I do and would trust those in government for at least 7 reasons or ways...

Per my usual distrust of government over the years, I've been questioned numerous times and of late, more so; is there ever an issue or time I would trust government, rather, those in government?

Certainly, I do and would trust those in government for at least 7 reasons or ways self-evident and quite observable, as enumerated and explained below...

1. I trust those in government are as innately thus unavoidably self-interested as I am.

 2. I trust those in government are as innately thus unavoidably non-omnipresent, non-omniscient thus non-omnipotent as I am.

3. I trust those in government are as innately thus unavoidably incapable of superior knowledge and divine wisdom as I am.

4. I trust those in government are as innately thus unavoidably prone towards error and excess philosophically or given towards depravity theologically as I am.

5, I trust those in government are as innately thus unavoidably susceptible to covetousness, envy, lust and greed as I am.

6. I trust those in government are as innately thus unavoidably vulnerable to confusion, irrationality, fear and panic as I am.

7. Yet unlike me, those in government are empowered to exercise force with little to no restraint, endowed to confiscate then consume resource with little to no accountability, while I am expected to honor them, obey them, grant them, allow them, indulge them, underwrite them and if required, tolerate them and endure them. Consequently, I trust those in government are as innately thus unavoidably corruptible in proportion to exercised force and confiscated then consumed resource hence collusive, conniving, capricious, careless, callous even calamitous as I would with such unrestrained empowerment and unaccountable endowment.

Come let us Reason (Is 1:18). Peace is always a Choice (Mt 5:9).

Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath (2 Tm 2:15 / Cl 3:23).

I am not advising anyone... Fascist States of America...

Lets be clear per my semi-weekly posts on coronavirus versus flu statistics that far outweigh theories and projections still unrealized...

I am not advising anyone to do anything against their own judgement, that is not my point else transgressing the one sacred principle of Individualism; the right to consent or dissent on ALL matters. Rather my point is simply this. You (no matter who you are), you one mile versus one-thousand miles away, you via your political support and electoral vote, as well politicians, bureaucrats, agents, officers at local, state and national levels should NOT manipulate, regulate, mandate thus force me to do anything against my own judgement regarding personal health, well-being, safety, responsibility, risk hence person, preference, possession and property.

Yet, here we are in Fascist States of America, long time in the making for at least 107 years even more, though not conceived or birthed but well nurtured, expanded and matured by 21st century US presidents; Bush, Obama and Trump. Am I a hyperbolic alarmist? For sake of my children and grandchildren, I hope and pray I am and someday considered a fool. Time will tell.

To clarify the context per my definitions...

FASCISM: Regulatory "top-down" control, partially until totally, of the economy therefore society.

...compared to....

COMMUNISM: Confiscatory "bottom-up" control, partially until totally, of the economy therefore society.

Such forms of totalitarian governance will utilize Ideological Exceptionalism, Sentimental Nationalism, Peer-Pressured or Compulsory Patriotism, Police/Military Statism, often Paternalism, certainly Socialism and Monetarism, while conjuring common external or internal enemies, festering unfounded fears (like as of late), consequently enabling a dutifully servile as well collectively dependent citizenry, of course perpetuating agitated or angered suspicion among everyone towards everyone. Any or all of these utilities should be plainly recognizable.

It is a grave mistake to equate any of these isms to Racism though convenience and expediency may choose to include such as means to ends. To equate will only divert one's attention from actual causes. For a Nationalist, Fascist or Communist may not be a Racist at all, instead solely an Idealist. Either way, whether a Racist or Idealist, if empowered to use force upon others, the results are unethical, inhumane hence coercive, destructive, murderous in equal severity.

Come let us Reason (Is 1:18). Peace is always a Choice (Mt 5:9).

Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath (2 Tm 2:15 / Cl 3:23).

How many weeks must go by...

MORE THAN 6,000 DEAD IN US OUTBREAK per today's headlines. What you won't see as headlines are the 34,200 who died during 2018/19 flu season, a total most likely to be matched even surpassed at end of the 2019/20 flu season.

It is true, theories and projections say Covid-19 death toll will be much higher thus we fearfully hibernate and obediently wait. How many weeks must go by before theories and projections are judged as misunderstandings and miscalculations therefore governmental reactions as among the gravest economic and social blunders in US history.

Come let us Reason (Is 1:18). Peace is always a Choice (Mt 5:9).

Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath (2 Tm 2:15 / Cl 3:23).

Cause(s) for the recent market crash eludes most

Already, the actual cause(s) for the recent market crash eludes most, thus recorded in such ways to ensure future generations to repeat the same goddamn mistake (see link below).

First, please note the inaccurate account of the 2020 market crash. No mention of the preceding 12-year bubble per US government's excessive expenditure, combined with and enabled by the Federal Reserve's monetary expansion at a record breaking pace...until now.

Second, then note the completely missing market crash immediately post-First World War, thus ask yourself why would it be missing, then for the answer I strongly advise reading James Grant's book "The Forgotten Depression - 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself". It would be foolish for me to inadequately explain in online-comment form what is extensively even eloquently described in this book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stock_market_crashes_and_bear_markets

Come let us Reason (Is 1:18). Peace is always a Choice (Mt 5:9).

Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath (2 Tm 2:15 / Cl 3:23).

More on Human ABILITY to REASON, Human RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 148

Most likely to be published later this spring/summer of 2020, my 11th book entitled appropriately; More Proems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters. The following will probably be included upon further editing, and front cover a slightly modified yet appropriate version of the previous....

PROEM & POEM No. 148 - John Locke and Francis Schaeffer / Part 2

      Again, if covetousness lingers, imagines then entertains, presumption awakes, rises then proceeds to argue, qualify and categorize a person’s preferences as permissible even rightful over others’ preferences. Sooner or later arrogance joins the affair, encouraging violence to act personally, socially or politically against the dissenting individual. So to precisely, concisely understand the core of the rot if you will…

      The climax of the Ten Commandments is the Tenth Commandment – “Thou shat not covet” – Actually we break this last commandment, not to covet, before we break any of the others. Any time that we break one of the other commandments of God, it means that we have already broken this commandment, in coveting.

      The above quote is perhaps the most profound, far-reaching Biblical commentary of the 20th century, well articulated and postulated by theologian Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984) in his 1971 book True Spirituality, identifying the last of the Ten Commandments as already broken before breaking any of the previous nine. To summarize, all sins flow from the one sin; covetousness. Yet the profoundness, the described depth and implied breadth, therefore the logic and consistency by that insight and truth are best understood by rightly expanding the summary as well the Schaefferian text. That is to say, the disrespect and disregard of others' reasoning manifested by their dissent, thus unilateral actions against the same spring always from covetousness first, soon followed by presumption then arrogance and if acted upon personally, socially or politically; violence.

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Society crashes, lightning flashes exposing the behemoths
Although too few pursue the remnant toward the Zenith
Crumbs of bread buy gold bars, still old are the damn stories
Repetitive oratories of deceptive glories; vituperative, gory

Selective the outlawries, subjective the popular allegories
O political the purgatories, hypocritically confirmatory
And so it goes, demi-kings of many things without clothes
Predisposed, comatose, tugging coats, remaining composed

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Copyright © 2020 by D.C. Quillan Stone

Surpassing methods nationalistically Hitlerjugend-esque and/or Sturmabteilung-like

THE RESULTS ARE IN... Latest of tests posed as a pandemic have verified the decades of propaganda via public education and crony-corporate media have so conditioned American citizens to obey without resistance nor question, simply upon presidential, gubernatorial and/or mayoral orders, thus voluntarily confining themselves to homes while dissing and cursing those who do not comply, as well distancing from everyone per mere suspicion. To comparatively footnote, results remarkably quantify as surpassing methods nationalistically Hitlerjugend-esque and/or Sturmabteilung-like.

The test was astonishingly successful!!!

Come let us Reason (Is 1:18). Peace is always a Choice (Mt 5:9).

Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath (2 Tm 2:15 / Cl 3:23).

Dangerous games by fear-mongering

Government and media are playing dangerous games by fear-mongering the Roman mob towards brink of panic and pandemonium then tempering with occasional cautions even rebukes against extremes, thus precariously attempting to constrain the irrational and uncontrollable while to sustain the manageable and dutiful. Yet few are questioning government or media as either manipulative opportunists versus clueless reactionaries.

One can find logic therefore calm among facts and truths then reason your own personal conclusion and comfort over political promulgation and provocation.

Come let us Reason (Is 1:18). Peace is always a Choice (Mt 5:9).

Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath (2 Tm 2:15 / Cl 3:23).