High Noon in America: Will You Fight or Hide?

American Thinker ^ | 31 Oct, 2020 | Jeffrey Folks

[MtnClimber]

It is high noon in America, and today one champion stands between us and socialism. We can't let our champion down.

By coincidence, I was watching High Noon this week, just as polls showed President Trump trailing Biden by 9 to10 points nationally. Like the hero of High Noon, the president sometimes seems to be fighting alone. It's high noon in America, and after the election, only one man will be left standing.

For anyone who hasn't seen it, High Noon is the story of Will Kane (Gary Cooper) and his bride, Amy (Grace Kelly), who are married just as the vicious Miller gang returns to town seeking revenge against Kane for sending their leader to prison. Though he is free to leave town, Marshall Kane decides that he must remain until the next day, when the new marshal takes over. A devout Quaker, Amy declares that she will leave her husband if he decides to fight.

Though painful, Will Kane's position is not impossible. His path is clear because he lives by an unwavering code of values. He remains in town to defend his fellow citizens, even the many who don't appreciate his efforts. When everyone abandons him, he faces overwhelming odds — four to one — with only the help of his wife, who returns without his knowledge and saves his life in the shootout.

President Trump faces the same overwhelming odds. The political establishment, the Deep State, practically the entire media, academe, unions, minorities, environmentalists, foreign nations, and special interests of all stripes have piled on, outraged that the president would actually stand up for ordinary Americans. They thought Trump's promise to "drain the swamp".

[MtnClimber]

I think some people have forgotten the horrors of communism and some plan to be on the side delivering the horror.

[Shady]

What those “useful idiots” fail to realize is that they will become slaves just like us.

[grobdriver]

I think some people have forgotten the horrors of communism

Many are too young to have known it, even indirectly, and public schools are derelict in their education.

Now they are just useful idiots for the aging hippies who embraced it in their own youth, some still (Bernie).

[Brian Griffin]

The West was actually filled with Civil War veterans who survived many shockingly brutal battles.

[Ron H.]

I think some people have forgotten the horrors of communism and some plan to be on the side delivering the horror.

Also figure in that history is no longer taught or is either downplayed or has been revised to the point it is unrecognizable to most folks. Therefore the young folks of today have no real knowledge of what Communism and its many horrors is or was about.

[Brian Griffin]

I’m not going to fight to protect rhe people who temporarily got rich selling out the USA.

[PeterPrinciple]

Also figure in that history is no longer taught or is either downplayed or has been revised to the point it is unrecognizable to most folks. Therefore the young folks of today have no real knowledge of what Communism and its many horrors is or was about.

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Some one once said. “history is what you have lived”

Think of the “history” the young of lived vs our history.

All they know is ................................

[Brian Griffin]

At this point, most mail-in ballots should be in.

I voted early in the week. I was told voting the week before was hectic.

I suspect it will be time to pay dearly for the “cheap” labor soon.

[flaglady47]

TOTALLY OFF TOPIC: Just announced on Fox that SEAN CONNERY has died at the age of 90. No further details yet.

[Brian Griffin]

I will point to the more affluent neighborhoods.

[Dan in Wichita]

The huge Trump rallies, spontaneous parades, flotillas, millions of door knocks, etc. are proof the people have not abandoned our president in his hour of need. We are with him at High Noon in this gunfight and he knows he is not alone. Together we are going to win!

I happened to watch High Noon a few weeks ago. Excellent movie. The only person with the courage to stand with Kane was a teenage boy, but Kane wouldn't let the kid accompany him to the shootout.

[drSteve78]

” have no real knowledge of what Communism is”

Just like being a Unitarian, or being a Presbyterian or Catholic, or vegan, or Environmentalist, you know, just like social media means you’re a Socialist.

[TalBlack]

I tried watching High Noon but all I saw was Grace Kelly...

[Bulwyf]

I’ve seen you post that a few times now, there are multiple postings now too on FR, I think it’s safe to say people now, and yes it’s sad, but he was old and it has no bearing on the very significant things happening right now.

[Bulwyf]

Now=know.

[DFG]

“Rio Bravo” (1959) is considered to be John Wayne and Howard Hawks’ reply to Cooper’s film “High Noon” (1952) because neither Wayne nor Hawks thought a real lawman would want or need to ask for help in handling a problem like Cooper’s character did.

[ought-six]

“What those “useful idiots” fail to realize is that they will become slaves just like us.”

I will respond to your post with the words of Winston Churchill:

“If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.” — Winston Churchill

[ought-six]

“I tried watching High Noon but all I saw was Grace Kelly...”

One of the most stunningly beautiful women ever.

[kosciusko51]

Your Winston Churchill quote reminded me of one of his other quotes:

“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they’ve tried everything else.”