Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 MC
Summary of text [comment] page 83
[Universal democracy leads to tyranny.
The Progressives, correspondingly, want universal democracy.]
Summary of text [comment] page 83
[Just as the regular first-century Jews selected the ‘something2a’ that empowered the Pharisees, many twentieth century Americans vote for ‘something2a’ that denies other people’s rights and properties.
By pretending to be a victim, we get free stuff.
We vote for Progressive representatives to scam easily intimidated common folk (who strive to build wealth).
The very rich folk, however, have different options.
They hire lobbyists.
How character building is that?]
[Some American citizens sell their votes to the (infra)sovereign religion or, even more mind boggling, are convinced that the (infra)sovereign religions are on their side.
These are the so-called ‘low information voters’ who vote along tribal affiliation, as if, through elections, one tribe can legitimately subjugate the opposing tribes.
Forget the 10 commandments!]
[How is this possible?
Americans are ‘free’. However, voters have consistently chosen ‘somethings2a’ that have empowered the Central Government (State and City governments no longer rule independent of the Center).
Or have they?
Their votes against the aggressive (infra)sovereign party go to the the other party.
This other party takes the passive common folk stance of meeting ritual demands in order to avoid accusations by the (infra)sovereign party.
Big Government Liberalism wins either way.
How crazy is that?]
[Here is a funny twist.
The elites in one political party openly represent the (infra)sovereign religion of Big Government Liberalism.
The elites in the other political party say that they do not belong to the religion, but behave as is if they do.
The same co-opposition of words3a(2a and bondage2a(1a) that marked Judaism at the time of Jesus also marks the Public Cult of Progressivism today.
[Turn on Progressive TV to see a parade similar to the Second Temple.
The elites of Big government Liberalism demand ritual purity. They demand that the average citizen give up “his” stuff. They say that the average citizen does not get along. They have buckets of nasty labels for the deplorables.
They say that the average citizen is intolerant unless “he” conforms to the multitudinous ritual decrees of the Progressive state, universities and various other sovereign-loving affiliations.]