Chain of Events

 

And this is the way it's gonna be unless the adults - meaning the conservatives - in this country get up off their asses and do something about it.  

You can start by VOTING RED.  We're in this situation now because more of "them" voted than we did, and if WE don't reverse this trend by getting out and VOTING RED, this is what's in store for us.

You have one of two choices:  vote, or fight.  And when I say fight, I mean fight as in armed conflict because if we don't stop the Islamification of America, that's what it's gonna come to.

Deo Vindice

IHC

 

  

How It All Started

 

When I was in the Air Force stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, NC, I was assigned to the 4th Security Police Squadron.  One day in the summer of 1978 I was patrolling the base in my non-air conditioned pickup truck when I drove past the baseball fields.  I noticed a group of very young boys on the field that at first looked like they were playing baseball, but then I noticed something odd.  

There was no catcher and no umpire, and standing right behind the plate was a pole about two feet high with a baseball sitting on top of it.  There was an adult standing there as well, and as I watched a little kid (probably five or so) wearing a batting helmet, uniform, and carrying a baseball bat walked up to the pole with the ball on top.  Then he took aim and swung, swatting the ball into the infield where it died about the time it got to the pitcher's mound.  He took off to run the base while the pitcher ran to get the ball, and to make a long story short the kid hit a home run because non of the other players were able to throw the ball to the base - ANY base - in order to get him out.

Of course I parked the truck and walked over to the field where I talked to one of the adults that was there watching their kid play.  I asked him what was going on, and he told me that the kids were playing T-Ball.  Not baseball, mind you, but t-ball.  He then went on to explain the rules of t-ball to me, and I was dumbfounded to hear that they didn't keep score, meaning there were no winners or losers.  The goal of the game was to let the kids all hit the ball.

When I asked him why they didn't keep score, he said that it was because they "didn't want to hurt the kid's feelings" by having a winner or a loser.

"But if there's no loser, then how will the kids learn the motivation to improve so they can succeed and win?" I asked.  Silly me.

"That's not the point.  The point is to just let the kids hit and have fun," was the reply.

"Uh huh," I said.  Without another word I walked back to my truck, got in, started it up, and drove away.

In my opinion, this is how it all started.  This is how we ended up with the society of unmotivated, whiny, self-entitled adult brats we now have.  T-ball led to participation trophies, and the kids of that generation were taught that you don't have to work hard to succeed because it's not required that you succeed at all.  You just have to show up to be rewarded.  

No winners.  No losers.  No motivation.  No drive to improve and better yourself.  No sense of pride.  No sense of accomplishment.  No sense of how things are in the real world.  Just a world of pats on the back for just showing up, getting rewarded for basically doing nothing, and crying for your cookie when things don't go your way.

This is the society we have today, and I blame it all on t-ball.  I didn't really see this in our society until after I had retired from the Air Force and joined the civilian work force, but once I did that it started to show itself.  I worked with people who had no motivation to do the best job they could or excel at their job, then whined and complained when they didn't get a raise "like I deserve!"  They didn't care if they were late to work or not, we should all just be glad that they showed up at all.  And when they got fired for being late or not showing up at all, it was all so unfair!

Whine, whine, whine.  Just like a little kid who's so uncoordinated that he can't even hit a fuckin' ball sitting on top of a fuckin' post.  

And it's not only still going on, it's getting worse.  My wife is the district manager for a local dental firm, and she sees this all the time.  The people who apply to work at her firm don't have the drive and motivation needed to do the job, and they don't have ANY work ethics AT ALL.  They show up late for work, they spend their time texting on their cell phones instead of working, and sometimes they just don't show up at all.  And when they eventually get fired because of their total lack of work ethics, of course the first thing they do is complain and, in a lot of cases, throw the race card.  (But that's another topic for another time.)  

The really sad thing is that this philosophy of "Nobody loses, everybody wins just by showing up" has gotten worse over time.  The young adults who are flocking to the libtard left and the Demoncratic party and electing the socialist/communist morons to positions of authority are the GRANDCHILDREN of the society I saw, which means this shit has been going on for GENERATIONS.  And what's worse is that they're raising THEIR children to be just as self-entitled as they are.   

If you want to see just how much damage this kind of mindset can be, just look at Portland, or Seattle, or San Fransisco, or Chicago, or New York  City.  All of these cities are being run by people with what I call the "T-Ball Mindset," and that mindset is failing.  

But since they were never taught the difference between winning and losing and have no drive or motivation to improve, they're too ignorant to see it.

Note that I said 'ignorant' and not 'stupid.'  There's a difference.  If you're ignorant, you're lacking either the education or experience.  If you're stupid, you just don't have the intelligence.

Either way, if this kind of shit continues, then our country is royally screwed.  The Muslim invasion I wrote about a few days ago is using this "T-Ball Mindset" to invade our country, and once they get in power it's gonna be over for all of us, including those of the "T-Ball Mindset" who let this whole thing happen. 

And that's a day I hope I don't live to see.

Deo Vindice

IHC

 

  

Houston, We Have A Problem

 

In case you haven't been paying attention, there's an invasion going on in this country and it's being conducted by Muslims.  If you want proof of this, then just look at how many Muslims we have in Congress; look at how many Muslim mayors we have in this country, and look at the city of Dearborn, Michigan where the police force patch is in Arabic, the citations are written in Arabic, and the street signs are in Arabic.  Not to mention that the mayor and city council are all Muslims.  And then there's the Muslim military group that is now patrolling the streets with the blessing of the police force, the Mayor, and the city council.

And to make matters worse, the morons in the Demoncratic party are not only allowing Muslim radicals to join their group, they're allowing them to take over and reshape the goals of the Demoncratic party.  I mean, they were bad enough with their open borders and free stuff giveaways, but the Muslims want to take it much further than that.  And the morons in the Demoncratic party are allowing them to do it.

You see, the invasion happens like this - the Muslims immigrate to this country bit by bit, doing it legally so they can't be deported.  They establish their own communities and their own laws, claiming to do it in the name of practicing their religion.  And the American people tolerate this because they don't see an overt threat (because they don't want to).  That allows Islam to grow, and pretty soon it's gonna get to a point where Islam will no longer tolerate Americans.  And when that happens, it's good-bye United States of America and hello United States of Islam.

And if you think that won't happen, you're both a fool and ignoring history.

See, it's like this:  once upon a time there was a nation called Persia that gave shelter to 4,000 Muslim immigrants.  100 years later every native Persi was wiped out because the Qu'aran calls for the murder of all non-believers.  When the Muslim population got large enough and had enough power, that's exactly what they did.

That nation is now called IRAN.

We need to do whatever we can and whatever is necessary to keep our country from becoming the next Persia.  But unfortunately, we have something standing in our way, something that the Muslims are well aware of and are using to their advantage.

And that 'something' is the First Amendment.  The Muslims know that the First Amendment prohibits the government from making a law outlawing their religion, and they're using this as the primary tool to facilitate their invasion.

So we need to do one of two things, and we need to do it quickly.  We need to either A) rewrite the First Amendment, or B) pass a Federal law prohibiting the establishment and/or practice of Sharia Law anywhere in the United States and its territories. Personally, I think it would be faster and easier to pass the law prohibiting Sharia Law than it would to rewrite the First Amendment.

But whatever, the point is that this country is being invaded by Muslims who want to take over our country and establish an Islamic state here, and that goal is being facilitated by the Demoncrats.  We need to do something about it, and we need to do it NOW.

Not tomorrow, fuckin' NOW. TODAY.

If not, you can kiss this country goodbye within the next 20 years.

And one way or another, I won't be around to see it.  I'll either die of natural causes, or I'll die in combat fighting the Islamic murderers.

If I have my choice between the two, I'd rather it be the latter.

Deo Vindice

IHC

 

  

I Have These Old Boots...

 

These desert boots were issued to me in 1995 when I was sent on Temporary Duty Assignment back to Dhahran Air Base, Saudi Arabia, the same base I was at during the Gulf War.  The USAF Security Police set up a permanent presence at that base, and when the 1st Security Police Squadron (Provincial) moved out in March 1991 they sent other Security Police units in to fill the gap. Hence was created the 4404th Security Police Squadron (Provincial) which was in operation until the Air Force ceased operations at that location in 1996 after the Khobar Towers bombing.  They moved the unit to Prince Sultan Air Base, a more remote and much more secure location, operating there until they ceased operations entirely and closed the unit down.  When I was deployed TDY  in 1995 they issued me three pairs of Desert Camouflage Uniforms (DCUs) and this pair of jungle boots. 

This all came in handy when I was sent TDY to Jordan in 1997, and it was during that deployment that these boots earned their relevance to me.

I've always been a history buff, specifically about the War Between the States era in US history, but I'm also a fan of history overall.  That's why I found the TDY to Jordan particularly interesting, educational, and downright fascinating.  The Jordanian Air Force Base where we were stationed was close enough to both Agaba (yes, THAT Agaba, of "Alladin" fame) and the ancient city of Petra that the Morale, Welfare, and Education branch set up tours to both cities.  I made it to both, with one of the fascinating things on the trip to Agaba being that you could stand on the beach and see three different countries.  

But what I found the most fascinating took place on the trip I took to the ancient city of Petra.  We were told on both trips that we would be doing a lot of walking, sometimes in sand or on broken ground, so we should wear the appropriate footwear.  So naturally I wore my desert boots on both trips.  It wasn't too bad in Agaba, but Petra was another thing entirely.

My group took a walking tour of the ancient city, a tour that led us through dwellings carved into the sides of mountains, some of them very high up while most were at ground level.  Back in those days the higher up on the cliff you were the wealthier you were, so that was an indication of prominence and wealth.  We also saw what was called "Ceremonial Rock," a big flat rock elevated pretty high up that overlooked the road we had just come down.  This location was where the wealthy had their funerals, or more specifically, their cremations.  The flat top of the rock was still blackened from the countless fires that had been there during the countless cremations.  

Yeah, that was kinda spooky, but interesting at the same time.

We also walked past the ruins of a building that was identified as being built by the Romans around 300 BC or so.  It took 50 years to build, but it was still there two thousand years later!

The best part of the trip, however, came when my group arrived at the entrance to a narrow canyon that led to a temple.  We were all surprised to see that you could actually rent horses and ride down through the canyon, and we were blown away when the Jordanians told us that this was the canyon featured in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," and that the temple at the end was the one shown in the movie.  So naturally we all rented a horse and did our best Indiana Jones impressions as we rode down the canyon to the temple.

And the temple flat blew me away.  It was huge, just like in the movie, and the guide told us that it was hand-carved out of the solid rock of the cliff face.  You could see the hand holds carved into the face of the cliff leading up the sides where the workers had used them to get up that high.  It was absolutely beautiful and awe-inspiring to say the least.  The inside was vastly different than the movie, though - it was nothing but one big square room with a stone altar at one end with two smaller adjoining rooms, one on each side.  I later found my way up to the ledge where the distance shot of Indy and his group arriving at the temple had been taken, with a small plaque there telling me about it.  Of course I took a picture, but it's not a digital picture so I don't have it available to post here.

But here's the part about the whole trip that fascinated me most, and the part that explains why the boots play a part in all this.

Remember the road I told you we were walking down on the walking tour?  Well, as it turns out that cobblestone road was built by the Roman Legions, and was still in use.  When I discovered this it stopped me in my tracks.  I looked down at my boots and the road, pausing as I realized what was happening.

I was wearing US military issue desert boots while walking down the same road that the Roman Legions had built and had walked on wearing leather sandals - more than two thousand years apart.

Call me sentimental or overly dramatic, but that thought just blew me away and has stuck with me ever since.  Yeah, I'm that kind of person.

I use the boots now as my summer riding boots for my motorcycle.  They're very comfortable and a hell of a lot cooler than my leather biker boots, and I'll wear them until they wear out.

Then I'll tuck them away with my other military clothing I still have from my time in the service where they'll stay until it's time to let my son figure out what to do with them when the time comes.

Hopefully that won't be anytime soon.

Deo Vindice

IHC

 

  

Let's Talk Holsters

 

Let's get right to the point, shall we?

Nylon holsters suck.  

I've been carrying concealed since 1993, and I've tried all different kinds of holsters.  Leather, nylon, Kydex, you name it, I've tried it.  And the one inevitable conclusion that I have come to is that nylon holsters suck.  Regardless of who makes them (but especially Uncle Mike's) nylon holsters suck.  

Now let me explain why.

First and foremost, they're not pistol-specific.  They're all generic, made to fit a certain size of pistol, not a certain style or model.  That means the pistol may or may not fit snugly in the holster like it should, and if it doesn't fit snugly then it's gonna move around in the holster - and that may lead to it falling out, even with a hammer strap.   

Second, the nylon material can't support the weight of a large pistol like leather will.  It will sag, lose its shape, and may once again let the pistol fall out (if it's a shoulder holster).   If it's an OWB holster (Outside Waist Band) the straps that your belt go through will lose their shape which will prevent the holster from sitting snug against your body like it should.  It will also allow the holster to flop around, and that's not good.

But IMHO the absolute worst kind of nylon holster is a shoulder holster.  These abominations are just that - abominations.  The whole purpose of a shoulder holster is to be able to carry a pistol concealed without letting anyone else know you have it, and a nylon shoulder holster won't do this.  Nylon shoulder holsters all have these large shoulder pads, and they're festooned with big, plastic buckles.  These buckles are needed because as with all nylon holsters, nylon shoulder holsters are generic.  And in a bid to make them more compatible with more pistols, the manufacturers make them infinitely adjustable - which means lots of extra strap left over to flop around, and LOTS of buckles.

And anyone who's worn a shoulder holster knows that buckles "print."  That means you can see the outline of the buckle under the shirt you're wearing, and that's not good.  It tells people you're armed, and that defeats the purpose of carrying concealed. 

There's only ONE nylon holster out there that I'll use, and that one is the ankle holster made by Crossbreed.  It's made of heavy duty Cordura nylon and is the most stable, most comfortable ankle holster I've ever worn.  I carry a .380 in that Crossbreed holster all the time, and it's so comfortable that I can wear it all day long.  It's very snug and won't flop around on your ankle, and since it has a retaining strap that goes around the top, thick part of your calf, it won't fall down onto your foot.  If you're gonna use an ankle holster, then Crossbreed is the way to go.

Now, about Kydex holsters.  I have several, and I like them.  But NOT for shoulder holsters!  IWB and OWB, yes, but a shoulder holster - NO.  And I say that for the same reasons I hate nylon shoulder holsters.  The straps and buckle system is the same as for nylon shoulder holsters.

So in case you haven't figure it out yet, my favorite kind of holster and the one I use most often is a leather shoulder holster.  I'm a BIG fan of Galco, and have been using their holsters since 1993.  I bought my first pistol, a Beretta Model 92FS in 9mm that year, and the first thing I did was buy a Miami Classic shoulder holster from Galco.  (The picture at the top of the page is a Miami Classic.)

33 years later the holster is still going strong.  I like this holster so much I bought two more, one for my Springfield Mod 2 .45 and another for my Springfield Hellcat 9mm.  

IMHO holsters are the epitome of the old saying, "You get what you pay for."  If you're gonna drop $600+ on a quality pistol, then why in hell would you cheap out and buy a $45 holster for it?  Spend the money and buy a good, quality holster befitting of the pistol you just bought.  Besides, a cheap holster just may cost you your life when it fails at a critical time.

And that ain't good.

Deo Vindice

IHC

 

  

I Have This Old Hat...

 

Something that most of you don't know about me is that I'm an avid 'hat fan.'  I've loved and worn hats my entire life, and have quite the collection of assorted hats.  I'm sure by now that anyone who knows me knows that I'm also an avid American History buff, specifically the War Between the States and the events leading up to that tragic event.  

So what this has to do with my hat collection is that part of this collection consists of five hats (reproductions, of course) from that war; specifically, two forage caps and three kepis.  For those of you who don't know the difference between the two, the hat I'm wearing in the picture at the top of this blog is a forage cap; the picture below is a kepi.  The difference is in the height of the crown and the way the crown sits.

(No, that's not a Yankee kepi, it's a Confederate General Officer's kepi.  Confederate general officers and members of the general's staff wore dark blue kepis, and the number of quatrefoil braids denoted their rank.  One braid for lieutenants, two for captains, three for majors and colonels, and four for generals.  Some Confederate generals wore five braids, such as George Pickett.) 

I bought my first forage cap way back in 1974 from someplace in New Jersey, believe it or not, and I wore that hat until I outgrew it.  And when I say I wore it, I mean I wore it EVERYWHERE.  When I graduated from Air Force Basic Training in August of 1975 and had my parents ship my civilian clothing to me, I made sure they included my forage cap.  That cap is now hanging on a wall in my bourbon room under a picture by Mort Kuntsler named "Confederate Sunset."  When I went to Korea in 1979, a cavalry kepi I owned at the time went with me.  

Which brings me to the "old hat" I referred to in the title of this entry and the one picture at the top of the page.

I bought this forage cap in early 1999 from a company in Shepherdstown, West Virginia called "The Depot," and I think I paid $35 for it.  As soon as it arrived and I got my first look at it, I was blown away by the quality and the authenticity.  The cap was hand-sewn except for the leather bill, and it was absolutely historically correct in every way.  The first thing I did was put a pair of crossed sabers on the crown as I'm a cavalry fan, and that was the only modification I've ever done to it.

Well, that was 27 years ago, and the cap is still going strong.  There's a little bit of sweat bulging in the leather of the bill next to the sweatband, but that's to be expected.  The leather sweatband is holding up fine with no signs of deterioration or rot AT ALL.  (Usually the sweat band is the first thing to go.)  

So today I got curious about the company that made the cap since I wouldn't mind buying another one from them.  After about half an hour of research (thank you, ChatGPT) I discovered a couple of things the sorta blew my mind.

The first is that The Depot is no longer in business.  It was a family-owned business which had a reputation for making THE BEST forage caps and kepis on the market at the time.  They took pride in using the exact same historically correct shades of fabric, and constructed their caps the same way they were constructed in 1861 - namely, by hand.  The cotton liner is also historically correct, as is their company logo stamped on the inside of the crown.  The chin strap, buckle, and side buttons are also historically correct.  I had stumbled on the Crown Jewel of forage caps and didn't know it.

The other thing I discovered is what kind of blew me away.  The Depot had such a good reputation among re-enactors and history buffs due to the quality of their caps that, since the company no longer exists, the caps are now considered collector's items and can sell for anywhere from $100 - $150! 

Well, shut my mouth!

So am I gonna sell mine?  Oh, HELL NO!  I love my forage cap and wouldn't think of selling it!  (I'm actually wearing it right now as I'm typing this out!)  

But there is this reproduction of "Stonewall" Jackson's forage cap out there that I've got my eye on...you can never have too many hats, y'know!

Deo Vindice

IHC  

 

 

 

Nothing To Brag About

 

First and foremost, let me say that the medal depicted in the above meme is NOT an official decoration/award issued by or approved for wear and use by the Department of War.  It's a "feel good" award - or rather, a participation trophy - created by a civilian company that I won't name to accomplish two things:  make former military members who didn't serve in a war zone feel good about themselves, and to make money off of those feelings.  But mostly to make money.

But I digress.

As I said in my Facebook post (for those of you who may have seen it), I realize my opinion on this topic is gonna hurt some feelings, but I can't help that.  I call 'em as I see 'em, and how I see 'em in this instance is clear as a bell - to me, anyway.

Bragging about being a Cold War Veteran is like bragging about going to a whorehouse and not getting fucked.  It's nothing to brag about, so why do it?

I did a bit of research as I always do, and what I discovered about the military conflicts that the United States military has been involved in from 1947-1991 (the Cold War years) kinda surprised me.  The US has been involved in a lot of conflicts during that time period, everything from police actions to wars to interventions.  Some of them lasted for only months, some a year, some for 20 years or longer.  But here's the part that surprised me.

The longest time that the US went without being involved in a military conflict of some type was ten years, specifically from the end of combat operations in the Vietnam War in 1973 to the Grenada Invasion of 1983.  I would have thought it would have been a longer time period than that, but apparently not. 

So what this means is that if you served in the US military from 1974 through 1982, you didn't have the opportunity to serve in a combat area, and that's not your fault.  If you served from 1984 to 1989, you also didn't have the chance to serve in a combat area.  Other than that, if you served in the US military in a time period outside of these two, you had the opportunity to serve in a combat area.

If your unit didn't deploy, then that's not on you.  If you wanted to go but couldn't, that's not on you either.  But if you had the chance to go and chose not to, then that IS on you.  And I speak as someone who had the chance NOT to go, but volunteered to go anyway.  That was why I joined the military to begin with, and when the opportunity came along I took it.

So let me ask all of you who fit in the category of which I'm writing a question:  isn't the fact that you served in the first place enough to brag about?  Why not be proud of that and brag about that instead of bragging about being a "Cold War veteran?"  After all, only around 10% of the US citizens will serve in the military, and out of that amount only 3% will serve for 20 years or more.  So just by putting on the uniform you join the elite of American society.  Why not be proud of and brag about that?

I have the utmost respect for anyone who has served or who is serving in the US military (with the exception of the National Guard) and will support those folks for the rest of my life.  You and I are brothers and sisters in service, and I admire all of you.  Thank you for your service.

Bragging about being a "Cold War veteran" only denigrates your service and makes you look like a chump, so don't do it. 

Deo Vindice

IHC

 

 

Time to Close The Door

 

The last time I reopened my Facebook account after closing it down for a few months, I did it for a reason and posted the reason here.  I wanted to see just how many of my so-called "friends and brothers" from the Masonic lodge would contact me after the unfortunate events of last year, and I'll admit that when I started this experiment I didn't have very high hopes.  I had a feeling I knew what would happen, and I'm admittedly disappointed that time and events have proven me to be correct.  I can count the number of so-called "friends and brothers" who have contacted me over the past 14 months on one hand and have a couple of fingers left over.  

To those select few - and you know who you are - thank you.  As you have proven to be there for me, I will always be there for you.  That's the kind of person I am.

For the rest of you, talk to the hand.  You've proven to me to be nothing but a bunch of hypocrites with a select few of you being outright liars, with a Past Master unfortunately being one of them.   All of you have broken your obligations as a Master Mason, and I have no further use for you.  You have no place at my table, so from here on you can just go hungry.

So now it's time to close that door for good and get on with the rest of my life.  The Life Clock is ticking, and I don't intend to waste a single second of it on people and things that aren't worth it.  I have places to go, roads to ride, and new friends to meet, and I don't intend on letting anything or anyone get in my way.

And now it's time to ride.

Deo Vindice

IHC

 

  

Mass Immigration - What The Left Won't Tell You

 

Illegal immigration has been the hot topic ever since Trump took office for his second term, and ever since then the Demoncrats have been doing everything they possibly could to stop his deportation of these criminals.  (And yes, if you enter this country illegally you are a criminal.)  But there's a lot of bad things about mass immigration that the left won't tell you, and they won't tell you for two reasons:  first, they're all true, and second, it exposes them for the liars that they are.  So here are those truths, and get ready because a couple of them will take you by surprise.

1.  Mass immigration brings rapid demographic replacement.  When immigration remains high while the native-born population ages and records low birth rates, the local population inevitably becomes the minority in their own country.

2.  It increases housing demand almost immediately, while new homes take years to plan and build.  When population growth outruns supply, prices for new homes and rents rise and housing becomes more unaffordable. 

3.  Mass immigration weakens social cohesion.  Large immigrant conclaves allow people to live, work and socialize without adopting the local language or customs, leading to lower trust.   

4.  Violent crime increases.  When non-English speaking immigrants enter this country and can't find a decent job, they turn to crime in order to survive.  Additionally, the moral standards in most third world countries are either so low or completely non-existent that crime is the norm and the only way they know how to survive, so they bring that way of life with them.   

5.  It forces taxpayers to fund more public infrastructure, like roads, railways, schools, hospitals, water systems and electricity networks.   Much of this spending merely maintains existing service levels that are now over-taxed by the flood of immigrants rather than improving standards.

6.  It negatively effects elections.  Immigrants from non-English speaking backgrounds are more likely to vote for left-wing parties, shifting electoral outcomes and encouraging politicians to court ethnic voting blocs rather than serve a shared national interest.  But of course, this is exactly what the Demoncrats are hoping for with their stance on immigration.

7.  It undercuts local workers by increasing competition for jobs, weakening wage growth and reducing incentives to improve the skills of local workers.  It also exposes migrants to exploitation, allowing dishonest employers to undercut businesses which pay proper wages.

8.  Mass immigration brings in far more people who end up in low-skilled work.  Instead of tightly selected quality intake, countries end up with a swollen intake of Uber drivers and fast-food workers.  This is because most immigrants who enter this country illegally do so with no marketable skills, or skills of any kind.  And because they don't speak English and refuse to learn the language they can't be trained for complex tasks.

9.  It erases a nation's story.  When large migrant communities identify more strongly with ancestral homelands than with the country's heritage, history and traditions, continuity between past, present, and future is destroyed.  

And in case you haven't been paying attention, the Demoncrats are all in for bringing in as many immigrants to this country, both legally and illegally, as they possibly can for one simple reason - they know that the immigrants will vote for them and give them the power they crave.

But of course the Demoncrats will tell you that illegal immigrants don't vote, something that we all know is total bullshit and a complete lie by the recent revelations concerning just that.  This is why the Republicans want the SAVE Act, and why the Demoncrats are fighting it.

Teddy Roosevelt said it best way back in 1919:   

“In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.” 

 

I believe this with all my heart.  Too bad that half of the country doesn't.  There was a time when the Democratic party was indeed the people's party, and had the best interest of the people in mind.  All that changed when LBJ took over as President after he had Kennedy killed (yes, I said it), and now it is my firm belief that the biggest threat to our nation's safety and security is the Demoncratic party.

 

Prove me wrong.

 

Deo Vindice

IHC

 

  

This Is Why

 

If you've ever wondered why me and others like me insists on being armed everywhere we go, this is why.  The shootings yesterday at the In N Out Burgers restaurant in Idaho - and every mass shooting ever, to be honest - are why.  This is a picture of Jordan Salinas returning fire on the asshole who started shooting at a fast food restaurant in Idaho yesterday.  And by Jordan's own description, the shooter was "shocked" that someone was actually shooting back.

And THAT is the whole point of average citizens carrying a gun everywhere they go.  The shooter wasn't expecting anyone to shoot back; if he was, I doubt if he would have done it in the first place.  

Jordan began training on firearms use in 2021 after he witnessed a mass shooting, vowing to never be a victim and to help if he could.  So he started training, posting videos of his training on YouTube.  And he got good. He got VERY good, and his actions yesterday prove it.  (And just for the curious, the pistol he's using here is an FN/FAL fitted with a laser sight and a suppressor.)  The police are crediting him and an off-duty state police officer who also returned fire with saving untold lives by driving the shooter out of the area and into cover, preventing him from shooting anyone else.  He then took his own life, as most mass shooters do since they're all nothing but fuckin' cowards to begin with.

What I'm gonna say next is going to be controversial and some people may disagree with it, but that's fine.  Disagree all you want, but what I'm going to say is fueled by the truth.

We live in a dangerous world, a world where the decay of society and moral standards has reached the point where it's no longer safe for people to walk the streets without fear of being shot by some deranged asshole.  The police can't help you because they're not your personal bodyguards, something that the SCOTUS has already said.  The police are, by the nature of their jobs, reactive instead of proactive when it comes to things like this.  So don't expect the police to be able to help you, because they can't.

And NO, the solution is NOT to ban firearms.  That won't work, and anyone with an ounce of common sense knows it (which leaves out every leftist moron on the planet).  Banning guns will work just about as good as making drugs illegal did with the drug trade, so don't even go there.

The ONLY solution is to make people afraid that other citizens will start shooting back.  (Here's where the controversial part comes in.)

Criminals don't fear the law.  They don't fear the police.  They don't fear jail.  So they certainly don't fear the average citizen.  And we as a society need to change this.  We need to start making the criminals fear the public instead of the other way around.  And the ONLY way to do that is to fight back - which means to start shooting back.

It is my humble opinion that every man and woman in this country should be trained on how to use a firearm, and then carry that firearm with them everywhere they go.  I'll go so far as to say it should be required by law that every adult citizen both male and female take that training and then be armed at all times.  When the perceived 'helpless victims' start shooting back, THEN and ONLY THEN will things change.

Can you imagine what would happen if a deranged person (and I say person because there have been female mass shooters as well as male) walked into a public place and started shooting, and then EVERY ADULT IN SIGHT pulled a firearm and started shooting back?  I think it would only take once, maybe twice, for that to happen before mass shootings became a thing of the past.

And don't even start with the "Gun Free Zone" bullshit, because that's what it is - bullshit.  97% of the mass shootings that have taken place in the past 20 years have taken place in a 'gun free zone,' so just STFU with that shit.  They should be called "Unarmed Victim Zones" because that's what they are.  Anyone who thinks that a criminal is going to give a shit that they're in a gun free zone is a fuckin' moron, especially Nancy Pelosi.  (She's the one who said that if a criminal saw the gun free zone sign that he'd just put his gun down and go home.  Fuckin' moron.)  

So how can you make it easier for people to abide by the law that they take the training and be armed at all times?  Easy - make both the cost of the training and the purchase of the firearm, ammunition, and holster tax deductible.  Easy enough.  The hard part will be getting our do-nothing Congress off of their fat asses to get the legislation done.  But that's another topic for another time.

In the mean time, as was just proven by Jordan Salinas, training and carrying a firearm with you is the solution to the problem of mass shootings.  That's why I carry a firearm with me everywhere I go, unless prohibited by law.  (And don't even get me started on why I can't carry a firearm in church, on school grounds, or at the doctor's office.)

I sincerely hope and pray that I never have to do what Jordan Salinas did, but know that if I ever find myself in his situation I absolutely won't hesitate to do what he did.  Only it's gonna be a lot louder when I do it because I don't own a suppressor.

Yet.

Deo Vindice

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Elect A Clown, Expect A Circus

 

Yeah, I know it's a well-worn statement, but it's still relevant because now more than ever if you live in New York City, it's the truth.

The sad thing is that most of the people who live there don't realize it.  At least, not the ones who voted for this socialist clown, and there were enough of them that he got elected to begin with.

I could spend this entire entry listing all of the many ways that the idiots who voted for this clown - and that's what they are, idiots - fucked both themselves and NYC, but I won't.  Maybe I'll save that for another time, maybe not, but right now I want to talk about the clown himself.

From this point on I shall refer to the subject of this blog entry as "BOZO," because he's a clown.  And that's being nice. (It's also because it's easier to type than his real name.)

There are several key things that either Bozo doesn't understand, or he does understand them but ran his platform on them anyway because he knew the idiots who would vote for him didn't understand them.  Those key things are, in no particular order:  Basic economics, Basic legal authority, and Cause and Effect.  So let's talk about them, shall we?

Basic Economics.  Bozo has no idea how basic economics works, and this is proven by his push to move NYC away from capitalism and into socialism.  You can't provide ANYTHING for free, because there is no such thing.  Somebody somewhere has to pay for it, and 100% of the time the money comes from - wait for it - higher taxes, a staple of the Demoncratic mantra.  But of course Bozo has a plan for this, and that plan is to raise taxes on the millionaires in NYC.  (That leads us right into Cause and Effect, but I'm not ready to go there just yet.)

He also doesn't understand that if you raise the minimum wage in order to provide - and I hate to use the term because it's a made-up libtard bullshit term - a "living wage," that will do several things.  It will force 'mom and pop' businesses to close because either they can't afford it or they'll have to cut staffing which will hurt their business and force them to close anyway.  It will also force bigger companies to cut staffing which will result in reduced services and less efficiency.  Or they could go the route that McDonald's is taking and replace paid staffers with automated machines.  Either way, the workers are the ones who will suffer because they're the ones who will be losing their jobs.

Basic Legal Authority.  During his campaign Bozo made several promises that I believe he knew he didn't have the authority to do, but he made them anyway knowing that the PEOPLE didn't know that, would hear the good news, and vote for him - which is exactly what happened.  The two main things he promised to do was to lower bus fares and lower rent throughout the city.  Only thing is, both of those things are NOT controlled by the Mayor's Office in NYC.  They're controlled by the state government in Albany, and even Kathy Hochul, idiot that she is, knows that you can't do either of those things without catastrophic results.  And Bozo knows this as well, which is why he hasn't approached Hochul about either.

Recently Bozo made the statement that he would arrest the Prime Minister of Israel when he came to NYC to attend the Useless Nations based on a warrant issued by the International Court claiming that Netanyahu was a war criminal.  Well, in the first place, that bullshit court has no authority over the United States for two reasons:  first, we're not a member of that bullshit organization, and second, the United States Constitution.  But Bozo made the statement anyway, and immediately got his nuts slapped by the President of the United States and the Department of Justice.  Now he admits that he doesn't have the legal authority to arrest Netanyahu, but still says that he's "not welcome" in NYC.

News flash, Bozo - He doesn't care.  

Cause and Effect.  As soon as Bozo announced the new taxes he was proposing to make the rich "pay their fair share," the millionaires in NYC and the companies they own started looking elsewhere.  Dozens of millionaires have sold their holdings and moved the fuck out of NYC, and if they closed a company doing it then they put a bunch of people out of work.  Or rather, Bozo put a bunch of people out of work.  When he noticed that the rich were fleeing NYC and taking their money with them, what was his answer?  WHy, a new tax, of course!  An 'exit tax' ala Kalifornia and Gavin Newscum.  Like that's gonna stop people from leaving - they'll just pay the tax and be gone, taking their money with them.  And last week Bozo announced that he's putting yet another higher tax on the second homes owned by these millionaires, boasting and laughing about it on social media.  

And the immediate result?  Yep, you guessed it - all those millionaires who hadn't sold off their holdings yet are doing just that.  NYC real estate listings are flush with expensive homes that are now being sold because of Bozo.

I could go on with just how badly this clown is hurting NYC, but I think you get the point.

Every now and then in life you see something going on that you just know is going to end very badly, but there's nothing you can do to stop it.  And the more you talk about it, the less the people who are causing it listen and care.  At that point all you can do is just sit back and watch the train wreck, then step in and pick up the pieces when the smoke clears.

That's where we're at with New York City right now.  Bozo is going to be the total ruination of that city, and it won't be long before the city economy collapses and the city becomes a socialist shithole.  And when that happens - and trust me, it will - then it will be the Republican's turn to come in and clean up the mess.  And hopefully the idiots who elected Bozo and let this happen will have learned a lesson and finally stop voting for socialist/communist clowns.

But I ain't holding my breath on that one.

Deo Vindice

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Honest Answer Time

 

Honest answer time:  What's the first thing you think of when you see the Confederate Battle Flag?

The vast majority of the people will invariably think that the person displaying it is a racist.  We can thank the KKK for that piece of bullshit.

Some folks will think that the person displaying the Battle Flag supports slavery, something else that we can also thank the KKK for.

But ALL of these people will think that the person displaying the Battle Flag is nothing but an ignorant redneck.

And all of these people will be WRONG.

What they don't know (and don't care to know because it conflicts with their unfounded opinions) is that most of the people who fly this flag do so to honor the sacrifice and courage of their ancestors.  They also fly it simply because it's an internationally-known symbol of the South and the Southern way of life, and we're proud of that.  (These are the reasons I fly it, as I've stated before.)

Sure, we know the history of the Confederacy and that seven of the eleven seceding states specifically stated that one of the reasons (if not the main reason) for their secession was the preservation of slavery.  (And the reasons for that is purely economical, not racial, by the way - something else that people don't know.)  But we also know that's not the reason that most of the Southern soldiers fought.  (Note that I said 'most' and not 'all.')

There are two main reasons that the average non-slave holding Southern man fought.  The first was stated very simply by a Confederate soldier who was captured by Union forces after a battle down South when he was asked that question by one of his captors.  He said, "Because y'all are down here."

What that means is that he was fighting to protect his home, that home being the South, from what he considered to be an invader.  It's also the reason why Robert E. Lee turned down command of the entire Union Army just before the war - he knew that Lincoln would use that army to invade the South, and he wanted no part of it.

The second main reason was portrayed in the movie "Gettysburg" when Lt. Tom Chamberlain asked a Confederate prisoner why he was fighting.  The Confederate's reply was, "We're fighting for our rights."  Now while this scene may or may not have really happened, it's an accurate portrayal of why a lot of Southerners were fighting.  And the rights that were being referenced was the right for each state to choose its own destiny just as the 10th Amendment says it could.

Yes, we know that the right of which I'm referring was the right to own slaves.  I don't know of a single Southerner who would support that particular cause, but all of them would fight to protect their homes.  (And if you want to talk about how a country treated a section of their society like shit, then let's first talk about how the nice folks up North treated the Irish immigrants, and then we'll talk about how the Federal government treated the Native Americans.)

And oh, yeah, before I forget - while I will admit that "Gettysburg" is one of my favorite movies about this war, I will be the first to tell you that while it was pretty and inspiring and insightful, that speech made by Colonel Joshua Chamberlain about the war being "a war to set other men free" never happened.  It was a total figment of Michael Shaara's imagination.  (He's the guy who wrote the book "The Killer Angels" from which the movie was made.) 

If you want to read a very good book that will tell you the actual reasons that soldiers on both sides fought, then I suggest you read "For Cause and Comrades" by James M. McPherson.  It's available on Amazon, and is a collection of letters, diary entries, and official reports written by men on both sides of the conflict.

I love my country and I'm proud of America despite its flaws.  No country is perfect, and the USA is certainly not an exception.  I'm also proud of the South and my three Confederate ancestors who fought for their homes and country.  Am I proud of the Confederate government?

NO.  Just as I'm not proud of the US government, either.  But a part of being proud of something or someone is recognizing the flaws and that no person or government is perfect.

And then being proud anyway.

So let me ask you now that you've read this:  What's the first thing you think of when you see the Confederate Battle Flag?

Deo Vindice

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National Reciprocity Permit - Yes or No?

First and foremost, no, that's not my pistol.  I sure wish it was, but unfortunately it isn't.  

Moving on...

In case you haven't been paying attention - and unless you're a gun owner, you haven't been - the Trump Administration is solidly behind the 2nd Amendment, going so far recently as to take the unprecidented  steps of actually suing two states (California and Virginia) over their most recent gun control laws, citing them as being unconstitutional.  And trust me, when this one hits the Supreme Court - and it will, I assure you - and the SCOTUS returns an opinion that yes, those laws are unconstitutional, that's gonna pretty much end the liberal left's attempts at any form of gun control.  It's also gonna make liberal heads explode all over the nation, and THAT is gonna be funny as hell to watch!

Another item that Trump supports is National Reciprocity for concealed carry permits.  This means that your concealed carry permit will be valid in every state in the Union, just like driver's licenses.  He also supports national open carry as well, which is not a bad idea.

When it comes to national reciprocity for concealed carry permits, I'm on the fence about it.  I absolutely see the sense in it - after all, if a driver's license from South Carolina is good in all 50 states, then why shouldn't my Concealed Weapons Permit be good in all 50 states as well?

The first thing that liberals will say is that it's not the same thing because guns kill more people than cars annually, which is true, but what they won't admit is that the majority of those deaths were SUICIDES in which a firearm was used.  Anywhere from 55-62% of gun related deaths in 2024 (the last year for which full stats are available) were the results of suicide.

What the liberals also won't acknowledge or take into consideration is the statistically proven fact that concealed carry permits holders are the most law-abiding citizens in the United States.  So why should you be worried about a law-abiding citizen being able to carry nationwide?  Noooo, let's not talk about that!

While I think that National Reciprocity for concealed carry permits is a good idea, the ONLY reason I can't get 100% behind it is because of the 10th Amendment.  For those not familiar with it, here's what it says:

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

So now the first question will be, "Why are driver's licenses good all over the nation?" And the answer is because all 50 states signed the Driver License Compact, which is an agreement stating that the signees will recognize the driver's license from all other states and will assist those states in tracking offenses committed in their state by someone with an out of state license.

And THAT, friends and neighbors, falls squarely within the 10th Amendment.  The individual states got together and agreed on something, exercising their authority as invididual states to do so.

If the individual states ever got together and signed a Concealed Carry Permit Compact, then concealed weapons permits would be good in every state just like a driver's license.  But considering that two states are now being sued by the Feds for their anti-gun laws, I don't think you'll ever be able to get all 50 states to sign such a compact.  The topic of gun control and gun control laws is THE most heated debate in the nation, and I don't ever see a concensus on this being reached.

Trump thinks so too, which is why he's floating the idea of a federal law requiring National Reciprocity for concealed carry permits.  But like I said, the bad thing is that such a law would fly right in the face of the 10th Amendment, and the ink wouldn't even be dry on the document before California, New York, Virginia, Maryland, Illinois, Washington, and a few other anti-gun states would file suit against the federal government.  

And I can tell you right now that such a lawsuit would win, because IMHO any national reciprocity law violates the 10th Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional.  I'm also 99.9% sure that the SCOTUS would share that opinion.

So to answer the big question of am I in favor of a National Reciprocity law for concealed carry?  Yes, but only if all 50 states sign a compact (which we know ain't ever gonna happen).  Am I in favor of a federal National Reciprocity law?  

No, because such a law is patently unconstitutional.  Hate to say it, but there it is.

In closing, let me say this:  I am a supporter of the 2nd Amendment in its literal form.  "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED" to me means that ALL gun control laws are unconstitutional, including laws which require you to have a permit before you can carry a firearm either openly or concealed.  You will NEVER hear me include the word "BUT" when I speak of being a supporter of the 2nd Amendment.

I just can't support a pro-gun law that I believe to be unconstitutional. 

Deo Vindice

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"Perceived" Rights v. "Actual" Rights

 

So in yesterday's post I said that I would expound on "perceived" rights and "actual" rights today; well, I'm a man of my word, so here it is.

Let me say two things right up front:  first, what I'm posting here in this blog are my personal opinions based on my own life experiences unless I clearly state otherwise.  Second, I don't expect everyone to agree with me, and that's okay.  Just don't try and tell my I'm wrong, because when it comes to opinions there is no 'right' or 'wrong' - they're just different.  So do us both a favor and don't go down that road.

Okay, so let's get to it, shall we?  (This should be fairly brief, by the way.)

I can sum up the difference between "perceived" rights and "actual" rights with one simple statement:  if it isn't written down on paper in the form of a law or as a part of the Bill of Rights, then it isn't an "actual" right.  Anything else is a "perceived" right.

 Simple enough, right?  Yeah, you would think so, but it's not.

We hear all the time from the libtard left that "healthcare is a right," and "housing is a right," and "a living wage is a right," and all of that other crap.  The bottom lines on that are simple, and there are two of them.

First, you do NOT have a 'right' to anything that requires the labor of another person.  If you want those services, then you must pay for them.  That's the way it works, and no amount of hurt feelings or social outrage by the left is going to change that.  

Second, if it's not on paper or in the Bill of Rights, well, you know...

So what that means is that the "right" to healthcare and the "right" to a so-called 'living wage' are "perceived" rights; that is, someone thinks they should be an actual right, so in their minds they are.  The fact of the matter is that they're not; they're "perceived" rights, which means nothing.

Any time anyone tells me that they have a "right" this or a "right" to that, my reply is always the same:  "Show me that in the Bill of Rights."  So far no one has been able to, so the conversation always ends at that point.

And while I'm at it, let me stir the pot just a little more on the topic of "rights."

There is no such thing as "trans rights," "homosexual rights," "black rights," or anything like that.  All of those are bullshit leftist terms that were conceived to try and give someone's OPINIONS OR FEELINGS a sense of legitimacy. The truth is that they are nothing but opinions, plain and simple.

So that's it.  I told you this was going to be brief. 

Let the leftist outrage begin.

Deo Vindice

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And Here's More

 

In keeping with my word, here's more on this asshole and soon-to-be-former USAF major.

This is soon-to-be-former US Air Force Major Jason Watson.  For reasons known only to himself, he chose to put on his uniform and take part in an anti-Trump political demonstration in which he stated how much he disagreed with President Trump and that  he should be impeached and then imprisoned.

And of course the masses of drooling, mindless libtards are flocking to support him, singing his praises and crowing about how brave he was to do this.

Those of us who have served in the military understand why what he did was wrong, and those who never served won't.  So for those of you who never served (and for those of you who did but still support this asshole) let me explain it to you. 

When soon-to-be-former Major Watson assumed his rank in the Air Force, he swore to the following oath:

"I, (state your name), having been appointed a (rank) in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, Foreign and domestic, that I bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter. So help me God. (optional)"

Part of the duties of the office upon which he was about to enter included obeying all lawful orders and regulations, just as all members of the military are obligated to do.  He knowingly and willfully violated one of those orders, that order being Air Force Instruction (AFI) 51-508/Political Activities, Free Speech, and Freedom of Assembly which states in Chapter 2 that Air Force members may not:

"Participate, while in uniform, in any activity such as unofficial public speeches, interviews, picket lines, marches, rallies or any public demonstration which may imply DAF (Department of the Air Force) endorsement of the cause for which the demonstration or activity is conducted. (T-0) Authorization to wear the uniform under certain circumstances may be granted in accordance with DoDI 1334.01, Wearing of the Uniform, as implemented by AFPD 36-29, 8 DAFI51-508 24 MARCH 2023 Military Standards, and DAFI 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of United StatesAir Force and United States Space Force Personnel."

Soon-to-be-former Major Watson obtained no such permission to wear his uniform to that rally; therefore, by representing himself as a member of the United States Air Force he is in clear violation of the lawful regulation governing his conduct and wear of the uniform.  He is therefore subject to punishment under Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which is "Failure to Obey a Lawful Order or Regulation." 

At this point one of two things will happen:  the Air Force will give this asshole the opportunity to resign his commission and avoid a courts-martial, or they won't.  They'll exercise their option to bring him up on charges and convene a courts-martial, the end result of which absolutely could be a reduction in rank to Airman Basic, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for a couple of years. 

Considering the attitude and convictions of the current War Secretary, I don't see this asshole being allowed to resign and avoid punishment.  I think Pete Hegseth is gonna tell the Air Force to make an example of him.  And I think that's exactly what should happen.

Let me be clear on this:  I fully support this asshole's right to voice his political opinions, and I applaud his courage and conviction to do so.  BUT - and you knew there had to be a 'but' - doing so while in military uniform is unforgivable no matter what.  When you join the military - and this is the part that civilians don't know and can't understand - you give up certain perceived rights.  (There's a difference in 'perceived' rights and 'actual' rights; more on that tomorrow.)  One of those rights is where, when, and how to voice your political opinions.  Actually, the same regulation I quoted as to the wear of the uniform also says that military members are prohibited from display political signs/bumper stickers on their cars, and should refrain from voicing their political opinions at all.  And this is done in the name of maintaining good order and discipline, a practice I agree with.

EVERYONE who joins the US military whether it be enlisted or as an officer does so voluntarily, and in doing so they agree to give up these perceived rights.  If you can't handle that, then you shouldn't have joined.

By wearing his uniform to a political rally and voicing his opinion while doing so, soon-to-be-former Major Watson did two things:  first, he brought disgrace on himself, the uniform, the Air Force, and the United States.  Second - and most importantly (to me anyway) he violated the oath he took when he assumed his position as a commissioned officer in the US Air Force.

Any man who breaks his oath or goes back on his word cannot be trusted and is NOT worthy of admiration.

It's as simple as that.

Now I'm gonna sit back and see what the Air Force does with this asshole.  

Deo Vindice

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