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ARE FORCEFUL REVOLUTIONARY TACTICS MORALLY JUSTIFIED UNDER A COVERTLY GENOCIDAL U.S. REGIME?

For those of us who have been truly paying attention these past oh, 11 or 12 decades or so, some serious questions have arisen. Although not everyone is on the same page concerning possible 'conspiracy theories' (or merely readily apparent observations), most would agree upon one thing:

Something has to give. Our current state of affairs is not sustainable. On the side of those who believe that the so-called top 1% is engaging in covert genocide via our pharmaceuticals, food, water & toxic living conditions, forceful (or violent) revolutionary tactics are considered to be mere acts of self-and-community-defense. I tend to lean on this side.

On the other side of the equation, for those who scoff at such 'baseless accusations', to that I can only say: That tells me everything that I need to know not only about your morals & values (TRUE, not feigned), but it also reveals to everyone the depths of dysfunction & depravity towards which our world is returning. As the saying goes, “History repeats itself.” And I'm talking about the history, raw & uncensored NOT being taught in public & private sectors of education even in the so-called 'Age of Information.' However, as most would concede, it is more accurately described as the 'Anthropocene Epoch.'

As a Christian, I often struggle with the idea of 'vigilante justice.' Is it sometimes a necessary evil & thereby considered a mitigating circumstance to God our Ultimate Judge? I think that it is. However, we must weigh the eternal costs & debits of such deviations. In 1 Corinthians 4:5, we are admonished to 'wait on the Lord', & to 'judge nothing before the appointed time.' Although, perhaps this is not addressing situations of immanent (and even systematically implemented) harm & danger to ourselves & those over whom we are custodians & guardians.

In contrast there is the Scripture found in Romans 12:19-21: “Beloved, don't be obsessed with taking revenge, but leave that to God's righteous justice. For the Scriptures say: “Vengeance is mine, and I will repay,” says the Lord.” However, this is referring not to self-or-community-defense, rather, to manslaughter or premeditated murder.

Yet, being that human tendency is to rationalize & to justify our actions, our true intentions can easily become obfuscated & can cloud our judgement. Truth be told, when we contemplate rising up against the 'powers-that-be', who enslave & commit acts of overt & covert institutional violence against its 'subjects', our hearts may not be totally pure in this regard. Where there's rage, there's malice. Where there's malice, a self-or-others-defense plea becomes untenable, before the Magistrates of the World Order & those of God.

In finale, to avoid such Nietzschean scenarios of the Abyss staring back into ourselves, transmogrifying us into the monsters that we rise up against, perhaps 'civil disobedience', while odiously inefficient, is not an act of weakness & pitiable subservience, but one of inner tenacity & victory.

“Be not afraid of those who can kill the body, but He who can condemn both body & soul to Hell.” (Matthew 10:28)

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world..” (John 16:33) “We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair…” (2 Corinthians 4:8)

And all God's children said:

Vulneratus non victus. We are wounded, but not destroyed.

In Christ alone we have deliverance & Ultimate Extrication.

-Valerie Lynn Stephens

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Works Bios

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Epigrammata Arcana (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1518935543-epigrammata-arcana?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.lulu.com/shop/valerie-stephens/epigrammata-arcana/paperback/product-459v6gm.html?page=1&pageSize=4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXD5252W https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXF15C3X Herein lies a collection of ponderances upon the human condition & experience.

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Religious Persecution As An Extension of Narcissistic Abuse - Religious & Moral Persecution As An Extension of Narcissistic Abuse (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1510533929-religious-persecution-as-an-extension-of?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens This essay explores the many ways that the morally righteous & upright face many challenges in the increasingly narcissistically dysfunctional world in which we toil & tarry. https://www.lulu.com/shop/valerie-stephens/collected-works-of-valerie-lynn-stephens/paperback/product-wgz9qd.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Herein lies some of the major works of Judeo-Christian Author Valerie Lynn Stephens. The subjects of these essays explore the realms of Theology, Philosophy and Apologetics. This work was originally published in 2021.

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On The Moral Imperative of Critical Thinking Nurturance and Development (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1510535254-on-the-moral-imperative-of-critical-thinking?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.lulu.com/shop/valerie-stephens/collected-works-of-valerie-lynn-stephens/paperback/product-wgz9qd.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Herein lies some of the major works of Judeo-Christian Author Valerie Lynn Stephens. The subjects of these essays explore the realms of Theology, Philosophy and Apologetics. This work was originally published in 2021.

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Jainist Manifoldness (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1501608068-jainist-manifoldness?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqWFuU-LpYWd5QHV6HTYA

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Critique of Alternative Philosophies (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1501607661-critique-of-alternative-philosophies?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqWFuU-LpYWd5QHV6HTYA

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Critical Thinking & Transcendence (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1501607337-critical-thinking-transcendence?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqWFuU-LpYWd5QHV6HTYA

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Completion & Realization (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1501607010-completion-realization?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqWFuU-LpYWd5QHV6HTYA

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Challenges of Reprogramming Thinking (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1501606504-challenges-of-reprogramming-thinking?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqWFuU-LpYWd5QHV6HTYA

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Becoming Fully Human & Divine (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1501606182-becoming-fully-human-divine?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqWFuU-LpYWd5QHV6HTYA

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Balancing Head & Heart (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1501605474-balancing-head-heart?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqWFuU-LpYWd5QHV6HTYA

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Balancing Faith & Intellect (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1501604977-balancing-faith-intellect?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqWFuU-LpYWd5QHV6HTYA

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Balancing Extroversion & Introversion (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1501604529-balancing-extroversion-introversion?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqWFuU-LpYWd5QHV6HTYA

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Angels Envying Humanity (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1501604044-angels-envying-humanity?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqWFuU-LpYWd5QHV6HTYA