Derailed Doomsayer
… As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him …
— Ancient Hebrew Proverb
… Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools …
— Ancient Christian quote
Most of the time I am reasonably stable, then the runaway world trains derails and starts careening down the streets wreaking havoc wherever it goes. It derails me too. I turn into a raving prophet of doom. So here is todays doomsaying:
When you hear people in strife torn cities crying “DEFUND THE POLICE!”, you know anarchy reins.
When you see the seething rage of a political class that cannot accept a free and fair election, you know that rational governance is gone.
When you see ‘science’ politicized as it has been in environmental studies, you know wisdom has vanished
And when a pandemic turns out to not be a pandemic and people still don’t believe it, you realize people are stupid to the roots.
The USA was a grand experiment to see if people could govern themselves.
All the indications that I see prove they can’t wield that measure of awesome power. They will ask for and will certainly be provided a strong man who can do things for their own good. They aren’t going to like the results of that decision, however, but given that they squandered their heritage it is difficult for me to care.
This latest round of insanity by the political class, the press, and a few aggrieved minorities has me cynical. People en masse are stupid. There is no other way to see it. Give them to a strong man who will suck what little they own and use it for himself. Their daughters, their sons, their land. It is what they demand.
To the wise, I caution you to encircle your family. Become invisible among the roaring masses. This is not a time to be casting pearls. We will not return to sanity, and should the Lord tarry, misery will reign. This is not a time of rejoicing.
Rusty's Armory 
June 5, 2020 at 11:33 am
Very well written. And that strong man will arrive, the beast is rising… Very wise words you write my friend.
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June 5, 2020 at 12:08 pm
Thank you sweetheart … I kinda hate being a prophet of doom … before you know it I’ll be wearing camel hair and have locusts and honey embedded in my beard!
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June 5, 2020 at 1:34 pm
Ahahaha, well that would be cool. Just be careful, someone might demand your head on a platter 😲
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June 5, 2020 at 1:41 pm
LOL! I have already had a few Herodias in my life, and ever a couple of Salome’s … wisdom seldom comes in a way you can take pride in it.
😛
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June 5, 2020 at 12:04 pm
I am in FB jail so here is your comment…so that you don’t have to claim it and be a fool I will tell you you are among the wisest I know…I am invisible and all my firearms were lost in a boating accident…I can eat till the garden bears it’s fruit and this season will fill ALL the jars I can find…looters should be advised, bring at least a body bag for yourself if you don’t want buzzards eating your eyeballs
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June 5, 2020 at 12:07 pm
😉
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June 21, 2020 at 12:37 pm
Perhaps you will read this soon or maybe way later, but I wanted to stop in and say hello ol’ friend and can only hope you remember me and that you’re doing well.
~~dani~~ 😁
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June 21, 2020 at 12:41 pm
Hi Dani! Yes, I do remember you … good to hear from you again. I really miss some of you from the auld sod …
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June 21, 2020 at 3:05 pm
Same ol’, same ol’ over there but at least the people that are left, are getting along. All talk is more or less on the pandemic, the protesting, racism, etc.
I’m glad you’re doing well. Battling that darn heat & humidity here in Louisiana. I wanna say I’m ready for fall weather! 😳 You take care and be safe!
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July 19, 2020 at 11:34 am
“There is no other way to see it.” I wish I could disagree with that. I wish I could disagree with all of this, but I can’t. I just hope I have time to close my circle.
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