Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Or, why Republicans suddenly love cancel culture! The demotion of Harvard's Claudine Gay opens up the chance to probe the philosophy of Intersectionality. Plus, a Harvard donor starts a war and is surprised when it comes to his home The way this drama is playing out, we also get to explore the motives of billionaire donor and Harvard alum, Bill Ackman, and his sudden interest in plagiarism by academics. From this episode, you will get distinct, insightful, and virtuous things to say whenever the conversations you're in move to Harvard, Claudine Gay, Bill Ackman, intersectionality, and plagiarism. The people in earshot will be amazed by your wisdom. Must you pick a side? As you'll learn during this episode, there's an "assumption that if the bad guys stopped being bad, then everything would be good." That view is normal yet naive. It leads to judgmentalism, blame, and even scapegoating. Worse, the incentives of the Conflict Machine (politics) and culture war run in an ugly, escalating direction. They induce fear. And... You'll also discover, in this program, that once people start acting inside the Conflict Machine, they strongly tend to almost completely shed their principles and, instead, start focusing on the destruction of other persons. The "side" you should pick is the path to harmony, and the path itself is grace. So perhaps very little of what I have to say about Claudine Gay or Bill Ackman will make either side happy. P.S. During the recording, I lost track of Bill Ackman's actual name and called him Ackerman instead. Both the moderator, Bill Protzmann, and I, do it more than once. It's a human mistake, and one I suspect Ackman has experienced scores of times in his life. To him and my listeners, I apologize for my human error. An AI would do better, but it also wouldn't have produced the creative and personal analysis you'll find in this episode. 0:00 Theme 0:43 Finding the gracepoint each time 2:10 Where the story begins 6:28 Iron sharpening or Anti-ism 9:16 Rep. Stefanik stokes the Conflict Machine 11:48 Republicans surrendering their position for politics 12:45 The First Amendment is a grace thing 14:23 Blasphemy doesn't invite the apocalypse 16:34 Acceptance of being held to a higher standard 19:54 Refusing to be part of the problem 22:55 The Exemplar of Non-Violence 24:42 Backfire 26:06 Intersectionality 28:02 Three confused presidents 28:53 Three hypocritical presidents 30:36 Donor awareness and the president's job 31:44 The real reason Claudine Gay "stepped down" 32:54 Bill Ackman starts his own war 34:09 Jim is naive or why we must stoop to Claudine Gay's level 36:06 Plagiarism as a political war tactic 37:25 Ackman's war comes home 38:55 Ackman's next and coming war 40:05 Now who is being naive? 45:17 Free association will reward and punish 46:11 Jim in Bill Ackman's shoes 50:40 Jim in Claudine Gay's shoes 53:31 Right issue for wrong reasons 54:15 Summary of gracepoints Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. The views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

The Kate Cox in Texas story gives us cause to revisit the Dobbs abortion decision. Join us for an intriguing UPDATE to Episode #4 (June, 2022). Discover the accuracy of our past predictions, especially about the social response to the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. Explore why divisive partisans create conditions where someone must be the loser, and why Republicans are the ones who are presently losing this debate. Then discover how we can create harmony without sacrificing happiness between good-willed people with differing values on this issue. Stay tuned for the dramatic final third of this episode, where Jim begins by addressing anti-scientific statements on the pro-choice side but ends up sharing two very personal stories -- one of them, very personal. When you listen to Gracearchy with Jim Babka, you learn things other people do not know yet. Timeline 0:00 Theme 0:43 Reminiscing on Episode 4 3:56 Overplaying the hand 5:17 Kate Cox in Texas case 7:31 A bounty on Kate Cox? 10:50 Advice, the "60% rule" 16:00 Republican electoral price to pay 17:37 Our EP 4 prescription post-Dobbs 19:53 Our three predictions happened 21:04 Sharpened discussion skills 23:45 The natural or common law test 27:25 Methods that increase the choice for life 30:04 The two lines of gracious dialogue 32:23 Ungracious anti-abortion statements 34:58 Anti-science utterances by pro-abortion side 36:53 The challenge and blessing of a disabled child 39:26 Personal experiences of life 43:00 How to make legal abortion increasingly rare 44:06 Opening the door to gracious understanding Show References - Gracearchy Episode 4 "Abortion Rights" [now on ZAP] - https://youtu.be/DTiMmoKzDHg - Media Matters: "Anti-abortion media attacked a Texas woman seeking an emergency abortion, likening the procedure to eugenics" - https://www.mediamatters.org/live-action/anti-abortion-media-attacked-texas-woman-seeking-emergency-abortion-likening-procedure - SOFT (Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 & Related Disorders) press release 12/14/2023 - https://trisomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SOFT-Press-Release-December-2023.pdf - "Loving Lavender" on Facebook 12/11/2023 - https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid04CvzE7ofoVya5P1KwrkQA4uh5HccS8s7rHTvQEmbmekHjjkF14KXjGSXbC29BBb2l&id=100044570793356 Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. The views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

Donald Trump has now been ruled off of (removed) from the Colorado and Maine primary ballots. Everyone is making this complicated, perhaps on purpose. Quickly, Jim covers the one essential insight everyone should know about this case and the most important thing that insight tells us about how to view this story. Hint: The insight leads to grace. [Recorded 12/29/23] Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ is the sponsor. Be grace-full to each other.

From Dismissal to Discovery: Unmasking Government Deceptions Or... How conspirators effectively deceive you and even conceal their crimes. Some of our most significant historical events are shrouded in secrecy. The power to keep these secrets is aided by a prevailing belief that "big conspiracies can't stay secret." Jim Babka contends that this assumption prevents us from understanding what happened, leaving us vulnerable and inviting it to happen again. In our newest installment of "Gracearchy with Jim Babka," we unravel the ways conspirators carry out their more complex plans. This isn't just about exposing hidden agendas; it's about challenging a pervasive misconception that has profound implications for your understanding of our world. So, if you've ever heard someone make a dismissive claim like, "Someone would've talked," this episode is for you! Maybe you're prone to write off anyone who takes a conspiracy theory seriously. We get you. That's why... This episode is the final installment of a three-part series. In EP74: How to Handle Conspiracy Theories, we provided taxonomies and other guidelines for analyzing conspiracy claims, including how to identify conspiracy fantasies and false conspiracies. In EP75: Conspiracy Myths and Conspiracy Mechanics, we covered five myths that give conspiracy theorists a bad reputation and explained why it's wrong to assume that actors in conspiracies have bad intentions or are outright evil. But, as this episode illustrates, conspiracies are actually quite common. Some of them operate in the open. Many are banal. Besides, the people who would simply accept claims by the media and the State are commonly prone to overlook historical facts. While in Tehran, in 1943, Winston Churchill told Josef Stalin “In wartime, Truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” And those in the trade of spycraft repeat that line like a saint quoting the Bible. Shouldn't you know how to recognize and decipher the lies that bodyguard the truth? Timeline 0:00 - Theme 0:44 Part 2 of Part 2! 1:36 Impossible to keep a big conspiracy secret? 5:33 Plausible deniability 7:07 Why operatives believe Lying Is Noble 9:54 It's impossible to gang-stab Caesar 14:30 The biggest purveyor of Disinformation 16:08 Waving a false flag 17:00 Clouding the waters 19:21 You're close. Let me redirect you 21:16 Scapegoating and sheep-dipping 25:29 Carrots and blood 27:08 Propaganda - Mockingbird and Matrix 34:55 What the State hides, What the State reveals 36:26 Purpose of Blue Ribbon Commissions 39:13 The successful detective is open-minded 41:38 Julian Assange manifesto and mission 45:35 Three heroes who took up the cross Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. The views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

This episode starts by revisiting a topic from the past – the heuristic power of "Bootleggers and Baptists." We covered this in episode 70. At the time, we promised to revisit the application of this concept to conspiracy theories. In this episode, we deliver on that promise. Additionally, we cover Five Myths that Give Conspiracy Theorists a Bad Name. You'll get a good sense of what they are from the show notes, below, and an even better sense by listening! There are also Myths that Allegedly Rule Out Conspiracies. Before we conclude, we get into a common canard used to dismiss real conspiracies unthinkingly, and we give byword examples to prove our point. We had to stop there, in the interests of time, so… Other anti-conspiracy theory myths will get coverage in a near-future episode. This is the second of a series on handling conspiracy theories. The first episode, How to Handle Conspiracy Theories, can be found here: https://youtu.be/QkFY3nfLmKk Timeline 0:00 - Theme 0:43 Let's discuss how conspiracies work 1:30 Study economics first 3:01 Bootleggers & Baptists 4:45 More Baptists than Bootleggers 7:03 Thank you for smoking 9:01 Deconstructing a conspiracy requires this 11:21 Accurate analysis requires a Disposition of Grace 13:15 Conspiracy is routine 15:30 Big claims require big evidence 17:17 Underestimating the motives or IQ of conspirators 19:37 Pretending plotters produced predictive programming 22:36 Pitfall of pattern recognition and codes 23:53 Jim's anti-Christ prediction experience 25:53 Pitfall of partisan Morality Legends 30:38 Understanding the attraction of Morality Legends 32:07 Appeal to authority - grace isn't snotty 34:48 Stoning the prophets 37:17 In praise of Amateurs Links * Ep70 Bootleggers & Baptists - https://youtu.be/UzU_Ue8nO00 * Thank You for Smoking, ice cream scene - https://therunningclinic.com/runners/blog/archives-anglaises/thank-you-for-smoking/ * Ep63 Where we discussed Ralph Reed - https://youtu.be/1Ui6twhsMX0 * Most recent WarTruth.org episode with Perry Willis (Ep 72) - https://youtu.be/g83hfPDvC1s Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. The views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

Do you know how to analyze conspiracy theories? Do you know when the term 'conspiracy theorist' was launched and popularized? Have you heard what Edward Snowden has to say about conspiracy theories? Do you know why a conspiracy fantasy gets legs and runs around the world before the truth can catch up? You will once you watch this episode! This is the first of a series on conspiracies. We start with some evergreen episodes on how to test conspiracy theories, recognize the real conspiracies, and show grace regardless because... Conspiracy theories are inherently a signal of a certain social condition. We discuss which conspiracies get the most attention and why. We speak out against anti-intellectualism and tribalism, but on the flip side, we also speak up for an open-mind. This is an episode that features intellectual tools, including various taxonomies of conspiracy theories because... Conspiracies happen. Other topics covered: tribal devotion, the steel man, bias, and historical revisionism. Timeline 0:00 - Theme 0:44 Where angels fear to tread 3:48 Origin of term "conspiracy theorist" 5:20 Sign of powerlessness 7:02 Conspiracy Practice vs Conspiracy Theory 8:20 Snowden unappreciated conspiracies 11:45 Conspiracy fantasies get more attention 16:00 Real investigation is daunting 17:50 Historical revisionism 20:10 Proving devotion to your tribe 22:42 Commitment to truth wherever it leads 23:42 Walker's Taxonomy 26:58 Barkun's Taxonomy 27:32 Rothbard's Shallow vs Deep 31:10 Snowden's classification challenge 32:40 Get me the references 34:07 Edward Snowden took up the cross 36:23 Humility because error is easy 41:56 Recognize your bias 44:35 The Steel Man 47:39 Practice Human Respect 51:49 Bring truth and avoid ridicule Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. The views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

Will Javier Milei actually follow through and be a libertarian? The news has shocked the regime. We've been treated to nonsensical headlines like "Argentina Elects Extreme Right Wing Libertarian" or the breathless conspiracy theory that Javier Milei is the product of a network of libertarian billionaires. Perhaps a person who has worked as a professional libertarian for a quarter-century can provide accurate insight! Javier Milei has quoted Hayek and Rothbard. He's labeled himself an anarcho-capitalist. But when it comes time to govern, will Javier Milei actually be a libertarian? You'll learn important things about the task ahead of President Milei in this episode because we cover... - What is a libertarian? The media doesn't know. We explain. - What is life like when there was 5% poverty a decade ago, but now it's 40%, AND... - What is life like with triple-digit inflation and state price controls? - What is Peronism and what is a Justicialist? We also reveal the surprising American politician who is most Peronist. And we dig in to the things that concern us as outside libertarians looking in, such as... - How is fixing the economy similar to addiction recovery? Hint: Action must be quick and thorough. - How will he overcome all the different forces that are stacked against his success? And we conclude with a surprising and personal gracepoint. Timeline 0:00 - Theme 0:43 - Javier Milei 1:50 - Extreme right wing? 3:02 - What is a libertarian? 5:44 - Milei as anarcho-capitalist 11:59 - Where does Milei fit? 14:19 - Culture war battles are a luxury 15:09 - Poverty in Argentina impacts 40% of its citizens with 140% inflation 17:54 - Atlas Network: Is Milei an American billionaire plot? 20:19 - What is Peronism? What is a Justicialist? 28:04 - The most Peronist American politician 29:26 - Milei and Trump 32:24 - Milei's plan dollarization and downsize 35:35 - Most people hate downsizing government including conservatives 37:58 - Will Milei follow through? 39:11 - Addiction recovery is hard 40:39 - What is Milei's ability to govern? 44:34 - The hardest thing about governing as a Libertarian 46:38 - Gracepoints Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. The views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

Imagine YOU are a top-ranked radio talk show host. Much of your listening audience is gung-ho about getting the U.S. involved in yet another war (Ukraine). What would you do? Gary Nolan knew from experience that he could bring Perry Willis on the air to talk about the history of U.S. wars, their causes, their costs, and their consequences. Long-time followers of the Zero Aggression Project know that Perry has written several stunning articles reviewing the history and outcomes of U.S. wars. They're collected at a special website called WarTruth.org (link below). In the space of one hour Perry covered nearly every major U.S. foreign war from 1812 right up to our current meddling in Ukraine. He asked and answered four questions about each war. This episode is your chance to hear this interview, originally conducted August 28, 2023. We (Bill and Jim) consider this episode to be timely as we approach Veteran's Day, which was once called Armistice Day. Politicians too often use Veteran's Day to glorify war, whereas Armistice Day sought to remind people of the worst and most pointless war politicians ever caused. Timeline 0:00 Intro 0:44 Jim introduces this episode 2:18 The Gary Nolan Show 3:35 The four questions 4:02 War of 1812 3:46 Mexican-American War 9:39 Philippine-American War 13:17 Teddy Roosevelt Nov 28, 1905 16:07 World War I 22:19 If not WW1, what would've happened? 24:48 The causes of Hitler's rise 26:33 How Japan becomes U.S. enemy 28:06 Atrocity myths 29:54 U.S. politicians create the Soviet Union 32:06 Soviets invited to garrison North Korea 34:37 Babies out of incubators and Osama Bin Laden 36:18 Do billions to Ukraine make sense? 36:53 What about Taiwan? 37:42 From Munich Myth to Domino Theory 38:55 Outro and Gracepoint Show Notes WarTruth.org - https://wartruth.org/ Bill's essay "The True Cost of Freedom" - https://musimorphic.com/the-true-cost-of-freedom-veterans-day-2023/ Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. The views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

It's time to demolish the myth that you cannot shout fire in a theater. It's not insightful. It's not graceful. It's not applicable. Instead, it's such a flawed concept that anyone who invokes it is worse than wrong. This canard is rolled out every single time someone wants to suppress expression they dislike. You'll turn on your TV, and some interviewer will say, "But the First Amendment says they have a right to free speech," to which the Authoritarian of the Hour will respond, "Well, there are exceptions to the First Amendment, I mean we already know that... "You cannot shout Fire! in a theater." Except... 1. You absolutely CAN shout fire in a theater. 2. It might be morally wrong to do so, but your action will have nothing to do with the First Amendment activities. Timeline 0:00 Intro 1:00 Historical context of Shout Fire 2:45 The case of Eugene Debs 6:35 Why does everyone use Shout Fire? 7:46 The precise words of Oliver Wendell Holmes 11:52 You agree that Debs deserved prison? 13:08 Gracepoint, Stop using Shout Fire 13:49 The logistics of shouting fire 16:12 Unlikely to be arrested 20:55 Close examination of the First Amendment 24:03 Twitter Files and Biden v Missouri 27:00 The freedom of the press prohibits censorship 30:13 Can you print Fire in a theater? 33:44 Why the Founders saw Press as a separate right 38:29 The point when these rights matter most 38:52 Politicians should not be in the social engineering business 41:02 Grace to people who invoke shout fire 42:47 Practice Human Respect instead 43:15 Don't shut down epistemological journeys Show Notes The Brandenburg Test (or Line): https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/brandenburg_test War Truth episode: https://youtu.be/_p_svwh4mKw Trump and the Rancid Truth About Campaign Finance Laws episode: https://youtu.be/NNQDvm3pFns Censorship episode: https://youtu.be/Rx1Km_AxNsk Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. The views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

Grace means knowing your subject - and doing your homework - especially when the matter is sensitive. People have been asking my opinion about what happened in Gaza. But I've been hesitant to comment. Here are my initial thoughts... Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ is the sponsor. Be grace-full to each other.

Listen to political discourse. People speak in verbal caricatures. They seem to be saying... My side is full of angels. Your side is full of demons. But how likely is that? The new episode of Gracearchy with Jim Babka gives you a new way to look at things. The two sides in the political conflict aren't angels and demons, but they may be… Bootleggers and Baptists. This mental lever, from Public Choice Theory economics, explains incentives and behaviors inside the Conflict Machine (politics). Many people demonize political actors, especially while analyzing the activities of the opposition party. But when you see CRONYISM at work, or if you believe you've discovered a CONSPIRACY THEORY, this Baptists and Bootleggers heuristic will help you be BOTH more *gracious* and *accurate* in your assessment of the actors involved. Bruce Yandle labeled this concept, but this episode contains a NEW insight: The ratio of Baptists to Bootleggers. It also includes a bit of strategy: What if the Baptists discovered what was going on? 0:00 Intro 0:55 Leveraged thinking and Public Choice Theory 4:07 Angels and demons in politics 5:47 Bootleggers and Baptists 7:40 For example, Ralph Reed 9:32 For example, environment 10:10 Crony capitalism 12:56 Can a Crony be a Baptist? 14:16 Ratio of Baptists to Bootleggers 16:48 Gracepoint-Bootleggers and Baptists as a tool of grace 21:50 Four ways cronyism is pernicious 27:32 We gotta tell the Baptists about this 27:46 National doctor, Big Shot, and millions of Baptists 31:04 Better analysis of conspiracy theories 38:35 Why we did this show 39:25 How to be wise Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. The views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

Robert Kennedy is essentially quitting the race. Cornell West is doing the same. Neither man realizes it yet. Each man is doing what at least one billionaire promises to do each year - run as an independent. This means a run to irrelevance. Those men abandon their campaigns. Here, I explain why. Kennedy has been complaining that the Democratic Party is not at all Democratic - it's Rigged. So... **He jumped from the frying pan directly into the fire.** I'm not being harsh. I speak from experience. I cover my credentials in this installment of Instant Grace, which includes being the Press Secretary for a third party candidate who was on 49 state ballots. Both men will get a good and hard lesson on both parties have colluded to shield themselves from challenge! Here, I quickly explain HOW and WHY Kennedy's decision is equivalent to quitting, and worse, it's ill-timed strategically. Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ is the sponsor. Be grace-full to each other.

A Universal Rule that Zeroes Aggression What if everyone already agrees with you? There's a concept that's agreed upon almost universally. The version most Americans know is called the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have done to you." It's Golden for a reason. It's primary. It's elevated. It sums up a lot. And any professed adherent to the long list of value systems we cover in this still short episode should be able to appreciate the Zero Aggression Principle... _Never aggress against another person to achieve a social goal, nor authorize another person to do that on your behalf._ Episode 3 (June, 2022) was about the Golden Rule. In it, I (Jim) told my personal Golden Rule story, which involved Ron Paul and Rene Girard. Bill and I also discussed how to steelman (as opposed to strawman). Here in episode 69, we not only had new things to say about the Golden Rule, but also I presented something so original you've probably never heard it before... Where do your rights come from? Once you know the answer to that question, you can see and understand the secret to making a successful social appeal! We also cover Golden Rule applications like... - The Second-level Steelman - The Philosophy of Human Respect And I answer the question, "Why do we veer away from the Golden Rule?" Timeline 0:00 Intro 0:43 Second Golden Rule episode 2:29 Universality of Golden Rule 6:33 Alleged "masochist" objection 7:46 Golden Rule in philosophy 9:41 Silver rules like Zero Aggression Principle {the crawler wasn't up very long, and it was reverse-lettered (white) so difficult to read - don't replace this time, just a note for next time} 11:35 The basis of your rights 14:36 Strategy of appeal 18:12 Second-level Steelman 24:03 The music method to grace - Musimorphic 25:47 Philosophy of Human Respect 29:29 Why do we veer away from Golden Rule? 30:56 Are you a good person? Gracearchy Episode 3 - https://youtu.be/F8cjuHubZuU The Universal Golden Rule - https://i0.wp.com/kidworldcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/52014Golden_Rule_Poster.jpg?ssl=1 Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ is the sponsor. You can also listen while you work or drive on Pandora, iHeart, Google Podcasts, and Spotify -- or on any app that uses these platforms. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 OR you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

Because Gracearchy was recently censored, we're ready to Rumble. YouTube removed one of our episodes. The good news is that we appealed and within four hours they restored it. We're not leaving YouTube because it's the biggest platform. It's natively on everyone's phone and smart TV. The goal of any show, including ours, is to reach as many people as possible. This is an outreach, and we believe we must reach into the Matrix. But Rumble doesn't censor the kind of content we produce, and they have very recently resisted doing so when the United Kingdom's government directly "urged" them to do so with Russell Brand. So, starting today, we will also put our podcast on another streaming service – Rumble. We explain two recent events in this episode. First, which episode did YouTube censor? Why did it happen? Second, did YouTube "dial down" another one of our programs (a.k.a., suppress the algorithm)? If so, which one and why? Other reasons to listen... - Our handling of the dirty words you cannot say on YouTube is one of the funniest things we've done. - We break down the result of Missouri v. Biden. - We explain how censorship cancels epistemological journeys and crushes respectful dialogue. Timeline 0:00 Intro 1:05 Was Gracearchy censored? 4:02 Handling the dirty words 8:29 The time we were dialed down 10:06 Is censorship necessary? 11:23 No good host wants to be censored 15:53 Censorship crushes respectful dialogue 17:10 Dialing down is pernicious 19:35 Arguments for platform transparency 21:39 OUR Freedom of the Press 24:29 Not only governments censor 27:59 Cannot tolerate intolerance 29:02 Alternative platforms 29:38 Are you ready for Rumble? 31:07 Majority suppression, end of center 31:56 Government censorship is illegal 35:27 Twitter Files and Missouri v Biden 42:12 Can we do science under censorship? 43:11 Remaining concerns about Missouri v Biden 48:02 Canceling epistemological journeys 49:38 Disinformation vs Misinformation 50:52 George Carlin School of Comedy 51:44 Grace by comedy or the Al Gore has no sense of humor Show Notes EP62: Faith, Vaccination, Consideration, and Coercion with Dave Brisbin - https://youtu.be/6qVoECafeeU IG05: Burning Man and Climate Alarmism - https://youtu.be/nWoCSCI86hc EP41: COVID and the Spillover Gang - https://youtu.be/T7ZRFtnwBOo EP42: Trump & The Rancid Truth About Campaign Finance Laws - https://youtu.be/NNQDvm3pFns The Tenth Amendment Center - https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/ Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ is the sponsor. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Segio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

We've been talking with Baxter Kruger of Perichoresis about the Trinity and the myth of separation from God. This is revolutionary stuff, or so it seems. For many people, the stuff we said in Part 1 (Ep 65) and Part 2 (Ep 66) of this series may seem new. That's why, with this final installment, I wanted you to see something Baxter has never done in any publicly available video... _Layout the historical thread, starting with the apostles, right up through to the present._ Theologians aren't generally praised for being "novel" and "innovative." The problem is that the truths we discussed with Baxter have been obscured for a long time. As a result, what appears to be orthodox today is actually a newer form of error. Why should you care? Because these modern errors serve to maintain existing power structures. Indeed, I'm persuaded that discussions like the ones we've had with Baxter matter to our voluntaryist cause. To the degree that believers understand what's being shared in this series -- in this podcast! -- the cult of the omnipotent State would recede. THIS EPISODE is Part 3 of the series, and it's titled The Thread of Redemption. It's an annotated reading list from a well-read man. Timeline 0:00 Opening 0:43 Unique on YouTube! 1:47 The historical thread of redemption 2:40 Abraham and Mary Magdalene 4:17 John the Apostle 5:10 Polycarp & Irenaeus 6:10 Opposing Gnosticism 11:29 Athanasius & Hilary 17:20 Macrina & the Cappadocian Fathers 19:19 John Calvin where he hit and he failed 23:24 The Marrow of Modern Divinity 24:32 Thomas Erskine 25:23 George MacDonald 26:27 Edward Irving, F.D. Maurice 26:39 P.T. Forsythe, H.R. Mackintosh, T.F. Torrance, J.B. Torrance 27:00 Contemporary, start with Douglas Campbell 31:36 Tim & Kerry Dearborn, Malcolm Smith 31:52 Paul Young, Brad Jersak, John Crowder 32:00 Paul Golf, Francois du Toit 32:28 Overcoming the myth of separation Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ is the sponsor. You can also listen while you work or drive on Pandora, iHeart, Google Podcasts, and Spotify -- or on any app that uses these platforms. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Segio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

When we started Gracearchy, we made a short list of guests, including... C. Baxter Kruger: My go-to teacher on the Trinity. People struggle to get this RELATIONSHIP inside God - individuals in self-giving love, to which you are invited. Losing sight of that, faith became a knowledge test, even a blind leap, leading to... Legalism. People inside felt trapped and unworthy. They projected that on the world. The result? Another religion seeking earthly power. That shouldn't have happened. Christians should be known for Love, based on Trinity. This divine relationship is the source of existence, the model for social interactions, and the place we're invited to rest. This episode and Part 2 are essentially a discussion of... The Trinitarian Vision ©C. Baxter Kruger, Ph. D., 2010 Reprinted with permission, PART 1 (of 2) From all eternity, God is not alone and solitary, but lives as Father, Son, and Spirit in a rich and glorious and abounding fellowship of utter oneness. There is no darkness or emptiness in this circle, no depression or fear or insecurity. The trinitarian life is a great dance of unchained communion and intimacy, fired by passionate self-giving and other-centered love, and mutual delight. This life is good. It is right, unique, full of music and joy, blessedness and peace. Such love, giving rise to such togetherness and fellowship and oneness, is the womb of the universe and of humanity within it. The stunning truth is that this Triune God, in amazing and lavish love, determined to open the circle and share the trinitarian life with others. This is the one, eternal, and abiding reason for the creation of the world and of human life. There is no other God, no other will of God, no second plan, no hidden agenda for human beings. Before the creation of the world, the Father, Son, and Spirit set Their love upon us and planned to bring us to share and know and experience the trinitarian life itself. Unto this end, the cosmos was called into being, and the human race was fashioned, and Adam and Eve were given a place in the coming of Jesus Christ, The Father's Son Himself, in and through whom the dream of our adoption would be accomplished. Before creation, it was decided the Son would cross every chasm between the triune God and humanity and establish a real and abiding relationship with us – union. Jesus was predestined to be the mediator, the one in and through whom the very life of the triune God would enter into human existence, and human existence will be lifted up to share in the trinitarian life. - SNIPPED: See Part 2 of "The Trinitarian Vision" in the show notes of Episode 66 - 0:00 Intro 0:43 The roots of Grace 1:40 Welcoming Baxter Kruger 3:21 Our Topic: The Trinitarian Vision 6:52 The purpose of it all 7:55 The original plan inside God 8:39 We are wrong about God 13:37 How the West lost the Trinity 18:37 Misdefining faith, losing relationship 22:45 God does not do abandonment 27:52 Coercive evangelism is unnecessary 30:51 Is God in you? Ask Him. 35:00 The Shack, metaphor of the soul Zero Aggression Project - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is the sponsor. Bill Protzmann is your moderator. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Segio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com

Have you ever been told you're separated from God, that there's an inherent evil within you that makes God turn away? While such beliefs have provided comfort to some, they've also caused rifts and justified cruelty. In this episode, we shatter the myth of separation from God and embark on a transformative journey. Join Jim and Bill as they converse with Baxter Kruger in our enlightening series, 'The Trinitarian Vision'. This installment, titled 'Healing Us and Our World', travels to the depth of your soul and finds God's predestined plan. The stunning result is Love that draws us together and enables us to practice grace - the healing of us and our world. The Trinitarian Vision ©C. Baxter Kruger, Ph. D., 2010 Reprinted with permission, PART 2 (of 2) - See Part 1 of "The Trinitarian Vision" in the show notes of Episode 65 - When Adam and Eve rebelled, ushering chaos and misery into God's creation, the Father, Son, and Spirit never abandoned Their dream, but wonderfully incorporated darkness and sin into the tapestry of the coming incarnation. As the Father's Son became human, and as He submitted Himself to bear our anger and bizarre blindness, and as He gave Himself to suffer a murderous death at our hands, He established a real and abiding relationship with fallen humanity at our very worst – and He brought His Father and the Holy Spirit with Him. It was in Jesus Himself, and in His death at our bitter hands, that the Trinitarian life of God pitched its tent in our hell on earth, thereby uniting all that the Father, Son, and Spirit share with all that we are in our brokenness, shame, and sin – adoption. In the life and death of Jesus, the Holy Spirit made Her way into human pain and blindness. Inside our broken inner worlds, the Spirit works to reveal Jesus in us so that we can meet Jesus Himself in our own sin and shame, and begin to see what Jesus sees and know His Father with Him. The Holy Spirit takes of Jesus and discloses it to us, so that we can know and experience Jesus's own relationship with His Father, and we can be free to live in the Father's embrace with Jesus. As the Spirit works, we are summoned to take sides with Jesus against our own darkness and prejudice, and take simple steps of trust and change. As we do, Jesus's own anointing with the Spirit – His own fellowship with His Father, His own unearthly assurance, His own freedom and joy and power in the Spirit – begin to form in us, while not diminishing but augmenting and freeing our own uniqueness as persons. The Spirit's passion is to bring Her anointing of Jesus to full and personal and abiding expression in us as unique persons, and not only in us personally but in our relationship with the Father in Jesus, and in our relationships with one another and indeed with all creation, until the whole cosmos is a living sacrament of the Great dance of the triune God. Timeline 0:00 Intro 2:10 What is our darkness? 4:04 What is righteousness? 7:19 No government required because... 10:35 Knowing the Father as Christ does 12:31 The importance of fatherhood 17:31 The mean angry father as seen on a blanket 19:25 The Father's strategy to get around Religion 22:29 Adoption, the predestined plan 25:21 What to do with this info, Abide 29:34 How human vocation expresses Trinity 35:44 John 14:20, In you 38:52 Participating in the Trinity 42:50 Paul Young's story, and The Shack 44:10 Perichoresis: Books and Courses *Zero Aggression Project - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is the sponsor.* Bill Protzmann is your moderator. Gratitude to Greg Rakozy on Unsplash for his photo used as this Episode's thumbnail. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Segio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com