Ukraine is becoming a litmus test for Republican candidates because of the bad-faith argument that if you think we must fund Ukraine in its war against Russia, you don't care about American poverty. This is wrong. The two issues are not connected.
First off, pouring money into poverty-ridden areas does not result in prosperity. That has nothing to do with Ukraine. "Government spending means prosperity" is a lie. Half the people now promoting that lie know it and have spoken out openly against it in the past. You can be skeptical of Ukrainian military aid while STILL being in favor of entitlement reform.
Second off, the notion that America has no interests in Ukraine is untrue. We have an interest in the Russian military being defanged so they do not invade surrounding nations, thus threatening global supply chains and strengthening American opponents. We have an interest in deterring China from invading Taiwan.
But we are now stuck in this weird binary strawman situation in which we are told that either we must fund Ukraine "until they win, as long as it takes," without defining winning or "as long as it takes"; or "we must stop the war in Ukraine" without defining what "stopping" looks like (does it mean withdrawing all aid, thus leading Russia to take Kyiv?).
What about the position that we have interests in Ukraine, that they do not match the Ukrainian interests entirely, and that we should fund Ukraine so as to prevent their takeover while pushing for a peace agreement that cedes certain territory to the Russians while granting security guarantees to the Ukrainians?
All nuance is lost in politics pretty quickly. It's always much easier to malign your opponents as uncaring about their fellow Americans. But demagoguery comes at a pretty high societal cost.
A horrible suspicion has sometimes haunted me: the suspicion that the Progressive and the Conservative are secretly in partnership. That the quarrel they keep up in public is very much of a put-up job, and that the way in which they perpetually play into each other's hands is not an everlasting coincidence. The Conservative, the plutocrat, wants an anarchic industrialism; the Progressive, the idealist, provides him with lyric praises of anarchy. The Conservative wants women-workers because they are cheaper; the Progressive calls the woman's work "freedom to live her own life." The Conservative wants steady and obedient workmen; the Progressive preaches teetotalism — to workmen, not to the Conservative. The Conservative wants a tame and timid population who will never take arms against tyranny; the Progressive proves from Tolstoy that nobody must take arms against anything. The Conservative is naturally a healthy and well-washed gentleman; the Progressive earnestly preaches the perfection of the Conservative's washing to people who can't practice it. Above all, the Conservative rules by a coarse and cruel system of sacking and sweating and bi-sexual toil which is totally inconsistent with the free family and which is bound to destroy it; therefore the Progressive, stretching out his arms to the universe with a prophetic smile, tells us that the family is something that we shall soon gloriously outgrow.
A rattlesnake bit one of my sheep in the face about a week ago. Deadliest snake that lives around here. The sheep’s face swelled up and hurt her terribly.
But the old rattlesnake didn't know the kind of blood that flows through the sheep. Anti-venom is most often made from sheep's blood. The sheep swelled for about 2 days but the blood of the lamb destroyed the venom of the serpent.
I was worried but the sheep didn't care. She kept on eating, kept on drinking and kept on climbing because she knew she was alright.
Often the serpents of this life will reach out and bite us. They inject their poison into us but they cannot overcome the Blood of the Lamb of God that washes away the sin of the world and the sting of death. Don't worry about the serpent or his bite, just make sure that the Lamb's Blood is flowing through your veins.
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John 15:18 ~ If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.📖
Family of God ~ Let go of the world. Pray for the lost. Give thanks always. And keep looking up. 😎💜🖤
@JennMGreenberg If God wants us to be happy and if having our pets with us in heaven will make us happy, then we will have our pets with us.
Don’t they teach logic in schools anymore? 😉
Worthy is the Lamb, Who was slain, to receive power and wisdom and wealth and strength and honor and glory and praise! Revelation 5:11-12. Almighty God, how often we neglect to remember the sacrifice of Jesus for us. Forgive us, help us to understand how important it is to give praise to Your holy name.🙏🏻🎶🐑
See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being, I announce them to you. Isaiah 42:9. LORD, we joyfully look forward to all new things. Keep us in a sense of wonderment and awe, we pray. Please help us to greet each new day with thanksgiving and praise. We are so grateful to You for Your faithfulness and unfailing love.🙏🏻🎶🐑
When this world makes you feel weary and unwanted, remember that you have a King who loves you, who believes in you and who will always see you as His precious child. You will never have to walk alone.
Our biblical roles as men and women were not given at random. That is, we have been uniquely and biologically designed for our assignments.
Men are not just called to be leaders, protectors, and providers they are actually designed to be leaders, protectors, and providers.
Women are not just called to be helpers, nurturers, and homemakers they are actually designed to be helpers, nurturers, and homemakers.
Sure, both men and women can carry out each other’s duties when in need, just like a desk can be used as an ironing board. It’s not what it’s designed to do, but it can do it when needed.
However, the ideal is always for men and women to carry out the duties they are designed for.
To President Donald Trump
And His #MAGA Supporters:
His name is Ron DeSantis.
Not Rob. Not Rod. Not DeSimp.
Not Meatball. Not DeSanctimonious.
Gov DeSantis received his law degree from Harvard Law School, graduating with honors. While there, he earned a commission in the US Navy’s JAG Corps. He served as a lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the U.S. Navy Reserve. Deployed to Iraq as an advisor to Seal Team 1, Naval Special Warfare. During his military career, DeSantis was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Iraq Campaign Medal.
You don't like his politics, fine. Attack his policy positions - it's America after all. But he served his country in uniform - please treat him with some FUCKING respect. At least say his name right?
#Respect #America #Patriots
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.-Romans 12:12
1. Be joyful in hope,
2 patient in affliction,
3. and faithful in prayer."
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. (Titus 2:11-13)