Success and Material Possessions Correlate Wednesday, May 19 2010

Until recently, people equated success by the quality and amount of material possessions they obtained. Now, under the guise of simplifying one’s life, pressure is mounting to discard one’s things, and cast off many modern comforts.

I know a family who succumbed to the lie that greed was the root of their material wealth, and believed they had too much because they were hoarding. Therefore, they sold their beautiful home and many of their lovely possessions in an effort to ‘simplify’. They felt guilty for their prosperity.

Guilt manipulators condemn success, and assault prosperity in a concerted effort to coerce their victims into thinking: less is more — attempting to make everyone equal. If one realizes any level of affluence, and acquires abundant possessions, they make him feel criminal because he has more than others.

Keynesian social engineers tout the innocent unproductive populace as the backbone of society — although they are never satisfied with what they have, and continually crave for more. Furthermore, they feel entitled to a share of the producer’s income, and the government provides it for them in housing, food, healthcare, and schools. Vilified as insatiably greedy is he who buys his own home, eats his own food, gets his own healthcare, and chooses which schools he attends. The wealthy are repeatedly accused of achieving success illegitimately — they obviously cheat the system to make their money — a la Gordon Gekko in the original movie: Wall Street. (Not to be confused with the gecko that rakes in millions of dollars for an American insurance company, and makes it look so easy even a caveman can do it.)

Successful people work hard, have expertise in their respective fields, provide excellent service, and risk failure. There rests the beauty of a free capitalistic society — effort, skill, good service, and fearlessness result in financial reward proportionately.

People strive for a better lifestyle for themselves and their family. Remove that incentive, and those who produce will stop producing and all of society will suffer for it. It is the pursuit of private property which propels mankind forward — even for the French. Many people living in centrally planned societies look at the affluence we enjoy, and yearn to have the same opportunities available to them in their own countries. But alas, many suffer under despot leaders — who, of course, deny themselves no luxury — yet oppress their subjects through so-called ‘social justice’.

Liberty is good, and prosperity is the natural by-product of a free society. Edmond Burke, the great English statesman of the 18th century, correctly observed: free men are not equal, and equal men are not free. Let us not become fatalities of those who want to strip us of our liberty and thereby impoverish us as a nation. Birthed as the beacon of freedom, America must stand firm in her heritage, and resist the guilt manipulators who condemn her, and want to control her citizens by ‘simplifying’ their lives.

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Obama like Jesus? Monday, Apr 12 2010

Some people confuse racism — preference given or denied due to one’s race, with Socialism — the political ideology of: “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need“. Therefore, they believe when someone says the agenda and actions of President Obama are socialistic, that the person who opposes him does so only because Obama is partly black. They will not deny he is a socialist, but will deflect the accusation with cries of racism, and justify his actions by comparing him to Jesus, who, in their minds, was a Socialist in His own right. Both positions, however, are incorrect.

I recommend David Chilton’s book, “Productive Christians in the Age of Guilt Manipulators” for deeper study, but will briefly address these two gross misnomers.

Jesus’ life and teachings promote truth, private property, and individual liberty with responsibility, which are foundational to the proper working of the free market. Regarding healthcare, Jesus never demanded His followers who were doctors (Luke, for example) to practice medicine at their own financial demise. He took nothing from anyone else to give sight, hearing, restored limbs, or the breath of life to those He touched. People received from Him freely, and He gave from His own resources — no one else’s.

Jesus did not continuously feed the poor, either. He never gave preference to someone because he was rich or poor — he treated all equally. On the three occasions when He fed the multitudes, they first listened to Him speak before receiving anything, and when He fed them (out of concern for their strength to travel home), He did so without collecting everyone’s food and redistributing it for all to share equally.

We must remember, too, that Jesus in no way worked for or represented the government. He did not command the government to go and do His work — He commanded His disciples. It is the job of the government to guarantee equal opportunity, not equal property. It is the responsibility of the church to help the poor — but he who refuses to work, shall not eat.

A worker is worth his wages, but not all work is equal, therefore, neither are wages.

Jesus lived a perfect life which included obeying the eighth commandment, “Do not steal”. If Obama wants to imitate Him, he can begin by keeping his hands out of the people’s pockets.

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A Republic, Not A Democracy Friday, Mar 5 2010

Since the people of these United States have become engaged in the opposition of the blatant attempted takeover by the federal government, I have heard many declare “we are a Democracy!“ This could not be farther from the truth. We are a Republic; always have been, and I pray always will be.

In my reading, I have come across a statement made by the US War Department, which I believe every American citizen should read and understand. It is as follows:

“Democracy: A government of the masses. Authority derived through mass meeting or any other form of ‘direct’ expression. Results in mobocracy [mob rule]. Attitude toward property is communistic — negating property rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether it be based upon deliberation or governed passion, prejudice, and impulse, without restraint or regard to consequences. Results in demagogism [trying to stir up the people by appeals to emotion, prejudice, etc., in order to establish a new leader], license, agitation, discontent, anarchy.”

“Republic: Authority is derived through the election by the people of public officials best fitted to represent them. Attitude toward property is respect for laws and individual rights, and a sensible economic procedure. Attitude toward law is the administration of justice in accord with fixed principles and established evidences, with a strict regard to consequences. A greater number of citizens and extent of territory may be brought within its compass. Avoids the dangerous extreme of either tyranny or mobocracy. Results in statesmanship, liberty, reason, justice, contentment, and progress . . . . Our Constitutional fathers, familiar with the strength and weakness of both autocracy and democracy, with fixed principles definitely in mind, defined a representative republican form of government. They ‘made a very marked distinction between a republic and a democracy and said repeatedly and emphatically that they had founded a republic’ ” (U.S. War Department, Training Manual No. 2000-25, November 30, 1928).

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Three Worldviews Clamor for Dominance Wednesday, Dec 30 2009

The three competing political/economic philosophies in the world today are Humanism, Islam, and Christianity. These opposing philosophies result in three very different outcomes, yet each has the goal of complete world domination.

Humanism exalts man as its ultimate authority, uses man’s words to direct it, and implements violent revolution to further it. Mao’s axiom “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun” summarizes how the Marxist-Leninist worldview overcomes all opposition. Revolutionaries view themselves as saviors of the world who must control every thought and action in order to achieve the promised utopia — meanwhile imprisoning, torturing, and killing anyone who resists. Accordingly, creativity is stifled, productivity stops, and prosperity is impossible.

Islam, with Allah as its god, establishes a militaristic theocracy that is brutal to its members through oppressive sharia law set forth in the Koran. War, or jihad, is at its very heart, and the oft-suicidal efforts of Islam’s members to kill their enemies are highly esteemed. Islam squelches the advancement of technology, industry, and invention wherever it prevails. Like Humanism, the consolidation of prosperity to the ruling class, forces the masses to suffer in abject poverty with no hope of improvement.

Finally, the Christian philosophy, using the Judeo-Christian Bible as its code of ethics, liberates societies to be free, productive, and unique. Biblical law protects private property, thus allowing people to enjoy the fruit of their labor. Members within a Christian society are able to choose in what manner and to what degree they want to prosper, and are given the liberty to succeed or fail.

The United States of America, founded on the Christian philosophy of politics and economics a mere 200 years ago, has advanced civilization throughout the earth farther and faster than ever before experienced by man. Unfortunately, our nation is drifting more and more away from the prosperity inducing Christian principles into the murky waters of Humanism, while cowering to the demands of Islam. Consequently, the so-called elites in government strip us of our freedom, while exempting themselves from their own tyranny. Thus, prosperity wanes.

It is the Christian political and economic philosophy of liberty for all, not just a few, which has made our country prosperous. We must refuse Humanism and Islam. We must uphold our constitution. We must return to our God — or we will perish like Rome before us.

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Where In The World Is Barack Hussein Obama? Tuesday, Nov 10 2009

Once again President Obama has displayed his disdain for the country he leads.
Obama's Berlin Wall Blunder

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The Dangerous Climate Change Deception Friday, Oct 23 2009

In early December, our Pulitzer Peace Prize winning President Barack Hussein Obama (mmm – mmm – mmm) will be attending the Conference of the States’ Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen. There he is expected to sign an international climate change treaty which will completely undermine our national sovereignty. This 200 page document has three very disconcerting foundational parts. First, it establishes a government of unelected officials appointed by the UN who will govern the member States. Second, it establishes “climate debt” which demands that wealthier industrialized member states must annually pay poorer less developed member states up to 2% of their national GDP because of their culpability in altering the climate. Third, the right to enforce all economic and environmental policies this new government would impose on member states.

However, the President’s signature alone won’t bind the United States to this unwanted unnecessary treaty — our Constitution requires a 2/3 vote in the Senate to ratify it before becoming law. So what’s so horrible if the Senate succeeds in ratifying a climate change treaty? The Constitution mandates that all international treaties shall take precedence over it. In other words, our liberty and prosperity are looking down the barrel of a cannon poised to utterly destroy them. We must remain vigilant and let our Senators know that we do not want this country altering treaty ratified when it comes before them.

I’ll keep you updated as events unfold.

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Much Ado About Castro Saturday, Sep 5 2009

Rep. Diane Watson’s (D-CA) unabashed praises of an oppressive tyrant are reprehensible. Her revealing comments venerate Marxist theory, and smack of racial preference toward blacks. She praises the overthrow of Cuban Prime Minister Fulgencio Batista by Che Guarva, and raves about the fabulous health care Fidel Castro provides for his subjects. (She needs, however, to make a quick review of history to get her facts straight. Castro was no innocent bystander, as she alludes in her adulation of him, who Guarva found to replace Batista as Cuba’s Prime Minister. No, it was actually the exiled Castro who found Guarva in Mexico, and returned with 1,400 revolutionaries to overthrow Batista. It took time, but eventually Batista’s regime fell, and Jose Miro Cardona was installed as Prime Minister. Not surprisingly, though, after a mere six weeks in office he “mysteriously” resigned, and Castro was sworn in to replace him.)

Sure, tyranny is great . . . as long as you’re the tyrant. Do our politicians honestly believe they will prosper as they do now if they impose on the American people the oppression with which they are so enamored? Are they such fools? Do they think the American people are witless mice that will allow their lives, liberty, and property to be taken from them without a fight?

Rise up America before blood is spilled on our soil once again! Politicians who extol political thought such as Socialism, Marxism, or Communism, which are the enemies of Capitalism, must be voted out of office! If we want to retain and pass on Liberty with all the prosperity it provides, we must not grow weary in battle. We must fight the good fight! We must never, never, never give up.

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