There’s nothing I love more than a sanctimonious fool and non-believer who preaches the literal Gospel not only to other non-believers, but also to those who follow Jesus Christ.   It is especially enjoyable when this same Prophet-Jester also fumbles Aristotle in his desperate attempt to elevate his own ego.  This is exactly the kind of dunderhead that make reading the Huffington Post so occasionally enjoyable.  It really is journalism at its best.

Doofus Major du Jour, Richard “RJ” Eskow babbles on about usury and the taking of interest, going so far as to call payday lenders “evil.”  Yes, he actually has placed them in the category of Satan’s minions, without ever realizing that ignorance itself is, alas, a sin.  So I must do what we Jews at Passover call “educating the simple child.”

Mr. Eskow loves throwing around the word “usury,” yet I doubt he would have much of a rebuttal when actually confronted with both the secular and spiritual definitions of the word. Therefore, having debunked his invocation of Ezekiel, I also suspect that Mr. Eskow shall make a stone of his heart and refuse to actually consider that he might be wrong.  So we’ll add “arrogance” to the list of sins he’ll owe penance on (for those keeping track). (more…)

“My dear brothers, never forget, when you hear the progress of enlightenment vaunted, that the devil’s best trick is to persuade you that he doesn’t exist!”

Charles Baudelaire, Le Joueur généreux, February 7, 1864

Forget everything you think you know about politics. It is probably wrong.

There is no left or right. Communist, Socialist, Liberal, Conservative, Progressive, Democrat, Republican, those are all meaningless terms. They are used to confuse people so they miss the point. The most important point about politics there is. There are only two schools of political thought and they have predictable results. All the names and labels for them are just smoke and mirrors.

Political ideology is designed by elites to trick the masses into doing what they want. Each side tells you something designed to get your emotions going so they can play you. They get you to agree to give them more power, money and control over your lives by telling you some kind of story.

We need to put that vicious cycle to an end. It’s time to understand what their real goals are. But to free your mind, you need to be educated first. Only by seeing the road ahead can you avoid tripping on stones or falling off cliffs.

There are only two real political choices to make. And it has nothing to do with parties. It has to do with core beliefs. You are for one side or another. These sides are diametrically opposed. The best way I can describe the two choices is, freedom or slavery. That is what it boils down to. And the slave in question is you.

Do you want to be a slave or a free person? It’s your choice. (more…)