Overheard at the Parts counter,,,,

It's rather rare that I sit (or even CAN sit) through a session of liberal media crap. Last night I sat and watched the news with my dad. The local stuff wasn't too horrible. The usual busting up of a local meth lab, some kid charged with Arson, HOT weather(DUH!!!!), etc, etc. Then Katie Couric came on. I forced myself to watch it through. I freely admit having a knot in my stomach from that. Enough that I didn't have an appetite for dinner.(Maybe a new weight loss method? LOL) I was moderately OK with her hype until they came to the story about the Drug Cartels in the northern parts of Mexico.

Knowing the great lengths that the Anti-gun establishment has gone through to link the Cartels with illegal gun purchases, I have some basis of argument AGAINST this story. I have friends that live near these areas and Family in Arizona (some in Nogales) and KNOW that the spin they were throwing out there was only to keep the sheeple content and on the end of the carrot stick.

Propaganda.

Pure and simple. I can't look at this as anything else.

They made comment about “40% of the guns used by the Cartels come from the United States”. I was hoping that this little tidbit would have elaborated on the fact that of that 40%, most were sold to the Mexican Govt by OUR GOVERNMENT: not some gun running scheme among coyotes. Then there was the shot of “and the cartels are scared of the Mexican Government” ROFLMAO!!!! NOT! This is just simple twist of logic that so perfectly illustrates how the Leftist/socialist Media LIES to make the story fit their agenda.

And the parting line of , “so Americans can get their fix” , sent me into a tail spin.

Of course there is the story on the Drudge Report of how the average age of Television Viewers is so 'old'. I am no spring chicken but t'ain't old either.

I also rarely watch the boob-tube so I know I don't fit that statistic. People like my dad and his sibs do though and that is where the problem is in my eyes. These people depend upon a highly biased, tainted if you will, news source. They don't delve into investigation of the truth since “ why would the reporters lie about stuff like that”. There is an entire generation of gullible people that don't believe it could happen here. Yet these are the same people who are collecting on the Ponzi scheme of SSI. They are receiving the shillings and haven't a clue how its actually a bribe. While I don't like it, I find it hard to be mad about it. These are people that worked all their lives to this end. I can't fault them for falling for it, after the fact. There are many of them that are waking up to the truth and that feeds more of the fire against Leviathan.

Now, there was an incident Wednesday that left me with a chill. Thinking that we may see more and more of these incidents taking place over the next few years, I was reminded of Solyent Green: “they are feeding you people” as the hero is swallowed up in a hoard of Zombies.

But then I thought about it. Part of me actually receives a tiny bit of solace when I read these things. Not that I am a morbid rabid hater, I am not. More that little symptoms like this show the cracks starting to spread. When I read these things I see the end getting closer and that, in some ways, provides me with a minor comfort: The waiting game is nearly over. The “entitled” will eat themselves when the time comes. Those of us that are aware, preparing; we will be there to rebuild when it all comes apart. Assuming of course that we aren't swallowed up by the zombies while waiting.

I haven't any hope of this all coming to a peaceful resolution. Not one iota of it. Hope was what I had in 92 when I discharged from the Marines. Hope has never saved one persons life, ever. Now I am old enough to understand that. Survival is Will power, Bullheaded stubborn willpower. Hope may give you the strength you need to have said willpower, it isn't going to do anything else to save you. WE, as individuals. will make it or not and HOPE won't pull our asses out of this mess. Those that wish to be coddled cradle to grave, will pull this country down faster and faster as time goes by. I pray that it begins on our watch, not that of our grandchildren. Even so, we must educate our children NOW, so that when their time comes, they have the mental ammunition to hold the line against the monkey hoard.

Change of direction here: I have noticed in the last couple of decades a general decline in education standards. I know I harp on this a bit here and its something of a thorn in my paw. For some people its guns, others civil rights, or some other issue. For me its education. I see far too many people that haven't a stinking clue what basic science is, basic RECENT history or its implications, or even Math! There was a time in this world where the person that understood these things would have been called a Wizard or some such. There is more to what happens when you start a car or flip on a light switch than most people realize and yet the concepts are quite simple. They are only complex in the level of technology applied to them.
The point of this is a book I read within the last couple of years. Its something of an exploration in human reactions to massive change. The Basis of that change is nothing less than the fantastic idea that suddenly, everything powered by electric or large amounts of energy(IE gasoline and gunpowder ) cease to function. Not a new concept but it is one that would knock this world on its ass. Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling. One point that hit home to me was a statement by one of the characters about Fat in foods. When you are the source of power when getting your larder together, Fat and sugars take on a whole new meaning to you.
No more spoilers though. If you haven't read it, I recommend it. It has some serious thought experiments in how our species would react to having to resort to the dark age tech again. It may even give you some insight into things you can prepare against. (it inspired me to look back at Machine shops and old mills prior to the electric motor becoming prevalent. )

Back to work for me. Things to do and machines that need broken while trying to move rocks. LOL.