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Three chess moves ahead, August 30, 2021.

Introduction

For various reasons, I consider this post as one of the more important things I've written.

Not to overstate it, or to puff it up, or to give way to ungodly hype, but I do believe

we are converging on a crisis moment in our nation, and the way we respond to that crisis

moment when it comes will be critical.

This may be hard for some people to grasp, because the last year and a half may have seemed

like one crisis moment after another.

You mean there's another one coming?

Yeah, I think so, and I also think I know what kind of event is going to be.

At least all the early indicators seem to be running that way.

So take it from someone who is not a prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but also as one

who claims to have eyes in his head.

I saw a meme float by the other day that I thought summed up one part of our situation

quite nicely.

The sentiment expressed was pungent, provocative, and pithy.

Quote, you cannot screw up a country this bad in seven months, unless it's on purpose,

close quote.

That seems like a compelling observation, except for just one part of it.

And that would be the question, why?

How would that benefit anybody?

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