It's More Than Just Politics
The easy critique is to blame our duly elected officials for the sad state in which we find ourselves, but I tend to agree with the French political philosopher Joseph de Maistre who posited that "every nation has the government that it deserves."
I found an intriguing little story tucked away in one of the biblical history books, appended to II Samuel almost as an afterthought. The passage begins like this:
"Again the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and he moved David against them ... ."
Herein is a strange statement: God is angry with the people, so he arouses the king to do something stupid.
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