When I was younger, I could come up with some crazy ideas. They weren’t crazy to me. But looking back I have to laugh. I wasn’t dumb or ignorant, just uninformed.

As we age we grow. The way I saw the world when I was a teenager is much different from today. We gain experience through the years and with experience we become more wise.

The vision of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is beyond crazy. Here are just a few of the DSA platforms: abolish the police and prison systems; abolish the Supreme Court, the Senate and the Presidency; establish a 32 hour work week with similar pay; and, substantially increase taxes on the wealthy (although no one has defined what constitutes wealthy) to pay for increased social services. This is not just crazy, it’s psycho crazy!

The vision of the DSA sounds wonderful, utopian even. It just won’t work. Perhaps they would want us to dress alike, too. We can take some style tips from Chairman Mao’s Chinese.

In the first chapter of The Book of James, the author tells us that “if any of us desires wisdom, we should ask the Father of Lights who gives wisdom freely.” This is some Scripture I wish I had read and practiced when I was young. Oh well, live and learn…