Mike P

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

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 “opium of the masses,” 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?

[Mike P @mikep1]

Where is fable?

[Mike P @mikep1]

@PolymarketSport Redemption

[Anna Lulis @annamlulis]

Mauricio Ruffy proclaims the gospel after his UFC White House win

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Jesus saved my life, he wants to save your life too. Give your life to Jesus" ✝️

[Mike P @mikep1]

@EndWokeness Best country in the world.

[Mike P @mikep1]

Remember Fable?

[Mike P @mikep1]

@AnthropicAI Ferrari repossessed. Just take the bus again.

[Mike P @mikep1]

@spencerpratt Nashville needs a Mayor.

[Mike P @mikep1]

The UI is dead.

And most of us are currently paying for employees to click UIs all day because ERP softwares and CRMs and every other online portal have yet to build APIs.

But they will. And agents will be able to do this work too very soon.

[Mike P @mikep1]

Add this line to your prompt. You will thank me.

Explain this in plain English using the Feynman technique. Define any technical terms inline with a quick example. Keep it tight. I want to learn fast, not slow my reading down.

[Mike P @mikep1]

@EricLDaugh It’s always the weakest ones.

[Mike P @mikep1]

@nypost I may have voted for zero wars…

But I think what I really meant was I just want us to win them all. Quickly.

[Mike P @mikep1]

Silence, or: The Last Unfashionable Virtue https://t.co/Get7NCTUnC

[Mike P @mikep1]

@theblaze The dumbest shit I’ve seen this year.

[Mike P @mikep1]

@WallStreetApes

[Mike P @mikep1]

@CAgovernor We all live here now, Gav. We’re good.
Send them to the Palisades.

[Mike P @mikep1]

@JaredHudson_AL 💯 come to TN, Donnie. We got you here too.

[Mike P @mikep1]

@rukky_nate Stocks

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

I want to celebrate the bravery of thousands of people who are engaging in protest against the oppressive regime in Iran. I remember vividly when the Ayatollah Khomeini was swept to power some forty-six years ago, and I have witnessed the steady and vicious attacks on human dignity perpetrated by the corrupt theocracy he established. Moreover, I’ve watched as the Iranian kleptocracy has systematically de-stabilized the Middle East by fostering Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations. Please God that this dishonorable government, which has been a source of so much mischief and suffering these past several decades, will find its way to the trash-heap of history.