Socialism Survival Podcast # 017: Blacks’ Contribution to Socialism Dissolution
Today is Monday, January 18th, year 2010 and it is also Martin Luther King Day. Although my knowledge of this man is probably limited to his Wikipedia biography, I still have something to say and you, my listeners will judge if I’m right or not. And I will also have to use the “N” word, not to offend anyone, but to draw for you the picture of socialistic past I survived in Soviet Union by quoting directly from that past. I never use this word in my personal vocabulary to express myself in relation to black people. I have friends from all races and even tried to get on this show at least one of my African born friends who studied in Soviet Union, but no one was available for this time. Well, if you are still not convinced of my good intentions, then just press “stop” button on your player, understanding that I warned you and that’s it! I won’t apologize for referential usage of the word that is part of Russian and Ukrainian language. There is another analogy that I’m used to live with. The word “zhid” is offensive if you’ll say it to Russian Jew, but in Polish if you wan to say Jew, you’ll say “zhid”. And there would be a wide emotional gap between hateful use of this word in Russia and compassionate use of it by one of my Polish friends.
Living in Soviet Union, I remember myself crying when I read the Uncle Tom’s Cabin of Harriet Beecher Stowe. I felt compassion to suffering American Negroes. Based on Uncle Tom’s story there even was a song that persecuted underground Christians sang in their services. Listen to these words:
In one State Tom was a slave,
Negro’s life was hard on the Earth.
But he dreamed of better State
Wonderful, not of this Earth,
In Heaven, in Heaven.
Sounds like hateful song? No! Christians sand it with passion and compassion, because they were treated by Soviet Socialist regime as bad as black people in America during slavery and in post-slavery period. Can you imagine this: Soviet propaganda used “suffering Negroes” mantra against American capitalism or imperialism while running USSR – Union of Socialist Slave Republics? While I do not know if MLK himself was socialist or communist, I believe he was used by and associated with Communist Party USA by keeping close friendship with American socialist Bayard Rustin, who traveled to Moscow in 1958 while he was King’s personal secretary; with Stanley Levison and others who often lived on money, donated by Soviet comrades and taken from us, Soviet slaves. It was our blood and sweat that American socialists were sucking. It’s not a secret anymore that Communist Party USA was controlled and financed by Soviet regime. Nevertheless, while Dr King surrounded himself with bunch of socialists, I would naturally think that pastor King would fight within him against Communist ideology. I think, as a Christian he understood that Communism wants to take God’s space in man’s heart and decided to remain with his Lord. However, by allowing evil elements in his camp, by having friendship with the evil socialist system of this world, he entered the state of enmity with God, according to James 4:4, he cut himself off greater destiny. Instead, evil seeds of socialism sown then bear their fruits now. And the black American community is the one that is reaping the bitter fruits of compromise with socialism. Don’t you see more abortions, more destroyed families with fatherless kids, more crime and drug abuse, targeting primarily black Americans? I often think how much better America would be if MLK had chosen different path and stayed away from socialist elements and Hindu philosophy. I’m not attacking Hindus with their non-violent doctrine, I’m just saying that as Christian Pastor, MLK took upon himself the obligation to follow Bible as his guidance and keeping faithfulness to God. I think where all that self-reverends like Jackson, Sharpton and Wright would be now if MLK was true reverend and showed them true light of God in Christ. And maybe he would side with the persecuted Christians and Jews in the USSR, helping them to tear down the Iron Curtain of Soviet tyranny. That would be the dreams of my father who spent almost 6 of his best years in Siberian lumbering labor camp to pay bills of degenerated socialistic kings and queens around the globe. King would definitely receive the award from heavenly Father for saving innocent lives. Instead, he was busy collecting earthly cash awards. In 1966, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America awarded King the Margaret Sanger Award. Who are they, this Planned Parenthood and Margaret Sanger? Another wasp nest of socialism, dedicated to the destruction of human life, leading defenders of late-term abortions. Well, I’d like to conclude my short analysis of Martin Luther King’s connections to socialism with this famous Russian piece of people’s wisdom saying: “Tell me who is your friend and I will tell you who you are.” I think American government is such a disaster now in big part because American people didn’t apply this principle to examine the connections of their candidates, before electing them to the office. And now people expect that somehow these goats in the office will act like cows, as if the White House and congress offices have a magical transforming power and all goats suddenly will say – Moo! Or that racially mixed goat will say “Moo” better, than just black or just white goat. As for MLK’s Day, it’s up to you, Americans, you know him better. And I can’t argue with Reagan and Bush Sr. who made it a National holiday. But I’d rather have Washington Day or Lincoln Day… Ah, you need holiday named after black man?! Then call it “Uncle Tom’s Day”. That sounds better for me. As President Alex I’ll sign it into a law. What?! I must be a natural born citizen? I thought in this country it doesn’t matter anymore! (Laugh!) Seriously, I’d better go with Uncle Tom who demonstrates great moral strength and is better Christian than the white slave-owners depicted in the novel. And he is better Christian than MLK. Therefore I dedicate this podcast to black people like him and like some of my black friends whom I met while living in Soviet Union. Some of them even got famous internationally, but most are unknown who nevertheless collectively made significant contribution to Soviet socialism dissolution. As a part of an effort in spreading socialism worldwide Soviet government widely opened the doors of its colleges, universities welcoming foreign students, mostly from Africa, Latin America and Asia. In Moscow there was and maybe still is the Friendship of the Nations University, that was built to accommodate foreign students whom soviets saw as future revolutionaries. Well, some of them were; but, many students, especially from Africa, were already committed Christians before coming to Soviet Union. After arrival to Moscow first they had Russian language course before been sent to other soviet cities. Because some of them spoke English, some – French, studying common language – Russian – helped them to organize student groups where they worshipped God together and sought God’s direction in reaching both, fellow students and soviet people, with the Word of God. Even after being disseminated throughout USSR they kept in touch and met at least once a year. With the help of local students and through other opportunities they were able to find local believers. Sometimes they would first find the officially registered church whose members eventually helped them to establish contacts with Christian underground. Placing their education and well-being at risk those black students were shining bright with love and passion of Christ. Some of them not only helped existing churches, but started many new churches. In Ukraine only I know at least 5 successful black pastors, former African students, with 99 % of white members in their churches. The pastor of a largest church in Ukraine and probably in whole Europe is former journalism student from Nigeria who studied in former Soviet Republic of Belarus. Many African students who decided to stay in former SU married white Christian ladies and they serve God together showing the world that all people are one in Christ, whether black, white, yellow or red. Those black Africans I was talking about – they are free people, because first of all they are free inside. And they keep sharing that true freedom with former slaves of socialism. Even in Soviet Union they were sometimes beaten and stabbed, but never lost the joy of the Lord that was their strength. I don’t remember them complaining about poor African life or about difficulties of being black students in USSR.
I challenge you, black Americans, stop whining and playing racial card, stop blaming white people for all your problems and break away from socialism that keeps enslaving you by pouring fuel on the flame of your self-pity. Today is January, a month named after double-faced Roman god Janus whose image depicts what socialism is and does: with one side speaks to people, promising freedom and prosperity while at the same time with opposite face speaks to the prince of eternal darkness, promising him to keep you slaves forever. At this time, when many churches have special services in memory of pastor King, I’d like also to read one Bible verse, important for this holiday, from 2nd Peter 2:19: “While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants (Russian Bible says “slaves”) of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.” The following verse confirms that the last bondage is much worse than the first. Uncle Tom seems to be very upset by the fact that you so easily exchanged your hard-earned freedom for filthy promises of socialism. Also you probably know from history that it often were black African kings who sold other blacks into slavery. Well, if you enjoy your socialism slavery and its slave masters like Pelosi and Reed who surely know better than you do what is good for you, then fall on your knees and thank your King.
What if you are not enjoying this socialism slavery? What if you are upset by it like I was while living in the USSR? Then thank me for this podcast but bow down before the Lord thy God. And I in return thank you for reading this politically incorrect message. To all of you, black or white, God be your help in surviving another week of American socialism.
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