End Of Days: When America Falls

History reveals three primary reasons why countries fall, governments change and ways of life vanish.

The Taliban, Saddam, Nazis and many other governments fell because of war with other nations.

Revolutions brought on by internal strife, an insurgency, social unrest and disillusionment, reduced respect and admiration of the nation’s military (note that the Marines and Army are finding it very difficult and sometimes impossible to meet their recruiting goals), loss or reduction of social values and norms, and political extremism bring down some governments. Examples include Iran in 1979, France in the late 18 th Century, China in the late 1940s, and Mexico and Russia in the early 20 th Century.

Sometimes governments just quit for a variety of reasons, resulting in ethnic fragmentation, like in the case of the Soviet Union.

Perhaps you noted that America is currently suffering from two of the three aforementioned reasons why countries fall.

Right now, America is fighting a type of war–global asymmetric warfare–that has never been fought before by any nation. Our enemies wear no uniforms, abide by no rules, attack civilian targets, are in 90 countries including our own and want every American dead and the country destroyed.

We are suffering from political extremism mostly on the left; a clear reduction of social values and norms; widespread disillusionment when it comes to the war, social issues, politics, and the economy; and even some strife (a huge homeless population, high bankruptcy rate, a massive illegal alien population consisting of between 16 and 20 million people, etc.).

What makes many Americans think America is invulnerable to collapse or destruction? Such a belief is spectacularly arrogant.

History applies to all countries. According to history, we are far more at risk than what most Americans believe.

Extremists in the media (the Denver Post’s Reggie Rivers, the Rocky Mountain News’ Jason Salzman, the New York Times’ Tom Friedman, Paul Krugman and Maureen Dowd; Bill Moyers, Air America’s Al Franken, Michael Moore, Barbra Streisand, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, Ed Asner, et al), politics (Howard Dean, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Barbara Boxer, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Sen. John Kerry, Sen. Robert Byrd, et al), and our collective societal commode (Ward Churchill, Louis Farrakhan, et al) are trying to dramatically change America as we know it. From their influential (upon many Americans suffering from muddy thinking) positions, such radicals fuel the flames of hate and discontent among those who are repulsed by the very idea of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Fury, frustration and disbelief replace reason and respect when these types are forced to accept major political losses and when they realize most Americans disagree with their fanatical agendas. Their shrill fanaticism acts as an accelerant in creating an emotional inferno among the followers of such would-be tyrants, which increases the chances America falling while advancing the time line for our demise.

Nevertheless, many if not most Americans, in their complacency and ignorance of history, believe we have no reason to worry; that America will always exist regardless of history and the threats currently facing our nation.

Thanks for the re-ping, D. It appears that Mr. Newman is on the same page as you and I.

If we ever reach the point:

when the patient have had enough of the instant gratification crowd ….

when the industrious have had enough of the 'I deserve' entitlement parasites ...

when the humble and faithful have had enough of the hedonists …

when those who value individual study and analysis have had enough of those who passively accept spoon-fed ‘knowledge’ …

when those who practice personal responsibility have had enough of the victimhood mentality …

when those who comprehend the value of the nuclear family have had enough of feminist and statist infiltration …

when those who respect innocent life have had enough of those who defend selective murder …

when the courageous and honest had have enough of the whiners and schemers …

when those who revere our proud common ancestry have had enough of those who seek to ridicule and destroy our allegiance to our roots ….

when those who believe that individual liberty is a gift of God have had enough of our arrogant elitist oppressors ...

... wake me up. I want to be a part of the revolution.

Hi RSS, Here's a ping for you, item #93, contributed by Quix, with whom you've had a recent discussion on a different thread.

Quoting you from other thread:

'I'm not in the habit of threatening people. I find intimidation to be a coward's weapon. I do however warn people of what may happen to them if they continue with a certain course of action.

'I have always feared God. I have always worried about, and still do, for those that don't.

'If you don't believe that these are extraordinary times that we are living in, so be it. The geometries of consciousness all around the planet are lining up to their correct formation very quickly now. This process will accelerate exponentially over the coming days and weeks.
Let's just say I have a Cosmic Hotline...

'P.S. I didn't choose to have it connected either.'
END QUOTE

Thank you C.I. dot com, I agree!

Here's a Bible verse to think about:

"The people of Nineveh will rise up against this generation
on judgment day and condemn it, because they repented at the
preaching of Jonah. And now someone greater than Jonah is
here -- and you refuse to repent. The queen of Sheba will
also rise up against this generation on judgment day and
condemn it, because she came from a distant land to hear the
wisdom of Solomon. And now someone greater than Solomon is
here -- and you refuse to listen to him."

-- Matthew 12:41-42

VERSE:
How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those
who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who
take refuge in you.

-- Psalm 31:19
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Psalm+31:19

THOUGHT:
Out of this psalm which begins in desperation, we find a
crescendo of faith. While things may seem bleak, God will not
abandon his children. Those who reverence God will not be
forgotten. Far from ignoring his children, God has stored up his
goodness which he will generously pour out on them to show that
they are his. Those who take refuge in him will be protected and
blessed. For those on this side of Jesus' resurrection, this
promise of blessing and vindication takes on added depth and
meaning as well as deeper assurance!

PRAYER:
O LORD, God of Abraham, Moses, Ruth, David, and Esther, I praise
you for your proven faithfulness through the centuries. I thank you
for the great heritage of faith that shows me that I can trust you
to remember me with your grace, protect me by your power, and bless
me with your goodness. Please give me courage to hang on to my
faith no matter the trials and temptations I face. In Jesus' name I
pray and place my trust in you. Amen.

LISTEN!

Later that same day, Jesus left the house and went down to the shore, where an immense crowd soon gathered. He got into a boat, where he sat and taught as the people listened on the shore. He told many stories such as this one: "A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock.

The plants sprang up quickly, but they soon wilted beneath the hot sun and died because the roots had no nourishment in the shallow soil. Other seeds fell among thorns that shot up and choked out the tender blades. But some seeds fell on fertile soil and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted. Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!"

-- Matthew 13:1-9

KEY THOUGHT:
It is easy to be a part of the crowd. It is very hard to communicate effectively and lead a crowd. These two issues challenge Jesus repeatedly through his ministry. But Jesus is not so much interested in attracting a crowd as he is building a Kingdom. He is not interested in having an audience; he is building an army. So throughout his ministry, he will say difficult things, challenging things, confrontational things, to weed out the crowd and call together his Kingdom. All the while, he reminds those who would follow him, who would be his disciples, who would help him build his Kingdom family, that the responsibility is to not only hear, but to listen -- to absorb the message into the their hearts and display it in their lives.

Today it is so easy for most of us to call ourselves Christians. In spite of hostility and ridicule in some quarters of society and in the world, many call themselves Christian without knowing Christ, obeying his word, or living with his character. So as we journey through his parables, you and I must hear the powerful call of Jesus:" You people who hear me, listen!" He doesn't want us in his crowd; he wants to make us to live vibrantly for his Kingdom.

TODAY'S PRAYER:
O great God of the nations, open my ears that I may fully hear your message to me through Jesus. Father, I don't want to just be in the crowd; I want to be a part of your Kingdom. Forgive me for the times I've piddled at faithfulness. I want to be obedient to Jesus' call so I may reflect your character and grace. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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