In facing today’s myriad problems (“challenges”) far too many of us think “if we just had a better society,” or “if we just could force people to be better.” Or even, “if we just had a better government,…” “IF” one or the other things could be done, we’d have fewer (or no) problems. Life would be a paradise. (Or at least much less of a hellhole.)
This idea is built on lies. Lies because the facts are not taught, not understood, and not acceptable for most people.
Why are these facts that are so unacceptable to so many people? We are filled with lies by public schools, by relatives, by neighbors, by authorities, from an early age. We are also made fearful by those same people and media and others. We fear that government is essential to protect people and things we hold dear. That society and culture are built around governments and dependent on them. And that God established governments.
These things are lies.
Although many profess to love liberty, they seem to act, to behave, otherwise. Because they believe these lies.
But the plain facts of history are clear:
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Death from above
Government officials and politicians delight in finding reasons for all of us to be fearful.
While there are many reasons for this, perhaps the major (generally unspoken) reason is that fear causes people to seek a savior – a man on a white horse. And government is always up for playing that role. Most of our readers understand this: they really ain’t such a thing, but they love playing one on television!
Anyway, one of the latest reasons we are to fear is seen in this picture. Asteroids!
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