Les Govment

HUMANIZING THEM Palestinians are human beings 18 views For too long, too many folks in Western Nations have been using words and phrases that dehumanize the people of Palestine. Just as it would be wrong to conflate the people of Russia with Vladimir Putin, so too, it is also wrong to say things like,  "There's no such thing as Palestinians"  or  "They all voted for Hamas." (Note: counting adult and minor Gazans alive in 2023, less than 1/4 of them voted for Hamas in the last election 19 years ago). // Links to videos of Palestinians: https://x.com/Mo7ammed_jawad6/status/1891209833866473533 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip react to ceasefire agreement https://x.com/OnlinePalEng/status/1888294755899195401 https://x.com/sahouraxo/status/1892709808991830193 https://x.com/GazaMartyrs/status/1890443693301080318 https://x.com/GazaMartyrs/status/1893009582210895973 ...

LIBERTARIAN SOCIALISM Libertarian Socialism is incompatible with actual libertarianism by Ben The Emo Ancap    19 views Libertarian Socialism is incompatible with actual libertarian ideology. Socialism fundamentally contradicts the core principles of what libertarianism stands for. Libertarianism, as envisioned by Rothbard and Hayek, promotes a society where individuals have the maximum possible autonomy in their economic and personal lives. Libertarian Socialism attempts to reconcile the liberty of the individual with the collective ethos of socialism. How can anyone have true individual liberty when the economic system is designed to prioritize communal welfare over personal choice? The idea of collective ownership inherently suggests a form of control or governance over property, which is antithetical to the libertarian idea of property rights where ownership is an extension of the individual. The mechanisms needed to manage collective ownership-- whether it be through dire...

ISRAEL GAZA • War Crimes in Gaza - by Les Govment • Victims in Gaza - by Les Govment • Israel at War - by Karin Loevy • Israel-Hamas War - by Les Govment • Israelis Palestinians - by Natural Immunity • Gazans: We Want to Live - by Hamza • Humanizing Them - by Les Govment • On Behalf of Gazans - by Marjorie Taylor Greene ...

RESTORE AUSTRALIA by  Alexandra Marshall 24 views I've come to the end of my patience. Our nation, our culture, we built an incredible thing. Australia was the final experiment of Western Civilisation - a colony built from scratch at the edge of the map that became a prosperous, peaceful, beautiful nation. It was miracle. An impossible task. I doubt it would have succeeded if not for the British attitude we inherited. The idea that we 'have a cup of tea and keep going' evolved into the billy tea and damper of our pioneers. It's the 'She'll be right, mate!' attitude that kept us alive. I don't think the world properly appreciates what it was like for those early settlers to walk into a patch of bush and lay the foundations of a city. Read their journals. Their stories. What they faced was the terror of isolation from the crib of the world. Australia was the product of hard work - from petty convicts who were used as slave labour until earning their freedo...

Blogger's note: I am a deist, but I am familiar with the Bible-- I've read it from cover to cover. Also, let me make myself clear here: I oppose Hamas and condemn any attacks on Israel. WAR CRIMES IN GAZA Christians should oppose bombing civilians by Les Govment 58 views Ever since the attacks in Israel and the taking of hostages in October of 2023, I've seen many Christians on X/Twitter stating their support for Israel in the conflict with Hamas. I would join them in their support of Israel if Prime Minister Netanyahu had sent the IDF into Gaza to hunt Hamas and search for the hostages. But that's not what Netanyahu did. Instead, he authorized massive, continual bombings of the Gaza Strip, mostly hitting civilian areas.  Over 45,000 Gazans have been killed by the IDF, with at least 30,000 of them being women and children. And more than 1000 children have had limbs amputated. How can Christians support the bombings? If they believe that the modern state of Israel is the...

Blogger's note: I oppose Hamas. -- Les Govment VICTIMS IN GAZA Bombing civilians is never justifiable by Les Govment 32 views In my article, " The Left's Authoritarian Slippery-Slope " (composed in late 2016), I stated this: "It has become apparent that many on the left haven't learned the full lesson from the Nazis' "cleansing" of German society. While it was clearly wrong for the Nazis to specifically target Jews and gays (and others), it's a mistake to be overly focused on the Nazis' racism or on the specific groups that were targeted. The full lesson to be learned is that targeting any group for mistreatment (or extermination) is detestable." Flash forward to 2023-2024. Over the last 14 months, many American conservatives and Christians have argued that the Israeli Government's bombings of civilian areas in Gaza are justified. Those bombings have killed about 40,000 Gazans, the huge majority of them civilians (roughly 40% o...

BIBLES IN THE CLASSROOM? Government shouldn't impose religious teachings by Doni   21 views The Bible isn’t a culture-war weapon, but using government force to impose it in public schools absolutely turns it into one. The First Amendment clearly prohibits the government from endorsing or mandating religious practices.  Forcing public schools to reintroduce the Bible in classrooms doesn’t promote freedom—it undermines it by using taxpayer dollars to push one religious perspective over all others. If parents want their children to study the Bible, there are countless private avenues—churches, religious schools, or homeschooling—where this can be done.  But public schools, funded by individuals of all faiths and beliefs, aren’t the place for government-imposed religious teachings. Morality and good citizenship aren’t the exclusive property of Christianity or any other religion, and history has shown that mandating religion in public spaces doesn’t solve societal problems—it ...

Israel at War A plea for international intervention by Karin Loevy 27 views We, Israeli citizens residing in Israel and abroad, call on the international community – the UN and its institutions, the United States, the European Union, the League of Arab States, and all states around the world – to intervene immediately and implement every possible sanction towards achieving an immediate ceasefire between Israel and its neighbors, for the future of both peoples in Israel/Palestine and the peoples of the region, and for their rights to security and life. Many of us are veteran activists against the occupation, for peace and mutual existence in this land. We are motivated by our love for the land and its residents, and we are concerned for their future. We have been horrified by the war crimes committed by Hamas and other organizations on October 7th, and we are horrified by the countless war crimes that Israel is committing. Unfortunately, the majority of Israelis support the continuation...

FAMILY MATTERS  Reviving the family is essential to society's future  by Les Govment  50 views If you are middle-aged or older, you’ve probably noticed that the traditional, biological family isn’t as tenacious as it was in the past. Certainly, there still are good, tight-knit families in America. But families in general aren't as cohesive as families used to be.  The decline of the traditional family spans several decades, and a variety of things-- including personal, cultural, and political culprits-- have contributed to that downward slide. However, I’m not going to go into detail here about the causes of the decline of the family. For now, it’s sufficient to say that the sexual revolution and some elements of the feminist movement certainly played roles in weakening the family.  We can see the disheartening evidence of the weakened condition of many families throughout our society: a high number of one-parent households, domestic violence, absent parents, cr...

ISRAEL UNCHECKED Spare me the pro-Israel propaganda   September 17, 2024 by Jennifer O. Lee 48 views I didn’t understand how bottomlessly wretched humanity was until Israel began a televised genocide last year and half the world applauded.  Over the last 11 months, I’ve seen images so ungodly, my entire chest cavity has ached with empathy for the poor people within Israel’s reach.  I was once a sycophantic supporter of Israel. However, based upon what I saw, I began to question the improbability of the official Oct 7th story on Oct 8th. And as the proceeding months unfolded with a callousness most psychopaths would try to hide, I witnessed Israel’s smug leaders with no shame or hesitancy. And that’s when I began questioning everything I thought I knew about Israel.  Today Israel committed yet another act of barbaric terrorism under the guise of self-defense. The people who believe their justification are also the same people who don’t stop to question how Israel coul...

Olympic Boxing Controversy by Les Govment 12 views If a person has XY chromosomes, a level of testosterone much higher than normal for females, a male build, and a vagina, that person is intersex, not female. Said person should be eligible for male sports categories, and not be eligible for female sports categories. // ..

Sarah's Detransition Story  Lauren Southern interview with Sarah 29 views Link to the whole video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBCF2u-up6w   Introduction:

The US is Drowning Borders are a necessity in our current reality by  Being Libertarian 41 views The Libertarian Party is having a major debate about immigration right now.  Here are my thoughts: A completely open border is the purist libertarian-anarchist position.   However, the Libertarian Party and anyone running for office under the LP banner are not ultimately aiming for the title of “Purist Libertarian in the world.” They are running for President of the United States, Congress, Governor, State Representatives, or local offices. These are all US government positions with jurisdiction that supposedly use a constitutionally framed rule book. The assumption of campaigning for a government office that has jurisdiction is that borders are a necessity in our current reality. Unless you are of a globalist mindset. We can obviously all cite ways to reduce migration of those seeking freebies instead of freedom. We should end all incentives like funding for housing, med...

Blogger's Note: I support Israel's right to exist. I also support our right to criticize the Israeli Government, just as I support our right to criticize our own government. -- Les Govment Blogger's Note: Sometime after writing this article, I read claims by some that the Israeli Government did the attack on the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023. I can't verify whether or not that claim is true, but I think that it's worth the mention here. -- Les Govment ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR This is not acceptable by Les Govment 94 views There was absolutely no justification for the attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. And Israel, of course, has a right to defend itself against such attacks. But Israel's response to those attacks has not been one of defense; rather, the response has mainly been a ruthless offensive that has killed or maimed and displaced a huge portion of the people of the Gaza Strip.   Since Israel has a history of doing indiscriminate bombings, I wasn'...

Trump is an Anchor on the Party by Will Chamberlain 37 views I've made a point of not attacking pro-Trump influencers, especially ones who I've been friendly with in the past.  There's a number of reasons for this. For one, I strongly supported Trump in 2016 and 2020. I see Trump supporters as part of my "wing" of the party - the America First wing - even if I'm supporting a different candidate in this primary. And when the general comes around, we're all going to be back on the same team again.  For another, I think it's tacky. I'm going to continue that here.  Sebastian Gorka, I have no interest in lobbing personal attacks at you. Even given your intemperate remarks towards me, I don't dislike you, personally. My point - that Trump is going to be a convicted felon and will drag down the GOP next November - is descriptive. It's not normative. I don't want Trump convicted. He still has a substantial chance of being the nominee. I want R...