Okay, so this is the Conservative's answer to Shepard Fairey. Sure. Putting aside any confusing racial message, I must ask: Did this designer even see The Dark Knight? Anarchism and Socialism aren't related in anyway possible. As The Dark Knight's #1 fan, I am both confused, offended and nevertheless amused.
When Betty and I drove by a gas station and saw this posted, I demanded she pull over so I could rip it down. I mean. Do NOT use MY favorite movie of all time to push your wacky agenda. On that note, this immense amount of anger coming from the Right astounds me. I mean what would their #1 say? Let's take a look:
The Pharisees went off and made a plan to trap Jesus with questions. Then they sent to him some of their disciples and some members of Herod's party. "Teacher," they said, "We know that you tell the truth. You teach the truth about God's will for man, without worrying about what people think, because you pay no attention to a man's status. Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"
Jesus, however, was aware of their evil plan, and so he said, "You hypocrites! Why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin for paying the tax!"
They brought him the coin, and he asked them, "Whose face and name are these?"
"The Emperor's," they answered.
So Jesus said to them, "Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God."
When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.
-Matthew 22:15-22
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE.
Have any of these frantic, so-called "Christian" conservatives that are tearing apart town meanings in fits of anger actually read the Gospels?
I have. And I consider myself agnostic, eternally curious, but agnostic. Nevertheless, I maintain that reading the Bible is one of the most socially responsible (and downright fascinating) acts of learning that one can participate in.
I think it's imperative to share these things written in the Bible, because they are illuminating and they present a liability to the side which claims to wield the Holy Truth.
While it's rather pointless to assume these radicals could even define "socialism", I must exclaim:
THE MOST BASIC TENANT OF CHRISTIANITY IS SOCIALISM. COMMUNISM. LOVE.
Label it what you will, the sharing of resources in order to assist the most needy is what. Jesus. fucking. said.
Being selfless and helping the needy comes at a fucking price. In this case: taxes. I wish every "Christian" in this country would take some time to reflect on the LOVE THY NEIGHBOR message and truly ask themselves the question they don't hesitate to plaster their car bumpers with: WWJD?
It definitely would NOT be allowing THIS to continue.
"Jesus looked straight at him with love and said, "You need only one thing. Go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have all the riches in heaven; then come and follow me." When the man heard this, gloom spread over his face, and he went away sad, because he was very rich.
Jesus looked around his disciples and said to them, How hard it will be for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God!"
The disciples were shocked at these words, but Jesus went on to say, "My children, how hard is is to enter the Kingdom of God! It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle."
-Mark 10:17-23
It's easy to call yourself a Christian.It is much harder to actually live what you preach, and share what you take for granted.
READ THE FUCKING BIBLE. If not because you're responsible, do it at least to call people on their bullshit.
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