Turn Freshly to the Lord

Let’s look at the trends. I won’t predict the eventual fallout, only what seems to be the strong thrust of human sentiment at large right now.

First, I must reiterate that Trump has no agenda aside from his own self-aggrandizement. Someone who knows him says that if six different people get his ear on the way to a press conference, he’s most likely to remember only the last conversation. You cannot appeal to his sense of direction, only his ego. This is reflected in his frequent changes in direction. There is no discernible policy basis at all, no clear agenda.

Instead, he has a collection of hobby horses without any philosophical cohesion. Thus, anything that can change easily probably will do so. He’ll be persuaded by whatever appeals to his ego. Those changes in government policy that take a long time with a high commitment up front will likely keep going forward until something breaks. And you can be sure a lot of stuff will break.

Meanwhile, you might wonder if the globalists are on the ropes. They are, but not everyone on the leftist/materialist end of the scale is wiped out. The socialist candidate for New York City mayor is the new face of leftism. If you want to know more details about why he is a threat, try this. I’d say it’s as accurate as anything else.

But more to the point in this post is that his rise signals another part of a larger ongoing shift in the Democratic Party (think AOC and her ilk). Classical socialism has lacked a friendly front until now. Hitherto, socialists have nagged and harassed everyone. The appeal now is not purely ideological; with charisma it will fool a lot of people — millions of them are ripe for that kind of manipulation. And because it’s mated with a pro-Palestinian message, that factor alone will draw millions who cannot support Israel, never mind any other policy.

In the long term, this movement will destroy parts of the national economy. But Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will do the same, just in a different way. I’ve said in the past that the whole economy won’t collapse, only some parts of it, and I’m still saying that. People in big lefty cities may face serious food shortages, but not the rest of us. Instead, we will face a reduction in choices.

And genuine socio-political conservatives have nowhere to go right now. They have almost no representation in the federal government. They have been herded in under Trump, but he has already betrayed them. They will grow increasingly restive.

Nor have I changed my tune about another expectation: Sometime this calendar year, the system breakage will be enough for people of covenant faith to see a clear and present threat of persecution before the actual persecution starts. Keep your eyes open; all will be revealed in due time. But there’s also a threat for everyone else: Big Tech will snuggle up to government like never before. Surveillance through your computer and phone has already been much deeper than you know. In the near future, the likes of Palantir (the name of a fictional “all seeing stone”) will collate all the disparate and clunky government databases and everyone who’s had an unpleasant experience with any federal agency will be tagged as a problem by a centralized authority. Ready for a “social credit score”? It’s very popular with bureaucrats and politicians on all sides.

For now, it’s all about the immigrants. Once enough of them have been abused, more and more of the federal oppression will fall on legal citizens. We already have horror stories of legal citizens being swept up with immigrants and not released for weeks. A Real ID? Nah, they claim it’s fake. A substantial number of folks seeking asylum here for their Christian faith are being shipped back out. ICE is the new “jack-booted thugs” people should fear, kicking down doors and arresting anyone on a whim while ignoring all rights.

Against this, foreign money is funding protests like never before. There might be more than one kind of fireworks on Independence Day. If these trends continue, things will collide and martial law is highly likely. Welcome to your new apocalypse.

Covenant people, turn freshly to the Lord and trust in Him.