Take From the Rich, Give to the Poor

Well - it looks like Obama is going to do whatever it takes to ram his healthcare down our throats - never mind that we don't want it, that we are broke, and that it is socialized medicine. He is pulling out the stops and in full campaign mode.

I think he must have really studied Hitler because there are so many similarities to him and things that he is doing. Goebbels (Hitler's propaganda minister) once said something to the effect that if you need to tell a lie - tell such a whopper that everyone believes that it must be true because they believe no one would ever be that stupid to lie about it. It seems that everything he is doing is based on lies, flattery, class envy, and race baiting. There is this constant drum beat of "we're doing it for the poor" but in reality I can't even see how this will help the poor. I have yet to see or know of someone who is poor that can hire another poor person. I have yet to see how legalized thievery ennobles us as a people. I have yet to see how coveting and envying ever causes one to be a better person. And this effort to socialize us will take away our freedoms and liberties - we had better be calling congressmen and senators if we value anything about America. The vote is supposedly on the 18th of this month.

I read a quote today in my study of Cain and Abel that I thought was instructive:

"Are we our brothers' keepers? In other words, are we responsible to look after the well-being of our neighbors as we seek to earn our daily bread? The Savior's golden rule says we are. Satan says we are not. Tempted of Satan, some have followed the example of Cain. They covet property and then sin to obtain it. The sin may be murder, robbery, or theft. It may be fraud or deception. It may even be some clever but legal manipultation of facts or influence to take unfair advantage of another. Always the excuse is 'Am I my brother's keeper?'" (Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, Nov. '86, 20)

When I think about what is happening in our beloved country I think of Pres. Benson's "Beware of Pride" talk when he said, " Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves. Most of us consider pride to be a sin of those on the top, such as the rich and the learned, looking down at the rest of us. There is, however, a far more common ailment among us - and that is pride from the bottom looking up. It is manifest in so mnay ways, such as faultfinding, gossiping, backbiting, murmuring, living beyond our means, envying, coveting, withholding gratitude and praise that might lift another, and being unforgiving and jealous."

And what gripes me is that Obama and his ilk just keep feeding this kind of tripe to us, urging us to covet, envy, find fault with anyone that doesn't agree, live beyond our means as a nation....

John Adams once said, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of another." And Obama and his ilk just keep urging immoral and unrighteous behavior. And they wrap it up in a bow - "help the poor." Instead, he should be setting the example of urging each of us to be self reliant, get our educations, work hard, dream and seek to become our best selves. To look at the freedoms that we are so blessed with as God given and as opportunites for us to choose for ourselves what we will be. And that we are responsible to care for ourselves - and even capabale! We don't need, want, or expect the government to care for us - in fact - to do so is nothing short of Satan's plan - and we throw our agency and lives away for security if we do.

I think I am going to take Pres. Benson's advice in his talk "Our Divine Constitution" and read and study the Federalist Papers and the Constitution. I am also going to become more involved with the local tea party and also write my representatives and senators. And, I am not going to give up hope.

Pres. Benson also said, "I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith. It will be saved by the righteous citizens of this nation who love and cherish freedom. It will be saved by enlightened members of this Church - among others - men and women who understand and abide the principles of the Constitution."

"I testify that wickedness is rapidly expanding in every segment of our society. It is more highly organized, more cleverly disguised, and more powerfully promoted than ever before. Secret combinations lusting for power, gain, and glory are flourishing. A secret combination that seeks to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries is increasing its evil influence and control over America and the entire world....

"I testify that as the forces of evil increase under Lucifer's leadership and as the forces of good increase under the leadership of Jesus Christ, there will be growing battles between the two until the final confrontation. As the issues become clearer and more obvious, all mankind will eventually be required to aling themselves either for the kindom of God or for the kingdom of the devil. As these conflicts rage either secretly or openly, the righteous will be tested. God's wrath will soon shake the nations of the earth and will be poured out on the wicked without measure. But God will provide strength for the righteous and the means of escape; and eventually and finally truth will triumph."

We are in serious trouble as a people and as a nation....and what are we going to do about it?