{"id":36904,"date":"2026-05-17T14:22:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=36904"},"modified":"2026-05-17T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:22:55","slug":"toms-world-17may2026-the-blue-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/toms-world-17may2026-the-blue-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom&#8217;s World &#8211; 17MAY2026 &#8211; The Blue Tribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tomd77\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\">Tom | Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/category\/guest-contributors\/guest-contributor-tomd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TomD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I would think that the principle and purpose behind the concept of government was an outgrowth of earlier tribal organization. A chief\u00a0by whatever name, usually the strongest, surrounded by his warriors and \u201cwise\u201d elders or something very similar was the precursor to organized government. The purpose wasn\u2019t necessarily the aggrandizement of individuals but to protect the tribe members from predation from within and without of the tribal structure.<\/p>\n<p>In dense blue run cities it seems that the basic purpose has been inverted to center on the increase of the wealth and power of a central elite and the public can be damned.<\/p>\n<p>The only valid purpose of government should to provide a framework of protection from predators physical and economic, codify limits of behaviour and enforce same so the population can thrive without fear to whatever extent possible.<\/p>\n<p>Seems to me that Brandon has flatly failed at his warrant and is flailing around blaming the ramifications of his failure on whoever seems to be semi-plausable while the predators swarm and prosper. 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