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Good points. I agree. Paleo really improved my life. For all those unfortunate/fortunate people out there, like me, who are allergic to just about everything that isn’t meat based. The exercise and sleep got a lot easier and funner after I fixed the diet. It was kind of a positive snowballing effect after that.

I’m sure everyone on here knows the good libertarian books. Here’s two I like that you may not know. Survival of the sickest - Sharon Moalem (Kind of my intro book into epigenetics- It was a good listen) The painted bird – Kosinski (My favorite book in collage, one of the best anti-war books of all time)

I would say prepare your mind first and foremost. Know how you’ll respond to your fears in oh shit scenarios. If for example, your fears are isolations, hunger, rejection, death, etc than “accept” them before the SHTF scenario. That way your ready before hand. I think building relationships is good, but people you think you know tend to change in oh shit scenarios. Don’t count on them being the same people when the fear hits. Prepare yourself first and count on others second. After that, I personally focus on the essentials: Temperature, water, food, and a good assault rifle (to fend off bad guys). In that order you will probably die if your not prepared. I say temperature instead of shelter because a good jacket might be more appropriate in certain scenarios than shelter and it comes with less baggage. Great question. How are you personally preparing?

Specifics about what? The bridge and the apoloGy part? In principle, nothing is malicious with teaching in sequence. The problem is, in practice, the teaching usually ends up not happening at all. Think about how many deserving lost boys never find the word because the “enlightened” hide it, pretending to be its protectors. Sad. Is it really worth trusting priests who, instead of enlighten, create mock ceremonies, when in actuality, they were probably too afraid to go out into the real world and do the steps alone. NO! SORRY! You can do it alone. Fuck Priests! And fuck the masons! Teachers shouldn’t withhold. A right is something you are entitled to at birth. Like the truth. People who hide the sun, you should be wary of. They are selling you their angle on God. They’re probably trying to cheat their way into heaven.

Maybe you should just join. And then get back to us and let us know how it went. I doubt they’ll force you to swear to secrecy or anything like. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

I don't need to give you anything. Go to the temple or do the research for yourself? My guess is you already did, or you wouldn't be so adamant to defend masons. I’m not speaking negatively against all Masons, mainly just the overly ambitious ones at the top. But, since you seem to be an expert, how about you give "me" specifics on how they aren't like all the other religions of the world. And for the record, let me better describe my “nefarious suggestions”. Priests of the masons only give you enough truth/knowledge to keep you somewhat satisfied. And then they sell it as the whole truth. And they do that in order to keep you from climbing too high up the pyramid. And then they use Police any time you try to climb up the pole of knowledge on your own. Typical priests behavior. They say they are protecting the knowledge but they are really just hiding it in order to control you. What Police force do you work for Patrick?

Good point. Rite is probably the right Correct word. Because, it could also be interpreted as the "lefts of passage". Sorry, always had a hard time telling my rites from lefts. Most religions can claim the same. I’m not saying there isn’t good masonry. What I am saying is, like most religions, it has been hijacked. The gatekeepers give a spoonful of sugar (truth) so you don’t taste their poison. Its best to do the rites alone. Lessons are best learned the painful way. They stick better.

Priests run to the temple. Warriors run to the mountain. Keep in mind this is just my opinion so take it or leave it. I’d personally recommend hitting rock bottom before you make the decision to join that house. You may find that the person you are, after you do, isn’t the person you were when you had the urge to join. If you’re looking to build your manhood, avoid the empty words of priests. Any word or action not built on courage is a lie. You should, instead, take the rights of passage. Think of them like the 12 Pillars of Hercules. A grand adventure! Do you remember that scene at the end of India Jones where Indiana has to take the leap of faith across the invisible bridge? The steps are kind of like that. Remember, only courage and penitence will get you passed the 12. Good luck to you. I hope you find what you’re looking for.

Any thoughts or theories on Jade Helm? I'd be curious to know what you think on the matter. If you don't know what it is, here is an interesting video i just came accross on the subject. https://youtu.be/GdwCztOZBk0

Fucking awesome. I’m in love.

I think this is a question of, do I want to die slow or fast (economically speaking). I’m not sure I want to choose either of those options, but faster seems better. I could be wrong here, but if we starve the beast (by paying the principle on our loans and slowly deflating), it will still lead to a collapse, eventually. Am I right? Because banks/governments are still going to “print” and inflate until we get there eventually. And worse, if we drag it out, the infrastructure we have, will have degraded to the point of being worthless (and more war/state like), when we “do” reset the markets. And that infrastructure includes all the atrophied young workers who are currently clawing desperately to hold on the lowest rung of the economic ladder. The longer we wait, the more zombies we’ll have on our hands later. And that zombie hunger will work it’s way up from the bottom. First the hunger will devour the poor, and then the lower middle class, and then the upper middle class, and so on until eventfully the upper, upper, upper class will be left with all the power in the world. Currency wont matter at that point, we’ll all be willing to hand over our lives to the first dictator who offers us a meal. Or am I wrong? Do you think we can correct the market by paying our loans and just not creating new ones? And if you do, do you think that will stop them from printing and stealing? And if not, aren’t we still going to end up at the inevitable conclusion of hyperinflation, leading to that inevitable deflationary zero? Sorry, if my statement wasn’t clear. When I said “deflation”, I meant the eventual deflationary zero (or collapse to be more clear).

I agree 100%. But to answer your question, we “should” poke the beast, and here’s why. If we don’t, “they” will continue to use the federal reserve to control the narrative, by choosing when to pop the dollar bubble. And, as the deflationary swings occur, like the small one we are seeing now. They will use that to buy up the real assets at the cheap, while giving the illusion to everybody else that there is a small recovery. Meanwhile, in Russia, they will force Putin to play his hand and drop the dollar. Making all those dollars come home to the US of A, and that will cause a hyperinflation/inflation type scenario, causing everybody to sell stock and loose their minds. Meanwhile, at the stock exchange, they buy everything on the cheap and before anybody realizes the slide of hand, the banks and the people in the know, will own nearly everything. And to make things worse, they will blame it on their enemy, so they can kill two birds with one stone. That’s why we need to control the narrative and cause deflation on our terms. And we cause deflation by not paying our stolen loans. And of course, this is my opinion. I’m sure there are a hundred variables I’m not seeing and it could go many ways. I’m curious to hear how you think it will play out?

Than enlighten me by speaking the truth. Answer the question I asked, for the third time now, and I shall lift your status as “fortune cookie” by conceding to empirical evidence. Did the bank have rightful claim to the money it lent out?

If only you could see yourself, little house cat, and truly see that you are a lion. Sorry, you should educate yourself on history. “Violence, war, and violent revolutions” have achieved freedom many times. Like Scottish independence and sovereignty from the brutal occupation of England, which I alluded to in the video, which you called “insane”. Or how about the American revolutionary war, which was very violent. That violence created, arguably, the greatest human experiment of freedom the human race has ever known. History is full of violent revolutions, some leading to tyranny and others to freedom. Like any tool humans have within themselves, it is the intent behind that tool that is virtuous or non-virtuous. Sorry, those people who call you a pacifist are misinformed. The next time they call you that, tell them that you are the opposite. And if you don’t know what to say to clear up their confusion, tell them this: Imagine a world not like the one we live in, but one that is violent. And imagine that in this violent world, in every handbag, there was a 357 magnum and the will to use it. Imagine that tucked under every shirt was a Beretta and a constitution to back it up. And strapped on every ankle a Smith and Wesson Governor and a declaration to the world that this pacifist is willing, at any moment, to have a funeral. And in that violent world, you wouldn’t have to put “blind faith” in the illusion that people share your values of pacifism. The reciprocity of staring down the barrel of a gun would be enough. And ironically, the unintended consequences of this more violent world, is that the world would be far less violent. Funny how that works out. The problem with the world isn’t that it is too violent. The problem with the world is that it’s not violent enough. Ask the Swiss. They love a good fight. The problem is nobody likes to fight them.

I think this sums up my feeling on the subject.