Yuri's spicy translation of and response to EU censorship commissar Thierry Breton's open letter threatening Elon Musk, with shout outs to Pavel, Zuck, and de Moraes at the end
They are so SURE of themselves no matter whether provided unassailable proof otherwise. Regardless of the SUREcumstance they will call for cenSUREship.
The combination of ignorance and arrogance is dangerous....but it will also be their downfall.
The reality is they're scared shitless. Profound weakness.
They're afraid of a real inSUREction. You can be SURE of that...:]
No, they are NOT sure of themselves. They are so unsure that they must silence anyone who even lightly pushes against their belief system, lest it collapse.
I'm reading a book, "The Rape of the Mind", by Joost Meerloo. It discusses why groups of people will align with unbelievable beliefs for no other reason than a need to belong and feel accepted.
I used to feel some compassion for the situation the Europeans got themselves into. They tried to commit suicide twice in the 20th century, and my government was only too happy to help them do it and take advantage of them. Then I saw a European on X - probably a Brit but whatever - respond to Josie the Red-Headed Libertarian, who posted the Declaration of Independence in response to this letter from the Eurofascist. He responded with "Screw your freedom of expression. We don't want your racism here." Okay then. I'm done with you. Go fuck yourselves, and enjoy your gulag. You voted for it. You built it. You can live in it.
Am I being unfair? Sure. Is the situation much more complex? Definitely. But I don't care anymore. Sometimes an event happens where you just have to throw up your hands and say "I'm done. I'm out. Good bye." I'm there.
I don’t always get to read your posts the day they are available, but I’m always glad to have been able to catch up. Another great post - thanks, Yuri!
Btw, just happened to read today’s in my cherished sleep shirt that says “Fuck You, You Fucking Fuck” ~ given to me as a bday gift from my husband & inspired by a t-shirt worn by the character Lisbeth Salander in 2011’s film, “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.” A t-shirt creed that represents my daily subversion of subversion.
Let's stop saying this. It implies that if he was "elected", like Keir Starmer or Justin Trudeau, or any of the other tyrants of our time, he might be justified in his behavior. This is the idea that has to be disposed of, and as soon as possible, the almost universally accepted concept that the "legitimate" PTB can do practically anything they want. There are endless quotes about the tyranny of the majority from Aristotle to Benjamin Franklin to Gandhi to contemporary thinkers, but the masses of people still consider it to be unobjectionable. If we can change people's perception in this area, it will be a huge victory.
Love your stuff. However, I'd make a small amendment to your bit about the Zuck: instead of "... hedge your bets", i think "... cover your ass", would be a more accurate translation. Otherwise, it's all lovely.
X is an American company subject to American laws. They should close all non-US offices. X is available via Starlink. If the EUSSR wants to stop Starlink too, they can ask the Russians... Oh yeah, they screwed themselves there, too.
Forgive my ad-hominosity here, I can’t help it. What’s up with these guys and their hairdos??? Blinken. Slick Willy. Kerry. Sissyboy Thierry the commie fairy. Are they trying to make themselves attractive to little boys? Or Karens? What a bunch of friendless losers. Too bad for them The Hairclub for Men isn’t a real club.
They are so SURE of themselves no matter whether provided unassailable proof otherwise. Regardless of the SUREcumstance they will call for cenSUREship.
The combination of ignorance and arrogance is dangerous....but it will also be their downfall.
The reality is they're scared shitless. Profound weakness.
They're afraid of a real inSUREction. You can be SURE of that...:]
No, they are NOT sure of themselves. They are so unsure that they must silence anyone who even lightly pushes against their belief system, lest it collapse.
I'm reading a book, "The Rape of the Mind", by Joost Meerloo. It discusses why groups of people will align with unbelievable beliefs for no other reason than a need to belong and feel accepted.
That's the joke.
Boycott the EU and the UK. Spend your holiday dollars elsewhere, like Argentina, Hawaii or other places of great interest. Big world out there.
The US National Parks are the definition of magnificent freedom.
Except when DC shuts them down…
Then you go anyway and have the park to yourself.
How ‘merican of you to think that way - LOL.
Hey - they are our parks. Not the federal governments.
In theory, yes. The Clownworld jackboots ‘in charge’ today don’t care.
That magnificent town bordering a Canadian National Park -- Jasper, Alberta -- recently burned to cinders. Very little left.
Shhhhhhhhhhu…🤫
I used to feel some compassion for the situation the Europeans got themselves into. They tried to commit suicide twice in the 20th century, and my government was only too happy to help them do it and take advantage of them. Then I saw a European on X - probably a Brit but whatever - respond to Josie the Red-Headed Libertarian, who posted the Declaration of Independence in response to this letter from the Eurofascist. He responded with "Screw your freedom of expression. We don't want your racism here." Okay then. I'm done with you. Go fuck yourselves, and enjoy your gulag. You voted for it. You built it. You can live in it.
Am I being unfair? Sure. Is the situation much more complex? Definitely. But I don't care anymore. Sometimes an event happens where you just have to throw up your hands and say "I'm done. I'm out. Good bye." I'm there.
It’s here, too. And I’m with u.
Thierry writes like Marcel Proust, endless sentences that are absolutely tedious to plow through.
Kafka could not have imagined the EU bureaucracy.
No one’s imagination is that vast.
Proust tedious? Sacre bleu!
Breton could collapse his entire rambling into "I AM THE TRUTH" - and I am sure he wholeheartedly believes this
Same energy and look as Fauci's "I AM THE SCIENCE"
I don’t always get to read your posts the day they are available, but I’m always glad to have been able to catch up. Another great post - thanks, Yuri!
Btw, just happened to read today’s in my cherished sleep shirt that says “Fuck You, You Fucking Fuck” ~ given to me as a bday gift from my husband & inspired by a t-shirt worn by the character Lisbeth Salander in 2011’s film, “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.” A t-shirt creed that represents my daily subversion of subversion.
The EU clawing, clutching like a drowning non-swimmer, to the failed experiment, TYRANNICAL BUREAUCRACY. Do the honorable thing…FO and die.
Nothing like a good verbal takedown Yuri. Long live free speech on this side of the pond!
At least for now.
"Thierry Breton is the unelected ..."
Let's stop saying this. It implies that if he was "elected", like Keir Starmer or Justin Trudeau, or any of the other tyrants of our time, he might be justified in his behavior. This is the idea that has to be disposed of, and as soon as possible, the almost universally accepted concept that the "legitimate" PTB can do practically anything they want. There are endless quotes about the tyranny of the majority from Aristotle to Benjamin Franklin to Gandhi to contemporary thinkers, but the masses of people still consider it to be unobjectionable. If we can change people's perception in this area, it will be a huge victory.
Majorities can be on the right or wrong side. Think 60+ million Germans in the 1930s.
Minorities can be on the right or wrong side. Think every leftwing minority of the 2020s.
Love your stuff. However, I'd make a small amendment to your bit about the Zuck: instead of "... hedge your bets", i think "... cover your ass", would be a more accurate translation. Otherwise, it's all lovely.
Or he found religion when social media CEOs started going to jail.
Fantastic work Yuri!
X is an American company subject to American laws. They should close all non-US offices. X is available via Starlink. If the EUSSR wants to stop Starlink too, they can ask the Russians... Oh yeah, they screwed themselves there, too.
Ursula (VDL), She-wolf of the SS.
Forgive my ad-hominosity here, I can’t help it. What’s up with these guys and their hairdos??? Blinken. Slick Willy. Kerry. Sissyboy Thierry the commie fairy. Are they trying to make themselves attractive to little boys? Or Karens? What a bunch of friendless losers. Too bad for them The Hairclub for Men isn’t a real club.
I forgot Garland
Great piece! Indeed, "F*ck off" EU.
1776 pfp ftw
Parody wins. Think “Krokodyl” in USSR, filmmakers (i.e., Wajda) in Poland under socialist censorship, samizdat…
Never trust a man who looks like an old woman. That’s for you too, Merrick Garland.