Layoffs = Stronger Case for Socialism

Capitalism is…

Bottom line: no one is happy about being laid off suddenly. When you lose your job without warning, especially with a lousy severance package and no job prospects lined up, it’s hard to consider that a blessing.

Only a lucky few will see the recent tech layoffs as blessings in disguise (e.g. a chance to turn their side hustles into full-time businesses, etc.). But what about the rest?

How is capitalism, which failed them about a week ago, going to make it up to them in the next?

YouTube is full of polarizing arguments about socialism vs. capitalism. This is not a new debate, and you might be surprised that it started over 2,000 years ago.

The Truth About the Church & Socialism

Jesus was the godfather of socialism - not Marx, Gramsci, or Engels. My latest YouTube video talks specifically about how the Black church, created as a safety net during 400+ years of slavery and Jim Crow, used socialist principles to build generational and communal wealth.

Even today, conservative millennials and Gen Z’ers around the world, no matter their race or ethnicity, are fed up with capitalism. Most of them want it replaced with socialism ASAP. It’s not just a liberal talking point. And it’s definitely not a concept for only atheists and agnostics.

Social Justice & the Pulpit

From Frederick Douglass, to MLK Jr. and Justin Jones, Christian pastors have been civil rights advocates and social justice warriors FOR A LONG TIME. So it's surprising that some Christians, including Black congregants, think socialism is demonic or ungodly.

I’m revisiting the history of socialism in the Black church particularly because the Church still plays a huge role in the fight against racial and economic inequality. No matter how secularized society gets, Black church leaders hold too much power in the Black community to NOT do more to improve the lives of Black people.

They can start by fully adopting socialism. Here’s why and how.