America’s moral achievement vs the Left’s lust for power

As Judeo-Christianity exits American values, so goes the original essence of her greatness.

America’s Moral Achievement Vs The Left’s Lust for Power - by Dennis Prager

Excerpt:
“Those who hold a biblical worldview — usually religious Jews and Christians — are more likely to appreciate America than those who do not. It is fundamental to Judaism and Christianity that ‘the will of man’s heart is evil from his youth’ (Genesis 8:21). I offer a partial list of [potentially] bad traits inherent to human nature. When perusing it, one can only marvel at how good a country America became.

“No. 1: A yearning for power over others.

This yearning is what has animated nearly every political leader in history. There are people who do not have a personal craving for power and seek positions of power solely because of a calling. But these people are rare.
The American Founders understood this. They created a unique political system to minimize power and to maximize checks on power. That is the reason for the division of power among three coequal branches of government and the reason states were given so much power. Thus, America was established to be a republic, not a pure democracy. In addition, the Founders did not trust the majority with great power, which is the reason for two nondemocratic institutions: the Electoral College and the Senate. And that is why the Left, which is rooted in a desire for power — and therefore a desire for evermore powerful government — loathes the Electoral College and the Senate.

“No. 4: The sex drive.

Consider how many men have lost everything — their money, reputation, livelihood, even their family — in order to gratify their sex drive. The reason there has been so much irresponsible and sometimes evil sexual behavior is not because of ‘sexism’ or ‘patriarchy,’ but because of this drive. The wonder is not how much sexual impropriety exists in America; the wonder is how little there is compared to the past, compared to virtually every society in history and compared to many societies today.
“This has largely been the result of the influence of Judeo-Christian ethics. Prior to the baby boomer generation, most American men were raised to believe that manhood was defined by marriage and by taking care of a family. With the Left’s assault on Judeo-Christian religions, more and more young men feel free to revert to their animal-like sexual nature, which is not monogamous and not naturally inclined to getting married and making a family.”