Anthony, hello. From what you have said above, I can only grasp that you are a person who is sincerely seeking the unity of people through common ground, and that, within itself, is a lofty and admirable goal. However, and especially now in this world and America, it's never going to work. If you are truly open-minded about finding root causes, I'm going to tell you why.
To really understand the root causes, you have first got to accept that human beings were created -- we did not evolve. (This is another topic, but just for a moment, even if you don't believe in a Creator, assume one. It's the only possible way you can understand what's happening in America and the world today, because politics as they manifest in our country and in world societies, stem from spiritual belief systems, and even more, from who we know to be God.)
Human beings were created as spiritual beings living within physical bodies. We have a mind, a will, and emotions (a soul) and we have a human spirit. The very essence of who and what we are is spiritual. The physical body is only a "home" we live in while we pass through this earthly life to beyond it.
When you look at what is happening here in America, in the Middle East, and all over the planet, you are looking at not only the battle of human beings -- their choices and their political and religious choices which are clashing against one another -- but, you are looking at a much greater battle between God's Kingdom and Satan's kingdom. (Again, if you don't believe in a Creator (?), I just ask you to bear with me and assume that there is a Creator.)
Here in this country, America was founded a democracy and a republic. Capitalism was a cornerstone.
Communism and socialism, however, are in direct conflict with and in opposition to democracy and capitalism.
From a Biblical standpoint, too, such foundations as democracy and capitalism are Biblically-based principals. (Again, I don't have hours to elaborate on this now, but God's people owned and sold land, had businesses, etc. The Lord, Himself, actually separated various areas of land and gave them to the various tribes of Israel.) If you look at Israel, today, for example, it is the only democratic country in the Middle East.
Here in America today, politically speaking, we have conservatives (patriotic, God-fearing Americans who believe in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Holy Bible, and the Declaration of Independence) and we have RINO or GOP Establishment Republicans who talk conservative talk to get the votes and then turn-coat and side with the progressive Liberals (the hardcore communist/fascist types).
We also have Democrats. Many of these people are law-abiding, family-based, Constitution believing people who are liberally deceived and sometimes completely brainwashed. A percentage of these everyday Democrats also believe in one Creator God.
Again, I repeat that a political stance of any individual is based upon their spiritual beliefs. If a person believes in no god; if a person believes that human beings are able to fix and repair it all without any Divine Intervention, then that person is a "god-player."
So, where is this all leading us? In a simple analysis, the majority of God's people in this country -- people who really know and call on the Name of the Lord God Almighty -- are true Jews and Christians. These people make up the ranks of conservatives and rank-and-file conservative Repubicans in America. They stand firm on the Constitution, individual property rights and free enterprise. They stand firm on the individual rights and freedoms assigned to all American citizens in and under the Constitution.
Those who don't know the Lord, deny God (are atheists), or who support communism, socialism, and big government takeover of everything in America, are not God's people simply because they deny Him and alienate themselves from Him. Many of these people, no matter how kind-hearted or foul-hearted they might be, are humanists. Unfortunately, all of these people are on Satan's team although many of them don't know it. In this group of people, you definitely have the progressive Liberals (hardcore communists/fascists) and any American who has been literally brainwashed through our public schools and university systems by the Secular Humanist religious agenda (atheism, amorality, evolution, and a one world socialist viewpoint).
Remember how the humanists touted "no religion in the public schools? Get rid of your Bibles?" Well, oops! The humanists forgot to tell us that Secular Humanism is a religion and it's stated to be a religion in the Humanist Manifestos I and II.
So now, today, we have more humanists in this country than we have Bible-believing conservative Christians. And, while those who know the Lord in a personal relationship would rather die than give ground to the progressive Liberal agenda which is utterly destroying America, this country, once predominantly Christian (both Democrats and Republicans) is now tipping the scale to the Left.
The Left, remember, is comprised of both hardcore progressive Liberals and ordinary Democrats. (Some of those ordinary Democrats believe in God as do a huge number of the Democrat-voting Catholics in the area where I live, and some of those Democrats are humanists.)
Okay. So now you've got a political spectrum of America. But, that isn't the whole picture. There's a "rest of the story":
Being invaded by illegals in America, who Americans are, for the most part, supporting to the detriment of all Americans, is a very bad thing, especially since a large percentage of these illegals are known drug cartel members, criminals, sex-offenders, ISIS, and the like. Obama stomped on the Constitution to bring these people here and keep them here against our immigration laws and Constitution, but that's only the beginning.
Under the present administration, the resident in the White House, his administration, and the UN have been moving in thousands of illegal imported Muslims and dumping them into all states of this country. The White House resident is also a huge supporter of Islam as well as terrorists in the Middle East with American tax-payer dollars. (If you don't believe me, please check out the facts.)
Islam and Judeo/Christianity do not cohabitate very happily. This goes back to Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac in the Bible in the Book of Genesis. (Again, no time to tell the whole Biblical story.)
The god of Islam is Allah and Allah IS NOT the same God as the God of Israel, Isaac, and Jacob -- the One Creator God from which came Jesus Christ, the Savior of any and all who would accept Him and draw into a personal relationship with Him.
So besides the spiritual/political conflicts of democracy/capitalism against communism/socialism ...
and besides the spiritual/political conflicts of conservatives and rank-and-file Republicans against Liberal progressives/humanist Democrats AND Republican RINOS ...
we now have the battle of Islam against Judeo Christianity in this country. AND IN ALL OF THESE AREAS, YOU FIND THE BATTLE OF GOD'S KINGDOM AGAINST THE BATTLE OF SATAN'S KINGDOM. (And, by the way, you'll find all skin colors and races on both sides of the spiritual battle lines and in both camps!)
Yes, the battle lines are drawn in America, the Middle East, in Israel, and all over the globe. And the ROOT CAUSE of these battle lines IS SPIRITUAL, not political. It's God's people (God's Kingdom) against Satan's people (Satan's kingdom). And, believe me, you don't have to be an evil person at heart to belong to Satan's kingdom, although there are many who are. You simply have to reject or deny God and alienate yourself from any communication with him. You have to deny Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord.
For this simple reason, America has tipped the scales from God's Kingdom predominanting in this country, to Satan's kingdom taking a very firm hold. America was once a very God-blessed nation. But, today, Obama says: "America is not a Christian nation." (The truth is that our White House resident would love to see the flag of Islam flying over the White House and he is taking every step he can to turn this country into a Muslim caliphate.)
(So here again, we have another spiritual battle. While communism and socialism are compatible with Islam to a point, when Islam takes over the schools, the courts, and the country, that point is a mute point. Shariah law will prevail.)
America will soon reap the curses of the evil and the atheism predominant now in this country. America will reap the curses of thousands of infants murdered weekly, many in pain-capable abortions; and America will reap the curses of the sodomy and the same-sex marriage agenda. In fact, we are reaping them now. America will also reap the curses of His majesty in the White House who is working so hard to destroy our allied relationship with Israel, for the Lord tells us in the Bible that those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed. And, believe me, the Lord does not lie.
Muslims lie, however, if it advances their cause for Islam and to the glory of Allah. It's an old Muslim trick of war. So, on just about every count, Americans are being lied to by the Liberal media which has been heavily bought into by Soros and communist dollars, and Americans are being lied to by the White House and adminstration, many of whom are Muslim Brotherhood connected or Muslims themselves.
Can Americans find a unity and a common ground ever again in America? No, they cannot. They will not. No amount of "humanist" fixing or trying -- no matter how well-meant -- is going to fix and repair all of the separations and divisions in this country now, a huge number of those divisions being created within themselves through the communist/fascist ploys of "politically correct" agendas which elevate some social groups above the Constitution while deliberately stomping on the Constitutional rights of conservatives, true Jews, and Christians.
The true objectives of the hardcore progressive Left (the globalists, fascists, communists, and big money bankers) are to silence the voices of conservatives, Christians and true Jews and to throw us into prison, fine us, whatever, for our supposed hate crimes. It's not "politically correct" so you'll pay for it we're all being told. Yet the right to free speech and religion are Constitutional rights of all Americans, not just some select groups as in "the special bill of gay rights."
Within themselves, these "politically correct" agendas are fueling divisions, hatred, anger, and even violence in this country. That, of course, is the globalists' objective.
"United we stand; divided we fall." When Americans become "out of control" it's time to put the government into full control, right? A stroke of the executive pen and here comes Martial law upon all Americans. A sudden (and fore-known by the government) crash of the economy, and Americans will be in utter confusion, panic, and chaos. Another excuse for Martial Law.
There are already thousands of UN tanks sitting in waiting all over this country. UN tanks, equipment, and FEMA concentration camps which should not be in America. There are already NATO and foreign troops poised and ready for the takeover. And, even our own military is being prepared through training exercises such as Jade Helm.
Thankfully, God has the Master Plan, and all of this was Biblically prophesied thousands of years ago. The prophecies are unwinding at a rapid rate now and they're accurate and on target. All of these things must come to pass before the Lord returns ...in America, the Middle East, in Israel, and all over the planet.
America -- the great mystery Babylon -- is now unveiling herself. And she is fast becoming exactly what the Bible prophesied she would be. Due to her godlessness and evil, in the years ahead of us, this country will burn.
No amount of human fixing is going to fix the problem of SPIRITUAL DIVISIONS. No amount of human trying is going to unite what was destined to be by God Almighty Himself.
I can only suggest that all Americans pick and choose their spiritual positions very, very carefully. We've even got large Christian churches in this country trying to be politically correct and take in the Muslims under the guise that both Christians and Muslims worship the same God. No, they do not. Ministering to and praying for Muslims is one thing. Claiming to worship the same god that they do is a totally different story.
What side of the battle lines are you on -- that is truly the only legitimate question in these Latter Days. For no matter what is happening in this country right now or in the immediate future, as it was in the beginning, it will be in the end: God's Kingdom WILL PREVAIL.
The ROOT CAUSE is spiritual. The solution is in GOD'S HANDS ONLY.
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