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"I have at various points warned of the dangers of medical crises as vehicles that tyranny can exploit to justify suppressions of civil rights. Today, a much-hyped medical crisis has taken on the role of being used as a pretext to strip us all of core freedoms, that fears of terrorism did not ultimately achieve…" --Naomi Wolf, https://www.aier.org/article/the-end-of-america

Naomi Wolf:

"In 2008, I wrote a book, The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot. I warned, based on my study of closing democracies in 20th century history, that America needed to beware of a slide toward totalitarianism.

I warned that would-be tyrants, whether they are on the left or the right, always use a map to close down democracies, and that they always take the same ten steps. Whether it’s “Invoke a Terrifying Internal and External Threat,” “Create a Thug Caste,” “Target the Press,” or the final step, “Suspend the Rule of Law,” these steps are always recognizable; and they always work to crush democracies and establish tyrannies. At that time, the “global threat” of terrorism was the specter that powers invoked in order to attack our freedoms."

https://www.aier.org/article/the-end-of-america/

"...The fact that tech stocks rose by 27% in one quarter of the pandemic shows one driver of this war against human freedoms and human society: every minute human beings spend in a classroom, at the pub or restaurant, or in a church or synagogue, is time that tech companies lose money by being unable to harvest that data." --Naomi Wolf, https://www.aier.org/article/the-end-of-america

I did my intense burst work out this am, how about you? https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/short-bursts-exercise-slow-cognitive-decline 😃

Sisu, the Finnish Art of Strength

3/24/21 by The Art of Manliness

https://omny.fm/shows/the-art-of-manliness/sisu-the-finnish-art-of-strength

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/120852590
Episode: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/6081eee7-c459-4e12-a1ab-aadc000fc4a7/b716c76b-3f14-4612-93ed-acf500fb8629/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=413a6904-4d72-4be8-9421-aadc000fc4ba

In Finland, "sisu" is a concept that, while it can't be strictly translated into English, roughly corresponds to a combination of bravery, resilience, grit, and determination. My guest today will help us unpack it further, and offers advice on how everyone can live life with more sisu. Her name is Joanna Nylund and she's the author of Sisu: The Finnish Art of Courage. Joanna explains what sisu is and how it was exemplified in the David and Goliath story of the Finns facing down the Russians during the Winter War. We then talk about what it is about Finland that birthed the quality of sisu and ways to develop it even if you're not Finnish, including embracing discomfort, getting out despite the weather, and seeking silence and solitude as a way to develop inner strength. We also talk about the Finnish practice of retreating to a rustic cabin in the summer to reacquaint oneself with simplicity, manual labor, and nature. We end our conversation with the sisu way of communication, and how to foster sisu in children. Get the show notes aom.is/sisu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I mirrored my Youtube Channel to Odysee as a back up. So far it's only the content on my own channel, not interviews I've done on other people's platforms for the most part. Will work on getting that sorted. Here's the link if you spend time over there. https://odysee.com/@WrenchInTheGears:b

IPR • rec-20210327-075219 Shalom Shabbat Shalom, Max & Drum • 20210327-075748 • https://t.me/s/IntuitiveBridge/355 • https://t.me/s/IntuitiveStrength/1190 •°`