When Man Becomes Beast

Recently, while doing my regular chores at the dairy farm where I work, I was contemplating the differences and similarities between a farm and a socialist government. What struck me was the way socialism reduces people to the level of animals.

Let me explain by starting with some basics.

First, the land, equipment, and livestock that make up the farm are owned. Thus, all of these are subject to the decisions of the owner.

My second point is that the livestock(cattle, for example) are dependent. They depend on the farmer for protection and for food. In an effort to protect his cows, the farmer fences them in. The fence allows the beasts a certain amount of freedom to graze, exercise, and rest.

The cows are also entitled to food. I say "entitled" because since the farmer owns them, he is obligated to care for them - which entails feeding them.

Third, each animal is required to contribute something to the whole. The cows must reproduce to continue the herd; but their daily work is to produce milk to profit the farmer. If a certain cow fails to meet standard, it goes down the road, for it is unprofitable.

Now, how is dairy farming socialism? It isn't. God has commanded men to take dominion over the earth (Gen. 1:28). The problem occurs when one man reduces another man to the level of the beasts of the field (Ps. 49:20).

Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;

let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air,

and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that

creeps on the earth." So God created man in His own image; in the image

of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed

them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it..."

(Gen. 1:26-28).

God created man - each and every person - in His own image. Socialism is a form of tyranny in which the agenda of a few wicked men becomes god. Human beings are viewed on differing levels of worth. Those at the top are gods of their own; and those at the bottom, the majority, are at their mercy(which, in the true sense of the word, does not exist). When the people's property becomes owned by one, the people also end up owned by that one. Before long, that one fences the people in, providing their food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, and other necessities.

The socialist government buys a nation bit by bit until one day the people finally realize that they are trapped - animals on one huge farm owned and operated by the government. Now they are required to fulfill a certain quota of work, allowed only a certain number of children, and rationed a certain amount of food. If a few begin overstepping the fence, not producing enough, or otherwise offending the regime, they may very well, "go down the road."

The government "redistributes the wealth" as it sees fit. In other words,the top dogs live luxuriously, devouring 90% of the peoples' profits, and leave the poverty-stricken masses groveling hopelessly in the dust. This utterly crushes individual initiative because no matter how a person strives, he is unable to escape the socialist grip.

The purpose of the government is to protect the people from foreign invasion and to enforce law and justice within. The leaders must spend responsibly. If the do not, the nation will go bankrupt and be overtaken by another. The government is to be a servant of the people and not a master. The socialist government overrides all of this by classing people according to their supposed worth. All men are created equal - not in ability or opportunity - but in standing before God.

"As I live, says the LORD,

Every knee shall bow to Me,
And every tongue shall confess to God

So then each of us shall give account of himself to God."

(Rom. 14:11,12).

So, are we going to allow our leaders to continue treating us like cattle(which is not leading at all)? Or, will we acknowledge the privilege of being created in God's image and stand up for what is right for the sake of our children?