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Towards Social Credit by apostolate and tenacity
by Louis Even “History
teaches how the most fruitful ideas advance slowly when they clash
against contrary interests. Experience has shown a hundred times that to
make rational solutions known, reason alone is not sufficient. He who
represents the interests of others, he who fights for them, should be
dominated by the will to serve. He should believe in the righteousness
of his cause, and dedicate himself without reserve to a great work” — Pius XII, June 10, 1953. The above-mentioned quote from Pope Pius
XII was emphasized by Father Lombardi in his book: Pius
XII for a better world. The Social Crediters who are surprised to
see their doctrine taking time to prevail, and the legislators of their
country to be informed of it, find their answer in the first sentence of
that quote mentioned above, which is a fact of history: “The most fruitful ideas advance slowly when they clash against contrary
interests.” We have as an example the centuries of
Christianity it took before slavery was abolished from all countries,
even in the Christian ones. A fruitful idea, but powerful
adversaries All the Social Crediters believe that
Social Credit is a fruitful idea. How many fruits, which are impossible
to obtain under the present economic-financial climate, could a
civilization, blooming under the sun of Social Credit, bring<|>!
Once the constant worry for material bread disappears in the
“unhindered” distribution of an abundant production, the people
could better enjoy — at least in the measure that they would want to
— activities superior to the simple economic function. But if Social Credit is a fruitful idea, it
also clashes against contrary interests, that are also powerful. Present the technological progress of
production as a result of a common heritage, transmitted and enlarged
from generation to generation, where each living person is the coheir,
who should receive his part in the fruits of production, and you are
immediately accused of being a dangerous theorist by those who have
managed to put their claws on almost all resources. Relatively few but
powerful, they possess efficient means to oppose you with a barrage of
politicians, economists, sociologists, and even moralists. And if, in the name of this common heritage,
you claim a regular dividend for each citizen, liberating him from
poverty and conditions that prevent him from organizing his own life:
you are then accused of a grievous attempt against the established order
— this so-called “order” by which those who control money and
credit have become the masters of our lives, and who condition the right
to breathe. Those who wish to dominate and control
others have no intention of recognizing the liberating measures proposed
by Social Credit. How could they continue to dominate men who would not
have to choose between submission and starvation? Social Credit is definitively one of the
fruitful ideas that clashes against contrary interests. Yet the remarkable propositions of Social
Credit are so logical! Their application would resolve, or would at
least help in resolving, a multitude of problems that are especially,
and almost exclusively, of the financial kind. If everything that is
physically feasible and legitimately demanded by the population was
automatically made financially possible, how quickly would the things
that cause the most headaches in every administration, from the family
to the highest of governments, disappear! This solution should be
brought to the attention of all! No doubt! But, as the second sentence of
the citation says so well: “Experience has shown a hundred times that
to make rational solutions known, reason alone is not sufficient.”
This is why men gifted with reason are obstinately searching elsewhere
for unobtainable solutions, instead of adopting the rational solution of
Social Credit. What should we do? So, should we give up the fight, and leave
the administrators to uselessly struggle? Should we leave people to
their tribulations, because they themselves are generally so unwilling
to search for a solution, and the majority remains so apathetic, even
after having discovered the great light of Social Credit? No, on the contrary! It would be like
taking the yeast out of the bread while still expecting it to rise. The
less help you have, the harder you have to devote yourself. The ending
of the citation indicates a rule of conduct: “He
who represents the interests of others, he who fights for them, should
be dominated by the will to serve. He should believe in the
righteousness of his cause, and dedicate himself without reserve to a
great work.” The Louis Even Institute for Social Justice
has made these recommendations its own, and always wishes to inspire its
members with them. “He who represents the interests of
others” — this is what a true Social Crediter, a true Pilgrim of St.
Michael, should be. He does not pursue Social Credit for himself only,
but for all the community, for every family, for every person in the
community. It is not a paid
function like that of a politician; it is a mission of dedication that
he himself embraces. “He who fights” for others — not he
who pursues his own interests nor the satisfaction of his personal
ambition. Even less, not he who takes advantage of the dedicated work
done by others. This man, says the Holy Father, “should
be dominated by the will to serve,” and not by the desire
to be served; he should be dominated by the will to serve the cause of
the entire world, the cause of Social Credit, and not to put this cause
to his own service. The real Social Crediter is then a great
servant. He is an apostle
who gives of himself, and not a politician who is given honors and
money. The apostle of Social Credit gives his
time, his strength, his person, without pausing to say: “I did my
part. Now it's someone else's turn!” He does not get discouraged,
using the excuse that it takes time, or that success is doubtful. He
stays firm, because he has faith in his cause. It is exactly on this
note that the citation ends: “He
should believe in the righteousness of his cause, and dedicate himself
without reserve to a great work.” Social Crediters have every reason to
regret that Social Credit is still not being applied, since it would do
so much good for everyone, especially to the most deprived. However, the
idea that they carry will continue to spread, and faster than its
adversaries would wish. Every new person won over to the idea, every
subscription to “Michael” placed in a home, is an advancement
towards the goal. It is already Social Credit, not applied in the
legislation of the country, but in more of the people's spirits and
hearts. Is this not how Christianity was propagated and then anchored
before the official recognition from the leaders of the
nations<|>? Only dictators can impose their views without this
preparation, but dictators go, and only leave ruin and bad fruits after
them. Anyway, whether the conquests of Social
Credit are fast or slow, Social Crediters know that their cause is just,
and that it will therefore triumph, provided the lovers of Social Credit
continue until the end to have faith in the cause they serve, and to
thirst for the justice that they pursue. The promise is there: “Blessed
are they who hunger and thirst after justice, for they shall have their
full.” So the true Social Crediter “dedicates
himself without reserve to a great work” without
reserve, without seeing if he has done enough, without asking
himself what this will give him. “To dedicate oneself without reserve”
—this is certainly not a language for politicians; it is a language
for apostles, for unselfish and noble-hearted men and women who want to
do their part for the good of all, by giving themselves to a work that
they believe is truly great. To enlighten one's fellow citizens, to
unite them around an objective for the common good, to train them in
taking action and personal responsibility, to take them the level they
are at and make them move a step higher — all of this is to act as an
educator, and this is a great
work. Dedication and tenacity Because it is good and ordained for the
good of all, the Social Credit Cause will advance — and will
eventually triumph — through the dedication, self-denial, work and
virtue of those who consecrate themselves to it, with the help of Heaven,
which must be asked with humility, purity of intention, and confidence. Social Credit is not a religion. No!
However, any reform attempted towards a temporal order which would
facilitate man in the pursuit of his end for which he has been created,
requires, at least on the part of its promoters, the exercise of a
certain degree of virtue. They must look for something beyond their own
material interests, or political honors. We wished to put the quote of Pope Pius XII
under the eyes of the Social Crediters, especially because we believe it
suggests the answer to the question: How to obtain the implementation of
the Social Credit principles? As for any great cause, through apostolate
and tenacity. Louis Even This article was published in the January-February, 2004 issue of “Michael”.
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