The Lure of Communism

Communism is tempting to those who are selfish.  The giving type will give of their own free will.  Selfish people will gladly use the government to forcibly take from others to provide for themselves.  Liberals lack faith in the goodwill of mankind.  So they seek to force goodwill by using the government to redistribute wealth.  Unfortunately, they don't realize that forcing charity is counterproductive. 

Those of us who were raised in a religious home will recognize that temptations come subtly.  Satan does not tell us to go do a great evil at first.  He gradually lures us down a dark path starting with little white lies.  He tells us half-truths to help us believe the lies.  He never reveals to us what the consequences of choosing temptation will be.  He never lets you know what lies at the end of the dark path. 

 Satan will temp you with something that you know is wrong, but he will justify it to you.  He may tell you that you have freedom to choose.  But every time you make an evil choice, you limit your freedoms. 

 If we believe that God exists, then also we believe that Satan exists because God warned us about Satan and his lies.  If you do not believe that Satan exists, then you are already in his grasp.  Carefully examine your life and ask yourself what you are doing that goes contrary to Jesus's teachings.  Not believing in the reality of Satan is a way we deny that we are living in sin, or deny that there are eternal consequences to a life of sin.    

 We have seen the many evils of communist governments.  On top of the list is genocide.  China kills their children.  Communism is tyranny, and tyranny results in poverty.  Tyranny's solution for poverty is more tyranny.  We know that communism is an evil form of government.  Why then would we be surprised that Satan is backing the communist plan?  

 The communists do not tell you that their plan will result in the suffering and misery of millions.  They promote their policies as "greater freedom", while plotting to take away your freedoms.  They promise more choices as they plan to limit them.  They will say one thing and do another.  Good comes from God, and evil comes from Satan.  If communism is evil, it comes from Satan.  Why would we be surprised if the communists use the same deceptive tactics Satan does?  Do we really think the communists will be up-front and honest about their intentions? 

The communists are using evil tactics outlined in Saul Alinsky's book Rules for Radicals, a book dedicated to the original radical, Lucifer.  Rule 12 is Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it." Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.  Rule 5 is ridicule.  These are the deceitful methods they use to promote their liberal agenda. 

Formerly communist countries such as these remind us of poverty, while some remind us of mass murder. 

Afghanistan

Albania

Angola

Benin

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Congo

Czechoslovakia

East Germany

Ethiopia

Mongolia

Mozambique

Poland

Romania

Somalia

South Yemen

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia

These countries are currently communist and are not known for freedom and prosperity. 

PR China

Cuba

Laos

North Korea

Vietnam

However, China has adopted some capitalist policies that have helped their economy improve from its awful situation.

Now, can anyone blame me if I'm distrustful of Obama when he says things that appeal to conservatives, yet he surrounds himself with people like Van Jones, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and John Holdren?  He promises freedom, yet surrounds himself with communists.  Obama promised "change".  Then he promised to fundamentally transform this country.  Did anyone ask exactly what was to change?  How did he wish to fundamentally change this country?  A fundamental change would be something like changing from capitalism to communism. 

The socialist or communist will talk of personal responsibility, yet they reward failure and punish success.

They talk of fairness, yet steal from the productive and give to the lazy.  Fairness is when you reap what you sow.

They praise freedom yet they seek to control everything.

They claim that capitalism isn't working because some people are poor.  With communism, everyone is poor except for the elites. 

They pretend to encourage tolerance and acceptance as an excuse to promote their liberal agenda, but they do not tolerate conservatism. 

They say they teach critical thinking, yet they ridicule opposing points of view.

They claim their plan offers just as much choice while they plan on limiting options.

They claim to create new jobs, but the jobs they want to create are not the jobs in demand. 

They claim transparency while hiding their true agenda.

So how do we tell who is telling the truth?  We have to look at their actions.  By their fruits shall ye know them.  We need to look at who they hire to advise them.  We need to look carefully at the legislation they propose.  Obama said that we should look at who he surrounds himself with if we want to know him.  We found Jeremiah Wright, Van Jones, John Holdren, Cass Sunstein, and Robert Creamer. 

Learn true principles.  Personal economic security comes from personal productivity and savings.  It does not come from government.  Government cannot provide that which it does not have.  A corporation's greatest assets are its employees.  Productivity comes from individual labor.  When the government promises wealth, it can do it in one of two ways.  It can take from those who produce and give it to those who don't.  Or government can provide an environment of safety ruled by law, that is conducive to free enterprise and the people can make themselves wealthy. 

We can see why it is so important to elect representatives who are honorable, honest, and moral.

Originally posted December 15, 2009