No surprise with this news. We knew that Israel planned to force Hamas to take some sort of action at least five years prior to this attack. The expansion of Jewish settlements and other efforts to expand the Jewish State at the expense of the Palestinian communities in Gaza and the West Bank was intended to come to a head so that Israel could react with military force. This is no secret but last week it finally was reported that Israel Knew over a year ago that the attack was planned. Here is the account as it appeared on the pages of the Old Gray Lady herself:
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli officials obtained Hamas’ battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out.
The approximately 40-page document, which Israeli authorities code-named “Jericho Wall,” outlined, point by point, exactly the kind of devastating invasion that led to the deaths of about 1,200 people.
The translated document, which was reviewed by The New York Times, did not set a date for the attack, but described a methodical assault designed to overwhelm the fortifications around the Gaza Strip, take over Israeli cities and storm key military bases, including a division headquarters.
Hamas followed the blueprint with shocking precision. The document called for a barrage of rockets at the outset of the attack, drones to knock out the security cameras and automated machine guns along the border, and gunmen to pour into Israel en masse in paragliders, on motorcycles and on foot — all of which happened Oct. 7.
So, on the one hand we are supposed to believe that the peace-loving residents of Israel were attacked without provocation while at the same time, the Israeli government knew in advance that this was going to happen and that they wanted it to. Folks, this is just evil. Any government willing to sacrifice its own citizens so that they can provoke a war is just horrible.
As I’m writing this, my mind goes back to all the conspiracy theories about the 9/11 attacks here in the United States. To this day, I’m still unclear why we ever went into Iraq and Afghanistan. Especially in light of the fact that no evidence exists of Weapons of Mass Destruction. The “intelligence” of WMDs was provided mostly by Israel. The Colin Powell PowerPoint show at the United Nations was very convincing but turned out to be totally bogus.
In light of all the other lies told to us in the last few years by our government, I think being skeptical about previous events is in order. Healthy skepticism is probably the best way to view such events. Limiting the power and scope of government is at least part of the solution but neither party has the will to do that.
Chief and I were at the same Thanksgiving table and broke bread with a group of other readers of this blog. Two leaned left, two leaned right, all of them had issues with the foreign policy takes on this blog. Specifically, Israel and Ukraine. Simply put they feel the blog staff here are nationalist, isolationist whackos. This could not be further from the truth!
I believe we had a lot we could have learned from the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, but we did not. Other countries do not like to be occupied. Outside of Afghanistan, we have NEVER left a country we have invaded. While keeping troops in Iraq and Afghanistan like we did, we lost numerous additional troops. For zero reason.
We normally go to war/invasion over false pretenses … weapons of mass destruction anyone? How many missiles/bombs/drone strikes have we lobbed at another country in the Middle East simply over “we think they are responsible for such and such attack on one of our bases there”. It makes no sense, in most of these regions we have no reason to be there.
We even enter wars via proxy when we have no real connection to the invaded country. Take for instance Ukraine. They are not a member of NATO or the EU (European Union). They never wanted to join either! So now that they are attacked, we need to step in? Why exactly? Think about this, we are sending our munitions to a country who is not an ally in any way!
(Editor’s Note:Obama, Biden, and Soros did finance and coordinate the overthrow of the government in Ukraine in 2014. In a sense, we started this mess, but Johnnie Does is correct; what business did we have getting involved in the first place?)
Despite my best efforts, I didn’t land any punches with this group.
In the case of Israel, they are technically an ally, but they are surrounded by countries who have been/are hostile towards our foreign policy. Egypt kinda blows hot and cold with us, Jordan as well. Lebanon doesn’t like us. Iran wants our country wiped off the earth and Syria, Yemen, and Oman like our money but could care less about us. Israel, simply put, will not be helping us much in any war we engage in because they know they are on an island geo-politically.
When asked my opinion I gave the following regarding both “conflicts.”
On Israel: We get our navy/ships out of their ASAP and back to their normal positions. We do not need those strike groups in that region, we have NATO allies and troops stationed not far away. To be fair, Israel has stated they don’t want, nor need our help. Regarding the numerous, (yeah check it out) numerous bases in Syria and Iraq, it’s time to pull up stakes and leave. We have a massive airbase in Qatar, another country that in my opinion tolerates us, not really likes us. That should be enough. It’s time to bring our young people back home. Just remember we believe Iran is funding the groups attacking Israel via proxy….
This brings me to my next point.
On Russia/Ukraine: How come it’s ok for US/NATO to provide Ukraine with money, weapons, planes, vehicles, etc. but not ok when Iran does it? On that topic, how much has NATO really given to Ukraine? I read an article stating that the weapons we promised (NATO) will fall short of the goal. Why must we arm them? It seems like NATO really isn’t giving much; Germany gave some helmets, France has sent a few tanks and guns. Seems like the countries sending the most are Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland. Each of these countries are small (the 3 Baltic states) or share a border with Russia and I would argue should be stockpiling not donating. Why aren’t the other member nations stepping up? If they don’t want to donate from their stock, they could purchase from US and give. If the member nations who are not directly neighboring Russia are giving very little what does that tell you about this alliance? Hate to say it but they are counting on us to bail them all out. I would be ok with donating outdated weaponry such as missiles, bombs, and guns. Tanks, planes, and other toys? No chance. By the way check out how much money the US and other countries have donated that is flat out unaccounted for… think we could be using that to solve the homeless issue a little? Ukraine is corrupt, and has a very weak military, we are simply propping them up. Sucks they got attacked but at some point, we may wish we had those weapons.
Let us address the real reason we are involving ourselves … the military industrial complex. Raytheon, Boeing (yeah, they make war ships too), Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and others spend millions to lobby congress each year. In return they get billions in defense contracts. Over time we accumulate a stockpile of military products. As such we feel we must use/sell them to other countries. As a result of this stockpiling, some of our leaders–think Bush’s, Clinton’s, Obama, Lindsay Graham, John McCain types feel we must invade or bomb anyone we do not like. As you can see it’s a bi-partisan issue here, or I guess one issue both parties can agree on. Buy me an expensive steak and lobster meal each time I want one, and you will get a blank check for defense spending. Just look at how hard it is to get a slot on the defense committee in either branch of congress. These folks are smart and know where the lobby money hits hardest. As such we have decades of pointless involvement in the Middle East and now Ukraine. While the conflict in Israel has an end or goal, the Ukraine conflict shows no signs of stopping which is exactly what the military industrial complex wants. They want continued war to get extra contracts. Notice how some are sounding the alarm about us running out of vehicles and weapons? Again, why are we in these wars?
How would I fix these? Let’s say I am king for a day. I am calling Israel and saying what is your end game here? How about kill the folks leading Hamas who ordered this brutal attack and demand all hostages released? What they are doing now amounts to borderline genocide. I am sorry but Hamas is a terror group, they don’t wear uniforms, they have no real military. Israel looks like it’s going door to door and blowing up whomever appears to be a terrorist, so I guess all males aged 17-60. This is not a strategy. Kills those responsible, anyone in the direct way/tunnel etc. is collateral damage.
After this I am calling the president of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan and telling him here is the plan from Israel, and the US is pulling its warships out of the Middle East. I am telling him stop dialoguing with Russia and Iran…. Yeah, he recently started trying to thaw relations with both adversaries of ours. He has always had the ear of Putin, but Turkey has been one of the countries supplying Ukraine fairly heavily with drones and equipment. Turkey has the second largest army in NATO. Speaking of NATO, we cannot lose Turkey, as they control the Black Sea, and are a bridge to the Middle East. By the way check out the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict; Turkey picked Azerbaijan, apparently, we are picking Armenia. Doh!
As far as Ukraine… they aren’t in NATO or the EU, as noted earlier. I would call the president and tell him the stockpile is thinning out and he will need to fill the holes elsewhere. We can send the old things, but the flow is slowing, and he gets no more money! I do not trust this country or any of their “leadership.” They are very corrupt and frankly I don’t think they really care about their people. Ukraine is out gunned and outmanned. It’s time to re-trench. Our goal in NATO is to defend those in the alliance, not those who feel they want to be after being attacked. It’s time to fortify Finland, the Baltic Countries, and Poland, as they directly neighbor Russia. Actions have consequence and Ukraine never wanted to join either group. Russia is being made fun of right now militarily, but those making fun do not understand, Russia can lose 10 million people in this war, Ukraine cannot. Look to history, even when fighting on our side in WW2 Russia has always been a meat grinder militarily.
Final thought: An isolationist policy isn’t what I am advocating. I am saying our days as being the world’s police force are over. If we are being honest and looking at this rationally, Russia will take Ukraine, and maybe Moldova, they won’t go farther that way. Perhaps they also have designs on Georgia and maybe Armenia since Armenia was a former ally of Russia. Outside of that they do not have many options. If they attack a NATO country, it’s on. Then we get involved. Israel, they have proven they can defend themselves; the show of force was dumb. Also, we need to think about our military’s sustainability, not in a “green” way but in a numbers way. No one wants to sign up for the military now. We have been in pointless conflicts for my entire life, I am 37. We continue to send our young people to die and for what exactly? Move our troops back, and bring them home, if things get even more dicey, we can always re-deploy.
We have blogged about how both Joe Biden and Donald Trump can win next year in the election, but we haven’t spoken about the elephant in the room. The elephant is the Democrat machine. The machine knows Joe Biden is too old and is definitely in cognitive decline. Congressman Dean Phillips of Minnesota and Senator John Fetterman have both made comments about this very thing. Phillips is an obscure congressperson who announced a primary run against an incumbent, which is a big no-no in either party. Fetterman who had a stroke during his run for Senate last year has said Gavin Newsom is running a shadow campaign for president. Folk’s comments like those don’t just come out unless there are legs to them.
So how do they remove Joe from the ticket you may ask?
Easy, at the nominating convention for their party. The delegates basically can pick the nominee, and just have a majority not vote in his favor. You may remember Bernie did this last go round, taking his delegates all the way to the convention, even though he had zero chance of the nomination being his. I fully believe this is why that Phillips guy is running, just to carry a name to the nominating convention. I also do not think RFK will be on the general election ballot as an independent, I can’t put my finger on it, but I just don’t see a Kennedy not on the Democrat line.
Simply said, Joe has major health and mental health concerns, and this blog feels the Democrats are waiting for an error similar to the dreaded “blue screen of death” Windows users fear their computer contracting. For those reasons we feel Joe will not be the nominee.
Here is the bigger problem.
If not Joe, what do the Democrats do with Kamala Harris? Democrats have always thrown the black person overboard when necessary, but in this case it is different. Harris is the sitting Vice President. She and Gavin do not like one another. They will not be on the same ticket. Two folks from California is a liability not an asset for the Democrats. This is what creates the issue. Kamala was a Senator; however, she will not “path back” to the Senate. First, it’s a demotion, and second, she will look weak trying to get her old seat back. (BTW her old Senate seat currently has a primary with 3 sitting Democrat congressmen in it, making it no sure thing). Removing Harris is very risky, as throwing a black woman under the political bus will be viewed in a bad light by the black community. BLM would be outraged, and we have seen what happens when they riot. For those who say let Kamal be governor, again there is a problem. That requires Gavin winning the presidency, which is no sure thing, even against Donald Trump. Also, there is a primary forming for that position as Gavin terms out in 2026. (In heavy red and blue states there is a pecking order, and folks get very nasty when you mess up the rotation). Again, it’s no shoe-in for Kamala.
Kamala doesn’t seem like the type to go quietly into the night when she doesn’t get her way. It will get ugly.
Let’s say Joe bows out, and Gavin takes over. Who is the VP? Can’t pick a white person in that party, not to replace a black woman. Michele “my belle” Obama doesn’t seem to want the job, and I think Barack wants to just hit the speaker circuit, he seems out on politics. Al Sharpton has too much blood on his hands, so he is out. I think there are 2 logical choices, there are 2 Castro brothers from Texas, either would be safe choices, the other being Xavier Beccera. I am contradicting myself with Beccera as he is a Californian, but if you can read between the lines, you wind up throwing a bone to the Hispanic voters. Democrats love racist dog whistles and here is another chance to play the “Trump is a racist” card. Hispanic people outnumber black people about 4-1 (not counting new residents that arrived over the southern border) so any votes lost in the black community are likely more than accounted for moving forward.
It may seem like tin foil hat thinking, but it could work for the Democrats.
They needed Joe in 2020 to beat Trump. There was no way; Bernie, Mayor Booty judge, or any of those other clowns out that stage was beating Trump last go round. They knew it and rigged it. Now that Joe is a liability, looking worse and worse with each speech or appearance, he makes it high time for him to go. Need more proof? David Axelrod (Obama campaign manager) and James Carville (Clinton campaign) are both saying Joe cannot win. Regardless of your thoughts about those two, they are very savvy and smart.
Still not convinced? Why did Newsom vs DeSantis debate happen in Georgia? Also why was it on Fox and moderated by Sean Hannity? DeSantis looks like yesterday’s news and Gavin isn’t running so why have this? Answer…. if Gavin looks good, Joe will be taking a tumble down the stairs, either on his own or someone will be pushing him.
One thing I will never understand about the LGBTQ community no matter how many times its explained: why do they accept the Trans community? Think about it. If you are gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, or queer those are human sexuality/lifestyle choices. I dated a girl, and after we had broken up, she decided she liked both girls and boys, so she became bi-sexual. (Note to the weirdos out here: I understand it meant she discovered her sexuality but still my point stands.) I also know a friend who decided she was only into girls (lesbian) after seeing a movie where Jennifer Aniston got completely naked. (Contributors to this blog have a much different reaction to seeing Jennifer in the buff.)
Friends of our family have gotten divorced and decided they too preferred same sex relationships as opposed to traditional relationships. In all of these cases while it was not always taboo, most forget we banned gay marriage as a state in 2008; nevertheless, acceptance has become far more prevalent today.
I understand full well why those groups are all accepted into the LGBQ crowds, it’s a matter of sexual preference. Note: many at the blog have lifestyle issues with these folks, but do not see them as disruptive to civilized society. The Nine in Black Robes made it the law of the land and we chose to accept it. No hate is needed here.
However, one group who in my opinion pigeonholed themselves into that crew who is doing heavy damage to our society: The transgender crowd.
Trans folks have a very different set of circumstances than the rest of the rainbow crowd. This is not about sexual preference or attraction, this is about making yourself into a real-life science project, one where undoing it may be impossible.
In the case of the folks that I mentioned above that changed their sexual identity or attraction, their circumstances were different; however, trans folks are cut from a much different cloth. No one I know who is LBGQ has openly advocated for folks coming out who are not in fact LBGQ. The “T” crowd is doing exactly that. Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner started all of this, and Fox News gave it a place to spew their filth unchecked. It has since taken off like wildfire. The trust the science crowd from Covid fame are just as guilty here.
Folks who become transgendered are mutilating God’s creation. If you refuse to believe in God, fine… your birth parents can get credit for your creation. As a baby develops, its body creates its own chemicals and biological functions based on genetic information programmed into its very being at conception. Adding care, nutrition, and time will follow the genetic code. Gender is determined for you before you are ever born. In what crude world would someone try to stop testosterone or estrogen from being created? Or worse yet, chemically reverse it? These are the questions no one is asking this crowd. I’m sorry but having someone put a dress on or a halter top does not make them a girl. Like I said this is nothing but a science project.
I’ll back up a minute.
Say a young boy decides, likely via his “friends,” that he is really a girl. Perhaps he buys some sex toys, follows some unorthodox people on Instagram or Only Fans, and is stunned at how dirty old men/perverted women will “pay/tip” to watch a show. Soon he goes deeper down the rabbit hole and starts buying girl’s clothing. He buys a wig, and heels and now he has a full-on persona of a female. There is still a problem, He is not satisfied with mere cosplay. His body knows he is a boy, even if he has a problem with that mentally and/or emotionally. Somewhere in all this confusion, he still feels he is not good enough. He is convinced by others that taking chemicals to alter his body into thinking it’s a girl will fill the emptiness inside. He gets a prescription from a local baby killing factory for hormone blockers. His body will now begin to grow female organs and he will be having the male ones diminished, suppressed via chemicals, or outright removed. To further the change, he legally changes his name. Now the transformation is basically complete even if there are a few details to iron out.
Now you let me ask you this. Say this person who was in high school/college during this period gets closer to 40. All his friends are married or seriously dating someone else, whether the same gender or opposite. “She” now realizes that this gender switch isn’t what he thought it would be. Most of us have something that we did in our youth that we regret but very few of us pay as high a price as this unfortunate soul. Depending on the level of self-mutilation, there may not be any path to return to your former state. It’s too late. The science likely won’t be available and if it is, likely won’t be covered for free like the initial change was. The devastation will be so much, they likely will kill themselves. Look it up, stats don’t lie, and suicide among this crowd is far higher than any other group…. by far.
Congrats to the crowd who is pushing this science project on families across the USA. The devastation from this will be felt for generations to come. It’s not science, its mutilation thru manipulation, we used to try to bring awareness to this in Africa, now we accept it.
I feel at some point, the LBGQ group will wise up and get this crowd out of their inner circle.
In an attempt to paint newly elected Dutch leader Geert Wilders as a crazy guy, Fox and other news outlets, hit Wilder over the weekend for suggesting that neighboring Arab countries take in the refugees from Gaza. Wilder is on record as wanting to close his borders and stop the influx of illegals from other nations.
Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders is facing condemnation from multiple Arab states after suggesting that the war between Hamas and Israel could be remedied if Palestinians are relocated to Jordan.
“Jordan is Palestine!” Wilders tweeted Saturday, linking to a Politico story that detailed how Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Yemen and the Arab League issued statements to condemn the suggestion that Palestinians should be relocated to Jordan.
The Palestinian Authority said Wilders’ proposal is “a call to escalate the aggression against our people and a blatant interference in their affairs and future.” While the UAE embassy in the Netherlands called Wilders’ suggestion “irresponsible,” leaders in Jordan labeled the suggestion a “racist position,” Arab News reported.
It’s funny that when Jews suggest relocating Palestinians, we should listen but when any body else does, they are essentially called kooks.
“I always said that relocation should be voluntary not compulsory. But I would applaud a massive voluntary relocation indeed,” Wilders continued in his comment to Fox.
It’s clear that the Arab states don’t want any refugees. Guess they would rather have the issue to campaign on than actually fix anything.
The Dutch politician is a noted supporter of Israel, including displaying the Israeli flag in his office after Hamas’ attacks on the nation on Oct. 7.
He has also championed closing the Netherlands’ borders to immigrants, called for a referendum on the Netherlands leaving the European Union, has been labeled anti-Islamic, and he faced death threats over a handful of previous statements, including calling Islam a “fascist ideology” and a “backward religion” and arguing Muhammad was a “pedophile,” Reuters reported.
As noted elsewhere on this blog, the preferred Jewish solution is for the United States and the European Union to take 2 million refugees (about 50K per country). EU members are expected to follow the script as dictated by Israel. Wilder is viewed as dangerous because if Israel can’t unload the refugees on other countries, they might actually have to find a way to get along with their neighbors. Israel plans to take Gaza by ejecting the whole population, the alternative is genocide and/or perpetual occupation.
On a cautionary note, the longer this war goes on, the more video of dead noncombatants in Gaza will surface. This will counter the self-defense narrative being pushed on the West by Israel. This gambit might just backfire spectacularly on both Israel and the United States.
Can Joe Biden win re-election? Absolutely he can. It will not be easy, and won’t be fun, but he absolutely can. I will explain how.
Do everything possible to not have in person debates:
This is easy, have one of Biden’s inner circle get Covid just before the debate. This allows the debate to be remote and allows Biden to have his handlers hold up cue cards or the like to help him navigate the debate. I know this sounds harsh for ole Joe, but he is very obviously in declining health, so much so even his fellow Dems are saying he should step aside. It only takes one slip up (answering the wrong question, rambling, telling odd stories, staring into the abyss or wondering off set) to erode his support for good. The perception of being too old won’t sink him, reality will, and his handlers know this.
Make the election about Donald Trump:
Simply put Joe doesn’t have much to run on; the economy is teetering; layoffs are being considered/happening and globally some think WW3 could happen any day. As a result, he must make it all about Trump. Insurrection, wanting to overturn an election, and the general chaos that is Trump needs to be front and center all the time. Remember this folks, Trump is to Democrats what the Clinton’s are to the GOP, essentially the anti-Christ. The mention of Trump will drive Democrat turnout.
Make the 3rd party candidates, 3rd party candidates:
Simply put, RFK cannot be getting anywhere near 17% in the general. No way. If he does, Trump will have a really great night. Every vote for Jill Stein, RFK, or Cornell West is a vote taken from Joe Biden. Joe must shore up this flank and knock the support for each to around 1-3% RFK included. Note: neither William or any of the blog staff see a candidate getting 17% who isn’t a major party one. We see RFK topping at around 5-7% nationwide on election night.
Point out Trump is in no-man’s land:
Each time Trump comes out with an idea I would immediately question how it would get done. Simply put, his Party doesn’t like him. Most in our opinion wanted him to never get elected so they could “own the issue” not the solution…. Healthcare ring a bell? Trump will be a lame duck, and quite frankly will likely have very small majorities/minorities in both Houses of Congress. He will need to “twist the arms” of his own just to try to shepherd legislation through. If the Democrats win the House, I would say more impeachment inquiries will happen. I would be pointing out constantly that Trump has no support from his own Party, and tepid at best support from moderate Democrats. We do not know who his VP pick will be, and frankly he pretty much fired his entire cabinet at one point in time or another during this first term.
So, there you kind of have it. Biden can absolutely win; it may not be easy or fun. However, I will tease my next blog…. I do not think Joe Biden or Kamala Harris will be on the ticket.
Yep, during this pause in the war in Israel, the truth is finally seeing the light of day. Some in Israel are saying the quiet part out loud. Israel will occupy Gaza forever either by killing ‘em all or making them flee. Israel’s definition of a peaceful solution is that the West must take 2 million refugees from Gaza.
(FYI Per my handy dandy search engine, the current population of Gaza is 2.1 million.)
Please note that either way this is a permanent and hostile takeover of the region. One way or another, Israel plans to finish off any threat from Gaza. Oh, the article I linked below was briefly on Fox but seems to have been scrubbed from their website. I guess it doesn’t fit the narrative they want to advance.
A former Israeli minister has said the “solution” to the situation in the Gaza Strip is the complete departure of its over 2 million Palestinian inhabitants.
Speaking on Israeli Channel 13, former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, said recently that the city of Khan Younis, located in the southern Gaza Strip, would be turned into a “soccer field” with the help of God and the Israeli army.
Israel should “take advantage of the destruction that we will wreak upon them,” Shaked said, arguing that other countries should permanently take “20,000 or 50,000” each of Gaza’s Palestinian residents to vacate the area entirely.
She stressed that Israel should take an advantage of the current destruction in Gaza and allow more people to leave, citing the previous departure of some 500,000 young people in recent years.
“We need 2 million to leave … that’s the solution for Gaza,” she said.
Again, Israel is a secular state and has no relation to the biblical nation. They are not offering compensation for confiscating the land, businesses, and possessions of these people. They are offering to let people leave with the clothes on their backs or prepare to meet their maker.
Some peaceniks think the current pause is a sign that the two-state solution can be revived. Dream-on baby. The earth is about to get scorched.
It has been said that truth is the first casualty of war. I wish to address this as it relates to the war in Israel.
This is my read after looking at much.
Israel set-up this war to clear out Gaza. Given the rings of security around this area, how else did the quantities of weapons get into the area in the first place? Members of the Israeli government have been provoking Muslims or Palestinians or whatever they call themselves for many years. As documented previously on the blog, they were the power behind Hamas for many years. At a minimum, Israel created an environment that would eventually have this outcome.
Hamas did attack but other than taking hostages and shooting off a huge number of rockets that did kill people, what else did they do? I keep hearing about certain alleged atrocities committed by Hamas but some that are repeated often by politicians and the media, never happened. Beheading 40 babies is claimed over and over again but the evidence has never been made part of the public record. It has been repeated enough that it is assumed a fact. I’m sure that some infant, somewhere, was found in that condition but to me it does make a difference whether such a horrific death was the result of an explosion or shrapnel, or a guy with a knife.
On the other hand, what about this? Many of the people outraged by these alleged atrocities of beheading children are perfectly fine with doing this through all nine months of the pregnancy as long as it’s called “choice”. This happens a lot more than forty times a day in this country and most Liberals and Jews are supportive of these acts of infanticide. We have a whole political party in this country dedicated to maximizing the killing of infants, the infirm, and the elderly. Our people are so deceived that the groups the Democrats want to kill, or cull are the ones that keep them in power.
Oh, then there is the children’s video posted by Israeli television. KANN News posted a propaganda video of children singing the praises of genocide in Gaza. Check out these lyrics:
In addition to all the above, in this country, many supporting Israel are going scorched earth on the rest of the populace. They are demanding support for Israel or risk being cancelled. I don’t support either side in this conflict. The whole mess stinks. I think we should be involved as a broker of peace not a partisan selling arms.
Lastly, why are the people that gave us Covid, lockdowns, fair elections, and all the other lies in recent years to be totally believed when they tell us about Ukraine (remember that war?) or Israel? It seems like Israel just wants to displace people so they can ship refugees elsewhere and confiscate their land.
I really hadn’t planned on getting into this fray until I read an article by Michael Brown. Brown gets it so wrong that I felt compelled to chime in. Below are quotes from Brown’s article on World Net Daily unless otherwise noted.
What did commentator Candace Owens mean when she posted that “Christ is King” in the midst of a very public dispute with her Daily Wire employer Ben Shapiro? I’m not going to enter into the details of that dispute, other than to say I agree with Shapiro’s concerns.
Here, I want to focus on Owens posting the words “Christ is King” on X (formerly Twitter).
In a previous post, she quoted the words of Jesus that “you cannot serve both God and money,” causing many to wonder if this was a dig on Jewish people, who are allegedly money hungry.
I was going to block quote Mr. Brown but decided to take this one section at a time.
OK so here is the first break with my position, Brown agrees with Ben Shapiro. Shapiro is all in on Israel’s war with Hamas and has even defended Israel’s use of nuclear weapons and genocide in the name of self-defense.
Mr. Brown’s article is on a website run by Christians that hold to a Premillennial view of eschatology. Their view is that the current nation of Israel is a rebirth of the Old Testament nation by that name and that modern-day Israel is prophetically necessary to usher in the Return of Jesus Christ. This is hooey. The biblical nation of Israel ceased to exist in 70 AD. The Jews of today (with few exceptions) are not ethnically related to the Jews of 2,000 years ago. Furthermore, Jews need to come to God just the way the rest of us do, through His son, Jesus the Christ.
For those wondering what could be wrong with proclaiming “Christ is King,” the unfortunate reality is that this beautiful, biblically based truth has been hijacked by elements of the extreme religious right, often with antisemitic implications.
Apparently for Brown, when a person says, “Jesus is Lord” or “Christ is King,” they are being antisemitic. Brown seems to believe the Dispensational view that Jews can come to God without believe in Jesus. Sorry dude but that is not in accord with Scripture. If there is any way to God without going through Jesus, then Jesus died in vain and thus our faith is null and void.
“That chant is now a calling card of Nick Fuentes and America First – a podcast, conference and community within the broader white Christian nationalist movement. It also happens to be a core proclamation of Christians through the centuries.
This paragraph is a train wreck of mashed-up stuff. I will try to unpack this a little bit.
First, who cares about this Nick Fuentes guy. I looked him up on the Internet and the first hits I got were websites attacking Nick Fuentes such as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). These guys hate Christians and anyone on the right side of the political aisle. As a high-profile Christian on social media, if you’re not on their bad list then I doubt you stand for the right things.
Fuentes once had dinner with Donald Trump and Kanye West. Fuentes has a group called America First Foundation. It was founded in 2020. Four years after Trump was elected on a platform of America First.
America First Foundation’s purpose is:
Our country is having a crisis of faith. We’ve lost faith in God, in our institutions, and in our destiny as a people. This absence has left the foundational pillars of America in ruins. Immigration has spiraled into a mass invasion, eroding our identity as Americans. Our cities, once shining achievements of our prosperous civilization, are now symbols of decline and decay. Our people have been taught to hate themselves and their ancestors, all the while being encouraged to embrace degeneracy and sin.
Our forefathers created this nation with their blood, sweat, and tears. Their struggle produced a country rooted in Christ, family, and virtue. Following in their footsteps, we aim to restore those lost values while building a happy, healthy, and prosperous future. Much like our ancestors, we strive to create a home with dignity and reverence for God.
While we take inspiration from the past, our movement is focused on the future as we plot a new course for America in the decades and even centuries to come. We are tapping into the creativity of our nation’s young Christian men, born and raised in a technologically rich, but spiritually poor era. It is these visionaries who will remake the American character, grounding it in Christian virtue and societal excellence. America First is carving a path forward that is truly revolutionary. With your continued help and support, this movement can actualize its vision for the future, forging a new version of America, worthy of our posterity.
We live in an era of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). These are direct attacks on Christianity, Christian Culture (Western Culture), and American Values. Was America ever a perfect country? Nope. But the Left is openly tearing down the last vestiges of what America once was in the names of socialism, communism, and a bunch of other _isms. Mr. Brown thinks pushing back against the Liberal onslaught of evil by me or Fuentes or Candice Owens or whoever is wrong. Why? I guess things are supposed to get worse and worse until Jesus returns. Many in his camp hold to this perverse view that to oppose evil is to delay the return of Christ.
Also, where and how did Fuentes get ownership of the slogan “America First”? I thought to love one’s country was called patriotism. If God put you in a particular country, then to love your country is to agree with God that His purpose in placing you in a particular place and time is good.
Brown then starts in with rhetoric about the white Christian nationalist movement. What a loaded term. I guess white people can’t have a voice in today’s America? At least that is what Mr. Brown seems to imply. The Liberal message is clear, if you are white, you have no voice. Shut-up because all that is wrong is your fault. If you’re a Christian, ditto. It’s all your fault so shut up. If you’re for America, then you are racist so shut up. However, being for war in Ukraine or Israel at the expense of the US is OK? Supporting marriage as between a man and woman is racist and hateful but gay or trans whatever is honorable? These messages in our culture today are symptoms of great evil and rot in our nation.
Oh, my other thought is when did Fuentes become a name for a white guy? Thought that was a Hispanic name. Then again, the “Proud Boys” were led by a Hispanic guy but somehow, they are white supremacists anyway. Seems like white is a very malleable category. Mr. Brown seems to think the best position for white folks is grabbing their ankles and says, “Please sir, may I have some more.”
“When I say ‘Christ is King,’ I mean something very different from what Fuentes means. While there is a long history of Christian support for violent racism – even using that very same language – a proper theological understanding of ‘Christ is King’ ought to compel us to live at peace with our neighbors.”
Mr. Brown, who doesn’t want to live at peace with their neighbor?
Last I checked, Kanye West was a black guy that loved Jesus. He was with Fuentes who claims to love Jesus at the dinner with Trump who also claims to love Jesus. If he was as racist as you imply, why would he choose to hang out with a black guy?
Kanye West
Oh, by-the-way, loving Jesus is the way to racial harmony and the solution in the Middle East wars.
I didn’t see anywhere that Fuentes is advocating for armed conflict or violence or race wars. To say Christians, have a long history of racism and violence is very provocative and demonstrably untrue, at least in terms of a body count.
More people died in the 20th Century as a result of beliefs underpinned by Darwin and his survival of the fittest than in all the religious wars in the history of the world. Darwin is the basis of humanism, eugenics, communism, and socialism. The body counts of abortion, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and others could be close to a billion souls lost in the last century. It is estimated that 3.5 million people died as a result of all religious wars in the history of the planet. Clearly, no comparison.
Furthermore, more people are in slavery today than ever in the history of the planet but because we can get electric cars and iPhones cheaper, we look the other way. Fuentes is opposed to tyranny and slavery, but Mr. Brown says Fuentes is a bad guy? Seems like Brown is setting up a Fuentes as a strawman so he can beat him like a pinata? Then Brown is challenging Candice Owens to agree with him or else. Oh, yea. Candice Owens is black, or at least looks to be nonwhite to me, so how is she throwing in with white Christian nationalists? I think Mr. Brown is very confused.
This last part is most instructive.
But without a doubt, there is a growing minority that connects “America first” with the proclamation of “Christ is King” in a way that perverts the very meaning of those Jesus-exalting words.
Yes, Jesus is King and will always be King. He was born a King, died a King, reigns in heaven as King, and will return as King – in fact, as King of kings and Lord of lords (Revelation 19:16). For myself, as Jewish follower of Jesus, I unashamedly proclaim Him as the Messianic King and the Savior and Lord of all. And yes, in His name and authority we are called to go and make disciples of the nations (Matthew 28:18-20).
But to use “Christ is King” as a political slogan, especially one with racist and antisemitic overtones, is to bring disgrace on that holy and beautiful name.
At the end of his article, Brown finally exposes the defect of his theology. Jesus is just the Savior of your soul. For him, all this Jesus stuff is just spiritual. It has no earthly application. Brown cherry picks the Great Commission as the totality of the mission of the Christian Church because Jesus reigns only in Heaven.
Brown is the one denying Scripture. Clearly, he doesn’t understand the meaning of the Ascension of Christ or His Kingdom. Jesus is sitting on the Right hand of the Father ruling the nations now. Jesus will continue to rule until all nations submit to His Lordship. Brown is blinded by the Dispensational presuppositions that he is trying to impose on the Bible. Sorry Mr. Brown but they aren’t there.
Christian Nationalists want biblical values to be the values of our country, not secular humanism or socialism or communism. God has blessed us as a nation to the extent that we honor and obey His Law. We are currently under God’s judgement for disobeying Him. Christians, including Christian nationalists, want limited government and the freedom to worship God. They want God welcome into the public square not cancelled from it along with His followers. The basis of our Republic was once the Ten Commandments and needs to be again.
Some folks believe that they should actively work to oppose evil in our society and make our laws and values a reflection of God’s Revelation. In short, transform the culture. Some of us are having a healthy discussion as to whether we should use the model of St. Patrick or St. Boniface. We are working to answer the question of Francis Schaeffer, “How should we then live?”
Meanwhile Mr. Brown wants to sit it out and hope the Rapture happens, so we won’t reap what we’ve sewn. Sorry but Jesus ain’t coming back in your lifetime or that of your grandchildren so what now? If all you want to do is wait around for a third temple or some other nonsense, wake up. Scofield was wrong. Hal Lindsey was wrong. You are wrong. Matthew 24 was fulfilled 2,000 years ago.
Some of us hope to leave the world a better and more righteous place than we found it. We must try but the results are God’s not ours.
Ben Shapiro demands that Israel’s interests supersede those of the United States. If you dare to disagree then he starts calling folks racists. Sorry but I and many others dissent. I think the US should stay out of this war.
Meanwhile, Brown only wants us to be involved due to heretical theology. Brown wants us all in for Israel because he thinks we need to bless Israel to be blessed. (Zionism is a part of his dispensational/premillennial theology.) Sorry, but the New Testament Church is true Israel not the folks using that name today that live in Palestine or whatever you want to call Judea in this day and age.
Candice Owens is right that Christ is King. The problem is that our fellow Americans no longer believe that. This is not a race issue, it’s a heart issue. Until Christians live as Christ commanded seven days a week, don’t expect things to get any better. For Mr. Brown to essentially call Candice Owens a white Christian nationalist is beyond laughable.
Yep, while China’s leader was in San Francisco the other day, Joe Biden paid him a visit and endorsed Gavin Newsom for President. As is usual, I think Joe shot-off his mouth and gave away part of the Democrat playbook for 2024.
“I want to talk about Governor Newsom. I want to thank him. He’s been one hell of a governor, man,” Biden said Wednesday during a welcome reception for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders in San Francisco. “Matter of fact, he could be anything he wants. He could have the job I’m looking for.”
Biden’s eyebrow-raising comment was made at “the most significant event with world leaders in San Francisco in recent history,” according to the APEC 2023 website for the event.
Newsom recently elevated rumors of running a “shadow campaign” amid trips to Israel amid its war with Hamas, before heading to China late last month to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Joe is making an admission against interest (his interest), but we here at the blog think he let at least part of the political cat out of the bag.
The problem is that people think the Democrats elect convention delegates via the Presidential Primary Process; however, this is not true. Most delegates are pledged prior to the vote, these guys, referred to as “super delegates,” are the ones that are a majority and really run things behind the scenes.
My proof is this, if you recall the cycle when Hillary Ran against Trump (2016), Bernie Sanders won many states by as much as 70 percent, but Hillary still won most of the delegates in these states. The system is rigged so that the super delegates have the power. This only becomes a problem when the rank-and-file democrats vote contrary to the wishes of their masters, then you see the fraud that they perpetrate.
What this means in 2024 is that while democrats are dutifully voting for Biden, the super delegates are being lobbied to support Newsom. Gavin only needs to get the support of about 1,600 people in the country to be the dem nominee regardless of how democrats vote in the primaries. The primary elections are just smoke-and-mirrors to give the illusion of a fair election process.
When the Democrat Convention happens, Joe’s removal will be engineered into the proceedings. The only question is, will Biden leave willingly or be forced out?
