OP/ED: Lock-Downs and Coerced Inoculations – by Robert Socha
Guest Writer Spotlight: Lock-Downs and Coerced Inoculations – by Robert Socha
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“Loving your neighbor is not just loving those that agree with you, or look like you, or move in the same way that you do; it is loving those who don’t,” said Jonathan Isaac. The Orlando Magic’s power forward’s response to the media’s goading and attempting to publicly shame him for choosing not to follow the worldwide hysteria and become a player in history’s largest control group is magnificent in its American idealism and raft with Christian themes.
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OP/ED: We Can Bow to Tyranny or Stand for God” – By Robert Socha
I have written about true love before, that it is not a feeling but a choice and will never allow someone to continue in sin unchallenged. I have written about Truth and that most elected to office are liars who are more concerned with their reelection bid than the public’s trust. I have written about the knee-jerk response to a survivable disease.
I hold the line.
I assert that the lock-downs, coerced inoculations, and despotic policing are unnecessary. I do not believe the best response to these insane policies is to print more money and distribute it to the general population. Stimulus checks, however nobly presented, are not philanthropy but thievery that rewards idleness. The global rhetoric necessitating proof that you have toed-the-line and submitted to unlawful decrees is demonically inspired; think negative test and “papers please.”
More and more people are speaking out against the never-ending “two weeks to flatten the curve.” It is a lie intent on breeding abject compliance to authority and demeaning the previous administration so that November 2020’s election did not result in a second term. Yet, here we are, 18 months removed from the initial scare tactics and fear-mongering incessantly hammering our conscience with no plausible solution allowing the vestiges of the free market to return to its global trade. Instead, despotic western parliamentarians demand subjection and slide toward tyranny.
They say they are fighting for the benefit of mankind, but their actions betray that sentiment. Love does not engage in martial law for over 200 days as the officials in Melbourne have done. Love does not force itself on another as the police physically restrain people who keep their churches open or are going for an unmasked subway ride.
Yet, shockingly, a rapacious appetite has consumed these officials hell-bent on forced compliance. The fallout from the virus’ insanely high survivability rate has resulted in a doubling and tripling down on despotism, instead of backtracking their statements and continuing as if they had never made a mistake in the first place, as is customary with politicians.
The relatively short memory span in the political realm would have had most people shrugging off the insanity. Instead, the resulting restless populace clamors (violently if necessary) for their previous state, one with a semblance of personal autonomy and liberty.
It is apparent to me that only one side of this debate is intolerant of dissenting opinions. Those who have refused to obfuscate their face or receive a subcutaneous jab are not the ones publicly shaming their opposition. They are not the ones demanding to know the status of the other. They know a nefarious plot to subjugate humanity looms and throw themselves into the fray as a voice of reason.
I remember the semblance of a post from social media from some time ago, but not the original author. It went something like this:
“When the government provides utilities, food, housing, healthcare, medicine, and pays for education, they can decide when to turn on or off your electricity and water, control what you eat, where you live, your medical procedures, and the education and career path for you. Furthermore, if they have convinced you to give up your guns, too, then you are limited in your ability to prevent them from taking all personal autonomy.”
Allowing the government to run roughshod over our lives in the pretense of the public good is not walking in love but submitting to the beguiling devil’s scheme, “if you eat of this tree, you won’t surely die.” “I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 11:3)
Remember this, “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been made perfect in love.” (1 John 4:18)
How do we overcome? Through the word of our testimony and the blood of the Lamb. Do not fear man who can take this life, but tremble before the Almighty. Be bold, be strong, be courageous.
Robert Socha (so-ha), was born in southern California. He served 5 years 3 months active duty in the United States Air Force; honorably. After his service he took an Associate’s Degree in Practical Theology, where, through his studies, developed a deep love of God and Country and sincere appreciation of the value of Liberty. Robert and his beloved wife of 20 years are raising 4 beautiful Texan children. They moved to Hillsdale, Michigan, in 2013, to put their children in Hillsdale Academy. For almost 5 years he has worked in sales. He and his wife consider Michigan a hidden gem, and absolutely love this city and state they’ve adopted.
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Trevor Montgomery, 49, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.