Well this was bound to happen eventually
Over the last couple of days I was, at first, dumbfounded and then at once, on a mission; and then idle. I had decided to post about a certain "new thing" where instead of snorting cocaine — "the other white powder" — one "uses" white sugar and…it’s all the latest rage. Well, at least it is in the niche community where being 180 degrees different is defined as "healthy": It’s all about being different. Don’t forget the leader. Being too different requires it. Enough. I dropped the idea. See alexa.com. Not pretty. Nevertheless, inviolable.
Well…well. Well, you ought very well know if you’ve been here any of much time that I go far beyond the body sometimes. I delve into the animal mind (humans are animals). I watch wild animals on YouTube a lot, just to remind me of what an animal behaves like, one that’s wild and not in a zoo. And one needs reminding. Because there are few examples in the concrete, faux jungles run by human tamers. So I haven’t a clue by watching domesticated human animals what a wild human animal is supposed to really be like. Yea, I know; there’s an euphemism. They call them "civilized."
Question: civilized by whom?
We already know what a "civilized" body looks like. How come nobody stops and points out what a "civilized" mind thinks like; y’know, that space occupied by culture, conditioning, religion, conditioning, schooling, conditioning, politics, conditioning and society and conditioning?
I could give examples all day, but here’s two that I just happened to be exposed to today.
…So what if you come up with some hard-to-acquire and necessarily hard-to reproduce trinket that you, friends, family and trading partners think is all just dandy between alls of youz? And then you use it as a medium of exchange — the definition of money — and you’re all happy, hunky & dory?
Stop: You’re not a wild human animal with the latitude to do such things. This is the "Land of the Free," home of the domesticated Zoo Animal!
Starting A New Currency is “Domestic Terrorism”
This weekend, a North Carolina man was convicted of minting and circulating “Liberty Dollars” and “Ron Paul Dollars” that were valued based on the gold and silver they contained. The man, Bernard von NotHaus, now faces up to 25 years in prison and the forfeiture of $7 million worth of gold and silver that was taken by police in a raid
Land of the Free!!! Shuwheeet!!! …Well and Ahhhem...there was no fraud, underhanded dealing, or counterfeiting of the currency he was competing against — which is to say, against the U.S. perpetually inflationary currency. They were tokens with actual gold and silver in them, making them attractive to many who pay attention to such things and actually, a very competitive hedge against the pure fiat money we use. That is, its value is based roughly on reciprocity, rather than edict and force (see the link).
But fuck all that. Move along; nothing to see here. They used a magic word. He’s a terrorist. You can relax now. Back to your cave. Feeding is at noon.
No questions. Anyway, see Stossel if you want the full scoop on that.
And so…Barry Bonds.
Four years ago he got himself wrapped up with a Grand Jury. See, there’s Zoo implicitness in the word "Grand." It’s rather like edifice in general. Y’Know, marble pillars, elevated benches, former law school has beens in black silk robes, naked and masturbating underneath.
These are your Zoo Bars.
Essentially, it’s a bunch of people usually not at all like your "peers," i.e., they are are whores of the Zoo State, and that’s plenty payment enough. The queer thing about human intelligence is that they can switch from Zoo inhabitant to Zoo keeper at will. …It’s the perceived power hard-on over others that then becomes their prison. I would advise: Just don’t dot it.
So Barry Bonds is at trial and from what I peripherally gather, not because he harmed anyone, is going to harm anyone, or anything remotely like that.
Lemme guess: Barry Bonds is standing trail because steroid use was not illegal. Now, I’m happy to be corrected by legal scholars with Master’s Degrees and juris doctorates in Zoo Human Legality, but it seems to me that if steroid use had been illegal, he could have simply claimed a right against self incrimination way back in "Grand" times and then they would have had to try to get him for actual steroid use.
So, because it wasn’t illegal and he was too embarrassed, thought it was no "Grand" business, a private matter to tell or talk all about it — or how many times he masturbates per week — he goes to jail for the "crime" of lying about it.
Only in a Zoo. Feeding is at 6, right after the 5 O’clock News and Conditioning Hour.
The Zoo Masters, now using Zoo Human Laws in advancement of their lust and arousal for predation, can’t get him for using some sort of supplement, because it wasn’t illegal. But they so need to get him, because the Zoo Humans love it when the Zoo Masters take someone down who has a lot of things and who many Zoo Humans like. Zoo Humans hate it when another human gets extra feedings and gets to stay up late. It doesn’t matter how you get him, just get him. Less feeding, earlier lights out, different, smaller cage.
Totally legit. For Zoo Law.
Lights out at 10.
You can stay up to 11 if you’re a good Zoo Human and Tweet and Facebook this to all the other Zoo Humans.
Jean Finet 
Lute Nikoley 
WeeMike 
Jamie G. 
Tracy 
Trish
One should never become to successful, others will hate you for it. Example: Gaius Julius Caesar
Well, yes, Gaius Julius Caesar was successful – a general successful at conquering, killing and looting other people in distant lands, and he was also a successful politician. I’m not sure he would be the best example to use for your point. IMO, he got what he gave and what was coming to him.
Alternatively you could say he was ahead of his time, and that he was killed for not running with the pack.
In what way was he ahead of his time? He was emulating Alexander the “Great” – another conqueror, looter and criminal, of whom he was a great admirer; he had his own pack of thieves and scoundrels fighting for him.
He was a victim of the gang warfare as it existed at that time in Rome which was created when he basically invaded the city after his conquests in Gaul; he was killed in a struggle over who would control the political power in Rome.
Nothing really admirable about the man that I can see. Just another power-hungry and violent politician.
He was ahead of his time, because apparently the time was ripe for a dictator to stand up. So although he was killed for trying to be one, the senate crowned Octavianus a dictator less than 20 years later.
What is so admirable about him? His level of success. You make it sound like anyone can become a ruler and be a household name more than 2000 years later.
Aren’t steroids a controlled substance? I mean, I’m a libertarian for the most part, so I don’t agree with the law, but that doesn’t mean I don’t pay the consequences if I don’t follow the law, no?
“Controlled substance?”
I dunno. Perhaps, which would make than an euphemism for some group of thugs, like Zoo Masters, presuming the authority to issue diktats to the Zoo Humans.
Many Zoo Humans love and live by such diktats. And they’re fond of something they call “voting,” euphemism for the bigger mob gets to force their set of diktats on the smaller mob.
“but that doesn’t mean I don’t pay the consequences if I don’t follow the law, no?”
Right. In Zoo Human, you get sent to bed early, without any dinner, metaphorically.
See, you’re under the watchful eye and protection of those who know what’s best for you. Wouldn’t want you to hurt yourself, y’know.
And plus, we Zoo Humans just love to dole out “consequences.” That’d be euphemism for domination.
According to the DEA website, anabolic, androgenic exogenous steroids are class III controlled substances, making them less illegal than heroin, but more illegal than valium or xanax if you’re pinched without a script.
If memory serves, this has been so since at least the early 90’s. I remember in the 80’s that it was a slap on the wrist if you were using, then, with the passing of legislature, guys were rolled up in prison with heroin and coke addicts (same charge, penalties, etc.).
Dr. Harris explains the scheduling system in his Tylenol post over at Psych today. He says it’s based off of the addictive quality of the substance. Steroids are not addicting, they are fund raisers for Richard’s “zoo keepers”. What’s more, if you’re a 60yo dude with low test, the therapy is called hormone replacement. Any level above “normal” in the blood would be abuse, and subject to penalty.
Richard, (I am sure that you have, and continue to) if you look at society in this light (human zoo), things actually make more sense. On the animal level, we want others have. We figured out how to take it without risking a possible life-ending injury: court of law.
On the human level, the empire conquest machine needs constant feeding, and taxes are not enough. There has to be penalties imposed on the people to subsidize govt income: enter legislation. One possible reason that the controlled substance schedule is driven by addictive quality (and harshest penalty) is to gather more revenue, and has nothing to do with personal safety.
Things that are inherently illogical to a thinking human animal make a lot more sense in this light.
I like this one.
-Al
Absolutely, Al.
Definitely Zoo Human operates on a level of logic and part of that is risk aversion. But as I’ve always said: I’ll take my chances.
One of the two TV shows I watch is Breaking Bad. In an actor interview, I learned that the “crystal meth” they smoke onscreen is actually rock candy.
He’s being tried for perjury and obstruction of justice, not for using steroids. Some other athletes have lied, like Marion Jones and paid the price and others have admitted it, like Rodney Harrison for HGH, and moved on without any charges, although he got suspended for a few games.
(meant that as a reply to GW)
Why is it OK for the Justice bureaucrats and the politicians to LIE TO US without any consequences or even getting fired or voted out of office. But when any of us sheeple lie to them we go to jail. What a country.
It’s OK because fairness and justice are not the objective of the government or the “justice system”.
Fairness and justice are the smokescreen used to justify whatever those in power want to do that day. Any actual fairness or justice dispensed by the system is either an unintentional side effect, or the minimum possible grudging admission in order to avoid a popular uprising.
Just to point out euphemisms.
perjury: double plus bad lying (to Zoo Keepers)
obstruction of justice: failure to team up with and help Zoo Keepers when called, against other Zoo Humans
Lute (a relative of Richard’s?) and Richard,
Those topics are out of my league, I just wanted to reiterate to the other commenter why Bonds was in trouble. Love the blog.
okay, if you want to go there, Bonds is in trouble because the Zoo Keepers violated all their “own” rules to gather the “evidence” in the first place. Zoo animals should be shaking in their boots. Of course they aren’t because he lied to their Zoo masters so there! But then they shouldn’t be surprised when the “glorious zoo masters” come for them.
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Thanks for clipping that, Anon.
Cracks me up too much to do anything about it.
If what you are doing is to yourself, and has no effect on anyone else’s body what so ever, then no one can tell you what not to do to your body.
This goes for taking cocaine, steroids, cannabis, cigarettes, alcohol, junk food, fuck even masturbation.
It’s my body and only I can decide what goes in it or happens to it.
This kind of shit gets my goat up big time.
Unless it spills over into others lives. I’ve always said, you have a responsibility to
your loved ones, freinds, and to society, not to burden them spiritually, emotionally,
and physically with your ill health and ill choices. Compassion has been said to be
our downfall. Lets not set others up to be compassionate to our chosen ills.
We do have a responsibility to not burden others, at least purposely.
” I’ve always said, you have a responsibility to your loved ones, freinds, and to society, not to burden them spiritually, emotionally, and physically with your ill health and ill choices.
The Zoo Human: “Love it or leave it.” Only, it’s like The Hotel California. I guess Spiro Agnew never stayed there (anyone Grok the reference, there?)
Well, Keith, you take on all the responsibilities you like. As for me, “society” can go fuck itself as far as I’m concerned.
Besides, whenever anyone uses the word “society” in a sentence I instinctively interrupt with a question: whose society?
Get it?
What about something like PCP? Someone gets all torn up and goes on a rampage. Is it beneficial to control the PCP, or do we allow it (and by allow it I mean take no stance) and count on civilian “sheep dogs” to control the assholes who abuse it? Maybe a few victims are worth the freedom.
“What about something like PCP?”
What about automobiles?
Oh, right. Just about everyone _values_ those.
Get it?
To help make your point regarding the automobile, take a look at this video: youtube.com/watch?v=a_HWw8ifZcY
“On the last Friday of every month, hundreds of bike riding enthusiasts take to the streets for Critical Mass in Porto Alegre, Brazil to raise awareness of cycling in a city dominated by motor vehicles — but at their most recent event, the unthinkable happened. As the lively group of cyclists pedaled together down the street, one disgruntled motorist decided to accelerate through the crowd, running down dozens of riders in a disturbing hit-and-run”
I always want to ask the question, “since when did society = government?”
Me too, Michael, me too.
Society enables government… if we got off our collective asses, like they’ve done in places like Egypt… or even like our Founding Fathers and Mothers did, we might just be able to pull ourselves out of this mess. However, I am more cynical in that it seems someone always has been the “top dog” or “silverback”… I’m more pessimistic about our future.
OK, I agree with “society” but that doesn’t include you dear Richard.
Oh, but it does, dear Keith. I am elated to include you as part of one of my societies in which I participate, voluntarily. And so do you.
I just realize you could have taken that the wrong way, but fortunately you had the wit to catch that or I would have been receiving a shit load of f bombs. Good call man, you read me like a book.
Keith,
Define “ill choices”. Ill as per your world view (i.e. your parents’ world view)?
Ill as per the general concensus?
Ill as per the medical community?
Ill as per religious dogma?
Ill as per your personal experiences with something that happened to negatively influence you during childhood?
Who defines “ill choices”? Either there must be a universally accepted definition, or there can be no objective definition. And since I haven’t found one universally accepted definition yet, I assume that there are none.
Also, we already burden our loved ones with all our choices, both good and bad. You could try to become as bland as possible, and avoid any potential risk (which is burdening them with a living corpse, how fair is that?). Or you could simply choose a partner who was aware of, and okay with, the choices that you make. It’s the most honest thing in the world, but most people simply don’t have the balls (or sufficient personality?) to dare to be themselves.
Before you think “Nice speech, but who actually does that?”: I do. I’m happily married with a wife who accepts all my choices, just as I accept all of hers. So yes, during our first date I came right out and laid down the rules. “I do this, that and the other. If you cannot deal with one or more of these, then it was nice meeting you, but no second date.”
Most women (and some men) ran for the hills when they heard these. She didn’t, and gave me a list of her own. Perfect! Sure, it took a long time to find someone like her, but it was worth it. I could have become a common drone, and I would have been married a decade earlier. But I don’t simply want a thing, I want a thing perfectly. Whether that is cigars, whiskey, or relationships, I don’t do second best. Life’s too short to accept mediocrity.
“I do this, that and the other. If you cannot deal with one or more of these, then it was nice meeting you, but no second date.”
and
“But I don’t simply want a thing, I want a thing perfectly. Whether that is cigars, whiskey, or relationships, I don’t do second best. Life’s too short to accept mediocrity”
Ha! Love this stuff! When I first met my former fiancée I said something to the effect, “these are the 5 things that define who and what I am. They are non-negotiable. I am not asking you to change, but if you can’t buy into these things wholeheartedly, this relationship has no future.”
Although she is by no means a common woman, had I compromised it would have been a total disaster. Funny thing, with the exception of one foundational area, we have more things in common 5 years later than we ever had when we were romantically involved.
This is exactly why my fella and I have been together (happily unmarried) for 15 years.
OK, I’ve been bested. You have great points, and this may explain why I’m still single. I must look at this closer. Thanks for the stimulating the interesting self
assessment.
You have not been bested, Keith. The humanj animal learns and adapts. That’s what’s best.
Took me three decades to figure this out, so I’m not a role model. Just a slow learner. ;)
I’d argue that his Paul dollars were a form of political speech and protected by the First Amendment. OTOH, I freely confess this is off-the-cuff and I haven’t had time to read either of the links y0u kindly provided for the backstory.
Google Voluntaryist. If everyone followed this we wouldn’t be in the shit storm we are.
I never did like Bonds much, they can have him drawn and quartered and I would be okay with it.
There may be some people who don’t like you too much Rob. Do you want to go to jail for that?
You can’t be serious?
Barry Bonds is a notorious asshole so I wasn’t surprised that he got chased on the ‘roids thing. If you’re not likable you don’t catch a break. But he won’t serve any time, that honor will go to Roger Clemens, who unlike Bonds isn’t smart and managed to nail a semi-famous country singer while she was still quite underage. Drugs + nailing a 15-year-old + getting connected to roids = ROCKET TAKES IT UP THE ASS DOO DAH DOO DAH
Don’t even get me stated on the whole arbitrary “underage sex” thing. Save for celibacy for priests, it’s hard to imagine anything that so goes against human nature, which of course makes it very convenient for prosecutors.
I wholeheartedly disagree with your statement Richard and believe strongly that this comment treads in pedophilia territory. Too many times individuals of elder age hold a power over younger, inexperienced, and generally innocent young people. These young people are going through too many changes to really understand the choices they make and many times don’t feel they have the power to say no to people who are significantly older than they are.
“I wholeheartedly disagree with your statement Richard and believe strongly that this comment treads in pedophilia territory. ”
Yeah – it’s getting good now.
Think Ancient Romans and Greeks. The youth of those cultures were no more innocent or inexperienced, but the societal norms of those two civilizations condoned it.
-Al
The ability to reproduce is the determining factor in deciding when to declare practically any species on this earth an adult.
To pretend that 15 year old humans, who are fully capable of reproducing, are not adults just because of government-made law is ridiculous.
To insinuate pedophilia as argument is completely uncalled for, rude, is an appeal to emotion and evades the crux of Richards’ point. How can a government law trump nature?
No other species has to bother about whether or not they are adults.
The delineation between childhood and adulthood is arbitrarily made by society, of course, and was arbitrarily determined by societies long before formal governments.
But to say it should simply be determined by the ability to reproduce is naive as hell. Should the right to enlist in the army or vote be dependent upon first ejaculation or menstruation?
SimoneDice:
Several things I disagree with in your statement. First of all: pedophilia? Really? From a legal perspective, which is by definition arbitrary, I could bang a 16-y.o. in the US and face years in prison AND ruination of the rest of my life by being on the sex offender list. Many (most?) countries on earth would, however, not even bother to prosecute — their ages of consent being 16 or even lower. So someone being a pedo is based mostly on which legal system they fall under, which is ridiculous. Which is why, among men, adages such as “If there’s grass on the field, play ball!” persist. Natural law apparently trumps legal law for many.
Second: Tell me that at your current age (don’t know what it is, doesn’t matter to the argument) you DO understand all choices that you make, and I will call you a liar. People make mistakes. They make them when they are young, they make them when they are old. If the only ‘safe’ time to choose to have sex with someone is when you are mistake-free, then that would be… never.
Third, pedophilia is the sexual attraction to PREpubescent children.
A man finding a fully-developed girl two days shy of her 18th birthday to be hot is not a pedophile; a man attracted to a 26-year-old, 4-foot tall vegan who’s lost her body hair, stopped menstruating, weighs 60lbs and looks like a sick 10-year old may very well be…