"Spin The Wheel Of Propaganda News" - Postcard

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My piece is a "cartoon" in the same vein as Charlie Hebdo cartoons. (Their "cartoon" offended me, but apparently some thought it was "funny" so, I too, can make cartoons that others might find offensive.) My piece and words are also free speech that is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. (Well, it used to be, prior to the ascension of the US Government Ministry of Truth dictating to Social Media Platforms which of their users need to be banned for "misinformation" as defined by the Government.)

Maybe Tom the bully will leave me another comment, telling me to shut up, because I'm not allowed to say anything unless he (and other "Free Speech is fine as long as it agrees with mine" bullies) approves of it.

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Spin The Wheel Of Propaganda News

When Obama was President of the United States, that is when I first noticed that News reporting was like a spinning wheel of topics. When the wheel stopped spinning, whatever topic was pointed to became what every Five Eyes News channel / website discussed.

Each "spin the wheel" topic was covered for one day or longer, then the wheel was spun again, and a new topic replaced it. Because the News can only report on one topic at a time.

Maybe the News was always that way, and I didn’t notice it.

During the Obama years, sometimes the Kardashian melodrama became "front page" News, when it should have been in the Entertainment section. Now, during Trump President Term 2, the Kardashians have been replaced with the Beckham melodrama, which serves the same purpose.

Recently, the News topic was Iran, then that got replaced with Greenland. This week was a "bye week" because of the annual, week long WEF (World Economic Forum) Davos meeting. (Search Assistant: "A bye week in football refers to a scheduled break during the regular season when a team does not play any games. This allows players to rest, recover from injuries, and prepare for upcoming matches.")

Maybe this weekend, while a large swath of the United States is reeling under a major Winter snow storm, Trump will bomb Iran, spinning them back into the News topic du jour.

"Torches And Pitchforks" - Postcard

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I am surrounded by Greatness, everywhere I turn: people who are Smarter than I am, Better than I am. They are the Superior People, and I bow down to their Greatness.

They are the “Hate has no home here” “Acceptance of all” “Stereotypes are offensive” “Words hurt and can’t be taken back” “I believe in Science” Superior People.

They say “Words hurt and can’t be taken back” then apply derogatory descriptions to those who don’t agree with their opinions, so it’s acceptable for them to label people who choose not to get the covid-19 vaccine “anti-vaxxers”, “stupid”, and worse.

They are the Smart Ones on this Planet, who tell me, “Science Says 3 feet social distancing inside Connecticut public schools is covid-19 safe, but everywhere else, it has to be 6 feet social distancing to be covid-19 safe.” They also tell me, “Science Says 100% of the people currently hospitalized in the US with covid-19 are unvaccinated.”

They are the “un-selfish” ones, who call the covid-19 unvaccinated “selfish”, “uncaring”, “self-centered”, and worse. Yet they didn’t use those same adjectives to describe the fully vaccinated Americans who brought Omicron into the United States, back in November 2021, when those fully vaccinated Americans were “allowed” to travel outside of the US. Apparently recreational travel is now on the list of necessities in life, like food and water are, so it’s not selfish to travel anywhere, near or far, for one’s own personal enjoyment.

The Superior People are allowed to state their opinions about any topic they want to, but I, being a Lesser Being than they are, am supposed to remain silent, and listen, without saying a word in reply. I am only allowed to nod my head in agreement with every single Intelligent thing they say (or write). Because if I do dare to speak up, and say one single thing that disagrees with their Far Superior Opinions, it is banishment for me, in one form or another.

I am far from Perfect. I try to take a live and let live approach with everyone, and sometimes I fail in my efforts to be that way. But I don’t claim to be all of the Exalted things that the Superior People claim that they are (“Hate has no home here” “Acceptance of all” “Stereotypes are offensive” “Words hurt and can’t be taken back” “I believe in Science”), but who then only follow those rules with people who agree with them, and treat those who don’t agree with them with the exact opposite of what they assert are their Kinder, Gentler, Better Than You rules!

I don’t care if my post offends people. And actually, how could it? If any of the Superior People even read this, they’ll be thinking, “She’s not describing me.” Because, after all, the Superior People are the smart, unselfish, caring, loving “Hate has no home here” “Acceptance of all” people. They NEVER say or write hurtful words about, or to, anyone.

It is Holy Week. Ironically, the readings leading up to this week were about the parable about the Pharisee and the tax collector. April 4, 2022: “Luke says that Jesus was speaking to those who were self-righteous, holding other people in contempt.” “Being righteous involves a certain “better-than-thou” attitude towards others.”

From now on, I will leave the Superior People (SP) to their Greatness, and to their Torches And Pitchforks (TAP).

"Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster..." ― Friedrich W. Nietzsche

"Potions (Redo)" - Postcard

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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays.

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"2020 Halloween Blue Moon Devil" - Postcard

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It's not too early to start planning for this year's historic Halloween Blue Moon, because the next one won't happen until 2039! And because the Full Moon that occurs closest to the September equinox is always called the Harvest Moon (October 1, 2020), the second Full Moon in October is called the Hunter’s Moon (Halloween, October 31, 2020).

Halloween Full Moons / Blue Moons (October 31, 2020, 2039, 2058, 2077, 2096)

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