Momentous
Too Big To Rig

I’m supposed to be a blogger, right? That means I produce regular content. But I’m also human. Sometimes, things get the best of me, and right now, that’s the 2024 elections. They’re just three days away. By this time in three days, we should know the results. I’ve already said it’ll be a landslide victory. Not just for Donald—let’s use first names here—but for Donald, JD, Robert, Elon, Vivek, Tulsi, and a few others. Who are they up against? Not Kamala Harris or Tim Walz. They’re up against pure, unadulterated TDS—Trump Derangement Syndrome. We’ll see how that works out for them.
I’ve been preoccupied, and I apologize to you, my readers—and especially those who pay me. Yes, I feel bad, but I’m standing by my last post predicting a landslide and will hold out until the aftermath. Then, I hope to get back to things that ultimately matter more. It’s funny—I want to ignore it, pretend it doesn’t matter. Yet, at the same time, I feel like Western civilization hangs in the balance.
I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the difference between Western civilization and Asian culture because I’ve lived in Asia for nearly a decade—Japan, Thailand, and plenty of time in places like the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. There’s a difference. A big one. And it boils down to men and women—their nature. Asia’s never truly bought into the equality notion. They just haven’t. It’s evident everywhere. There are clear distinctions between what men do and what women do.
For instance, I’ve never seen a female police officer in uniform in Japan or Thailand—it’s fucking men’s work, you silly fucktards. In fact, I don’t recall seeing one in any Asian country. You’re welcome to verify that, but my point stands. There are female politicians, sure—Thailand’s Prime Minister is female now. But she’s the daughter of a longtime politician. It wasn’t an election victory; it was more of a parliamentary shuffle. You know how it goes in those systems—changing Prime Ministers like changing underwear.
I’d prefer not to constantly contrast the West with the East in negative ways, but the West is on such a downward slide that I can’t help it. Hopefully, I’ll soon get back to talking about things that matter—diet, health, fasting, gym life, making money, and just good life stuff. Things like food and a good life without diving too much into politics or political philosophy.
But a word on political philosophy nonetheless. At its core, we’re faced with a choice between those who want to concentrate and consolidate power and wealth—Democrats, the left, neocons, fascists—and those who don’t. That would be the Republican Party and independents who join them. They’re not seeking to just switch levers.
They want to dissipate it!
That’s the critical distinction. It’s not about capturing power; it’s about reversing the concentration and dissipating that power.
This election is about whether we continue concentrating political power and wealth, or we choose dissipation. That’s the crux of it.
A final thing: If Joe Rogan’s 3hrs with Donald Trump was an inside look at two guys chatting over pints in a pub and the Madison Square Garden Rally was…well…maybe the greatest political rally of all time (6 hrs!), then Rogan’s 3 1/2 chat with JD Vance is the “policy wonk” discussion some may be thirsty for.
… I had the choice to do a member’s personal update between toxins in food, oceans, rivers, and lakes…or about chicks in the context of the terms SMV (Sexual Market Value) and “transactional relationships” (where like, you dump $300 on a first date, all inclusive—but sex is not included—and me dumping $1.50…and for fucking sure I’m getting laid…and it’ll be a decade before she’s half my age).
Guess which update I went with….
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