馬克思主義接管美國的策略—美國遺產概要56　

馬克思主義者在善用宣傳方面相當出色，全世界卻有著難以理解的天真。列寧所吹噓關於馬克思主義的論文，連一個真理也沒有。然而，馬克思主義在當時卻如病毒般瘋狂流傳，受到一些最富有、最強大的資本家所青睞，也受到西方知識份子的讚揚。這些重要人士和受敬重的領袖怎麼會如此愚昧？直到今日仍以同樣方式繼續愚昧下去。 

那些在某件事上高度成功的人，常會陷入一種錯覺，以為自己夠聰明去分辨其他事情的真理，倒過來才是正確的。因為巨大成功需要特別專注於某事，你可以在一件事上非常成功，卻在其他事上無知愚昧。同樣地，不能單因為一個人當選，就意味著他很聰明或能幹，而是他在政治上很精明。

西方高度成功的企業家和知識份子都被證實非常膚淺、幼稚，無法分辨馬克思主義可恥又危險的謊言。在某個領域的知識份子未必在其他領域一樣出色。

有一個最佳例子可以說明此，最近有一家新聞網路訪問一所美國頂尖大學的畢業生，他們大部分都說自己是社會主義份子。當問及什麼是社會主義時，卻沒有一位學生能給予正確答案。這些畢業生在他們研讀的領域明顯非常出色，卻對政治、政府和經濟幾乎一無所知。除了一些非常膚淺的社會主義宣傳之外，我們的許多學生根本就沒聽過這些東西。

這份研究顯示，多數人，連聰明受教育的人都傾向相信他們想要相信的，而不是引導他們相信的證據。由於修正歷史學家已經扭曲並毒化在學校所教導的美國歷史，所以他們畢業後所以為的美國歷史剛好與事實相反。當他們遇到「故事的另一面」時，大多數人會甦醒過來。這即是美國遺產概要的主要目的，為要呈現我們的歷史真相，這些真相已經不在學校中教導，現在我們一次只要花幾分鐘閱讀即可汲取。

我們必須有合適的人在教育委員會中，他們可以分辨並刪除我們學校課程中的謊言和宣傳。直到今日為止，幾乎每個新世代都掉入馬克思在這些課程所鋪設的相同陷阱。即便如此，當人們在真實世界獲得相關知識，見證馬克思主義在自己時代的恐怖，他們往往會甦醒過來。

近來，有一些令人震驚的例子，例如委內瑞拉摧毀經濟並終止自由，幾年前他們還是南美洲最富裕的國家，如今卻成為最貧困的國家。有些人從中國嚴格的極權控制中甦醒過來，認為中國的警察由於監視技術的進步，情況一年比一年惡化，這就是應用馬克思主義的真正本質。         

在1920年代的西方對馬克思主義的心醉神迷，似乎就像今日一樣。到了1930年代，馬克思主義的真正本質顯露出來，多數膚淺擁抱馬克思的人震驚不已，成為激烈的反共產主義份子。這持續到1960年代，但是馬克思主義者向來狡猾並堅決要征服西方。當西方的領袖和知識份子仍對馬克思主義天真愚昧之時，他們對教育、媒體和娛樂的滲透策略持續進行，既出色又有果效。

雖然蘇聯的瓦解對馬克思主義是個重大挫敗，之後西方世界以為馬克思主義已經死去，但是馬克思主義份子卻開始加倍努力滲透。儘管如此，馬克思主義太過膚淺，現在我們可以觀看其漫長又悲慘的歷史，有能力的領袖是可以輕易擊敗並擊退它。然而，好的政治人物很少是好的領袖，這即是何以美利堅合眾國的設計不是由政客而是由領袖來管理。

在西方，領導階層出現真空，特別是在美國，馬克思主義才能控制那麼多人。我們必須擁有真實瞭解此戰役的領導階層，有智慧有決心不單是擊退馬克思主義，更是連根拔除。

我也曾受過馬克思主義的愚弄，直到我讀了他們的書，並研究馬克思主義者接管一個國家如何真實運作。當我們還年輕時，多半以為我們對每件事的一點知識，足夠推斷出最終結果。聖經說我們「知道的有限」，一點也沒錯，我們越年輕，顯然知道的也越有限。那恰好也是我們認為自己最明智、最通情達理的時候，這是迷惑的完美處方。然而，我們不應為此責怪年輕人，反該責怪我們自己讓這麼多錯誤的東西在學校被教導。

因為馬克思主義目前正在重整旗鼓，所以我們會用未來幾次的概論更深入探討它的真正本質，我們會先從馬克思主義接管美國的「45個目標」開始，以及為什麼這是人類所遭受的最致命邪惡。

這45個目標是在1961年所出版的「赤裸裸的共產黨」書中提到，這是從國會、學者和美國共產主義者的證詞中蒐集而來。在1963年，艾伯特(Albert S. Herlong, Jr.)實際上將這45個目標放在國會記錄中。這些目標的終極策略是要摧毀美國猶太教和基督教的共有根基，那是我們自由的依據，從而摧毀我們的自由，然後是摧毀我們的國家。此清單來自赤裸裸的共產黨一書，但我會用更現代化的術語來解釋。

馬克思主義的目標 #1: 美國接受共產主義共存作為核戰的唯一替代方案。

從1950年到1991年蘇聯解體，長達40年之久對核戰的懼怕支配著全世界。馬克思主義#1目標是他們利用人們懼怕核戰的主要方式，當尼克森政府實施「緩和政策」（Détente），即達成了此目標。這給蘇聯和其他共產主義國家打開大門來持續擴張，並且決心摧毀美國與所有其他自由國家。隨著此政策的繼續，共產主義向前推進，民主共和國家遭受攻擊，並且快速被追上。

雷根總統上台後，對緩和政策做了競爭力分析，要看看是否是個有效政策。很快就顯示此政策為共產主義者帶來極大好處，卻為自由世界帶來壞處。雷根立刻採取行動，針對共產主義的侵略發展一套新的抵抗運動。

雷根總統和英國柴契爾首相不受共產主義的威脅所操控，乃是努力擊退。歐洲人在經歷二個世界大戰之後，還是沒學到姑息政策並不管用，他們對這種勇敢對付惡霸的新決心感到震驚，但它卻奏效了。於是，共產主義的擴張減緩下來，不到十年蘇聯就垮台了。

因著蘇聯垮台，許多國家從共產主義的枷鎖中得釋放。冷戰在沒有戰爭的情況下獲勝，卻有著基於清楚信念而來的決心，那就是人生而自由。馬克思主義與人類本性背道而馳，只能以極權控制來維持。馬克思主義深受在其枷鎖之下的人所憎惡，以至於在遇到真正抵抗時就崩潰，正如雷根和柴契爾所展示的。然而，馬克思主義太過迷惑，不能只是擊敗而已，否則會繼續散播其致命的社會毒藥─它必須從地上連根拔出，就像是致命且邪惡的疾病，而它卻是也是。

～摘錄美國開國元老─湯馬斯·潘恩（Thomas Paine）～

暴政，就像地獄，並不容易攻克；但我們擁有此慰藉：就是衝突越艱鉅，勝利也越光榮。

～摘錄美國獨立宣言作者與第三任總統─湯馬斯·傑弗遜（Thomas Jefferson）～

對暴政的反抗便是對神的順服。

 (摘自喬納Heritage Briefs 56, 2021)
 

The Marxist Strategy for Taking Over America—Heritage Brief 56

   Marxists have been brilliant in the use of propaganda, and the rest of the world has been inexplicably naïve. Lenin boasted that his treatise on Marxism did not contain a single truth. Yet, it went viral at the time and was embraced by some of the most wealthy and powerful capitalists, and was lauded among the intelligentsia of the West. How could such leading citizens and respected leaders have been so foolish? The same way they continue to be today.

         Those who are highly successful in one thing often fall to the delusion that they are wise enough to discern truth in other things. The reverse is usually true. Because great success takes extraordinary focus, you can be very successful in one thing but be ignorant and foolish in other things. Likewise, just because one gets elected to office does not mean they are smart or competent, but rather just politically shrewd. 

         Both the highly successful industrialists and the intelligentsia of the West proved remarkably shallow, naïve, and incapable of discerning the outrageous and dangerous lies of Marxism. Intellectuals in one field are not necessarily astute in any other. 

         A good example of this was demonstrated when one news network recently did interviews of graduate students at one of America’s leading universities, and most of them claimed to be socialists. When asked what socialism was not a single student could give an accurate answer. These were obviously very bright in their field of study, but they knew very little about politics, government, or economics. Many of our students have simply not heard anything except a very superficial socialist propaganda. 

         Studies have shown that most people, even smart, educated people, tend to believe what they want to believe more than what the evidence should lead them to believe. Because of the way revisionist historians have distorted and poisoned the American history being taught in schools, they graduate thinking the opposite of the truth about American history. When they run into “the other side of the story,” most awaken to what has been done to them. This is a main purpose for these Heritage Briefs, to present the truth about our history that is no longer taught in our schools in a way that can be absorbed in just a few minutes at a time. 

         We must get the right people on our school boards who can discern and eliminate the lies and propaganda in our school curriculums. To date almost every new generation has fallen into the same traps the Marxists have laid in these curriculums. Even so, they tend to wake up when they gain knowledge in the real world and witness the horrors of Marxism in their own time. 

         Presently, we have shocking examples like the destroying of the economy and end of freedom in Venezuela, which had been the wealthiest country in South America just a few years ago, but is now the most destitute. Some are waking up to the draconian totalitarian control and thought police in China that is growing much worse every year because of the technological advances in surveillance. That is the real nature of Marxism applied.

         In the 1920s the West was swooning over Marxism just as it seems to be today. By the 1930s the true nature of Marxism had been revealed, and most who had so superficially embraced it were shocked and became vehement anti-communists. This lasted into the 1960s, but Marxists have been shrewd and determined to subdue the West. Their strategies for infiltrating education, the media, and entertainment have been persistent, brilliant, and effective, while the leaders and intelligentsia of the West have been naïve and foolish. 

         Though the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major setback for Marxism, and after this the West thought that it was dead, Marxist operatives began redoubling their efforts of infiltration. Even so, Marxism is so shallow, and we now have such a long and tragic history of it to see, it can be easily defeated and pushed back with competent leadership. But good politicians are rarely good leaders, which is why the American Republic was not designed to be run by politicians, but leaders.

         It is the vacuum of leadership in the West, and especially in the U.S., that enabled Marxism to gain so much of a grip on so many of our people. We must have a leadership that truly understands this battle, and has the wisdom and resolve to not just push back on Marxism, but to eradicate it.

         I too was fooled by Marxism until I read their books and studied how it actually worked when Marxists took over a country. Most of us went through a time when we were young and tended to think that the little knowledge we had about anything was enough to draw final conclusions on. The Bible is right when it says we “know in part,” and the younger we are, the smaller that part tends to be for obvious reasons. That also happens to be the time when we think we are the wisest and most reasonable, which is the perfect prescription for deception. However, we should not blame the youth for this, but ourselves for letting so much that is false be taught in our schools. 

         Since Marxism is now making another comeback, we will use the next few Briefs to go a bit deeper into what it actually is, and we’ll start with Marxism’s “45 Goals” for taking over America. Just understanding their goals is a revelation of the true nature of Marxism, and why it is the deadliest evil that mankind has been subjected to.  

         These 45 Goals were published in The Naked Communist in 1961. They were gleaned from testimonies before Congress, scholars, and the writings of American Communists. In 1963 these 45 Goals were actually read into the Congressional Record by Albert S. Herlong, Jr., (D-Florida). The ultimate strategy of these were to destroy the Judeo-Christian foundations in America that our freedoms were based on, thereby destroying our freedoms, and thereby destroying our Republic. The list used here is derived from those published in The Naked Communist, but paraphrased with more present terminology.  

         MARXIST GOAL #1: The U.S. acceptance of coexistence with communism as the only alternative to nuclear war. 

         For over forty years, from about 1950 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the fear of nuclear war dominated the world. This #1 goal of the Marxists was the main way they used this fear, and it was achieved when the Nixon Administration’s policy called Détente was implemented. This opened the door wide for the Soviet Union and other communist nations to continue with their expansion and their determination to destroy America and all other free countries. As long as this policy continued, communism advanced and democratic republics were being attacked and overtaken at a fast pace.

         After taking office, President Reagan had a competitive analysis done on the policy of Détente to see if it was an effective strategy. This quickly revealed the great advantage this policy had given to the communists and the disadvantage to the free world. Reagan acted immediately to develop a new policy of resistance to communist aggression. 

         President Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of Great Britain, were not manipulated by communist threats, but pushed back hard. Europeans, who still had not learned after two world wars that appeasement does not work, were appalled by this new resolve to stand up to the bully, but it worked. Communist expansion slowed, and in less than a decade the Soviet Union collapsed.

         Many nations were set free from the communist yoke by this collapse. The Cold War was won without battles, but with resolve based on a clear belief that men were created to be free. Marxism is contrary to basic human nature and so can only be maintained by totalitarian control. It is so hated by those under its yoke that it will collapse when met with real resistance, just as Reagan and Thatcher demonstrated. However, it is so deceptive that it cannot just be beaten or it will keep spreading its deadly social poison—it must be eradicated from the face of the earth as the deadly, evil disease which it is. 

         Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. –Thomas Paine

         Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. –Thomas Jefferson