“The worship of the state is the worship of force. There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men. The worst evils which mankind ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.”
- Ludwig von Mises
Do you vote?
I used to vote quite religiously--democracy is, after all, a cult, and voting is an expression of state worship. The topic of voting seems to come up around this time every year.
I still do vote occasionally, in a very limited and specific fashion. Why and how? Read on...
The Triggering Meme (source)
~Voting Is Futile~
by Duncan Cary Palmer
I consider myself very blessed to be part of an active congregation filled with Christians who care about and are involved in one another's lives. It is nevertheless not without controversy and at times different perspectives lead to lively discussion.
I posted the above meme about voting for the lesser of two evils in an online forum our men's group uses to stay in touch with one another, and this is the response I got:
"Not voting only insures the greater evil, welcome to a fallen world in need of Christian morality. Political cynicism is nihilistic and anarchy is a worse nightmare."
- A church leader...
My first instinct was to ignore this expression of an almost universally held opinion. Then on second thought, I framed this reply:
I spent most of my life believing that; but decades of experience and the entire history of "democracy" up to this point show voting to be a lost cause. I no longer vote for gentiles to lord it over me and my brethren.😃 God gave man dominion over the creation and his creatures, not over one another.
Lately, I find my time is far more effectively focused on the battle against evil in all its deceitful manifestations, and even more profitably on restoring and positively advancing the Kingdom of God.
This battle involves resisting satan's kingdom head-on locally, and in a variety of skirmishes. I very much appreciate our ecclesia's emphasis on and leadership in that battle, and I am happy whenever possible to fight alongside my brethren in the trenches. And although I perceive the impact to be relatively minimal, as it take little time and effort, I do vote AGAINST all taxes, bonds, and any and every effort of the powers of hell to encroach upon our God-given liberty and security and property. I just don't vote for ersatz rulers.
Futility In Action (source)
Far more positively and I believe far more importantly, I am constantly learning and working and seeking to apply my gifts in the building of the Kingdom. My activities include writing, inventing technologies that bless the world, and seeking to encourage my brethren--to "stir them up to love and good works"--especially in the realm of entrepreneurial enterprise and in developing alternative, God-honoring systems that replace the coercively destructive machinations of the state.
The Kingdom of our LORD Jesus is an all-pervasive leaven that needs to impact every area of our lives. One of my prime focuses is on learning about and employing technological tools that free us in very practical ways from the grip the tyrants have over us, especially in the realm of economics. The goal of my efforts is to rescue our children and grandchildren from a miserable present and future of economic slavery, please God!🙏🏻😁
How would you have responded? Do you think voting is a worthwhile activity? We'd love to hear from you in the comments below.
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The demons believe they must vote as if their life depends on it, just as much as we believe voting is pointless and futile and rigged anyway. There is some truth on both sides, but boy we sure do make it easy for them, offering our faces for their boot. At least we feel we earned the right to complain, having not participated in their pointless elections, meanwhile we wake up enslaved by our enemies. Not saying we can vote our way out of this mess, nor advocating voting for a "lesser evil", but this apathy just makes our defeat that much easier for them.
Yah, I meant to mention futility due to our fake, rigged, third-world voting apparatus... but somehow got sidetracked. The funny thing is that most of my peeps know the system is rigged and whimper about the fact.
Which is why we need to be willing to carefully listen. If God can raise up children of Abraham from rocks, and if the rocks can cry out speaking the truth, we'd better not stop up our ears. And I am appalled at how ready confessing Christians are to welcome the boot tread. That, I believe, stems almost entirely from a misunderstanding of the Greek word ἐξουσία, thinking it means "authority" when it is naught but raw power.
Of course. However, I believe a return to sound money (bitcoin) will go much further and faster in restoring the Kingdom of Jesus/God than all combined political action.
Thanks so much for your cogent comments!
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The points you bring up here, brings to mind the fact that I sometimes wonder if it is even possible to be a moral and just person if you're voting in America in 2023.
And I'm honestly only being a little bit facetious!
It becomes time for an election, and you look at the ballot and here are your choices (figuratively speaking): In the blue corner you have Lucifer and in the red corner you have Satan, pick carefully! Oh, and if you choose to abstain, you're failing to do your civic duty! Lesser of two evils, indeed!
I mostly will book just locally these days. I try to find candidates that most overlap with my value set and vote independently of party lines. If this whole democracy thing truly works in any way at all, we have to put our faith in electing somebody who gets to exert influence up the chain. At least I keep telling myself that!
So true!
In reality, your choice boils down to participating in a charade that validates universal insanity, or abstaining from the same...
This is wisdom. The real action is at a local level. There is a limit beyond which a nation state is powerless; while they can temporarily focus their frightening power on one or two localities to "make an example," if there is persistent local refusal to accept tyranny, the state at large cannot be everywhere at once.
So fine to hear from you, my old friend! Thanks for showing up.
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Folks are not elected much anymore they are selected because this would is demonic and evil. A fish rots at the head first and so to the government. Thanks for sharing.
Troy!
Thanks for your comments. I fear we may be witnessing the demise of the American empire, but so be it. "“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!" - Revelation 18
Good to hear from you, friend!
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