Kevin Duffy on the nature of government, democracy and lying politicians

• Government is a heavily armed gang that terrorizes the people.
• Democracy is a scam to convince people otherwise.
• Politicians don't lie. Voters lie to themselves & politicians tell them what they want to hear.
• Voting shows tacit approval of the gang.

~ Kevin Duffy, tweet, May 21, 2024

Sean Corrigan on what ails employers

After 25 years of green ideology, 10 years of ESG indulgence peddling, 3 years of biohazard totalitarianism, 8 months of totally avoidable warfare and increasingly self-destructive sanctions, who thinks the Fed’s rate rises are the main cause of the travails of employers?

~ Sean Corrigan, tweet, October 5, 2022

Anonymous meme on investing vs. trading

In INVESTING, always remember that Rome was not built in a DAY...

In TRADING, always remember that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed in a DAY...

~ anonymous meme, tweet, October 5, 2022

Tobias Lütke on Shopify competing with Amazon

If anything, Amazon is trying to build an empire and Shopify is trying to arm the rebels.  So maybe some of our customers might compete with Amazon at some point, but that would be super cool... so maybe, one day.

~ Tobias Lütke, tweet, October 11, 2019

@tweettruth2me on feminism, LGBTQ, BLM and victimology

The feminist movement destroyed women and femininity.  Did you really believe the LGBTQ and the BLM movements weren’t going to do the same to it’s followers?  It’s a trap.  It’s always a trap.  Stop taking the victim bait.

~ @tweettruth2me, tweet, April 1, 2022

Kevin Duffy on critics

Critics get a bad rap sometimes.  They're actually optimists who see room for improvement.

~ Kevin Duffy, tweet, March 6, 2022

CatoTheYounger on politics and psychopaths

If your political economic system depends on virtuous leaders, you are doomed.  The absolute worst psychopaths are attracted to Politics/Gov, as a medium to practice and refine their skills.  A Psychopaths' skill set allows them to excel in politics.

~ CatoTheYounger @catoletters, tweet, September 9, 2021

Kevin Duffy on what ails the economy and stock market

The economy suffers from sclerosis, central bankers from psychosis, speculators from hypnosis and the stock market from halitosis...

~ Kevin Duffy, tweet, July 20, 2021

Jonathan Newman on how Ludwig von Mises debunked socialism

Mises destroyed socialism this way: Without ownership, there is no exchange.  Without exchange, there are no prices.  Without prices, there is no economic calculation.  Without economic calculation, production decisions are made in the dark.  When that happens, basic needs go unmet.

~ Jonathan Newman, tweet, July 6, 2021

Peter Atwater on expanded unemployment benefits

We've gone from maternity leave to paternity leave to eternity leave as employees are simply choosing not to come back to work at all.

~ Peter Atwater, tweet, June 28, 2021

Kevin Duffy on how government creates problems

Government germinates, nurtures and harvests problems.  They are the sustenance of the state.

~ Kevin Duffy, tweet, May 31, 2021

Spike Cohen on taxing the rich

There is no such thing as a tax on the wealthy.  That burden always gets passed back to you, the middle class and most impoverished through rising costs of goods.

~ Spike Cohen, 2020 Libertarian Party VP candidate, tweet, April 28, 2021

Michael Tomasky on why mask mandates are compatible with freedom

Freedom emphatically does not include the freedom to get someone else sick. It does not include the freedom to refuse to wear a mask in the grocery store, sneeze on someone in the produce section and give him the virus. That’s not freedom for the person who is sneezed upon. For that person, the first person’s “freedom” means chains — potential illness and even perhaps a death sentence. No society can function on that definition of freedom.

~ Michael Tomasky, "There's a Word For Why We Wear Masks, and Liberals Should Say It," The New York Times, October 17, 2020

Kevin Duffy tweet: This is a property rights issue. Grocery stores, restaurants, your neighbors, grandma... they all make the rules once you step on their property. If they require masks, abide by the rules or leave. But this also applies to businesses and customers who agree not to mask. 

Government lockdowns violate the rights of the latter group and destroy freedom of association in the process. They are tyranny plain and simple, and incompatible with freedom.

Michael Tomasky tweet: You are silly. And muted.

Tweet on honesty

Honesty is a very expensive gift. Do not expect to receive it from cheap people.

~ Galty of the Dales, @Galtosian, twitter

AP Stylebook offers guidance on using the word "riot"

New guidance on AP Stylebook Online: 

Use care in deciding which term best applies: 

A riot is a wild or violent disturbance of the peace involving a group of people. The term riot suggests uncontrolled chaos and pandemonium. (1/5) 

Focusing on rioting and property destruction rather than underlying grievance has been used in the past to stigmatize broad swaths of people protesting against lynching, police brutality or for racial justice, going back to the urban uprisings of the 1960s. (2/5) 

Unrest is a vaguer, milder and less emotional term for a condition of angry discontent and protest verging on revolt. (3/5) 

Protest and demonstration refer to specific actions such as marches, sit-ins, rallies or other actions meant to register dissent. They can be legal or illegal, organized or spontaneous, peaceful or violent, and involve any number of people. (4/5) 

Revolt and uprising both suggest a broader political dimension or civil upheavals, a sustained period of protests or unrest against powerful groups or governing systems. (5/5)

~ AP Stylebook, tweet, October 1, 2020

James True on the Covid-19 religion

Covid-19 is a living god.  People are worshipping the Baal Corona.  Masks are his vestments.  Economies are his sacrifices.  PCR tests are his scripture.  $7 trillion is in his offering plate.  His acolytes are dancing nurses.  Fauci is his Pope.  People like me are the heretics.

~ James True, tweet, October 4, 2020

Kevin Duffy clears up confusion about capitalism

capitalism: achieve ends (making money) without using violence 

politics: achieve ends through violence (obfuscate by calling it "democracy") 

political capitalism: mix the two 

Left: blame capitalism for all ills 

political establishment: mislabel Milton Friedman a capitalist

~ Kevin Duffy, tweet, October 6, 2020

Dick Costolo on greedy capitalists

Me-first capitalists who think you can separate society from business are going to be the first people lined up against the wall and shot in the revolution.  I'll happily provide video commentary.

~ Dick Costolo, former CEO of Twitter, tweet, September 30, 2020

Peter Schiff on the Trump-Biden debate

When both candidates agree that government should spend more, borrow more, and print more, and neither understands the nature of the structural problems that will precipitate the coming crisis, there's nothing of substance to debate. The result is the spectacle we just witnessed.

~ Peter Schiff, tweet, September 29, 2020

Kevin Duffy on the first Trump-Biden debate

Trump had the civil society vote in his pocket thanks to 4 months of "mostly peaceful" BLM protests. He lost that in 90 minutes of not being able to shut his mouth. 

Biden was cognitively on the ropes many times, but Trump saved him by interrupting.

~ Kevin Duffy, tweet, September 29, 2020