So I've spoken of this a bit. I'm not going to flesh it all out here but questions are welcome. You might say it is a very French idea as the foremost intellectual influences on it are French: the Marquis de Sade and Auguste Comte. A Russian intelligence agent told me in 2022 that without my use of Comte I would not be here. Here being where I had just entered. I.e., talking to him.
It's a glorified camping trip until the pigs make it something else. Basically lots of sex, nudity, squatting and trespassing on federal lands, moving around (no stupid compounds for Waco enthusiasts) and ignoring the law. In practice that means no applications for things like fishing and hunting licenses. I expect lots of fugitives and other outcasts to get in pretty early. My basic demographic is hobos and college sluts. It's family formation. Think of the Manson Family had they moved to more defensible areas than Death Valley. 12-35 people to start, men outnumbering women suggesting a gangbang. Children raised in common. No work. No inequality created by private property. And while I say my plan this comes courtesy of Iranian intelligence - with Don Pendleton's 'Nuclear Storm' serving as a huge influence.
While the US space program, including the Apollo 11 mission that landed humans on the moon, was a US endeavor, it's true that key figures like Wernher von Braun, who led the development of the Saturn V rocket, had previously worked on rocket technology for the Nazis.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
Nazi Involvement:
Wernher von Braun, a German rocket scientist, was a prominent figure in the Nazi regime's secret weapons program, particularly the development of the V-2 rocket.
Operation Paperclip:
After World War II, many German scientists, including von Braun, were brought to the United States through Operation Paperclip to contribute to the US space program.
NASA and the Saturn V:
Von Braun became the director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and played a crucial role in developing the Saturn V rocket, which launched the Apollo 11 mission, landing humans on the moon.
Controversy:
Von Braun's Nazi past has led to controversy and debate about the ethics of using individuals with such backgrounds in the US space program.
Von Braun's Nazi Party Membership:
He became a member of the Nazi party in 1937 and was made a junior SS officer in 1940.
"While not a direct cause, immigration to the United States during the pre-Civil War era, particularly the influx of Irish and German immigrants, did contribute to the sectional tensions and economic differences that ultimately led to the war, but the primary cause was the issue of slavery and the political control of that system."
Joseph Goebbels was born into a strict Roman Catholic family and remained nominally Catholic, but his actions and beliefs as a Nazi leader contradict any genuine religious faith.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
Early Life and Background:
Goebbels was born in Rheydt, Germany, in 1897, to a Roman Catholic family.
Nominal Catholicism:
While Goebbels was raised in a religious household, he ceased attending Catholic mass and going to confession long before 1933, and he did not officially leave the Church or refuse to pay church taxes.
Contradictory Actions:
As a Nazi leader, Goebbels was a radical anti-Semite and a fervent follower of Hitler, whose ideology was fundamentally opposed to Christianity.
Diary Entry:
In his diary, Goebbels wrote in March 1943, "We are already so enmeshed above all in the Jewish Question that there is no escape for us."
Propaganda and Ideology:
Goebbels masterminded the Nazi propaganda machine, which promoted a racist and anti-Semitic agenda, contradicting any Christian values of love, compassion, and equality.
Historians' Perspective:
Historian Richard Steigmann-Gall argues that "nominal church membership is a very unreliable gauge of actual piety in this context" and determining someone's actual religious convictions should be based on other criteria.
Yes, Aleister Crowley believed he could perform magic. He saw magic as a means to achieve personal freedom and live according to one's desires, and he attempted to blend the methodology of science with the aims of religion in his magical practice.
Elaboration:
Crowley's belief in magic stemmed from his interest in mysticism and the occult, which he explored after rebelling against his evangelical Christian upbringing.
He saw magic as a tool to achieve spiritual and physical experiences, and he believed that these experiences could be documented and tested, similar to scientific experiments, according to Wikipedia.
One example of his magical work involved a ritual performed with a companion where they both believed they were experiencing a supernatural encounter.
Crowley was a practitioner of darker magic, and his belief system was based on the idea that people have the power to be free and live according to their own desires.
He saw the practice of magic as a way to explore and experience the world, which he believed was not limited to physical reality, according to The British Library.
Yes, while the early church believed the Jewish people were God's chosen people, their understanding of this chosenness evolved. Initially, the Jewish people were seen as God's chosen nation, but with the advent of Christianity, many Christian denominations adopted the belief that the Church, made up of believers from all nations, had now become God's chosen people.
Elaboration:
Early Church Perspective:
The early church, including those Jewish Christians who were part of it, generally accepted the idea that God had chosen the Jewish people as His special nation, as described in the Old Testament.
Shift in Understanding:
Over time, particularly as Christianity spread to Gentiles (non-Jews), a shift occurred in how "chosen people" was understood. Many Christian denominations began to believe that the Church, comprised of believers from all nations, was the new chosen people, fulfilling God's plan.
Replacement Theology:
This shift is often associated with the concept of replacement theology, which suggests that the Church has replaced Israel as God's chosen people.
Different Interpretations:
While some Christian denominations believe in the replacement theology, others continue to affirm that the Jewish people remain God's chosen people, albeit in a way that does not exclude the Church.
Continuing Jewish Identity:
Even within Christianity, there are groups like Messianic Judaism who maintain a strong Jewish identity while also believing in Jesus as the Messiah.
