Speaking Out for the USA

When you think about the recent statements made about Iraq or about the Bush administration by Senators Ted Kennedy , JF Kerry. or Barbara Boxer or the foolhardy pronouncements of Michael Moore concerning the legitimacy of the "insurgents" (being compared to the Minutemen of our Revolutionary War period), you can only shake your head and think, "What is wrong with these people?", "What happened to integrity, to honesty, to love of justice and freedom (and I don't mean the platitudes thrown about in order to rationalize idiocy)?" Why aren't they unabashedly cheering on the Iraqi people?

I used to really like most of the Democrats; in fact, if I had to make a choice politically, the Democrats were always the "lesser of two evils", compared with those selfish, righteous, racist, religious nuts of the Republican party. The true goodness I sought was usually not represented or to be found in this world and, if it was, I still would not vote for that person or party as it would just ensure that the evil Republicans would win out. And that would be the worse thing ever. My thinking was something like this: Better sacrifice the unrealizable promise of heaven just to hold the gates of Hell closed a little bit longer -- and perhaps, over time, these Hell gates will be locked shut hard enough to let heaven on Earth shine forth.

Now, after three post-9/11 years and countless reassessments of my values, my life, my core beliefs I have evolved into a true Conservative: I slowly realized that while Liberalism sounds on the surface so great, so high minded and lovely, its implementation usually brings the very opposite results than those sought. While Peace sounds like a great goal -- and it is -- if pacifism is the method promoted to achieve it without considering the nature of your adversary, it usually leads to tyranny, massive suffering and death. Using brutishness in the name of justice does not make one a brute; it makes one a reluctant but realistic warrior. Not fighting Evil with all the tools available is Evil -- unless the end result is by far worse than that which the Evil doers want. To my way of thinking True, Primordial Evil is the creation of suffering for the sheer pleasure of its creation -- Evil people love to see others suffer; they get a deep pleasure out of it. (Taliban society was a fully fleshed-out manifestation of this. Having everyone suffering for Allah was their ultimate goal.) Secondary Evil is turning a blind eye to this True Primordial Evil. While Good people might fight Evil with massive violence and even enjoy the beating of their foe, they do so only reluctanctly. They want it over as quickly as possible. They don't truly enjoy the fight. They want to end suffering truly and as quickly as possible.

The Democrats and Liberals today, on balance, seem to hate George Bush more than people who saw off other people's heads or use disabled people to blow themselves up in a group of innocents. Unbelievable -- but true! They just don't care that their words may help the truly Evil ;as long as it is their right, it is okay. But just because you have the right or freedom to do something doesn't mean you should. One must ask if one should do something or say something, whether it serves the Good or the Evil. When you have to make excuses to support that which you know in your heart is helping Evil, you are succumbing to that Evil even if you clothe your behavior in words that sound like the Good. Unfortunately, the Liberals of today have become the handmaidens of the True Evil we fight. How else to explain their reluctance to celebrate the Iraqi people's voting victory?

Well after all of the dire predictions from enemies of democracy both in the US and in the Global Terror Village, the Iraqis are having the first of hopefully many occassions for joy and hope. The naysayers are out in force -- in fact, I just heard Susan Estrich on Fox make a fool of herself again -- but the voters in Iraq speak so much more loudly with their courageous actions. The fools whine and moan and lament. And the people go out and vote and smile and cry from joy. That says it all for me.

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See the essay by Greg Dejerejian and go to Instapundit for a good set of links and comments about this abominable human being who someway in God's name, is a Professor at the University of CO at Boulder. This man epitomizes what is wrong with Leftist American culture today.

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Well, I finally have the energy to start writing again. I came down with the flu and just got floored. Oh well, life's little challenges.

Although I have been out of the loop for the past week, I have been able to follow the Condi Rice hearings somewhat and if anyone can feel good being a Demoncrat after seeing how this pioneering and brilliant woman has been treated with such scorn by the likes of Kennedy and Boxer -- and that joke, run-away-from-DC-Dayton -- is beyond me. I guess any bad behavior would be approved simply because one is angry at a Republican. Just disgraceful. No other description for it. At AnkleBitingPundits.com, they 'predicted' that Boxer was going into fundraising mode and they were on the mark. More at Drudge.

Could you imagine what would happen to the Republicans if they did this to a black, female Democrat? The press would have material for months.

I have been so sick and angry over the MSM's grossly distorted and foolhardy coverage of Iraq that I've just wanted to lash out at someone. I have been so pissed at the way the press has played the Fifth Column in this war. Don't they get it? This is a WAR; horrible things happen but if you are on the side of human good, great things also happen. Finally I read this letter by LTC Tim Ryan and felt vindicated. He says it straight; he says it honestly; and he speaks from experience. Go Tim! Go USA!

I have been busy reading tonight and so will not have a long message tonight. My greatest interests these past few days have been in the direction of Cassini-Huygens. Wow, what a beautiful set of photos. They really inspire the human quest for exploration. Check it out. I will write more in the next few days.

Patrick Ruffini gives positive feedback for the WashingtonPost article by David Von Drehle detailing his trip through Red America. However, I agree more with Tim Blair who details some of the more snobbish passages. For myself Von Drehle describes a voter's disdain for Kerry same sex marrige and abortion positions but Von Drehle implicitly puts her down saying, arrogantly, " Later, I double-checked what Kerry had said on those subjects. During his campaign, he opposed same-sex marriage and said that abortion was a private matter. But Joyce Smith heard it the way she heard it, and voted the way she voted. " Yeah she heard it the way she heard it -- and she was, of course, wrong. Hey, if you can explain John Kerry's true positions on these issues, write me a letter.

I love blogs. I don't see how I can live my life in our culture without reading my favorite blogs daily. (See my list on the sidebar.) As to my own participation, I got an initial enthusiasm for blogging a few months back but then it faded. This feeling comes and goes in relation to my enjoyment of others' blogs. I guess to be honest my own feelings are too dependent on the goal of being read by others immediately instead of just enjoying the writing process and getting used to its nuances. A successful blog in terms of visits and readership is, as one would expect, due to long term commitment, quality of writing, quality of analysis (if applicable), and information linkage.

Hugh Hewitt has a great book, "Blog", which describes not only how blogs are used but also their history, import, and future possibilities. It is a great read. Due to my background in Comparative Religion, I especially like how he ties in the Protestant Reformation with the revolution in electronic information dissemination we are witnessing today. Simply put, we should appreciate the momentous times we live in and the many possibilities available to us for sharing our lives and opinions. For example, I will press the Publish Post button below in a few minutes and Voila!, my post has the possibility of being seen by millions of people. (I didn't say 'probability', just to set the record straight.) What other time in human history has this possibility been even a dream, to say nothing of a reality?

So I state this now: I am going to work it so I post at least once a day, unless on the road. Hopefully, as I build up a body of writing I feel good about I will be able to build up some steam and have a dynamism started with readers. It might take quite awhile but it doesn't matter. The right time will come along if it is meant to be.

PatrickRuffini.com offers some meaningful insights of what the Pew Internet and American Life study numbers on blogs probably really represent.