Don Williams returns from Tool-a-Palooza for a free=wheeling discussion on the state of American society, focusing on apathy, ignorance, and moral decline as key factors contributing to the country's current problems. Don shared his recent experience at the Handworks event in Iowa, highlighting the shift from vocational to avocational woodworking and the changing demographics of attendees. The conversation delved into the lack of shared cultural values, the impact of therapeutic narcissism, and the role of institutions like the media and academia in promoting ignorance and self-indulgence. We examined the Lindsay Clancy case as an example of emotional decision-making over rationality and discussed the influence of psychotropic drugs. Of course, we couldn’t let slide the political system, the lack of accountability among elected officials and judges, and the prevalence of envy and low-trust cultures, with a nod for a return to moral principles as a foundation for societal flourishing.

Sounds pointy-headed - and it kinda was - but not without our patent-pending mix of sarcasm, irony, cynicism and snappy one-liners you can memorize and use later in intemperate company!

BW

BTW - that's not a picture of Don's Barn at White Run. Check out the impressive project here: https://donsbarn.com/the-barn/#prettyPhoto

"...all enemies foreign and domestic"

Happy Weekend - or whenever you’ve gotten around to getting here…

And welcome to all the New Kids who dropped by recently, scooping up a (still) free BWW subscription. Thanks for reading this far…

Surprise - No surprise - my bi-polar camera connection inexplicably sacrificed the Video to the satanic gods of Computer Land. OTOH, Audio Only may be the most comfortable way to enjoy the conversation.

Note: In one brief segment, Don and I discussed Alt Media, what may be the Last Great Hope for getting factual news out to a censored, managed Public. (The latest on MSM “news management” (censorship) will be the subject of my next post) One of the best sources for reporting of the highest order is Elizabeth Nickson’s “Welcome to Absurdistan”. Her latest post (linked here) discussed information dredged from the unreported depths of the Epstein files. It’s not for the feint-of-heart, but it is required reading if you give a damn about where we are, where we’re going and who’s driving. It’s guaranteed you will never get it from the Legacy Media…..

BW