Here is a montage of prominent Democrats questioning the legitimacy of election results, alleging fraud, and calling elections stolen. It goes on for nearly a quarter of an hour. It is by no means an exhaustive list.
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Let us pay no attention to the planned assisted suicide of Ghislaine Maxwell nor the damning answering machine message showing the Biden crime family corruption. Our media masters have decreed a more important story now heaves its leviathan bulk roaring into view.
I am one of many devoted brain-slaves of the God-Emperor Trumprifficus the Supremanator, who is even more awesome than known before.
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Dozens of excellent science fiction and fantasy works for .99 or FREE! Visit the BasedCon book sale today!
Even if you cannot attend the brand new convention BasedCon, you can participate in its debut by visiting the Great BasedCon booksale!
Visit the BasedCon book sale today!
Dozens of excellent science fiction and fantasy works for .99 or FREE!
In case anyone is curious, let me explain my view on the topic of the mind-body paradox.
Oddly enough, I am of that rare school who thinks mechanical determinism and final indeterminism are mutually compatible.
I hold that a neurobiologist examining the chemical and molecular actions of my brain could give a complete description of the mechanical effects and causes without once making reference to any final cause, that is, he need not say the purpose of these actions, or say what they means, in order to describe their physical properties. He can measure my high blood pressure without knowing whether it is caused by fear or anger, lust or malice aforethought.
Likewise, if I were found in a witness stand or confessional booth, the prosecutor or priest could give a complete description, if I were candid, of the purposes and meaning of my state of mind, using wisdom to understand whatever I said about my ends and means. Neither need ever once refer to any measured property of any material of my nervous system or environment. He can draw firm conclusions about my malice aforethought, cowardice, concupiscence or wrath without once measuring my blood-pressure.
The biologist knows the science of what I am, the father confessor knows the theology, the lawyer knows the law. These are different aspect, different dimensions, if you will, of one reality, but they neither clash nor confirm each other.
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Ask an exorcist about the current political clime, and you make get a shocking answer:
The insightful Rawle Nyanzi pens an observation about the deconstruction and disenchantment of the modern horror story, and the ancient fairy tale. Well worth the read. (You may also follow his links to L. Jagi Lamplighter, my beautiful and talented wife, who holds forth on a similar topic.)
https://rawlenyanzi.com/why-the-fairy-tale-is-fractured/
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I have friends in the area, which is a beautiful spot with ancient churches and handsome Civil War statues and monuments.
https://youtu.be/iKg1Ui2SjSQ
For tomorrow, Friday 9/4, BLM are promoting a demonstration, encouraging violence, fire, war.
We in Virginia have a Democrat governor. I fear nothing will be done. The criminals are openly organizing and announcing their intent to riot.
Unless a throng of bikers, gunowners, or other rough customers willing and able to form a militia to defend Fredericksburg, I am not sure what will happen to my friends, their home, their church, their beautiful neighborhood.
Prayer is called for. Let the innocent be vigilant and safe.
UPDATE 9/4: Three different sources, including the Fredericksburg BLM Chapter, and the Fredericksburg Park Authority, say this article is fake, the work of an agitator.
This is a false alarm.
There are only three means of forming a government: by birth, by conquest, and by covenant.
Clans and tribes forming a kingdom by electing or acclaiming a chieftain or high king from their midst is an example of the first. Such groups spring from a common ancestor. The Normans ruling the Saxons in England after William the Conqueror, or the castes of India are an example of the second: the children of the conquerors rule over a lower class of the children of the vanquished.
In history, there are only two examples of government formed by covenant: the first is the USA. The other is ancient Israel.
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My beautiful and talented wife was asked to write an article for the Christian Speculative Fiction magazine, Lorehaven.
“Ten thousand feet below the surface of the sea, trouble is brewing. Ancient racial hatred is simmering, growing dangerously close to boiling over.
This is the situation in the Fishman Island Arc of the long-running anime/manga One Piece when the main characters, the Straw Hat Pirates, arrive at Fishman Island. In the midst of the action and humor of this pirate adventure story, author Eiichiro Oda gives us an unexpectedly insightful glimpse into racism and its effects upon a culture.
Readers, ye be warned: there be spoilers throughout.
Fishman Island, deep beneath the ocean, is inhabited by a race of undersea beings who are both stronger and more-varied than humans. Some are beautiful, such as mermaids. Others are huge and powerful, like shark-men or octopus-men, massive creatures who can crush a human with a single blow. The loveliness of the first and the fearsome destructiveness of the second have made the fishmen into hot commodities at the slave markets of Sabaody.
Pirates often descend to their home island, deep under the sea, in order to kidnap fishmen and their children. Fishmen pirates return the favor, terrorizing humans and destroying their towns. This clash of races has been going on for generations.
In the midst of this racial animosity, two inhabitants of Fishman Island saw the toll it was taking on their society and vowed make a change. They both saw the same suffering. Their reaction, however, could not have been more different.”
It is said that heaven created Man and blessed him with the gift of speech; which hell out of envy corrupted with the power of telling falsehoods; but that heaven, which forever makes good out of evil, inspired man with gift of poetry, so that we can use the power of fiction to tell truths too deep for literal words.
But what can remove the gift of poetry?
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This repro quality is not the best, but I found on the YouTube this clip of the Filmation version of Princess Aura. The voice actress is Melendy Britt.
There are not many voice actresses who could purr, “Be my slave, Earthman; I swear you will not long wear your chains,” and make it sound convincing, if not fascinating.
The scene cuts off just before she ray-blasts Thun the Prince of the Lion-Men with her laser-ring.
Important moral lesson here: never make passes at hunky, handsome, shirtless Earthman to lure him into your web of sin while a mouthy Lion-man is lounging within earshot. He will spoil the romantic mood.
Hat tip to Carbonel, who brought this to my attention.
In 1945, George Orwell wrote an introduction to ANIMAL FARM. It was not printed, and remained unknown until 1972.
Comments below in square brackets are the editor’s.
George Orwell
This book was first thought of, so far as the central idea goes, in 1937, — but was not written down until about the end of 1943. By the time when it came to be written it was obvious that there would be great difficulty in getting it published (in spite of the present book shortage, which ensures that anything describable as a book will “sell”), and in the event it was refused by four publishers. Only one of these had any ideological motive. Two had been publishing anti‐Russian books for years, and the other had no noticeable political color. One publisher actually started by accepting the book, but after making the preliminary arrangements he decided to consult the Ministry of Information, who appear to have warned him, or at any rate strongly advised him, against publishing it. Here is an extract from his letter:
“I mentioned the reaction I had had from an important official in the Ministry of Information with regard to ‘Animal Farm.’ I must confess that this expression of opinion has given me seriously to think. . . . I can see now that it might be regarded as something which it was highly ill advised to publish at the present time. If the fable were addressed generally to dictators and dictator ships at large then publication would be all right, but the fable does follow, as I see now, so completely the progress of the Russian Soviets and their two dictators, that it can apply only to Russia, to the exclusion of other dictatorships. Another thing: it would be less offensive if the predominant caste in the fable were not pigs.* I think the choice of pigs as the ruling caste will no doubt give offense to many people, and particularly to anyone who is a bit touchy, as undoubtedly the Russians are.”
FOOTNOTE
* It is not quite clear whether this suggested modification is Mr. —’s own idea, or originated with the Ministry Information; but seems to have the official ring about it. [footnote in the original]
Jagi, here. Quick question. Were you watching One Piece in Japanese or English?
Science fiction and fantasy by some of the bestselling authors featured on the Aurora Award-winning podcast The Worldshapers (including yours truly.)
I must admit I uttered a chuckle at this.
My latest book is number one in Science Fiction History & Criticism for today. Sort of like winning a participation trophy for being the best at participation! But it told me I had sold at least a book or two.
It may be a small accomplishment in the grand scheme of things, but my gratitude toward my beloved patrons is not small.
