Government employees

Government employees are going to be the death of this country.

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As long as government employees earn better compensation, have better retirement plans, have better job security, and receive special privileges and protections that the average American does not have, they are going to be one of the biggest threats to our country.

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As long as we have a two-tier system where their benefits are better than those of private-sector workers, they are going to keep that advantage by manipulating the hiring process and favoring nepotism, favoritism, cronyism, tribalism, racism, and people who are inclined to go along with the program.  They are not going to stand up for the public, challenge the system, or buck the system.  They are not going to do anything that might jeopardize a big paycheck.

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They always start for some supposedly good reason, but over time, they will expand the system to make more money for themselves and their agency.

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Zionists

After living in Eastern Europe under terrible conditions for generations, too many Proto-Zionists and Zionists in the 1880s devolved into liars, deceivers, and dishonest double-dealers who resorted to almost every dirty trick they could think of to survive or get what they wanted in Europe.

Generations of Zionists still carry that rot … they are dishonest, faithless, utterly untruthful, and unreliable. They lie without shame and have no intention of ever stopping.

Here are several academic papers that indirectly portray Zionists as engaging in deception or bad faith.  The arguments are implied rather than stated outright, since academic writing typically avoids direct or harsh language.  

You will have to read between the lines.

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Use of covert nighttime relocation networks to move organizers between rural safe points.  Suny, Ronald Grigor. The Soviet Experiment. Oxford University Press, 2011.

Use of improvised cellar compartments to hide fugitives and banned materials.  Petrovsky Shtern, Yohanan. The Golden Age Shtetl. Princeton University Press, 2014.

Use of disguised itinerant peddlers to carry messages across monitored regions.  Klier, John D. Russians, Jews, and the Pogroms of 1881–1882. Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Use of covert nighttime assemblies in forest clearings to plan illegal actions.  Figes, Orlando. Revolutionary Russia, 1891–1991. Penguin, 2014.

Use of hidden compartments in household furniture to store illegal correspondence.  Freeze, ChaeRan. Jewish Marriage and Divorce in Imperial Russia. Brandeis University Press, 2002.

Use of informal kinship based courier chains to bypass compromised communication routes.  Nathans, Benjamin. Beyond the Pale: The Jewish Encounter with Late Imperial Russia. University of California Press, 2002.

Use of covert nighttime printing sessions in barns to avoid urban police detection.  Koenker, Diane. Moscow Workers and the 1917 Revolution. Princeton University Press, 1981.

Use of disguised political discussions embedded within legal cultural gatherings.  Steinberg, Mark. Voices of Revolution, 1917. Yale University Press, 2001.

Use of clandestine border crossing guides familiar with rural patrol patterns.  Gitelman, Zvi. A Century of Ambivalence: The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881–1991. Indiana University Press, 2001.

Use of covert distribution hubs hidden in abandoned sheds or storage buildings.  Brower, Daniel. The Russian City Between Tradition and Modernity. University of California Press, 1990.

Use of informal tavern cellars as concealed meeting points for underground groups.  Rogger, Hans. Jewish Policies and Right Wing Politics in Imperial Russia. University of California Press, 1986.

Use of coded signals embedded in everyday conversation to coordinate movement.  Wildman, Allan. The End of the Russian Imperial Army. Princeton University Press, 1980.

Use of improvised smuggling caches in grain sacks to transport banned literature.  van der Linden, Marcel. Workers of the World: Essays Toward a Global Labor History. Brill, 2008.

Use of covert nighttime wagon caravans to move activists between villages.  Pipes, Richard. Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime. Knopf, 1994.

Use of disguised educational circles to train organizers outside state oversight.  Lederhendler, Eli. Jewish Society in Transition, 1840–1940. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Use of hidden attic crawlspaces as temporary shelters for political fugitives.  McKean, Robert. St. Petersburg Between the Revolutions. Yale University Press, 1990.

Use of informal rural networks to relay information beyond police controlled towns.  Ascher, Abraham. The Revolution of 1905: Authority Restored. Stanford University Press, 1992.

Use of covert nighttime footpaths to bypass official road checkpoints.  Etkind, Alexander. Internal Colonization: Russia’s Imperial Experience. Polity, 2011.

Use of disguised traveling craftsmen to carry sensitive documents across regions.  Slezkine, Yuri. The Jewish Century. Princeton University Press, 2004.

Use of improvised hidden shelves behind wall panels to store illegal materials.  Frankel, Jonathan. Prophecy and Politics: Socialism, Nationalism, and the Russian Jews, 1862–1917. Cambridge University Press, 1981.

Use of covert border hopping teams to move activists between surveillance zones.  Gitelman, Zvi. A Century of Ambivalence: The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881–1991. Indiana University Press, 2001.

Use of hidden duplicating equipment to mass produce banned circulars.  Frankel, Jonathan. Crisis, Revolution, and Russian Jews. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Use of nighttime relay runners to pass messages between isolated cells.  Slezkine, Yuri. Aristocrats of the Soul: The Jewish Intelligentsia in Russia. University of California Press, 1995.

Use of false trade shipments to conceal movement of prohibited materials.  Nathans, Benjamin. Beyond the Pale: The Jewish Encounter with Late Imperial Russia. University of California Press, 2002.

Use of covert safe routes through shtetl networks to avoid urban police patrols.  Klier, John D. Russians, Jews, and the Pogroms of 1881–1882. Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Use of disguised agitators embedded in factories to coordinate illegal strikes.  Koenker, Diane. Moscow Workers and the 1917 Revolution. Princeton University Press, 1981.

Use of underground financial channels to fund prohibited political activity.  Lederhendler, Eli. Jewish Society in Transition, 1840–1940. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Use of covert educational circles to train organizers outside state oversight.  Freeze, ChaeRan. Jewish Marriage and Divorce in Imperial Russia. Brandeis University Press, 2002.

Use of hidden attics and basements as distribution hubs for illegal literature.  Brower, Daniel. The Russian City Between Tradition and Modernity. University of California Press, 1990.

Use of informal kinship networks to shelter fugitives from political police.  Petrovsky Shtern, Yohanan. The Golden Age Shtetl. Princeton University Press, 2014.

Use of covert meeting circles disguised as cultural or reading groups.  Etkind, Alexander. Internal Colonization: Russia’s Imperial Experience. Polity, 2011.

Use of secret nighttime travel to bypass rural constables and checkpoints.  Rogger, Hans. Jewish Policies and Right Wing Politics in Imperial Russia. University of California Press, 1986.

Use of coded phrases embedded in public notices to signal underground gatherings.  Wildman, Allan. The End of the Russian Imperial Army. Princeton University Press, 1980.

Use of informal tavern backrooms as covert planning sites for political actions.  Figes, Orlando. Revolutionary Russia, 1891–1991. Penguin, 2014.

Use of clandestine postal drops to exchange sensitive documents.  McKean, Robert. St. Petersburg Between the Revolutions. Yale University Press, 1990.

Use of covert alliances with sympathetic local officials to avoid arrests.  Ascher, Abraham. The Revolution of 1905: Authority Restored. Stanford University Press, 1992.

Use of improvised hiding compartments in wagons to transport banned materials.  van der Linden, Marcel. Workers of the World: Essays Toward a Global Labor History. Brill, 2008.

Use of informal nighttime assemblies in barns or sheds to plan illegal activity.  Suny, Ronald Grigor. The Soviet Experiment. Oxford University Press, 2011.

Use of covert messenger chains to replace compromised communication routes.  Pipes, Richard. Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime. Knopf, 1994.

Use of disguised political lectures embedded within legal cultural events.  Steinberg, Mark. Voices of Revolution, 1917. Yale University Press, 2001.

Use of improvised underground bunkers beneath workshops to hide fugitives and banned materials.  Petrovsky Shtern, Yohanan. The Golden Age Shtetl. Princeton University Press, 2014.

Use of covert nighttime relay chains across village networks to move messages beyond police control.  Klier, John D. Russians, Jews, and the Pogroms of 1881–1882. Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Use of disguised traveling musicians to carry coded notes between monitored towns.  Slezkine, Yuri. The Jewish Century. Princeton University Press, 2004.

Use of hidden compartments carved into wagon floors to transport illegal literature.  van der Linden, Marcel. Workers of the World: Essays Toward a Global Labor History. Brill, 2008.

Use of covert nighttime gatherings in abandoned mills to plan prohibited political activity.  Figes, Orlando. Revolutionary Russia, 1891–1991. Penguin, 2014.

Use of improvised chimney caches to store sensitive documents away from police searches.  McKean, Robert. St. Petersburg Between the Revolutions. Yale University Press, 1990.

Use of disguised peddler routes to smuggle correspondence across regional borders.  Nathans, Benjamin. Beyond the Pale: The Jewish Encounter with Late Imperial Russia. University of California Press, 2002.

Use of covert nighttime footpaths through forested areas to bypass mounted patrols.  Etkind, Alexander. Internal Colonization: Russia’s Imperial Experience. Polity, 2011.

Use of hidden cellar trapdoors beneath taverns to shelter political organizers.  Rogger, Hans. Jewish Policies and Right Wing Politics in Imperial Russia. University of California Press, 1986.

Use of coded signals embedded in religious or cultural gatherings to coordinate movement.  Wildman, Allan. The End of the Russian Imperial Army. Princeton University Press, 1980.

Use of improvised false bottom crates to move banned printing equipment.  Koenker, Diane. Moscow Workers and the 1917 Revolution. Princeton University Press, 1981.

Use of clandestine nighttime river crossings to evade border guards.  Gitelman, Zvi. A Century of Ambivalence: The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881–1991. Indiana University Press, 2001.

Use of disguised school circles to train political organizers outside state oversight.  Lederhendler, Eli. Jewish Society in Transition, 1840–1940. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Use of improvised attic crawlspaces in communal buildings to hide fugitives.  Brower, Daniel. The Russian City Between Tradition and Modernity. University of California Press, 1990.

Use of covert messenger chains embedded in trade guilds to pass sensitive information.  Steinberg, Mark. Voices of Revolution, 1917. Yale University Press, 2001.

Use of disguised agricultural shipments to conceal movement of prohibited materials.  Ascher, Abraham. The Revolution of 1905: Authority Restored. Stanford University Press, 1992.

Use of informal nighttime barn meetings to coordinate illegal political actions.  Suny, Ronald Grigor. The Soviet Experiment. Oxford University Press, 2011.

Use of improvised wall cavities behind ovens to store banned correspondence.  Freeze, ChaeRan. Jewish Marriage and Divorce in Imperial Russia. Brandeis University Press, 2002.

Use of disguised itinerant craftsmen to carry coded messages across monitored regions.  Pipes, Richard. Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime. Knopf, 1994.

Use of covert nighttime horse cart relays to move activists between villages.  Frankel, Jonathan. Prophecy and Politics: Socialism, Nationalism, and the Russian Jews, 1862–1917. Cambridge University Press, 1981.

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The notion of God.

God had the chance to teach humanity when people knew very little, yet the Bible does not give the life saving knowledge that an all knowing teacher would be expected to provide.

God could have made the planets large enough and reachable enough to hold all the people who will ever be born. He could have made the water drinkable, the plants easy to grow so everyone could be fed, and the weather gentler so life would be far more survivable.

Subjects not mentioned in the Bible:

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Science. Germ theory. Bacteria. Viruses. Parasites. Fungi. Infection. Contagion. Sterilization. Clean water. Boiling and filtration. Waste disposal. Food contamination. Hand washing. Soap making. Quarantine. Mold and rot. Airborne disease. Insects as disease carriers. Mosquitoes spreading illness. Rats and fleas spreading disease. Animal to human disease transmission. Vaccination in principle. Basic anatomy. Organs and their functions. Blood circulation. The brain and nervous system. Reproduction explained correctly. Pregnancy and childbirth safety. Nutrition. Vitamins. Mineral deficiencies. Scurvy. Rickets. Iodine deficiency. Dehydration. Fever as a symptom rather than a curse. Pain as a warning system. Broken bone setting. Wound cleaning. Suturing. Dental hygiene. Tooth decay. Poisons and antidotes. Venom treatment. Basic first aid. Sleep and health. Exercise and strength. Aging and disease. Mental illness as illness rather than possession.

Biology. Cells. DNA. Heredity. Genes. Inherited diseases. Mutation. Birth defects. Selective breeding. Plant biology. Soil organisms. Pollination. Seed preservation. Crop rotation. Nitrogen fixing plants. Composting. Livestock disease. Animal breeding. Zoonotic disease. Ecosystems. Food chains. Extinction. Biodiversity. How to classify living things accurately. Venomous versus harmless animals. Edible versus poisonous plants.

Medicine. Smallpox like diseases. Tuberculosis like diseases. Cholera like diseases. Malaria. Leprosy explained medically. Sepsis. Epidemics and how to stop them. Surgical cleanliness. Midwifery standards. Safe disposal of corpses during outbreaks. Isolation of the sick. Protection of drinking water from sewage. Burn treatment. Heat stroke. Hypothermia. Frostbite. Sun exposure. Animal bite infection. Rabies type warning. Eye infection treatment. Basic pharmacology. Pain relief plants with dosage warnings. Which herbs are useful and which are dangerous.

Public health. Build latrines away from water. Cover waste. Wash hands after handling waste and bodies. Boil suspect water. Do not drink downstream from human settlement. Separate clean water from waste water. Keep grain dry and protected from rodents. Ventilate indoor fires. Smoke inhalation dangers. Crowd disease control. How plague spreads. How famine can be reduced through storage and sanitation. Public bathing rules based on disease prevention instead of ritual purity alone.

Agriculture. Soil fertility. Irrigation science. Drainage. Salting of soils. Erosion control. Terrace farming. Fertilizer. Compost. Crop rotation. Seed selection. Pest control. Grain storage. Famine prevention. Orchard care. Animal nutrition. Veterinary basics. Selective breeding for hardier crops. Drought resistant farming. Water harvesting. Predicting crop failure signs. Bee keeping and pollination. Preservation methods for food. Fermentation with cleanliness.

Chemistry. Acids and bases. Fermentation science. Distillation. Metals and corrosion. Safe pigments. Toxins in ores and fumes. Soap chemistry. Lime and cement. Glassmaking. Dyes. Alcohol and contamination. Salt preservation. Oxidation. Combustion. Why some fumes kill. Why some waters poison. Basic drug preparation.

Physics. Force. Motion. Levers. Pulleys. Mechanical advantage. Friction. Pressure. Buoyancy. Heat transfer. Optics. Sound. Magnetism. Electricity in basic principle. Why lightning happens. How to ground structures. Why metal tools behave differently from stone or wood. Wheel and axle principles explained clearly.

Engineering. Arch strength. Bridge design. Road building. Drainage systems. Sewer systems. Earthquake resistant construction. Fire resistant construction. Ventilation. Chimney design. Safe wells. Water lifting devices. Flood control. Dam safety. Granaries. Urban planning. Waste management. Brick standards. Metalworking standards. Tool standardization. Measurement systems. Surveying. Navigation tools. Shipbuilding improvements. Harbors. Windmills. Watermills. Load bearing math.

Earth science. Volcanoes. Earthquakes. Tsunamis. Flood patterns. Drought cycles. Seasonal winds. Weather signs. Climate zones. Rivers and sediment. Groundwater. Safe well placement. Landslides. Soil types. Desertification. Ice and cold weather survival. Forest fire behavior.

Astronomy and space. The Earth is a planet. The Earth goes around the Sun. The Moon affects tides. The stars are suns. Planets are worlds. Comets are natural objects rather than omens. Eclipses are predictable. Calendars based on precise astronomy. Latitude. Navigation by stars. Seasons caused by Earth’s tilt. The size of the solar system. Other galaxies. The age of the Earth. The age of the universe. Meteorites. The risk of impact events. The usefulness of sky observation for navigation and farming. Solar activity in a basic sense.

Animals and practical natural history. Pigeons and navigation. Domestication science. Animal behavior. Migration patterns. Pack animal care. Breeding working animals. Which animals spread disease. Which animals can be trained for message carrying. Venomous snakes. Dangerous insects. Predators and livestock defense. Food safety in hunting.

Mathematics. Arithmetic standards. Fractions. Ratios. Geometry. Algebra in basic form. Probability. Statistics. Estimation. Measurement. Error correction. Accounting. Compound growth. Risk calculation. Mortality tables. Survey math. Architecture math. Astronomical math. Record systems using place value and zero.

Logic and philosophy. Formal logic. Valid and invalid argument forms. Deduction. Induction. Abduction. Burden of proof. Evidence hierarchy. Cause and correlation. Confirmation bias. Motivated reasoning. Logical fallacies. Circular reasoning. Special pleading. False dilemma. Straw man. Ad hominem. Appeal to authority. Appeal to fear. Appeal to tradition. Appeal to popularity. Post hoc reasoning. Slippery slope. Hasty generalization. Anecdotal reasoning. Non sequitur. How to test claims. How to doubt without becoming paralyzed. How to revise belief when evidence changes.

Critical thinking. Standards for witness testimony. Memory is imperfect. Rumor spreads errors. Eyewitnesses can be wrong. Written records should include date, place, source, and method. Multiple independent confirmation is stronger than one report. Predictions should be testable. Claims should be falsifiable. Extraordinary claims need stronger evidence. Authority alone does not prove truth. Tradition alone does not prove truth.

Ethics. Universal human dignity. Slavery is wrong. Torture is wrong. Rape is wrong. Child marriage is wrong. Conquest does not create moral right. Genocide is wrong. Women are fully equal persons. Children have rights. Disabled people have equal worth. Foreigners deserve legal protection. Animals should not be tortured. Punishment should be proportional. Confession under coercion is unreliable. Revenge cycles destroy societies. Mercy should not replace justice. Tribal loyalty should not outrank truth.

Law and government. Rule of law. Equality before law. Innocent until proven guilty. Standards of evidence. Independent judges. Rights of the accused. False accusation safeguards. Protection from mob justice. Property law. Contract law. Public corruption rules. Separation of powers. Limits on kings. Limits on priests. Tax transparency. Census methods. Civil rights. Rights of women to own property. Marriage by consent only. Ban on hereditary caste systems. Ban on collective punishment. Prison reform. Public record systems.

Economics. Trade. Comparative advantage. Fair weights and measures. Inflation. Currency stability. Saving. Credit. Interest explained rationally. Insurance. Risk pooling. Supply and demand. Labor productivity. Division of labor. Market fraud rules. Monopoly dangers. Famine economics. Grain reserve policy. Public works funding. Why corruption and rent seeking destroy prosperity.

Psychology. Trauma. Grief. Depression. Anxiety. Addiction. Delusion. Groupthink. Propaganda. Scapegoating. Moral panic. Cult dynamics. Child development. Attachment. Learning and memory. Sleep deprivation. Stress and health. Aggression. Empathy. Conflict de escalation. Negotiation. Why crowds become irrational.

Education. Universal literacy. Teach girls and boys equally. Teach reading, writing, numbers, hygiene, agriculture, and logic to every child. Preserve knowledge in libraries. Copy texts carefully. Use indexes. Use punctuation standards. Use peer criticism. Reward curiosity. Teach through observation and experiment. Teach map reading. Teach basic law. Teach emergency medicine.

History and method. How to write history critically. Distinguish legend from evidence. Date events. Preserve archives. Compare sources. Admit uncertainty. Correct error publicly. Record defeats as well as victories. Avoid ancestor worship.

Communication. Clear writing. Definitions. Translation standards. Avoid ambiguity in law. Use diagrams. Use maps. Use tables for crop data, disease records, and weather records. Standard symbols. Postal systems. Signal systems. Message authentication.

Technology foundations. Paper improvement. Printing in principle. Glass lenses. Microscopes in principle. Telescopes in principle. Clocks. Precision tools. Standard screws and joints. Safe metallurgy. Better plows. Better harnesses. Water pumps. Wind and water power. Refrigeration principles. Batteries in principle.

Navigation and geography. World maps. Continents. Oceans. Wind currents. Ocean currents. Compass use. Latitude and longitude in principle. Ship hygiene on long voyages. Food storage for travel. Scurvy prevention. Accurate calendars.

Disaster survival. What to do during epidemic. What to do during famine. What to do during flood. What to do during drought. What to do during fire. What to do during earthquake. What to do after contaminated water exposure. How to store emergency grain. How to protect seed stock. How to build shelters for extreme weather.

Social progress. Abolish slavery early. Ban human sacrifice early. Ban persecution for disbelief. Ban execution for harmless ideas. Encourage open inquiry. Protect inventors and scholars. Protect dissenters. Protect truth tellers from rulers. Teach that no tribe is chosen for domination over others. Teach that all humans are one species with equal moral worth.

If the goal had been to help humanity in a plain and practical way, the biggest missing subjects would have been disease, sanitation, nutrition, reproduction, agriculture, engineering, logic, evidence, law, equality, astronomy, and methods for discovering new truth. Those subjects would have saved lives, reduced superstition, weakened tyranny, improved farming, improved medicine, and accelerated civilization by thousands of years.

ChatGPT searched the Internet, and collected these academic and scientific sources.

Artificial intelligence can and will make mistakes.

These papers are written in plain English so that more people can understand the ideas and evidence. Academic and scientific papers are normally written at a graduate level and use much more complex language, technical terms, and formal structure. Important details, methods, and debates may be simplified here for clarity and readability. Readers who want full technical explanations should consult the original academic and scientific publications.

Artificial intelligence systems are known to misinterpret, oversimplify, or incorrectly summarize information. AI tools generate responses based on patterns in data and may miss context, nuance, or recent updates. The citations provided should be treated as a starting point for further research, not as definitive proof. Readers should consult the original sources directly to verify accuracy and evaluate the evidence for themselves.

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