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Kim Jong-un is the dictator from North Korea. He is thirty-three years old–at least, we think so. (Birthdays are not nearly as important in the little country, since there’s a shortage on cakes and balloons.)
I suppose we could spend some time discussing his erratic behavior, threats, totalitarian attitude and despotism. That seems to be the favored profile of most commentators and politicians in the United States.
But while our government was slinging threats at this young man as he feverishly plotted to blow the world up with his missiles, there was another plan in the hatching.
Kim took the Olympics to offer an olive branch to his South Korean brethren. He sent a family member down to represent him, and all sorts of athletes and cheerleaders to add a festive coloration to the proceedings. Most recently, he sat down for talks in China, and also with his nemesis, the President of South Korea.
He has made it clear that he’s willing to consider doing away with nuclear proliferation, and is willing to discuss it in a pow-wow with President Trump.
As we posture on being “the greatest nation on Earth,” this young dictator has outfoxed us. If he hasn’t done it on purpose, he has certainly performed a supreme job of lining up a series of accidental brilliant moves:
He has the United States appearing heavy-handed.
He has the full attention of the whole world, simply by appearing to have changed his mind.
And yes–he’s doing his best impression of sanity.
We can claim it’s not real, but he continues to baffle the critics with his compliance. Those who choose to vilify him are beginning to look ridiculous.
It is all part of a very simple axiom, which needs to be learned by every grade-school student in America, and perhaps throughout the face of the Earth:
The first one to stop acting stupid is proclaimed smart.
It works every time.
Two bullies standing nose-to-nose win no friends. Why? Because they’re both bullies. But if one bully decides to back away and cease the brawl, then the entire playground sides with him or her, leaving the other bully the villain.
Will our country be intelligent enough to take even the higher ground than Kim Jong-un?
I don’t know.
But here’s your salient moment:
Strong only projects strength. Weakness always looks stronger–if it has a smarter plan.
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Jonathots Daily Blog 
G-Poppers … June 15th, 2018
Colin Kaepernick.
Here’s a young fellow who chose to protest alleged use of irrational violence by the police department against young black men. His method of objection was very simple:
He was a football player, so when the National Anthem was performed, he refused to stand, but at first sat, and eventually, along with many others, took a knee during the Francis Scott Key.
It was harmless.
Unfortunately, it became quite a row when capitalism and democracy were unleashed from their cages to wrestle with one another.
G-Pop wants you to understand that the two don’t get along. Democracy contends that individual citizens have the freedom to express themselves without inhibition.
Capitalism places the entire significance of its purpose in its name–capital. Money is the reason, money is the means, money is the passion and money is the bottom line.
So G-Pop found himself in an interesting situation two nights ago while having dinner with friends. Having not given adequate thought on this battle between capitalism and democracy, G-Pop stated that he felt the decision to forbid the protest of these excellent athletes was a sham and would eventually be perceived as a national shame.
G-Pop spoke too soon.
As long as we continue to have a democracy that is acted out through capitalism, those who work for the corporation will need to honor the tenets, principles and concepts of the company–even if they feel it deters from their freedoms.
Every day, each one of us sacrifices a little choice so we can be part of a bigger unit.
We do so because of money.
We do so fearing that launching too much on our own, without financial prospects, will leave us broke and busted instead of a fine bloke who’s trusted.
It’s really quite simple.
As long as Mr. Kaepernick was “Colinizing” an idea with his friends, to project their disagreement, and the National Football League was NOT insisting they follow any particular code, it was beautiful, totally sane and within the bounds of reason.
But when President Trump challenged the owners of the NFL to make the “knee salute” a profile against the policy of the National Football League, capitalism won over freedom.
Pardon the pun, but Colin and his buddies had no leg to stand on.
It was nasty.
It was plotted.
And it turned what could have been a dynamic discussion into a wicked slap on the wrist in the principal’s office.
G-Pop was wrong.
Capitalism–the pursuit of capital–will always trim back democracy, the insistence on freedom.
So Colin and his “Colinizers” will have to find a different way to protest. G-Pop is completely confident they will.
But until they do, let us not make it an issue of patriotism, but rather, conclude correctly that it is merely patronizing the bottom line.
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