Evil in our day, and how to fight it.
Satan is known as The Father of all Lies, in part because he was the first to lie, and also because he is so good at it. What makes someone “good” - as in talented - at lying is the ability to make it sound like truth. That is what Satan excels at. Take this exchange between Satan & Eve:
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
If you look at that exchange, you’ll see there is some truth included in his statement. That little bit of truth makes it difficult to discern the lie, and to be honest, the lie isn’t an outright lie, it is a statement that has multiple meanings. In modern day terms, it would be called spin.
“Good” politicians have the same talent, and the video below shows one of the best doing what he does best
Listen to what he says.
- He inherited a 1.3 trillion deficit. That is spin. He campaigned for that deficit. Remember last Fall, he urged the Bush administration to bail out the banks, which is where most of that deficit came from. While that deficit was created by someone else, and he now has responsibility for it, he was a major factor in getting that passed, so to say he inherited it is not entirely accurate. He asked for it.
- He states, “We cannot and will not sustain deficits like this without end.” That is absolutely true, by mixing in some truth, it makes it tougher to sort out the lies.
- He quotes some numbers to make his case. Those may or may not be true, but are probably based on facts. Anyone who has taken financial or accounting classes understands that it is easy to make numbers say whatever you want. When you quote them like he does, it makes him look smarter and more capable of using the numbers to fix the problem. It also legitimizes what he is saying.
- Of course he takes a few shots at Bush. And in this case, Bush deserves it. But the reason he takes those shots is because Bush acted more like a liberal/socialist Democrat rather than a fiscally conservative Republican. One of the most effective things that liberals have done is associate George Bush’s domestic and social policies with conservatism, and since those policies are terrible, people dislike him and the conservative brand. What they have done so brilliantly is fool people into thinking that Bush (and really the entire GOP) are conservative, when in reality they are socialists-lite. This is a very subtle lie that most Americans fail to see, it was created and perfected by the Father of All Lies, and his pupils have learned it well.
- He uses the numbers to prepare people for more upcoming spending. Not only does he use the numbers to show how much debt we have, he uses the numbers to make a plug for two of his party’s pet projects: education and socialized medicine.
- He then goes from quoting some numbers to a little bit of fear mongering, using our common sense as a weapon against us. Conservatives have been harping on the fact that spending this much money will saddle future generations of yet unborn Americans with a huge debt, and that doing do is immoral. He talks of this as if he agrees. Again, he uses just a little bit of truth to play on our fears. By using just a bit of truth and mixing in emotions - in this case fear - he is able to fool many into thinking that he has a plan that will work. Then he announces what he plans to accomplish to fix the problems and allay our fears.
- Here is the biggest whopper. Listen to him from 1:29 to 1:37. I’ll admit I missed it until someone pointed it out on the morning talk show I listen to. He says he plans to cut the deficit in half. In fact that’s the title of the You Tube video. But that is NOT what he said he would do. He said he would cut the deficit HE INHERITED by half. He said nothing of reducing the debt he has strapped us with during his first month in office, nor any of the other debt he will heap upon us during the rest of his administration. He has learned his lessons well, and he serves his master well.
- He then finishes with one bit of truth and a couple more lies that sound good and speak to our senses. He says it won’t be easy, and he’s right. Then he says he doesn’t want to leave our children with a debt they can’t repay. He also says we have to take responsibility now to get spending under control, which is also very true. So the question is, if he wants to be responsible, control spending and not leave an enormous debt to our children, why then has he basically doubled the national deficit he “inherited” in only one month? Why does he plan on spending more so quickly? By his own admission it is not sustainable, yet he has promised to work on the inherited deficit, while apparently creating his own deficit that dwarfs Bush’s.
This is what a liar looks like, and this is what he does. These are not little white lies; these are the types of lies used by Satan to strip away liberty and freedom, and make us as miserable as he is. Our government seeks to strip liberties and freedoms, and they are employing the same tactics that Lucifer uses. If they act like the devil, if they talk like the devil, what else could these politicians be but devils?
If we as a nation are to remain free, we have to work for it. Things don’t look good right now, but there are some glimmers of light.
I have found two in text that Glenn Beck & Mike Church have created.
Beck has what he calls The Nine Principles
1. America is good.
2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.
Mike Church has gone further than that and drafted what he calls the America Again Resolves. They are based on the Thomas Jefferson’s Kentucky Resolves. Click the link & it will take you to a 10 page document. It takes a few minutes, but is worth the time. I do have a few questions about this resolve, but overall I support it & think that we must do something now, or simply watch the candle of liberty go out. If you want to get involved, go to these websites and say so. The time is now & the window is closing.