A clarification to my previous magnum opus

 

Why attempt to debate with me when you haven’t heard my argument? It happens all the time to me. People read the title or some minimal thoughts I have provided when posting each episode to social media then attempt to debate with me without ever having read my blog or watched it. Nor have they looked at the data that Bing AI has collated for me to create my blog and vodcast. In using Bing AI I am engaging in none other than a sophisticated form of plagiarism. So often when you disagree with me you are simply disagreeing with the vast sources of data Bing AI has accessed.

We live in an age when the Socratic Method is not simply being rejected, my interlocutors seem to be utterly unaware that such a method exists. So, permit me to refresh your memory again with the help of Bing AI. I will add this very important caveat emptor, since the information I am currently using to create both blog and vodcast comes from Bing AI, I will no longer omit the sources from which it has collated its information. Also, when I provide my own thoughts, I will be far more careful to differentiate between information coming directly from Bing AI from those of my own conclusions, thoughts, and of course, personal opinions. I thought I had done this but obviously I had failed to make myself sufficiently clear.

Since 5-Why problem solving is something I taught and is a valuable tool in root cause analysis useful to assign documented corrective actions in a factory setting, I have employed it to ask Bing AI a series of carefully crafted questions to arrive at the root cause of the problems I am attempting to solve. The issue at hand, which is perhaps the dominant issue of our time, is why have people come to believe in nonsense? I believe that they are suffering from a form of madness which is due to subscribing to unholy beliefs that negate God and His holiness to replace the holy with the profane. Man has placed himself in the moral driver’s seat. So let us get to the bottom of this idea using the Socratic Method.

What is the Socratic Method?

The Socratic method, also known as the method of Elenchus or Socratic debate, is a form of argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions¹. It was originated by the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates².

In the Socratic method, Socrates describes himself not as a teacher but as an ignorant inquirer, and the series of questions he asks are designed to help his interlocutors develop their understanding¹. The method begins with commonly held beliefs and scrutinizes them by way of questioning to determine their internal consistency and their coherence with other beliefs, bringing everyone closer to the truth¹.

The Socratic method is employed today in a variety of pedagogical contexts¹. It is a technique of teaching and learning through critical thinking, reasoning, and logic⁴. It involves asking questions after students summarize a case or legal principle, and exposing contradictions and holes in their own theories⁴.

 

Source: Conversation with Bing, 2024-02-08

(1)  Socratic method - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method.

(2)  Socratic method | Definition, Socrates, Examples, & Facts. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Socratic-method.

(3)  What Is the Socratic Method? - ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-the-socratic-method-2154875.

(4)  Socratic Method. https://www.philoschools.com/socratic-philosophy/socrates/socratic-method.

 

How has the Socratic method been applied to Christian argument?

The Socratic method has been adopted in Christian argument and teaching due to its focus on critical thinking, questioning, and pursuit of truth¹. Here are some key points:

1. **Questioning and Dialogue**: The Socratic method involves questioning an opponent in dialogue to see if what they believe can withstand scrutiny³. This approach aligns with Christian teachings that encourage believers to "test everything; hold fast what is good" (1 Thessalonians 5:21).

2. **Pursuit of Truth**: The goal of the Socratic method is truth, which is a central value in Christianity¹. The method encourages students to seek clarity, identify holes in logic, and redirect conversation when it drifts off track¹.

3. **Critical Thinking**: The Socratic method teaches students to critique others’ arguments respectfully, and gracefully accept the critique of others¹. This aligns with Christian teachings that encourage believers to reason together (Isaiah 1:18).

4. **Educational Tool**: Many Christian schools and educational institutions use the Socratic method as a pedagogical tool¹. It is primarily practiced in grades 7-12, but may start as soon as 5th grade¹.

It's important to note that while the Socratic method has been adopted in Christian argument and teaching, interpretations and applications can vary widely¹³. It's always a good idea to study these concepts in their full context for a deeper understanding¹³.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 2024-02-08

(1) What is the Socratic Method?? - Association of Classical Christian .... https://classicalchristian.org/what-is-the-socratic-method/.

(2) Jesus’ Use of Socratic Method in His Teaching & Dialogues - Patheos. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/davearmstrong/2015/08/jesus-use-of-socratic-method-in-his-teaching-dialogues.html.

(3) How to Argue Using the Socratic Method: 13 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow. https://www.wikihow.com/Argue-Using-the-Socratic-Method.

(4) Did Jesus Use “Socratic Method” in His Teaching?. https://www.ncregister.com/blog/did-jesus-use-socratic-method-in-his-teaching.

The reasons for ideological possession according to famed evolutionary psychologist Dr. Gad Saad

Dr. Gad Saad, a Canadian Lebanese evolutionary psychologist, has written extensively on the topic of ideological possession¹². He uses the term "idea pathogens" to describe ideas that he believes are harmful and spread like diseases¹. According to Saad, these idea pathogens often originate in universities and then infiltrate other areas of culture².

Saad argues that people become ideologically possessed for several reasons:

1. **Postmodernism**: Saad identifies postmodernism as a key idea pathogen. Postmodernism rejects the idea of objective truths, which Saad sees as an attack on the epistemology of science².

2. **Cultural Relativism**: This is the belief that all cultural practices have equal value and that it's wrong to judge another culture's practices. Saad argues that this can lead to the acceptance of harmful practices².

3. **Rejection of Meritocracy**: Saad criticizes the shift away from merit-based systems towards systems based on identity politics².

4. **Victimhood Culture**: Saad suggests that a culture that rewards victimhood can lead to the suppression of free speech and the stifling of intellectual debate².

Saad believes that these idea pathogens are making people miserable and killing common sense³. He argues for a return to reason, logic, and science to combat these harmful ideas¹²³. It's always a good idea to study these concepts in their full context for a deeper understanding¹²³.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 2024-02-08

(1) Gad Saad on Cancel Culture, Idea Pathogens and the Future of ... - Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/2021/05/28/gad-saad-cancel-culture-idea-pathogens-future-discourse-1593467.html.

(2) Gad Saad: It will take more than a few resignations to fix our woke .... https://nationalpost.com/opinion/it-will-take-more-than-a-few-resignations-to-fix-our-woke-universities.

(3) Gad Saad: Postmodernism is making us miserable - The Post - UnHerd. https://unherd.com/thepost/gad-saad-postmodernism-is-making-us-miserable/.

 

The discussion yesterday which led me to clarify my position:

I got into a “discussion” yesterday, if that is what one could call it, with someone who ostensibly holds a post-graduate degree in philosophy. He took umbrage with the fact that in my last blog and vodcast I mentioned the outcomes of the US sending funding to Communist China for viral research. Funding which neither began nor ended with President Trump. I merely stated what Bing AI found as evidence that it continued under his administration. I find it to be absolutely bizarre that God-like powers are assigned to President Trump, who after all is just a man with all the frailties inherent to any man. In Trump’s case his greatest fault in quite likely his enormous hubris. Here are those findings from Bing AI:

The U.S. government, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH), provided funding to several research institutions, including the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China¹. This funding was part of a grant to EcoHealth Alliance, a global environmental health nonprofit organization¹. The grant, worth $3.7 million, was used between 2014 and 2019 for various research purposes¹. However, not all of that $3.7 million went to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and not all of the funding took place under the Obama administration. Approximately $700,000 of the $3.7 million total was approved under Donald Trump¹.

In addition, records show that the NIH provided approximately $2.5 million in additional funding to various organizations in China (including Wuhan University) in 2018 and 2019, under the Trump administration¹.

It's important to note that these are estimates and the actual amounts may vary¹.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 2024-02-08

(1) Did Obama Admin Give Wuhan Laboratory a $3.7 Million Grant?. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-admin-wuhan-lab-grant/.

(2) How U.S. policy toward China transformed under Trump - Axios. https://www.axios.com/2021/01/19/trump-china-policy-special-report.

(3) China Wins: Why Trump’s WHO Funding Cut Is a Gift to Beijing. https://time.com/5822078/china-wins-trumps-who-funding-cut/.

(4) Trump's staff cuts have undermined Covid-19 containment efforts .... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/24/trump-cuts-undermine-coronavirus-containment-cdc-watchdog-report.

I also indicated that despite the odd relationship between Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Donald Trump that in Trump’s last day in office he awarded him a Presidential Commendation. Here is that information from Bing AI.

The relationship between President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, publicly eroded as the coronavirus pandemic raged through the United States¹. They often disagreed on issues from what drugs to use and a vaccine timeline to something as simple as the fact that COVID-19 isn't "going to disappear"¹. Despite this, on Trump’s last full day in office, he awarded presidential commendations to 52 people, including Dr. Fauci⁴.

Dr. Fauci has received numerous awards and recognition for his service during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of these include:

- The 2021 Special Recognition Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for his commitment to scientific integrity and public health during the COVID-19 pandemic⁶.

- The 2020 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care from the National Academy of Medicine for his role as a leader of federal research and policy on infectious diseases and his leadership in shaping an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic⁷.

- The $1 million Dan David Prize for "defending science" and advocating for vaccine administration to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic[^10^].

These are just a few of the many recognitions Dr. Fauci has received for his tireless efforts during the pandemic⁶⁷⁸⁹[^10^]. It's always a good idea to study these concepts in their full context for a deeper understanding⁶⁷⁸⁹[^10^].

Source: Conversation with Bing, 2024-02-08

(1) Trump and Fauci: A timeline of their relationship during COVID - USA TODAY. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/28/president-donald-trump-anthony-fauci-timeline-relationship-coronavirus-pandemic/3718797001/.

(2) PolitiFact | Trump said he didn’t know who gave Fauci a commendation .... https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/14/donald-trump/trump-said-he-doesnt-know-who-gave-fauci-a-commend/.

(3) 2021 Special Recognition Award | AAMC. https://www.aamc.org/about-us/aamc-awards/2021-fauci.

(4) Anthony Fauci Receives Lienhard Award From National Academy of Medicine .... https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2020/09/anthony-fauci-receives-lienhard-award-from-national-academy-of-medicine-for-decades-of-work-improving-public-health-and-leadership-in-shaping-covid-19-pandemic-response.

(5) Dr. Fauci Wins $1M Israeli Prize for 'Defending Science' - People.com. https://people.com/health/dr-fauci-wins-1-million-israeli-prize-coronavirus-pandemic/.

(6) 2021 Anthony S. Fauci to Receive Public Welfare Medal. https://nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/2021-Anthony-Fauci-PWM.html.

(7) Anthony S. Fauci - National Academy of Sciences. https://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/2021-awards/Fauci.html.

(8) Dr. Fauci Warned In 2017 Of ‘Surprise Outbreak’ During Trump .... https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fauci-warned-of-trump-pandemic-2017_n_5e8a0548c5b6e7d76c65c8a4.

(9) Dr. Anthony Fauci, face of U.S. COVID-19 pandemic response, to retire .... https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/covid-anthony-fauci-retirement-1.6558425.

(10) Fauci Making Millions During COVID Pandemic Sparks Backlash - Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-making-millions-during-covid-pandemic-sparks-backlash-1828484.

 

My conclusions:

The entire point of my previous blog and vodcast was to point out some key events which have led to our current dilemma. Ideological possession of one kind or another resulted in powerful people playing God and wreaking untold havoc by messing with things far beyond their ability to control, predict, or understand. Be very wary of Besserwissers, even if you think that he or she is on your side. But especially if you think that they are somehow a saviour who will drain the swamp, rid you of Neo Marxist boogie men, deliver America from “deep state” corruption, or bring an end to WOKE ideation. Never in human history has a single leader ever managed such a feat, certainly not someone with such obvious feet of clay as Donald Trump. Dispassionate detachment from the immediacy of your personal feelings is necessary when assessing such complex issues.

Moreover, anyone attempting to control humanity and manipulate mankind like pieces on a chess board is engaged in a fool’s enterprise. God cannot nor will not be mocked. It is indisputable that we live in an age of ideological possession, where mass hysteria has laid hold of radicalized minds who seek to create utopia instead of pursuing the narrow path to heaven which can only be found only in Christ!

Matthew 23:12 KJV

“And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”

It is obvious that this channel is dedicated to the select few who are reading and watching this episode who will willingly choose to do battle on behalf of the Truth of Christ. I dedicate this to those of you who realize that no earthly deliverer can stop the totalizing enterprise of the ideologically possessed. A possession that has laid hold of the once but no longer Christian West. Are you one such warrior? If not, unsubscribe to this channel, its content is obviously not for you. But if you are, I invite you to join me in intercessory prayer for God to restore His Holy City as a praise in the earth unto His name so that the Church will regain its saltiness in a world overcome and undone by ideological possession.

 

How the US made a deal with China to end a war, sell out its workers, and create a plague!

 

The adage those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it is only partially accurate. It would be more correct to state that those who are unaware of history cannot avoid making history’s mistakes if they are not aware of what mistakes have been made. I suppose in an age when the entire cosmic library of human knowledge is accessible through our smart phones, we ought to be more aware, more cautious, and more unwilling to repeat humanities greatest failures, but alas that is not the case. I would wager few of you reading this have ever spent time searching the vast scope of knowledge that has been digitized and made accessible through aps such as Bing AI. So today we will change topics, switch lanes, and move on to examine how, what, why, when, and where the West got into bed with Communist China so that American industrialists could access China’s cheap labour pool.

I came upon a meme today on social media featuring a group photograph of America’s past Presidents up to the Obama administration which included the two Bushes, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter standing with Obama which bore the text, “This is why all your stuff comes from China”. To which I added when sharing it to my own profile, “Never forget. This is the legacy of Kissinger and Nixon who when creating detente with Communist China opened China's cheap labour market to American industrialists thereby making a pact with the devil. The outcome of this détente is proof America wasn't really fighting communism in Vietnam since it was China who had funded the Vietcong, rather Kissinger and Nixon ended up helping to fund communism by handing over our supply chain to our ideological enemies allowing the Communist Chinese to profit from Western Capitalism.”

Today I hope to unpack these ideas to examine the timeline of the Vietnam War, the American publics reaction to the conflict, moreover the real strategy of those who were pulling the strings behind the scenes which led to untold loss of human life and a stain on the reputation of America pursuing just and winnable conflicts, which is a problem that has plagued America’s military ever since. More importantly, how we became dependent on our enemies to supply the West with cheap goods of poor quality. And worse, how we got into bed with multinational conglomerates in the pharmaceutical industry to fund them to use Chinese laboratories under the control of the CCP to create bioweapons and mRNA messenger inoculations that are tainted with DNA.

Let’s begin with an estimate from Bing AI as to the war’s cost in human life:

Estimates of the total number of deaths during the Vietnam War vary widely due to different time periods covered by the studies and whether casualties in Cambodia and Laos were included in the estimates. Here are some estimates:

A 1975 US Senate subcommittee estimated around 1.4 million civilian casualties in South Vietnam because of the war, including 415,000 deaths.

An estimate by the Department of Defense after the war gave a figure of 1.2 million civilian casualties, including 195,000 deaths.

Guenter Lewy in 1978 estimated 1,353,000 total deaths in North and South Vietnam during the period 1965–1974.

A 1995 demographic study in Population and Development Review calculated 791,000–1,141,000 war-related Vietnamese deaths, both soldiers and civilians, for all of Vietnam from 1965–75.

In 1995, Vietnam released its official estimate of the number of people killed during the Vietnam War: as many as 2,000,000 civilians on both sides and some 1,100,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters.

How and why did America become involved? The U.S. involvement in Vietnam began due to a combination of factors:

The Domino Theory: Beginning in the mid-1950s, the American foreign policy establishment tended to view the situation in Southeast Asia in terms of the Domino Theory. The basic principle was that if French Indochina (Vietnam was still a French colony) fell to the communist insurgency, the expansion of communism throughout Asia would be likely to continue unchecked.

Anti-Communist Fervor: On the home front, beginning in 1949, fear of domestic communists gripped America. The country spent much of the 1950s under the influence of the Red Scare, led by the virulently anti-communist Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Support to Viet Minh: Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong’s pledge in 1950 to support the Viet Minh guerrilla forces in the First Indochina War against France’s colonial rule.

U.S. War with Japan in the Pacific: The U.S. war with Japan in the Pacific also played a role in the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

These factors led to the U.S. sending its first military advisers to help the French battle the communists of Northern Vietnam in 1950. The U.S. involvement escalated over time, with President Lyndon Johnson dramatically escalating U.S. involvement in the conflict, authorizing a series of intense bombing campaigns and committing hundreds of thousands of U.S. ground troops to the fight.

Mcarthy’s mistake, he ignored a problem hidden in plain sight. The source of Neo-Marxist indoctrination:

Senator Joseph McCarthy is known for his campaign against alleged communists in the U.S. government and other institutions during the early 1950s, a period known as the "Red Scare". He alleged that numerous communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated the United States federal government, universities, film industry, and elsewhere. However, it’s important to note that while McCarthy made broad accusations, his focus was primarily on the U.S. government, particularly the State Department and the Army.

There could be several reasons why McCarthy did not specifically target universities to the same extent:

Focus on Government: McCarthy’s primary focus was on rooting out alleged communists within the U.S. government. He believed that these individuals posed a direct threat to national security.

Public Perception: Universities might not have been seen as influential or dangerous as the government or the military. Therefore, McCarthy might have chosen to focus his efforts where he believed they would have the most impact.

Tactics and Strategy: McCarthy’s tactics involved making broad, sweeping accusations without substantial proof. It’s possible that he felt this approach would be less effective in the academic world.

Ideological indoctrination into radical belief systems is most effective when it targets youth since they are the most impressionable and mouldable. The anti-war movement of the 60’s had many justifiable reasons for opposing the war however these reasons became the tools which were exploited by Neo-Marxist agitators many of whom were University professors. Radicals like Saul Alinsky coined the phrase, “The real action is your target's reaction.” Many future high ranking American politicians including Bill Clinton, Hillory Clinton, and Barrack Obama were heavily influenced by Alinsky. Although Barack Obama was not a direct disciple of Saul Alinsky, he was influenced by Alinsky’s ideas. In the mid-1980s, Obama worked for the Developing Communities Project, a group from Chicago’s South Side whose techniques were inspired by Alinsky. He received a comprehensive course in Saul Alinsky during his years as a community organizer in Chicago, an experience Obama recalled as “the best education he ever had.”

By ignoring the Academy McCarthy disregarded the real source for the Neo-Marxist ideological possession that has laid hold of the American WOKE left today.

China’s involvement in Vietnam:

China provided significant support to the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War which included:

Military Aid: China provided extensive logistical, training, and material aid to North Vietnam, which supported the Viet Cong.

Advisors and Training: In April 1950, the Viet Minh formally requested military aid including equipment, advisors, and training. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) began to send their advisors and later formed the Chinese Military Advisory Group (CMAG) to assist the Viet Minh.

Financial Support: During Ho Chi Minh’s official visit to China in 1955, Beijing agreed to provide a grant of $200 million to be used to build various projects.

It’s important to note that the support was not just financial but also included military and strategic assistance. The Chinese government saw their involvement in the Vietnam War as part of a larger geopolitical strategy and an international obligation.

The turning point, the Tet Offensive:

The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched by the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces against the South Vietnamese and their American allies in January 1968.

The Americans and their Vietnamese allies fought back and repelled most of the attacks. However, the offensive had a significant psychological impact on the American public and the media, as it exposed the vulnerability of the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces and the strength and determination of the enemy.

The Tet Offensive also eroded the credibility of President Lyndon B. Johnson and General William Westmoreland, who had previously claimed that the war was going well, and that victory was near. The offensive sparked a wave of anti-war protests and demonstrations in the U.S. and increased the pressure on Johnson to seek a negotiated settlement.

The aftermath of the Tet Offensive:

According to some sources, the South Vietnamese planned to counterattack after the Tet Offensive, but they were not stopped by the U.S. That is the official story at least. However, I worked with a Vietnamese Intelligence Officer who was a Captain in the South Vietnamese Armed Forces. He told me that the Americans threatened them if they were to launch a major counter-offensive into the north. In any case, the South faced strong resistance from the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces, who continued to fight in some areas for weeks or months after the initial offensive.

In the aftermath of the Tet Offensive the South Vietnamese did receive support from their allies, such as the U.S., Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, and Thailand, who helped them repel the attacks and regain control of the cities and towns that had been captured by the enemy.

So, the Tet Offensive, despite being a military defeat for the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong, had a significant political and psychological impact on the U.S. and South Vietnamese. It exposed the gap between the optimistic claims of the U.S. military and the harsh realities of the war, and it eroded the public support and confidence in the U.S. involvement in Vietnam which is why the Tet Offensive is widely considered as a turning point in the Vietnam War, as it marked the beginning of the slow and painful American withdrawal from the region.

Kissinger, the greatest of all Besserwissers:

The Vietnam War had started on November 1, 1955, while The Paris Peace Accords marked the beginning of the end of the war. They were signed on January 27, 1973. Therefore, the war had been going on for a little over 17 years before the Accords were arranged.

Henry Kissinger, who served as National Security Advisor and later Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon, played a significant role in both escalating and ending the Vietnam War.

1. **Escalation of the War**: Kissinger controversially hid the 1969 bombings of Cambodia and Laos from Congress, which escalated the Vietnam War.

2. **Secret Negotiations**: Nixon granted Kissinger permission to conduct secret negotiations with the North Vietnamese. These negotiations were part of Nixon's strategy to end the war and bring "peace with honor".

3. **Paris Peace Accords**: After years of talks with North Vietnam, Kissinger negotiated the Paris Peace Accords of 1973. These accords led to a ceasefire and the withdrawal of American troops.

4. **Nobel Prize**: Despite the controversy surrounding his role in the war, Kissinger won the Nobel Prize for negotiating the Paris Peace Accords.

Kissinger's role in the Vietnam War was complex, multifaceted, and certainly contradictory, which is why his actions during this period continue to be a subject of much debate.

Henry Kissinger made a secret trip to China in 1971. This trip was a significant diplomatic breakthrough that paved the way for Nixon's historic visit to China the following year.

During his secret trip, Kissinger feigned illness while at a meeting in Pakistan and flew undercover to Beijing for these unprecedented talks. The talks led to an agreement that President Nixon would visit China in February 1972 marking the first time a U.S. president had visited the People's Republic of China. Nixon’s visit was a seminal step in normalizing relations between the two countries whose forces were still engaged in military conflict in South-East Asia.

Kissinger's secret trip and the subsequent visit by Nixon were part of a strategic shift in U.S. foreign policy, which sought to leverage China as a counterbalance to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This approach was known as "triangular diplomacy" and was a key aspect of Nixon and Kissinger's foreign policy strategy.

During Henry Kissinger's secret trip to China in 1971 he discussed the Vietnam War with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. Kissinger pressed Zhou to end the supply of arms to North Vietnam. However, the talks did not lead to any immediate breakthroughs. Zhou told Kissinger that North Vietnam was playing off China against the Soviet Union, and to cut off North Vietnam would allow it to fall under Soviet influence. Despite these discussions, the Chinese did not help Nixon end the war at that time. As I mentioned, these talks were part of a broader strategy to improve U.S.-China relations and to leverage China as a counterbalance to the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

The end of US involvement in Vietnam and the ultimate end of the conflict with North Vietnam annexing the south under centralized communist control:

The end of the Vietnam War was precipitated by several key events and factors:

1. **Paris Peace Accords**: The Paris Peace Accords, signed on January 27, 1973, marked the beginning of the end of the war. The accords led to a ceasefire and the withdrawal of American troops.

2. **Vietnamization**: This was a policy of the Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the war by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam.

3. **Public Opinion**: The American public's growing opposition to the war, particularly after the Tet Offensive, put pressure on the U.S. government to seek an end to the conflict.

4. **Congressional Action**: The U.S. Congress passed the War Powers Resolution in 1973, which limited the president's ability to conduct war without congressional approval.

5. **Fall of Saigon**: The fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese forces on April 30, 1975, marked the end of the war.

The significance of the role did Kissinger and Nixon played in opening Communist China up to American businessmen?

Here are some key points:

1. **Secret Diplomacy**: Kissinger, as Nixon's National Security Advisor, made a secret trip to China in 1971. This trip paved the way for Nixon's historic visit to China the following year.

2. **Normalization of Relations**: Nixon's visit in 1972 marked the first time a U.S. president had visited the People's Republic of China. This visit was an important step in normalizing relations between the two countries.

3. **Geopolitical Strategy**: The opening of China was part of a broader geopolitical strategy known as "triangular diplomacy" that sought to leverage China as a counterbalance to the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

4. **Economic Opportunities**: The normalization of relations between the U.S. and China opened new economic opportunities for American businesses. In other words, new economic opportunities which funded communism and betrayed the American worker.

It's important to note that while Nixon and Kissinger played crucial roles in opening China, the process of fully integrating Communist China into the global economy took many years and involved the efforts of many other individuals and institutions.

How America helped to fund a global pandemic to assist in fulfilling communism ultimate goal, to collapse free market capitalism!

The U.S. government, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provided funding to several research institutions, including the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. This funding was part of a grant to EcoHealth Alliance, a global environmental health nonprofit organization. The grant, worth $2,168,345, was used between 2014 and 2021 for various research purposes, including risky gain-of-function experiments with coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

It's important to note that the funding was not solely for the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and not all of the funding took place under one administration. For instance, approximately $700,000 of the total grant was approved under the Trump administration.

The purpose of this funding was to support research into bat coronaviruses, which was considered important for preventing and preparing for potential future pandemics. However, the funding and the research it supported have been the subject of controversy and investigation, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted global supply chains, including those between the West and China. Here are some key challenges:

1. **Manufacturing Disruptions**: The pandemic led to unscheduled closures of manufacturing and distribution facilities, creating bottlenecks in supply lines. This was particularly impactful in China, a major global manufacturing hub.

2. **Transportation Issues**: There were also disruptions in transportation, with record numbers of shipping containers lost at sea.

3. **Increased Demand**: Changes in consumer behavior led to irregular demand for certain products, further straining supply chains.

4. **Reliance on Single Sources**: Many companies found they were overly reliant on single sources (like China) for their supplies. When Chinese factories closed in early 2020, manufacturers struggled to switch to other suppliers.

5. **Geopolitical Tensions**: The U.S.-China trade war and China's zero-Covid restrictions have added to the complexities of recovering global supply chains.

 

Recovering and restructuring these supply chains post-Covid is a complex task. Companies are being advised to make their networks more resilient by diversifying suppliers, stockpiling essential materials, and exploring production-process improvements. Some are considering other manufacturing hubs such as Vietnam, Mexico, and India. However, the difficulty of extricating ourselves from CCP led China is a process which could last for decades.

The invisible hand of God as opposed to the totalizing enterprise of central planners:

The Invisible hand metaphor was introduced by the 18th-century Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith. The phrase characterizes the instruments through which advantageous social and economic effects arise from the compounded self-interested practices of individuals, whose intents weren’t to bring about such outcomes. The notion of the invisible hand has been employed in economics and other social sciences to explain the division of labour, the emergence of a medium of exchange, the growth of wealth, the patterns (such as price levels) manifest in market competition, and the institutions and rules of society. Most importantly, it has been used to argue that free markets, made up of economic agents who act in their own self-interest, deliver the best possible social and economic outcomes.

Smith used the phrase on two occasions to exemplify how society benefits from the combined interactions of individuals who had no intention to bring about such a good. In Part IV, chapter 1, of The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), he explains that, as wealthy individuals in pursuing their own interests in turn employ others to labour for them, in this they “are led by an invisible hand”. In Book IV, chapter 2, of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), Smith argued against import restrictions and explained how individuals prefer domestic over foreign investments, Smith uses the phrase to summarize how self-interested actions are coordinated in such a way that they advance public interests. In those two instances, he revealed a complex and beneficial structure which he explained by invoking basic principles of human nature and economic interaction.

God is the invisible hand and Jesus Christ is the mighty right hand of God!

In all cases of central planning, in all instances of diplomacy where our ideological enemies are pitted against one another, in the totalizing monetary operations of the global banking industry, in the monopolizing multinational conglomerates which operate as though they are above the law, and within global humanitarian organizations who manipulate humanity like pieces on a chess board, we see one thing which is undeniably true. Those who engage in such activities have placed themselves in a god-like position. They claim to have knowledge and control over humanity that is antihuman to its core. These people are narcissistically delusional in terms of their ideological pathology. They ascribe to themselves almost God-like powers. They play humanity as pieces in a global game of Monopoly since they falsely believe that the world God gave us is incapable of sustaining His creation. Which is why they constantly use the word “sustainable” to describe their totalizing enterprise. In this episode I have clearly demonstrated their actions have resulted in untold loss of human life, pandemics, transference of wealth to the uber wealthy, misappropriation of public funds, damage to the Rule of Law and the sovereignty of nation states, as well as an emerging form of oppression that is kid gloved Marxism, all because these Besserwissers cannot believe in the invisible Hand of God.

The only possible totalizing enterprise is that of God for in Him there is no want, no lacking, nor insufficiency. He is all knowing, all powerful, and since He exists beyond time and is the creator of all things, it is in Him that we move and live and have our being.

Philippians 2:

7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;

8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

My final thoughts:

So, you can see the dangers of attempting to play God. Kissinger both acerbated the Vietnam War when he bombed Cambodia and Laos then made a deal with the very devil, he had pitted himself against only to get into bed with the devil to allow our enemies to unleash a plague upon the world. For this mankind in his own narcissistic hubris gave a Nobel Peace prize to Kissinger for arranging the Paris Accord. A prize that was founded by Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman who, besides being known for the Nobel Peace prize, is best known for inventing dynamite. Nobel had bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize, a fortune that was made by blowing people into smithereens. Was the Nobel Prize a prize for peace or the pieces into which Nobel’s dynamite blew his fellow man? The utter insanity of thinking that we can play God and not pay for our Satanic ideation! Idea pathogens that attempt to replace God with man can only result in creating hell on earth! Remember brothers and sisters that Jesus defeated the enemy of our souls as the Son of Man not as the Son of God. He was the only perfect man. Man cannot create his own value structure capable of bringing justice and peace to this present age. Nobel Peace prize my hairy heinie, we are fallen creatures full of ourselves and narcissistic Satanic delusions. Empty yourselves of pride and vanity and come to Christ. There can be no peace or salvation without the Prince of Peace!

 The origin of my data was Bing AI so please remember everything I shared in this blog came from Bing AI except the portions I list as my private thoughts!

For those who are claiming that I sharted false data, I am not the source of the data I provided, it was all sourced from Bing AI and here it is with regard to the most debated content:

The U.S. government, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. AThe U.S. government, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. The U.S. government, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provided funding to several research institutions, including the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China¹. This funding was part of a grant to EcoHealth Alliance, a global environmental health nonprofit organization². The grant, worth $2,168,345, was used between 2014 and 2021 for various research purposes, including risky gain-of-function experiments with coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology¹. 

It's important to note that the funding was not solely for the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and not all of the funding took place under one administration². For instance, approximately $700,000 of the total grant was approved under the Trump administration². 

The purpose of this funding was to support research into bat coronaviruses, which was considered important for preventing and preparing for potential future pandemics¹². However, the funding and the research it supported have been the subject of controversy and investigation, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic¹².

Source: Conversation with Bing, 2024-02-07

(1) US taxpayers funded $2M for research in Wuhan, China: report. https://nypost.com/2023/06/14/us-taxpayers-funded-2-million-for-research-in-wuhan-report/.

(2) Did Obama Admin Give Wuhan Laboratory a $3.7 Million Grant?. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-admin-wuhan-lab-grant/.

(3) Pentagon gave $37M+ to Chinese Wuhan lab-linked firm: Report. https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/06/pentagon-gave-37m-to-chinese-wuhan-lab-linked-firm-report/.

(4) NIH admits US funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan - New York Post. https://nypost.com/2021/10/21/nih-admits-us-funded-gain-of-function-in-wuhan-despite-faucis-repeated-denials/.

 

 

Do not misconstrue my purpose for hosting this vodcast

 

One of the many, if not the chiefest reason, I call myself “The Reluctant Prophet” is the danger of people misconstruing my meaning or the intent of this blog and vodcast. So out of an attempt to clarify my position permit me to read from 1^st Corinthian 2 KJV

1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

So, if Paul was with the Corinthians in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling, how much more should I be very wary of giving any of you the wrong impression of my purpose for hosting this vodcast and writing this blog. Let me be clear, I am not a pastor. I offer no one spiritual counsel other than to warn you of the dangers of ideological possession and holding to false doctrines. Moreover, I offer spiritual insights on how to wage war against such using the full armour of God. But most of all, I am the guy who is here to tell you that God is not a gumball machine, neither will He fit into the little box you think the Infinite Creator will fit neatly into. Clearly, we cannot know the things of God without first having the mind of Christ. It is fascinating to note that Paul wrote these things to the most carnal of all the New Testament Churches written about in the Scriptures. Why? They had adultery in their midst of a rather nasty and perverse kind but moreover they were becoming sectarian.

Adultery and fornication in the Corinthian Church from 1 Corinthians 5 KJV:

1 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

Sectarianism in the Corinthian Church:

1 Corinthians 1:10-17 KJV

10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

Well obviously, having carnal relations with your stepmom is just weird, and claiming to be a Christian while doing it is even weirder, but knowing this is going on in your church fellowship and tolerating it is simply bizarre. But frankly there isn’t much that surprises me when it comes to weird things and the falsely sanctimonious.

The patter for church gathering matters:

In the New Testament everyone who lived in any given local who had received the New Birth gathered with other Christians. There are only two divisions permitted in the Church according to anything we read in the New Testament. One is based upon time, the other on geography. By this I mean that I am separated from the Christians who live in another local by the physical distance which separates us, and I am separated from the brethren who lived one hundred years ago or hence by time. These two divisions are the only two sanctioned in the Holy Scriptures and I frankly do not care what sect to which you may belong. Sectarianism is not permitted according to the teachings of Paul or any of the other apostles of the early church. You can come up with any excuse you may wish but it is only an excuse that Paul has deconstructed in his admonition to Corinth when he asked were you baptised in my or any other’s name? The oneness of the Body of Christ is essential to the work of the Spirit of God, so spare me your excuses for your divisiveness. Daily I pray that God lead my wife and I into fellowship with those who are willing to be called only by His Holy name.

The nature of the Cross:

One of my favourite statements regarding gaining spiritual discernment is understanding the metaphorical meaning of Bible passages. I have often marveled that passages I have studied for decades contain invaluable truths and insights that hitherto I had not understood. The vertical line of the Cross of Christ represents infinity, while the horizontal line represents us, the dissecting point where the finite meets the infinite. There is only one possible outcome of such a conjunction, suffering. That is what the Cross represents, the inevitable suffering which we will endure when we are confronted by the infinite. This is why we are called to take up our Cross willingly to follow Him, not to escape suffering but rather to embrace it.

The impossibility of easily defining the Infinite:

God is often described as infinite and eternal, transcending the limitations of time and space. This is reflected in scriptures such as Psalm 147:5, which states, “Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.”

God’s omnipresence is another key aspect of His nature. This means that God is present everywhere at all times. Jeremiah 23:24 declares, "Can a man hide himself in hiding places, So I do not see him?” declares the Lord. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?”

The omnipotence of God refers to His all-encompassing power. Revelation 19:6 proclaims, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns." This suggests that there is no limit to what God can do.

God’s omniscience refers to His all-knowing nature. He knows everything that can be known, past, present, and future. This is reflected in Psalm 147:5, “His understanding is infinite.”

God is also described as immutable, meaning He does not change. This constancy is a comfort to believers, who trust in His unchanging nature.

Lastly, God’s holiness sets Him apart from all creation. He is morally perfect and pure, without any sin or evil.

The inevitable realization when we encounter the Infinite: knowledge of our own sinfulness and inadequacy but also awareness of the prevailing wickedness around us

Isaiah 6 KJV

1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

12 And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

There is only one altar which can purge our sin, that is the Cross of Christ. In this passage we see many fortellings, one of the physical return of Jews to the promised land but also of the fact that the Church must be recovered as Christ intends His Body to be, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

 Ephesians 1:20-23 KJV

20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

Let us pray that we will partake in that fullness and be sent as Isaiah was to God’s people that this prophecy will soon be fulfilled!

 

 

Nature of the battle: Will we fight the culture war in vain?

 

Why we will fight the culture war in vain if we refuse to understand the nature of the battle:

Ephesians 6:12 KJV

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

The Bible is a collection of metaphorical stories which reveal the unchanging nature of both God and man. How could that not be so given that we are His creation? The Bible is a motif of recurring thematic elements and is our greatest artistic literary work.

Hebrews 13:8-9

8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.

9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

Many Christians look for the fulfilling of Biblical prophecies as a one-time event without realizing this. Since the Bible is a collection of stories rife with metaphorical meaning which reveal man’s eternal struggle to be free of totalizing oppression. It is helpful to understand that Biblical prophecy rather than simply revealing a single event actually refers to something that is far more eternal which repeats as an ongoing process.

Matthew 24 KJV is often used as a sign of the eminent return of Christ, yet Jesus told those who were hearing him that they would witness the fulfillment of verses one and two themselves. Then later in the same chapter Jesus reveals the ongoing nature of this struggle against our oppressors leading up to His ultimate return. The last part of the chapter covers a very broad period of time. After all, God is eternal, and a day is as a thousand years to Him.

Matthew 24:1-2

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

 2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

It is important to note that the Romans destroyed the Second Jewish Temple in the year **70 CE** during the siege of Jerusalem. This event marked a major turning point in Jewish history. The Roman army, led by the future emperor Titus, besieged Jerusalem, the center of Jewish rebel resistance in the Roman province of Judaea. After a five-month siege, the Romans destroyed the city and the Second Jewish Temple. On Tisha B'Av, 70 CE (August 30), Roman forces overwhelmed the defenders and set fire to the Temple.

A day is as a 1000 years:

The phrase "The day is 1000 years to the Lord" is a reference to a verse in the Bible, specifically **2 Peter 3:8**. This verse states: "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

This illustrates the **eternal nature of God**. It suggests that God transcends time and what we perceive as a long period of time may be insignificant to God. It also emphasizes that God's perception of time is different from ours. This verse is often used to explain why it may seem like God is slow to fulfill His promises, according to human standards. However, from God's perspective, He is not slow but patient, waiting for us to repent.

The Church as the New Israel:

There are several scriptures in the Bible that have been interpreted to refer to Christians as the "New Israel". Here are a few:

1. **Galatians 6:15-16**: 15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. 16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.  This verse refers to the church as the "Israel of God".

2. **Jeremiah 31**: This chapter speaks of a "New Israel" and is often interpreted as referring to the church.

3. **Psalm 24:6**: This verse is interpreted to mean that Jesus Christ, the head of the church, is also the head of the "Israel of God".

In the New Testament, the church is often described as the spiritual Israel, composed of spiritual Israelites. This new congregation is commissioned to fulfill what the physical nation of old failed to do: carry God’s glory and salvation throughout the earth.

Israel and its oppression by the totalizing powers of its day as a metaphor for the present oppression of Christians under the prevailing totalizing enterprises of our time:

The Israelites lived under the dominion of other nations on four separate occasions in the Old Testament. Here are the instances:

1. **Assyrian Captivity**: The Kingdom of Israel was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian monarchs Tiglath-Pileser III and Shalmaneser V.

2. **Babylonian Captivity**: The captivity of Judah was accomplished by three distinct invasions of the Babylonians and covered a period of twenty years.

3. **Persian Rule**: After the fall of Babylon, the Jews were under Persian rule, which allowed them to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.

4. **Roman Rule**: The Romans took control of Judea in 63 BC. The Roman destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD marked the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora.

It is interesting to note that the use of the number 4 in the Scriptures is the number of trial and testing. Each time Israel was given over to the totalizing tyranny of each of its four oppressors it was due to Israel’s unfaithfulness. Their final unfaithfulness was due to the failure of them to recognize Christ as their Messiah. This resulted in the diaspora where the Jewish people were scattered abroad until Israel once again became a nation in 1948. The Jews are the only people in all of human history who successfully returned to their ancient homeland to recover it.

Each time Israel was forced into exile because of their unfaithfulness. In exile and under totalizing oppression the people of Israel were required to bow down to false deities and accept practices which were to them blasphemous rejections of the one and only God.

From Psalm 137 KJV

1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

4 How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

I weep when I remember my righteous ancestors whose Christian faith and values became the foundations for the peace, order, and good government upon which Canadian was founded. Do we honestly think as Judas Iscariot did that our oppressors can be so easily dismissed when Canadians have so completely rejected God? After all Judas betrayed Christ because he falsely believed that the Lord was going to drive out the Romans out of Israel without first leading Israel to repentance and acceptance of Him as their Messiah. Judas’ failure to grasp the nature of Christ and that of his own fallen nature led to Christ’s crucifixion and Judas’ own death! Peter stated of him in Act 1 KJV 16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. 17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. 18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

Our struggle against the oppressors in our day:

Ethic scholar Dr. Julie Ponesse has a PhD in Philosophy (Western, 2008) with areas of specialization in ethics and ancient philosophy. She also holds a Masters in Philosophy with Collaborative Specialization in Bioethics from the University of Toronto and a Diploma in Ethics from the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. Dr. Ponesse has published in the areas of ancient philosophy, ethical theory, and applied ethics, and has taught at universities in Canada and the US for 20 years.

In the fall of 2021, Dr. Ponesse saw her academic career of 20 years fall apart after she refused to comply with a Canadian university’s COVID vaccine mandate. In response, Dr. Ponesse recorded a special video directed to her first-year ethics students. That video went viral. Since the release of that video, Dr. Ponesse joined The Democracy Fund as the Ethics Scholar focussing on educating the public on civil liberties. However as of December 2022, Dr. Ponesse has resumed her private life and ended her term with The Democracy Fund.

Earlier today Dr. Julie announced the following on social media, “The darkness of the last few years is undeniable but it did give us an invaluable gift. It showed us who we are, what we are made of, like nothing else could have done. It awoke us not just to the horrible truths of this world, but to who we can be, and need to be, moving forward. It showed us what humanity needs and what we EACH need if we are to rise and flourish, and not just to survive. The question for each of us is “Will you retreat or will you run towards the light?”” She wrote this as a preamble to her new book Our Last Innocent Moment available at this link: https://www.amazon.ca/Last-Innocent-Moment-Julie-Ponesse/dp/1630692581

Let me read the preamble to her new book:

“If there can possibly be anything good to come out of the horrors of the last three years, it is this: some of us, at least, have been shaken awake. We now know that we are under attack. We are under attack not so much for the particular things we say or do but simply for wanting to be free, for wanting to be able to think through our lives, and for wanting our lives to be the products of our own choices.

Whatever happened over the last few years, we have been fundamentally changed by it. There’s no reclaiming the innocence we lost. Life is more serious now. Our obligations are more weighty, or just more apparent. There are certain truths we came to see that can never be unseen. And everything is so much more complicated than we thought.

This is a dark time for humanity. But darkness always creates the greatest opportunities for growth and self-awareness, and for us to intentionally remake ourselves for the better. The moment is upon us. We can’t reclaim the innocence we lost in 2020, but we can use our experiences to remake a more innocent world for ourselves and for our children. We can, I dare say, create something even greater.

Whatever you’ve been through over the last four years, whatever you left unsaid and undone, whatever you’ve lost, and however it changed you, this book is for you.

Dr. Julie Ponesse is Chief of Biomedical Ethics for The Wellness Company, a 2023 Brownstone Institute Fellow, and the author of My Choice (2021). She has a PhD in Philosophy (Western, 2008) with areas of specialization in ethics and ancient philosophy. Dr. Ponesse has published in the areas of ancient philosophy, ethical theory, and applied ethics, and has taught at universities in Canada and the US for 20 years.

In the fall of 2021, she saw her academic career of 20 years fall apart after she refused to comply with a Canadian university's COVID vaccine mandate In response, Dr. Ponesse recorded a special video directed to her first-year ethics students. That video went viral.”

My conclusions:

While I laud Dr. Julie for her courage and integrity, she falls short of stating why we will fail if we refuse to recognize the following, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland, Steven Guilbeault, the CCP with whom they are deep in bed, their injection into the WEF, all the COVID failures, lockdowns, the reaction of the state to legitimate dissent, whatever source for and manifestations of the totalizing enterprise our elected representatives are the walking, talking manifestations of these Satanic principalities and powers. We must arm ourselves with the full armour of God if we are to press on toward the Holy City on the hill for only then can we defeat them. There cannot be a political solution to our moral, philosophical, and indeed spiritual crisis. There can be no recovery without first the Church repenting of its wicked compliance to the ways of this present age. The Truth of Christ which is only present in the Church must prevail if we are to defeat this totalizing enterprise!