Oddbean new post about login | logout While I agree we must change the system, I believe you should take all the ground you can, when given the opportunity. Trump is by far better than Kamala. As a libertarian I’ve had knock down drag out fights with the right for decades, but today’s left… - They have gone insane. We are now - finally - making headway against DEI, all the woke Bullshit, bitcoin is growing, as is Nostr, the right embraces BTC far more than the left. I’ll take the breathing room that a Trump presidency can give us. I was at J6 for Trump’s speech (though didn’t go to the capital). My heart goes out to the innocents still jailed - I want them pardoned. I want Snowden pardoned (maybe there’s a chance) and I want Trump to: Free Ross. All That is certainly worth my vote.
Blackrock fostered the DEI and woke and made a u-turn because of profit and free markets. Attributing the shifting of these forces to politics is admitting you are blind.
Not blind at all. But thanks for keeping it civil. While your statement is probably true, other factors are true as well. Some uncancelable entities moved the needle. Rogan and Chappelle for sure. Also Elon purchasing Twitter helped immensely. And a ground swell of people - finally - got sick and tired of being called every prerogative known to man. Many Other companies began to lose high value employees - old enough to comfortably leave (that would have stayed longer). But let’s say u r completely correct, I am blind as you wrote. I still want the innocent J6’ers Pardoned, I’d love to see Snowden free to return home, and Ross’s sentence - at least commuted. Freeing Ross may nerve be closer than this election. The left has made zero movement in this direction. Further - In my humble opinion, bitcoiners and libertarians can sometimes get too deep in the theoretical weeds. Well, while I never make Heroes of any human - at my age I’m fully aware of their ability to betray - but I would argue - for now - Bukele was/is a great move for El Salvador. Elections matter.
I am one hundred percent in favour of anyone and everyone who has the desire to see ross be be happy and free. And I admit that nothing is always as simple as it seems. What is important and an issue of contention is that those who do not vote are in a free and fair society dutifully obligated to withdraw their support and consent from the system as a greater and nobler form of protest. Refusing to sacrifice their principles on the altar of the lesser of two evils. This dhould be applauded and supported by those who vote and care about freedom and the right to protest in honour of conviction to principles. Unashamed and unyielding. So I am sorry for being harsh when I adressed you earlier, you handled it with much grace and I respect that.
No problem. I appreciate your reply. I’m just a 60 y.o. pizza guy (not techie at all) that cares deeply about freedom. I worried as shit about the future of my children and grandchildren. Therefore I just want to take every chance I can to get this country right before it’s too late. I and do believe Trump - Along with Elon, RFK, Vivek, Vance, Gabbard - make a formidable team. (Obviously I’ve been disappointed before by politicians, so who knows??) And to be honest, after the covid hysteria and tyranny I am beyond disgusted. And it’s what drove me to bitcoin. Bitcoin though - Does give me great hope, as does Nostr. Lastly - I live in Michigan - our democratic far leftist tyrannical zealot Governor locked michigan down like a bitch. Luckily we live 20 Minutes from Indiana - and were down there all The time and I drove to Florida 5x’s because I refuse to wear their slave mask to Fly. Republican ran states - as bad as they initially were - were far far better and much, much more free than democrat ran ones. Presidents have coattails, bring Tons of appointments, etc. Therefore, I’m taking my best shot. Take care. I wish you well.
I am afraid that four years of good governance cannot cannot put a lid on leviathan. But I also have hope. That which divides us is belief and by extension our actions, one man cannot and should not judge another without at least a modicum of compassion. That which unites us is more powerful than our action noble, efficate or hopeless. Bitcoin is a unifier that reaches over all the castles and moats of human perception eventually crumbling it all down to dust. Leaving us all equally exposed and vulnerable, staring at each other over ankle deep rubble only to realise, we are brothers who just want to protect and care for our wives and children. That is a powerful magic. A miracle older than byzantine math problems. An algorythm with potential to solve envy, hate and organised violence. So forgive the philisophic anarchists for thinking low of what we believe to be antiquated ways of giving away sovereignity gained through abstinance. Trump will do good and everyone will be starry eyed, for a spell. Then he will fuck things up so bad you will wish you had nothing to do with the whole shitshow. And by you I mean every one who voted, not you as in you personally. Bitcoin is the collossus, the great pyramid, the lighthouse, the great library of Alexandria. A wonder making the attempts of man to "fix" things seem paltry and negligible in comparison.