel compelled to speak out and not afraid to speak to power and won't shut up and refuse to be silenced. Tom Smothers
Carlin Step, DJ Steve Porter & Eli Wilkie via Roland Kardeby
The Great Bell Chant (The End of Suffering) via R Smittenaar
One Day, Matisyahu
Unsung Hero via Rattakarn Srithavatchai "Garn"
The Sacred Clowns ~ Heyókȟa
The Heyókȟa symbolize and portray many aspects of the sacred, the Wakȟáŋ. Their satire presents important questions by fooling around. They ask difficult questions, and say things others are too afraid to say. By reading between the lines, the audience is able to think about things not usually thought about, or to look at things in a different way.
Principally, the Heyókȟa functions both as a mirror and a teacher, using extreme behaviors to mirror others, thereby forcing them to examine their own doubts, fears, hatreds, and weaknesses. Heyókȟas also have the power to heal emotional pain; such power comes from the experience of shame--they sing of shameful events in their lives, beg for food, and live as clowns. They provoke laughter in distressing situations of despair and provoke fear and chaos when people feel complacent and overly secure, to keep them from taking themselves too seriously or believing they are more powerful than they are.
In addition, sacred clowns serve an important role in shaping tribal codes. Heyókȟa's don't seem to care about taboos, rules, regulations, social norms, or boundaries. Paradoxically, however, it is by violating these norms and taboos that they help to define the accepted boundaries, rules, and societal guidelines for ethical and moral behavior. This is because they are the only ones who can ask "Why?" about sensitive topics and employ satire to question the specialists and carriers of sacred knowledge or those in positions of power and authority. In doing so, they demonstrate concretely the theories of balance and imbalance. Their role is to penetrate deception, turn over rocks, and create a deeper awareness.
Develop Your Mind, Not Sacred Sites
Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find money cannot be eaten. ~ Cree Prophecy
Nobody for President ~ NONE of the ABOVE should be a choice on voter ballots!
Curtis Spangler & Wavy Gravy, Nobody for President, 197610.12 ~ Photo: James Stark
Nobody bakes apple pie better than Mom, is eternal, perfect, has all the answers, ended war, will love you forever, brought peace to our time, fixed global warming, fed the hungry & destitute, knows, cares, shives a git about you, loves you when you're down & out, and if elected will not lie to, or steal from, 'the people'; ...begging a question, What's NOTA's entry fee ...more lies that lead to mass murder or human sacrifice, when Nobody says why not try love again?
American Dream, George Carlin via Ishtar [Not Work Safe] Alternative source with text
NOBODY should have that much power!
NONE of the ABOVE should be a valid choice on voter ballots!
Message via Mike Pinder
Oh, I hope that I see you again I never even caught your name As you looked through my window pane ~ So I'm writing this message today I'm thinking that you'll have a way Of hearing the notes in my tune ~ Where are you going? Where have you been? I can imagine other worlds you have seen ~ Beautiful faces and music so serene ~ So I do hope I see you again My universal citizen You went as quickly as you came ~ You know the power Your love is right You have good reason To stay out of sight ~~ But break our illusions and help us Be the light. Mike Pinder
Why I Think This World Should End, Prince EA via Prince EA
Without love in the dream, it will never come true. ~ Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. ~ John Lennon
The man whispered, "God, speak to me" and a meadowlark sang. But the man did not hear. So the man yelled "God, speak to me" and the thunder rolled across the sky. But the man did not listen. The man looked around and said, "God let me see you" and a star shined brightly. But the man did not notice. And the man shouted, "God show me a miracle" and a life was born. But the man did not know. So the man cried out in despair, "Touch me God, and let me know you are there" Whereupon God reached down and touched the man, But the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on.
Don't miss out on a blessing because
it isn't packaged the way you expect!
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