Nationalism or Naturalism

For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

The conductor of an interview once conducted with We Massacre dropped a veiled statement into the comment ether noting, "There is a difference between Christians and Christian NATIONALISTS. You know which one you are. If you are a Nationalist. F*$% You, You anti-american POS

One has only to look at the Natural Kingdom and realize that we aren't always wrestling with physical principles or principals.

Not only that but, we have religious zealots encroaching on one side with traditions meant to help shore up anything they didn't feel like was clear enough for their liking, for better or worse, on the other hand you have folks that mistake resurrections for zombie-like symptoms and snuggle up next to your dog fresh from the Pet Sematary or getting deceived by Darwin's Dilemma.

I always appreciate the asshole that dismiss anything with a long word count as word salad as a way out of acknowledging the KO. Boxing can set a guy up with hundreds of jabs to make way for one solid cross. Jiu Jitsu can see a guy underneath slowly cook the bigger opponent until a choke is inevitable.

Kamala Harris is a word salad, buzz word, slogan baiter.

Charles Darwin is not and he has a large word count.

For whatever reasons this reminds me about Ragin' against the Machine.

You better beware the retribution with mind war

20/20 visions and murals with metaphors

Networks at work, keepin' people calm

Ya know they murdered X and tried to blame it on Islam

He turned the power to the have-nots

And then came the shot

Malcolm X famously warned against white liberals, arguing that their support was often superficial or self-serving and could be more dangerous to the Black freedom struggle than overt white segregationists. He believed that while a white conservative would openly oppose Black people, a white liberal might pretend to be an ally while secretly working to maintain the status quo or control the movement. 

Democratic President 1913-1921

Malcolm X's critique urged Black people to rely on themselves and Black nationalism for true freedom and self-determination, rather than depending on the support of white people, liberal or conservative. 

Can one agree with Malcolm's take on him

noticing the white liberal while also noting

his rejoinder for addressing is not necessary.

You can take a person down and not smash them repeatedly.

You can upend a bully without the 'proverbial' hit the bully in the nose.

This can get your ass whipped.

You hit the bully and then see what he does next instead of following up with a double-leg and ground and pound. Since this is not a real fight, not a sanctioned fight, but you may have to cover his medical bills because of the 'stick and stones' defense.

But if you hit him and he absorbs it and then needs to give you the same right back?

You'd be better off controlling him and calling for aid. No damage. Control.

The Gentle Way, the gentle Art, The Gentle Technique, The Gentle Practice.

By the 1972 Olympics the Japanese were no longer the Gold Medal Winners at Heavyweight in the art the Japanese introduced to the world, and birthed just over 100 years earlier.

East-Right

West-Left

Santa Claus of Japan and the Conversion of the Samurai

Despite Saint Nicholas’ fondness for Japanese culture, the Japanese were quite xenophobic at that time and it was very difficult being a foreigner. At one point, while St. Nick was still studying, the samurai Sawabe Takuma came to the Saint’s home and pulled his sword, telling him he was going to kill him before he could start his preaching. St Nicholas responded to this threat of violence with peace. He asked the samurai why he was going to kill him before he knows what he will preach. Saint Nicholas proposed that the two sit together so that he might explain his message to Sawabe. Then at the end, if Sawabe does not like it, he may kill Saint Nicholas. The honourable samurai agreed. By the end of the conversation, Sawabe was convinced of the truth of Christianity and became the first convert, and eventually the first Japanese Orthodox priest.

Now remember this was 1836 - 1912

Nicholas offered an integral study of Buddhism in his work, "Japan from the point of view of Christian mission", published in 1869. This was the first description of Japanese Buddhism accessible to the Russian language reader.

Incident: In October 1943, Sergeant Siffleet, a commando in "M" Special Unit, was captured along with two Ambonese companions by New Guinean natives and handed over to the Japanese. After being beaten and interrogated, he and the other two prisoners were beheaded on Aitape Beach in New Guinea on October 24, 1943.

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra has, however, been subject to other types of incidents:

• Vandalism/Graffiti: In June 2024, the memorial was defaced with pro-Palestine graffiti. There have been other isolated incidents of vandalism at various war memorials across Australia over the years.

Nothing says freedom like destroying or vandalizing a memorial for a p.o.w.

Samurai and Orthodox Christian have a Kingdom they can share while secular tensions flared between The Russians and Japanese on the World's Stage.

Santa and The Samurai.

“Respect the gods and Buddhas, but do not depend on them.”

―Miyamoto Musashi,A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

Self-reliance, Self-preservation.

Selflessness.

Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage.

These were the Army Values.

Like Commandments, Natural or otherwise, you are probably like me and you're going to miss the mark. Not only miss the mark but maybe hit someone you didn't intend to hit.

The Hebrew word most commonly translated as “sin”—cheit—literally means “missing the mark.” Committing a sin, therefore, is like an arrow missing the target; it's missing the mark.

It honestly sucks when you miss the mark. Especially now when everyone is watching.

Before video tapes people would say, "A chick could show her titties at Spring Break and it not end up on the internet for the rest of her life."

You could fight and not have it relieved on repeated or to have others source it 35 years later and react as if it is happening live and, well fuck pre-judice, post-judice.

The move then is to fix the problem. Fix your mistake. Clear your record.

You can't fix anything.

You can re-calibrate, adjust, and try again, but you aren't going to run it back.

There is nothing we can do.

This can be conflicting if you are a Juggalo.

And even does my homies if it's okay

A little bitch that's down with a quickie

A little chicky chicky, I ain't being picky though

So you might be a little bit fat

You might even stink a bit, I don't mind that

This seems to imply the Loyalty part is to one's homies over the adultery or monogamous bond. So some folks grow up with this mentality but it can quickly split up the best of friends sometimes.

You might not struggle with that but what about Respect.

I often notice in prison stories 'respect'

is very skewed and important to everyone

while overlooking the lack of respect that

may have gotten you in the joint in the first place.

You don't have to destroy or break things, Nature can heal things but it takes time. The ocean can tolerate and disperse a small amount of nuclear waste like a solvent but it can only tolerate so much before it stops being an ocean.

You can add a little bit of salt to your Kool-Aid and probably not notice but you can't keep polluting it and expecting it not to be ruined at some point.

Seuss:

Now all that was left beneath the bad-smelling sky was my big empty factory... the Lorax... and I.

The Lorax said nothing. Just gave me a glance... just gave me a very sad, sad backward glance... as he lifted himself by the seat of his pants. And I'll never forget the grim look on his face when he hoisted himself and took leave of this place, through a hole in the smog, without leaving a trace. And all that the Lorax left here in this mess was a small pile of rocks, with one word... UNLESS.

Whatever that meant, well, I just couldn't guess. That was long, long ago. But each day since that day I've sat here and worried and worried away. Through the years, while my buildings have fallen apart, I've worried about it with all of my heart.

But now, says the Once-ler, Now that you're here, the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

...

Then the Lorax and all of his friends may come back.

But then in comes the liberal guys Malcolm X warned you about:

UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

Of course, someone is going to say, "Yeah!" and then begin to shoe-horn.