There's only one solution to all of this, and what's happening in the U.S. We all know it...it's just not easy to swallow. It all kind of feels like a hazy dream, but it's not. It's something we've seen coming for a while, but didn't think it would happen on our watch. This is the reality and this is happening. Evil people and decisions over many hundreds of years will likely culminate on our backs. Damn these people for causing these hard pendulum swings in society. Some people may find them necessary for change and a kind of rebirth, but I don't.
I'd like to turn away and not look at what's to come -- stop constantly paying attention to the news cycle. Keeping a pulse on things has been an over decade long endeavor, and has really ramped up over the past 3-4 years. It would be nice to be doing other productive things, thinking about raising a family, working on virtues, relationships and other projects -- some monetary and others for pleasure, but it's not possible. I have friends who are plugging along with entrepreneurial pursuits as if there's not a care in the world, which is nice but I doubt it will last. "Silence is consent" as they say. Eventually staying out of things won't be an option if the Left gets the full power they seek.
One of the hard things I wrestle with is the deterministic aspects of the bible. It's kind of like no matter what, it all gets very bad before it gets better. Revelation and end times happen no matter what. But then one thinks, the crusaders could have just given up and said, "well I guess this invasion is Gods will." But of course they didn't. Is our fight futile? Or is it part of a larger picture that we can't really see and understand?
From my perspective there are things worth defending, and it's not futile. We also don't have to understand everything in all its details.
And I suppose like most things, striking a balance will be key. Be good stewards of the word, however show strength and bravery in the face of evil. In our defense of ourselves, country, cultures and beliefs we can't cause others to stumble. It'll be a difficult task I have no doubt.