Dear MAGA: 20190825 Open Topic

Good thing I haven’t had breakfast yet.
Guys, if you want a foot massage, sneaker balls and a pedicure. Please.
Oh, wait, I’m probably too old for men who are into that. Whew! What an escape.

You’ll have to click “Watch on Facebook” to see it.
Otherwise, you can go in Infowars….
https://www.infowars.com/hilarious-gun-store-ad-bypasses-facebook-censorship-watch-it-here/

Mass affliction with TDS.

Some powerful preaching there. Plagarism saves time.
Would that some who speak TRUTH would be as bold. But as we all know, too many ministers are timid and trying to toe the line.
The tradition of black preaching, going back to well before the Civil War, is a fascinating study in history. It is also not given adequate presentation for one very simple reason: The racialists hate Christianity and do not want to highlight the work of Christianity in people’s lives or in history – it threatens them, because they know they are conquered by the blood of the lamb and word of the overcomer’s testimony. Doubly so when Christianity is shown to be a powerful force that does not square with the racialist narrative.
The trouble is much (not all) of what he says isn’t wrong per se: The best propaganda wraps a silent poison pill with a bevy of soaring moral truths. He spends a lot of time asking questions. They are largely rhetorical questions, but they are still only questions, pointers. And like all such questions, if you leave them UNANSWERED, then the trajectory of questions becomes informed by the biases and interpretations of the audience. The heavy use of rhetorical questions is a long-standing part of the black spiritual tradition, going back to times when the black community was largely illiterate or were poor, could not afford basics such as hymnals or copies of the scriptures. Musical forms were antiphonal, which is that there was a lot of leader/response in the worship. Preaching was more of an interactive experience as well, the congregation was expected to voice their “Amen!” and other responses during the sermon. It’s an unusual experience for people steeped in more mainline churches, but there are many informal similarities to, say, Latin liturgy.
He litters the field with a series of questions, that to most people appear to be a series of “Left Turn” signs. They don’t say “left turn”, but judging by the response of the audience, they sure got THAT message.
How what he is saying is wrong is that he never properly connects the Bible with policy. He is preaching on intentions while he is ignoring outcomes.
Helping the poor and promoting justice are not “socialism”.
Socialism is the opposite of helping the poor because it is a system that enslaves them and prevents them from being empowered. Socialism is slavery, but in Christ we have freedom: If the son sets you free, you will be free indeed. The history of two thousand years of Christianity is overthrowing these worldly+demonic systems of human enslavement.
Socialism is the opposite of justice because it always implements favoritism toward privileged classes – there is no equal justice under the law. Under socialism the underprivileged are oppressed under different laws and justice while the others oppress and lord over them. The left trumpets their phony care and blatant partiality for the poor with this kind of virtue signalling. “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.” Lev 19:15 ESV
The Bible does not endorse socialism, at all. Imposing it on people is at a minimum Pharisaical, putting burdens on people but being unwilling to raise a finger to lift them. The Pharisees and socialism kept people oppressed under a series of politically correct human traditions that kept them under giant burdens of rule-keeping. Christ comes to free people, to empower them. He offers them REST, he offers to take away the burden. Come to me, he calls, all who are weary, I will give you rest. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.