The errors of the Wall St. protesters: Part 1

October 30, 2011

The errors of the Wall St. protesters: part 1

Though they purport to be right, the application of Biblical wisdom, reason, and logic expose the errors that the Wall St. protesters are employing.    The very initiation of the idea of these protests was not even to “protest”, but rather to disrupt the system, destabilizing it, and eventually taking it down for selfish reasons!   This is taken right from the very words of  one of the main organizers - Stephen Lerner from the SEIU union, with which Mr. Obama has closely worked.   Thus, it is also no surprise that he has expressed his solidarity with this movement which has also been enjoined by socialists, communists, nazis, and islamists.  Mr. Lerner stated that the need to disrupt the system stems from the fact that “unions (and community organizations) are almost dead”!   So he concocted a plan for unions and community organizations to unite to carry out their dirty deed- basically a marxist-style revolution.  Unfortunately for Mr. Lerner, there are these things called video cameras and recorders that document what people are saying and doing.   And so he lays out the plan to “disrupt how the system operates.”   His top goal is to “bring down the stock market”.   His plan entailed “politically” isolating the rich, revving up the propaganda machine against them, and attack them.  He avoided details just in case “there are any police agents in the room”! But the one detail he cannot avoid is that he will be destroying the system for the very ones the protesters purport to be protesting for!!!   Once again, “class warfare” used to advance the agenda of the selfish.   When will people learn?

Thus, from the very outset the protest organizers wanted to conceal the real premises for this street action – their survival – by creating a “villain” to hide their own selfish and evil motives.   Basically, they saw that they are a dying entity, and in their lust for power and greed, have decided to make a power grab against those who are successful!

The Lord warned about these “increasingly fierce street protests” LAST YEAR.   HE clearly saw the evil and warned of what was to come, which we see being played out right now.    He has warned of even children turning against their parents.   And last night He warned that this will turn into guerrilla warfare, chaos on the streets if not handled properly!  One of the best ways to handle a combustible fire is to cut off its “fuel” source!   The people and the money behind the people on the streets must be exposed and cut off.

Thus, from its inception this movement is flawed.    Apart from that, though, even their openly expressed rationale for protesting is flawed and steeped in error.

First, Americans should leave the country – at least for a little while – to visit and even live in other countries.   Sometimes, one cannot “see the forest, for the trees”!  Avoid the tourist destinations and go see and talk to the real folk, especially in developing countries.   One would hopefully come back with a much different perspective from that of many Americans today.   There are millions, if not billions, of people all over the world who would love to come to this country.   They would love it, appreciate it, and respect it.   One can see and sense this love, respect, and appreciation in them, except for some of those crossing our southern border.  I have run into them.   Abroad, people ask me how I can help them get an American visa!   Even college kids in Ethiopia lining up (under an oppressive political system by the way) to fill out diversity visa lottery applications!   America is one of the most blessed countries to have ever graced this earth, and they know that!   It is therefore very sad and ironic that many Americans do not even understand what they have, much less appreciate it.   And instead of being GRATEFUL FOR BEING AN AMERICAN, they complain and grumble!!   How many people in the world would love to have what they don't value!   It's just like Esau who gave away his birthright to Jacob for some potage!!!

An ESPN commentator, one day on national television, recounted the story of how  basketball player, Dikembe Mutumbo, took him to his country in Africa.  Visibly impacted and shaken, this commentator reiterated to his audience that if they could picture the  worst ghetto in America, it would be paradise to someone in Africa!  That is the perspective that is needed here!  Compared to many parts of the world, anyone with electricity at the flip of a switch, air conditioning, carpets on the floor, running indoor water, warm water showers, clean water, an indoor toilet (much less multiple toilets), a refrigerator, a stove, a washing machine, a clothes dryer, computer(s), television(s), and a car on top of all that would be RICH!!!    Compared to the world,  most Americans are already rich!   So, are the protesters protesting themselves?!!   Jesus indicated that before one tries to “remove the speck from someone else's eye, first to remove the beam from their own”!!!   Compared to the utter extreme poverty and suffering in other parts of the world, for Americans to be protesting their own state of “impoverishment” is like the spoiled child throwing a temper tantrum in front of his/her parents because he/she cannot get even more candy on top of candy!!

Many Americans have been spoiled by an “entitlement mentality” promoted by political operatives eager to pass out “candy” for the votes to build their power base.  Today, people get housing subsidies – Section 8.  They get food subsidies – food stamps, school breakfast and lunch programs.  They get day care subsidies.  They get education subsidies, loans, grants.   Where is all this coming from?   Government doesn't have money.   It takes taxpayers' hard-earned wages!   It is already well known that over 40% of Americans do not pay taxes, and that the wealthy already carry a significant amount of the tax burden.  Still the government has spent the country into a fiscal mess.   How can people demand more  “candy “ on top of the “candy”  they already have, WHEN THERE IS  NOT EVEN THE MONEY  TO PAY  FOR WHAT  HAS  ALREADY  BEEN  SPENT   AND/OR  BORROWED?!! This is ludicrous.

One day last week some yellow jackets swarmed around my food as I ate lunch outside at work.  I left some syrup in a jar, and the next day  I found some of them had died in that jar.   Likewise, America is also DROWNING IN  A  “SEA  OF  ME” and DECADENCE.   People focus on “themselves, trivial things, and want to live the 'good life'”; but who wants to help the poor and needy in Africa?!   You do not hear the protesters chanting for the rights of people in Africa to be earning more than $1 or $2 a day.  Their demands are in and of themselves selfish, in that they have forgotten those in greater need.  They have also conveniently forgotten those AMERICANS whose rights are truly being violated in this country  in the abortion “killing fields” of America!!!

Truly, when one examines the impure motives of the protest organizers and those “fueling” the protests, and the ALREADY  PROSPEROUS  VANTAGE  POINT  OF  AMERICA when compared to the rest of the world, one can truly see that these protests are not about what they purport to be about, nor are they truly based on reality from the perspective of the world's poor and needy!   The grumblings of the protesters are an insult to all the children in the world dying from preventable diseases and complications due to such things as diarrhea!  LORD  HAVE  MERCY. 

Let us UNITE around the truth, reason, and wisdom, exposing and discarding selfish, impure greedy motives.   There are problems to be solved, and work to be done in this country, and in many parts of the world.   It will take LOVE  AND  PRAYER, not hate, riots, division, and violence!!!   I think reasonable people can agree on that.

paul