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"Theorem" wrote in message ... BllFs6 wrote: Liberalism is Communism one drink at a time. - P.J. O'Rourke If only it was even as good as that Liberalism is more imprisoning than communism ever thought of being while hiding under the fake facade of true freedom..... Jesus was a liberal. Then why do liberals hate him? Why don't liberals espouse the principals that Jesus taught? |
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"C J Campbell" writes:
"Theorem" wrote in message ... BllFs6 wrote: Liberalism is Communism one drink at a time. - P.J. O'Rourke If only it was even as good as that Liberalism is more imprisoning than communism ever thought of being while hiding under the fake facade of true freedom..... Jesus was a liberal. Then why do liberals hate him? Why don't liberals espouse the principals that Jesus taught? In fact, we do, mostly. We just deny that he's a particularly authoritative source, and arrive at many of the same principles from other directions. Now, if the *Christians* could just get together around those principles, we might have something. -- David Dyer-Bennet, , http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ RKBA: http://noguns-nomoney.com http://www.dd-b.net/carry/ Photos: dd-b.lighthunters.net Snapshots: www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/ Dragaera/Steven Brust: http://dragaera.info/ |
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"David Dyer-Bennet" wrote in message ... Jesus was a liberal. Then why do liberals hate him? Why don't liberals espouse the principals that Jesus taught? In fact, we do, mostly. We just deny that he's a particularly authoritative source, and arrive at many of the same principles from other directions. Now, if the *Christians* could just get together around those principles, we might have something. -- Ah. I was not aware that Jesus had said much about politics at all. Can you show me where Jesus taught enforced socialism? Where he favors abortion? What was Jesus' opinion of immigration? What did he think of campaign finance reform? What was his opinion of gay marriage? Where does Jesus say that governments should own all property? What did Jesus say about gun rights? What did he say about freedom of the press or of speech? Now, Jesus did say that adulterers, thieves, whoremongers, and the like will be thrust down to Hell, which does not bode well for most liberals (or conservatives, either). He also said that those who repent and stop doing those things will not suffer such a fate, but I don't find many liberals taking that very seriously. Jesus cursed the only tree mentioned in the narratives, and it died, so he can hardly be considered much of an environmentalist. In fact, he expresses no concern whatsoever when his disciples catch so many fish that the boat is in danger of sinking. Of course, the Creator of all things in Heaven and Earth could just create another tree or more fish if he wanted, so maybe he had different perspective. The most that can be said for Jesus' political opinions is that he said you should obey the laws of the land, be a good citizen, treat your servants and slaves well, and pay your taxes. He also said you should keep the commandments and that even anger was a form of murder and that looking at other women was adultery. Nope. I don't see where either liberals or conservatives have much claim to be followers of Jesus. Sorry. |
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David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
"C J Campbell" writes: "Theorem" wrote in message ... BllFs6 wrote: Liberalism is Communism one drink at a time. - P.J. O'Rourke If only it was even as good as that Liberalism is more imprisoning than communism ever thought of being while hiding under the fake facade of true freedom..... Jesus was a liberal. Then why do liberals hate him? Why don't liberals espouse the principals that Jesus taught? In fact, we do, mostly. We just deny that he's a particularly authoritative source, and arrive at many of the same principles from other directions. Now, if the *Christians* could just get together around those principles, we might have something. Congratulations! Now we can argue unproductively about both politics and religion in the same thread. Rich Lemert |
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"Philip Sondericker" wrote in message ... Sheesh, every time they try to give to the poor, you accuse them of redistributing wealth. They are free to give their own money to the poor if they so choose. When they use government force to take money from other people to give to the poor they are stealing. |
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"Philip Sondericker" wrote in message ... in article , C J Campbell at wrote on 4/17/04 5:25 PM: "Philip Sondericker" wrote in message news:BCA7013F.D40EA% Jesus was a liberal. Then why do liberals hate him? Why don't liberals espouse the principals that Jesus taught? Sheesh, every time they try to give to the poor, you accuse them of redistributing wealth. Where did Jesus go around with a band of Roman soldiers, robbing people at swordpoint so that he could give money to the poor? For that is what so-called liberals do today. I really don't understand this all this raving. Do you really believe that people go around robbing other people at swordpoint? If John and Peter get together and take money from Paul at gunpoint, we call it armed robbery. If two thousand voters get together and decide to take money from another thousand, we call it taxation. Do you really believe that the collection of taxes is not backed up with the threat of armed force? Try not paying your taxes. Ignore all letters and demands for payment and refuse to move out of your home when it is auctioned off to pay the taxes. Sooner or later gentlemen with guns will be on your doorstep. If you continue to resist, they will kill you. If there is a difference between a mugger and the government in this regard it is that the mugger generally does not keep coming back and he does not demand your absolute loyalty like the government does. Traditionally liberals recognized that governments were a necessary evil required to maintain order, provide for the common defense, and protect property. The liberal idea is that government exists for the benefit of the governed, not the government. In the days of monarchy and the divine right of kings, this was a pretty radical idea. The goal of liberalism was to provide a limited government with severely restricted powers. The governed would enjoy most of the benefits of government without tyranny. The people would be allowed to arm themselves in order to overthrow a tyrannical government. The government was forbidden to interfere in the press and in religious affairs in order to ensure that a voice other than that of the government was heard. All well and good. But what do we have now? Liberals using the government to silence dissent. Liberals using government power for enforced redistribution of wealth. Liberals using government power to seize private property. Liberals using government power to interfere with the practice of religion. Liberals using government power to intrude on family life. Liberals using government power to disarm the public. Liberals using government power to promote pork barrel projects. Liberals using government power to prevent competing newspapers from providing an alternate voice. Liberals have become the tyranny that they feared and sought to prevent. A liberal education no longer means that you have been taught to think. Now it means you have been brainwashed. The great liberal classics are no longer even studied in schools. They are disparaged as the work of dead white males. Mortimer Adler was perhaps the last proponent of a liberal education, and he was basically a tombist and sell-out to the new Toryism. Because that is what liberalism has become. There really are no 'conservatives' in government. George W. Bush is a liberal; his views differ from those of other liberals only in degree and emphasis, not in kind. The same goes for everybody else in government. Modern liberals have far more in common with Tories than they do with liberalism. Having seized power, they have become corrupted by it, entrenching themselves with a vigor that would do credit to a Caesar. It is not a new phenomenon. Paul described modern liberals fairly succinctly: 1 THIS know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (2 Timothy 3:1-7) Paul was far from alone in his view of what liberalism would become. George Orwell, a liberal, shared the same misgivings. "1984" and "Animal Farm" are not indictments of conservatism, they are warnings of what Orwell saw the direction liberalism was taking. Aldous Huxley saw a similar vision of ultimate liberal betrayal of liberal values, where government and society were controlled by media conglomerates and personalities specially bred for rule. All the liberal classics would be banned and society would be controlled using sex and drugs. Frankly, Huxley's prescience in predicting what would become of liberalism is both frightening and spot on. |
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On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 11:24:56 -0400, Theorem wrote:
Liberalism is more imprisoning than communism ever thought of being while hiding under the fake facade of true freedom..... Jesus was a liberal. well ... but he is dead. scnr #m -- A far-reaching proposal from the FBI (...) would require all broadband Internet providers, including cable modem and DSL companies, to rewire their networks to support easy wiretapping by police. http://news.com.com/2100-1028-5172948.html |
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Whenever we get into these kinds of discussions it usually means things are
going OK and we have no major issues to unite against. I hope all continues to go well this year, GA could use it! Peter |
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