… rightly understood, the use of the name and avatar of Nathan Bedford Forrest is to invoke not merely a unique historic figure but a living biblical parable.
There is another more prosaic reason which is also laid down in the middle of the essay which any fair reader will find inarguably relevant to the contributors on this thread who attacked me merely for quoting the words of Donald Trump:
… a man [Nathan Bedford Forrest] with unflinching fortitude to behold, accept, and deal with reality no matter how unpleasant the prospect. There was not an ounce of self-deception in the man. This character trait alone should make every poster on FreeRepublic long to share the avatar and name of Nathan Bedford Forrest especially those Posters who evade unpalatable reality by resort to name-calling, ad hominem attacks, zotting, and just plain old-fashioned hardheadedness.
It is not I who seek to deceive the reader because I find the facts unpleasant, rather it is they who evade unpalatable reality by calling me names, attacking me ad hominem, zoting me when possible with unrestrained, hardheaded evasion of facts and with perversion of reason.
Read the thread and consider whether I have done anything but quote Donald Trump in defense of Ted Cruz who was assailed as no real conservative because he criticized Trump for inciting violence and thereby allegedly siding with paid disruptors. I did not open this argument by denigrating Donald Trump, the haters on this thread have opened and pursued the argument denigrating both Ted Cruz and me. I did not utter the words inciting violence that have provoked such venomous attacks against me, Donald Trump did.
I have never upheld the use of name and avatar with more justice than on this thread.
