Well written and cuts right to the chase... A country/citizens without a principled foundation will unfortunately lean on self and govt... Not sure the current % of church attending but figure it’s less the 40% .. Not that church alone is the answer but it’s a great place to start. The war on church, family and the founding fathers... etc. Post modernists (communists) want total control.. The how to is spelled out in Moa’s Little Red Book... divide and conquer...
It is truly a shame that people can't see what is happening all around us. We are so used to political conflict, we can't see that it has transitioned into a pitched battle between good and evil. I have been struggling with this concept for a while, but it seems clear when political motives are defined in terms of what can and cannot be done to our children without parental approval - or even involvement - we have left the world of politics and entered one far more sinister. There are calls for sacrifices all around us - perhaps not in the sense of an Aztec priest cutting out the hearts of captured warriors, but certainly in the destruction of the souls of friends, neighbors, and family.
For the first time in my life, I am truly afraid of where this ends. The idea that people just want to be left alone to live their lives as they see fit seems so antiquated in these absurd times.
There is no cavalry coming over the hill and if the cavalry is not coming over the rise to rescue us, perhaps it is because it is already here.
It is possible the sound we hear in our minds in our quietest of moments is history issuing its whispering call to us, the ordinary people.
Our history is replete with stories of extraordinary deeds executed by ordinary people, confirming for all eternity that history is not witnessed, history is made.
The question is, as it always seems to be, how to get people to stop looking for heroes and to recognize the immense power we already hold to change the culture. All it takes are simple acts - going back to church, talking to neighbors, speaking out at school board meetings, forming discussion groups, mostly calling a spade a spade. These are things we can do today. We don't need any politician to do it for us - but they will take note when we do.
I thin the answer, and it's not a perfect one, is tolerance rather than unity. Unity always has a spectre of coercion hanging over it while tolerance can be natural and inborn. We are tolerance for our own sakes, to avoid the stress and cost of overt intolerance. But unity is something that must be reached out for to serve the common good, like all the altruistic hoaxes that are imposed on people by the statists. I'll always aim for tolerance; unity is too scary.
All of the world's nations seem to be splintering into tribes. The USA is pushing NATO to overthrow Putin. American-supported Kurds are invading Turkey. Turkey is a NATO member. What happens when one NATO member invades another one?
Another old friend of mine just lectured me about how America was founded on racism long before 1776 and proceeded to say our Founding Fathers were following the dictates of a 14th Century Pope in committing "genocide" against that native Americans.
Excellent piece, Michael.
Well written and cuts right to the chase... A country/citizens without a principled foundation will unfortunately lean on self and govt... Not sure the current % of church attending but figure it’s less the 40% .. Not that church alone is the answer but it’s a great place to start. The war on church, family and the founding fathers... etc. Post modernists (communists) want total control.. The how to is spelled out in Moa’s Little Red Book... divide and conquer...
It is truly a shame that people can't see what is happening all around us. We are so used to political conflict, we can't see that it has transitioned into a pitched battle between good and evil. I have been struggling with this concept for a while, but it seems clear when political motives are defined in terms of what can and cannot be done to our children without parental approval - or even involvement - we have left the world of politics and entered one far more sinister. There are calls for sacrifices all around us - perhaps not in the sense of an Aztec priest cutting out the hearts of captured warriors, but certainly in the destruction of the souls of friends, neighbors, and family.
For the first time in my life, I am truly afraid of where this ends. The idea that people just want to be left alone to live their lives as they see fit seems so antiquated in these absurd times.
There is no cavalry coming over the hill and if the cavalry is not coming over the rise to rescue us, perhaps it is because it is already here.
It is possible the sound we hear in our minds in our quietest of moments is history issuing its whispering call to us, the ordinary people.
Our history is replete with stories of extraordinary deeds executed by ordinary people, confirming for all eternity that history is not witnessed, history is made.
The question is, as it always seems to be, how to get people to stop looking for heroes and to recognize the immense power we already hold to change the culture. All it takes are simple acts - going back to church, talking to neighbors, speaking out at school board meetings, forming discussion groups, mostly calling a spade a spade. These are things we can do today. We don't need any politician to do it for us - but they will take note when we do.
I thin the answer, and it's not a perfect one, is tolerance rather than unity. Unity always has a spectre of coercion hanging over it while tolerance can be natural and inborn. We are tolerance for our own sakes, to avoid the stress and cost of overt intolerance. But unity is something that must be reached out for to serve the common good, like all the altruistic hoaxes that are imposed on people by the statists. I'll always aim for tolerance; unity is too scary.
Ronald Reagan said it best (of course):
Reagan’s 1987 UN speech on ‘alien threat’ resonates now
https://www.cultureready.org/blog/reagans-1987-un...
All of the world's nations seem to be splintering into tribes. The USA is pushing NATO to overthrow Putin. American-supported Kurds are invading Turkey. Turkey is a NATO member. What happens when one NATO member invades another one?
Another old friend of mine just lectured me about how America was founded on racism long before 1776 and proceeded to say our Founding Fathers were following the dictates of a 14th Century Pope in committing "genocide" against that native Americans.
I'm sick of all the controversy.