"I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed."
                                                              Genesis 3:15
"Politically
Correct" Babylon


















        What is this "politically correct" parallel - then to now?


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
have come back to us again; full circle! How about the general
"atmosphere" of our society as a whole? Who or what is behind the ideals
of "political correctness" we hear so much of today? Do they have
ideological elements that mirror the ancient beliefs and practices of Cain and
Babylon, as well?

Now, we'll see how certain "politically correct" elements also may have
originated in Cain, and his ancient political and religious system. We'll also
see how these "new" political rules - this "new" mindset - is nothing new,
but actually bringing us right back to the mindset of old.

With regards to modern politics, with regards to the political thought-
processes of many cultures in our world (especially Europe and the United
States), there seems to be two main political views, or "wings" to our
political arena:


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 into a couple of simplistic
human motivations:

- freedom from rules, surveillance, authority, or any dominant form of
censorship; an entitlement to basic civil services; an entitlement to, often
unbound, freedoms of expression, thought, and / or emotion.

- a compassion for other people, places or things; a concern for equality in
all people; a concern for individual human rights.


If we generalize this "left," liberal, or democratic side, we may be able to
sum it all up by a couple of "blanket" key words - the ideologies of
personal freedom and compassion for others.


The true "right" wing can be loosely categorized into simplistic human
motivations:

- a desire to stay within the bounds of certain (religious or political)
ideologies; a stricter, more logical and rational approach to life.

- a cohesiveness; being part of a bigger culture or society, where the needs
for common courtesy and individual responsibility are essential.


If we generalize the politics of the "right," conservative, or republican side,
we may be able to sum it up by a couple of "blanket" words - more strict in
morality, and more cohesive in terms of personal responsibility and
willingness to contribute towards an established social lifestyle.

Although the two sides both seem to represent worthy sentiments,
corruption seems to exists on a much deeper level with some of this. We'll
use these two extremes to discover some interesting possibilities, as related
to Cain and Mystery Babylon. As we'll see:

These two wings (or "schools of thought") seem to go all the way back
to the Garden of Eden!

It's interesting when we look at it. Much of what separates us ideologically
seems to have had its origins even before Babylon - in these earliest stories
of Genesis!


- Let's look, for example, at the "freedom" element of the "left" wing.
In the Garden of Eden, we postulated the serpent Nachash could have even
had sex with Eve. This act helped to convince her to eat the fruit of the
Tree of Knowledge, which disobeyed the one commandment God had.
This, ultimately, caused Adam and Eve to receive any and all the fruits of
their own destruction.

Sex, in itself, has a good deal of significance in a lot of religious thought
throughout the ancient and modern world. It, as we know, also has many
moral stigmas attached. This single act between Eve and the serpent may
have enacted a great division between two peoples - two seed lines - as
well, cause separations between the above "left" and "right" wings.

Those on the "left," for example, often seem to portray sex as, more or less,
free and open. It should not be as contained, except for extreme cases. The
choices of sexual preference is entirely up to the individual.

Those on the "right," however, often perceive sex as something that should
be contained - at least within certain bounds. The desire to have complete
freedom becomes essential to many on the "left." Interestingly enough, this
"freedom" seems to be the foundation for many pagan religions, as well.(1)

Pagan thought is essentially the opposite of God and the Bible: "as long as
you don't harm anyone, do whatever you wilt."(2) Curiously, the sexual
practice is so revered in this belief-system it is actually called "The Great
Rite," or "Great Ritual" of paganism (for more on the origins of paganism,
see Origins of Babylon 2)!(3) It's interesting how the same act used to
manipulate Adam and Eve had become so revered by pagan belief systems
- those which came from Cain and Babylon. Could there be a connection?
Again, these thoughts seem to make up part of what we could call the socio
/ cultural side of Mystery Babylon.

The conservative side, on the other hand, notates obvious reasons to
restrain sexuality: at some times its appropriate, other times excessive. The
reason is simple: certain things in our world may become harmful and self-
destructive when used improperly. Almost anything can be made
detrimental to the individual and their society if they are not contained.

Understanding this need for "freedom" is fairly simple: there is truly no
freedom without some sort of laws or restraint. Surviving our dangerous
world often necessitates religious or political morals. A total lack of restraint
actually, quite often, leads the individual towards individual bondage, in one
way or another. What people do in life always seem to come back to them,
one way or another. God's rules may not make sense to everybody, at
every time, but just because a person doesn't think its is a good rule for
them doesn't make it an improper rule overall.


- Let's also look at the "compassion" element of the "left" wing.
The result of Adam and Eve's disobedience was their eventual death. Adam
and Eve were also destined to live a fairly uncomfortable life.

On top of this, man was given dominion over the earth. There easily could
have been a hierarchy in the Garden: Adam in charge of everything and
everyone; Eve was his helpmate (Genesis 2:15, 2:18).

When it comes to compassion, those who take on the political view of the
"left" wing often seem to have a problem with punishment, pain, and death
- the uncomfortable aspects of life. It's understandable, yes, but reality. It
seems hard for many of these people to understand why those around them,
even animals, are made to suffer. It seems hard to understand why women
traditionally have been under the authority of men since early times; why
some people don't prosper as much as others; why some end up poor, etc.
Simply, the question often abounds: "why does God allow bad things to
happen to good people?" Hence, what spawns is a compassion for people
and animals; the abolishment of capital punishment; charity for the poor;
civil rights for the aged, children, or anyone thought oppressed or
underprivileged. Those who follow the "left" wing truly seem cut out on
being sympathetic for the "human element" in any situation. Again, these
compassions truly may sound worthy and noble - at least on the surface -
but there could be a number of negative elements spawning, just below.

Understanding this "compassion" element is fairly simple, as well: people
and things in the world suffer because of Adam and Eve's disobedience,
not because of what God did to the planet. Its not because of God. As long
as people do things in a moral way, act responsibly, and follow certain rules,
most can utilize their God-given dominion over the world, as well as work
to fulfill their own purposes in life. There is no sure fire way for anything,
so we only can do our best. Also, a structured hierarchy has been with us
ever since the Garden of Eden. Even the angels of heaven are said to be
under a hierarchical structure.(4) The man, in many conservative beliefs,
was given a position of authority in society, and should never be allowed to
abuse it. Eve, on the other hand, chose to fall to the seduction of the
serpent, and convinced Adam to eat the fruit, as well. This helped designate
her a position of subjection under Adam from then on. A lot of rules and
regulations in society - dealing with these issues - probably originated in
religious belief; most probably from this Adam and Eve story.

It may sound unfair to some people; understandable. Unwillingness to
adhere to some sort of moral and structural boundary, by both men and
women, recently helped devastate the traditional family structure - the
structure God set up for the planet. Desires shifted from improving society
to individual gain. Individual desires for freedom and compassion now
seem to outweigh the greater good of society at large, which can bring any
organized system down!

On top of these things, when a person disobeys a law they should pay the
consequences, not given enough leniency to be able to commit the same
crime again. Punishment isn't often nice, no matter what it is, but people
often don't learn except by example. Again, without some sort of constraints
in our society, the entire society falls apart. Again, quite often, the need for
punishment truly trumps the needs for compassion.

A person should be responsible for their own actions, and not look to blame
everyone else when their own situations or mistakes had led them there, and
then look for passion and empathy. People should have common courtesy
to others, and truly realize their freedoms come at a price. There really
needs to be some collective effort towards a greater good, not some
individual concern or entitlement, in order for a culture to survive.

So, how do people end up concentrating on these specific needs for
freedom and compassion? Why do people become so self-involved? How
do they turn to these "left" wing ideals? Once we begin to follow the
Western European model - a progressively secular and liberally-leaning
society - we seem to adopt the socio / cultural aspects of what we already
know as the seventh "revived" head of Babylon (see Rise of Mystery
Babylon).

Much of Europe, seemingly still under these Roman influences, have
already adopted these "left" wing, or socialist, ways. These views, as stated,
often appear noble on the surface, but a perfect, "Kumbuya" world - a
world that many of these people envision - plainly does not work.
Communist societies, such as those in the former Soviet Union and China,
clearly show how human motivation and greed eventually trump "human
elements" out of any "left-winged" experiment. The real world has
imperfect, irrational, and otherwise evil people living in it - those self-
absorbed individuals who need to be dealt with accordingly. This hasn't
worked in Europe, no where.

This is human nature - simple. Man, sometimes, has to engage in conflict
with others. Some human beings doesn't put forth as much of an effort as
others. Some people make themselves more poor and emotionally destitute
by their own actions.

Once people start to follow the "way of Cain," and begin to take on an
excessive amount of these "left" wing and "politically correct" ideologies,
their whole sense of personal guilt and responsibility goes out the window.
There is no guilt or individual accountability if there is no law. It's always
someone else's fault. The individual feels they should be entitled to
practically everything - all of this eventually results in societal chaos. We see
a lot of this already going on today; and the number of people adopting
these "ways" will continue to grow - as long as these entitlement thoughts of
freedom and compassion continue to grow in the collective unconscious.

One quote from another Internet article comments on those who take on
this entitlement mentality:


(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.(5)
(Davis, n. d., p. 6-7)


What curse: 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 - and used them as a way to overcome any of the
"strict" or "cohesive" ideologies of Christianity they didn't like, or deemed
"oppressive."

As stated, a person's conversion to "left" wing ideals might seem good or
wholesome at first, but there has to be something more to it than an
individual's search for some sort of divine entitlement. There also has to be
individual effort and responsibility for one's own actions, to truly make life
work in their world.

True, corruption comes from both sides, and those who corrupt positions of
power need to be dealt with - no matter what political wing they hold. Any
sort of "political correctness" that comes from man should not take the
place of God and His Bible, however. Is it only a desire to form a
"Kumbuya" world that motivates people towards these desires, or could
there be a source, far more sinister, and behind it all, which seeks to rule
our everyday lives? Are the "Ways of Cain" ultimately dragging us away
from God and the Bible?

There is so much more beyond this in the book The Rise of Mystery
Babylon. First, however, for a deeper, psychological look at the mental
"sparks" which could be behind an individual's desire to adopt these "Ways
of Cain," see Psychology of Babylon.



                                        Footnotes:
(1) Rosemary Ellen Guiley, The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft
(New York: Facts on File, 1989), 218-19, 323; Raymond Buckland,
Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft (St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications,
1993), 102; William Schnoebelen, Wicca: Satan’s Little White Lie (Chino,
CA: Chick Publications, 1990), 154-55, 187.
(2) Raymond Buckland, Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft (St.
Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1993), 18, 223.
(3) Rosemary Ellen Guiley, The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft
(New York: Facts on File, 1989), 143.
(4) Malcolm Godwin, Angels: An Endangered Species (New York: Simon &
Schuester, 1990), 113.
(5) James R. Davis, Have We Gone the Way of Cain?, 6-7, www.
focusongod.com/cain (accessed March 3, 2001).


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