Worshipping at the Altar of Duplicity

Duplicity is the act of deceiving for personal gain, i.e. politics. We live in a world in which personal gain is of utter importance when running a political campaign. In fact, politicians now have their own television and radio stations that are willing to deceive for them as a means of perverting and distorting the truth. It is money and power that drives all these players.

You know that you are in for trouble when you hear the words the “No Spin Zone or Fair and Balance”. If you have to advertise these position then it goes without saying that you have created the exact opposite of what you are preaching. How do I know this? The correct name for North Korea is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? You see what I’m getting at? No, then I can’t help you because you have drunk the Kool-Aide. An obscure reference for some. Use Bing or Google and see what it is all about.

 

I am sick of politicians and talking-heads who are so enamored by their own voice speaking up for the rest of us. I am also tired of their hubris that seems to think they are the be all and end all for the world as they see it. We are to take their word as gospel and there are for too many people who worship at the altar of duplicity.

It is sickening to think that many Americans are unable to think for themselves, and that the hate and specious arguments being used on our airways is helping to crack the foundation of democracy. A bit of hyperbole? No at all. The second Amendment dispute is a perfect example. There are no rights in the constitution that are unfettered.  They all embody imitations, however, in the eyes of many the Second Amendment has no limitations. This is completely absurd.

To retain its singular purpose which was to have a militia to protect us from foreign and domestic enemies is no longer applicable. A well-regulated militia is an anachronism. It is a relic of the past that can no longer apply in our world. Your AK-47 is of no use against an Abrams tank or a drone strike or a cruise missile. Ask al Qaeda how they feel about the weapons that have decimated their leadership.

Our friends that like to play army on the weekends have no idea what they would be up against if they tried to start an armed revolution. I want you to know none of those armed militias speak for me. I have no desire to have some jackalope decide that our government is so corrupt that it must be destroyed in the name of some form of perverted freedom when they refused to recognize the freedoms they have at act like petulant children.

It is kind of like the folks that what to mix government and religion. There is no reference to any religion in the Constitution. Now, the Federalist Papers is another matter, but we disposed of those ideas with the ratification of the Constitution. There is no need to have a prayer before a government meeting unless you are going to pray and recognize all the religions that are practiced here in the United States. I don’t see that happening anytime soon because those who want to pray are of some warped Christian mindset that is intolerant of other belief systems.

Myopia is a strange disease of these Christians. They seem unable to see beyond the end of their noses, and they want to impose their brand of religion on the rest of us. That is the antithesis of the Constitution. It is not what the founders fought and died for over 240 years ago. It is time that these people be called out for their duplicity in the public arena. Their self-interest and hubris is not in the best interest of the country. They are tearing the country apart with their partisan and hate filled speech disguised as being reasonable and inclusive.

Do not be fooled by their phony sentimentality or their seemingly home spun tales. Deep down they are after the soul of America. They want to drive home their point of view and make it the point of view of America. They are unreasonable people that want you to bend to their will and believe that diverse opinions are harmful and show weakness. Our strength as a country only comes from diversity of thought and opinion in which a compromise is met that leaves each party dissatisfied as to the outcome. We have forgotten this idea in the early 21^st Century.