Disrupting the Narrative of the New Left, its allies in Academia, Hollywood and the Establishment Media, and examining with honesty the goals of cultural Marxism and the dangers of reactionary and abusive political correctness.
THE NARRATIVE AND POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
“Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.”-George Orwell
What does concern me, however, is the large, and growing, support
Bernie has from the electorate, especially Catholics. CatholicVote
recently published statistics on the election showing that 52% of
Catholic adults believed Sanders would be an average or better
president. 52%? Seriously?
I struggled to understand the wide
appeal of Bernie Sanders mainly because I know socialism, or even a
government that looks a lot like socialism, will never work in this
country. It is economically unsound and morally unjust. But upon a
closer look, I see why Catholic support of Sanders is so high. There
seems to be a confusion over what Catholicism teaches about charity and
equality and what government can do to facilitate that charity and
equality. While Catholic Social Teaching tells us that we as Christians
have an obligation to help those less fortunate, it states that it
should be done through good will by faith, not government mandated
programs funded by excessive taxes.
The fundamental flaw in the
perceived relationship between Bernie's social-justice mantra and
Catholicism came forth while reading a piece by Josh Gelernter in National Review on cultural appropriation. Though the topic is
unrelated, he states that, "young leftists who want to appear good
without the hassle of doing good" are problematic and rampant in today's
society. The desire of many to appear good without actually doing
anything good is a line of thinking that lends itself to Sanders
campaign. Pumping money into government welfare programs and education
seemingly does what many people are unwilling to do themselves - assist
the poor, hungry, sick, and marginalized. In an effort to reconcile
Catholic Social Teaching with modern American society, numerous
Catholics have eliminated individual good will and charity in favor of
government-subsidized programs and insane tax plans...
Via National Review... Leftists insist that the Nazis were "right wing." Because everybody knows that all "right-wing" groups refer to themselves as a "socialist workers" parties. More here.
