There is something about all this hatred of socialism that bothers me. It takes the concept of sharing, and turns it into a sin. It lionizes money. It teaches the prosperity of the rich is the measurement of a good economy. It teaches true charity is that the poor should work a little harder.
No, I do not doubt that the poor should work, but nor do I believe that the hand of the rich should oppress them. Favor the poor, I say, and it is in that you find favor with God. Offer them work. Teach them to work. But do not turn them away. Do not look on the poor and say, This man has brought on himself his own folly, for he is a drug addict, so I will withhold my hand from helping him.
And, what, leave him in the gutter? Face flat, perhaps? After all, a drug addict or a drunk, he is.
Charity is not just for the righteous. It does not say, If you are to qualify for care, you must first qualify for heaven. If you are not tolerant of those who sin, then it is you, yourself, who sins.
I look at our nation, and the whip of hatred that is being brought against socialism. I wonder if it isn't overreach. You can paint socialism with a broad brush. And, if you paint broadly enough, you will have no room for charity and compassion.
Yes, I wonder about Satan, and his ways. I wonder at how a good well can be poisoned.
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