2020 Foresight
and Hindsight in 2020
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May God Bless Us All and have Mercy on our Souls.
In July of 2020, while the world was still reeling from lockdowns, social unrest, and institutional confusion, I put pen to paper to organize my thoughts — not just about politics or technology, but about the human spirit. What I wrote then wasn’t prophecy, but pattern recognition. It was the result of years of studying history, culture, psychology, and theology — and trusting intuition when the so-called experts faltered. Now, years later, people are starting to wake up to truths that felt obvious to me then. This isn’t an “I told you so,” but an invitation: to re-read what was said then with the eyes of now — and to consider what it might mean for tomorrow.
Introduction: Why Revisit This Now?
In July 2020, amid the chaos of lockdowns, ideological fervor, and social reordering, I wrote a deeply personal and political reflection. At the time, it was simply my attempt to synthesize the moral, technological, and spiritual questions haunting me — and to make sense of a world rapidly losing coherence. Looking back five years later, I realize I wasn’t forecasting the future — I was describing its early symptoms.
What follows is that original text, lightly edited for clarity, with short reflections in [brackets] to show where those intuitions proved accurate — or where further reflection has deepened them.
[Original Post: July 2020]
I’ve been thinking about it, because without serious introspection and consideration, there is no means to grow. It’s going to sound bleak, but I would appreciate it if you could stick around until the end, because I have propositions for solutions.
So here it is for all who wish to know who I am, and what I think — including myself — my label:
Center–Right Libertarian impartial cynic, Classical Liberal Romanticist Techno Utopian Enthusiast tempered with Luddite apprehensions and Christian Moral Egalitarianism.
[This sentence encapsulates a worldview that is still rare in 2025: a blend of spiritual realism, moral optimism, and intellectual flexibility. Most people still haven’t found this synthesis.]
Center and Classical Liberal, because it’s good to speak openly and honestly, and it’s good to spread the wealth — but not haphazardly or built around historical injustices... [Predicted the rise of weaponized grievance politics.]
Any truly free thinker should be insulted to be viewed as part of a "group"... That’s straight up racism, or classism, or bigotry... [A challenge to identity politics before the backlash was fashionable.]
I am decidedly anti-violence, which is why I am vigorously pro free speech... I also understand history is what it is, and we cannot change the past... [Free speech is more endangered now than it was in 2020 — and yet more vital.]
We are ALL susceptible to lust for power. This is an inherent weakness, and people in the Center wish for new ideas to be debated, not mandated. [Still true — and still ignored by most central planners.]
...Misanthropes seem to be projectionists... hence the Christian morality. [A subtle warning about transhumanist elitism and AI ethics that has aged very well.]
To suggest that we can be ‘molded’ into better people by creating the right conditions... without admitting it is the family that creates those conditions... will make too many excuses that create too many dependents... [By 2025, we see the collapse of many state-supported family models and the emotional wreckage left behind.]
We require investment, and patience, and rationality to be displayed whenever possible... I believe the people of the ilk of Joel Salatin are headed in the right direction... [Localism, regenerative agriculture, and community-scale living are now exploding in popularity — just as predicted.]
...The best thing for children, without question, is to have male and female influences... [This view, once controversial, is increasingly defended in scientific and child psychology communities.]
You can blame consumerism if you want, but first, look in the mirror... [This self-accountability ethic is still the rarest form of activism.]
Equality, in this case, does NOT mean more for everyone... It means the opposite... [By 2025, most people now realize that much of equity rhetoric was never about uplift — it was about control.]
Conclusion: The Seeds Were There
The point of revisiting this is not to say "I told you so." It’s to offer proof that deep, honest moral introspection — grounded in reality, humility, and faith — can see further than ideology, partisanship, or algorithmic noise.
Back then, I spoke from intuition, spiritual conviction, and a hard-won sense of pattern recognition. Now, in 2025, the patterns are clearer. The collapse is visible. The void is deeper. But the solutions remain the same:
Families.
Freedom.
Faith.
Discernment.
Courage.
Humor.
And above all, the willingness to see clearly before the crowd does. That’s the real work. That’s what matters now.
Peace.
Looking Forward: Reclaiming Ground with Grace
The purpose of reflecting on these ideas now isn't to boast, blame, or build walls. It's to reclaim clarity — to invite honest dialogue about how we preserve freedom, restore dignity, and reorient ourselves toward truth in a world saturated with noise. If anything I wrote in 2020 feels more relevant today, it’s not because I had secret knowledge. It’s because I chose to listen — to history, to conscience, and perhaps most importantly, to the voice inside that still believes people can grow, rebuild, and redeem what’s been broken. That remains the task: not to conform to the coming system, but to stand human in the face of it.
If you made it this far, thank you. I wrote this not just to critique—but to invite. If you’re ready to step beyond entropy, I’d love to hear from you. Comment, subscribe, or share this with someone who’s still waiting for the reset that only redemption brings.