tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370511552390871439.post2983627883266184667..comments2024-03-23T16:59:42.092-06:00Comments on The Goates Notes: Memo to Utah: We are NOT a "Swing State"David B. Goateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978666830682045128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370511552390871439.post-41417284834795363542016-09-04T21:44:40.348-06:002016-09-04T21:44:40.348-06:00Once again, R John Jr., I could not have said it b...Once again, R John Jr., I could not have said it better. Thanks for your faithfulness and your constancy. I hope there are more of us out there.David B. Goateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978666830682045128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370511552390871439.post-31785251763324509372016-09-04T20:09:57.538-06:002016-09-04T20:09:57.538-06:00Well, at least you're not wasting your time an...Well, at least you're not wasting your time any more looking for political saviors. And not wasting time listening to the incessant yak-yak, which this silly season is focused on "did he really say that?" and "will she be indicted?". Not that those 2 aren't important considerations, but are they really the only ones?<br /><br />You're right, the candidates from the 2 major parties are unfit. We should look at alternatives. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) they have no chance of winning.<br /><br />What is happening at the top is beyond the common citizen to influence. There are powerful forces at play that really run the show. This is the age of mass manipulation. Yes, call me a conspiracy theorist, doesn't bother me at all. I think it's all rather apparent. The adversary has his plan of damnation and his priesthood. This has been in the works well over 100 years. I think the success they're having is beyond the wildest dreams of those who signed on in the beginning.<br /><br />It is the love of money and the concurrent fear of poverty, as opposed to love of and faith in God, that more than anything has brought the nation to where it is today. I speak not only about the elite but about all Americans, you and me included. <br /><br /> I've written in a President ever since Reagan's 2nd run. I might have left the 2012 ballot blank though. When I vote for president I do so with the Lord primarily in mind. That is, when it's my turn at the judgment bar, I want to say without hesitation that I chose someone not based primarily on political calculus but on someone who I felt in good conscience could be a modern-day Hezekiah, someone both capable of holding the executive office and handling its duties as well as having the character and will to lead us in the paths of righteousness.<br /><br />I know this post is pretty incoherent. I've left out the details of the conclusions I've reached. I have a lot more to say about this, but not the time. I've got to focus on my sphere of influence, and there's someone needing my attention right now.<br /><br />But I'm glad that you're tuning out the noise. It's a waste of time and it cankers the soul and it makes the mind mush. That doesn't mean we should be apolitical. No, we should be very informed and very involved. It's WHAT we get informed about and involved with that is critical to seeing things clearly and making things better. Cutting out the noise is an essential step. Searching for truth is another. Congrats on doing both.<br /><br />Final thought: In times past history seems to tell us that a relative few at the top could steer their societies towards truth, virtue, prosperity, liberty, equity, and all the rest. I really wonder if that's possible now. The enemy has amassed so much control and power over all our institutions that it would take the VAST majority of our countrymen to turn from sin, corruption, and false doctrine to affect the change that we'd like to see. It seems that this time it'd have to be from the bottom up. Besides, who's at the top that we can trust? Where are our Washingtons, Franklins, Captain Moronis, Bolivars, etc? Maybe that's why the Lord comes again, because we let it get screwed up to the point where only He can fix it.<br /><br />Good night and be happyr john jrnoreply@blogger.com