I’m Going with My Gut

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Written By Norman Patterson

β€œπ‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  β€˜π‘”π‘’π‘‘ 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Žπ‘› π‘–π‘›π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘’π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›. π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘› π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’β€™π‘£π‘’ π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘›π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ .” π·π‘Ÿ. π΅π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘¦ π‘†π‘Žπ‘™π‘π‘–π‘‘π‘œ

Have you ever had the feeling that something is wrong? I have that feeling right now in my gut. I even feel it in my bones. Am I the only one?

I am told by everybody; the government, the experts, the media, friends and neighbors, and even those close to me, that I’m wrong, that I am overreacting, that I see conspiracies where there are none. But try as I may, I can’t shake this feeling that there’s a whole lot of bullshit going on.

I learned to trust my intuition long ago. I regret every time I ignored it. And I see how it was spot on in the past, even when everyone around me told me I was wrong. I don’t doubt there is a virus, but try as I may, I just can't swallow the official narrative.

Is it just me or does this feel a lot like 911? I remember watching the Twin Towers fall. I was just as horrified as the next guy. But when that other building collapsed that wasn’t struck by any commercial airliner, my bullshit detector went nuts.

From that day forward, a series of events took place that deeply disturbed me. Besides the countless inconsistencies in the official 911 narrative that event became a justification to go to war with Afganistan and Iraq. It prompted a xenophobic hatred of Muslims, the justification of the TSA, the genesis of the Patriot Act, justified torture, the enforcement of β€œfree speech zones” and a host of other erosions of our liberty, all in the name of keeping us safe. If you haven't noticed, the United States is vastly different after 911 and, I fear, it will be even worse after this mess if we aren’t vigilant.

Yes, to me, what is happening right now feels disturbingly similar to 911, except it is happening on a worldwide scale. Just like 911, we are now at war, but the enemy isn’t a radical terrorist, it is an invisible virus. And this virus can unknowingly turn me into a potentially lethal weapon. Or it can turn you into that weapon. Or perhaps that person over there is an enemy carrier. It's creepy how people interact with one another nowadays. I watch people react to one another as if everyone, including themselves, is a potential sex offender.

One thing is clear, we are at war, so governments tell us! And if it is true that β€œwar is the health of the state” as Randolf Bourne once wrote, then one terrifying side effect of the virus is that governments all over the world, including our own, are becoming very healthy.

I’m sorry, but if you do not fear powerful government, then I doubt we will agree on anything that is happening right now. My faith in Christ is giving me great comfort because I know that my citizenship is in the kingdom of heaven with Christ as my King. I wouldn't give a wooden nickel for what the US government has devolved into and I don't trust them as far as I can throw them.

Perhaps some will think my appeal to intuition is lame, but I’m sticking by it. Something is seriously amiss.

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Norman Patterson
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