I believe Peter has suffered a stroke and is slowly regaining his cognitive abilities.
Trump is no wizard. I marvel at the belief that he is. Winning--always winning--is the only criterion of success? I think not.
Trump and Netanyahu have both cast themselves as players in the "God of Violence" mythos. Here's what I mean written at another substack today.
I sit in awe of the fact that a country can openly demand and execute plans to assassinate leaders in another country in this year of 2025. So many people pride themselves on their forward vision, but truly, for any country to announce such plans in the 1950s would have led to their ostracization from the international order. Yet, here we are with two leaders, Trump and Netanyahu, calling for regime change in a sovereign country.
The corollary is the confluence of religious doctrine that praises violence and images their main ethos, God, as the righteous warrior who vanquishes their foe. Many Evangelic Christians have fallen for this paradigm. The following encapsulates their thinking. A pastor writes:
"Our creation story in Genesis, on the other hand, is diametrically opposed to this. Our 'In the Beginning' story, if you didn’t know, was actually written during the Babylonian captivity, and it stood as a the Jewish rebuttal to the Enuma Elish. This Myth of Redemptive Violence is 'the story of order over chaos by means of violence. It is the ideology of conquest, the original religion of the status quo. The gods favor those who conquer…The common people exist to perpetuate the advantage that the gods have conferred upon the king, the aristocracy, and the priesthood… Peace through war, security through strength: these are the core convictions that arise from this ancient historical religion.'
What is interesting to me is how much this sounds like what many Christians believe about God and the world. God — a warrior alpha male like Rambo, the Terminator, or Marduk — will ultimately rescue the world by destroying his enemies. The world is — and ultimately human communities are — inherently violent, and it has been that way from the beginning. And the only way to end this violence is to cause more violence."
The pastor wrote on an Easter Sunday. He then points out:
"I am always struck by one phrase from the text this morning. Jesus is showing them his wounds, the result of what the powers had done to him. He says to them, “Peace!” And then he says, “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
I always read that and think to myself, “What? Is he joking?”
After this thing that the violent world did to him, Jesus is now sending the disciples out into the world knowing that it will happen to them too. “What? You can’t be serious? Why would he do that?”
See, I believe that God’s dream for the world is forgiveness, peace, and wholeness. The disciples were sent to interrupt the violence of the world, not with weapons but with the wounded heart of God. Just as Jesus offered himself to the world, in spite of what the world did to him, he sends his followers out to offer the same forgiveness to the world, as witnesses to what peace and wholeness look like."
No one advocates letting aggressive countries kill others, but no violence stops with more violence. True negotiation is the answer. Martin Luther King wrote in his Nobel acceptance address:
"“Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. I am not unmindful of the fact that violence often brings about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones. Violence is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding: it seeks to annihilate rather than convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. It leaves society in monologue rather than dialogue. Violence ends up defeating itself.”
Leaders like Trump and Netanyahu are absolutely the last type of individuals we currently need. I had hoped for better from Trump when he spoke of ending "endless wars."
I've watched Trump for 45 yrs because he's an interesting man. He's a brilliant genius, has a master's degree from MIT in quantum physics, just for one. He works in highly unusual ways and often no one can figure why he's making the moves he makes until well after he makes his moves. But he always wins, ALWAYS. Both his friends and his enemies say of him "Never underestimate Trump. NEVER." That has been the down fall of many if not all of his enemies. No he isn't a staunch advocate of the jabs - that's simply another one of his moves to bewilder the enemy. Always remember, he needs to stay under the radar of the enemy. Just like he pretends to be good buddies with Netanyahu (he isn't, never has been) he confuses the enemy by pretending one thing but actually doing something quite different.
Last night in a video I saw him say he does NOT want war with Iran, he was very clear with that. He just wants to get rid of their nuclear weapons, as Iranian leader and his henchmen are absolute psychopaths who wants to destroy America. Trump said this 20 yrs ago. His goal as president is to end all wars and destroy all nuclear weapons as they are very, very destructive, even to outer space.
The word "morron" has multiple meanings depending on the context. In Spanish, it primarily refers to a type of bell pepper, commonly known as "pimiento morrón." It is often used in cooking and can be found in various recipes, such as stuffed peppers or salads. In some regions, "morron" can also be a colloquial term for a "blow" or "thump," as in the phrase "dándole un morrón fuerte," which translates to "giving a strong thump." Additionally, "morron" is sometimes used as a short form for "pimiento morrón," which is a specific variety of bell pepper. It is available for purchase in stores and is used in a variety of dishes.
Peter--you generally restack. Where have you been?
“Sadly our schoolgirls here are still having to change with biological boys and I can’t see it changing”
Children's Commissioner supports legal right for boys to wear skirts in school
Ignore the parents, ignore the science
https://hughmccarthy.substack.com/p/how-can-a-child-be-trans
https://hughmccarthy.substack.com/p/the-final-part-3-the-full-story-parent
I believe Peter has suffered a stroke and is slowly regaining his cognitive abilities.
Trump is no wizard. I marvel at the belief that he is. Winning--always winning--is the only criterion of success? I think not.
Trump and Netanyahu have both cast themselves as players in the "God of Violence" mythos. Here's what I mean written at another substack today.
I sit in awe of the fact that a country can openly demand and execute plans to assassinate leaders in another country in this year of 2025. So many people pride themselves on their forward vision, but truly, for any country to announce such plans in the 1950s would have led to their ostracization from the international order. Yet, here we are with two leaders, Trump and Netanyahu, calling for regime change in a sovereign country.
The corollary is the confluence of religious doctrine that praises violence and images their main ethos, God, as the righteous warrior who vanquishes their foe. Many Evangelic Christians have fallen for this paradigm. The following encapsulates their thinking. A pastor writes:
"Our creation story in Genesis, on the other hand, is diametrically opposed to this. Our 'In the Beginning' story, if you didn’t know, was actually written during the Babylonian captivity, and it stood as a the Jewish rebuttal to the Enuma Elish. This Myth of Redemptive Violence is 'the story of order over chaos by means of violence. It is the ideology of conquest, the original religion of the status quo. The gods favor those who conquer…The common people exist to perpetuate the advantage that the gods have conferred upon the king, the aristocracy, and the priesthood… Peace through war, security through strength: these are the core convictions that arise from this ancient historical religion.'
What is interesting to me is how much this sounds like what many Christians believe about God and the world. God — a warrior alpha male like Rambo, the Terminator, or Marduk — will ultimately rescue the world by destroying his enemies. The world is — and ultimately human communities are — inherently violent, and it has been that way from the beginning. And the only way to end this violence is to cause more violence."
The pastor wrote on an Easter Sunday. He then points out:
"I am always struck by one phrase from the text this morning. Jesus is showing them his wounds, the result of what the powers had done to him. He says to them, “Peace!” And then he says, “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
I always read that and think to myself, “What? Is he joking?”
After this thing that the violent world did to him, Jesus is now sending the disciples out into the world knowing that it will happen to them too. “What? You can’t be serious? Why would he do that?”
See, I believe that God’s dream for the world is forgiveness, peace, and wholeness. The disciples were sent to interrupt the violence of the world, not with weapons but with the wounded heart of God. Just as Jesus offered himself to the world, in spite of what the world did to him, he sends his followers out to offer the same forgiveness to the world, as witnesses to what peace and wholeness look like."
https://medium.com/along-the-way/peace-be-with-you-6707d6fa5d76
No one advocates letting aggressive countries kill others, but no violence stops with more violence. True negotiation is the answer. Martin Luther King wrote in his Nobel acceptance address:
"“Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. I am not unmindful of the fact that violence often brings about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones. Violence is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding: it seeks to annihilate rather than convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. It leaves society in monologue rather than dialogue. Violence ends up defeating itself.”
https://www.fairhousingnorcal.org/press-releases-and-statements/violence-never-brings-peace-dr-martin-luther-king-jr
Leaders like Trump and Netanyahu are absolutely the last type of individuals we currently need. I had hoped for better from Trump when he spoke of ending "endless wars."
I've watched Trump for 45 yrs because he's an interesting man. He's a brilliant genius, has a master's degree from MIT in quantum physics, just for one. He works in highly unusual ways and often no one can figure why he's making the moves he makes until well after he makes his moves. But he always wins, ALWAYS. Both his friends and his enemies say of him "Never underestimate Trump. NEVER." That has been the down fall of many if not all of his enemies. No he isn't a staunch advocate of the jabs - that's simply another one of his moves to bewilder the enemy. Always remember, he needs to stay under the radar of the enemy. Just like he pretends to be good buddies with Netanyahu (he isn't, never has been) he confuses the enemy by pretending one thing but actually doing something quite different.
Last night in a video I saw him say he does NOT want war with Iran, he was very clear with that. He just wants to get rid of their nuclear weapons, as Iranian leader and his henchmen are absolute psychopaths who wants to destroy America. Trump said this 20 yrs ago. His goal as president is to end all wars and destroy all nuclear weapons as they are very, very destructive, even to outer space.
This is crazed.
How about neither. But 'morron' has one R
Just came here to say that. Hahaha!
Morron
The word "morron" has multiple meanings depending on the context. In Spanish, it primarily refers to a type of bell pepper, commonly known as "pimiento morrón." It is often used in cooking and can be found in various recipes, such as stuffed peppers or salads. In some regions, "morron" can also be a colloquial term for a "blow" or "thump," as in the phrase "dándole un morrón fuerte," which translates to "giving a strong thump." Additionally, "morron" is sometimes used as a short form for "pimiento morrón," which is a specific variety of bell pepper. It is available for purchase in stores and is used in a variety of dishes.