I hope Memorial Day weekend brought enjoyment, remembrance and peace for all. We remember our fallen military heroes who gave all for every American. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Providential restoration is well underway in America. Patriotism and God have reentered into the conversations of We the People in major ways without reservation. You see it in the enlistment ranks swelling and in the return to church pews. One way we also see it openly displayed is our overwhelming economic success with the return to America First principles. That includes the vanquishing of many criminal operations in the country, which is also well underway.

However, today’s daily is a lighter take on where we are as a country. We will attack the remaining items on my America First agenda in the coming weeks.

It is kind of amusing to me at least to state the following. I always can tell when the economy has turned and the average American is ignoring the fake news. Everybody is well aware why fuel prices have temporarily soared and increased the cost of the usual stuff they buy. They also know there are no shortages of fuel in America at all. So instead of hunkering down and buying into fake news media fear porn they are going about their lives, which includes having fun. How I know all will be fine is due to golf balls.

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Golf And Prosperity

Yeah, I know, it is the usual TradeBait BS. Bear with me, I have a point or two to make… eventually.

I love golf. I play it when the ole back lets me even as I grow more and more “elderly”. I taught the game and a good swing to Daughter, grandkids, other young people through the years. Wifey gave up trying to play, however, enjoys watching the sport with me. I have followed the PGA Tour on the tube since my youth. Being a former Middie, I grew up idolizing golfing legend Jack Nicklaus, the Golden Bear, as my sports hero. Our family could not afford the cost of playing the game much during those days, so my opportunity to play regularly had to be deferred until I became a young adult.

Over the years that followed I have played many quality courses in many states. I have played in pro-ams locally. At one time I was a member of an area golf club (not a country club) whose family that owned it had a club pro son who qualified and played in the U. S. Open and PGA Championship a couple of times as well as some events on the PGA Senior, now Champions Tour. A local retired former Senior Tour pro helped me work on the swing of Daughter as a young child. She had a natural swing as a 3 year old with great hand/eye coordination. She just needed to work on basic grip, stance, etc. stuff.

As I stated in a previous BIMD story, Daughter played in high school events that included a future tournament winning PGA Pro (now medically retired), Scott Stallings. A female teammate of Daughter’s in high school played for America in the Junior Ryder Cup. Other male teammates of hers went on to compete on area college teams.

This love for golf led to us buying our current home in a small PUD along a public golf course in our area as I semi-retired and Daughter entered community college and later joined the workforce. Over the years a few other retirees and I got together and formed an Old Farts Foursome. We played a couple times per week until the other guys hit their 80’s and their bodies said no more. All three are still able to do about anything else they want and I attribute part of it to being active in the sport all those years while being outside in the sun having fun with buddies.

I am now teaching grandsons #1 and #2 to play. When I am unavailable Daughter can teach them equally well. Daughter and I could still go to about any course in America and each shoot under 80 for 18 holes. After retirement with more free time available my personal golf handicap dropped to a 2 in my early 60’s even playing from the tips (back/championship tees). Daughter has been busy having and rearing babies in more recent times, but she can still pick up a club and rifle the ball down the fairway without a warm-up or practice. When the granddaughter gets a bit older and less dependent, Daughter and I plan to hit the links more often together as long as my health holds up.

Did I say I love golf? Yeah, pretty sure I did. A lot of people do in America. Which leads to…

Golf Balls

I have 50 years of experience hitting golf balls. I have seen the evolution of the ball over the entire time. Yes, I know the difference in a two piece solid core, three piece wound ball and balata balls of yesteryear compared to the current four and even five piece balls with various mantles inside and Surlyn or Ionomer covers. I know compressions and who should play which compression. Even dimple patterns to reduce drag and increase/decrease spin have evolved until more emphasis was placed by the rule makers to standardize. All of which has led to discussions today about more limits on golf balls since their improved performance has led to many golf courses become too easy for better players. It is easier and far less costly to rein in golf ball performance than it is to add distance and course enhancements to keep the challenges necessary for the game to be challenging. My sports idol says to address the problems through the golf ball, not through the costly golf course design changes. He knows, all of the pros and better amateur golfers know.

For example, Wyndham Clark won the CJ CUP Byron Nelson PGA tournament this past weekend at -30. That means he shot 30 strokes under par, which is 30 better than the course layout indicated it should be played by a scratch (0 handicap) golfer. That was after the course ownership commissioned changes and paid millions of dollars to the course to lengthen and make it more difficult the previous year. To some degree that happens because of the players being better trained and prepared than yesteryear. However, primarily it is because of greatly improved tech relating to equipment and especially the golf ball.

As a result of my experience and understanding I know who makes the best golf balls and why most tour pros still play Titleist Pro V-1 balls over the other quality pro level balls on the market. I like that ball, however, my favorite today is the Callaway Tour Chrome because it adapts better to individual swing speeds, especially for older golfers, while still providing exceptional performance around the greens.

But Titleist Pro V-1 balls are still the gold standard for pros and amateurs alike, partially due to their performance and consistency as well as partially due to international marketing of the brand. Amateur golfers who can not break 100 play them due to their excellent marketing and promotion. However, the same is true with other expensive, pro level golf balls made by Taylormade, Srixxon, Bridgestone, Maxfli, Callaway, etc. Why pay for and play a pro level ball when you are a mediocre to poor weekend golfer who loses them in rapid succession? I honestly do not know why some people are that dense in the head.

Which leads to why golf balls reveal the real condition of our economy in TradeBait’s mind.

Golfing And Economy

When times are tough and the economy is struggling, golfers still play the game when they can. It becomes an addiction. Hit one great golf shot in a round and you HAVE to come back another day and do it again or even hit more than one. You are chasing that dream of one day being a guy or gal who can shoot par or better for 18 holes at least once in your life. Or maybe you are chasing that dream of someday hitting a hole in one. You dream of making that one perfect swing and watching the ball flying through the air, fall to the green and roll straight into the hole. For us oldsters, a worthy goal is to shoot your age or lower. If any of those events happen it is heaven on earth for golfers!

But assume troubling economic times and the cash being in shorter supply. So you go to Wally World and buy the $10-20 a dozen specials or a bag of renewed former water balls. You may even dig out the old scuffed or found balls from other times you played. You head to the course, pay your not so cheap green fees. If they allow it, maybe you choose to walk the course instead of paying for that rental golf cart. You just need to get your fix in. What happens next is what is revealing.

Living along the fairway in very close proximity to our local course has led to our home being struck by golf balls routinely over the past couple of decades. We and many of our neighbors even had to add super screened cages to protect our windows along with a netting along our top deck to prevent from getting hit when on it. The course is public play and there are golfers who play it regularly who are beginners, duffers and rank amateurs. Some grab beer at the clubhouse and begin firing away indiscriminately. It is a price we have paid to live here and have the convenience of a low cost, decent course to play at our back door; while enjoying the peace and beautiful sunsets over the course and scenery every evening after the course closes.

These experiences have led to the following observations.

The first indicator of the state of the economy is how often our houses gets hit in golf season. More is better for the economy. It means Average Joe and Jane can afford to play. Quieter times are worrisome.

The second indicator is how many golfers use rented carts versus walkers. The more carts that are rented the better the economy. Average Joe and Jane are generally overweight and not in sports fitness shape. They want to play faster, drink more beer, and get home to that NASCAR race. They have the cash to pay the cart fees, which are not cheap. The course we live along uses gas carts, not battery carts. They are not obnoxious, but we do hear them fire up as they make their way around the course. The more we hear them, the better the economy. The less they are used the more troubled are the economic times. So a quiet golf course is not good.

The third indicator is the type balls the golfers play. When times are tough they play more recycled, scuffed up and off brand balls. They cut costs as much as they can. When times are good it is the opposite. We know by the brand and type of ball we find. The top balls are expensive, some topping $5 a ball. It is a ball that can disappear or become unusable with one bad swing of a club, yet, average Joe and Jane are willing to play and lose them in good times. Of course Average Joe does not really believe he is as bad as he is. It’s a guy thing. He gets some beer in him and thinks he can take on Tiger Woods. Maybe he can when Tiger is busy extricating himself from his latest car wreck.

The fourth indicator is the clubhouse parking lot. There are less golfers when times are bad and when they do come they do not tarry at the clubhouse. They play faster and drink less beer. The opposite happens when times are good. The parking lot is filled with vehicles more hours of every day. They hang around the clubhouse shooting the shit, play the video golf swing training simulator equipment, drink more beer, etc.

The fifth indicator is how many balls we residents find in our yards. Golfers are not supposed to go on private property, but some do anyway. When times are tough we see more of them on properties looking for their and other balls. They can be very testy if we ask them to vacate the premises. More than once the deputies have been called when things escalated with a drunk golfer got belligerent who thought he could do whatever he wanted including hitting their golf balls from our yards. When times are good, they are pleasant to talk with and just move on without even looking for an errantly struck ball. Some pretend they did not hit it in a yard. As a result we find many more quality balls in our yards. Which means ole Trade doesn’t have to go to Wally World or anywhere else to buy them.

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The Verdict

Over the years it has become obvious to me how golfing relates to the economy. Golfing is something people can live without during tough times unless the golfer is hooked deep. So more golfers and good golf balls bouncing off our house that we find in our yard to go with slightly noisy cart usage means a better economy. In my opinion the same scenario would be how it plays out across the country with golfers and the economy. It helps that I have golfed in over 20 states and simply observed things. Nothing scientific and built into a data base, just using my eyes and knowing human nature over time.

Currently, we are getting hit often, sometimes multiple times per day. That means more bad golfers have money to spend. More golf carts are firing up and less walkers are playing in proportion. They are playing some of the best balls we have ever found on our properties. Bad golfers are playing $5 golf balls in bunches, even the cheaper folks are playing brand new $3 balls. We are seeing very few of the old scuffed up types. We are also finding more than we have ever seen with very few golfers wondering on to our properties looking for them. The parking lot has stayed full of vehicles even on week days when most people are working. The retirees and youth are there during those times.

Needless to say, with our location in flyover, hillbilly country this is a great sign about the economy. Now if PDT settles the Iran thingy and the fuel prices drop, we will probably have to wear helmets when we venture into our yards during daylight hours.

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE!

So, how was the economy during Brandon’s time pretending to be in office? In rapid decline. I rarely found an expensive golf ball in our yard and we did not get hit nearly as often after four years of getting hit often with #45’s term. Most of the balls were terrible and old – like Brandon. A lot more of the golfers were walkers and the carts generally sat unused at the clubhouse parking lot. I even found range balls in our yard that had been stolen and used on the golf course instead of regular balls.

How has it been since #47 won? I have found more brand new Titleist Pro V-1’s than ever before. I have filled up three dozen egg cartons of them along with Taylormade and Callaway pro balls without a blemish on them since March. Add in five dozen more of other brands. With that happening with a war in Iran going on and spiked fuel prices in play – it speaks volumes. Which tells me that Average Joe and Jane like how things are going and trust POTUS and our economy.

That leads me to believe that America First and MAGA are going to triumph in the midterms.

And it is happening all because of golf balls. Well, maybe with a little assistance from the beer. It’s science. Trust me.

If you have actually read and considered this, you have now entered into the mind and world of TradeBait. And just like Hotel California,

“You can check-out anytime you like, but you can never leave…”

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Last week I started on the concept of citizens versus subjects. I gave definitions and examples of who we are versus the world. We continue down that path today. For all who watched the Rededicate 250 event please know that none of my content in the coming weeks came from the presentations of their speakers. I generally prepare these dailies a month or more in advance and began discussion on the role of God’s providence in our nation back in American Stories concerning the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Any similarities were arranged without this author’s knowledge by our Creator. 😄

Situation Today

We probably need to know when the Brits and other commonwealth connected nations became citizens like us. It appears some are still subjects while most are called citizens. Here is what their government says.

https://www.gov.uk/types-of-british-nationality/british-subject

Here is what Wiki says – probably more than you will ever want to know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_subject

Good luck figuring out who might be truly independent citizens from that mess.

Compare their situation to Americans, whose God provided natural rights as citizens that were formally acknowledged in founding government documents from the jump some 250 years ago. The Brits still do not grant it fully and leave it all somewhat up to interpretation. As a result the related population tends to have a much more muted response to being patriotic, independent and holding government accountable. However, the most recent national elections and the efforts of Nigel Farage and the UK Independence Party have been encouraging.

If the UK people are fully citizens and not to be disrespectful, why would they give a flying leap about what the Queen or King thought about anything in government at all? If formerly sovereign royalty are no longer in power and sovereign, it seems to this simple mind that the Queen as an example from the following article should have been regarded as an equal citizen to everybody else.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/queen-elizabeths-icy-look-left-even-prime-ministers-terrified-royal-author-claims

Of course we know they are not like everybody else. Wink, wink.

Combine that with Great Britain’s population moving to post Christian status with the invited and welcomed Muslim invasion. All of which has led to the sick BS we see over there today that translates into the actions of their pathetic, fake leaders.

Maybe you doubt what has been presented here. Would knowing the following help illustrate the point of how being a subject/fake citizen compares to being an actual American citizen? You really want to read this one.

https://donsurber.substack.com/p/brits-poorer-than-mississippians

Seems even Mississippians have the right to ridicule and snub the Brits.

The faithful subject, knowingly or not, declines to fully embrace capitalism and expects the government to take care of them. The national malaise that develops from the lack of initiative created by socialism within the population creates a sea of complacency. Rather than challenge authority they ignore or seek to appease when threatened. The affected countries like the UK become lifeless with no direction or purpose. As a result, they usually get plundered by the more powerful and fall victim to communism or fascism of some sort when pushed to their limits. Even when conservative change agents push the masses toward improving their lot, the elites respond by pushing more toward their Euro counterparts and electing globalist leaders.

Without guns, the second amendment and the authority granted in their national founding documents to overthrow tyrants that we have they are at an extreme disadvantage.

A nation cannot be sustained in a republic without being legally, economically and emotionally detached from government control – which capitalism does. The principles of capitalism are Biblically supported both in the New and Old Testaments. This teaches us that any person who talks or works in opposition to capitalism not only violates American society and frequently our laws and regulations; they violate the principles of the Word of God regarding the subject. This will be discussed in a future daily thread as we move toward celebration of Independence Day.

As a result we should now see major reasons why patriotic Americans, especially we America First MAGA types, are so dang independent and downright contrary against claimed government authority much of the time. We have been citizens from the beginning in our nation. When added to being citizens of the kingdom of God – well – let’s just say we have an independent streak.

We have overtly Christian founders and the large majority of our population are Christians who are citizens in that eternal kingdom as well as being His immediate family members per scripture. By definition and practice our country has developed largely through the efforts of Christian nationalists. Do not let the traitors, seditionists, propagandists, foreign muckrakers and and other assorted criminals spin the terminology as negative and derogatory. It is not. They love to disparage, change and create words and terms that truly are meant for good and give them different meanings. How much do you think the words “gay”, “rainbow”, “woke”, “cancel”, “democracy”, “undocumented immigrant”, and so on differ from past use to today? For example an undocumented immigrant sounds like somebody who came here legally whose documentation was lost compared to the truth of their illegal alien criminal status. When not committing violence, that’s really all the left has in their arsenal – word games and preying on emotions.

Back To Britain

For the record, the UK gave rights to the other nations in the Commonwealth to self determine back in 1947-1987 time range. However, did they change in practice? Were rules, procedures, practices, social customs, tradition, etc. modified with it?

For example, Canada evolved out of subject status first. They became citizens of their nation in 1947 while still retaining the right to be British subjects until 1977. Again, even they have only been technically free from being British subjects for less than 80 years and truly independent for less than 50 years. Do they act like they know they have been freed from being subjects or even want to be? Alberta appears to be the first possible break in their facade. Canucks have been ruled by wannabe dictators such as Fidel’s son and current globalist Carney since their “release” as subjects. They are still fully controlled. Carney has been rubbing it in our faces how that nation has turned completely toward Europe and away from America. You can also tell by how the leaders treat the fake citizenship of the population, which is not much different than any other socialist or commie nation on the planet.

And that does not even delve into who actually owns Canada, right Charles? Shhh, it’s a secret.

The same is true for all of the commonwealth nations. Enlarging the scope, most of the former British Empire dominated nations still have ties back to the motherland that interferes with the rights of their supposed citizens. Look at the censorship and oppressive, coercive governmental actions against their pretend “citizens”. Just because citizenship rights have been extended to people it does not mean the government and ruling class are actually giving up control. They simply shift to economic and social pressures along with other commie, strong arm tactics to maintain rule of the masses. The stated status as citizens is meant only to placate.

In reality, it is nothing but lipstick on the AI pig.

Ain’t she lovely?

In fact, when we remove the monarchies, dictators, totalitarian Marxists and the former British Empire Crown toads from the world governments list; the USA is THE most successful citizen ruling republic in world history despite our occasional forays into servitude by not paying attention to our own evil doing leaders. Casting aside the current chaos related to the destruction of the election cheating apparatus, We the People have the real deal character of our founding fathers. Yet, we are not without challenges of facing down traitors and seditionists every moment of every day just as they did.

So, yes, B – we America First MAGA types intend to keep our representative republic. Thank you for providing it.

I guess all of that that makes us special and why we are the envy of the world. Haters can exit and take all of their illegals, cronies, and sheeple with them. We will be happy to assist with departures.

Be a citizen. Americans citizens are not subjects of government. The government works for us and that includes the corrupt judiciary who try to enforce the unenforceable. Make sure they know who is boss and we will not put up with it. We exist within the providence of God. Ultimately, He is who provides us authority over those who would oppress. The usurpers do not get to tread on us. It is in The Book and in the Declaration of Independence.

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It is time to discuss citizens versus subjects. It is a two parter because the subject is broad and can go in multiple directions at the same time subject to the level of the reader’s interest.

As we know we are citizens of the United States of America. Many in the rest of the world are subjects of their nations. Christians are also citizens in God’s kingdom. We are in The Author’s family. Jesus Christ, His son, calls us His family members. From Matthew 12:46-50,

While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.”

But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” (NKJV)

I repeat again for emphasis,

“For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

if you have chosen to follow Christ and accept Him as your personal savior, do you understand why you need to act like you have? It is a mind blowing relationship with an equally huge responsibility. Us, little ole peons you and me, represent the family of God. The Author and Creator of the universe considers us to be His immediate family members. You will always have a home and a family that loves and supports you.

And it is AWESOME.

I AM is the sovereign authority; The Author and The Father. It follows that all who have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior become familiy members as Jesus describes.

Which leads to when scripture meets worldly application.

America Versus Much Of The World

Ephesians 2:19

“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;“ (KJV)

To sum it up so far: You are a subject and family member of I AM as well as a close family member of Jesus who stated He and The Father are one, and a citizen of eternity (Heaven).

OK, one day you decide or have already decided to lock in with His family. You officially become a citizen with the saints and are then in the household of God. Now that is established, let’s do the definitions for our purposes with their worldly application. Use whatever dictionary you prefer. Most I read have the following key points.

Citizens – Government works for you. You have rights and protections with political and civil participation. In America, natural rights are granted by God per our Declaration of Independence

Subjects – You report to Government. You and your activities are subject to government authority as well as any sovereign authority. Your authority is limited to what the government gives you.

The Declaration of Independence explains why the colonies considered themselves as independent sovereign states who were no longer subject to British colonial rule. They shut down the authority of The Crown and Parliament of Great Britain. They were all individually subjects of Great Britain, which afforded them specific rights and protections as long as they accepted government and that sovereign’s (King) authority. The problem was that government and sovereign did not honor even those more limited rights over an extended period of time that worsened as the Brits fought wars, primarily with France. The colonists were gradually placed in a subservient class and regarded unworthy of British society. That led the founding fathers to conclude it was a duty of colonists and mankind in general to cast off governance that abused its population. For what it is worth, many Brits still think that way about Americans, we are the lessers in their minds.

Which leads to…

What movement of the past century found its roots in the rights come from government philosophy? Progressivism. What political party aligns and promotes progressivism? Democrat. With which political party did 85+% of the federal workforce align? Democrat. Which political party gets along best with the UK and EU leaders and elites? Democrats. The questions and same answer could go on and on, but you get the idea. Which is one major reason SCOTUS Associate Justice Clarence Thomas was speaking out openly about the scourge of progressivism on this nation. It is anti-American.

He gets it. He is also a great man and justice.

Democrats (progressives) believe the American population are subjects. With them, our rights are derived from government. They state it openly and often. Nothing in our Declaration of Independence or Constitution states that. Which is why they always reference our national organization as a democracy and not as a representative republic. They sell their position constantly to dumb people and sheeple. The dumber the population becomes the more they are able to sell their position, which only benefits them. This is why they have intentionally dumbed down public education, promoted sex/gender deviancy, supported criminality, promoted racial tension, are anti-Christian, etc.

Since America was largely populated from Great Britain at our founding, our patriot founders fought a war over this type control. They dealt with their own set of insurrectionists and criminals. Please keep in mind that not all of the founding fathers and leaders of the colonies fully supported the war. Some loyalists were boxed in and had little choice but support it or lose everything and ship out back to Britain. However, if they stayed and hid their true beliefs well, they would be able to move about society and within the newly formed government to inject their real thoughts and ambitions into the processes. This is a type infiltration of which Q spoke and it has been going on here for 250 years.

We will pick this subject up from this point next time as we look at the world today. Until then see if you can spot a few recurring themes and what the progressive evil doers seek for us, as well as what our anons response has been today in this short movie trailer. It is worth you investing two minutes of your time…

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