Copyright 2021 by Graham Allen
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Paw, I wish you were still here to see all of this. I can only hope that you are looking down and are proud of the grandson you chose to raise. If I can become half the man that you were, I will be doing just fine. I love you, Paw. Thank you for believing in me when no one else did. Also, thank you for choosing me when you didnt have to!
In loving memory,
Jack Graham Newberry
W hat if I told you a story? Not just any story, but one that would stick with you for the rest of your life. A story that may change everything. Yes, I mean everything.
In fact, what if I told you that this particular story would also affect not only your life but your childrens lives as well? Perhaps even the lives of your childrens children? Be honest; would you read it? Or would that be too much of a risk? Risk, after all, is a part of life, but risks are often things most people are not willing to take. We are driven by fear and the matters of comfort in this day and age, after all.
Yet I wonder if you would be one of the few who would be willing to take the chance of hearing what you need to hear as opposed to what you want to hear. Again, most people enjoy the easy way in life as opposed to what is realeven though what is real gives them the opportunity to grow and be more than they ever imagined. They still choose comfort. Its said that the best stories are the ones written with truth. So as I write, I wonder what kind of story you would like this book to be.
Perhaps you are an action/adventure fan? Maybe a romance novel fanatic? Or perhaps you love a good horror read to keep you on your toes! Either way, what if I told you this book isnt fiction at all? What if this story is full of the real, harsh, ugly truths that we not only need to talk about but must face? Most people dont like the truth because most of the time the truth really hurts. So what would you choose? Would you choose to be the better version of yourself and keep reading? Or have you already closed the book and walked away through fear of whats next? Would you choose the truth over comfort, unlike so many others? I guess we are about to find out.
If youre looking for a feel-good type of story, this book is the wrong one for you. In fact, what if I told you that if you are easily offended, woke, or simply someone who doesnt like to rock the boat or make waves within your own life, you might just need to put this book down and walk away or just simply burn it, immediately? As always, I am not in the business of telling you what you want to hear; I am in the business of telling you what you need to hear.
The truth!
One truth is that this book is going to be a hard pill to swallow for many people, perhaps you as well. It will. This book is going to make you laugh, cry, and shake in anger, but it will open your eyes as well! To quote my favorite Rocky movie, The world aint always sunshine and rainbows, but. But life and America are worth it!
Trust me when I say this: By the end of this book, you will either hate me or love me, but either way, you will be forced to open your eyes to the real world around you either way. I love this country and believe I have a calling to make people uncomfortable by hammering home the truth. I do this by relentlessly exposing the growing threat of evilyes, evilforces, both from within and outside America, attacking traditional, constitutionalized America. I am a blunt instrument of truth. I have to be. No longer is this just about run-of-the-mill political correctness and the usual progressive deceit and lies. Its about stuff for which you might want to cover your ears, or in this case your eyes, but you must pay attention. In this book you will also read about horrors such as Big Techs usurpation of power and how it is we the people who are the virus; fraudulent fact-checkers billing themselves as media watchdogs; and how Black Lives Matter, with antifas help, is dividing America through intimidation and race-baiting. Thats just scratching the surface of whats in this book. Theres mention of a whole lot of bad stuff brought together in this one place, and its one big red alert! Our entire country is undergoing a real-life version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and its not an alien invasion. Society isnt the only thing changing here; the people are. And a war is on the horizon.
Im also talking about truly sinister forces hard at work to cancel our culture, rewrite the U.S. Constitution, turn high school and college compasses into socialist think tanks, and infiltrate all forms and levels of media and governance. I explain how they are trying to tear down and rebuild our country into a counterfeit America, and they wont stop. So, yes, be very afraid. Dissenting voices such as mine are dwindling in number, headed toward extinction in a world where many American patriots are being cowered into corners and told to shut up and remain silent. Not me. Im sticking it out. Thats why Im here.
Many of you know who I am and are familiar with my first book, America 3:16, which came out in early 2020. Here, in this book, I take a somewhat different tact, almost entirely secular in how I illustrate whats happening in this country. My goal is to inform and inspire, and to call out by name the detrimental forces coming against us. I want to equip you to be able to handle all this without running away in fear from it. Stand up and do what is right, and stick to your guns, in more ways than one. Be full of discernment. Be cognizant of whats going on around you and grasp its meaning. Know the good guys and gals from the bad. Know what you stand for.
In case you are just now getting to know me and listen to my podcasts, Im a guy in my mid-thirties and an Army veteran who five years ago was a nobody. I was outspoken but not a public voice capable of delivering my message of love of God and country to millions. I am now able to do so, even though my shtick is a bit rough around the edges; Im not a smoothie. But I am honest and I stay informed. Just so you know, this gig wasnt handed to me on a platter; I had to earn it through trial and error, and the investment of immeasurable gallons of sweat equity as well as some risk-taking and prayer. I know there are probably thousands like me itching for the opportunity to speak his or her mind and make a positive difference in this world. Go for it, but you have to work for it.
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