{"id":25065,"date":"2023-08-05T05:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=25065"},"modified":"2023-08-05T07:53:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T11:53:54","slug":"04aug2023-dissident-clarity-home-maintenance-and-the-art-of-surviving-the-apocalypse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/05\/04aug2023-dissident-clarity-home-maintenance-and-the-art-of-surviving-the-apocalypse\/","title":{"rendered":"04AUG2023 \u2013 Dissident Clarity, Home Maintenance and the Art of Surviving the Apocalypse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.homedepot-static.com\/productImages\/dded4c21-6c10-4571-900b-cf1547e91399\/svn\/prime-line-sliding-door-locks-e-2187-64_1000.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Friday morning is one of my favorite times.\u00a0 I usually get to spend an hour or so in the home gym and I usually listen to the ZMan\u2019s Friday podcast.\u00a0 And today was no exception.\u00a0 As I said I\u2019m changing up my exercise routine so it wasn\u2019t routine but I was still able to pay attention as <a href=\"https:\/\/thezman.com\/wordpress\/?p=30459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Voice of Saruman declaimed on the workings, or rather, the non-workings of the American political system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But he changed it up a little and this time he played devil\u2019s advocate and tried to describe what it would take to fix our political system.\u00a0 Or, more accurately, he explained what would happen if we tried.\u00a0 And I think he was relatively even-handed in his estimation of what it would take to change the Republican party into an honest representative of the American Right.<\/p>\n<p>And then he ended off this discussion by talking about what happens if the Uni-party continues on, in full control of the country.\u00a0 He gives four alternatives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Uni-party consolidates its control and produces a stable and 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