The “Tao Te Ching” was, is and will continue to be important to me, thanks for the opening.

“The point is that it’s the end of [Judeo-Christian], whatever THAT religion is, it’s not going to continue, it just won’t because it’s a lie, and so it will end as all lies do, it will be revealed as a lie as all lies are. … “

That’ll kill them (eventually).

Geopolitics aside, the sky is blue (most days). WYP in relation to my post? (The “P” is for point, not plug.)

Dr Pepper to this day in Texas is made with cane sugar, not corn syrup. It IS available outside of Texas, but is labeled accordingly.

“The good news in this situation is that DPS and the Dublin Bottling Works have agreed to continue making the Dr Pepper with cane sugar — a special ingredient that always set Dublin’s Dr Pepper apart from all the other bottlers in the U.S.”

Gotta love “true to Texas” Texans!

I agree with what you stated so simply though I’ve lost confidence in the arsenal that SHOULD be available to us. Janis Joplin in “Bobby McGee” stated “freedom‘s just another word for nothing left to lose.” So true but must we be driven to that point before fighting for what is rightfully ours? Oh how we’ve been conditioned to base our self-worth on our accumulated “stuff” fearing the loss of ANY ground gained. They understand so well our fear of loss.

Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart,” one of my favorite movies, heroically demonstrates the conquering of that fear.