This is a strange post for me to write…might come off a little disjointed, but I have to speak my mind. It’s important!
And yeah, probably going to offend some folks. Oh well, when did that ever stop me?
Distractions –
First subject: the assassination attempt and information overload…yeah, distractions. Anyone trained in Situational Awareness (SA), and especially those of us who used it regularly for decades in the field understand a very basic 
concept…Information Overload.
Essentially Information Overload (IO) is when too much information is coming at a decision maker. How is that possible? You go back to a basic tenant/rule of SA…you only need enough information to make a good decision. Too much information can lead to paralysis by analysis. Also, too much information also provides the opportunity to be given bad information.
Let’s take this logically from a professional perspective using well-known and established guidelines and models. First off, what is your family’s preparedness goal? Ours, we aim to be realistically ready/prepared for any emergency, disaster, or grid-down scenario. Let’s say that is your family’s goal as well for this conversation. So for this exercise that goal is an established fact.
Next, there was an assassination attempt on President Trump on Saturday and it wasn’t successful, that is an established fact. Now we have two solid facts, a foundation to compare against.
How does that assassination event impact your preparedness goal? For us, not at all. It might affect yours.
Now does that event affect your preparedness efforts? For us, not at all. You might be in the same boat, or you may be inspired to quicken your preparedness actions or slightly modify them.
Good so far?
Let’s now look at the tsunami of information, some true and some not, some whose truthfulness is completely unknown, some suspect, coming at you regarding the assassination event. Does all that information impact your preparedness goals and actions? For us, not at all. It might affect yours. If so, how?
Realistically speaking, which I doubt that is actually does, how would that information impact your preparedness goals and actions? I think there would be only two logical answers…1) not at all, 2) it urges you to quicken your pace.
Here is where it gets interesting and I might, probably will, offend some folks. If you were going to make a decision on the assassination event itself, or the information that followed, you have already made your decision(s) or come to your own conclusion on the “who and “why”. Right? Well, why take in more information? What value is there is gathering, acquiring more information? I suggest that it is a HUGE waste of time! Why?
Look, you probably either feel it was the result of massive incompetence or a ‘deep state’ plot. At this point…
What freaking difference does it make??????
Here is what I am getting at…in either situation what can you do about it? Nothing, absolutely nothing. It is a done deal, over with, and gathering more information is a complete waste of time. Why? Because time spent reading endless posts and articles, or posting, takes away from truly important things that you should be doing. Such as?
Are you expanding your gardening capabilities? Can you review the preps you have and make notes on what needs tended to? How about taking a first aid class? How about…a million other constructive things you can be doing besides wasting time on information that might or might not be true and has no impact or influence on your view of the event!?!?
There is one exception…if you have NO other responsibilities, no family needs, or prep attention needs…then feel free to spend endless hours reading everything that is being posted on the event. Go for it! And I doubt there is a single person I know, or you know, that is in that boat.
Okay, you have natural curiosity. Fine, I get that. But, how much time spent fulfilling that need is taking away from that which is truly important?
Now let me offend some other folks…Those of you that are posting and posting and posting endless amounts of information, whether true or not…
STOP!!
Nothing you are posting will make a hill of beans difference in the long run. The truth will never come out. And even if it does…you won’t be the source. And even if it does…you will not have made a difference. All your postings do is waste people’s time taking them away from the far more important things they need to be doing in their lives.
And yes, that includes me. I am done posting about the assassination attempt unless there is something unique or vitally important that I alone can provide.
Now I want to raise a serious question about the motive(s) of those posting and posting and posting…
“Why are they doing it?”
- They think they are providing a vital service. They are not, at this point.
- They want attention. This is egomania, a mental illness problem.
- They are trying to convince you of the rightness of their opinion. That is called narcissism, a mental illness.
- They are trying to forward a specific agenda. That is probably the most dangerous reason for all the posting.
- Some other agenda or obsession, possibly Histrionic Personality Disorder. Or, they just like to see conflict and confusion swirling around by cloaking it in ‘providing information’ or ‘revealing truth’.
There is one additional reason…Click Bait! They want a lot of traffic to a website or channel to boost its value. For me and my website…my postings have been to provide limited information and try and tone down the more sensationalist information floating around. Also, responding to specific requests for information and/or my opinion. But that is over as I said.
Bottom line…don’t waste your time on things that you have no control over and/or no affect on. Use that time far more wisely in your life for more productive efforts. And we don’t need distractions at this point in time…at this point in history. We must be clear headed and watchful NOT distracted!!! Stop with all the distractions…it is not helping anything or anyone.
Next subject – Civil War
I’ve heard a large amount of discussion regarding this assassination attempt and how it is starting a civil war. There are also a notable number of people trying to stir up the pot to the point it is looking as if they are purposely trying to start violence, if not an actual civil war.
Look, back in 2017 I made is clear there was a coup against President Trump. I even named which agencies and who the individuals who were involved. I was, well, everything from ignored to ridiculed for saying it. Turns out I was 100% correct. It was a soft coup to be sure, but a coup all the same. A soft coup is one where actual physical violence doesn’t occur such as tanks rolling into Washington DC and surrounding the White House. Now, that is not to brag or exhibit delusions of grandeur on my part. It is to reinforce my next statement.
Back on September 5th, 2022 I made it pretty clear that I felt Biden had declared war, a civil war, on ½ of the American population. I hinted to that fact regarding the government before and since. Let be crystal clear…I believe a civil war has started in the United States. As to when specifically it started I can’t say for sure…a case could be made for any number of events. And some may refer to it as a second revolutionary war…I can’t disagree with that. The assassination attempt on Trump was a part of this civil war. But, at this point it is a soft civil war.
Who are the opposing parties in this civil war? It would be easy to say Republicans vs Democrats. Wrong! They are one in the same…a threat to our Republic and our Constitution. Well, at least according to our first President George Washington…and he may actually be considered an expert on such matters, eh?
So it could be liberals vs conservatives. Wrong again.
How about my personal favorite…the US federal government vs US citizens? Wrong once more…although getting closer.
You see there are many tools (derogatory version of tools) in this war. You could call them soldiers or useful idiots just as easily. Either label would apply equally. Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives, government politicians, government bureaucrats…they are all these soldiers and/or useful idiots. But, they’re simply tools in this conflict.
The war being waged now could be characterized as the global elitists (TPTB) vs all other people on the planet. And there is much truth in that. But it is not entirely accurate…but close, real close.
The real enemies, opposing forces, here are good vs evil. Yup, pure and simple…period. Like it or not that is what I am telling you. And if you think about it for more than a minute you might find yourself in agreement.
So who is on the side of evil based on eternal Constitutional principles? Examples:
- Anyone who promotes abortions other than to save the life of the mother.
- Anyone who advocates for any 2nd Amendment restrictions.
- Anyone who advocates for any First Amendment restrictions.
- Anyone who supports any other form of governance for the US other than what is exactly in the Constitution.
- Anyone who advocates for taking money from those who earned it.
- Anyone who wants to restrict you from living your life according to God-given rights.
- Anyone who wants to restrict your access to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
And the list goes on but you get the point. And let me make a modification here. I should have labeled the list as the evil actions of people. Meaning, there are some, probably lots, of good people out there who unknowingly promote evil. If someone knowingly promotes evil, then they are evil. Example: a person who knowingly advocates to limit gun rights to further the agenda of disarming the population is evil because they are doing evil for evil purposes. Why? Because they know full well that it always leads to tyranny and oppression at the hands of government.
Another example: a person who advocates abortion on demand but doesn’t understand that all life is precious in God’s eyes is ignorant not evil, although they are promoting evil.
You get my point by now I hope in this regard.
So the civil war is real, albeit a soft civil war, for the most point. But here comes my real point…my caution…my encouragement…
Don’t advocate for, don’t promote, don’t further a cause or reason for, don’t encourage, don’t do anything at all, or even close to it, that would bring our country closer to actual civil war (shooting civil war). If you know anyone who is promoting or advocating for civil war…rebuke them. If someone is unknowingly moving us towards civil war…talk to them and plead with them to stop what they are doing regardless of how harmless or well intentioned they are.
The US doesn’t need a civil war, we don’t need a revolution…we need a restoration. We need to restore our country to a Constitutional Republic. We need to restore our country to the model of peace, liberty, and individual security that our Founding Fathers envisioned and built. We need to restore law and justice to our country that is found in the Constitution.
Yes, I know the Declaration of Independence gives us both the right and the process by which to change government. But remember the terms it uses:
- “dissolve the political bands”
- “to alter”
- “to abolish”
- “to institute new government”
Nowhere does the Declaration of Independence state we can use violence or war against the government to do so.
Remember too, it was the British government that started the American Revolution NOT the colonists. It was the British Empire’s standing army that fired the first shots that killed the first Colonial victims. At that point the Colonists were implementing their God-given right of self-defense. When the British Empire gave the Americans no other choice…then it was completely justified for American citizens to defend themselves on a national level and completely abolish the tyrannical and oppressive government of the British Empire.
We are not at that point in America. We have an election coming up…use it! That is how we alter the government we now have that does not support, nor uses, the US Constitution. The ballot box and prayer is how we institute a new government…one that restores the Constitution.
We need to do those things that bring us closer to God, closer to peace, closer to restoration, closer to healing the terrible wounds being inflicted on the United States by the forces of evil.
Prayer and peaceful action is the order of the day. Get rid of everything else in your life that detracts from this. Get rid of those things that are creating conflict. Focus on what you should and can be doing. Throw off that which you can’t change and have no effect over.
And now here is a tough one…if someone is creating distractions, conflict, or confusion in your life, if someone is keeping you from doing that which is needed and important…anyone that advocates for anything but good…do you really need them in your life?
We need to get you house in order and solidify our principles…both will be tested in a way what none of us see coming.
Pray, Plan, Prepare, Practice.
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