THE STRAUSSIANS

"The closer you examine it, the clearer it is that neoconservatism, in large part, is simply about enabling the most irredentist elements in Israel and sustaining a permanent war against anyone or any country who disagrees with the Israeli right. That's the conclusion I've been forced to these last few years. And to insist that America adopt exactly the same constant-war-as-survival that Israelis have been slowly forced into ... But America is not Israel. And once that distinction is made, much of the neoconservative ideology collapses." -- Andrew Michael Sullivan But America is not Israel. Or is it? Why is Israel allowed to be a nuclear power yet larger, much older nations, rather, countries that have existed longer than the present day Israel, with a lot more to protect, are forbidden from becoming a nuclear power. All roads lead to Rome it seems. Or is that Jerusalem.

Nord Stream 2: The pipeline that was never going to be…

"There will be no longer, a Nord Stream 2. We will bring an end to it." "We will ah, I promise you, we'll be able to do it." --Joe Biden ~~~~*~~~~ The timing of Joe Biden's sober statement, of February 7, 2022, couldn't have been better, "If Russia invades uh, that means tanks and troops crossing the uh, the border of Ukraine, again. Then uh, there will be uh, we there will be no longer a Nord Stream 2, we will bring an end to it." Direct to the point and with no side step of the chosen words, no uncle Joe, or "when I was a lad" intros to a long winded story about his past, no, directed like a guided missile " [...] we will bring an end to it!"...

Adolf, Olaf…You say potatoe, I say potato.

"Hybrid warfare: is a theory of military strategy, first proposed by Frank Hoffman, which employs political warfare and blends conventional warfare, irregular warfare, and cyberwarfare with other influencing methods, such as fake news, diplomacy, lawfare and foreign electoral intervention. By combining kinetic operations with subversive efforts, the aggressor intends to avoid attribution or retribution. The concept of hybrid warfare has been criticized by a number of academics and practitioners due to its alleged vagueness, its disputed constitutive elements, and its alleged historical distortions."...

Covid something…or, first Thursday of the new year of 2023?

The new puppy is gone today, gone to work with my wife. I have a moment to reflect and think about what is ahead and behind as the new year starts. I've been preoccupied with precious Finley. Its a find name for a little dog, it means dragon slayer, fierce fighter in the old Irish. Of course I think I'm the only one left, the place is itchy and infested with Euro-trash and Wokesters..

‘Post Truth Politics’ and the creators of reality.

“If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.” ― Hunter S. Thompson Who has been running the world? Who is running reality? Reality? In the last 59 years, at least. Has been running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Its a machine, An industrial technical electronic machine. Now becoming highly digital. I know this all was going on during the world wars, and rich individuals have owned newspaper empires etc. in the past... But I mean now. Who is running reality now?