Dear KAG: 20200714 Not So Silent Culture War Open Thread

Cover image: Alfred Edward Mathews, 1868, American. “Exit of the Yellowstone from the Mountains,” Lithograph, from pencil sketches of Montana.

If you missed it, this is a MUST WATCH from Jesse Watters. The opening monologue is one of the best sets of questions on this mess asked so far.

https://youtu.be/_sR7S0ob0W4

Why is this happening? Rep. Matt Gaetz had something to say about that.

The American people are beginning to punch back. Not only are statues representing our past, as uncomfortable as it might be, being defended by the people, but backing the blue is getting traction.

https://twitter.com/Destiny3650/status/1282315881067024388

A little mood music:

And a reminder to take the pledge:

https://youtu.be/fKeBWwHVY7A

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

And now for the nitty gritty of the Q Tree 5 minute, stand up, Tuesday morning meeting version of the Daily Thread.

Ahem.

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  1. No food fights.
  2. No running with scissors.
  3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.

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IS 7:1-9

In the days of Ahaz, king of Judah, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah,
Rezin, king of Aram,
and Pekah, king of Israel, son of Remaliah,
went up to attack Jerusalem,
but they were not able to conquer it.
When word came to the house of David that Aram
was encamped in Ephraim,
the heart of the king and the heart of the people trembled,
as the trees of the forest tremble in the wind.

Then the LORD said to Isaiah: Go out to meet Ahaz,
you and your son Shear-jashub,
at the end of the conduit of the upper pool,
on the highway of the fuller’s field, and say to him:
Take care you remain tranquil and do not fear;
let not your courage fail
before these two stumps of smoldering brands
the blazing anger of Rezin and the Arameans,
and of the son Remaliah,
because of the mischief that
Aram, Ephraim and the son of Remaliah,
plots against you, saying,
“Let us go up and tear Judah asunder, make it our own by force,
and appoint the son of Tabeel king there.”

Thus says the LORD:
This shall not stand, it shall not be!
Damascus is the capital of Aram,
and Rezin is the head of Damascus;
Samaria is the capital of Ephraim,
and Remaliah’s son the head of Samaria.

But within sixty years and five,
Ephraim shall be crushed, no longer a nation.
Unless your faith is firm
you shall not be firm!

As always, prayers for the fight against that which seeks to enslave us are welcome. Via con Dios.