Piss Cup Jack and the Unwise Men (Christmas 2022, Four.)

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. ~Luke 2:1-14

I saw this earlier.

Like, what the fuck?

"What if Zelensky is in the US to smuggle SBF out?"

Couple things, there, Ensign Urine Sample.

#1 The world doesn't revolve around your antisemitism and conspiracy theory bullshit.

#2 Yeah, I'm old and a little rusty at this, but I can't imagine, given where Zelensky would have the authority to actually protect somebody, that SBF or anybody else would be all that keen on being smuggled into a war zone.

You know, the Ukrainians not only have to deal with the same kind of shitty weather we have, they've also got to contend with incoming artillery and cruise missiles.

Give that some thought.

It's...Christmas Eve. People are literally dying out there.

And all any of these "Conservatives" want to think about is their conspiracy theory horseshit.

Think about that for a second. What the hell is wrong with you?

Yesterday I watched this Russian army recruiting video that was basically just a bunch of guys sitting around a kitchen table, complaining about life. Either they're working too hard and they're still broke...or they're unemployed. Eventually talk turns to the war and reminiscing about their own Army service and how they all felt like they had purpose in the military. The ad ends with them all deciding to volunteer to go and fight.

Check that again. 

They're basically saying the average Russian can't make ends meet or feel like life is worth living short of joining the Army and risking their life against, let's face it, superior forces.

Again, it's Christmas Eve, people...both the Ukrainian civilians and soldiers and the Russian troops being sent against them...are literally dying out there. 

And all these fucking people see when they see a genuine, no-shit hard-ass like Volodymyr Zelensky who's literally ripped victory from the jaws of defeat and in the doing of it reshaped geopolitics, military strategy and hell, the dynamics of the goddamned internet because the Ukrainians have fucking crushed the Russians at their own damned game...

...Is another vector for their goddamned Conspiracy theories? Really?? What the fuck is wrong with you??

And then these "Conservatives" looked at the epic-level military and sociopolitical soup sandwich that is Putin's Russia and they've decided that's what they want to be like??

To quote the commentary on the snipped Tweet: 

"The right wing admires Putin because he's an autocrat blending hard state power with a national church enforcing patriarchal rigidity in a system where white people rule and others are allowed to live if they don't get in the way,--and that's what they want for the US as well."

Fuck these motherfuckers.

If you're a "Conservative" and that's what you think you want, move to Russia. See if they'll take you. What you want to live in ain't America.

Either you believe in freedom or you don't. 

You can either believe in the Cross of Jesus Christ or the Hammer and Sickle, you can't have both. 

No man can serve two masters. One of these things is not like the other one. Something must lose. And like the same fucking people who rejected the Son of God in favor of a murderer when Pontius Pilate made them the offer, you give these sons of bitches a choice between Jesus Christ and Vladimir Putin and they'll pick Vlad the mass murderer all day.

Because that's literally the world these motherfuckers want to live in, by choice, with malice aforethought...because they think they'll get something for it.

Like I said yesterday;

Conservatism as I was taught it was about equality before the law, individual rights, limited government and personal freedom (but also consequences for one's actions and personal responsibility.) These fucking people look at Putin and see that which they want to emulate, if only because they wish to use the awesome power of the State as a club to beat the people they don't like over the head with, and ultimately to impose their cultural and social mores, their shitty social beliefs and above all their selfish, small god on other people.

Freedom means people have the choice to do what they want, both you and other people. You don't have to agree with or like how other people use theirs, same goes for them towards you. That's how this stuff works. I didn't make the world, it's not my choice what other people do. It's not even my right to worry about that.

But I'll tell you one thing for damned sure: I've seen these nationalists and rigid patriarchal white supremacist types make an absolute hash of things enough times, or start killing their neighbors or even their own families and then they turn out, when people with legal authority and weapons come and take them away, to be nothing more than cowardly abusers of children and women. They always cry and piss themselves when they get taken away. 

I can't...I won't...ever support that. I'd rather be dead. I have a conscience to live with and I've got enough rocks in my ruck already.

These fucking people, who used autocratic politics and conspiracy theory woo woo shit or the simple-ass patriarchal idea that they own other people, to justify what they already wanted to do anyway...always turn around and beg for, or angrily demand, the exact same human, legal, and political rights that they denied to others, up to and including to the point of inflicting mass death.

And in Russia, at least, these assholes have bent the Church to their will. 

And in so doing they've turned the Russian Orthodox church into a house of demons and propagated the doctrines of devils. You can slap a Red Banner over the Cross, I guess.

You can pretend. But it's not going to work out the way you think it will. 

The truth will out, sooner or later.

Seriously, all you have to do is look at what the Russians are doing vs. what the Ukrainians are doing and you'll see how that works out in real life.

You know how many Russians drink their lives away, or fry their brains with drugs? I mean, shit, the Ukrainians literally overthrew a Putin-like President in a revolution based on dignity.

If you actually look it takes like a second to figure out who stands for what.

Or ya know, there's always the simple metric of who's winning and who's losing.

But, It's funny how the "Might Makes Right" people keep doubling down on that fucking loser in the Kremlin.

But people like Jack Posobiec don't actually care about any of that. Like any busybody or conspiracy theorist or priggish small-town religious zealot, all they really care about is themselves.

And they figure Vladimir Putin is the better bet...for them.

Not because they want a better country or a better world. They only want things better for themselves.

And times like this...whether it's just Christmas or whether we're talking about a country resisting a genocidal invasion or humanity dealing with a global pandemic...are by definition not about you. 

It might not be comfortable, or easy, or fun, but you're going to have to get along with other people or even simply give a shit if you want things to turn out decently.

And here's the thing, for some of us in this world that's all we've got. The only other alternative is death, one way or another, whether it's the quick death from a Russian 5.45mm bullet or the slow death of addiction and depression.

You know why I stand with Ukraine? Because I'd never make it as one of the people that doesn't.

Life is hard enough without making the choice to choke on your own bitterness and rage every damn day. Things suck enough without turning your back on the Prince of Peace and making of yourself an apologist for the horrors of war.

On this day, these people would reject the newborn Jesus Christ and make common cause against him with Herod The King, if he offered them but crumbs of power.

But here's the thing...this is America and we don't have to put up with that crap. We are not obligated to tolerate Piss Cup Jack and the Unwise Men who support those who wish to do us all harm.

Remember that, there's going to be a test later.

Merry Christmas.

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The martyrs of history were not fools, and our honored dead who gave their lives to stop the advance of the Nazis didn't die in vain. Where, then, is the road to peace? Well, it's a simple answer after all. You and I have the courage to say to our enemies, "There is a price we will not pay." There is a point beyond which they must not advance. This is the meaning in the phrase of Barry Goldwater's "peace through strength." Winston Churchill said that "the destiny of man is not measured by material computation. When great forces are on the move in the world, we learn we are spirits — not animals." And he said, "There is something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty." ~Ronald Reagan