Random Thoughts - Neglected Truths

by
       M. Richard Maxson      

      "The truth will not be denied. The truth always wins.

      To the extent that we align ourselves with it, we thrive.

      To the extent that we deny it, we suffer."  - Unknown

• The question is whether we are a nation operating under the rule of law, or one operating under the rule of power. I regret to say that today we are not governed by the rule of law.

• We are a constitutional republic and a nation of laws; we are not subject to the whims of whomever happens to win a presidential election.

• Until a relatively safe, high level of Americans recognize how far the American left has lurched toward Socialism and Communism we are at risk of no longer being a free country.

• Abraham Lincoln is enshrined in the Wrestling Hall of Fame, having lost just once in 300 matches.

• The virulent anti-Russian propaganda and demonization of Putin has destroyed Russian confidence in the West.

• For many years now the President of Russia has made the point publicly that the West does not listen to Russia. Washington does not hear when Russia says “don’t push us this hard, we are not your enemy. We want to be your partners.”

• Political correctness is a contradiction of reality and distortion of morality that relentless government intervention devised by those who seek to control our lives.

• Americans have yet to realize that liberal policies don't fight poverty; they maintain it.

• Democrats talk about "change," but they're the party of stagnation. Their welfare policies keep the poor mired in poverty, crush the middle class and keep them from becoming wealthy, while doing little to impact the richest Americans.

• Eight of the ten richest congressional districts in America are represented by Democrats. Eight of the ten richest counties in America also voted for Obama.

• One of the biggest myths in politics is that Republicans are the "party of the rich."

• President Eisenhower coined the term “military industrial complex,” while JFK called it a “system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations.”

• War defines the United States. The Department of Defense the world’s largest employer, with more than 1.3 million men and women on active duty, and 742,000 civilian personnel.

• The answer to bad speech is not censorship, the answer to bad speech is more speech. We have to exercise and spread the idea that critical thinking matters, now more than ever, given the fact that lies seem to be getting more popular.”

• Individuals should be allowed to discriminate. I discriminate all the time. I favor people over others when I choose my friends, jobs, hobbies, clubs, religion, etc. So do you.

• The more people recognize what’s really happening in our world, the more people will take a stand and do whatever they can to change it.