How Deceivers "Win" Debates

 A middle class family shared an anecdote on Twatter (first mistake) about how inflation is affecting them. They shared details (second mistake). The Swamp Media, Deep State bureaucrats and professional politicians have been pushing a ludicrous narrative that there is no inflation, that a $3.5 TRILLION spending spree will cost nothing, etc. Here are some average US citizens simply pointing out tangible evidence to the contrary. What Deep State apologists absolutely do not want is for other average citizens to compare notes, realize that their own experience matches the cited evidence, and begin to THINK: "the value of our earnings is being robbed from us at a rapidly increasing rate." 

So the Swamp Presstitutes swarm like roaches and dogpile on the family's milk consumption. They don't even attempt to justify the financial devastation (because they can't); but instead twist the narrative into some snarky criticism about what groceries the family buys. "You don't NEED all that milk!" Notice there's also a condemnation of the parents for having "too many" children. "It's really YOUR FAULT for not using contraception!" Heartless middle class racist religious fanatics--having children of their own and providing for them, when what we really need is more foreign-born parasites who hate our country and vote accordingly!

This is a tactic I see used all the time these days: 

1. An honest person makes a valid point. 
2. Dishonest people (and institutions--like the mainstream media) don't have a valid counter-argument, so they nitpick some detail out of everything the honest person said, and attack THAT as if that is the totality of the argument. 
3. This misdirects most observers from the issue in question onto something else they can criticize into irrelevancy. 
4. That way they can appear to have won the argument without ever having addressed the actual issue in dispute.

We've seen this with "gun control" for decades now. An American brings up the fact that the right of the people to keep and bear arms is protected by the Constitution and therefore the law of the land. Some Establishment mouthpiece ignores this fact and steers the debate into an argument over whether a citizen "needs" some particular type of firearm. "You don't NEED an AR-15!!!!" All participants and bystanders are misdirected into a pointless debate over who has the authority to determine what other individuals need, because the dishonest person/institution doesn't want others to be reminded that infringing on this right is a flagrant violation of the law.

You might have seen it on the topic of abortion. An honest person makes the point that ending a life inside the womb (the premeditated killing of an innocent person unable to defend himself) is sanctioned murder. The dishonest person reaches down left field and pulls in some diversion about abortion clinics being bombed and abortionists killed. Clinic bombings don't justify the murder of children; but the tactic may successfully ensure that point is lost in the heat of the distractive argument. They can't justify infanticide, or the double standard when it comes to protection of wildlife (it's a federal crime, for instance, to tamper with an eagle's eggs), so they have to steer the debate to something else that makes them appear to have the moral high ground.

The culture war has been lost, thanks to the cowardice of generations who let the State program their children's minds. But while the culture war was still ongoing, this tactic was used frequently in the controversy over normalizing sodomy. The gist of it was: "Bad people have said/done mean things to homosexuals; therefore you must accept sexual perversion as normal and good. If you criticize perverse behavior, then you are just another bad person saying/doing mean things." On this same topic, the tactic was applied in the Church as well:

"Whereas too many Christians speak out against sodomy;

And whereas other sins besides sodomy exist and are condemned by God;

And whereas not enough Christians speak out against those other sins;

Therefore nobody should speak out against sodomy--and if you do, you are not acting in love."

Put another way: Because the Bible speaks against other sins; that means condemnation of THIS sin in the Bible can be ignored, denied, and debunked.

The mental gymnastics and leaps of logic required by this tactic are substantial. But the enemy is an expert on diversions, clouding the issue, and burying logic under emotional reasoning.

This is how the enemy keeps Joe Public from noticing elephants in the room and asking what should be obvious questions.

Dishonest people use this false dichotomy in numerous topics.

If you think too much of your earnings are already being confiscated and wasted on government schools that have catastrophically failed in their primary (alleged) mission of educating children, then you are "against education" and "for ignorance."

If you want to keep biological males out of women's restrooms, then you are "transphobic" and want "transgenders" to be abused somehow.

If you don't want foreigners (who broke the law to infiltrate your country) taking over our neighborhoods, being given resources that you have to pay for, and voting in our elections, then you are "xenophobic" and are denying their humanity.

You recognize that Islam is not compatible with individual liberty, a representative government, a high-trust society or the personal safety of citizens? Then you are "Islamophobic."

A man prefers not to date or marry an arrogant, outspoken, irrational, entitled drama queen? He is obviously "threatened" by her "strength" and "independence."

See how deceivers like to portray revulsion or disapproval as fear, phobia, or "hate"? It's the same tactic. It shifts the focus from the inexcusable behavior in question to an insidious implication that he who disapproves is psychologically dysfunctional in some way. "You only think that way because you have a dirty brain that needs more thorough washing!"

The tragedy of human history is not just that evil consistently triumphs. It is that evil triumphs by making spurious claims, oxymoronic arguments, by camouflaging, distorting or ignoring facts, by outright lies, and by deflecting scrutiny of its presuppositions. The evil have no choice but to use these tactics because the truth is not on their side.

And good men allow the tactics to succeed.

God Requires Blind Obedience to Evil People?

 

Had a conversation with a woman yesterday, which I never intended to, nor imagined would, turn political. She asked what Biden was thinking by pushing one of the most mild items on his evil, destructive agenda. I replied that he is most likely incapable of thought.

She became indignant and attempted to lecture me that God put Biden in power. I called BS on this ridiculous assumption. God allows stuff to happen; but rarely causes it Himself. He allows people to sin; but doesn't commit the sin Himself. He allowed Israel to chase evil and turn utterly corrupt; but He didn't corrupt them.

Nadler's actual wording has been disputed; but his message is the same.

Predictably, she threw Romans 13 in my face. I explained that the people are the legitimate rulers of the USA; not our public servants. When those public servants violate the Constitution, they rebel against the rightful authority of the land. So far, this country has not formally transformed into a monarchy. We are not required to obey any earthly king--nor public servants who try to act like a king.

This went in one ear and out the other, of course. More was said, which consisted of me wasting my time using reason; and her manipulating, deflecting, and finally changing the subject.

The woman is Silent Generation. Silent and Boomers grew up in a world in which there was no penalty for living under delusion (such as a miraculous transformation into a righteous person with sterling moral character, and God's approval, the moment some dirtbag is awarded a government paycheck). They would not pay the consequence for their delinquent stewardship of our republic. Their children and grandchildren have to pay it--all while being chastised by those who are part of the problem when we recognize reality.

That we study and accept the whole counsel of scripture, rather than just the bias-confirming passages selected by the High and Awakening era preachers, looks like heresy to them.

The Devil, Prophecy, America, and the Q Narrative

 We were warned that there would be great deception in the end times. We were warned there would even be many false Christs.

When I first learned about the "Qanon" narrative, I found it very appealing. Repeatedly, Q told us "God wins." He/they suggested that the treasonous network of corrupt elites running governments around the world would be brought down; that the pedophile blackmail infrastructure (administrated via sick tools like Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell) would be dismantled with it; that the evil would finally be punished; that truth would be exposed, rule of law would be restored, and freedom would be rescued.

What's not to like?

And furthermore, people like us wouldn't have to get our hands dirty. There would be no major bloodshed. All we had to do was try to educate others through memes and blog posts, and the cavalry would come riding in at the perfect time to do the heavy lifting and set everything right.

Those are some huge promises that require tremendous faith to believe in right now. In fact, the Q narrative sounds a lot like what the Lord Jesus told us He would do.

Hmm.

There is still a corps of true believers who interpret everything going on as part of The Plan/The Storm/The Great Awakening. To most others, it appears "The Plan" has failed to deliver on all its major promises, and we are doomed to see life as we know it go from bad to worse until it becomes unbearable for decent people.

For those who have already been given over to a depraved mind, it looks like the world is finally back on track. Sure, the senile pervert being called "President" and his despotic token replacement-in-waiting aren't all that inspiring, but at least the Big Orange Meanie has been removed. Now we can get back on the right side of history with Transgender Story Hour at the Public Library, sodomizing our Armed Forces until they are simply a taxpayer-funded social experiment incapable of fighting wars; destroying what's left of the American middle class; using Cloward-Piven to slash the final thread the US economy dangles from, while printing and giving trillion$$$ to evil regimes around the globe and foreign invaders at home; provoking a pointless war with Russia while licking the boots of our communist Chinese masters; and destroying anybody who doesn't see all of this as vital progress. Yup, we are right on the verge of a Marxist Utopia. Maybe just a few murders, amnesties, and riots away.

But if your mind isn't already completely depraved, you see it all differently. The election was stolen in such a brazen in-your-face fashion, it feels like we're all test subjects in a psychological experiment gone wrong. Talking heads across the spectrum (some of whom you may have once trusted) are exposing themselves as professional liars with equally brazen gaslighting campaigns purporting the 2020 election to be legit. The Narrative is so pathetic at this point, you have to wonder if they truly care what anybody but their useful idiots believe. They're like actors reading lines from a poorly written script. We know it's garbage. They know it's garbage. But they're being paid to appear they believe what they're reading.

(Q, or Q followers anyway, often said we are "watching a movie".)

Beijing Biden is the most obvious puppet we've seen in the White House yet. Kamala Harris is such a toxic shyster, even the cultural Marxist base of the Democrat Party doesn't like her. Do you really think this was the best they could do?

The incompetent Coronavirus Narrative is so full of holes, contradictions, and clumsy lies, everyone not enslaved to Stage Four Cognitive Dissonance can see it's a hoax (not this strain of the flu itself; but the hysterical and draconian reaction to it). Wrecking our fragile service-based economy via totalitarian lockdowns, and massive election fraud via mail-in ballots, were solutions looking for a problem. The Cabal has had truly deadly tools in their arsenal for a long time--you'd think they would unveil something more convincing than a poorly-disguised seasonal flu strain with a 99.7% survival rate. The "solutions" have proven more destructive than the problem. The idiotic mask mandates; censorship of honest doctors; and blatantly manipulated death counts are so over the top that the Plandemic Hoaxers look like B-Movie villains to those of us not under the MSM's hypnotic spell.

The hypocritical injustice enforced by the courts and law enforcement at every level is also in-your-face and over the top. Marxist revolutionaries and their savage lemmings are allowed to Burn, Loot and Murder unchecked (unless they threaten the homes/neighborhoods of the Marxist politicians who enable them). The only ones targeted by "law enforcement" are those who defend themselves from the bloodthirsty mobs; and political enemies who walked through an open door into "the People's House" and took selfies. This is epic mustache-twirling, for anyone with eyes to see.

High-ranking military officers were purged by the Obama Regime if they didn't demonstrate adequate allegiance to the New World Order. Now the enlisted ranks are being purged of everyone who doesn't hate America.

Phrases like "upside-down" and "clown world" are used to describe the state of affairs right now; but they don't begin to hint at the gravity, insanity, depravity, or downright evil of what is taking place. It also fails to suggest the smoldering rage Americans are feeling right now. Americans not yet handed over to a depraved mind, that is.

The scenario we are living through is downright contrived, if you think about it. It is very much like a movie, wherein the odds against the good guys, the dramatic tension, the detestable villainy of the antagonists, and what is at stake have all been amplified to ridiculous proportions. It looks as though all is lost.

What a perfect setup for the cavalry to come riding in to save the day.

I am not so much worried that the Plan has failed. I worry that the Plan is progressing perfectly.

During our last Depression, the orchestrated crisis was sold to the public as a failure of the Free Market. FDR rode in on a white horse, wielding socialist central planning and Keynesian economics in the form of the New Deal to rescue the poor, tied to the railroad tracks by those dastardly laissez-faire do-nothing small government villains. It was all theater and the New Deal made the crisis worse; but the false prophets of the press convinced about 70% of the population to believe The Narrative anyway.

In Europe, you know who was cast as the villain. Stalin and the Allies rode in on the white horses. One genocidal tyrant was replaced with another even worse, but the world swallowed The Narrative fed to it by the false prophets.

The Bible warns us that a pseudo-Christ will one day arrive, riding in on a white horse to "rescue" the world. He will actually be an operative of the Dragon (the Serpent, Devil, Satan) and will lead the world into open rebellion against the Creator God. But before the Beast rides in, there will be many false saviors.

The enemy is not original. He is a counterfeiter. His false messiah will try to duplicate what the real Messiah has done. His Narrative will seem to hit many of the same highlights that God's narrative hits.

The Q narrative looks like a small-scale counterfeit of the Revelation, with Trump or General Flynn or somebody else riding in to take the throne as a national "god emperor"--which is exactly what many people want. Since every last check and balance against tyranny has been neutralized by perverse enemy agents infesting every single institution, the "alt right" and others are drinking the Kool-Aid and clamoring for a king. Because, you know, it took two centuries to overcome the separation of powers in our republic; obviously it would take much longer to corrupt a single man. We need to abolish freedom of speech, because porn. We need to suspend due process and presumption of innocence, because lawyers. We need to disarm American citizens, because ________. Just place absolute power in the hands of one person. What could possibly go wrong?

If some "god emperor" rides in on a white horse, exposes the pedophile networks, puts a stop to the riots, has corrupt elites arrested and convicted by military tribunals, Deplorables and Q followers would rejoice. But educated idiots, social media NPCs, and garden variety leftards would be appalled. To them, anything that doesn't make all of it even worse is "white supremacy" or something.

How does the enemy win them over with "the Storm"? Frankly, the Devil already owns them, along with the elite figureheads nominally in charge. What did he do to Hitler and Mussolini after they had served their purpose?

Which leads us to the vaccines, perhaps. While the Cabal did everything it could to maximize the death count from COVID-1984, then lied and fudged numbers when that didn't sound bad enough; they are trying to suppress news of the people dying from the "cure." The Mask Karens and other NPCs are taking it voluntarily. If it turns out these vaccines alter DNA or create a genetic marker to be targeted by a forthcoming virus, the bovine masses may not be much of a factor in the future. It won't matter what they feel about the Plan/Storm/Great Awakening/whatever, because they'll win the Darwin Award and be gone.

God revealed to us, through the prophets, that the world would suffer catastrophic population reductions toward the end. And enormous population reduction is exactly what some of the vaxers want to see happen. They are persuading people to take the stab after granting the vaxers legal immunity in case of death or other adverse effects. They are now telling the herd that 2nd and 3rd vaccines are necessary, and convincing our existing institutions to go along with "vaccine passports" as part of the New Normal.

Whether or not the vaccines will accomplish the catastrophic population reduction prophesied by God and desired by His enemies; massive death will happen one way or another. We are staring war, famine, and pestilence all in the face right now. There are plenty of tools that can be used.

It does feel like we're watching a movie. And movies are designed to sell you a narrative. They are crafted expertly to make you suspend disbelief and not think too deeply about how all the plot elements fit together.

What will you be willing to give up if the Q Plan does come to fruition, in a moment of acute desperation? If the worst elements of evil are swiftly and decisively eradicated by some god emperor who rides to the rescue on a white horse with the cavalry, will you not pledge your eternal allegiance to that "god emperor"? Most will, and they'll party like it's 1999. It's a perfect setup--from the brink of utter despair to a bold new future under a strong, charismatic leader. Happy days are here again.

Most people will never even consider that Q was just another (more sophisticated and Machiavellian) Cabal operation. But the enemy works like that. They'll give you a victory over some Hitlers, Tojos, and Mussolinis, in order to make you slaves to a Stalin or a Mao, or to accept a "new deal" that begins boiling the frog. Great Reset, baby. New Normal. Great Society. New Age. Camelot. Hope & Change. Great Leap Forward. Fourth Reich. Holy Roman Empire. New Babel. Roll up your sleeves. Step up to the plate. Do your part to help defeat _________ and usher in the ________ that the world so badly needs.

One day the King of Kings will return and rule the world with a rod of iron, from David's throne in Jerusalem. When that happens, I will become a devout monarchist. All disciples of Jesus will. But don't be deceived by the imposters who try to usurp His authority before that day comes.

God works in patterns. His creation, even after being corrupted, is a constellation of patterns. History is full of them.

America was founded by God-fearing men, who built a country designed to honor God. Remember the original nation founded by God-fearing men, designed to honor God: Israel.

Yaweh blessed Israel tremendously, and expected them to serve Him alone. But Israel wanted to be ruled by an earthly king, instead. Under their human monarchy, Israel went from bad to worse. The nation suffered civil war, secession, utter depravity, poverty, military conquest, exile and balkanization, and lost the Land they inherited by birthright to heathen scum who were too ignorant to appreciate and care for it.

America will not be saved by placing its faith in a human ruler. Quite the opposite

Their Fate Is Sealed

Some claim Nadler's actual words were, "What any religious tradition describes as God's will is no concern of this Congress." But despite the focus on minced words, the meaning is pretty clear if you understand:

1. what "any" means

2. that anti-Christians speak as if Christianity is just another religion out one side of their mouths, but loathe and attack Christianity exclusively.

Observant thinkers already knew where the usurpers of the American government stand. The usurpers are simply growing bolder all the time, assuming there will never be any consequence for revealing who and what they truly are (and maybe there won't be consequences, in this life). After all, what are we going to do about it--vote them out? Have our day in court?

Once godless socialists consolidate power, some of them quit mincing words.

God has known His enemies since before they ever took their first breath. Some of God's people have known for decades. The only part of this that surprises some people is that the usurpers are becoming so blatant about it.

The bad news for us is that the Bible contains consistent patterns that imply God rarely makes distinction between rulers and their countries. He didn't just punish the corrupt ruling class in Israel and Judah; He punished the kingdoms they ruled. Iniquity often starts at the highest levels, then infests the entire nation, thanks to the ovine simpletons who seek safety in conformity. To paraphrase an old military axiom: garbage rolls downhill.

The usurpers are begging for judgment. When they get it; our utterly corrupt government will be judged with them. Our hopelessly corrupt non-government institutions will likely ride on the coat tails. How about those of you who did nothing to stop the usurpers; or even helped the usurpers hijack what once was a Christian republic? I guess that depends on your spiritual status and just how surgical God wants to be in His wrath.

The Constitution; the rule of law; representative government...none of that exists anymore. Such will become clear over time, but we are in the calm before the storm right now, so it's still viable for foolish people to speculate about winning future elections or convincing the usurpers to care about the will of the people. Nevertheless, there is no reason to mourn the destruction of the US government, once it occurs. It is the collateral damage that is worth worrying about.

If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints.

Remember: where you spend the next life is much more important than the pain and suffering in this one.

He Never Promised Us a Cake Walk

 Sometimes God says, "no."

The god of this age is not Yaweh. The god of this age torments the righteous and promotes the wicked. The Creator God (Yaweh) can pull rank on the god of this age (Satan). Yaweh can hear our prayers, and intervene on our behalf. But sometimes He says, "no."

Many of us fasted and prayed that America would not be stolen from its people. Right now, it looks like God said, "Sorry. Your time is up."

After the division of the kingdom, Israel never had a righteous king; while Judah had very few. Josiah of Judah was one of those few. 2 Kings 22-23/2 Chronicles 34-35 documents his reign. He took the throne at a young age and did what was right as best he knew. He sought the Lord starting at the age of eight, and began "draining the Swamp" in the Kingdom of Judah at the age of 12. Under his leadership, the Jews didn't just "put away" their idols. Josiah had them destroyed, the high places torn down, the alters and Asherah poles smashed.

Then somebody found a surviving scroll of the Law and brought it to Josiah when he was 26. Josiah had it read aloud.

When King Josiah heard the words of the Law, and realized the evil that his people had done, he tore his clothes, wept, and sought the Lord's counsel. He renewed the Covenant and his efforts to purify the kingdom from the generations of evil he had inherited. Judah followed the Law during his reign.

Traditionally, Israelites (whether from Judah or Benjamin or any other tribe) inherited blessings (like peace, prosperity, and a restored Temple and priesthood), then spent the rest of their lives corrupting everything put in their care. Josiah did the opposite. His reforms purged the evil from the Land.

You'd think God would reward both king and kingdom with peace, prosperity, power, and everything Solomon had, because of their repentance, and faithfulness.

Nope.

You could say they were victims of bad timing, or were cursed because of the sins of their fathers. God's timetable came into play. He had tolerated all the wickedness He was going to from His people. He commended Josiah for the effort he had made, but dropped the axe anyway. Josiah was killed, succeeded by yet another wicked leader, and Judah slid down the slippery slope into conquest by Babylon. They survived as a puppet state for a while, then went into captivity. The young Jewish boys were slaughtered in the Temple; the Temple was burned down, and their holy city was destroyed.

Maybe you've already noticed that a lot of parallels can be drawn between Judah and America itself, as well as the Church in America.

President Trump was no Josiah, but he did make an effort to drain the Swamp. Notably, there was no spiritual revival in the USA during Trump's term--and America's spiritual state is at the root of all our problems.

Just as Josiah appears to have blundered into a disastrous battle and his own death; Trump appears to have foolishly accepted the stolen election, rather than take action to restore the republic, the rule of law, the integrity of our elections, justice, and everything else worth restoring.

Many of us fasted and prayed that God grant us the opportunity to right the ship. It looks like God said, "no."

Well, we knew that, by the time of the end, the United States of America would either be destroyed, or too insignificant to be worth mentioning (except as, possibly, one aspect of Mystery Babylon). Many of us have also noticed that the last puzzle pieces are falling into place to fit that end-time scenario.

As an American, I find current events tragic. As someone who treasures freedom, and what is right, I find them infuriating. As a Christian, I know persecution is coming; but (afterwards) so is the return of our Lord, along with true justice, perfect government, and actual peace.

Something far, far greater than the United States of America has been prepared for us in the next life. It will never be corrupted or subverted, either.

Maranatha.