I’m simply reiterating something I’ve said before, here and elsewhere: Promote your state. There’s a concrete reason for that, which is also isn’t new: Your state government is the only hope of resolving the political troubles of the US.
The people lack the unity of will to rise up as a nation against the current oppression. It is not possible to organize a resistance country-wide. Rather, the only agency that can possibly do any good is the various state governments. They are the only ones in the position to act and make it stick. So you really need to pray about and think about ways to focus on the power of the state governments to resist political evil.
As a critical part of that, you should be looking at ways you can promote the greatness of your state. At the very least, this calls for a strong sense of state identity in the residents. When you raise up an esprit de corps about your state, it strengthens the resolve of the residents to support what state government can do about resisting harmful federal policies. This is our only hope.
Furthermore, it’s precisely how God intends to act. You can get that from your convictions, or you can simply take a look at the Tower of Babel narrative in Genesis 11:1-9. It should be clear that God has a low tolerance for empires, and insists on breaking them down by dissipation of power. Whatever it is that evil men use to corral people together and use for demonic purposes, God will eventually frustrate. Timing is variable based on His wisdom and purpose, both of which are inscrutable to us. But the basic principle is clear: God always works to decentralize human activity in the long run.
This is His answer to the political evil we see going on in the US today. The cancer cannot be cut out of federal authority; the only solution is removal of the diseased organ. It is utterly impossible to restore what you might imagine the US once was, never mind what it actually was in His eyes. That window is closed; the US is doomed. The best answer is to do everything you can to push forward the obvious solution: secession. Granted, it need not be a formal declaration. It only has to be a functional dissolving of the Union of States.
Thus, one of the best things you can do to prepare the hearts and minds of the people is to promote state identity. I’m doing that by the pictures I take and post here. I’m also planning to boost it further by returning to the road and long rides across the state. I’ve still got my camping gear, and I’m keeping my eye out for better camping gear. The lighter and smaller it packs, the better it is for my aging body. I’m doing my part. I still do my workout rides in a set of t-shirts printed with “Bikepacking Oklahoma” on the front and “share the road” with a bicycle icon on the back.
Yes, it’s just a small thing, a niche market to which I appeal, but it’s what God has placed in my hands. The point is that I know how it fits into a much bigger picture. I’m also writing about that bigger picture here on this blog. Right now, the high temperatures in Oklahoma restrict my training rides. As soon as it cools down a little, I hope to get back out on the road and do some camping. I’ve got this new mountain bike that makes long rides on our bad roads possible. I’m practicing with my camera techniques so I can make the most of what I encounter. I’m promoting camping and tourism in general. I’m promoting Oklahoma, because I pray night and day that my state officials will be ready to lead the way in resisting bad federal policies.
