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Why Socialism is Gaining Ground – Episode 27 – Brian Sussman Show Podcast

This Episode of the Brian Sussman Show Podcast was the result of my previous post on The New Currency. I’ve added a bit more commentary, which I think you will find thought-provoking.

To be clear, conservative media is totally missing the real story. This current tidal wave of socialist adherence is not a passing fad and, unless an entire generation were to change their minds, our Republic is doomed for a dark future.

As I’ve share in recent posts and podcasts, Millennials and Gen Z have been brought up in a cauldron of hyper-liberal propaganda and mind-washing sloganism that has been taught in the public school system for 40-years, enhanced via social media, and confirmed by acquiring the new “currency,” a form of heightened street credibility that hinges upon a spirit of unforgiveness directed towards anyone who disagrees with them.

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The New Currency: Why Socialism is Winning

Conservative media is totally missing the real story. This current tidal wave of socialist adherence is not a passing fad and, unless an entire generation were to change their minds, our Republic is doomed for a dark future.

As I’ve share in recent posts and podcasts, Millennials and Gen Z have been brought up in a cauldron of hyper-liberal propaganda and mind-washing sloganism that has been taught in the public school system for 40-years, enhanced via social media, and confirmed by acquiring the new “currency,” as I will explain.

First, some of the more popular leftist slogans: the Founders were racist, America’s a patriarchy, capitalism is evil, eat the rich, free markets are not free, equal opportunity, the Bible is intolerant, god is a woman, my body my choice, defund the police, none are free until all are free, democracy means courage, healthcare not warfare. All of these rallying cries were established based on emotion as opposed to historical evidence and corroboration.

Case in point, if I were to hit a few of the above anti-capitalist/anti-police slogans over the head in a brief paragraph, I would say:

What capitalism represents is freedom; the space to create, unleash ingenuity, and create new business that bring forth employment opportunities and the chance for advancement for those willing to work for it—the very thing the left seeks to undermine. Free markets do not exist in a state of nature, they can only exist with the rule of law. You can’t have free markets and a thriving economy if people, property, and businesses are unprotected. As for defunding the police, this can only occur in a society where even the smallest infractions are strictly punished with absolute intolerance and no opportunity to for the accused to have the right to remain silent, let alone the right to be represented by an attorney. 

What I just stated is verifiable, yet the left refuses to debate such talk. My opinion would be offensive to them. In fact, Millennials and Gen Z have been directed to be deeply unforgiving towards those with contrary opinions and beliefs. You see, personal offenses equal personal trauma and are deemed acquired currency. So is interaction with “underprivileged” peers.

Here’s an example based on scenarios experienced by several of my friends:

Harper’s parents spent their hard-earned money to place her in private Christian education. Many of Harper’s friends outside of school teased her for being educated in such an “intolerant” system. Harper asked to transfer to public school, but her parents refused to allow her. She began to rebel against her Christian upbringing. Her friends and social media choices fortified her dissent. In college she drifted farther away from her parents and their conservative lifestyle and viewpoints. She’s now thirty and hasn’t spoken to them in years. She refuses to forgive them for the trauma they brought to her life. In fact, if Harper’s offended by anyone she simply axes them further contact.

You see, within her tribe, defiance aimed at conservatism is a badge of honor—it’s currency. She has elevated her social status by going to therapy for the wounds she incurred in a Christian family. She gained additional currency having friends who are gay and transexual, attending Free Palestine rallies, and occasionally wearing a facemask in crowded spaces. She’s all in for killing capitalism and abolishing the electoral system and she’s publicly discussed it online. She’s proud to have voted for a Muslim and calls herself a Democratic Socialist. If you try rationally discussing your opposition to Harper’s choices, even in a respectful manner, she’ll quickly end the conversation and then use that experience as another badge of honor.

In fact, if Harper were to read the previous paragraph, she might reply, “And what the f— is your point, fascist?”

More currency.

There are thousands of Harpers.

It’s ironic, but the only hope to cure what ails this unforgiving sector of society is found in the very Bible they despise: Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you (Phillippians 4:32).

Keep America in your prayers.

The Next Exit

Despite the fact I’ve been a follower of Jesus for decades, I continue to make monumental mistakes, dumb decisions, and chump choices.

I know the way, I know the truth, and I know the Author of Life. Yet I often stumble, and occasionally fall.

The question is, why? Especially after all these years.

The answer is because I’m often hesitant to stand on solid ground. Indeed, the Bible is replete with many admonitions to stand against temptations of many sorts. That includes the temptation to simply do things my way.

The ancient Old Testament book of Jeremiah exhorts us to stand, stating, This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”

It’s interesting because, as every athlete knows, one’s stance is everything.

In the New Testament, Jesus provides us a description on how to stand, saying, “The one who stands firm to the end will be saved.”

Saint Paul elaborates on the concept of standing firm: “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.”

Later, Paul says it like this: “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.”

The takeaway is straightforward. I need to stand, and stand firm. Such a stance empowers us to take the proper exit along life’s highway.

 

 

 

What Every “Free Palestine” Person Needs to Hear

We live in a day of propaganda, agitprop, misinformation and disinformation. That said, every non-Arab, non-Muslim”Free Palestine” person needs to hear the truth.

We are witnessing a blood feud of Biblical proportions. In fact, the animosity between the first Arab (Ismael) and Israelite (Isaac) goes back nearly 4,000 years as recorded in the ancient book of Genesis.

The land where Israel currently exists is a small sliver of the land originally apportioned to the Israelite people by divine decree.  Known as the Promised Land,  3,500 years ago  the territory was originally inhabited by a now long gone people group know as the Canaanites. This is the land God promised to the offspring of Isaac and his brother Jacob. God unconditionally promised that He would give the land to the Jewish people as an eternal possession, confirming it at least 55 times  in the Bible with an oath.

In 70AD, the Roman government officially destroyed what remained of  the great Jewish nation, and subsequently the region was ruled by several empires including the Ottomans and Great Britain. In the year 135, following a failed attempt by Jews in the land to take it back from Rome, the land was officially designated “Philistine.” This was done as an insult to the Jews as their historical enemy in Bible times were the Philistines; the very people from whom Goliath came. Philistine is the same as Palestine. Everyone living in the area–Jew, Arab, Gentile–were Palestinians. The birth certificate of every Jew born in that region prior to 1947 reads: Place of Birth – Palestine.  

When Israel was reborn in 1948, the Arabs who fled the new nation became the “Palestinian people.” All of the Arab countries surrounding Israel (Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon) refused to accept their Arab brethren, instead allowing them to live in horrible condition in territories on the outskirts of Israel. To this day those Arab countries refuse immigration to those kept in the Palestinian territories.

Hamas was founded in 1987 as a terrorist organization bound to Israel’s destruction–it’s actually in their charter. The word hamas, in Hebrew and Arabic, means “violence.” Hamas is now the governing authority, based in Gaza. While the Palestinian people live in squalor, international financial aid meant for the people is spent on munitions and padding the pockets of Hamas’s leaders who live opulent lives in Qatar. It’s ironic that Qatar is supposedly an ally of the United States. For Hamas, there is no “two-state solution.” They want Israel gone. Period.

Hamas is a terrorist organization; i.e. they rape, kill, and dismember their prey. This is allowable by their religion.

Now, enter another terrorist organization, Hezbollah, “The Party of God,” a proxy of Iran. Hezbollah controls southern Lebanon and much of the Lebanese government as well. It has threatened to enter the war on Israel and this week has fired on Israeli positions, killing several soldiers and forcing the evacuation of Israel’s northernmost cities.

Like Hamas, Hezbollah see Israel as an illegal occupier, even thought It’s been Israel’s land since Bible times. But the Arabs are convinced that the descendants of Ishmael–not Isaac–are the rightful owners of the land .

This latest war was started–violently–by Hamas. Israel has a God-given right to defend itself.

And here’s where it gets very scary, albeit demonic. Mohamed unified the Arab people in the 7th century with a new religion–Islam. The hardcore Islamist has been empowered to destroy the Jewish people as well as authentic Christians (this is what we’re seeing in much of Africa right now (and it never makes the news). In recent decades they have also declared America to be “The Great Satan,” which they contend also must fall.

So, a word to the non-Arab, non-Muslim “Free Palestine” protestors in the developed world and especially America: if Hamas and Hezbollah have their way, you’re next on their list.

Dangerous Days of Deceptive Delusion

And the delusion continues.

The wild stuff people believe has become so off-the-charts that, I’m sure, many observers are saying under their breath, “This is so weird it’s like a magic spell has been cast on a large swath of society!”

Bingo.

In a new video from Planned Parenthood’s “gender-affirming” services, a  biological female who considers herself a male says abortions aren’t just for women.

“Hi. My name is Lucky,” the woman who claims to be a man, says. “I’ve had an abortion and I get gender-affirming care from Planned Parenthood.” Lucky goes on to say, “My abortion was one of the greatest acts of compassion I have ever committed…i was just one of the best decisions I have ever made, ever, in my life.

“I tell my abortion story because people need to understand that it’s not just a women’s rights issue, it is a people’s rights issue,” Lucky says.

The ad goes on to say, “It’s not just about abortion. Advocating for abortion goes hand-in-hand with advocating for gender-affirming care and birth control. Access to health care is a right, no matter what.”

We are warned in the Bible that in the last days, prior to the return of Jesus, a “strong delusion” will sweep the world as those opposed to the message of Jesus reject Him.

“They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness” (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12).

Simply put, God allows people to get what they’re asking for: holding fast to unbelievable lies stemming from incredible delusion.  Those who take delight in mocking and rejecting Jesus, He will condemn.

This is why millions of us are praying for that spirit of unbelief to be confronted by the awesome Spirit of Truth which will set these captives free if they so choose to believe.