Third Rail Commentary

AMERICA THE CHILD
Within the expanse of time and nations, America is but a child among seniors. Still learning, still growing. To those who still.love America, who have not fallen to the philosophy of hate whispered by the halls of academia humanities.

There is still hope, even in these last days...

PROVERBS 22:6:“Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.”

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THE MORE YOU KNOW
Mercy, compassion, and forgiveness for the mothers. Grace and recognition of humanhood for the infants lost. Peace for us all.
God only knows.

The number of abortions in the United States since Roe v. Wade (1973) at roughly 63–65 million, depending on the data source and how they adjust for under‑reporting.

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REVOLUTION & CIVIL WAR: DELUSION OF GRANDEUR
This post is about celebrity grand standing, talking about the need for revolution, and how it is time for civil war. But the greater context is any fool who take lightly the words they utter concerning physical revolution or civil war.

It is always those the farthest or least familiar with war that casually invoke it the most. To which I say "Stop It!"

So in reality this post is about everyone willing to call for revolution, but personally is not ready or willing to kill or be killed for the cause.

CELEBRITY REVOLUTION FROM BEHIND THE GATES
Again to our tinsel town friends I say this affectionately as a war zone veteran, if you won’t pick up a rifle, stop preaching revolution to those who will bleed for your sound bites.

I am not impressed!

THE SOCIAL RHETORIC OF FAME
Celebrities to be fair are very involved activist for many causes and I would certainly be among the last to impede their right of free speech or any right for that matter.

But let us be clear, modern Hollywood act different, when the situation becomes more than "gum yapping, and protesting".

During physical revolution you can not have courage from the couch.

The Hollywood elite love fiery talk of “revolution” and “civil war” while they film from red carpets and retreat to gated estates.

They posture as prophets of the people, but risk nothing more than a PR hit and a few angry comments. Again I say "Stop it!"

WHERE THE ACTING STOPS
Let's set the record straight, the Hollywood elite are among the 1% on the wealth scale spectrum, and hey their profession is about pretending.

Now I don't mean any of that as a slight, it just is what it is.

So the 1% elite celebrity are out hear cosplaying as “the people”. These multi‑millionaires out here lecturing blue‑collar Americans about “uprising,” which they’re not going to be leading from the front lines of violence. To them it is movement speech; they’re renting a narrative, not buying violence.

The violence, real parents, police, and soldiers would pay in blood while these rich livestream their outrage from mansions.

I am sure some celebrities are capable and willing to enter the fray, I am also willing to bet you never will hear them talk about it, advocate for it. Something in their experience tells them that revolution or civil war would be a bad idea.

BAD TIMES: NOT OUR FIRST RODEO
People act like the ICE incidents are the worst of American experience, like our nation has not had civil unrest, and even armed conflict within states before. We have in our short history had episodes of extraordinary violence and strive that dwarf the ICE situation.

This does not marginalized the ICE issue, but it should go to place things within perspective.

We are a great nation and to the credit of our collective character we have had only one civil war in our history, and that war was of monumental proportions that this ICE issue pales in comparison. So revolution, civil war!
"Stop it!" If we ignorantly push to hard, that door might open. How sad and foolish a people we would be.

SOCIAL PROGRESSIVISM AND THE NEED FOR REVOLUTION
I say this all the time, and i will continue to say it until it catches fire and grinds the gears of the socialist Progressives insatiable need for "REVOLUTION". The need to takedown for the sake of tearing down.

So forgive me for verbatim repeating myself, but it is well worth being consistent in tone and speech so here it is:

The social progressive engine is about revolution, any kind of revolution. It does not matter; race, social status, labor, religion, gender, it does not matter.

The progressive engine will find pass wrongs, magnify them, amplify them out of context, and even distort the reality in the face of hard won positive progress, and course corrections.

The progressive machine will always find a marginalized people or it will create one.

Oppression is the buzz word, but the reality of the progressive oppression mill, is that once the oppressed have overcome the oppressor, and achieve power they become the oppressor for the next, regime of progressive revolution.
Often is the case that in order to maintain their new found victory, the formerly oppressed must resort to totalitarianism to stay the apex liberator.

It is a delusional and vicious cycle played out and archived in the annuals of human history.

They, the progressive machine, the imaginative oppressed, linger in the past presenting their great grand parents misery, as their own present reality. History is not history it is a mechanism to the next social or physical revolution, to displace true democratic republics and freedoms.

The progressive propagandist are often the most succesful among us, yet fein oppression.
They are educated, well compensated in their chosen profession, socially engaged ( which is a good thing in my view), and well meaning to a fault. With all this they still hate the mechanisms and systems of their success. They hate an America that is not in the grip of "REVOLUTION!".

The social Progressives tare down, but tgey never build well, sways living in the ruins of the previous state.

MY STAND
Third Rail Commentary seeks to be fair, accurate to call out hypocrisy and stand with the ordinary believer who loves God, country, and neighbor enough to reject the celebrity war drum.

For clarity my world view is always positioned from a biblical orthodox Christian perspective, but I am not blind of those with an opposing world view. I will master my world view then learn of those who oppose my view, I will intimately understand the opposing view.

After all that, I will stand on the hill of truth, unflinching and immovable, because when you have absolute truth why would you move to stand on a lie.

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THE MORE YOU KNOW
I saw this post, and reaching in my pocket and finding two pennies, I thought I would toss my last two cents into the fray.

Understand I could be way off on my summation, then again...😉🤫.

TRUTH VERSUS CONSPIRACY
The truth is always more amazing and often more unbelievable than conventional "conspiracy theories", though not always as convincing as propaganda. Oh well such is our fallen physical and spiritual world.

POLITICAL POINTS
This post scores great political points, but if you believe that what is happening in Venezuela and southern hemisphere is about oil, then you only know part of the story.

THE NEW COLD WAR
America right now is in a "Cold War" with China. China does not have the full strategic ability to wage proxy wars against America and not have it blow back on them.

China's non linear, unconventional cold war activities are however very effective.

CHINESE INFLUENCE
China as crazy as it seems has strong influence within American college leadership, corporatism, entertainment, national news media, grassroots political activism at the municple and state level and cyber warfare.

They support, perhaps even fund " wink, wink" many social Marxist type NGO's, even though they are apprehensive about these groups their ability to limit them in China along with their desire to allow for their proliferation in America and western Europe is worth the risks.

CHINA'S DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
China will dance with the devil metaphorically believing that they can later control or defeat these groups later. These groups which lack true boarders are outside of America, is China's greatest potential opposition.

Globally I don't think China will be able to control these groups if America falls, as the combination of European type Marxists and the global Technocracy would become an imposing opposition to global China dominance.

I think in the long run these European based global idealist will usurp the Chinese apparatus.

CHINA'S DESIRE TO RULE
China wants to be a global apex leader, but I think their strength is the Far East regional power. I could be wrong and they are doing everything to change that present reality.

Their current operations is actually brilliant, and on par with America's nonlinear strategic capabilities.

CHINA'S LONG GAME
The key here is that China is not limited by a binding constitution, a changing national leadership every 4 to 8 years, and a national legislative change every 2 to 3 years.

Chinese leadership can afford to play the long game. As of now we are going blow for blow with them, because of our policies and willingness to jab back.

This forward approach to China was lacking under Nixon, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden. Showing strong favoritism and blindness.

Strong opposition came from Carter, Reagan, and Trump.

CHINA'S COMMITMENT TO RULE
The Chinese is spending massive amounts of money and physical resources to gain strategic positioning around the world.

To understand these dynamics we really have to step back from the national media headlines and connect the dots.

Chinese influence is very heavy in South America, they have aligned themselves with a number of cartels.

There is alot going on in Venezuela and the president there some brlieve is looking for away out, but he is being controled by Chinese, Russian, and Cuban influences. Don't know this for certain, but i lean towards this.

WE THE PEOPLE
While we the public are playing the political uni-party game, our government and it's intelligence apparatus is trying to counter a massive Chinese surge within a silent "Cold War".

Some people can't allow their political bias left or right to allow them to see the big picture.

NOT NEW TO THIS IDEALOGY
I have been beating the Chinese threat drum for over 40 years, and made a " Threat Presentation" while serving as a military intelligence analysis way back in the day.

So sure, buy into the pysops of "OIL" narrative if you like, but it is much more nuanced and intricate than it appears. A little poison in the good meal is what makes Rat poison so effective.

THE BIBLE SAYS:
Galatians 5:9 (KJV) "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump." This is a warning to Christians by Paul warning about falling for or following false teachers and their doctrine.

TAKE NOTE AND DISCERN FOR YOURSELF
I think that this is an immense cautionary text to our modern world approaching "End Times" conditions, but i digress. The information and deception war is upon us and the battlefield is our minds. The physical manifestations is how we respond.

Tell me I am goofy, fair enough your choice, your right.

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A DEEP DISCUSSION OF NUCLEAR PEACE
Every once in a while I run into a person who questions why we have so many nuclear weapons.

On a lesser occasion a few people wonder why we have nuclear weapons at all. Often these are ultra liberals and progressives.

I am going to give my short answer first, then dive in depth into the very nuanced answer and concepts to this question.

Hopefully this nuanced discussion will provide you with the stark reality of mankind, the devil's world system, and the role the threat of nuclear weapons has provided and is providing towards avoiding world war.

THE SHORT ANSWER
In a volatile world, America's nuclear arsenal stands as the ultimate guardian of peace.

America’s nuclear arsenal exists to stop major wars, not to fight them. Nuclear weapons change the cost-benefit logic of aggression in a way conventional weapons alone never can. Makes sense?

Okay now lets go deeper; lets purge our fears, ignorance, and nieveness.

* WARGAMES THE MOVIE
a 1983 techno-thriller about a teenage hacker who accidentally accesses a U.S. military supercomputer called WOPR.

Mistaking it for a game, he triggers a simulation of Global Thermonuclear War, nearly causing World War III.

The film explores themes of artificial intelligence, hacking, and nuclear brinkmanship during the Cold War era.
The film sparked already tense feelings about nuclear war, and stirred the ever persistent movement of "No nuclear Weapons".

To this day I still love that movie, it was ahead of its time on touching on some of the real issues that emerging technology now introduces to our modern military landscape.

The movie informs us that human beings need to be intricately involved in the final decision of nuclear war, not exclusively a cold logical machine.

The movie predicted a time of advance cyber warfare entering into the nuclear conflict equation.

Here the potential is not for an intruder to takeover a nuclear system which would be extraordinarily difficult in inspite of the movies claim.

Rather the potential is within cyber forces to shutdown a nuclear system.

NUKES AND COLD WARS
Friends understand this. The reason we have Cold Wars is because of nuclear weapons.
How nukes prevent world wars you say?

You see when two or more great powers all have viable nuclear forces, any all-out war between them would lead to mutual annihilation, not victory.

It was this reality that kept the U.S. and USSR from ever letting Cold War crises escalate into direct total war, despite fierce ideological conflict and proxy fights.

I try to express to people that today America is in a Cold War with China, and Russia desires to reestablish the influence of its former post world war two empire.

Nuclear weapons make the three amigos, play fair, far nicer than any of them would like to.

* THE POLITICS OF NUKED
American presidents always have to manage public perceptions with real strategic values. President Reagan dealt with this forthright aggressively.

President Obama dealt with it in another way.

Publicly he suggested a concept of disarmament as examples by his His 2009 Prague speech which outlined a vision for a world without nuclear weapons, leading to the New START Treaty with Russia, which capped deployed warheads at 1,550 each by 2018.

But strategically President Obama's nuclear policy sought controlled reductions to enhance global security, not drastic unilateral cuts.

In this regard the knock on Obama by some conservatives was wrong. Whether he believed in the vision of disarmament that he publicly spoke of or not, the stark truths he faced of the real world made certain of his adherence to the nuclear deterrence.

* THE FOLLY OF DISARMAMENT
A major risk of significant arms reduction up to the insane notion of full disarmament is that it erodes credible deterrence if reductions are not matched by potential adversaries.

If one nuclear power cuts deeply while others expand or modernize, these rivals may think they can coerce or attack without facing devastating retaliation, especially in regional crises.
A much smaller arsenal can also be more vulnerable to a “disarming first strike,” where an enemy believes it can knock out most forces in one blow, which is precisely the scenario deterrence is meant to prevent.

* WHY AMERICA NEEDS A ROBUST NUCLEAR ARSENAL
As I hinted at above America is in a Cold War with China, and we are ever concerned about the former soviet Russia.

A robust nuclear arsenal
Deters tyrant leaderships— like in Iran and North Korea it makes them think twice knowing U.S. retaliation could wipe them out, even at a minimal tactical level.

America requires a strong nuclear arsenal to deter aggression from adversaries like Russia and China, ensuring national survival and global stability.

This capability provides flexible response options, preventing strategic attacks on the homeland or allies.

A robust nuclear arsenal allows America to avoid the paranoia of having a nuclear defense structure of " First Strike Doctrine" such as immediately after world War two, to having an arsenal that gives the United States a credible “second-strike” capability, meaning that even after absorbing a surprise attack, it can still retaliate with devastating force.

* PREVENTING WORLD WAR THROUGH DETERRENCE
Contrary to the mutterings of some,
Nuclear weapons prevent world war.

It does so by making conflict unthinkable due to catastrophic consequences.

Without nuclear weapons by the three world powers, conventional wars could escalate unchecked, as nations might risk total mobilization without the ultimate backstop. A robust U.S. arsenal reassures allies and hedges against future threats.

* RISKS OF A CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS ONLY WORLD
I began to hint this topic in the previous segment, so less go in more on this concept.

Without nukes, conventional wars would explode into world wars, like history bares witness from world War one and two. The modern military technology and advancements of strategy during those eras made it possible to expand war throughout the globe.

Conventional war once was slow, and regionally restrictive. Weapons, strategy, communication, and travel of the early 20th century allowed nations to move unheard of massive of troops and weapons in days and weeks instead of months and years.

In a world without nuclear weapons, conventional conflicts dramatically increase the potential for global war, as leaders face fewer restraints on escalation.

Historical precedents like World War I and II show how arms races without nuclear deterrence led to millions dead.

Nuclear balance forces restraint, avoiding such mass slaughter.

A world without nuke weapons and only the option of Conventional war risks an all‑conventional world, where great powers might again believe they can fight and win long, grinding wars like World War I and II without facing instant national su***de.

Without nuclear deterrence, states would lean much more heavily on massive standing armies, armor, air forces, and cyber and space weapons, raising the temptation to use them in crises.

I firmly believe that the regional conflicts of the Korean war, and the Vietnam war remained regionsl because of the threats of nuclear weapons.

Both of those conflicts had all of the fundemenral elements that allowed for the first two world wars.

* MUTAL ASSURED DESTRUCTION
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) holds that no rational actor initiates nuclear war, knowing retaliation ensures mutual annihilation.

U.S. triad forces—ICBMs, submarines, bombers—guarantee survivable second-strike capability.

The concept of mutual assured destruction is the doctrine that if two nuclear powers both have secure second‑strike forces, a full nuclear exchange would guarantee the destruction of both.

Today we might say "Duh, no kidding"; but once upon a time just after World War two, the United States, Russia, and the British had the notion that nuclear war was winnable.

At that time the atom bomb was still considered a powerful weapon of the conventional war arsenal.

As the payload and destructive yields increased along with the increased and efficient ability to deliver these weapons any where in the world at greatly reduced time spans, the mind set began to change.

With the advent of the thermal nuclear device and intercontinental delivery the idea of a winnable war was over.

The new military strategy and political mindset was changed to that of " Mutually Assured Destruction".

This doctrine has maintained peace among nuclear powers for decades.

This dynamic is often called “nuclear peace”: nuclear weapons make the ultimate step of total war so catastrophic that leaders, even hostile ones, usually pull back from the brink

* MY CONCLUSION
History shows that when leaders think victory is possible and costs, though high, are survivable, miscalculation and escalation become far more likely.

MAD therefore creates a grim but stable equilibrium: peace at the highest level (no world war among nuclear powers), even while lesser conflicts and proxy wars may still occur at the margins.

As conservative Christians, we value life, desire and seek peace to the extreme, but just as Jesus told his disciples to purchase themselves a sword, so America must also make certain to maintain a viable nuclear deterrence force.

I am of the belief that some in China think that they could win a straight up conventional war against America with Russia as either their allie or neutral nation.

I also think they are delusional to think so as of this point in time.

China will not make the military mistakes of Japan or the eco/political mistakes of soviet Russia.

China will follow the paths of barbarians upon Rome. Except in this scenario China will help to be the facilator of America's internal erosion.

China says don't destroy America, but rather destabilized and marginalize it's global power, and control or affiliate with those who control American domestic power.
"The times, they are a changing."

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