WHO ARE THE MOB?

Who Are the “Mob”?

In America law abiding citizens had a perfect and legitimate reason to peacefully protest the tragic death of an arrested suspect at the hands of police. Those supposed to maintain and uphold law and order, those four policemen, by their clearly callous brutality, especially of one policeman who ignored the pleas of a man begging for his life as he kneeled on the man’s neck, initiated the rapid descent into the chaotic inferno. Now America burns.

Citizens peacefully protested this massive injustice for different reasons. However, all are agreed that, according to the rule of law, George Floyd should not have died in the way he did while in police custody. The policeman clearly broke the law and will be tried in accordance with that law. “You shall not murder” Exodus 20:13, i.e., the 6^th Commandment.

During the day, some held prayer vigils. Some held placards. Some did both. However, when darkness descended, others rioted. They smashed and burned property, including police cars. The American dream, the “unalienable rights” of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” was denied to George Floyd and to those hard workers whose businesses literally went up in flames at the hands of the mob. In many cities the police stood by and watched the chaos.

My old professor’s car bumper sticker proclaimed, “God’s Law or Chaos!” Socialism in all its forms is the breaking of God’s Law. “You shall not steal” Exodus 20:15, i.e., the 8^th Commandment. At its heart, Socialism is about the redistribution of wealth by the government interfering with your lawful pursuit of happiness. Socialism, by this definition, is unlawful, i.e., against God’s Law.

The mob rages against everything America symbolizes, i.e., Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Not only does the mob burn police cars and local business facilities, it also burns the American flag, the very symbol of law and order. This is anarchy. This is chaos.

The mob hates the Free Market, i.e., what Socialist Karl Marx called “Capitalism”. “You shall not steal” applies to the Free Market as much as it does to kids stealing apples. Kids, corporations, and governments all break the 8^th Commandment if they steal. Socialism teaches stealing. The mob physically exemplifies this teaching by destroying private property and looting stores. Some of the mob may be what someone has termed “useful idiots”, whereby perhaps even unintentionally, some simply go along with the mob’s greater goal of collapsing the “Capitalist” system with its attendant rule of law. Revolution is another name for this.

Who or what is behind this ominous subversion? Satan, the “father of lies” immediately springs to mind. He was a murderer and a thief from the beginning. “Fake News” is the breaking of the 9^th Commandment, i.e., “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour” Exodus 20:16. However, Socialism sums up where we are at today. By definition, the mob is Socialist. It is anti-private property. It is anti-America. It is anti-God and anti-Christ. Otherwise it would police itself and maintain law and order.

We thank God that all wrongs (including Socialism) have been righted by Jesus Christ. And we look forward to His return.