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When you delve into parapolitics, you begin to see how much of an illusion this whole “left vs right”, “liberal vs conservative”, and “red vs blue” dichotomy is. Even here in Canada, there truly is no difference between the Liberals and the Conservatives. They are both funded and curated by the same Canadian and internationalist oligarchy, NGO’s and foundations system such as the World Economic Forum, Young Global Leaders, RIIA, CFR, CCFR. The De Marais family aka, the Rockerfellers of Canada… The left vs. right dichotomy truly is basic bitch politics. I was deceived for far too long to not see that both sides are beholden to a superclass. It seems that all nations under the Anglo-American Establishment follow the same basic pattern in their political organization. Democracy is a farce

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I have stated before that one of the major keys to President Reagan’s political success in the 1980’s was that his emphasis was not primarily upon the lone, solitary free individual, but upon free communities of people. The free individual after all is an abstraction for the purpose of political philosophy. At the end of the day, life in a free society is going to revolve around happy, thriving voluntary communities of families. Reagan undercut the attractiveness of the Liberal appeal to community by successfully painting a vivid portrait of another kind of community that was more vital and more replete with possibilities. He spoke of how big government strangled these communities and their potential. He spoke as a regular person describing a flesh and blood world that he had come to love during his upbringing, not merely as a philosopher abstractly exalting “the individual” .

#Reagan #Politics #Freedom

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I went to the Republic of Georgia 🇬🇪 a few years back and was blessed to see all sorts. One eye opening thing I saw was destruction of religious iconography and artwork under under the USSR. Any fresco within arms reach were destroyed, whited out, graffitied on... Not everywhere mind you, but often enough to prove a point. My Airbnb host , who had lived through the time of the USSR host clearly didn't appreciate it and let on to so much readily.

I'm not one for orthodox iconography, but I can speak that the orthodox perspective is not that those depicted, save for Christ, were perfect, but in the very least pointed toward him. The chief similarity here then is that statues are memorials of history, not the raising up of perfect men, but a physical bookmark of a page in history. These do not depict religious truth but serve as a reminder of things gone on.

I look at the destruction of statues and such by the mob today as an attempt to supplant one narrative onto a historical piece, an attempt to erase a significant of history, and it does not serve anyone's interest well.

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Prolife Punk

Today at Match for Life in Bozeman, MT

#Prolife #Antiabortion #abortion #Punk #☧unk #Christian punk #Prolife punk

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My annual New Years posting of the Conservatives’ favorite Twilight Zone episode.

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I've put up a few patches on Bandcamp as I feel this guy's lectures, and books are really valuable looks at historical and contemporary politics.

a short clip of one of his interviews:

#Diy #Patch #Punkpatch #Anticommunist #anticommunism #KGBDefector #Ideological warfare #Phycological warfare #5th generation warfare #Antimarx #AntiLenin #Demoralization #Gulag #CCCP #USSR #Youtube

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#public domain

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Beautiful

16-12-22

#art

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#Dignity #Privacy

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Interesting 🤔

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Eminent Domain

#eminent domain

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Plate carrier and light belt: What I use

Starting with the belt we’ll go L-R (counter clockwise around the user’s waistline) You’ll start by finding a pair of HSGI TACO mag pouches, with the one further forward carrying a pair of Mechanix slim gloves because I’m very picky about gloves - they’ve gotta fit just right, I hate bunching up. These work very well. Next after the mag pouches is a dump pouch, which isn’t much more than a folding bag you dump empty mags into, this saves time, rather than sticking an empty mag back into a pouch and potentially trying to reload on empty down the line. After a couple empty MOLLE rows you’ll find an HSGI Blowout kit, intended to treat minor traumatic wounds (bullets, stabs, etc) but it’s by no means a fully-fledged first aid kit. Behind it is a pair of trauma shears (which can cut through a penny) which are intended to cut through clothing to get to the wound. Strapped to the side is a CAT tourniquet. Next is a Russian 6x4 model bayonet hanging on an aftermarket frog, it took me a long, long time to find a frog of this design, and when I did I bought 5 or 6 just for future kits.

Next is another TACO rifle mag pouch, and then an oldgen Eagle Industries dropleg holster. I tend to prefer a mid or low-ride holster than a dropleg but currently this is the only one I’ve got that fits +every pistol I drop into it equally well. It has a mag pouch sewn to the front which I don’t usually use, just because it’s not in a place conducive to quick-access. Would be a good spot for a handheld flashlight though. In final place on the belt is a sideways mounted pistol mag pouch, also by Eagle Industries. Although it was originally designed to hold 40mm rifle grenades for M203/M320 grenade launchers, these pouches also fit virtually every kind of pistol mag, flashlight, or, in my case, a multitool.

Mounting it sideways takes up a lot of space on the belt line, but it makes it very easy to access, and doesn’t dig into the leg when kneeling like it would if mounted vertically.

You’ll also see my Russian issue patrol cap in EMR “Digiflora” camouflage, my sunglasses (which double as safety glasses) and ear protection, which I usually wear with this kit. 

Looking at the plate carrier we see three rifle mag pouches on the front, with a pistol mag pouch in front of each. There is a pair of trauma shears stuck into the webbing at the wearer’s right side, and on his left is an industrial felt marker, handy for of course leaving messages for people who may be following, to signal, or mark whatever else. Above it on the wearer’s left shoulder is a fixed blade knife, specifically my CRKT First Strike Tanto. I love that knife to death, it’s an absolute brute of a blade at nearly ¼" inch (nearly 6.5mm) thick it could theoretically be used as a small prybar should the need arise.

At the 6-o'clock position on wearer’s back is my Eagle Industries (See a theme?) MAP pack, which you’re probably already acquainted with if you’ve paid attention to my gear posts in the past. It’s a small backpack that affixes to the rear of a plate carrier like mine, and I absolutely love it. Indispensable piece of kit in my opinion. On the left side (wearer’s left) is a mid-size black General Purpose pouch, and on the right is a Russian surplus “Egg” canteen in an elastic retainer. Let’s look inside the black pouch. 

Not much to find inside the padded pouch, which is intended for small, delicate items like phones. In it I keep small items that I don’t need immediate access to like ammo or first aid gear. Inside it are 10 batteries (stuck into a 12ga Shell card for organization) for my earpro and night vision, a chemlight (like a militarized glow-stick), a bottle of Glasswax (for my glasses), Neosporin antiseptic, water purification tabs, a lighter, another marker and a binder clip. I’ll probably add some light duty wire and electrical tape to this eventually.

In the outside pocket of the MAP pack I keep some nonperishable foods and my beloved VDV paratrooper’s combo messkit/canteen. If need be I can use the canteen system to distill water, in addition to eat out of it. Very cool piece of kit, and I see why they’re such prized items among soldiers. 

Finally in the main compartment we find this: On top of the stack is enough ammunition to refill 3 rifle mags, underneath it is a warm weather balaclava, a watch cap, and my EMR fleece gloves. Next is a sniper’s net, which provides some camouflage but can also be seen through from underneath. I also have a hard plastic case labeled “Creature Comforts”, 2 pairs each of undershirts, socks and underwear wrapped in a plastic shopping bag and tied off for water resistance, and 3 extra large adhesive bandages (like a giant band-aid). Up next is the hard case’s contents: 

I got this box a few years ago at an old job, they were available in two-packs. The smaller of the two I got holds 7.62x51mm 168 grain Match grade ammo for my precision rifle, and travels wherever the gun does.

This box travels with me.

On the top inside you’ll first find two packets of moist towelettes and lens-saver cloths for glasses, screens etc. Underneath is a pile of band-aids, the expensive fabric ones. I love myself too much to use those awful plastic ones. I’d rather just bleed than use that trash.

Finally, at the bulk of the kit is exactly as the name implies - creature comforts. There’s a weather-resistant canister with some aspirin, some tums antacid tablets, three books of matches, a travel-sized can of “Burts Bees” lip balm, some small zip ties, an Industry spork sealed in plastic, another marker, more neosporin, another lighter, a couple more band-aids, a small bandage, two packets of cherry Kool-Aid, a single 9mm round and my Titanium folding utensils. 

With all of this smartly packed (and depending on exactly what I plan on doing, this is just the default) I can take care of myself out of my MAP pack alone for several days as it is. To show how all of this fits and works together I’ll include a few pics of this combination taken at my old house (I’ve not had an opportunity to take such photos since I moved): 

@nuclear-khan​ @inhighcotton​ @lord-thundercastle​ @utah-mountain-drifter​ @roninart-tactical​, @sovietmike0987​ @uncle-cazador​, @epitoma-rei-militaris​

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lmao on the edinburgh zoo site it says “there is a daily penguin parade at 14:15 but it may be cancelled last minute as it is a voulntary parade, we do not coax the penguins with food, and they may not want to go out” lmao anarchopenguinism