No doubt, next year I’ll let you know if I ended up going by making a video and publishing it on July 4th, 2027, ha! Just feeling right now like it’s a much-needed stay-at-home day :) 💕
About the made-up history: Truthstream Media (Aaron and Melissa Dykes) are making a film about the origins of the USA. It should be worth watching when it's finished; they tend to delve pretty deeply into source documents in their films.
“The real promise that was never fulfilled… You already know that this country didn’t make it to the 250th anniversary with its principles and rights intact. And I’m incredibly sad about that. All of our rights have been eroded or destroyed; they’ve been deliberately trampled on. And tyranny’s cropped up again. It’s pressing down on people. Everyone is feeling the boot on their neck. Prices are skyrocketing, they’ve made it impossible to live…unfortunately we’re slipping so fast into a very “unfree” period.” ~ Aaron Dykes, Truthstream filmmaker.
Concur… I said a version of this in a comment to @Maximus above.
“As our country and our world today is slipping into one of the worst tyrannies we’re known, we really need to rekindle the fires of Liberty,” he continues.
“The idea of “Freedom” is something to aspire to, and I’d love to see it exist in reality, for all of humankind….” ?? Stolen land?
Why not cast off your chains of oppression in this horrible nation, and go fight for those aspirations where life is much better? See how you’re welcomed.
Maximus, do you truly believe we are free? We are frequently reminded that here in the U.S. we are but since 2020, when you and I first met in my apartment (and later yours) with a few others in our "freedom cell," where we bonded as human beings experiencing lockdowns, social distancing and "health" mandates, we have suffered and concurrently witnessed the mass acceptance of tyranny. Since then, those who are awake to the agendas have been pointing to (and some have been actively pushing back) what the so-called elites *in every country* (including all the ones you list above) are trying to install as the global operating system: The Great Reset, New World Order, Agenda 2030, Build Back Better... whatever you want to call it but it is essentially total control of all humankind and the planet’s resources. So do you actually believe that we are free in this country today? If so, can you agree it is a superficial freedom solely based on what we all experienced in 2020 and beyond? And that's not even counting all the tyranny disguised as care before 2020.
And just because I say that we are not truly free here, does it mean I don’t like anything about the US and so had better move to another country?* I find this kind of response to be simplistic. Surely I am allowed to disapprove of what the leaders (both parties) of this country do, while still living in it? Last time I heard, that was exercising the 1st Amendment, a right worth fighting for and something that, as you witnessed during the Covid years, also with Trump stopping pro-Palestinian protests in universities, and trying to make BDS illegal, not to mention countless other acts of censorship before, by him and other POTUS’s, is not fully operational even here. Apologies for the incredibly long sentence!
*Although struggling to afford my rent, bills & the price of essentials might force me to consider that one day.
Went to the US embassy in Azerbaijan yesterday. "Sorry, the celebration was two days ago," said a faceless voice behind bullet-proof glass surrounded by two-foot-thick concrete walls. So much for American freedom. And, yes, money CAN buy freedom. That's why they keep us all poor.
This is what i wrote as the opening segment to the Friday, 7/3/26 edition of Lockdown Times.
"This was NOT a declaration of independence by the people of the 13 British colonies in North America from what was then The Kingdom of Great Britain (before it became the UK in 1800), but a declaration by the ruling elites of those colonial entities, the slaveowners and large merchants, that they were forming a separate state/business entity to pursue their own interests without being further managed by the “home office.” These interests included 1. the pursuit of commercial ties unregulated by London. 2. The removal of restrictions upon the colonies to be able to seize the lands the indigenous inhabitants of the continent were living upon and push them off. 3. Opening up the new state to unrestricted immigration in order to provide an increasing pool of human labor power. Such labor power had already been provided by the slave trade and by peasants enclosed from their lands in Britain (The Enclosures), initially brought over as indentured servants (virtual slaves) and later as “free immigrants” (forced to migrate by their dispossession). Later on they were joined by peasants enclosed from other nations in Europe as The Enclosures spread from the UK to Europe, proceeding eastward and southward, and later yet by dispossessed and impoverished peoples in Asia Africa and Latin America. Once this new nation filled up its own territory, it expanded into a global empire, becoming the world’s dominant state/business entity as a result of WW2, a position it still maintains. July 4, 1776 was really the launching of a new multinational business, all the (well-sounding) phrases in the document aside."
"... a separate state/business entity to pursue their own interests without being further managed by the 'home office.'" And your last sentence about a new multinational business, that is so much more accurate as a description of what was created.
‘Murica! 😂 all in all though, I thought I’d issue a petty compliant: who’s gonna cover my pet’s therapy bills? I have t seen my dogs’s eyeballs all day.
You've got quite the lively debate. I love it when people get butt-hurt when you attack or lightly criticize their opinion. Or just have a different view. We all have a lot of inputs coming at us. I'm sure the trillion dollar black budget can come up with every angle and side and fund them both.
I remember your story about falling in love with San Francisco when you first came here. Was there anything else that keeps you out of the UK and in the USA?
I came to this country legally. It cost me almost 3000$. If they make all the illegals legal, including all the criminal gangs, I want my money back.
So did I.
Thank you for the shout out! I hope you get to go see some fireworks but if not I'm sure they will be on youtube or rumble videos. 💖💕
No doubt, next year I’ll let you know if I ended up going by making a video and publishing it on July 4th, 2027, ha! Just feeling right now like it’s a much-needed stay-at-home day :) 💕
About the made-up history: Truthstream Media (Aaron and Melissa Dykes) are making a film about the origins of the USA. It should be worth watching when it's finished; they tend to delve pretty deeply into source documents in their films.
I like their work a lot! And thanks for the heads-up; I shall look out for it.
Here's an update from them about the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EHw-zGBRzU
“The real promise that was never fulfilled… You already know that this country didn’t make it to the 250th anniversary with its principles and rights intact. And I’m incredibly sad about that. All of our rights have been eroded or destroyed; they’ve been deliberately trampled on. And tyranny’s cropped up again. It’s pressing down on people. Everyone is feeling the boot on their neck. Prices are skyrocketing, they’ve made it impossible to live…unfortunately we’re slipping so fast into a very “unfree” period.” ~ Aaron Dykes, Truthstream filmmaker.
Concur… I said a version of this in a comment to @Maximus above.
“As our country and our world today is slipping into one of the worst tyrannies we’re known, we really need to rekindle the fires of Liberty,” he continues.
“The idea of “Freedom” is something to aspire to, and I’d love to see it exist in reality, for all of humankind….” ?? Stolen land?
Why not cast off your chains of oppression in this horrible nation, and go fight for those aspirations where life is much better? See how you’re welcomed.
Countries with the Most Slaves:
India: 11,050,000
China: 5,771,000
North Korea: 2,696,000
Pakistan: 2,349,000
Russia: 1,899,000
Indonesia: 1,833,000
Nigeria: 1,611,000
Turkey: 1,320,000
Bangladesh: 1,162,000
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-that-still-have-slavery
Maximus, do you truly believe we are free? We are frequently reminded that here in the U.S. we are but since 2020, when you and I first met in my apartment (and later yours) with a few others in our "freedom cell," where we bonded as human beings experiencing lockdowns, social distancing and "health" mandates, we have suffered and concurrently witnessed the mass acceptance of tyranny. Since then, those who are awake to the agendas have been pointing to (and some have been actively pushing back) what the so-called elites *in every country* (including all the ones you list above) are trying to install as the global operating system: The Great Reset, New World Order, Agenda 2030, Build Back Better... whatever you want to call it but it is essentially total control of all humankind and the planet’s resources. So do you actually believe that we are free in this country today? If so, can you agree it is a superficial freedom solely based on what we all experienced in 2020 and beyond? And that's not even counting all the tyranny disguised as care before 2020.
And just because I say that we are not truly free here, does it mean I don’t like anything about the US and so had better move to another country?* I find this kind of response to be simplistic. Surely I am allowed to disapprove of what the leaders (both parties) of this country do, while still living in it? Last time I heard, that was exercising the 1st Amendment, a right worth fighting for and something that, as you witnessed during the Covid years, also with Trump stopping pro-Palestinian protests in universities, and trying to make BDS illegal, not to mention countless other acts of censorship before, by him and other POTUS’s, is not fully operational even here. Apologies for the incredibly long sentence!
*Although struggling to afford my rent, bills & the price of essentials might force me to consider that one day.
Went to the US embassy in Azerbaijan yesterday. "Sorry, the celebration was two days ago," said a faceless voice behind bullet-proof glass surrounded by two-foot-thick concrete walls. So much for American freedom. And, yes, money CAN buy freedom. That's why they keep us all poor.
So true, those last two sentences!
This is what i wrote as the opening segment to the Friday, 7/3/26 edition of Lockdown Times.
"This was NOT a declaration of independence by the people of the 13 British colonies in North America from what was then The Kingdom of Great Britain (before it became the UK in 1800), but a declaration by the ruling elites of those colonial entities, the slaveowners and large merchants, that they were forming a separate state/business entity to pursue their own interests without being further managed by the “home office.” These interests included 1. the pursuit of commercial ties unregulated by London. 2. The removal of restrictions upon the colonies to be able to seize the lands the indigenous inhabitants of the continent were living upon and push them off. 3. Opening up the new state to unrestricted immigration in order to provide an increasing pool of human labor power. Such labor power had already been provided by the slave trade and by peasants enclosed from their lands in Britain (The Enclosures), initially brought over as indentured servants (virtual slaves) and later as “free immigrants” (forced to migrate by their dispossession). Later on they were joined by peasants enclosed from other nations in Europe as The Enclosures spread from the UK to Europe, proceeding eastward and southward, and later yet by dispossessed and impoverished peoples in Asia Africa and Latin America. Once this new nation filled up its own territory, it expanded into a global empire, becoming the world’s dominant state/business entity as a result of WW2, a position it still maintains. July 4, 1776 was really the launching of a new multinational business, all the (well-sounding) phrases in the document aside."
"... a separate state/business entity to pursue their own interests without being further managed by the 'home office.'" And your last sentence about a new multinational business, that is so much more accurate as a description of what was created.
🙏🏼
‘Murica! 😂 all in all though, I thought I’d issue a petty compliant: who’s gonna cover my pet’s therapy bills? I have t seen my dogs’s eyeballs all day.
Oh no! I hope s/he is OK. Sending love to you and your pooch <3
You've got quite the lively debate. I love it when people get butt-hurt when you attack or lightly criticize their opinion. Or just have a different view. We all have a lot of inputs coming at us. I'm sure the trillion dollar black budget can come up with every angle and side and fund them both.
I remember your story about falling in love with San Francisco when you first came here. Was there anything else that keeps you out of the UK and in the USA?
PS: I don't want you to leave.
Thank you, you’re sweet… I don’t want to leave. Moving is costly and disruptive to my health & artistic goals.
Good question! I will come back and answer that properly later.