Iran has been a challenge for every President since Jimmy Carter. Despite an assumed understanding of what drives the leadership in Iran and how their religious beliefs embolden them in ways the western world generally fails to comprehend, we have always dealt with them based on a belief that we can somehow reason with them.
We cannot. As the only nation in the world in which Twelver Shia Islam as the declared state religion, it’s a mistake to believe they will act in ways that make sense to us. This is why they bomb ships and lie about it. It’s why they took a huge sum of money from the Obama administration and “invested” it in terrorists, proxies, and massive propaganda campaigns instead of building their economy. It’s why they feel justified to shoot down a drone over international waters while claiming it breached their airspace even though the evidence clearly makes them out to be liars.
They are liars, and they’re okay with that. Lying is acceptable in their radical religious beliefs as long as they’re lying to infidels.
Some may argue it’s not that simple, but it truly is.
Most Americans are not familiar with the extreme differences in the various Islamic sects. Twelver Shia Islam is particularly difficult to understand because we’re not accustomed to operating with or against a government that is driven by the belief they MUST antagonize their enemies and cause turmoil across the globe in order to achieve their goal of preparing the world for the return of the Mahdi.
One of the biggest differences between modern Christianity and Shia Islam is separation of church and state. We have leaders who are often driven by their faith, but this usually does not manifest in direct correlation with the possible exception of the abortion issue. That’s not to say a Biblical worldview does not play into every decision some politicians make, but most of them operate with their religion as a guide while secular considerations are taken mostly into account on policy decisions.
In Iran, there is no distinction. ALL political choices are made within the framework of their religious beliefs. No major decision is made without reckoning how it will advance their belief system, spread it, or harm those who oppose it. This is why Presidents Carter, Bush, and Obama desperately failed to comprehend how to handle Iran properly. President Trump seems to have a better understanding, or at least better advisers. His decision to call off the strike against Iran at the last moment was the right move because within Iran’s belief system, prompting an enemy to strike is not a punishment. It’s a goal.
All of the hot takes I’ve been reading on Twitter about whether or not to attack Iran have come from a perspective that doesn’t take their motivations into account. Some are saying we must attack or appear weak. But that’s not the case. Whether we attack or not, Iran will view our actions as weak. Others are saying if we go to the negotiating table, we can avert war. This is equally wrong. Iran will not go to the negotiating table with us. They’ll try to subvert our authority by negotiating with EU nations or the United Nations, but they do not negotiate with enemies, namely the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, except in one very specific circumstance.
The reason they were willing to sit in a room with former Secretary of State John Kerry is because they believed they had the upper hand. They felt they had someone in Kerry they could manipulate and a President in Obama they could bully. And it worked. They achieved their goals without giving up essentially anything. They believe they will have nuclear weapons capabilities when the time is right. It doesn’t matter whether that’s tomorrow, when the nuclear deal ended, or any time in between. Whatever it took to secure their status and increase their leverage, that’s what they were willing to do and say.
Twelvers believe in free will. They look at the world as currently being in the end times. They believe the 12th Imam is coming back as soon as they’re able to prepare themselves, the Middle East, and the rest of the world for his leadership. That means they do not believe they can possibly lose. If they fail in any maneuver, it’s a delay, not an end. If they achieve success, it’s their actions that have helped hasten the return of their messiah. That’s how they think. But they do not believe it’s within the realm of possibility that they could ever fall. From their perspective, setbacks may come but nothing catastrophic can happen to them. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be in the end times.
Americans must understand Iran’s false resolve established by the delusional belief they’re incapable of losing. This is why Iran does things that haven’t made sense to us in four decades. If we understand this, we can understand why they do what they do.
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We just launched a new GiveSendGo page. We also have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
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