New Fuel for the Fire
August 24th, 2020Terrorists Respond Predictably
Our domestic terrorists have a new martyr whose fate is being used as a pretext to justify racist and classist mass crime.
Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, were called to a house because of a domestic violence problem. While they were there, Jacob Blake had a disagreement with them. They tried to detain him. He refused to cooperate. He walked to an SUV with kids inside, opened the driver’s door, and reached in. A cop who was holding him by the back of his shirt shot him 7 times in the back. News reports say Blake was unarmed. As far as I know, Blake is still alive.
Kenosha has gone insane. The usual looting is taking place. There is a video of a group of rioters obstructing a police vehicle’s path and using a rifle or shotgun as leverage to get compliance. Journalist Andy Ngo says the group was armed with semiauto rifles.
You can find the Jacob Blake video on Youtube. When I first saw it, I thought the cop who shot Blake was guilty of attempted murder. Now I’m not so sure. I’m wondering what will come out in the investigation.
We don’t know what Blake said to the cops. He may have said he was going to his car to get something to use against them. He may have said he was going to run them down. He may have threatened to kidnap the children. I don’t know about Wisconsin, but in Florida, it’s legal to shoot someone who attempts to kidnap someone else.
Maybe the police had good reason to be afraid he would commit a very serious felony if he were not neutralized. On the other hand, maybe the cop who shot him is incompetent. It’s strange that a group of cops would allow a man with an unimpressive physique to stroll to a car instead of restraining him. Whether the shooting was legal or not, it certainly looks like a tremendous failure on the part of the police. Whatever Blake may have been planning, in a country where law enforcement officers routinely tackle and subdue suspects, it’s strange that the men who dealt with Blake skipped the usual methods and went straight to lethal force.
The facts and the law don’t matter to the left. It’s an opportunity to steal, injure, and burn, so our terrorists have made up their minds, and they’ve leapt into action. BLM and Antifa are lynch mobs. The distinguishing mark of a lynch mob is a willingness to punish without due process, proof of guilt, or legal authority. That’s what BLMtifa does.
I call them terrorists because that’s what they are. I don’t like seeing dishonest journalists use the term “protestor” to describe rioters, so I’ve been using the word “rioter,” but the other day I saw a video posted by a 16-year-old conservative girl, and she used the word “terrorist,” and I realized it was more accurate. A terrorist is a person who uses violence or threats of violence to impose his will on others, and that’s exactly what the rioters are doing. People are afraid to enter their cities. They’re afraid to speak. Many are afraid to leave their homes.
The only weak part of the equation is the part about imposing their will. In order to do that, you have to have a will. You have to have demands. Our terrorists haven’t formulated articulated demands. They’re just throwing tantrums and stealing things. Say what you will about the PLO and the IRA; at least they make lists and ask for things.
I’ll tell you my theory about the tide of violence in America. The cops are in the right nearly all the time, and they are slandered constantly. That’s fact; the theory part follows. I believe Satan finds himself suggestible cops from time to time and puts them up to mischief. Then he inflames the hearts and minds of antichristians, and we get riots and ridiculous responses from liberal journalists and politicians. We always hope the fire will die down, but Satan always seems to have another blue-clad log to throw on it.
Maybe God has given him permission to keep the fire stoked.
I think the Blake shooting will more than suffice to keep American terrorism going strong through the election and into the new year. I think Donald Trump will win, largely because of the fear the terrorists are instilling in voters, and his victory will be like dropping a MOAB into ten thousand tons of ammonium nitrate.
Biden didn’t get a convention bump at the polls. That’s unheard-of. Leftist journalists are claiming he did, but it’s a lie. He got a boost in his approval rating. Not the same thing. People are saying he blew it by picking Harris to run with him. She has said she intends to ban fracking, which is a big moneymaker in more than one battleground state. She’s also an unappealing person who lacks charisma. She has hard features, and she always seems angry. And then there’s the Willie Brown thing. Some women have no problem with other women who appear to have used their bodies to energize their careers, but many women do.
Biden is going to have to come out of the bunker eventually. He has to do three debates, and he has to start talking to the press. Even liberal journalists are criticizing him for hiding. The other day, a prominent journalist for a major outlet pointed out that he had only made 4 appearances in three months. Biden has dementia, so debates and interviews are major hazards to him. A majority of voters now think he won’t make it through 4 years, let alone 8. When he is forced to start answering questions without a teleprompter, their suspicions will be confirmed. It won’t matter to people who already expect Harris to take over, but many voters prefer a president who isn’t in serious danger of being forced into assisted living.
I think Biden will lose, and after that, civil war is a real possibility. I don’t know if states will turn against states, but government participation isn’t necessary in order for a civil war to start. You can have a grassroots civil war in which the combatants who start the conflict are factionalized civilians using guerrilla tactics.
Everyone seems to be underestimating the power of civilians. We outnumber the police and the military by a wide margin, we don’t have to play nice like they do, and we have a lot of weapons. Conservatives do, anyway.
It looks like the things Christians have been saying are true. American civilization is coming to an end, things are not going to get better, and God is about to rapture us because on average, human beings are now too boneheaded to be helped.
Can it really be happening? It’s fun to watch disaster movies. I never thought I would live one. What a thing it would be, to witness the end of the age and the start of the tribulation.
Here’s something no one seems to be talking about: rioting is fun.
It may make people angry to read that, but it’s true. Many Americans think their lives are pointless and boring. When you riot, you get to put on neat helmets and masks. You get to arm yourselves and form militias. You get to go out and rumble with people you hate. It’s entertaining. It makes you feel like your life matters. It makes you feel important. As long as you aren’t killed, seriously hurt, or imprisoned, it’s like an absorbing team sport.
The fact that rioting is satisfying makes it hard to discourage. Leftists aren’t rioting reluctantly; they’re seizing on an opportunity to do something they’ve always wanted to do.
They feel inferior to Sixties relics who rioted. For decades, they’ve been listening to disgraceful old dupes wax nostalgic about shutting down cities and being dispersed with water cannons. Now, at last, they have a chance to measure up. They’re looking forward to telling riot stories to their children. They’re proud of themselves. This is why they take selfies. Rioting is largely about drawing attention to yourself so other people will praise you.
Sadly, there are people on the right who feel the same way. The Proud Boys keep popping up at riots. They generally don’t start trouble, but let’s be honest; they hope it starts. They look forward to scuffling with terrorists.
Last night I watched a number of riot videos, and I have to say that it was hard to tell who was on which side. They all wear black. They have shields and sticks. I had to look for clues, like American flags and Fred Perry shirts. When you start to look like the people who are ruining your country, you need to step back and assess yourself.
What if you win, and you end up with a country full of people who are no better than the people you defeated?
Here’s what you should be doing right now: praying and repenting. You should be asking God to help you prepare. You should be asking him to use you to help others prepare. If you’re out in the street waving a mop handle, you are functioning on a very low level of awareness. We should be having huge online prayer meetings instead of confronting BLMtifa and hoping they throw the first punches.
I get angry when I watch videos of American terrorism, but God has shown me a good way to get over it. I ask him what I can do for the people I’ve watched. I pray for all of them, regardless of which side they’re on. I think this is a lot more helpful than buying laser safety goggles and cans of bear spray so I can pretend to be an urban superhero. It’s certainly helpful to me. It’s like cold water on my anger.
Paul said faith works through love. I don’t think prayers said in anger are all that strong.
It’s amazing to see the things I have been expecting come to pass. Today I heard a Youtube pundit talking about the need to get out of cities. How long have I been saying that? Minority-heavy cities are the most dangerous, but things are also going badly in white cities where leftist insanity rules. A lot of the most unhinged BLMers are white. Are there any large conservative cities? I don’t even know. I can’t think of one.
The other day, I was trying to channel God’s words, and I heard myself say evil times were coming but that they wouldn’t affect me. I hope that wasn’t my imagination. It has held true so far. I have heard myself say God would surround me like a shield.
The main reason I have doubts when things like that come out is that I can’t figure out why God would show so much favor to me. I have done very little for him, and I don’t seem to be able to change that. There are plenty of ugly areas inside me. It would seem to make more sense for him to shelter missionaries and soup kitchen volunteers.
Are we really getting out of this place, at last? Why are we so favored when prophets and apostles have been tormented and martyred, only to die on this rotten planet long before the rapture? I don’t make the rules, so I won’t speculate. I just hope it’s true, and I hope a lot of people who are currently against us will turn around and come with us.
August 24th, 2020 at 1:17 PM
Steve — I put a quote from this post on my quotes website. Hope you don’t mind.
Nowadays I avoid the news so I haven’t seen the latest footage of the rioting over there but watching that sort of stuff does me no good anyway.
I think you’re right to say that Biden is dementing, unless there’s something else going on with him that’s affecting his speech. Trump will probably make him look pretty bad in the debates.
I hope the unrest fizzles out sooner rather than later.
August 24th, 2020 at 3:50 PM
“What if you win, and you end up with a country full of people who are no better than the people you defeated?”
That could easily be what happens. I’m still on Facebook and I cringe at a lot I see put out by the “conservatives.” Of course, the liberals seem even more hateful and crude. Eighth grade slanderers on both sides of the aisle. I don’t go to twitter but I read quotes and they are the high school slam books. The media are the high school in crowd, as they see it. We need more grown ups. Christian grownups who will end the terrible things going on in our country.
August 24th, 2020 at 9:31 PM
I agree that we should be praying for our country, with great seriousness and focused intent. All of our country, and especially for the Antifa/BLM crowd, that they be brought to salvation. I don’t see a carnal solution. Only God’s grace can work.
August 29th, 2020 at 5:20 PM
No problems for me here in LA. But I have been *praying* Psalm 91 for many years now.