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While Saul Alinsky can be connected directly to both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, I’m not aware that such a clear connection exists between the founders of the BLM movement and Alinsky, who died in 1972. But there is no doubt that they share his philosophy of cultural revolution.

The Revolution

In his insightful, 2009 mini-book, Barack Obama’s Rules for Revolution: The Alinsky Model, David Horowitz quoted an SDS radical who wrote, “The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.”

As Horowitz explained, “In other words the cause — whether inner city blacks or women — is never the real cause, but only an occasion to advance the real cause which is the accumulation of power to make the revolution. That was the all-consuming focus of Alinsky and his radicals.”

When it comes to BLM, the purported issue, namely, that Black Lives Matter, is not the ultimate issue. Instead, a larger cultural revolution is the ultimate issue. (As many have noted, the founders of BLM are both Marxists and radical feminists, with two of the three women identifying as queer activists.)

And so, the mantra that “Black Lives Matter” specifically means blacks who are victims of white police brutality. Black lives in the womb do not matter. Blacks getting gunned down in gang violence do not matter. Black toddlers killed in random shootings do not matter. Not even blacks killed by black police officers matter — at least not nearly as much as blacks killed by white officers. . . .

Police Brutality and Statues

If the issue was the issue, then BLM should have been applauding President Trump’s efforts to introduce police reform.

Instead, Trump is vilified as a white supremacist and racist, and BLM wants him removed. In fact, that is one of their stated goals. . . .

After all, what is the connection between police brutality and statues of Christopher Columbus?

There is no connection, other than the revolutionary logic which says: white police brutality is part of America’s racist heritage, which started with slavery. And Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, enslaved native inhabitants of the West Indies. Therefore, in the name of BLM, his statue must be destroyed (along with many other statues).

Police Brutality and Vandalizing Houses of Worship

And what is the connection between police brutality and the vandalizing of synagogues and burning of church buildings?

There is no connection, other than the revolutionary logic which sees church buildings as symbols of an oppressive, discriminatory religious system that also must be overthrown.

And let’s not forget the statues of a white Jesus and a white Mary. They too must be toppled.

As for the synagogues, that’s easy. The Jews are always part of the oppressive system. The Jews are always evil. Everyone hates the Jews. . . .

Back to the Revolution

We see the wild extremes on the streets of our cities every day. And plenty of the extremists are young whites, some of whom are more into revolution than into justice.

Diamond and Silk were right to tweet, “If what Don Lemon says is true about BLM being only about police brutality, then why are they still protesting? We don’t see police killing black lives. It’s black lives killing black lives.”

Ah, but black lives are not the primary issue. Instead, the issue is revolution. . . .

After all, America is depicted as the world’s hotbed of racism and oppression, the evil empire that must be brought down, especially when compared to … well, especially when compared to a utopian Marxism.

(Excerpt from The Stream. By Michael Brown. Photo from Unsplash by Koshu Kunii.)

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Joan Bartruff
August 1, 2020

In the Name of Your blessed, Son, Jesus, Heavenly Father, I pray Your mercy and grace to overwhelm, by Your mighty power, the intents of those who desire to destroy Your Church, and America. May Your Holy Spirit overwhelm them, and they bow in repentance asking forgiveness for their rebellion against You and their fellowman. Guard, protect, guide us, Lord.

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Lisa Yearwood
August 1, 2020

Larry Taunton is saying the same thing from his perspective as a historian.
Check out his website. larryalextaunton.com

Sharon Culp
July 31, 2020

Lo d I pray for the peace of Jerusalem. I pray for the peace of America. Please help!

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