Paul's Passing Thoughts

We will be running Kent’s benefit yard sale through next weekend (October 8). Stop by any day this week and grab a hotdog and cold drink while looking around at all the stuff. All proceeds go to Kent’s medical fund. Our goal is $2000 and we are presently at about $700. Kent’s story can be found at kentdohse.com along with a link to his GoFundMe page. Any donation you make at GoFundMe counts towards our goal so be sure to mention the Xenia, Ohio yard sale. Some people have stopped by to just chat, wish Kent the best, and donate to the fund. Anyone who wants to come and help with the sale will be much appreciated and welcome. Out of town friends of TANC and PPT who are interested in helping can stay at the Potter’s House. Also, donations of CDs, LPs, and DVDs are very helpful. The address is 58 West Harbine Ave in Xenia, Ohio. My cell number is 937.478.1201
Many thanks, Paul Dohse

He who understands fear understands reality. Religion and politics are defined by two parties: the total inability of mankind and the ability of mankind. Confidence versus insecurity…in self.

Individualism doesn’t exclude God, it recognizes the reality of God’s creation; man was created free and capable. Government is an institution supported by the people to protect that right. A government by the people and for the people.

Collectivism believes that the sole purpose of people is to support government which is God’s agent for enabling the individual to cope with life. Funny, the very definition of “mental health” depends on one’s ability to “cope with life.” Collectivism deems everyone mentally ill to varying degrees. And, the sole value of every person depends on their ability to support the state or contribute to society. And by the way, fear (anxiety or outright paranoia) is an element of EVERY single mental illness diagnosis.

Collectivists fear individualism; they believe individualism in its purest form will destroy mankind. The confident are willing to reason, but the fearful lash out like a wild animal that is cornered by a perceived predator. Fear is always unreasonable. God’s preordained government seeks to make sure every individual serves the “collective good”…or else. You dare not take away the collectivist savoir called “government.” And by the way, beware of “conservative” politicians who say God has to do everything. More often than not, that’s backdoor collectivism. Invariably, God does everything through government.

Donald Trump is an individualist. Obviously, he personifies self-confidence to degrees that are amusing at times. In a way, he is an evangelist preaching the gospel of self-confident individualism and drives the point home with outrageous statements.

A Donald Trump will cause collectivists to utterly lose their minds, or what’s left of them.
Obviously, since the ignorant portion of Americana dared elect Trump, the collectivist left has become totally unhinged. And, football players destroying the NFL with their anti-Trump antics seems to be perplexing, but not really.

For me, the lightbulb has come on; it’s a lightbulb moment.

By and large, what makes up the NFL’s fanbase? Yep, Midwestern pickup truck driving rednecks…the ones who primarily voted for Trump.

The rest is simple; because they voted for Trump, their football is being taken away, or at least used to lecture them. This is collectivist payback.

But are football players politically correct collectivists? Look at where they came from: the major universities; any questions? Add to that the entitlement perks that they have been pampered with. And by the way, you can add this nugget as well: most of them have already made all of the money they need to make.

An aside question: did Marshawn Lynch come out of retirement to play politics instead of football? It’s a good question. And have you heard the latest about the team he joined? There are rumors that the players actually threw the game over their white quarterback standing for the National Anthem.

Final answer: the NFL fanbase is being punished for voting Trump.

paul