Three minutes of common sense
Matt Walsh at his best.
When did mere common sense become so very radical? And when do we ask ourselves: Can I continue to be associated with these people? I mean at any level. As friends? Colleagues? Neighbors? Family? Really, any level: Fellow citizens?
I don't know. But I think we should all give it some thought.
I cannot even recognize people who want to mask children as...cognitively equivalent to schizophrenics. Many are simply unthinking hysterics. They may not be monsters (though some are), but clearly they should not be fully functioning members of society, much less running the place.
As for Walsh's closing comment, I assure you, they are not ashamed. Just the opposite: They are filled with self-righteousness. They know better than you. And you can be assured, they are better people than you.
I would simply note in passing that these are the least educated people in the history of western civilization. They know absolutely nothing – because they were never taught anything. They certainly never learned even rudimentary thinking skills. And yes, that is a learned skill set.
Yet along with the lack of education and thinking skills, we find high levels of self-confidence and self-assurance in their beliefs. They know they are right and are the smartest people to ever live. How do they know this? Well, they have been told this all of their lives...why would they doubt it? They lack the humility to ponder and question. The humility of wonder.
So we should not attempt to have a rational debate with these people. They are not interested anyway. As I see it, our only reasonable course is to separate ourselves from them. Physically, intellectually, and certainly politically. What that might look like, I have no idea. I only know that it is becoming increasingly necessary.
Well maybe, I do have some ideas. If you are in Chicago or Minneapolis or Seattle, I urge you to flee. Yes, that is the correct term. If your kids are in one of these crazy (and academically deficient) school systems, public or private, I urge you to move them. If your boss and co-workers have gone woke, I urge you to quit – like her. Go compete with them; they're not minding the store anyway. And we all have choices about where to spend our money and who to do business with.
Ask yourself these questions: Am I associating with people who share my values? If not, is that okay? Because sometimes it is. But when does the chasm become so deep that something must be done about it? When does the stench of their value system become intolerable? And finally, can you tolerate the end results of their values?
Masked children, forced vaccinations, unnecessary lockdowns driven by wannabe tyrants, men in women's sports and in women's restrooms (with little girls...your little girls). Censorship, blatant racism, rising antisemitism, and open borders. Intersectional hierarchy. A world divided into the oppressors and the oppressed; the guilty and their victims. So-called educators more concerned with speculative ideas of gender fluidity and Critical Race Theory rather than, well, actual education. Besides, correct math answers, proper grammar, and punctuality are evidence of oppression. Burning cities, defunded police, increased crime and violence. Real violence, not the silent kind. Trump voters labeled as terrorists, and terrorists labeled as immigrants. The personal agency denied black adults regarding voter IDs, and the spurious agency ascribed to ten-year-olds curious about their sexuality. Sometimes without the knowledge of the parents. If a child cannot consent to sex, how on earth can they consent to the start of a sex change?
And these are just some of the domestic social policy issues. Add fiscal and foreign policies to this list and it's infinitely worse. Runaway federal spending, inflation. China policy? Afghanistan exit plan? Jesus. Not to mention the unmerited elitism, smug self-righteousness, and sneering condescension that comes along with all of it.
The stench of it all is overwhelming and getting worse.
Understand, these are not good people with a different point-of-view. I wish they were. No, they are patently immoral power-seekers and their useful idiots. They certainly view us as immoral. Here I am reminded of the Charles Krauthammer truism: The Right views the Left as stupid; but the Left views the Right as evil. Well they are not merely stupid; they are evil. Their goal is an undeserving elite caste ruling over compliant masses, and enriching themselves in the process. It took me a long time to come to this understanding – Because it runs counter to everything we have been taught about America. But look for yourself. And ask yourself: What is it they actually want? Do you really think they actually care about what pronouns we use? No, I think you will find only one answer: Power.
Some of us can and will avail ourselves of these options easier than others. That's okay; we all do what we can. Recognizing the problem and coming to understand that something must be done, that is the first step.
But sooner or later, you will have to do something.