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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
Ours and Yours
THE GEORGIA POST 4
Revolutions are messy
There are many sayings
about revolutions, but
my favorite is simply,
“Revolutions are messy.”
This seems to sum up the
majority of the world’s
revolutions, despite who
wins or loses. The problem
for Americans is
that our Revolution
was easy compared
to most, so we tend
to think all revolu
tions are as easy. If
you lined up all the
world’s revolutions
in order from most
radical to least,
America would be
pretty close to the
least radical side.
How much did we re
ally change? We replaced
the British aristocracy with
American aristocracy. The
Constitution allowed for
representation, but only
for white men with prop
erty who voted only for the
House of Representatives.
The British had the same
right with the House of
Commons.
Now the French and the
Russians, they know how
to throw a revolution.
Whereas our Revolution
was really top down, the
French and Russian rev
olutions were bottom up.
They turned everything
on its head, getting rid of
every type of institution
imaginable, even religion.
The masses took to the
streets in what became
more mob actions than
political movements. It
is telling that the symbol
of the French Revolution
became the guillotine,
which was actually in
vented during the revolt
to speed up the process of
decapitating the rich and
noble. Basically every
one associated with the
crown was rounded up
and separated from their
heads. The royal families
in both the French and
the Russian revolutions
were all assassinated quite
violently. There is no such
example in the American
Revolution.
The other problem with
most revolutions is they do
not end with just one rev
olution, but instead spin
off counter-revolutions or
even more revolutionary
movements. The Russians
had a revolution in Febru
ary 1917 which overthrew
the Czar but was followed
up with a second revo
lution in October of the
same year that brought the
Bolsheviks to power. They
then fought a bloody civil
war between the Whites
and the Reds until 1923.
As for the French, their
first government of the
Revolution was the Na
tional Assembly, created
in 1789 and followed by
the Legislative Assembly
in 1791. The First Republic
took power in 1793 and
instituted the Reign of
Terror only to be ousted by
The Directory in 1795. Fi
nally, Napoleon took over
in 1799, bringing
some stability.
With both the
Russians and
the French, each
regime change
brought a great
deal of blood
shed.
Finally, revo
lutions eat their
young. They
have a tenden
cy to turn on
their creators and their
ideas. Once a revolution is
started, it can easily spin
out of control. Revolu
tions go well as long as the
mobs are for you, but what
happens when they turn
on what you believe? In
order to protect a revolu
tion, leaders must either
contain it or be prepared
for leaders and goals to
be attacked. We see this
with key leaders of both
the French and Russian
revolutions. Leon Trotsky
was a vital figure in the
Russian Revolution and
number two behind Lenin.
He helped start the Oc
tober Revolution and led
the Red Army to victory
over the Whites. Yet when
Lenin died, Joseph Stalin
took control of the coun
try, forcing Trotsky to flee
to Mexico where he is later
assassinated. The name
and image of Trotsky was
erased from Russian his
tory books and memorials.
For the French, the great
figure was Maximilien
Robespierre. Not only did
he help start the agitation
that led to the Revolution,
he also became the leader
of the government and
key player in the Reign of
Terror. However, when
the tide shifted, he found
his head on the chopping
block to which he had sent
so many before him.
As we are in the midst
of a cultural revolution in
America, it seems inevi
table that this revolution
will get messy. As with the
French Revolution, the
people only tend to toler
ate so much before either
the revolution is contained
or it turns on its own. I
have two examples. A few
weeks back, activist Shaun
King in support of Black
Lives Matter tweeted
that all images of a white
Jesus and the Virgin Mary
should be removed. Ini
tially it made a big splash,
but then faded away. I can
See, HISTORICALLY, page 5
Dr. James
Finck
Lots of good things happening around us
Don’t know about you but
I am so over all the nonsense
going on around us. Let’s talk
about some good things hap
pening in our communities.
First off, I want to give
kudos to the Crawford County
Board of Education. They were
one of if not the first system in
this area to announce they had
a plan for back to school. They
didn’t wait until the last min
ute like neighboring systems.
Yes, they said it could change
or evolve but at least they had
one. They are also allowing
extra curricular activities for
those involved in virtual learn
ing, which kids need. Thank
you for common sense leaders.
It was also announced that
the sales tax received was
around the same as it’s been
the last few years during the
pandemic. Thank you Lord for
that.
The tent revival saw many
people led to Christ. Halle
lujah and Thank you Jesus. I
was able to watch some online
and the pastor said several
of the things I have told my
Bible study group on a regu
lar basis including the truth
about the virus and masks. If
only more churches took that
same stance, we would witness
great things and I believe we
still will soon. Of course, we
saw some satanic attacks with
some people but God wins.
The revival came to an end but
is going to Washington, DC.
and we pray for a moving of
the Holy Spirit there.
As a result of the revival,
students, teachers and com
munity members will hold a
devotion every day, Monday
through Friday, at the Craw
ford County High School
Football field at 3 p.m. You are
encouraged to join them.
Food drives and school
supply drives are being held
all over the place and that’s a
good thing.
The city and county have
agreed on the split for
T-SPLOST, if it gets approved.
When approved, it will help
with road projects throughout
the county.
The fluoride
referendum is going
forward as well and
hopefully will be
passed by the citi
zens. We don’t need
unnecessary addi
tives in the water,
especially don’t need
it to be mandated by
the government.
Welcome Marcus
Early back to our com
munity, twice a week
for half a day. Marcus
is with Central Geor
gia Technical College
and was here then got trans
ferred to Pulaski County. He’s
still in Pulaski but Crawford
and Peach counties have been
added to his district. Marcus
is one of the good guys and we
are glad he’s back if only for
two half days.
We are thankful for all the
businesses that have made
it so far which includes your
newspaper. God always
provide when you trust Him
to do so. Roberta, Crawford
County businesses need all
the support we can get. I’m
thankful for the things we can
get here without having to go
elsewhere. Of course, it could
be better but let’s focus on the
positive.
City of Roberta is getting
new water lines installed on
East Agency, along with the
new school we have to look
forward to down the road.
I enjoy working with peo
ple in the community. One of
those is Brenda Peacock. She
is always friendly and courte
ous and I can count on a hug.
Thank you Mrs. Brenda.
Of course, Patti is also a gem
and a great help to us at times
and we really appreciate her.
Our community hasn’t
brought the outside craziness
inside and has remained unit
ed and civil as it should be.
There are a lot of good people
in this community and that in
itself is a blessing. We should
count our blessings every day.
It’s easy to get dis
tracted and caught up
in the madness and
forget how blessed we
are in our lives. People
can drive us crazy with
their views, actions as
well but we just have to
pray for them and not
overreact. Hard at times
and I can personally
say I dealt with one of
those Monday morning.
Because you don’t agree
with them, you are a bad
person, are prejudice
or a number of other
things they can come up with,
which couldn’t be further
from the truth. But we have
to remember our faith is in
God, not people. I always try
to find some common ground,
but that is not always possible
with some people.
All that’s going on has made
a lot of people less sociable
and harder to get along with
but that’s okay. God is still in
control and this will all be over
one day.
I’m thankful that up un
til today, I’ve not really had
anyone be really ugly about
anything. No matter what I’m
trying to stay positive and not
let anyone steal my joy. It’s
really about how you react to
the things that are going on
that can make a difference.
These are some ways to try
and stay positive. Ask yourself
what’s the good thing about
each situation and what we
can learn from it. What can we
do to help solve the situation?
Make sure your environ
ment is positive. That includes
the people in it. Spend more
time with the positive and
those who encourage and lift
you up. Also be careful about
the information you let in.
Don’t spend time on negative
news or reading materials that
are negative. Listen to inspira
tional music and motivational
people. Music can change your
mood really fast.
Always be thankful for ev
erything, even the unanswered
prayers as they are actually
answered.
Don’t forget to take care of
yourself. Work on your im
mune system as well as your
spiritual well being. Spend
some time outside. Sunshine
is good for you and helps your
mood.
Don’t focus on the things
you can’t change. Give it all to
God.
Don’t allow worry to cripple
you. God tells us to not be anx
ious for anything and we need
to not worry as it means we
don’t trust God to handle it.
Don’t let your emotions
sidetrack you. Emotions can
be fickle and change frequent
ly so don’t be led by them.
What we say and what we
think does matter so watch
your words carefully and be
mindful of those thoughts
which are negative and
self-productive.
One of the best things to
do, is to do something for
someone else. Doing things
for others takes your mind off
yourself and your troubles. It
also releases feel good en
dorphins. Do random acts of
kindness every change you get.
Close your eyes and just
breathe and thank God. Talk
with Him every day and
release all your cares to Him
before you go to sleep each
night.
There is always something
you can find for which to be
thankful and having an atti
tude of gratitude affects those
around you. It’s something to
strive for every day. Blessings.
And if you know of some
thing good happening, let us
know. We like to highlight the
good.
VICTORIA SIMMONS Is a colum
nist, author, motivational speaker,
minister and publisher of The Georgia
Post/Byron Buzz. Contact her at:
vsimmons54@gmail.com
Day At
ATime
Victoria
Simmons
Weight loss and the aging factor
I think we would all agree
that healthy weight loss is the
best weight loss, but many of
us fall in that trap of waiting
too long and then being in
a hurry to lose weight and
wind up doing it in a way
that can potentially age our
physical appearance as well
as our vital organs.
Over the years I have
seen the difference many
times that a healthy weight
loss makes in rejuvenating
and revitalizing a person’s
appearance vs. unhealthy
weight loss that results in a
saggy aged appearance due
to a loss of muscle tone and
a decrease in nutrients that
keeps us healthy.
This aged appearance that
we see on the
outside is indic
ative of what’s
going on inside
as well.
Here’s why:
when we have a
sustained drop
in calories over
too long a pe
riod, far below
the amount our
body burns per
day, our body
detects starvation and starts
breaking down muscle to
burn as fuel. This usually
starts after about 3-4 days of
low caloric intake and
is a natural defense
mechanism in helping
us avoid dying from
starvation, and since
muscle burns a lot
more calories then fat,
decreasing our muscle
helps slow our metab
olism down so that we
can get by on fewer
calories. Most times
we can see if this is
happening because of
a gaunt tired, aged ap
pearance. This is due to
protein breakdown and
will cause skeletal weakness,
loss of muscle tone and skin
elasticity as well as a weaken-
Protein breakdown doesn’t
mean that your skeletal mus
cles or your vital
organs are going to
quit working; they
will simply be
come weaker, less
efficient and age
prematurely.
When we use
fat burners that
curb our appetite,
we need to get off
them every 3-4
days and increase
our calorie intake.
This restocks the
skeletal muscle, vi
tal organs and other
parts of the body with fuel,
after this it is safe once again
to drop calories back down,
especially on non-workout
days. Zigzagging your calorie
intake is a trick way to get
your body to release calories
stored in your fat cells, thus
shrinking them.
Following this zig zag ap
proach to calorie intake will
help avoid the decrease in
metabolism (loss of muscle)
as well as helping rejuvenate
your body instead of aging
you!
Whenever you create a
draw down on your fat cells,
you should increase anti
oxidant intake (fruits and
vegetables) and water to help
flush the toxins out. Our
body uses fat cells and mu
cous to protect us from tox
ins and when we lose fat too
rapidly without helping our
body detox, these toxins can
come into our body’s systems
and cause aging and other
chronic issues. Fruit is great
for detoxing and since our
body is in a detox state for
approximately 6 hours after
waking up, this time period is
a good time for fruit.
Tip: On low calorie days,
completely cut out sugars
and starches. This lowers
the insulin in your blood and
helps trigger the release of
calories from your fat depos
its. Fatty deposits are simply
stored calories for periods of
food shortage.
Building muscle and tone is
how we build or rebuild our
metabolism, this turns you
into the burner of fat instead
of every year feeling that you
have to buy more fat burners
to artificially stimulate your
thermogenic activity!
WADE YODER is a Master Train
er and Fitness/Nutrition Specialist.
Contact him at wadeyoder@icloud.
com; Phone (478) 955-1999
Most times we
can see if this is
happening because
of a gaunt tired,
aged appearance.
ing of our organs since they
are made of protein as well.
YOUR HEALTH
Wade Yoder
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