Philosophy and Politics

Episode 239 discusses an amazing moment in America, and one that should give us hope for our future.  You can read the written version of this video here:    Gunthrek Media is a platform for the expression of the ideas that make sense to me.  From political commentary to philosophical discussion to simple personal issues, I just want to share something with you! ---------------...

There are so many crazy things going on in the world right now, and it feels like it must have felt back in the late 1930's when the nations of the West watched as Germany began flexing its muscles and expanding out into the lands surrounding their borders.  As Vladimir Putin continues his invasion of the Ukraine in an attempt to secure his legacy as one of the great leaders of a bygone era,...

We've been watching this last year as old man Joe Biden continues to participate in this fiction that is his wearing the mantle of President of the United States, and as we shake our heads in disgust the nation continues to spiral down the toilet.  His Vice President is even worse, the kind of Hollywood airhead you see on social media that makes you roll your eyes as they twerk on camera and...

So everyone having anything to do with political commentary is going to be talking about the state of the union address last night, and today will be no exception for me.  I chose to watch it along with the TimCast IRL channel on YouTube, and there was a lot of funny comments and other things happening as they played a drinking game where they took a swig every time Joe Biden did one of his s...

I recently posted a message on my social media warning people that it is not outside the realm of possibility that we may end up engaged in a direct conflict with nuclear armed Russia in the near future, and my advice was that anyone living in a major city or near a major military installation should consider how they would evacuate that area if active conflict did break out and nuclear war seemed...

It is infuriating to watch as the current administration doubles down on these ridiculous ideas that provably aren't viable and aren't capable of working with our current level of technology and our existing infrastructure.  The statements made by the airhead Press Secretary Jenn Psaki simply boggles the mind, because if you know just the first thing about how energy is produced and distribut...

The entire globe is fixated on this developing conflict between the Ukraine and Russia, watching as the aggressive former Soviet nation invades the sovereign territory of its neighbor in an attempt to start rebuilding a dead empire.  Many people have died already, and many more are likely to follow as the conflict continues.  Nations in Europe are preparing for a potential expansion of t...

We're watching in real time as our nation begins a steep decline from where we have been over the past century back down into a place where we are going to struggle to maintain the kind of quality of life that we've become accustomed to.  With inflation rampant, supply chains cracked or even broken, and now war potentially breaking out in Europe, we should be seeing decisive action by our lea...

We're watching in real time as Russia begins its plans to invade its neighbor, the Ukraine, and we wonder what we can do about it.  The aggressive nation has moved troops into the region and is poised for a major invasion.  Shelling of towns in the country has already begun according to video footage being released from the region, and the world is bracing itself as direct conflict becom...

Research is not a very strong part of my skillset because I just don't have the patience for it, but sometimes I come across something that just completely grabs my attention and I absolutely have to write something about it.  While I was scrolling through news articles this morning, I came a cross a horrifying event that happened over in Wales, where a mother, her boyfriend, and a teenager b...

In recent years, we've seen a growing spotlight on elements of our society that has made it clear that while the vast majority of people in America live pretty honest lives and have modest means, there is a rotten layer of our nation that exploits at every turn opportunities to take from some people to enrich themselves.  Perhaps the worst offenders from a moral standpoint are the big drug co...

The purpose of today's message, though, isn't to go on about my own life, but to share one of the aspects of what my time spent with God is trying to teach me.  One of the big messages I'm receiving from Him is to be patient and wait on Him to provide an opportunity, whatever that might look like.  For several weeks now I've been praying very hard for Him to provide what we need to make...

For weeks now we've been watching as trucker protests started in Canada and have started to spread around the world, a global movement for returning to a time of liberty for all growing rapidly as normal people lose their patience with elitists who believe they have the right to control everyone and everything around them.  Unlike many of the protests by more radical elements such as "Black L...

We live in a country where we are allowed to speak our minds, even if we're wrong.  Even if everything I said on my channel was a lie and I knew I was lying, I still have a right to say it.  YouTube has made itself into a forum where anyone, anywhere can come and share their ideas and content.  That is the very definition of a public space and, at least here in the United States, sp...

The process for finding something to write about generally doesn't take me a lot of time, though some days I have to wade through more material than others.  Today, the first thing I found sparked the urge to write because it involves something I believe in very strongly:  the right to keep and bear arms.  The source in question was a video from the Timcast IRL podcast in which Tim...

We are seeing today that many of the accusations leveled at the Trump campaign during the 2016 elections were not only completely false, but in a huge twist the opposing team was engaging in exactly the kind of behavior that they were claiming that the Republican candidate was participating in.  It is no coincidence tweets by the campaign "proving" that Trump had ties to Russia in an apparent...

We're all watching with anxiety as Russia stands poised to invade its next door neighbor, the Ukraine.  As a nation of free people, it scares us to think that another nation that desires to stand apart from others and live their own lives might end up falling to the drums of war, losing their liberty and being forced to submit to the iron will of a people who have traditionally desired to exp...

I previously wrote an article that said something along the lines of protests not really being all that relevant anymore because there are so many people out there protesting so many different things that no one really pays attention anymore.  We saw all kinds of protests over the last few years, many of them being conducted by radical groups who promoted rioting and looting, and while we cer...

We live in a society today where it's extremely difficult to truly trust anyone.  Especially when it comes to our politics, we have seen over and over how people run for office promising one thing, and then end up doing something completely different once they assume their new position.  Perhaps the most powerful force out there sowing mistrust amongst us is the heavily biased media that...

Perhaps the biggest drama going on this year is the war between the far left and the most influential program on any platform right now, the Joe Rogan Experience .  If you've been following this story for any length of time, then you'll know that for quite a while now the liberal media, as well as a government who is supposed to be protecting our Constitutional rights, has been attacking him...

While I have mentioned in the past that I am a Christian, I haven't made much of an issue of it here because the point of my blog and channel are to point out certain political situations or philosophical concepts and try to explain them in ways that make sense to people who might not consider such things on a daily basis.  That said, I'm at a place in my life now where I have this lifelong d...

The world right now is a bubbling cauldron of chaos ready to explode forth into outright conflict and power grabs as people in places of power from all corners are starting to play their hands and consolidate their control in what is becoming known as the "Great Reset".  While we watch with morbid fascination as our own leadership continues throw away the influence our nation has had for near...

We're all watching the drama unfold as Whoopi Goldberg attempts to claw her way out of the recent comments she made about the holocaust and how it "wasn't about race".  You could see her comments in a multitude of ways, and certain groups are going to hate her for what she said, and others might come to understand her intent and give her a pass.  Where you land on the issue will largely...

One of the hallmarks of the "progressive" side of our nation is their incredibly strong desire to drive our society forward into the future with new ideas.  It is their role to take us from where we are now to where they think we could be in the future, dragging us out of our complacency forward into a place where the old ways are replaced with updated and upgraded philosophies that can take...

I don't think many reasonable people will hear the phrase "I'm going to appoint a black woman to the Supreme Court" and think that's a very good way of filling out the upcoming empty seat later this year.  A well informed citizen might think that perhaps a long history of making sound, constitutionally consistent decisions might be at the very top of the list when it comes to joining the cour...