Opinion
On the upside, the left’s bloodless coup, wielding as its weapon nightmare visions of “insurrection” never charged, much less proven in court, has failed … at least for now.
On the downside, the leftist lie that the Supreme Court somehow saddled us with a divided “5-4” decision will become embedded in the public consciousness along with other “factoids,” further dividing the nation and adding inertia to schemes of “packing” the Court with nascent Marxists.
Oh, you didn’t hear? It wasn’t a unanimous 9-0 decision to end “blue” state plots to preempt who you can vote for. No, no. The SCOTUS decision was a profoundly divided “danger to democracy” by an overreaching, partisan Court.
Newsbusters’ compendium of the “mainstream” media meltdown is quite a spectacle, featuring news outlets like MSNBC and CNN sputtering that if you just “scratch the surface,” it was really a divided SCOTUS decision driven by those nasty conservative justices to benefit an “oath-breaking insurrectionist.”
Better legal minds than mine can analyze the impact of SCOTUS limiting enforcement of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment solely to Congress. What I’d like to discuss are the political dynamics involved.
First, anyone who has promoted the line that our Constitution is a “living document,” the interpretation of which must shift like sand with political winds, should understand that they are now tasting the fruits of their labors. Once you start “reinterpreting” foundational documents, corresponding reinterpretation of underlying concepts such as liberty and democracy can’t be far behind.
“Doublethink” was the word George Orwell used in 1984, to describe the ability to simultaneously hold – and exercise – two or more utterly contradictory ideas; to speak obvious lies as truth.
And doublethink is exactly what the left is displaying as it attempts to interfere with elections (under the banner of preventing “insurrection,” of course) while simultaneously denouncing the SCOTUS decision to stop the interference as, itself, interference.
I’ve long said that we’ve reached a point in American political debate where facts don’t matter. But the leftist tantrum over the recent Supreme Court decision illustrates something far, far worse: We have reached a point at which it is no longer possible to speak truth.
If you ask Google whether men can become pregnant, it will answer “yes;” if you promote race-blind admission policies at universities, you are “racist;” if you oppose sexually explicit materials for Third Graders, you are “homophobic;” if you point out election irregularities (e.g. 2000 Mules), you are an “election denier;” if you oppose the invasion by millions of illegal aliens, you are a “great replacement” conspiracy theorist; and yes, if you oppose arbitrary removal of conservative candidates from the presidential ballot, you are “insurrectionist.”
I fear that with generations now brainwashed with doublethink, it might be impossible to stop our slide toward societal self-immolation. But I’ve never been one to give up without a fight, and I suggest you do the same.
Amid the media frenzy over the SCOTUS decision, an interview with one leftist “intellectual,” Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia, inadvertently let spill the greatest doublethink lie of all when he lamented, “You can’t save the people from themselves.”
You see, that is the lie that underpins all the others: That you can’t even be trusted to run your own life, much less to make decisions for the future of your country.
About Paul Valone
Author F. Paul Valone has been kicking leftist tail for twenty-eight years. Alarmed by the U.S. House passage of the “assault weapon” ban in 1994, he decided to take action. Finding no suitable organization, he organized a rally leading to the creation of a 501(c)(4) organization, Grass Roots North Carolina (GRNC), which remains North Carolina’s primary and most successful gun rights group to this day.
It’s disgusting. You watch AP or MSNBC and the other left leaning fake news groups and they all parrot the same thing. Trump lead the insurrection.
There was no insurrection and what happened is clearly Pelosi and the Mayor of DC’s fault because they refused Trumps offer of the National Guard to protect the capital from the undercover FBI thugs and Antifags dressed with MAGA hats.
So sick of the bullshit.
The MSM is nothing more than the DNC propaganda machine that spin cycles the truth to fit thier desired false narratives . I believe nothing these liars spew as its all garbage fake news .
‘Dangerous to our democracy.’
‘For reasons of national security.’
‘Reform.’
These are some of the smoke screens the communist left tried to hide behind so their actions can be shielded from exposure and truth.
“He can’t even run his own life, I’ll be damned if he’ll run mine.”
From the 1971 song “Sunshine”
By Johnathan Edwards
When we are at the place where the MSM tells us what they want us to think, instead of the facts and allow us to decide for ourselves, we are in a lot of trouble. The Founding Fathers knew that a free press, being vital to the survival of the type of government they created, would be a key ingredient to its survival. Unfortunately, the media has FAILED US in this responsibility. Now it is a mine field of many fools and few sages. Only good common sense, and a desire to seek and know the truth will allow us… Read more »
The advocates of a living, breathing (and malleable) Constitution advocate that fraud for one reason. They do not share the common trait, the source of all wisdom shared by our Founding generation. That common trait is a fear of God. That is the source of all human wisdom. Progressives incrementally drove God and his Word from the public square and the public conscience. Having done so they can make words mean anything that suits the current state of moral and intellectual decline. That is where we are now as a culture. Individuals acting as rogue federal agents, rogue federal agencies… Read more »
That which is true, by empirical standards, is now called false. That which is false, again by empirical standards, is now called true. Ancient scriptures warned against this very problem. Of course, ancient scriptures also said men trying to dress like women and women trying to be men is an abomination. We are living in dark times.
So the Left wants Rigged Elections for now on? Really?
While stirring the political pot this time the author re-ignites the insurrection question. We were curious about why the democrats repeatedly used the term insurrection concerning the events of Jan,6,2021, and why they keep bringing it up (although they will never agree that the “prisoners” have been held illegally). We found out a few months ago when the Colorado courts denied Trumps candidacy on their primary ballots. The planned insurrection by the democrats has been uncovered, several other states also tried to circumvent the election process. We frequently accuse the democrats of projection, guess what ?we’re right.
With the proliferation of AI, it will get much, much worse very quickly. If this sort of tech had been easily available back in 2017, Trump would have been impeached and jailed before the end of his term; any ‘evidence’ of Russian collusion required would have been child’s play to manufacture.