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How Was It Accomplished So Easily? (Part One)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Before Adolf Hitler and the Nazis assumed power, Germany was recognized as a strong Christian nation. The term Nazi stands for national socialism, a system that differs from Russian communism only in its initial focus on governing Germany alone. This form of socialism rapidly expanded its reach by drawing other nations into its ideology, resulting in the deaths of six million Jews in the ovens of the concentration camps. The same government then killed an additional forty million of its own citizens directly or indirectly, while Germany itself lost another six million through warfare. Beyond these figures, the national socialists caused the deaths of twenty million Russians, most in the Ukraine, along with substantial losses among the populations of France, Britain, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Spain, North Africa, Italy, America, Greece, Bulgaria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium. The transcript presents these outcomes as the inevitable product of socialism, which harbors something catastrophically wrong and evil. This illustration of Nazism's consequences reinforces the material's larger warning that socialism, whether in its communist or national form, subverts nations from within by exploiting human selfishness and relativism, ultimately leading to the erosion of liberty and the imposition of totalitarian control.
How Was It Accomplished So Easily? (Part Two)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Nazism arose in Germany through the prideful insanity of Adolf Hitler and the national Socialists, who initiated World War Two and caused the deaths of vast numbers of people. Though its original goal was limited to Germany, Nazism was in essence communism under a different name, sharing the same aim of imposing socialist control. This movement served as a historical backdrop for examining the spiritual enemies that manipulate nations such as Russia and China to subvert the Western world spiritually, morally, politically, and economically. Those enemies have pursued international communism by persuading citizens to pressure their own governments toward socialism, a process that began gaining rapid momentum in the United States during the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and continued through subsequent decades as appointed officials advanced these ideas. The methods that enabled Nazism to succeed are now evident in parallel developments within America. Hitler and his followers constantly lied, producing widespread confusion and distrust among the people so that nothing remained clear. The German population proved far too accepting and uncritical, challenging almost nothing the regime did. At the same time, the Nazis grew increasingly harsh and vicious toward their fellow citizens, enforcing obedience through fear of prison or death. These tactics parallel the use of doublespeak and gradual infiltration in universities, churches, government offices, and other institutions, where similar distortions of language and ideals have advanced the slide toward international socialism. The analysis underscores that the ultimate liberty comes only from God and must be preserved by the called, as the removal of divine protection from the Western world allows these patterns to unfold.
Blood and Soil: The Persistence of Anti-Semitism
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles WhitakerTheodor Veiter argued in 1938 that the destructive questioning of the highest human values by Jewry demonstrated that Jews were already excluded from the ethnic-national life of other nations by virtue of their mode of thought, which flowed from their race, and that they should therefore be excluded from those nations. The German government of the 1930s rejected inclusivity as a basis for its racial policies and adopted instead a policy of exclusivity. Veiter and the other architects of Nazi racism subscribed to this doctrine of exclusivity, whose jingoistic watchword was blood and soil. Blood and soil taught that certain people belonged to the soil of Germany by virtue of their racial ancestry while all others were foreigners and interlopers. Foreigners were permitted to remain only if they offered specific services; if perceived as hostile they were expelled or exterminated. Exclusivity formed the bedrock of this thinking, holding that some racial stocks could legitimately be excluded from a host polity and that all means taken by the rightful owners of the land to keep the soil and the blood pure were lawful. This conclusion issued from the Nazi-devised law of ethnic groups propounded by Veiter and other legal theorists in the 1930s. The doctrine explained the fate of Gypsies and Jews, whom the Nazis identified as decadent and therefore a danger to the German nation; they were first repressed and later subjected to the final solution of mass murder. The same racial doctrine of exclusivity, now revived with modifications, continues to nourish anti-Semitism in contemporary Europe by classifying Jews as allochthonous foreigners rather than autochthonous national minorities.
A Government to Fear (Part Five)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Federal Government has declared a parcel of land (500,000 square acres) a Federal Monument through eminent domain, solidifying federal authority.
How Was it Accomplished So Easily? (Part Three)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The leftist takeover was accomplished not by brute force, but through unctuous prevarications — words designed to appeal to people's thinking.
Socialism's Inherent Contradiction
'WorldWatch' by Richard T. RitenbaughSocialist policies promise to feed the hungry, heal the sick, and provide for the poor, but these good things are not what socialism ultimately delivers.
The Blood Libel and the Holocaust: The Cost of Wrong Doctrine
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles WhitakerFor centuries across Europe, Catholicism taught that the Jews were guilty of deicide—the murder of Jesus. False teaching like this leads to horrible results.
Reinterpreting History
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughThe New York Times asserts that Charles Manson was a precursor to the alt-right movement. Yet there was nothing conservative about Manson.
An Unbalanced Mind
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The spending of money in an extremely unbalanced and selfish way is part of human nature. In our culture, we are becoming absorbed in extremism.
Another Step Further
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The leadership of the current government is enacting Executive orders to box in the citizenry, preparing to restrict the movements of all enemies of the State.
I Pledge Allegiance
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe words 'under God' were added to the Pledge in 1954. As our country drifts toward socialism, we need to determine where our true allegiance lies.
The Olivet Prophecy Paradox
Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe Olivet Prophecy describes both a unique time of destruction and upheaval but also commonplace activities like eating, drinking, and marrying. How can this be?
The Cost of Reconciliation
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughReconciliation is the product of a sacrifice to pacify the wrath of an offended person. We must imitate Christ in His approach toward hostility from others.
Philippians (Part Nine)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughGodly righteousness demands humility, a readiness to admit shortcomings, a yieldedness to correction, and a willingness to be refashioned.