The parallels are chilling. Just as the prophets of old warned, we now watch the soul of our nation consumed by the machine. Small-town America is being fed into the corporate maw, one Dollar General at a time.
**The Rise of the Corporate Overlords**
I don't get out much these days. After a run-in with a child trafficking operation left me with severe PTSD, I've become something of a hermit. But every so often, I have no choice but to brave the world beyond my door.
Today was one of those days. Bundled against the winter chill, I zipped down to the local Dollar General on my e-scooter. The fluorescent glare hit me first, that harsh institutional brightness that makes everything look tainted. Then the smell - plastic, cardboard, chemicals. It was like walking into the bowels of the beast.
This is no longer Main Street America. This is the face of corporate conquest, a victory march for the elite overlords who have devoured the heart and soul of our communities.
**Prophecy Fulfilled?**
The warning signs have been there for decades, hidden in plain sight. The book of Daniel foretold of kingdoms that would "devour the whole earth" (Daniel 7:23). Isaiah lamented the loss of the "faithful city" (Isaiah 1:21). And the book of Revelation painted a stark picture of a global economic system controlled by the "beast" (Revelation 13:16-17).
Now we see those dire prophecies unfolding before our eyes. Every town the same, every soul consumed by the corporate machine. The death of small business. The rise of the retail behemoths. It's a betrayal of all we hold dear as a nation.
"The truth doesn't hide. It waits for those brave enough to look."
The Wise Wolf