"Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that National morality can prevail in exclusion of Religious Principle." ~George Washington
These days it seems that truth is more about "feelings" than facts. Whether or not someone is "likable" has a greater impact on the interpretation of what they say, than what they actually say. A course of action is often determined by what feels right for right now, rather than what is actually right or wrong. The measure used to determine right or wrong is lost in the fog of relativism.
The belief that right and wrong are relative, situational ethics, has caused us to let loose the anchor of truth. Now we are adrift in a boiling sea of indecision, hasty decisions and illogical choices. This is not only true in most people's personal lives, it is also most certainly true in our current political climate. We are bombarded with a new manufactured "Crisis" each week, demanding immediate action! We can not pretend to "fix" capitalism with a little bit of socialism. We can not have a free market that is owned by the government and labor unions. The doctor-patient relationship can not be brokered through a "Czar". We must not attempt to reduce our use of carbon based fuels by making them cost prohibitive. We can not "wish away" our Constitution because it slows down the change. Not all change is for the better. There is a difference between voting for change, and voting for socialism.
The new "thinkspeak" of the current administration attempts to make us swallow these bitter pills by giving them sugary names like "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", or by marketing them as the only cure to our terminal condition. Our leaders behave like some demented Munchausen by proxy parent, putting on a show of attempting to cure an illness they themselves have caused. But, sometimes, an illness must be allowed to run it's course. "I'm from the government and I am here to help". No thank you, the cure is worse than the disease.
These days it seems that truth is more about "feelings" than facts. Whether or not someone is "likable" has a greater impact on the interpretation of what they say, than what they actually say. A course of action is often determined by what feels right for right now, rather than what is actually right or wrong. The measure used to determine right or wrong is lost in the fog of relativism.
The belief that right and wrong are relative, situational ethics, has caused us to let loose the anchor of truth. Now we are adrift in a boiling sea of indecision, hasty decisions and illogical choices. This is not only true in most people's personal lives, it is also most certainly true in our current political climate. We are bombarded with a new manufactured "Crisis" each week, demanding immediate action! We can not pretend to "fix" capitalism with a little bit of socialism. We can not have a free market that is owned by the government and labor unions. The doctor-patient relationship can not be brokered through a "Czar". We must not attempt to reduce our use of carbon based fuels by making them cost prohibitive. We can not "wish away" our Constitution because it slows down the change. Not all change is for the better. There is a difference between voting for change, and voting for socialism.
The new "thinkspeak" of the current administration attempts to make us swallow these bitter pills by giving them sugary names like "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", or by marketing them as the only cure to our terminal condition. Our leaders behave like some demented Munchausen by proxy parent, putting on a show of attempting to cure an illness they themselves have caused. But, sometimes, an illness must be allowed to run it's course. "I'm from the government and I am here to help". No thank you, the cure is worse than the disease.
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2 comments:
A good word Lori. But why can't there be a winsome person who speaks for the other side? We need someone with Obama's graciousness towards those who oppose him but with a different set of values.
Agreed! have you ever heard Adnan Barqawi speak? I hope that kid has a future in Politics. Our best speakers are so ravaged in the press, a person would almost have to have a death wish to step forward. It is sad.
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