And there's a difference between suggesting somebody should voluntarily do something, and that society should be organized to compel them to do so with force. I'm against Marxism as a political system. If a group of people wants to live together and share their possessions, or if some rich dude wants to give his money to poor people, great, that's not something I take issue with. I take issue when people try to use government force to impose this as societal ordering, which is why marxist regimes tend to be oppressive and genocidal.
Originally posted by Robtard
You could test it, who knows, might have some truth to it.Reminds me of that lol-shit film Ravenous (1999 film), where eating fresh human flesh cures you of wounds and bestows recuperate powers
I remember that movie. it was a really entertaining movie.
but no, i'm not going to eat a fetus
There's a difference between asking people to be generous and trying to instantiate a political or social order at the point of government force.
I haven't been as generous as I should be in my life, which is why I've recently made more of an effort to do charity work and stuff, donating blood, making meals for the homeless, etc. (ironically around the same time as I've shifted to the right economically).
Saying something is desirable or good and saying it should be compelled at the point of force are two completely different things.
To say that the Bible suggests a moral obligation to charity is a completely fair and accurate statement to make. To say that it supports marxism as a political system and means of organizing society is unsubstantiated.
Originally posted by Robtard
Dunno man, the front man of your (the royal you) religion was all about feeding the poor and treating the sick and didn't really give two shits about personal wealth, imo, it's probably more than just a casual suggestion Jesus was teaching.
yeah. that was also a different time tho I can't honestly predict what Jesus would do during these times. we're talking about times during mass enslavement and an all around oppressive society.
that's not murica today. you can try to skew it how you want but there's a lot of resources for our poor. the severely mentally ill may be a lost cause but times are different
Originally posted by Robtard
Dunno man, the front man of your (the royal you) religion was all about feeding the poor and treating the sick and didn't really give two shits about personal wealth, imo, it's probably more than just a casual suggestion Jesus was teaching.
I hold it as a point of principle that racism of any sort is ****ed up and morally unjustifiable, that doesn't mean I think you should be legally forced to not say anything racist, in fact I'm very much opposed to hate speech laws also at a point of principle. I think casual sex is immoral, I don't think it's something that should be promoted, but I think it would be oppressive and evil for the government to legislate into law "you must not have casual sex or we will punish you with legal force."
Just because you should do something, even if you should very clearly and obviously do something at a point of moral principle, isn't justification for using legal force to compel someone to do it against their will. I don't see why this is such a difficult concept for you.