If you are unaware of the Overton window, I will give a simple description, and encourage you to look it up. It is a real thing, and it has been used repeatedly by those that want to move the line of acceptability from wherever it is, (at any given point,) to what is now unacceptable.
Whenever someone wants to move the limits of depravity to be accepted, there is always a line that, “must not be overcome.” This is the Overton Window. We tend to think of this limit as a fixed line, but that is often because of its relationship to present standards. If the standard for these comparisons is not fixed in an irrefutable source, such as the Bible, or the US Constitution, we are open to the movement of that line, and if we entertain an immature respect for the Bible, and/or the US Constitution, we invite the movement of that line to unhealthy reaches.
When Elvis Presley first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, he was not allowed to be filmed below the waist because the moral conscience the average American considered his movements to be seductive, and disreputable. A few years later, not only was this same behavior accepted, it was revered, and now nudity is accepted by many on daily television.
What do we know, or believe about Karl Marx? What do we know, or believe about Saul Alinsky? Have these men had an effect on our lives, or our beliefs? If so, in what way? Have we studied them, and their teachings? Have they sought to honestly constrain us to their, “philosophies?”
If anyone begins a sentence, (either audibly, or in their thoughts,) “Marx believed,” or “Alinsky believed,” I believe they have likely already fallen prey to the dishonest coercion of these diabolical worshipers of evil, and the Overton Window of their morals has already been moved.
Both of these men openly admitted that they hated God, as well as those that love God. They held contempt for anyone that seeks to please, or obey God. They were both narcissists, consumed with self praise, and adulation. They both believed that others were to be their servants. They were excessively proud of their ability to convince others to voluntarily serve their wishes. ALL of their, “espoused beliefs,” were centered in the pursuit of this goal, and thereby dishonest at the very core. They were servants of evil.
Therefore, their, “philosophies,” and, “principals,” are farces. They have no legitimate objectives, and if considered in any respectful way, will degrade, and undermine the morals, and integrity of them that consider them, moving the Overton Window in an unhealthy direction.
Most people are completely unaware of the vast influence that these men have had on their most intimate beliefs, and thought processes. Most are unaware that Hillary Clinton was instrumental in introducing the world of academic instruction to Saul Alinsky. The twelve, “rules for radicals,” have been woven into the fabric of modern scholastic training to the extent that they are now second nature to many, without conscious consideration. The teachers and professors that “educate” the rising generation have not instructed in the use of Alinsky’s “rules,” rather they have taught the subjects that they are engaged in teaching, with the forgone conclusions of Alinsky’s “rules,” and thereby have taught them subconsciously to their unsuspecting students.
This is why so many, “educated Americans,” will mock those who point out the use of one, or more of these rules, while completely ignoring the obvious fact of their application. Those that are willing to believe lies to be truth, and truth to be lies, are easy prey for those who admire, and disciple themselves after evil. Considering themselves to be wise, they are fools. By refusing to consider that they might have been duped, they consummate these deceptive lessons.
I wonder if the reader can think of examples of such beguiling deception in their own interactions.
God bless you, Dave