Itโs not complicated. Trump doesnโt believe in democracy.
He hates democratic Europe and loves the oligarchic dictatorships in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.
He wants to stifle dissent in the media and arrest his opponents.
ALL Americans must unify against authoritarianism.
Like many others, I have been alarmed by the success of certain politicians in our country who identify as extreme socialists or communists.
This is not a matter of classical liberals triumphing over standard-issue conservatives; this is the victory of people who stand athwart the fundamental principles that undergird our country.
There are many reasons why I detest Communism, but I want to draw attention to just one issue of supreme importance.
Karl Marx said that the first critique is the critique of religion. He meant that, before a complete re-working of the politics and economics of a society can take place, religion has to be taken down.
This is because religion, as he saw it, is the โopium of the masses,โ a drug taken to dull our sensitivity to the suffering caused by economic exploitation. As long as the suffering populace is lured into complacency by fantasies about God's providence and the promise of eternal life, they will never rise up and throw off their chains.
But there is a second reason why the elimination of religion is of paramount significance for Marx.
Communism aspires to be a totalizing system, involving the government's control over education, entertainment, communication, politics, and especially economics.
What stands resolutely athwart this ambition is religion, which declares that all of these societal expressions are finally under the judgment of God. So, if you want Communism to succeed, religion has to be stamped out.
If you doubt me on any of this, I would encourage you to read the recent histories of China, Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Venezuela. Revisit those histories and tell me I'm wrong about the attack on religion.
Might I encourage my fellow believers in God not to be complacent in the face of this very troubling development in the American body politic?
The United States stands with the people of Venezuela after yesterdayโs devastating earthquakes.
At President Trumpโs direction, I immediately mobilized the War Department to work alongside the @StateDept to support the Venezuelan people. Our mission is clear: save lives and rapidly deliver critical aid where it is most needed.
The United States is committed to our hemisphere. When the lives of our friends are on the line, America moves.
When Elon first joined us I was worried he would stay moderate and not realize why the left left him. I don't think I needed to worry. He seems to be doing just fine.
Liberalism will only ever uphold something if it is useful as a tool to tear something else down. Liberals have almost nothing in common with Islam except for their shared hatred of western civilization.
The term conservative doesn't mean anything unless you know what you're conserving. Liberalism, on the other hand, is defined by its desire to tear down everything it seems oppressive. And it will work its way through all of society tearing down oppressors until it's all gone.
Maybe the whole Iran thing was handled poorly. That's up for debate. But the amount of times I see people saying that we should have just done nothing is a little surprising. Idk about you but I don't think these people should have nukes.
The existence of true objective evil is proof that God exists.
Evil, being the opposite of good, implies the existence of good. An atheist worldview has no ability to define good or evil objectively.
If evil is real then so is God.
It is a good thing that billionaires and trillionaires exist. The fact that their companies are worth so much is an indicator of how many people they've helped. In a free market system, every voluntary exchange is a win-win. Every billionaire win is also someone else's win.
It is a good thing that billionaires and trillionaires exist. The fact that their companies are worth so much is an indicator of how many people they've helped. In a free market system, every voluntary exchange is a win-win. Every billionaire win is also someone else's win.
Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire has once again exposed how little the average person knows about economics. The average liberal genuinely thinks billionaires and trillionaires have scrooge McDuck vaults full of cash. The average chud thinks the same thing, he just doesn't care.
The moral course of action for billionaires is to either keep their money invested, benefiting the economy and helping others, or liquidate their assets and donate it to good causes. Greed is not the accumulation of wealth but rather the use of wealth on one's self.