Posted on 09/16/2022 12:38:46 PM PDT by whyilovetexas111
Two of the greatest insights from the philosopher Plato are that societies are structured around symbols of justice and unity. and that societies need stories to function in an orderly way without the chaos of tyranny.
For most of American history, those symbols of justice and unity were the Declaration, Constitution, flag, and churches. These symbols combined for a powerful unifying story: the story of American liberty and equality that was also inspiring the advance of liberty and equality around the world.
In the maelstrom of the chaos of 24/7 news, societal decay and violence, and media and political platitudes, it must be recognized that conservatives are not guilty of American decline. Conservatives are the ones defending, and conserving, the symbols and story of American unity. Progressives, on the other hand, have been demolishing these symbols and assaulting the traditional story and opting for a new one—one that is me
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Preach it, Paul!
It might take another 9/11 type event, or a few giant meteors crashing into the earth to provide us with a Reset-Point.
I do not see any actual Civil War in America to resolve the issue of cultural decay, because the Reds & the Blues are all mixed together, as it has always been. Same reason Secession is not likely to resolve the issue except in a few specific areas, such as Texas, New York, Florida or California.
Paul Krause has just revealed that he is actually Captain Obvious!!!!!!!
I don’t use the word progressive. There is nothing they’ve done that says progress. They are regressives. They have taken us back 100 years.
Paul couldn’t be more wrong, people who vote for progressives are the downfall of America plan and simple
Truer words were never spoken.
How’s Portland working out for them?
Paul Krause is a moron...
Communists are the Cause for American Decline...
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