Sunday, December 25, 2005
Say What......!!!!!!!!!
Who is the most important person within an Infantry Rifle Platoon?
Think you know the answer? Maybe you do, then again, maybe your only think you do.
Now I have written before on Survivability . Actually, only touched on it in places. As we have recently seen, major cities are in reality a disaster waiting to happen. Interrupt the ebb and flow of social services and watch as society collapses under it’s own stench.
What we have here is a part of society based on the charity of the government and others. What we have here is a portion of the population who either cannot or will not make an attempt to fend for themselves in any manner except with their hand out.
Damn, did I say that?
A major religion within this country recommends that each of their member families stock a years worth of edibles at all times in preparation for the end times. Not a bad idea if you have the funds and space available. But will a years supplies be enough?
Food for thought: Senior Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story wrote in 1841: ". . . it was the ultimate right of all human beings in extreme cases to resist oppression, and to apply force against ruinous injustice." Just consider how broadly that can be expounded upon and used against those which would take liberty from those that desire it.
Knowledge. Knowledge. Intelligence. Knowledge. Never accept intelligence summaries as written in granite. Approach them as if etched in wet clay with a thunderstorm on the horizon. Never assume the person feeding you the facts actually knows the difference between fact and fantasy.
You can believe whatever you want. You can have faith in whatever you want. But if you are going to bet your freedom or even your life on something, you had better be sure of your facts. Know that it is right, do not believe it is right. Many things in today’s world are taken in faith. How sad most have proven to be myths and legends with no more substance then smoke on the breeze.
Hitler butchered those who had the knowledge and ability to have made Germany the most powerful nation in Europe for generations. He and his cronies knew they were right. So does the Klan.
Survivability is more then how many pints of green beans you have canned and stocked away.
Survivability is more then how many rounds of ammunition you have stashed away for your CEMTE.
Survivability is more then the sum of its individual components.
Amazing how I can say so much and not say nothing at all. But then again, is it possible I said more then I have placed here?
The Great Library of Alexandria was destroyed by religious fanatics knowing they were right in their actions. They destroyed much of the knowledge of the time. The only information which survived from that age of man was copies in other libraries around the Mediterranean. But the best and finest of the works of math and science of the time was lost because fanatics knew they were right in their actions.
Ten centuries later other religious fanatics repressed the growth of scientific growth and kept Europe in the Dark Ages for over 300 years. Just try to imagine where we could be today in terms of science and medicine if those fanatics had not forced their beliefs on others. But they feared knowledge which did not agree with their beliefs. Beliefs over knowledge. Myths over fact.
Hell, I could be writing this from Mars if we had not lost over 300 years of scientific advancement. Then again, maybe I am writing from Mars, although there are those who claim I be writing from Uranus. Or some ones Uranus. Maybe my own.
Do you have any ideal how hard it is to type with a fingertip sliced open? Can we all spell Ouch? Ok, all together now, Poor Baby. Enough already, back to the action.
Alright already. The odds of this country reverting into a Third World Country is not computable at this time, but from some of the email I have received, this country is being destroyed. Torn asunder by those in governmental office. Typical bullshit without any substance, but I must presume this combination of fear and hatred keeps some folks warm at night.
Just consider how far we would have to be beaten back before we come to rest in the conditions and situations which were portrayed in The Postman. This would be the most extreme of survival situations. And the folks that shall have the highest rate and level of survival are those with the ability to overlook race, religion and even sexual differences. Knowledge and ability does not exclude themselves by skin color. Or by which god you might pray to this week.
Figure out yet who is the most important person in a rifle platoon?
It’s the ragged assed private in the rear ranks with a rusty rifle. Can you tell me why?
Moving back up a couple paragraphs, we made comments about this country being torn apart. Granted, we all see things changing from what we was raised with. In reality, people resist change. As I have mumbled about in my Technology commentaries, we keep getting hearing how much better life will be with more technology. We are being besieged with talking heads informing us that all we need is to use their employers technology, then the big chested cheerleader that would never give us the time of day while in high school, will fall all over us. Certainly she’ll fall all over us, she’s had implants and her boobs are so large she can’t walk without support to prevent her from falling over.
I cannot express how much we, as a people, have lost because of technology. We have lost, if not loosing, the ability to do for ourselves. We are being besieged from the Political Left with governmental programs designed to care for those without the ability to care for themselves, but do have the flaws or gaps in the programs to allow healthy people to take part in said programs at the expense of the rest of the country. Yearly these programs expand, taking in more people who in reality think they are getting something for nothing.
Then you have the Corporate world vying for our spending dollars. They want us to buy their leisure devices which will make our life so easy and therefore putting ourselves into custody of their devices to do that which we will soon forget how to do for ourselves.
And this is where survivability comes into play. With Mother Nature being a bigger bitch then normal and the possibility that major services could be cut off our largest cities for an indefinite time, then we are faced with a distinct possibility that first, the honest folks will escape from their plight, followed by the unsavory portion of society. Both will put a strain on the ability of the rural population to support them. Harsh decisions will have to be made by all involved. Life and even death decisions. These are not taught in school or church, but through the harshness of life itself.
The ragged assed private is the most important part of the platoon because he is the weakest link in the platoon. How long it takes to bring him up to speed and polish depends on the abilities and dedication of the NCO’s within his chain of command. He can in fact cause the complete and total ruination of the platoon with his actions or inactions at any given moment.
Such is life. Such is Survival. Such is this rash in my crotch.
I’m going to go fix pancakes for breakfast.
Merry Christmas
25 Dec 2005
In the Den, with the Idea that I might be normal after all.
Think you know the answer? Maybe you do, then again, maybe your only think you do.
Now I have written before on Survivability . Actually, only touched on it in places. As we have recently seen, major cities are in reality a disaster waiting to happen. Interrupt the ebb and flow of social services and watch as society collapses under it’s own stench.
What we have here is a part of society based on the charity of the government and others. What we have here is a portion of the population who either cannot or will not make an attempt to fend for themselves in any manner except with their hand out.
Damn, did I say that?
A major religion within this country recommends that each of their member families stock a years worth of edibles at all times in preparation for the end times. Not a bad idea if you have the funds and space available. But will a years supplies be enough?
Food for thought: Senior Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story wrote in 1841: ". . . it was the ultimate right of all human beings in extreme cases to resist oppression, and to apply force against ruinous injustice." Just consider how broadly that can be expounded upon and used against those which would take liberty from those that desire it.
Knowledge. Knowledge. Intelligence. Knowledge. Never accept intelligence summaries as written in granite. Approach them as if etched in wet clay with a thunderstorm on the horizon. Never assume the person feeding you the facts actually knows the difference between fact and fantasy.
You can believe whatever you want. You can have faith in whatever you want. But if you are going to bet your freedom or even your life on something, you had better be sure of your facts. Know that it is right, do not believe it is right. Many things in today’s world are taken in faith. How sad most have proven to be myths and legends with no more substance then smoke on the breeze.
Hitler butchered those who had the knowledge and ability to have made Germany the most powerful nation in Europe for generations. He and his cronies knew they were right. So does the Klan.
Survivability is more then how many pints of green beans you have canned and stocked away.
Survivability is more then how many rounds of ammunition you have stashed away for your CEMTE.
Survivability is more then the sum of its individual components.
Amazing how I can say so much and not say nothing at all. But then again, is it possible I said more then I have placed here?
The Great Library of Alexandria was destroyed by religious fanatics knowing they were right in their actions. They destroyed much of the knowledge of the time. The only information which survived from that age of man was copies in other libraries around the Mediterranean. But the best and finest of the works of math and science of the time was lost because fanatics knew they were right in their actions.
Ten centuries later other religious fanatics repressed the growth of scientific growth and kept Europe in the Dark Ages for over 300 years. Just try to imagine where we could be today in terms of science and medicine if those fanatics had not forced their beliefs on others. But they feared knowledge which did not agree with their beliefs. Beliefs over knowledge. Myths over fact.
Hell, I could be writing this from Mars if we had not lost over 300 years of scientific advancement. Then again, maybe I am writing from Mars, although there are those who claim I be writing from Uranus. Or some ones Uranus. Maybe my own.
Do you have any ideal how hard it is to type with a fingertip sliced open? Can we all spell Ouch? Ok, all together now, Poor Baby. Enough already, back to the action.
Alright already. The odds of this country reverting into a Third World Country is not computable at this time, but from some of the email I have received, this country is being destroyed. Torn asunder by those in governmental office. Typical bullshit without any substance, but I must presume this combination of fear and hatred keeps some folks warm at night.
Just consider how far we would have to be beaten back before we come to rest in the conditions and situations which were portrayed in The Postman. This would be the most extreme of survival situations. And the folks that shall have the highest rate and level of survival are those with the ability to overlook race, religion and even sexual differences. Knowledge and ability does not exclude themselves by skin color. Or by which god you might pray to this week.
Figure out yet who is the most important person in a rifle platoon?
It’s the ragged assed private in the rear ranks with a rusty rifle. Can you tell me why?
Moving back up a couple paragraphs, we made comments about this country being torn apart. Granted, we all see things changing from what we was raised with. In reality, people resist change. As I have mumbled about in my Technology commentaries, we keep getting hearing how much better life will be with more technology. We are being besieged with talking heads informing us that all we need is to use their employers technology, then the big chested cheerleader that would never give us the time of day while in high school, will fall all over us. Certainly she’ll fall all over us, she’s had implants and her boobs are so large she can’t walk without support to prevent her from falling over.
I cannot express how much we, as a people, have lost because of technology. We have lost, if not loosing, the ability to do for ourselves. We are being besieged from the Political Left with governmental programs designed to care for those without the ability to care for themselves, but do have the flaws or gaps in the programs to allow healthy people to take part in said programs at the expense of the rest of the country. Yearly these programs expand, taking in more people who in reality think they are getting something for nothing.
Then you have the Corporate world vying for our spending dollars. They want us to buy their leisure devices which will make our life so easy and therefore putting ourselves into custody of their devices to do that which we will soon forget how to do for ourselves.
And this is where survivability comes into play. With Mother Nature being a bigger bitch then normal and the possibility that major services could be cut off our largest cities for an indefinite time, then we are faced with a distinct possibility that first, the honest folks will escape from their plight, followed by the unsavory portion of society. Both will put a strain on the ability of the rural population to support them. Harsh decisions will have to be made by all involved. Life and even death decisions. These are not taught in school or church, but through the harshness of life itself.
The ragged assed private is the most important part of the platoon because he is the weakest link in the platoon. How long it takes to bring him up to speed and polish depends on the abilities and dedication of the NCO’s within his chain of command. He can in fact cause the complete and total ruination of the platoon with his actions or inactions at any given moment.
Such is life. Such is Survival. Such is this rash in my crotch.
I’m going to go fix pancakes for breakfast.
Merry Christmas
25 Dec 2005
In the Den, with the Idea that I might be normal after all.
