Experience mixed with some personal observations

The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same
1. In
my many years I have come to a
conclusion that one useless man is
a shame, two is a law firm, and
three or more is a congress.
-- John
Adams
2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you're misinformed. -- Mark Twain
3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. -- Mark Twain
4. I
contend that for a nation to try to tax
itself into prosperity is like a man
standing in a bucket and trying
to lift himself up by the
handle.
--Winston Churchill
5. A
government which robs Peter to pay Paul
can always depend on the
support of Paul. -- George
Bernard
Shaw
6. A
liberal is someone who feels a great
debt to his fellow man, which debt he
proposes to pay off with your money.
-- G. Gordon Liddy
7.
Democracy must be something more
than two wolves and a sheep voting
on what to have for dinner. --James
Bovard, Civil
Libertarian
(1994)
8.
Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer
of money from poor people in rich
countries to rich people in poor
countries.
-- Douglas
Case,
Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown
University
9.
Giving money and power to government
is like giving whiskey and
car keys to teenage boys.
-- P.J.
O'Rourke, Civil
Libertarian
10.
Government is the great fiction, through
which everybody endeavors
to live at the expense of
everybody else. -- Frederic
Bastiat , French
economist(1801-1850)
11.
Government's view of the economy
could be summed up in
a few short phrases: If it moves,
tax it. If it keeps moving,
regulate it. And if it stops
moving, subsidize it.
--Ronald
Reagan (1986)
12. I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. -- Will Rogers
13. If
you think health care is expensive
now, wait until you see
what it costs when it's free!
-- P.
J. O'Rourke
14. In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. --Voltaire (1764)
15. Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! -- Pericles (430 B.C.)
16. No
man's life, liberty, or property
is safe while the legislature
is in session.
-- Mark
Twain (1866)
17. Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it. -- Anonymous
18.
The government is like a baby's alimentary
canal, with a happy appetite
at one end and no responsibility
at the other.
-- Ronald
Reagan
19. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings.The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. -- Winston Churchill
20.
The only difference between a tax
man and a taxidermist is that the
taxidermist leaves the skin.
-- Mark
Twain
21.
The ultimate result of shielding men
from the effects of folly is to fill the
world with fools.
-- Herbert
Spencer, English
Philosopher (1820-1903)
22. There is no distinctly Native American criminal class, save Congress. -- Mark Twain
23.
What this country needs are more
unemployed politicians
--Edward
Langley,
Artist (1928-1995)
24. A
government big enough to give you
everything you want, is strong
enough to take everything
you
have. -- Thomas Jefferson
25. We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. -- Aesop
FIVE BEST QUOTES
1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The
government cannot give to anybody
anything that the government
does not first take from
somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
5.
When half of the people get the idea
that they do not have to work, because
the other half is going to take care of
them, and when the other half gets the
idea that it does no good to work,
because somebody else is going to get
what they work for, that is the
beginning
of the end of any nation!
Can you think of a reason for not sharing this?


Have you
ever asked yourself, ‘am I crazy?’ If you have ever asked yourself that,
you’re not crazy. You’re most likely being gaslighted. Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse aimed at controlling a person by altering reality to the point where the person will doubt their own sanity.
The
term “gaslighting” comes from a 1930’s play called Gas Light. The main
character in the play literally tries to drive his wife crazy by
gradually dimming the gas-powered lights in their home. When she notices
the lights dimming, her husband not only denies that the lights are
dimming, he convinces her that she is imagining it to the point where
she questions her own sanity.
We are living in a perpetual state of gaslighting. The reality that we are being told by the media is at complete odds with what we are seeing with our own two eyes.
And when we question the false reality that we are being presented, or
we claim that what we see is that actual reality, we are vilified as
racist or bigots or just plain crazy. You’re not racist. You’re not
crazy. You’re being gaslighted.
Big Pharma has perfected gaslighting. New York State had twice as many
deaths from Covid-19 than any other State, and New York has accounted
for one fifth of all Covid-19 deaths, but we were told that New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo handled the pandemic better than any other
governor. But if we support policies of Governors whose States had only a
fraction of the infections and deaths as New York, we’re called
anti-science and want people to die. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy?
No, you’re were gaslighted.
We see mobs of people looting
stores, smashing windows, setting cars on fire and burning down
buildings, but we are told that these demonstrations are mostly peaceful
protests. And when we call this destruction of our cities, riots, we are
called racists. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being
gaslighted.
We see the major problem destroying many inner-cities
is crime; murder, gang violence, drug dealing, drive-by shootings,
armed robbery, but we are told that it is not crime, but the police that
are the problem in the inner-cities. We are told we must defund the
police and remove law enforcement from crime-riddled cities to make them
safer. But if we advocate for more policing in cities overrun by crime,
we are accused of being white supremacists and racists. So, we ask
ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.
The United
States of America accepts more immigrants than any other country in the
world. The vast majority of the immigrants are “people of color”, and
these immigrants are enjoying freedom and economic opportunity not
available to them in their country of origin, but we are told that the
United States is the most racist and oppressive country on the planet,
and if we disagree, we are called racist and xenophobic. So, we ask
ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.
Capitalist
countries are the most prosperous countries in the world. The standard
of living is the highest in capitalist countries. We see more poor
people move up the economic ladder to the middle and even the wealthy
class through their effort and ability in capitalist countries than any
other economic system in the world, but we are told capitalism is an
oppressive system designed to keep people down. So, we ask ourselves, am
I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.
Communist countries killed
over 100 million people in the 20th century. Communist countries strip
their citizens of basic human rights, dictate every aspect of their
lives, treat their citizens like slaves, and drive their economies into
the ground, but we are told that Communism is the fairest, most
equitable, freest and most prosperous economic system in the world. So,
we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.
The
most egregious example of gaslighting is the concept of “white
fragility”. You spend your life trying to be a good person, trying to
treat people fairly and with respect. You disavow racism and bigotry in
all its forms. You judge people solely on the content of their character
and not by the color of their skin. You don’t discriminate based on
race or ethnicity. But you are told you are a racist, not because of
something you did or said, but solely because of the color of your skin.
You know instinctively that charging someone with racism because of
their skin color is itself racist. You know that you are not racist, so
you defend yourself and your character, but you are told that your
defense of yourself is proof of your racism. So, we ask ourselves, am I
crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.
Gaslighting has become one of
the most pervasive and destructive tactics in American politics. It is
the exact opposite of what our political system was meant to be. It
deals in lies and psychological coercion, and not the truth and
intellectual discourse. We are told the Christian Bible is "hate speech."

On his way to Jerusalem, the apostle Paul made a stop at Ephesus where he called for a special meeting of all the leaders of the church. He told those Ephesian believers solemnly, “This is the last time I’ll see you and this will be my final message to you” (see Acts 20:25).
In his last message to the Ephesians, Paul told them, in essence, “I’ve been with you before and you know what I stand for. I have served you with humility and tears. I’ve preached in your church and from house to house — all under great trials and persecution. And I have kept nothing back from you.”
Then, with tears, he gave them this sober warning, “For three years now I’ve warned you night and day about what I see coming to the church after I’m gone. Now I want you to hear this warning one more time” (see Acts 20:31).
What did Paul see coming? In short, his warnings were not about the chaos going on outside the church doors, but he was grieved over what he saw coming to God’s house. He warned the Ephesians about what was coming upon the ministry, upon shepherds, in particular, at the hands of deceivers who would flood into the church.
“The Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28). In other words, “Bishops, overseers, leaders, feed your flocks and fill them with God’s pure Word. Savage wolves and deceivers are coming and they’re going to take aim at the weak sheep.” Paul’s deep heart-cry was, “Pastors, take heed. Be on guard for yourselves and for your people.”
Paul stated to these men, “I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27). What is the whole counsel of God? In short, it includes the tough subjects of Scripture, not just the blessings. It includes the message of godly sorrow over sin, of repentance, of taking up your cross, of self-denial and sacrifice, and separation from the world.
He (Jesus) who descended from heaven is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. And He Himself gave some to be popes, some cardinals, some bishops, and some priests and preachers, using the pulpit to fleece the flock, and for building up of their denomination.
One of the worse things that happened within the Church is when organization religion started paying pastors for something they received for
free. As it is written: And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, (the spiritually sick) cleanse the lepers, (cleanse filthy habits) raise the dead, (raise people from sin and death) cast out demons (cast out false doctrines). Freely you have received, freely give. Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts. ~ Matthew 10:7-9. Jesus earned a living as a carpenter, Peter was was a fishman, Paul was a tentmaker, so explain why your pastor is not working.
Beloved, as one of the sheep, be sure that you are sitting under the ministry of a true shepherd, not one who just wants to make you feel good. Purpose in your heart to be a servant of God who is fearless, holy and fully prepared to be a part of the body of overcomers that rises up in the end times... https://www.facebook.com/reel/1100632199083498
If you are a member of any mainstream Christian denomination, most likely you are being fed false doctrines. Does your Church practice traditions of men rather than the Word? As it is written: "But you must continue in the things which you have learned (from the Bible, not from your parents or preacher) and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
All Scripture (Old and New Testaments) is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man (and woman) of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work". ~ 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Do not be seduced by harlot doctrines
