Quite a rich litany of interesting connections you have presented, some of which I never heard of before. Many thanks for your "constructive paranoia" that has led you to put together all these pieces. If anyone is listening, I have no intent to foment violence against anyone, but I really wonder why some military pilot of conscience doesn't go bomb these miscreants.
Back during Vietnam War times, an ex-military guy told me that in some relatively small town in New England, a plan was concocted to invite a refuse burner to the community (to increase revenue), but it was blown up by some Vietnam vet with military supplies he had access to. At the trial, he pleaded self-defense, citing the toxic fumes and groundwater pollution that invariably occur with such installations, and (according to my friend) he actually beat the rap (and the refuse plant was abandoned). At the time I thoughr that this was actually possible (because the 1960's), but much older now believe it to be an urban legend.
In any case, if anyone could do it, it would be men of conscience in the military. Or perhaps the servants of the ultrawealthy psychopaths (who never have enough and want everyone else to have nothing) might turn on their masters and do the trick.
People are catching on more and more these days (for those who haven't yet figured the scam out, there is the excellent movie "Jones Plantation" to give a brilliant clue, and to understand more about manipulation by politicians, the movie "Barnum World").
This makes the oligarchs nervous and they will be upping the pressure and hurrying to implement their control measures. If we the people are to have a future, NOW is the time to talk to your neighbors, friends, and relatives, present your evidence (the above 2 movies are excellent ways to introduce the scams of centralized government control), and recall truth of the motto "united we stand--divided we fall". The oligarchs will undoubtedly implement forced deprivations upon the general populace (like the restrictions on assembly and freedom of movement during CoViD---and of course the required vaxxx ). We will need to prepare to become resilient, and we need to know our enemy (which you are well delineating).
However, I was instantly put off by your "ZEN" sermon, which is quite superfluous to the rest of your article, and from my 60 years of Zen, Ch'an, etc. Buddhist studies and practice, your words don't quite ring true. True Zen masters don't go around proclaiming themselves to be Zen masters, for one (major) thing...
Zen itself as a body of teachings and practice is considered (by the Zen people themselves) to be the culmination and essence of the Buddhist teachings up to the tantric phase, after which appear various practices and teachings not known to the pre-tantric Mahāyānists. Tantrism itself has many stages, each appropriate for different personalities/proclivities, and the ultimate level in the Indian tradition is called Mahāmudrā, while in Tibet, an alternate set of teachings not found in India but rather elsewhere in the "Silk Road" area known in Tibet as rDzogs-chen (possibly in an Indic language equal to "Mahā-ati"). These later developments are rich in techniques to eliminate ignorance. But in any case, the point is to realize non-dualism, as dualism is the trap that confines our thinking and thus behavior in the world, leading inexorably to accumulation of further karman and attachment to the world. Dualism is pervasive in human thought (and thus understanding and behavior), and is a habit that is often extremely hard to break (the Zen kōans are full of relatively violent or abrupt challenges by a master to a student, intended to instantly block the incessant flow of dualistic though-commentary on the world etc., allowing the non-dual experience--which is always present but overlaid by dualistic attachments and thoughts--to become apparent. rDzogs-chen has similar methodlogy, and it is interesting that one of the oldest extant books written by a Tibetan master which describes the various Buddhist paths and methodologies, compares Ch'an (which the Tibetans came into contact with at Dun-huang) and rDzogs-chen paths, finding the former to be a bit too reliant on the quiescent side of reality, while the Tantric-based rDzogs-chen also recognizes the active side of reality and finds both sides to be non-dual.
But I digress...just like medical information being posted with the disclaimer "always consult with a doctor before applying this", my description should not be taken as the truth---definitely consult with a true master, after carefully examining yourself for the motivation of doing so, and after carefully examining the teacher similarly.
The Solution to this attack is to arm yourself.
Here are some weapons everyone can built cheaply.
Remember... this is CVivil War.
https://fritzfreud.substack.com/p/civil-war
Quite a rich litany of interesting connections you have presented, some of which I never heard of before. Many thanks for your "constructive paranoia" that has led you to put together all these pieces. If anyone is listening, I have no intent to foment violence against anyone, but I really wonder why some military pilot of conscience doesn't go bomb these miscreants.
Back during Vietnam War times, an ex-military guy told me that in some relatively small town in New England, a plan was concocted to invite a refuse burner to the community (to increase revenue), but it was blown up by some Vietnam vet with military supplies he had access to. At the trial, he pleaded self-defense, citing the toxic fumes and groundwater pollution that invariably occur with such installations, and (according to my friend) he actually beat the rap (and the refuse plant was abandoned). At the time I thoughr that this was actually possible (because the 1960's), but much older now believe it to be an urban legend.
In any case, if anyone could do it, it would be men of conscience in the military. Or perhaps the servants of the ultrawealthy psychopaths (who never have enough and want everyone else to have nothing) might turn on their masters and do the trick.
People are catching on more and more these days (for those who haven't yet figured the scam out, there is the excellent movie "Jones Plantation" to give a brilliant clue, and to understand more about manipulation by politicians, the movie "Barnum World").
This makes the oligarchs nervous and they will be upping the pressure and hurrying to implement their control measures. If we the people are to have a future, NOW is the time to talk to your neighbors, friends, and relatives, present your evidence (the above 2 movies are excellent ways to introduce the scams of centralized government control), and recall truth of the motto "united we stand--divided we fall". The oligarchs will undoubtedly implement forced deprivations upon the general populace (like the restrictions on assembly and freedom of movement during CoViD---and of course the required vaxxx ). We will need to prepare to become resilient, and we need to know our enemy (which you are well delineating).
However, I was instantly put off by your "ZEN" sermon, which is quite superfluous to the rest of your article, and from my 60 years of Zen, Ch'an, etc. Buddhist studies and practice, your words don't quite ring true. True Zen masters don't go around proclaiming themselves to be Zen masters, for one (major) thing...
Zen itself as a body of teachings and practice is considered (by the Zen people themselves) to be the culmination and essence of the Buddhist teachings up to the tantric phase, after which appear various practices and teachings not known to the pre-tantric Mahāyānists. Tantrism itself has many stages, each appropriate for different personalities/proclivities, and the ultimate level in the Indian tradition is called Mahāmudrā, while in Tibet, an alternate set of teachings not found in India but rather elsewhere in the "Silk Road" area known in Tibet as rDzogs-chen (possibly in an Indic language equal to "Mahā-ati"). These later developments are rich in techniques to eliminate ignorance. But in any case, the point is to realize non-dualism, as dualism is the trap that confines our thinking and thus behavior in the world, leading inexorably to accumulation of further karman and attachment to the world. Dualism is pervasive in human thought (and thus understanding and behavior), and is a habit that is often extremely hard to break (the Zen kōans are full of relatively violent or abrupt challenges by a master to a student, intended to instantly block the incessant flow of dualistic though-commentary on the world etc., allowing the non-dual experience--which is always present but overlaid by dualistic attachments and thoughts--to become apparent. rDzogs-chen has similar methodlogy, and it is interesting that one of the oldest extant books written by a Tibetan master which describes the various Buddhist paths and methodologies, compares Ch'an (which the Tibetans came into contact with at Dun-huang) and rDzogs-chen paths, finding the former to be a bit too reliant on the quiescent side of reality, while the Tantric-based rDzogs-chen also recognizes the active side of reality and finds both sides to be non-dual.
But I digress...just like medical information being posted with the disclaimer "always consult with a doctor before applying this", my description should not be taken as the truth---definitely consult with a true master, after carefully examining yourself for the motivation of doing so, and after carefully examining the teacher similarly.
True Zen masters don't go around proclaiming themselves to be Zen masters, for one (major) thing.
You are right about that.
This is the reason why people don't understand it
So someone has to break the Tradition and teach!
I do it because someone has to do it.
simple as that.
This is war... and in war we have to fight.
You can't have ZEN when someone bombs your house.
BTW... my weapons of choice are quite different from explosives.
You might take a look.
https://fritzfreud.substack.com/p/civil-war
We’ve got to do it, yes!
None of this-oh, they’ve got bigger guns, -oh, I might go to jail, -oh, I might die, -oh, I’ll miss my fave show…..
Well, what’s the alternative?! You gonna die anyways!!
Die on your feet or live on your knees?
What sayest thou?
P.S. I meant to put this in as a general comment, not a reply! It’s late where I am!