Collectivism as a whole has infiltrated American discourse to the point where everyone dips their toes into its evils by varying degrees, wittingly or unwittingly. The witting latch said collectivism onto the Church in order to mask its ill effects. I pray the church becomes more proactive in combating this issue.
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?
I won't apologize for interviewing Armie. He's a great actor and a super nice guy.
I also won't apologize for interviewing Uwe. We've been friends for 3 years now. Loyalty to friends means something to me.
I'm not gonna throw either under the bus.
An Innocent Muslim woman who, in the movie, glorifies a rape on social media and negligent parents who try to run interference for their rapist son?
What does Evan mean by this?
Sinners is a movie about killing white people and has the all-time record for Oscar nominations of any film in history
Yet Citizen Vigilante was banned
Citizen Vigilante was fun. If I get time, I might do a review. Uwe Boll channeled Michael Winner, Glickenhaus, and Menahem Golan all at once. Armie Meiwes (Hammer) is no Charles Bronson by any stretch. However, if he were making movies in the 70s and 80s, he'd be right at home.
Bro was caught several times plagiarizing the AVGN and thinks he deserves credit for doing so. At least Game Dude was making original content, despite his ultimate downfall.
I'll reduce this to five since I've also been in some slop (Let's be real.).
HM: ONLY GOD FORGIVES
5. STAY.
4. PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
3. NICE GUYS
2. DRIVE
1. PROJECT HAIL MARY
Top 10 Ryan Gosling movies:
1. The Nice Guys
2. Drive
3. The Place Beyond the Pines
4. The Big Short
5. The Believer
6. Bladerunner 2049
7. La La Land
8. Crazy, Stupid Love
9. The Ides of March
10. Barbie
If you want to distinguish what actual Nazis believe versus what Christian conservatism believes, this account illustrates the distinction well. And it's just as cringe as you think it is.
@poperespecter1 If you need the government to force people to do charity, then that isn't charity.
The government's of the west have been donating trillions of dollars to the third world it has done nothing to fix those countries.
If you wish to perform charity then do it yourself.