Lyle's Blog

I heard the news today; oh boy as the song goes. There was a shooting in Mesa, someone chased their neighbor down the street; they threw things at each other and one pulled a gun and killed his neighbor. A tragic story indeed; the newscaster then said “and now some good news”. What followed was to me disturbing and one of the myriad of reasons I don’t watch or listen to too much “news”. It seems a local police officer had found a batch of five kittens the week before and the good news? He found homes for all of them! Needless to say I am tickled to death the little furry dudes have new homes. Let’s get real. Five kittens getting new homes is good news. Is that as good as it gets? We don’t dare dwell on the sorry state of our country too long do we? Yes, after police officers and the ET’s clean up the nasty murder scene, let’s celebrate a police officer in another side of town saving the lives of five kittens. Does anyone sense the anguish in those two homes in Mesa is of far more consequence than the lives of kittens? I don’t know about you but I think I’m surrounded by lunatics.

A hundred years ago women were given the right to vote in America. The Vietnam War was the impetus to give eighteen year olds the right to vote. Many others have been given that right since the U.S. was founded. Even the dead have voted. We have learned that people of all races, religions, education, sexual orientation have a propensity to elect crooks. It may be that we elect men or women (or other) that reflect either our own short-comings in logic or our own corruption. As a political atheist it’s hard to fathom voting for anyone. They all promise to steal more from our posterity to prolong a bankrupt lifestyle. Ross Perot was right; that loud sucking sound is the state stealing our future.

Two hundred looters/rioters were allowed to do their thing without resistance. If police provide too much force they are deemed as being abusive. Many police forces have been armed to the teeth by the federal government and strong arm the public. As civility degrades throughout our society I expect rioting to escalate and police of necessity will become more brutal. Once the federal government cuts its benefits to half the population they will lash out at anyone that is perceived to be doing well. If you have any sign of success you will be a target. Be ready at any time to dress like the crowd and thereby be unnoticed and escape the violence. Be vigilant about your security. We are heading for dangerous times.

I’ve spent the last six weeks in my old hometown. We watched game shows at my mother-in-law’s house. I’ve seen game shows for years. I suppose there is some entertainment value. Now, back in Arizona, this game show is playing in this waiting area. The contestant is fifty years old or so. Of course I’ve witnessed the goofy antics and shameless exuberance of contestants before; but here was an old boy that allowed me to put my finger on the nagging question: who are these people? In general they all have the same wild-eyed look of this guy. An emptiness of soul you could see. They are representative of a society that wants something for nothing. They desire to circumvent the work required for success. They have years invested into the game of life and are failing. Half of our society receives a government check, something for nothing. At least that’s the perception. There are usually some hoops to jump through, truth to be bent. and liberty to give up. Americans are well fed and still looking for more handouts. Actually it’s not something for nothing. It’s giving up personal ethics, agreeing to an ever decreasing standard of living, and accepting the destruction of your children’s future. I’ve never bought a lottery ticket; it is a clever way for the state to tax the poor. We have clever boys running the show; they have that same wild-eyed look. Winning election is like that game show. They get a whole lot of something if they win; but the payment is the same. Truth to be bent, hoops to jump through and a willingness to extinguish liberty.

We have a president from Chicago. The left with all its corruption has a stranglehold on Chicago politics; and now all that corruption has been brought to Washington. We all know that Washington has been a cauldron of corruption for years; we’ve all been voting for the “good” guys, but in reality both parties have been taking us down the same path to fiscal ruin. Now we’ve elected a man to lead the whole mess that holds everything America stands for in contempt. Much could be said about what America stands for although the basic thing is this: America was a place where you could freely express your thoughts, keep the money you earned, and be solely responsible for yourself and your family. Freedom from political corruption and control was a whole new idea. When the current president said he wanted to change America fundamentally it’s freedom he wanted to eliminate. We’ve had thought police for some time but now we can be imprisoned for thinking and saying the “wrong” thing. Christian values were the basis for our legal system. Our judges rule not by law but by what they believe the law should be. Our president and attorney general have determined which laws they will enforce. When freedom of religion was established it was because of the persecution of previous governments. The king decided how you would worship God or decide that he is god. Our chaplains in the military are forbidden to pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Is this religious freedom? This president favors Islam and is assisting in every way to crush Christ and exalt Allah. The war is raging for control. That’s nothing new. What’s new is the global assault on freedom and Christ. There’s nowhere to hide from it in a United Nations controlled world. Chicago, New York, Seattle, or your home town, the corruption has spread everywhere. Those standing against it will be mocked and persecuted for not being tolerant of the evil. Evil is now good and good is evil. Stand; it’s the right thing.