Apocalypse Soon?

 

Stop.

As a society, we need to stop and seriously think about where we are heading, or it will be too late to change direction. We are about to cross the Rubicon, about to reach a point from which we cannot return. A point that seems almost as far removed as possible from where any sane and decent person would want to be. A point far from where our founders intended us to be. The sad fact is, there is a (horribly) perfect storm coming, or should I say a (horribly) imperfect storm. To wit:

Marxism: Unfortunately, I’m not talking about those who follow Groucho, Harpo, and Chico, whose comedy has held up remarkably well over the past 100 years. No, this is the kind of Marxism that leads to a distinctly unfunny and dark place. A place of rancor, poverty, and death. The kind of Marxism that has led to the deaths of countless millions…and has destroyed the lives of countless others, stripping them of their liberty, property, and dignity.

Islamism/Sharia law: Speaking of dark places...there are not many darker than this. Women in black, covered head to toe. Infidels coerced, enslaved, or dispensed with. Progressives and feminists, it seems odd that you’d be okay with attempting to make the seventh century great again. It was never great to begin with.

AI: It is sobering to watch the rise of artificial intelligence. Especially as juxtaposed with the decline of real, organic, human intelligence. Yes, there are good things to be derived from advanced AI, but this simply cannot—and will not-- end well. On so many levels, we are allowing ourselves to be written out of our own story. Bizarre and unprecedented.

National debt: The most prosperous nation in history is approaching a $40 trillion debt. In other words, in one sense, we have nearly 40 trillion dollars less than nothing. Some say if we include various unfunded mandates, the picture is far worse than that. History shows us that nations that have become this fiscally unserious and unsound do not typically last much longer. The US is currently on a list of countries with similarly dire debt-to-GDP ratios that includes Venezuela, Lebanon, Eritrea, and Sudan. Makes me want to have even more of my tax dollars dedicated to studying the mating habits of quail on cocaine, and to make sure every Iraqi has access to Sesame Street. And to ensure that those in Paraguay aren’t tragically deprived of drag queen story hours. You, too? And don’t even get me started on fraud, Somali or otherwise.

Marxism, Islamism, AI, and the national debt are today’s version of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Too often we have charged ahead shouting “ready, fire, aim!” Or even “fire, ready, aim!” As William F. Buckley Jr. once wrote, “A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it”

Many won’t like this, but there is only one truly viable way out, and we are about to pass the exit. We must return to the founding values of individual rights, a benevolent Christianity with separation of church and state, a renewed Judeo-Christian work ethic, and a renewed emphasis on gratitude rather than entitlement.

If we do not do this, the State will become the church. And you can bet worship will be mandatory.

Teach your children well. The State won’t.