This whole idea of a new arms control movement/agreements might be not so popular among the Russians. Understandably, Kinzhal, Poseidon, Sarmat (and the unknown rest) make the West very nervous atm and probably even willing to enter into negotiations with Russia. Russia, on the other hand, seems to be a decade ahead of the USA/NATO in terms of the strategic arms and missile defenses. Why do you think a million Russians would go on the streets to demand what could be seen - from a Russian point of view - as some kind of another "Minsk agreement" scheme to buy time for USA/NATO to catch up with Russia, the nation they still would certainly want to destroy at any given opportunity?
Critical thinking?! What planet are living on, Kevin? In our society these words are mutually exclusive. It seems to me, my good sire, that you totally forgot that we live in Orwellian world for many years. Remember Ministry of Truth? War is Peace? You live now in the country where critical thinking is encouraged and have pretty good advantage, which allows you to write your wonderful articles.
It would seem that wisdom has been thrown away along with all its normal partners! Instant gratification, having our thinking done for us by our 'super-caring', unelected-elected-(does-it-even-matter-any-more-?)-overlords, and strict adherence to 'thou-shalt-not-question-the-MSM-Gov-Corps' are the order of the day, enforced by the ever-increasing wokeness of idiots who beleive they are right, because other woke idiots told them they are awake, when in fact all of them are deeply asleep, and just dreaming they are awake.
Is there any better example of "the blind leading the blind" than this politically militarized wokeness we are all being subjected to? I think not.
Critical thinking is the ONLY real protection against this pandemic of madness, along with good research skills, and a healthy dose of properly targetted cynicism.
That however won't stop the woke agenda, as narcicists only ever double-down, and the greater the oppostion, the greater their denials. Narcicists beleive their own lies with a faith that makes religous faith look weak, and against that, no amount of logic, wisdom, or common-sense can prevail.
It is high time that we made sure that we teach our children critical thinking and investigative skills, as these form the foundation of a great many skill-sets in life. Too many of us, and too many of our children have been robbed of this faculty, by a system which increasingly tells us to submit to the warm embrace of ignorance and obedience.
I think that what we are experiencing globally, is the rise and rule of narcicism and narcicists.
Are there any courses in the high school system that teach critical thinking and common sense to children? These are life skills and I’ve run across several people lately that seem to have neither.
Little off the subject matter my first response OK my elders you to say don't believe everything you read or hear....and a photo is worth a million words.Well not anymore technology on steroids and just amigine when (A i) becomes a norm and integrated into every day mainstream society .Like the old 🎵 song goes times are a changing ... The way I see this country chucking along and for the past two decades and chain of events not sure if this old train can continue to pull this unbelievable and ridiculous over load. Question is who will be driving the train...
Thank you Kevin. People really need to learn how to apply "filters". But there is one thing: your common sense as an adequate person will be considered as "nonsense" by someone with total opposite views. You mentioned "ghost of Kiev". How about a grandmother who shoot down a Russian drone with a can of pickles(according to Elensky)? Ukrainian telegram channels were filled with "hoorays" to this grandma. Idiocy in the modern day world took over and so far is winning.
What is or is not the truth ? Fortunately there are still good honest trustworthy people all over the world 🌎. Unfortunately many have put there trust in outhers that they thought were right for the job or position as leaders to insure positive outcomes...As time progress We as hard working honest tax paying United States citizens are seeing that many erected national or state leadership is driving the train head on into a another train .Why I ask we'll simply put self indulging self centered individuals with one mission to deceive and twist the facts .Whats really hilarious to me that they many in positions of leadership really think many of us actually believe what there doing or saying is fact...Freedom of the press and people such as yourself that are dedicated and concerned and report and definitely share the truth of what's really going on..thank you all that continue to share with the American people factual news and reports the truth and nothing but the truth...And thank Scott Ridder and Norman and all involved to make it possible that we the people have and hopefully continue to be kept informed of the facts "Again thank you."!..
In all due respect, Scott, I just think of this as "Republican humor" nothing more. It shows people have little respect for the aging Joe as he flaunts his folksy grandpa gaffes on a daily basis. What is most worrying is that apparently the DNC can find no one to run against the next Republican challenger, no matter who it may be. They are apparently stuck with old reliable Joe. Democrats seem happy with the status quo, which is itself appalling. The attitude now is: "look everybody! We have full employment! Who cares about the rest of the world?"
Nice analyses. I personally knew the man who designed the "star and bars" insignia on all U.S. Military aircraft since 194*3*. So I sse pictures of our fighter planes at the battle of Midway (1942) with the insignia-- right?
I still cannot get over what I rcently watched (Youtube) Mr. Biden do to you in the Iraq Senate hearings where he referred to you as "ol' Scottie Boy" and explained to you your pay grade. He was having a brief [clinical, not metaphorical] psychotic episode there, like he continues to do on aoccasion. I didn't copy i but in his remarks about China in his recent State of hte Union address he said something that literally did not make sense in the English language. I collect pctures of him from the Internet which Ido not believe are fakes.
"Definition of woke adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
woke adjective
/wəʊk/
/wəʊk/
(informal, often disapproving)
aware of social and political issues, especially racism This word is often used in a disapproving way by people who think that some other people are too easily upset about these issues, or talk too much about them in a way that does not change anything.
We need to stay woke and keep fighting for what's right.
He criticized young people as ‘the painfully woke generation’."
Being aware of the systemic racism and discrimination against Australian Aboriginals and speaking out against this racism and discrimination is "woke". Having been arrested as an Aboriginal man with the same name but Christian names reversed ... I'm of Scots and German Jew extraction and look like Bonny Prince Charlie ... when defending myself from an assault I witnessed this discrimination and racism first hand. Being disgusted, outraged and speaking out about this treatment of Aboriginal people would make me "woke".
Disliking gays, transsexuals, environmental policies or any other political or social policy you just don't agree with is not "woke".
Right wing media took the word and twisted it's meaning to take the sting out of and deflect from the words actual meaning and issues it relates to.
Like they do with "international rules based order" or the phrase "dole bludgers" that Rupert Murdock invented in his editorials of 1976 to denigrate the unemployed and their benefit payments.
Then there is the right wing economic phrase "tax payer money" which is the deliberate tuning of how money actually works so the public looks at it arse backwards in order to fight against the welfare state. I defy anyone to find "taxpayer issued" anywhere on any currency. Currency issuers have to spend money into an economy before anyone in that economy can obtain it to buy things with and pay taxes with.
I'm sure that after Croesus issued the first silver coins 2,600 years ago, some idiot went up to him shouting "My silver coin taxes pay for your lifestyle!" only to be told, "Hey dickhead .... Whose face is on all those silver coins in your hands? ... Guards execute this idiot for me."
I'm not gay, don't see the point of "transitioning" from a Karmic standpoint, educated enough to know that last chromosome in our DNA chain determining sex can be XX, XY, XXY, XYY and a few even more complicated combinations and understand how the greenhouse effect, Milankovitch Solar cycles work and can not see how any of these have to do with "woke" except as a right wing catch all phrase for, "Shit I disagree with."
All the sex and gender argument is irrelevant to me, it's their bodies, their lives as long as they are not infringing on my right to live my life how I wish and as I have no need to impose my life style choices on others then who cares except the intolerant.
But then I come from a highly dysfunctional and abusive Vietnam Veterans family so I'm not real keen on the whole "traditional family values" bullshit but I'm not going to impose my dislike of right wing "traditional family values" on others. If that's how they want to and choose to live their lives then good on them.
The climate shit. Well that's all basic science and pretty simple high school maths and again it's the right wing press pushing forward bullshit like "the climate always changes" disregarding the actual science and what it has been telling us for 120 years since Svante Arrhenius wrote the formulae scientifically accepted as the greenhouse effect.
So as you can see it is not "Western wokeness" that "discourages ... common sense and critical thinking skills."
It's intolerance, ignorance, stupidity and people wanting to impose their individual preferences and beliefs on others ... not to mention people misusing words they don't understand the actual meaning of.
Apart from that it was a good article but then I'm already "woke" to the bullshit and propaganda in the western main stream and social media.
In the early days of the SMO, there were photos circulating of "Russian attacks on Ukraine" which were taken from video games. Video games!!! And they were published in mainstream news!
Scott,
Question for Ask the Inspector:
This whole idea of a new arms control movement/agreements might be not so popular among the Russians. Understandably, Kinzhal, Poseidon, Sarmat (and the unknown rest) make the West very nervous atm and probably even willing to enter into negotiations with Russia. Russia, on the other hand, seems to be a decade ahead of the USA/NATO in terms of the strategic arms and missile defenses. Why do you think a million Russians would go on the streets to demand what could be seen - from a Russian point of view - as some kind of another "Minsk agreement" scheme to buy time for USA/NATO to catch up with Russia, the nation they still would certainly want to destroy at any given opportunity?
Critical thinking?! What planet are living on, Kevin? In our society these words are mutually exclusive. It seems to me, my good sire, that you totally forgot that we live in Orwellian world for many years. Remember Ministry of Truth? War is Peace? You live now in the country where critical thinking is encouraged and have pretty good advantage, which allows you to write your wonderful articles.
Keep up good work Mr. Kevin! :)
Excellent, well timed article Kevin, thank you.
It would seem that wisdom has been thrown away along with all its normal partners! Instant gratification, having our thinking done for us by our 'super-caring', unelected-elected-(does-it-even-matter-any-more-?)-overlords, and strict adherence to 'thou-shalt-not-question-the-MSM-Gov-Corps' are the order of the day, enforced by the ever-increasing wokeness of idiots who beleive they are right, because other woke idiots told them they are awake, when in fact all of them are deeply asleep, and just dreaming they are awake.
Is there any better example of "the blind leading the blind" than this politically militarized wokeness we are all being subjected to? I think not.
Critical thinking is the ONLY real protection against this pandemic of madness, along with good research skills, and a healthy dose of properly targetted cynicism.
That however won't stop the woke agenda, as narcicists only ever double-down, and the greater the oppostion, the greater their denials. Narcicists beleive their own lies with a faith that makes religous faith look weak, and against that, no amount of logic, wisdom, or common-sense can prevail.
It is high time that we made sure that we teach our children critical thinking and investigative skills, as these form the foundation of a great many skill-sets in life. Too many of us, and too many of our children have been robbed of this faculty, by a system which increasingly tells us to submit to the warm embrace of ignorance and obedience.
I think that what we are experiencing globally, is the rise and rule of narcicism and narcicists.
Personally, I don’t find Jeff’s wine lists entertaining. I find them time-consuming and I don’t have a lot of time.
Are there any courses in the high school system that teach critical thinking and common sense to children? These are life skills and I’ve run across several people lately that seem to have neither.
Little off the subject matter my first response OK my elders you to say don't believe everything you read or hear....and a photo is worth a million words.Well not anymore technology on steroids and just amigine when (A i) becomes a norm and integrated into every day mainstream society .Like the old 🎵 song goes times are a changing ... The way I see this country chucking along and for the past two decades and chain of events not sure if this old train can continue to pull this unbelievable and ridiculous over load. Question is who will be driving the train...
Thank you Kevin. People really need to learn how to apply "filters". But there is one thing: your common sense as an adequate person will be considered as "nonsense" by someone with total opposite views. You mentioned "ghost of Kiev". How about a grandmother who shoot down a Russian drone with a can of pickles(according to Elensky)? Ukrainian telegram channels were filled with "hoorays" to this grandma. Idiocy in the modern day world took over and so far is winning.
What is or is not the truth ? Fortunately there are still good honest trustworthy people all over the world 🌎. Unfortunately many have put there trust in outhers that they thought were right for the job or position as leaders to insure positive outcomes...As time progress We as hard working honest tax paying United States citizens are seeing that many erected national or state leadership is driving the train head on into a another train .Why I ask we'll simply put self indulging self centered individuals with one mission to deceive and twist the facts .Whats really hilarious to me that they many in positions of leadership really think many of us actually believe what there doing or saying is fact...Freedom of the press and people such as yourself that are dedicated and concerned and report and definitely share the truth of what's really going on..thank you all that continue to share with the American people factual news and reports the truth and nothing but the truth...And thank Scott Ridder and Norman and all involved to make it possible that we the people have and hopefully continue to be kept informed of the facts "Again thank you."!..
In all due respect, Scott, I just think of this as "Republican humor" nothing more. It shows people have little respect for the aging Joe as he flaunts his folksy grandpa gaffes on a daily basis. What is most worrying is that apparently the DNC can find no one to run against the next Republican challenger, no matter who it may be. They are apparently stuck with old reliable Joe. Democrats seem happy with the status quo, which is itself appalling. The attitude now is: "look everybody! We have full employment! Who cares about the rest of the world?"
Nice analyses. I personally knew the man who designed the "star and bars" insignia on all U.S. Military aircraft since 194*3*. So I sse pictures of our fighter planes at the battle of Midway (1942) with the insignia-- right?
I still cannot get over what I rcently watched (Youtube) Mr. Biden do to you in the Iraq Senate hearings where he referred to you as "ol' Scottie Boy" and explained to you your pay grade. He was having a brief [clinical, not metaphorical] psychotic episode there, like he continues to do on aoccasion. I didn't copy i but in his remarks about China in his recent State of hte Union address he said something that literally did not make sense in the English language. I collect pctures of him from the Internet which Ido not believe are fakes.
Nice one! Pls more of those!
My favorite?
CNN's Arwa Damon sniffing a backpack in Syria, concluding yes, this was in the chemical attack. Monty Python was way ahead of its time.
Exercising my critical thinking.
"Definition of woke adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
woke adjective
/wəʊk/
/wəʊk/
(informal, often disapproving)
aware of social and political issues, especially racism This word is often used in a disapproving way by people who think that some other people are too easily upset about these issues, or talk too much about them in a way that does not change anything.
We need to stay woke and keep fighting for what's right.
He criticized young people as ‘the painfully woke generation’."
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/woke_2
I live in the country with the highest per capita number of incarcerated aboriginal people, it's called Australia.
https://www.alrc.gov.au/publication/pathways-to-justice-inquiry-into-the-incarceration-rate-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples-alrc-report-133/executive-summary-15/disproportionate-incarceration-rate/
Being aware of the systemic racism and discrimination against Australian Aboriginals and speaking out against this racism and discrimination is "woke". Having been arrested as an Aboriginal man with the same name but Christian names reversed ... I'm of Scots and German Jew extraction and look like Bonny Prince Charlie ... when defending myself from an assault I witnessed this discrimination and racism first hand. Being disgusted, outraged and speaking out about this treatment of Aboriginal people would make me "woke".
Disliking gays, transsexuals, environmental policies or any other political or social policy you just don't agree with is not "woke".
Right wing media took the word and twisted it's meaning to take the sting out of and deflect from the words actual meaning and issues it relates to.
Like they do with "international rules based order" or the phrase "dole bludgers" that Rupert Murdock invented in his editorials of 1976 to denigrate the unemployed and their benefit payments.
Then there is the right wing economic phrase "tax payer money" which is the deliberate tuning of how money actually works so the public looks at it arse backwards in order to fight against the welfare state. I defy anyone to find "taxpayer issued" anywhere on any currency. Currency issuers have to spend money into an economy before anyone in that economy can obtain it to buy things with and pay taxes with.
I'm sure that after Croesus issued the first silver coins 2,600 years ago, some idiot went up to him shouting "My silver coin taxes pay for your lifestyle!" only to be told, "Hey dickhead .... Whose face is on all those silver coins in your hands? ... Guards execute this idiot for me."
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/paying-for-public-services-dr-steven-hails-solution,9945
I'm not gay, don't see the point of "transitioning" from a Karmic standpoint, educated enough to know that last chromosome in our DNA chain determining sex can be XX, XY, XXY, XYY and a few even more complicated combinations and understand how the greenhouse effect, Milankovitch Solar cycles work and can not see how any of these have to do with "woke" except as a right wing catch all phrase for, "Shit I disagree with."
All the sex and gender argument is irrelevant to me, it's their bodies, their lives as long as they are not infringing on my right to live my life how I wish and as I have no need to impose my life style choices on others then who cares except the intolerant.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/berdache
But then I come from a highly dysfunctional and abusive Vietnam Veterans family so I'm not real keen on the whole "traditional family values" bullshit but I'm not going to impose my dislike of right wing "traditional family values" on others. If that's how they want to and choose to live their lives then good on them.
The climate shit. Well that's all basic science and pretty simple high school maths and again it's the right wing press pushing forward bullshit like "the climate always changes" disregarding the actual science and what it has been telling us for 120 years since Svante Arrhenius wrote the formulae scientifically accepted as the greenhouse effect.
So as you can see it is not "Western wokeness" that "discourages ... common sense and critical thinking skills."
It's intolerance, ignorance, stupidity and people wanting to impose their individual preferences and beliefs on others ... not to mention people misusing words they don't understand the actual meaning of.
Apart from that it was a good article but then I'm already "woke" to the bullshit and propaganda in the western main stream and social media.
In the early days of the SMO, there were photos circulating of "Russian attacks on Ukraine" which were taken from video games. Video games!!! And they were published in mainstream news!