Reverend William J. Barber, II, on Facebook, Keeping The Pressure On Whom It Belongs -- Joe Manchin

[ancianita]

Joe Manchin: "I cannot accept our economy, or basically our society, moving towards an entitlement mentality."

Rev. Barber:
"Living wages are not an “entitlement.” Housing & health care are not “entitlements.” Taking care of climate is not “entitlement.” These are all human rights.

Sen. Manchin, You claim to be a person of faith. Have you ever even read your Bible? Have you read the Constitution? Promoting the general welfare is not an “entitlement.” Establishing justice is not an “entitlement.”

That entitlement language is from the racist southern strategy. You seem to believe in entitlement as long as it’s for corporations, the greedy rich, your friends, and your own pockets.

What you don’t seem to believe in is lifting the poor & low-wealth people of your own state, 750,000 people, 92% of which are white.

So stop using the race language of entitlement while you are hurting poor and low-wealth white people in your own state!"

This is keeping the moral and political pressure where it belongs. Thank you, Reverend Barber.

[HUAJIAO]

1. He is right, of course..Rev Barber...

One problem is the wrong use of the word, "entitlement." It means 'entitled to,' which we are. Except it has been twisted into meaning the opposite, as in 'hand-outs to the lazy.'

[DFW]

2. I've met Barber. He is for real.

He is sincere, means every word he says, and his delivery is with the force of a category 5 hurricane.

[Tetrachloride]

3. 50 states. 50 Republican US Senators. Countless PACS

Nationwide pressure lifts the Blue Team more than pressure on the 2 loan sharks.

[MissMillie]

4. What makes corporations and the uber-wealthy entitled to avoid taxes...

...when hard-working families have to pay taxes?

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Actually, Sinema deserves as much, if not more pressure as Manchin. Nt

[JT45242]

6. What a great voice for what REAL Christians believe

I am proud to say that he is a minister in my denomination (Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and that I have had the pleasure to hear me preach a couple of times. I hope that his health holds up and he can continue to do this much needed work of speaking truth to power and preaching the REAL GOSPEL not the prosperity gospel (heresy) of the Reich Wing.

We try to live out Matthew 25 -- help the poor, the homeless, the sick, the imprisoned.

Maybe just maybe -- Manchin will too, someday -- I can always hope.