Evil Spirits

The word “alcohol” is said to come from the Arabic term “Al-khul” which means “BODY-EATING SPIRIT”. In ancient alchemy, alcohol was used to extract the essence of a substance. Alcohol is still used this way in homeopathy to extract the essential oils from herbs, fungi, and roots.
 
By consuming alcohol, the ancients said that it, in effect, extracts the essence of the soul, allowing the body to be more susceptible to surrounding entities, most of which are troublesome and of low frequency. (It is interesting that we call certain alcoholic beverages “SPIRITS”). This may explain why people who consume excessive amounts of alcohol often black out and remember nothing of the interim. What apparently happens is that our soul temporarily abandons our body because the living conditions within are too polluted and too traumatic to tolerate. The soul may temporarily jettison the body, staying connected by its silver umbilical tether, while a dark entity may take over control and take the body for a joy ride, often in a hedonistic and self serving illogical rampage. The ancients said our bodies are literally physical vehicles for disembodied spirits to take over. If we check out for awhile, a foreign spirit may take our body for a ride, leaving us to deal with the consequences upon our sober return.

Essentially, when someone becomes seriously intoxicated after drinking too much alcohol or by polluting themselves with one of a host of other toxic substances, their body can actually be possessed by another entity for a short time, or longer. Have you ever felt not yourself – perhaps more confident, more sexual, more violent, less rational, less logical, less able to communicate - after drinking alcohol?
 
Whether we acknowledge it or not, we live in the shadow of a longstanding ancient cult (cult-ure) that encourages inebriation through the liberal use of alcohol and other destructive substances. While drinking alcohol is encouraged in our society by our peers and through media popularization, the practice may be serving a very ancient and dark agenda beyond our witting approval. Beyond our science, dark, low frequency spiritual entities may be feeding off our physical energies when we consume too much alcohol.
 
If you have ever had too much to drink, you understand what it means to no longer have control. If you have ever known an alcoholic, then you know that there may be evil spirits in the bottle. Ancient traditions tell us this could literally be true. It gives one pause to think we may literally be inviting evil into our lives by indulging in socially encouraged drinking behavior. If consuming a “BODY-EATING SPIRIT” is not enough to give you pause, then consider another word that is derived from the Arabic word ““Al-khul” - the term “ghoul” - a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Project Looking Glass

On November 11, 2019, Q made reference to Project Looking Glass in post 3585 with the accompanying comment: “Going Forward in Order to Look Back”. Q has demonstrated remarkable prescience in the past two plus years, so I pay attention to such announcements. So what is Project Looking Glass (PLG) and what are the implications of this post?

Simply summarized, PLG is a highly classified scientific project of reverse-engineered off-world technology at both the Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico and Facility S4 at the infamous Area 51 at Groom Lake in the Nevada Desert. The PLG technology under research deals with time distortion, specifically dealing with observing the quantum effects of an artificially produced gravity wave on time. From documents released through the Freedom of Information Act and various leaks over the years by scientists and technicians involved in the project with first-hand information, much about the project has been exposed for public review and understanding.

The LG device, also referred to as the Orion Cube, utilizes six electromagnetic fields, and a height adjustable rotating cylinder housed within the center hole of a doughnut-shaped structure (below) which is injected with Argon gas. The entire assembly can be rotated 90 degrees from a horizontal axis, allowing scientists to warp the local fabric of space-time both forward and backwards by long or short distances relative to present time. As the power is fluctuated into the magnets and the orientation of the magnets is changed, it dials into the probabilities within hyperspace, contacting wormholes to view various probable universes. The scientists working on the project quickly found out that the device was multi-functional. Through a variation of power settings and alignments, the device could produce images that dealt with future probable events which might take place on Earth.

As fantastic as it may sound, the LG device has been and is being used to predict the potential probability of future events on Earth. Once the device is tuned properly, images of probable future events are projected in open space within the fields, similar to a hologram. The data output of the device (images and sounds) is then captured via high resolution audio-video capture devices. If multiple probabilities of the same event are displayed, they are de-interlaced by specific software platforms. Next to the device are two “transport pads” which can teleport any physical matter including humans from one location to another instantly, but not always reliably, with some unfortunate disastrous outcomes having occurred during testing.

Above the door frame leading into the S4 lab (on “Alice's Floor”) that contains the Looking Glass Project at Area 51, there is a three-foot tall stuffed White Rabbit wearing a royal maroon vest, with gold fringes, and black buttons, holding a backward watch. In "Alice in Wonderland" the White Rabbit is introduced as always running late. He carries a watch that is running backwards but when viewed through the Looking Glass, it shows time correctly. "Going down a deep rabbit hole" is an oft-heard phrase when dealing with government and military cover ups and the black ops world; there is a reason for this - the government uses the ALICE CODE.

My take on the timing of Q's post is that we are fast approaching an incredible disclosure of knowledge that has been kept from the general public about topics such as free energy, time travel, and the agreements and space ventures with off-world civilizations that have been going on since after World War II. Such disclosure will turn our civilization on its head in a good way, moving us ahead by centuries in the flash of an eye. Authorized leaks about critical matters of disclosure have been increasing for some time with the aim of softening the psychological impact of so much change occurring so quickly.

The Looking Glass Project device has been under study since at least the early 1950's and has reached a point of refinement today where it is quite usable. Our scientists have learned how to manipulate both time and space. It is now time, by intergalactic imperative, to share that knowledge for the benefit of all humankind on planet Earth.

Along the way it was determined what events would be causation events for the ultimate splitting of humanity into what will become known as the J-Rod’s and the Orion Beings. That information from the Looking Glass has been supported by the direct testimony of both the J-Rods and Orion Beings of the future, according to their written and oral histories. This finding was further supported by observation of data from the quantum cube gift (Orion Cube) given to President Eisenhower in 1954 by off-world entities.

This was not the only quantum cube gifted to Earth for protection and to accelerate our progression toward taking our rightful place in the larger galactic community. The technology has already had a history of use and abuse on Earth since we received it. With a peak into our own future, the Looking Glass devices, along with Stargate portal technology, were dismantled for a time as a measure to protect humanity and the Earth based upon the totality of information collected from a catastrophic probable event that was likely to occur in 2012. Perhaps, by being able to see our probable future with the LG device, we were able to avoid the apocalypse prophesied for so long for the year 2012. So the Looking Glass device has already been of great benefit to humankind.

This all sounds fantastical. It is not. Nor is it just another unsubstantiated conspiracy theory. A Great Awakening is underway on the Earth in this New Age of Aquarius. The world is about to change in magnificently unforeseen and unprecedented ways. Future probabilities are now largely known, anticipated, and prepared for. We've been able to warp the space-time continuum to our benefit for quite some time. The good news is that the story ends well. The bad news is that there will be hiccups along the way. Keep an open mind. Be willing to suspend disbelief. And get ready for the ride of your life!

Beating Trump

The universe operates under some fairly simple principles, really. One of the aphorisms we are reminded of again and again down through the ages by every spiritual and mystic tradition is one from Galatians VI in the Christian Bible:

Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

It's just the way things work. Whatever you sow, you reap. Whatever energy you put out there is going to come back to you in spades. Send out love and that's what you get back. Be generous and the universe will be generous with you. It's not that hard to understand or find evidence for it in your own life.

If you hate, all that negative energy is going to find its way back to you. Public figures in media that spouting hateful impersonations of President Donald Trump says more about those who project their negativity on him than anything about him. That’s why those that hate the president are so frustrated with failure after failure in attempting to take him out of power. They fail to anticipate Trump’s actions, moves, and continued successes because they ignore this basic tenet of how the universe works. Negativity is always turned back on those that project it, ultimately disempowering the haters. The universe is ultimately fair.

It is amusing to watch Trump's lack of reaction to all the animus and vindictive invectives that have been flung his way for at least the last four years. Day after day he positions himself as a target, directly in the line of fire, as if he knows they cannot touch him with their slings and arrows. Trump is not one to run from a fight, and will never cower.

One of Trump's overwhelming assets, for all of his faults, is that he doesn’t hate himself at all. Not even for an instant. So he doesn’t absorb the hate thrown at him; it doesn't stick, but bounces back, returned to sender. He knows how it all works; he has listened to the words of countless oracles. So he fuels the fires of hatred with his tweets while he sits back and watches his detractors' world burn. Since the hate has to go somewhere, it can only go back to its origin. Those who hate Trump end up losing every time, and will continue to do so until they figure out that the only way to whip Trump is to cease with the self-flagellating hatred and get in tune with how the universe really works. Seventeen Republican primary candidates, then Hillary Clinton, then all the MSM news outlets; the Never Trumpers, the Mueller people, those who foment an attempt to impeach, and so on, will continue to fail as long as they operate from a foundation of hatred.

Until they figure out that the ONLY way to deal with Trump, the ONLY thing that he will react to is compassion. The man ONLY responds to being loved. His haters need to look beyond their shallow emotion reactions and understand that Love is Trump's battle ax; The Art of War his playbook; “Amor Vincit Omnia” his battle cry. Do not be distracted by his war face - he is at war, this incorrigible warrior crusader with the best interests of others at heart, and because he follows the rules of the universe he is likely to prevail. If his adversaries want to beat Trump, they must find a way to be critical but constructive and compassionate. They might as well try it, because the hate thing is really not working very well.

Political Psychopaths

As an optimist it is difficult to speak of the dark side of the world. Nonetheless, it very much exists, and must be understood and dealt with. We are approaching a time of great revelation about the darkness of very many of those we have held in high esteem as our venerable leaders. It should not come as a shock to find that those who have claimed to be our greatest advocates have all along been feigning their sincerity and patronizing our good nature.

When someone tells me they want to seek public office and represent the people's interests in government, I always cringe with suspicion, for the profession they seek is tainted with the stain of some of the world's most nefarious, self-serving, abusive sociopaths/psychopaths. In substantiation of my suspicion, I quote the eminently qualified words of Dr. Martha Stout, clinical psychologist, former instructor at Harvard Medical School, and author of The Sociopath Next Door and other popular books on emotional disorders:

“Politicians are more likely than people in the general population to be sociopaths. I think you would find no expert in the field of sociopathy/psychopathy/antisocial personality disorder who would dispute this. That a small minority of human beings literally have no conscience was and is a bitter pill for our society to swallow — but it does explain a great many things, shamelessly deceitful political behavior being one.”

It’s no secret that politicians are very often driven by enormous egos. Who among us really thinks he or she deserves a seat in Congress — or a desk in the Oval Office? But can egotism alone explain why so many elected officials seem to get caught telling lies, having affairs, committing financial improprieties or engaging in other scandalous behavior? Not everyone is convinced that it can, and some in the blogosphere have gone so far as to wonder if bad-boy (and bad girl) politicians are actually psychopaths.

Could they be right? If politicians and psychopaths share certain characteristics, perhaps they are on to something. There really is not much of a difference between the havoc wreaked on innocent lives by uncaring, unfeeling, selfish, irresponsible, parasitic criminals and elected officials who lie to their constituents, trade political favors for campaign contributions, turn a blind eye to the wishes of the electorate, cheat taxpayers out of hard-earned dollars, favor the corporate elite, entrench the military industrial complex, and spare little thought for the impact their thoughtless actions and hastily passed legislation might have on defenseless citizens.

Psychopaths and politicians both have a tendency to be selfish, callous, remorseless users of others, irresponsible, pathological liars, glib con artists shallow and lacking in remorse. Charismatic politicians, like criminal psychopaths, exhibit a failure to accept responsibility for their actions, have a high sense of self-worth, are chronically unstable, have socially deviant lifestyles, need constant stimulation, have parasitic lifestyles, and possess unrealistic goals. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re talking about Democrats or Republicans.

As a 2007 Scientific American article put it: “Superficially charming, psychopaths tend to make a good first impression on others and often strike observers as remarkably normal. Yet they are self-centered, dishonest and undependable, and at times they engage in irresponsible behavior for no apparent reason other than the sheer fun of it. Psychopaths routinely offer excuses for their reckless and often outrageous actions, placing blame on others instead.” That description could certainly describe more than a few politicians. It would take a few more pages to list names!!!

“As it turns out, the majority of sociopaths/psychopaths never kill anyone with their own hands, nor do they end up in prison,” Dr. Stout said. “A smart sociopath can avoid prison and find other, less conspicuous ways to satisfy his or her lust for dominating and controlling others, and what better way than through politics and big business?” She went on to say that sociopaths often are extremely charismatic. They may not feel “higher emotions” like love and guilt, they may not have actual consciences, but they study those of us who do - and simply pretend.

So what is a concerned citizen to do? No one would dispute that it seems a very bad thing when we elect men and women who feel they can say anything, do anything, and damn the consequences. Why shouldn't every candidate for public office release their tax returns and medical records as well as birth certificate, and even prove their psychological fitness before their names go on a ballot? Seems reasonable to me. Every office seeker. No exceptions. You want to run for public office, forget about privacy.

Since psychopaths can very often fool even skilled psychiatrists into thinking they’re normal, perhaps standardized psychological tests like the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (and someday maybe brain scans) might be able to tip voters off to candidates who exhibit worrisome personality traits. Though not fool-proof, it's a start.

It increasingly feels like we are being led by a coalition of constitutional renegades, mentally damaged political tricksters, and would-be socialist tyrants, speeding faster and faster over a political cliff. We can only pray the force of gravity will assert itself.
 
But we still live in a world framed by a remarkable enduring Constitution, and for the moment, we have the opportunity to remain free as intended – if.......... we step up to advocate for our God-granted rights and resist the persistent attempts by government to restrict us. The Founders understood that our freedoms do not flow from the government. They were not given to us only to be taken away by the will of the psychopaths. They are inherently ours. In the same way, the government’s appointed purpose is not to threaten or undermine our freedoms, but to safeguard them.

Until we can get back to this way of thinking, until we can remind our fellow Americans what it really means to be free, and until we can stand firm in the face of threats to our freedoms, we will continue to be treated like serfs and slaves in thrall to a bureaucratic police state run by political psychopaths. If psychological testing really could distinguish sincere leaders from destructive people with serious pathologies, it’s an idea that gets my vote.

Be Happy, Do What Happy People Do

What is it that makes us happy? If we ask those around us what it is that makes them happy, we might be surprised with some of the answers they come up with, but will likely agree with most of what they have to say. Neuro- and behavioral scientists have attempted to find and share a useful answer to this question by studying people from around the world. What they found surprised me.

The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness that ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be. This year’s World Happiness Report focused on happiness and the community and how happiness has evolved over the past dozen years, with a focus on the technologies, social norms, conflicts and government policies that have driven those changes. When happiness was measured using six variables: income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support, and generosity, the top five happiest countries in the world were found to be Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and the Netherlands. Rounding out the top 10 were Switzerland, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada, and Australia. In 2019, the United States ranks in 19th place, down one spot from 2018 and five spots since 2017. So what can we learn from the happiest countries in the world that we can apply personally to become happier ourselves?

One of the unexpected findings that surprised me most was that sleep has more influence on our happiness than any other variable. Science is not sure whether it is correlation or causation, but those who are happiest get better sleep and  wake up more rested and refreshed. It's not a matter of sleeping more hours, but just about waking up believing they slept enough. Sleep is a time when our brains are shut down, no longer in control. This is apparently an essential key to human happiness.

Another key factor that is not a surprise is that the brain thrives on input and output with the outside world. We each need to believe we are not alone. When we believe that someone is there for us – whether other people or God – we are happier, which dovetails with the third key factor: Believing in something, no matter what it is, is better for the brain than believing in nothing. People who have spiritual beliefs of a greater and more powerful influence in their lives are happier than non-believers. A religious orientation does not matter.

Doing things for others engages the brain to a higher degree than when we are entirely self-focused. Volunteering works for many people, but all that really matters is that we regularly make simple gestures of kindness toward others. Replacing our own self-interests with the needs of others on a regular basis seems essential to happiness. Measuring one's life in terms of what one gives instead of what one gets is key.

Happiness is not just a cerebral emotion. If our bodies aren't happy, we cannot be completely happy. Our bodies evolved to be used – to be moved, to breathe lots of fresh air vigorously. Regular movement and purposefully breathing more than normal respiration requires are essential to keeping the body in tune and the brain happy.

So the top five factors in order are: Sleep, Social Interaction, Spirituality, Giving, and Exercise. In line with these are other behaviors that we may want to consider for adjustments in our own lives as well.

Happy people define their personal identity as more than just what they do to make a living; they don't live to work. A reasonable income level is important, but those who are happiest define themselves most by their passions, what they do for pleasure, how they enjoy life. Most, in one way or another, frequently embrace the natural world. Just getting outside for a quick walk more often amplifies one's happiness and sense of well-being.

In our modern world that revolves around the use of communications media, those who are happiest “unplug” more than others. There's a hefty correlation between time spent online and the amount of happiness one feels. Non-phone and offline activities like sleep, exercise, volunteering, and in-person social interactions result in more personal fulfillment joy.

The Scandinavian countries that lead the happiness findings are well known for harboring a strong sense of community, working together to resolve issues, and giving others the benefit of doubt. They pay more complements to each other, open more doors for strangers; they are more generous in lending a hand, whether financially or with their time. Because they have a stronger ethic about giving back to others, they share a significantly higher quality of life than those who do not volunteer their time and energy in their communities. The simple act of giving, in whatever form, activates reward centers in the brain that make givers feel great.

As I pick through these notes, I can easily reconcile the basis of my own happiness, but can also see there are areas where I might change the way I interact with the world to find even more joy from day to day.

For My Brothers

From the White House Playbook

"If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.”

Good Vibrations on the Third Rock

Russian scientists at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences did extensive studies on the impact of space weather on the health of cosmonauts sent into space. What they discovered is that space travel has serious health implications. Natural geomagnetic fields of extremely low frequencies (less than 100 hertz) have a profound effect on virtually all cellular and chemical processes in living things.

Specifically, the synthesis of proteins and micro-nutrients are susceptible to change in all organisms from bacteria to humans. Plants are especially sensitive to geomagnetic disturbances, so much so that the Russians used plants as a barometer to detect fluctuations in geomagnetic fields. Whether in space or on earth, their scientists discovered that geomagnetic variations impact all living things in profound ways.

Illnesses on earth seem to parallel effects of geomagnetic variation in space. When cosmonauts experienced cardiac arrest in space due to severe magnetic storms, illness and death among humans on earth also spiked. It seems that of all the systems impacted in the human body, the one most disturbed is the heart. Sudden cardiovascular death appears to be linked to solar geomagnetic activity. Heart attack rates rise and fall according to solar activity cycles.

Geomagnetic activity also affects the brain. During magnetically stormy days human EEG readings are destabilized. Geomagnetic turbulence also disturbs the balance between certain parts of the brain and disrupts communication within the nervous system. The more unsettled space weather is, the greater the number of patients hospitalized for nervous disorders and the more that suicide numbers spike. Those suffering from mental disorders suffer increased agitation and psychiatric disorders are generally exacerbated. Even the incidence of epileptic seizures seems to increase.

It is not surprising that biological systems are sensitive to external signals such as geomagnetic disturbances. Magnetic fields are caused by the flow of charged ions; whenever magnetic forces shift, they alter the flow of these charged particles. Humans, like all living things, are composed of the same atoms and particles that make up the cosmos. As an integral part of the interconnected cosmos we live in, when one part of the universe has a hiccup, everything else feels it, including us. This is the science of chronoastrobiology – the rhythms of biology as affected by astral bodies and events.

It's like the sun is this giant metronome setting the tempo and vibration of all life on the Earth. Short of wearing a foil hat or moving underground, there's really not much we can do about it. Our bodies communicate through electromagnetic signals, so changes in the electromagnetic spectrum will always affect us.

Living in the Moment

This morning I roused up around four o'clock, which is my normal wake up time; snuggling down under the warm covers a bit to wait for my brain to catch up to my body, my kitty-kat Snookie tip-toed across the comforter up to my face to give me kitty kisses and remind me she was hungry. We play a game most mornings in which I pretend I am still sleeping, but she knows I'm awake and just faking it, so she ever so gently touches her paw to my cheek to “wake” me up – generally several times before I yield, rubbing her a bit on the tummy and neck to an increasing crescendo of purrs before I make my move to get up, get dressed, and follow her to her food bowl. It is a routine my little loving purr-ball and I play most mornings, and one I really kind of look forward to. It's a great way to start the day.

Snookie is 15 years old, yet thinks and acts like she is still a kitten. For a cat, she is an old girl, but then I'm getting older too. All of this is not going to last forever, so I cherish the joy she and I share each day.

There is a certain comfort in following routine at this stage of life. After feeding Snookie and swinging by the bathroom, I turn to my own routines for the morning. After squeezing a lemon for a cleansing glass of juice to break the fast, next is preparing coffee so that it is ready to perk when my wife Ann gets up later in the morning. Everything is the same, from one day to the next. I give each chore my complete attention and perform every act with deliberation and a certain joy in appreciation of the simplicity of it all. There is no hurry to get to the next thing. Each moment is the best moment, and I want to live fully in each sacred instant.

My old running guru and friend George Sheehan used to stress to me that “to miss the joy is to miss all”. That's a message I have carried close to my heart since the 1970's, seeking always to find joy in each moment. Each day is beautiful. It doesn't matter whether the sky is blue and the glorious sun is shining. No matter the weather, I have this deep sense that everything is just perfect as it is. I wouldn't change a thing. With the great variety of weather, my senses are always busy, entranced sometimes with the magic of it all, not wanting to miss a thing before right now slips away.

Sometimes I just want to dive deep into that feeling where everything feels right, where there is no argument with life, where I can just go with the silence and not only feel the joy, but be the joy. I make promises from behind the altar of my sacred church. I proclaim that I will never leave its sanctuary but will remain faithful to this freedom I experience. Often I’m in awe of how lucky I am to be here right now. Right here, right now is where I choose to be.

I focus on my breath to help expand this exquisite Satori, the Japanese Buddhist term for awakening, comprehension, and understanding. Satori refers to the experience of seeing into one’s true nature. I breathe, I breathe, I breathe, as I cherish the joy of the moment.

A large wave of emptiness and fullness dissolve over me. I have this great desire to share this experience, to write about it, to express it, but the words I grasp for are like snowflakes that melt as soon as I hold them in my hand. All things will pass and the words we leave behind will turn to dust and float away in memories that keep God smiling.

Meditation and Intent

We each can remodel the functionality of our brain by the way we focus our thoughts. The intense focus of certain types of meditation may serve as a portal to hyper-dimensionality as well as peak awareness, literally transporting a meditator to a different dimension of reality. Such relaxed focus may result in an altered state of consciousness as well as a transcendent experience, where the brain may actually switch off certain neural connections, including an area near the back of the brain that constantly calculates a person's spatial orientation, the sense of the boundary between one's self and the external world. When this region is inactivated during deep meditation, the boundary between self and other blurs and may disappear altogether so that you are no longer aware of where you end and someone else begins.

Contrary to appearances, meditation may not be as much of a calming exercise as it is an energizing practice, enabling us to rewire our brains for not only improved reception, but also improved transmission of intention. Sharpened intention is accomplished by a laser focus in projecting thoughts about that which one desires. The art of successful intention, however, is knowing when to let go. Intention requires initial focused attention, but an outcome is not effected until we surrender the self to trust in higher powers to fulfill the intent.

Battle for the Soul of America

There are two sets of rules in the United States. One set is for the insiders, the elites, and the people with wealth and power; then there is another set for the rest of us. 90% of the mainstream media and entertainment industry is owned by essentially six companies; they are part of the power structure, so they're really not interested in exploring corruption except at the margins. We are still a nation of laws where all people are equal, sure, but some of us are now more equal than others!!!

Look at Jeffrey Epstein, for instance, who accumulated vast wealth in some unknown way, got a slap on the wrist for a serious pedophilic crime that would have put any of the rest of us in jail for the rest of our lives; he got released on his own recognizance, sent home, and was able to continue business as usual. Epstein is just a high profile tip of the iceberg. There are hundreds and hundreds of corporate legal violations that end with the same result, where corporations who break the law are caught and fined, sometimes tens of millions of dollars, but compared to the amount of money they skimmed in some criminal embezzlement scheme or aversion by fraud, they raked in billions, maybe paying only a few million in fines. No big deal. This kind of story is not an outlier. This is how corporate America works. Paying little wrist-slap fines for embezzlement or defrauding the public is just another everyday cost of doing business.

If we go into the political sphere, we find the same thing. The system is rotten to the core because there are two sets of rules. The corruption is so systemic that the excuses and rationalizations that are made for impropriety are presented as if they are real, as if they have any verisimilitude at all – and people are expected to just believe their legal prevarication as the truth.

What is going on in America is looking more and more like what was going on in the old Soviet Union during the 1980's. Right before the Berlin Wall was torn down, the propaganda became more and more distorted and disconnected from reality. The more the Soviet economy collapsed, the better the news Pravda printed about the economy. In the Soviet republics, anybody talking about the  greatness of the Soviet Union got endless airplay; anybody that questioned anything was marginalized or sent off to the Gulag. In the United States, anyone who criticizes the President gets endless airplay; anybody that questions anything the left is doing or saying is marginalized and called a racist or some other derogatory non sequitur.

This current faux impeachment inquiry that keeps the leftist media's fantasies front and center could not be more distorted or disconnected and is a lot like what happened in the old Soviet Union. Everything is behind closed doors; everything is being done in the dark. Nobody knows the person who is making the complaint; the leadership in Congress does not want this person to testify. The Democrats are running an inquisition where no one knows who the accusers are; the Dems just say 'hey, you're guilty because we suspect you did something wrong and we're going to throw you in jail'. Due process is out the window.

It is a lot like the fall of Rome. The more Rome crumbled, losing its grip and failing under the weight of the very same kind of systemic corruption we are seeing in America today, the more they threw distractions at the people with entertainment at the Colosseum. By comparison the whole impeachment debacle appears as nothing more than the same form of distracting dark entertainment.

Congress operating behind closed doors is just another indication of the systemic rot that is occurring. The Democrats are not following any kind of transparency as one would expect to see in a democracy. Everything should be completely open to the public. When government leaders obstruct transparency, you've got a corrupt system like you would find in a third world banana republic where everything occurs behind closed doors by a faceless bureaucracy with no accountability. What recourse does the public have when it doesn't even know what the process is because it is hidden in the dark?

Corruption impedes fair decision-making, diverts resources meant for the public good, and erodes our trust of those in power. Across the fruited plain a fierce battle is raging; a battle for the soul of America. With its back against the wall, an entrenched vested corrupt bureaucracy is fighting for its life against staunch defenders of our Constitution, tradition, and way of life. Will America fall as did Rome or the Soviet Union, or will the compromise and corruption that has become the new standard in our country be replaced by transparency and the foundational values that made this nation the most wonderful experiment in governance the planet has ever seen?