From Washington, D.C. to the NFL and
Hollywood, America’s idols are tumbling down. This is not a bad thing. For too long, we have wasted precious time and
money worshipping these so-called “social justice” warrior hypocrites who
continue to disappoint. Unfortunately, huge
swaths of Americans still bow at the altar of social justice. They believe government-forced “charity” will
advance us to a utopian paradise where everyone enjoys the same outcome … despite
personal effort, up-bringing, unique abilities and education.
The truth is: Social justice is an
oxymoron based on the false premise that the cure for injustice is leveling the
playing field and redistributing wealth. As former Vice President Joe Biden once said,
“You may call it redistribution of wealth – I just call it being fair.”
Listen: Karl Marx hated religion,
private property and Judeo-Christian values as much as the Left does today. That’s why you should depart from any place of
worship that combines Jesus, social justice and the government in the same
sentence.
In his book, The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism, economist Friedrich
Hayek nails what’s really at stake: “The aim of socialism is no less than to
affect a complete redesigning of our traditional morals, law and language – and
on this basis to stamp out the old order and the supposedly inexorable, unjustifiable
conditions that prevent the institution of reason, fulfillment, true freedom
and justice.”
The social justice warriors of the
past are now out of the closet and no longer hide their agenda. Instead, they proudly parade their intentions
to destroy capitalism, silence free speech and prohibit Judeo-Christian values
from the public square. They harp about
injustice and claim only they can fix it … which is an arrogant, egotistical
pile of hogwash. All that, while they
divide us into two groups: normal folks and them. They believe normal folks are incapable of
coherent reasoning and self-care. To
them, everyday Americans aren’t diamonds in the rough, they are pliable,
moldable objects used to reshape America into a socialist nightmare … like
Venezuela.
Susan Brown said it best: “Democrats’
sacrosanct belief that the government was created to control how fairness is spread
around is nothing more than a modern-day effort to reinvent Robin Hood, without
all the chivalry and green tights. Those
who romantically embrace the concept of social justice believe the misnomer
that stealing from some and passing it on to those who should have had it in
the first place will result in some sort of righteous leveling.”
Listen: The Liberal-Left don’t own the
market on charity. Normal folks leave
government out of the mix and combine their compassion with common sense. They bring food in one hand and a rifle in the
other … knowing if they teach someone how to hunt, they’ll eat for a lifetime. In comparison, Leftists bring Trader Joe’s
bagels in one hand and a voter’s registration card in the other … seizing the
opportunity to convert their victims into non-thinking entitlement addicts. They stop at nothing to meet an immediate
need, and then lead them by their noses to Leftist-run metropolises where crime
and government handouts abound.
Brown goes on to say, “I know, the
devil is always in the details, but I’ll go ahead and say it anyhow. Forced “charity” doesn’t bring about justice. Instead, it creates injustice when it stirs up
animosity between the less fortunate and those being penalized, taxed, for
their hard work under penalty of prosecution.
In sharp contrast, there is a power in authentic generosity that no
amount of government social-engineering could or will ever match. The social justice crowd should dust off the
knees they protest with and try it sometime.”
Rev.
Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.
Chaplain
(Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army
Pastor,
Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel
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