Same for all "security" agencies, govt "education," govt "defense," govt "intelligence" agencies (which actively spread misinformation to keep people stupid), & any other govt program or department. Forced funding creates an inverted morality where the program or department exists at the expense of others, not to their benefit. No matter the original intent, the nature of forced funding always corrupts whatever it funds. When there is real concern for what is beneficial to others then voluntary funding is the only way to ensure others are served rather than subjugated & deceived. A better future requires #bitcoin & #agorism to defeat forced funding & censorship proof networks ( #nostr & #keet ) to defeat their propaganda

Trump is demonstrating that it's extremely easy to make peace. All real obstacles come from within the US & Israel.

These two are just great https://fountain.fm/episode/qv8vvtnrU16Gyrld2yMw

The derisive laugh, implying no explanation is needed, represents an exceptional sort of intellectual & cultural low.

When you allow the cowardice of those around you to dictate the way you express what you believe, you are enslaving yourself to their erroneous perceptions in an effort to manage their emotions for them. Don't do it.

Really fun read written by @Nunya Bidness #bitcoin #bitcoinaudible https://fountain.fm/episode/UEuOiTqoAtzaPbB2JgOa

I have heard it said that there are some people in the world who believe that if you don't respect their authority, they don't have to respect you as a person. That tends to be most accurate when dealing with university professors & govt employees.

Govts are in the business of manufacturing large external bogeymen because doing so creates demand for more govt. For decades it has been "terrorism" to manipulate the right & "climate change" to manipulate the left. These narratives are failing. The stories will change, but its the whole game that we really need to end.

The people who refuse to see what is going on in the world today generally do not lack the intelligence to see reality; they lack the courage. They are afraid of social rejection. They are afraid of seeing the true nature of the things they have supported & of just how trapped they really are.