In your opinion what is the State of the Union in the US?
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As in the days of Noah I suppose. I do remember a poem that I read a decade ago that I think while maybe not a 100% Accurate picture. still is very revealing as to the overall condition and make me think about what Washington, Madison, Jefferson and countless other average Colonial Americans would say about todays America if they saw it. And it follows.
A Visitor from the Past
by Thelen Paulk
I had a dream the other night,
I did not understand
A figure walking through the mist,
with flintlock rifle in his hand
His clothes were torn and dirty;
As he stood their by my bed,
he took off his three cornered hat
And speaking low, he said,
"We fought a revolution
to secure our Liberty
We wrote the Constitution,
as a shield from tyranny
For future generations
this legacy we gave
In this, the land of the free
and the home of the brave
The freedom we secured for you,
we hoped you'd always keep
But tyrants labored endlessly,
while your parents were asleep
Your freedom gone - Your courage lost
You're no more than a slave
In this, the land of the free
and the home of the brave
You buy a permit to travel,
and a permit to own a gun
Permits to start a business
or to build a place for one
On land that you believe you own,
you pay a yearly rent
Although you have no voice in choosing,
how the money's spent
Your children must attend a school,
that does not educate
Your Christian values can't be taught,
according to the State
You read about the current news
in a regulated press
You pay a tax you do not owe,
to please the IRS
Your money is no longer made
of silver or gold
You trade your wealth for paper,
so your life can be controlled
You pay for crimes
that make your nation turn
from God in shame
You've taken Satans number,
as you traded in your name
You've given government control
to those who do you harm,
so they can padlock churches,
and steal the family farm
And keep our country deep in debt,
put men of God in jail,
harass your fellow countrymen
While corrupted courts prevail
Your public servants
don't uphold the solemn oath they swore
Your daughters visit doctors,
so their children won't be born
Your leaders ship artillery
and guns to foreign shores,
and send your sons to slaughter,
to fight other peoples wars
Can you regain your freedom,
for which we fought and died,
or don't you have the courage
or the faith to stand with pride
Are there no more values
for which you would fight to save,
or do you wish your children,
to live in fear and be a slave
Sons of the Republic,
arise and take a stand
Defend the Constitution,
the supreme law of the land
Preserve our great Republic,
and teach each God given right,
and pray to God to keep the torch
of freedom burning bright..."
A Visitor from the Past
by Thelen Paulk
I had a dream the other night,
I did not understand
A figure walking through the mist,
with flintlock rifle in his hand
His clothes were torn and dirty;
As he stood their by my bed,
he took off his three cornered hat
And speaking low, he said,
"We fought a revolution
to secure our Liberty
We wrote the Constitution,
as a shield from tyranny
For future generations
this legacy we gave
In this, the land of the free
and the home of the brave
The freedom we secured for you,
we hoped you'd always keep
But tyrants labored endlessly,
while your parents were asleep
Your freedom gone - Your courage lost
You're no more than a slave
In this, the land of the free
and the home of the brave
You buy a permit to travel,
and a permit to own a gun
Permits to start a business
or to build a place for one
On land that you believe you own,
you pay a yearly rent
Although you have no voice in choosing,
how the money's spent
Your children must attend a school,
that does not educate
Your Christian values can't be taught,
according to the State
You read about the current news
in a regulated press
You pay a tax you do not owe,
to please the IRS
Your money is no longer made
of silver or gold
You trade your wealth for paper,
so your life can be controlled
You pay for crimes
that make your nation turn
from God in shame
You've taken Satans number,
as you traded in your name
You've given government control
to those who do you harm,
so they can padlock churches,
and steal the family farm
And keep our country deep in debt,
put men of God in jail,
harass your fellow countrymen
While corrupted courts prevail
Your public servants
don't uphold the solemn oath they swore
Your daughters visit doctors,
so their children won't be born
Your leaders ship artillery
and guns to foreign shores,
and send your sons to slaughter,
to fight other peoples wars
Can you regain your freedom,
for which we fought and died,
or don't you have the courage
or the faith to stand with pride
Are there no more values
for which you would fight to save,
or do you wish your children,
to live in fear and be a slave
Sons of the Republic,
arise and take a stand
Defend the Constitution,
the supreme law of the land
Preserve our great Republic,
and teach each God given right,
and pray to God to keep the torch
of freedom burning bright..."
Well in the opinion of Deutsche Bank and Bank of America the opinion is a looming recession
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...jor-bank-agrees-tgp-warnings-biden-recession/
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...jor-bank-agrees-tgp-warnings-biden-recession/
Latest poll
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...percent-believe-nation-doing-very-well-biden/
Remember, these polls are historically biased for the Democrats from 3-14%. I usually round down 8% but in this case I think 6% is more appropriate. I suspect the 1% who have been the beneficiaries of these 3.5 trillion dollar spending bills think he is doing great. (Also remember these 1% vote, and in the case of Zuckerburg they votes thousands of times)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...percent-believe-nation-doing-very-well-biden/
Remember, these polls are historically biased for the Democrats from 3-14%. I usually round down 8% but in this case I think 6% is more appropriate. I suspect the 1% who have been the beneficiaries of these 3.5 trillion dollar spending bills think he is doing great. (Also remember these 1% vote, and in the case of Zuckerburg they votes thousands of times)
This is all according to plan.
THE INFLATION CRISIS OF 2022 IS NOW WORSE THAN ANYTHING THAT WE EXPERIENCED DURING THE 1970S
THE INFLATION CRISIS OF 2022 IS NOW WORSE THAN ANYTHING THAT WE EXPERIENCED DURING THE 1970S
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Ron Desantis needs a few political billboards in Florida
I would suggest billboards that say "if you want to release felons onto the streets, if you want to teach kindergartners about being transgender, if you think the best way to educate kids is to put a mask on them, if you are afraid of ghosts having guns, if you want to bring back infanticide, and if you think the roller coasters in Florida are too tame and you want real danger like the NY subway then move to NY." Paid for by the committee to reelect Desantis.
I would suggest billboards that say "if you want to release felons onto the streets, if you want to teach kindergartners about being transgender, if you think the best way to educate kids is to put a mask on them, if you are afraid of ghosts having guns, if you want to bring back infanticide, and if you think the roller coasters in Florida are too tame and you want real danger like the NY subway then move to NY." Paid for by the committee to reelect Desantis.
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In my opinion this cannot continue for another year
2 Peter 3:4 and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
So is this true? We have seen wars for the last 2,000 years. We have seen several pandemics during these two thousand years. We have seen famines and we have seen earthquakes in various places. Rumors of war appear to be a relatively new development as we have had democracies that need to manipulated by the rulers.
But, have we ever seen all of these things taking place at once all over the globe before? Was it ever like this before? A real estate company in China is about to go bankrupt and the entire world's economy is shaken. That has never happened before. Russia invades Ukraine and all of a sudden we are talking about famine due to reducing exports of wheat and fertilizer and Sri Lanka declares bankruptcy.
What we are seeing for the first time is how interconnected the entire world is where something happens in one corner of the globe and the entire globe shakes the same day. We are also seeing things happen much faster, one after another. You get the sense that the world is speeding up and moving towards a climax. The question is can it continue like this for another year? Could the natural disasters continue to increase at an ever increasing rate, could the lockdowns, martial law, and quarantine camps continue to increase at an increasing rate, could the wars and rumors continue to increase? I don't think so. I feel like the world's economy is a "runaway train" and when we hit the curve we will crash. People seem to have had it, they realize people are lying and they are refusing to take it anymore. People realize they are being manipulated, that the elites are mocking them and we have come to a breaking point. I don't believe it can continue as it has been any longer.
Many argue that "no one knows the day or the hour" of the rapture, but I'm not interested in when the rapture takes place. Right now I am wondering about the tribulation, the last seven years of the age, and as far as I can see that begins with the Feast of Trumpets. The Feast of Trumpets is September 25th and 26th of 2022. My point is simple, if the Tribulation begins with the Feast of Trumpets as many teach I believe it must be in 2022.
2 Peter 3:4 and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
So is this true? We have seen wars for the last 2,000 years. We have seen several pandemics during these two thousand years. We have seen famines and we have seen earthquakes in various places. Rumors of war appear to be a relatively new development as we have had democracies that need to manipulated by the rulers.
But, have we ever seen all of these things taking place at once all over the globe before? Was it ever like this before? A real estate company in China is about to go bankrupt and the entire world's economy is shaken. That has never happened before. Russia invades Ukraine and all of a sudden we are talking about famine due to reducing exports of wheat and fertilizer and Sri Lanka declares bankruptcy.
What we are seeing for the first time is how interconnected the entire world is where something happens in one corner of the globe and the entire globe shakes the same day. We are also seeing things happen much faster, one after another. You get the sense that the world is speeding up and moving towards a climax. The question is can it continue like this for another year? Could the natural disasters continue to increase at an ever increasing rate, could the lockdowns, martial law, and quarantine camps continue to increase at an increasing rate, could the wars and rumors continue to increase? I don't think so. I feel like the world's economy is a "runaway train" and when we hit the curve we will crash. People seem to have had it, they realize people are lying and they are refusing to take it anymore. People realize they are being manipulated, that the elites are mocking them and we have come to a breaking point. I don't believe it can continue as it has been any longer.
Many argue that "no one knows the day or the hour" of the rapture, but I'm not interested in when the rapture takes place. Right now I am wondering about the tribulation, the last seven years of the age, and as far as I can see that begins with the Feast of Trumpets. The Feast of Trumpets is September 25th and 26th of 2022. My point is simple, if the Tribulation begins with the Feast of Trumpets as many teach I believe it must be in 2022.
The state of the economy is pretty good. The American economy makes adjustments and stays on track as the best economy in the world. There is plenty of opportunity for everyone.
The spiritual condition of most people is very poor. Most are not interested in God. That is a terrible thing, which will have terrible consequences. So the state of the union is very Shakey. However, God has given us much to be thankful for!
The spiritual condition of most people is very poor. Most are not interested in God. That is a terrible thing, which will have terrible consequences. So the state of the union is very Shakey. However, God has given us much to be thankful for!
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1Acre = 4840 square yards
Total acreage of USA = 2.27 Billion
Current world population 7.8 Billion
2.27/7.8 = 0.291 acres or 1613 sq yards (4839 sq ft)
Average area of a "family dwelling" in USA = 2000 sq ft
1 sq mile = 640 acres
Land mass of planet Earth = 57,506,000 sq miles
Land mass of USA = 3,546,875 sq miles (6% of total land)
Planet Earth is 70% water
The total surface area of Earth is about 197 million square miles
The USA = 1.8% of the total surface area of planet Earth
The atmosphere of planet Earth is 300 miles thick
The current global debt is 253 Trillion
If you could spend 1 dollar per second, that's 86,400 dollars per day, it would take you 8,022,577 years to spend 253 Trillion
If the entire population of Earth can comfortably occupy only 1.8% of the planet... then where are all the planet's resources going? If 10% of the population owns 90% of the planet's resources... then how does "supply and demand" factor into our current debt?
It occurs to me that mankind has reached a strange time in its... "evolution"..., when the concept of "money" has outgrown the worth of the planet we occupy. Greed is the root of all evil.
Total acreage of USA = 2.27 Billion
Current world population 7.8 Billion
2.27/7.8 = 0.291 acres or 1613 sq yards (4839 sq ft)
Average area of a "family dwelling" in USA = 2000 sq ft
1 sq mile = 640 acres
Land mass of planet Earth = 57,506,000 sq miles
Land mass of USA = 3,546,875 sq miles (6% of total land)
Planet Earth is 70% water
The total surface area of Earth is about 197 million square miles
The USA = 1.8% of the total surface area of planet Earth
The atmosphere of planet Earth is 300 miles thick
The current global debt is 253 Trillion
If you could spend 1 dollar per second, that's 86,400 dollars per day, it would take you 8,022,577 years to spend 253 Trillion
If the entire population of Earth can comfortably occupy only 1.8% of the planet... then where are all the planet's resources going? If 10% of the population owns 90% of the planet's resources... then how does "supply and demand" factor into our current debt?
It occurs to me that mankind has reached a strange time in its... "evolution"..., when the concept of "money" has outgrown the worth of the planet we occupy. Greed is the root of all evil.
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I was surprised to learn that Desantis is a racist, fascist, communist, and homophobe because he signed a bill saying that Disney needs to pay taxes like everyone else in Florida!
Also I was surprised to hear those shrieks of terror by the left when this bill passed. I had no idea they cared so deeply about giving tax breaks to huge multinational corporations like this.
Also I was surprised to hear those shrieks of terror by the left when this bill passed. I had no idea they cared so deeply about giving tax breaks to huge multinational corporations like this.
Whoa! Are you going to just not count the ballots because they were illegal?
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...sident-trump-decisive-victory-az-ga-mi-pa-wi/
A STOLEN ELECTION: State Totals Minus Illegal Ballot Trafficking Numbers Give President Trump Decisive Victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI
I get it, you have seen that many of the drop box ballots were illegal and you have seen that the overwhelming majority of those votes were for Biden so if you simply don't count them it flips the result to Trump. But the democrats have been claiming that you need to count all votes, not just the legal ones. If you don't count these illegal ones you are being biased against criminals and thieves.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...sident-trump-decisive-victory-az-ga-mi-pa-wi/
A STOLEN ELECTION: State Totals Minus Illegal Ballot Trafficking Numbers Give President Trump Decisive Victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI
I get it, you have seen that many of the drop box ballots were illegal and you have seen that the overwhelming majority of those votes were for Biden so if you simply don't count them it flips the result to Trump. But the democrats have been claiming that you need to count all votes, not just the legal ones. If you don't count these illegal ones you are being biased against criminals and thieves.
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