I saw a clip of a new MSNBC special, which aired on February 11th, called Black Men in America: Road to 2024, with Trymaine Lee, Charles Coleman Martin Jr., and Al Sharpton, to name a few. In this clip, these men stood around a pool table and discussed crime and how the black man is made into a criminal by the establishment’s (the implication being white folks’) deliberate defining of crime to include behaviors that are part of the “black culture.”
Their solution is to redefine crime.
I couldn’t find ‘just the clip’ anywhere, but the pertinent piece can be seen at 3:16-4:24 of this Matt Walsh program. They say “We can get rid of all the crime in America overnight, just like that. “All we need to do is “change the definition of crime.”
Setting aside the utter racism present in the clip, we can discuss the absolute ridiculousness of this idea to no end. Rape and murder are rampant in our cities. No problem. Lower the crime rate by making rape and murder legal. We don’t get rid of the behavior; we just don’t call that behavior a crime.
We see this idea being implemented across our nation right now and look at the results. Box stores closing in affected areas, because the theft of anything under $900 is no longer prosecutable, and filthy, dangerous, drug-infested streets strewn with human waste because we’re not going to enforce laws against street camping, are two obvious examples.
We want to thank Michelle Hoy for this Contribution – Please direct yours to Steve@GraniteGrok.com.
You can review our ‘Op-Ed Guidelines‘ on the FAQ Page.
I am appalled at the thought that people are naïve enough to fall for this pile of malarkey, but then I recall a casual conversation that I had with a 19-year-old young woman one evening. After splitting up with her boyfriend of two years, she was bemoaning the difficulty she faced in finding another prospective husband. “There is nowhere to go to meet someone,” she says, wanting to avoid bars and dating apps.
Realizing that I am treading on thin ice, I suggest going to a church’s meetings for singles. She admits that this is a good idea since she wants to avoid men looking to participate in hookup culture, but it wouldn’t be fair to a boyfriend candidate as he would be looking for someone with his beliefs, which she doesn’t share. Commendable, but to me, sad.
What aspects of the Christian religion doesn’t she embrace? Let’s look at a few of them. She supports sexual transitioning, not in children, thank goodness, and not the participation of biological males in women’s sports leagues, but she believes that the “transition” of one sex to another is an effective treatment for gender dysphoria and that it is morally acceptable; She supports gay marriage; She supports sexual activity outside the bonds of marriage; She supports abortion.
So, how does this all relate to the MSNBC special?
Both are further representations of the decline in our society. Today, the goal is to make everything that has been historically socially unacceptable okay. As a result, personal responsibility goes out the window. I don’t want to feel guilty, so let’s just make everything I desire acceptable. We can see how centuries of mores that have enabled us to build a stable society are being dismantled in the name of inclusivity and the promotion of mental health. (We can’t be burdened with guilt. That would be unhealthy, of course.) We no longer strive against the inner “natural man” to improve ourselves and stabilize society. No more “let your conscience be your guide.” We just go with whatever feels good at the moment.
This 19-year-old’s objections against Christian beliefs aren’t in its founding principles. They are against restraints on her behavior, restraints that are put in place to protect her and society in general. Let’s examine a progression…Avoid dressing provocatively. This will help you to avoid the temptation to participate in sex outside of marriage, which protects you against unwanted pregnancy, which protects against a child being raised without the influences of both a mother and a father, which protects our society in general from the damage that this leads to. Also, since my body tells me that I want to have sex, I need to support abortion so that I can do so without having to risk any of the ramifications thereof, just in case birth control fails.
We can see that the opinions of both this 19-year-old young woman and these men in the MSNBC program represent the decline in our society. There is no personal responsibility, and if society insists that there is or that there should be, we need to dismantle that preconceived notion. I’m not at fault. Society is, and it needs to be adjusted so that I can proceed with whatever behavior pleases me at the time, no matter what the resulting damage. It starts with how we dress and speak and how we treat our bodies and ends with the promotion of degenerative behavior, to the detriment of our society. God help us as we continue down this path!
