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Broken civilizations get rebuilt at the local community level as families, businesses, churches and small civil governments begin to learn what those local institutions can be. That is happening right now in the US, primarily in rural counties.

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Sorting Out Not-So-Crazy Covid Theories

The "Midwestern Doctor" shares his approach to finding the truth. He says if you have a need to covet your pet theory, you may be blinded by that need and lose clarity of analysis.

"Once COVID-19 began in China in 2019, it was clear to me that the pandemic had the potential to turn into a global disaster (something that I had never felt at any previous time in my lifetime). More importantly, how it was handled was very unusual (e.g., the entire media denied any issue existed and gaslighted anyone who believed one did). This led me to conclude a decision had been made to allow it to become a global disaster."

https://amidwesterndoctor.substack.com/p/what-can-graphene-oxide-teach-us?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=email

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The Plot Thickens As The War Overheats

Note date and time. Mr. Trump just threatened to blow up Iranian power plants if the Strait is not opened within 48 hours.

Apparently Iran responded, indicating a willingness to do so if Mr. Trump agrees to these conditions:

America will end the war with

— Guarantees of no future wars

— Closure of US military bases in region

— Compensation/war reparations to Iran from both US and Israel

— ’End wars on all fronts in region’

— Establishment of a new legal regime for Strait of Hormuz

— Prosecution and extradition of individuals affiliated with ‘hostile media’ to Iran

In February, America cut off negotiations just prior to a sudden missile barrage. Will that happen again? The world is watching the countdown.

Difficulty is Not Incompatibility

Are people of the twenty-first century too messed up to love one another, sacrifice for one another, or to mature in the presence of difficulty?

For modern marriages, three decades of therapeutic counselling trends are bearing destructive fruit. It's an ongoing revolt against maturity. Sanctification is today a foreign concept, even in the Evangelical world.

What do people count as relational wisdom today? Fighting for your own personal "rights"...and winning in the process. Perfecting clever snarkiness. Outdoing one another in selfishness. Juxtaposing personal dreams and ambitions against another's personal dreams and ambitions.

The way forward when life together gets unbearable? Grumble to a "counselor." Or, if you're tech-savvy, crowd source your therapy. Pour out all your grudges and aversions on the internet, in the guise of "getting a little perspective" [and advice from the mob.]

Today the internet mob is a feedback loop which has become a death spiral -- a chorus...

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