I am fairly ignorant with the workings of the Internet. Is there no other place that people can post personal videos other than YouTube? Maybe a personal website, I guess; but no other video type hub? I guess people like YouTube because reaches the largest audience?
P4p, I think that they are the most well known vehicle for videos at the moment. I have been thinking about this very thing today. It is interesting and I noticed that the Church Militant/Michael Voris uses Vimeo. So this could be a viable option for people like The Truth Factory and the "Singing Nuns" whom member earthtoangels just posted about above. So I would suggest that people look into Vimeo if they are running into this problem but I don't know anything about the differences in Vimeo and Youtube other than what I see as someone who simply watches videos from time to time, maybe daily now but still I'm no expert on this either. I just checked the cost of each. Youtube is free and Vimeo is $17/month if this information is correct and up to date, https://sproutsocial.com/insights/youtube-vs-vimeo-business/ . PS- I also keep wondering if the world may loose these capabilities soon anyway due to some calamity or something. I don't want to scare anyone but we obviously have talked about this before on MOG. It just occurred to me this week that I should make sure that we have a good stock of batteries on hand. I think that going "cold turkey" from all of our electronics would be very difficult for many members of my family. Of course, batteries won't be useful for a lot of things that we use but they may be helpful in any case.
Carpediem I know well your situation my spouse is like your wife. Right now all I do is pray. We just have a variety of highly chsrged moral issues we cannot discuss if we are to keep charity. It is a blindness only the Holy Spirit can penetrate. I pray constantly for this grace. I will include you in my prayers.
I've thought about the battery issue too. Awhile back I picked up a couple packs of solar charged AA and AAA batteries and a portable solar charger. Supposedly they will even charge a cell phone. I'm not certain that it'll help much in a crisis, but it brought me a little piece of mind.
carpediemptf, I understand the challenges of rational thinking. People have been lied to for so long they have a very hard time accepting a reasoned argument. I shake my head every time I speak to protestants about the unchanging truths of scripture and church teaching of it. Some of it is purely explicit teachings right out of the bible and they still have a brain lock. Now it is Catholics joining them in the brain lock, even in the highest offices of God's Church. I guess when it comes down to it, we have been so dumbed down by the liberal media on everything that most don't know what to believe anymore. Allot of pray and penance IMHO is the only thing that will help remove the fog from peoples thinking. Truth is under attack every which way now. Allot of Pilate's in the world today asking "what is truth".
P4p, I would be ok without many technological advances but I think other members of my family would not. In the last few days when I have searched for a photo or even a video very perverse images have popped up, totally unrelated to my search criteria. I have seen this before but it just seems worse this past week. I would definitely be ok without all of this "stuff". I would miss my MOG friends but I think you understand what I mean. In addition, when I read that article that I posted about Youtube vs. Vimeo and they state that since Google owns Youtube they could force the use of Youtube in a sense by not showing search hits of non-Youtube videos such as the Vimeo videos. I feel like they got us, that they have too much control. PS- As of late, not only is Google removing "conservative" content, they seem to be not removing the perverse content in a timely manner. Heaven help us.
Don't lose hope carpediemptf. We are all in a spiritual battle of a lifetime right now. May I suggest you spend some time with Jesus before the Blessed Sacrament. He would love you to come and talk to Him about your struggles. I will be praying for you.
Mr. Putin lately seems to be proudly boasting of providing those means for the possible "annihilation of nations" end to the Fatima warning...."if not done" then thus and so will come to pass. The man seems to never have gotten over what Gorbachev did to his dream of continuing the Russian empire. Very scary as he is determined to be recognized. And such controllers are now enshrining themselves into types of emperors for life....just as China's Xi Jinping recently did. Anyone who objects to this is quickly neutralized! THE UNSTOPPABLE BOMB Putin boasts Russia has developed an intercontinental nuclear missile that can’t be stopped or shot down by any country’s defense system Vladimir Putin said the rocket travels 20 times the speed of sound and has unlimited range VLADIMIR Putin says Russia is developing an "unstoppable" nuclear cruise missile which cannot be intercepted by any anti-missile system on earth. The newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket with "unlimited range" was one of several unveiled by the Russian leader in his state of the nation address in Moscow. 9 Footage showed during Putin's speech appeared to show one of the new missiles heading towards the US They include a nuclear-powered cruise missile, a nuclear-powered underwater drone and new hypersonic missile which apparently have no equivalent. Footage shown during his speech apparently showed the new "unstoppable" missile heading toward the United States as he promises to "neutralise" America's missile defence. "Russia remained a nuclear power but no one wanted to listen to us," Putin, 65, told lawmakers. "Listen to us now." He said the hypersonic intercontinental rocket, known as the Avangard, is capable of travelling 20 times the speed of sound and strike "like a meteorite, like a fireball". Here are Putin's most explosive claims from today's speech Vladimir Putin has raised fears of a nuclear arms race in the 21st century He unveiled new, hypersonic nuclear weapons which have no equal The most frightening weapon he alluded to was a nuclear-powered cruise missile Putin said it can travel 20 times the speed of sound and strike "like a meteorite" He said the Avangard also has "unlimited range" and "cannot be intercepted" Putin also announced a nuclear-powered underwater drone and cruise missile The Russian leader emphasised the weapons have no equivalent in the West Putin vowed to wage nuclear war on the United States if Trump attacked first "We aren't threatening anyone... we aren't going to take anything from anyone," he said "It's like a fireball guided to its target," said Putin, who also announced Russia was working on laser weapons systems. The Russian leader, who has been in power since May 2012, said the missile's appearance is being kept under wraps. Putin also announced a web contest to name a new, high-speed underwater dronewhich carries nuclear warheads and can destroy aircraft carriers and coastal facilities. The Russian military has dubbed the shadowy vessels autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), allegedly capable of deploying missiles with a power of 100-megatons. Putin said the new weapons make NATO's US-led missile defence "useless", effectively ending Western efforts to "contain" Russia. He said: "I want to tell all those who have fuelled the arms race over the last 15 years, sought to win unilateral advantages over Russia, introduced unlawful sanctions. "All you wanted to impede with your policies have already happened... You have failed to contain Russia." MORE: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5700668/vladimir-putin-russia-nuclear-weapons-icbm-missile/
...perhaps it is worth remembering the FACT; that America is the most heavily armed nation in the history of humanity, and was holder of the most sophisticated weaponry on the planet (till this development). ...in addition, the only nation ever to drop a nuke on another country was - guess who?! - yep! ...and they did it twice!!
Well, Mr. Obama took great care to remedy that for you. You may thank him.....the troops don't though. And I would never compare that regime of totalitarianism to our current situation. I personally don't look forward to living under such a macho type thug as that unconverted COL of the KGB with his own personal history of brutality and continuing onward. But then that's just me....and of course those who do have such a history and give thanks to God for getting out. I'm sure his formerly conquered neighbors, now under his radar again, are thrilled to hear this news which can only terrorize them re: no current defense systems to match. Everyone else appears to have already canonized him without much personal knowledge or experience of such other than finding excuses for his continuing duality. At some time Russia will be an example to the world for true conversion....this news ain't telling anyone that that time is now!
Great post ANYW Let me ask this of anyone interested in this thread: WHO WOULD YOU HAVE AS YOUR LEADER GIVEN THE CHOICE? Putin? Or any of the past 5 American presidents? It's a no-brainer if you ask me!
Right. For me what he says is logical. I have always understood it that way that it is all about a strategic balance which is necessary to avoid the use of nuclear weapons.
yeah... the cheek of him for leading his country and degending his people. I mean he really should just roll over like quaddafi and, to quote Hilary Clinton - allow the americans to "go in there and take the bum out". lol some craic you crowd!!
Let me ask this of you Earth to Angels: WHO WOULD YOU HAVE AS YOUR LEADER GIVEN THE CHOICE? Putin? Or any of the past 5 American presidents?
