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  • Not a great time for crypto
    We are already in a crypto bear market that still persists without showing us a clear path to recovery. In the meantime, we have the SEC that keeps going with its attacks with 13 laws against Binance.
    I don't know what the real motivation behind the US government where they don't provide clear guidance. Instead of keeping with the current attitude to bring those battles to the court.
    A system that has proved it can take a huge amount of capital, energy, etc...
    Can you imagine being in the shoes of the Binance CEO? It might be a real challenge for him to stay afloat with a positive vibe and attitude.
    The US dollar bleeding...
    We are at a convergence point the US is starting to lose its position of domination globally. They just keep rising the debt ceiling with more trillions of dollars.
    The solution is just to keep printing more money and diminish the purchasing power of people. I can start to understand why the BRICS countries want to finish with this global currency.
    Central banks keep purchasing gold to increase their reserve on their balance sheet. They know the US dollar is near its end as a global currency.
    Humans always keep repeating the same mistake over and over! In a real economy, the notion of easy money does not exist.
    People need to bring value for people to make a real economy.
    Now they want to freeze Binance US assets
    I have difficulty with this move because I don't believe Binance deserves to be attacked this way. The ongoing battle between Ripple and the SEC still persist since 2020 and the battle is not yet finished.
    Can you imagine if they freeze their assets how people will get their money back? I don't understand how the SEC is thinking in the current attack against Binance.
    How the company will pay it is billing and met it is obligations?
    Something we need to understand! The real motive behind the US government it they scare about crypto.
    When you read between the dots... When you use crypto, you can still stop using the US dollar entirely.
    In my case, I never use the US dollar and I wake up each day without stress. The US dollar is only paper backed by nothing!
    It is only a system of value for exchanging goods and services that people trust to use.
    Motivation to Attack a Chinese Entrepreneur
    We know the US has a big challenge with China that is becoming more powerful each day. The rivalry between both superpowers is there and hope not to see a war materialize in my lifetime.
    We have seen the same thing with the plan to ban TikTok on the US mainland. We live in a period of uncertainty and I don't know where that might go.
    This builder has facilitated millions of people to be exposed to the crypto industry.
    It is maybe a political move! It is hard to decipher the real agenda behind the US government's move.
    What I am thinking
    I am not happy to see this industry that I love so much be attacked once again by central entities. Crypto companies do not have clear clarity on how to operate within the US territory.
    Now those crypto entrepreneurs need to do a step back and fight a boring fight.
    I have good faith that something powerful will come out of this battle. Maybe more clarity because I know deep in my heart crypto is here to stay.
    Have a wonderful day!
    PS: It is only my personal opinion and always remember I am not a financial planner and always do your own research.

    Not a great time for crypto
    We are already in a crypto bear market that still persists without showing us a clear path to recovery. In the meantime, we have the SEC that keeps going with its attacks with 13 laws against Binance.
    I don't know what the real motivation behind the US government where they don't provide clear guidance. Instead of keeping with the current attitude to bring those battles to the court.
    A system that has proved it can take a huge amount of capital, energy, etc...
    Can you imagine being in the shoes of the Binance CEO? It might be a real challenge for him to stay afloat with a positive vibe and attitude.
    The US dollar bleeding...
    We are at a convergence point the US is starting to lose its position of domination globally. They just keep rising the debt ceiling with more trillions of dollars.
    The solution is just to keep printing more money and diminish the purchasing power of people. I can start to understand why the BRICS countries want to finish with this global currency.
    Central banks keep purchasing gold to increase their reserve on their balance sheet. They know the US dollar is near its end as a global currency.
    Humans always keep repeating the same mistake over and over! In a real economy, the notion of easy money does not exist.
    People need to bring value for people to make a real economy.
    Now they want to freeze Binance US assets
    I have difficulty with this move because I don't believe Binance deserves to be attacked this way. The ongoing battle between Ripple and the SEC still persist since 2020 and the battle is not yet finished.
    Can you imagine if they freeze their assets how people will get their money back? I don't understand how the SEC is thinking in the current attack against Binance.
    How the company will pay it is billing and met it is obligations?
    Something we need to understand! The real motive behind the US government it they scare about crypto.
    When you read between the dots... When you use crypto, you can still stop using the US dollar entirely.
    In my case, I never use the US dollar and I wake up each day without stress. The US dollar is only paper backed by nothing!
    It is only a system of value for exchanging goods and services that people trust to use.
    Motivation to Attack a Chinese Entrepreneur
    We know the US has a big challenge with China that is becoming more powerful each day. The rivalry between both superpowers is there and hope not to see a war materialize in my lifetime.
    We have seen the same thing with the plan to ban TikTok on the US mainland. We live in a period of uncertainty and I don't know where that might go.
    This builder has facilitated millions of people to be exposed to the crypto industry.
    It is maybe a political move! It is hard to decipher the real agenda behind the US government's move.
    What I am thinking
    I am not happy to see this industry that I love so much be attacked once again by central entities. Crypto companies do not have clear clarity on how to operate within the US territory.
    Now those crypto entrepreneurs need to do a step back and fight a boring fight.
    I have good faith that something powerful will come out of this battle. Maybe more clarity because I know deep in my heart crypto is here to stay.
    Have a wonderful day!
    PS: It is only my personal opinion and always remember I am not a financial planner and always do your own research.
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  • Introduction
    We cannot live quietly on a simple day in the realm of crypto without noises and turbulence. The market is boring and flat lately, but we have a lot of action with the SEC!
    Their purpose and mission is to protect customers' money. In reality, now they are attacking crypto companies without clarity. It is wrongdoing what they are trying to accomplish personally.
    Crypto companies beg for years for clear regulations in the crypto sector. You see the EU, have some advance with the MICA framework.
    Better to have something than nothing!
    Binance vs SEC
    The modus operandi is always the same as the SEC behavior. Binance keeps doing business as usual and received a letter stipulating what they have done wrong.
    Some crypto traded on their platform from the SEC perspective are considered securities. It is not clear what is the real definition of security for crypto with the regulations that exist today.
    We need to have a new and clear framework in place for cryptoassets like tokens, NFTs, etc... You cannot interpret the way you think is right and attack without any notice crypto companies that want to be legit.
    Those companies bring innovation with a lot of value for crypto investors. They provide a way for people to purchase, sell, and build wealth easily without the need to think too much.
    It is already a difficult ecosystem to master for a typical investor who just wants to have a presence in the crypto realm...
    Immediate consequences of this attack from the SEC
    From the headlines I check rapidly in the last 24 hours, 700 million was removed from the Binance liquidity. This reaction is people are scared of not being able to access their funds in the worst-case scenario.
    What people have not learned!
    You just leave crypto assets that intend you to trade. Not assets that you keep for the long term. It is not the first or last behavior like this we are going to expect.
    Bitcoin has crashed from this market sentiment. When BTC is in the red, the rest of the market follows the pattern!
    We love the volatility!
    If you can't handle it, you are in the wrong market...
    What to expect next?
    This is a legal battle that can take years before something can materialize. Those legal fees from the government are paid with people's taxes...
    In the case of Binance, I believe you can reduce the legal fees from your business expense. But I am not quite sure...
    This is very costly for a company to battle because you need to hire the best layers. You need to fight with the interpretation of words and laws in place.
    The results are years of energy spending, stress, and suffering for the crypto industry.
    The US seems to fight for innovation in its territory and make sure crypto is moving to other international jurisdictions.
    My perspective
    I believe is not good for the whole industry's constant attacks from the SEC entity. No matter what they are trying it will not change the path of crypto penetration and prosperity.
    People understand the risk of crypto and if they intend to purchase them. They know the risks and rewards associated with it.
    I hope this battle will not last years and both parties can find a fast settlement.
    PS: It is my personal opinion and I am not a financial advisor. Always do your own research.

    Introduction
    We cannot live quietly on a simple day in the realm of crypto without noises and turbulence. The market is boring and flat lately, but we have a lot of action with the SEC!
    Their purpose and mission is to protect customers' money. In reality, now they are attacking crypto companies without clarity. It is wrongdoing what they are trying to accomplish personally.
    Crypto companies beg for years for clear regulations in the crypto sector. You see the EU, have some advance with the MICA framework.
    Better to have something than nothing!
    Binance vs SEC
    The modus operandi is always the same as the SEC behavior. Binance keeps doing business as usual and received a letter stipulating what they have done wrong.
    Some crypto traded on their platform from the SEC perspective are considered securities. It is not clear what is the real definition of security for crypto with the regulations that exist today.
    We need to have a new and clear framework in place for cryptoassets like tokens, NFTs, etc... You cannot interpret the way you think is right and attack without any notice crypto companies that want to be legit.
    Those companies bring innovation with a lot of value for crypto investors. They provide a way for people to purchase, sell, and build wealth easily without the need to think too much.
    It is already a difficult ecosystem to master for a typical investor who just wants to have a presence in the crypto realm...
    Immediate consequences of this attack from the SEC
    From the headlines I check rapidly in the last 24 hours, 700 million was removed from the Binance liquidity. This reaction is people are scared of not being able to access their funds in the worst-case scenario.
    What people have not learned!
    You just leave crypto assets that intend you to trade. Not assets that you keep for the long term. It is not the first or last behavior like this we are going to expect.
    Bitcoin has crashed from this market sentiment. When BTC is in the red, the rest of the market follows the pattern!
    We love the volatility!
    If you can't handle it, you are in the wrong market...
    What to expect next?
    This is a legal battle that can take years before something can materialize. Those legal fees from the government are paid with people's taxes...
    In the case of Binance, I believe you can reduce the legal fees from your business expense. But I am not quite sure...
    This is very costly for a company to battle because you need to hire the best layers. You need to fight with the interpretation of words and laws in place.
    The results are years of energy spending, stress, and suffering for the crypto industry.
    The US seems to fight for innovation in its territory and make sure crypto is moving to other international jurisdictions.
    My perspective
    I believe is not good for the whole industry's constant attacks from the SEC entity. No matter what they are trying it will not change the path of crypto penetration and prosperity.
    People understand the risk of crypto and if they intend to purchase them. They know the risks and rewards associated with it.
    I hope this battle will not last years and both parties can find a fast settlement.
    PS: It is my personal opinion and I am not a financial advisor. Always do your own research.
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    Two U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons conduct tactical training over Texas

    - 2006

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  • Greetings bosses and welcome to my post.

    The world could be a cruel place to be in and it could also be a beautiful place as well as a stressful place. What the world is to you is dependent on the hard and smart work you put into your path of financial vindication.

    This post is based on a true life story, and I want to use this medium to motivate everyone out there who think that life is worst to them.

    Life is really cruel and heartless to me, but in all, we move forward never to go back wards. I believe that giving up isn't an option because all other works will be a waste if I give up now.

    **THE STORY**

    Nwothini was born to a great family of 4 with him being the second son, while having an eldest sister and two other brothers.

    Growing up, things began to go north and I had to fend for myself from a very young age. I was around 6-8 years old when I first made my 2 thousand Naira with hard work. Back then, 2 thousand Naira is like 6 thousand Naira now, and I was paid this money on a weekly basis.

    I worked with a wholesale shop. I was the short distance transporter then and my boss transported long distance. At times I do follow him for long distance transportation while his wife was the accountant. Back then, I do use a wheel barrow for short distance transportation and it was really stressful.

    I worked for sometime after which I quit because of the stress and my body was too young to keep up with that stress.

    After some time, when I was around 9 - 10 years of age, I got another job where I was paid the same amount.

    I worked with a man who bakes meat roll, egg role, fish roll, burger and many things. (He taught me this skill which I've forgotten now though) and still paid me cause the work load was much. After I finished baking with him, the suppliers will carry it on their show glass and hawk it around.

    I got feeding from there a x I didn't have to spend much money because after everything, I will save some, and bring some home to add to the feeding money for my family.

    Dad left when I was born, so it was just mom and she refused to remarry.

    I thought I had found vindication from my current work, because I was able to support my family financially but life had a very interesting path for me.

    I wouldn't say we were poor, but middle class because everyone strived hard to make sure that we survived.

    After some years of working there and schooling at the same time, mom said we had to relocate to the east (imo state Nigeria) which we did, but I was really pained because I was making a living and I was really happy with my current work.

    We relocated to the east thinking that the path will be better, not knowing that things was about to get really bad. After much struggles, I couldn't bare it no more, so I had to look for something to do.

    That was when I started going for laborer job. I mixed cement for a brick layer at the age of 16 and I did it for some time and still doing it till date.. yes even as a Nursing student.
    ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZTzC1Wozz1tVeabm4SXs4tKZQPrVdcNghTxcpmiW85eq/img_1734.jpeg)

    After all the ups ad downs, I managed to graduate from secondary school with a good grade which still surprises me up till date, and that was when I decided to do nursing.

    My nursing career is as a result of what life has thrown to me and I really don't want nobody to face such. I'm just summarizing things here to be honest.

    I started my nursing career few years ago and it has been filled with ups and downs. We had a hangout in hive learners community last Monday and I told them I nearly committed suicide at one stage of life, but seeing why I started, looking at the people that are with me, and looking at tons of people out there I will help via charity, I decided to keep living.

    Currently, I am a man of many talents.
    ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmY7ddniSJWBFQ2aUhNewhTh5y3v6WJDXcVDCXHs8oPbPo/img_20230602_094737_161.jpg)

    ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSoMRtRNkqPyRoMpnrzYxJuLqiPpBWcGmSBo14SekcLZM/img_20230602_090433_666.jpg)

    At my current age, I do go for carpentry works,

    I carry blocks for a block company,
    ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmcLUENdzydtcFU2u7FLhafLK3xbTf7PeFMtuqEnUkp9qD/img_20230605_131505_278.jpg)

    I manage my provision store which I opened with the money gotten from the little jobs I do,

    I still know how to fix wires (electrician)

    ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZuo1GhtGqD6eDyyx6MT4E9ze6tBQbw8h6g5vqkQiLo5e/img_20230530_095454_211.jpg)

    I know how to sew (tailoring)

    And I am still a blogger and crypto spot trader.
    If someone told you that I do these things, will you believe? NO. I do anything for money except illegal things.

    I do anything that could get money and all these money I forward to my schooling.. yes.. when I started hive newly, I removed the money I got due to school problems, and even in Steemit (I was an author there too... My username is @ delightharris), I had to power down and channel the money into my school.

    Currently I am owing a 125,000 Naira but I'm just hoping and working hard towards it. I believe in my hard and smart works and I believe in my creator to give me strength... What don't kill me will always make me stronger in life, and this, I will accomplish and get my license to practice, then impact the world positively.

    **THE MOTIVATION**

    One things I've come to learn in life is that, if you're like a Christian that prays for God to do everything for you, my dear you'll perish. I believe that God has given us "dominion." In genesis he said "and let them have dominion." This implies that I have the power to do things, I have the authority to command things to work for me, but all these I could achieve through hard and smart work, including determination, self control, positive spirituality, loyalty, humility, as well as good vibes.

    I am a student nurse currently who is in his Final years, and my dream of charity is about to be accomplished by Grace.

    So what is holding you? If I could realize myself at age 6 and get out of my comfort zone to work, what about you? Yes two people ain't the same, but you're better than a 6 year old.

    Irrespective of what life is throwing at us, we should be strong enough to fight head on with it. What doesn't kill you will make you stronger and, and if I die trying, it's better for me than to lead a miserable and poor life.

    If you feel like crying in the process, shout out loud and cry your heart out.. if you feel angry and annoyed, look at your reflexion in a mirror and ask yourself, what is wrong and how I'm I going to solve this problem.. if you feel like giving up, remind yourself why you started and the people who are hoping that you make it in life, and when you reach your dreams, **put in kindness to the world,** help the needy, and tell them to help other persons and by so doing, the world will be a better place.

    The change you seek begins from you.

    Thank you for reading, I really appreciate you stopping by, and all the support I have been getting.

    I love you all.


    Greetings bosses and welcome to my post.

    The world could be a cruel place to be in and it could also be a beautiful place as well as a stressful place. What the world is to you is dependent on the hard and smart work you put into your path of financial vindication.

    This post is based on a true life story, and I want to use this medium to motivate everyone out there who think that life is worst to them.

    Life is really cruel and heartless to me, but in all, we move forward never to go back wards. I believe that giving up isn't an option because all other works will be a waste if I give up now.

    **THE STORY**

    Nwothini was born to a great family of 4 with him being the second son, while having an eldest sister and two other brothers.

    Growing up, things began to go north and I had to fend for myself from a very young age. I was around 6-8 years old when I first made my 2 thousand Naira with hard work. Back then, 2 thousand Naira is like 6 thousand Naira now, and I was paid this money on a weekly basis.

    I worked with a wholesale shop. I was the short distance transporter then and my boss transported long distance. At times I do follow him for long distance transportation while his wife was the accountant. Back then, I do use a wheel barrow for short distance transportation and it was really stressful.

    I worked for sometime after which I quit because of the stress and my body was too young to keep up with that stress.

    After some time, when I was around 9 - 10 years of age, I got another job where I was paid the same amount.

    I worked with a man who bakes meat roll, egg role, fish roll, burger and many things. (He taught me this skill which I've forgotten now though) and still paid me cause the work load was much. After I finished baking with him, the suppliers will carry it on their show glass and hawk it around.

    I got feeding from there a x I didn't have to spend much money because after everything, I will save some, and bring some home to add to the feeding money for my family.

    Dad left when I was born, so it was just mom and she refused to remarry.

    I thought I had found vindication from my current work, because I was able to support my family financially but life had a very interesting path for me.

    I wouldn't say we were poor, but middle class because everyone strived hard to make sure that we survived.

    After some years of working there and schooling at the same time, mom said we had to relocate to the east (imo state Nigeria) which we did, but I was really pained because I was making a living and I was really happy with my current work.

    We relocated to the east thinking that the path will be better, not knowing that things was about to get really bad. After much struggles, I couldn't bare it no more, so I had to look for something to do.

    That was when I started going for laborer job. I mixed cement for a brick layer at the age of 16 and I did it for some time and still doing it till date.. yes even as a Nursing student.
    ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZTzC1Wozz1tVeabm4SXs4tKZQPrVdcNghTxcpmiW85eq/img_1734.jpeg)

    After all the ups ad downs, I managed to graduate from secondary school with a good grade which still surprises me up till date, and that was when I decided to do nursing.

    My nursing career is as a result of what life has thrown to me and I really don't want nobody to face such. I'm just summarizing things here to be honest.

    I started my nursing career few years ago and it has been filled with ups and downs. We had a hangout in hive learners community last Monday and I told them I nearly committed suicide at one stage of life, but seeing why I started, looking at the people that are with me, and looking at tons of people out there I will help via charity, I decided to keep living.

    Currently, I am a man of many talents.
    ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmY7ddniSJWBFQ2aUhNewhTh5y3v6WJDXcVDCXHs8oPbPo/img_20230602_094737_161.jpg)

    ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSoMRtRNkqPyRoMpnrzYxJuLqiPpBWcGmSBo14SekcLZM/img_20230602_090433_666.jpg)

    At my current age, I do go for carpentry works,

    I carry blocks for a block company,
    ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmcLUENdzydtcFU2u7FLhafLK3xbTf7PeFMtuqEnUkp9qD/img_20230605_131505_278.jpg)

    I manage my provision store which I opened with the money gotten from the little jobs I do,

    I still know how to fix wires (electrician)

    ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZuo1GhtGqD6eDyyx6MT4E9ze6tBQbw8h6g5vqkQiLo5e/img_20230530_095454_211.jpg)

    I know how to sew (tailoring)

    And I am still a blogger and crypto spot trader.
    If someone told you that I do these things, will you believe? NO. I do anything for money except illegal things.

    I do anything that could get money and all these money I forward to my schooling.. yes.. when I started hive newly, I removed the money I got due to school problems, and even in Steemit (I was an author there too... My username is @ delightharris), I had to power down and channel the money into my school.

    Currently I am owing a 125,000 Naira but I'm just hoping and working hard towards it. I believe in my hard and smart works and I believe in my creator to give me strength... What don't kill me will always make me stronger in life, and this, I will accomplish and get my license to practice, then impact the world positively.

    **THE MOTIVATION**

    One things I've come to learn in life is that, if you're like a Christian that prays for God to do everything for you, my dear you'll perish. I believe that God has given us "dominion." In genesis he said "and let them have dominion." This implies that I have the power to do things, I have the authority to command things to work for me, but all these I could achieve through hard and smart work, including determination, self control, positive spirituality, loyalty, humility, as well as good vibes.

    I am a student nurse currently who is in his Final years, and my dream of charity is about to be accomplished by Grace.

    So what is holding you? If I could realize myself at age 6 and get out of my comfort zone to work, what about you? Yes two people ain't the same, but you're better than a 6 year old.

    Irrespective of what life is throwing at us, we should be strong enough to fight head on with it. What doesn't kill you will make you stronger and, and if I die trying, it's better for me than to lead a miserable and poor life.

    If you feel like crying in the process, shout out loud and cry your heart out.. if you feel angry and annoyed, look at your reflexion in a mirror and ask yourself, what is wrong and how I'm I going to solve this problem.. if you feel like giving up, remind yourself why you started and the people who are hoping that you make it in life, and when you reach your dreams, **put in kindness to the world,** help the needy, and tell them to help other persons and by so doing, the world will be a better place.

    The change you seek begins from you.

    Thank you for reading, I really appreciate you stopping by, and all the support I have been getting.

    I love you all.

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  • Good morning guys. It's another beautiful new week and new opportunity. Always be consistent and diligent in whatever you do in life. Never you let someone to look down on you. How do you fight that, when them looked down on you, you must ensure your head is high. Enjoy a beautiful week ahead. My name is Eberechi (God's Mercy) and I live by the grace and mercy of God.
    Good morning guys. It's another beautiful new week and new opportunity. Always be consistent and diligent in whatever you do in life. Never you let someone to look down on you. How do you fight that, when them looked down on you, you must ensure your head is high. Enjoy a beautiful week ahead. My name is Eberechi (God's Mercy) and I live by the grace and mercy of God.
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  • ![pexels-brokenadmiral-16012186-tyranny and oppression.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/rzc24-nftbbg/23ynQgZc7LuDeZbLkc28jY75PPVWsmy3MZuGXGYARnsoqVqTdCoLfvYZAKpFiDHiVZ1kU.jpg)
    [Photo Credit](https://www.pexels.com/photo/photography-travel-church-monument-16012186/)
    Waking up this Saturday morning, I didn’t expect that my Bible story about financial freedom will be upvoted by the curators on Hive, LeoFinance, and other front ends, and particularly @leo.voter. Consequently, I got motivated to continue this morning with the third part of this series on The Way to Financial Freedom. I also intend to submit this present article to the Zealy campaign to complete The Writer Quest under Weekly Side Quests.
    Before I proceed, let me just share with you the first two articles I published in this series to provide a sense of continuity. I consider this important to consider the specific context I have in mind to avoid possible misconceptions:


    The Way to Financial Freedom Part 1


    The Way to Financial Freedom Part 2


    After providing the links above to my previous article, I now feel at ease to resume the second part of our content in this story taken from the Old Testament. This time, I want to share an overview of three basic principles taken from Exodus Chapter 1 about the evil of tyranny and oppression.
    Three Basic Principles
    Political oppression is a result of ignorance, vs. 1 -8.
    To apply this insight to our time is unthinkable for our generation prides itself on living in The Information Age. But the kind of ignorance I am referring to based on our story is not the lack of technical or professional information, but the absence of historical knowledge. As the popular saying goes, “Ignorance of the past is bound to repeat its mistake.” And this is the kind of ignorance that we see here.
    For your information, there is a long time gap between the closing of the first book of the Bible, Genesis, and the opening of the second book, Exodus. During that interval, Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died. And at the same time, Genesis concluded with a moderate size of Israel prospering in Egypt while Exodus starts with a nation-sized Israel suffering slavery in Egypt. And the primary cause of this slavery was ignorance of the past. Particularly, it was ignorance of Joseph and how his God saved Egypt and made its name great. Such ignorance resulted in a risky decision that would endanger the future of the nation. Pharaoh committed not only an erroneous economic decision by enslaving productive people but also placed Egypt in great danger by challenging the God of Israel.
    Notice here is the difference between the Pharaoh of Joseph's time and the Pharaoh of Moses' time. Both were kings, but their response to the God of Israel was different. In the case of the Pharaoh of Joseph's day, he acknowledged Joseph's access to accurate secret knowledge, and he honored him and his family, granting Joseph power and authority over Egypt. That Pharaoh bowed down to God's sovereignty and God's word. As a result, God blessed his kingdom.
    In contrast, the Pharaoh of Moses' time was ignorant of Joseph and his deeds and oppressed the Israelites with forced labor. Such a mistake was both an economic disaster and a direct challenge to the God of Israel.
    We see in this story that ignorance of the past is a very dangerous thing. Many people, particularly policymakers, ignore not only the lessons of the past but also the applicability of God's law in our time. As a result of this kind of ignorance, the world now is in a serious crisis. And instead of returning to God and his law and sound economic practice, civil governments continue to despise either knowing or unknowingly the law of God in their destructive monetary and public policies.
    Take for instance the zero-interest rate policy (ZIRP) and negative interest rate policy (NIRP). Such policies were not only punishing the savers but robbing the people of their savings. These policies discourage saving and promote borrowing. As King Solomon said, "The borrower is a slave to the lender" (Proverbs 22:7). And so, debt is a form of slavery and it is very popular in our time. Today, the entire global economy is operating based on debt. Nations, corporations, and families are immersed in debt. Debt is the modern version of ancient oppression and slavery.
    I think not until our generation will return to the serious study of God's law and apply it to our time, we cannot escape the present crisis. I also believe that the study and application of God's law must first start with Christian families and Christian churches. Through the witness of the Christian Church, society will be changed.
    Oppression is promoted through popular political speech, vs. 9-14.
    Pharaoh said, "Look, the Israelites have become much too numerous for us. Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country." Something is wrong with this political speech. The King didn't like the Israelites, particularly their growing number. The King was afraid that the Jews might join their enemies and leave the country. And so, to prevent the dangers caused by population growth, war threat, and massive exodus, Pharaoh came up with a solution: slavery.
    This is wrong because the Israelites came to Egypt a generation ago as free people. Egypt has been blessed economically through the productivity of the Jews. By making them slaves, Pharaoh was depriving them of their basic human right, to live free. And not only that, Pharaoh expected the Jews to remain productive to contribute to the national economy under tyrannical rule. Pharaoh wanted economic growth despite his violation of God's law. Such public policy would certainly end in disaster.
    All the human capital of the Jews was focused to serve Pharaoh's end. It was such a great waste of human capital. Like Pharaoh, many socialists in the past such as Hitler, Mao Zedong, Lenin, and Stalin committed great mistakes by wasting both the lives and the resources of their people under tyrannical rule. Many central planners these days ignore the lessons of the past and they keep repeating the mistakes of the past. These modern versions of tyranny are wasteful and ultimately self-destructive.
    Again, as God's people, we must know what the law of God says about these things. Without such knowledge, we will unknowingly embrace ideas that are in reality disastrous not only to us and the society at large but also to the next generation. Only the law of God can give us the wisdom to discern whether a political speech is consistent with the teachings of the Bible or not.
    Oppression is justified through unjust laws, vs. 15 – 22.
    Pharaoh thought that by oppressing the Jews, their number would decrease. But the Bible said, "The more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so, the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites." Realizing that his original plan failed, Pharaoh came up with another evil plan: to kill the Jewish boy infants. However, the midwives feared God and did not obey what the King told them. This is an example of civil disobedience against a tyrannical law. And so, Pharaoh made a wicked law: throw every boy that is born into the Nile. The law has been weaponized to kill infants. Yes, legislators no longer make laws with the outright intent of killing people, but they are done nevertheless in a more subtle way. A scrutiny of many laws in our time, and you will see how destructive they are to life, freedom, and property.
    Here, political leaders make laws to justify their tyranny and oppression. The order of Pharaoh was legal as far as Egyptian law is concerned. Without the law of God, there is no way we can say whether such a law is just or not. Nations' laws are under God's law. If political leaders are making laws against the law of God, we as Christians should follow what the Hebrew midwives did. In the New Testament, Peter said, "We must obey God rather than men!" Many politicians these days think that the law of God has nothing to say about public policy, and so they make laws and policies, which are contrary to God's law. Popular examples of these include abortion, same-sex marriage, and the current monetary system. In the eyes of God, these are murder, immorality, and theft. By making these kinds of laws, civil governments have made sins legal.
    And so, we see that Exodus chapter 1 teaches us that ignorance of the past results in oppression, popular political speech promotes oppression, and unjust laws justify oppression. This type of oppression did not stop in Moses' time. The spirit of the Pharaoh of Moses’ time still lives especially in a time of crisis where we live right now.
    When governments and politicians ignore the law of God and make humanistic laws and economic decisions, nations suffer from a new kind of slavery. Yes, by knowing the truth that is in Jesus, we are now set free from the power of sin, including legal plunder. And one of its most subtle forms is the existing monetary system of fiat currency. To explain the character and nature of fiat currency would require longer elaboration, which is impossible for us to achieve in this short article. What I intend to do is to offer you a way to understand our current situation for you to find a way out of financial slavery. And there is no better way to do that than to understand what is currently happening in the world of finance and technology. And that will be the topic for the next three articles.
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    Waking up this Saturday morning, I didn’t expect that my Bible story about financial freedom will be upvoted by the curators on Hive, LeoFinance, and other front ends, and particularly @leo.voter. Consequently, I got motivated to continue this morning with the third part of this series on The Way to Financial Freedom. I also intend to submit this present article to the Zealy campaign to complete The Writer Quest under Weekly Side Quests.
    Before I proceed, let me just share with you the first two articles I published in this series to provide a sense of continuity. I consider this important to consider the specific context I have in mind to avoid possible misconceptions:


    The Way to Financial Freedom Part 1


    The Way to Financial Freedom Part 2


    After providing the links above to my previous article, I now feel at ease to resume the second part of our content in this story taken from the Old Testament. This time, I want to share an overview of three basic principles taken from Exodus Chapter 1 about the evil of tyranny and oppression.
    Three Basic Principles
    Political oppression is a result of ignorance, vs. 1 -8.
    To apply this insight to our time is unthinkable for our generation prides itself on living in The Information Age. But the kind of ignorance I am referring to based on our story is not the lack of technical or professional information, but the absence of historical knowledge. As the popular saying goes, “Ignorance of the past is bound to repeat its mistake.” And this is the kind of ignorance that we see here.
    For your information, there is a long time gap between the closing of the first book of the Bible, Genesis, and the opening of the second book, Exodus. During that interval, Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died. And at the same time, Genesis concluded with a moderate size of Israel prospering in Egypt while Exodus starts with a nation-sized Israel suffering slavery in Egypt. And the primary cause of this slavery was ignorance of the past. Particularly, it was ignorance of Joseph and how his God saved Egypt and made its name great. Such ignorance resulted in a risky decision that would endanger the future of the nation. Pharaoh committed not only an erroneous economic decision by enslaving productive people but also placed Egypt in great danger by challenging the God of Israel.
    Notice here is the difference between the Pharaoh of Joseph's time and the Pharaoh of Moses' time. Both were kings, but their response to the God of Israel was different. In the case of the Pharaoh of Joseph's day, he acknowledged Joseph's access to accurate secret knowledge, and he honored him and his family, granting Joseph power and authority over Egypt. That Pharaoh bowed down to God's sovereignty and God's word. As a result, God blessed his kingdom.
    In contrast, the Pharaoh of Moses' time was ignorant of Joseph and his deeds and oppressed the Israelites with forced labor. Such a mistake was both an economic disaster and a direct challenge to the God of Israel.
    We see in this story that ignorance of the past is a very dangerous thing. Many people, particularly policymakers, ignore not only the lessons of the past but also the applicability of God's law in our time. As a result of this kind of ignorance, the world now is in a serious crisis. And instead of returning to God and his law and sound economic practice, civil governments continue to despise either knowing or unknowingly the law of God in their destructive monetary and public policies.
    Take for instance the zero-interest rate policy (ZIRP) and negative interest rate policy (NIRP). Such policies were not only punishing the savers but robbing the people of their savings. These policies discourage saving and promote borrowing. As King Solomon said, "The borrower is a slave to the lender" (Proverbs 22:7). And so, debt is a form of slavery and it is very popular in our time. Today, the entire global economy is operating based on debt. Nations, corporations, and families are immersed in debt. Debt is the modern version of ancient oppression and slavery.
    I think not until our generation will return to the serious study of God's law and apply it to our time, we cannot escape the present crisis. I also believe that the study and application of God's law must first start with Christian families and Christian churches. Through the witness of the Christian Church, society will be changed.
    Oppression is promoted through popular political speech, vs. 9-14.
    Pharaoh said, "Look, the Israelites have become much too numerous for us. Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country." Something is wrong with this political speech. The King didn't like the Israelites, particularly their growing number. The King was afraid that the Jews might join their enemies and leave the country. And so, to prevent the dangers caused by population growth, war threat, and massive exodus, Pharaoh came up with a solution: slavery.
    This is wrong because the Israelites came to Egypt a generation ago as free people. Egypt has been blessed economically through the productivity of the Jews. By making them slaves, Pharaoh was depriving them of their basic human right, to live free. And not only that, Pharaoh expected the Jews to remain productive to contribute to the national economy under tyrannical rule. Pharaoh wanted economic growth despite his violation of God's law. Such public policy would certainly end in disaster.
    All the human capital of the Jews was focused to serve Pharaoh's end. It was such a great waste of human capital. Like Pharaoh, many socialists in the past such as Hitler, Mao Zedong, Lenin, and Stalin committed great mistakes by wasting both the lives and the resources of their people under tyrannical rule. Many central planners these days ignore the lessons of the past and they keep repeating the mistakes of the past. These modern versions of tyranny are wasteful and ultimately self-destructive.
    Again, as God's people, we must know what the law of God says about these things. Without such knowledge, we will unknowingly embrace ideas that are in reality disastrous not only to us and the society at large but also to the next generation. Only the law of God can give us the wisdom to discern whether a political speech is consistent with the teachings of the Bible or not.
    Oppression is justified through unjust laws, vs. 15 – 22.
    Pharaoh thought that by oppressing the Jews, their number would decrease. But the Bible said, "The more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so, the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites." Realizing that his original plan failed, Pharaoh came up with another evil plan: to kill the Jewish boy infants. However, the midwives feared God and did not obey what the King told them. This is an example of civil disobedience against a tyrannical law. And so, Pharaoh made a wicked law: throw every boy that is born into the Nile. The law has been weaponized to kill infants. Yes, legislators no longer make laws with the outright intent of killing people, but they are done nevertheless in a more subtle way. A scrutiny of many laws in our time, and you will see how destructive they are to life, freedom, and property.
    Here, political leaders make laws to justify their tyranny and oppression. The order of Pharaoh was legal as far as Egyptian law is concerned. Without the law of God, there is no way we can say whether such a law is just or not. Nations' laws are under God's law. If political leaders are making laws against the law of God, we as Christians should follow what the Hebrew midwives did. In the New Testament, Peter said, "We must obey God rather than men!" Many politicians these days think that the law of God has nothing to say about public policy, and so they make laws and policies, which are contrary to God's law. Popular examples of these include abortion, same-sex marriage, and the current monetary system. In the eyes of God, these are murder, immorality, and theft. By making these kinds of laws, civil governments have made sins legal.
    And so, we see that Exodus chapter 1 teaches us that ignorance of the past results in oppression, popular political speech promotes oppression, and unjust laws justify oppression. This type of oppression did not stop in Moses' time. The spirit of the Pharaoh of Moses’ time still lives especially in a time of crisis where we live right now.
    When governments and politicians ignore the law of God and make humanistic laws and economic decisions, nations suffer from a new kind of slavery. Yes, by knowing the truth that is in Jesus, we are now set free from the power of sin, including legal plunder. And one of its most subtle forms is the existing monetary system of fiat currency. To explain the character and nature of fiat currency would require longer elaboration, which is impossible for us to achieve in this short article. What I intend to do is to offer you a way to understand our current situation for you to find a way out of financial slavery. And there is no better way to do that than to understand what is currently happening in the world of finance and technology. And that will be the topic for the next three articles.
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  • "God loves and celebrates life. So must we."

    You make known to me the path of life… (Psalm 16:11)

    For many in America today, the advent of June signals the beginning of what has been labeled “Pride Month” by the activist Left. Originally linked to what is called the “Stonewall Uprising,” Pride Month symbolizes glowing affirmation of LGBTQ identity.

    All June long, corporations and cultural institutions practically trip over themselves to promote their involvement in Pride Month, putting many Christians (or people who simply hold to a traditional sexual ethic) in difficult spots. When we try to watch a show at the end of a workday, our entertainment platforms drive us to Pride Month content. When buying a tube of toothpaste at our local big-box store, Pride Month displays greet us. When we watch sports, teams wear rainbow patches to celebrate Pride Month. The celebration of LGBTQ identity feels ubiquitous, and belies the claim that our public square is “neutral” and closed to assertive worldviews.

    𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬
    From many angles, the entire tone of June in America has shifted. It is one of aggressive approval of a heart attitude that the Word of God rebukes in no uncertain terms: pride. To be proud in one’s natural instincts and desires is to go against God at full velocity. It is to put oneself under certain threat of eternal judgment. Sin, after all, is at base nothing other than pride — it is choosing one’s way over God’s way, and one’s instinctual desires over God’s eternal truth. How we Christians should tremble and pray for all who exult in Pride Month. How we should reach out to them, and proclaim Christ in love to fellow sinners just like us.

    But we should not stop there. We have our own cause to celebrate in June. Our cause, quite simply, is life. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the devastatingly inhumane court decision that since 1973 has enabled the destruction of millions upon millions of children. In the long annals of public jurisprudence, one can scarcely find a more wicked measure than Roe. Yet in his all-wise providence, God saw fit to strike Roe down right in the middle of Pride Month. What a rebuke! What an otherworldly intervention.

    It’s hard to underplay just how shocking this development was and is. News of the coming overturning of Roe started leaking in early May 2022. Personally, I happened to be flying into D.C. for FRC meetings just as this news broke. It seemed too wonderful to be true: the most monstrously evil decision in modern American history was going to be struck down? The night after word got out, FRC staffer David Closson and I went to the Supreme Court. The tone was one of rage as countless young men and women protested the news. I scarcely knew what to do as David and I wound our way through the huge — and very angry — crowds. Was this real life?

    𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡
    It was indeed real life. But those days of dazed wonderment are over. Now, as in ancient Israel, have come the days of settled joy. No, the fight against abortion is not over, not by a long shot. But believers should celebrate genuinely God-given victories. We who are saved by grace would be ungrateful children indeed if we did not honor this great outcome in the public square, one akin to the ban on slavery in Wilberforce’s day. Toward that end, here’s my encouragement: all through June, celebrate “Life Month.”

    We should not do so in an obnoxious way. We are not fighting flesh and blood, after all. But in days that feel so dark, God has given us a great victory. This means that June is no longer a month for exalting human pride; June is a month for exalting God’s greatness. It is a time to rejoice in God’s gift of life, natural life, and spiritual life. God is our Creator, making every image-bearer such that every single unborn child has God-given dignity, worth, and purpose. God is also our Redeemer, making dead sinners live through the gospel message (Romans 1:16).

    There is no better message than this. It is far, far greater than the pagan gospel, the message that you will find true happiness by embracing your natural instincts and then finding affirmation from others in them. This is no gospel at all, in reality, and it leads to fleshly captivity. But according to the true gospel, there is a way out of this enslavement. God is not only Creator and Redeemer, but Lord. The risen and ascended Christ rules the cosmos. At present, his rule is a spiritual rule, calling us to forsake the flesh, join the visible church as members, and live by grace as salt and light in this realm. In human pride, there is slavery; in Christ alone, there is freedom.

    𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞
    Our world loves death, for death is what following the father of lies gets you. But Christians love life, for life is what God delights to form, naturally but especially spiritually. So, in June, I encourage you: celebrate Life Month. Praise God for his grace. Share your celebration on social media. Create graphics and images, and promote them. Do podcasts about this. Don’t be silent; don’t be intimidated by our pagan culture into muteness. Speak, and don’t stop speaking. Pray, and don’t stop praying.

    Start serving at a pro-life work. In fact, work against abortion any way you can, recognizing the murder of an unborn child as a genuine crime, whatever complex factors may lead to the pursuit of one. Calmly engage someone who is celebrating Pride Month, and proclaim Christ to them. Lovingly tell them the truth about sin and the hope that is in Christ. No one is too far gone for God to save them. And no one who is saved is a hopeless case, an abandoned child of God, or too much of a spiritual failure to grow in grace. I repeat myself: for all of us, there is hope, infinite hope, in Christ (Colossians 1:27).

    June is Life Month. It cannot be otherwise. In June 2022, the Lord of heaven and earth saw fit to strike down the chief “right” (and rite) of the liberal worldview in the very month when that worldview was most glorified and praised. What an incredible move this was. God, you see, is not mocked. Nor is God asleep. To the contrary, the living personal God is active and working. This God is the God of dramatic reversals and breathtaking miracles. This God loves and celebrates life.

    𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝑂𝑤𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛, 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑.
    "God loves and celebrates life. So must we."

    You make known to me the path of life… (Psalm 16:11)

    For many in America today, the advent of June signals the beginning of what has been labeled “Pride Month” by the activist Left. Originally linked to what is called the “Stonewall Uprising,” Pride Month symbolizes glowing affirmation of LGBTQ identity.

    All June long, corporations and cultural institutions practically trip over themselves to promote their involvement in Pride Month, putting many Christians (or people who simply hold to a traditional sexual ethic) in difficult spots. When we try to watch a show at the end of a workday, our entertainment platforms drive us to Pride Month content. When buying a tube of toothpaste at our local big-box store, Pride Month displays greet us. When we watch sports, teams wear rainbow patches to celebrate Pride Month. The celebration of LGBTQ identity feels ubiquitous, and belies the claim that our public square is “neutral” and closed to assertive worldviews.

    𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬
    From many angles, the entire tone of June in America has shifted. It is one of aggressive approval of a heart attitude that the Word of God rebukes in no uncertain terms: pride. To be proud in one’s natural instincts and desires is to go against God at full velocity. It is to put oneself under certain threat of eternal judgment. Sin, after all, is at base nothing other than pride — it is choosing one’s way over God’s way, and one’s instinctual desires over God’s eternal truth. How we Christians should tremble and pray for all who exult in Pride Month. How we should reach out to them, and proclaim Christ in love to fellow sinners just like us.

    But we should not stop there. We have our own cause to celebrate in June. Our cause, quite simply, is life. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the devastatingly inhumane court decision that since 1973 has enabled the destruction of millions upon millions of children. In the long annals of public jurisprudence, one can scarcely find a more wicked measure than Roe. Yet in his all-wise providence, God saw fit to strike Roe down right in the middle of Pride Month. What a rebuke! What an otherworldly intervention.

    It’s hard to underplay just how shocking this development was and is. News of the coming overturning of Roe started leaking in early May 2022. Personally, I happened to be flying into D.C. for FRC meetings just as this news broke. It seemed too wonderful to be true: the most monstrously evil decision in modern American history was going to be struck down? The night after word got out, FRC staffer David Closson and I went to the Supreme Court. The tone was one of rage as countless young men and women protested the news. I scarcely knew what to do as David and I wound our way through the huge — and very angry — crowds. Was this real life?

    𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡
    It was indeed real life. But those days of dazed wonderment are over. Now, as in ancient Israel, have come the days of settled joy. No, the fight against abortion is not over, not by a long shot. But believers should celebrate genuinely God-given victories. We who are saved by grace would be ungrateful children indeed if we did not honor this great outcome in the public square, one akin to the ban on slavery in Wilberforce’s day. Toward that end, here’s my encouragement: all through June, celebrate “Life Month.”

    We should not do so in an obnoxious way. We are not fighting flesh and blood, after all. But in days that feel so dark, God has given us a great victory. This means that June is no longer a month for exalting human pride; June is a month for exalting God’s greatness. It is a time to rejoice in God’s gift of life, natural life, and spiritual life. God is our Creator, making every image-bearer such that every single unborn child has God-given dignity, worth, and purpose. God is also our Redeemer, making dead sinners live through the gospel message (Romans 1:16).

    There is no better message than this. It is far, far greater than the pagan gospel, the message that you will find true happiness by embracing your natural instincts and then finding affirmation from others in them. This is no gospel at all, in reality, and it leads to fleshly captivity. But according to the true gospel, there is a way out of this enslavement. God is not only Creator and Redeemer, but Lord. The risen and ascended Christ rules the cosmos. At present, his rule is a spiritual rule, calling us to forsake the flesh, join the visible church as members, and live by grace as salt and light in this realm. In human pride, there is slavery; in Christ alone, there is freedom.

    𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞
    Our world loves death, for death is what following the father of lies gets you. But Christians love life, for life is what God delights to form, naturally but especially spiritually. So, in June, I encourage you: celebrate Life Month. Praise God for his grace. Share your celebration on social media. Create graphics and images, and promote them. Do podcasts about this. Don’t be silent; don’t be intimidated by our pagan culture into muteness. Speak, and don’t stop speaking. Pray, and don’t stop praying.

    Start serving at a pro-life work. In fact, work against abortion any way you can, recognizing the murder of an unborn child as a genuine crime, whatever complex factors may lead to the pursuit of one. Calmly engage someone who is celebrating Pride Month, and proclaim Christ to them. Lovingly tell them the truth about sin and the hope that is in Christ. No one is too far gone for God to save them. And no one who is saved is a hopeless case, an abandoned child of God, or too much of a spiritual failure to grow in grace. I repeat myself: for all of us, there is hope, infinite hope, in Christ (Colossians 1:27).

    June is Life Month. It cannot be otherwise. In June 2022, the Lord of heaven and earth saw fit to strike down the chief “right” (and rite) of the liberal worldview in the very month when that worldview was most glorified and praised. What an incredible move this was. God, you see, is not mocked. Nor is God asleep. To the contrary, the living personal God is active and working. This God is the God of dramatic reversals and breathtaking miracles. This God loves and celebrates life.

    𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝑂𝑤𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛, 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑.
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  • I have said it for years and now scientifically peer reviewed proven, that the lefties are a bunch of narcissistisc virtue signalist to chase attention and likes… nothing else. And also , that those are ”produced” by goverments and higher power to fight their ideology for them. https://youtu.be/uLFH60Qtx8g
    I have said it for years and now scientifically peer reviewed proven, that the lefties are a bunch of narcissistisc virtue signalist to chase attention and likes… nothing else. And also , that those are ”produced” by goverments and higher power to fight their ideology for them. https://youtu.be/uLFH60Qtx8g
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  • A famous photograph showing test pilot George Aird ejecting from a pre-production example of the English Electric Lightning fighter in September 1962.

    Fortunately the pilot survived after coming down in a greenhouse full of tomatoes. He suffered multiple breaks of his limbs and cuts from the shower of glass that rained down on him after going through the roof of the greenhouse.

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    A famous photograph showing test pilot George Aird ejecting from a pre-production example of the English Electric Lightning fighter in September 1962.

    Fortunately the pilot survived after coming down in a greenhouse full of tomatoes. He suffered multiple breaks of his limbs and cuts from the shower of glass that rained down on him after going through the roof of the greenhouse.

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  • Greywarden > As stated on my previous post, the source for this ridiculous Meme is found here: https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1331942-virgin-vs-chad.

    #1. The Chad wants Corporations to be Overthrown.

    Answer: Corporations are State Controlled Socialist Organizations. The Chad seems to be against State controlled monopolies (such as Corporations), which Marx himself was in favor of.

    #2. The Chad does not believe in Hierarchies according to the Marxist author.

    Answer: If this were actually true that the Chad does not believe in hierarchies, then that would mean the Chad is not a Communist, but an Anarcho Capitalist. Anarcho Communism is an Oxymoron as you cannot have Anarchism which is Anti-Government and Communism Which is Pro State Simultaneously. Simply put, the author of this Meme does not know what he is talking about.

    #3. The Chad Covers his face because his actions are all that matters, not his identity according to the Marxist Author.

    Response: Well, we have seen many Obedient Socialist Statist Covering their faces per the orders of the Public Sector State Hierarchy.

    #4. The Chad Believes in the Liberation of Women from oppressive gender roles according to the Marxist author.

    Answer: Oppressive Gender Roles can only play out in an economy that is collectively owned or controlled. Such as male born transgender individuals in women sports ect. This right there classifies as oppressive gender roles, and this is just one example of the Stupidities Marxist are pushing for. Traditional Gender Roles are not at all oppressive. Traditional Gender Roles are actual facts and correlate properly with the individual's gender.

    #5. The Chad comes from poverty and has experienced oppression

    Answer: Not to many victims of oppression come out of poverty by using oppression as an excuse for not being able to come out of oppression. In fact, the fact that the Chad comes out of oppression in the first place is because he isn't even really oppressed. If he were oppressed, and he had no opportunities to grow because of his gender, race or whatever. He would never come out of oppression nor poverty because the system is rigged against him.

    #6. The Chad wants everything Publicized according to the Marxist author.

    Answer: And there you have it ladies and gentlemen. The author just spilled out the beans with the above. If the Chad really is an Anarchist, then he wouldn't want everything publicized as that only empowers the Public Sector Hierarchy. The Marxist said in point #2 of his ridiculous Meme, that the Chad does not believe in Hierarchies. This right here is a contradiction, as Public Sector Control of the means of production is Socialism, and by definition it is Hierarchical, and is completely unrelated to Anarchism.

    #7. The Chad wants money abolished according to the Marxist author.

    Answer: Money's Abolishment is exactly what the Public Sector State Hierarchy wants in order to control the Private Individual. So, the Chad is not exactly against Hierarchies now is he? He is not a real Anarchist, but only one in name i guess.

    #8. The Chad could easily get laid if he wanted to, but chooses to fight Capitalism and Fascism according to the Marxist author.

    Answer: The Chad only fights Capitalism because he is against the individual, and does indeed believe in Hierarchies. This is the Chad's real problem with Capitalism. Fascism is not another word for Capitalism as the Marxist Pseudo Definiton says. Fascism is Syndicalism with a Philosophy of Actualism. Fascism is Trade Unionism and it is a complete opposite of Capitalism.

    #9. I skipped a few of them because I've already addressed similar stupidities.

    On this one the Chad says property is theft.

    Answer: This doesn't make much sense. I do understand if the Marxist is trying to say that Private Property Rights is theft, as the Marxist do believe that the Government should have ownership of all properties, not the individual. So much for not believing in Hierarchies SMH.

    #10. The Chad ignored Bitcoin because its another Capitalist ploy.

    Answer: Good for the Marxist. I am glad the Crypto Market is a Capitalist Market and close to impossible to control. I am glad the Public State Hierarchies of the World cannot control it. I am glad the Crypto Market is an enemy of Socialism, for Socialism is an enemy of the Individual, and individuals do exist and not to be blamed by association for the crimes of another individual just because he/she belongs to the same ethnic group as the criminal.
    Greywarden > As stated on my previous post, the source for this ridiculous Meme is found here: https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1331942-virgin-vs-chad.

    #1. The Chad wants Corporations to be Overthrown.

    Answer: Corporations are State Controlled Socialist Organizations. The Chad seems to be against State controlled monopolies (such as Corporations), which Marx himself was in favor of.

    #2. The Chad does not believe in Hierarchies according to the Marxist author.

    Answer: If this were actually true that the Chad does not believe in hierarchies, then that would mean the Chad is not a Communist, but an Anarcho Capitalist. Anarcho Communism is an Oxymoron as you cannot have Anarchism which is Anti-Government and Communism Which is Pro State Simultaneously. Simply put, the author of this Meme does not know what he is talking about.

    #3. The Chad Covers his face because his actions are all that matters, not his identity according to the Marxist Author.

    Response: Well, we have seen many Obedient Socialist Statist Covering their faces per the orders of the Public Sector State Hierarchy.

    #4. The Chad Believes in the Liberation of Women from oppressive gender roles according to the Marxist author.

    Answer: Oppressive Gender Roles can only play out in an economy that is collectively owned or controlled. Such as male born transgender individuals in women sports ect. This right there classifies as oppressive gender roles, and this is just one example of the Stupidities Marxist are pushing for. Traditional Gender Roles are not at all oppressive. Traditional Gender Roles are actual facts and correlate properly with the individual's gender.

    #5. The Chad comes from poverty and has experienced oppression

    Answer: Not to many victims of oppression come out of poverty by using oppression as an excuse for not being able to come out of oppression. In fact, the fact that the Chad comes out of oppression in the first place is because he isn't even really oppressed. If he were oppressed, and he had no opportunities to grow because of his gender, race or whatever. He would never come out of oppression nor poverty because the system is rigged against him.

    #6. The Chad wants everything Publicized according to the Marxist author.

    Answer: And there you have it ladies and gentlemen. The author just spilled out the beans with the above. If the Chad really is an Anarchist, then he wouldn't want everything publicized as that only empowers the Public Sector Hierarchy. The Marxist said in point #2 of his ridiculous Meme, that the Chad does not believe in Hierarchies. This right here is a contradiction, as Public Sector Control of the means of production is Socialism, and by definition it is Hierarchical, and is completely unrelated to Anarchism.

    #7. The Chad wants money abolished according to the Marxist author.

    Answer: Money's Abolishment is exactly what the Public Sector State Hierarchy wants in order to control the Private Individual. So, the Chad is not exactly against Hierarchies now is he? He is not a real Anarchist, but only one in name i guess.

    #8. The Chad could easily get laid if he wanted to, but chooses to fight Capitalism and Fascism according to the Marxist author.

    Answer: The Chad only fights Capitalism because he is against the individual, and does indeed believe in Hierarchies. This is the Chad's real problem with Capitalism. Fascism is not another word for Capitalism as the Marxist Pseudo Definiton says. Fascism is Syndicalism with a Philosophy of Actualism. Fascism is Trade Unionism and it is a complete opposite of Capitalism.

    #9. I skipped a few of them because I've already addressed similar stupidities.

    On this one the Chad says property is theft.

    Answer: This doesn't make much sense. I do understand if the Marxist is trying to say that Private Property Rights is theft, as the Marxist do believe that the Government should have ownership of all properties, not the individual. So much for not believing in Hierarchies SMH.

    #10. The Chad ignored Bitcoin because its another Capitalist ploy.

    Answer: Good for the Marxist. I am glad the Crypto Market is a Capitalist Market and close to impossible to control. I am glad the Public State Hierarchies of the World cannot control it. I am glad the Crypto Market is an enemy of Socialism, for Socialism is an enemy of the Individual, and individuals do exist and not to be blamed by association for the crimes of another individual just because he/she belongs to the same ethnic group as the criminal.
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  • The United States Government overreach is becoming worse and worse with every passing day. Our freedoms are diminishing and everyone is worried about cutting branches rather than removing the problem from its root. The reason why people are cutting branches is because the mainstream media has a vested interest in defending the Government through repetious lies and propaganda. The individual is believing these lies and even standing with the Government's doctrines which is to get the individual to agree that he/she must give up their freedoms and bow down to the Collective Public Sector State.

    It is interpreted that Republicans are Capitalist and are on the Right of the Political Spectrum. This is false, as Republicans just like the Democrats are fighting for more and more State Control, and both are stranguling the Economy through Socialist Measures. What we are seeing in the U.S is a leftist Civil War between the Socialist Republicans VS the Marxist Democrats.

    The only difference between these two Socialist parties is that one of them wants complete ownership of the economy (The Democrats), and the other one does not want complete ownership of the Economy, but as much State Control as possible (The Republicans). Both of these Parties are Statist Socialist Parties and they are both Leftist Parties. Both of these parties belong on the left of the Political Spectrum not on the Right. If you can't comprehend something this simple. That explains the reason why you are still cutting branches rather than dealing with the root of the actual problem.

    You may ask me how did i reach that conclusion? It is very simple. State Control of the Means of Production is Socialism, and Capitalism is Anti State by definition. The Republicans are all for regulating the Economy and thus they strangle the Economy identically to any other branch of Socialist that exists. The Democrats are a little different in how they socialise the means of production. What the Democrats are trying to do is something similar to the Doctrines of Marx and Hitler.

    In fact, the Democrats have a lot of similarities with Lenin's Socialism (Marxism = Class Socialism), and Hitler's Socialism (National Socialism = Race Socialism). We see the Democrats want a Revolution of the Proletarians like Marx, which is the Class Collective Ideology. We also see the Democrats want a Race Socialism which is for a Race Collective to Control the Economy which also includes violent revolution, and support for Racist Groups such as Black Lives Matter, Antifa and some of the Fake Hebrew Israelite Movements are examples of this. The Democrats also want to collectivise the Genders. That is, to put enmity between men and women. They want a war of genders pretending that they are doing it so women have equal rights, which is far from the case. The gender wars also includes the transgender abusers wanting to compete with women in women sports. The Deomocrats are attempting to socialise this group collective as well and have them control the means of production.

    The Democrats are a Mix between National Socialist (Race Socialist), and Marxist Socialist (Class Socialist), with additional Elements like Gender as add-ons. They want worker control of the means of production (Marxism). But they also want race control of the means of production (National Socialism). As well as Gender Control of the means of Production (Feminism).

    The tricky part is to understand that both parties are Socialist Statist. As Mussolini said, everything in the State, nothing outside the State and nothing against the State. The Republicans very similar to the Italian Fascist, are all about the Nation.

    Yes, the Republicans love to call themselves (Nationalists). This is a secret word to coverup their Socialism. But we can easily unmask this right here. A Nation by definition is a Society. So, what exactly is the difference between a Nationalist and a Socialist? Absolutely nothing! There is no difference between Nationalism and Socialims. They are one and the same. Is there any difference between Nationalizing the means of produciton or Socializing the means of produciton? There aren't any differences of course. Just like there was no difference when Hitler spoke about Nationalizing the Masses and Socializing the People. He meant exactly the same thing. Nationalism is Socialism and Socialism is Nationalism. They are exactly the same thing. And Republicans trying to hide behind the use of this term rightfully need to be called out.
    The United States Government overreach is becoming worse and worse with every passing day. Our freedoms are diminishing and everyone is worried about cutting branches rather than removing the problem from its root. The reason why people are cutting branches is because the mainstream media has a vested interest in defending the Government through repetious lies and propaganda. The individual is believing these lies and even standing with the Government's doctrines which is to get the individual to agree that he/she must give up their freedoms and bow down to the Collective Public Sector State.

    It is interpreted that Republicans are Capitalist and are on the Right of the Political Spectrum. This is false, as Republicans just like the Democrats are fighting for more and more State Control, and both are stranguling the Economy through Socialist Measures. What we are seeing in the U.S is a leftist Civil War between the Socialist Republicans VS the Marxist Democrats.

    The only difference between these two Socialist parties is that one of them wants complete ownership of the economy (The Democrats), and the other one does not want complete ownership of the Economy, but as much State Control as possible (The Republicans). Both of these Parties are Statist Socialist Parties and they are both Leftist Parties. Both of these parties belong on the left of the Political Spectrum not on the Right. If you can't comprehend something this simple. That explains the reason why you are still cutting branches rather than dealing with the root of the actual problem.

    You may ask me how did i reach that conclusion? It is very simple. State Control of the Means of Production is Socialism, and Capitalism is Anti State by definition. The Republicans are all for regulating the Economy and thus they strangle the Economy identically to any other branch of Socialist that exists. The Democrats are a little different in how they socialise the means of production. What the Democrats are trying to do is something similar to the Doctrines of Marx and Hitler.

    In fact, the Democrats have a lot of similarities with Lenin's Socialism (Marxism = Class Socialism), and Hitler's Socialism (National Socialism = Race Socialism). We see the Democrats want a Revolution of the Proletarians like Marx, which is the Class Collective Ideology. We also see the Democrats want a Race Socialism which is for a Race Collective to Control the Economy which also includes violent revolution, and support for Racist Groups such as Black Lives Matter, Antifa and some of the Fake Hebrew Israelite Movements are examples of this. The Democrats also want to collectivise the Genders. That is, to put enmity between men and women. They want a war of genders pretending that they are doing it so women have equal rights, which is far from the case. The gender wars also includes the transgender abusers wanting to compete with women in women sports. The Deomocrats are attempting to socialise this group collective as well and have them control the means of production.

    The Democrats are a Mix between National Socialist (Race Socialist), and Marxist Socialist (Class Socialist), with additional Elements like Gender as add-ons. They want worker control of the means of production (Marxism). But they also want race control of the means of production (National Socialism). As well as Gender Control of the means of Production (Feminism).

    The tricky part is to understand that both parties are Socialist Statist. As Mussolini said, everything in the State, nothing outside the State and nothing against the State. The Republicans very similar to the Italian Fascist, are all about the Nation.

    Yes, the Republicans love to call themselves (Nationalists). This is a secret word to coverup their Socialism. But we can easily unmask this right here. A Nation by definition is a Society. So, what exactly is the difference between a Nationalist and a Socialist? Absolutely nothing! There is no difference between Nationalism and Socialims. They are one and the same. Is there any difference between Nationalizing the means of produciton or Socializing the means of produciton? There aren't any differences of course. Just like there was no difference when Hitler spoke about Nationalizing the Masses and Socializing the People. He meant exactly the same thing. Nationalism is Socialism and Socialism is Nationalism. They are exactly the same thing. And Republicans trying to hide behind the use of this term rightfully need to be called out.
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