When We Call Evil Good and Good Evil

When I was a young boy, the world seemed to be a much simpler place that made a lot more sense to me.  There were good people and there were bad people who did evil things.  It was up to the good people to stand up for, and when necessary, protect the innocent. 

This notion of right and wrong, good and evil, was further instilled in me during my years in the Boy Scouts, back when the scout oath still meant something. “On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.”  Where have those scouts gone today?

Even the friends I hung out with, the movies we watched, and the books I read reinforced the notion of doing the right thing.  Louis L’Amour’s westerns constantly reiterated what a real man was and that at the end of the day, you darn well better be able to look at the man in the mirror and what you have said and done.

Honor wasn’t simply a through-away sentimentality, a tag line in a cheesy martial arts movie, or some self-important sense of pride that is easily injured by others. My parents taught me that it meant something and that life would not necessarily be easier to live with honor, but that it sure helped you fall asleep easier when the night came.

I long for those days when right and wrong were easily identifiable and pretty much universally accepted.  In some ways those days seem like a distant foggy memory.

Today we have some people that cheer and celebrate the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a good, kind Christian man because of his politics.  They falsely attribute racism and authoritarianism to him in order to justify their ghoulish behavior.   They become far more upset about Jimmy Kimmel losing his job than the assassination of the butt of his sick “joke”.

Granted, the government has NO right to curb even such hateful speech, but it is the mentality of those evil people that support the assassination and the supportive comments made that is my point here.

There are folks that decry the rounding up of CRIMINAL illegal aliens, but seemingly have no sympathy for those same criminals’ victims.

Iryna Zarutska gets stabbed repeatedly on a train and people come out in support of the mentally ill person that perpetrated such evil on this innocent girl.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot by Luigi Mangione because of perceived injustices in the healthcare industry.  Many evil people support Mangione for this killing and see him as a type of leftist martyr for the cause.

The murder of George Floyd was horrific, but the response of millions of people was to destroy, burn, loot, and even kill others because of this – even destroying livelihoods and taking lives of other people of color they were purportedly championing by this rioting.

And then we have the indoctrinated and ignorant who support the thoroughly evil Iranian puppets of Hamas, Hezbollah, and the “Palestinians”.  These are the people that voted for a terrorist regime to govern them.  These are the people that see Jews as less than human.  These are the people that raped, tortured, and murdered Jews for decades.  Hamas still holds scores of hostages taken nearly two years ago in their brazen and horrific attack on Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023. 

And what does the world do this week?  Now over 150 countries have recognized “Palestine” as an independent nation.  This includes supposed stalwarts of western civilization and human rights such as France, Belgium, Canada, the U.K. and Australia.  I guess terrorism pays after all. 

 It doesn’t seem to matter that Israel forcibly removed all Jews from Gaza and allowed the “Palestinians” to self-govern.  It doesn’t matter that every single time a peace accord has been proposed over the decades, without fail it is the “Palestinians” that have rejected it.  They don’t want peace.  They want the land from the river to the sea to be Judenrein.  Without Jews.  Ironically, they want the very genocide of Jews they falsely claim that Israel is perpetrating against them.  The people that support this are tools of evil.

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”  Isaiah 5:20

The good thing is that the world is starting to see a revival of goodness, of repentance and turning to God. Indeed I have atheists friends of good conscience that are saying no more!  No longer are there as many people willing to stand by in the face of evil being said and done.  No more are there as many people that will allow the innocent to be harmed.  The demonic and ghoulish behavior as I have laid out in this post has finally reached its crescendo.  It is now incumbent for all people of good moral conscience to stand up and call evil for what it is, unabashedly and without fear. 

It deeply gladdens my heart to see this rebirth of goodness and resistance to those that would do evil.  I am hoping this revival of trust in the Lord and his goodness will usher in a new generation – for many generations.  I hope my grandkids will be able to experience a childhood like I once knew.  A childhood where we knew right from wrong and good from evil and weren’t afraid to stand for good.

Not Worth the Argument

It has been a while since I have felt the need to go to my blog and put ink to paper metaphorically-speaking.  Much has happened in the world since my last post.  Much of it has been good, and some of it not-so-much.  Overall, it has been a nice change though that has brought some sense of hope to a majority of Americans, and I dare say to much of the world.

I think the overwhelming election of Donald Trump was the result of leftist overreach with the puppeteering of Joe Biden to push the Overton Window ever leftward in our daily political debates and destructive national policies.

Yes, I voted for Trump this last time.  No, I still do not care for him on a personal level, although he does seem a little more tempered in some of his responses than he likely would have been in his first term.  A little more of that would be welcome in my opinion.

I think most of his ideas, policies, executive orders and legislation signed is precisely what he campaigned upon and what the American electorate voted him into office yet again to actually execute on their behalf.  So far, so good!

Yes, the are certain policies I don’t agree with him on and I think he should reconsider his stance and look at things from a historical or different perspective.  That said, I think about 85% of what he is doing is precisely what the United States needs if we are to survive as a representative republic and a government for and by We The People.

Unfortunately, as of late, I see the rhetoric from all factions, but especially from the far left only intensify in their hatred and desire to burn it all down as long as they can take out the hated Trump in the process.

 I really don’t have the desire to debate much these days, as often times those with a different viewpoint than mine are not in the mood for a charitable and honest discussion in searching for common ground and the truth.  In fact, I can think of only three or four friends that are left of center that would comment on my blog over the many years of my writing that would even fall into that latter category.  Far too many of the other left of center folks (leftists) simply wanted to shout everyone down and expected nothing less than capitulation to their political beliefs.

I simply don’t have the time nor inclination to cross swords with people of that mind set these days.  Simply put, it isn’t worth my energy or time.

I happened to find a quote on the blog of a friend, Rain Truax, that had a quotation that is attributed to Helen Mirren that encapsulates my thoughts wonderfully on the subject.  I thought it worthy of sharing accordingly.

  

“Before you argue with someone, ask yourself, is that person even mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective. Because if not, there's absolutely no point.    

    Not every argument is worth your energy. Sometimes, no matter how clearly you express yourself, the other person isn’t listening to understand—they’re listening to react. They’re stuck in their own perspective, unwilling to consider another viewpoint, and engaging with them only drains you.

    There’s a difference between a healthy discussion and a pointless debate. A conversation with someone who is open-minded, who values growth and understanding, can be enlightening—even if you don’t agree. But trying to reason with someone who refuses to see beyond their own beliefs? That’s like talking to a wall. No matter how much logic or truth you present, they will twist, deflect, or dismiss your words, not because you’re wrong, but because they’re unwilling to see another side.

    Maturity isn’t about who wins an argument—it’s about knowing when an argument isn’t worth having. It’s realizing that your peace is more valuable than proving a point to someone who has already decided they won’t change their mind. Not every battle needs to be fought. Not every person deserves your explanation.

    Sometimes, the strongest thing you can do is walk away—not because you have nothing to say, but because you recognize that some people aren’t ready to listen. And that’s not your burden to carry.”

 

Couldn’t have said it better myself.  Oh, and for some interesting posts, Check out Rain’s blog too!

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 HT: Rain Truax