thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-26--Is It Really Fair To Compare President Donald Trump To King Cyrus?

Many have tried to compare President Donald Trump to King Cyrus in the Bible .
Some have even gone far away from Scripture and lauded Trump as the “ King of the Jews , ” the “ King of Israel , ” and the “ Second Coming of God , ” even claiming that he is a messiah .
None of those things are true .
However , the Cyrus parallel was attempted to be justified by Dr. Michael Brown in July of this year .
• President Trump Retweets He ’ s “ King Of Israel/Second Coming ” – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I asked whether Trump could be reelected without divine intervention , as many have alleged divine intervention in his 2016 election .
That ’ s also why I devoted a chapter in my book to the question , “ Did God Uniquely Raise Up President Trump ?
” Specifically , some time before the 2016 elections , there were Christian leaders who felt that God showed them that , just as He had raised up Cyrus , an idol-worshiping , foreign king , to restore and rebuild Jerusalem , so he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so , but in the book of Isaiah , the Lord called Cyrus His anointed one ( Hebrew , mashiach ) .
Does that mean that Trump is anointed by God ?
Does that make him some kind of savior figure ?
Not surprisingly , these claims were widely mocked , especially before Trump ’ s election .
And to this day , the idea of Trump being a Cyrus figure , let alone anointed by God , is considered a travesty , as in , “ You must be out of your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with all his failings , is called and anointed by God .
Preachers of the gospel are called and anointed by God , not carnal political leaders like Donald Trump.
” But to say that is to miss the whole point of the Cyrus connection , which was meant as a parallel rather than a direct prophecy .
In other words , these Christian leaders were not saying , “ The Bible contains a prophecy about Donald Trump !
Trump is in the Bible !
” ( If that ’ s how you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to read the Scriptures more carefully . )
Instead , they were saying , “ Look at this parallel .
God used King Cyrus , an unlikely vessel who didn ’ t even know who Yahweh really was , to bless His people Israel .
We believe God is going to use Trump to do good things for God ’ s people too , even though there ’ s no evidence he has a personal relationship with the Lord.
” Sixty years earlier , during the founding of the modern state of Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s standing with the Jewish nation , seeing himself as a Cyrus-type figure .
( For a fascinating book-length study , see here .
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu actually compared both Truman and Trump to Cyrus . )
And , ironically , just as Cyrus was commissioned to restore and rebuild Jerusalem ( Isaiah 44:24-26 ) , so Trump was the president who moved our embassy to Jerusalem .
But , to understand the Cyrus prophecy , it ’ s important to hear from Cyrus himself .
His words have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cylinder , discovered in 1879 and written in 539 BC .
( For more details and further quotes , see my book . )
This is what the Lord had said about Cyrus in Isaiah : “ For the sake of Jacob my servant , of Israel my chosen , I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor , though you do not acknowledge [ or , know ] me.
” ( Isaiah 45:4 ) What did Cyrus say of himself ?
“ I am Cyrus , king @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the powerful king , king of Babylon , king of Sumer and Akkad , king of the four quarters of the world , son of Cambyses , the great king , king of the city of Anshan , grandson of Cyrus , the great king , ki [ ng of the ci ] ty of Anshan , descendant of Teispes , the great king , king of the city of Anshan , the perpetual seed of kingship , whose reign Bel ( Marduk ) and Nabu love , and with whose kingship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves.
” ( Bel , Marduk , and Nabu were the names of some of the key gods in the Babylonian pantheon . )
It sounds like Cyrus was a bit full of himself .
There is no king on earth like me !
( In reality , at that time , it was true . )
And to whom does Cyrus give credit for raising him up ?
To Marduk !
“ [ Marduk ] searched everywhere and then he took a righteous king , his favorite , by the hand , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , king of Anshan ; he pronounced his name to be king all over the world.
” Isn ’ t this remarkable ?
The prophecy in Isaiah uses similar wording , except there it is Yahweh who called and raised up Cyrus .
Here , credit is given to Marduk !
But , in keeping with the policy of Cyrus , rather than subjugate the exiled peoples , as a foreign king would normally do , he restored them to their homelands and even funded the rebuilding of their temples .
This way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peacefully , extract taxes and revenues , and keep his trade routes open without continual warfare .
And so , when it was time to release the Jewish exiles , Cyrus wrote this ( as recorded in the Bible ) : “ This is what Cyrus king of Persia says : ‘ The Lord , the God of heaven , has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah .
Any of his people among you may go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God be with them.
’ ” ( 2 Chronicles 36:23 ) So , when it came time to speak to Israel , he talked like a true believer ( presumably with the help of one of the Jewish exiles ) , giving credit to “ Yahweh , the God of heaven.
” But when he wrote for the Babylonians , he gave credit to their chief god , Marduk , ascribing might and power to him .
Now , I think Dr. Brown , no relation by the way , lays out perfectly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to hold to the idea that Cyrus was and continued to be a pagan .
For the record , numerous Scriptures speak about God being sovereign in the matters of men and of turning the hearts of kings ( Proverbs 21:1 ) .
In fact , since nothing and no one nor any authority exists apart from God ’ s decree ( John 19:11 ) , we know that if anything happens or if anyone is exalted ( Daniel 2:21 ) , God has a purpose ( Romans 8:28 ) in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it can have no purpose and is merely random chance .
While we have no biblical prophecies of Donald Trump , we do have them for Cyrus , even him being called by name hundreds of years before he was even born !
However , what else do we know about Cyrus ?
Flavius Josephus wrote in his Antiquities of the Jews the following about Cyrus : 1 .
In the first year of the reign of Cyrus [ 1 ] which was the seventieth from the day that our people were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Babylon , God commiserated the captivity and calamity of these poor people , according as he had foretold to them by Jeremiah the prophet , before the destruction of the city , that after they had served Nebuchadnezzar and his posterity , and after they had undergone that servitude seventy years , he would restore them again to the land of their fathers , and they should build their temple , and enjoy their ancient prosperity .
And these things God did afford them ; for he stirred up the mind of Cyrus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all Asia : “ Thus saith Cyrus the king : Since God Almighty hath appointed me to be king of the habitable earth , I believe that he is that God which the nation of the Israelites worship ; for indeed he foretold my name by the prophets , and that I should build him a house at Jerusalem , in the country of Judea.
” 2 .
This was known to Cyrus by his reading the book which Isaiah left behind him of his prophecies ; for this prophet said that God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secret vision : “ My will is , that Cyrus , whom I have appointed to be king over many and great nations , send back my people to their own land , and build my temple.
” This was foretold by Isaiah one hundred and forty years before the temple was demolished .
Accordingly , when Cyrus read this , and admired the Divine power , an earnest desire and ambition seized upon him to fulfill what was so written ; so he called for the most eminent Jews that were in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he gave them leave to go back to their own country , and to rebuild their city Jerusalem , [ 2 ] and the temple of God , for that he would be their assistant , and that he would write to the rulers and governors that were in the neighborhood of their country of Judea , that they should contribute to them gold and silver for the building of the temple , and besides that , beasts for their sacrifices .
3 .
When Cyrus had said this to the Israelites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Judah and Benjamin , with the Levites and priests , went in haste to Jerusalem ; yet did many of them stay at Babylon , as not willing to leave their possessions ; and when they were come thither , all the king ’ s friends assisted them , and brought in , for the building of the temple , some gold , and some silver , and some a great many cattle and horses .
So they performed their vows to God , and offered the sacrifices that had been accustomed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon the rebuilding of their city , and the revival of the ancient practices relating to their worship .
Cyrus also sent back to them the vessels of God which king Nebuchadnezzar had pillaged out of the temple , and had carried to Babylon .
So he committed these things to Mithridates , the treasurer , to be sent away , with an order to give them to Sanabassar , that he might keep them till the temple was built ; and when it was finished , he might deliver them to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to their being restored to the temple .
Cyrus also sent an epistle to the governors that were in Syria , the contents whereof here follow : “ I have given leave to as many of the Jews that dwell in my country as please to return to their own country , and to rebuild their city , and to build the temple of God at Jerusalem on the same place where it was before .
I have also sent my treasurer Mithridates , and Zorobabel , the governor of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foundations of the temple , and may build it sixty cubits high , and of the same latitude , making three edifices of polished stones , and one of the wood of the country , and the same order extends to the altar whereon they offer sacrifices to God .
I require also that the expenses for these things may be given out of my revenues .
Moreover , I have also sent the vessels which king Nebuchadnezzar pillaged out of the temple , and have given them to Mithridates the treasurer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jews , that they may have them carried to Jerusalem , and may restore them to the temple of God .
Now their number is as follows : Fifty chargers of gold , and five hundred of silver ; forty Thericlean cups of gold , and five hundred of silver ; fifty basons of gold , and five hundred of silver ; thirty vessels for pouring [ the drink-offerings ] , and three hundred of silver ; thirty vials of gold , and two thousand four hundred of silver ; with a thousand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I permit them to have the same honor which they were used to have from their forefathers , as also for their small cattle , and for wine and oil , two hundred and five thousand and five hundred drachme ; and for wheat flour , twenty thousand and five hundred artabae ; and I give order that these expenses shall be given them out of the tributes due from Samaria .
The priests shall also offer these sacrifices according to the laws of Moses in Jerusalem ; and when they offer them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the preservation of the king and of his family , that the kingdom of Persia may continue .
But my will is , that those who disobey these injunctions , and make them void , shall be hung upon a cross , and their substance brought into the king ’ s treasury.
” And such was the import of this epistle .
Now the number of those that came out of captivity to Jerusalem , were forty-two thousand four hundred and sixty-two .
Compare a stark contrast from the beginning of Cyrus ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Israelites from their bondage just as God had said after 70 years in the Book of Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 25:11 ; Daniel 9:2 ) and what took place concerning Nebuchadnezzar .
Nebuchadnezzar was a wicked , prideful king , and yet , God brought him low in order to one day exalt him ( Daniel 4 ) .
Both men seem to have had a major conversion towards the one true God .
Could this happen with President Trump ?
Of course !
In fact , we hope it does , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not seem to be the case .
Plus , it would take someone confronting his sin ( 1 John 3:4 ) with the true Gospel that saves from sin ( Galatians 1:1-9 ) .
Consider that Cyrus set the people free , openly acknowledged only one real God and contributed to the worship of that God .
While President Trump has said the name of Jesus , allowed others to pray for him and held up a Bible , which he has not been able to actually quote a single verse from , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ merely offer words against the corrupt in government without justice , signing bills that infringe on the people ’ s liberties such as the PATRIOT Act and the USA Freedom Act , selling out American sovereignty in the USMCA , spending us into a monstrous debt oblivion , funding the murder of the unborn through Planned Parenthood and aiding in the very wealth redistribution and corporate and banker bailouts that so many of his supporters opposed under the Obama administration .
In other words , for the most part , Trump has helped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God , but all Americans rather than free them .
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• While You Were Distracted By A Phony Impeachment – Congress Reauthorizes Tyrannical PATRIOT Act • The USA PATRIOT Act : The Story of an Impulsive Bill that Eviscerated America ’ s Civil Liberties • Under “ Most Pro-Life President Ever , ” Report Indicates Planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Received Highest Amount Of Your Tax Dollars In A Year • Planned Parenthood Continues To Get More Than 600 Million Dollars A Year From Federal Government • Debt Disguised As Relief : Multi-Trillion Dollar Unconstitutional Stimulus Sells Out The People For 30 Pieces Of Silver • Trump Uses Anti-Constitutional Excuse Of “ No Choice ” & “ National Security ” To Sign Omnibus Bill • Donald Trump Promised Elimination Of National Debt – Put Us Nearly $ 8 Trillion More In Debt These are not insignificant transgressions , America !
Sure , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but that is not an excuse to allow such things to continue under a Trump administration , draped in the curtains of Christianity while engaging in lawlessness ( Matthew 7:15-23 ) .
I honestly do not understand the similarities of Cyrus and Trump at all except maybe in the early days of Cyrus ’ conquests .
Could God change Trump ’ s heart ?
One can hope , but until then , he remains a reflection of the modern church that claims to be Christian while ignoring the power of the Gospel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice needed in the position that he holds .
Should we pray for President Trump ?
We are commanded to do so , but make no mistake about it , he is no Cyrus and his own crimes should be dealt with , not supported or justified , according to the Constitution .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Many have tried to compare President Donald Trump to King Cyrus in the Bible. Some have even gone far away from Scripture and lauded Trump as the “King of the Jews,” the “King of Israel,” and the “Second Coming of God,” even claiming that he is a messiah. None of those things are true. However, the Cyrus parallel was attempted to be justified by Dr. Michael Brown in July of this year.
Brown wrote:
In my last article, I asked whether Trump could be reelected without divine intervention, as many have alleged divine intervention in his 2016 election. That’s also why I devoted a chapter in my book to the question, “Did God Uniquely Raise Up President Trump?”
Specifically, some time before the 2016 elections, there were Christian leaders who felt that God showed them that, just as He had raised up Cyrus, an idol-worshiping, foreign king, to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, so he would raise up Donald Trump. Not only so, but in the book of Isaiah, the Lord called Cyrus His anointed one (Hebrew, mashiach).
Does that mean that Trump is anointed by God? Does that make him some kind of savior figure?
Not surprisingly, these claims were widely mocked, especially before Trump’s election.
And to this day, the idea of Trump being a Cyrus figure, let alone anointed by God, is considered a travesty, as in, “You must be out of your mind to claim that Donald Trump, with all his failings, is called and anointed by God. Preachers of the gospel are called and anointed by God, not carnal political leaders like Donald Trump.”
But to say that is to miss the whole point of the Cyrus connection, which was meant as a parallel rather than a direct prophecy.
In other words, these Christian leaders were not saying, “The Bible contains a prophecy about Donald Trump! Trump is in the Bible!” (If that’s how you took it, I strongly encourage you to read the Scriptures more carefully.)
Instead, they were saying, “Look at this parallel. God used King Cyrus, an unlikely vessel who didn’t even know who Yahweh really was, to bless His people Israel. We believe God is going to use Trump to do good things for God’s people too, even though there’s no evidence he has a personal relationship with the Lord.”
Sixty years earlier, during the founding of the modern state of Israel, Harry Truman realized the significance of America’s standing with the Jewish nation, seeing himself as a Cyrus-type figure. (For a fascinating book-length study, see here. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu actually compared both Truman and Trump to Cyrus.)
And, ironically, just as Cyrus was commissioned to restore and rebuild Jerusalem (Isaiah 44:24-26), so Trump was the president who moved our embassy to Jerusalem.
But, to understand the Cyrus prophecy, it’s important to hear from Cyrus himself. His words have been preserved in what is called the Cyrus Cylinder, discovered in 1879 and written in 539 BC. (For more details and further quotes, see my book.)
This is what the Lord had said about Cyrus in Isaiah: “For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge [or, know] me.” (Isaiah 45:4)
What did Cyrus say of himself?
“I am Cyrus, king of the universe, the great king, the powerful king, king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters of the world, son of Cambyses, the great king, king of the city of Anshan, grandson of Cyrus, the great king, ki[ng of the ci]ty of Anshan, descendant of Teispes, the great king, king of the city of Anshan, the perpetual seed of kingship, whose reign Bel (Marduk) and Nabu love, and with whose kingship, to their joy, they concern themselves.” (Bel, Marduk, and Nabu were the names of some of the key gods in the Babylonian pantheon.)
It sounds like Cyrus was a bit full of himself. There is no king on earth like me! (In reality, at that time, it was true.)
And to whom does Cyrus give credit for raising him up? To Marduk! “[Marduk] searched everywhere and then he took a righteous king, his favorite, by the hand, he called out his name: Cyrus, king of Anshan; he pronounced his name to be king all over the world.”
Isn’t this remarkable? The prophecy in Isaiah uses similar wording, except there it is Yahweh who called and raised up Cyrus. Here, credit is given to Marduk!
But, in keeping with the policy of Cyrus, rather than subjugate the exiled peoples, as a foreign king would normally do, he restored them to their homelands and even funded the rebuilding of their temples. This way, he could rule over them more peacefully, extract taxes and revenues, and keep his trade routes open without continual warfare.
And so, when it was time to release the Jewish exiles, Cyrus wrote this (as recorded in the Bible): “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord their God be with them.’” (2 Chronicles 36:23)
So, when it came time to speak to Israel, he talked like a true believer (presumably with the help of one of the Jewish exiles), giving credit to “Yahweh, the God of heaven.” But when he wrote for the Babylonians, he gave credit to their chief god, Marduk, ascribing might and power to him.
Now, I think Dr. Brown, no relation by the way, lays out perfectly what many point to, only they continue to hold to the idea that Cyrus was and continued to be a pagan.
For the record, numerous Scriptures speak about God being sovereign in the matters of men and of turning the hearts of kings (Proverbs 21:1). In fact, since nothing and no one nor any authority exists apart from God’s decree (John 19:11), we know that if anything happens or if anyone is exalted (Daniel 2:21), God has a purpose (Romans 8:28) in their exaltation or whatever takes place. Otherwise, it can have no purpose and is merely random chance.
While we have no biblical prophecies of Donald Trump, we do have them for Cyrus, even him being called by name hundreds of years before he was even born!
However, what else do we know about Cyrus?
Flavius Josephus wrote in his Antiquities of the Jews the following about Cyrus:
1. In the first year of the reign of Cyrus [1] which was the seventieth from the day that our people were removed out of their own land into Babylon, God commiserated the captivity and calamity of these poor people, according as he had foretold to them by Jeremiah the prophet, before the destruction of the city, that after they had served Nebuchadnezzar and his posterity, and after they had undergone that servitude seventy years, he would restore them again to the land of their fathers, and they should build their temple, and enjoy their ancient prosperity. And these things God did afford them; for he stirred up the mind of Cyrus, and made him write this throughout all Asia: “Thus saith Cyrus the king: Since God Almighty hath appointed me to be king of the habitable earth, I believe that he is that God which the nation of the Israelites worship; for indeed he foretold my name by the prophets, and that I should build him a house at Jerusalem, in the country of Judea.”
2. This was known to Cyrus by his reading the book which Isaiah left behind him of his prophecies; for this prophet said that God had spoken thus to him in a secret vision: “My will is, that Cyrus, whom I have appointed to be king over many and great nations, send back my people to their own land, and build my temple.” This was foretold by Isaiah one hundred and forty years before the temple was demolished. Accordingly, when Cyrus read this, and admired the Divine power, an earnest desire and ambition seized upon him to fulfill what was so written; so he called for the most eminent Jews that were in Babylon, and said to them, that he gave them leave to go back to their own country, and to rebuild their city Jerusalem, [2] and the temple of God, for that he would be their assistant, and that he would write to the rulers and governors that were in the neighborhood of their country of Judea, that they should contribute to them gold and silver for the building of the temple, and besides that, beasts for their sacrifices.
3. When Cyrus had said this to the Israelites, the rulers of the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, with the Levites and priests, went in haste to Jerusalem; yet did many of them stay at Babylon, as not willing to leave their possessions; and when they were come thither, all the king’s friends assisted them, and brought in, for the building of the temple, some gold, and some silver, and some a great many cattle and horses. So they performed their vows to God, and offered the sacrifices that had been accustomed of old time; I mean this upon the rebuilding of their city, and the revival of the ancient practices relating to their worship. Cyrus also sent back to them the vessels of God which king Nebuchadnezzar had pillaged out of the temple, and had carried to Babylon. So he committed these things to Mithridates, the treasurer, to be sent away, with an order to give them to Sanabassar, that he might keep them till the temple was built; and when it was finished, he might deliver them to the priests and rulers of the multitude, in order to their being restored to the temple. Cyrus also sent an epistle to the governors that were in Syria, the contents whereof here follow:
“King Cyrus To Sisinnes And Sathrabuzanes Sendeth Greeting.
“I have given leave to as many of the Jews that dwell in my country as please to return to their own country, and to rebuild their city, and to build the temple of God at Jerusalem on the same place where it was before. I have also sent my treasurer Mithridates, and Zorobabel, the governor of the Jews, that they may lay the foundations of the temple, and may build it sixty cubits high, and of the same latitude, making three edifices of polished stones, and one of the wood of the country, and the same order extends to the altar whereon they offer sacrifices to God. I require also that the expenses for these things may be given out of my revenues. Moreover, I have also sent the vessels which king Nebuchadnezzar pillaged out of the temple, and have given them to Mithridates the treasurer, and to Zorobabel the governor of the Jews, that they may have them carried to Jerusalem, and may restore them to the temple of God. Now their number is as follows: Fifty chargers of gold, and five hundred of silver; forty Thericlean cups of gold, and five hundred of silver; fifty basons of gold, and five hundred of silver; thirty vessels for pouring [the drink-offerings], and three hundred of silver; thirty vials of gold, and two thousand four hundred of silver; with a thousand other large vessels. [3] I permit them to have the same honor which they were used to have from their forefathers, as also for their small cattle, and for wine and oil, two hundred and five thousand and five hundred drachme; and for wheat flour, twenty thousand and five hundred artabae; and I give order that these expenses shall be given them out of the tributes due from Samaria. The priests shall also offer these sacrifices according to the laws of Moses in Jerusalem; and when they offer them, they shall pray to God for the preservation of the king and of his family, that the kingdom of Persia may continue. But my will is, that those who disobey these injunctions, and make them void, shall be hung upon a cross, and their substance brought into the king’s treasury.” And such was the import of this epistle. Now the number of those that came out of captivity to Jerusalem, were forty-two thousand four hundred and sixty-two.
Compare a stark contrast from the beginning of Cyrus’ conquering to the culmination of him freeing the Israelites from their bondage just as God had said after 70 years in the Book of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:11; Daniel 9:2) and what took place concerning Nebuchadnezzar.
Nebuchadnezzar was a wicked, prideful king, and yet, God brought him low in order to one day exalt him (Daniel 4).
Both men seem to have had a major conversion towards the one true God.
Could this happen with President Trump? Of course! In fact, we hope it does, but as of now, that really does not seem to be the case. Plus, it would take someone confronting his sin (1 John 3:4) with the true Gospel that saves from sin (Galatians 1:1-9).
Consider that Cyrus set the people free, openly acknowledged only one real God and contributed to the worship of that God. While President Trump has said the name of Jesus, allowed others to pray for him and held up a Bible, which he has not been able to actually quote a single verse from, he has remained as one continuing to merely offer words against the corrupt in government without justice, signing bills that infringe on the people’s liberties such as the PATRIOT Act and the USA Freedom Act, selling out American sovereignty in the USMCA, spending us into a monstrous debt oblivion, funding the murder of the unborn through Planned Parenthood and aiding in the very wealth redistribution and corporate and banker bailouts that so many of his supporters opposed under the Obama administration. In other words, for the most part, Trump has helped to enslave not just the people of God, but all Americans rather than free them.
These are not insignificant transgressions, America! Sure, a Biden administration would probably be far worse, but that is not an excuse to allow such things to continue under a Trump administration, draped in the curtains of Christianity while engaging in lawlessness (Matthew 7:15-23).
I honestly do not understand the similarities of Cyrus and Trump at all except maybe in the early days of Cyrus’ conquests. Could God change Trump’s heart? One can hope, but until then, he remains a reflection of the modern church that claims to be Christian while ignoring the power of the Gospel, the law of God and the justice needed in the position that he holds.
2 Timothy 3:1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
Should we pray for President Trump? We are commanded to do so, but make no mistake about it, he is no Cyrus and his own crimes should be dealt with, not supported or justified, according to the Constitution.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-26--For Adults Only:  The United Nations & Department Of Education Have Set Their Sights On All Ages

For Adults Only : The United Nations & Department Of Education Have Set Their Sights On All Ages The United @ @ @ @ @ have set their sights on EVERY age group , when it comes to learning .
@ @ @ @ @ academics ?
Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor joins me in this episode to break down @ @ @ @ @ on… comrades .
*Lynne wanted to correct her reference to President Eisenhower being connected to @ @ @ @ @ was actually President Johnson .
Resources mentioned and some we didn ’ t get to @ @ @ @ @ *The DC Public Charter link was already broken , so here ’ s another link @ @ @ @ @ article with this new link ) : https : //dcpcsb.org/school- profiles ?
name= & grades @ @ @ @ @ & pmf_asc= & pmf_des= & pmf=2 & items_per_page=12 Bonus video with Lynne on Noahide movement @ @ @ @ @ us as a Son or Daughter of Liberty : https : //thesonsofliberty.squarespace.com/membership/ Article posted with @ @ @ @ @ Media

For Adults Only: The United Nations & Department Of Education Have Set Their Sights On All Ages
The United Nations & Department Of Education have set their sights on EVERY age group, when it comes to learning. Think it’s for academics? Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor joins me in this episode to break down what’s really going on… comrades.
*Lynne wanted to correct her reference to President Eisenhower being connected to ESEA & HEA. It was actually President Johnson.
Resources mentioned and some we didn’t get to cover provided by Lynne.
*The DC Public Charter link was already broken, so here’s another link (*I did update the article with this new link):
https://dcpcsb.org/school- profiles?name=&grades%5B%5D= 136&pmf_asc=&pmf_des=&pmf=2& items_per_page=12
1) The OECD’s Adult Competency Assessment (PIAAC): http://www.oecd.org/skills/ piaac/ Slides to feature: 5, 10, 12, 16, 19 & 20
2) The U.S. Dept of Ed’s Adult Profile in Education, use pages 1-1, 1-2. and, 1-3. https://www2.ed.gov/about/ offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/ census1.pdf
3) The ‘glowing’ summary Reagan’s Library has on the US/USSR Ed/Citizen Agreements: https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/ archives/speech/joint- statement-following-soviet- united-states-summit-meeting- moscow
5) Also from Charlotte, 2014 (more on the Agreements, names named and how charters play into all of this) http://abcsofdumbdown. blogspot.com/2014/07/us-ussr- education-exchange-agreements. html
6) The US/USSR Citizen Exchange Agreement (look how education was involved): http://digitalcollections. library.cmu.edu/awweb/ awarchive?type=file&item= 542900
7) The US/USSR Education Agreement (Rand Corp is named/State Dept., many universities, the Nat’l Acad of Science are also named) http://www. americaseducationwatch.org/ russian-agreements.html
(*Note: We’ll use pages 83-87)
9) My short video on the fascist nature of charters (begin at 1 minute and end at 6:10) https://www.commoncorediva. com/aiovg_videos/10-08-2020- fascist-charter-school- moneyball/
(*Note: Time stamp 7:19 -9:01; 19:00-24:12; 26:30-28:07; and, 32:25-33:50) Listen out for: Reagan/Gorbachev Polytechnical Agreement/Marc Tucker/quota system/charters/totalitarian economy/regional gov’t/K-80 workforce/lifelong learning/Reagan)
1) My article on Tucker’s Estonia model in the US: https://www.commoncorediva. com/2019/04/29/a-monumental- crush/
(*Note: there’s a broken link in the article. To the best of my knowledge, here’s the link again: https://comptroller.defense. gov/Portals/45/Documents/ defbudget/fy2017/FY2017_ERI_J- Book.pdf)
2) All I have on adult charter school and/or adult education at the hands of the CCSS Machine: https://www.commoncorediva. com/?s=adult+charter+school& submit=Search
*NOTE: According to our gov’t adult ed begins at age 16
3) Carnegie is named in several places for undermining the country AND education. If you don’t know the many foundations with the Carnegie name: https://library.columbia.edu/ libraries/rbml/units/carnegie/ andrew.html
(**Note: Both Carnegie and Marx were socialists. This source shows their likes/differences: https://www.bartleby.com/ essay/Wealth-By-Andrew- Carnegie-And-The-Communist- FKGWERXYLJ5Q
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Wolves in Sheeps Clothing I… by pterodaktil
Bonus video with Lynne on Noahide movement in education.
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-26--Remember When Jorge Ramos Reported On Voter Fraud?  No?  Well, Let Me Remind You! (Video)

Remember When Jorge Ramos Reported On Voter Fraud ?
No ?
Well , Let Me Remind You !
( Video ) While the voter fraud issue advances , or crumbles , depending on your point of view , the fact of the matter is that there is voter fraud and has been voter fraud for decades in the US , and with the introduction of electronic voting it ’ s only gotten worse .
However , Marxist Jorge Ramos even reported correctly on voter fraud several years ago .
Take a look .
This hacker shows just how easy it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is nothing new .
Clinton Eugene “ Clint ” Curtis is an American attorney , computer programmer and ex-employee of NASA and ExxonMobil , told the world in open testimony that voting machines are not only hackable to determine an election , but that he designed the program to do it in 2000 .
Curtis ’ testimony came in 2006 before the US House Judiciary Members in Ohio .
In 100 , Curtis was hired by Tom Feeney to build software that would rig an election using electronic voter machines .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in such a way to determine a 51/49 split in favor of the person that was wanted to win .
We also covered this on The Sons of Liberty radio show and discussed how the people are the solution to the problem via the militia ( Article 1 , Section 8 , Clause 15 ) .
And before you think it can ’ t happen , understand that it did .
The Battle of Athens in 1946 is evidence that the people can deal lawfully against the lawless to ensure the votes are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sons of Liberty Media

Remember When Jorge Ramos Reported On Voter Fraud? No? Well, Let Me Remind You! (Video)
While the voter fraud issue advances, or crumbles, depending on your point of view, the fact of the matter is that there is voter fraud and has been voter fraud for decades in the US, and with the introduction of electronic voting it’s only gotten worse. However, Marxist Jorge Ramos even reported correctly on voter fraud several years ago.
Take a look. This hacker shows just how easy it is to manipulate voting machines.
This is nothing new. Clinton Eugene “Clint” Curtis is an American attorney, computer programmer and ex-employee of NASA and ExxonMobil, told the world in open testimony that voting machines are not only hackable to determine an election, but that he designed the program to do it in 2000.
Curtis’ testimony came in 2006 before the US House Judiciary Members in Ohio. In 100, Curtis was hired by Tom Feeney to build software that would rig an election using electronic voter machines. According to Curtis, he could rig the machines in such a way to determine a 51/49 split in favor of the person that was wanted to win.
We also covered this on The Sons of Liberty radio show and discussed how the people are the solution to the problem via the militia (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15).
And before you think it can’t happen, understand that it did. The Battle of Athens in 1946 is evidence that the people can deal lawfully against the lawless to ensure the votes are secure.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-25--The Coming America Revolution (Video)

The Coming America Revolution (Video)

Two people recently died and multiple others were injured in a stabbing on Sunday night at Grace Baptist Church in San Jose , California .
This is just one in an increasing number of attacks that goes virtually unreported by the mainstream media .
One black man is killed and it makes the 24-7 news cycle .
Shoot up an entire church and the story does not even get a passing mention .
As America continues to be polarized into two groups , the American Christian Church must not only be prepared for what is coming but also have the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is raging behind the scenes .
One might wonder why innocent church-goers might find themselves as targets of such evil and violent people .
To understand this unseen battle , we must go back to the beginning .
In the Garden of Eden , the LORD said to Satan , “ I will put enmity ( open hostility ) between you and the woman , and between your offspring and hers.
” ( Gen 3:15 ) .
Ever since then , earth has been the battleground between these two genealogical lines .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the woman ” and the “ seed of the serpent ” as “ the children of God ” and “ the children of the devil.
” The apostle John helps us to understand that the primary trait of the children of the devil is that they routinely persecute and kill the children of God .
“ In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest : Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God , nor is he who does not love his brother .
For this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the beginning , that we should love one another , not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother .
And why did he murder him ?
Because his works were evil and his brother ’ s righteous .
( 1 John 3:10-12 . )
These two genealogical lines can be followed through Scripture .
Every prophet that God had sent ( child of God ) , was murdered by the children of the devil .
Jesus told the leaders of His day : “ You are of your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to do your father ’ s desires .
He was a murderer from the beginning… Woe to you !
For you build the tombs of the prophets , and your fathers killed them .
In fact , you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers ; for they indeed killed them , and you build their tombs .
( John 8:44 ; Luke 11:47-48 ) .
While these hypocrites oftentimes masqueraded as religious people , Christ exposed them for who they really were and was murdered for it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the history between the “ the children of God ” and “ the children of the devil ” when he asked them : “ Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute ?
And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One , of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers.
” So , what does this mean for the Christian Church in America ?
These two genealogical lines are beginning to manifest themselves in our nation today and they can be clearly identified as they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father the devil .
We are told that the enemy comes to “ steal , kill and destroy.
” ( John 10:10 ) .
The children of the devil are members of political parties and their affiliated political advocacy groups who come to steal ( elections ) and kill ( our economy ) and destroy ( our cities ) .
They are also members of the lying media .
“ When he speaks a lie , he speaks from his own resources , for he is a liar and the father of it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a revolution coming to America .
This revolution will pit the children of God vs. the children of the devil .
It will pit those who want to uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence against those who seek to destroy it .
Ultimately , it will pit those who recognize and submit to the living God against those who believe that they ARE God .
As it was in 1815 , so it is today…

“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
Two people recently died and multiple others were injured in a stabbing on Sunday night at Grace Baptist Church in San Jose, California. This is just one in an increasing number of attacks that goes virtually unreported by the mainstream media. One black man is killed and it makes the 24-7 news cycle. Shoot up an entire church and the story does not even get a passing mention.
As America continues to be polarized into two groups, the American Christian Church must not only be prepared for what is coming but also have the discernment to understand the spiritual battle the is raging behind the scenes. One might wonder why innocent church-goers might find themselves as targets of such evil and violent people. To understand this unseen battle, we must go back to the beginning.
In the Garden of Eden, the LORD said to Satan, “I will put enmity (open hostility) between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers.” (Gen 3:15).
Ever since then, earth has been the battleground between these two genealogical lines.
The bible refers to the “seed of the woman” and the “seed of the serpent” as “the children of God” and “the children of the devil.”
The apostle John helps us to understand that the primary trait of the children of the devil is that they routinely persecute and kill the children of God.
“In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous. (1 John 3:10-12.)
These two genealogical lines can be followed through Scripture. Every prophet that God had sent (child of God), was murdered by the children of the devil.
Jesus told the leaders of His day: “You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning… Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs. (John 8:44; Luke 11:47-48). While these hypocrites oftentimes masqueraded as religious people, Christ exposed them for who they really were and was murdered for it. Stephen then testified before the same group of the history between the “the children of God” and “the children of the devil” when he asked them: “Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers.”
Stephen met the same fate.
So, what does this mean for the Christian Church in America? These two genealogical lines are beginning to manifest themselves in our nation today and they can be clearly identified as they display the same character traits as their father the devil. We are told that the enemy comes to “steal, kill and destroy.” (John 10:10). The children of the devil are members of political parties and their affiliated political advocacy groups who come to steal (elections) and kill (our economy) and destroy (our cities). They are also members of the lying media. “When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. (John 8:44).
There is a revolution coming to America. This revolution will pit the children of God vs. the children of the devil. It will pit those who want to uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence against those who seek to destroy it. Ultimately, it will pit those who recognize and submit to the living God against those who believe that they ARE God. As it was in 1815, so it is today…


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-25--Obama: It’s Impossible to Have a Democracy if People Disagree With You

Obama is busy shilling for his book , , for which the American imprint of a subsidiary of a German publishing giant with a Nazi past , is paying him a fortune .
And that means sitting down with his favorite shill , The Atlantic ’ s editor Jeffrey Goldberg , whose book was published by the same giant , for some pseudo-intellectual preening at America ’ s expense .
As usual , he has deep thoughts about why everyone who disagrees with him needs to shut up .
“ The First Amendment doesn ’ t require private companies to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is out there .
At the end of the day , we ’ re going to have to find a combination of government regulations and corporate practices that address this , ” Obama fussily declaims .
The corporate practices by Big Tech companies that shut down Biden scandals are already in place .
Government regulations to get rid of free speech are new , but not new for Obama .
Obama had become infamous for having the producer of thrown into prison after the disaster in Benghazi .
“ We ’ re going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that did the video , ” Hillary Clinton would tell the father of one of the men killed there , as if a YouTube video had killed Americans and then dragged their bodies through the streets of Libya .
Obama ’ s DOJ seized phone records from reporters , dug through their emails , and followed them around .
But the whole point of Big Tech censorship is that Democrats avoid pesky constitutional issues by outsourcing the censorship to huge corporate monopolies .
The practice of calling in CEOs to the Senate to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some constitutional questions about an oligarchy colluding to suppress political speech .
But it hasn ’ t yet .
What would Obama ’ s speech police look like ?
He has nothing to say about that , just more deep thoughts about how impossible it is to have a democracy if people keep disagreeing with you .
“ If we do not have the capacity to distinguish what ’ s true from what ’ s false , then by definition the marketplace of ideas doesn ’ t work .
And by definition our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he fumes .
But the whole point of a “ marketplace of ideas ” is that people decide that for themselves .
If people don ’ t decide for themselves , there ’ s no marketplace of ideas , and no democracy .
And in a democracy and a marketplace of ideas , people will disagree about what ’ s true or what isn ’ t .
If the government decides for people what ’ s true or false , then there ’ s no marketplace .
Or rather there ’ s just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one option and you had better learn to like it .
The Democrat argument that a government and a society can ’ t function if people are allowed to choose ‘ falsely ’ has been widely accepted by an illiberal liberal elite who all sound like medieval theocrats or Communist bureaucrats musing about the impossibility of intellectual coexistence .
Obama , despite his Harvard and Yale backgrounds , his fondness for dropping “ epistemological ” right after “ marketplace of ideas ” has no actual idea what these terms mean .
And doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marketplace of ideas ” comes from an opinion by Justice William O. Douglas in United States v. Rumely .
The issue at stake had been an investigation of an anti-New Deal publisher by Senate Democrats who had demanded to know the names of those who bought his books .
“ Respondent represents a segment of the American press .
Some may like what his group publishes ; others may disapprove , ” Douglas wrote .
“ Like the publishers of newspapers , magazines , or books , this publisher bids for the minds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideas.
” The First Amendment was based on “ the confidence that the safety of society depends on the tolerance of government for hostile as well as friendly criticism , that in a community where men ’ s minds are free , there must be room for the unorthodox as well as the orthodox views.
” A marketplace of ideas requires trusting free minds to have different points of view .
What Obama is actually saying is that the whole concept of a marketplace of ideas doesn ’ t work .
A marketplace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some people will draw conclusions he disagrees with .
And democracy , which he defines as Democrat rule , can ’ t function that way .
“ I can have an argument with you about what to do about climate change .
I can even accept somebody making an argument that , based on what I know about human nature , it ’ s too late to do anything serious about this , ” Obama rambles on .
“ I don ’ t know what to say if you simply say , ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have cooked up , and the scientists are cooking the books.
’ ” “ Where do I start trying to figure out where to do something ?
” he concludes .
It ’ s a remarkable admission for a law school graduate , a community organizer , a politician who got to the highest job in the land by promising to bring the country together , to confess that he has no idea how to talk to half the country and can ’ t imagine even figuring out how to do it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only of Obama , but of an entire political class which can ’ t even imagine how to talk to someone who disagrees with its premises .
What Obama is really saying is that he can discuss global warming with someone who agrees with his premise , but disagrees with his proposed solution , that is to say a fellow lefty .
He can ’ t however even understand how to discuss the issue with someone who rejects his premise .
The marketplace of ideas , in Obama ’ s mind and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there so that smart progressives can discuss the best way to tackle global warming , racism , or socialized medicine .
The same lefty elite that elevated Obama is unable to understand how to talk to someone who rejects any of its premises , for example , that America isn ’ t racist , that socialism isn ’ t the answer , or that its entire worldview is destructive and wrong .
So it wants to censor it instead .
That was the mindset of the New Dealers that Justice William O. Douglas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ marketplace of ideas ” and warned of the “ menace of the shadow which government will cast over literature that does not follow the dominant party line ” should Democrats continue pursuing their efforts to get around the law to censor the opposition .
A marketplace of ideas is a place where people disagree not just about the details of an approved worldview , but about the worldviews themselves .
A marketplace of ideas that encompasses only a party platform is not a marketplace , it ’ s a socialist dumpster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a socialist is right there in the concept .
Justice Douglas was using the metaphor of the free market , but the New Dealers and the Old Dealer socialists of today don ’ t believe in a free market .
When Obama thinks of a marketplace , he thinks of the Obamacare marketplace which offered a variety of similar options that adhered to the same set of government regulations overseen by his administration .
His marketplace of ideas are minor variations on the same thing that have already been cleared and approved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marketplace of ideas .
It ’ s a socialist distribution point of talking points .
Ideas are big things .
A marketplace of ideas is full of stalls that challenge each other ’ s premises .
And that ’ s what Obama and his allies are trying to censor out of existence by any means .
Obama ’ s argument , that some things should not be discussed or debated , would strike a sympathetic chord with many readers of The Atlantic , a publication subsidized by Steve Jobs ’ widow , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the media landscape , but it doesn ’ t work for a country .
It ’ s all very well for Manhattanites and San Franciscans to declare that they can ’ t even understand how to talk to Alabamans and Alaskans and shouldn ’ t even have to try .
And then someone like President Trump comes down an escalator and their entire world shakes .
Their polls keep being proven wrong and new movements arise that they don ’ t understand .
All their philosophizing about “ democracy ” and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ echo chamber that shuts out much of the country and then tries to shut it down .
And the only way to really do that is through escalating levels of force and then violence .
Sharing a country with people whose premises you disagree with and whose worldviews you can ’ t even grasp is challenging .
That was why America was such a bold experiment .
And why Obama ’ s pathetic blotivations are an embarrassment to its greatness and its noble heritage .
There ’ s no challenge in running a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t interested in challenges .
Neither are the Democrats still reeling from an electoral beating .
If they had paid closer attention , the Latino voters in Texas and Florida who turned them down , the black and Jewish voters who came out for President Trump , wouldn ’ t have come as such a shock .
The problem with echo chambers is that you have no idea what ’ s going on outside them .
Just ask King George III , the kings of France , or Czar Nicholas II @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that elections and arguments break up echo chambers .
A marketplace of ideas may be discordant , chaotic , and include views that are false or terrible , but it keeps a society fresh and dynamic , instead of allowing it to ossify into an inbred oligarchy echoing its own idiocy .
Just ask Obama .
But don ’ t expect him to understand the question or a marketplace of ideas .
A socialism of ideas is as doomed as any other kind of socialism .
When an oligarchy tries to choke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideas , it destroys the society and its own future .

Obama is busy shilling for his book, A Promised Land , for which the American imprint of a subsidiary of a German publishing giant with a Nazi past, is paying him a fortune. And that means sitting down with his favorite shill, The Atlantic’s editor Jeffrey Goldberg, whose book was published by the same giant, for some pseudo-intellectual preening at America’s expense.
As usual, he has deep thoughts about why everyone who disagrees with him needs to shut up.
“The First Amendment doesn’t require private companies to provide a platform for any view that is out there. At the end of the day, we’re going to have to find a combination of government regulations and corporate practices that address this,” Obama fussily declaims.
The corporate practices by Big Tech companies that shut down Biden scandals are already in place. Government regulations to get rid of free speech are new, but not new for Obama.
Obama had become infamous for having the producer of The Innocence of Muslims thrown into prison after the disaster in Benghazi. “We’re going to have that person arrested and prosecuted that did the video,” Hillary Clinton would tell the father of one of the men killed there, as if a YouTube video had killed Americans and then dragged their bodies through the streets of Libya.
Obama’s DOJ seized phone records from reporters, dug through their emails, and followed them around. But the whole point of Big Tech censorship is that Democrats avoid pesky constitutional issues by outsourcing the censorship to huge corporate monopolies. The practice of calling in CEOs to the Senate to berate them about insufficient censorship should raise some constitutional questions about an oligarchy colluding to suppress political speech.
But it hasn’t yet.
What would Obama’s speech police look like? He has nothing to say about that, just more deep thoughts about how impossible it is to have a democracy if people keep disagreeing with you.
“If we do not have the capacity to distinguish what’s true from what’s false, then by definition the marketplace of ideas doesn’t work. And by definition our democracy doesn’t work,” he fumes.
But the whole point of a “marketplace of ideas” is that people decide that for themselves. If people don’t decide for themselves, there’s no marketplace of ideas, and no democracy. And in a democracy and a marketplace of ideas, people will disagree about what’s true or what isn’t.
If the government decides for people what’s true or false, then there’s no marketplace. Or rather there’s just the Soviet supermarket where there’s one option and you had better learn to like it.
The Democrat argument that a government and a society can’t function if people are allowed to choose ‘falsely’ has been widely accepted by an illiberal liberal elite who all sound like medieval theocrats or Communist bureaucrats musing about the impossibility of intellectual coexistence.
Obama, despite his Harvard and Yale backgrounds, his fondness for dropping “epistemological” right after “marketplace of ideas” has no actual idea what these terms mean. And doesn’t care.
The term “marketplace of ideas” comes from an opinion by Justice William O. Douglas in United States v. Rumely. The issue at stake had been an investigation of an anti-New Deal publisher by Senate Democrats who had demanded to know the names of those who bought his books.
“Respondent represents a segment of the American press. Some may like what his group publishes; others may disapprove,” Douglas wrote. “Like the publishers of newspapers, magazines, or books, this publisher bids for the minds of men in the market place of ideas.”
The First Amendment was based on “the confidence that the safety of society depends on the tolerance of government for hostile as well as friendly criticism, that in a community where men’s minds are free, there must be room for the unorthodox as well as the orthodox views.”
A marketplace of ideas requires trusting free minds to have different points of view.
What Obama is actually saying is that the whole concept of a marketplace of ideas doesn’t work. A marketplace of ideas doesn’t work because some people will draw conclusions he disagrees with. And democracy, which he defines as Democrat rule, can’t function that way.
“I can have an argument with you about what to do about climate change. I can even accept somebody making an argument that, based on what I know about human nature, it’s too late to do anything serious about this,” Obama rambles on. “I don’t know what to say if you simply say, ‘This is a hoax that the liberals have cooked up, and the scientists are cooking the books.’”
“Where do I start trying to figure out where to do something?” he concludes.
It’s a remarkable admission for a law school graduate, a community organizer, a politician who got to the highest job in the land by promising to bring the country together, to confess that he has no idea how to talk to half the country and can’t imagine even figuring out how to do it.
The confession here is an extraordinary indictment not only of Obama, but of an entire political class which can’t even imagine how to talk to someone who disagrees with its premises.
What Obama is really saying is that he can discuss global warming with someone who agrees with his premise, but disagrees with his proposed solution, that is to say a fellow lefty. He can’t however even understand how to discuss the issue with someone who rejects his premise.
The marketplace of ideas, in Obama’s mind and that of his political class, is there so that smart progressives can discuss the best way to tackle global warming, racism, or socialized medicine.
The same lefty elite that elevated Obama is unable to understand how to talk to someone who rejects any of its premises, for example, that America isn’t racist, that socialism isn’t the answer, or that its entire worldview is destructive and wrong. So it wants to censor it instead.
That was the mindset of the New Dealers that Justice William O. Douglas had criticised when he coined the term, “marketplace of ideas” and warned of the “menace of the shadow which government will cast over literature that does not follow the dominant party line” should Democrats continue pursuing their efforts to get around the law to censor the opposition.
A marketplace of ideas is a place where people disagree not just about the details of an approved worldview, but about the worldviews themselves. A marketplace of ideas that encompasses only a party platform is not a marketplace, it’s a socialist dumpster.
The trouble with Douglas’ metaphor for a socialist is right there in the concept.
Justice Douglas was using the metaphor of the free market, but the New Dealers and the Old Dealer socialists of today don’t believe in a free market. When Obama thinks of a marketplace, he thinks of the Obamacare marketplace which offered a variety of similar options that adhered to the same set of government regulations overseen by his administration. His marketplace of ideas are minor variations on the same thing that have already been cleared and approved.
But that’s not a marketplace of ideas. It’s a socialist distribution point of talking points.
Ideas are big things. A marketplace of ideas is full of stalls that challenge each other’s premises. And that’s what Obama and his allies are trying to censor out of existence by any means.
Obama’s argument, that some things should not be discussed or debated, would strike a sympathetic chord with many readers of The Atlantic, a publication subsidized by Steve Jobs’ widow, a major lefty donor, and the rest of the media landscape, but it doesn’t work for a country. It’s all very well for Manhattanites and San Franciscans to declare that they can’t even understand how to talk to Alabamans and Alaskans and shouldn’t even have to try.
And then someone like President Trump comes down an escalator and their entire world shakes. Their polls keep being proven wrong and new movements arise that they don’t understand. All their philosophizing about “democracy” and the “marketplace of ideas” is an echo chamber that shuts out much of the country and then tries to shut it down.
And the only way to really do that is through escalating levels of force and then violence.
Sharing a country with people whose premises you disagree with and whose worldviews you can’t even grasp is challenging. That was why America was such a bold experiment. And why Obama’s pathetic blotivations are an embarrassment to its greatness and its noble heritage.
There’s no challenge in running a country where everyone agrees. And Obama isn’t interested in challenges. Neither are the Democrats still reeling from an electoral beating. If they had paid closer attention, the Latino voters in Texas and Florida who turned them down, the black and Jewish voters who came out for President Trump, wouldn’t have come as such a shock.
The problem with echo chambers is that you have no idea what’s going on outside them.
Just ask King George III, the kings of France, or Czar Nicholas II. The virtue of a free country is that elections and arguments break up echo chambers. A marketplace of ideas may be discordant, chaotic, and include views that are false or terrible, but it keeps a society fresh and dynamic, instead of allowing it to ossify into an inbred oligarchy echoing its own idiocy.
Just ask Obama. But don’t expect him to understand the question or a marketplace of ideas.
A socialism of ideas is as doomed as any other kind of socialism. When an oligarchy tries to choke the life out of the marketplace of ideas, it destroys the society and its own future.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-25--The ‘Church Relocation Project’ That Birthed A Nation

There is a war on history in our time .
There is an all-out effort to cut us off from our past – presumably to make us into a nation in the image of what the left wants .
For example , Thanksgiving would seem to be as American as apple pie .
But an article last week ( Nov. 17 ) in the New York Times refers to the “ myth ” of Thanksgiving .
The so-called “ paper of record ” quotes a Native-American historian , Linda Coombs , of the Wampanoag Tribe ( of New England ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ There was an event that happened in 1621 .
… But the whole story about what occurred on that first Thanksgiving was a myth created to make white people feel comfortable.
” In effect , the article blames the Pilgrims for what others did long after them .
Amazing .
The Pilgrims , who settled Plymouth , Massachusetts , had a stellar reputation with the Indians .
They made a treaty of peace that lasted half a century .
Rev .
Billy Falling , a Native-American pastor and author , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationships with the Indians .
… As a Native-American , I thank God for the Europeans that brought us … the Gospel and brought Western civilization.
” Obviously , terrible , inexcusable things happened to Indians , long after the Pilgrims , at the hands of other European settlers and Americans .
But in doing injustice to Native-Americans , they were not at all following the Christian example of the Pilgrims .
Meanwhile , this month is the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims coming to these shores – a milestone in history .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ James Kennedy once observed that America began as “ a church relocation project.
” His comment is profound – inasmuch as the Pilgrims who settled Plymouth four centuries ago founded America .
The church relocation was from mid-England to Holland to America .
The Pilgrims were one particular congregation that was born in the Midlands of England , in the sleepy village of Scrooby , about 150 miles north of London .
The Bible was beginning to be read by many in England for the first time , and it caused an unexpected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Testament with what they were seeing in practice in the official Church of England , they felt there was a need for positive changes .
A large group of those wanting reform within the Church of England , which was Protestant in its theology bur Roman Catholic in its liturgy , worked for the purity of the Church .
They were derisively called Puritans .
A very small subset of Puritans were Separatists .
They thought reform within the Church was hopeless , so they created small , secret congregations of believers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was illegal at the time .
The Pilgrims were one particular congregation of Separatists that was born in mid-England around 1606 during the time when Separatist church meetings were illegal .
Their goal was to worship Jesus in the purity of the gospel as they understood it .
The Bible ( the Geneva version ) was the focus of their existence .
Because of persecution in England , they decided to emigrate to Holland , where they stayed for more than a decade .
But they could see , over time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted to come to America to more fully practice their faith .
In the 66-day voyage of the Mayflower , they were blown off course and ended up under no government ’ s jurisdiction .
To bind the colony together , they wrote an agreement for self-government , under God .
It was a political covenant based on the biblical model of covenant .
In this document , the Mayflower Compact , which was written “ in the name of God ” and in which they stated that they came “ for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Christian faith , ” they created a “ civil body politic.
” Historians tell us that the Mayflower Compact was a key forerunner to the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution .
These in turn have led to a great deal of freedom for hundreds of millions of people to enjoy .
I once interviewed Dennis Prager of PragerU about America ’ s Judeo-Christian roots .
He told me , “ The Pilgrims founded America , for all intents and purposes.
” The great leader of the Pilgrims , William Bradford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing , and gives being to all things that are : and , as one small candle may light a thousand , so the light here kindled hath shone unto many , yea in some sort to our whole nation : let the glorious name of Jehovah have all the praise.
” As Americans , we do indeed have many reasons for celebrating thanksgiving to God for our freedom – notwithstanding attempts from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history .
And it all began 400 years ago from this time .
Not bad for a church relocation project .

There is a war on history in our time. There is an all-out effort to cut us off from our past – presumably to make us into a nation in the image of what the left wants.
For example, Thanksgiving would seem to be as American as apple pie. But an article last week (Nov. 17) in the New York Times refers to the “myth” of Thanksgiving.
The so-called “paper of record” quotes a Native-American historian, Linda Coombs, of the Wampanoag Tribe (of New England). She writes about the first Thanksgiving: “There was an event that happened in 1621. … But the whole story about what occurred on that first Thanksgiving was a myth created to make white people feel comfortable.” In effect, the article blames the Pilgrims for what others did long after them.
Amazing. The Pilgrims, who settled Plymouth, Massachusetts, had a stellar reputation with the Indians. They made a treaty of peace that lasted half a century.
Rev. Billy Falling, a Native-American pastor and author, told me: “The Pilgrims had good relationships with the Indians. … As a Native-American, I thank God for the Europeans that brought us … the Gospel and brought Western civilization.”
Obviously, terrible, inexcusable things happened to Indians, long after the Pilgrims, at the hands of other European settlers and Americans. But in doing injustice to Native-Americans, they were not at all following the Christian example of the Pilgrims.
Meanwhile, this month is the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims coming to these shores – a milestone in history.
Pastor, broadcaster and author Dr. D. James Kennedy once observed that America began as “a church relocation project.” His comment is profound – inasmuch as the Pilgrims who settled Plymouth four centuries ago founded America.
The church relocation was from mid-England to Holland to America.
The Pilgrims were one particular congregation that was born in the Midlands of England, in the sleepy village of Scrooby, about 150 miles north of London.
The Bible was beginning to be read by many in England for the first time, and it caused an unexpected reaction. As people compared the New Testament with what they were seeing in practice in the official Church of England, they felt there was a need for positive changes.
A large group of those wanting reform within the Church of England, which was Protestant in its theology bur Roman Catholic in its liturgy, worked for the purity of the Church. They were derisively called Puritans.
A very small subset of Puritans were Separatists. They thought reform within the Church was hopeless, so they created small, secret congregations of believers, separate from the Church of England – which was illegal at the time.
The Pilgrims were one particular congregation of Separatists that was born in mid-England around 1606 during the time when Separatist church meetings were illegal. Their goal was to worship Jesus in the purity of the gospel as they understood it. The Bible (the Geneva version) was the focus of their existence.
Because of persecution in England, they decided to emigrate to Holland, where they stayed for more than a decade. But they could see, over time, their church slowly dissipating. So they wanted to come to America to more fully practice their faith.
In the 66-day voyage of the Mayflower, they were blown off course and ended up under no government’s jurisdiction. To bind the colony together, they wrote an agreement for self-government, under God. It was a political covenant based on the biblical model of covenant.
In this document, the Mayflower Compact, which was written “in the name of God” and in which they stated that they came “for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith,” they created a “civil body politic.”
Historians tell us that the Mayflower Compact was a key forerunner to the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. These in turn have led to a great deal of freedom for hundreds of millions of people to enjoy.
I once interviewed Dennis Prager of PragerU about America’s Judeo-Christian roots. He told me, “The Pilgrims founded America, for all intents and purposes.”
The great leader of the Pilgrims, William Bradford, wrote of the whole Pilgrim experience: “Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing, and gives being to all things that are: and, as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation: let the glorious name of Jehovah have all the praise.”
As Americans, we do indeed have many reasons for celebrating thanksgiving to God for our freedom – notwithstanding attempts from the New York Times to distort our history. And it all began 400 years ago from this time. Not bad for a church relocation project.
Article posted with permission from Jerry Newcombe


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-25--Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Used Dominion’s Eric Coomer as Witness for the State t

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Used Dominion ’ s Eric Coomer as Witness for the State to Defend LAST MINUTE COMPUTER CHANGES Director of product strategy and security for Dominion Voting Systems , Eric Coomer , is an Antifa radical who is a key player in the massive voter fraud in voter tabulating systems .
• DOMINION Director of Strategy and Security Eric Coomer : “ Trump won ’ t win .
I made F***ing sure of that.
” • Dominion Voting Systems Officer of Strategy and SECURITY Eric Coomer Admitted in 2016 Vendors and Election Officials Have Access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anti-Trump Dominion Voting Systems Security Chief Was Participating in Antifa Calls , Posted Antifa Manifesto Letter to Trump Online • MORE FRAUD : Dominion Voting Systems Have Functionality to “ OVERRIDE ” and Process Blank Ballot CONFIRMED : Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Used Dominion ’ s Eric Coomer as Witness for the State to Defend LAST MINUTE COMPUTER CHANGES Dr. Eric Coomer who is responsible for the strategy and Security at Dominion Voting Systems .
But if you search the company ’ s profile Eric Coomer has since been removed from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Coomer was found to be a Trump-hating Antifa sociopath .
In 2016 Coomer told the Illinois States Board of Elections that it was possible to bypass election systems software during the vote counting process .
Here is the video : And in 2017 Eric Coomer explained how to alter votes in the Dominion Voting Systems in a Chicago demonstration .
This then is the SECOND VIDEO of top Dominion executive explaining to elections officials how to alter votes with the Dominion machines !
This was a separate demonstration in the Chicago area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jacket and is without the wrist protector . )
2017 DR. ERIC COOMER EXPLAINS HOW TO ALTER VOTES IN THE DOMINION VOTING SYSTEM THIS SEEMS ABSOLUTELY RIPE FOR FRAUD “ Don ’ t worry about the election , Trump ’ s not gon na win .
I made f**king sure of that !
” – Dr. Eric Coomer VP of US Engineering for US Dominion Voting Company pic.twitter.com/dEuPIzGOlC According to reports in late September Dominion ’ s radical Leftist Eric Coomer made a “ critical software change ” to GA ’ s Dominion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certification from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission ” .
This was reported in the Atlanta Journal Constitution .
In GA , during ( late ? )
Sept , Dominion ’ s radical Leftist Eric Coomer made a “ critical software change ” to GA ’ s Dominion voting machines “ without adequate testing or certification from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission ” .
From this 9/29/20 AJC story https : //t.co/Mhn8wIcewK pic.twitter.com/GtpN1SzOXF Now this… A group of Georgia attorneys sued the state after news of the last minute changes to the Dominion voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be used instead of the controversial computer voting systems .
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called in Dominion ’ s Eric Commer to testify for him in the state ’ s defense .
Georgia election officials told a federal judge Monday that they ’ ll quickly correct a problem with touchscreen voting computers that left off the names of some of the 21 candidates in a special election for the U.S. Senate .
But attorneys suing the state government said they ’ re alarmed by technical difficulties so close to the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They want the government to replace the touchscreens with paper ballots filled out by hand .
Software on the state ’ s 30,000-plus touchscreens will be replaced to prevent an issue where the second column of U.S. Senate candidates sometimes didn ’ t appear .
Those candidates included Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrats Matt Lieberman , Ed Tarver and Raphael Warnock .
Another Republican candidate , U.S. Rep. Doug Collins , wasn ’ t affected because his name appeared in the first column .
“ The plaintiffs are flagging this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it ’ s not .
This is a very minor issue , ” said Bryan Tyson , an attorney for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger .
The issue , discovered last week during pre-election equipment testing in Douglas and Richmond counties , occurred when the second column of candidates didn ’ t appear because of a technical problem with how touchscreens communicated with their underlying Android operating system , said Eric Coomer of Dominion Voting Systems .
He said the problem only happened rarely , when users made selections in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attorney for the plaintiffs , said making a critical software change shows that the state ’ s voting technology is vulnerable to problems .
“ This is far bigger than we originally thought , ” Cross told U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg .
“ It ’ s hard to imagine a more concerning scenario.
” He said the software upgrade is being made without adequate security testing or certification from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission .
But Coomer said the change is minor and doesn ’ t require recertification .
Election officials halted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had begun after they learned about the problem , said Gabriel Sterling , statewide voting system implementation manager .

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Used Dominion’s Eric Coomer as Witness for the State to Defend LAST MINUTE COMPUTER CHANGES
Director of product strategy and security for Dominion Voting Systems, Eric Coomer, is an Antifa radical who is a key player in the massive voter fraud in voter tabulating systems.
CONFIRMED: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Used Dominion’s Eric Coomer as Witness for the State to Defend LAST MINUTE COMPUTER CHANGES
By Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit, November 24, 2020:
Dr. Eric Coomer who is responsible for the strategy and Security at Dominion Voting Systems.
But if you search the company’s profile Eric Coomer has since been removed from their page of directors.
This was after Coomer was found to be a Trump-hating Antifa sociopath.
In 2016 Coomer told the Illinois States Board of Elections that it was possible to bypass election systems software during the vote counting process.
Here is the video:
And in 2017 Eric Coomer explained how to alter votes in the Dominion Voting Systems in a Chicago demonstration.
This then is the SECOND VIDEO of top Dominion executive explaining to elections officials how to alter votes with the Dominion machines!This was a separate demonstration in the Chicago area (notice he is wearing a dark jacket and is without the wrist protector.)
2017 DR. ERIC COOMER EXPLAINS HOW TO ALTER VOTES IN THE DOMINION VOTING SYSTEM
THIS SEEMS ABSOLUTELY RIPE FOR FRAUD
“Don’t worry about the election, Trump’s not gonna win. I made f**king sure of that!” – Dr. Eric Coomer VP of US Engineering for US Dominion Voting Company pic.twitter.com/dEuPIzGOlC
— PoliticalArtsFarm (@hppyjesusfreak) November 23, 2020
According to reports in late September Dominion’s radical Leftist Eric Coomer made a “critical software change” to GA’s Dominion voting machines “without adequate testing or certification from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission”.
This was reported in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
In GA, during (late?) Sept, Dominion’s radical Leftist Eric Coomer made a “critical software change” to GA’s Dominion voting machines “without adequate testing or certification from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission”. From this 9/29/20 AJC story https://t.co/Mhn8wIcewK pic.twitter.com/GtpN1SzOXF
— Andrew Bostom (@andrewbostom) November 24, 2020
Now this…
A group of Georgia attorneys sued the state after news of the last minute changes to the Dominion voting machines. They called for paper ballots to be used instead of the controversial computer voting systems.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called in Dominion’s Eric Commer to testify for him in the state’s defense.
GovTech.com reported:
Georgia election officials told a federal judge Monday that they’ll quickly correct a problem with touchscreen voting computers that left off the names of some of the 21 candidates in a special election for the U.S. Senate.
But attorneys suing the state government said they’re alarmed by technical difficulties so close to the time in-person early voting begins on Oct. 12. They want the government to replace the touchscreens with paper ballots filled out by hand.
Software on the state’s 30,000-plus touchscreens will be replaced to prevent an issue where the second column of U.S. Senate candidates sometimes didn’t appear. Those candidates included Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrats Matt Lieberman, Ed Tarver and Raphael Warnock. Another Republican candidate, U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, wasn’t affected because his name appeared in the first column.
“The plaintiffs are flagging this as some apocalyptic scenario on social media, and it’s not. This is a very minor issue,” said Bryan Tyson, an attorney for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
The issue, discovered last week during pre-election equipment testing in Douglas and Richmond counties, occurred when the second column of candidates didn’t appear because of a technical problem with how touchscreens communicated with their underlying Android operating system, said Eric Coomer of Dominion Voting Systems. He said the problem only happened rarely, when users made selections in a specific pattern.
David Cross, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said making a critical software change shows that the state’s voting technology is vulnerable to problems.
“This is far bigger than we originally thought,” Cross told U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg. “It’s hard to imagine a more concerning scenario.”
He said the software upgrade is being made without adequate security testing or certification from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. But Coomer said the change is minor and doesn’t require recertification.
Election officials halted testing in the 77 counties where it had begun after they learned about the problem, said Gabriel Sterling, statewide voting system implementation manager.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-25--New Mexico:  Grocery Stores Now Being Closed Under New Lockdown Measures

Albuquerque , NM — Let there be no doubt that COVID-19 is spiking across the country .
Cases are exploding and hospitalizations are on the rise .
The recent spike has governments scrambling to contain the virus .
It appears that everything they do , however , has the same outcome : the people get poorer , the corporations get richer , and the virus continues to spread .
A recent move by the governor of New Mexico has citizens in shock as it is one no state has implemented .
Because humans need to eat , one industry that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course of the pandemic is the grocery industry .
Although they have implemented capacity limits inside stores , grocery stores , even mom and pops , have remained open .
But that is no longer the case in New Mexico .
If enough employees of a grocery store test positive for COVID-19 , that store must now close .
Under Gov .
Michelle Lujan Grisham ’ s public health order , businesses with four or more rapid responses in a 14-day period have to shut down for two weeks .
According to KOB4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fe , Roswell , Carlsbad , Farmington , Hobbs and Las Cruces , have been closed .
The governor is telling citizens not to worry though and that these closures won ’ t affect their access to the thing that sustains life .
The governor ’ s office issued a statement to KOB4 News TV , saying , “ There is no community in the state of New Mexico where COVID-19 closures have closed off all food and water or medicine options for any community or group of people .
Every single community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alternate stores , alternate resources .
Moreover , stores are only ordered closed for the protection of public safety when the store ’ s staff members have an abundance of COVID-19 infections among them – surely you and everyone in New Mexico can agree that not one of us would like to be shopping among staff that are contagious.
” But John Block at Pinon Post says the governor ’ s office claims are “ untrue and easily disprovable.
” He posted photos of New Mexicans waiting in long lines outside of grocery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The photos were taken between Nov. 13 and Nov. 23 .
“ Upon the news that limits of 75 people inside each store , retailers pre-emptively began limiting capacities to begin compliance with the mandate , ” Block said .
Nothing stops the spread of the virus quite like hundreds of people congregating outside of grocery stores .
What ’ s more , the governor ’ s office apparently didn ’ t think of the unintended consequences of closing grocery stores in some areas while opening them in others .
People are now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of state to get food — which is literally causing the virus to spread further .
One man told KOB 4 he and his wife tested positive for COVID-19 and had to go shopping in-person because they could not get their groceries delivered or curbside because of a lack of options — all thanks to the governor ’ s order .
But fret not silly peasant , the government has everything under control .
Oh wait , actually they don ’ t have anything under control and it has been this way since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government — whose coronavirus ‘ task force ’ consisted of more lobbyists than it did public health experts — has your interests in mind , think again .
From the start , the feds have seemingly done everything in their power to make things worse .
From selling all of our PPE to China to sending out faulty tests to completely under-estimating community transmission , the largest multi-trillion-dollar bureaucracy the world has ever seen has completely dropped the ball in regard to the coronavirus .
As a result of utter incompetence and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States ’ s response to COVID-19 has been a massive dumpster fire .
The only tool left in the toolbox appears to be taking away what little freedom Americans have left .
It is easy to say “ close all the non-essential businesses to prevent the spread , ” when you are a governor or bureaucrat who continues to receive a taxpayer-funded check .
It is easy to sic cops — who are also on the taxpayers ’ dime — on businesses who refuse those orders so their families don ’ t starve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blame the public ’ s disobedience when those orders , mandates , and dictates fail to stop the virus from spreading .
You can not simply close everything down and expect the American public to live off of a one-time $ 1,200 check .
It is no wonder there is massive resistance and unrest .
The orders are so arbitrary and ridiculous in nature that even the tyrant governors who issue them have been caught breaking them .
In New York , Governor Andrew Cuomo has been seen on video and photographs disobeying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ average citizens beaten and arrested .
He ’ s even been seen hugging people while maskless .
In California , Gov .
Gavin Newson was caught and exposed flouting his own ridiculous strictures on eating in restaurants — not putting his mask back on between bites ( yes , he really mandated this ) — while breaking the size limit on gatherings .
When he was caught dining at one of the world ’ s most expensive restaurants , he lied to the public and said the table was outside .
But photos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Louisiana Gov .
Jon Bel Edwards — while forcing bars to shudder across the state — was caught on video breaking the gathering size limit while simultaneously hiring a private bar company for a political fundraiser .
Even Gov .
Grisham in New Mexico — who is now forcing grocery stores to close — has been caught breaking her own rules .
During her mandated closure of non-essential businesses , she had a store open up so she could buy jewelry .
This list goes on and on and on .
The hypocritical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all surprising as this is what government does — do as I say , not as I do .
With political leaders flaunting their above the law status , it should come as no surprise that there is massive resistance to their mandates .
With the current political climate , it should also come as no surprise that the virus has been dangerously politicized .
The arguing on the left and the right has successfully whipped the country into a fit of insanity with many folks thinking it is a hoax , ignoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scared of it that they kill themselves , die in their home refusing to the go to the doctor for a treatable illness , or advocate violence against their fellow citizens for refusing to obey any of the many arbitrary dictates .
As a result , Americans are more divided now than ever and we are no closer to getting back to normal than we were at the beginning of this monstrosity .
In the meantime , as kids in the land of the free sink into deep depressions while being forced to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Singapore , Japan , Taiwan , and South Korea are going to concerts .
It seems that the downfall of the American empire may have begun , and the catalyst for it was a microscopic nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat .

Albuquerque, NM — Let there be no doubt that COVID-19 is spiking across the country. Cases are exploding and hospitalizations are on the rise. The recent spike has governments scrambling to contain the virus. It appears that everything they do, however, has the same outcome: the people get poorer, the corporations get richer, and the virus continues to spread.
A recent move by the governor of New Mexico has citizens in shock as it is one no state has implemented. Because humans need to eat, one industry that has remained largely open during the entire course of the pandemic is the grocery industry.
Although they have implemented capacity limits inside stores, grocery stores, even mom and pops, have remained open. But that is no longer the case in New Mexico. If enough employees of a grocery store test positive for COVID-19, that store must now close.
Under Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health order, businesses with four or more rapid responses in a 14-day period have to shut down for two weeks. According to KOB4, grocery stores in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Roswell, Carlsbad, Farmington, Hobbs and Las Cruces, have been closed.
The governor is telling citizens not to worry though and that these closures won’t affect their access to the thing that sustains life.
The governor’s office issued a statement to KOB4 News TV, saying, “There is no community in the state of New Mexico where COVID-19 closures have closed off all food and water or medicine options for any community or group of people. Every single community where the virus is forcing closures has alternate stores, alternate resources. Moreover, stores are only ordered closed for the protection of public safety when the store’s staff members have an abundance of COVID-19 infections among them – surely you and everyone in New Mexico can agree that not one of us would like to be shopping among staff that are contagious.”
But John Block at Pinon Post says the governor’s office claims are “untrue and easily disprovable.” He posted photos of New Mexicans waiting in long lines outside of grocery stores with dates and time stamps. The photos were taken between Nov. 13 and Nov. 23.
“Upon the news that limits of 75 people inside each store, retailers pre-emptively began limiting capacities to begin compliance with the mandate,” Block said.
Nothing stops the spread of the virus quite like hundreds of people congregating outside of grocery stores.
What’s more, the governor’s office apparently didn’t think of the unintended consequences of closing grocery stores in some areas while opening them in others. People are now traveling across multiple counties and even out of state to get food — which is literally causing the virus to spread further.
One man told KOB 4 he and his wife tested positive for COVID-19 and had to go shopping in-person because they could not get their groceries delivered or curbside because of a lack of options — all thanks to the governor’s order.
But fret not silly peasant, the government has everything under control. Oh wait, actually they don’t have anything under control and it has been this way since day one.
If you think that the government — whose coronavirus ‘task force’ consisted of more lobbyists than it did public health experts — has your interests in mind, think again. From the start, the feds have seemingly done everything in their power to make things worse. From selling all of our PPE to China to sending out faulty tests to completely under-estimating community transmission, the largest multi-trillion-dollar bureaucracy the world has ever seen has completely dropped the ball in regard to the coronavirus.
As a result of utter incompetence and outright insidious backdoor deals, the United States’s response to COVID-19 has been a massive dumpster fire. The only tool left in the toolbox appears to be taking away what little freedom Americans have left.
It is easy to say “close all the non-essential businesses to prevent the spread,” when you are a governor or bureaucrat who continues to receive a taxpayer-funded check. It is easy to sic cops — who are also on the taxpayers’ dime — on businesses who refuse those orders so their families don’t starve. And, it is easy to blame the public’s disobedience when those orders, mandates, and dictates fail to stop the virus from spreading.
You cannot simply close everything down and expect the American public to live off of a one-time $1,200 check. It is no wonder there is massive resistance and unrest.
The orders are so arbitrary and ridiculous in nature that even the tyrant governors who issue them have been caught breaking them. In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo has been seen on video and photographs disobeying his own orders — which have gotten average citizens beaten and arrested. He’s even been seen hugging people while maskless.
In California, Gov. Gavin Newson was caught and exposed flouting his own ridiculous strictures on eating in restaurants — not putting his mask back on between bites (yes, he really mandated this) — while breaking the size limit on gatherings. When he was caught dining at one of the world’s most expensive restaurants, he lied to the public and said the table was outside. But photos quickly surfaced, outing his lies.
Louisiana Gov. Jon Bel Edwards — while forcing bars to shudder across the state — was caught on video breaking the gathering size limit while simultaneously hiring a private bar company for a political fundraiser.
Even Gov. Grisham in New Mexico — who is now forcing grocery stores to close — has been caught breaking her own rules. During her mandated closure of non-essential businesses, she had a store open up so she could buy jewelry.
This list goes on and on and on.
The hypocritical response by the government is not at all surprising as this is what government does — do as I say, not as I do. With political leaders flaunting their above the law status, it should come as no surprise that there is massive resistance to their mandates. With the current political climate, it should also come as no surprise that the virus has been dangerously politicized.
The arguing on the left and the right has successfully whipped the country into a fit of insanity with many folks thinking it is a hoax, ignoring basic safety precautions and others being so scared of it that they kill themselves, die in their home refusing to the go to the doctor for a treatable illness, or advocate violence against their fellow citizens for refusing to obey any of the many arbitrary dictates.
As a result, Americans are more divided now than ever and we are no closer to getting back to normal than we were at the beginning of this monstrosity. In the meantime, as kids in the land of the free sink into deep depressions while being forced to stay at home, kids in China, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea are going to concerts.
It seems that the downfall of the American empire may have begun, and the catalyst for it was a microscopic nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist