If you're looking for a funny comedian, I nominate John Crist. He is really, really funny, especially if you have an evangelical church background. I was introduced to him by my daughter (your sister) and as you know, she always enjoys a good laugh. I wish you many great laughs!
I hope that you will indulge your mother by reading this to its end and promising to consider my words without prejudice [prejudice in this instance meaning preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience].
There are so many powers and voices vying for your hearts and minds but i want to remind each one of you that first and foremost you belong to your Creator, body and soul. This is the first and most important fact I am sharing with you. This fact includes a promise that there is absolutely nothing that can separate you from the love of Christ. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither your fears for today nor your worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate you from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate you from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39). He loves you that much, always has and always will.
This fact lies at the core of everything else and it is a fact - not an opinion or a belief. I want you to know and own this fact because we are standing at a pivot point in our history, not unlike the pivot points of the past that plunged nations of souls into terrible destruction. And for this reason i want you to know that no matter what happens to you or me; whether we live or die, suffer or prosper, we are never far from Him who made us.
I have no doubt that you have read historic accounts and asked yourself, as i have, how is it possible that so many people could be so easily brainwashed into doing something so horrible as going along with the Holocaust or permitting the murderous ideology of communism to continue to flourish, even when its victims number in the 100's of millions, including your great grandparents on Vanaisa's side - they were all executed. [fact]. How indeed?
The sad truth is that the mentality that permitted all this to take root over a hundred years ago is once again being stoked into catching fire and is already on fire. The political candidates, Hollywood sages, academics, & journalists are all following the gospel of Lenin, Marx, Saul Alinsky, et al to a T. You are the generation Lenin dreamed of: "Give me your four-year olds and in a generation I will build a socialist state."
I am seeing intellectual chaos taking hold and displacing common sense, morality, and virtue. [Just to prove how true this is - be honest, did the words "morality" and "virtue" jar your brain a little as concepts that are outmoded and stodgy? That's the success of brainwashing, my child.] Yet this new world ideology predates even your old mother. Lenin was successfully making the case in 1920 that anything that destroys the "old exploiting society" is good. Political correctness is the only virtue needed and morality must be subordinate to the higher good of ending the injustice of capitalism by supporting socialism at all costs and without question. Lenin's voice is as loud today as it ever was: "The newspaper (Press) is not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses."
The Nazi party was the National Worker's Socialist Party [fact]. They successfully framed the Jews as the enemy and the citizens, for the most part, went along with it all without question. Those who had some misgivings about any of it were quickly silenced through intimidation by aggressive mobs on the streets and in the universities (the brown shirts). "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. This is cruel but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism & ridicule works." (Saul Alinsky) - just pause and consider how gloriously all these directives have been implemented right now from the streets to university lecture halls, from the senate to late night TV. "We can and must write in a language that sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us." (Lenin)
It wasn't that long ago that we were all posting profile pictures in solidarity with ending bullying yet now it seems that bullying is encouraged and considered virtuous when the bullied is someone that the mob has deemed as worthy of hatred and contempt. Explain to me how this makes any sense with the pledge we all took to end bullying? It's not supposed to make sense because chaos and confusion are essential to a successful revolution. "You must have your heart on fire and your brain on ice." (Lenin)
Permit me to elaborate a little about the Nazi party. Though we all have been taught for reasons that should now become clearer, (Lenin again,"A lie told often enough becomes the truth") that they were a far-right political movement, Hitler himself declared in 1934 that they were neither right nor left but rather had opted to preserve the "purest" from both "camps": "From the camp of bourgeois tradition, it [Nazism] takes national resolve, and from the materialism of the Marxist dogma, living, creative Socialism". [fact]
The purity of Aryan nationalism of the socialists back then has been replaced with the purity of progressive-socialism today. Don't believe me? I challenge you to show me the Progressive tolerance for pro-life, pro-marriage, morality and faith-based ideals? Does the Democratic party celebrate & embrace pro-life members or Christians? (Better do some research before you answer that) The Republican party has a very vibrant and engaged gay constituency, along with members who are pro-choice and even atheist. [fact]
Another fact to note, the Nazis were able to seize power because they were clever enough to deny gun ownership of all the disfavored groups, especially the Jews. I personally do not like guns but i understand and appreciate the reasons why our founding fathers made the right to bear arms sacrosanct [meaning too valuable or important to be interfered with]. You must read their words and know the back-story that brought them to this conviction. The aggressive anti-gun agenda is adhering faithfully to good old Lenin's advice on how to win a revolution: "One man with a gun can control 100 without one" & Saul Alinsky: "They have the guns, therefore we are for peace and reformation through the ballot. When we have the guns, then it will be through the bullet." As it pertains to socialism, the facts have been completely gutted from the rhetoric of those stumping for your votes. Contrary to popular belief, socialism does not lead to shared wealth, it leads to poverty. The fact is that the bottom four nations in the entire world for economic freedom & well-being of its citizens are all thoroughly and completely socialist. #177. The Republic of Congo - socialist; #178. Cuba - socialist; #179. Venezuela - socialist; and bottoming out at #180. North Korea - communist, which is the eventual & final stop of socialism. Lenin:"The goal of socialism is communism". Why is it that socialism is being praised here in the US, yet thousands are fleeing here to escape it? It doesn't make any sense unless someone is lying.... but don't think, keep your brain on ice and just keep flaming the fires in your heart! Before you align yourself with those calling for socialism, name one country where socialism has been successfully implemented, resulting in a wealthier, happier, and better citizenry than it was prior to socialism. You might be thinking that Sweden is a great example of socialist success and they are ranked even higher than the U.S. on the aforementioned list. You are half right! Sweden is ranked higher than the U.S. but that is because they have taken decisive steps away from socialism when they realized that it was hurting their country. Sweden cut public spending, privatized the national rail network, abolished certain government monopolies, eliminated inheritance taxes, sold state-owned businesses, and switched to a school voucher system. Sweden also lowered taxes and reformed the pension system. They never went along with the Euro but opted to keep their own currency, and Sweden's corporate tax is 15% compared to ours which was one of the highest in the world at 38.5% in 2017. It has now dropped to a more sensible 24.9% in 2018 but still quite a bit higher than Sweden's rate. Who would have guessed that we are more socialist than Sweden? And the left-leaning candidates are calling for a 40% hike in our corporate tax. I would like to see a real-world example of a place where high taxes and wealth distribution has worked for the benefit of its citizens before I would endorse such a campaign platform. It sounds nice in theory but i don't know of a single place where it has worked in reality.
Why did Sweden do an about face on socialism? Because they recognized, wisely, that you cannot turn your back on wealth creation. They do not take from the rich to give to the poor any longer because that will eventually put you at the bottom of the list [see above] and make the people you depend on to fund everything flee to the U.S.
Meanwhile, back in the States many are marching blindly toward the bottom of the list, cheerfully celebrating socialist candidates without a shred a evidence that socialism actually works the way they think it does. Organized mobs whip up hysteria and sow seeds of hatred and contempt toward anyone who dares to disagree or question the 'facts' (remember Lenin's words above?). I have presented you with some different facts but don't take my word for it. Do your own research, permit your mind to be challenged by those who offer opposing views. Read the words of the revolutionaries & radicals i have named. Challenge yourself to explain why you hold the beliefs you do and then test them for validity. Take a huge step back from all of this madness and reflect upon it in view of the past and against the words of those who set all this in motion. Be critical, listen carefully to the words, and demand proof - you wouldn't buy a car without test driving it first and certainly not before seeing that it actually exists as it has been described, ...or would you?
Anything that is authentically true does not need to suppress another's voice or opinion because nothing can threaten the Truth. Similarly, anything that is fluffy fantasy and silly nonsense does not need to squashed at all costs. After all, it's not like there is a full out assault on muzzling the Easter Bunny or making sure that people who believe in fairies keep their fanciful notions to themselves. But if Christianity is just fairytales and a crutch for weak-minded people, why is there such revulsion and hatred toward it? Why is it the target of constant mockery and derision? Why are the socialists and atheists so threatened by it? It should bother them no more than the Easter Bunny.
Guard your souls, dear children, because you can permit yourself to become so poisoned by the lies that you will use your free will to separate yourself from God and unleash unimaginable horror on your neighbor. That is the terrible price of free will. And make no mistake, the enemy is a liar and a cheat. He hates God and has set his heart on nothing else but to separate His children from their Creator by any means necessary. The enemy has no love for us because we are the image bearers of our Father, therefore he is hellbent on taking us down and destroying us through hatred, fear, lies, and pride. "Atheism is a natural and inseparable part of Marxism, of the theory and practice of scientific socialism. Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism." Lenin This battle is not about which political party gets to rule the country or sit in the White House. This is a battle being fought in the spiritual realms for your eternal souls through your hearts and minds. The bottom line is that socialism hasn't worked and will not work. It is merely the vehicle that adherents of Marx, Lenin, Alinsky et al will use to usher in the world they want - one devoid of God, love, and hope. This is the enemy's ultimate goal and his lies have poisoned many hapless minds and hearts. This is not a political battle but a spiritual battle against principalities and powers of darkness. God will win and has already won - Even the enemy knows this but he absolutely does not want you to know or believe this. His complete and utter hatred of you (as God's image bearer) compels him to drag you down with him into destruction. Do not succumb to fear & hatred but be filled with love, my children. Seek after God and cherish wisdom. Read the Bible and pray. You are eternal souls and He will love you forever but He desires you to choose Him of your free will and not under compulsion. He has given you the possibility to reject Him, and there is someone working overtime who wishes that you would do just that. Don't be tricked! Think about my words and think carefully about what lies behind all of this, who is pulling the strings and why.
You are forever on my heart and in my prayers before your Creator Father. I love you now and always!
"The Lord has shown you what is good. But what does He require of you but to do justice, to love kindness/mercy, and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8