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So you prepare for a potential SHTF, but someone comes across that information and ridicules you and your ideas. How to handle this? First, you must understand some basics. SHTF situations, are not only plausible, but have a degree of likelihood. Hurricane Katrina, LA riots, etc. So there is logic in being prepared. Since there is logic in being prepared, then those who belittle being prepared are not thinking logically. Instead, they are thinking emotionally. Human children are known for letting their emotions get the better of them. Sadly, many grown women (and gamma males) have often faced no real consequences in life for their actions, and thusly fall into this category, as well. So, if someone is reacting emotionally (ridiculing your preparations), then the only logical means of handling the situation is to resort to treating that person as the child they are. Amused Mastery If you are new to this type of response, then please, dear reader, Google it. One of the best methods ...

Most people do not listen well, and this is no surprise to anyone over age 18. Sometimes, of particular annoyance, is a person not only not listening, but interjecting prior to the completion of the statement. However, it can be humorous when someone interjects so soon they miss the point altogether.  Generally speaking, someone who prematurely interrupts conversations like this to interject will be a liberal, Calvinist, feminist, someone arguing based on emotion, or someone who does not take a stand based on logic. Here are some situations that the author was either a part of, or privy to, or that were submitted by readers: [The rest of the statement will be put in brackets] Sales Success Situation - a trainee and an assistant manager were discussing sales statistics. Goal for promotion was a sales rate of 30%. Obviously, with any statistic, we are dealing with averages . Keep that in mind. Trainee:  So far, my averages [have been over 40%, and it only takes 30% to ge...

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Recently, I had the privilege of attending a class on breaching and clearing. The instructors for the day included a current US Army infantryman, and two retired US Army soldiers. Attendees included young men and women and several of us in our 40's. About 20 students overall. The course was designed for civilians in  SHTF scenario. Abstract Breaching and clearing in a SHTF scenario might be necessary for any of a number of reasons. Reasons may include assault on an enemy stronghold, searching for supplies, or simply reclaiming one's own property that has been taken away. These lessons center around a core 4-man fire team, but can easily translate to 3-man teams and 5-man teams. Only minor modifications are needed for squads (2 fire teams - usually 8-12 men) or platoons (2-4 squads). Syllabus First order was to take a look at the basics via Power Point Demonstration. Second up was a safety briefing, as we were about to go to the live range. Next part was breaching and cl...

Lately, there's been some lobbying by the Miesha Tate camp, stating that Tate would like to be the next match for UFC Bantamweight Champion, Holly Holm.  I would like to see that match, for several reasons - - Rousey needs some time to recover. Add to that a proper training camp, and a Holm - Rousey rematch should be no less than 8 months from their fight. - Holm would do well to get another fight under her belt between now and then. - Tate was declared the #1 contender after her last win. To his credit, Dana White went back on his word and put together a more interesting fight (Holm - Rousey). Also, now that the UFC judges have seen that a counter-puncher strategy is not only "legitimate," but can also be downright devastating, expect Holm to get a better shake if the fight goes to the judges. In her fight against Pennington, it was a split decision, even though Holm executed the counter-puncher strategy to perfection.  The problem is that MMA is still relatively ne...

One or two liberal, militant feminist (redundant term is redundant) "friends" on Facebook can provide hours of entertainment and oodles of blog fodder. Take this statement: People, the government paves our roads, takes care of forests, funds our military, funds our elections, funds our educations via elementary-high schools, gave away lands (ever heard of the homestead act?), the federal government laid millions of miles of phone lines!, the feds build our damns [editorial note - "dams"] which create hydoelectric power, funds our elderly, funds our FDA the EPA (public health!), funds our canals and airports, we let places like walmart pay their employees crap so we fund their food stamps while their owners make billions, we fund basically EVERYTHING....yet the one thing that EVERYONE really needs is to have HEALTHCARE!!! And we don't fund that?! #headfrickingdesk #singlepayer #notallsocialismisbad! And prior to 1900, the private sector did virtually all of...

Complaining about a situation without offering a solution is called whining. Here's a solution or two. When this country was founded, it was organized as a representative republic. As time passed and things changed, mostly within the last 100 years, the US has morphed into a democracy. A quick study of history will reveal that a democracy soon becomes a socialist / communist / Marxist state. Another quick study of history will demonstrate that no socialist / communist / Marxist country has ever survived long term. All socialism / communism / Marxism is bad. Or, for those who require hashtags... #allsocialismisbad Idea Restrict the right to vote to only those individuals age 21 and over, who actually pay federal income taxes. This idea is based on the premise that we keep the current income tax structure in the US. Caveats For those who want a fair tax, then restrict voting rights only to those whose sum of taxes paid is in the top 50th percentile. Income tax or fair...

Some time back, this was a Facebook conversation I shared with someone: Me: I do not hit "like" or share memes or quotes by known Calvinists, regardless of the veracity of the quote. Gamma Wanna-Be Pastor : Sadly, you do so to your own detriment because a teachable person will learn even from those with whom they disagree. I can honestly say I have been inspired to love Jesus more and been taught great truths of the Christian faith by men who fall into both camps. Learn to listen with discernment yes.... but still listen. Please note the following tactics in the reply - 1. Changing the subject, 2. Denial, 3. Arguing from the exception. Three argument tactics from the emotional and illogical, and frequently used by women. Me: Ahhhh, but where did I say I didn't listen? In fact, you'll notice my statement says "regardless of veracity" - specifically because Calvinists do sometimes speak the truth. But then, Satan speaks the truth about as often as a Cal...

Quote from a young liberal feminist on Facebook: Listening to 90s music with [female friend]: [Her]: Men were so whiny in the 90s, and women were so hardcore! Me: That's always, not just the 90s! #feministforlife  #butreally Sad reality is that if you only listen to the lamestream crap, you'll only hear their narrative. Sad reality 2 - though her looks are ok (6 or so), her feminist mindset reduces her SMV. One boyfriend who dumped her in high school, and only two dates in college - the second of which turned into her current ( gamma - not surprisingly) boyfriend.  Suggestion - Dump the feminist mindset immediately. Embrace the feminine side of your personality. Do this before you hit the wall (you have 5 years, tops). Posted via Blogaway

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard about the "controversy" over the Syrian (and some other) refugees. Of course, there is a well known and documented link between these Islamic refugees and Islamic extremists who have carried out great crimes against society (Paris, anyone?). The extremists infiltrate the hordes of legitimate refugees and enter into a court where their next target is. Yet so many feminists and liberals are screaming out, demanding we continue to accept the refugees. They claim it is about humanitarian goals. But... And this is a big but... These same liberals and feminists are simultaneously lashing out at Republicans, Christians, and Patriots. The charges of not being "Christlike" in the opinion of an atheist feminist is irrelevant to me. These libtards also try to draw correlation with the lack of acceptance of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany... which has been debunked for multiple major reasons. There was even on...

A recent trip to the doctor's office with the wife yielded some useful information regarding an insight. It was to be witnessed that there were 10 women in the waiting area at one time or another and not a single man who was there for his own appointment. Some of the women were visibly ill and some weren't. This corroborated thoughts that had been swirling around in my head for days. It's a connection between facts... an explanation of "why." Liberalism. Feminism. But, I repeat myself. The two are so closely intertwined it's not even funny. Why do so many women turn to these mindsets? There are many contributing factors, so I'll touch on each. But look for the main ones, down the page a bit further. Diet Our modern grain - based diet promotes physical and mental disorders. If we start with the acknowledgement that liberalism is a mental disorder, then it explains a lot. Drugs People eat things that weren't meant to be people food, then need dr...

Unless you've been living in a cave, you've probably heard the song Watch Me . Among the lyrics - Watch me whip. Now watch me nae nae. True to the name of the song, the words "watch me" appear in the song 77 times, according to A-Z Lyrics. And that's a big problem in our society today. Had I incessantly said "watch me" more than about twice growing up, I'd have had a belt upside my head. Children were expected to entertain themselves - not require adults to entertain them. The other side of the coin that is problematic is the fact that for all this watching, there's not a bit of it that's worthwhile. When I was a child, if you wanted someone to watch you, then it was up to you to be worth watching. That meant, acquiring a skill. And that's something sorely lacking these days in general. Posted via Blogaway

Tonight in my jiu-jitsu class, I taught the students "how not to get Rousey'd." The idea is from the point of view that as grapplers, we cannot make the same mistakes Ronda Rousey did this past weekend against Holly Holm. Rousey made plenty of mistakes - several of which are covered here.  To be fair, I did not read the article until after my class. In that article, two beautiful and honest points mentioned are: 1. The storm of uneducated opinion in the wake of the fight has been deafening and everyone wants to pretend that they always knew how to beat Rousey, they just didn't know if Holm was the 'level of athlete' to pull it off. When someone starts talking about 'A-level athletes' and ranking fighters by 'athleticism', you should immediately disregard their opinion on anything related to fighting. 2. The second moronic opinion that you will encounter is that Rousey lost because she chose to engage Holly Holm in a striking match. This fits...

A Bill has been introduced  that would make civilian ownership of body armor illegal. Why would the government want to take away your right to wear body armor, unless they want to shoot you? Also - cited were cases of fatalities. Since when has body armor killed anyone? Posted via Blogaway

Just got back from watching the fight with a few friends. Needless to say, the martial arts world is abuzz. Ronda Rousey was knocked out by Holly Holm early in the second round.  It was no fluke, Rousey clearly lost Round 1. Holm executed her plan perfectly. Rousey got frustrated, exhausted, and sloppy. Holm got precise, and more precise, and more precise. Holm weathered several good grappling attacks - avoiding at least two throws and the dreaded arm bar. At one point, Holm even counter-threw Rousey. In speaking with friends and on social media over the past few weeks, I had indicated that Holm had the correct style to defeat Rousey. For me, the surprising part was that Rousey wasn't better prepared for Holm's style. Among Rousey's trainers are Rener and Ryron Gracie... who also train Lyoto Machida. Holm's stick and move style is extremely similar to Machida's. So, with that all said, here are a few observations - Strikers are well advised to keep distance and ...

I was wrong. I have been wrong in my thoughts and suggestions for the direction of this country. Since realizing my Libertarian leanings a few years ago, I've pushed that agenda religiously. And while there's nothing wrong with that, per se; it is not a feasible mindset for success for 98% of the public. That said, I am not abandoning my mostly Libertarian leanings. I might alter some of them slightly. Some will still be preached. Some will remain unchanged. So why was I wrong? Simple fact is that most people require structure and heirarchy to simply function. This 98% of the public is too stupid to do the right thing on their own... or anything on their own. This 98% of the public is too dependent on heirarchy to ever be able to survive if it was taken away. Women naturally require leadership. They yearn for it. Sure, there might be like 3 or 4 on the planet that would be okay by themselves, but you aren't one of them, and you certainly don't know one. Men natura...

Facebook is in decline. More and more people with whom I communicate (personally, not online) are deleting their accounts or spending far less time on Facebook. Coincidentally, after I had penned this article and set it to post,   Return of Kings  had a brilliant article on how Facebook emasculates men and should be avoided. From my observations, Facebook has degenerated into the following: Post something happy. People secretly accuse the poster of artificial positivity, and suggest (behind the poster's back, of course) that the poster's life is in shambles the same as theirs. Post something negative. People point out (usually very accurately so) that the poster is attention-whoring. Post something political. And then the fight begins. Post something pro-women. This would be good, except these posts are rarely accurate. Post something pro-men. Usually doesn't happen. Post pictures of your life. This is almost the only redeeming value of the site any more. Use...

USA Today reports that millions of gun purchase forms (Form 4473) and other forms are "languishing" in storage at the BATFE. These forms contain all the information needed to to form a database of known gun owners. This would be a defacto registry. But the government would never do anything illegal... But the government would never lie to you...

This meme presents a tidy conundrum. Clearly, Mr. Hedges, along with anybody who shares this meme on social media, believes in government run health care. Clearly, Mr. Hedges and those believing this line fear the effect of corporation involvement in health care. Clearly, neither Mr. Hedges nor his "followers" realize that the Federal Government is the single largest corporation in the US. If having corporations involved in health care scares you, then having the Federal Government involved in health care should scare the hell out of you. Posted via Blogaway

The United States Marine Corps has officially adopted the M4 carbine to replace the M16A4 as the standard issue weapon.   Link to article.   I've heard both sides of the coin, and understand and agree with arguments from both camps. I like the M16A4 and I like the M4. Hope the Marines get glass and free float rails for their M4s. I also hope they continue with the Designated Marksman in fire teams and squads. Posted via Blogaway

Some people give me grief for being so hard on certain Republicans, especially when I draw likeness to their voting record when compared to liberal Democrats. The other day, I was presented with a conversational opportunity I rarely get - someone who didn't know my personal politics, and he was opening up to me about his politics. First off, he plans to vote for Hillary Clinton for president. This is important to know. He described himself as a life long Democrat. He likes Bernie Sanders , just doesn't think he can win, and doesn't think he can actually get anything done once in office. My contact didn't say this, but I interpreted his comments to mean Sanders is too much of a BETA (binary - CH model) to get anything done. My contact likes Tennessee governor, Bill Haslam. Says Haslam is not as "hard right" (read: conservative) as most others in Tennessee. This individual said he has voted every time for Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker - both in primarie...

Your father probably told you a few things, but just in case he wasn’t around enough, here are some words of wisdom you might have missed out on: Buy high quality tools, so you only have to buy them once. Keep a change of clothes at the office. Never hit anyone unless they are an immediate threat. Every hat should serve a purpose. Never take her to the movies on the first date. Learn to wet shave. Nothing looks more badass than a well-tailored suit. Shave with the grain on the first go-around. Always look a person in the eye when you talk to them. Buy a plunger before you need a plunger. Exercise makes you happy. Run, lift, and play sports. Brush your teeth before you put on your tie. A small amount of your paycheck should go directly to your savings account every month. Call Mom and Dad every week. Never wear a clip-on tie. Give a firm handshake. Compliment her shoes. Never leave a pint unfinished. If you aren’t confident, fake it. It will come around. Y...

I do not like passive-aggressiveness in people. That said, these passive-aggressive Memes seen on Facebook were funny. It's better than wishing actual harm, I suppose. Posted via Blogaway

The photo caption states - Imagine, if you will, a world where police are the enemy, IRS is used to silence opposition, patriots are called terrorists, terrorism is called "workplace violence," and the leading Democrat candidates are a Socialist and an old ex First Lady under FBI investigation. And so, this one needs explanation. The caption starts with the statement that police are viewed as the enemy, which naturally infers that this is the most important statement. It is the most important, and here's why: The IRS is used to silence opposition. This threat would be useless unless there is threat of force backing it up... and there is! Where would the force come from? Oh, yeah... the police. So, it's not just that the IRS would enforce corrupt policy, it's that the police would be used in that enforcement. And the thought that such enforcement originate with a group who faces virtually no consequences for wrong or illegal activity? Scary thought. Patrio...

Recently, I witnessed a friend demonstrate major league game when handling a gamma Twitter attack. Heartiste provides three major types of   responses to shit-tests . Remember, by definition, a gamma is a man who acts like a bitchy woman. Therefore, expect bitchy shit-tests. But let's see how these shit-tests were handled. In the interest of preserving the interaction as well as helping others better themselves, here is analysis of this   Wolf Alpha's  responses... (Remember, this exchange delivered via Twitter) Wolf Alpha - (starter tweet, not aimed at anybody) - GOP campaigns meet to try to fix debates, after complaints of liberal bias, gotcha questions - Fox News (link redacted - irrelevant). Gamma Troll - So they're trying to "fix" the debates? I would expect no less from the party that cant answer a question. WA - Just trying to have actual adults moderate the next one. (Ridicule & reframe) GT - Don't you think someone running for POTU...