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What does a pepperoni pizza have in common with the US Government?

Not a whole lot, actually.   I mean it’s super easy to order a pizza, have it delivered and get a really nice hot meal that is quick and cheap.

You really can’t say that about the US Government.   Corruption, greed, red tape have very little interest in getting your pepperoni pizza to you in a hot, fresh manner. Ever spent a day at the DMV or tried to call the IRS?

Let’s dissect the pizza.   What did it actually take to get your pizza to your house?  Well, let’s start with the one of the main ingredients.   

The pepperoni on your pizza is only available because the following exists:  

  • Knowledge of the curing of sausage, fermentation and microbiology of sausage
  • Availability of paprika and other spices
  • The refrigeration necessary to have it transported to restaurants
  • The labor necessary to butcher, package and process the meat

Similar needs exist for the cheese, the wheat to make the crust, the tomatoes that make up the sauce.  And don’t forget all of the labor to grow the tomatoes, the spices, and the milk that makes up the cheese.

Go a little further with this and look at everything needed to support the aforementioned activities

  • Manufacturing of the vehicles used to transport the ingredients.
  • Technology, labor and expertise needed to build the roads the vehicles used.
  • Electricity, gas and other energy needed to move the vehicles.

We could layer this further, but I hope this is enough to make my point – it’s a miracle of innovation, technology and human labor that brings this pizza to your doorstep.   Every little ingredient depends on the processes that support it, the technology that invented it, the labor that produces it and the knowledge that makes it possible and safe. Any of these layers disappear, so does the pepperoni.  And you are left hungry.

Now let’s say the government is a pepperoni pizza.     Everything that the government produces has a huge list of interconnected components.   These depend on each other.   If one layer of one process of one office becomes eliminated, everything could fall apart.     

Now before you say it, of course the government is inefficient, bloated and needs a lot of reform.   We all get that.   Forget the canned lines you have been force fed for one moment and listen to the message.  Don’t be ignorant.  

Even in the most efficient, cost effective company, removing a single simple process has the potential to throw everything off.   The big picture process relies on every little process underneath it and at the simplest level, would get confused about what to do without it.

Remove a tire and the whole car is grounded.

Remove a single lug nut from just one of the wheels and this is what happens:  

1. Uneven Load Distribution

Each remaining lug nut must carry more load.

  • With 5 lugs, losing 1 increases load per lug by 25%.
  • Over time, this causes fatigue in the studs and uneven torque.\
2. Wheel Imbalance

Missing a lug changes the symmetry of the clamping force → the wheel may wobble, especially at high speeds.

3. Loosening of Remaining Lugs

As the wheel shifts microscopically with each rotation:

• The remaining lugs loosen.

• This can cause vibration, noise, and progressive loosening.

4. Stud Fatigue or Breakage

The uneven stress causes cyclic fatigue in the studs.

Eventually, one or more can snap, leading to catastrophic wheel separation.

5. Warping or Rotor Stress

The uneven torque can warp brake rotors or cause hub deformation over time.

Now, are you ready for catastrophic wheel separation when our “stud” fails or gets fatigued?

Now again, don’t be a dumbass and say stuff like “How can cutting funding for transgendered baby whales that play sports in Nigeria cause our government to unravel, this is Merka!”  Again, that’s not the point.

The point is that our system of government has been in place for a little over 200 years and changes have been made based on needs and things we have learned.   Chopping up all of that knowledge and function like a blind killer dressed up like a pumpkin in a washed-up slasher movie will leave us wondering which body was the one that kept order intact.

You can’t buy experience and knowledge like you can friends.   Especially when you’ve just murdered them.   Who needs friends when you have enemas, right?

So the next time you order a pizza, reflect on all of those years of knowledge, labor, cultivation, and technology that it took to get you that pizza and pat your neighbor on the back.  He might have had a small part in that.  I can guarantee you that at least one billionaire CEO and several undocumented immigrants worked with middle class managers and low income pizza makers to get you that pizza.   

We can continue to blame each other and allow the government to separate us on political, skin color, sexual orientation, age and income brackets or join together and realize the importance of our interconnectedness and focus on our real enemies.

What will you choose?

DEAR WORLD

I think it’s super important that you understand that the actions of our “president” do NOT reflect the thoughts and beliefs of the majority of the citizens of these United States.

More specifically:

  • We do not support the belief that women belong barefoot and pregnant and are physically or intellectually lesser than men. We do believe that they should maintain the right to choose when it comes to their own bodies, earn equal pay for equal work and to continue to enjoy the freedom of voting, owning land and making their own decisions.
  • We do NOT support the illegal deportation of US Citizens / non-US citizens based solely on their real or perceived race / ethnicity. We place great emphasis on maintaining the family structure, even if it’s not a white family. (I can’t believe I even have to say this). We are all Americans – North Americans, South Americans, Central Americans and now that it’s the Gulf of America, we can all share its splendor no matter what part of America we live in.
  • We support everyone’s right to freedom. Any color, sexual orientation, political affiliation, age, class, income level, disability or veteran status, gender – we all deserve the same rights.
  • We believe that free trade is good for the world.
  • We are in complete and utter confusion as to how someone who has stolen so much money can have such a poor hair and makeup stylist.
  • We believe that sharing our resources is good for the world. Karma is real.
  • We believe in the freedom of the press, the right to assemble and free speech, all of which is under attack.
  • We believe in research, higher learning and free thought.
  • We want our government inefficiencies back – governments weren’t meant to operate like corporations – they were meant to actually help its citizens and the greater world. Corporations always opt for the dollar even at the expense of human life.
  • We believe that spirituality is personal, that it can include something other than evangelical christianity, and should be a choice that is not intertwined with government.
  • We are sick and tired of being brainwashed, fed mis-information and being lied to.
  • We do not believe our military presence in the Caribbean is about drug traffic.
  • We do not believe ICE is about removing illegal criminals – it is about terrorizing all of the American People, whether they be legal US citizens, immigrants, visitors or illegals.
  • We don’t believe that injecting disinfectant into our veins will relieve us from Covid-19.
  • We do not believe that human sex trafficking is tolerable and those that commit this crime should burn here on earth and also in hell.
  • We do not wish to steal Greenland from Denmark or itself. There is nothing wrong with the way things are right now, and have been for the past 300 years.
  • We believe that efficiency is something that the government doesn’t need or want – our children, our health, our safety – they deserve the very best and sometimes that’s not cost effective. We think Elon Musk should fuck off.
  • We believe and demand that the rich pay taxes at a much higher rate than the rest of us because they can afford it, we no longer can.
  • As soon as we can get this orange monster outta our White House, we’ll put back the West Wing and have our ball outside. Oh, and we’ll be sure to never let this happen again.

Our government’s voice is not our voice.

Please don’t hate us. We’ll be back soon.

🍕 What Does a Pepperoni Pizza Have in Common with the U.S. Government?

Not a whole lot at first glance.

Ordering a pizza is simple: you tap an app, a driver shows up, and you get a hot, fresh meal for a few bucks. The U.S. government? Not so fast. You’ll find red tape, bureaucracy, and arguments about who pays for the pepperoni long before you get dinner.

But here’s where things get interesting — that pizza you just ordered actually has a lot more in common with government than you might think. Both rely on layered systems, shared knowledge, and interdependent parts that must all function in harmony.

Let’s break it down.

🧠 The Hidden Complexity Behind Your Pizza

That pepperoni pizza isn’t just dough, cheese, and meat — it’s a miracle of human cooperation, knowledge and technology.

Consider the pepperoni alone:

  • Knowledge of fermentation and meat curing
  • Access to paprika and spices imported from around the world
  • Refrigeration technology to transport it safely
  • Labor to butcher, process, and package the meat

And that’s just one topping.

Now add:

  • Cheese — requiring cows, dairy farms, pasteurization, and distribution
  • Tomato sauce — grown, harvested, seasoned, cooked, and canned
  • Wheat for the crust — milled, refined, baked

Every piece relies on dozens of industries: agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, and energy. You’re eating the result of centuries of innovation and learning — each layer built on another.

If any layer disappears, so does the pizza.

🚚 The Infrastructure You Don’t See

Your pizza isn’t just ingredients — it’s infrastructure:

  • Vehicles built by engineers
  • Roads and highways laid by crews
  • Energy grids powering factories and freezers
  • Software for orders and logistics
  • Workers across every sector making it all possible

It’s a web of knowledge, labor, and technology — every piece depending on the others.

🏛️ Now Imagine the Government as a Pizza

Government is built the same way: layered systems, each one supporting another.

Every department, process, and policy contributes to the whole structure. Remove one, and you destabilize the rest.

Sure, the government is inefficient and bloated at times. But the solution isn’t random cuts — it’s understanding how interconnected every part is. Eliminate one “small” program and you might unbalance the entire system.

Just like a missing ingredient can ruin your pizza, or a missing lug nut can lead to catastrophic wheel failure, removing even one vital component from government can ripple across the system.

⚙️ The Lug Nut Analogy

Let’s say your car wheel has five lug nuts holding it in place.

Take one away, and:

  1. Each remaining lug bears 25% more stress.
  2. The wheel becomes imbalanced.
  3. The lugs loosen over time.
  4. Fatigue sets in — studs snap.
  5. Eventually, the wheel detaches.

One missing lug might not cause an instant crash — but it starts a slow-motion failure.

Now apply that to the government:

Remove one process, one function, one oversight office, and the strain shifts. Others overcompensate. Eventually, cracks form.

That’s not ideology. That’s engineering.

🧩 The Point: Systems Are Fragile, and Everything’s Connected

Before rolling your eyes at programs that seem trivial or wasteful, remember:

Even the most efficient machine collapses when you start pulling out screws you don’t understand.

Our government — messy as it is — has evolved over centuries of trial and error. It’s built from layers of experience, knowledge, and adaptation.

Start chopping at random, and you’ll quickly find out which part was holding everything together.

🤝 The Real Lesson: Interdependence

When you bite into that pizza, you’re tasting collaboration:

  • Billionaire CEOs
  • Undocumented workers
  • Middle-class managers
  • Low-wage pizza makers All played a part.

So does every American in the government system — whether through taxes, labor, or civic participation.

We can keep fighting each other over crumbs, or recognize we’re all part of the same pizza.

💬 Final Thought

The next time you order a pepperoni pizza, take a moment to appreciate the invisible network that made it possible.

Then remember: the government works the same way.

Every piece matters. Remove the wrong one, and the whole system can spin off like a wheel missing its lug nut.

Let’s stop hacking at the structure out of frustration — and start understanding how it all fits together.🍕 What Does a Pepperoni Pizza Have in Common with the U.S. Government?

Not a whole lot at first glance.

Ordering a pizza is simple: you tap an app, a driver shows up, and you get a hot, fresh meal for a few bucks. The U.S. government? Not so fast. You’ll find red tape, bureaucracy, and arguments about who pays for the pepperoni long before you get dinner.

But here’s where things get interesting — that pizza you just ordered actually has a lot more in common with government than you might think. Both rely on layered systems, shared knowledge, and interdependent parts that must all function in harmony.

Let’s break it down.

🧠 The Hidden Complexity Behind Your Pizza

That pepperoni pizza isn’t just dough, cheese, and meat — it’s a miracle of human cooperation.

Consider the pepperoni alone:

  • Knowledge of fermentation and meat curing
  • Access to paprika and spices imported from around the world
  • Refrigeration technology to transport it safely
  • Labor to butcher, process, and package the meat

And that’s just one topping.

Now add:

  • Cheese — requiring cows, dairy farms, pasteurization, and distribution
  • Tomato sauce — grown, harvested, seasoned, cooked, and canned
  • Wheat for the crust — milled, refined, baked

Every piece relies on dozens of industries: agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, and energy. You’re eating the result of centuries of innovation and learning — each layer built on another.

If any layer disappears, so does the pizza.

🚚 The Infrastructure You Don’t See

Your pizza isn’t just ingredients — it’s infrastructure:

  • Vehicles built by engineers
  • Roads and highways laid by crews
  • Energy grids powering factories and freezers
  • Software for orders and logistics
  • Workers across every sector making it all possible

It’s a web of knowledge, labor, and technology — every piece depending on the others.

🏛️ Now Imagine the Government as a Pizza

Government is built the same way: layered systems, each one supporting another.

Every department, process, and policy contributes to the whole structure. Remove one, and you destabilize the rest.

Sure, the government is inefficient and bloated at times. But the solution isn’t random cuts — it’s understanding how interconnected every part is. Eliminate one “small” program and you might unbalance the entire system.

Just like a missing ingredient can ruin your pizza, or a missing lug nut can lead to catastrophic wheel failure, removing even one vital component from government can ripple across the system.

⚙️ The Lug Nut Analogy

Let’s say your car wheel has five lug nuts holding it in place.

Take one away, and:

  1. Each remaining lug bears 25% more stress.
  2. The wheel becomes imbalanced.
  3. The lugs loosen over time.
  4. Fatigue sets in — studs snap.
  5. Eventually, the wheel detaches.

One missing lug might not cause an instant crash — but it starts a slow-motion failure.

Now apply that to the government:

Remove one process, one function, one oversight office, and the strain shifts. Others overcompensate. Eventually, cracks form.

That’s not ideology. That’s engineering.

🧩 The Point: Systems Are Fragile, and Everything’s Connected

Before rolling your eyes at programs that seem trivial or wasteful, remember:

Even the most efficient machine collapses when you start pulling out screws you don’t understand.

Our government — messy as it is — has evolved over centuries of trial and error. It’s built from layers of experience, knowledge, and adaptation.

Start chopping at random, and you’ll quickly find out which part was holding everything together.

🤝 The Real Lesson: Interdependence

When you bite into that pizza, you’re tasting collaboration:

  • Billionaire CEOs
  • Undocumented workers
  • Middle-class managers
  • Low-wage pizza makers

All played a part.

So does every American in the government system — whether through taxes, labor, or civic participation.

We can keep fighting each other over crumbs, or recognize we’re all part of the same pizza.

💬 Final Thought

The next time you order a pepperoni pizza, take a moment to appreciate the invisible network that made it possible.

Then remember: the government works the same way.

Every piece matters. Remove the wrong one, and the whole system can spin off like a wheel missing its lug nut.

Let’s stop hacking at the structure out of frustration — and start understanding how it all fits together.

Where are we?

Democracy

  • Power Source: Authority comes from the people.
  • Popular sovereignty –> Government derives it legitimacy from the consent of the governed.
  • Free and fair elections allow poeple to choose leaders and influence policies
  • Laws apply equally to all, including those in power.
  • Protection of civil liberties like speech, religion and assembly.
  • The majority makes decisions, but the rights of minorities are safeguarded.

Autocracy / Dictatorship

  • Power Source: Authority rests with one individual or a very small group.
  • Decision Making: Citizens have little or no role, decisions are imposed from the top.
  • Leadership: Leader seizes or maintains power through force, manipulation, or rigged elections.
  • Laws: Rule of law is weak; the leader is often above the law.
  • Rights and Freedoms are restricted – dissent, press and opposition and usually censored or punished.
  • Checks & Balances are not there or are very weak, the leader often controls all branches of government.

So many reasons why this country is going to hell. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer and it’s all very depressing.

Lies

What follows is not conspiracy theory. These are facts regarding highly coordinated campaigns by the US Government to lie to its people and to the world. This should make you mad. If it doesn’t, you should seriously consider your status as a human being.

🕵️ 1.  The Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964)

Claim: North Vietnamese boats attacked U.S. ships without provocation.

Reality: The first attack did occur. The second, which triggered full U.S. military involvement in Vietnam, did not happen — as later admitted by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and confirmed by declassified NSA documents.

➡️ This false claim was used to justify the Vietnam War, which killed millions.

🦠 2. Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1932–1972)

Claim: Black men in Alabama were being treated for “bad blood.”

Reality: The U.S. Public Health Service deliberately withheld treatment for syphilis to study its progression — even after penicillin became available. Many subjects died, and their families were infected.

🧪 3. MK-Ultra (1950s–1970s)

Claim: The CIA denied involvement in mind-control research.

Reality: The CIA ran illegal experiments on U.S. citizens with LSD, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, and torture — often without consent. The program was revealed in 1975 during the Church Committee hearings.

💣 4. Weapons of Mass Destruction (Iraq, 2003)

Claim: Saddam Hussein had WMDs and ties to 9/11.

Reality: These claims were based on cherry-picked intelligence and outright fabrications, such as the “yellowcake uranium” and mobile weapons labs.

➡️ Led to the invasion of Iraq, destabilization of the region, and hundreds of thousands of deaths.

🚬 5. The Government Knew Tobacco Was Harmful (1950s–1990s)

Claim: Smoking wasn’t proven to cause cancer.

Reality: Government agencies and internal tobacco company documents revealed they knew of the dangers but didn’t act publicly until lawsuits and whistleblowers forced them to admit the truth.

👽 6. UFOs and Government Denials (Roswell to 2020s)

Claim: No credible evidence of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs).

Reality: For decades, the U.S. military denied investigating UFOs. But recently, declassified files and Pentagon programs like AATIP (Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program) confirmed active investigation — and credible sightings by military pilots.

7. Operation Northwoods (1962)

Claim: (never admitted until declassification)

Reality: The Joint Chiefs of Staff proposed staging terrorist attacks on U.S. soil (like blowing up a ship, hijacking planes) and blaming Cuba to justify war.

➡️ JFK rejected it, but the fact that it was seriously planned is chilling.

💉 8. Contaminated Polio Vaccine (1955–1963)

Claim: The vaccine was safe.

Reality: Millions were exposed to SV40, a cancer-causing virus, through contaminated polio vaccines. The government was slow to disclose it, and long denied any risk, though scientific debate continues today.

📡 9. NSA Mass Surveillance (Pre-Snowden)

Claim: The NSA does not collect data on Americans.

Reality: Edward Snowden revealed in 2013 that the NSA was engaged in mass warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens’ phone calls, emails, and internet activity — often without court oversight.

⚗️ 10. Agent Orange Denials (Vietnam War)

Claim: It was harmless to humans.

Reality: The U.S. used Agent Orange (a defoliant) extensively, and later denied its toxic effects on soldiers and Vietnamese civilians. Decades later, it was tied to cancers, birth defects, and more.

☢️ 11. Radiation Experiments on Civilians (1940s–1970s)

  • Americans were unwittingly exposed to radioactive materials, including pregnant women and terminal patients, to study effects of fallout.

💥 12. Nuclear Fallout Cover-ups (Project Sunshine)

  • The U.S. secretly collected tissue (often from babies without parental consent) to study nuclear fallout impacts.

🔥 13. Firebombing of Tokyo & Atomic Bomb Framing

  • Downplayed civilian death tolls from U.S. bombings. Firebombing of Tokyo killed ~100,000 civilians in one night, often left out of mainstream WWII narratives.

The Gulf of America

The changing of the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America initially had me laughing in disbelief. What the hell? But the more and more I think about it, the Gulf of America has a nice ring to it. Why limit the Gulf’s name to only one country in America, Mexico? Renaming the Gulf to the Gulf of America should be considered a sign of unity to all Americans – South Americans, Central Americans and North Americans. We are really are Americans, and we should share the splendor of this great gulf with the entirety of the continent of America. So far, it’s really the only thing Trump has done that I kind of agree with.

So celebrate Argentina, Columbia, Panama, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Brazil, Uraguay, Paraguay, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Greenland, French Guyana, Peru, Bolivia, Antigua, Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Chili and the United States of America – we are all Americans and we now have a Gulf we can all call our own.

TikTok

There’s a bid to buy TikTok from China – 8 billion Dollars. The bidder said they would use “clean gas, nucleur and coal power” that will “help the environment”.

The only reason we are so initerested in TikTok is its ability to a) collect user info and b) deliver messages that people listen to. It’s a propoganda machine that the Trump wishes to use to further brainwash the American public.

TikTok is addicting – it give us short messages that can easily be watched in short periods of time. It gives our brain a shot of addicting chemical that isn’t different than what happens with the addiction of drugs. It’s a powerful tool that the government wishes to use against us.

I would suggest we start using it. But I can almost guarantee that messages/shorts that don’t align with the current administration’s message will be censored. How far are we going to let this go?

The Second Coming: I Came.

Good Day. Let me take a moment and introduce myself. I am Jaysus Christ, of the Larson Day Saints. I want you to know that I have come to save you as promised. Your wait is over.

You have been witness to false prophets. These false prophets have come to you in the form of the republican party and have pretended to take over leadership of the United States and are attempting to convince the world that Donald Trump is your king savior. Let it be know that he is indeed Satan and I command you to drop any allegiance for this anti-Christ before he destroys the world. Do not heed any word from him or his evil minions – you have promised me for 2000 years that you will remain loyal to me, now is the time as the kingdom has come.

Do not forget my commandments:

  1. Thou shalt not have any gods before me. Not trump, not musk, not x.
  2. Thou shalt not make idols that bears resemblance to anything in heaven or earth.
  3. Thou shalt not take my name in vain for I shall not hold you guiltless.
  4. Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy. Thou shall not work on the 7th day as your Father made the heaven and earth in 6 days. This means that you cannot work on Sunday and must reserve the day to worship me.
  5. Honor thy Father and Mother. Care for them in their age. Respect them, love them and obey them. Those who do not will suffer the gates of hell.
  6. Thou Shalt Not Murder. You are commanded to not kill anyone – not in my name nor in the name of any false god. Not for the military, nor for any other reason.
  7. Thou Shalt not commit adultry. Do Not Follow in the footsteps of your false god trump, who has raped, abused and killed many. He is the definition of adultry and I’m re-writing dictionary to include his picture next to the definition.
  8. Thou shall not steal. Do not follow in the footsteps of your false God who has stolen from the poor to give to the rich. His is not the Kingdom of God.
  9. Thou shall not bear false witness. This means you should not lie – you must be honest with all in all our your dealings. Your false god Trump and his false prophets break this commandment daily.
  10. Thou shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s. This includes Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and The Gulf of Mexico.

Your false god and his prophets are teaching you to break my commandments daily. I order you to stop.

I have been on this earth for 57 years observing your behavior and I am not happy. If you wish to enter the Kingdom on Heaven, you must heed my commandments and honor my Celestial Orders which I decree below.

Celestial Order of the Political Party: I, the Lord Jaysus Christ of Maybelline officially command you to stop acknowledging the existence of the party known as the Republican Party. Starting immediately there are only two parties – Democrats and Independents and I command you to remove reference, allegiance to, and acknowledgement of the existence of republicans in all written materials, including encyclopedias, history books, periodicals and your own vocabulary. The word does not exist, has never existed and will not exist in the future. I command you to stop funding this party with donations, taxes, support or any other method of sustainment. You must not feed the republicans. They are the antithesis of me, my commandments and everything I stand for. They take away from the poor and give to the rich. They kill, imprison, torture and starve the needy. They are hereby vanquished to Hell.

I am currently revising the bible for you to remove any false interpretations that have been thrust on you. I have many more Celestial Orders coming for you, please keep your eye on this channel as it is the way I will be speaking to you. Do not trust your church – the have been tainted. Do not trust your president – he is the anti-Christ. Heed my Word or be damned to the gates of Hell. This I command you.

䷲. …..as we move towards a Christian Theocracy – some thoughts

This is a long one. Grab a cup of coffee or a beer or something.

I hope that people reading this post understand that I am not trying to paint a picture where *all* members who identify as <said group> believe what I am claiming. There are no black and whites in anything – everything in this world is a shade of gray. Few absolutes exist, especially when discussing constructs of the human mind. What do I mean by this? For those of you who are having difficulty grasping this concept, let’s consider an example.

Let’s think about a room with no windows. The only source of light is a single bulb in the center of the room. If you go into that room and shut the door with the light off, it is pitch black. There is a switch on the wall that will turn on a light bulb that emits 20,000 lumens (a light so bright it would be difficult to see due to glare).

With the light off, you see nothing but black. Black is frightening, you have no idea what could be lurking in the corner, and without proper knowledge of what to expect, you cannot plan for necessary protective procedures. With the light on, you see nothing but glare. Although less scary than the black, it’s overwhelming to the point that removal of the stimuli becomes necessary for comfort. Let’s install a dimmer switch and see what that does.

Dimming the light a bit allows you to see shapes of objects in the room. Although you can’t fully see everything, you can get an idea of what might be in there. You become more comfortable. As you dim the light a bit further, you start to see further details. Objects become familiar, and those that aren’t familiar can be examined to gain the familiarity necessary for comfort. In the end, there is nothing in that room that would cause any harm. But one won’t feel comfort until that familiarity is experienced.

Now let’s apply this concept to ways of thinking. We can call them the same:

  • Black and White thinking
  • Shades of Gray thinking

Some examples of black and white thinking:

Personal Black and White Thinking
  • I failed the test, that means I’m stupid.
  • I’m didn’t complete this project perfectly, I am a complete failure
Black and White Thinking in Relationships
  • My partner didn’t text me back right away, they must not love me anymore.
  • My partner thinks he is sexy, I’m getting dumped.
Black and White Thinking at Work
  • I didn’t get the promotion, I’m a total failure.
  • I didn’t get a raise this year, I must be doing a very poor job.
Black and White Thinking in Morality and Ethics
  • People are either good or evil.
  • I made a mistake, I’m a terrible person.

Black and White thinking is thinking in absolutes. It creates stress and anxiety by making small problems seem huge. It limits personal growth by preventing learning from mistakes. It damages relationships by making people seem all-good or all-bad. It is the the source of discrimination, hatred of cultural, ethnic or affinity groups and is based on fear of the unknown.

Think about what happens when you first start a new romantic relationship. The potential for new love throws us into a state of black and white thinking (the honeymoon stage) where “blinders” force us to ignore red flags, personality flaws and potential relationship issues. Then when the “honeymood period” wears off, we see the reality of the situation.

Now let’s talk about Gray Thinking. Gray Thinking allows for more balance, understanding and flexibility. It leads to healthier emotions, better decision-making and when it comes to others, peace. It makes for a psychologically healthier mind, longer lasting and stable relationships, and a better world marked with peace, understanding and tolerance.

How do the examples above change when we switch our Black and White Thinking to Gray Thinking? Let’s have a look:

  • “I failed my test, but I didn’t study hard enough or devote enough time to learn the material. I can learn this and will improve on my next attempt.”
  • “I didn’t complete the project perfectly, but no one is perfect and everyone has thinks that they do better than others. I have strengths and weakness, just like everyone else.”
  • “My partner didn’t text me back right away, but it was right in the middle of the workday and there probably was a reason a response to my text was’t given immediately.”
  • “I didn’t get the promotion, but there were many candidates with more experience than I. I just wasn’t the best fit for the position. I am still valued at my current position.”
  • “I didn’t get a raise this year, but nobody in the company got a raise. The company probably had a need to cut back on financial obligations to cover all of the expansion efforts we completed last year.”
  • “All people have qualities and can be considered good or bad, and context of the situation does matter.”

Gray Thinking is NOT making excuses. It IS taking into consideration nuance, external factors, and middle ground. Gray Thinking is contemplative, Black and White Thinking is reactive.

Now that was a bit of a diversion, but necessary I believe for this conversation.

Consider these facts about me when evaluating your opinion of this article:

  • I am a gay, white male.
  • I have a degree in Psychology from an accredited, secular, and respected higher learning institution.
  • I was raised Protestant Lutheran (LCA, then ELCA). I was a lay minister in my teens, running the services most Sundays. I was circumcised, baptised, confirmed, and was active in church youth groups and attended youth conferences. It was widely expected that I would go to seminary after high school.
  • I believe in the tenets of Christianity. I do not consider myself a Christian.
  • I am an ordained minister.
  • I believe that there is a large group of people who call themselves Christians but do not follow the tenets of Christianity or practice the teachings of Jesus Christ.

This is all a result of gray thinking on my part. I don’t believe that religion is inherently bad, there are many, many good things that come out of religious beliefs and practices. I also believe that some people use a combination of religion and black and white thinking to cause a lot of harm to themselves, their relationships with others and the world at large.

I remember the exact moment when my thinking changed from black and white to gray. (and this is the exact reason why the powers that currently be do not want us to be educated). I was in a philosophy class in college and we were discussion religion. Something the professor said made be doubt the existence of the God I was brought up to believe in for a split second. I had so much guilt over that split second for months after it happened. I was convinced I was going to hell because I had a thought – a simple thought that ended up changing the course of my life. I came to the conclusion that I must have been brainwashed because no God that I would believe in would banish me to hell for having an original thought. I immediately flushed every thing I thought I knew about life, the universe, my existence, everything down the toilet and started over. This time I observed, I thought, I came to conclusions based on observable facts that I witnessed.

HUGE preface into my discussion on the United States moving towards a Christian Theocracy! Sorry for the squirrel, but I do have ADD and I do believe that the above was necessary before I continue.

Let’s start with some facts about the US Constitution.

The First Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees citizens the right to free speech, freedom of religion, the right to protest, the right to gather and prohibits laws restricting free press or favoring any particular religion.

Now keep in mind, this is not a law, it is ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL foundations of this country.

What is happening: Some powerful black and white thinkers are restricting free press by threatening, buying or bribing news agencies to report what they want the people to know. People aren’t exercising their rights to free speech because of fears of retaliation against our current administration. How many news articles have you read recently where quotes are from anonymous people who didn’t want their name to be published for fear of this retaliation? There are many. If you haven’t seen them, you aren’t reading.

Laws, policies and enforcement for years have provided favoritism for the Christian religion. Churches don’t pay taxes, are exempt from adhering to laws and maintain a large amount of power in our political system.

Project 2025 aims to replace our current political system with a Christian theocracy. What does this mean? Let’s break it down.

Definition

A Christian theocracy is a government where Christianity directly dictates laws, policies, and governance, often merging religious and political authority.

Key Features of a Christian Theocracy

  • Government Based on Christian Doctrine
    –> Laws are created and enforced according to Biblical principles rather than secular democratic processes.
    –> Religious leaders may have direct authority over political decisions.
  • No Separation of Church and State
    –> Unlike in democratic systems (such as the U.S., which has the First Amendment), a theocracy merges government and religion.
    –> Religious institutions control political power, often outlawing secularism and alternative belief systems.
  • Legal System Enforces Christian Morality
    –> Laws regulate personal behavior, marriage, education, and social norms according to Christian teachings.
    –> Certain rights and freedoms (such as LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, or religious diversity) might be restricted or outlawed.
  • Religious Leaders Hold Power
    –> The government may be run by clergy, bishops, or other religious figures, or secular leaders may consult with religious authorities when making decisions.
  • Other Religions or Beliefs May Be Restricted
    –> Non-Christian faiths may face discrimination, legal restrictions, or even persecution.
    –> Religious pluralism and freedom of thought are often limited or eliminated.

Goals of Project 2025

Project 2025 is an initiative led by The Heritage Foundation, aiming to prepare a comprehensive conservative policy agenda for the next U.S. presidential administration. The project seeks to reshape the federal government and consolidate executive power to implement right-wing policies effectively.

Key Goals of Project 2025

  • Restructuring the Federal Bureaucracy: The initiative plans to replace nonpartisan federal employees with individuals aligned with conservative ideologies, thereby ensuring that the executive branch operates in accordance with conservative principles.
  • Expanding Executive Authority: Project 2025 advocates for increasing presidential powers to facilitate the swift implementation of its policy agenda, potentially at the expense of traditional checks and balances within the U.S. government.
  • Reversing Progressive Social Policies: The agenda includes rolling back rights and protections related to abortion and LGBTQ+ issues, aiming to enforce policies that align with conservative social values.
  • Promoting Fossil Fuels: A significant aspect of the project is to prioritize fossil fuel energy sources, including restructuring agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to support fossil fuel initiatives over renewable energy projects.
  • Eliminating Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives: The plan proposes dismantling programs focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion within federal agencies, viewing them as contrary to its policy objectives.

Noodle on that a minute.

What is happening now is that we are having a Christian Theocracy thrust upon us. Project 2025, Donald Trump and his administration and Elon Musk’s actions are a) completely in line with Project 2025 b) are completely OUT of line with the US Constitution and c) directly and immediately threaten our rights (everyone’s rights, not just marginalized groups) guaranteed to us by the Bill of Rights.

The Christians I know do not think like this. The Christians I know practice gray thinking. Either that, or they are good actors.

You can make a difference.

If we don’t act now, we won’t be able to act in the future because our voices will be silenced, our right to express our thoughts will be eliminated and our lives as we know them will be changed forever, and not for the better.

Do It Now.

Congrats, straight white males!

Donald has essentially eliminated the competition for your jobs. You can commence being incompetent, lazy and unproductive.

Not that every straight, white male is incompetent. That is far from the truth, but for those that are, there isn’t any worry that a woman or minority might get paid the same to do the same job anytime in the next four years.

But, you are going to have to start doing some things you aren’t used to. Like hard labor – things that were being done by undocumented immigrants who are no longer here or will be leaving soon. Thing agriculture, service industry jobs, meat-packing, cleaning, and construction jobs to name a few. Since the number of you that will have to come off of disability and re-join the workforce isn’t enough to cover the needed jobs, companies will have to raise wages to attract and retain workers which will cause the cost of virtually everything to increase. Throw in a tariff or two and wonder where your tax cut is (you’re don’t make enough to benefit from any of the tax cuts) and you’ve got a serious problem. Well, can’t women do some of this? No. Sorry – their new job is to be barefoot and pregnant and since abortion is no longer an option, you’ll have several more mouths to feed or a very high level of sexual frustration.

Let’s look at the situation in Iowa, a state that has been struggling with a labor shortage for some time. Iowa’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. There are currently 50,000 unfilled jobs in the state. Now let’s remove 150,00 people from the population (the estimated number of undocumented immigrants in the state). Let’s say 1/3 of those people work. Now we have 100,000 unfilled jobs, a loss of tax revenue (undocumented immigrants contribute $29,000,000,000 (yes billion) dollars to state and local government. So the end result is higher prices, higher inflation, slower production of our goods and a decline in population. Iowa is not growing without immigrants. BAD for the economy for sure.

Well, I guess there will be plenty of laid off federal workers that can take up the slack. With an estimated 209,000 layoffs so far, there should be plenty to fill in. I wonder what the unemployment rate is today? And what will happen without these federal workers? Where did they work?

Probationary workers, about 209,000 – mostly younger people have been let go.

The Department of Agriculture

  • Department of the Interior (parks): 2300.
  • Department of Education>: 60 so far, but Trump vows to completely dismantle the department.
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: 100, but only because the courts stopped any more layoffs.
  • Department of Energy: 2000, including a lot from the National Nuclear Security Administration which manages our nuclear weapons.
  • Department of Health and Human Services: 1300 from the CDC were fired and additional firings happened at the NIH.
  • Department of Homeland Security: 400
  • Department of Veterans Affairs: 1000
  • EPA: 388
  • GSA: 100+
  • IRS: estimate is 16,000
  • Office of Personnel Management: dozens.
  • SBA: 144
  • US Forest Service, 3400
  • USAID: 10,000
  • Department of Agriculture: 3400

Please note that departments that make rich people richer were not cut: the military. War is always a money maker, we will definitely see war in the next 4 years.