WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Long Read of the Day: Why Don’t They Believe Us?
byVanderleunonAugust 23, 2021
The same people who told you Brexit would never happen, that Trump would never win, that when he did win it was because of Russian collusion
but also because of racism, that you must follow lockdowns while they don’t, that masks don’t work, that masks do work, that social justice protests during pandemic lockdowns are a form of “health intervention,” that ransacking African American communities in the name of fighting racism is a “mostly peaceful” form of protest, that poor and underserved children locked out of shuttered schools are “still learning,” that Jussie Smollett was a victim of a hate crime, that men are toxic, that there is an infinite number of genders, that COVID couldn’t have come from a lab until maybe it did, that closing borders is racist until maybe it isn’t, that you shouldn’t take Trump’s vaccine, that you must take the vaccine developed during the Trump administration, that Andrew Cuomo is a great leader, that Andrew Cuomo is a granny killer, that the number of COVID deaths is one thing and then another … are the same people telling you now that the vaccine is safe, that you must take it, and that if you don’t, you will be a second-class citizen.
It’s not the warming, it’s the cooling. No wait! it’s the warming.
Clean out the salmon streams. No wait! Put the cover back in.
The Spotted Owl wants old growth forests. No wait! He thrives in clear cuts.
Democrats are for the working man. Wait! The GOPe is for the working man. Wait! The fukn working man needs to be taxed OTA and then we’re for him.
It’s the Summer of Love in Seattle. Wait! People are getting shot in that hell hole.
AR-15 rifles are unwanted. Wait! Every Biden voter wants one, now.
It’s the curve. Now it’s zero infections. It’s not Chloroquine. Now it’s Chloroquine.
Sit down. Stand up! Shut up! Speak up!
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
APT 379
Chico, Ca 95926
Green Pants Interior by Klahn
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
The same people who told you Brexit would never happen, that Trump would never win, that when he did win it was because of Russian collusion
Gerard Van der Leun
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Don’t believe shit.
It’s not the warming, it’s the cooling. No wait! it’s the warming.
Clean out the salmon streams. No wait! Put the cover back in.
The Spotted Owl wants old growth forests. No wait! He thrives in clear cuts.
Democrats are for the working man. Wait! The GOPe is for the working man. Wait! The fukn working man needs to be taxed OTA and then we’re for him.
It’s the Summer of Love in Seattle. Wait! People are getting shot in that hell hole.
AR-15 rifles are unwanted. Wait! Every Biden voter wants one, now.
It’s the curve. Now it’s zero infections. It’s not Chloroquine. Now it’s Chloroquine.
Sit down. Stand up! Shut up! Speak up!
We are taught at very young ages to recognize the difference between The Truth and a Lie, Right from Wrong.
Find myself asking if these basic life lessons are still being taught by parents grandparents. Have to believe they are.