Definitely a worthy approach to addressing these topics. Thought I might offer some of my own thoughts here:
"IMP is of the opinion that there is globalist elite of the top 1% that causes the wars and is responsible for many of the evils and inequities in the world around us."
This is a common fallacy that, should those that espouse and hold onto its appealing idealism actually care to check, is one easily disprovable. The fact that it is appealing is why it is commonly held and promulgated, propped up and pointed at. It stems from the legitimization of envy, appealing to the more banal aspects of the human heart, like jealousy and it is inherently naked bigotry.
We love to place the blame at the feet of 'them' - those 'others' who are wrong, evil and wretched, because it temporarily absolves us of any introspection or associated guilt. To do otherwise is to invite doubt or enquiry that we ourselves aren't morally superior and righteous as we suggest. These are culturally imputed states due to our lowly economic state, or affiliation in one or more political identity groups, our intellectual prowess, or some other thing we have put in place as our moral standard.
The commonality between all of the rest of the 99% is not seen in their immediate identification of who the bad people are, but in the absence of any mea culpa.
"Those who think that human problems are due to the system, and hence can be solved by reforming the system, have a very limited view of human nature"
Indeed, I wrote something on this a few weeks ago, IIRC I said something along the lines of everyone knows that the ideal worker (in the communist manifesto) doesn't exist. And it is the blind assertion that this mythical super-worker does exist that comes from what you say above - a kind of willful ignorance on the true nature of human nature.
Some discussion of these things is part of a Christian witness. That God exists is also good news - even the fact that we are sinful can be good news! If I really understand what a sinful person I am, it is easier to accept others, easier to blame myself instead of "society" or "racism" and take more responsibility.
Also, a lot of evils are caused by societies and governments - but it is not just "the system" that does these things, it is people with false ideas, and evil natures, lovers of self, lovers of money and power.
Biblical Christianity has a lot to say about these topics.
"Indeed, I wrote something on this a few weeks ago, IIRC I said something along the lines of everyone knows that the ideal worker (in the communist manifesto) doesn't exist. And it is the blind assertion that this mythical super-worker does exist that comes from what you say above - a kind of willful ignorance on the true nature of human nature."
The attempt to revise human nature is behind the evils of Communism, National Socialism, Feminism, and now the transgender movement. Bible-believing Christians have a much more realistic understanding of human nature, ad we are more concerned with inner, individual transformations wrought by the truth and love and Spirit of God than with mass transformations imposed from above by the power of the government.
And "the absence of a mea culpa" is also a serious flaw that biblical Christianity avoids. We know that ultimately we - not "society" - are responsible for what we do. And we do not demand impossible perfection from society or government, but recognize the inherent sinfulness of the world.
Definitely a worthy approach to addressing these topics. Thought I might offer some of my own thoughts here:
"IMP is of the opinion that there is globalist elite of the top 1% that causes the wars and is responsible for many of the evils and inequities in the world around us."
This is a common fallacy that, should those that espouse and hold onto its appealing idealism actually care to check, is one easily disprovable. The fact that it is appealing is why it is commonly held and promulgated, propped up and pointed at. It stems from the legitimization of envy, appealing to the more banal aspects of the human heart, like jealousy and it is inherently naked bigotry.
We love to place the blame at the feet of 'them' - those 'others' who are wrong, evil and wretched, because it temporarily absolves us of any introspection or associated guilt. To do otherwise is to invite doubt or enquiry that we ourselves aren't morally superior and righteous as we suggest. These are culturally imputed states due to our lowly economic state, or affiliation in one or more political identity groups, our intellectual prowess, or some other thing we have put in place as our moral standard.
The commonality between all of the rest of the 99% is not seen in their immediate identification of who the bad people are, but in the absence of any mea culpa.
"Those who think that human problems are due to the system, and hence can be solved by reforming the system, have a very limited view of human nature"
Indeed, I wrote something on this a few weeks ago, IIRC I said something along the lines of everyone knows that the ideal worker (in the communist manifesto) doesn't exist. And it is the blind assertion that this mythical super-worker does exist that comes from what you say above - a kind of willful ignorance on the true nature of human nature.
Some discussion of these things is part of a Christian witness. That God exists is also good news - even the fact that we are sinful can be good news! If I really understand what a sinful person I am, it is easier to accept others, easier to blame myself instead of "society" or "racism" and take more responsibility.
Also, a lot of evils are caused by societies and governments - but it is not just "the system" that does these things, it is people with false ideas, and evil natures, lovers of self, lovers of money and power.
Biblical Christianity has a lot to say about these topics.
"Indeed, I wrote something on this a few weeks ago, IIRC I said something along the lines of everyone knows that the ideal worker (in the communist manifesto) doesn't exist. And it is the blind assertion that this mythical super-worker does exist that comes from what you say above - a kind of willful ignorance on the true nature of human nature."
The attempt to revise human nature is behind the evils of Communism, National Socialism, Feminism, and now the transgender movement. Bible-believing Christians have a much more realistic understanding of human nature, ad we are more concerned with inner, individual transformations wrought by the truth and love and Spirit of God than with mass transformations imposed from above by the power of the government.
And "the absence of a mea culpa" is also a serious flaw that biblical Christianity avoids. We know that ultimately we - not "society" - are responsible for what we do. And we do not demand impossible perfection from society or government, but recognize the inherent sinfulness of the world.