Tag Archives: american empire

Time to Place Your Bets

Posted on July 24, 2024 by ehurst

I get questions. In this case, the question itself is not important; it’s a matter of what it implies. We have a bad habit of not searching out the unspoken assumptions behind what we have been taught to think. To … Continue reading →

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Faded Glory

Posted on May 12, 2023 by ehurst

Basic principle of human existence: A mighty army of evil is simply not possible. Every great military force in history stood on the firm conviction that they were a force for good. The argument comes in defining what is good … Continue reading →

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An Elaborate Facade

Posted on February 8, 2019 by ehurst

Socialism (and/or communism) seeks to secure the material blessings of tribal living, but without the deep moral commitments necessary to make it all work. Granted, you can still have a tribal society with the same corruption and oppression that we … Continue reading →

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The Mechanism We Have in Our Hands

Posted on February 1, 2019 by ehurst

It doesn’t require a prophet’s vision to see that America is doomed. What does it take to build an empire and keep it together? The empire must have an identity that makes the conquering forces proud. That identity must bring … Continue reading →

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We Are Babylon

Posted on November 5, 2018 by ehurst

Tomorrow’s election will change nothing. Just a reminder, the issue behind whatever folks mean by the word “racism” isn’t really a matter of DNA. Whatever human hostility is there arises from cultural differences. The differences in daily expectations we all … Continue reading →

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My Mission

Posted on August 9, 2016 by ehurst

I’m a prophet to America. For the longest time I suffered under the delusion that I was training for pastoral ministry, but I was actually a missionary among my own kind. Back when I served in the US military, I … Continue reading →

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A Piece of Jeremiah

Posted on February 15, 2013 by ehurst

I’m not in the least trying to be elitist, but precious few are the folks who catch on to what I’m doing on this blog. Jeremiah wrote in his prophecies how few were his friends at the end of the … Continue reading →

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