300 so much to learn

So on the one side, you have the narcissist's big lie, which is that he won an election he lost.

On the other side, you have most of the other elected officials' big lie, which is that they are on the side of truth and justice.

This obviously creates some issues. The old cliche, "pot calling the kettle black" comes to mind.

How many times have you heard in the past few days, "But your argument is false because you have no proof" followed by "God bless America?" 

And I know that's a big big question for so many, and we've been debating it for a long while, but I'm pointing it out because it is only the most blatant example of our "facts are facts" hypocrisy.

Is the fascist narcissist's delusion any different? Yes, yes it is. It's harmful and self-centered. But they're both delusions. Dishonesty. Lies stated as truth.

Personally, I find it difficult to stand by without saying anything while being asked to choke down yet another set of lies. It's probably my time in Catholic high school, when basically I was told to shut up and listen even if I didn't believe. And then after four years of being forced to fully explore the propaganda, emerging into a world where most of the people who proclaim to believe that crap didn't know half of what I do about it. I've read the fucking bible, I know how batshit crazy it is.

So, just how planned out was the first coup attempt? There were stages and the president came to speak, so clearly, there was some planning.

Well let's see, the acting head of the DHS quit. These "acting heads" by the way, are straight yes-men. To get to the point of resigning means either you pissed off the boss, or you're afraid of jail.

Remember when he started cleaning house at the Pentagon after losing the election, and we wondered if he was looking to start something? He was.

So where does that leave us?


Since we've covered war and conquest, how about taking a look at death and famine? (FYI, that's a bible joke, if you know Revelations.)

Well, at least we have consistency going for us. (We're the straight line.)

Doh, Germany was doing really good until... What happened? Need to research that. 

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, playing with the newly discovered brushes in Autodesk Sketchbook. Its funny, Clip Studio Paint has a really nice graphics engine that make work good, but a kinda clunky interface that comes from the desktop, and requires a bunch of clicks to get a new brush or color going. Autodesk sketchbook has a much simpler UI that allows you to get to work quickly, but I've actually had to learn a bit more about the program to get decent results. I'm not really sure why, or how the Clip Studio makers did their magic.

In the meantime, I learn. I guess I should take a look at the export options to see whether I'll be able to get anything high-quality out of the app. (This is often where the "free" experience ends.) 

So much to learn!

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