Posted on 01/13/2021 6:20:01 AM PST by Kaslin
There seems to be only one area of common ground in our country today: agreement that something is wrong.
But regarding what that "something" is, and what we need to do, there is profound disagreement throughout the nation.
The violence in which the sacred ground of our nation's Capitol building was violated by unruly hooligans, resulting in the death of five, is a low point in our history.
Clearly, something is wrong. But we won't be able to fix it until we define it correctly.
Those on the right are entirely correct that the tone of violence, chaos and nihilism was set by the left.
Our cities and institutions have been vandalized and looted with impunity by the Black Lives Matter and antifa movements over the last several years, receiving support and endorsement by Democratic Party leaders and, sadly, many business leaders.
After a violent mob pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, a journalist asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, "Shouldn't that be done by a commission or the city council, not a mob in the middle of the night throwing it into the harbor?" Pelosi's response: "People will do what they do."
The speaker tore up, for all to see on international television, the president's State of the Union address after he finished discharging that constitutionally directed duty.
I, of course, could go on.
The point is that the answer to horrible behavior is not horrible behavior.
It's the absolute secularization of the nation, the purge of the Almighty from our public life, the crowning politicians king of the universe, that is destroying us.
Our democratic republic, our freedom, is vital. But with no absolutes, it deteriorates to chaos.
It is why President Lincoln refused to let the issue of the spread of slavery be submitted to democracy. There must be absolutes that precede politics.
It is the Ten Commandments where we learn that murder and theft are forbidden. When life and property are turned over to politics, the result is the chaos we now see.
The nation's high court, in many bad decisions over the last century, has undermined our Constitution as a limiting factor on federal government power. But the critical moment of detaching the nation as a free nation under God occurred in 1973, in the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. The federal government took charge of defining life and giving women license to destroy it.
Then, in 2015, in the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, government seized the authority to define, or redefine, the sacred institution of marriage.
President Trump had a successful presidency in his effort to "Make America Great Again."
A powerful economy was restored and has sustained us through the COVID-19 crisis. Our courts are now filled with principled, conservative judges. The United States led the way to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and a new, unbelievable peace has been achieved in the Middle East.
But America cannot be great if America, as Alexis de Tocqueville said, is not good.
President Trump now has an opportunity to sign off on a powerful note that will totally change the tenor that Democrats want to set.
He cannot control Democrats' ability to politicize events and impeach him. But, if they do it, he can take control by resigning.
He can take the high, high ground, in contrast to their low, low ground. He can take responsibility for the horror that just occurred at the Capitol, because it occurred on his watch. And he can use the opportunity to declare that America must be a free nation under God, and that this is the great challenge that faces us going forward.
He can turn the reins of leadership, in these waning days, to Vice President Mike Pence, an upright Christian man and American patriot who could speak truth to the nation as the unruly Democratic mob takes charge and begins its long campaign to drag our nation into the abyss
Star Parker - turncoat. Never would have guessed it.
Sad.
God-given natural right are absolute. Natural rights imply natural duties to protect and preserve natural rights, which imply perfect rights to carry out the protection and preservation.
Interesting take, but it strikes me as simply Bullshiite.
“He can turn the reins of leadership, in these waning days, to Vice President Mike Pence, an upright Christian man and American patriot who could speak truth to the nation ...”
Hard cringe. I’m literally shaking, as female leftists say on Twitter.
Who is this fool? How about Trump can put down this commie insurrection with the Military and take out about half of Congress.
finally found a youtube copy of the Parler video which is not available while it is offline, showing two people - a blonde woman and a man in a white shirt, sweater(?) - seemingly handing out “bats” through a window of the Capitol building to what could possibly be antifa agitators:
Youtube: 32s: 10 Jan: from Parler: are they handing out bats from inside of the capitol building?
posted by headsnap2
looks like to me security opens a window and hands out bats. what you think?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd8G5-0q3hc
at 3m02s below, a guy is smashing the window with a long wooden pole which looks exactly like the ones in the youtube/Parler video above:
Bitchute: 12m13s: 12 Jan: ANALYSIS OF ASHLI BABBIT VIDEO SUGGESTS COORDINATED ACTIONS—INTERVIEW W. MASAKO GANAHA
by Joshua Philipp
https://www.bitchute.com/video/Fo8Gri6RiBIE/
We always underestimate the desire not to be ostracized by the media herd. The defining struggle of the coming years will be the individual’s right to speak, think, and exist freely. Few “conservatives” will support us - and we already know that.
“He cannot control Democrats’ ability to politicize events and impeach him. But, if they do it, he can take control by resigning.”
That is the dumbest logic I have ever encountered. Just plain stupid.
Trump’s resignation now would empower and legitimize democrats’ ability to politicize events.
Nope.
No surrender.
To the ‘ honorable” Pence?
L.O.L.
BTW, its not a good comparison to use Masada as an argument to surrender
Masada never surrendered, which is why it is recognized as a symbol of resistance to tyranny
How about Trump can put down this commie insurrection with the Military and take out about half of Congress.
They might let him sweep out the prisons, like the king of Thailand, I suppose, but they’re not going to follow his orders. Just ask the Joint Chiefs.
It may very well be that Trump’s legacy was to open the door ever so slighly for someone else to kick it in down the road.
Just as Goldwater set the stage for Reagan.
Trump’s legacy, among other things, is to expose the corruption at every level of government and how deep the swamp is, in both parties.
I am super negative about the future because at one time I expected the GOP to take the House in 2022 and restrict this nonsense.
But now, I honestly believe the GOP has abandoned their supporters, 80 million strong, and 15% likely will not vote for the GOP now, meaning they lose every close race.
Which means for the first time in my life I support a third party. A third party that can endorse quality conservatives and can run against RINOs. The ONLY way we take back the party is when RINO’s lose elections.
Now, the ONLY alternative to a third party is a massive primary effort in all 50 states to primary the Liz Cheney’s etc. But for that effort we would need national leadership and the RNC is part of the swamp.
What pathetic crap.
The Capitol is a palace of disease and corruption that should be bulldozed level and the ground carted off to a toxic waste dump.
Enough crocodile tears over that chancred poxy whore on the Hill.
Pence was part of the Hastert, Boehner, Ryan, Cantor, McCarthy Bush League Republican House leadership.
He was the snake in the story.
Why? President Trump has never had control over the actions of Antifa fascists. Why should he take responsibility for them?
Yep, and she is getting pummeled in the comments section over at Townhall.
My lord, this is why we need a third party and excise these losers, let them stay in the GOP.
A horribly short-sighted article
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