Dumb ourselves down – Age of Dis-Enlightenment

 Did we intentionally Dumb ourselves down and start this Age of Dis-Enlightenment?

 

Age of Dis-Enlightenment that we are living in...

3 – 21 – 2006

Was this the beginning of the Age of Dis-Enlightenment?

Did we, as a society, start to Dumb ourselves down massively about this time?

AOL thought they owned the Internet. Then Twitter and Facebook broke the internet. Addicted us on the Smart Phone mini screens. The iPhone came out in 2007.  The Android version of the smart phone came out in 2008.

MySpace and Linked-in were fresh and happening.  MySpace died shortly after that.  AOL and the computer saying… “You’ve got mail” had its day.  You were happy that you had an incoming message back then.  Did you have an AOL or Earthlink email?  Gmail did not come about yet.  But the term of “Just Google it.” caught on fast.  Back then the slogan for Google was “Don’t Be Evil” and how odd that they can not live up to that now.

We stopped remembering phone numbers. We stopped learning to navigate and remembering routes. We let wimpy "Karen" types tell us who to follow and who to un-follow and then to Cancel them. The rise of Socialists in politics. Taking a Knee. Acting offended over trivialities.

Yeah. That sucks.  Welcome to 2026.  20 years of modern internet and how many can not live without logging on.  How many have stopped going to the store and just forage endlessly via Amazon.   How dumb is that.  All those little shops have a hard time staying open if no one shops in person.

#DisEnlightenment

Some think it has something to do with Schoolbooks that were from Maxwell and published in the Obama years that subtly sold socialist ideals into the kids minds at an early age.  Worked.  The all showed up to march with Antifa.  Or to  go full Marxist in BLM marches. But that is too big a red pill for this small article. 

 See the links below re Smartphones that dumbed us down.  Information at your fingertips.  And the Social Media history.  I recall MySpace.  Newest for me to use is NextDoor.  Far better than PATCH.  But other news sources like Argonaut newspaper and other weeklies are watered down to almost useless.   Does it have to be Electronic  to be readable?  How dumb is that?

 My Quest (above) to under stand the beginning of the downfall of common sense and thoughtful discourse is keyed into this post...

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10216610727134070&set=a.1426571237735

 But it is definitely more complicated.  But ... It is a thing.  We have let dis-enlightened forks take the lead.  We need Smarts and Debate.  Fair and open debate.  The better ideas will raise to the top.

 But if they loud obnoxious punk socialists can shout you down to shut you up...  What do we get then?

Ask the ghost of Charlie Kirk how honest dialogue is being given a fair part of the microphone time.

My 2 cents is to NOT let the socialist types win.  Start by keeping your Whits.  And your Cash currency. AND PLEASE, DO NOT VOTE FOR THE SOCIALISTS LIKE KAREN BASS IN LOS ANGELES or San Francisco congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti.

 

Voting for your own destruction is like...
Tossing yourself to the sharks or wolves.
They will eventually eat you.

Can We, Can we back away from the cliff and stop being so stupid?  Can we save ourselves from the enemy within the walls that wants our destruction?   Will we allow the self destructive descent into an Age of Dis-Enlightenment to continue?  Hopefully we can change our path.

 

 Smartphones over the years.

https://www.textline.com/blog/smartphone-history

 

 Social-media over the years 

https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-social-media/

Sunshine or Shutdown? California’s AB 2624 Is a Direct Assault on Your Right to Know

Lets review,

If government can hide its operations behind fines and jail time, how long before the rest of our freedoms slip away? That’s the serious question raised by AB 2624, a bill moving quickly through the California Legislature in Sacramento as of April 2026.

Authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, the measure expands California’s “Safe at Home” confidentiality program to cover employees and volunteers at taxpayer-funded immigration support organizations. On the surface, it aims to protect people from harassment. In practice, it would let these groups demand the removal of publicly posted photos, videos, or personal information if they claim it causes “harassment.” Penalties include steep civil fines—starting in the thousands of dollars—misdemeanor charges, up to a year in jail, and forced takedowns, often without a full court process first.

 

Critics, including Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, have dubbed it the “Stop Nick Shirley Act.” Independent journalist Nick Shirley has used public filming to expose alleged fraud in government-funded programs involving tens or hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars. The bill, they argue, could chill exactly that kind of oversight.

 

This isn’t just bad policy—it runs headlong into the U.S. Constitution. The First Amendment protects the right to film in public spaces, investigate how our tax dollars are spent, and hold government accountable. The Supreme Court has made clear that such speech lies at the core of what the Founders intended to safeguard. AB 2624 creates a content-based restriction and prior restraint, letting private parties trigger penalties and removals without proving the speech is unprotected. When state law collides with federal constitutional rights, the Constitution wins.

 

A person is entitled to knock on the door of any home and politely ask, “Would you be interested in talking about my religion?” In the same way, a reporter—or any citizen—has every right to walk up to the front door of a commercial business and ask questions, especially when that business receives government funding or contracts at any level.  Public accountability demands public access.

 

George Washington understood this deeply. In his 1796 Farewell Address, he declared:

 “In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.”

He also reminded us,
 “I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.”

And he affirmed that...
 “truth will ultimately prevail where there are pains taken to bring it to light.”

 

Washington wasn’t calling for polite press releases. He was demanding real transparency so citizens could guide their own government. Hiding behind “harassment” claims to shield potential waste and fraud betrays that vision.

 

It’s time to jump on the bandwagon for good. The truth and sunshine on what is fair and just must remain part of the public discourse.  Outing crime, waste, and false narratives has to be openly debated—just as the Framers of our Constitution envisioned when they made freedom of speech and press the first and strongest check on power.

Transparency isn’t harassment; it’s the foundation of a free republic.  Defeat AB 2624.  Tell your Legislature! 

Whoever represents you in Sacramento tell them to Vote No.
https://www.270towin.com/elected-officials/california

Your calls and Emails will matter to them. ( we hope )
 

Demand sunlight on every tax dollar. Share the facts, support real oversight, and remember: an informed public is the ultimate guardian of your and my liberty.

 

What are your thoughts?  Drop them in the comments below and share this post if you believe We The People have a right to see, and talk about, what’s happening with their own money.

 

Stay vigilant,

#BandwagonForGood

We have to exit this current Age of DisEnlightemnmet with freedom intact.
#DisEnlightemnmet