We live in uncertain times, but has it not always been so? We were born for these times. Let’s take solace in words from the wise.

“The truth is this: The march of Providence is so slow, and our desires so impatient; the work of progress is so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged.  It is history that teaches us to hope.”

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“Shake off those gloomy feelings. Drive them away. Fix your mind and pleasures upon what is before you. All is bright if you will think it so. All is happy if you will make it so. Do not dream. It is too ideal, too imaginary. Dreaming by day, I mean. Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage.”
― Robert E. Lee

“One might momentarily fold under the cruel blows of Fate and retreat into a muted solitude. Things like loss and grief demand a certain reclusion and their time. Yet just as the eclipsed sun unfailingly returns, casting its golden rays upon the land, so too must man step out of the darkness renewed, wiser, and stronger. Was man not made to endure, to transcend, and to overcome?“

― The Wandering Spartan

“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself? From now on, resolve to live as a grown-up who is making progress, and make whatever you think best a law that you never set aside.”

If you can explain to me why Donald Trump won all three North Carolina electoral college votes for the past three elections but the governorships went to the Democrat Party, I would appreciate it. The elections coincide.

Being the opposition party is easy when you have weak leaders and pitiful candidates.

Is this a low IQ test? The peace talks to open the Strait of Hormuz fail so the solution is to blockade the Strait?

Vox Day wrote:

To precisely no one’s surprise, AIPAC wouldn’t permit the Fake Trump administration to accept the peace deal offered by Iran under the aegis of the Pakistani moderators.

I didn’t see any real benefit to Iran to agreeing to talk to the US representatives, particularly in light of the outcome of the previous two talks. But what they have managed to achieve through them is proving to the American people that the US government is prioritizing the interests of Israel, and not their own national interests.

There is no longer even any pretense of the war being against Iran; what is the US national interest in permitting Israel to invade and occupy Lebanon? It will be interesting to see how things proceed now that there is no reason for China and Russia to desist from providing more aid and more active support to Iran and helping the Iranian people decisively win their war against an enemy that has now established itself as the imperialist aggressor in the region.

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The above information has been verified. It looks like war is back on the table.