The latest land claim by the group backed by Occupied Forces Hawaii Army reminds me that I’ve been writing about the various doings out on the sovereignty fringe for a long time.
I did a quick search this morning, and easily found quite a few, and there are others that I’ll have to search for.
Jump into any of them and I’m sure you’ll find something of interest.
Judge rejects “nonsensical” documents filed in Maui sovereignty scam case, iLind.net, 7-12-2911
Hawaii Monitor: Frivolous Claim Over Sovereignty Snags Homeowner, Civil Beat, 4-10-2013
On scams and the sovereignty narrative, iLind.net, 10-11-2013
Hawaii Monitor: Is Part of the Sovereignty Debate Just a Matter of Faith? Civil Beat, 3-5-2014
Ian Lind: Land Dispute Goes Back to Hawaiian Kingdom Days, Civil Beat, 6-24-2015
Kingdom of Hawaii vs The Hawaiian Kingdom: Letter alleges deliberate misrepresentations by Keanu Sai, iLind.net, 8-15-2015
Be skeptical of those “Royal Patent” land claims, iLind.net, 2-10-2018
Ian Lind: The Crazy Lease Fight Over Molokai Mule Rides, Civil Beat, 4-16-2018
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“nonsensical”, “frivolous”, “scams”, “skeptical”, “crazy” are the same adjectives used by today’s legacy media to immediately marginalize the non-dominate narrative. Virus. Ukraine. Jan 6. Guns. Masks. Trump. Candidates…….
Some of us think dissing the non-dominate is unhealthy.
And sometimes “nonsensical,” “frivolous,” “scam,” etc., are accurate terms to apply.
In this case a little dissing is appropriate. Believing that you do not need to live by the values and laws of your community is deciding your own worth above others… The root of much of the evil in the world.
Crank” is a pejorative term used for a person who holds an unshakable belief that most of his or her contemporaries consider to be false. A crank belief is so wildly at variance with those commonly held as to be ludicrous. Cranks characteristically dismiss all evidence or arguments which contradict their own unconventional beliefs, making rational debate a futile task, and rendering them impervious to facts, evidence, and rational inference. …
Although a crank’s beliefs are ridiculous to experts in the field, cranks are sometimes very successful in convincing non-experts of their views. …
Virtually universal characteristics of cranks include:
1. Cranks overestimate their own knowledge and ability, and underestimate that of acknowledged experts.
2. Cranks insist that their alleged discoveries are urgently important.
3. Cranks rarely, if ever, acknowledge any error, no matter how trivial.
4. Cranks love to talk about their own beliefs, often in inappropriate social situations, but they tend to be bad listeners, being uninterested in anyone else’s experience or opinions. …
In addition, many cranks:
1. Seriously misunderstand the mainstream opinion to which they believe that they are objecting.
2. Stress that they have been working out their ideas for many decades, and claim that this fact alone entails that their belief cannot be dismissed as resting upon some simple error.
3. Compare themselves with Galileo or Copernicus, implying that the mere unpopularity of some belief is in itself evidence of plausibility.
4. Claim that their ideas are being suppressed, typically by secret intelligence organizations, mainstream science, powerful business interests, or other groups which, they allege, are terrified by the possibility of their revolutionary insights becoming widely known.
5. Appear to regard themselves as persons of unique historical importance. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crank_%28person%29
Separation of real land theft from “Cranks” and “Fraudsters” in Hawaii land title cases examples are available. Where a Kuleana property, was usurped, without purchase or transfer. With a significant missing link in the title.
Most cases have been handled by Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. funded by OHA. NHLC, uses real licensed attorneys, and vet claims. They don’t always win, and the Justice System is not always fair, especially when well funded title defense is made.
Each claim must be evaluated individually on its Merritt. The number of victory’s is limited, but some significant cases have been established.
The standard observation of those claiming “Perfect Title” is too good to be true and proven false. Sadly, the real winning examples are not well publicized, studied, nor fully understood.
Hawaiian Organizations are notoriously silent, taking no prevention of fraudulent schemes from getting started. In the Case of Gary Dubin and Governor Waihee, is the worst example of dubious lawyers and Hawaiian Governor participating with the Perfect Title Scheme.
While ranking in huge profits from those in the
Most vulnerable position of Mortgage Default.
Like Vultures selling Snake Oil to people drowning in debt.
Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one’s prior beliefs or values.
People display this bias when they select information that supports their views, ignoring contrary information, or when they interpret ambiguous evidence as supporting their existing attitudes.
The effect is strongest for desired outcomes, for emotionally charged issues, and for deeply entrenched beliefs.
Confirmation bias cannot be eliminated, but it can be managed, for example, by education and training in critical thinking skills.
Squatting on a pot farm and surrounding oneself with like-minded individuals while copiously partaking of crop samples can exacerbate confirmation bias to ludicrous effect, especially if enabled by pearl-clutching virtue signalers and dubious theories of academic quacks.