By now, you all should know my morning routine, my liaison with coffee and the news. I freely admit that I’m troubled by the ongoing decline in moral standards and the erosion of personal responsibility across this republic.

I’ve written at length about the culpability of the media and the partisan political parties, and how they directly influence what we believe, which reflects on how we act or respond. It’s no longer a partisan issue, but rather a complex contagion of epidemic proportions.

The constituent parts are based on the liberal interpretations of our constitutional rights to freedom of speech and of the press. I’ve addressed this in past columns, as well. It all revolves around the intent of the statements and our convenient misinterpretation of those words in that eminent document. It really does underscore Merka’s pronounced egotism and arrogance.

We’re indoctrinated as the Corporate Media Complex (CMC) Svengalis and their minions disseminate their lies about the Constitution. When you read and comprehend the words contained in the Constitution, you’ll begin to see that we are being led down the road to perdition by the people we have hired and elected to manage this country. Read the words and understand their intent, not how you can interpret them to your advantage, but view them in the context in which they were penned.

Through their preferred programming channels, the mainstream media industrial complex, and the public educational system, these mutineers embed their seditious rhetoric, all the while remaining sacrosanct, untouchable. Their sole reason for existence is profit for their shareholders… their financial backers. Although it’s not a crime, it should be; it’s just politics, but there must be equal consideration given to the impact on the republic. There must be balance in any system for all to prosper. But that’s not their goal.

The programming from the Corporate Media Complex (CMC) intentionally divides this republic along partisan political party lines by blaming a myriad of rationalizations and justifications to absolve and excuse their decisions and subsequent actions. They blame each other and the external forces they conjure. It’s independent of the partisan political party and divorced from reality. It is all based on principles that strengthen the partisan political party’s power and position. They elevate themselves to that level of esteem, then expect us to venerate them.

The lamentable result of elevation to this level is that they judge themselves to be above the law, believing their situation and their elected position grant them impunity. Thus, they believe they can do no wrong if they are acting in our best interest. Yet, the reality is that it’s totally self-serving, not altruistic.

“All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

And… he did…

If you take the time to dissect the bullshit spewing from the media these days, you’ll catch the tone and intent of the messaging they use. It’s less pronounced these days; they’ve refined and polished it to near perfection, and it’s a shining beacon for their multitude throughout Merka. Their disciples hang on every word, slicing and dicing, savoring and devouring every sentence, its innuendo and implications. This is especially prevalent among those on the Left, and less pronounced among those on the Right, but present, nonetheless.

Nietzsche’s quote, the one leading this section, speaks to this directly. These partisan political parties have mastered a communication style meant to incite, but one that doesn’t implicate or leave them culpable for what it implies.

I constantly remind myself that their apostles are products of the Merkan Indoctrination Camps; you know them as public schools and universities. This is where the seeds of this tangle of leftist ideologies are initially sown, watered, and fertilized by the media’s bullshit. I find horseshit better for multiple things, but bullshit is universally accepted.

Interestingly, the trigger words are hidden in this programming. Collins dictionary defines trigger words as: “any word that initiates a process or course of action. These are any word or phrase intended to elicit a negative response, especially a violent reaction.” For the computer literate, think of them as subroutines embedded in the program. You don’t see them, yet they are there waiting to be triggered.

Many of these words can trigger a Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS)-based response, from anger and assassination to uncontrollable texting and wild-emotional posting on Not So Social Media, which includes screaming threats of bodily harm, and wild-weeping… And… don’t forget inciting people to threaten to leave the country, even actually doing it. This seems to be more prevalent among the Hollywood elite. Still, it extends to many Merkans who consider themselves to be anointed by their partisan political party positions or preference, or by virtue of some other psychological derangement or over-inflated and elevated self-image. After all, it is all about me… isn’t it?

I find these tirades to be a last-ditch effort for recognition. Curiously, these individuals receive more attention after they leave than they did during their careers’ decline.

Is all this venom from Congress, the opposite of progress, simply a tactic to grab the news cycle to stay relevant and in the limelight? These Leftists can’t be so oblivious that they’re not aware of the damage they do… Maybe they don’t care… Maybe that’s the whole idea… the destruction of America and everything they can’t control. If they can’t have it, no one can!

There is an equally violent Right-leaning flurry of accusations about the failures of liberal judges and District Attorneys (DAs) ruining the fabric of our cities and states, whose practices are geared toward unraveling this Representative Constitutional Republic by attacking our basic precepts and foundations. But weren’t these jurists placed there by the Left for precisely that reason?

Are these people all nuts?

No, they are not crazy. They’re following their programming and indoctrination; they were triggered! These triggering Svengalis remain aloof, untouchable for the result of their rhetoric, or so they believe.

AI tells me that a “Svengali” is a manipulative person who exerts control over another, often to exploit them, a term derived from the evil hypnotist Svengali in George du Maurier’s 1894 novel Trilby. While it can be used to describe a powerful, controlling individual, the original character was also a stereotypical and antisemitic portrayal of a Jewish man, and, as some claim, using the term can perpetuate this harmful stereotype.

We conveniently ignore that we, all the people in this republic, created this catastrophe, and only we can clean it up if we work together in congress: that is the act of coming together, not the opposite of progress. If you recall, a congress is not only our legislative body, the act of coming together, but also the name given to a troop of baboons. I used this sentence to highlight that words are dynamic, having wildly different meanings and implications.

This week, on September 10th, 2025, a young conservative activist was fatally shot while addressing students on a college campus. This is the bitter fruit of the divisive and hateful rhetoric from the Left. A person lost his life because a zealot of the Left’s vitriol followed their implanted malice to rid the world of another obstacle in their quest for power. Who in their company will stand accountable for their hate speech?

No one, but the assassin they set in motion.

Personal responsibility and accountability for one’s actions are passe, as in, no longer in fashion. We’ve been liberated from any liability by aggressive attacks in all aspects of our lives, specifically our scruples; they’ve been politically disengaged by new political ideologies, and reset by a new social and moral compass to attract more acolytes and advocates.

“If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

These new partisan political philosophies excuse time-honored ethics and morals with new cultural absolutions that blame environmental conditions like race, poverty, need, and government overreach to increase membership to expand the flock. A multimillion-member and financially endowed party has real power… and that is the goal of any partisan political party… POWER!

Their trigger words and rationalizations permit all of this. We’re no longer responsible for our actions because the horseshit triggered them, as expounded and exposed above.

The trigger words are plenteous and vary from ambition to intent, but generally contain inferences to some taboo twisted to further or support a partisan political objective, yet this completely disregards personal responsibility for proposing, condoning, and following the intrinsic suggestion.

America was founded on biblical Judeo-Christian values, but no one was required to follow any state-sponsored religion. Instead, our Constitution allows everyone the latitude to worship as they believe, so long as that devotion does not interfere with or violate the laws as stated in our Constitution.

There appear to be a multitude of promises implied in partisan political and philosophical programming, but a couple stand out above the rest.

– Do as I say, not as I do…

– It’s good for me, but not for thee…

– We are above the law by virtue of our elected position, but you must adhere to the letter of that law as we define it.

I want to return to a process, principle I have cited multiple times: FUD – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. It is the tactic used to control any decision, from acceptance to xenophobia, and everything in between. If you are afraid, hesitant, or confused… they can control you. It obscures reason and introduces hesitation.

“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” ~ William Shakespeare

Now they have great power over you.

Now they can influence your decisions, which determine your actions.

But… you’re not responsible because they programmed your triggers.

Unfortunately for you… You are responsible. Ask the person who assassinated Charlie Kirk, or attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, or who assassinated Lincoln… They were all triggered by the rhetoric of their age and took it upon themselves to act.

The media, one of the many mechanisms of the Partisan Political Parties, has brainwashed you. However, they’ve given you a socially acceptable excuse… so it’s not your fault… but they made me do it is a common excuse. Now, by claiming an external force or an individual compelled you to act against your will or manipulated you into committing a crime, you can avoid personal responsibility, absolving, exonerating, and forgiving you.

Is it true… does it?

Or are you still accountable?

What about those who set this in motion, the architects of this treachery?

Are you being coerced or under duress to carry out this action? It is a very complex legal situation and requires substantial proof of the assertion. It’s usually applied in wills and estate law; you can ask AI for further details if you’re interested. Let’s just say that this defense in murder cases is fragile.

Side note: There are countries on this rock that take a very dim view of threats made on Not So Social Media platforms; they arrest and prosecute the culprits. According to the New York Post, England arrests about 12,000 people per year for online hate speech and other violations of civil liberties. If we applied this level of scrutiny and enforcement in Merka, most of Congress, the opposite of progress would be in jail.

Who do you believe? This is where you and your decisions come into play, because there is no excuse, alibi, justification, or rationalization. They didn’t take your free will; they’ve just convinced you, assured you, that they have your best interests and those of this entire country in mind as they lead us to perdition. We’re sheeple, following this Judas-goat to slaughter. We are a means to their ends…

We do their bidding, and they reap the rewards:

POWER!

Remember… their ends justify their means…

“Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts as a sound, ends in a deed.” ~ Abraham Joshua Herschel

But what about our personal responsibility and accountability?

This is where we cross our personal Rubicon. By this, I mean that some decisions cannot be unmade, and choices that cannot be undone. Maybe we can apologize or atone or repent, but just as words cannot be unsaid once spoken, decisions follow us throughout our lives.

Of course, this presumes that you’re not a sociopath or psychopath and have an operating conscience and feel remorse, and that the Communist ideology has not consumed you. I firmly believe that you will be held to account, but that’s my belief, and you are free to follow your personal path, but face it, you will at some point.

I learned right from wrong at an early age, as did most of my contemporaries. I learned that I was responsible for my choices and their results, and shifting blame is futile. I have total control over myself and my choices. But things have a way of coming back to bite you in the ass when you least expect them. Some call this Karma – and it is a bitch. I speak from experience.

The indoctrination camps, our new liberal school system, teach that the state is our god, and we answer to it. This is pure Marxist and therefore Communist propaganda. The Communist Manifesto states that education (indoctrination) is the purview of the state and is necessary to liberate children from the influences of the ruling class and the oppression of the family unit.

These Democrat-Socialists, these Communists believe this to be the preferred ideology for our republic. What we and they fail to comprehend is that it is all about the power they will gain and the control of a few over the republic. It is the antithesis of our Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution, and why it must be destroyed. It stands in their path to Sovereignty and domination.

But again, isn’t this their goal?

There is a very good reason these parables and stories were created and eventually transcribed. They intend to teach ancient lessons and warnings their wisdom offers, yet we decide to ignore them. George Santayana wrote, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it…” to succinctly state this frightening principle.

The Christian Bible and other religious texts contain thousands of these allegories. All of them tell similar tales about similar situations, but in vastly different societal times. Yet they all end with the same results. One would hope that a historic compilation of this magnitude would be worthy of some consideration, but we overlook it as ancient and irrelevant to our modern society. But if these thousands of texts all tell the same story, with the same results, and the same moral, who are we to discount them?

I care deeply about this republic and the path we’re on. I cannot find a happy ending in all this anger and hatred. History records these events in excruciating detail, and it never ends well, yet like the partisan politicians running this republic who believe themselves to be legally and morally exempt, we ignore the historical facts before us.

We know better and still think we can control that Genie once it’s freed.

“My mind is made up, so don’t confuse me with fact…”

Besides… It wasn’t my fault…

“When a Clown moves into a Palace,
he doesn’t become a King.
The Palace instead becomes a Circus.” ~ A Turkish proverb

Unabashedly…

September 18, 2025

~ the Author ~
Charles R. Dickens Was Born in 1951, Is a Veteran of the Vietnam War, for Which He Volunteered, and the Great-Great Grandson of the Noted Author, Whose Name He Shares.

He Is a Fiercely Proud American, Who Still Believes This Is the Greatest Country on the Planet, With Which We’ve Lost Control and Certainly Our Direction. He Grew Up in Moderate Financial Surrounding; We’re Not Rich by Any Stretch, but Didn’t Go Hungry – His Incredibly Hard Working Father Saw to That. As Most From That Era, He Learned About Life From His Father, Whose Story Would Take Too Long to Tell, Other Than to Say That, He Is Also a Fiercely Proud American; A WWII and Korean War, Veteran Marine.

Charlie Was Educated in the Parochial System Which, Demanded That You Actually Learn Something, and Have Capability to Retain It Before You Advance. He Attended Several Universities in Pursuit of a Bachelor’s Degree, and Chased the Goose Further to a Master’s, and Has Retained Some Very Definite Ideas About Education in This Country.

in Addition, Charlie Is a Retired Blues Guitar and Vocalist – a Musician. This Was His Therapy Career. Nothing Brings Him as Much Joy as Playing Music, and He Wishes That He Could Make a Living at It… but Alas… Life Goes on!