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Kevin Beck's avatar

Too bad for those dumb Brits that Ronald Reagan wasn't philosophizing in 1914, else they would have learned the two most important 9-word phrases in government resistance:

"The nine most dangerous words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'"

And: "There's nothing more permanent than a temporary government program."

Joel Bowman's avatar

True words, seldom understood

Guy Lindeman's avatar

My understanding is the Nixon break from gold was temporary.

andy's avatar

Now do RR & Lew Wasserman.

Maybe read Whitney Webb's 2-vol One Nation Under Blackmail, to prep, first.

50 Bravo's avatar

Weeeell, there goes Europe with Britain next up to be overrun.

That would be nice to avoid on this side of the Atlantic.

Joel Bowman's avatar

resist while you still can...

50 Bravo's avatar

That's been the SOP for some time now.

Really enjoy your commentary...keep it coming.

Joel Bowman's avatar

Will do. Thanks for the kind words. Cheers!

Dennis T.'s avatar

Britain fought Hitler and now is asking; "Where are your papers!!!"

rKf's avatar

Dear Joel Brave New World Bowman, what purpose do those readily available passports serve? Sorry, I’m feeling a bit squeamish after today’s lesson in hopelessness. Never fear, your humour (a litttle British spelling) keeps my nose above the waters of total depression.

Joel Bowman's avatar

Agreed. Some days it feels like the zombies are winning. Then, I remember they're zombies... and it's up to us to do the living!

Bruce Peterson's avatar

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

Benjamin Franklin

JD Breen's avatar

Public “servants” are permitted to know everything about “private” citizens, yet private citizens are prohibited from knowing anything about their public “servants”.

Nancy Meiners's avatar

Establish government and then use it to get what you want is the modern variation on kingship and royalty. This is where it always leads. We call it "democracy", but we are fools to ever trust government! When royalty was dispensed with, free people should have just ended the whole reign of government. The smaller the better... So now citizens of England are reduced to the level of hollering and yelling as they lose their freedom. Better to take up arms and revolt once more. Once again, courtesy of government, we continue the tradition of despotism.

Don Hrehirchek's avatar

Yep, I can see the one world government on Our door step and soon to be in My house and Yours. So sad!

robert agajeenian's avatar

So, standardized international passports issued only after WWI. I think I knew that but in my ignorance I never particularly noted. Thanks.

Clem Devine's avatar

And wives could travel on their husband's passport. How quaint lolol

JD Breen's avatar

Digital IDs are “mandatory for the right to work.”

Not much of a “right” then, is it?

Joel Bowman's avatar

Yep. Rights “by permission” are no rights at all.

andy's avatar

When the Narcissus abyss looks into you will it see its own reflection?

Was the pelf of selfies always the holdless-center there — like no there there Oakland — just waiting for the serpent’s polished apple to spit-snap that inner worm out into the official Peter Panopticon?

What proportion will shrug & say, again, “It’s your pan, boss, I just opt t’ con myself in it”?

I never slow-boiled frogs in a pot but I did fry frogs legs in a pan.

Those headless legs did twitch & jump a bit in the molten butter

but none of them ever volunteered to dance on that stage.

And no frog ever volunteered to ferry a scorpion, either.

Ichabod’s trumped up persuasion to jump the she-said-no Sleepy Hollow pan was a Hessian made headless via cannonball in the “war of independence” which only proved said Hessian wasn’t using using it anyway & only wanted to “get it right” like the Captain told Cool Hand Luke — another war hero — he & his crew were going to help him to do.

Camera angle & script — “What we’ve got here is …” — indicated Boss Godfrey — The Man With No Eyes — shot Luke in his neck. With a Winchester 70 in .30-06. Which must be less Dirty than Harry’s .44 because Luke’s head wasn’t “blown clean off.” I don’t remember even seeing an exit wound. I do remember “that Luke smile.”

Heroes, antiheroes, hollow heads, horses heads in beds, hollow horse gifts from feds … appetite & identity disorders just can’t get enough.

“Please Sir, I want some more” …”That boy will be hung,' said the gentleman in the white waistcoat. 'I know that boy will be hung.” ~ Oliver Twist … & Shout in the Animal House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG7KCOO76Wc&list=RDMG7KCOO76Wc&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7870l6ECBw

It isn’t communication failure. It is comprehension failure.

There is no possibility of communicating with appetitive identity disordered “power elite” truncheon-swingers screaming “stop resisting!” over grapple-locked & inert bodies … & all those continuing to try to do so are proof-positive that two headless are better than one at keeping the status quid pro quo always intact & metastasizing.

Joel Bowman's avatar

Eloquent as always!

andy's avatar

Thanks Joel.

I didn't copy the whole paste; the first bit:

Short & slight big exhibitionist wants to know if big, fat, voyeur is lookin’ at him:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QWL-FwX4t4

The Infant Phenomenon's avatar

In the past twenty years, Britain has received more immigrants than in the foregoing two thousand years. Think about that.

Joel Bowman's avatar

Wow, that is truly shocking. Do you have a source for that?

D. Young's avatar

We've had (in the U.S., anyway) a national identity number since before I was born. We have to use it to pay our required wage tax and to collect our various social security benefits.

Then we have a driver's license to prove not only that we once passed a driving test and it has recently become a sort of national identity card (REAL ID). I have no problem asking someone to prove who they are and their eligibility in exchange for certain benefits.

A far more dangerous issue is the mandatory use of digital currency to complete any transaction - traceable and controllable at the whim of a government. That is an already demonstrated threat (Canada's withholding credit card use) which is far worse than impeding traffic across a national border.

Joel Bowman's avatar

Yes, you’re quite right, a CBDC is truly worrying… now combine it with a digital national ID and we’re looking at an unprecedented level of total control. Those who aren’t concerned simply haven’t imagined it in the hands of their enemy.

Bob of the bald's avatar

CBDC's will be the end of this madness. When enough sheepl are denied gasoline,meat,bread etc because they have reached their monthly limit either government must relent or revolution will once again darken our shores. If I am right then the best course of action would be for the government to get on with it. The sooner the better. I am not advocating revolution by any means; I am simply saying cbdc's will be the step too far.

Mackinac's avatar

I guess the British people need to decide if they want to change the government, now or when they are pushed onto railroad cars.

Michael Buhmiller's avatar

Thank you Sir for another well researched and delightfully written piece of very important world news.

Michael Buhmiller's avatar

Years on the west coast of USA revealed that local and state government does not want to “appear mean” and enforce a rule, policy or existing law (unless it can be monetized against a business) Instead they prefer to “appear kind” let the accused off with a warning, and then create a more specific law for the future. Multiple decades of these “thoughtful” iterations created the law whereby stealing $900 per day, every day, from shoplifting was only a misdemeanor. Shoplifting soared!