First, you’ve completely mischaracterized me and my
motivations with this, showing you don’t know me, and you definitely don’t know
why this issue matters to me. Which has
really destroyed my desire to even want to write this, because I feel like it
will fall on deaf ears.
But what the hell. Most people who know me would not
consider me a patriot, in the classical sense. And I almost never talk about my
military service with anyone, especially those who have not served. I have
*never* used my military service as thinking I was a hero. And I have *never*
stated that I did it to make others free. Nor do I take much pride in my
service.
So, not sure why you think I’m self-gratifying and
self-righteous regarding any of that. I don’t place any life values in that
stuff, but I disagree that I can’t do anything to fix the issues of this world.
That was the whole point of Jesus coming here to help us usher His Kingdom to
earth as it is in Heaven. Like we were commanded.
America had seemed to make some good strides on that. Ending
slavery. Expanding rights. All up until around the 60-70s with The Great Society
programs pushed by the federal government. They rewarded women for not marrying
and not having a father figure in the home. For having more babies. And it
devastated communities – many black, but also many white (just look at Appalachia).
The communities targeted by these programs were the worst affected.
And if you knew anything about me, you’d know that I’m anti-what-America-has-become.
I have no doubts about the evils of our government. Especially the federal government.
And as a process improvement person, I think it’s beyond fixing. I believe it
is systematically broken. In fact, that’s why I’m a member of the Texas
Nationalist Movement to secede from the USA.
But it’s not systematically racist. Black people who grow up
with a father are just as likely to succeed as white people who grow up with a
father. Some data shows they are MORE likely to succeed than their white
counterparts. Great video if you want to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fxkpBKDuCg
The systematic issue is government. Especially, the handouts
that make people dependent upon it and the poverty it creates. And police qualified
immunity that lets bad cops get away with murder. Literally. But do not be deceived: if you look at police encounters, a white man
is more likely to be shot by a cop than a black man. Especially in the last few
years when every black man shot leads to this rioting and such. But when a criminal
is reaching for a weapon or holding a weapon and aiming it at you, you (whether
citizen or cop) put them down. Regardless of color.
Just so you know, my “life values” (in order) are thus: God, Life, and Liberty.
I believe that God created all people (first two values).
There is only one race: humanity. Within
that there are tribes or ethnicity, but all are equally human and equally
made in God’s image. But not all are equal culturally. Some cultures value
things that are evil (money, idols, false gods, sexuality, etc.).
I believe as people we are to defend life from
conception to the grave. The only exceptions to this are the standard biblical
exceptions. If someone is trying to murder you or your neighbor, the innocent
life is more important. If your country is engaged in a just war, then killing
may be necessary for the Christian.
Finally, liberty. I believe the best way for
Christian’s to be able to live Christ-like lives is through liberty. Which
means we tolerate people who have views vastly different from ours. Romans
12:18 - If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
But there comes a time when it is not possible. When your
way of life is threatened. When your way of providing food and shelter for your
family is burned to the ground by looters and rioters who are allowed to do
whatever they want because the police have been ordered to stand back.
Honestly, it makes me think a lot about Esther. The king made a decree that all
the Jews were to be slaughtered on a specific date. He couldn’t “undo” the
decree, so what he did was he allowed the Jews to arm themselves and defend
themselves (sounds a lot like our second amendment, eh?). You see the same
theme around the time of David and Goliath where it says they had no
blacksmiths in Israel because they were slaves and the Philistines didn’t want
them able to make weapons.
So, just as people travel across state lines to protest what
they see as wrongful killing by police, people are travelling across state
lines to defend businesses and homes from people who are using those protests
as a cover to do evil. I think both groups (protesters and defenders) are amazing
people and I applaud all that they do. And that would be the end of the story,
if not for BLM Inc. and Antifa. Those organizations are trying to divide and
start conflict. Trying to get us focused on race so we don’t focus on police
power.
The fact is BLM is a Marxist-Communist organization. They
care about “transgenders” and other leftist things. Not “Black Lives.” I really
don’t know which came first, but if the motto, then the organization has
hijacked the motto for their nefarious aims. They’re against the God ordained “nuclear
family” and support “collective families” of all people. They are “a
queer‐affirming network.” That’s (1) anti-God and (2) communist (which is anti-God,
but another story for another time). Now I think most Americans just don’t know
any better. They assume an organization called Black Lives Matter cares about
Blacks and wants to help them out, but sadly wolves love to put on sheep’s clothing.
You can read it for yourself: https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/
And a neat follow up:
https://mises.org/wire/why-marxist-organizations-blm-seek-dismantle-western-nuclear-family
At the end of the day, communists are free to live in
communist societies in our country. Nothing is stopping them from forsaking our
money and doing their own thing. But in a communist society, I won’t be free to
worship my God without persecution. So, it is not possible for me to live at
peace with militant communists who are trying to burn my country to the ground.
