But what is the tragic parallel? It is that despite repeated historical patterns and evidence, too many of us remain undiscerning of the reality within corrupted, competing power structures. We have too many “Crooks” (and patsies, both Left and Right) hiding on “inclined” roofs, or other concealed places. We have too many security experts or watchdogs who, for reasons of R.I.C.E.1 or otherwise, ignore and / or suppress evidence as they follow a path of lying, cheating, stealing, and killing2 to further ideological goals or to cover for failings.
Yes, Trump’s close call is miraculous to his supporters and other observers (though infuriating to those who plotted or preferred his death), but only time will tell if Trumpers are again mistaking reality in seeing in him a savior of American purpose and promise. What are the historical patterns, evidences, and values he has manifest over his life? What have his past actions and words demonstrated, unfiltered by idolization and selective memory?
And what of his defiant words and motions moments after the attempted assassination? Are we mistaking courage with the reality of who he is — a man who has already dodged so many “bullets” in his career that a sense of invulnerability pervades his expectations and responses in life? Remember his “joking” words that loyal supporters would still vote for him even if he shot someone on 5th Avenue in New York3?
Despite the repeating patterns of history, we the people continually fall for idolatrous hope in “strong men” who promise things their dispositions to tyranny will never deliver. Are we so blind that we cannot see where “America” is headed – either into a collective, corporate tyranny under Left fwokism4 or into the arms of an egocentric strongman who promises great things but delivers despotism? Either way, in my view from historical perspective, we are going to be “kicked into [a despotic] reality”5 within the next year or two with a suddenness that will be stunning.
So what might God’s purpose be in Trump’s survival? Could it be a parting shot to the American people? a final graphic warning to give ear to the prophecies of destruction and death that Justice must inflict if the worship and idolatries of power, gain, glory, self, and other mortals6 are not abandoned; if we refuse to repent; if we continue to sustain Babylon and all her idols and crimes against God's creation?
Are we living our lives pretending / imagining that all the evils that are being done (once in secret but now more openly by both Left and Right) are but mere firecrackers, when, in reality, gunfire is already claiming innocent victims, like Corey Comperatore7 and hundreds of others in other times and places who have been quietly assassinated for witnessing for truth – for opposing lying narratives – even for just being alive?
Once again, here is Moroni’s warning: –
21 And they [secret combinations] have caused the destruction of this people of whom I am now speaking, and also the destruction of the people of Nephi.Please let us:
22 And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not.
23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain—and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be.
24 Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up.
25 For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.
26 Wherefore, I, Moroni, am commanded to write these things that evil may be done away, and that the time may come that Satan may have no power upon the hearts of the children of men, but that they may be persuaded to do good continually, that they may come unto the fountain of all righteousness and be saved (Book of Mormon | Ether 8:21-26).
▪ see and hear 360;---------------------------/
▪ quit pretending we can discard or ignore without consequence evidences that counter our idealized, idolized hopes and narratives;
▪ fervently pray that the wicked, whether Left or Right, be brought to repentance, and if they refuse repentance, that they be brought to exposure and accountability, justice and judgment.
1. R.I.C.E.: Reward, Ideology, Coercion, Ego – https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-price-of-rice.html
2. https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2020/01/lost-soul-of-america.html
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTACH1eVIaA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgqGfhVlXrE (“Of course, I was joking.”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMmiLWDpCno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xaMhfNq_xY
4, https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2023/04/correction-fwoke.html
5. https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2020/09/kicked-into-reality.html
https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-t-point.html
6. E.G.: the “Christian” idolatry of Trump (added: July 28, 2024): This is Getting Out of Control (Whaddo You Meme?? | July 23, 2024 | Time 8:50 min.) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkOuxjWgyVY
7. https://apnews.com/article/trump-rally-fatal-shooting-corey-comperatore-2c4930b7749cab1c53fc006a58450ed4
