So here it is…another 3am morning. Yuck!!

I wrote a response to Bruce’s comment last evening, got the post already for this morning, and was all set to go…then 3am hit. I woke up and started to think about Bruce’s post in a whole new light…he was serious and it was actually what he thought to be true. And my first response was inappropriate towards the end. After 45 minutes of laying there in bed I knew I had some rewriting to do.

There is 4 parts to his post, I will have to step back and respond to each. And I will write a personal note to Bruce at the end of my posting. First I will include his entire comment, then I will break it down into its individual parts with my response, then the personal note to him, and finally a note to all of my website readers.

Bruce writes…

Here are some things that you are not taking into account:

1) The Chinese do not have a blue water navy. They cannot attack us by sea. It would be hard to send a whole army by air all the way over here without us shooting them down. 2) The Chinese need to sell us merchandise more than we need to buy it. Most of what they sell us is not important at all. If we were to stop buying merchandise from China, their economy would collapse. 3) The Chinese are not self-sufficient in energy or food. Their energy and food comes from many thousands of miles away and the boats that bring it go past many of China’s enemies. We don’t have to attack China to win a war with them. We just have to stop the boats that are delivering them their oil and food and they’ll starve. 4) A plan is about to be sprung on the traitorous government. The current government is so corrupt that someone from the outside the government has to adjudicate it. There is a thing called ‘devolution’ which has been set up in case what has happened happened. It will be done by a special group of our military who are sworn to uphold the constitution. All at once, they will arrest everybody who has had anything at all to do with stealing the 2020 election, put them in front of military tribunals and ship all of them to military prisons or worse. This will include just about every Democrat in government. It will include all of the newscasters who have been telling lies to help all of this to happen. This makes them traitors and the military will consider them as such. On the same day that this happens, every rioter will be arrested, tried and imprisoned. This includes every member of Antifa and anybody else who riots against this happening. They won’t go to a normal jail or a normal court. They are tried by the military and shipped to a military prison or worse. I hope it’s Guantanamo Bay. I’ve heard they are expanding it to hold more people for when this happens.

If this devolution does not happen, then what he says will happen. It will go to what it says in the prophesies, we’ll have a period of tribulation and then the millennium comes. The thing that bothers me is that none of the prophesies speak of anything like devolution which will solve the problem, nor do they speak of anyone like Trump saving the day. The prophesies only talk about social chaos and physical natural disasters.

Now, on to my responses…

Here are some things that you are not taking into account: (Of course I took into account the things you referred to…and it all went into consideration when I wrote my article. I am not so shallow or so stupid not to. I look at depth and breadth of information before putting my opinion out there.)

1) The Chinese do not have a blue water navy. (Yes they do. It has been well documented and pictures/video abound proving they do have such a navy. While it is nowhere near the operational capability of the US, it doesn’t need to be. China’s navy only needs to be a strong regional naval force based in the South China Sea, and it is.) They cannot attack us by sea. (I didn’t say they would attack our navy, and especially not our home land. However, their navy is fully capable of attacking our naval resources but they would lose in a direct confrontation. There only hope of victory at sea would be an attack close to their homeland where they could overwhelm a US task force with missiles, etc. Basically, run us out of ammo, fuel, and ships.) It would be hard to send a whole army by air all the way over here without us shooting them down. (It wouldn’t be ‘hard’…it would be impossible. To think otherwise would be defying logic. And China has no intention of attacking the US mainland, there is no benefit to them to do so.)

One of China’s blue water navy’s task forces.

2) The Chinese need to sell us merchandise more than we need to buy it. (Absolutely NOT! The Chinese are in a much better position to weather a trade-war than we are. Their gov’t would simply shut down, or mostly control, the dissension, for the most part. Americans would panic and dissolve into a pool of self-pity, based on our current entitlement mentality. Remember, China has killed between 20million – 40million of its own citizens since Communists took control less than 80 years ago. Estimates vary based on lack of solid information but the 20-40million is pretty solid. Any country that will kill that many of its own citizens can outlast the US in a trade-war. Should China decide to go all out in an economic war, they would defeat us within 24 – 48 hours.) Most of what they sell us is not important at all. (Where did that come from? Much of our electronics, most of our solar, most of our…well, large portions of our retail goods come from China. A whole lot of our manufacturing goods/supplies come from China. Sir, you need to rethink your research before making such an inaccurate claim. See Note #2. And here is one to send ice through your veins…”over half of the active pharmaceutical ingredients used to make ‘American drugs’ are made in China and India, with more coming from China.” While India has historically been an ally of the US vs China, that is shifting and the US can no longer 100% depend on India as being an ally against China.) If we were to stop buying merchandise from China, their economy would collapse. (Yes, eventually. But the US economy would go into a tailspin before that. And the American consumer would crap a brick far sooner than China’s economy collapsing. China has no interest in a prolonged trade-war, they are interested only in replacing the US as the world super-power. China’s trade/economic war would be asymmetrical and the US economy couldn’t stand up to that.)

3) The Chinese are not self-sufficient in energy or food. (True…and that is exactly why they have created strategic alliances with countries that can readily supply both of those needs in their entirety. Please read Note #1. FYI…China’s export of food are nearly 60% of their imports of food. While not a net food exporter, they are close…and closing. Also, China gets its oil essentially the same places that the US did/does. FWIW, the US imports nearly $200billion dollars of food annually, some of which comes from China. And currently the US is a net importer from China.) Their energy and food comes from many thousands of miles away and the boats that bring it go past many of China’s enemies. (Ah, exactly who is China’s enemies that you refer to that are a significant threat to them? Neither Taiwan or Japan would be considered ‘enemies’ in reality. While both are allies of the US, if a trade/economic war erupted between the US and China, neither country would have an incentive to attack China. If a shooting war erupted, why would either country attack China?) We don’t have to attack China to win a war with them. We just have to stop the boats that are delivering them their oil and food and they’ll starve. (Once again, you are assuming that we can actually stop shipping simultaneously world-wide…and that is debatable based on current assessments. And the trajectory shows it will become even more likely they can’t be stopped as time goes on and their blue water navy grows in quantity and quality. And they are not worrying about their people starving. Over a million people were intentionally killed during China’s ‘Cultural Revolution’, you think they care about some of their folks getting hungry?)

4) A plan is about to be sprung on the traitorous government. (What ‘plan’ are you referring to?) The current government is so corrupt that someone from the outside the government has to adjudicate it. (What in the world are you talking about? What country is going to ‘adjudicate’ anything inside China?) There is a thing called ‘devolution’ which has been set up in case what has happened happened. It will be done by a special group of our military who are sworn to uphold the constitution. (What the heck are you talking about? Where did you hear such nonsense? Are you saying that a group of special forces will go inside China and overthrow their government? And FYI, all members of the US military are sworn to uphold the Constitution.) All at once, they will arrest everybody who has had anything at all to do with stealing the 2020 election, put them in front of military tribunals and ship all of them to military prisons or worse. This will include just about every Democrat in government. It will include all of the newscasters who have been telling lies to help all of this to happen. This makes them traitors and the military will consider them as such. On the same day that this happens, every rioter will be arrested, tried and imprisoned. This includes every member of Antifa and anybody else who riots against this happening. They won’t go to a normal jail or a normal court. They are tried by the military and shipped to a military prison or worse. I hope it’s Guantanamo Bay. I’ve heard they are expanding it to hold more people for when this happens. (Wait a second…are you talking about this ‘devolution’ military operation taking place in the US? We were talking about China, now you are talking about the US being overthrown by some secret brotherhood of military special operations guys? Do you hear yourself? Do you realize that there is not a single shred of any credible evidence of any kind that supports your claim? Where the heck did you ever hear such utter nonsense?)

If this devolution does not happen, then what he says will happen. It will go to what it says in the prophesies, we’ll have a period of tribulation and then the millennium comes. The thing that bothers me is that none of the prophesies speak of anything like devolution which will solve the problem, nor do they speak of anyone like Trump saving the day. The prophesies only talk about social chaos and physical natural disasters.

I was thinking Bruce was serious in his disagreement with what I see happening. But then I read the whole ‘devolution’ thing. At that point I realized that, maybe well intentioned and serious in his own way, that was fantasy stuff. It sounds like regurgitation of the culmination of a website devoted to flat-earth, Martian aliens, and other ideas with no basis in reality.

But let’s talk for a minute about the ‘devolution’ military operation concept Bruce was referring to. That would be the last thing I would want to see happen in the US! Why? Because I am a Constitutionalist, an orginalist. No where in the Constitution does it allow for, or authorize, or legalize any kind of ‘devolution’…thankfully!! And why so? Because that would be a military coup! And the Founding Fathers feared a standing army and they would never envision canonizing something even remotely resembling ‘devolution’. It would go against every fiber of their beings, everything they fought and died for.

Granted, I am not a fan of Joe Biden and the 2020 election outcome. But there is a Constitutional and legal system process to deal with it. Dealing with it appropriately was attempted…and it failed, end of story. The 2024 election can politically deal with it…appropriately. If the system is so screwed up that the Constitution is effectively overthrown, then the Declaration of Independence outlines what the next course of action can/should be. Not some bunch of hyper-militarized whack jobs thinking they are the guardians of the universe.

Thankfully the whole ‘devolution’ thing is complete hooey! But, if it weren’t…it would be the worse thing that would have ever happened to the United States of America. For it would bring in a totalitarian regime with the full weight of the military behind it. That is called a military dictatorship! And that is about as unAmerican and unConstitutional as it gets.

Now, why would I even respond to something like this comment? Because I want to make sure that you see just how weird the world has gotten right now and how far off the rails some people have gone. And if you are not careful you might get caught up in these kinds of “Twilight Zone” distractions as well.

Don’t do distractions…stay on course, keep to what you know to be right and true. Keep preparing and keep this kind of crap out of your head and out of your life. It is dangerous and distracting…keep to the truth and reality.

Now a personal note to Bruce…

Bruce,

I get the impression you were 100% sincere in your comment replying to my ‘critical’ post. First off, thank you for taking the time to reply…I do appreciate it. And while we disagree on the China thing, I do respect your opinions and enjoy the banter.

As for ‘devolution’…I am asking you with all sincerity to reconsider. It is not even remotely true. But if it were, it goes against every founding principle of the USA. It goes against the Constitution. And it would be devastating to America’s future. Honestly, America as we know it would no longer have a future, we would be thrown onto the dust pile of all other failed forms of government the world has known.

I would ask you to think about this…has your ‘devolution’ thinking come from a “group think” environment? Has it come from a group of people that formed this concept and been void of critical thinking skills as a group?

I am asking you to abandon that concept in your everyday life. If you want to file it away as a possibility that is fine with me. But I think you should not actively consider it as a realistic possibility. Concentrate on the here and now, focus on real prepping principles, think about ways to serve others, and most of all…center your life on Jesus Christ and the scriptures.

I don’t think entertaining ideas such as ‘devolution’ is a healthy thing either mentally or spiritually. You will be in my prayers.

Sincerely,

AH Trimble

Note #1: “Chinese president Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Dream” is a vision for China to become a world-class innovator by 2049. The political will and ability to confront future food security challenges are demonstrated by the country’s position as the largest public agricultural research and development (R&D) system in the world, with 33 percent of Chinese citizens working in the agriculture sector, more than the entire U.S. population. Today, China supplies 20 percent of the world’s food on only 13 percent of the country’s arable land.

Food is more than a basic life need. Food is a cause and consequence of conflict, migration, and political instability, and therefore the necessity to increase food security should be a strategic priority among global leaders. A crucial yet missing aspect in U.S.-China policy discussions is the influence food insecurity has on economies, livelihoods, and U.S. national security. China is on a trajectory that rivals the United States in food production because of its booming agricultural R&D investments, pipeline of science and engineering workforce, and interest and influence in Africa. The next 30 years will see the global population approach an anticipated 10 billion people. Agricultural production must increase by 25 to 70 percent to feed this growth. China’s actions are forward-thinking, and the result may be China outpacing the United States as a global agricultural powerhouse.” (CSIS January 2020)

Note #2: “China is the leading supplier for every import category for the United States. Its top import product categories track with those of the U.S. overall:

• Machinery & Electrical: 24% of U.S. imports from China
• Miscellaneous: 19%
• Metals: 10%
• Textiles: 8%
• Plastics/Rubbers: 7%”

(Burke January 2012)

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Back on 12/6, just mere days ago, I posted something that I had been sent from someone else: ”Seems there is a little frustration…” It was a fairly interesting read but the point was that the person was very frustrated with what they were seeing in the country, who was to blame, and challenging people to post their words for more folks to see. I jumped on the bandwagon because I thought it was worth sending out for one and all to read…and forward to others.

And let me be clear…there is tremendous frustration in America today among those who love the Constitution, who love rights, freedoms and liberties…and who are sick and tired our government turning tyrannical, our politicians betraying us and the Constitution…and fed up with this dumb-ass “woke” crap like weird, creepy, and degenerate drag queens trying to pervert our children. And that frustration and anger is beginning to boil over.

In response to that post of mine Ron replied, made a comment. Now, I personally never had heard from Ron before that I remember, and I personally don’t know who Ron is. And let me tell you, he started out his comment 100% correctly and very intelligently, “I agree with everything you said…” Come on, how much better could he get!?

Well, let me just post his comment/reply here for you to read for yourself…

“I agree with everything you said and with your comment THINGS NEED TO CHANGE!

Now I have a question for you: What are YOU going to do to change things?

We know the soap box doesn’t work. We also know the ballot box doesn’t work. The final option is the cartridge box, and we know THAT isn’t going to work. That is one of the reasons (they) are doing what they are doing, to get us to START something, so they can come down on us like a ton of bricks.

I could have written this letter a long time ago, but I didn’t, because without some kind of solution, you’re just complaining. I don’t have a solution either. No, that is wrong, I do have a solution, for ME. I just keep increasing my stored food supply. I keep practicing with my ham radio. I keep working towards becoming self sufficient in power and water supply. I keep trying to get others to see what is happening and to prepare their own family for what is coming. I keep my head down and work at being that gray man.

I hope by writing your letter you got it off your chest. I hope you are preparing for the fact that things “are” going to change, but it will NOT be for the better. It is going to get MUCH worse, before is gets better. Now go back to being that gray man. Stop worrying about things you absolutely cannot change. Enjoy the good things in your life that bring you pleasure, spend time with family and make good memories with them. You CANNOT fix the world, you can only fix you. Don’t let what is going on in the world, make you depressed or bitter. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Live life……. ”

I couldn’t really find fault with anything he was saying. He was really spot on with a number of points:

• We know the soap box doesn’t work.
• We also know the ballot box doesn’t work.
• The final option is the cartridge box, and we know THAT isn’t going to work.

• That [the cartridge box] is one of the reasons (they) are doing what they are doing, to get us to START something, so they can come down on us like a ton of bricks.

Now, I honestly didn’t think Ron was directing his comment to me personally…at least I didn’t think so. But, when I feel I am challenged, especially on the website, I feel an urge to respond…if nothing else, simply for clarification. There were a few points he made that I felt maybe challenged me just a bit:

• What are YOU going to do to change things
• I hope by writing your letter you got it off your chest.
• I hope you are preparing…
• Now go back to being that gray man.
• Stop worrying about things you absolutely cannot change.
• Enjoy the good things in your life that bring you pleasure, spend time with family and make good memories with them.
• You CANNOT fix the world, you can only fix you.
• Don’t let what is going on in the world, make you depressed or bitter.

• Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Why did I feel challenged? My immense insecurity, my extremely low self-esteem, my copious amount of anxiety, my…wait a second…

Okay, so maybe “challenged” isn’t the right word…more like threatened. Okay, not that either 😉

I just wanted to respond in case, on the outside chance, he was referring to me…but I didn’t think he actually was because anyone reading my posts/articles for any length of time would know what I am doing personally and what I advocate to do. So, I responded with this…

“Ron,
I am not sure if you are writing your reply to me or to a generic “you”…and that makes a big difference in my reply.

I will take the easy one first…the generic “you”…that is up to each individual how they deal with it and I am fine with it. Also, I don’t mind if people voice their opinion even if it is whining or just complaining. Maybe if they hear themselves enough then they might finally be motivated to do something about it.

Now, if you were referring to me personally as “you” then all you need to do is read my articles for the past 7 years that this site has been up and running. I have explained what I am doing and made suggestions to folks on what they night do as well.

And now time to disagree with you just a little due to my differing perspective…

I know the soapbox works because I get feedback from my site visitors. Some have changed a little, some dramatically. And they attribute some portion of that change to something they read on my site. So I keep on.

The ballot box does still work to a degree. The Republicans did take back the House and have promised action. Let’s give them a chance to see what they will do. Is the ballot box perfect? No. Is there corruption in the ballot box? Yes. And according to the Constitution it is the best option for change…or restoration.

And I do agree that the cartridge box will not work in the sense that the price would be terrible… and I don’t think the outcome would be like 1700’s…more like the 1800’s. And yes! They are trying to bait us.

Also, let me remind you…the first sentence of the post…”This was sent to me. I have no idea who wrote it. But it is powerful in that you can sense the frustration of this person. ”

And you are spot on…it has to start with the individual person doing the best they can, then spread that to the family…then maybe outward locally from there.

Hope this helps clear things up a bit,
AH”

Did I show restraint or what! In my old days I would have flamed Ron. But, Ron seemed like a decent guy and I liked all the time and effort he put into his post. Yup! I like to hear back from folks…makes me feel like people are reading, thinking, and willing to engage…and that is priceless! And I was hoping Ron would respond in our virtual conversation…and he did. His response…

“Sorry, AH, I didn’t make myself clear. I was NOT writing back to you.

I read your site religiously every time there is a new post comes out. First thing I read. In fact you are the one that helped me get past the feeling that things are hopeless and there is nothing we can do. You always say, or at least imply that’ “you can’t fix the world, but you can fix you”.

As far as the cartridge box is concerned, I myself know we can’t shoot our way out of this, but I do store ammunition and components to make my own, and I do believe we will need to use them in the future. As for giving the Republicans a chance, I will give them their chance, not because they will do something with it, but because that’s how things work, but they have proven over and over and over that they will do whatever the Democrats tell them to do. They cave in “every” time.

The only bright spot I could see in this past election was in Wyoming where the people threw Liz Chaney out, but when looking at the full picture, Liz Chaney was/is a sideshow. I await to see what the people of Utah do with Mitt Romney. Personally, I think they will re-elect him. If the Republicans in that state hadn’t changed their own laws so he could buy his way into that seat, I would have a little more hope for them, but the people are too in love with the “BIG NAME Mormon Republican” to see what he is doing to them. After all they kept electing Orren Hatch time after time. He was a RINO in sheepskin.

I have moved from Utah to Oregon, and Oregon has it’s own set of problems. Everyone considers Oregon to be a “liberal” stronghold, but it’s not. Portland is a liberal stronghold, and a couple of the larger cities are, but the vast majority of the rest of the state are conservative. That tells me that the people that live in Portland are stupid people. They have voted the downfall of their city into office and keep them there, and seem to like it.

My response to your post was to everyone who complains that “things are getting so bad I just want to scream”, but are doing nothing to prepare for what they know is coming. I realize that most of the posts I reply to, look like I am pointing them at you, for that I apologize. Your site is literally the only place on the internet that I visit, where my ideas will get viewed, so it is the only place that I actually reply to, and it is to try and reinforce what you teach. YOU ROCK!! Ron”

Now come on…we could sum it all up with his final comment…yup, I rock! Nicely, and accurately said Ron 🙂

Okay, seriously, did you read Ron’s reply? This man knows how to think, how to reason, and how to engage…and I love him for it! This is the kind of person we need on our side…we need to find more Ron’s and bring them into our circle of trusted friends and battle-buddies. All of his points are good and deserved to be read…but here are some of the points he made that are great…please read them and ponder:

• you can’t fix the world, but you can fix you
• They [Republicans] cave in every time
• the people [in Utah] are too in love with the “BIG NAME Mormon Republican”
• My response to your post was to everyone who complains that “things are getting so bad I just want to scream”, but are doing nothing to prepare for what they know is coming.

And he brought out something that a lot of folks might not know…all of Oregon is not flaming, out-of-control, insane liberal like Portland. Eastern Oregon is actually pretty dang conservative. Yup, working and country folk live out there in eastern Oregon, just like eastern Washington. And ironically enough…those are some of the most active areas that want to secede from their dumb-as-a-rock crazy Progressive state-mates.

It was great to hear from Ron, not just to clear up any misunderstanding, but to hear what he has to say…to get to know him a bit better. There are whole lot of “Ron’s” out there…heck, most of the people who will read this post are another “Ron”…regardless of their first name.

And let me wrap this up with a very strong suggestion…link up with “Ron’s” as soon as you can…we are all going to need folks like that. I am serious, very serious…go find them and create a bond that will help you deal with the “here & now”…but mostly…for what is coming.

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This was a great response from Jim…one that I thought deserved its own article. Jim was responding to my article on 10/26 – FAQ, you should probably read it first to refresh your memory on what was discussed. < click here to read that 10/26 post >

Jim writes (his comments appear in blue)…

I agree with you overall…but would suggest some supplemental comments. At least in my own head, and I’ll leave it to others to determine their own thoughts.

• In response to “I think if Republicans win both the House & Senate we can avoid a recession. Do you agree?”

There are a growing number of truly conservative Republicans in the House and a few in the Senate — but they simply don’t have the numbers to push the needed reforms to reduce spending and taxes, then get the government out of the pocketbooks, businesses and lives of its citizens. Additionally, too many Republicans campaign as conservatives, but undergo post-campaign conversions into “moderate” Republicans (for example: Marco Rubio).”

• In response to “What’s the biggest problems preppers face today? ”

There are some pretty far out folks pushing insane theories. OTOH, to the extent that such “crazies” are motivated to actually prepare themselves for the risks, uncertainties and turbulence of our near-to-midterm future, I am thankful. Better for crazies to be prepared, than unprepared — the more beans, bullets and band-aids stored away by more people, the better for everyone.

As for Q-Anon, I read a few of his early pronouncements filled with words, but zero substance,
I immediately wrote Q-Anon off as a fraud (at best) and possibly an agent provocateur (at worst) working for some group that didn’t have America’s best interests at heart. Over the 2016-2020 period, I’d occasionally warn folks in various forums/websites that Q-Anon was a poser and probably working for the other side…but my efforts were not appreciated. Eventually I simply left the sites giving Q-Anon exposure and implicit support. Time and events vindicated my views — but I feel so sorry for those taken in by the charlatan known as Q-Anon.

• In response to “What do you think about the Oath Keepers now?”

Regarding Oath Keepers (OK): I certainly appreciated OK’s early stated goals and considered joining at various times. If I recall correctly, I made a few minor donations to OK, but without joining. I never did join, mainly because I’d see the occasional self-professed Oath Keeper publishing material that went far beyond OK’s stated vision and mission.

So, my token donations ceased, I never joined and eventually managed to get off every mailing list OK used (you make one tiny donation, and they always want MORE!).

I don’t know what OK did/said in the events leading up to the Jan 6, 2020, as I no longer saw anything by them. I saw a few news headlines leading up to the Jan 6 events that mentioned Oath Keepers, and my thoughts were: “Those guys are making a HUGE mistake!!”

It seemed obvious that OK and many other folks had been penetrated by law enforcement agents or paid informants. Not because I’m particularly smart, but because I had read the history — articles and a couple books describing the numerous, massive operations LE agencies had mounted in the 1990’s to penetrate (and ultimately largely control) the various “militia groups” of that era. I figured if LEOs had done it in the 1990s, they likely were doing it again in the 20-teens.

I wasn’t the only person thinking (in advance) that Jan 6th was a set-up and entrapment — numerous friends I correspond with figured the same thing, and none of them had anything to do with Jan 6th. It looked and smelled like a set-up, and Q-Anon’s putative involvement only made the situation look worse.

In retrospect, most of those rounded up over the Jan 6th events will think, “Gee, how did I ever fall for that trap?”

That understood, the Jan 6th attendees are being treated horribly, with clear-cut Constitutional violations and extreme prejudice by the courts. Jan 6th was far, far tamer than most of the Summer of 2020 riots, and definitely left fewer people dead or wounded — but those deadly rioters in 2020 were generally ignored or even encouraged (VP Harris donated to a fund to provide bail money to arsonists and attempted murderers!). ** Where is the justice in that?

So, what are the “lessons learned” from Jan 6th?

• Be selective in whom you trust. If they won’t reveal their true identity, they’re probably a complete fake. If their actions or proposed actions suggest carelessness or just not caring about potential consequences, avoid them. If a person shows up on your doorstep (or email or texts or phone or whatever), inviting you to join an elite group aiming to “rescue America,” and they start asking whether you have any experience with explosives…THROW THEM OUT. IMMEDIATELY!!
• Choose your battles VERY carefully. Don’t hand the other side an easy “skunk dunk” on your own head. Pick the terrain carefully and engage only with thoughtfulness, detailed planning and a LOT of prayer.
• Do a THOROUGH “Risks vs. Benefits” calculation for anything you do, say or write. Yes, it is sad we live in a country where those types of calculations are necessary — but they’re still necessary.

General Comments –

This website’s host, AH Trimble, is correct about not aligning yourself with aggressive or bombastic groups or events. I’m not as “gray” as Trimble recommends, but the overall thrust of his opinions are a lot more right than wrong.

Personally, I do engage in the political process, to the best of my abilities, budget and health. But I live in a far “redder” state than most, and each person must consider the environment they’re operating in. In some states, I’d certainly try to go all “gray man.” So, I don’t blame others for differing opinions.

In short: Think hard and long before writing, saying or doing, well, pretty much anything — then pray deep and long about your tentative decision — and THEN follow the Spirit in all you do.

In this there is safety and peace.

Dang! One of the most insightful and longest responses I have ever received to a post on this website. Well Done Jim!!

Now, if I could, I would like to add just a bit…

1. I agree with his point about some up and coming Republicans appearing to be both conservative and dedicated to making changes for the better. I guess I am just too jaded and cynical to think they can survive or keep to their initial appearance of being a good guy. I always seem to end up disappointed in all of them.
2. Thank you!!!!! Another person see QAnon crap for what it is. If you think QAnon has even a shred of credibility then re-read Jim’s words…then read my article “QAnon is Real !” < click here to read >
3. I was thrilled to see how Jim had researched LEO activity in infiltrating various groups that they target. It is shameful what they do and how they do it…then crucify otherwise innocent folks in the process. I wish more folks would wake up to what the federal law enforcement agencies do and who they are…it would help stop their authoritarian secret police ways.
4. I think Jim’s words regarding Jan 6th were level-headed and spot on. Many of the folks that were there fell into one of two traps, one of their own making, another set-up by federal LEO’s. I can imagine about two days later when those folks woke up and realized what they had done…oh boy. But it sure did fuel the fire against Conservatives, patriots, militias, Trump followers, etc…and not in a good way…no, not at all. Jim’s lessons learned were really, really good…please review them
5. “I’m not as “gray” as Trimble recommends…” ?????!!!!!????? What the heck Jim????!!!!!!???? Did you not read “Rise up !” and the follow-up article “Rise up ! Actions & Suggestions”? There is no more “gray”…it is full-on, get it on, now. No, not in any kind of violent way…but it is time to take action…make things happen, get involved!!

Finally, thank you again Jim, I really appreciate the time and effort in your response. I love to hear what folks have to say and especially when it is so well thought out and so well said. I hope more folks take your lead and send me more views, opinions, and additional information as you did. Heck dude, maybe you should be a guest writer from time to time!

Folks, think about Jim has said…think hard…make sure you are coming down on the right side of this thing.

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