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Writer's pictureJon Aamodt

WHAT’S DRIVING THE GLOBAL PUSH FOR TOTALITARIANISM?


Journalist Michael Shellenberger writes in Why Elites Subvert Civilization, what’s driving the global push for totalitarianism?  … Nothing has done more to reduce human suffering…than civilization, characterized by the rule of law, meritocracy, and freedom of speech…. And yet all three of those core pillars of civilization…are under attack by the people who benefit the most from it. Governments are creating two-tier systems of justice. Institutions are ranking us based on a group identity with victims of historical oppression. And nations around the world are cracking down on free speech…. there can be little doubt among anyone who takes civilization seriously that it is in serious trouble, and it is often ruling elites, not ordinary working people, who are undermining it. Why is that…?  (September 1, 2024).


Indeed, “why is that...?"  This is the question of the hour. 

 

Marxism? Many are saying it’s Marxism. Certainly, DEI, Intersectionality, and Critical Race Theory all have deep roots in cultural dialectic socialism.  But there are other “fellow travelers” in the big room of global authoritarianism who do not fit the “Marxist” label.  For example, the authoritarian Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes, who has shut down X/Twitter and declared a fine of a year’s wages for anyone in Brazil using X, was known as a “law and order” judge before being appointed to Brazil’s supreme court. De Moraes is also reported to be an economic conservative, and not a Marxist.

 

Other …isms? I’m sure that subscribing to Schellenberger’s Substack and listening to his two-hour podcast would be informative.  Many others are commenting on the growing global trend of authoritarianism and illuminating how it is being enacted. For example, they say correctly say that we are one Supreme “court packing” away from nullifying the Bill of Rights.

 

Anti-christism? May I risk being so simplistic in saying that the raging current of global authoritarianism is the spirit of antichrist at work in the world?  The global elites of this world are being activated, in one way or another, to prepare the way for the coming of a universal economic system, a universal syncretistic religion, and a universal dictator (The Antichrist). Only two things stand in the way: The One, Holy, Universal (catholic), Apostolic Church; and the constitutional republic of the United States of America with its guarantee of God given civil liberties.

 

The Scheme? Again, forgive my simplicity- Do two things: Apostatize The Church and undermine the USA Republic with its guarantee of God given rights. Do those two things and see what happens.

 

The Future? In my opinion, if the growing trend of global authoritarianism is not checked in the USA, the biblical End Times scenario will most likely begin to unwind. My perspective is not cynical. Rather, it is hopeful. The coming of Jesus is our true “Hope and Change”. Titus 2:13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

 

MARANTHA! (1 COR. 16:22) Come, Lord Jesus.

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