Our American correspondent, Linda Louis-VanReed, shares her response to the election result.
"Such a beautiful and important evening! The forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. We will all come together as never before." – Donald Trump (Twitter)
In the early morning hours of 8 November 2016, I sat in front of my computer listening to Donald Trump address a crowd in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the DeVos Place Convention Center, on his last stop of the campaign trail in his bid for the office of President of the United States. As his promises of real hope and much-needed change rang through the hall, the camera panned the crowd of 18,000 people from this primarily working class community who had come to cheer him on at 1am. I listened, then closed my eyes and prayed for any small chance that those promises could become true.
In the early morning hours of 9 November 2016, in an unparalleled feat of sheer audacity by the American voting public, Donald Trump once again stood behind a podium – this time as President-elect of the United States of America.
Unlike any other president I have watched accept his call to office, Donald Trump brought not only his family, his running mate and his campaign manager to the stage - he brought his entire staff and security, and publicly thanked each and every one by name. Joining him in this great moment were political luminaries Rudolph Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Senator Jeff Sessions and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who, when given the microphone by Mr Trump, publicly thanked God for the people's choice.
Thank God, indeed!
For the past ten years, the people of the US and the UK appear to have been set on a fast-track toward being melded into a one-world government, governed by a paradigm that tells us we are not 'progressive' enough, that conservatism is dead and so is our God, that our idea of freedom is wrong-headed, and that our influence and cultural contributions must be ignored and abated at the peril of slowing the globalist utopia for which we all must strive if we are to continue to be relevant in the 21st Century. But what are some of the realities of this global worldview?
For the past ten years, the people of the US and the UK appear to have been set on a fast-track toward being melded into a one-world government.
A Global Worldview
Most people do not have a clear understanding of the realities of globalism. It seems the common narrative stems from what the media has delivered to us – globalism as a way in which everyone in the world can end division and come together as one, to help one another prosper and become 'better' people. What they do not understand is that for globalism to exist, certain conditions must be met.
The first condition is that the concept of God must die. We must become 'enlightened' and realise that this life on this planet is all there is and all that is possible. We must believe we are all 'accidental' beings, not intentionally created by a superior Being.
When we remove God, it is the same as removing the concept of 'zero.' In arithmetic, the existence of 'zero' acts as the centre point that creates value for all the other numbers, whether they are +1 or -9. Without the zero, numbers have no reference point or concrete value.
God acts as our 'zero' point, if you will. Because God exists, we have value, we have a referent for ultimate truth - and therefore, we also have moral reference. Without moral reference there is no direction for the guidance of either family or society.
Freedom Without God?
When we acknowledge God, we are able to experience true freedom as we walk in relation to his Being, his Truth. Our freedom comes from this relationship. But without God, the burden for moral parameters falls upon man. Without God, there is no 'zero' point to give us value, so our morals and personal values become situationally relative.
According to those who denounce the need for moral referents, situational relativism should produce ultimate freedom. Every human should be 'free' to act in any way he/she wishes, being responsible only for his/her individual sense of value and freedom. But deprived of any moral referents, man's thoughts and actions fluctuate constantly, fomenting instability.
When there is instability there can be no peace. Therefore, the only way to achieve peace is to create a referent. A created referent or moral base must be established either by populist whim (which is constantly in flux) or by a decree from a self-installed 'elite'. For the globalist, a populist/democratic rule is far too unpredictable and potentially unenlightened to be sustainable and/or sufferable.
Globalism is presented as a way in which everyone in the world can end division and come together as one, to help one another prosper. But it requires certain conditions, incuding the removal of God.
Because of this process, the whole goal of globalism becomes primarily peace through control. The equation is simple: God's absolute moral referent allows for freedom. Freedom allows for individuality. Individuality causes differences. Differences breed conflict. Conflict is viewed as being 'bad'. Therefore, individuality is a source of conflict and must be eliminated. To eliminate individuality, you must eliminate freedom.
Homogeneity of thought, speech, belief and action must be established. Choices that are voluntary in a free society become enforced in a global society. This is not about enlightenment, it's about enforcement. Genuine tolerance is replaced by rhetoric of tolerance, and that rhetoric is then replaced by a tolerance 'range'.1
The question is, how much freedom and individuality can a 'global' society tolerate to presumably ensure peace?
Those who are attacking the police are not fighting for social justice. Ultimately, they are creating a police state for themselves. Those who attack free speech are not freeing the oppressed from labels and hurtful jargon. They are destroying their own freedom to express their own opinions.
A New World Order
Once all of our freedoms are brought under global control, we will have a new world order, free from religion, individual expression or thought. There will be a ruling class, and it will not be us. Marx understood this. Lenin understood this. Saul Alinsky understood this. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a student of both Karl Marx and Saul Alinsky, and a self-declared globalist, understands this. For almost 40 years she has fought to make for herself a place at the table, no matter what, or who, it costs.
Donald Trump, a man who was raised in and has heavily contributed to the success of America's free-market society, who apparently sees the dangers of globalism, may well think differently.
In spite of what we may think about him personally, Donald Trump has made it clear that he still believes in an America that is great because its people have made it that way. He believes the American people are more than 'workers' and 'eaters.' He believes in the value of the small business, the creative mind, the inventive spirit. It is in his, and our, best interests to protect us from enemies, both foreign and domestic, and I believe he may well do his best to do just that. I believe he will enable us to grow closer with the UK and Israel, and together we will be an inspiration for the rest of the world.
I do not know if, as some assert, Donald Trump has become a Christian. I do not know him personally, nor do I know his family. But I can say this – when, in the early hours of the morning on 9 November 2016, Mr Donald J Trump stood behind that podium before an elated crowd, and with tears in his eyes, opened his arms wide and said, "I love this country!", that man meant every word. It felt as if, once again, America has a President. It's been a long time.
The whole goal of globalism is peace through control.
What We Can Do, Together
...but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings as eagles; They shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint. (Isa 40:31)
We live in a unique time in history – a time when both America and Britain have witnessed our Father God lift his hand in mercy on our respective nations, to give us the courage we needed to make both Brexit and the populist demand for a Trump presidency, realities.
Now, the work begins for all of us. The US, the UK and Israel must bind together in faith, each of us, as individuals, pursuing and deepening our personal relationships with God, so that we might continue to stand for as long as our Father would ask of us. We cannot just declare our commitment - we must become it. The world is watching.
All glory to our God of second chances.
References
1 A scope of behaviours that are deemed acceptable by those in power, outside of which modification is required.
