Blog #218 Crises, Contradictions, Corruption & Lessons Learned
Crises, Contradictions, Corruption, and Lessons Learned…by John Shoemaker
The World is experiencing so much change, radicalism, and challenges to common sense, in addition to wars that seem to never end.
I will ignore the outrageous lies about Trump and Hunter’s Laptop, the Russian Dossier by Hillary, the two false Impeachments, the Classified docs and invasion of Mar-a-Largo, and so many more fake news, government reports, lawfare, false charges, and such, intended to remove a democratically elected President. Then we have all the lies and mismanagement of COVID-19. This kind of nonsense continues to happen today.
The domestic USA crises today include many contradictions in terms:
· As a society, we have to ask the Supreme Court of the US to resolve sexual definitions and whether to allow transwomen/birth-sex male/transvestites in women’s sports. That is utterly ridiculous, but apparently necessary for society to resolve. Where are the female athletes, often victims of men masquerading as women? We require the expertise and resources of our SCOTUS to determine who can be classified as male or female. It is so stupid, especially when a female lawyer arguing the case in favor of transwomen (birth-sex males) admits she does not have a definition for what a woman is. How ludicrous is this?
· The Democrat “Karens” (white, liberal, activist, mostly single women) work hard at protesting against law enforcement (ICE), who are trying to arrest convicted felons (yes, including murderers, thieves, rapists, robbers, and serial killers) and illegal aliens. Yet they say nothing about female victims of these felons and illegals. We have learned that these women are PAID protestors by Soros and other socialist benefactors. The irony is that Soros is stimulating social unrest and chaos against the USA and Trump even as he is a Jew who supported the Nazi regime in WW II. Here's Who's Behind Minneapolis ICE Resistance Movement: Report
· The most massive theft of taxpayer funds in all US history occurred over a decade or more in Minnesota and other states. Yes, the dollar amounts are staggering – we are taking tens of billions of dollars. The full extent will take years to unearth. Yet, the primary suspects are Somalis (dozens already convicted, with hundreds more to be charged) who seek defense from the Trump Administration by promoting Trump as the criminal, racist, and Islamophobic idiot. Worse, politicians defend theft by claiming it serves the social good and constitutes a valid form of generosity. Political support for such thievery has enabled billions of dollars to be transported to other nations like China and Somalia, while not going to the original intent of the programs to help American poor, the impoverished, and sick children and families. The political corruption goes deep and far.
· While Socialist/Dictatorship countries, including Russia, Syria, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Venezuela, Cuba, among many others, are being torn apart by war with thousands dying every day, people starving, lifestyles little more than bare survival, and economies wrecked (some are completely broken countries), yet we have left liberal Socialist Democrats in the USA, spoiled as they may be, seeking to create the same kind of socialist society that is failing so miserably elsewhere not only today, but with World history demonstrating the complete failure of socialism/fascism/communism. Mamdani (NYC), Elizabeth Warren (Boston), AOC (NY), Newsom (CA), Sanders (VT), and the mayors of cities from Portland, Seattle to Chicago and Detroit are ignoring the egregious conflicts going on in socialist countries as they push for change that ends private ownership of property, high taxes, and regulations on companies,
· Blue cities become sanctuaries for illegals to gain voters with free housing, if not houses, healthcare, education, food, transportation….hell, even phones. As these cities and states incur massive debt, they look to the Red cities/states/Federal Govt to bail them out. They are blind to the unsustainability of free stuff, even reparations, as a means of gaining power through new votes, but all are on a path to self-destruction. As I walk America, I see real heroes — and mayors siding with brutal tyrants | Fox News
· DEI is viewed as a strategy to bring equity to people, yet it is clearly a form of legal discrimination that runs against the founding principles of the USA. Woke culture makes it worse by creating separate groups or tribes, all looking for special treatment for whatever aggrieved reason is enough to inspire activist support.
· One of the great contradictions in terms is about the Democrats complaining about inflation and affordability when they spent 4 years creating those very problems. What do they do? They beat up Trump for not lowering prices within days of his inauguration. A year later, Jeffries says Trump is spewing garbage and has done nothing to reduce prices, even in the face of Trump’s lower prices for everything from gas to eggs, from the actual inflation rate (CPT, PPI) coming down significantly, while the stock market reaches all-time highs, and trillions are being committed by international businesses to new factories and investments in America due to tariffs.
· For decades, tens of thousands of Americans have died every year from drug overdoses. Democrats did more to encourage drugs than anything with open borders, soft-on-crime actions, and no attacks on drug cartels. Yet Trump sinks boats carrying drugs and captures Maduro, and the outcry from Democrats is unending, with talk of impeachment. The effort to keep the Maryland Dad and Cartel member in the USA is mind-numbing, given the time and money spent to remove him against Democrat activism.
The International situation is just as controversial:
· NATO countries refused for decades to fund the organization with the agreed commitment of 2% of each country’s GDP. Trump broke into their fraternity, and with much media dismay, he threatened them by refusing to have America be the ATM for their defense. He also warned all of Europe about using Russian oil. Soon after, Russia, which invaded Crimea during Obama’s term with no repercussions, decided to invade Ukraine while Biden watched. Soon, the oil pipelines were cut. NATO was threatened with Russian aggression on its doorstep on a scale not seen since World War II.
· Israel has been at war for years with Gaza and Hamas, along with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hamas commits the grievous act of invasion on Oct 7 and massacres over a thousand innocent civilians. Israel fights back, and with most of Gaza destroyed, Trump forces an end to the war. Does anyone think a Two-State solution will ever work?
· Over the last 75 years, we have been advised by experts of global crises like the coming of the Ice Age, the Oil reserves of the world would run dry by the year 2000, the Ozone Hole over Antarctica was threatening humanity, then we had Y2K and computers shutting down, before Climate Change/Warming was sold as the next crisis that would end all humanity in just a few years. It was supported by experts paid by governments to produce supporting scientific evidence. It was all a sham while politicians and so-called experts made millions. It has been a debacle for humanity to be swindled by this so-called climate crisis.
· We have the Globalist strategy sold to Western Nations to save China and increase trade interdependence between countries worldwide that will bring growth and stability for all nations. China is now recognized as an enemy, implementing a mercantilist strategy to create dependence among countries on China for most goods and to dominate commerce. This allows China to control the world without fighting a war – it is their Hundred-Year Plan.
All of this offers lessons from human history for us to remember; most are Common Sense yet rejected by many people.
1. Beware of the exaggerated claims of experts and their “crisis-du-jour.” Look behind the curtain to the reasons driving activist responses: typically, money and power.
2. The Earth is resilient and should not be underestimated, but must be protected from air, land, and sea pollution.
3. All politicians lie and have a hidden agenda and, again, are mostly driven by money and power. It is true that it is not against the law to lie as a politician. I learned that lesson first had having been a small town commissioner for several years.
4. Politicians who subscribe to massive change to a system that is proven to be the most successful in all human history must be suspected at best, rejected at least. Socialism is a proven broken concept. Period.
5. America cannot be successful at nation-building without an educated, willing, religious, and culturally compatible commitment to democratic principles.
6. Governments are destroyed by corruption. It is the lethal disease that humans fall victim to over and over. The rule of law must be enforced. Without accountability, criminals are enabled. White-collar and felony criminals need to go to jail. Liberal justice policies must end, e.g., no cash bail, early release, light sentences, and ignoring repeat offenders. Lastly, Defund the Police actions are outrageous and must end.
7. Fundamental to any country’s potential for economic success must be the rule of law, private property ownership, free markets, reasonably regulated capitalism, and a society based on meritocracy that supports innovation.
8. Values are critical and must not be easily twisted to justify sins against basic human rights.
9. China is not our friend and is using the Globalist strategy to gain worldwide dominance. Even with Trump’s tariffs, China, as reported 01/14/2026, has a 20% surge to $1.2 trillion even as Trump’s tariffs cut in half our own balance of payments. Chinas trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trumps tariffs — The Associated Press
10. Wars are a last resort and an admission that humanity is not civilized. We must not support never-ending wars with nation-building intentions in countries with nothing in common with our way of life, our values, or our focus.
11. Islam is not just a religion but includes governance, its own systems of laws, and Sharia finance. Beware that it serves uncivilized people who continue regional conflicts and death. Islamic Radicals are the long-term bane of humanity.
12. All important is the belief in God and the values, especially Christian values, that promote respect, honor, honesty, love, order, and family. The proven model of governance that is successful is the Constitution based Republic with a Bill of Rights and three branches of government providing mutual support and oversight. Underlying all of this is a strong military to ensure peace.
What other lessons must we recognize and respect going forward to achieve economic success, safety, and civility while protecting our planet?
LINKS…
New York City can’t afford 'Zohranomics' and its job-killing socialist agenda | Fox News
US, for 1st time in 50 years, experienced negative net migration in 2025: Report - ABC News
Inside the Supreme Court case on trans athletes in women's sports | Fox News
5) Oregon to Cancel 800,000 Outdated Voter Registrations / X
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/illegal-immigrant-killed-my-daughter-leftists-march-renee-not-katie