David Rubin, former reporter for "The Young Turks", remains a
self-described classical liberal.
He
has also become an intriguing YouTube talk show host.
He's
willing to allow people with different points of view on his program.
I
just found out about David Rubin's interview with this liberal redneck/comedian
Trae Crowder.
He
even invited a liberal redneck on his show.
For
a man who has embraced open dialogue and not suing people who disagree with
you, this is a momentous step indeed.
Crowder
gave some interesting background about his upbringing and his life.
When
it came to describing Southerns and the conservative culture, I found him to be
uninformed and even arrogant.
Talk
about a self-loathing snob!
Where
does this Trae guy get off on attacking and shaming people from the South?
Apparently,
his childhood was difficult. His mother struggled with a drug
problem. She ended up in prison. His uncle was gay, and he learned about this
lifestyle at an early age. He came to hate people who did not support
homosexuality.
One
question leaped up in mind right away: Why was Trae learning about
homosexuality at the tender age of 9?
What
gives?
Crowder
did not provide substantive answers about what shaped his world view in the
long run.
Why
is he a liberal? Because the churches in his community did not condone same-sex
conduct?
Does
that justify economic folly like single-payer health care?
Crowder
shared that he supports a basic guaranteed income because he believes
that there will not be enough jobs for all the truckers, because automation
will take over.
Apparently,
he has had no study in economics. It's called creative destruction, Trae.
technological changes remove one industry but bring in different industries.
Gainful employment will emerge in different industries–and not everyone is a
trucker even in the South.
But
this series of remarks about religious, particularly Christianity, were
particularly false and thus offensive:
But he lays most of the blame for anti-gay hatred and anti-Muslim hatred at the
feet of Jesus:
"They
way they [Southerners] feel about gays and Muslims is Jesus' fault."
Let's
see …
"For
God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son …" (3:16)
Wow! God is such a hateful deity, isn’t he!
Actually … no!
God
is Love and God is Light.
Because
He is Light, He cannot tolerate sin. Because He is Love, He provides the way for
man out of sin and into His life.
His name is Jesus!
It
isn't homophobia to disdain or to discourage same-sex behavior.
It's
immoral. It's harmful. True hatred would be rank refusal to speak the truth to
those in bondage to homosexual behavior.
The
truth is not hatred, and telling the truth is a micro-aggression only for those
who despise the truth.
Here's
another truth, Trae: hatred resides in the hearts of all sinners.
Jesus
came to save sinners, which includes … all of us.
Paul
the Apostle, the very domestic terrorist who had persecuted Christians, would later
preach the Gospel with an intense fullness which no one could deny.
And
he was not afraid or ashamed to announce himself as "The chief of
sinners" (1 Timothy 1:15) and "the least of all saints"
(Ephesians 3:8).
So,
what can we conclude?
This
liberal redneck is in fact an uninformed redneck.
Furthermore,
his comments about the Connecticut crowd and their high-class mentalities
actually show him to be quite the narrow-minded bigot himself.
And
what is the foundation for it? A sense of shame about his origins. Isn't that
stereotyping too?
Tolerant
liberals–gotta love 'em!
I
would submit that whatever he was hearing in church, he needed to understand
that God's love transforms us from glory to glory.
His
grace causes us to lead lives of godliness, too (Titus 2:11-14).
Interestingly
enough …
When
Crowder talks about gays who lived in the South, he actually reveals how
tolerant Southerners are!
What
an irony, to say the least!
Not
surprisingly, Crowder ignores what Islamic countries do to gays. They slaughter
them, throw them off buildings, or hang them from cranes.
I
also noticed that Trae ignores what Muslims do to Christians: see above, plus
crucifixions, rape, as well as other forms of bloodthirsty mayhem.
The
moral equivalence is false, disgusting, and shameful.
By
the way, more Muslims are believing in Jesus every day. They just hear the
Gospel, and receive faith in Him! More Muslims are denouncing the hateful,
tyrannical political ideology of Islam, too!
All
of these facts, however, are summarily dismissed by self-loathing liberals and
progressives.
Instead,
they embrace a mindset of anti-Christ bigotry: Demonize the Gospel, despise
Western culture, mock and deride conservatives, and blame Christians for all
the hatred in the world.
By
the way, Trae …
Christians
who live the New Covenant life do not kill those who live in sin. They preach
the word, and they allow the Holy Spirit to convict the world of sin (John
16:8)
Sin
kills, and believe me–there is a hell to shun. Sin is not God's fault, either.
Furthermore,
no sinner on this earth can blame God for going to hell. He has already
provided a way from eternal death to eternal life through His Son!
Jesus
came to save, heal, and forgive all of us who are dead in Adam, that we may be
alive in Christ.
That's
not hate. That's love, real love that sees man with two serious problems–sin
and death.
Lets
keep it simple, Crowder: Jesus is not a purveyor of hate.
But
liberals who lie about Christ and Him Crucified–that is indeed hateful!