What Happened to Common Sense?

What Happened to Common Sense?

Wise quotation and a chalk drawing of a bulb on black chalkboard - What Happened to Common Sense? - Miller on the MoneyGuest Post by Dennis Miller at Miller On The Money

I got up early on Memorial Day. I was bummed out before breakfast. Why?

I was born just ahead of the Baby Boomers (1946-1964). My childhood was filled with parades, flags, cemetery visits and reverence for those who “protected our freedom”. I proudly joined the Marines at 17.

My children were raised accordingly, special holidays were spiced up with flags and John Phillips Sousa music.

I missed Korea and Vietnam. I attend veteran events to honor those who weren’t so lucky.

My sour mood was triggered by a patriotic post about “Honoring those who gave their lives to preserve our freedom.”

Wikipedia explains:

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

…. It is a day for visiting cemeteries and memorials to mourn the military personnel who died in the line of duty. Volunteers will place American flags on the graves of those military personnel in national cemeteries. Others such as family and friends will also come to lay flowers on the graves of those who died in the US military.”

Jo’s dear friend Carlene does that each year. Carlene’s father, a small-town mailman who owned an ice cream parlor, earned a Silver Star in WWII. He was called and helped “preserve our freedom” in one of the deadliest wars in history.

Wait a minute!

WWI was supposed to be “The War To End All Wars. How many times has Congress declared war in the 106 years that followed? Technically once, WWII. What about the wars Baby Boomers experienced?

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kfg
kfg
June 27, 2024 11:16 am

“No formal declaration of war has occurred since World War II.”

One of the reasons that Putin has conducted his campaign against Ukraine as a Special Military Operation, besides being in compliance with Russian law, is that it is fully in compliance with the International Rules Based Order invented and enforced by the United States and by which the United States has conducted all of its aggressive military operations since WWII.

Which all of those who have been targets of said United States aggression are fully aware of, and thus fully aware that the United States is being duplicitous (i.e. lying) when it makes the claim that Russia’s Special Military Operation violates the International Rules Based Order.

“What is the goal of war?”

To force the opposition to submit. That’s all. The killing and destruction are undesirable tactics, not strategy. Far better that they should submit themselves and their assets to serfdom with little to no destruction.

Ed
Ed
  kfg
June 27, 2024 3:18 pm

I’ve noticed that the rules of the “Rules Based Order” aren’t listed anywhere. It seems that those rules are just invented when occasions arise for the claim that someone has violated the “rules”. Rules that are only hinted at, aren’t rules at all, in my view.

kfg
kfg
  Ed
June 27, 2024 4:59 pm

Who ya gonna believe, The United States of America or your lyin’ eyes?

k31
k31
  Ed
June 27, 2024 6:26 pm

The rules of the rules based order are whatever the Jews desire.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  k31
June 27, 2024 6:29 pm

Please show us on the doll where the Jews touched you.

YourAverageJoe
YourAverageJoe
  Ed
June 27, 2024 9:50 pm

Watching 5 second bursts of the debate. It is hard to watch a pathetic old pervert melt down and.fallnapart on teevee.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  YourAverageJoe
June 28, 2024 7:17 am

Wow, you lasted 5 seconds? That has to be a record. My time was 0 seconds.
I already knew what the result was going to be from the debate. The only thing that surprises me this morning is the lying media is saying Biden failed. I expected rave reviews like Doktor Jill gave from all the liberal media.

Anonymous
Anonymous
June 27, 2024 11:29 am

The current occupation government has no standing.

Common sense and The Declaration Of Independence

“But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.— Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. 

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Anonymous
June 27, 2024 12:57 pm

That’s all garbage conspiracy theory. You must be some MAGA-hating, unpatriotic, Biden supporter.
Everyone knows that what you just quoted is un-American gibberish.
The answer is to do your civic duty and VOoooooat Hardest.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Anonymous
June 28, 2024 6:27 am

Unmarked sarcasm isn’t allowed around here.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Anonymous
June 28, 2024 7:19 am

Unoriginal, tired and old. Try to think up your own schtick.

VOWG
VOWG
  Anonymous
June 28, 2024 7:59 am

We are there right now. Covid should have been the last straw. The J6 crap, massive illegal immigration, lawfare, time to put a stop to it.

Anonymous
Anonymous
June 27, 2024 11:38 am

YIKES!!! FOLKS.
COMMON SENSE WOULD TELL ANYONE WITH A BRAIN STILL FUNCTIONING THAT ALL WARS ARE “BANKER’S WARS”….FOR PROFIT AND “EGOTISTICAL GLORY”! THE CORPORATION’S ARE “VAMPIRE’ TYPES WHO GIVE TO PUBLIC THE “MUSHROOM TREATMENT”….WHO LARGELY TO DAMN STUPID TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON!!!

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Anonymous
June 28, 2024 7:20 am

Hi Kennyboy.

flash
flash
June 27, 2024 11:42 am

Perpetual war is what happened, bruh. Common sense has never been that common.

Anonymous
Anonymous
June 27, 2024 12:08 pm

SHUT UP !
BE HAPPY !
THE COMFORT YOU DEMANDED IS NOW MANDATORY !

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Bob
Bob
  Anonymous
June 27, 2024 4:15 pm

the other thing those fathers have in common is they are WHITE.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Bob
June 28, 2024 7:21 am

You never watched Sanford and Son or the Jefferson’s? Those fathers were bumbling idiots too.

Anonymous
Anonymous
June 27, 2024 12:16 pm

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BL
BL
  Anonymous
June 27, 2024 1:49 pm

I look like that everyday, TBP has that effect on you.

OfftheHingeZ
OfftheHingeZ
June 27, 2024 12:34 pm

The saturation of sheer mediocrity in every facet of life in the western world is an obstacle that cannot be overcome. This is because it utterly dominates every single facet of life. Serving and protecting its own interests, it smothers the chances of anything better or potentially useful from coming forth.

I’ve said it before, and will say it again: the collective West is too stupid and fat to survive, and it is being out-competed by invasive forces literally everywhere you look. I’m almost starting to enjoy it a little bit, as I see this general mediocrity as my main foe.

I see the best and brightest around me completely crippled by crappy vested interests which are completely absorbed in sowing their own demise. This monopoly of the mediocre is fundamentally unsustainable, and it is going to come to a spectacular (and possibly explosive) halt within a relatively short time frame.

Personally, I have much to offer the world. But this monopolistic/mercantilist mediocrity makes it impossible for people like me to contribute meaningfully to mankind. I’m not exactly trying to play the victim here, but I am trying to sound an alarm that things are irreparably fubar, and incapable of improving on the general trajectories established for the future.

So instead of offering up paradigm-shifting solutions that can fundamentally transform everything in the most amazing ways possible, you will see people like me hunker down and prepare for the inevitable chaos, while your worst enemies grow immeasurable stronger. The current hellscape will grow much worse and evolve, and you will lose so hard that it will make your head spin. Prepare for that. Prepare for being on the losing side of history. Trump cannot save you from what is coming. Elon musk cannot do it either. I’d say recite your prayers, but that simply isn’t gonna cut it, so don’t waste time expecting real, meaningful solutions there. For the little things, okay, sure, talk to Jesus. But you won’t be praying your way out of what is coming. It’s getting ridiculous having to always state the obvious.

I hope I’m wrong here. More than anything. But I know I’m not, and it’s not difficult to verify that.

Idk what I was going for here with this post. If you’re looking for hope, there is none, unless you have $24,000,000 to invest. Even then, I’m losing my desire to help, bit-by-bit, with each passing day. I’m fully prepared to give up and move on. Just to be clear, YOU are not ready for that. I wish I could tell you more, but I won’t unless I can trust you.

So, an utter hellscape encroaches, and is poised to swallow up your entire world. I don’t expect any of us to make it, unless rapid, meaningful change is implemented, and I really have no desire to manage that project anymore. I might advise you, however. You could possibly hire me as a consultant, or I will even outright sell you the solution to all of your ills. But I don’t really want much part of it anymore. I’ll be happy enough to let someone else take my concepts and run with them. I’ll sell them for $16 million dollars, and that is an unbelievable bargain. This synergistic technological complex is worth quadrillions. It’s your only real hope.

I wish I was stronger and a better man- perhaps it would be easier- but my life’s struggles have worn me down, and I just want time to recuperate. So, in a nutshell, there you have it: $40 million solves literally all of your problems, and what’s more… this deal is only available to the right kind of person. I don’t expect to find them. It’s either do that… or die in the medium to long-term. Those are your options. Those are my terms. Take it or leave it. I dont really care anymore, either way. If you want it, leave a comment or something, and we can find a way to talk. You’ll be needing my consultation, and that comes included. I honestly don’t want to do it anymore, but I will anyway, and I’ll do it well. Be ready to sign non-disclosure agreements in addition to the required sums. I’ve done my homework, and I’m the best in the world. If you want that, it will cost.

Now, pony up the tab, save the world, and take all the credit for it. I really don’t care, either way.

ILuvCO2
ILuvCO2
  OfftheHingeZ
June 27, 2024 12:53 pm

Trust me, I’m not like the others.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  OfftheHingeZ
June 27, 2024 1:00 pm

Am I right in thinking you’re in your 30s? I think I read that before.

Are you in a relationship? If not, you need a woman. A woman to help you be the man you want to be. To give you intimacy and support. You also need to get out in nature, or travel and see the world.

Many blessings to you and your mental health.

kfg
kfg
  Anonymous
June 27, 2024 2:51 pm

” . . . you need a woman.”

Hey surfer, you need a shark.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  kfg
June 27, 2024 6:02 pm

Who wants to live their life without a woman and the pleasures only a woman can provide?

Anonymouse
Anonymouse
  Anonymous
June 28, 2024 11:49 am

Obama?

OfftheHingeZ
OfftheHingeZ
  OfftheHingeZ
June 27, 2024 1:17 pm

Touch grass, kid. Y’know, just, like, get a girlfriend…

I lived in the the most beautiful coastal forests of Oregon for years after the Covid tyranny. Didn’t pay rent, didn’t speak to a soul for weeks at times.

Then I came back to civilization. Unwillingly. Drifted around… had more women last year than I could keep track of, or remember, for that matter.

The last thing I want is a woman in my life. Having a gf again wasn’t worth it, at all. It’s people like you that wear me down. It’s people like you killing yourselves, without even realizing what you’re doing.

How about you like, shut the fuck up. I’m sorta wayyy more dangerous than you can even begin to comprehend, and I also have a short fuse, and literally nothing to lose. You are a dumb fuck, I’ll give you that, and not much else, cuz everything you ever say bores me, and is unoriginal.

Can you please just… crawl back into your hole and close your retarded mouth for once? Thanks, and fuck you

Anonymous
Anonymous
  OfftheHingeZ
June 27, 2024 1:26 pm

Ok, got it. No sex for you.

Well then, how ‘bout taking off on your very own sailboat to less populated areas of the world? You’ll be alone and we won’t be in danger of crossing paths with you.

Your life is what you make it. Good luck.

OfftheHingeZ
OfftheHingeZ
  Anonymous
June 27, 2024 2:15 pm

I’m about 96 hours away from becoming a literal pirate at any particular time. It’s in my blood. My ancestors were privateers and vikings, and I grew up kinda poor, mostly around coastal California, but also a bit in the rockies and the dustbowl of Oklahoma. I like the sea, but poseidon weaponry and giant sea creatures give me the willies, growing up as I did swimming in waters with the biggest, most dangerous sharks in the world, pardon the pun.

Idk tho, stealing isn’t really my thing. But i’m feeling a bit of a SEA CHANGE coming on lately… Maybe I’ll rob some lame rich fucker for his yarl, and slip away to some misty mediterranean coastline, as that’s basically my home terrain, where I can easily survive simply by foraging. Sounds pretty good actually… I just worry about keeping my expensive custom guns out of the hands of customs, mostly.

Sorry if I was rude. I’m honestly a very kind and friendly person, but I don’t suffer insults well. Despite being very comfy in my skin these days, it is thinner. Mainly why I drift around so much. Long story. Dont care to talk about it. I have some issues.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  OfftheHingeZ
June 27, 2024 2:41 pm

No problem on the thin skin. Mine is super thick.

I wasn’t insulting you for what’s it’s worth. I truly believe love and healthy relationships (between man and woman only) is what will change the world. Or a least make your world more tolerable. Again, wish you the best.

flash
flash
  OfftheHingeZ
June 27, 2024 2:26 pm

That short fuse shit might be why you can’t attract or keep a traditional women.

Seek help.An Orthodox priest would be my recommendation.

OfftheHingeZ
OfftheHingeZ
  flash
June 27, 2024 4:45 pm

You ever witness how a dog reacts to seeing a wolf-hybrid? Like a particularly wolfy hybrid? That’s how people react to me, especially women. They are repelled and fascinated at the same time. They don’t exactly know how to feel, or whether they should like me or hate me. I get along alright with other ‘wolves’ i guess. That’s what all my friends are, now that I think about it. Don’t get along well at all with the big bad guard dog types. And can’t really stand more domesticated types, they are stuffy and showy, but the humble ones I like.

But yes, I do attract traditional women… Really hot ones, too. Could’ve married a beautiful 19 year old lil redhead, who also came from a rather famous, wealthy, and traditional family. But. Idk. It was still a bit of a wild phase in my life, I was very homeless at the time. But I was best friends with her famous dad, she was still kind of innocent, and I had already been through the wringer… plus I was almost a decade older than her. Not that I didn’t want to… I just didn’t see myself as good enough for her. Like i’m not exactly marriage material, or a family man type. Not the one you bring home to mom.

Her grandmother, a very stable woman, was very fond of me, but about had a fit when I walked out the door and left, because I quietly broke her granddaughters heart on the spot. It was a painful goodbye.

But it wasn’t my choice to leave, I had to, or I wouldve been hunted down, and shot like a dog in the street, by a gang of ruthless killers. After breaking that girl’s heart, that’s prolly what I deserved… I haven’t talked to anyone in that family for years. What’s done is done.

Idk. I dont like to dwell on shit. Women typically just bore me, and say the dumbest shit, constantly. If I want companionship, I prefer the company of my friends or my brother. Relationships don’t do much for me, and I don’t believe in love anymore. Especially after what I’ve been through.

What the hell man. I just read all this. Why is it always about me? Why can’t you guys just tangle with my message, and leave it at that? Why does it always have to devolve into a dissection of my sexual prowess or some other silly shit. Every time with you people…

Anonymous
Anonymous
  OfftheHingeZ
June 27, 2024 5:28 pm

So…tell us about your childhood.

I’m thinking you need some physical touch.

(((HUGS)))

flash
flash
  OfftheHingeZ
June 27, 2024 2:22 pm

Men climb mountains to slay dragons whilst smartbouis incessantly whine on the interwebz about being defeated by morons atop molehills. We’re all gender fluid now….reeeee

BL
BL
  flash
June 27, 2024 2:31 pm

“Z’s” had 23 vaxx shots in their first two years of life, need I say more?

OfftheHingeZ
OfftheHingeZ
  BL
June 27, 2024 2:37 pm

Well… I was totally unvaccinated as a child, and it caused major problems getting into schools and such…

SWING!… and a whiff. Of your own stinky old man farts hahaha

BL
BL
  OfftheHingeZ
June 27, 2024 2:51 pm

No vaxxes? Then it’s just regulah reeeeeeeeeeee.

I do however, wish you the best as a pirate. You know why it is so important for the ultra-rich to maintain yachts? Traditionally, so they can make a fast getaway to another safe harbor while the common schmoes are trapped like rats.

k31
k31
  flash
June 27, 2024 6:29 pm

Engaging with hasbrats profits you none.

Anarcho libertarian
Anarcho libertarian
June 27, 2024 2:16 pm

Huh? How were the freedoms of any American ever threatened by a foreign invader after the War of 1812? The US had no need to get involved in WWI or II or Korea or Vietnam.

kfg
kfg
  Anarcho libertarian
June 27, 2024 2:54 pm

The US had no reason to try to conquer Canada, thereby provoking an invasion, in 1812 either.

Iska Waran
Iska Waran
  kfg
June 27, 2024 4:22 pm

No reason?! What about poutine?

BL
BL
  Iska Waran
June 27, 2024 5:15 pm

Only Canucks would pay $15 for a pile of french fries with some gravy on top.

Greg
Greg
  BL
June 27, 2024 8:18 pm

Don’t forget the shitty cheese curds, ugh.

RiNS
RiNS
June 27, 2024 2:52 pm
BL
BL
  RiNS
June 27, 2024 5:18 pm

Hey RiNs, what are your thought on the commies getting spanked in Toronto? Justine is sending out resumes .
🙂 🙂

anonomouse
anonomouse
June 27, 2024 3:52 pm

Common sense was labeled “bigotry”. That’s what happened.

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
June 27, 2024 5:31 pm

What happened to common sense? We took it out behind the equipment shed and shot it in the back of the head.

Anonymouse
Anonymouse
June 28, 2024 11:02 am

” My childhood was filled with parades, flags…John Phillip Sousa music…”

The good old days in the distant past, the mythical land of America…before the red pill, before fag flags and pedo worship…before Feminazis and DEI, Admiral Levine and Bruce Jenner were men. What happened, was it the Frankest/Communist infiltration of our education system that allowed our Jewish masters to fuck us in broad daylight…is this a dream? Am I really armed to the teeth because I fear my Fascist government and what’s coming…I dreamed I saw the future and ironically it sucked Big Mike dicks.