Gracearchy with Jim Babka

We get it, Jim. You're a libertarian, blah, blah, blah. But now immigrants are here, and ICE is in town. How would you fix this current immigration mess? Oh, and leave your libertarianism out of it. CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

With a commitment to context, fairness, and grace, we do a reaction video to Nick Freitas’s take on the Minneapolis-ICE shooting of Renee Good. We acknowledge Freitas’s experience and his concern about municipal riots. But we confront a troubling pattern: empathy flows toward institutions and agents of the State, while the person killed fades into an ideological abstraction called “The Left.” The episode dismantles the justifications including the myth of training and the constitutionality of ICE. We show you how collective judgment becomes a political weapon, and we ask hard questions about what gets lost when politics becomes war. How do narratives operate on both Left and Right? This episode argues that dehumanization is not just a rhetorical flaw - it cripples your ability to see what's actually happening. True social harmony requires resisting ideological shortcuts and seeing every person involved as fully human. (Recorded Monday, January 12, 2025). Freitas image by Gage Skidmore. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0. The full Nick Freitas episode, to which we're reacting... The Left’s War on ICE Just Took a Violent Turn https://youtu.be/j7ltD-e0XLI OTHER NOTES - EP134: Why ICE is an Illegal Agency (just 14-minutes) - https://youtu.be/j8hTJsP19bw - Daniel Shaver story - https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/youre-fucked-acquittal-officer-brailsford-and - EP147: An Armed Society Is a Human Respect Society - https://youtu.be/J02Uu4sHtJY CHAPTERS 0:00 Grace required for all involved 0:31 Theme 0:43 Response video 1:40 Collectivist judgment 3:19 Initiated violence & Excessive force 7:14 Empathy for your future self 8:05 Special set of skills 8:52 Ground rules and Respect 10:52 Nick begins his case 12:18 Colored language 13:17 Seeking evidence 15:05 Who has a narrative ready 18:53 Predispositions? 20:10 Justifying circumstances 23:14 Nick's qualifications 24:07 Empathy 25:38 What people don't understand 28:08 The simulator, part 1 28:44 The training myth 33:40 The simulator, part 2 36:50 Protecting the narrative 40:13 Escalation criteria 41:34 Trained people know frame-by-frame judgment is coming 44:31 Approaching the vehicle 47:26 Fallujah vs Mayberry 48:50 Why the work environment isn't safe 52:01 Learning from the situation 53:08 Who had the training? 54:44 Individual vs collective judgment CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

You're being invited to a conspiracy. Civil disobedience is a tradition for free people resisting crimes by unaccountable State actors. Jimmy Lai and millions (literally) of Hong Kongers used protests and vigils to call attention to the deeds of the Chinese Communist Party. Unfortunately, Jimmy was imprisoned in 2020, and in December 2025 he was finally convicted under the National Security Law - essentially, an accusation of sedition. This Hong Kong "law" is so sweeping that YOU are violating it if you share this episode with others, even though you don't live in Hong Kong or China. Watch. Learn. Then... Please join the conspiracy by sharing. ALSO... Watch THE HONG KONGER on CiVL - https://watch.civl.com/programs/the-hong-konger NOTES EP49: The Hong Konger - https://youtu.be/iGY_aXz3GCE Eric Kohn joins as one of the producers of the award-winning film The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai's Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom, the 2022 documentary feature from the Acton Institute. Eric Kohn is CEO at America’s Future, the nation’s premiere talent accelerator and social club for liberty-minded young professionals. For more than 10 years, he led the organization’s Chicago chapter. Prior to joining AF, Eric was Chief Marketing Officer at Empower Illinois. He has also previously served as Director of Marketing & Communications at the Acton Institute. Since 2019, he's hosted, co-hosted, or guest-hosted several radio programs including Sources with Knowledge, Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont, The Eric Kohn Program, The Guy Benson Show, Illinois Watchdog Radio, and Chicago’s Morning Answer. In his spare time, he enjoys (or attempts to enjoy) watching New York Rangers hockey, which he also writes and podcasts about for Blueshirt Banter. CHAPTERS 0:00 Acts of journalism 0:28 Theme 0:40 Outlaws in a Party-State 4:25 Eric Kohn, of America's Future 5:35 Get targeted by the Chinese Communist Party 11:47 The law under which Jimmy Lai's was convicted 18:03 Jimmy Lai in prison five years so far 22:53 Why didn't freer markets lead to civil liberty? 25:45 From a chocolate bar to Giordano 30:27 Chinese political history 33:27 The British handover of Hong Kong 38:10 One country, two systems 39:02 Two cycles of protest in Hong Kong 44:51 Using covid to kill vigils and protests 46:26 Why The Hong Konger documentary was made 51:38 Motivating the CCP to Free Jimmy 1:01:08 Why the CCP should choose mercy 1:02:08 Please join the conspiracy 1:03:09 Watch The Hong Konger on CiVL CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not this time!). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

Rob Reiner is most remembered for iconic films that defined genres, including the beloved fantasy-comedy The Princess Bride, the groundbreaking romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally..., the hilarious mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the poignant coming-of-age drama Stand By Me, the thrilling Stephen King adaptation Misery, and the powerful courtroom drama A Few Good Men, showcasing his versatility across comedy, fantasy, and drama. The media remembered Rob Reiner for iconic films: The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, and A Few Good Men, and more films you'd recognize. But he triumphed with a 10-part award-winning podcast too. It's a topic we've covered. It's a series Jim highly recommends. We referenced it as #4 in a list of resources in EP119 - https://youtu.be/LEFYvAZIwNc Check out our Conspiracy Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLop5COwTfeX4cO92ipJXm1rJao7bkeQH6 Also referenced: Dick Russell, "On the Trail of the Assassins" & James W Douglass, "JFK and The Unspeakable" Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

Jim received this question from Sebastián in Colombia... "I'm contacting you because I'm conducting research that seeks to reconcile gun liberalization with social peace, and I believe the key lies precisely in the principles of Human Respect. The idea is that a truly peaceful society is not one that cannot use violence, but one that, having the lethal means to do so, chooses not to, out of profound respect for others. I'd like to ask you: Do you think Human Respect can be interpreted as the necessary virtue for an armed society to function? My argument is that, under this principle, weapons cease to be tools of coercion and become symbols of self-restraint and mutual trust. The ultimate proof that we have replaced force with persuasion and voluntary respect. Do you think it's viable that this intersection exists where the capacity for self-defense reinforces human dignity rather than destroying it?" Jim decided to answer this question right in front of you! This will likely sound different than any pro-gun argument you've heard. NOTES Current events may seem to coincide, but this episode was recorded Friday, December 5. The Natural Principle of Human Respect is... Human happiness, harmony, and prosperity will always decrease as persons experience the initiation of violence, or the theft of their property through force or fraud. The late-Gary North wrote, "I do suggest that there is a relationship between the ownership of firearms and the assertion of political sovereignty. I do insist that the right to keep and bear arms is a symbolic affirmation of the ultimate political sovereignty of individual citizens over the central government." https://www.garynorth.com/public/10459.cfm CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:12 Peace not necessarily Pacifism 2:20 We get a question 4:16 Social peace through individual gun owners 8:12 Everyone wants armed people in society 9:59 Intersection with Philosophy of Human Respect 13:17 Human Respect over Rights 17:57 Learning respect in martial arts 21:11 The Warrior in a Garden 23:02 Reasons for gun ownership 23:49 The virtue of protection 25:50 Jim's choice to be a sheep dog 32:03 The armed man's path to a peaceful spirit 36:44 Where you cannot argue self-defense 37:48 More on the journey to a peaceful spirit 42:41 Defense ability is tied to human dignity 45:50 Peace officers instead of law enforcement 49:58 Private security won't act like cops CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not this time!). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.