Why We Write
Why we're right. Part 1 Origins
Mark Twain did warn us. He spotted the United States moving into Empire building and did not like what he saw. He wrote about it. I think he was bitter about it too because he saw all the trends that put us in the world we are in today and did not see a solution other than commentary. In his day the US was occupying Spanish possessions in the Pacific and Caribbean. We would shortly write a treaty with the British [1906] that divided the world into areas of responsibility. Our navy would patrol the Western Hemisphere for world trade and for Control and the Brits would patrol the rest of the world. Almost as if we were still part of the British empire. We would shortly be involved in two World Wars that would prove the point.
It reminds me that the folks who ran things 2500 years ago are basically the same folks who run things today. It can be argued that it is/was spun around a Satanic cult. This may be true, or it could be but a tool that the folks in charge use for control.
This is why Jesus Christ, or just the idea of a Jesus Christ was and is so threatening to the folks in charge. If you want to control folks [think government] what can you use effectively to accomplish this. Force is not enough. You have all heard of “peace through strength” but the dark side of this is “FEAR.” Without fear, control breaks down.
Control does have its’ place though. We are not anarchists. We regulate our lives through the use of products and land. Currency or items of value grease the wheels of society. Everyone has the opportunity to find where they fit in society. Jesus was a carpenter. I loved wood-shop in school. I have remodeled two homes. A hobby really, and if I could do it all over again, I would have become a carpenter. Good parenting means finding out what your children do well and encouraging it for them by being in their corner when it matters most for them. Not everyone needs to go to school. Life itself is school. Do not let it become your prison. Rat race is the term we use for this and we can avoid it.
Christ told us to not worry about what the Romans wanted. The Romans were “Control.” That we could all live a righteous life parallel to the society that the Romans “controlled.” The Romans saw this as rebellion. Because it was. In their paradigm. The efforts to put down these “Christians” created more Christians. Almost like a virus. We see parallels today. This is why the glass is half full folks.
Your homework before my next installment will be to imagine what the folks in control think constitutes “Rebellion” today. Write it down and think about it.
The glass half empty folks run things. For now. We are going to refuse their premise and strive to live our best lives without their guidance. We have to see why this last is most important. Self reliance is being bred out of us. It starts in small ways but in the end it kills us all. This is where we are today. And they do want us all dead. But not before we use up all of our wealth to try to stay alive. Mark Twain warned us. We thought he was joking.
See you next time and keep your dog from eating your homework.
Tom
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