Stratagems of the Right

On June 24, 2021, former New York (NY) mayor and counsel for President Trump, Rudy Giuliani, received an interim suspension from practicing law in NY for publicly discussing election fraud and one in-court statement challenging the 2020 presidential election [*1], a shot across the bow to future lawyers who might speak publicly about election fraud, let alone choose to fight against it in court. Ostensibly, this was done for "making a false statement of fact or law to a tribunal," "knowingly making a false statement of fact or law to a third person" in representation of a client, and "engag[ing] in fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation," of which "misrepresentation" can mean "partially true, but misleading statements or omissions." In Giuliani's suspension, the State Supreme Court of New York relied on five statements: (1) Giuliani claimed, in public speech, that 1,823,148 mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania were mailed out when the offi...

We're all familiar with what used to be a common riff in story-telling: A man sells his soul to Satan in exchange for high Earthly status. A single man can't be very powerful compared to Satan. So, why doesn't Satan just take the soul? Why does Satan need to offer anything? Why is a single man's consent so important? Christianity and Free Will  One of the most common arguments atheists give against God: Innocent people suffer on Earth. God must be all-powerful and all-knowing to be defined as a god. So, if God is real, he wouldn't allow innocents to suffer so greatly. Because God chooses to allow great suffering of the innocent, if he exists, he is evil and should be rejected. The argument reveals a profound misunderstanding of Christian beliefs. Humanity's role is centered around our free will. Our existence is a test in how we choose to deal with evil and suffering [*1]. We, as individual souls, must be allowed to independently choose or reject evil. If not,...

What does it mean to be kind? Kindle readers are linked to the third edition of the American Oxford Dictionary: Who doesn't aim to be kind in his endeavors? A killer can justify his acts as removing harmful people or those impeding good. Perhaps he is eliminating one immune from justice who is a rapacious thief or one blocking reforms that will lift millions from poverty or disease. Even a thief stealing to benefit himself from an innocent and just man can rationalize his acts as training his mark to better guard against future thieves: better he learn the lesson from me who only took a little, so a future thief doesn't take even more from him . Kindness focusses on the intent of the actor more than the result of the action: " having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature." If a woman cooks a meal of religiously-forbidden meats for another, unknowingly, she may view her act as kind. The recipient of the meal may be of a certain religion and take off...

NOTE: Below is part 2 of What to Consider Before Getting a COVID-19 "Vaccine" or Semi-Annual Re-Vaxx. If you haven't read part 1 yet, you may click the prior-referenced link to read it, which will also include further parts subsequently added. #2 False Efficacy: the Difference Between Absolute and Relative Risk As mentioned in part #1, most should be aware that COVID-19 (COVID) vaccines were never tested on human-to-human transmission. The chief medical officer at Moderna, Tal Zaks, excuses this neglect on testing  [*1]: “Our trial will not demonstrate prevention of transmission, because in order to do that you have to swab people twice a week for very long periods, and that becomes operationally untenable.” It's now too late to find out whether or not transmission occurs after vaccination, as the original placebo group could get the "real" vaccine after the clinical trials for "emergency use" ended. The FDA first approved the Pfizer COVID vaccin...

NOTE: Below is part 1 of  What to Consider Before Getting a COVID-19 "Vaccine" or Semi-Annual Re-Vaxx  that was originally published May 24, 2021. If you haven't read the introduction, you may click the prior-referenced link to read it, which will also include the further parts that will be subsequently added. #1 If the COVID-19 Vaccines Are Dangerous, How Come the Media Isn't Telling Us? As of May 21, 2021, despite being a fraction of the billions upon billions of vaccines given since 1990 in the United States, COVID-19  vaccines represented 46.06% of all death (4,265 out of 9,258) and 21.65% (3,284 out of 15,165) of all permanent disability incidents reported since 1990 to the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)  [*1], a voluntary-reporting tool healthcare workers and individuals  may  use if they believe a vaccine may have caused an injury or death (meaning not all possible incidents are recorded). U.S....