Glädjedödare

 

- Lussenatt? Skulle inte tro det,
jag är redan död!

Är det här något slags glädjedödare i lussenatten? LOL. Get a glögg and a lussekatt, bruh!

Förskolor är inte arenor för vuxnas nostalgi

A heavy heart

 

End of the trans craze? Apparently, the British Girl Scouts have decided "with a heavy heart" that only girls can join. Or something.  

Girl Guides and Women´s Institutes says they exist for females, not males

Down the rabbit hole

 

A discussion between Eastern Orthodox Christian Jay Dyer and Chiller Queen, who looks like a Wiccan but seems to be an anti-cultist activist. The topic of conversation is Satanic sexual abuse. It covers both Michael Aquino from the Temple of Set and a recent scandal in the Mormon (LDS) Church. The material is highly disturbing. Some of it sounds like layer-within-layer conspiracy theory, but the most sensational claim could very well be true. I´m referring to the existence of an actual Satanic cult of child abusers within the Mormon Church, the self-proclaimed “LDS Church of Satan”! This secret network is presently being investigated by law enforcement in Utah.

One issue touched upon in the conversation is the frequently absurd character of “recovered” abuse memories. This creates trouble even for well-disposed prosecutors, who are then forced to investigate more and more outlandish crimes in addition to the original abuse charges. It also crashes the credibility of the survivors in the public eye (or at least the eyes of well-organized skeptics). Dyer and Queen believe that these kinds of memories are often false *but implanted by the abusers*. It´s interesting to note that several of the abusers in the recent “Mormon” case are hypnotists or psychologists. Dyer also believes that the False Memory Foundation may have been secretly financed by the CIA as part of some MK-Ultra-like mind-control scheme. Another common trick seems to be to implant false memories of parental abuse in the minds of easily impressionable patients, and then use this to alienate them from their parents…and recruit them into the cult, the *real* abusers!

Another topic covered is how certain environments aid the abusers. The Orthobro Dyer accuses Catholic and Protestant Churches of teeming with secret societies. The Mormon prophet Joseph Smith was, of course, inspired by Freemasonry. The atmosphere of secrecy coupled with obsession with lineage and “sacred” sex could have created a pro-abuse social milieu. I get the impression that Queen has a more liberal view of sex than Dyer, since she believes that Mormon moral panic over masturbation or nudity leads to repression in children, which then opens up an avenue for manipulation in the hands of unscrupulous “child psychologists”. Note also that one of the victims of the Satanic cult was a homosexual who hoped to be "deprogrammed". There is also a connection between Mormons and the Boy Scouts of America, both being havens for sexual abusers, since abuse cases were “handled” strictly internally by both organizations. For a long time, Mormon boys were supposed to enroll as Scouts…

Queen points out that there are two conspiracy theories concerning Mormon polygamy. One is that Joseph Smith didn´t practice it, the Mormon Church later forging the record to “prove” that he actually did so (this was the position of the RLDS Church). The other says the exact opposite: Joseph Smith did practice polygamy, albeit in secret. The dissident RLDS Church was formed by a monogamist breakaway faction. I think virtually all historians today support the second version (also the official position of the LDS Church). Curiously, the RLDS Church had an even stronger obsession with “lineage”, believing that prophethood was inherited on the male line in Joseph Smith´s family!

As already noted, the first part of the podcast discusses Michael Aquino. The evidence against Aquino seems overwhelming…unless the conspiracy was to frame *him* due to his unpopular religious views! It´s also interesting to note that Aquino was a psy-op expert working for the US military, and that he proposed that the army should use “magical” techniques in its disinfo operations.

A small quibble: it´s Oliver Cowdery, nothing else.

Fallen angels

Another hierarchic, quasi-religious, conservative, all-male organization turns out to be a haven for paedophiles...

In the United States, 82,500 former boy scouts claim to have been sexually molested by scout leaders over the years. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have established a compensation fund while simultaneously filing for bankruptcy to avoid further legal claims. The Christian Churches, which often support scouting locally, are not covered by the agreement. Many are considering pulling out of scouting altogether. 

Interesting fact: the Mormons, who have already withdrawn from the BSA because of a recent "woke" turn by the boy scouts´ leadership, have nevertheless agreed to pay 250 million dollars (!) to a settlement fund for the victims of sexual abuse.  

Boy Scouts´ Bankruptcy Leaves Churches Liable for Abuse Suits

The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift

“Designing Utopia: John Hargrave and the Kibbo Kift” is a colorful book about a colorful organization, the Kindred of the Kibbo Kift. I admit that I bought it mostly because of the strange name of the organization (which is never really explained). Almost forgotten today, the Kibbo Kift was one of several “alternative” groups active in Britain during the interwar years.

Formed in 1920 and originally projected as a broad, progressive alternative to the Boy Scouts, the Kibbo Kift quickly became the private turf of John Hargrave. Socialists, pacifists and Theosophists left the movement, and around 1924, Hargrave was the undisputed “Head Man” of the Kindred. The supreme leader´s eclectic personal philosophy makes it difficult for an outsider to fully understand the purpose of his activities – this book emphasizes Hargrave´s artistic contributions. His aesthetic strikes me as a combination of William Morris, medieval LARP-ing and fascism. But then, many movements both left and right had a “fascist” aesthetic during the interwar years, so the Kindred were hardly unique in this regard. Indeed, if looked at in context, the Kibbo Kift probably didn´t stand out as much as they do today – the early 20^th century was the high tide of innovative utopian schemes of various kinds.

What perhaps makes Hargrave´s brainchild different is the bewildering mix of many seemingly disparate elements, from Anglo-Saxon pageantry and Nature-worship to “globalist” dreams of universal peace and a fascination with modern technology. Add to this secret lodges and an interest in esotericism! But then, with the exception of the universal peace and brotherhood thing, nationalist and fascist movements probably came pretty close even to this eclecticism. Had I been a Marxist, I would mockingly accuse Hargrave of a “typically petty-bourgeois belief in Socialism without Workers, Equality without Feminism, Modernity without Industry, and indeed, Fascism without the Fascism. Like all petty-bourgeois, he `solves´ and then reproduces all societal contradictions in his abstract mind, being unable to solve them through concrete praxis”. Most members of the Kibbo Kift were lower middle class by today´s standards, while some were workers. Most were men (the KK was explicitly patriarchal and anti-gay), but women were allowed to join, and in practice seems to have had as much freedom as the male members, including leadership roles in women-only activities.

Originally, the Kinsmen (and women) resembled a re-enactment society with a strong interest in scouting and woodcraft. One of their more original acts was a “pilgrimage” to Piltdown in honor of the Piltdown Man! An inner core probably studied “Rosicrucian” esotericism. During the Great Depression, Hargrave radically changed the movement, making it more obviously political in nature. Under the new names “the Green Shirts” and “the Social Credit Party”, the Kibbo Kift embraced the theories of C H Douglas. I admit that I haven´t studied Social Credit, but judging by this book, it´s a utopian quasi-socialist panacea based on ideas about cheap credit, anti-banking legislation and a “national dividend” made possible by complete automation of production. It was never embraced by the socialist labor movement, and represented a kind of farmer-based populism with Christian traits during its brief hay day in Canada. In Britain, Social Credit was promoted by several “alternative” groups and publications, most notably A R Orage´s “The New Age”. 

Hargrave´s version was more unabashedly activist, with Kinsmen dressed in green uniforms taking to the streets, sometimes even vandalizing property and clashing with fascist Black Shirts and Communist Red Shirts. Several times, they tried to interrupt the deliberations in the House of Commons by shouting about Social Credit from the public gallery! Hargrave´s views on the fascist threat isn´t entirely clear. The book claims he hotly denied any association with Mosley or Hitler, but his movement nevertheless paid tribute to the Duke of Windsor (the former Edward VIII), often accused of having pro-German sympathies. The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift disintegrated during World War II, ironically because many members were drafted into the military! After the war, Hargrave returned to his more occult interests, apparently becoming a faith healer.

I´m not sure if “Designing Utopia” really clarifies the mysteries of Britain´s most peculiar youth organization, but at least it contains a lot of colorful artwork and handicraft…  

Puppy love

“Moonrise Kingdom” is a film about two 12-year old autistic kids who run away from home (and a scout camp) in order to discover their sexuality. I didn't like the film. Several scenes could be seen as normalization of paedophilia. I was glad I wasn't the only one who made the connection, since “everyone” was so positively smitten by this production. A similar film could easily have been done without the sexual subtexts, the weirdly effeminate male characters, the suspicious-looking narrator… If Hollywood wanted to raise consciousness about autism, this probably wasn't the best way to do it!