The Origins of American Imperialism
There are reasons for the imperial drive of American foreign policy. It is the result of the decades of socializing wrought on the American social order. As Rushdoony argues, socialism is parasitic and it perpetually looks for new hosts to consume:
I have yet to find an instance of genuine political reform at a national level (viz. where a nation has returned to its roots). Yet, Christians labor tirelessly to bring us back to 1789. Delightful but doubtful. In fact, that would equate to "zero-basing"-- meaning we'd be right back in the same spot after a period of years. There were voices, like that of Patrick Henry, who knew there was no security in the Constitution. We would be wise to heed their now established advice.
There is much ado about the Constitution but I am doubtful the course of socialism and federal control can be reversed. Rushdoony once said that sending the Constitution to hell wouldn't transform the devil's domain. He's right. Nations are transformed by revolution, invasion, or reformation. We may experience the former. The invasion of illegal immigrants is but one of many charateristics we share with imperial Rome. This will be our undoing as millions of disloyal illegal visitors suck the teat of socialism dry while trampling the history of the United States with blatant disregard. Nursing the lower classes is a central step in the socialist/imperialist strategy as Rushdoony observes:
This is where reformation must begin. By this I mean more than the protestant reformation. We must move beyond merely debating the doctrines of grace. I am often astonished at how so many credible ministries can devote the entirety of their resources to debating arminians -- I just point people to books and move on. Goodness, its been over 500 years since Calvin; don't you think we can talk about application now?
Reconstruction begins with the house of God. Yes, Christians need to be convinced of the sovereignty of God in predestination and providence. But, we must now place a greater emphasis upon the work of reconstruction or we will fall prey to the imperial state and its totalism. I encourage you to participate in the "doctrines of application." It is our means to equip the church in countering statism.
"Thus, this Gambler State, a larcenous state, is parasitic. Every socialist state is a parasite. After destroying its own wealth, it must feed on another nation's wealth, and thus socialism is by nature driven to imperialism. It offers paradise on earth to other countries by means of socialism and seizes them to enable itself to survive. When the host body dies, the parasite dies. Today, the United States is the host body for the parasitic socialism of the world, and the United States, because of its interventionism, is rapidly becoming a fearful parasite, draining the wealth of the American people. When, however achieved, the host body is captured and destroyed, it will destroy the parasite also. The result will be a world-wide economic collapse of unrivalled dimensions and hardships. Out of this wreckage, a free order will emerge."
(Politics of Guilt and Pity, p.224)
I have yet to find an instance of genuine political reform at a national level (viz. where a nation has returned to its roots). Yet, Christians labor tirelessly to bring us back to 1789. Delightful but doubtful. In fact, that would equate to "zero-basing"-- meaning we'd be right back in the same spot after a period of years. There were voices, like that of Patrick Henry, who knew there was no security in the Constitution. We would be wise to heed their now established advice.
There is much ado about the Constitution but I am doubtful the course of socialism and federal control can be reversed. Rushdoony once said that sending the Constitution to hell wouldn't transform the devil's domain. He's right. Nations are transformed by revolution, invasion, or reformation. We may experience the former. The invasion of illegal immigrants is but one of many charateristics we share with imperial Rome. This will be our undoing as millions of disloyal illegal visitors suck the teat of socialism dry while trampling the history of the United States with blatant disregard. Nursing the lower classes is a central step in the socialist/imperialist strategy as Rushdoony observes:
"The needs of the people do require something, but the statist 'something' is the destruction, first, of the middle classes to provide for the lower classes, second the destruction of the lower classes to provide for the state, and third, civil war within the establishment as social cannibalism sets in. Socialism, moreover, because it is by nature a parasitic economy, is also imperialistic. It exercises an imperial confiscation towards its people, and it must also expand and gut fresh territories in order to gain fresh resources... the more the U.S. becomes socialistic, the more it will require imperialism to survive."
(Roots of Reconstruction, p.664)
This is where reformation must begin. By this I mean more than the protestant reformation. We must move beyond merely debating the doctrines of grace. I am often astonished at how so many credible ministries can devote the entirety of their resources to debating arminians -- I just point people to books and move on. Goodness, its been over 500 years since Calvin; don't you think we can talk about application now?
Reconstruction begins with the house of God. Yes, Christians need to be convinced of the sovereignty of God in predestination and providence. But, we must now place a greater emphasis upon the work of reconstruction or we will fall prey to the imperial state and its totalism. I encourage you to participate in the "doctrines of application." It is our means to equip the church in countering statism.
