boston t party

BOSTON T PARTY


Today we are going to talk about most of the books by Boston T Party. I own most of them now so I might as well share my thoughts on them. But first, as usual, a long and unnecessary detour to whatever thought is preoccupying my mind at the moment. I started reading a book from the library, “The Great Depression, A Diary” by Benjamin Roth. I don’t know what captured my interest about it, it certainly wasn’t because I yearned to read another account of how dirty faced urchins in short pants looked on in pain as their sow of a mother popped out the thirteenth child in a dust storm, they moved to California and lived happily ever after once everyone went to work for the government and FDR saved the day by stealing all the gold and became dictator for life. Saving capitalism from itself my pasty dimpled ass. The Great Depression was nothing less than an orchestrated event to place the central bank in charge of everything with its accompanying profit. You can argue with me until the cows come home but I won’t be listening since I’ll have my hands covering my ears and screaming a variant of “Lalalala” or “I’mNotListeningI’mNotListening”. As I started to read the above mentioned book I became most impressed. This is an account of the Depression as seen from a middle class professional ( back when lawyers could breed such evil monsters as Supreme Court toadies for Dictator Rooooservelt or military dictators such as Lincoln- God bless the unfairly railroaded patsy Booth for his courage- they more often than not were mainly paper pushers and rubber stampers for businessmen rather than today’s parasitic scum sucking asswhores that cost society trillions a year in unnecessary costs such as when you buy a ladder and are forced to pay for dozens of former lawsuits built into the price may all their black souls be tortured in the lowest bowels of hell for all eternity almost as much as my ex-wife ).

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Almost all the tales of the Great Depression have been in the vein of The Grapes Of Wraith. See aforementioned mother sow example. All fine and dandy. But by taking this new approach and looking back at a diary that recorded daily the unfolding slow motion economic train wreck we can see how eerily alike it was to our own times. The bank runs, the mergers of banks to cover the fact of insolvency ( by and large the failed banks were those outside the control of the central bank- they were allowed to fail so as to eradicate independents ), the lack of business due to layoffs and lack of disposable income. The rising unemployment, the huge surge in demand from charities that had to go fund raising from the almost destitute to help the utterly destitute. Doctors and dentists unable to pay for high overhead due to decreased demand ( only the bare essentials were needed ). Pennies on the dollar real estate. The landlords demolishing their buildings to avoid bankruptcy because of the inability to pay property taxes.

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Now, while similar, there are a lot of things different this time. Don’t think we will bounce back like last time. First, we have no oil and ore to fight a global war, which was the only reason the Depression ended ( the stock market recovering and restored employment are two different things- the recovery prior to the war was only technical, not actual ). Second, we have little manufacturing left with the only jobs prior to the meltdown this time being government stimulus, which includes most of the service sector and all the financial sector. We have no physical assets left to recover with. No, the similarities serve to highlight how just as back then, we are in severe denial as similar events unfold and refuse to believe a recovery isn’t just around the corner. Bunch of damn fools that we are.

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Boston T Party, AKA Kenneth W Royce, has written quite a few books. I have most of them and I’ll review them now. The three that are absolute masterpieces are “Boston’s Gun Bible”, “Molon Labe” and “Boston On Surviving Y2K”. The Gun Bible is pretty much the definitive guide to guns, to my mind unequaled elsewhere. If you want help deciding on the guns you need, this will be a great help. It didn’t change my mind at all, having already acquired my arsenal, and I still thought it was a great book and money well spent. In essence, but barely skimming the surface, he takes his first gun book, “Boston On Guns And Courage” and adds to that plus conducts simulated combat with all the assault rifles and battle rifles out there to determine all the factors in their functioning. The fastest, the most reliable, the best ergo dynamics, the most accurate, etc. I’m not a semi freak, and still I was quite impressed by the amount of detail. He has a few brain farts, such as declaring the Mossin Nagant a sturdy bargain without mentioning the lack of a gas safety, but considering the mountain of facts, and I mean the Mt. Everest mountain of facts, he is entitled to a few things overlooked. I can think of no reason NOT to own this book.

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His survivalist book reaches far beyond Y2K. Yes, it is strictly Yuppie Survival. But just as his gun book is so vast that non-semi users can find use of it, so to is his survival book so detailed that even a Redneck Survivalist can enjoy and profit from it. His energy generation chapter alone can save you hundreds to thousands of dollars. Okay, not everyone thinks a generator at the end of oil is a good idea. But you can still learn something from his comparisons. If nothing else, just having a generator pre-collapse for the off grid homestead means you can use this chapter. Which pays for the book many times over. He covers relocation and a whole lot more. I think everyone can use something in this book. His fiction, militia porn book, Molon Labe, is one of the better militia fantasies out there. I’ve read it twice and plan on reading it again not too long from now. Other than the price tag, there is nothing to dislike about this one.

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All of his other books are far more specialized and are not for everyone. That is not to say they aren’t good. Just that you might be better served by spending your limited money on other items. “One Nation Under Surveillance” is outstanding on how to minimize privacy intrusions. It is also very expensive. It is a great book, but only buy if you are serious about protecting your privacy. Which is very time consuming, looking at this book. You must be serious and dedicated or the advice in the book won’t help you much. My own outlook is that we can hide in the vast sea of data, but if the feds want you they have unlimited resources to look at your life. Once noticed, you can’t escape. This book helps you avoid notice, but to my view it would be a hell of a lot of effort to take his advice.

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“You & The Police” is a great guide on general advice when dealing with law enforcement. The only problem is that any updated editions are still obsolete by changes in the law. But the information is still good, much better than going in blind and making all the mistakes that give The Man ammunition to screw you. “Hologram Of Liberty” isn’t practical advice as much as it is a history of how the Constitution evolved into today’s TP. In a word, it was intentionally designed with weasel words to allow strong centralized growth. A great history book, but not necessary to own if you can’t afford it. Once the feds implode it will all be moot. “Good-Bye April 15th” is hideously expensive on the used book market and I don’t own a copy. “Bulletproof Privacy” was replaced by “One Nation”. Boston has retired now, but his works cover pretty much all we patriots/gun owners/survivalists need to know. His body of work is impressive.

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