Update from the Sunland
No.1211
24.3.25 – 30.3.25
Blog version: http://heartlandupdate.blogspot.com/
To all,
The ‘Doublespeak’ of [no name] and his MAGAt acolytes along with their outright lying is so bloody prevalent and persistent, I thought I would begin to compile a translator for their commonly used language.
When [no name] says: he actually means . . .
I do not do it. I did do it.
They did it. We did it.
Nothing to see here. All the evidence is right here.
I promise you . . . Ain’t no way . . .
Trust me. You can’t possibly trust me.
I always tell the truth. I always lie. I’m not to be trusted.
There was no crime. There were lots of crimes, but I’m above the law.
It doesn’t bother me a bit. I’m really pissed, and I’ll get my revenge.
Deny. Deny. Deny. I did it. I did it. I did it.
It’s a witch hunt. You caught us.
Foreign countries will pay tariffs. American consumers will pay the tariffs.
It’s neat and orderly. It’s chaos and pandemonium.
Mexico will pay for the wall. American taxpayers will pay for the wall.
Waste, fraud, and abuse. Programs or people we don’t like.
Don’t believe any of it. This is the truth.
I care. I could not care less.
I don’t care. I care a lot.
Traitor. Patriot.
Patriot. Traitor.
Fake news. The Press is too close to the truth.
J6 was a peaceful protest. It was an insurrection.
The 2020 election was stolen. I lost the election.
‘Doublespeak’ is derived from two contributory terms in George Orwell’s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four—‘doublethink’ and ‘newspeak.’ The classic and most famous form of ‘Doublespeak’ also comes from Orwell’s opus magnum novel.
“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
When you are in a state of ignorance, you cannot know the truth. You have no means to judge or understand the truth. You are totally dependent upon those you listen to, and when those voices have nefarious purposes or intent, you will be prevented from ever knowing the truth.
From a separate thread, the topic was, as it has been for some time, voting. There are multitudinous aspects to the issue of voting. The current debacle we are immersed has brought far great illumination to the topic than usual. I extracted my latest and probably not last opinion for inclusion and debate in this humble forum.
The beauty of freedom of choice is that it is yours, no one else. Abstinence is a choice. The reasons for citizens choosing 'no vote' are probably as diverse as the population. I suspect those reasons encompass a full range from a conscious, informed, purposeful abstinence, as you suggest, to outright ambivalence, complacency, and ignorance. Some folks just do not care. There are a substantial number of eligible citizens who have chosen to never vote. I do not agree with that choice, but I verge upon 'I don't care'; they don't care so I don't care. I am far more focused on those 18M who voted in 2020 and chose not to vote in 2024, leaving us with an abomination of an administration we must endure for four long years.
And now, he is rumbling about finagling the system so that he can have a third term, which is not consistent with the 22nd Amendment. The salient thought being that he could run as Vance’s vice president and then have Vance resign (as pinnacle act of loyalty) after they are elected so that he is president again (for a third term). They violated the Constitution in January 2021. They can do it again in 2028. Stay tuned. Semper vigilantis.
Comments and contributions from Update no.1210:
Comment to the Blog:
“If rational people were in charge, Wilmore and Williams’ Boeing mission fiasco would end privately owned space exploration.
“The Felon’s central foreign goal is acquiring minerals, including those needed for batteries.
“The Republican attacks on trans people are despicable and are also a distraction from the money issues that concern the sponsors.
“The Alien Enemies Act doesn’t apply to the Felon’s deportations because we don’t have a declared war with Venezuela.
“I’m happy to see that Bernie Sanders, AOC, and other left Democrats are holding rallies in red districts and drawing enormous crowds. Maybe the DNC can take a cue from them.”
My response to the Blog:
That seems a tad harsh to me. Nonetheless, I understand the sentiment.
It seems his objective is to achieve the isolationism his predecessors failed to attain in the last hundred years. He is intentionally and aggressively alienating all our historic allies and friends, and cozying up to our adversaries of the last bunch of decades. Mineral sources are certainly in there. I guess he has visions of being a contemporary robber baron, e.g., Ukraine.
His actions emphatically do not feel like a distraction to those in the transgender category; I am sure it feels very personal and hateful.
True, but he is pressing his position, undoubtedly hoping the conservatives on the Supreme Court will fall in line.
Likewise, it is refreshing. They have a good message. Bernie seems to be more combative as he ages. [No name] got a long head start. It’s going to take some work to get ahead of him.
. . . Round two:
“One point about privatized space exploration is that this isn’t the first or second serious mistake. Boeing and their competitors “rush to market” with products that cause disasters.
“FOTUS doesn’t have anything as grand as policy objectives. He attacks people, organizations, and nations based on his sick emotions. He’s aware that natural resources can bring great wealth to him and his sponsors, so he goes after nations that have those, including Ukraine, Greenland, and others.
“I empathize with trans people; they don’t just ‘feel’ attacked, their health is being harmed. It's also important that harming them draws attention away from the material wealth and power that the attackers seek.
“My point about Bernie Sanders and others was that Democrats live on outside the DNC and they get much more popular support than the likes of Chuck Schumer.”
. . . my response to round two:
True. Boeing is not in a good position—far too many ‘coincidences.’ However, we cannot discount the accomplishments of SpaceX. Yes, they take an aggressive trial & error approach to development, but they also have proven success with the methodology. Let us not condemn the whole for the mistakes of a few.
I cannot argue with that hypothesis. It is safe to say he is a bad man in an incalculable number of ways.
Quite so! I am with you regarding trans- citizens of all sorts. They are the chosen scapegoat for [no name] and the MAGAt conservatives. The trans- folks will weather the storm with our support. This too shall pass.
Again, oh so true. No argument.
. . . Round three:
“SpaceX’s ‘aggressive trial and error’ approach is typical of privatized government functions. In this case, it’s extremely expensive and risks lives on the ground and in space.
“Many of the trans folks will outlast this storm, but a large number will lose the treatment they need that has a specific developmental timing. Some will die.”
. . . my response to round three:
I beg to differ. Case in point, Blue Origin is taking a more conventional and conservative approach to development and much slower. Boeing does as well, but that particular company’s over-focus on cost have caused their problems. The decision equation for development with commercial companies is revenue minus expenses. They must balance the cost of trial & error with the speed to achieve an income stream. As seen in the SpaceX Falcon 9 system, they mastered the equation. They reached the income stream faster than all the other competitors. They are now using the system to safely transport humans to space and recover astronauts stranded by another company.
I agree. Trans-folks have proven themselves to be quite resilient. Unfortunately, there will be casualties, and I will grieve for their loss. We must help them survived this abysmal administration until we can reach brighter sunlit uplands. This is truly a tragic period in our history.
. . . Round four:
“It’s possible that Blue Origin will make progress in developing space, but they add a hefty profit on top of the necessary cost borne by taxpayers. That’s the nature of capitalism. Also, Muskrat will sabotage Blue Origin. There’s no excuse for Boeing and little for SpaceX.”
. . . my response to round four:
Perhaps so. There is not much to debate in your reply. I appreciate your aversion to anything Musk as a consequence of his distinctly partisan politics. He has made his choice. However, the engineering, manufacturing, and physics accomplishments of SpaceX vastly exceed the shenanigans of the principal shareholder. I doubt Blue Origin will quietly tolerate any malfeasance by anyone including Musk; he may try, and we must remain vigilant.
Another contribution:
“In part, of a response to your Update, let's clarify something once and for all. You say in relation to a military ban:
“‘suffering the burden of gender dysphoria, gender identity confusion, or other gender related anomalies.’
“Guess what, those people you just victimized, have a true mental disorder. I do not want them in the military. I do not think they should be in the police or fire services. And I do not think they should be pilots.
“Why cater to a small segment of our population who are very confused people?”
My reply:
Perhaps a fraction of the transgender citizens volunteering for duty to the republic in military service are dealing with mental disorders just as portions of our citizenry in general are doing so. With respect, I categorically disagree with the notion that any form of gender identity being a “true mental disorder.” Transgender folks are no different from the rest of us, or any other segments of any human population. As the military must do with all segments of our volunteer citizenry, they must sort out who is qualified and for what specialty. Even among male WASPs, not everyone can fly an aircraft or hit a target at 500 meters. It is no different for transgender individuals. What matters is performance, not gender identity. What is (or should be) true for the military is also true for other risky service professions like law enforcement and firefighting. Again, what matters is performance, not our beliefs or choices on any one or combination of the social factors. Let us not condemn an entire segment of our population because you or I choose to reject someone due to the any one of the social factors.
We are not catering to one segment. Either you perform or you do not. Let’s us all support that notion. A mere few decades ago, the pigment of one’s skin disqualified an individual from service or relegated them to non-combat rolls like cook, clerk, or stevedore. We must relegate those days to the past; they have no place in the present.
“That’s just my opinion, but I could be wrong” . . . but I do not think so.
. . . with follow-up comment:
“I believe that in today's climate (politically charged), if that one might say (like I did), that gender confusion and/or transgenderism, is an emotional problem, that the one claiming that is full of hatred (I am not saying you suggested that, because you did not). We don't want to be mean to people in society, even those that wake up confused. However, there are lots of things to unpack here. Years ago, gender confusion was classified by the American Psychiatric Association as a clear mental disorder.
“Why is it that in the West, that there has been such a strong agenda to normalize the abnormal, like transgenderism and homosexuality? Why is this being taught in the public-school systems to the children? Why do so many Hollywood (HollyWEIRD) produced films substantially promote homosexuality and transgenderism?
“I doubt you or myself want to know the privacy of adult individuals and their sexual preferences, and we sort of just let them live their lives, however, when it crosses the boundaries of the ‘education’ (programming) of our children, or promoted in our workplaces, and anyone who stands up for more principled and cardinal norms, is demonized themselves, because it is contrary to the ‘agenda,’ one must ask what bigger goals are being pushed upon the West?
“One should also ask why such lunacy in these times?
“Many of us believe this ‘agenda’ I am referring to is part of a much more sinister plan to destroy the nuclear family unit. Such a family structure has been attacked due to multiple fronts, from this gender identify confusion, to the economic decline of the Middle-Class, thus rarer is the mom and/or dad who can raise the kids at home. Instead, they must let the public fool system raise Johnny, or perhaps Johnny who identifies with being Joann, at 8 years old.
“The Bible has enormous principles and wisdom that are our WOKE DEI promotion, is in direct conflict with.
“Seems part of America is regaining some sanity and pushing back on all this WOKE DEI/ERG crud that is being forced upon us. Look at super WOKE Target (retail store) and the boycotts against them because they thought they'd attract a CHIC segment of the market by promoting transgenderism on their displays near the children's clothing sections. That was why I cut my Target card in half, and hope to avoid them more, even though I prefer Target over Walmart. So, they may have gained a few trendier WOKE folks, but they have lost many more who prefer traditionality over the weird disEASE that has been spreading rapidly since COVID 2020.
“Cap, in all due respect, I bet many black men in America who do/did experience racism in our workplaces and neighborhoods, are applauded that the transgender agenda being highly promoted, is equated to racism and skin pigmentation. People born of color were naturally created by God. A human born with a penis and we call a baby boy, then a man, to be considered a woman because of an emotional upset or confusion without clarity, is not natural, like the skin of a black or brown person.
“Thanks for letting me weigh in on this political hot potato.”
. . . and my follow-up reply:
You (or anyone) are welcome to weigh in on any topic you wish at any time you wish. The door is always open.
I am not going to devolve into a tit-for-tat with anyone on this issue. You and I, as with all citizens in good standing, are entitled to our opinions, choices, and beliefs regarding any one or combination of the social factors. This discussion is not about your choices or mine. It is all about the treatment of other citizens who happen to be part of a small fraction of our population. Those affected citizens are equally entitled to the same respect, fundamental right to privacy, and freedom of choice as anyone else. Whether you or I disapprove and reject the choices of others is irrelevant. Trans-folks do not cause any harm. Offending your sensitivities and beliefs is NOT harm or injury. I do not ask my Uber-driver what their gender identity is; I only care about how good of a driver they are. The same is true for a pilot, a doctor, a lawyer, or a soldier; all that matters is performance. I simply want those citizens treated fairly, equally, and with respect.
Transgenderism in any form is not a disease, an illness, or even an anomaly. With respect, neither you nor I have any clue of what transgender citizens must deal with personally and socially. Let us not be presumptuous. We can and should help them when they ask for help. Conversely, we must not intrude upon their lives and choices.
You asked several probative questions. I assume they were not rhetorical.
“Why is it that in the West, that there has been such a strong agenda to normalize the abnormal, like transgenderism and homosexuality?” – In my humble opinion, we are trying to be better human beings. We evolved from being hunter-gatherers. We do not enslave people due to their skin pigmentation. We have even attempted to draw some semblance of order to the chaos of combat. We have developed methods of diplomacy to resolve conflict and avoid war. Transgender and non-heterosexual individuals are human beings; they are entitled to the same rights as the rest of us. It is called civilization.
“Why is this being taught in the public-school systems to the children?” – Short answer: it is part of life. You may not approve, but facts are facts.
“Why do so many Hollywood produced films substantially promote homosexuality and transgenderism?” – To this one, I am compelled to answer—bullshit! They are not promoting anything. They are only reflecting life.
The following questions are irrelevant from my perspective.
I cannot imagine what sinister plan that you are envisioning. Contrary to your notion, many transgender and non-heterosexual folks seek the same family as the rest of us. There are numerous examples.
I fundamentally disagree with your premise regarding the Bible and “WOKE DEI/ERG crud” as you say. Loving those not like us was one of the principal teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. I see the anti-“woke” proponents as seeking retrograde to the status quo ante when WASPs dominated government, politics, morality, and life in general. Those days are gone and rightly so. I want our children taught about the mistakes we have made. I want the representations of our society to reflect the population.
It is clear we fundamentally disagree on this matter. That is fine. That is your right. I appreciate you taking the time to express your opinion on this salient issue. We shall respectfully disagree.
My very best wishes to all. Take care of yourselves and each other.
Cheers,
Cap :-)
