Where Are We Going As A Nation?
By Gill Rapoza
October 12, 2010
I read a lot of material on a daily basis. I buy good books when I can, as well as read the stuff I see on the net. I do take a lot of things on the web with a grain of salt. Several of you on this list send me interesting material sometimes too. I enjoy reading what I see in Scripture. Seems I learn things all the time. A lot of it is a warning, and certainly not that silly “happy all the time talk” some preachers on TV put out. God tends to give warnings, particularly when things are not right. He lets thing happen He would not otherwise. Even Israel, His witness, got warned and knocked about from time to time when they were not paying attention to doing right.
All of this led me to wonder; where are we going as a nation? That was not a rhetorical question, I wonder. We have willingly as a nation, and as many individuals, gone so far down this road away from what is right, that I think maybe God might let just continue on. It could be to our own national demise if we don’t turn around.
As nations go, we are still largely free. But that freedom is slowly eroding. We let it go, so we should not complain when it is gone. Who would have ever thought this country would hire a Socialist nut job, who does not like Christianity or Capitalism, who openly bows to the Muslim leader of a country whose citizens caused the greatest single destructive hit on US soil, who has no real experience other than a community agitator, whose only true love seems to be himself, to be president? Just in case anyone was wondering, we did it ourselves as a nation. This article is not about Barry, it is about us messing up.
I don’t think we are done as a nation just yet, but it is not for a lack of effort. “I want, we want, government give me… gimme, gimme, gimme …” Those that think that way are praying to the wrong god! That would be government with a little “g” or goods, with another little “g”. On this road we travel we will soon enough see most all our freedoms go away. You will have a right to do what the little g says you can have, and it may change overnight if we get that far.
What have we lost? It is forbidden in places if you openly speak out against Muslim terrorist activity on our soil (mosque next to twin towers), gay marriage (no such thing), or abortions (50 million plus killed). If you peacefully protest against government wrongs, government officials (hello Nancy) will accuse you of being non-tolerant (I hate that word), bigoted, and get this, a “terrorist.” If you dare say the man living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the wrong fellow for the job, you must be hateful, racist, or both according to not only those in high politics, but the shills in the media cheering them on. The new national health care (phooey on us) will REQUIRE you belong to the government system, as in health insurance, no matter if you want it or not. That is not freedom! If you happen to belong to the NRA, are a returning member of the military, say the two party system is corrupt, and/or want to openly preach Jesus Christ as the only way (my personal favorite), then you too will be labeled with the bad guys. Who would have thought? That is right here in America!
People are sort of waking up; but I return to the question of where will we go as a nation? Perhaps I should also ask; what will the citizens of this sometimes great nation do?
Complete government control over anything is a very bad idea, and people are wondering about what comes next. I am only speculating as to what others may be thinking. I sometime think of the one famous line in the movie Network, where one of the main characters tells people to yell out their windows, “I’m as mad as Hell and I’m not going to take this any more.” <www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMz_RQuTBlI&NR=1> Some are that mad perhaps, but who will do what? Where are we going? Do we have the will to do better?
There are the Tea Party folks, which I like even though I only went to one event ever. If they would continue to do what is right while getting bigger, and not go way off track as the big parties have, it would be a great improvement. But will it be enough? Is the One God in Scripture included in their overall picture? Perhaps with some of them. We may see in time if they can overcome things through the ballot box.
There might be some open armed rebellion if many are that angry and think they are backed into a corner. That sort of reaction would certainly mean people get killed. Not one of the better options. I have no problem taking up arms, but it would be for the defense of my family or self, and others in some cases. But I am not looking for a battle. Open rebellion worked during the American Revolution, with the Colonists against the Brits. I don’t know if it would work the same now. Those people on the other end of the anger at are not the Brits from far away, but our own right here. And it would not be like the Civil War either, with North and South. The territories and boundaries would not be nearly so clear.
We could possibly see a break-up of the country into several smaller nation states, and that is not something pleasing to me either. It could happen by peaceful means or violent means. I don’t think it would go down too peaceful. I keep in mind the unpleasant thought that America is not listed in Scripture, and that makes me think she will not be much of a power in the end. If it happens, it would only be because we rejected God first. And then He let us go our own way.
Perhaps some would hold up someplace and see if and when it will all be over. The survivalist mentality is very alive and well in parts of the nation. Many of these just want to protect their families and stay away from it all. To go “off the grid” can be very appealing. Lots of work would be involved. Raising your own food and providing for other needs is not all that easy, but it certainly can be done here in America, or even what she may become.
Some think there will be an over run attempt by other nations, or even parties in agreement with the United Nations. There are many scenarios involved in this one. Some peaceful and some not. The sad part is that we have idiots and traitors in our own ranks that will go along with this one world happy crap. It will not be happy. The idiots and traitors would come from both the government and some churches. Dead Michael Jackson may have gotten a bunch of people to sing with him that they were the world, but not me, not for Christians who are supposed to be in the world but not of it, and not for real American Patriots.
We as Americans have never seen the likes of what is going on now. I learned from reading some good articles and books that in Russia, when it was the Soviet Union, the people did a lot of things in an underground economy. China has an underground economy in their Communist system now. The people are not free really. You can not worship freely there. They have the government approved churches, just as the Russians did, but those were the only ones where the Gospel was preached. The government approved churches had the social gospel only.
You may notice that I did not offer a lot of answers just yet. It is coming. I am curious as to where you want to go, and what you want to do.
My plan is simple. And this is mostly because I think any combination of the above can happen to us as a nation. I plan to be ready for near anything that comes my way. I pray regularly for our nation, that our leaders will wake up, do right, or be replaced with ones that will. I ask that I and others will be ready, awake for what shows up on the horizon. Most of you know me well enough by now that I am not so good at following instructions when they are wrong. I don’t believe any of us were called to do that. Will I, and we, have hard times yet to come? Probably. I strongly recommend that you too pray for our nation, or if God has tolerated us long enough, for those who will still be here. You have got to be right with God first before you can expect any of this to happen.
So, where are we going as a nation? What will you do? Looks like something is coming our way. I’d love to hear from you on this.
Godspeed,
Gill Rapoza
Veritas Vos Liberabit
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