the kakosphere

 “Now is the winter of our discontent” — Richard III. act I, scene i, line 1.

The kakosphere is the basest layer of socio-political life. The term kakosphere derives from the Greek words κακά (poop) and σφαίρα (sphere). In the current season it has expanded on the planet by some 350 millions, and is threatening to engulf further territory. It has settled onto the central portion of the northern American continent from ocean to ocean. A very large kakosphere has been in existence on the vast northern lands that join Europe with Asia.

The catalyst here is a certain orange-hued malignant psychopath. Unlike standard psychopaths, this abomination is well below average mental capability. Its success has been due to its ability to infect susceptible human organisms. This transmission stems ultimately from supernatural evil.

In a particular branch of philosophy, theology, especially classical Christian thought, posits the Devil is the father of all lies. This agent of societal destruction has been documented as history's most incessant and prodigious liar. The vast majority of these falsities are readily apparent, and many obviously ridiculous and ludicrous. Now, the lies of the Devil serve to corrupt humanity. This demonic catspaw's foremost facility is to gather the corrupt, and corrupt those that are corruptible. This pestilence already has raged across the planetary surface. Those individuals whose senses are even mildly acute recognise this contagion to be a colossal calamity.

It has acquired a predilection for global expanse. It has demonstrated inclinations to alter maps. At first it was to produce false evidentiary nonsense on a specific climate condition then current at the moment. Now this canker of civilisation threatens the world's political conditions that allow life to exist and evolve on Earth.

When it voiced its lust for land expansion, most people found the words empty, comical, and absurd. It wants Greenland, Canada, the Panama Canal, and now the Gaza strip. The first two by absorption, if possible; the third by surrender, the fourth is in progress by genocide, or as the term now in use 'ethnic cleansing'. This process was begun by the serial prime minister of the Israeli state. But it was telegraphed by the orange felon-in-chief's son-in-law, in the not so distant past. After the massacres, there will follow deportations to complete the depopulation of Palestinians.

Beyond the danger to foreign lands, there is an evisceration of the American domestic government. In this, it is aided by the most auspiciously avaricious man in this world, who also covets Mars. This forked freak of a chimera (Caligula, and the illegal immigrant) has eviscerated the government, the same government that Americans have crowed about for generations as being superior to any in the world. United States of America can not be considered a force for good in the world, it is a danger, it is a menace.

And what has it done to Americans on a daily basis? The worst behaviours are encouraged. People have been given permission to be beasts. And they proselytise. Coarse, loutish, brutish, criminal, anti-social, misogynisyic, racist, xenophobic, bigoted, thuggish, fascist behaviours are allowed, acceptable, and admired.

When this sarcoma wielded power for a past term, it was slightly hindered. Patriotic individuals of some courage stood in resistance and condemnation. Now it seems the situation has been gamed to permit atrocity unchecked. Last time it allowed a viral plague to kill hundreds of thousands in the US. It wants medical prevention halted, and arrested. It has dismissed the laws of the land, and those willing to be lawful; in substitution it has placed miscreants, competent and incompetent in their stead.

Before the remnants of the law can react, it has placed criminals, and kleptocrats in office. Previously the major press entities have co-operated in protection, dissemination, and circulation of insipid, fascist propaganda favorable to the régime. It shows no signs of rehabilitation.

Illegal police activities have commenced. Those that are engaging in treasonous, political, and grand fiscal crime are free to act. What this government is installing are forces to impose fear, and exercise  retribution, and punishment. We are in the first days of a nascent dictatorship. And no remorse, nor admission of guilt by the idiots who complicitly voted for the catastrophe. — Ω ☨

Republicans versus Christians

"1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given at the National Prayer Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political activism; and
(2) the House of Representatives condemns the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde’s distorted message." [click here for link]

Free speech, religious speech, Christian belief are being attacked, and an attempt to silence and suppress them is underway. Some twenty trump worshiping congressmen are co-sponsors of this resolution. Deplorables voted in by deplorables.

At a time when so many men are cowards, or worse, it is good that some women are willing to be brave. Bishop Mariann Budde acted in the spirit of Jesus. She spoke for those in danger to the individual most responsible in creating the danger.

Shakespeare knew human character. Here Richard is sly enough to be tricky with syllogism. Anne here comes to the correct comparison, she went beyond to-day's Bishop Budde.

Lady Anne: No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity.
Richard: But I know none, and therefore am no beast. Richard III (I.ii.71-2)

Trump is merciless. Moses spoke to faro, and faro was hardened to be more hardened.

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foto: New York Times

praise, orations, & lessons

I watched President's Carter state funeral, and was struck by a number of things. The song, 'Imagine', was performed. Reading Wikipedia, i was informed that it was also done at Mrs. Carter's funeral. The Carters, in travelling the world, had heard it many times in several countries. The melody is pleasant, it is a wistful song. Now the first line, 'Imagine there's no heaven', is problematic to people who play a rigidly, pious role.

foto from Wikipedia, in Central Park New York City

I remember a mass, in which the priest said he did not allow the song 'My way' used at a man's funeral. It was non-Christian. The way of Jesus was not the purview of the song. Imagine is to create a vision that exists only in the mind; it is a conjecture. The song speaks to an ideal state of community of all people having no quarrel or objection with all the people, a sort of utopia. Utopia is no place.

Now, the last episode of the third season of WKRP, a preacher wanted to be the censor for a radio station. This was April 1981. The actor, Richard Paul, was cast because of his resemblance to Jerry Falwell. Falwell, presented himself as jolly and polite while being pompous and deceptive. He created an organization similar to the goals of the teevee episode. Falwell was on teevee himself a lot during the 1980s. Ted Koppel of ABC had him on many nights, and allowed him to hold forth.

What was the problem. The actor said, "…sounds like communism…", and "…typical of the kind of secular liberal humanist point of view that gluts our airwaves". Two knee jerk responses that are catch-alls. Everything that they disapprove of is 'communism', and 'communism' is one hundred percent the enemy. This sort of political, and social view demands to have absolute censorship over all people, and all thought. The dreamers, who imagine in the song, want a better world with better people; they may strive thought, but they know it is not reachable. Those who would prohibit them, work actively to have that power.

Now, while living then, born again evangelicals were new terms to me. They were Baptist Protestants. Both Carter, and Falwell were in these categories, and they were southerners. Jimmy Carter ran for president in 1976, and in 1980. In 1976, those groups voted for Carter. In 1980, those groups voted against him, and he lost. What changed? President Biden gave a short, and pointed eulogy, "A white Southern Baptist who led us on civil rights". Biden praised Carter for his "character and faith". He alluded to the words of the Prophet Micah, which a previous eulogist directly quoted, "what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?".

Biden also said, "...We have an obligation...to stand up to what my dad used to say is the greatest sin of all: The abuse of power...". President Biden, as did others, were allowing the world evidence. Evidence to be heard, and to compare, the good use of power which Jimmy Carter used. That comparison also would be a lesson to the next president; but that portion of the attempt is in vain. Perhaps others would do so. There the message was sent out into the world.