Karl Marx: "Proletariats Have No Fatherland"One of the greatest anti-nationalists of modern times was Karl Marx, the father of the political philosophy of Marxism. One of his more revealing, but less famous quotes was the following: "My object in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism."
Karl Marx taught that the world was divided into two powerful classes, the "'proletariat" (working class) and the "bourgeoisie" (wealthy ruling class).
Marxism sees the proletariat and bourgeoisie as directly waging an ongoing competition, in that capitalists exploit workers and workers try to resist exploitation. (This is the foundational principle behind modern US organized labor)
Marx's scientific socialism combined his economics and philosophy — including his theory of value and the concept of alienation—to demonstrate that throughout the course of human history, a profound struggle has developed between the "haves" and the "have-nots."
Marx claimed he had discovered the laws of history, laws that expose the contradictions of capitalism and the necessity of the class struggle. The more advanced the capitalist economy becomes, Marx argued, the greater these contradictions and conflicts. The more capitalism creates wealth, the more it sows the seeds of its own destruction.
Ultimately, Marx believed, the proletariat would realize that it has the collective power to overthrow the few remaining capitalists and, with them, the whole system.
Marx, together with Frederich Engels, penned the ten-point Communist Manifesto that a half-century later became the guiding philosophy of Vladimir Lenin, leader of the 1917 October Revolution and founder of Russian Communism.
The Communist Manifesto can be distilled down to its ten major points:
1. Abolition of private property.
2. Progressive income tax.
3. Abolition of inheritance rights
4. Confiscation of property
5. A central banking system
6. Government control over communications and transportation.
7. Government ownership of factories and agriculture
8. Government control of labor.
9. Corporate farms and regional planning.
10. Free education for children in government-controlled schools.
If one were to remove the title, 'Communist Manifesto' from the top of the list, one could replace it with the ten major planks in the Democratic national platform.
The Democrats have elevated class warfare to an art form. The Democrats substitute the terms 'the people' for the 'proletariat' and 'big business' for the bourgeoisie, but other than that, every time a national Democrat makes a speech, you can count on hearing some variation on the same theme.
It was the Democrats who campaigned against tax cuts, arguing that it was an unfair burden on 'the working poor' (proletariat) and an unfair advantage for 'the rich' (bourgeoisie) (Communist Manifesto points 1 and 2)
The Democrats fought tooth and nail against the GOP plan to eliminate the inheritance tax, endorsed the Supreme Court's recent eminent domain ruling, and is reeling from the recently announced split in organized labor that threatens its power base. (Communist Manifesto points 3, 8)
The Federal Reserve Banking system (central banking) was introduced by Democrat Woodrow Wilson, and the Banking Act of 1933 and the confiscation of privately owned gold was during the administration of Democrat Franklin Roosevelt. (Communist Manifesto points 4-5)
One of the most powerful lobbies within the Democratic establishment is the National Education Association. Democrats abhor the idea of parents choosing where their kids go to school, oppose home-schooling, school vouchers or parental input into school curriculums. (Point 10)
During his campaign, John Kerry thundered, "You don't value families by kicking kids out of after school programs and taking cops off our streets, so that Enron can get another tax break."
In another speech, Kerry told America, "You don't value families... if you deny veterans health care, or if you tell middle class families to wait for a tax cut, so that the wealthiest among us can get even more." (proletariat vs. bourgeoisie)
Hillary Clinton said in 1993, during her early co-presidency, "We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society."
The title of today's Omega Letter is a direct quote from Karl Marx, "Proletariats Have No Fatherland" -- reflecting Marx's worldview of a global socialist government in which the workers are 'citizens of the world'.
A major point of contention during the last two presidential elections has been over how much sovereignty the United States should surrender to the United Nations -- with John Kerry campaigning on a promise never to take the US to war without United Nations approval and support.
There is an organization called the 'Democratic Socialists of America' who have isolated seven principles that together form the DSA's 'Progressive Challenge'.
Those seven principles are, at a glance, a distillation of the ten points of Marx and Engel's 'Communist Manifesto' reworded for American consumption.
1. Dignified Work
2. Environmental Justice
3. Economic Redistribution
4. Democratic Participation
5. Community Empowerment
6. Global Non-Violence
7. Social Justice
At last count, there were some sixty-one members of the House and Senate, Democrats all, who are members of the Democratic Socialists of America, under the banner of the 'Progressive Democratic Caucus -- (the largest single caucus in the House). Six of those DSA members sit on the Judiciary Committee.
The DSA includes among its members; Rep. Bernie Sanders (D- Vt.) Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga) Rep. Peter Defazio, (D-Or) Rep. Maxine Waters, (D-Ca), House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, (D-Ca), Rep Henry Waxman (D-Ca), Rep Barney Frank (D-Ma)Rep Jerrold Nadler, (D-NY) Rep Charles Rangel, (D-NY), Rep Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh) and Rep James A McDermott (D-Wa), just to name a few.
Other powerful members of the DSA include AFL-CIO president John Sweeney, feminist Gloria Steinham, actor Ed Asner and libertarian socialist writer Noam Chomsky.
Are you getting all this? For years, I've been accused of being a 'Republican flack' for the simple reason that I oppose all things emanating from the Democratic Party. None of this is my opinion. This is documented fact.
Just as it was possible to oppose the Communists without being a Nazi, it is possible to oppose the Democrats without being a Republican.
Former president Jimmy Carter, one of the most openly Marxist Democrats of our generation, traveled to England recently take another swipe at the United States, calling the Iraq War 'unnecessary and unjust' before opining to yet another foreign audience, "I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A."
According to Jimmy Carter, terrorism is mostly America's own fault. While he didn't go so far as to blame Gitmo for terrorism, he did say "it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts."
Carter didn't mention that it also provided HIM with impetus and excuses to lash out at his own country and condemn AMERICA'S 'despicable acts'.
Adding insult to injury, Carter made his comments while addressing the Baptist World Alliance centenary conference in Birmingham, England, making it appear that even Christians are opposed to America.
Then Jimmy Carter, one of the worst presidents in US history, a politician whose political party has lost both Houses of Congress AND the Oval Office, spoke 'on behalf of the American people', saying, "What has happened at Guantanamo Bay ... does not represent the will of the American people. . . I'm embarrassed about it, I think it's wrong."
On the heels of claiming the administration doesn't represent America and declaring himself 'embarrassed' to be an American and declaring America 'wrong' went on in his comments to reassure the world that they were right -- America is a big, fat liar.
"I thought then and I think now that the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary and unjust. And I think the premises on which it was launched were false."
Naturally, al Jazeera ran its coverage of Jimmy Carter's comments under the headline, "Jimmy Carter: Guantanamo Is a Disgrace to America."
Carter didn't explain how locking away some of the evil and vile murderers on Planet Earth disgraced America. Neither did al-Jazeera. Just that former president Carter said that America is, in the view of a former US president, both 'disgraceful' and embarrassing.'
Carter's comments were echoed under similar headlines in the People's Daily (Communist China) the CBC (Canada) and pretty much every newspaper in the EU. (Marxists tend to stick together.)
The goal of Marxism, in Marx's own words, is to "dethrone God and destroy capitalism." The main planks in the leftist Democratic platform echo the same goals.
"And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:" (Matthew 12:25)
We often address the question of where America is in Bible prophecy. Listening to the Marxist propaganda masquerading as 'progressive' US political agenda, it makes one wonder, "Where is America NOW?"