“Can’t, can’t we all just get along?”
The answer to that (sort-of-famous) quote by Rodney King—who had his little gray cells scrambled by half a dozen police batons—is no.
Can’t we just compromise and get along with those who espouse abortion, infanticide, euthanasia as answers for the suffering incurable, the unwanted child, the aged, the disabled, and other so-called financial burdens? Civil discourse yes. Compromise no.
Can’t we just give in, a little more, to Progressive Republicans and Liberal Democrats who preach share the wealth, an economic system based on Marx’s, “Each according to his ability, each according to his need?” Can’t we find a common ground with those seeking to build a secular socialist America based on “comfort without labor” and “reward without risk?” No.
Can’t we compromise with those who advocate a national moral carte blanche and embrace heterosexual self indulgence and the homosexual agenda, destroying marriage, family, and Church? Absolutely not. Debauchery is debauchery.
“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.” ___ Blaise Pascal 1623 - 1662
Can’t we just find a mutual understanding with Islamic leaders? Leaders who teach and preach eradication of Israel the little Satan and destruction of America the great Satan and who call for Shari’a law in North America. For world peace can’t we just compromise with those who do not allow religious freedom and expression? President Obama’s administration seems to think so
The world tried compromise with Adolf Hitler and Hitler’s National Socialists at Czechoslovakia’s expense. As World War Two ended American administrations attempted to appease International Communism in the name of “World Peace.” Efforts to compromise with evil ending in death, destruction, and world wide war. We can expect the same results if Republican or Democrat Administrations put their faith and trust in dialog with and concession to Islam’s leaders.
“Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.” _____ G.K.Chesterton, 1909
The good news for those who stand on the belief in a loving God who takes a hand in our daily lives, America is still the world’s greatest country. What of our future? We have a choice. We can work, pray, and speak out strongly against the corrupting influence, self-indulgence, and moral decay embraced by America’s secularists. Or we can do nothing. Either we privately and publically resist evil or we surrender to it—compromise.
“Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” ___ Holocaust Museum, Washington DC
_____ Michael E. Odell
What can you do? For six proven action steps go to Blog Archive at upper right, click on May-11-08, “But What Can I Do?” Pick yours.
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About Me
- Michael E. Odell
- Michael E. Odell, a political polemicist with a working background in sales, finances, politics, writing, broadcasting, and teaching small business classes on several college campuses. He has authored several books including Gold A Layman’s Investment Manual, Business Plans for Lemonade Stands, and Marketing Plans for Lemonade Stands—and an occasional poem for his own pleasure. He was first elected to the State House of Representatives Spokane Valley’s 4th District in 1962 and ran for Congress in 1968. Fifty years an outspoken advocate of less government and more individual responsibility.