Depending upon your perspective, there is no such thing as a “bad war”. Somebody makes a killing no matter who wins. Bad juju for one guy means good juju for another guy. It has been thus for 6000 years, and no amount of propaganda or law classes or sermons can possibly stop this. Take Zelenskyy—please—who has made a tidy sum since becoming the president of Ukraine. He is already a multimillionaire and, if he can stay out of Putin’s hands, will have a nice retirement.
For year after year the Biden, Pelosi, Romney and Kerry families all made a fortune off the ferociously corrupt carcass that goes by the name of “Ukraine”. In reality it existed only to pass money on to members of the ruling elites of the US, to provide a convenient threat to Putin and to prop up the Ukrainian company of Burisma. Now all those heady days are coming to an end. No wonder the ruling class of the US is in high dudgeon over the Russian invasion of their cash cow.
And let us be naïve and think that “somebody will pay” for all the mendacity and corruption surrounding this Ukraine fiasco. Nobody will pay anything. When have you ever heard of a member of the world’s ruling elite spending time in any prison? For that matter, when have you ever heard of any arms merchant spending time in any prison?
I’ve been in a mood. I took the afternoon went shooting my big sniper rifle this afternoon, only forty rounds. My rifle, a custom built 338 Lapua Mag, has its own Schmidt and Bender PMII, in MRAD, Thunder Beast can. 26 in #9 Krieger barrel, straight custom trigger breaks at 3 pounds, consistent.
Ended the day working 1600 yards. Was my day, everything clicked, my rounds are my own home grown, Once fired Lapua brass, gifted to me by British SAS, few years ago. I got all their once shot brass. match grade primers, 96g of VV N165, 300g, ELD bullets. Each bullet sized and weighed. I use a digital powder dump. Re weigh every third bullet.
Forty rounds launched, forty kill shots, like I said, it was my day. I’ve not shot my 338 lm, been saving my ammo. Long range skills are so so perishable, other then last week with the ar15 bull barrel and a month ago with a 300wm, I’m just not shooting.
My shoot foo magically worked like magic today. Unless your a distance shooter it’s hard to explain the magic feeling, a sense of accomplishment, hitting at distance.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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Capitalism!
Depending upon your perspective, there is no such thing as a “bad war”. Somebody makes a killing no matter who wins. Bad juju for one guy means good juju for another guy. It has been thus for 6000 years, and no amount of propaganda or law classes or sermons can possibly stop this. Take Zelenskyy—please—who has made a tidy sum since becoming the president of Ukraine. He is already a multimillionaire and, if he can stay out of Putin’s hands, will have a nice retirement.
For year after year the Biden, Pelosi, Romney and Kerry families all made a fortune off the ferociously corrupt carcass that goes by the name of “Ukraine”. In reality it existed only to pass money on to members of the ruling elites of the US, to provide a convenient threat to Putin and to prop up the Ukrainian company of Burisma. Now all those heady days are coming to an end. No wonder the ruling class of the US is in high dudgeon over the Russian invasion of their cash cow.
And let us be naïve and think that “somebody will pay” for all the mendacity and corruption surrounding this Ukraine fiasco. Nobody will pay anything. When have you ever heard of a member of the world’s ruling elite spending time in any prison? For that matter, when have you ever heard of any arms merchant spending time in any prison?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTK8torOylM
Nice job if you can get it.
True that!
Folks speak of killing Putin.
Seems to me the world would be much much better off with the physical removal of the names Mike mentioned plus 500 others, hung for their crimes.
I was thinking 1000, but 500 would make a good start. Sort of like a down payment.
No worries Mike, we can do it your way.
I’ve been in a mood. I took the afternoon went shooting my big sniper rifle this afternoon, only forty rounds. My rifle, a custom built 338 Lapua Mag, has its own Schmidt and Bender PMII, in MRAD, Thunder Beast can. 26 in #9 Krieger barrel, straight custom trigger breaks at 3 pounds, consistent.
Ended the day working 1600 yards. Was my day, everything clicked, my rounds are my own home grown, Once fired Lapua brass, gifted to me by British SAS, few years ago. I got all their once shot brass. match grade primers, 96g of VV N165, 300g, ELD bullets. Each bullet sized and weighed. I use a digital powder dump. Re weigh every third bullet.
Forty rounds launched, forty kill shots, like I said, it was my day. I’ve not shot my 338 lm, been saving my ammo. Long range skills are so so perishable, other then last week with the ar15 bull barrel and a month ago with a 300wm, I’m just not shooting.
My shoot foo magically worked like magic today. Unless your a distance shooter it’s hard to explain the magic feeling, a sense of accomplishment, hitting at distance.