THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
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Volume X, Issue # 113, April 30, 2008
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
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LIBERAL "SOCIAL JUSTICE" PORTENDS NEW DARK AGE
By Christopher G. Adamo
"SOCIAL JUSTICE": POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTALISM COMBINED WITH THE MARXIST CONCEPT OF A GOVERNMENT
EMPOWERED TO CONFISCATE THE PROPERTY OF ONE CITIZEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING THE LOYALTY &
SUPPORT OF ANOTHER -- AN ATTEMPT OF THE POLITICAL LEFT TO RE-DEFINE "CHRISTIANITY" & USE IT TO LEGITIMIZE
SOCIALISM & ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMISM UNDER THE GUISE OF "SPIRITUALITY" -- REINVENTING "CHRISTIANITY" TO
MAKE IT COMPATIBLE WITH DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICAL OBJECTIVES -- DISREGARDING ALL STANDARDS OF RIGHT OR
WRONG, GOOD OR EVIL, & MORAL OR IMMORAL -- ITS ELECTION TIME, & THE PSEUDO-RELIGIOUS MAKE THEIR PITCH FOR
THE CHRISTIAN VOTE, ON WHATEVER SPURIOUS TERMS THEY CAN CONCOCT
FULL STORY:
The American public, and Christians in particular, are being deluged, once again with talk of the thoroughly ambiguous
concept of “social justice.” It is, after all, election time. Thus, the pseudo-religious among us must make their pitch for
the Christian vote, on whatever spurious terms they can concoct.
In its raw form, “social justice” merely references the prevailing societal attitudes of the day, relegating any defining
standards of right or wrong, good or evil, and moral or immoral to a snapshot of the existing consensus. Biblical
principles notwithstanding, “social justice” has, throughout time, been equally applicable to those crowds shouting
“crucify him,” the burning of “heretics” at the stake during the Inquisition, and even the Holocaust.
It is, therefore, no great wonder that the “Reverend” Jeremiah Wright, in his venomous and racist rantings against
America, would seek refuge under the umbrella of “social justice” when attempting to defend his positions.
In its modern form, "social justice" represents a conglomeration of environmental extremism, coupled with the Marxist
concept of a government empowered to confiscate the property of one citizen for the purpose of purchasing the
loyalty and support of another. But, since the ultimate reality of such false generosity and sanctimony conflicts with
foundational Biblical truth, substitute “truths” must be cited in their stead. No less a mutation of reality is sufficient to
legitimize Socialism or environmental extremism under the guise of “spirituality.”
Possibly, the most notable and outlandish example in recent memory is Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s
fabricated “scripture” asserting that one must worship the environment in order to worship God. Those who are truly
familiar with Scripture know that the first chapter of Romans contains a stern admonition against that very notion. But,
while few among Pelosi’s ranks have ever had any interest in fact, as derived from such dry and rigid source material,
their current transparent attempts to redefine Christian citizenship merely represent a continuation of similar sordid
efforts over the years.
The stunning collapse of Democratic Party fortunes in the 1994 elections caused Party operatives to realize that they
had suffered from an enormous disconnect from mainstream America and its traditional values. But, being thoroughly
unwilling to actually embrace or even comprehend those values, Liberal Democrats concluded that the only alternative,
if they were ever to regain that portion of the electorate, was to offer an alternative set of “values” that might resonate
with the American heartland, while not conflicting with the Liberal Socialist agenda.
So, instead of overhauling their party platform, they determined to reinvent American “Christianity” in a form that
would make it compatible with Democratic Party political objectives. That they have enjoyed any success at all in
this brazen endeavor is a sorry testimony to the condition of the Church in America.
Initially, Bill Clinton stumped tirelessly, with the help of the Liberal media, to construct a scandal of black church
burnings. Though he may have gained some shortterm political mileage from it, the issue evaporated into thin air, once
the 1996 elections were over, he had secured his second term as President, and the issue had outlived its usefulness to
the Clinton strategists. Ultimately, most of America failed to take the bait.
Since that time, a broader and more insidious scheme has been implemented. With the help of the ever present Liberal
clergy, who studiously avoid and actively discourage “political involvement” on those prickly issues of abortion and
sexual immorality, a new direction and rationale for “Christianity” has been established in the past few years. The two
main pillars of this counterfeit spirituality are environmentalism and Socialism. Not surprisingly, in regard to these
issues, those same Liberal clerics are only too willing to lend a hand.
Concurrently, “Christian” populists, such as California megachurch pastor Rick Warren, have done their best to open
the floodgates of this modern “leaven,” by supplanting stodgy old religionists and their narrow perspective of sin and
redemption with the delightfully more flexible concept of “purpose.” Under its auspices, saving an ostensibly
endangered species might rate comparable spiritual glory with saving souls, while clearly representing far less of an
affront to “Old Scratch.” It is, therefore, liable to incur far less of a backlash from his Leftist minions in the political
arena or on the nightly news.
So, what are the real consequences facing a society that embraces these false premises of “spirituality,” while
abandoning the truth? The same as they have always been throughout history: decline and eventual ruin. And the
evidence is mounting before our eyes.
Like some pagan culture whose members starve in the streets, while worshipping the abundant livestock living in their
midst, Western Civilization has amazingly opted to burn its own food supplies in order to produce fuel, though
abundant oil supplies lie within its soil and just off its shores.
Meanwhile, the elites who have squandered a disproportionate share of those resources, traveling on their private jets
to “environmental conferences,” will continue to do so, while the common citizen must endure greater and greater
hardship in order to merely stay warm and get to work. Yet, does the “Earth goddess” rejoice at this? Or is it merely
those demigods of Liberalism laughing at their extensive ranks of useful idiots? Social “Justice” indeed.
Chalk one up for “environmentalism” that will neither clean the planet nor make life better for its inhabitants. Yet, the
easily deceived are made to swell with sanctimony, while those spearheading the movement gain in power and stature.
Ditto for the much older ploy of redistributing wealth. Under its influence, the nation’s economy stagnates, working
citizens on every rung of its economic ladder are increasingly driven to lower levels, and those in power increase their
dominance. Nevertheless, the ruse continues under the premise of “fairness.”
Americans are not ignorant of the crushing effects of rising energy costs, or the debilitating effect of excessive
taxation. What is critical is to immediately enlighten them as to the inarguable cause and effect relationship between
these burgeoning adversities and the fraudulent Leftist ideologies that spawned them. Only then can the nation avert
a continuation of its descent from once being that “shining city on a hill” to a dim caricature of its former glory, and
an increasing reflection of Third-World hardship and squalor.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Politics & Political Competition:
Elections, PACs, & Political Parties
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
The American Political & Cultural Left:
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, & Other Leftists
Political Environmentalism Versus Human Progress & Prosperity:
Policy Issues Relating to Energy, Environment,
& Natural Resources
Liberalism Versus Conservatism in American Politics
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES:
COMPETING SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Conservatism
Traditional Conservatism: Questions & Answers
Conservatism: Attitudes, Types, & Present Status
Constitutional Conservatism: American & British
Liberalism
Classical Liberalism: Intellectual Foundations
Classical Liberalism: Conservative Liberalism
Manchester Liberalism & Social Darwinism
Modern Social "Liberalism": Statist "Liberalism"
Radical & Totalitarian Ideologies
Radicalism, Utopianism, & Totalitarianism
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who lives in southeastern Wyoming and works in the field of industrial instrumentation.
He is actively involved in Wyoming's political process, serving as a delegate to successive Wyoming State Republican Conventions
and as a member of the Wyoming State Republican Central Committee. He has assisted Republican candidates for local and state
legislatures and for the United States Congress. His articles, which appear regularly in The Progressive Conservative, U.S.A.,
and on a number of other websites, reflect a major concern with the damage being done to Conservatism and Conservative causes by
the Liberal Leftist faction in the Republican Party as well as by the much larger and more powerful Liberal Leftist faction in the
Democratic Party. During the early and middle 1990s, Adamo was Editor of the Wyoming Christian Coalition's official news organ,
The Wyoming Christian.
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