Who knew it was the old debate over “the ought and the is” … to debate ethics we must first agree upon what ethics is.
“well reasoned arguments will never convince a fanatic.”
and the “Great Silence” ?
The Donald Trump I have found is first and foremost the “Persecuted One” …,.The hung out to dry and left to die one, the one that is resented, disparaged and reviled because he survived the vicious lies calculated to take him down even as America prospered, especially minorities.
The “Great Silence” includes omission of anything Biden and any acknowledgement of the prevalence of Biden remorse. Silence that also speaks volumes, as do the polls.
I knew about him long before he was propped up, hidden in the basement on oxygen support and conveyed on a gurney to the Oval Office, to become whatever it is that he has become (it defies description) granted the title of President of the United States. Whatever else he may be he is not that.
I am not prescient nor do I have a crystal ball, just possessed of common sense, which is why I see clearly what was done to Trump in real time. I didn’t need Durham to tell me, that he was drawn and quartered in plain view, (though we are lucky to have him) and so I’m compelled to defend him. Our Founding Principles derived from our Declaration of Independence and Constitution mandate our loyalty to the sacred principles contained therein. We are made of such things or we fly deluded on gossamer wings. We are grounded in immutable values or we fly about untethered, to be blown hither and thither by every gust of errant wind. The wind is fierce and sharp edged.
I am not a sooth sayer but I know decrepitude when is slaps me in the face time and again. It is necessary, decrepitude is, when setting upon the dismemberment of America, to put and maintain decrepitude in power. It explains everything : Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Chicago and NYC, the statistics of blacks murdering blacks, the dehumanization of the police, the invasion at the border, the suppression of free speech, the proliferation of CRT, inflation, energy policy, the rewriting of history, the canceling of culture, the distortions of gender, the evisceration of the nuclear family, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Taiwan… everything.
The Progressives are winning when they can convince us that these subjects are up for debate as if their lunatic alternatives are reasonable and have merit.
We are defeated when we engage in debate with them on their terms . Change is necessary and discussion is imperative but when fundamental truths are subjective, when definitions of words are malleable, then debate is an exercise in folly and a trap. It is the antithesis of honest differences. It is a shiny lure of distraction, not meaningful contending propositions, presented as a good faith engagement.. If we cannot agree on the meaning of values what is the point in discussing values. If evidence itself is illusory then relying upon the evidence is purposeless.
If the evidence cannot be agreed upon, “ the earth revolves around the sun” then there can be no logical progression of the conversation and the one with the superior sleight of hand, the largest megaphone and Silence weaponized wins. Once we agree to count angels on the head of a pin, we have removed ourselves from reality and entered a game to be won or lost by the “gotcha” rule. It was called sophistry in ancient times when the sophists transitioned from seekers of wisdom and truth into card sharks.
For an honest exchange of free ideas in a fair marketplace we must first assure that the ideas are free and the market place is fair. The condition precedent is simple. The Great Silence must end. It is the cornerstone that supports the reigning madness. Conspiratorial treasonous conduct with Trump as it’s victim must be publicly acknowledged, the perpetrators punished and apologies from the complicit offered penitently.
Remorse for Biden’s “ election” must be expressed. A confession of wrongs and a firm purpose of amendment is the token for admission to the community of men and women of good will created equally and dedicated to the proposition that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all is the timeless truth to which we are dedicated.
Let us continue together.
TOM FITTON @TomFitton (TWITTER POST 2/12/22 @ 4:06PM)
Obama knew. Clinton knew. Biden knew. Comey knew. Brennan knew. McCabe knew. Strzok knew.Clapper knew.Schiff knew.FBI knew.DOJ knew. CIA knew.State knew. They all knew Trump was innocent but they smeared and spied on him. Worst scandal in nation's history. Trump is a crime victim.
I want to tell you the story of young preteen girl in the sixties who did not pay a lot of attention to politics and the racial unrest affecting society at the time because it did not affect me personally. That changed when I happened to see.what happened during a peaceful march down south. The marchers were following the teachings of Rev. Martin Luther King and exercising their constitutional right to peacefully demonstrate for equal right s. They were met by police in riot gear who attacked them with clubs and fire hoses. I was appalled. That was a defining !moment in my life and when I started to realize that.not everything in my government was trustworthy or just. I am seeing that same bullying.behavior today and so are the people of America and Canada. This is like a cancer , that if gone untreated, will destroy life as we know it. The same people who support rd human rights are now working to destroy it.
I used to think these liberals in power were just stupid. It took a while to realize that there is a deliberate purpose to everything they do. Flooding the border with unvetted illegal aliens and deadly drugs, defunding police, letting violent riots continue unchecked, all had a purpose. That purpose was to demoralize and discourage us. The media was complicit in this conspiracy and still is. There was a time, not long ago, that I felt the situation was hopeless. However, like most bullies they went too far. People started to get angry and are now beginning to show their American spirit and hunger for freedom. God bless America and her freedom fighters!