Truth Over Tyranny: Biblical wisdom for defeating the Technocrats.
These are my insights for defeating the Transhumanist Technocracy movement, based on the teachings of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of blessed memory, on the weekly Bible portion.
If I was to characterize the general feeling of the American people over the last four years, it would be that we share a huge sense of betrayal. This is for very good reason. Just look at how our “leaders” let us down:
Our medical establishment unleashed a dangerous drug into the population, under the guise of a “vaccine.”
Our federal government opened our borders to convicts, gangsters, and people with exotic diseases.
Our criminal justice system persecuted “political opponents.”
Our public and private institutions prioritized woke ideology over merit and quality.
Our local school boards promoted the sexual exploitation of our children.
And the list of traitors goes on: traitors to the Constitution; to their fellow countrymen; to their professional code of ethics; to their Judeo-Christian heritage; to common decency.
Some of us knew they were stabbing us in the back when the scamdemic was launched, and the 2020 election was stolen. Others initially bought into the propaganda about “preserving public health” and “saving democracy,” but have since realized they let themselves be duped. Perhaps their feelings of betrayal are the most bitter.
The corrupt powers-that-be have tried mightily to ensnare us in tranny; but have really only succeeded in alienating us. We don’t trust them. We know they are loyal only to themselves. Going forward, we will show loyalty only to those leaders who are loyal to us.
This determination will make all the difference in the upcoming election, and in the redemption of our country. America has been due for such a reckoning for quite some time — the loyalty of our leaders has been questioned for decades.
But this is really an age-old dilemma. It dates back to Biblical times. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks talks about it in his commentary on Parashat Balak called “Leadership and Loyalty.”
https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/balak/leadership-and-loyalty/
Rabbi Sacks starts by introducing us to the pagan prophet Bilaam. He was a man of great power:
“Is leadership a set of skills, the ability to summon and command power? Or does it have an essentially moral dimension also? Can a bad person be a good leader, or will their badness compromise their leadership? That is the question raised by the key figure in this week’s parsha, the pagan prophet Bilaam.
“First, by way of introduction… Bilaam was a well-known figure in the region.
“His skills were clearly impressive. He was a religious virtuoso, a sought-after shaman, magus, spellbinder and miracle worker. Balak says, on the basis of experience or reputation, ‘I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed’ (Num. 22:6). The rabbinic literature does not call this into question. On the phrase ‘no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face’ (Deut. 34:10), the Sages went so far as to say: ‘In Israel there was no other prophet as great as Moses, but among the nations there was. Who was he? Bilaam.’
“Another midrashic source says that ‘There was nothing in the world that the Holy One blessed be He did not reveal to Balaam, who surpassed even Moses in the wisdom of sorcery.’ At a technical level, Bilaam had all the skills.”
But was he a true leader? No.
“Yet the ultimate verdict on Bilaam is negative. In (Numbers) chapter 25, we read of the ironic sequel to the episode of the curses/blessings. The Israelites, having been saved by God from the would-be curses of Moab and Midian, suffered a self-inflicted tragedy by allowing themselves to be enticed by the women of the land. God’s anger burns against them. Several chapters later (Num. 31:16) it emerges that it was Bilaam who devised this strategy: ‘They were the ones who followed Bilaam’s advice and were the means of turning the Israelites away from the Lord in what happened at Peor, so that a plague struck the Lord’s people’. Having failed to curse the Israelites, Bilaam eventually succeeded in doing them great harm.
“So the picture that emerges from the Jewish sources is of a man with great gifts, a genuine prophet, a man whom the Sages compared with Moses himself – yet at the same time a figure of flawed character that eventually led to his downfall and to his reputation as an evil-doer and one of those mentioned by the Mishnah as having been denied a share in the world to come.”
The question is, why did Bilaam fail as a leader? After all, Bilaam was well-known as, essentially, the consummate Technocrat of his day, a master manipulator of people and the material world. So, what was the key to Bilaam’s failure? What is the actionable lesson for us Freedom Fighters, in our struggle to defeat the Technocrats that oppress us today?
Because he was loyal only to himself.
“What was his flaw? There are many speculations, but one suggestion given in the Talmud infers the answer from his name. What is the meaning of Bilaam? Answers the Talmud: it means, ‘a man without a people’ (belo am).
“This is a fine insight. Bilaam is a man without loyalties. Balak sent for him saying: ‘Now come and put a curse on these people, because they are too powerful for me . . . For I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.’ Bilaam was a prophet for hire. He had supernatural powers. He could bless someone and that person would succeed. He could curse and that person would be blighted by misfortune. But there is no hint in any of the reports, biblical or otherwise, that Bilaam was a prophet in the moral sense: that he was concerned with justice…the rights and wrongs of those whose lives he affected. Like a contract killer of a later age, Bilaam was a loner. His services could be bought. He had skills, and he used them with devastating effect. But he had no commitments, no loyalties, no rootedness in humanity. He was the man belo am, without a people.”
This selfishness is in contrast to Moses, who remained loyal to the people he served through thick and thin. As you read, think about the leadership of our freedom movement, today:
“Moses was the opposite. God Himself says of him, ‘He is [supremely] loyal in all My house’ (Numbers 12:7). However disappointed Moses was with the Israelites, he never ceased to argue their cause before God. When his initial intervention on their behalf with Pharaoh worsened their condition, he said to God, ‘O Lord, why do You mistreat Your people? Why did You send me?’ (Exodus 5:22).
“When the Israelites made the Golden Calf and God threatened to destroy the people and begin again with Moses, he said, ‘Now, if You would, please forgive their sin. If not, then blot me out from the book that You have written’ (Exodus 32:32). When the people, demoralised by the report of the spies, wanted to return to Egypt and God’s anger burned against them, he said, ‘With Your great love, forgive the sin of this nation, just as You have forgiven them from [the time they left] Egypt until now’ (Numbers 14:19).
“When God threatened punishment during the Korach rebellion, Moses prayed, ‘Will You be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?’ (Numbers 16:22). Even when his own sister Miriam spoke badly about him and was punished by leprosy, Moses prayed to God on her behalf, ‘Please God, heal her now.’ (Numbers 12:13) Moses never ceased to pray for his people, however much they had sinned, however audacious the prayer, however much he was putting his own relationship with God at risk. Knowing their faults, he remained utterly loyal to them.”
Leaders must earn the trust of the people they want to lead:
“Those who are loyal to other people find that other people are loyal to them. Those who are disloyal are eventually distrusted and lose whatever authority they might once have had. Leadership without loyalty is not leadership. Skills alone cannot substitute for the moral qualities that make people follow those who demonstrate them. We follow those we trust, because they have acted so as to earn our trust. That was what made Moses the great leader Bilaam might have been but never was. Always be loyal to the people you lead.”
I will add this:
I am encouraged by people who previously “went woke” and advocated for tyranny, but who have now “been awakened” and advocate for freedom. They had lost the most freedom, in terms of freedom of thought; now that they have regained their senses, they have the most to gain back. Their dedication to freedom is inspiring.
For sure, we have to vet them, and make sure they are not “Freedom Advocates in Name Only.” Unfortunately, some of them will turn out to be this type of traitor, working in secret for the technocrats.
But many will turn out to be people authentically trying to make amends and atone for their sins. Our true leaders represent them too.