A political earthquake erupts in a Catholic stronghold.
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Now, little by little and, occasionally, like November three years ago, big by big, the Left advances relentlessly. And by "the Left," we mean specifically communism. It goes by those multiple names of "globalism," "socialism," "Marxism" — call it whatever you want, but, in the end, it's communism.
And the latest showpiece for them? Poland. Yep, Catholic Poland, quickly on its way to becoming formerly Catholic Poland.
When John Paul was elected in 1978, almost the entire nation identified as Catholic, over 95%. But that was then, almost half a century ago, while the nation was subjected to forced communism by the Kremlin and its puppet regime in Warsaw. Today, that number has dipped significantly, to just 70%.
And while that's obviously a majority, you've got to wonder, based on this past Sunday's election results for the Polish Parliament, if there's a case of nominal Catholicism there, like all other formerly Catholic populations in multiple countries.
The election results, which are still rolling in, indicate a measurable move away from conservative politics — a definitive shifting to the left. Remember, unlike here in the United States, the parliamentary system largely relies on more than just two parties forming coalitions to seize a majority-type control. So while one party, in this case the Conservative Law and Justice Party, did get a plurality of votes, the most cast for any single party, it did not get the majority.
When you add together all the nonconservative, meaning left-leaning, meaning pro-socialist, that coalition won the majority of seats. And that is a political earthquake in Poland. Yes, they will have policy differences among themselves, just like the Democrats here in the United States do, but make no mistake, they are in lockstep when in comes to their worldviews. What divides them is tactics, not ideology.
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The martyrs of the Roman persecutions were the exception, not the rule. In fact, whenever the people are faced with a choice, they almost always vote to save their own butts first, so they go along. Just look at Reformation England if you need a case example. Not only did the people fold under the persecution of Henry and, eventually, Elizabeth, his daughter; the entire exodus of apostasy was led by the bishops.
Sound familiar?
The communist movement has made itself as clear as any force in history that its goal is world domination through democratically elected governments' political processes. Once you vote them in, as the saying goes, the only way out is to shoot your way out.
It's as clear as crystal that the world is careening toward something huge, colossal. There are simply too many forces all converging for something foundation-altering not to happen. You can feel it in your bones.
