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Parent Post: We Can’t Vote Our Way Out of This
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sonatime
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5/21/2026, 11:41:36 PM
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Damn, that was a long practical thought exercise, felt like waiting for a watermelon to finally ripen:) At first it hit like a solid rind: sharp, practical, and refreshing in how it cuts through the voting/violence dead ends. But then I kept chewing on it… and noticed all that beautiful buildup to a higher power and purpose without ever naming what (or Who) it actually is. Very sneaky:) Kinda like the watermelon itself, beautiful, natural, refreshing on the outside… but hiding something else inside. If collectivism and real freedom are mortal enemies, why did John Paul II write so much about Solidarity, the Universal Destination of Goods, and the idea that labor must take priority over capital? Was he wrapping red collectivism in a green Catholic rind… or is the watermelon just a symbol for something beautiful and natural that can still get weaponized?:)
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dickie
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5/22/2026, 2:13:20 AM
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sonatime
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5/22/2026, 8:22:52 AM
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I appreciate the Swedenborg angle, it is new to me. However, I’m curious why the framework so often stays in these abstract spiritual terms (love of neighbor, correspondences, usefulness) without ever grounding it directly in Scripture or clearly naming Christ? Does Swedenborg promote a different spiritual system that sidelines or reinterprets core biblical teachings? If we’re called to “test the spirits” as the Bible instructs (1 John 4:1), what should a Christian conclude when those spirits deliver extensive revelations that diverge from historic Christian doctrine?
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dickie
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5/22/2026, 8:38:58 AM
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