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Posted on 11/28/2025 5:04:54 AM PST by MtnClimber
The legendary Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, who died four hundred years ago, described the warrior mindset: “To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead.” The kensei samurai didn’t want his students to be reckless with their lives. He wanted them to fight without fear or hesitation.
Sometimes we look at all the problems in our world and become overwhelmed. Our constitutional Republic is under attack from enemies both inside and beyond our borders. A vast, unaccountable bureaucracy raging from D.C. has stamped out the Constitution’s design for limited government, and today’s corrupt politicians have abandoned our Founding Fathers’ love for liberty.
The national debt grows. The number of laws, rules, and regulations grows. The size of America’s foreign-born population grows. As multiculturalism replaces assimilation, social divisions grow. The risk of global war — and even civil war here at home — grows. This is more than enough to dampen the spirits of an optimist and to convince the pragmatist to prepare for impending doom.
This is when Musashi’s lesson matters most. Are you alive? Then fight. That might sound like the most inappropriate Thanksgiving message imaginable. This beloved American tradition is about family, food, and friendship. It is a time for us to put our differences aside and thank God for providing so many blessings that have carried us through another year. It is an American celebration of all the generations of Americans who crossed the ocean, ventured into an untamed New World, and laid the foundations for the greatest country in the world. It is a time for peace — not fighting.
But Thanksgiving is also the perfect time to remember how hard our ancestors had to fight to ensure that we could all be here today.
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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with no fighting.
Bonzi mofo.....
>> When SNL was funny
When Belushi was still alive.
“When SNL was funny
When Belushi was still alive.”
I read an article recently where Jane Curtin revealed that she was afraid of John Belushi because of his addictive tendencies and behaviors. She also said that sadly, as she watches old reruns, she doesn’t find them very funny.
SNL had its moments. Addicts and Horses arses on staff all had big reveals later on in their lives and deaths.
they are talking about only/just kung foo... fwiw... everybody WAS kung foo fighting.
“…and today’s corrupt politicians have abandoned our Founding Fathers’ love for liberty.“
As long as we tolerate them so have we.
This is when Musashi’s lesson matters most. Are you alive? Then fight.
If I shake you awake in the middle of the night and ask what your are fighting for, after you reach for you gun, what do you tell me?
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