Volume Ten, Chapter One: The High Value Man

Kevin Samuels is one of the most prominent, and polarizing, personalities on YouTube. Why?

Only in 2021 could a YouTube image consultant make millions of dollars, fans, and enemies by simply giving fatherly dating and mating advice. Yet Kevin Samuels, an Oklahoma-born former male cheerleader turned dating guru based out of Atlanta, has done just that.

The irony to me is that the reaction to Kevin Samuels is far more revealing than anything Samuels has ever said, or will say, on his widely-viewed live streams. It kind of reminds me of a certain political figure.

His admirers are usually upscale men… and women… seeking to succeed in a dating market far removed from that of their parents. Women now outnumber and often out profit men. Successful men are now more coveted; successful women come a dime a dozen.

Rather than rely on the woman-worship of the 20th century, Samuels give advice based on 21st century reality to upwardly mobile men and women. “Upwardly mobile” is a key factor in understanding who he’s addressing. His advice will NOT yield results for someone feigning success, or those with an overinflated sense of self.

In fact, Samuels became notorious in 2020 for telling a 35-year-old single mother CEO that she was “average at best”. The audacity of sharing such brutal honesty was both shocking and refreshing.

His loudest critics are often females who had a good chance to get a “high value” man in the past, but have found out too late. Underachieving and insecure males take issue with Kevin Samuels’ refusal to partake in “simping”, pandering to females, as they often do.

Others attack Samuels for his effeminate demeanor, his two failed marriages, his humble beginnings, and soliciting clients outside ritzy boutiques for consultation appointments. Yet those attacks show the very reason why Kevin Samuels is now a controversial, yet powerful brand.

Despite his flaws, bad decisions, and most certainly because he was willing to do what he had to do, Kevin Samuels is a success. Even more, attacks against him are of a personal nature. His comments on overeducated women and pandering/underachieving men have yet to be refuted.

Regardless of the common victim mentality in America, there will ALWAYS be a spot in society for winners and achievers… even if only for a moment. Will Kevin Samuels be the polarizing, powerful figure his now in five years? Probably not. But he’s earned his time to shine, even if it is by saying things men have said previously.

Up next… Another major reason why the Kevin Samuels frenzy is on, captured in a single book.

Volume Nine, Chapter One: Kobe

Greatness Inspires, Intelligence Aspires, and a Loser Only Conspires. Kobe Bryant was NBA GREATNESS.

Why is Kobe Bryant, the NBA legend, being posthumously called a rapist?

Because stereotypes are a great comfort to the jealous, the ignorant, and underachievers.

In 2003, Bryant was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel clerk in Denver. His accuser dropped the criminal charges against him after he agreed to pay her.

Sound familiar?

In 2020, if you’re a male, your interactions with females and personal political views are, in many people’s eyes, THE defining traits of your character.

But if you are Black, Latino, or Hispanic, then it’s ALL about where your genitalia has or hasn’t been. You’re either some ethnic buck or a charicture of a stereotypical female.

While people may not admit to seeking out such stereotypes in others, the evidence is clear that they find them comforting and simplifying.

It’s nothing to see a stoned-out rapper routinely talking about ho’s and money,or a Latino guy praising their culture. And you-know-who’s name is ALWAYS in their mouths.

It’s not odd to see a flamboyant gay man dressing, getting somebody told or, again, talking about you-know-who… just like the only adults that raised them- women- do.

Or what about the guy who is constantly pandering to women, either for an audience, another conquest, or a place to stay? That’s not abnormal either.

The reason why such people are constantly touted in the media and entertainment is because they’re convenient and comforting.

The first example is what people expect. The second is the most entertaining. And the third is ultimately more beholden and submissive to others than the first two.

Because they’re so easy to identify, all three pose a much smaller threat to jealous, ignorant, and underachieving people. They don’t make anybody but themselves look bad.

But now a low-key, accomplished athlete who made mistakes and made amends for them to the only person he owed such… his wife?

A guy who is recognized more for his professional achievements than his personal escapades or opinions?

And a guy whose career inspired an entire generation of young people to aspire to greatness, as opposed to merely conspire to topple those who achieved what they won’t?

No, can’t have that. That’d be too much like right.

There used to be a time when people could look to one another for inspiration. We would accentuate a person’s positives, and try not to mimic the negatives.

But in a world where doing wrong gets you more help from others than doing right, in a world where underachievers can ride the backs of achievers with full approval, not so.

In a participation badge world, is greatness a lost art, if not a crime?

Only to life’s losers, who always demand the best from others, but only bring the worst out of those they taint.

Next time… Revisiting the hobosexual lifestyle, three years later. With a “B” folks, not an “M”.

November 9, 2016 Conclusion

Much like Bret Hart’s drama in Montreal 19 years prior, while the outcome may have been shocking, and perhaps heartbreaking, it was also inevitable.

Even worse, just like with Bret in Montreal, the alleged victims also helped bring it on themselves.

A rematch with Shawn Michaels, even if he won it, would not change the fact that Bret Hart politicized himself into a situation that ended his WWF tenure.

And a second election, even if won, will not change the fact that at 2:45 AM, on November 9, 2016, Donald John Trump officially became the 44th President-Elect.

(Note: Gerald Rudolph Ford became Vice-President via the 25th Amendment, President via a resignation, and lost his only campaign for President.)

Chapter Nine will pertain to some of the things I feel are what’s wrong with America, and some important dates along the way.

With the job situation a lot more stable than it was, it should be easier to blog. Thank you for reading… and your patience.

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Volume Seven, Chapter Eleven: November 9, 2016

Betting on wrestling matches sounds absurd, but it can actually pay off. I bet money on Brock Lesnar beating the Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX. 

Undertaker winning at WrestleMania was an annual tradition, but he had never beaten Lesnar decisively at any show. I just had a feeling.

When Lesnar beat him, the audience reaction was one of genuine shock. The unthinkable had happened. “The Streak” had been broken. History had been made.

The streak break garnered national headlines in mainstream newspapers. Nobody ever thought they’d see the day the Undertaker would lose at HIS event.

That shock was something to see, one I’d never thought I’d see again… or at least for a while. And then came the 2016 Presidential election…

Mama had a heart attack in October. While sitting at the hospital, she had a nurse named Hillary. (I’m serious.) Later on, another nurse, a guy, came in to read the machines.

The TV was on the election, of course. I told the guy, “Let’s just get Hillary in there and get it over with.”

The guy said,”Well, yeah, Donald Trump is crude and all, but Hillary and people like her will put a knife in your back. Women don’t even trust her.”

Mama recovered and went home two weeks before this circus would be over. The evil of the orangeman began to… Trump President Hillary for airtime.

Just for kicks, I placed a bet on the ultimate underdog at a local pool hall. If I lost, I’d be out of $20. But in the extremely unlikely event Trump won, I’d get $500. What the hell.

I was so annoyed by the main two candidates, I voted for Gary Johnston. But I had no doubts that Hillary would win.

I just wanted to get past all the “First Woman President” sh!t. And I was sick of hearing about how evil this boogeyman CNN had created for her to slay was.

On election night, I avoided watching the TV for a while. I was at the gym at 9pm when I briefly looked up. On all the channels, the anchors were flipping out.

Hillary was winning the popular vote, but she wasn’t clearing the 50% mark. Donald Trump was actually winning states via the electoral college. LOTS of them.

Thankfully, everybody was too busy to stop in the break room to watch TV at work, so I had no idea what was going on.

But right around midnight, I saw a female co-worker crying, being consoled by another female. And then a strange number showed up on my phone. It was the pool hall.

Pool halls only call you when your picks win or you owe them money. And I didn’t owe them any money…

In the conclusion… my favorite part of the 2016 Elections: the meltdowns.

 

November 9, 1997 Conclusion

“It ain’t personal. It’s BUSINESS.”

In Fall 1996, the first major wrestling story on the Internet was Bret Hart signing a 20-year deal to stay in the WWF. In 1997, the biggest story was his WWF departure.

Much like NFL player Colin Kaepernick would do in 2016, Bret Hart would turn his professional struggles into a personal crusade to rally support for himself.

And much like the NFL’s stance against Kaepernick, Vince McMahon decided that ridding himself of his top star was worth the short-term loss and ire.

“Life’s not fair”: In an ideal world, Bret would have ended his WWF tenure with a successful title defense, followed by a farewell speech as he handed over the belt.

That’s exactly how Bret planned it. But Vince McMahon, Bret’s employer, decided to get HIS belt off Bret HIS way.

And on November 9, 1997, when Shawn got Bret in his own trademark Sharpshooter leglock, Vince told the timekeeper and match referee to officially end the match…

…and for all intent and purposes, Bret Hart’s career.

“Give it (at least) a week. THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY!”: The reason why Vince McMahon ultimately won out of the Montreal Screw Job is simple.

Albeit reluctantly, he owned up to what he did, and was willing to roll with whatever punches came with it.

And he did so literally, as the real black eye he wore on the infamous November 17 Raw interview (a parting gift from Bret) showed.

Shawn Michaels retired after losing the belt to Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIV. Injuries and guilt over Montreal broke him.

But before he returned to action in 2002, he came clean about colluding with Vince. And fans pretty much forgave him.

He retired permanently in 2010, recognized as the greatest in-ring performer in wrestling history.

Bret Hart, as the Hit Man, the second-generation ring general who overcame a lack of charisma a size to succeed, was destined to be a WWF Champion. And he is the epitome of a World Champion.

But when Bret strayed from the character he made famous, and embraced the role of victim (which he certainly was), it hurt him.

Only after he shed the status of the guy Vince screwed over (and the impetus of wrestling’s greatest villain, “Mr. McMahon”) were his achievements in wrestling finally recognized.

The insanely popular McMahon vs. Austin story line, Bret’s personal and professional hardships, and even the demise of WCW, can all be traced back to a single match.

The Montreal Screw Job is a reminder that even the most mundane of events can change everything and teach a lot.

The five bold statements are the basic rules I’ve made for this blog and anything that happens around me, except in emergencies. And contrary to popular belief, evrything is not a damned emergency.

November 9, 1997 was a night those wrestling fans who saw it will never forget. 19 years later, another far more significant event occurred.

Apparently, at the stroke of midnight, the world came to an end…

This blog was originally supposed to be all about the parallels between life and professional wrestling. It was also going to be about the current WWE product, and some of my favorite matches.

For the most part, rklopolis has been just that. But pretty much everything in not only professional wrestling, but even in my life will always at some point come back to one date…

November 9, 1997.

That was the night my all-time favorite wrestler, Bret “The Hit Man” Hart, lost the WWF Championship to “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels.

What should have been just another pay-per-view main event and title change would inadvertently alter the entire wrestling industry.

And on a personal level, it instilled in me five hard truths about wrestling, business, and even life, that I’ve remembered 22 years later.

“Of whom much is given…”:In September 1996, while Bret Hart was on hiatus from the WWF, WCW offered Bret FOUR TIMES what he made at his 1994 WWF peak. But he was bound to lose his marquee status in the rival company.

Bret decided to stay with the WWF, but used the WCW offer as leverage for a raise. In October 1996, WWF owner Vince McMahon doubled his peak pay for three years…part of an unprecedented 20-year deal.

But for they of whom much is given, much is expected. Nobody just gives you a raise. An employer is bound, if not obligated, to justify the increased investment.

If a person fails to meet expectations, an employer can either ask to restructure a contract, or break the contract outright. Vince expected Bret’s return and to bring the WWF ratings, fans, and money on par with WCW.

None of that happened. As a result, Vince wanted to restructure Bret’s contract for less money. Bret refused a pay cut.

“Everything is not about YOU!“: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, even while he was unable to wrestle due to severe neck injuries, was far more popular than either Shawn Michaels or Bret Hart. He would obviously win the belt… but from who?

After Austin and Bret’s classic match at WrestleMania 13, Bret seemed like the perfect opponent for the ascendant Austin. But Bret simply wasn’t hot enough of a villain by Fall 1997. Shawn, however, was.

And what could generate more outrage and desire to see a bad guy beat more than defeating a Canadian legend in his native country?

To Bret, it was about not losing face in a scripted wrestling match to a real-life opponent in his homeland. To Vince McMahon, it was something else entirely. It was about generating the biggest possible scenario for a new flag bearer… since the last two faltered.

In the conclusion: It ain’t personal… Give it a week… and the most important lesson of all I got out of wrestling’s most infamous incident…

Volume Seven, Chapter Nine: June 26, 2015

June 26 2015 was an historic day. On that day, the twenty-year debate on same-sex marriages was decided once and for all, with the Supreme Court ruling for “marriage equality”.

It was also the 40th Annual International Douglas Day. I never planned on seeing it. I even tried to commit suicide in 2005. But I was, and still am, glad and thankful I didn’t do it.

But in retrospect, June 26 2015 was also the day that the 2016 Presidential Election was decided. Or at least, one major factor of it was, anyhow.

The day started with the marriage ruling. It continued with President Barack Hussein Obama making a statement on that, and the previous day’s favorable Court ruling on ObamaCare.

And then the President was singing “Amazing Grace” at a Black church, where a White nationalist shot and killed 9 people.

Gay people could now get married. Obama’s signature policy was ruled constitutional… as a tax. And the White trash church shooter was in jail.

So now what?

There are people who LOVE to have some sh!t going. They love instigating it. They love participating in it. And they especially love bringing others in it.

By June 26 2015, people were tired of drama. They were tired of constant foreign adventures. They were tired of superficial conversations with emotionally challenged groups of people.

Above all else, they were tired of being out of work. They wanted to be productive, and provide for themselves and their families.

Since 2001, the United States had been in a seemingly endless cycle of war, economic decline, and tribalistic showboats repackaged as “movements”.

But on that Friday, there was the slightest moment of quiet that gave people something no politician, activist, or any other religious leader wants the masses to have: time to think.

Now, to the media and all the other folks whose religion is politics, that 2016 Presidential Election was all about one man. They made it so.

But for others, it was simply about letting activists, career politicians, and their fellow clergy know that their days of deciding for others are not guaranteed.

And all it took was a few moments, or just one, of their worst enemy: peace and quiet.

I’ll get to that one man shortly, but first, I’ve got to sidetrack to Canada…

Volume Seven, Chapter Eight: #missmewiththatbullsh!t

#teaparty. #occupy. #blacklivesmatter. #bluelivesmatter. #gamergate. #comicsgate.#pizzagate. #metoo. #timesup. #mgtow. #redpill. #ados.

These are just some of the hashtag movements that have popped up in the last several years on social media. With this many “cool tables” in the cafeteria, either it’s full of cool kids… or has no cool kids in it at all.

Every one of these movements started out the same way: a handful of people cliques up to call themselves doing something revolutionary… just like dozens of cliques already had. But NO, their idea was sharper than all the rest, so they grow into a “trend”.

They attract all kinds of people. And that’s where the problem is. Sure, you’ll get some prominent entertainer seeking to retain their popularity. But more times than not, you wind up being linked to total losers and leeches.

Ron Paul’s #revolution tanked when the basement-dwelling potheads and conspiracy theorists began carpet-bombing comment sections with all the diabolical reasons Paul’s 2012 campaign, and his supporters’ pathetic lives, constantly hit a wall.

#metoo started out as a movement against exploiting women of color in the inner cities. But when that premise didn’t catch on, it became a platform for White side piece actresses to get revenge on their often married ex- sugar daddies.

#blacklivesmatter was exposed as White-owned and operated dummy foundations, and so many of those screaming “RACISM!” often had non-Black paramours. It’s now just became another LGBTetc. sounding board… among many.

#comicsgate operates under the premise of saving the dying comic-book industry. Really, the genre has been dead since the books became movies, with #sjwmarvel simply squatting in an abandoned house. They’re not waging war against each other.

All these groups are doing is cutting promos for a match neither one of them can afford to win… or lose. The end of their story line is the end of them as movements. Neither side actually wants that.

In the end, these movements HAVE to fail the majority. They are only ever designed to help a handful of people– namely, the ones creating them. But hey, that guy that can’t keep a job has something to do now. So does that blue-haired fat chick. Or whoever.

I really don’t feel the need to carry some loser’s load until the next trend comes along. I don’t want to get lumped in with such fools at all. So please, #missmewiththatbullsh!t

Why? Because I already know that the knee-jerk reaction to want to trend serves as a distraction to the fact that these movements will not, because they simply can not, succeed in their purported missions.

Survivors Vs. Snitches Conclusion

Burying these two won’t hide the roles others played in their illicit activities… if they occurred.

Back in 2015, I did the two-part post Beware of Bust Downs. It focused on two types of females that are now very common in 2019: the reformed bust down and the parent-for-profit.

The reformed bust down used to go after flashy, well-off, or everybody else’s men, but now want to portray this Oprah-type fountain of wisdom or church mother.

In 2015, Kim Davis, a Kentucky court clerk, refused to sign off on same-sex marriage licenses. Her own four marriages made her a target of not only LGBTetc. activists’ ire, but even groups like the anti-homosexual Westboro Baptist Church.

The parent-for-profit willingly endangers their own children in hopes that it will benefit them financially. If their child is harmed or even killed, it’s alright provided the financial compensation is right.

Many of those young people immortalized by Black Lives Matter only mattered when a White person killed them. Otherwise, they were just left to learn right and wrong from the streets… with disastrous results to them, but a payoff to their families.

The recent documentaries about singers R. Kelly and Michael Jackson aimed to demolish the legacies of the two men they focus on. But they also had an unexpected side effect. They have exposed the alleged victims as, in fact, co-conspirators.

Just from his song lyrics, women have to know there’s a seedy side to R. Kelly. In fact, that was what drew them to him… even after his legal troubles began in 2002. Only when relations with Kelly soured was he considered a monster by them.

So now they want to take the reformed bust down route, from clout chasers and side pieces to women’s rights advocates. (This is very common among those in the #metoo movement.)

Parents-for-profit allowed their children to lay with adults, later claiming they “couldn’t believe” or “didn’t know” anything could happen.

As sick as it sounds, one could dare say those parents may have even hoped something would happen, so they could cash in on the trauma they literally set their own progeny up for.

In the end, the two serpents these people chased through Eden will be destroyed. But the effect will always be spoiled by the fact that just enough people know their roles in the evil these men may have participated in.

The money these females get from R. Kelly will more than likely end up in some hobosexual’s pocket. At this point, they have to pay men for their company. The well-off men have far more options than them.

And all the money in the world will erase a parent’s betrayal of their children. Even if the kids don’t notice it, somebody does. There’s a reason why so many kids are growing up to be nutty adults, and it starts at home.

The reaction to these two serves as a distraction to the parents’ neglect.

Next time: Why I absolutely will not co-sign on hashtag movements.

Volume Seven, Chapter Seven: Survivors vs. Snitches Part One

The R. Kelly interview with Gayle King was just another chapter in the made-for-TV circus that has become Kelly’s life…

You know, it takes a LOT to get me to the point that I feel the need to post a blog. But the fervor over singer R. Kelly finally did it.

This whole thing started with a Lifetime miniseries depicting some females formerly associated with one Robert Sylvester Kelly. It also included the parents of some girls who Kelly allegedly seduced and kidnapped.

These grown women apparently met and consorted with R. Kelly without ever noticing his MANY sexually suggestive songs. And the parents sent their daughters to live with a grown man, ignorant of his marriage to an underage Aaliyah.

I have a hard time believing people this supposedly ignorant and naive can safely cross an empty street. This is the premise they’re selling?

Then I’m supposed to believe that all their revelations about R. Kelly have come about after years of suffering in silence. Yes, they drowned their sorrows in money, fancy trips and parties, and cars until they could hide it no longer…

… and surely not as R&B music, and perhaps its most dominant artist, lost prestige and fortune.

By the way, it just so happened that a porn actress’s lawyer and some random couple found more Kelly child pornography through a random videotape rummaging. Yeah, happens all the time.

Quite frankly, R. Kelly is a very easy target. But these “revelations” show not only HIS well-known deviancy; they also show the complicity of those who claim to be his “victims”.

Excluding the tragic young girls pimped out to this guy by their own parents, the “survivors” of R. Kelly are too damned dumb to cross an empty street, or they’re trying to turn snitch to minimize their enabling and helping roles in his antics.

Either way, if he did do all this sh!t, THEY HELPED AND LET HIM DO IT. And playing the victim card doesn’t make them look any better, either. It makes them look worse.

These people are enablers posing as victims. Enablers let (and frequently help!) others get away with things so long as circumstances benefit them. Only when things go bad for them do they decide to “expose” somebody…

…and hopefully downplay their own role in the wrongdoing. They hope by doing so, their chickens won’t come home to roost on them they way they now will on their former benefactor.

The thing is, for a lot of them, the chickens are already home. And so far as the public is concerned, they may look redeemable. Others, however, know differently, and won’t fall for it.

On that note, this post’s conclusion will revisit a topic from a 2015 post, and how it plays into this 2019 hot mess…