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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    “The Communists’ chief purpose is to destroy every form of independence —independent work, independent action, independent property, independent thought, an independent mind, or an independent man. Conformity, alikeness, servility, submission and obedience are necessary to establish a Communist slave-state.”
    — Ayn Rand
    Ayn Rand always gets me
    rambling ...

    Communism puts the STATE in place of God. and since the state isn't God it cannot grasp the idea of Unity, Diversity in Freedom set in the frame of realities boundaries.
    God created an ecosystem were there are a multitude of kinds of flowers, birds, fish, all working freely in combination with bees, bacteria, crabs, trees, grasses bears etc. Creating living thriving cycles.
    in a FIXED framework/stage were Air, Water, Gravity, light, gender, physics (+ for humans Morals) all creates boundaries where all the diversity can work out the various details.

    Freedom & diversity within God given boundaries.

    What all -isms- claim to point to are some aspect of life that everyone aspires too. But they often OVER focus on one or 2 areas and think that others areas should be sacrificed... for the greater good... .
    Communism isn't popular because of it's bad aspects or outcomes, it's popular because it promises a good. That everyone will be "taken care of".
    Surveillance isn't allowed or embraced because people like it but because it promises people safety.
    Racism isn't always embraced because people 'hate' those who are different/diversity, it's but because it strokes people's egos, plays on our needs for the familiar & promises people safety.
    Hedonism isn't always embraced because people 'hate' boundaries, many are searching for fulfillment socially, physically & through mind trips via drugs and drink.

    etc etc

    All the tracks are in some way spiritual tracks where people are , as the Bible says "drawn away by our own lust/desires and enticed".
    And where people are looking at what their natural inclinations lead them to when looking for the greater good.

    Some people generally think UNITY and CONFORMITY are the the foundations of prosperity. The more unity and conformity the better. The more rules the better. ... sometimes it's expressed in gated communities where folks can't even paint their mailbox without permission. Or even in a sense that a nation should be more like the military everyone should conform to the leadership and obey or are force to obey, jailed or cast out.

    Other people lean towards more FREEDOM. & the idea that Expressions of group & individual uniqueness are the greatest aspects of humanity to the point of thinking they can be any gender they want, there are no boarders, that they can live any way they want, and there should be no real consequences. Where sameness is considered is boring, oppressive & anti human.

    Ayn Rand's spin was that she thought the individual uniqueness of those who are best able to harness aspects of physical reality are the best of humanity. without regard to any community other than those who contribute to survival & progress. Everyone else are supposed to say thank you & or STHU & stay out of the way of those who do. And no one should help anyone except on the basis of merit or potential merit or cash payment.

    But it seems to me God created a world of freedom, diversity & integrated unity in a framework of physical, mental, moral & spiritual boundaries.
    Last edited by revelarts; 05-19-2024 at 07:28 PM.
    It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. The freeman of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise, and entangled the question in precedents. James Madison
    Live as free people, yet without employing your freedom as a pretext for wickedness; but live at all times as servants of God.
    1 Peter 2:16

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