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Liberty Relearned

Liberty Relearned

By JP Mac

To engage in civil, enlightened discussion as to what political direction is best for the U.S. from the conservative, libertarian point of view.


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Liberty RelearnedSep 06, 2021

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57:28
St. Patrick's Day News Rundown
Mar 18, 202437:21
An Angry Old Man Gives a Speech (clip, immigration, border)
Mar 16, 202407:44
An Angry Old Man Makes a Speech (clip, abortion)
Mar 15, 202410:37
An Angry Old Man Makes a Speech (clip, J6)
Mar 15, 202407:21
An Angry Old Man Makes a Speech (clip, Ukraine war)
Mar 12, 202410:30
An angry old man makes a speech.
Mar 11, 202455:49
Your weekly warning against Leftism
Mar 04, 202434:21
Dystopic Journal: Fake Artificial Reality

Dystopic Journal: Fake Artificial Reality


“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
― George Orwell, 1984

Google has put out what some have deemed a "racist" AI, one that will not depict white people in any sort of positive light and has created some absurdly inaccurate depictions of people, especially historical figures. This is DEI gone wild. This, we can assume, it the reality that it's programmers wish were the case. Google, though Gemini AI, seems to be doing just what Big Brother's INGSOC party did in the novel 1984, rewrite not just history, but reality to suit its agenda.


Feb 26, 202437:05
Border Security
Feb 19, 202440:50
LR Podcast: Biden's Bad Day.
Feb 12, 202436:56
For Trump or Against Biden
Feb 05, 202444:45
Texas Border Skirmish
Jan 29, 202441:05
Truth to Power in Davos (bonus commentary)

Truth to Power in Davos (bonus commentary)

Bonus Commentary

The World Economic Forum just wrapped up their annual get together of would-be dictators and oligarchs at Davos, Switzerland.

However, it was not all plotting on how to best rule the world at the forum. President of Argentina, Javier Milei had some words for the WEF and their collectivist tendencies.

Milei introduced the members of the WEF to a totally new ideology: Libertarianism. Who knows if they will be affected by his words, but @LRPodcast likes them!

Jan 23, 202406:01
LR Podcast: Truth to Power at Davos
Jan 23, 202426:20
LR Podcast: Won't Get Fooled Again, and Again...
Jan 15, 202444:55
Things that won't happen in 2024 (clip)

Things that won't happen in 2024 (clip)

To watch the whole episode, click Here.

Five Things That Won’t Happen in 2024:

An uncontested presidential election. Whichever side loses the 2024 election will say it was stolen.
An impeached Biden convicted in the Senate. The House may not even impeach Joe Biden, despite the fact there’s far more cause to impeach him than there was to impeach Trump either time. Even if they do, few if any Democrats will vote to remove him.
A national news media providing unbiased reporting. We have a better chance seeing Bigfoot ride a dinosaur down 5th Ave than any of the legacy news media adopting non-biased reporting standards.
A Conservative government anywhere in the English-speaking world doing anything very well…conservative. Big “C” Conservatives are really good at only one thing– disappointing small “c” conservatives.
Disney putting out a truly non-woke, family friendly entertainment product. Nothing bearing the Disney name will cater to traditional family values, and unfortunately this may also extend to any of their properties, namely Marvel or Star Wars.

Jan 08, 202403:31
Things that won't happen in 2024

Things that won't happen in 2024


Five Things That Won’t Happen in 2024:

  • An uncontested presidential election. Whichever side loses the 2024 election will say it was stolen.
  • An impeached Biden convicted in the Senate. The House may not even impeach Joe Biden, despite the fact there’s far more cause to impeach him than there was to impeach Trump either time. Even if they do, few if any Democrats will vote to remove him.
  • A national news media providing unbiased reporting. We have a better chance seeing Bigfoot ride a dinosaur down 5th Ave than any of the legacy news media adopting non-biased reporting standards.
  • A Conservative government anywhere in the English-speaking world doing anything very well…conservative. Big “C” Conservatives are really good at only one thing– disappointing small “c” conservatives.
  • Disney putting out a truly non-woke, family friendly entertainment product. Nothing bearing the Disney name will cater to traditional family values, and unfortunately this may also extend to any of their properties, namely Marvel or Star Wars.

Jan 08, 202422:56
JP'S Dystopic Journal: Year in Review 2023

JP'S Dystopic Journal: Year in Review 2023

Dystopic Journal Year in Review 2023


Clips:


1. From 1/9: Book review of “Neither Stunning nor Brave” Dystopic fiction by comedian and writer, Michael Loftus.

2. From 1/30: Dystopic Journal: Has the WEF's Influence Plateaued? The World Economic Forum met in Davos, Switzerland. Their focus-- use climate change alarmism to drive economic policy. The free world won't survive the kind of economic policy the WEF is pursuing. As far as they're concerned, the problem is that people, especially in the West, have too much economic freedom.

3. From 3/6: “The Disunited States” Some of the pros and cons of a national divorce are explored. Taxes and spending policies are one many dividing lines between red and blue America.

4. From 10/31: Halloween Special. I interview an expert on all things Scandinavian, Poor Yorick, who sets the record straight on whether or not the Scandinavian countries are the socialist Utopias that some like Bernie Sanders suggest they are.

5. From 11/6: “These Misguided People”. After the pogrom committed against Israeli Jews on 10/7, it has become apparent that many on the Left may not hold the moral high ground that they claim to. Most of them are quite comfortable with many of the things the Nazis whom they claim to hate, stood for.






Jan 01, 202449:22
Christmas Message, 2023

Christmas Message, 2023

We've just waited through three weeks of Advent. Imagine waiting though three centuries, or three millennia, as our pre-Christian brother and sisters did. Over 2023 years ago, a savior was born.

...A savior. People today tend to think of Christianity, the Bible, as a rulebook, a mere list of things they can't do. But we as Christians don't celebrate on Christmas Day the birth of a rule book, or a rule giver, we celebrate the coming of a SAVIOR.

Merry Christmas!


Dec 25, 202310:41
The Disturbing Effects of Cultural Marxism
Dec 18, 202351:44
Liberty Relearned Podcast: The Subjective Morality of the Left
Dec 11, 202351:27
Liberty Relearned Podcast: Israel in a Post-Hamas World pt II

Liberty Relearned Podcast: Israel in a Post-Hamas World pt II

In part two we look at the motivations of the Israeli people following the massacre of 10/7/23 and see that it's not dissimilar to the mindset of Americans after 9/11/01. We also look at Israel's detractors, those who attend pro-Hamas rallies. They have a different concept of morality that allows them to wink at the atrocities committed by Hamas.

Dec 07, 202332:59
LR Podcast: Israel in a post-Hamas World (Pt 1)
Dec 04, 202318:05
Multiculturism has failed.
Nov 27, 202354:02
The long "I told you so" continues...

The long "I told you so" continues...

I thought I was done with commenting on COVID and the Draconian measures that were taken in the name of protecting us from it. Turns out, I'm not quite done. I have to comment on this story from Just the News; New York Times editorial board acknowledges 'startling' COVID learning loss | Just The News

The lockdowns and the policy of keeping kids out of school violated at least two principles of American conservatism: Freedom of Association, and freedom from government overreach.

Turns out that American kids did suffer, just as a lot of conservatives and libertarians warned at the time. Now even the NYT is forced to admit it. This is part of the longest, least satisfying "I told you so" in recent human history.

Nov 20, 202342:43
LR Podcast: A Country Worth Fighting For
Nov 13, 202359:19
Liberty Relearned Podcast: Logical Inconsistencies of the Left
Nov 06, 202359:08
LR Podcast: Halloween Special

LR Podcast: Halloween Special

5 Things That Scare Conservatives.

A police state. The government using law enforcement to pursue political goals.

Out of control government spending. Increased spending causing more inflation, even hyper inflation.

CBDC, or a central bank digital currency. Would give the central government nearly total control over how its citizens live.

Institutionalized election fraud. The Democrats would like Americans to forget about ballot trafficking a'la 2000 Mules and the institutionalization of less secure ballots and elections.

4 more years of Biden (or any Democrat) in the White House American conservatives fear that the America that has existed for nearly 250 years, the republic our forefathers intended for us, will be gone.

5 things that scare the Left:

SCOTUS actually upholding the Constitution

Having to face their own antisemitism.

Any Republicans in the White House

Another Trump presidency

Losing Power

Filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza has a new movie out called Police State. It's available to stream now. The move explores how America is on its way to becoming a full-fledged police state; how it started, what the components are, and who its victims might be.

Oct 30, 202358:13
The Left and left holding the bag.

The Left and left holding the bag.

Collectivism, and its derivative forms of communism, socialism, and fascism are historically, and demonstratively evil. Collectivism is part and parcel of leftism, the belief that the world runs on a binary, oppressor vs. oppressed system. Though leftism in its myriad forms has been responsible for the deaths of millions, and impoverishment of billions, is nonetheless attractive to a large section of the population. It's been around for a long time and has secreted itself into every nook and cranny of our society. Its ubiquitous makes it seem normal, even moral. It trades on deception, making bad things seem much like a good things. It exploits the natural needs of people to feel good about themselves, and allows for feeling good without actually doing good. Leftists tend to see only the superficial benefits of what they do, and rarely explore the second and third order of consequences to their policies. Corrupt politicians use leftist appeal to people's sense of altruism to achieve power. When the bill finally comes due for their reckless policies, they are long gone. It's the Left's casual, well-meaning supporters who are among those left paying the price. They are among those left holding the bag, without ever realizing they were asking for it all along.

Now that Hamas is killing Jews just for being Jews, will that make a difference to those on the left who sympathize with Palestine, but also claim to hate Nazis? If they've been lied to about the rocket that missed its target and landed in a hospital parking lot, what else might have they been lied to about?

For some casual leftists, the attack on Israel was a bridge too far. Their support for liberal causes end at killing innocent men, women and children.

Oct 23, 202349:22
Nazi or Not Nazi?

Nazi or Not Nazi?


  • Good and evil exist and what occurred in Israel this past weekend was an object lesson on the nature of pure, unadulterated EVIL.
  • There is no rationalizing, no political justification for the massacre of innocent men, women and children. There's no time for “but both sides do it” moral equivalency. Both side's DON'T do it. Only one side executed babies, only one side took hostages, only one side raped and pillaged throughout the countryside in a fashion hardly known since medieval times.
  • Those terrorists were evil, and all who support them are also evil.
  • Whatever you thought of the Palestinian situation before, there is no longer any excuse for supporting Hamas. You can no longer claim you didn't know. Now you know them for what they are.
  • Pray for the people of Israel and pray that who have been lost in moral confusion that their eyes have been finally opened.

Some people are confused as to what constitutes Nazi or Nazi-like behavior. Some examples of what is and isn't Nazi:

Supporting parental rights- NOT NAZI

Killing Jews just because they are Jews- NAZI

Pro-life views and laws- NOT NAZI

Wiping out entire families of non-combatants- NAZI

Hope that helps clear it up for ya!


Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy, and free!


Oct 16, 202326:46
An Object Lesson on Evil (clip)

An Object Lesson on Evil (clip)

  • Good and evil exist and what occurred in Israel this past weekend was an object lesson on the nature of pure, unadulterated EVIL.
  • There is no rationalizing, no political justification for the massacre of innocent men, women and children. There's no time for “but both sides do it” moral equivalency. Both side's DON'T do it. Only one side executed babies, only one side took hostages, only one side raped and pillaged throughout the countryside in a fashion hardly known since medieval times.
  • Those terrorists were evil, and all who support them are also evil.
  • Whatever you thought of the Palestinian situation before, there is no longer any excuse for supporting Hamas. You can no longer claim you didn't know. Now you know them for what they are.
  • Pray for the people of Israel and pray that who have been lost in moral confusion that their eyes have been finally opened.

Oct 16, 202304:09
An Object Lesson on Evil

An Object Lesson on Evil

  • Good and evil exist and what occurred in Israel this past weekend was an object lesson on the nature of pure, unadulterated EVIL.
  • There is no rationalizing, no political justification for the massacre of innocent men, women and children. There's no time for “but both sides do it” moral equivalency. Both side's DON'T do it. Only one side executed babies, only one side took hostages, only one side raped and pillaged throughout the countryside in a fashion hardly known since medieval times.
  • Those terrorists were evil, and all who support them are also evil.
  • Whatever you thought of the Palestinian situation before, there is no longer any excuse for supporting Hamas. You can no longer claim you didn't know. Now you know them for what they are.
  • Pray for the people of Israel and pray that who have been lost in moral confusion that their eyes have been finally opened.

Oct 14, 202310:50
Liberty Relearned: Truth and Consequences

Liberty Relearned: Truth and Consequences

Biden freed up $6B of Iranian money. Weeks later, Hamas attacks Israel. Further proof that the Left never, ever, thinks of the second or third order consequences of what they do. Biden thought he could buy off the Iranians by freeing up that $6B. The Iranians instead put that money to use funding a Hamas war against Israel. One more reason why we need to #impeachbiden

There are several reasons why otherwise fine, decent people support Leftist causes. Some have simply been brought up in left-leaning homes, thus it's all they know. Others are attracted to high-sounding principles such as equity and diversity. They conflate forced redistribution of wealth with voluntary charity. Leftism trades upon feeling much more than logic. Most casual adherents to Leftism simply fail to take leftist principles to their logical conclusion or fail to see the connection between collectivist polices and the problems they cause. Source used: Biden administration released billions to Iran weeks before Israeli attack | Just The News

Oct 09, 202345:59
LR Podcast: The Neurotic Collectivists

LR Podcast: The Neurotic Collectivists

The government is bringing back central planning, you know, because it's worked so well every other time it's been tried. Not for nothing, but central planning is a feature of both fascism and communism. Just Sayn'.

The Biden regime continues to wage war on fossil fuels with its new proposed edicts regulating gas-powered furnaces. This will add to the cost of such items for what benefit and to whom? News item: The federal government plans to regulate nearly every appliance in your home from Just the News


This is further proof that you are not real to them, the collectivists. The true purpose of your sacrifice is to make neurotic collectivists feel good about themselves. Ayn Rand spoke at length about this mindset in her book “The Virtue of Selfishness.”

"The more neurotic he is or the more conscientious in the practice of altruism (and these two aspects of his psychology will act reciprocally to reinforce each other), the more he will tend to devise schemes 'for the good of mankind' or of 'society' or of 'the public' or of 'future generations'-- or of anything except actual human beings."- Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness

Oct 02, 202337:47
Liberty Relearned Podcast: Corruption in Dystopia

Liberty Relearned Podcast: Corruption in Dystopia

Sep 25, 202357:24
Liberty Relearned Podcast: Resist the Dystopia

Liberty Relearned Podcast: Resist the Dystopia

Finally, we have an impeachment inquiry against President Biden. Despite what you may have heard, and what the media tell you, there is plenty of evidence of Biden family corruption that could be used against Joe Biden in an impeachment trial. Now the Republicans have to be smart, disciplined, and put together a case as prosecuting attorneys would in a criminal case.

This week, we do a proper Dystopic Journal segment featuring Orwell's 1984.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever” --George Orwell, 1984


Every year since those words were written, we've been inching closer to that dystopia. Now, we are almost there. If the world of 1984 was still on the horizon in 1949 when it was published, that world is now within shouting distance. The naked authoritarianism, abandonment of liberalism, the surveillance state, the mutilation of the English language for purposes of gaining power are already here.

It seems the more control the left has gained over our popular culture, academia, and the news media, the faster we seem to be hurtling toward this dystopian future. The only thing that seems to slow it down is the active, not passive, active resistance to it by a great number of people.


Sep 18, 202356:53
Liberals, the Left, and libertarians, oh my!
Sep 11, 202344:23
Time to lead, Mr. Speaker (clip)

Time to lead, Mr. Speaker (clip)

The White House is lawyering up in anticipation of an impeachment inquiry. Will the GOP grow a spine and do what needs to be done? At least authorize an impeachment inquiry, worry about what the Senate will do later. At least give the White House a real reason to hire those lawyers.

Sep 05, 202303:40
Time to lead, Mr. Speaker
Sep 04, 202344:00
Two Different Tyrannies (clip)

Two Different Tyrannies (clip)

Taking political prisoners is now policy with the Biden regime. Harrison Floyd, a supporter of Trump, is behind bars today as a political prisoner. He is one of Donald Trump's 18 co-defendants in a RICO case being brought against Trump et al by Fulton County DA Fani Willis.

Threats of mask mandates are back in the news, despite the rate of daily deaths being attributed to COVID* are about 1/4 to 1/5 what they were when most mandates were lifted in 2022.

*worldometers

Aug 28, 202305:45
Liberty Relearned Podcast: Two Related Tyrannies
Aug 28, 202347:43
LR Podcast: Two Related Tyrannies
Aug 28, 202347:43
Liberty Relearned Podcast: The Rant Episode
Aug 21, 202342:20
The Rant Episode
Aug 21, 202342:30
Why the Left's focus on group identity?

Why the Left's focus on group identity?

So why the emphasis on group identity on the left? The left are collectivists. That collectivism might take the form of communism, socialism, or fascism. Each of these ideologies subordinate the will and the needs of the individual to that of the collective. It should come as no surprise then, that a focus on group rather than individual identity is paramount. Also, it is not surprising that collective punishment is part of the leftist way. Neither is it any wonder that meritocracy, which is a function of the individual, is not valued to nearly the degree it is by the right.

Aug 21, 202301:35
LR Lessons: Individualism vs. Collectivism

LR Lessons: Individualism vs. Collectivism

While judging people based upon their membership in some greater group is not in and of itself wrong, it is often not appropriate. In the end, one must build merit for oneself, and one must be judged upon those merits. Merits and shortcomings alike are earned individually and thus cannot be transferred to others. Individuals are to be judged for individual deeds and be awarded or punished accordingly, and groups, likewise, should be awarded or punished for deeds committed by the entire group. Doing anything else results in injustice.

Aug 16, 202323:40
Individualism vs Collectivism
Aug 14, 202341:28
Biden Corruption: To see or not to see?

Biden Corruption: To see or not to see?

According to a recent Gallup poll, 42% believe the Biden regime isn't particularly corrupt. How is it that 42% of Americans believe the Biden regime's ethics as good or excellent? That 42% would have to be either chronically uninformed or ethically challenged themselves. #bidencrimefamily

Doesn't it seem like every time major news breaks about Biden family corruption that shortly after, former President Trump is indicted? President Trump thinks so true. The pattern of bad news for the Bidens, Trump indictment, more bad news for the Bidens, Trump indictment could be just coincidence, but is it? Or do the timing of the indictments have more to do with sending a message to the Trump team and the Republicans, something like: "You hurt us, now we hurt you." At the very least it is convenient how the Trump indictments wipes the news about Biden corruption off the front page.

Sources:

Most Americans say Biden administration ethics are 'not good' or 'poor': poll | Just The News

Trump: 'Every time more Biden corruption is exposed his henchmen indict me' | Just The News

Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy, and free!

Aug 07, 202344:42
More Political Drama

More Political Drama

Another week, another Hunter Biden Story. This time, it's the DOJ trying to send Hunter's former business partner, Devon Archer to prison just in time to not testify in from of the House Oversight Committee. The DOJ has since thought twice about keeping Archer from testifying in such an obvious way. Archer is expected to give testimony in front of Congress that could not only further incriminate Hunter, but Joe Biden as well.

This past week a "sweetheart" deal that would have kept Hunter out of jail and facing any significant penalty fell through when the DOJ prosecutors had to admit in front of the judge that the investigations in to alleged FARA violations would not cease under the terms of the plea deal. That's not what Hunter Biden and his lawyers were thinking. They thought that ALL investigations into Hunters alleged crimes would cease in perpetuity. The DOJ has been able to duck questions about alleged Biden family crimes by saying the "matter is subject to an ongoing investigation. They were hoping to be able to drop the investigations and let Hunter go with a virtual slap on the wrist.

What does this all mean for the election going forward? The Democrats could allow Biden to be impeached an removed but that would make Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House the Vice President, same if the 25th Amendment him. They really don't want to face Donald Trump in the general election, and they really don't want Joe Biden to face him. If they can't force Trump out of the race, then they will have to politely but forcefully request Biden get out of the race to make room for someone like Gavin Newsome to run, while still controlling the VP slot.

A lot of plot lines are starting to come together in this Political Drama that just seems to be heating up.

Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy and free!

Source:

DOJ asks to send Hunter Biden's associate to prison weekend before he's set to talk to Congress | Just The News


Jul 31, 202352:40
JP'S Dystopic Journal: Lack-of-cocaine-investigation-gate

JP'S Dystopic Journal: Lack-of-cocaine-investigation-gate

Cocainegate enters its third week, not because any advancements in the investigation, but precisely because there weren't any. The Secret Service has ended its investigation into who brought cocaine into the White House. Did they come to a dead end, or were they told to end it? Whatever the reason, that still doesn't help the fact that there is apparently still a cocaine user in the White House, one potentially a target of blackmail or extortion. The cocaine was there because of a security breach, but the nation's security may also be at risk because of the individual or individuals involved.

Jul 27, 202321:59