In this prior post we explored the possibility the current conflagration with Iran is only intended to dismantle the threat to their theocratic regime by the pro democracy movement in the country. Iranians took to the streets in December to protest the regime’s handling of the economy (Wikipedia). The unarmed protesters were met with lethal force by the Basij Militias; thousands were killed (Wikipedia).
The current US action in Iran may cost the Iranians some assets but has no chance of dismantling the regime. Staging ground forces for an invasion would take months, the Iranian citizens are not armed and there aren’t enough Kurds to take on the 1M+ Iranian military and their drones. The people of Iran will become less agreeable to US help because of the bombing campaign.
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth‘s action in Venezuela accomplished the same thing. The threat of democratic change in Venezuela has been removed (prior post). The same regime runs the country today that ran it before the arrest of Nicolas Maduro. He served his usefulness just like Ali Khamenei served his. The anti Chavista movement in Venezuela has subsided.
The next question should be; who wants a theocratic regime to maintain control of a nation? How about giant man gods who play god? That they are rapists doesn’t matter. These are people who can molest boys and conduct Sunday Mass the next morning.
Leviticus 20:13 And a man who lies with a male as one would with a woman both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon themselves.
1 Samuel 5:6 And the hand of Yhwh became heavy upon the Ashdodites, and He ravaged them, and He smote them with hemorrhoids, Ashdod and its borders. – Tanakh
Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuisen (Dec 31, 1846 – November 18,1919) was a Dutch socialist politician who later turned to social anarchism. He was one of the founders of the socialist movement in the Netherlands and started two political magazines.
Nieuwenhuisen was the son of Lutheran minister and professor of theology. He also became a minister and led congregations in Harlingen, Beverwijk and The Hague. He promoted a peace movement during the Franco – Prussian War. He had been married twice and both of his wives passed away ( he would marry again later). He began to question his faith and in 1879 declared himself an atheist and quit the church.
That same year received a substantial inheritance that gave him financial independence. He studied Proudhon, Marx (Case Study 26) and Engels (Case Study 34) and became a socialist. Leaders of the General Dutch Workers Association (ANWV) convinced him to join after he gave a rousing speech at one of their meetings. That he developed his oratory style while a minister was apparent.
Although he was mediocre as a writer, Domela Nieuwenhuis must have been a fascinating and engaging speaker. He made a great impression on the farm workers and farmers in Friesland and Groningen. He was frequently compared to Jesus: “s (our) ferlosser”, the Frisian farm workers called him. Domela himself stimulated that image. Through hair and beard growth he made a prophetic impression, and he cursed his speeches with biblical images, which must have appealed to his audience very much Wikipedia
Nieuwenhuis was jailed for publishing, as editor in chief, an article by Recht voor Allen that was critical of King Wilhelm III. The fame he gained for his imprisonment would propel him into a career of politics. He was pardoned after 7 months.
He won a seat in parliament representing the Frisian People’s Party (FVP). The Frisians are a Germanic people and the FVP supported independence and possibly secession from the Netherlands. His first speech was against Forced Shopping, a policy that forced workers to buy products from stores owned by the company they worked for. This brought the attention of socialist movements and he joined the Second International, an organization formed to create a one world socialist government.
Nieuwenhuisen won a second term in parliament but lost his third bid for a seat. He used anti-Semitic polemics, particularly in his conflict with Pieter Jelles Troelstra. Troelstra was another popular Frisian socialist and writer.
He wrote “that for the proletariat to improve lasting improvement on the basis of present-day society is not possible”. His stated goal became “revolution and the overthrow of the existing social order with all legal and unlawful means.” The Social Democratic League (SDB) was declared illegal because they supported this statement. They split into the Social Democrat Workers Party (SDAP) and the Socialist Union.
Nieuwenhuisen then became an anarchist. He spent the rest of his days editing The Free Socialist. He published his memoirs, “From Christ to Anarchist” (Van Christen tot Anarchist) in 1914.
Selected Quotes of Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuisen.
- “Those kaffirs are so lazy, the Christian-minded Peasants said, and they put the whip on the black ridges of the natives, who will certainly not bless the day, and they came into contact with the white men.” (“kaffir” is a derogatory and offensive Dutch term referring to black people)
- “The workers are completely indifferent whether they are slaves of the capitalists or the state.”
- “It is very conceivable that one obtains a communist dictatorship, which ensures that the needs of the stomach are met, but that therefore the freedom is not at all part. Therefore, the struggle must now be waged not only against private property, but also against authority.“
Father Lawrence C Murphy (Nov 11, 1925 – Aug 21, 1998) was a Catholic priest who taught at the former St John School for the Deaf in Milwaukee from 1950 to 1974. Authorities believe he molested up to 200 deaf boys before the mid 70s. Local police were informed of the abuse in 1974 by adult former students but did not pursue an investigation.
He was given a leave of absence by the church that same year. He retired as a priest in 1993. Later that year (1993) he admitted to a church appointed psychologist that he had been molesting boys until 1974. The church convened a canonical trial but halted it because of Murphy’s poor health. He died a few months later.
It is believe that he organized abuse and rape in the school; that is older boys would molest younger boys as part of a hierarchy. The abuse was used not only for sadistic gratification but as a system of control. See Case Study 10
Niewenhuisen’s only mistake: opposing authority. He was thus demoted and used to attack the church. If he hadn’t made a confession there would have been no blemish on the church. He waited until right before he died to make this confession. Then, on to the next life and mission. He is also not the boss.
Related
- Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (YouTube pay per view)
- Spartans and Derliwangers 4dforum
- Case Study 35