For those who don’t know who the other two men that are
mentioned let me give a brief description, and a casual glance at all three of
these men is all that is necessary. The connection between the three and what
they tell us about democrats and what is going on in the world today is more
important then these men. Some are still trying to get a handle on who the
president is, and talking about the other two men will give us a picture of who
he really is and who some democrats thought he was. Lastly, I will break this
up into 3 sections and compare and contrast what the Bible says and what Saul
Alinsky says and in the end celebrate what I think the good news is for a
harvest of souls for the kingdom of Christ.
First of all Saul Alinsky was the first community organizer
who based his operations in Chicago and largely targeted the black community to
begin a ground swell of revolution in the 1960’s for a socialistic government.
He was a confessed communist in the neo Marxist sense and believed in a slow
calculated revolution. He believed in camouflaging yourself inside government
institutions, communities, and most notably churches. He wrote his last book
called “Rules for Radicals” that was published in 1971 around the time he
died. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and
Chris Matthews are at least 3 prominent democrats who have publicly declared
this man’s influence on what they believe. In a nutshell he believed that if
you constantly agitate the people towards being discontent and convince them
that their discontent comes from an unfair system of government you can cause
change in that system of government and eventually eradicate Christian dogma
and communism can flourish. He believed that you should never take a stand on
any issue and at the same time constantly make the Christian imparticular live
up to their own belief system and when we can’t he says that we should be
called out on it. He also is where we get the democratic manta of never let a
tragedy go to waste, meaning never forget to use calamity for political gain. Simply
put he was the embodiment of a wolf in sheep’s clothing politically speaking!
I could go on further
and I will in the second part, but I will stop there because it is more
important to understand two things before we move on to Corey Booker. Number
one that people who call themselves progressives believe in the tactics and
ideals that have been eluded to above and will be described in detail later,
and they use these tactics religously. Number two, all of the communities that
this has been started in have been black, therefore it easy to conclude that
the black community was the target group for this camouflaged neo marxist
revolution. I will leave the question of why for you to ponder on your own
time. I have my opinions on that subject and I think they are important, but
not for the purposes of this discussion.
Although the president clearly remains an enigma for some I
think we can know him by understanding who influenced him, but who is Corey
Booker and why am I bringing him up? Corey Booker is a two term Democratic
mayor of Newark New Jersey which is an extremely rough city with a lot of
problems. He made some waves recently by Speaking about Mitt Romney, Bain
capital and private equity. Mr. Booker did not stay on talking points and he
was critical of Obama’s attacks upon Bain capital and private equity as a
whole. This doesn’t mean that he is conservative or even that he will not
support Obama. He did state that he still supports Obama. This speaks to a
larger issue and I think his comments are a picture of a greater disturbance
that we have politically. Speaking about issues outside of the framework of the
talking points that are handed down to the media is not done in Washington by
both parties, as a matter of fact talk radio is the only avenue of the media
where true uninhibited discussion ensues. This was somewhat courageous by Mr.
Booker and I am not sure he had anything to gain politically unless he plans on
switching parties. Then again they stay on “talking points” when they speak to
the media as well so going off either parties reservation will not help you
inside the beltway. We have already seen the tea party make a change in our
political landscape and Corey Booker’s comments may be representative of what
some have to be thinking on the democratic side. So the real question is why
did he make these comments and am I correct that this is a sign of something
brewing in the hearts of minds of some liberals most notably the black
community. Much like this essay is not about Barack Obama it is also not about
Corey Booker it is about what I believe they represent. Most notably a divide
between Alinsky progressives and fair minded democrats that must be scratching
their heads in disbelief at this point.
As I alluded to
earlier what is important here is to question why did he say what he said on
national television. He is seen as a rising star in the democratic party and by
some reports may have been lobbying for a cabinet position or possibly a run at
the United States Senate. With that in mind why would you say something that
you know would anger some of the people that you could be rubbing shoulders
with? My thought is that either there are power brokers in Washington on the
democratic side that want this man out (referring to the President,) maybe just
because they don’t like Obama. It also could be that some don’t think he is an
effective catalyst for the progressive end game. It also could be that there
are powerful people in the democratic party that are not progressive and are
starting to see how ugly this party has become. Could it also be that Corey
Booker just decided to speak the truth because he wanted to say how he saw
things. Anyway you slice it there is some change brewing in the democratic
party and I think it is worth paying attention to.
Moreover regardless of Corey Booker’s motives for what he
said he represents what some that are
not card carrying progressives may really believe and hopefully these comments
could inspire others to get off the democratic plantation, Mr. Booker included.
More importantly he could represent a possible change in the black community
towards the president and this is of the utmost importance for a variety of
reasons.
The first and most ironic is that we are seeing some changes
in ideas about poltics as well as theology that are not alinsky like, despite
the fact that the black community has clearly been the most directly affected
by alinsky’s ideas and community organization. We can see a
divide between the alinsky proselytes such as Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama and
Al Sharpton and what the general black community as well as the other blue dog
democrats think and believe. I have also been encouraged to see people and
pastors that have been seen as liberal
in their theology (in some circles,)
speak about the importance of sound theology and question democratic belief structures (I am not going to name drop in
regards to big name pastors here, because this is not about that.)
I do not think that this will create a turn around
politically for the United States. I actually think this is the beginning of a
move of God spiritually, and I am not sure if the political elite will even
recognize it. I hope I am wrong about that. However I am excited about the
opportunities that are going to be available to the believer in regards to how
to witness to these souls that could be ripe for harvest. There will be more
Corey Booker’s black and white who will start to wonder about their party,
their churches and their communities. They are going to have to ask if what I
am about to write in the second half of this essay is true, and if it is what
does it mean? People are starting to have questions and their will be more in
the coming years and we as Christians must have the answers. We must be able to
explain Saul Alinsky, Barack Obama and Corey Booker. We must be able to use the
Bible for what it is, a spiritual weapon
that rightly divides truth and is sharper then any two edge sword and therefore
capable to speak powerfully about what these people believed and most notably
who was behind why they believed it!
There is so many trails that I could go down with this
subject and those who know my personality and/or writing style can discern that
my desire is to try to dive into it all. I am however going to focus on Saul
Alinsky’s beliefs and tactics and place them next to scripture to share with
you the sharp contrast. I have not and will not talk about the President
because who he is will be directly described in the words to come. It is my
contention that the analysis that follows will be a vivid picture of who he is
and who progressives are. In the end there will be good news and I really
believe spiritually there is good news to come, however not without persecution
of some sorts, they seem to coincide unfortunately. There will be a revival
spiritually, but I am not sure whether it will directly affect the powers at Washington,
but it could radically reenergize the Body of Christ!
