"I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed."
                                                            Genesis 3:15
'Politically Correct'
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              What is the "politically correct" parallel today?


From Rise of Mystery Babylon, we've discovered what led to the modern
"parallel" of the political and religious side of Mystery Babylon. From The
Way of Cain we understood the culture, attitudes, and mannerisms that
paralleled "the days of Noah", and how they are with us today. How about
political thought in our society as a whole? Who or what is behind the
politics of "political correctness" we hear so much about today? Does it
have ideological elements that mirror the ancient beliefs and practices of
Babylon, as well? We will now see how certain "politically correct"
elements actually originated in the ancient political and religious system of
Babylon, and before. We will also see how these new political "rules" in
our society are beginning to bring us right back to the mindset of this same
era.

To begin, the author of this site wants to give his own conjecture on
modern politics, what this "politically correct" ideology really is, and what
each side believes. In regards to how people live their lives in our world,
the political thought-processes of many cultures in the world (especially
Europe and the United States) can be divided into two political views, or
"wings":


the "Left" wing                                               the "Right" wing
-----------------------                                           --------------------------
                              - also known as -
the liberal side                                                 the conservative side
the democratic side                                          the republican side


The true "left" wing can be loosely categorized by some rather simplistic
human motivations:

- a personal desire to have freedom from rules, surveillance, authority, or
any dominant form of censorship or oppression; a desire to entitle
someone to individual freedom of expression, thought, and emotion.

- a compassion for other people; a concern for equality (in regards to
another person's status in society, their monetary wealth, or power), as
well as a concern for individual human rights. It is a compassion for the
environment, as well.


If we generalize the politics of the "left", liberal, or democratic side, we
might be able to sum it up by these two "blanket" phrases - the ideologies
of personal freedom and a compassion for others.

If someone heads toward the extreme end of this political "left" spectrum,
they could head towards a socialist, communist, or atheist way of life:
everyone is ultimately the same. No one should be richer than anybody
else. There should be no distinction in race, gender and sexual orientation,
and no restraint on how a person lives their lives. Choices of personal
behavior become the right of the individual, not society around them.
Government is there to help them and provide for them, not tell them what
to do. Religion is no longer the authority behind a person's life, and no
longer behind a government.


The true "right" wing can also be loosely categorized by some rather
simplistic human motivations:

- a personal desire to stay within the bounds of certain (religious or
political) ideologies. It is more of a strict, or logical, approach to the way
someone lives their lives. A person is part of a bigger culture or society,
where common courtesy and personal responsibility to the accepted ways
of a society are a requirement.

- a more rigid way of relating to other people, and the environment.
Compassion and charity are important, but a person should also take more
responsibility for their own actions. People often "reap what they have
sown", and should contribute to their own successes and accept
responsibility for their own failures. Each person has a duty to maintain his
or her role as a productive member of society. They are to do their part to
contribute to the "bigger (political and/or religious) picture".


If we generalize the politics of the 'right', conservative, or republican side,
we might be able to sum it up by these two "blanket" phrases - more strict
in morality and more rigid in terms of personal responsibility and
lifestyle.

If a person heads toward the extreme end of this political "right", they
could head towards a fascist way of life: there are rules everywhere; to
break the rules could ensure someone to suffer consequences. There are
differences in people; each person has their own role in society. Society
"works like clockwork". Choices of persons actions and morality are often
limited, dictated by the accepted leader, politician, religion, or culture
above them.


We use these two extremes to discover the truth. As we see:

these two schools of thought go way back to the Garden of Eden!

It's interesting when we look at it. Much of what separates us ideologically
had it's origins even before Babylon - in the stories of the antediluvian
world!


- Let's look, for example, at the freedom element of the "left" side.
In the Garden of Eden, the serpent Nachash could have had sex with Eve.
This act led her to eventually be convinced to eat the fruit of the Tree of
Knowledge, which disobeyed the one law of God. This, ultimately, caused
Adam and Eve receive the fruits of their own destruction. Sex is significant
in many religions of the world. It, as well, has many moral and religious
stigmas attached to it. This single act of Eve and the serpent helped to
enact the great division between the two seed lines, and, to a lesser degree,
the above "left" and "right" extremes.

Those on the "left", for example, often may think sex should be more or
less free and open. It should not be contained, except for extreme cases;
the choices of sexual preference is entirely up to the individual. Those on
the "right" often may think sex should be contained - done within certain
bounds. Interesting, this one act of Eden would become such a political
"hot button", in regards to so much of our religious thought today!

The personal desire to have almost complete freedom becomes the essence
of pagan religion. Pagan religion, in essence, is contrary to God and the
Bible. The thought of the pagan mind is simply: "as long as you don't harm
anyone, do whatever you will". The sexual practice is so revered in this
belief system it is actually called "The Great Rite", or ritual (for the origins
of paganism, please see Origins of Babylon 2)! Interesting how this same
act used to manipulate Adam and Eve in the garden had become so
revered by religions such as this.

The conservative side, on the other hand, sees obvious reasons to restrain
the uses of sexuality: at some times it's appropriate, some times excessive.
Their rationale is to maintain sexual boundaries, as well as other personal
boundaries. The reason is simple: certain things might become harmful or
self-destructive when used in the wrong way. Almost anything can be used
improperly, and made detrimental to the individual and those around him
or her.


The solution to handling a political view of freedom is simple: there really
is no true freedom without laws or restraint The way of our dangerous
world often necessitates religious or political morals. God's rules for the
individual may not make sense to everybody, at every time, but just
because a person does not think it is a good rule for them doesn't make it
improper overall.


- Let's look at the compassion element of the "left" side.
The result of the disobedience of Adam and Eve was death. Adam and
Eve were sentenced to an uncomfortable life, and eventual death, because
they ate the fruit of a tree they weren't supposed to. Originally, man was
given dominion over the animals and the earth. There could also have been
a hierarchy in the Garden - Adam was in charge of everything and everyone
, and Eve his helpmate (Genesis 2). Liberals and "left-wingers" seem to
have a problem with punishment, pain and death - the uncomfortable
aspects of life. It seems hard for them to understand why people and
animals are meant to suffer. It is hard for them to understand why women
have been traditionally under the authority of men; why some groups of
people don't prosper as much as others; why some have more wealth than
others, and why some are poor, etc. Hence, what spawns is a lot more of
the political or ideological beliefs those on the "left" traditionally have
adhered to: a compassion for people and animals, the abolishment of
capital punishment, charity for the poor, and civil rights for the aged,
children, or anyone deemed oppressed or underprivileged. The "left" side
seems to be truly sympathetic for any "human element" of the situation.
Why can't we all be the same, and get the same; why does God allow bad
things to happen to good people, etc.?

The solution to dealing with this compassion element is simple: people and
things in the world suffer because of Adam and Eve's disobedience, and
not God. As long as a person does things in a moral way, and follows
correct rules, they can utilize their God-given dominion over everything in
the world, and act responsibility to fulfill their purpose in life. Man was
given a position in society, and should not abuse it. Eve, for example,
chose to partake of the seduction of the serpent, and convinced Adam to
eat. Therefore, the woman gained a position of subjection to Adam
because of it. A lot of people reject traditional roles and positions, but a lot
of the reasons for traditional roles were because of the Garden of Eden,
the structured environment that once was, and the results of the
punishments dealt out there. Individual thought for fairness or compassion
today seems to outweigh the greater good of society, which helps to bring
an organized working order down.

When someone breaks a law they should pay the consequences, not given
enough leniency to allow them to believe they could get away with it again.
Punishment isn't often nice, but people often don't learn except by
example. Sometimes, the need for punishment also trumps compassion.

Compassion is limited to the situation: a person should be responsible for
their own actions, and not look blame others or their society when it's their
own situations or mistakes that led them there. People should have
common courtesy for others in their society, and realize what freedoms
they do have truly come at a price. To maintain their freedom and peace, a
person has to work to maintain their own individual responsibility to
themselves, and those around them. There needs to be effort, and positive
attitude.

How do people come to desire more of these "left" wing, or liberal, views?
Once we begin to follow the Western European model, or a progressively
secular and liberal society, we begin to follow the politics of the seventh
"revived" head of Mystery Babylon (see The Rise of Mystery Babylon).
Much of Europe, under the influence of ancient Rome (in one way or
another), follows these "left" wing, or socialist, ways.

These political views appear noble on the surface, but a perfect,
"Kumbuya" world just plain does not work. Experimental societies such as
those in The Soviet Union and China show how human motivation and
greed are "human elements" left out of a typical "left" wing "Kumbuya"
theology. The real world has imperfect, irrational, or otherwise evil people
in it - people who must be dealt with according to their actions. Mankind
has to fight with and punish others, sometimes, because human beings
strive to achieve, and they do not want to give up everything they have to
someone else - especially when that "someone else" doesn't put forth as
much of an effort as they do.

Any sort of "political correctness" that comes from man should not take
the place of God and His Bible. Man's thought and opinion on life is not
his own redeemer. Man should follow God's law in regards to his or her
own life, but not, on the other extreme, judge others. A person's
conversion to this "left" ideology may make them look good or wholesome
at first, but there has to be something more than an individual's search for
some sort of divine right or entitlement - there has to be individual effort
and responsibility for one's actions.

Once people start to follow the "way of Cain", and begin to take on these
liberal or "politically correct" ideologies, their whole sense of personal guilt
and responsibility for their own actions goes out the window. There is no
guilt or individual accountability if there is no law - this results in societal
chaos.

One quote from another article on this very topic, in regards to a person
adopting this entitlement mentality, is very compelling:


“(You have) no reason to feel guilty. Your heart continues to tell you that
you are the center of the universe. Your problems are somebody else’s
fault. This world owes you happiness. You are basically good and
unselfish. You’ll be happy if you get what you want. You will be happy
when you follow your own heart… You are under a curse.”


What curse? Could this be the Curse of Cain? God cursed Cain because of
his attitude and disobedience. The ancient system of Babylon adopted the
ways of Cain - these alternate views established soon after Eden - and used
them to, at least in their minds, overcome these "strict" and "rigid"
ideologies of Christianity they deemed as "oppressive".

Does human motivation reflect a true desire for a "Kumbuya" world, or
could there be influences on a human mind that come from something far
more sinister? Is this "Way of Cain" influencing our society as a whole, to
convince people to take these political views - the views that, ultimately,
drag a person away from God and the Bible?

There is so much more beyond this in the book The Rise of Mystery
Babylon. First, for a deeper look at the "spark" behind a desire to follow
these ways, see Psychology of Babylon.


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