I really liked your post. I spent every summer as a child in VT because my parents are obsessed with VT. Yeah, I was a political conservative (brain washed) for much of my life, but not on health or religion. I managed to escape those categories because of experiences and truth searching. I am surprised that the strong left areas throughout this country have given into the criminal scam-demic what seems to me more easily than the conservatives. I guess we are all tricked at one time or another, that is how we can recognize truth. I say who cares what anybody thinks of you as you seek truth! Was the western part of VT as go along with the scam-demic?? I was just wondering because it is/was a more conservative area. I now am a truth seeker like you. It's crazy scary how effective the psychological warfare can be, not to mention chemical and biological. Best wishes to you. PS: Tereza shared your post with me.
Thanks for your comment! I can't answer your question about western VT, by which I assume you mean the agricultural area between the Greens and Lake Champlain. I am on the eastern side of the Greens, and don't get over to the west much, except to Middlebury where there is a fine food co-op. And really, I'm still a bit of a newcomer here. Of course Burlington was completely insane.
I have more experience with the Northeast Kingdom, since I have a friend up there that I visit regularly. It really does seem more relaxed there. For example, I was able to attend a really fine chamber music series in St. Johnsbury this past winter without having to be jabbed, unlike the chamber music series in my own town.
It is surprising that the so-called liberals, which used to include me, went so far over into tyranny. I no longer know where I am politically, and in a way, this doesn't really worry me, because labels like left/right and liberal/conservative have lost a lot of their meaning and relevance. The result is that many of my allies now come from parts of the political spectrum that used to be anathema to me.
I look forward to listening to the Debussy who, as you know, is my favorite. It's very interesting that you experienced in your personal life what society went through as a whole. You seem to have come out of it very resilient.
I once met separately with several authors in the Most Likely to Secede anthology about the Vermont Secessionist Movement. That included the founder of Front Porch, who hesitantly talked about how his idea was stolen by Nextdoor, after that founder had milked him for the details. He was afraid of them. Interesting that they also fell into censorship, which ND did heavily, as I can attest.
VDC: What do you admire the most about [mRNA vaccine inventor and Covid-19 vaccine critic] Robert Malone?
RFK: I think Robert Malone has tremendous integrity and tremendous courage. And here’s a guy who’s spent his whole life at the center of the vaccine industrial complex, and invented the key technology of the mRNA vaccine, and was in a position where he could have made himself a billionaire during the pandemic. Instead, he took a much more difficult role that destroyed his relationships, that destroyed his credibility in his own industry that put him in a very challenging place economically. It takes a lot of guts. If you’re Bob Malone, every day of your life is really hard because people are coming at you from every angle.”
That question is such a set-up that it makes me wonder why it would be so close-ended. Any clues?
Enjoy the Debussy! I spent nearly a year learning that piece (memorizing just the easy first page took a whole month!), and still play it almost daily now, several years later, but it's still really hard and it sounds nowhere as good as it should. But I love it so much that I keep trying. Parts of it just make me swoon, the sound coming out of the piano seems like a miracle.
Thanks for that link to the Vermont Daily Chronicle. I wasn't aware of it. It sounds like it was edited down from a longer interview. I don't know what to think. I haven't delved into the Malone thing as deeply as you have. To me, he seems like a very ego-driven guy who is unable to speak honestly about himself, and his lawsuit seems like an example of his ego gone wild, so I don't trust him. It does seem strange that so many people who talk with him in person find him trustworthy and honest, but I do know from experience that egotistical narcissists can be very charming and believable.
Oh your description so perfectly fits my feeling about the Suite Bergamasque! If you're not careful, you're going to get me to do more than just dust my piano.
Excellent description too of the charming and believable egotistical narcissist.
I really liked your post. I spent every summer as a child in VT because my parents are obsessed with VT. Yeah, I was a political conservative (brain washed) for much of my life, but not on health or religion. I managed to escape those categories because of experiences and truth searching. I am surprised that the strong left areas throughout this country have given into the criminal scam-demic what seems to me more easily than the conservatives. I guess we are all tricked at one time or another, that is how we can recognize truth. I say who cares what anybody thinks of you as you seek truth! Was the western part of VT as go along with the scam-demic?? I was just wondering because it is/was a more conservative area. I now am a truth seeker like you. It's crazy scary how effective the psychological warfare can be, not to mention chemical and biological. Best wishes to you. PS: Tereza shared your post with me.
Thanks for your comment! I can't answer your question about western VT, by which I assume you mean the agricultural area between the Greens and Lake Champlain. I am on the eastern side of the Greens, and don't get over to the west much, except to Middlebury where there is a fine food co-op. And really, I'm still a bit of a newcomer here. Of course Burlington was completely insane.
I have more experience with the Northeast Kingdom, since I have a friend up there that I visit regularly. It really does seem more relaxed there. For example, I was able to attend a really fine chamber music series in St. Johnsbury this past winter without having to be jabbed, unlike the chamber music series in my own town.
It is surprising that the so-called liberals, which used to include me, went so far over into tyranny. I no longer know where I am politically, and in a way, this doesn't really worry me, because labels like left/right and liberal/conservative have lost a lot of their meaning and relevance. The result is that many of my allies now come from parts of the political spectrum that used to be anathema to me.
I look forward to listening to the Debussy who, as you know, is my favorite. It's very interesting that you experienced in your personal life what society went through as a whole. You seem to have come out of it very resilient.
I once met separately with several authors in the Most Likely to Secede anthology about the Vermont Secessionist Movement. That included the founder of Front Porch, who hesitantly talked about how his idea was stolen by Nextdoor, after that founder had milked him for the details. He was afraid of them. Interesting that they also fell into censorship, which ND did heavily, as I can attest.
I wondered too if you had any insight into this article: https://vermontdailychronicle.com/rfk-jr-interview-worry-about-geoengineering-praise-for-gutsy-inventor-robert-malone/. The reporter asks:
VDC: What do you admire the most about [mRNA vaccine inventor and Covid-19 vaccine critic] Robert Malone?
RFK: I think Robert Malone has tremendous integrity and tremendous courage. And here’s a guy who’s spent his whole life at the center of the vaccine industrial complex, and invented the key technology of the mRNA vaccine, and was in a position where he could have made himself a billionaire during the pandemic. Instead, he took a much more difficult role that destroyed his relationships, that destroyed his credibility in his own industry that put him in a very challenging place economically. It takes a lot of guts. If you’re Bob Malone, every day of your life is really hard because people are coming at you from every angle.”
That question is such a set-up that it makes me wonder why it would be so close-ended. Any clues?
And really well-written and vulnerable article.
Enjoy the Debussy! I spent nearly a year learning that piece (memorizing just the easy first page took a whole month!), and still play it almost daily now, several years later, but it's still really hard and it sounds nowhere as good as it should. But I love it so much that I keep trying. Parts of it just make me swoon, the sound coming out of the piano seems like a miracle.
Thanks for that link to the Vermont Daily Chronicle. I wasn't aware of it. It sounds like it was edited down from a longer interview. I don't know what to think. I haven't delved into the Malone thing as deeply as you have. To me, he seems like a very ego-driven guy who is unable to speak honestly about himself, and his lawsuit seems like an example of his ego gone wild, so I don't trust him. It does seem strange that so many people who talk with him in person find him trustworthy and honest, but I do know from experience that egotistical narcissists can be very charming and believable.
Oh your description so perfectly fits my feeling about the Suite Bergamasque! If you're not careful, you're going to get me to do more than just dust my piano.
Excellent description too of the charming and believable egotistical narcissist.