Wars and Rumors

 

I’m not having a good run of the ideas for writing lately. The news is depressing and I can only take so much of politics. When I say politics I mean specifically Republican v Democrat Washington DC stuff that is just a circus. It’s been like this for a while but it feels extra gross after the fraudulent election. I used to take pride in my knowledge of the world’s heads of state, cabinet leaders and important politicos. I care much less than I used to because my country is overrun with despots and crooks in official roles. No, not everyone in elected office is a crook, much of the corruption is from the functionaries. But it feels increasingly like something awful is going to happen or in order for patriots to get liberty back.

I realize how dark that sounds but how much more money do we need to print or illegals do we need to let in to learn that freedom is tenuous? So what might happen that blunts the ‘reset’ that’s underway and puts this country back on sound footing? Most likely, a major crash hits the stock market and precipitates a sell off. I don’t pretend to be a brilliant economist but I know a bubble when I see one. 2008 should have showed us all that banks tend to get overleveraged on these debt instruments. Back then it was the housing market and the government backed subprime mortgages that did us in.

Really it was the lack of accountability that did us in. Those of us on the right blamed quasi federal institutions like Fannie Mae. Those on the left blamed the risky behavior of the banks. But business and government haven't been separate things in a long time. Why do we think it might be different this time? We might not call the underlying debt subprime, but with all the stimulus there is too much worthless cash in circulation thanks to stimulus.

The second possibility is a war that ties us down in Ukraine or Syria or wherever our fighting forces happen to be. Ukraine is the most likely; Russia is amassing on the border as NATO troops engage in war games in the Donbass, an area occupied by Russia. These are large numbers, one hundred thousand troops from each side. Why is Ukraine so important to Europe and the US? And if it’s worth escalating a global war over, why now and not in 2014 when Putin took Crimea? Make no mistake, this is serious business.

The larger view on all of this is that wars and rumors of wars are just par for the course, something that happens once in a while. But whether we go to war or lose our economy in a financial crash, the responsibility for the government rests with the citizens. We tend to get lazy when our basic needs are met. What are the major issues within the country right now according to the MSM (mainstream media)? Racism, White supremacy and Christian Nationalism. really? Those aren’t real issues. The talking points have been about this ‘white horde’ ever since the chaos at the capitol building during the Trump rally.  Even when an Islamic terrorist shoots up Boulder Colorado some call it White supremacy. The false nature of media today is twisted and sick, used as a guided missile to take out anything resembling our Christian heritage. It's a smoke screen for the corruption of our institutions.

Our collective moral laziness creates room for grifters to sweep in like a tornado and stir us up. The latest manifestation of evil philosophies is called Critical Race Theory and it’s rooted in Marxism. Christians that fall for this are suckers. Jesus Christ put to death, sin and shame for all time. Stop apologizing for past mistakes (even heinous stuff) and move on! More importantly, defend America as an idea where everyone can succeed and thrive. Resentment is a road without an end.

 But a decedent society with no little understanding of the gospel, history and culture is easily baited by peddlers of fraud.

I’m not rooting for a disaster to derail this globalist reset, but I don’t see a positive way around it. When you try to bankrupt your country, overrun with it illegal immigrants and fight wars every few years you’re going to regret it. Addicts eventually hit the bottom. Gamblers eventually get into debt and governments eventually fight the wrong wars. I’m praying for the right kind of reset in America. I don’t believe the racial division is nearly as bad as portrayed. I do believe these next few years can set us on a course toward a lot of racial healing, in a true biblical sense. It may get worse before it gets better though.