Thursday The Donald Trump presidency has introduced a welcome tone to what passes as public debate and White Hats are confronting Black Hats in the government, the intelligence agencies and the media. It is a fight at the highest levels that pits enormously powerful and entrenched forces against the judicial and moral authority of decent people of integrity. The media … [Read more...]
CNN – Fake News
Sunday The more that I see of Trump, the more impressed that I become. He is a tough and decent man. Bombastic? Sure. Arrogant? Yes. But without those attributes, he could not have weathered the vitriolic lies of the liberal media over the last few years. Now? He has not only weathered it, he has come out on top. This presidency is going to be remembered for a … [Read more...]
Conservative Values – The Donald Effect
Saturday A lot of people hate conservative values. That’s because a lot of people do not do decency anymore. They lie, they cheat, they steal, they are promiscuous, they indulge in violence against those who disagree with them, they abhor free speech and they are revolted by the idea of individual freedom. Black-clad fascism is on the rise again and it is no prettier … [Read more...]
Countries
Saturday The modern understanding of a country is somewhere that is under the sway of a particular government. A closer inspection reveals that this is not what a country really is. A country is a place where the occupants live according to agreed morals (social values) and where traditions and aspirations are in general accord. Only once these foundations are already … [Read more...]
Patriotism
Wednesday Patriotism is defined as loyalty (vigorous support) for one’s country. But that is not the same as loyalty to a government, or even a form of government. And really, is isn’t even loyalty to a country, for who is loyal to grass, trees, rivers, hills or weather? No, real loyalty, reduced to its essence, is to a way of life, to a culture. That is what the … [Read more...]