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Economy, Income, Home Prices: Q&A “Bottom Line” (last Q&A)

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  • You talked about “bottom line” before. For individuals or families, what is your bottom line to the economic mess your talking about?

I gotta tel ya…this is the best question I think I’ve ever been asked on this website in a very long time. I want to be careful and thoughtful with my answer.

Everyone is different, that is obvious, so I don’t have a detailed specific answer for you. But, I think for everybody some good thoughts to ponder would be…

Be in the world but not of the world.

Do not seek/lust for riches and power.

Be charitable. Be your brothers keeper.

Fully embrace the Golden Rule.

Let God find you, He and His Son are looking for you.

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I wrote 1900 words…

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Yesterday I wrote an article regarding the attack, bombing, invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping their President and his wife. And I mean I let it all out…I unloaded the legality and the morality of what the US government did on Trump’s orders. While finishing the editing of it this morning I was stopped dead in my tracks. The Holy Ghost stopped me…I was not to publish that article…period. I was crushed.

Not that I couldn’t publish it, but it was made clear to me that it was too harsh and damning…and too personal. But, I could put something a bit more user friendly up that might get some folks thinking. Here’s that…

  • What is his justification/motivation to go to war with Venezuela at this time?
  • How does this Make America Great Again?
  • How does this put America first?

We are either a law-abiding people and nation or we are not. We are either a member of the international community or we are not. We either respect other nation’s sovereignty or we do not. We either have principles, morals, and ethics or we don’t.

We either embrace the Constitution or we do not.

We must decide who we are and what we believe in…and who we follow.

If you have a few minutes, just a few minutes, today…you might want to read the following:

  • 2 Timothy 3:1-4
  • Matthew 24:12
  • 2 Peter 3:3
  • 1 Timothy 4:1
  • Matthew 24:10
  • Romans 1:28-29
  • Galatians 5:19-21
  • Isaiah 5:20

 

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Happy New Year !

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This morning I woke up thinking about 2025…you know last year. And I was wondering what the heck I did all year…was it a good year and did I get enough done to justify all the air that I breath.

I got kinda emotional about this past year, 2025. It was a year that was full of stress, happiness, frustration, joy, problems, and amazing accomplishments.  I think it was one of the strangest years in my life in so many ways. But, being who I am the question was…what the heck did I do all year?

Well, I started listing the big stuff that I could remember…

House:

    • Rehabbed the attached utility room, added a steel door with keypad lock, and reinforced the door frame to resist break-ins.
    • Installed a mini-split that replaces two older window AC’s and eliminated the need for a wood burning stove.
    • Installed a security system and cameras.

Outside:

    • Completely redid our entrance gate area…very sharp, clean, and rather impressive (according to my wife).
    • Installed an automatic gate opener to property entrance.
    • Redid the back yard, planted a bunch of grass, and increased the size of the yard by 50%.
    • Added the really nice “flower mound” with beautiful lavender, perennial dianthins, and some other really beautiful perennials…along with a drip irrigation system.
    • Saved a cherry tree and added 2 more.
    • Planted a fig tree my wife has been asking me for the prior 2 years.
    • Bought myself and planted a “fruit cocktail” tree; it has 3 different fruits grafted into the same tree. Kinda cool!
    • Added a bunch of rough compost to the orchard ground and tilled it in.
    • Seriously upgraded the orchard irrigation system.
    • Added I think 7 new pine trees, saved 2 others, and really upgraded the soil in the existing pine meadow and started a new pine meadow. Don’t get too impressed, the term “meadow” is misleading, both meadows combined are probably less that ¼ acre.
    • Added new river rock around the house to eliminate dirt areas, especially the walkways.
    • Saved old 6 lilac bushes from previous owner that will get transplanted to the back yard in February.

Infrastructure:

    • Solar –
      • Boosted our power generation from 4.3kw to 7.6kw…75% improvement
      • Increased our power storage capacity from 32kwh to 41kwh…28% improvement
      • Added a ton of other improvements to our solar system along with a fire suppression system
    • Well –
      • Fixed the ongoing lightening strike problem
      • Upgrade the well controller & float switch
      • Increased the time that the well can pump water on solar power
      • Added the ability to easily run the well pump off generator power
    • Shop/mini-barn –
      • Minor exterior repairs and then painted
      • Upgraded the entire solar system with new inverter, solar panels, & batteries.

Misc:

    • Rescued Murray from the local animal shelter. Murray is a 1yo mixed breed dog; think 55lb collie with very soft short hair. He was abused by his last owner and still struggles from the trauma but he is slowly coming out of it and is a great dog that is becoming an awesome addition to our family.
    • Bought a really nice 7-yo CanAm ATV with trailer for $1300 cash and a little bit of labor bartering.
    • Grew a great garden from seed to plants to table…and preserved a bunch of food. Including starting all my own tomato plants, pepper plants, and melon plants.
    • Fixed our old ATV doing repairs that I never thought I could do…saved a couple thousand dollars doing it myself.
    • Fixed our old 6×6 UTV doing repairs that I never thought I could do…saved several hundred dollars doing it myself.
    • Expanded and did minor repairs on 5 water retention ponds.

I’m sure there is more, but you get the idea. But most of all…I realized how much we moved forward. Keeping life moving forward is what it is all about. Some accomplishments are major and really noticeable…others almost go unnoticed and can be quickly forgotten. They are all important.

I guess what I am getting at is two things; 1) I am grateful we were able to accomplish so much that is noticeable and memorable, 2) we did move forward in our material lives. But I am not ignoring or forgetting the little things either…the mostly non-material accomplishments. And those my friend can be even more important, more significant, more life-changing than the material ones.

For us 2025 was a great year in many, many aspects. For that I am grateful. And yes, I am grateful for all of you. You guys rock! I love the articles replies, the feedback and comments, and the personal emails. They all mean a lot to me.

I look forward to 2026 and all the wondrous and amazing events that will take place in our life. Yes, I am sure that the national and international stage will have its ups and downs…and that’s okay. What matters most of all is who we are, who we become, and how we serve others. Let’s work our very best, our hardest, to make 2026 a fantastic year!

 

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Here go again…more disinformation…or truth?

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The Bureau of Economic Analysis, US federal government agency, released GDP figures last week. According to them…GDP grew by 4.3% last quarter. Lot’s of folks have been raving about that figure…saying how great that shows our economy is doing. And of course Trump gloated about the 4.3% figure crediting his economic agenda. And get this… Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed “Americans got a 4.3% raise.” Trump later went on to claim the 4.3% GDP number, “The success is due to good government, and tariffs.”

But maybe we aren’t getting the real story…

I double checked to make sure I was saying something that was true:

  • First major component of GDP is consumption (what consumers pay)…4th quarter 2025 inflation figure is about 3.1%.
  • Second major component is government spending…US federal government spending for 2025 is up 6%

So, it appears that the federal government spending and inflation accounts for most, if not all, of the GDP increase…if I am reading the numbers right.

Kinda rings true since the federal government is running an almost $2trillion budget deficit for 2025.

Now, on top of that, US Customs has reported they sucked about $200billion out of the private sector economy due to tariffs. Yeah, $200billion that American citizens and companies can’t spend on what they want to. And even with the additional $200billion, the federal government is still running that HUGE budget deficit.

Then let’s think about these items:

  • In November home foreclosures jumped 21%.
  • There are some reputable economists out there that say government spending is driving most of the GDP growth. Take out the massive increase in government spending and the real GDP is more like .8% (yeah POINT 8%)
  • Almost all of the increase in consumer spending went on credit cards, and almost all of the remainder came out of savings driving personal savings to an historic low. And it appears that most of the increase in consumer spending was seasonal based on back-to-school shopping.
  • This year (2025) gold is up almost $2,000 per ounce, silver is up more than $40 an ounce…those kinds of jumps only happens when investors and governments fear what’s happening in the markets and economy…and the world in general.
  • CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is down noticeably indicating a lack of confidence in the stock markets.
  • Consumer sentiment index (Consumer Confidence) is down significantly this year indicating that consumers are fearful of the US economy and its future.
  • Here’s an interesting tidbit: “Consumer spending this year has increasingly been characterized by a growing divide between wealthy households that aren’t changing their habits amid rising costs of living, and middle- and lower-income households that have cut back in response to a weaker labor market and tariffs and inflation that both drive up the cost of daily expenses.“
  • And 30% more Americans are saying that their finances are worse now than at the end of 2024.
  • More than 6 out of 10 people disapprove of the way Trump is handling the economy.

So you be the judge…is the GDP number mis-information…or…is it the best GDP figure ever in the history of the country, the best big beautiful GDP number of any president in the universe, a fantastic incredible shinny GDP that has ever been reported…the best, most beautiful, incredible, shinny, fantastic…okay, you get my point.

To me…the facts, figures, stats, and evidence all show that the GDP increase being “great” is pure bullshit. But, you are free to be your own judge based on whatever information/statement you want to accept and use.

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Economy, Income, Home Prices: Q&A #5

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This was meant for posting yesterday morning
but I delayed it to post yesterday's article
based on Trump's national address Wednesday night.

Here are even more questions raised to me from the article Economy, Income, Home Prices…  < click here to read that article >

Some earlier questions on this article can be found at:

Send me whatever additional question you might have. I will do my best to share my opinion…for whatever that is worth.

You hinted around that the US uses wars as an economic tool to benefit the banks. Seriously?

I didn’t “hint around”, I said it outright. At least I think I said it as a matter of fact, I would have to back and check. But, let me clear it up now…yes, the US uses wars (and military “actions”) as an economic tool to benefit banks…and the military-industrial complex. Both of which are controlled by the rich and powerful.

Let’s just look at the last 25 years as an example. We started a war with Iraq and lost. We started a war with Afghanistan and lost. We are in a proxy war with Russia, and you could hardly say we are winning that one. We are in a proxy war in Gaza/Middle-East, and again, you can hardly say anyone is winning that one. And it appears we are about to go to war with Valenzuela. But I bet we win that one. Yea us…we are so tough…we rock…we can beat up a small third-world country!!! USA…USA…USA …USA !

So what has happened during the last 25 years economically that you would be able to say benefited banks and the military-industrial complex? We’ve spent 10’s of trillions of dollars on the US war machine buying everything from bullets to aircraft carriers.

Now, during that same 25 years:

      • At the end of 1999 the national debt was about $5trillion and 60% of GDP.
      • In 2025 the national debt is over $38trillion and 99.8% of GDP.

And I already wrote who gets most of the interest on the national debt…private banks. But you say that the interest rate on that debt has gone down since 2000. Yup, it has…now let’s look at it in real terms:

      • 30-year Treasury Bill rate in 2000 was 6.63%. Interest paid on the national debt at that rate would be about $330billion.
      • 30-year Treasury Bill rate in 2025 is about 4.7% (down 2pts). Interest paid on the national debt at that rate would be about over $1trillion.

Yeah, we just did the math…3 times more interest paid on the national debt now than before we started and lost -or least didn’t win- multiple wars. And that interest went to banks, foreign and domestic, and some very rich folks. But what about the other 10’s of trillions of dollars…you know the money the government spent, but had to borrow, to buy the bullets and aircraft carriers? Yeah, that money went to defense contractors…also known as the military-industrial complex. And who owns the military-industrial complex? The ultra/super wealthy and major corporations (controlled by ultra/super wealthy)…and who do they use to handle those 10’s of trillions of dollars they make? Yup, banks.

Notice a pattern here…just maybe? I hope I cleared up the whole misunderstood “hint” of mine.

Some light reading for you: Let’s talk who is getting rich…from war…

You made the USA to be some war loving world bully. That is rude, offensive and just wrong.

Yes, I did make the case the US loves war…and yes, the US is a bully on the world stage. For a more complete understanding of my position that the US government loves war, please read:

As for the US being a bully in the world…well, one only has to see the world from other than the eyes of a properly indoctrinated US citizen.

Sounds like you hate Trump?

WHAT!?!?!?!?! Oh my gosh…here we go again. This gets really tiring. But one more time…

Up front…I voted for Trump for president three times. And I think the 2020 election was anything but free and fair.

Let me talk about “hate” for a minute. A number of years ago I got rid of “hate” when it comes to people. I finally realized that all people are flawed, all people make mistakes, all people do stupid and sometimes evil stuff. It finally dawned on me…it’s not the person that’s the problem, it’s their actions that are the problem and sometimes evil. So I can honestly say I don’t hate anyone…but I do hate some actions that some people do.

As for Trump…

      • I love that he secured the borders.
      • I love that he is deporting criminal illegal aliens.
      • I love that he has fired lots of federal workers.
      • I love that he is shutting down, or at least trying to shut down, government agencies/departments.

Continuing with Trump…

      • I hate that he is still spending federal money like a drunken sailor.
      • I hate that he is blowing up boats in international waters without a declaration of war or any judicial process or congressional oversight.
      • I hate that he playing games with the Epstein Files and has not kept his pre-election promise in that respect.
      • I hate that he went after Congressional Rep Greene.

Continuing more with Trump…

      • It is unknown if his tariff war will benefit the country overall. It has hurt the economy and American families short-term but might help the country long-term. We simply don’t know yet.
      • Trump says some of the stupidest crap I’ve ever heard come out of a President’s mouth.
      • Trump trying to say that the economy is strong and growing and good for Americans is total BS. He is either being given wrong numbers, or he is ignorant, or he is covering up reality with his own self-deluded fantasies.

Trump could be a great President…or maybe I should say a “greater” President. But he continues to be his own worst enemy. Take the East Wing…STUPID!!!! He orders the tearing down of a piece of an icon of America…a true piece of history. It doesn’t matter one bit if he has the legal authority or not…it was STUPID!! And then to build a gaudy $200 – $300million dollar ballroom. What?????  Stupid!!

Yeah, a multi-hundred million dollar ballroom for 1,000 person parties. Come on…you gotta be kidding me. But for a billionaire and his ultra-wealthy friends I guess what’s a few hundred million here and there.

But at least you and I can attend parties there on the weekends…right? Ah, no. What, maybe 1% of Americans will ever attend a function of any kind in this garish piece of crap…the top 1% of American society.

Wait a second…did I just say only 1% of Americans will ever attend a function there? But I bet that 1% who get to attend will be average Americans…right? Ah, no. They will be the rich and famous, the rich and powerful, the ruling elites…you can bet on that. Let’s put this into perspective…

If you spent that same $300,000,000 on US veterans:

      • That would buy a small home for each of the 33,000 homeless veterans.
      • That would pay for a prevention program for the 22 veterans who commit suicide every day.
      • That could go a long way towards paying for a prevention program for the 2.8million veterans who have a substance abuse problem.

But no, let’s spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a piece of crap addition, to replace something that was perfectly fine, and dedicated for only the rich and powerful to enjoy. Yeah, sounds like a great move to me!!!

But, let me bring up a very uncomfortable point…why do we have 33,000 homeless vets, almost 3million vets with drug and alcohol problems, and 22 vets killing themselves every day? Maybe it is because of the endless wars over the last 25 years dragging men and women away from their country and families to destroy other countries and kill innocent people by the 10’s, if not hundreds, of thousands. Maybe it is because those same vets give their bodies, minds, and souls to a government and military-complex that get incredibly rich every time a bullet is fired, a missile is launched, or a fighter jet takes off.

Yeah, let’s build another temple to the rich and powerful…

Note: As of yesterday (Dec 17) the price tag for Trumps’s temple to the rich and powerful just jumped to $400,000,000. Imagine that.

Okay…do you get it yet? I don’t “hate” Trump because I don’t hate people. I do hate some things people do. And I do hate some of the things Trump has done. I hope clears up your unfounded emotional outburst.

 

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Economy, Income, Home Prices: Q&A #4

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Here are even more questions raised to me from the article Economy, Income, Home Prices…  < click here to read that article >

Some earlier questions on this article can be found at:

Send me whatever additional question you might have. I will do my best to share my opinion…for whatever that is worth.

How are they killing America?

Well, let’s review what I think it takes to kill America. In no particular order:

      • Change the United States from a Constitutional Republic to a Democracy.
      • Get religion out of the people’s individual lives, out of the home, out of schools, out of government, and politically silence the pulpit.
      • Kill charity and replace it with government controlled welfare.
      • Revise/rewrite our country’s foundational principles and history.
      • Reduce the value of human life.
      • Allow government to control education.
      • Create slaves of citizens through debt and government control/regulation.
      • Create a false sense of prosperity.
      • Create a two party political system.
      • Elect politicians who smile to citizens’ faces while they steal their wallet…then stab the voters in the back over and over again.
      • Focus the vast majority of a country’s wealth into the hands of an elite few and create a ruling class.
      • Get people to forget that the lust for money and power destroys everything it touches.

I hear that it all boils down to our US currency. Is that true?

Yes / No / Kinda…how’s that for an answer?

It’s all about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and that the US now has a fiat currency. And EVERY single country/empire that has ever adopted MMT/fiat currency has failed/crashed…or is in the process of doing so (i.e. USA is doing so now). I wrote about it extensively here < click to read about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) >

And, MMT and fiat currency are part of a bigger picture…ALL empires fail. And have no doubt, make no mistake, the United States of America is an empire…period…end of story. You can read about that and what that means here:

Why are you so doom and gloom?

Oh, here we go! Look, I’ve said for years…if you want fluff info and articles go somewhere else. If you want political and/or government propaganda go somewhere else. If you want USA rah, rah false-patriotism crap go somewhere else. If you want articles wrapped in a flag or bible go somewhere else. Yup, and if you want a Trump cheer-leader (Trumpateer) go somewhere else. I write from my heart. I write from facts and stats. I write from an historical perspective.

Humans don’t do new stuff, they just repeat the original stuff. But, humans also tend to overlook what is happening because they think something is new or different…or they think that somehow this time it will turn out different. But reality doesn’t happen that way.

And don’t give me “Jesus” was different and did different stuff. Jesus is divine…not human as I am referring to. Also, I am not referring to scripture based stuff either…it is scripture…you know, the whole God thing. I am talking about humans doing human stuff as humans do. It was done once…then repeated over and over again.

Okay, that being said…there is good all around us, good people helping others everyday. And I am very grateful for that. Here’s the catch…you don’t need me telling you about that…you can see it with your own eyes, or hear about it at church. I feel obligated to keep you informed on the things I think you might be missing, or only getting part of the story. My series Economy, Income, Home Prices… is a prime example.

With all the crap, the BS, the propaganda being flung around out there, someone needs to be telling you the truth with facts, figures, statistics, and evidence. Yeah, the price of gas might down 5cents this week…but the middle-class has been disappearing over the last 55 years, people can’t afford houses, real wages are in the toilette, and the US economy is failing/falling and has been doing so since the 1970’s. And it is intentional.

You see…if I don’t show you what is happening, show the proof of what is happening, and make it clear who is behind it…well, how the hell are you supposed to prepare for it?????

“Doom & Gloom” yeah, I understand, I get it. But it is “truth and reason” more than it is doom and gloom. You know…it’s called information.

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Economy, Income, Home Prices: Q&A #3

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Here are even more questions raised to me from the article Economy, Income, Home Prices…  < click here to read that article >

Some earlier questions on this article can be found at:

 

Send me whatever additional question you might have. I will do my best to share my opinion…for whatever that is worth.

Is this intentional?

Yes. Destroy the family through economics…it’s the easiest way to do it. Financial and economic stress leads to, or an underlying cause of, virtually all the major causes of divorce.

But it doesn’t end there or start there. We know that the government and society have been at war with religion for a long time. The US government gave churches a “charity” status to allow church member donations to be tax deductible from federal income taxes. But, the trade-off was…the same federal government outlawed churches from speaking about politics from the pulpit. The 1913 Federal Income Tax amendment was an “anti-religion” weapon.

Destroy religion and then destroy the family…what is left that is greater, or has greater power, than the federal government. And who runs the federal government…people with lots of money or the average citizen? And where has the US wealth been transferred to and from over the last 55 years?

Has this happened before?

Oh, hell yes!

Look back at the middle ages…the feudal system. The ruling elite were the nobles; kings, earls, dukes, etc. They owned everything; primarily the land. The people lived on the monarchs’ land; and for that privilege they paid the monarch almost all of the money (or tangible equivalent) raised or grown for that privilege. If they didn’t pay, they were evicted or sent to prison.

But, here is the interesting thing…monarchs needed money, cash money. Normally that need focused around their desire to wage war or some large scale building project. Rarely did they have all the money they needed, so who did they turn to? Banks. Yup, banks came into existence about 2000BC. And back then, just like today, the rich people owned and controlled the banks. So essentially, to a great degree, banks (the rich) controlled, or at least greatly influenced, kingdoms (i.e. governments) all the way throughout history.

Sound familiar?

Today governments essentially own all the land on which the average person lives. And for the privilege of living on that land they pay taxes…property taxes. Fail to pay those property taxes and the true landowner (government) will seize it, evict the family from that land, and sell it to someone else.

And for the privilege of having a job and earning money, people have to pay the government…it’s called income taxes. Sometimes at the federal, state, and city levels of government. Fail to pay those taxes long enough…yup, you end up having all your possessions seized and you just might end up in prison on top of that.

So it has happened for thousands of years and isn’t much changed in today’s world.

Who owned the wealth in the country back when this all started, has it changed much?

1900 – Less than 1% of the US families owned 50% of the US wealth. That equates to about 4,000 families owned as much as the other 12 millions families.

1940 – Up until 1940 there was the growth of the “middle-class”, and wealth began to be more evenly distributed in the US. Example: by 1913 the top .1% of the US population owned about 22% of all US wealth. And that % of wealth dropped significantly until when? Yup, the start of WW2…it then leveled off at about 10% of the US wealth owned by the top .1% of the wealthiest in the US.

1960 – In the 1960’s the wealth again began to be even more evenly distributed with the top .1% ownership dropping to about 7% in the early 1970’s. By the about 2013 it had virtually returned to the 1913 levels of wealthy/richest folks owning just under 25% of all US wealth.

So why the turnaround in the 1970’s? President Richard Nixon (globalist) officially took the US currency off the gold standard and created the global economy and brought China into their rise as the premier growing world economy.

Today the top 1% of US families own over 30% of the US wealth, the bottom 50% of the American population own just 2.5% of the wealth in the US.

As a small side-note…what happened just before 1940? WW2. What happened in the early 1960’s? Vietnam War. Interesting, coincidence, random events, or something else to reduce the more even distribution of wealth in the US?

What is their endgame?

That’s a simple one, I am surprised you don’t already know. Then again, maybe you just want me to confirm what you already know.

The endgame is complete control over people. If people are completely controlled then all their effort is geared towards rewarding the government and transferring wealth from the people to the ruling elite. And the government is controlled by the ruling elite. And who is the “ruling elite”? The ultra wealthy. It is a vicious cycle. The wealthy have the most control; the more wealth they acquire, the more power they can wield. It is a matter of “lust” for wealth and power. It is an age old story…just review history…it doesn’t change…they same story over and over again.

Try this…read the above paragraph again…this time, substitute the word “manipulation” instead of “control”.

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Oh my gosh…and Amen!

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I would like you to watch the video posted below. I mean really listen to the words, the message, with your mind, heart, and especially your spirit. You might even have to watch/listen to it more than once.

 

 

This country of ours is in such a wreck right now. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been going quickly downhill since the 1950’s, accelerated in the 1970’s, and crashed in the early 2000’s. It’s not Trump’s fault, it’s not any single President’s fault, it’s not Congress’s fault. All of it is to blame…all of Washington, all of the politicians, all of the bureaucracy, all of the lobbyists, all of the political parties, all of the donors…all of us. Blame to one degree or another rests with it all.

But our current political environment is so toxic it defies all description. No, not a single person or politician, not a single party, not a single anything…it is ALL toxic…and getting worse day-by-day, hour-by-hour.

I am begging you, pleading with you, to become aware enough to prepare yourself, prepare your family, prepare your congregations, prepare your community…please!

Once you become aware then don’t dwell on it, don’t obsess over it, don’t allow yourself to become depressed over it. Just prepare and pray…at this point that is all we can do. The forces at work to destroy are greater than virtually any single person…this is God’s fight…and Him alone. And He will win…yes, He will win.

Folks, listen…I’ve been providing hardcore facts and evidence about where we are as a country and where we are headed…I can’t give you much more. You either get it or you don’t. I hope you get it. But more than anything else…I hope and pray you are preparing.

The battle right now is one of good vs evil…and evil can easily deceive and it has many disguises. No one is perfect, but we should be seeking perfection…at least that which is within reality. Please, please don’t acquiesce to evil, or those who promote it, just because it is expedient or the lesser of two evils. That is one of the main reasons that we are in the horrible situation we now face.

Embrace correct and righteous principles…then seek out those people who feel the same and will work hard to advance those righteous principles.


Personal note: I truly wish MTG would have stayed in Congress, fought the good fight, continued to work towards promoting justice and correct principles. But sadly, I understand why she would want to leave that toxic environment and unfathomable betrayal. A person can only take so much, we are all only human. I hope at some point, when/if it is right for her, that she jumps back into the fight for the right. If she would move to our area I would gladly work hard for her to get elected to any office she desired.

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Tough one to respond to…

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This is a tough post for me to make. Why? The person that sent this comment is a friend of mine. I hope I don’t lose a friend over a difference of political opinions.

My post < click here to read > Here is her response…

“Can’t say that I agree with you on this one. https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/20/video-calling-for-military-ignore-orders-from-undermines-good-order-and-discipline/“

To her credit she was polite and friendly without contention. I hope and pray my response will come across as simply matter-of-fact and not contentious.

I read the article you linked to. Here are my observations:

  • The author is a hard right-wing conservative pro-war lawyer. He has not served in the regular military, he was part of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy as a reserve officer. There is no record of him even attending Navy boot camp. And in 2007 he was forced to resign from his pentagon political appointment position for statements he made 2006 – 2007.
  • He chastises the video folks for encouraging military members to “refuse illegal orders”; stating “…they should be ashamed of themselves and retract their insubordinate, ignorant, and politically motivated diatribe.” Problem…military members are taught and trained to do just that…refuse illegal orders. So he contradicts actual military training. But, I do agree with him that the video was politically motivated…but then again…so was his article.
  • The author then goes on to question why any service member would ever question the legality any order. His statement is in direct opposition to the law, the UCMJ, and the Constitution.
  • Then he goes on to say that military members are not under stress. Ah, one only has to look at the retirement rates, the drug and alcohol abuse stats, the divorce rates, the suicide numbers, and actual statements from active duty, reserves, and recently retired members to understand the true nature of the stress being felt.
  • What amazes me is he actually criticizes them for not mentioning Trump by name! Well, maybe they were trying to just make the statement regardless of who is President. Amusingly, if they had mentioned Trump by name…he would still be upset, probably more so.
  • He also states “Service members are required to follow lawful orders.” This is exactly what the folks are saying…so evidently he agrees with them.
  • He then states “…military personnel are already trained—and the Department of Defense Law of War manual clearly states—that military personnel have a duty not to comply with orders that are clearly illegal.” Once again, he is saying exactly what the video says. And again…he evidently agrees with them.
  • He then says “These lawmakers’ actions and words undermine good order and discipline in the armed forces by encouraging U.S. military personnel to question the orders of the commander in chief of the armed forces for no good reason, based on nothing more than mere political disagreement.” But, he provides no proof, or even any vague evidence, of any undermining.
  • What I find interesting is he absolutely goes off his nut against the video folks…and then he doesn’t make a single comment about the off-the-wall comments by Trump calling them horrific (and untrue) names and clearly indicating that Trump supports hanging them (yeah, death sentence). Seems a bit one sided for a man that sounds as if he should not only be educated but also experienced and intelligent. But then again…political bias and pride can sink even the best of us.

Okay, enough of my responding to the article. This article is written by a hardcore ideologue and a no-questions-asked Trump mega-supporter. He comes from the far-right life-time government employee sector of society. The tone of his article is almost hysterical.

But all that being said…the main points of my article was this (directly from my post)…

  • Trump uses the terms “seditious” and “traitors”. Then he takes it one step further…”hang them” in a re-post.
  • So why did he use the terms “seditious” and “traitors”?
  • Is there anything in this behavior and call to action by Trump that can be defended? Can anyone find anything decent or befitting to the office of President in his message? Is there anything at all about Trump’s message that is justified or even legal? Are you willing to ask the hard questions about Trump?

And my bottom line…my call to action was…

“Eyes open! Minds open! Hearts softened! That is my encouragement to you. And pray…our country in on the brink…ask God to bring us back from the brink of destruction.”

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