The Antidote to Racism

Today, I watched a very interesting film made in 1989 about the problem of racism in America. The

moral of the film was that racism exists in ALL people groups, but not all people in those groups are racist, now having shown this truth, them movie did not really offer any solutions to the problem.

Sadly, nearly 30 years later nothing has changed, in fact, things might be getting even worse because instead of acknowledging that racism exists in all groups, and condemning it no matter which group engages in it, predominantly leftist politicians and media, are blaming only one group for racism, the white people, so according to them it is o.k. to be racist against white person, but not against a person of any other ethnic group.

Don't believe me? Then pay more attention. Recently on Twitter someone posted a racist rant against "white people",  nothing happened. Then a person of Afro-American heritage posted the same thing, but  replaced the word "white" with "black." The post was promptly removed.

My point is not to say that ethnic minorities did not suffer more as a result of racism in America than the white people, but that we cannot fight racism by being racist. We all have to stop thinking of ourselves as part of racial group first. Placing group identity above any other type of identity leads to hate, racism, and violence that never stops.

The antidote to racism is thinking of ourselves as human first and treat all other people as such. We need to begin to listen to one another, and to respect one another's heritage. The Bible gave us a path to follow nearly 2000 years ago, when Jesus came to this earth to die for us all. God made all of us in His own image and because of that, we have to treat one another as equals.

It is time to stop playing the identity politics once and for all. Canadian psychologist, Jordan B Peterson, got it right, and we better all clean up our room. Next time you get to any heated debate about anything with anyone, remember that this person is human and worthy of the same respect as you are. Stop generalizing. Stop playing victim. Life is unfair, we all have our share of troubles, but Love does conquer all in the end. Focus on what matters. Let us work one person at a time to end racism. Racism is evil, no matter who engages in it, and evil can only be overcome by good. That is the end of my own rant for today. God bless Everyone.

Why Social Media Ban of Alex Jones Helps To Prove His Conspiracy Theory

  Alex Jones is one of the most controversial figures in American alternative media, but he rose to the

greatest heights of popularity during the last 18 years, following the 9/11 Terrorist attacks on New York Twin Towers. His official You Tube channel had more than 2 million subscribers.

 At first, he had been dismissed as a crazy conspiracy theorist by the main stream media and regularly laughed at, but since the last Presidential Elections in the United States, the personal attacks on him and his message increased.

Jones believes that there is underlying hidden globalist agenda that  aims at creating one world government and a global dictatorship, and that there is an information war going on right now for our future, hence the name of his website: Infowars. He sees himself as a patriot fighting for free speech, and preserving the sovereignty and the democratic constitutional form of government in the United States of America, which he believes is currently under attack from the mentioned above globalists.

He had been also saying for years that one day he is going to be banned from social media and perhaps even the entire Internet for speaking out against this globalist agenda. Recently it happened. Jones' content, both video and audio, was removed from all major social media platforms for "hate speech" without any specific examples of it being provided to the public. Thereby proving Alex Jones right in the eyes of his listeners and viewers, millions of them. That was the most stupid thing the social media giants could ever do. They just made him a winner by proving him right. In the best case scenario he will find or fund a new, independent platform, and he will be even more popular than ever before.

In the worse case scenario, as other people including those who did not agree with his views, but who worry about their own freedom of speech begin to criticize the ill advised move, which by the way is already happening with  Dr. Jordan B Peterson, Ben Shapiro,  Stefan Molyneux , and many others, each one of whom has more than or nearly a million subscribers on You Tube alone, they will begin to try to silence them as well. This is the worst case scenario because they would isolate millions of people who will feel that their freedoms are indeed slipping away, and will indeed then for sure begin to be convinced that we are slipping into some form of global dictatorship. Unstable people could begin to riot, which could lead to great unrest and possibly even violence, as the anarchist types would exploit it for their own ideological gains.

We are  then at potentially dangerous crossroads, and we really need to have a completely free and respectful public debate about this before things degenerate further. From a biblical point of view, that global dictatorship is indeed coming someday and it will take Jesus Himself to free humanity from its oppression, but I also believe that we  still have a moral and spiritual obligation to stand up against it, and by doing so to delay its coming for as long as possible. We are still living in the time of grace, and while we still have the freedom, we should continue to speak the Truth and shine the light in the darkness.

Author's Note: Photo courtesy of Infowars