Played

Played, definition: Made a fool of, chumped, taken advantage of, when one uses another to benefit themselves, abused. In the White House stood a man that was bucking conventional wisdom and enacting policies that benefited the United States but absolutely enraged the left and democrats. The economy was roaring, unemployment numbers, especially for minorities, were the lowest in our history. Businesses were returning and repatriating their capital here instead of abroad. China was being confronted and their headlong rush to replace the United States as the largest economic and military power in the world was being stymied. The southern border was finally under control and the crime and drug flow across it was beginning to wane. It was apparent that Donald Trump was going to be re-elected. Leftists and democrats absolutely seethed with anger that the “Bad Orange Man”, whom they deemed to be below the status of the office of President and had, not only challenged their status quo, but was actually returning the power back to the people he represented by holding the powerful accountable, was going to be able to torment them for another 4 years from the Oval Office.  Then, a perfect storm was presented to the left when China unleashed the novel coronavirus upon the world.

“Never let a crisis go to waste.” Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s Chief of Staff and Chicago Mayor famously said. This crisis could not have occurred at a more advantageous time. With holdover Dr. Anthony “Often Wrong” Fauci from the National Institute of Health leading President Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force, a virulent opportunity to derail the nation’s roaring economy presented itself. The words shutdown, essential worker, social distancing, masking and stay at home became integral parts of our vocabulary in order to keep us all safe from a virus that 99.85% of the population would survive and 85% would need a test to find out if they even had it. But it was enough to embolden the left to begin, in earnest, a coordinated strategy to fundamentally change our election process and enable democrats to control national and statewide elections, particularly in the battle ground states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Time Magazine had an interesting article confirming how the left coordinated this assault on our Republic. The left's strategy to dump Trump

With broad assistance from the “Ministry of truth” in the mainstream media and social media platforms, any and all conservative push back from this unprecedented assault upon our basic freedoms was effectively blocked by "Fact Checkers" and suspending Twitter accounts for "violations of community standards.". In an election unlike any other, enough votes were counted to elect Joe Biden, whose campaign strategy was to basically to hide in his basement and not screw it up. The hatred that the left spewed through the media they controlled convinced enough of the low information voters to send Donald Trump packing. It made no difference that the democrat candidate was largely non-existent during the campaign, anyone but Trump was their rallying cry. Trump’s abrasive style convinced many useful idiots in the Republican party to pull their support from their President, effectively amplifying the left leaning media’s refrain and lifting support for the doddering old man Biden.

President Obama said that elections have consequences and in this case his statement could not ring truer. One of Biden’s first executive orders shutdown the Keystone Pipeline, erasing thousands of jobs, sparking an end to our nation’s foray into energy independence and angered one of our closest allies, Canada. To date, fifty-two executive orders have been signed by President Biden. So much for co-equal branches of government. Not to worry though, each order will be codified into law once the filibuster rule is “amended” by the democrat controlled Senate. One needs to look no further than our border with Mexico to see the humanitarian disaster unfolding there by the reckless termination of President Trump’s policies that had actually stemmed the flow of illegal immigrants entering the US. The breaking of contracts to build the wall and cancelling monies appropriated by Congress to finish the wall, by executive fiat, is likely unconstitutional and is currently being challenged in court.

While the freedoms granted to the citizens of the United States are being eroded and erased by our newly elected leftist government, those who decided that those horrible tweets, insufferable boasts and a President with the audacity to fight back, was too much to handle, are being confronted with the reality that the result of the 2020 election has sent our nation into a downward spiral. This headlong rush to socialism will destroy our nation unless we awaken from our slumber and decide to stand up and oppose the insanity that is the left. The democrat party must be repudiated and sent packing. Democrats must never be allowed to gain power again. They do not stand for the people that elected them as their representatives. We must get involved. We must step out of our comfort zones and do our civic duty and run for local elective offices. This is the only way to defeat the left, to remove them from power by voting them out. Far too long we have stood by and watched common core reduce our children’s test scores below some of those in third world countries. Now, the lie that is Critical race theory, is being added to the curriculum to indoctrinate our children. White privilege is declared as the only reason the “oppressed” are unable to succeed. White Supremacy has become the new boogey man. Local governments are raising taxes and borrowing, rather than considering solutions to streamline and make government more efficient and effective. It is on all of us if we stand by and do nothing. If those who would be leaders in our community decide to hide in the shadows, we will all get what we deserve. If we refuse to stand up to the bullying left and let them indoctrinate our children, we will have no one to blame but the person who looks back at us in the mirror. The time for action is at a crossroads. If we fail, so does our nation and our children will pay the ultimate price.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.  Ephesians 6:10-12