Socialism is the Opiate of the Masses

You read the title right. Socialism which is a euphemism for communism is the opiate of the masses. Not God-centric religion as the founder of the Communist religion Karl Marx stated.

My point will be easily made. What does an opiate actually do to a person? It changes their perception of reality. It makes them see things not as they are but in some twisted manner that it is not. It is an aberration of reality and truth.

As human beings we only have our physical senses and our studies of nature. Building on research and science to understand and know our reality. We have hundreds of years of scientifically proven studies that give us true clarity. We know that there are two sexes, male and female. We know the earth is round and it revolves around the sun. And we know that death comes to all men.

However, enter the socialists. They believe that all truth is not immutable. They believe that every individual can determine their own inner reality, as long as it does not upset the ruling power. They have opened the flood gates of lies that have no basis in science to extol that there are more than 50 sexes. They believe that a baby is not a human being unless you want it. They believe that sexual relations are purely for pleasure.

These are all lies. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. They believe that only by the destruction of the existing political systems can they bring in their Communist Utopia. This is done by building on more lies and pitting people against each other. By falsely creating division and the mentality of Men vs. Women, Black Vs. White, Right Vs. Left. These lies, they spend their lives promoting and fomenting to destroy all that is good. Because the socialist beleive, most people are too stupid to take care of themsleves.

They ignore reality and fact. This is because they have taken a full drink of their opiate. Their false religion of Communism. A religion which is totalitarian and will strip every individual of their rights. The communist religion has been tried, and they deny it claiming it has never been done correctly.

Meanwhile, since its inception in 1917 from the Bolshevik revolution until now over One hundred forty-nine million people have been killed by the regimes or starved to death. That is 149,000,000- dead. Each country that has turned to this socialist agenda has been decimated. The people are mere slaves to the state and have no ability to improve their place in life.

So much of Latin America has fallen to this ideology and been destroyed. The most recent obvious case is that of Venezuela. A once wealthy country, although imperfect, once boasted a strong growing economy. Now they are a disaster, their people luckily are not on an island and are fleeing in the hundreds of thousands to other countries for safety and food.

Then you have the communist country of Cuba spreading their lies throughout Latin America while its people are starving to death. The average person in Cuba earning less than $30 a month. Nowhere in the world can anyone survive on this. A person can go on and on with more examples of the disasters of the Marxist religion.

Getting back to my point. With all these existing facts and realities about the effects of the implementation of their ideology, how can you not say that the Socialists must be on some kind of hallucinogenic?

It is apropos that Karl Marx first made that claim about the widely held religions in the world. The simple reason is that the playbook of the socialist is to always accuse others of the evils they actually represent.

Christians and Jews have been around for thousands of years and even Muslims over 1,500 years. They live to their moral code in the hopes of a reaching heaven after this world. They have existed under multiple different governments but never have they lied to themselves about simple realities and facts in this existing reality. The people of the United States of America need to wake up to truth, not to false realities perpetuated by the socialist in our society, it is time to fight back simply by presenting the facts.

The Right Tools on the Path to Success

After my last melodramatic post, I feel relieved to be moving forward. One of the things that helps you to succeed in anything you do is having the right tools.

It’s apropos that I am writing this during the Christmas season. This is because of a memory of my first one as a married man.

Before I was married I did works with tools. I recall taking out the radiator out of my car and replacing it. Before that taking apart and assembling my bicycle on a regular basis. I also worked with wiring for my stereo and electrical connections. Outside these cases I was not involved in any major projects. That is unless you call a bongo board made in shop class in 8th grade a major project. In other words, I really did not have any tools of my own.

Interesting thought, I think back to all the gifts we received when we were married. I don’t recall getting a hammer, a screwdriver set or any tools for that matter. I just remember many kitchen goods and an overabundance of fancy glassware. I mean, was I real supposed to swoon over that I received expensive glass gifts of the brand Baccarat? If you ask me, a tool box loaded with all the essentials would have made a better gift.

This leads me to today’s story. We went out to get a Christmas tree for our apartment. I don’t recall if we had already bought the base or if we purchased it when we got the tree. Either way, we got the tree home somehow. Probably, used the Toyota Starlet since it was a hatchback. Upon getting home I learned that I had to give the tree a fresh cut or it would die quickly. I had never had a real tree before because I was allergic to them. I had no idea, now I was going to learn the hard way.

This is 1987, so the stores are not open after 6 PM for the most part. Tools are what I would need and I could not get a saw at 7-Eleven. I had to do the job with what I had. Guess what? It was not fun and it took me over an hour to do it with just a screwdriver and a steak knife. It apparently was later than 9 PM or surely, I would have gone to my brother’s house and borrowed tools. I was extremely unhappy with the situation but one thing I am not, is a quitter. I got it done and decided that would never happen to me again.

You are probably wondering by now why am I sharing this story? The reason is since I have invited you along on my journey to get healthy I have to point out that having the right tools is the right foot forward.

In October, I weighed 201.50 pounds. I know, a shocking admission. I was fed up and acted. I bought a stowaway treadmill for the apartment and a Bluetooth scale. I started tracking my exercise and food intake again. I joined Noom two weeks ago and got a new Fitbit Versa 2. These are not necessary, but the better the tools you have the easier it is to persist in the job at hand.

This morning I am proud to say, I weighed in at 192 pounds. My short-term goal is 185 pounds. I am a little over half way there. It is not going to be easy with Christmas, Vacation and New Year’s Eve in front of me, but I am determined and with my toolbox, I am certain that I will keep the weight off and hopefully lose some more.

I am a happy man today. I may not be at either my short or long-term goal yet. But I am getting there.

Healthy Diet ….the constant struggle

You would think that a person that wrote a book about dieting would be slim for life. Well, not me. I fell off the wagon. It didn’t happen overnight. It was a matter of years. Little by little, the struggles of a divorce and difficulties at work just piled the stress on me.

I would meet people in business and socially. They would never know how tired and hurt I was. I am a positive person but sometimes it is difficult to put a smile on your face when deep down there is serious pain. Yet, I still did it. I smiled and laughed when deep down inside me, I knew things were not right. Not at home and not in my interior life. I was a boat without a rudder.

This stress and anxiety over the years expressed itself through the seeking of pleasure in food and drink. Yes, this would give me some pleasure but in the end I pay dearly for those years of neglect and abuse of my own body.

Overweight and deceptively happy!

Here I am bloated, obese and in poor health. But do not fret! I am rising from the ashes. I have joined Noom to force me to be honest with myself. I am on the right track and with Aymee’s support lost 3 pounds in two days. Ok, its not significant yet, but persistence is the key.

Stay tuned my friends and pray for me while I battle my own weaknesses with the help of God and your prayers.

By the way, bigger clothes make you look thinner than you are…..

I’ll update you soon.

I love you all! 🙂

PS: When I say I am unhappy, I am directly talking about my weight. Actually 2020 has been a good year otherwise.