JP Mac's Dystopic Journal

The totalitarian assault on our human rights continues. The WHO and several countries are continuing their march towards totalitarianism. The WHO wants to dictate what we can do with our bodies, and several countries are attempting to control what we can see and hear. It's to the point where countries like Australia can no longer be thought of as free countries in the way we've formerly understood the concept. Sources: ⁠Trump calls Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a 'Democrat plant,' says he would prefer Biden | Just The News⁠ ⁠Dr. Kelly Victory: Proposed WHO amendments could restrict US doctors' ability to prescribe medicine | Just The News⁠⁠'Australia is NOT a free country' – Rumble joins free speech fight - Rebel News

The new movie “Civil War” has been widely anticipated for months now. It comes in an election year to an America that is heavily divided in real life. It's written and directed by Alex Garland and stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny. It takes place in a dystopian America of the near future. It's a story about a group of war journalists covering a second American Civil War. All in all, Civil War is worth watching, but if you're looking for a partisan fight, this movie will disappoint. It completely avoids politics and ideology thus, it's safe for conservatives worried the film would be a work of Hollywood propaganda. If you're looking for a thought provoking, cautionary tale against going down that dark road that leads to a second, hot civil war, it does the job. Current and former members of the US military might take issue with the violations of the laws of land warfare committed by professional soldiers in parts. Mainly, it's a human drama about how different people react in extraordinary circumstances.

News rundown for the week ending 4/21 including news about Donald Trump, the anti-Israel protests, and the stabbing of a Bishop in Australia. The new movie Civil War is Reviewed. The new movie “⁠Civil War⁠” has been widely anticipated for months now. It comes in an election year to an America that is heavily divided in real life. It’s written and directed by Alex Garland and stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny. It takes place in a dystopian America of the near future. It’s a story about a group of war journalists covering a second American Civil War.

Don't miss my commentary on C.S. Lewis' masterpiece on Christian apologetics available on Rumble. ⁠https://rumble.com/v4pc9kw-lr-podcast-clip-mere-christianity.html⁠ Also, Hunter Biden will have to answer for a gun crime, though he's been allowed to skate on several others. Iran retaliates against Israel, don't expect Israel to just take it. Don't count on the UN being of much help, though. Will Biden and Trump debate? News outlets are calling for it. Will it happen, and when? About the epidemic of "died suddenly" young folks- don't blame it on Covid, says the CDC. Sources: ⁠Federal judge rejects Hunter Biden bid to dismiss gun charges in special counsel case | Just The News⁠⁠Watch Live: United Nations Security Council holds emergency meeting following Iran attack | Just The News⁠⁠Israeli president calls Iran attack a 'declaration of war' | Just The News⁠⁠Fox, CNN and other major TV outlets urge Biden and Trump to commit to debates | Just The News⁠⁠CDC: COVID Vaccines Are Not Associated With Deathly Heart Problems In Young Adults – One America News Network (oann.com)

How the Christian apologist masterpiece "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis connects to the greater world of conservatism.

Getting back to basics... Why talk about morality? C.S. Lewis clarifies ideas of morality in his book, "Mere Christianity". Weekly news rundown including: Defending true democracy... ⁠Wisconsin voters approve constitutional amendment banning 'Zuckerbucks' | Just The News⁠ ⁠Nebraska Gov. Pillen endorses bid to restore winner-take-all system in presidential elections | Just The News⁠⁠Shrinking accountability? Biden makes it harder to fire federal employees | Just The News⁠ Sensible energy policy... ⁠Study grades natural gas as best source for reliability, affordability and environmental impact | Just The News⁠ A moving story of survival... (or just a good story) ⁠Earthquake Shakes New York City Area | Newsmax.com⁠

Easter Sunday News Rundown News and stories from the past week: Bridge collapse! Container ship slams Baltimore's Key Bridge, officials say vessel lost power just before impact | Just The News Who could have guessed it?... California Food Chains Lay Off Workers, Raise Prices Ahead of April Minimum Wage Hike – One America News Network (oann.com) WA State gaslighting... Washington state governor signs ‘natural gas ban bill’ into law | Just The News Easter Message for 2024: Easter Message 2024: Peace and Reconciliation | Liberty Relearned

Reconciliation and forgiveness are the cornerstones of the Christian faith. There is no point to Christianity without grace. Jesus died to earn us that grace. The reward to us for his ultimate sacrifice was the promise of God’s mercy. When we extend forgiveness to those who hurt us, we become like God. Easter is the celebration of the moment that the promise of reconciliation was sealed by Him.

Stories from the past week... ISIS terrorist claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Moscow music venue that killed at least 137 people in Russia. Congress passes a 1.2 T "minibus" bill. If this is a minibus, I'd hate to see an omnibus spending bill. The Republicans in Congress absolutely failed to put a check on federal spending. Majority of America: "Call them Illegal immigrants or aliens." While the left continues to play word games, most Americans want to use the term "illegal" to describe those in this country unlawfully. These and other news stories are covered. Also, this week begins Passion Week on the Christian calendar, when Christians remember the pain and suffering Jesus had to go through before the rising again on Easter Sunday. Sometimes we have to go through a period of pain and sorrow before we can experience a joyous occasion. Sources: ⁠Daily Feed 3/22/24 – One America News Network (oann.com)⁠ ⁠Senate passes $1.2 trillion 'minibus' in 74-24 vote | Just The News⁠⁠(POLL) Majority says ‘illegal’ is best term to use in describing illegal border-crossers | Sharyl Attkisson

Happy St. Patrick's Day, the only ethnic holiday that invites everyone to be part of that nationality for that day. The ultimate in inclusivity! Several stories of interest: ⁠Putin expected to win Russia's elections, exit poll shows as polls close | Just The News⁠⁠UN experts: 'Reasonable grounds to believe' sexual violence occurred during Oct. 7 Hamas raid | Just The News⁠⁠Pope Francis urges Ukraine to negotiate rather than lose war to Russia | Just The News⁠⁠Zuckerbucks 2.0? States begin banning new private, foreign funding of elections | Just The News

Yet another story of Leftists acting badly is in the news. UC Berkley is being criticized for their handling of another outburst of antisemitism on campus. One student reported being choked, another was spit at during a pro-Israel event. This is the latest in a string of anti-Israel protests turned violent. The variable morality of cultural Marxism is a root cause. Source: ⁠Berkeley slammed over violent pro-Palestinian mob after Jewish students report being choked, spit at | Just The News⁠ Also, we go over @LRPodcast postings for the past week, including from last week's podcast on Google's woke Gemini AI ⁠Dystopic Journal: “…Every picture has been repainted…” | Liberty Relearned

We go over @LRPodcast postings for the past week, including from last week's podcast on Google's woke Gemini AI, also Communists march in Brooklyn, and France's Macron makes a bad suggestion. ⁠Dystopic Journal: “…Every picture has been repainted…” | Liberty Relearned

(aka: Fake Artificial Reality) “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ―George Orwell,1984 Google has put out what some have deemed a "racist" AI, one that will not depict white people in any sort of positive light and has created some absurdly inaccurate depictions of people, especially historical figures. This is DEI gone wild. This, we can assume, it the reality that it's programmers wish were the case. Google, though Gemini AI, seems to be doing just what Big Brother's INGSOC party did in the novel 1984, rewrite not just history, but reality to suit its agenda.

When Republicans say, "border security" Democrats hear "immigration reform." Democrats are finally waking up to the fact that America has an illegal immigration crisis. The final straw will be when Democrat voters finally make the logical leap from migrant crisis to border crisis. Democrats in office have been framing the problem as one of housing and processing illegal immigrants that are already here, not in terms of keeping them from entering the country in the first place. Only then will they support genuine border security like that covered in HR2, which has already passed the House. Source: ⁠Democrats increasingly sour over Biden's border response | Just The News

"Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,"That was the conclusion made by Special Council Robert Hur on why President Biden would not be charged with knowingly possessing classified material. That of course, left the President in an awkward position. Ethier go along with the Special Council's findings and admit he's a forgetful old man or contest the excuse the report provides for him and admit he ought to stand trial for the crime of mishandling classified material. This may be the end of the Biden Presidency. For the Republicans, the campaign ads practically write themselves. Sources: ⁠Read the full special counsel report on Biden's handling of classified materials | Just The News⁠⁠Republicans seize on special counsel's remarks on Biden's memory | Just The News⁠⁠Report on the Investigation Into Unauthorized Removal, Retention, and Disclosure of Classified Documents Discovered at Locatinos Including the Penn Biden Center and the Delaware Private Residence of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (justthenews.com)

Trump beat Bidan in a recent CNN poll. What the poll showed is that Republicans, of course, don't like Biden, but nor do many Democrats. Most Democrats cited in the poll said they were voting against Trump rather than for Joe Biden. Most of Trump's supporters though, were affectively voting for Trump rather than against Biden. For her part, Nikki Haley also beat Biden in the poll, but most of her supporters said they were voting against Biden rather than for her. Source: ⁠Trump leads Biden in CNN 2024 poll | Just The News

The "Take our Border Back Convoy" is coming to the US southern border to protest the mismanagement of the border by the Biden Regime. In a related story, the House has announced its intention to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alajandro Mayorkas for his utter failure to do his job of protecting the homeland by keeping our border secure. Sources: ⁠'Take Our Border Back Convoy' to rally across three states demanding government secure border | Just The News⁠⁠House GOP reveals articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas | Just The News

It's 2024 and the Israel vs. Hamas war is still in the news. Pro-Palestine demonstrators get violent in Washington, DC, but no arrests reported as of yet. They don't like that President Biden isn't anti-Irael enough. Hamas spent billions of dollars creating their vast network of terror tunnels while their people lived in poverty. Where did they get the money? In short, from fools and evil people. Sources: ⁠White House staff 'relocated' after pro-Palestine protest turns violent | Just The News⁠ ⁠How Hamas fooled gullible donors to fund its billion-dollar terror tunnel system (foxnews.com)

Five Things That Won’t Happen in 2024: An uncontested presidential election. Whichever side loses the 2024 election will say it was stolen. An impeached Biden convicted in the Senate. The House may not even impeach Joe Biden, despite the fact there’s far more cause to impeach him than there was to impeach Trump either time. Even if they do, few if any Democrats will vote to remove him. A national news media providing unbiased reporting. We have a better chance seeing Bigfoot ride a dinosaur down 5th Ave than any of the legacy news media adopting non-biased reporting standards. A Conservative government anywhere in the English-speaking world doing anything very well…conservative. Big “C” Conservatives are really good at only one thing– disappointing small “c” conservatives. Disney putting out a truly non-woke, family friendly entertainment product. Nothing bearing the Disney name will cater to traditional family values, and unfortunately this may also extend to any of their properties, namely Marvel or Star Wars.

From LR Podcast: Things that won't happen in 2024 https://rumble.com/v45rh6w-things-that-wont-happen-in-2024.html Five Things That Won’t Happen in 2024: An uncontested presidential election. Whichever side loses the 2024 election will say it was stolen. An impeached Biden convicted in the Senate. The House may not even impeach Joe Biden, despite the fact there’s far more cause to impeach him than there was to impeach Trump either time. Even if they do, few if any Democrats will vote to remove him. A national news media providing unbiased reporting. We have a better chance seeing Bigfoot ride a dinosaur down 5th Ave than any of the legacy news media adopting non-biased reporting standards. A Conservative government anywhere in the English-speaking world doing anything very well…conservative. Big “C” Conservatives are really good at only one thing– disappointing small “c” conservatives. Disney putting out a truly non-woke, family friendly entertainment product. Nothing bearing the Disney name will cater to traditional family values, and unfortunately this may also extend to any of their properties, namely Marvel or Star Wars.

Dystopic Journal Year in Review 2023 Clips: 1. From 1/9: Book review of “Neither Stunning nor Brave” Dystopic fiction by comedian and writer, Michael Loftus. 2. From 1/30: Dystopic Journal: Has the WEF's Influence Plateaued? The World Economic Forum met in Davos, Switzerland. Their focus-- use climate change alamism to drive economic policy. The free world wont survive the kind of economic policy the WEF is pursuing. As far as their concerned, the problem is that people, especially in the West, have too much economic freedom. 3. From 3/6: “The Disunited States” Some of the pros and cons of a national divorce are explored. Taxes and spending policies are one many dividing lines between red and blue America. 4. From 10/31: Halloween Special. I interview an expert on all things Scandinavian, Poor Yorick, who sets the record straight on whether or not the Scandinavian countries are the socialist Utopias that some like Bernie Sanders suggest they are. 5. From 11/6: “These Misguided People”. After the pogrom committed against Israeli Jews on 10/7, it has become apparent that many on the Left may not hold the moral high ground that they claim to. Most of them are quite comfortable with many of the things the Nazis whom they claim to hate, stood for.

We've just waited through three weeks of Advent. Imagine waiting though three centuries, or three millennia, as our pre-Christian brother and sisters did. Over 2023 years ago, a savior was born. ...A savior. People today tend to think of Christianity, the Bible, as a rulebook, a mere list of things they can't do. But we as Christians don't celebrate on Christmas Day the birth of a rule book, or a rule giver, we celebrate the coming of a SAVIOR. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Young Americans give a frightening response to a poll question about Israel's right to exist. This shows how pervasive cultural Marxism has become in our society. This article from Just the News is an excellent illustration of how Cultural Marxism leads to support for deeply immoral causes, like that of Hamas. Sources Cited: ⁠Most young Americans say Israel should 'be ended and given to Hamas,' Jews are oppressors: Poll | Just The News⁠ ⁠The Immorality of Cultural Marxism | Liberty Relearned⁠

Marxism, and all its offshoots, defies human nature. Because of this, there is no way to achieve the Leftist's fantasized equality of outcome without force. All Marxists governments must therefore engage in authoritarianism, if not totalitarianism. A central tenant, and its main selling point is the oppressor vs oppressed narrative, in which all groups oppress any others they are more powerful then. When the idea of the class struggle did not catch on in the West, the Marxists sought out other differences between groups to shoehorned into the oppressor vs. oppressed dichotomy. To that end, the cultural Marxists have sought out every conceivable way in which groups of people can be divided against themselves. Their strategy is literally divide and conquer.