PALACE COUP 2
Communism is fascism is
capitalism as far as social control goes.
It is all the same economically, with the carrot and the stick
differing. The idiots over in Russia
were too direct about their punishments ( it must be a cultural thing-we can
probably blame all those Ormanentals who kept invading the place. Remember, invading Russia was only a bad idea
AFTER gunpowder. Prior, the steppes were
just a fuel source for mounted archers.
After, horsepower became useless as shock weapons ). In the US, the propaganda is so dam good we
all still think we’re By Gum Free ’Muricans!
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And isn’t that where the
family unit does so well? The illusion
of love and clannishness, support and safety.
Well, illusion? Or self-delusion? Being programmed to need social units, we
might hate the family but we hate being alone and vulnerable even more. So we lie to ourselves that the spousal unit
loves us, that our kids are grateful for our sacrifices. The alternative is so frightening we gladly
embrace The Suck. Our need to belong is
so strong we act against our own best interests otherwise.
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When I was trying to flee
California, from age 21 on, I would go to another state and work and have
social interaction, but there was no place I fit in culturally. Which saw me fleeing back to California where
even if I didn’t have any friends I still felt more at home. The dysfunctional relationship was preferable
to no relationship. Just like a bad
marriage being better than no marriage at all ( perhaps not in your twilight
years, but certainly as a youngster. Is
it a need for a relationship, or just to breed?
Damn brain and its chemical warfare ).
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There is nothing wrong
with these bad choices. That is just how
we are wired. No sense in beating
yourself up about it. But if you can recognize
the disadvantage it puts you at you can live a better life. Or, really, live at all. Which is the whole point of this
article. We all live in controlling
relationships, and how we are controlled or how we control others is rather
important. It has repercussions one way
or another. If the other party doesn’t
FEEL like they are being controlled, they are much easier to live with.
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Think of relationships
like it is a Gift Economy. Gifts are
reciprocal. When they are given freely
without a scorecard everyone is happy.
Once the gifts start to be unequal the conflicts begin. But while that is a nice philosophy-both
parties try to satisfy the other, so both always stay happy-we all know the
reality on the ground is more like 95% toxic.
Why do you think you go your whole life before finding the right
mate? It isn’t sexual compatibility because
by the time he/she comes around you are lucky the equipment works half the
time. It is compatible reciprocity.
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I don’t mean to gay this
up and make it more complicated than it needs to be. Simply, you have a partnership rather than a
command and control relationship. If you
are lucky. Which most of us never
are. So in reality you are in an
adversarial relationship. Which is where
this is going to bite you in the ass. If
you don’t have a working relationship with your spouse, come the collapse you
better be worried about who you are sharing your bed with. Simply, the bitch will probably kill you.
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No, I’m not trying to be
dramatic. And, no, I’m not suggestion
anything too fantastical. Everywhere you
turn, you run into the same old propaganda that humans are naturally inclined
to find horrid the thought of killing each other. What complete bullcrap! That is merely the state asserting control,
protecting their monopoly on force. It
is true we’ve been conditioned to not want to do violence on each other to that
point. But our hard wired instinct is to
want to harm others. Once the state
imposed prohibition is lifted, it won’t JUST be criminals and psycho’s who want
to kill others.
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Look, we don’t need to be
taught how to hurt others. We just need
to be taught how to overcome the fear of placing ourselves in danger while we
harm others. If you look into your soul
after abandoning your superficial programming you’ll see I’m correct ( this
might be a subject onto itself one day ).
All we need is permission ( self imposed or official ) to hurt others,
and baring that whole self preservation hesitation, we will gladly do so. Look at the animal kingdom and realize we are
just better groomed ( through tool use ) chimps ( even setting aside if
evolution is a correct theory-and I’ve only ever claimed I only accept if for
lack of a better one-at the least we have close enough behavior programming ).
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Now remember me talking
about self-justification? No one is
evil. Everyone acts as if they are
normal and any heinous acts are justifiable.
Stalin needed to force his country into an imperial industrial economy
out of self preservation as a nation.
Hitler had to protect his people from another attempted genocide from
the Jewish bankers. Obama was just a
poor kid from Kenya who was picked on for his homosexual tendencies and wanted
to lift himself up by his sponsors bootstraps.
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Now add together self
justification and our natural ( if not our present culturally acceptable )
violence, and what do you get? A palace
coup. There is no way, given resource
restrictions, that you can bribe and sweet talk your new tribe into
reconfiguring themselves into a behavior pattern that accounts for the new
reality of the collapse. There will be resentment
over sacrifice and deprivation. If you
do not have a solid relationship with your wife, how long do you think it is
going to be before she poisons your soup or slits your throat ( and, most
likely, with help from a suitor or at least with one waiting in the wings
)? Why do you think I’m being
unreasonable or excessively dramatic?
She already hates you, demanding equality yet still expecting you to
provide for her ( against all realistic expectations, as the economy is geared
towards two income families to provide the expected amenities ).
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I’d wager most marriages
are more akin to roommates sharing the bills than any kind of loving
union. She doesn’t love you and most
likely you reciprocate. Why WOULDN’T
she harm you if she thought it would better herself? Because she is a “decent” person? None of us are decent enough to place another’s
need above ours IF the other is in any way not reciprocal ( don’t lie to
yourself. Once your kids stop the
unconditional love and become teenagers, how badly do you wish they were
outside your home? You may never stop in
your tribal obligations, but beyond your children I’ll wager you don’t put much
effort into non-reciprocating participants in your life ).
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All I’m saying ( in as
long and convoluted a manner as possible ) is that once you can no longer
afford to bribe your spouse into believing your control is hidden, she will
lash out to reject that control.
Violently, if the relationship is at that point. And she is your weak link.
END ( today's related link http://amzn.to/2BDO7aY )
* By the by, all my writing is copyrighted. For the obtuse out there
My wife is absolutely the only person I trust absolutely.
ReplyDeleteShe has proven to be loyal when I was the bread winner and now that my body is FUBAR. She supports us. Even though she is seventy one years young ! I have no doubt, she will one day drop over dead on the job.
I am a fortunate man !
Fortunate that you trust her or fortunate she will drop dead on the job, saving you the clean up? :)
DeleteObviously for having someone care for me that much, ya schmuck lol.
DeleteI couldn't help it, just the way it was written :) I find myself phrasing things like that, the unintended meaning.
DeleteFrom the previous thread:
ReplyDeletehttp://bisonprepper.blogspot.com/2017/12/cottage-industry.html?m=1#comment-form
“I've been looking at black powder firearms, flintlock and percussion. I'm not really sure if I'll get one, but one merchant stated to expect a single flint to last around 20 strikes. If you compare the least expensive flints (at 20 strikes per flint) to the most expensive percussion caps, the percussion caps are still significantly cheaper. The flintlocks are also more likely to have ignition problems. If someone thought they would choose the flintlock for long-term sustainability, they would have to be near a source of flint or agate AND have knapping skills. Any thoughts?
Peace out”
I’m the minion that’s always banging on about flintlocks and archery. I came across the thread below that has many FAQ’s answered with regards to the flintlock. I do believe that the flintlock will be the last gun to be firing when all is said and done. The single shot from a musket might seem like a handicap, but a single shot from a .75 cal (11ga) Brown Bess (or whatever musket you choose) using large shot will be a formidable form of crowd control. And a single .75 caliber round ball fired from a musket will take down any game in north america. The biggest problem with the flintlock today is that they’re very costly. Expect to pay at least a $1000 to $1500 for a Brown Bess, or other comparable musket new. You might also check with Track of the Wolf. In addition to sometimes selling used muskets, they also sell flints and other accessories.
“What about flints?
Black British flints are highly thought of, today, and many shooters prefer them. However, archaeological digs have shown that no flints of that type were used during the French and Indian (Seven Years) war, that only 5% of that type were used in the American Revolution, and only 50% during the war of 1812. The main type used instead was the tan colored French flints, apparently the standard of the time. Today, either will work well. All those flints were made by knapping them from a large spall of flint. Also available today are sawed flints, cut from agate or other stone. Many shooters dislike them, but I've had good luck with them, find them to be durable, if a little harder to sharpen. If you can, select flints yourself from a shop or suttler. The longest lasting flints will be those with consistent, solid color throughout. A good flint can last through hundreds of shots. If you find a good source for gun-flints, buy more than you think you'll need. It may be a while before you can find quality flints again. Most flints go for around $.50 to $1 a piece.”
http://home.insightbb.com/~bspen/flintlockfaq.html#10
For $1500 you could buy a cheapee AR ( use it as a bolt action by plugging the gas vent ) and have something like four thousand rounds of ammo ( why not use steel case if your gun life span is under five thousand rounds? Over that, avoid steel for the corrosive chemicals ). And I would never go with a musket but a rifle. Because of the cost, I think a re-think of the viability of black powder is necessary. I covered this a bit in my forever gun book ( if desperately poor or you have donated, free by request through e-mail ).
Delete“And I would never go with a musket but a rifle.”
DeleteIt depends. If you’re in the woods and never need to shoot beyond a 100 yards, the musket is more versatile since it doubles as a shotgun. And I had a plan to use a rifled shotgun slug that would hopefully boost the range to 150 yards.
“For $1500 you could buy a cheapee AR ( use it as a bolt action by plugging the gas vent ) and have something like four thousand rounds of ammo ( why not use steel case if your gun life span is under five thousand rounds?”
I suppose that you could look at the musket the same way that you can look at precious metals. They are a store for future generations. Long after that AR is gone, along with any ability to keep it going, your grandkids will still be firing that musket, and saying themselves, “boy, that grandfather sure was a wise man, with an eye towards the future.” Okay, if they’re anything like today’s kids, they will still be ungrateful little bastards that appreciate nothing, but you get the point.
Yes,I get the point, and it is a good one. Just keep in mind, will that musket be able to be repaired? Once you get critical spare parts stocked ( not really a consideration with the AR given the salvage and barter after the ammo is out ), THAT cost on top of the $1500 adds how many more rounds? Which is really a better Forever Gun per dollar? I'm not voting for one or the other. They both have + or -, just saying we need to check our assumptions.
DeleteThe lock mechanism on a single shot muzzleloader is fairly simple. Assuming that there will be at least some individuals with blacksmithing skills on par with 19th century blacksmithing abilities, the black powder musket/rifle will still see a much brighter future than any modern arm. There’s some dude out there by the name of Hershel Carmen House, that actually makes these types of guns using 19th century blacksmithing techniques, and even takes on apprentices, or at least he did at one time.
DeleteI have very little handyman skills, but I have a vision where someone will produce the furniture (stock) from a simple hardware store board, the barrel from 3/4” water pipe (low pressure blackpowder is very forgiving to the homebuilder) and purchase the lock mechanism while you still can from a place such as Dixie Gun Works. All for less than a few hundred dollars. The 3/4” water pipe assumes a 12ga smoothbore, that can also fire rifled slugs.
And to be clear, so that no one gets the wrong idea. I’m not suggesting that anyone try and enter into the collapse with a musket for defense. I’m saying that everyone would ideally have one in addition to their current stock, to pass on to future generations.
Right, more of a forever gun. Now that you bring it up, just like PVC pipe could make a lot of bows, steel pipe can make a lot of BP shotguns. I guess even the simplest spring and hammer contraption could do flints.
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There is a video on PVC testing for bows. It seems a lot of manufactures have Gone Cheap and they are getting more brittle. Take the pipe, whole, and tap the end with a hammer, against a chunk of metal. If it chips off, don't use it as a bow. If the hammer bounces back, it is good.
Anonymous person, thanks for the flintlock info. I think the flint pricing is out of date, the cheap ones I was looking at were about $4 each.
DeleteJames, go to the Home Depot website and type in "furniture grade PVC pipe". This is the heavy duty stuff made without the filler material. I think the regular white pipe in the plumbing aisle is cut with gypsum (same stuff as in drywall). The furniture grade stuff is made in different "tactical" colors, like green and black, precut to the 5' length you need for your bow. They'll ship it to the Elko Home Depot for you to pick up.
Peace out
Good point, yes. A simple spring and hammer contraption will work in a pinch. Hadn’t heard of the decline in PVC, good to know, thanks.
Deleteyeh, I thought PVC was so cheap to make no one needed to substitute ingredients. Came across the vid on accident.
Delete7:28-nice to know if you want a cheap DIY project, but sucks for salvaging-which I thought was the primary attraction of the bows.
DeleteBack in the 80's Tina Turner had a song, "What's love got to do with it?" and I believe she is mostly right. Is love anything more than a marketing ploy that takes advantage of mush heads? My dad once said, "People in love are not in their right minds and all legal contracts stipulate that all participants must be of sound mind, so therefore all marriage contract should be rendered null and void." Think, if you've been divorced, how your mind changed about the other from when you got married to when you got divorced. A complete 180. In the beginning you'd kill for her, in the end you wanted to kill her.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure of it's love or what it is but what I have with my wife now after 34 years of being together is much more than simple love. I guess it's an overall concern for her well being. Friendship? DEEP friendship? Now that our son has his own fambly and my wifes parents are dead and she has no deep relationship with her 2 brothers I believe the threat or her ever selling me out is null and void. When our son was young and dependent upon us, if the state threatened to take her kid unless she threw me under the bus then yes, she would have done so. Now? Doubtful. I'm all she has left.
Does it do anyone too much good to peer too far under the hood? Love is justifying supporting or being dependent upon another. It is the lie we tell ourselves so it isn't just breeding. You need love for a long term relationship to raise the coneheads, then the wife needs it so she isn't abandoned at menopause. I know the reality and prefer the lie. The article was just saying make sure you have a strong relationship based on love ( as you accept it even if it is meaningless ) or the bitch will kill you. I've had too many wives that really honestly hated me and could only mask that some of the time. I still embraced the lie of love for my sake rather than theirs. Although the end was such a relief. The best we can hope for is metal compatibility with enough sexual attraction to sustain things long term. Call it love, or not.
DeleteYeah, doesn't matter what you call it as long as it works.
DeleteGood theme lord bison to keep your minions heads screwed on right. Some relationships are solid and will hold up in shtf/etc. Again, like leftover food, if in doubt throw it out. We are not talking a tummy ache here. If your in a toxic relationship now (whatever form:spouse,kids,group members,neighbors) than when real stress is on it will become fatally flawed written large and too late to fix or get away from. Stay loose and flexible, keep alternate plans buttoned up in your skull just in case.
ReplyDeleteLove the leftover food analogy!
DeleteFriendship and Partnership. These are the common threads of every long term marriage I have ever encountered, including my own. We might get divorced one day, but it would be on paper only because our partnership and friendship goes much further than some silly legal contract or athletics in the bedroom.
ReplyDeleteWe have put our relationship through almost any sort of test you can imagine from abject poverty, to severe medical problems, raising a child, building a house, etc, etc.
We openly and honestly communicate the necessities and reinforce the good of each other.
If my spouse needed me dead for some reason, she wouldn't need to hold the knife, it would be taken care of (probably by me).
Partnership definitely. Only my current relationship has ever been one. All the rest were life wasting soul sucking domination games. If I had to do it over, I'd still pick just as many bad ones but I sure wouldn't waste as much time on them.
DeleteYep had a few of the bad ones too. Lucked out that I didn't get blood ties out of any of them, and saw the writing on the wall quickly enough to let them go easily.
DeleteIt pisses me off my son was as wise to women at twenty as I finally was at 45 or so. Some of us are just smarter than others.
DeleteI thought I was the only one who thought that way. My explanation is that our Dads didn't indoctrinate us as to how gals really are. As in, when my son was smaller, "Hmm...what's better? A girlfriend who likes to spend money or one who likes to save?" Or, "One who can cook or one who likes to shop?"
DeleteAn exception are the two ex-colleagues who grew up in a family full of sisters. They were "good " with gals.
My son also grew up in a house full of skirts. He said it definitely helped him see how gals think and fight. I don't think our dads were equipped to give us advice on women-they have changed too much in the last century.
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ReplyDeleteThis one sure went in the wrong direction.
Let's see...
Now: Your wife won't let you be the boss.
During and after SHTF: Sniveling wimps still can't control her. Afraid she will leave or cut throat during sleep.
100% pure misfit, non-survivor, peasant attitude.
It seems more mainstream misfits are flocking to the survivalist/prepper camps, trying to find a new herd.
In the good old days there were only the true nutcases and the prudent geniuses. Now we got every dumbass there is and Cal Worthinton's dog.
Jim, write some articles on what people will need to do to THRIVE after TSHTF. Don't worry about the PC B.S. Just write some brutally honest stuff.
Feed their fantasies. Who wants to be a peasant or slave after SHTF? That's what 99% of them are now.
OH! And NO fiction!
YKW
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Ha! No, I've pretty much given up on fiction. The point of this article was that if you aren't golden with the wife, she hates you, and hate leads to hurt. Not all men are pussies or peasants. Some see value in just going along to both keep their kids, or at least not being financially sodomized. You can't fight the system. I think most dumbasses are purged from this blog. There isn't much here to feed their needs of complex issues being solved with money. Well, hell, I appreciate the feedback even if we rarely see eye to eye.
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