Orthodox Reflections

Of course, in addition to the direct effects of the vaccine, we have the devastating social effects of the immoral Biden mandates. Millions who refused to take the shot lost jobs, careers, clients, friendships, and family relationships. Bourla and Pfizer were at the heart of all that, diabolically using the power of the government to force everyone to take their product – or else. Thank God that in many areas religious exemptions were available, usually on the basis of the mRNA being linked to use of aborted fetal cells. That helped protect people from being forced to sacrifice their souls and bodies, but the social and professional costs for many were still extremely high. We have not forgotten. We have not forgiven.

Next time around, and there will be a next time, religious exemptions may be off the table. Your compliance could be enforced not just through job loss, but through denial of access to any and all services via digital currency controls and digital ID requirements, backed up by full spectrum surveillance. If you complain about it, get ready to be arrested for spreading misinformation. Just call it the Revenge of the Swamp.

In addition to rolling over for Pfizer, President Trump also signed an executive order granting $100 million to ostensibly accelerate pediatric cancer research through the use of AI. Trump’s friends the Pharma Bros and the Tech Bros both get paid, and American tax payers get to foot the bill for more dangerous, useless therapeutics and increased digital surveillance. What’s not to love?

As I noted, a politician screwing his base for corporate interests is not new. Trump isn’t the first to do it. He won’t be the last. But you know what is new? The brazenness with which he does it. Most politicians would just quietly slip such corporate welfare into a spending bill, while pretending to still be fighting on behalf of their constituents. But Trump is too much of a narcissist to play traditional politics. His constant need for validation forces him to call massive press conferences, where he publicly punches his MAGA base right in the face with his betrayals.

Trump isn’t just publicly screwing his base by handing them over to corporate psychopaths. Trump hasn’t ended any wars, and instead is getting ready for a war on Venezuela (sorry, “drug cartels”) and Round II with Iran. Gaza is still being genocided. Spending is still out of control. The dollar is still declining. Epstein officially killed himself and never trafficked children to anyone. Trump is willing to discuss with the DOJ granting a pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell. Free speech is being curtailed more by the day. TikTok was taken away from China and handed over to Israel, which apparently runs our entire foreign policy and all our media companies. Speech on all Social Media platforms is increasingly censored, particularly any criticism of Israel. The list of Trumpian double crosses is long, and frankly, disgusting.

On the plus side of this sick behavior, never before has a politician so openly exposed just how rigged the game really is. It is all so blatant, that you have to be willfully blind not to see it. But seeing is one thing, doing something is quite another. What are MAGA going to do about all these kicks to the head? Vote for a Democrat? Of course they won’t. Even if they did, the same corporate interests own both parties. Democrats in control of the White House will do the same exact things that Trump is doing. They might just do a better job of hiding it.

In case you have not already realized this fact, let me make it abundantly clear. You will not vote your way out of any of this. Politics might work at the very local level to address daily concerns such as road maintenance and property taxes. In some states, you might even get a few good things out of the governor’s office. After all, Florida just ended school vaccine mandates for hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib influenza and pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis. This is on top of having had one of the best state records during COVID.

But at the federal level? Forget it. The Federal Government doesn’t work for you, and probably never has. There is some room to change up things on issues such as abortion, border enforcement (but only with strong support for H1B and Chinese student visas), trans “rights”, and the like. But on the issues likely to prove existential for this country such as: war and peace, debt, inflation, financialization of the economy, and the horrific “health” care system? Nothing on any of that ever really changes. Re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic might change the way things superficially look, but the ship is still taking on water. Crony capitalism runs Washington today, and will run it tomorrow. Regardless of who sits in the Oval Office.

Despite how blatant the government grift is at the moment, not everyone can face the truth. At least 30-40% of Trump’s MAGA base will stay loyal, regardless of what he hits them over the head with. You can see this base of support in an Economist/YouGov poll of 1,656 U.S. adult citizens taken Sept. 26-29, in which Trump received a 40% approval rating. The same poll found that only 19% of Americans think the economy is getting better, while 53% think it is getting worse. Even though the diehards recognize the economy is sinking, they can’t let go of Trump. It’s about tribal identity, not policy results.

Trump constantly betraying his base, however, has produced enough cognitive dissonance to cause a widespread “Copium” addiction among MAGA true believers:

“Trust the plan!”

“He’s just playing 5D Chess!”

“These people will all be exposed!”

“The bureaucracy is too powerful to turn on a dime!”

Probably my personal favorite, “We need to give Trump more power to go after the Deep State!” If such people had that much faith in Christ, they would routinely walk on water. Will the diehards ever wake up? Doubtful, and they can be dangerous as these are the people who truly, truly believe. Best to avoid them.

On the Democrat side, the percentage of diehard support for any “D” president is probably about the same at 30 to 40%. The loyalists of either party truly believe their guy cares about them, and all will be well if they just keep the faith.  But for now, Trump is in office, so Democrats can live in a fairytale land where a Democratic president wouldn’t work for Blackrock, Israel, and the rest of the Military / Intelligence / Technology / Pharma Complex. (Many heads, one hydra.) If a Democrat “wins” in 2028, it will be the “Left’s” turn to continuously huff pure Copium.

So if voting is out, what can those of us who have swallowed the political Black Pill do to make anything any better? Prayer is a good start. Beyond that, it is up to each of us to opt out of as many of these systems of control as we can. Avoid debt. Use and store cash. Buy Gold and Silver to have untraceable methods of exchange. Avoid Crypto, as it will be totally compromised. Invest in your own methods of self-defense. Buy land if you can. Try to grow some of your own food. Stockpile at least a few weeks of food. Give birth at home, as an Ohio state court ruled that a hospital cannot be held liable for injecting a newborn with a vaccine without parental consent. The newborn died 8 days later, and still the parents have no legal rights other than filing for compensation under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. If you say no vaccines to the hospital staff, how are you going to enforce that, when the nurses can just give them anyway? Even if the staff don’t forcibly inject your baby, there is always the chance refusal to vaccinate triggers a child welfare investigation. Avoid the pediatrician, they are paid thousands in bonuses to vaccinate your child. Keep yourself healthy and avoid as much allopathic medicine as possible. Get to know natural cures. Avoid the use of AI for vital information, as those systems are gamed if not outright coding compromised. If you are not in the military, now is not a good time to join. If you are in the military, hook up with other Orthodox Christians for support. There could be tough decisions ahead. Above all, stop falling for the artificial “Left-Right” paradigm.

There is no “Left” and there is no “Right” at the national level. There is a big club of wealthy, powerful oligarchs and you aren’t in it. Stop playing their game. You will get the government you tolerate. Not the government you think you voted for. Stop cooperating in your own enslavement. Sure, there are Antifa radicals and blue-haired cat ladies and angry trannies and racial extremists and all that. But, do you think anyone in Washington is listening to those people? Or are they listening to their real bosses at Blackrock, Raytheon, Pfizer, and the CIA?

Above all, go to Church. Not only do you need Jesus, but you need a community of people with which to pool resources. Most Americans no longer belong to lodges, bowling leagues, or even the VFW. Heck, homebased workers don’t even have a water cooler to gather around. Church attendance is the only thing that brings increasingly atomized Americans together for a common purpose. It is easier to make do in a community than by yourself. So, go to Church.

Orthodox Christians have lived under tyrannical regimes before and survived. We’ll survive this also, but not by pretending that the government oppressing us somehow “works for us.” Then again, maybe Jesus will return and we can just be happy. Regardless, see you in Church.