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GASLIGHTING

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.

New York State has 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 are told that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has 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 being 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 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. If you ever ask yourself if you’re crazy, you are not. Crazy people aren’t sane enough to ask themselves if they’re crazy. So, trust yourself, believe what’s in your heart. Trust our eyes over what we are told. Never listen to the people who tell you that you are crazy, because you are not, you’re being gaslighted.

How do Blacks Want THEIR Life to Matter?

PERSPECTIVE:

When I think of Dr. M.L. King's message, a FIST doesn't come to mind. To the contrary! And look how far America has come in terms of race relations since the 60s. If not for the resistance of Southern Democrats we'd have come farther much faster! If not for Democrat policies and a system that has encouraged welfare and fatherless families and essentially trapped too many blacks in Democrat run cities and a viscous cycle of poverty, violence and drugs, I believe the black community would have come much further economically as well. Aside from raising money for the DNC, promoting aggressive civil acts such as rioting, spoiling the unity we used to enjoy from sports, fostering racial discord and antisemitism, what has the BLM organization actually done on behalf of blacks? How has the BLM organization made black lives matter in positive ways for blacks and society in general? What has the BLM ORGANIZATION done that blacks couldn't achieve better through hard work, entrepreneurship, education, dedication to family, philanthropy, faith in God and LOVING THEIR NEIGHBORS? Because I believe black lives matter, I do NOT support the BLM organization. Because I believe America is BETTER than the BLM ORGANIZATION I am patriotic and I stand FOR AMERICAN AND NOT THE BLM FLAG. As far as I can see, the BLM ORGANIZATION has taken Blacks AND AMERICA OFF the positive path that we have been on and brought us to a more divided and dangerous place. I assure you that me and other whites aren't the only ones who see this! Which is why many Blacks have decided to #WalkAway and #BLEXIT the Democrat Party.

Maybe the problem is that black lives don't matter? THE HYPOCRISY IS GREATER THAN THE TRUTH.

Mail-in Ballots - think about it!

In this video I address the issue of Mail-in Ballots.  Please follow this link to a video I posted on Facebook and consider what I say.  Thank you. 

TO ALL MY JEWISH FRIENDS

There are many reasons not to vote for Joe Biden. You are looking at two of them.

The fact that Joe Biden will restore the awful Iran deal is one. His views on China is another. He even bragged about his corruption in Ukraine.

In today's dangerous world, effective foreign policy is a matter of life and death!!! China is the greatest threat on the planet, but it is one of many. Biden has been wrong on foreign policy time & again.

The list of reasons is long and many of them are reasons alone to not vote for Biden. Ironically, many of those who plan to vote for Biden agree with me. They also share concerns for Biden's obvious mental capacity issues.

Chances are you didn't support Biden the last two times he ran for President. VERY VERY FEW DID!! And that's when he was a Capitalist, as well mentally fit for the Office.

Furthermore, many of the folks who plan to vote for Biden actually are more in favor of the Republican platform than today's radically Left Democrat platform.

Yet, people plan to vote for a Biden anyway. Why?? You know why -- Because he is not Trump. In other words, many of those who plan to vote for Biden aren't voting FOR Biden, they're voting against Trump.

Regardless of how well the economy was doing before China unleashed the virus on the world, I want my Jewish friends to realize this.

No matter how much you HATE Trump, there is no question that ISRAEL is FAR better off and safer today than it was during the Obama/Biden years. And as bad as it was then, Obama wasn't taking his marching orders from Bernie Sanders and AOC.

Biden's platform is closely aligned with and patterned after Bernie's. AOC and the SQUAD with Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tliab's influence are obvious as well.

Let's think about this on another level . . .

One can not separate Jews from the Torah. We are of the Book! The Torah is our people's story. The "Jewish Nation" was born in the Five Books of Moses. It is where Jews come from. If there was no Torah, there would be no Jews. It is truly that simple.

In a few weeks, most Jews will be in Temple for the High Holy Days. We will be atoning and praying. We will say, "next year in Jerusalem" and ask God to "inscribe us in the Book of Life for another year."

I respectfully ask you to consider, as you pray, whether your vote in November should be based on who you hate? Will you vote for a man with so many debatable policy positions out of your hate?

Surely you understand that Israel's safety and hope's for peace are in better hands by staying on the current course.

As a Jew, if the Land of Israel that God promised our people matters, vote to protect it. Biden and Sanders have given us more than sufficient reasons to believe that they will not.

HEAVENS NO IF IT DOESN'T FIT THE NARRATIVE

A staggering new Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) report states that this year alone, nearly 620 Christians have already been murdered, and homes and churches have been destroyed by Islamic radicals in just Nigeria alone because of their faith.  Blacks. 

Where is the outrage? Where are the "black lives matter" screams and cries for their black brother and sisters? 

Crickets. I suppose those black lives don't matter as much as the life of a life long violent criminal and drug addict who is caught in the act of committing a felony while intoxicated on Fentanyl.   Or is it that it doesn't fit the narrative?

Hey Jews ... if 650 Jews were murdered in any country BECAUSE they were Jews, would we let that slide?  Don't we care about Christian lives who are murdered for their faith too?  Or do we just have more politically desirable issues to tackle than Muslims killing Christians? In other words, let's concentrate on situations that fit the narrative.

What lesson did we learn from all the violent looting, rioting, assaults and deaths, arson and other destruction as of late from the killing of George Floyd?  

Evidently Democrats think the lesson is to blame police and de-fund them. That is tied in stupidity with Cuomo's decision to force people with the corona-virus into nursing homes while releasing them from prisons. 

Have there been any smart moves?  Yes, fortunately there was President Trump who pressured states to call up the National Guard, a military force, to stop the riots and violence. 

How did Trump pressure the states?  By threatening to use Federal troops if the states didn't call up their Guards.  It worked; some 30 states acted. It worked and the looting and rioting subsided!!  Contrast that result with Democrat Mayors who told police to stand down and watch the violent lawlessness. Is the President given credit for his action? Heavens NO - It doesn't fit the narrative.

And lest we not forget who has been leading the charge to get fentanyl and other opioids off the streets.  Yup, the President. Is the President given credit for his action? Heavens NO - It doesn't fit the narrative.

There was also the smart actions of our great Attorney General who organized efforts between numerous branches of our justice system (ATF, FBI, US Marshall's, etc) to find and prosecute the criminals ravaging our public places including houses of worship such as John's Church in D.C.

Is the AG given credit for his action? Heavens NO - It doesn't fit the narrative.

So who is going to deal with the police unions who have made it nearly to impossible to remove bad cops in cities like Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago, D.C, and Baltimore?  Who negotiates the changes needed? That would be the politicians running those cities whose negotiations put us in the mess that cost George Floyd his life!  That would be the Democrat mayors and administrations that have run these cities for many decades!! 

Democrats taking on Unions??? Really. Right, they won't. Because it is so much more politically beneficial for Democrats to repeat the chant "Black Lives Matter" and blame the problem on America, White Supremacist, Conservative voices. But that bullshit isn't selling so well now that enough folks are figuring out the problem.  And by enough folks I mean black folks in these same cities who are fed up with the lies and HYPOCRISY of their political leaders and are beginning to listen to black Conservative voices. That's right -- Black Conservative Voices!!

So what's a Democrat to do?? Acknowledge their mistakes and hold Unions accountable. Heavens NO - It doesn't fit the narrative.

They need a new approach that let's them still play the race card.  One that fits their narrative.  Answer:  Defund the police.  The a perfect cover.  OR IS IT?! 

It is always about the narrative.  It always has to fit the narrative!  

THE HYPOCRISY IS GREATER THAN THE TRUTH.

GOD DOESN'T CARE ABOUT POLLS

Have you noticed how some media are constantly reporting politcal polls showing that Biden is leading over Trump in popularity?  Why do they care so much about polls?  

Polls are important for rational logical people. They are "scientific." They are based on empirical data, rather that just theory.  So they carry weight when trying to win an argument or prove a point.  The polls are key to the narrative the Left needs to convince voters of.  Polls provide the social proof that adds psycholgical influence to their case to defeat Trump. 

For Trump haters, polls are very meaningful in another way. They are reassuring. They help to quell their fears. 

Hate is very often rooted in fear. Trump haters are terribly afraid of Trump winning a second term. The thought of a Trump/Pence victory and 4 more years is frightful.  Stations such as MSNBC and CNN, which cater to the Left, are invested in that fear. They promote it. And they know that their audience needs reassurance.  

The news media plays to fear.  They have a great formula which they leverage time & again.  The news business exploits fear to get viewers to tune in and keep watching: Fear, suspense and relief. Repeat and amplify.  

The major stations, the so called mainstream media (a.k.a. Fake News) aren't simply reporting the news objectively.  They are biased and they have a political agenda to defeat Trump.  They work overtime to achieve that objective.  

By overtime I really mean all the time: Morning, noon and night, weekdays and weekends. The mainstream media fosters a state of perpetual hate and fear. Without the relief which the polls provide their audience would have a considerably more difficult time coping with the fear the media has instilled. 

The mainstream media stokes and fan the flames of hate. That leads to fear. Viola, their audience tunes in for validation of their hate and comfort from their fear. But the dynamic runs deeper than that. Deep down this is about mankind's relationship to God.

By definition, Secularist don't believe in God and reject religion. They believe "God" has no place in the affairs of the State or education.  I see the situation a bit different.  I think secularist have a "new" god.  They have put their faith in a political Party.  They have built idols and false gods. Mans' Law is all that matters, which is why the Supreme Court is everything. 

Trump hating secularists who have put their faith in the Democrat political party value the polls as proof of the righteous superiority. 

At the crux of why the polls matter so much to secularist on the Left is the need they have for proof that their "new god" is right and more powerful.

There's more than a few problems with this secular belief system. To begin with, America is a Nation rooted in the belief of God.  The USA owes it's very existence as a nation to the power of God's glory.  "In God we trust."  If we don't trust in God and we lose God's approval, it is over for America.  Don't believe me, look at your money. It's worthless if our nation stops believing in God. 

Trump supporters mock the polls.  One reason is that we all remember what happened in 2016. There is evidence that the polls can't be trusted.  This is very unsettling for Trump haters! 

The main reason why many Trump supporters don't particularly care what the polls say is quickly dismissed by secularist. It ties to the point made in the title of this post.  GOD DOESN'T CARE ABOUT POLLS. 

God doesn't care about the "odds." Polls are meaningless to God.  God's Will be done. Faithful Trump supporters see it from a Biblical perspective:  

Proverbs 3: 5-6 
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Perhaps the best Bible Story which speaks to why Trump supporters put their faith in God rather than poll numbers is the history of the Battle of Gideon at Gideon's Well.  

If you are unfamiliar with the story, in a nutshell, it is about how God selected just 300 faithful soldiers, out of 32k of Israel's soldiers to go into battle against an army of 135k of their enemies comprised of Midianites, Amalekites and others from the east.  300 defeat 135,000.

Gideon is known as the greatest judge of Israel. But when we first meet him in the Old Testament we find a timid man hiding from his enemies.  He comes from the least of Tribes and is called by God to defeat a huge group of people who are depleting the Nation's supplies.

Here is a brief and entertaining video that shows you Gideon's well today and tells the story.

https://youtu.be/YWm0MhzEfvw. 

It is key to understand what follows after God calls Gideon to lead the Israelite's into battle.  God selects Gideon's army in a fascinating way.  Gideon and God's faithful are victorious even though they are out numbered 450 to 1.  

When the battle starts, as instructed by God, Gideon's 300 man army sounds their Trumpets and smashes jars as they charge the massive enemy camp.  The enemy is so rattled and afraid that they become confused and start killing one another.  

Those who believe we are living in special times and that this Presidential battle is in God's hands, are not fearful. Nor do the believers pay much mind to the polls.  They are focused on faith. 

By the way, just because one goes to temple or church does NOT mean they have faith.  There is a great chasm between practicing a religion and walking in faith.  God is well aware of what is in our heart, be it faith or be it hate. 

I notice another similarity between today and the Story of Gideon.  Like Gideon, Trump selects only the faithful and fearless to go into battle. Any who are lacking faith are sent away.  Trump is well know for creating fear and confusion in his enemies camp when he and his supporters sound their trumpets. 

As much as Trump haters don't want to admit it, the polls don't comfort them like they used to.  After Trump came from the least expected place, defied the polls and virtually every expert to defeat the huge Clinton army in the 2016 election, the polls are not as trusted by anyone.

Previous Post - Proclaim Liberty 

PROCLAIM LIBERTY (AND 13) THROUGHOUT THE LAND.

PROCLAIM LIBERTY (AND 13) THROUGHOUT THE LAND.

America is not defined by Racism.  The fact is that the majority of hate crimes are anti-Semetic and I don't believe that America is defined as Anti-Semitic either. There will always be racism, bigotry and anti-Semitism but they do not define our nation.  America is more diverse, open and tolerant than any country in the world. 

I am certain that if either George Washington, Abraham Lincoln or Martin Luther King Jr were able to observe the progress our nation has made in terms of equality they would be quite pleased. One exception would be Reverend King's disappointment in how little black lives matter to other blacks!  I am certain King would shed tears if he saw his brothers & sisters destroying property and looting stores.  Neither justice or Dr. King's "dream" are achieved by those actions.  On the other hand, Dr. King would take great satisfaction and comfort in the fact that the police officer who murdered Floyd was immediately arrested.

Frankly, I think the phrase BLM itself is racist. Black lives matter NOT because they are black. They matter because they are human beings!  Juries shouldn't see color and God certainly doesn't. The only color that matters is that we all bleed red. 

Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream and it doesn't resemble the violent BLM riots we are seeing on today's streets. They remind me of the Obama years when BLM and Antifa protests were common and would often turn violent. 

Judging people on the color of their skin is the opposite of what I believe Dr. King was dreaming about.

I do NOT believe it is coincidence that the American 13 cent stamp is minted to remember and commemorate the Liberty Bell.

Perhaps the most dramatic moment in the Torah revolves around the events of the Golden Calf. Furious at the idol-worship days after the giving of the Torah, God threatens the destruction of those who took part.

Moses, through heroic self-sacrifice and prayer, persuades God to not only renege on His threat, but to teach him the 13 Attributes of Mercy, through which the Jewish people can gain mercy at even the most perilous of times.

The number 13 has other significance in Judaism. There is the totality of the 12 Tribes plus the Levites; the age of barmitzvah.

Perhaps the most auspicious quality of 13 relates to the Gematria (numerical value) of words that equal 13. The world echad the Shema, which is he central pray of Judaism, has a vslue of 13.  Echad is 'one’ but Echad is a special type of "one." It is a multi-part complex unit. 13 is also the gematria of the Hebrew word for "Love." So we have One Love

Believing that America is a racist nation is a self-fulfilling negative affirmation. I have a higher belief in America.  We are a Nation under God that fought it's bloodiest war ever 160 years ago to abolish slavery. 

The Liberty Bell with it's biblical expression "Proclaim Liberty throughout the land" is what defines America.  The Liberty Bell is like America's Shofar.  When the shofar (the ram's horn) is sounded we harken back to Sinai and when the world recieved the Tablets of Testimony, otherwise known as The Law. The trumpet is also blown on Judgment Day (Yom Kippur) to call out the start of the Jubilee year. A year when the Lands are restored. 

For decades the Liberty Bell was sounded during a significant ceremony on President Washington's birthday.  I believe we should rekindle the tradition of sounding and hearing the Liberty Bell with a grand national ceremony. During that ceremony we should hear great speeches which remind us of the character, sacrafice and accomplishments of our first President.  

During this newly rekindled ceremony I envision prayer would play a central part.  The theme for the ceremony could use the prayer from Leviticus that is forged into the Liberty Bell as the central theme for the occasion.   

A key purpose of the ceremony would be to teach our citizenry the principles our nation was founded on.  In particular, during the ceremony we should all take lessons from our Founding Father's Farewell Letter in which Washington warned us that Partisanship would destroy our Nation and is a greater threat than any external enemy.  Washington warned Americans to never forget that we recieve our moral authority from God, not government and certainly not a political party.

Like the Children of Israel at Sinai, Americans have fashioned Political Parties into a Golden Calf.  We have made Parties into false gods.

America needs to be restored! Let's ring the Liberty Bell and PROCLAIM LIBERTY AND ONE NATION UNDER GOD THROUGHOUT THE LAND.  Surely this would please Washington, Lincoln, Dr. King and God.

Related post: Black Lives Don't Matter . . .