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I could not agree more with Christopher Rufo’s analysis and have written quite a bit on the same topic in the last few years.

We are under siege globally by the narcissist class who as individuals are pathologically compelled to out-virtue-signal, by words and deeds, their fellow narcissists and care not who is harmed by their actions. They cannot because they have no empathy, guilt, conscience or remorse. They only have rage, entitlement and the delusion that they are special and ,as so, what they believe and say must be true.

It’s really amazing how disordered the minds of these people are. Sadly, I learned firsthand and wouldn’t wish it on anyone... let alone all of western civilization.

I run the night-shift at a Lowe’s store 3 minutes from my home. They must have had some pretty capable bolt-cutters to get through the rubber-coated wound security cable attached to all the lawn mowers in front of the building. They’re pretty substantial.

Third shift employees are actually encouraged by the company to park in front of the building after business hours to block access to the mowers kept there.

The cheddar on the internet is that an Italian gangster named Fontina Provolone and his wife Brie paid a mob hit man, a real munster named Asiago Romano, to kill poor Mr. Chiapparini.

Apparently Mr. Chiapparini’s feta was sealed many years ago when he publicly stated in an interview that Brie Provolone, who was a salesperson for his company at one time, had cut the cheese during an important meeting with a Swiss businessman named Raclette Gruyere and had so offended Gruyere that he immediately gave all of his business to a single American company. According to the cheddar, Mr Chiapparini’s public comments so infuriated Brie’s husband, Mr. Romano, that he stated he “would turn green and fly to the Moon” if that’s what it took to get even with Mr. Chiapparini.

Authorities said they are currently investigating the rumor but, according to police lieutenant Locatelli Parmigiano, they have found no evidence to implicate Mr. Romano who they said “refused to melt” when interrogated by law enforcement officials.

You notice they didn’t use the words “accidentally” flooded? Their headline is simply a transparent effort to imply the area was flooded intentionally... although they have no evidence proving or even suggesting that is the case. If they did, you can safely bet your last dollar that specific allegation would be blaring from every left-wing cable “news” channel.

Tell that to Donald Trump! He did nothing wrong... so they just attempted to frame him for “Russian collusion”.

Absolutely true... and I have believed this for quite a while. When you observe politicians inexplicably change their stance on important subjects and then retire from Congress (Trey Gowdy, Paul Ryan) as well as Supreme Court Justices whose rulings veer far from their historical jurisprudence (John Roberts), one almost has to assume they have been compromised in some manner.

Knowing what we know now about the Deep State and the total corruption of the Justice Department and National intelligence agencies , we must assume they would use any means necessary to protect themselves and conceal their criminality... including conducting blackmail operations targeting politicians, judges and anyone else who threatens their personal or political well-being.

The only question now is, just how pervasive are their blackmail operations and how many persons of influence have been targeted and successfully compromised.

My very best friend Wendy lives next door to John Mellencamp’s childhood friend and long time bandmate, Larry Crane. She was best friends with Larry’s wife before they got married and every year Larry holds a concert in his backyard for her and his wife whose birthdays are very close together. Luckily for me, Wendy has invited me each time and and I have been fortunate enough to have had several conversations with Larry and other musicians in Mellencamp’s orbit.

The common thread that arises in every discussion with those that know Mellencamp well is... what an asshole he is. The word “narcissist” has been used by several of these people when discussing their interaction with Mellencamp and that should be a surprise to no one. Anyone who’s been paying attention knows there’s a very heavy connection between narcissism and left-wing activism.

Bottom line is, he is not a nice man and I wouldn’t pay a dime to see him play live.

Check out this work from Mike Mangini with Dream Theater. My favorite drummer is Marco Minnemann Who plays with Guthrie Govan in the Aristocrats... but this solo by Mangini is simply mind-boggling:

https://youtu.be/L0zHDzj5j-Q

This is a claim I have made over and over the last few years. I could not agree more with the conclusions of the researchers and have written about the subject quite a bit.

In 2019 I wrote an essay on why single interest groups and activist organizations far outlive their usefulness and generally morph into something much more extreme, like Antifa. Whether it is Mothers Against Drunk Driving, NOW, the NAACP, abortion rights groups or any other activist organization, they all end up run by the most extreme elements within the movement... so their rhetoric becomes more strident, their goals become less accommodating to those that disagree and their methods and tactics more extreme and totalitarian.

This is because, much like organized crime organizations who are always taken over by the most ruthless, brutal and vicious mobster among their ranks, the most vocal and strident members of any activist organization generally end up at the top of those organizations. And who are these people? In the case of groups like la cosa nostra, it is usually the sociopath, malignant narcissist or dark triad personality that ends up on top because they are people with little empathy, conscience, guilt or remorse and not encumbered by moral and ethical constraints those of us without their psychopathy possess. In the case of the modern-day progressive activist group, it is also the sociopath or narcissistic personality disorder sufferer who has the most anger, is the most vocal, is willing to use the most extreme tactics and demonstrates little concern for who he/she steps on to gain control of an organization.

Not only in many cases do the most extreme members of an organization end up leading those groups, they also draw in more and more like-minded followers, other narcissists who are attracted to the opportunity to demonstrate they care more and are better than others while having an outlet for their narcissistic rage. These are the pathologies that drive a narcissists behavior and lead them to seek control over, not only all those around them, but any group that has them within their ranks, and that is most groups.

One only has to look at Antifa for an example and confirmation of this thesis. No where is narcissism more in evidence than in activist groups like Antifa that are filled with misfits and individuals that don’t fit well into society due to their pathologies, so their anger drives them to activism where they can both prove their superiority and vent the pathological rage that consumes them. When you look at Antifa specifically, you will notice that a fair percentage of their members identify as gay or lesbian... or suffer from some other form of gender dysphoria. Contrary to their behavior, sufferers of narcissism do not have a heightened sense of self-worth, in fact, mental health professionals claim it is a result of low self-esteem and self-loathing. To understand narcissism is to understandwhy Antifa is full of people that hate themselves so much they want to be something other than the gender to which they were born.

The following is an essay I wrote last year discussing the link between narcissism and activism:

Progressive Activists and Narcissism

Have you ever asked yourself why Progressive activists claim to have so much compassion for illegal immigrants while demonstrating so little for fellow citizens who have been harmed by illegal immigration or dare to disagree with them? I will explain this contradiction but first, understand this; they actually have little or no compassion, it is but an act. Most of them are simply hate-filled misanthropes, full of rage.

Most Progressive activists exhibit the typical virtue signalling, false compassion and rage of a pathological narcissist. Real compassion isn’t situational. Truly empathetic people are kind to everyone, they don’t profess how much they care about someone from another country they have never met while calling their neighbors and coworkers “racists” and “Nazis”.

You see, individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), those who exhibit at least five of the nine behavioral traits of a narcissist identified by the The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), are pathologically driven to present a false face, a facade, a fake persona. It is the beautiful tapestry they weave over the top of their self-loathing and ugly heart so no one can see the black hole at their core. At the same time, they can barely conceal their narcissistic rage. These traits are clearly visible when observing the behavior of progressive illegal immigration activists.

Illegal immigration activism is the perfect vehicle for the narcissist because it allows them to claim moral superiority and the high ground of compassion while at the same time venting their deep rage at those that dare disagree with the policies they support. Additionally, the fawning support of their like-minded and equally disordered peers provides them an ample reservoir of secondary narcissistic supply which reinforces both their false face and their own delusion that they are better than everyone else.

What narcissist wouldn’t want to be a fully engaged Progressive activist? It is the perfect disguise for their psychological disorder; their activism for the dispossessed proves to them they are a “good person”, provides them a platform to spew their narcissistic rage with a built-in alibi for their hateful and outrageous behavior...... and provides a bountiful source of the primary and secondary narcissistic supply necessary for their mental stability.

A comprehensive understanding of the nature and psychological processes of narcissists and narcissism, a Cluster B Personality Disorder, is an absolutely indisposable tool in dealing with these kinds of people. The greatest fear of a covert narcissist is being exposed for who and what they really are. After lashing out with insults and invective, they will eventually run from you as if you were a lump of kryptonite when you point out their hypocrisy and confront them with their psychopathy in a debate.

To understand narcissism is to understand the modern-day, bile-launching, holier-than-thou progressive activist class

Although an avid slalom skier and barefooter, at 67 years old I might add, I am also surprised scholarships are offered in the sport. The reason for my surprise is the cost required to participate in the sport at a high level.

A new tournament inboard such as a Mastercraft ProStar or Malibu TXI will now set you back over $120,000. Also, you are going to pay something between $1,800 dollars to $2,500 for a high-end slolam ski. Lastly, if you are a three event skier (jumping, slalom, and tricks) you’ll probably have to invest somewhere in the neighborhood of $4,000 to $5,000 in equipment to compete in all three of those events.

Given the cost of the boats, the equipment and the fuel, there’s no way the sport begins to pay for itself. I haven’t researched it but there has to be a lot of money coming from corporate sponsors such as boat and water ski manufacturers to justify running a program. There just isn’t that much fan interest and only a tiny fraction of the people that would show up for even a women’s basketball game attend water ski tournaments.

In closing, I am blown away by the cost of new tournament inboards. I don’t know of any vehicle, whether it operates on land, air or sea, that has experienced such cost inflation over the last 35 years. I bought my first tournament inboard in 1987, a brand new and very beautiful Malibu Skier which cost me a grand total of $15,123 off the showroom floor. 4 years later I bought a brand new Malibu Euro f3, which replaced the Skier, for $22,210. That means during the last 32 years the cost of a new tournament water ski boat has increased by almost 600%. Now that’s freaking inflation!

Yes, it was devastating for my stepsons and the rest of his family.

Thank you so much for your kind words.

My two stepson’s father was on an ECMO for about 8 days but could not be saved and died from complications of influenza at 47 years old. Visited a number of times when he was on the machine and the ECMO room is quite intimidating. Never have seen so much equipment in a single room before.

The cost of ECMO and related staff is about $30,000 per day so I was pretty sure the comparison study was done in the United States. I don’t think European countries would even entertain the idea of saving someone at that cost. Hope I’m wrong.

News flash:

“Medical examiner determines man decapitated by great white shark died of COVID-19. More at 11:00”

LMAO! Now...that was funny!😺

Bradley Effect?

Well... Who could have seen that coming? /sarc

It would be my guess that he left the bureau before the Inspector General dug into his past as the IG has no power to compel testimony from a former employee. He probably didn’t want to lose his pension and decided to bail-out after he was called-out by Grassley. The problem for him is he has set himself up to be the fall-guy, intentionally or unintentionally, because he won’t be there to defend himself from internal finger-pointing at the FBI.

YAY!!! I quit going to the site because of that dumbass and the milk-toast conservatism from others. Allahpundit will not be missed by most.

Actually, the SCOTUS ruling does not ban abortion, It simply means there’s no constitutional right to an abortion and left the question of law for the individual state’s legislatures to decide.

Yeah!!!