Author: Kent McManigal

I have a counterfeit Morgan silver dollar that I bought from eBay years ago. I didn’t even realize it was counterfeit until years later, after I’d learned a little more and was examining my silver. Now I keep it as a reminder that I can be fooled.

Can you tell when someone is trying to brainwash you? Well, one way to know is to watch out for revealing words. Such as when they say “our government” or “your government“. That’s a lie, but it’s one most people won’t catch. That also applies to “our president” or other politicians.

The Constitution was presented as a gift, but once unwrapped turned out to be worse than a lump of coal. It may have been the sneakiest Trojan horse in history.

This past spring I noticed a bigger than usual crop of the plant that becomes tumbleweeds when it dies and the wind blows. I told a few people to be ready for an epic tumbleweed season this year. Then, I failed to see many tumbleweeds last month and wondered what had happened to them all. It turns out they had all gone to Oasis State Park to plot their attack.

I love people. I also know that humans are deeply flawed. This combination explains why I’m a libertarian.

Is the mafia corrupt? You might wish it served to protect your property, widows, and orphans– after all, that’s what the mafia would claim it does– but in reality, it steals your money, threatens you with violence, violates your rights, and murders people.

Have you been hearing about the metaverse? What is the metaverse? It’s “virtual reality” taken to another level. Like experiencing the internet as though it’s the world you live in — to see and hear it all around you as if it’s physically real.

I recently had a self-revelation. In every case I’ve been able to think of, I value liberty over life if there’s a conflict (real or imagined) between the two.

Sometimes I think it would be nice to give up on responsibility. To be just as irresponsible and statist as the neighbors and family members you see every day who are bumbling their way through the world, leaving a carefree path of destruction in their wake.

The Kyle Rittenhouse trial may have served as a canary in the coal mine. That’s how I saw it.