Why do the Republicans still cling on to a man like Trump, after all the trials he puts them through, all the resources spent on damage control,
One said early on that if Trump was the nominee in 2016, that they would deserve what it would bring, what he would bring,
That particular man never repeated this statement however, as he fell into line like so many others, it has been a respect losing venture, not only from those like myself to their ranks, but most likely with themselves as well,
The dumbfounded nature of it all has not abated, it only continues, the wheel is rolling still, having come off an axle long ago, it keeps bouncing on an irregular path, with little control, only wanting to roll over American things.
The very old quotes below from another help explore some of the puzzles to what appears only as a shared madness,
An obviously anti-ethical man, with many numerous pending charges of illegality, drags their wagon train, steeped in history but now wishing reinvention to something more authoritarian
Through the deep mud it’s led, he can only find the muddy track,
Many with law degrees willing to excuse law breaking, it must effect them in some way we have to conclude, is shame an extinct species,
Repeating the same over and over, and expecting a different result do they, attacking the opposition, perhaps not seeing the real enemy, it’s astounding,
It’s hard to lend sympathy to it all, but a certain degree of regard is present in their struggle, even if it primarily is only one against themselves,
They defend this man, even in digs at him, by his potential rivals, they will lend support to him, “he might still be chosen to represent our interests you know,” this they must use to justify the continuance of it all.
It all seems very plain, from this observer, and I’m far from the only one, of the whirlpool they choose to remain spinning in, but I will explore my interpretation more below.
I have included the biography given in the old references, even to familiar names. I perhaps am repeating myself from other writing, but it’s worthy of the repetition in my mind.
“No one appreciates more fully than myself the general importance of the study of the law; no one places a higher value upon that science as the great instrument by which society is held together, and the cause of public justice is maintained and vindicated; without it, neither liberty, nor property, nor life, nor that which is even dearer than life, a good reputation, is for a moment secure; it links man to man by so many mutual ties, and duties, and dependencies, that, though often silent and unseen in its operations, it becomes at once the minister to his social necessities, and the guardian of his social virtues.”
— J. Story.
STORY, JOSEPH, LL.D., (JUDGE STORY,) born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, September 18, 1779; a celebrated American jurist and author. His reputation and authority as a commentator and expounder of law stands high wherever law is known and honored; died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 10, 1845.
“Law should be like death, which spares no one.”
— Montesquieu.
MONTESQUIEU, CHARLES DE SECONDAT, Bar on de la Brède et de, born near Bordeaux, January 18, 1689 a brilliant, original, and popular French author, jurist, philosopher, and littérateur. His greatest work “The Spirit of Laws," (L' Esprit des Lois,") created universal admiration, and was translated into every language of Europe. In this arduous enterprise of exploring the labyrinths of history and political science , he was in advance of his age as an advocate of liberty and humanity; died in Paris, February, 1755.
“Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people.”
— Blackstone.
BLACKSTONE, SIR WILLIAM, born in London, July 10, 1723; a celebrated jurist, and author of "Commen taries on the Laws of England;" died, Februrary 14, 1780.
Breakage of the law, is an attack on our very fabric as a nation, it couldn’t be clearer,
Yet apparently millions have told themselves that in this case it’s essential that we win, damned be some law, or the inconveniences of a US Constitution, a constitution at risk from these forces,
He’s our man right or wrong, defend him, at all costs, moral sentiment should be important to a people who wish to keep their country and their freedom,
Perhaps this is not considered, one can only wonder,
But it goes on and on regardless.
“Justice discards party, friendship, and kindred, and is therefore represented as blind.”
— Addison.
ADDISON, JOSEPH, born at Milston, near Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, May 1, 1672; was the son of Lancelot Addison, rector of Milston; he was placed at a classical school, from which he entered Queen's College, Oxford. At an early age his writings attracted attention; he visited the continent, and his letters and essays from abroad gained for him much celebrity. He was elected to Parliament in 1708. He contributed to the "Tattler," and in March, 1811, commenced the "Spectator." As a writer he stands preeminent; died at Holland House, Kensingston, June 17, 1719.
“No person should be permitted to violate the laws with impunity; it often encourages men in crime.”
— N. Webster.
WEBSTER , NOAH , born in West Hartford , Con necticut , October 16 , 1758 ; a distinguished American philologist, lexicographer, and author. Nearly one half of his life was devoted to the compilation of his justly celebrated "American Dictionary of the English Language," which has become as "Familiar as Household Words" in all English speaking countries; died in New Haven, May 28, 1843.
Party before country, there is no doubt in its operating ethos, regardless of platitudes and the mantra of “we are patriotic, we’re telling you, believe us,” it is the cloak they wear, much too small to hide behind however,
“He is innocent until proven guilty, it’s only a political crucifixion by those who dislike the man personally,” they exclaim, if to convince others or only themselves, it’s entirely unclear, so those who think all opposed of them are “Trump haters” precede as if it were true to the bone,
But they do not wish for a trial, nor American justice, this is absolutely clear,
“Justice discards party,” a noted thinker from the past says, from Great Britain, but one would assume it should apply on American soil as well,
But this is antithetical to them, their camp is fortified, and it’s their only world, present and future, and they fear diversity, a realignment in equality in actual fact, and not only given lip service to,
Violation of laws with impunity is a big problem, the man of the American dictionary says in seventeen simple words in his quote, and it applies to ALL MEN, even to a former unrepentant president, one with a loyal following, those who are needed votes - all of them,
Is he not right?
“Man is an imitative animal, and insensibly conforms to the models and examples before him.”
— S. F. Bradford.
BRADFORD, SAMUEL F., of Philadelphia; editor and publisher of “ Dramatic Censor," (Philadelphia, 1810.)
“Disorder will ruin the greatest empire.”
— Syrus
SYRUS, PUBLIUS, flourished 45 B. C.; a slave brought to Rome, of whom very little is known of his personal history, except that at the games exhibited by Cæsar he challenged all the dramatists of the day, to contend with him in improvising upon any given theme, and carried off the palm from every competitor.
If one man breaks the law and is rewarded in the process others will imitate, it is not complex to understand in the very least,
And the country continuation of such is but the one rotten American apple, soon the whole bushel basket of apples will be rotten attracting only flies, decomposition is NOT what the country needs,
Entropy must be interrupted, disorder on a massive scale will not be kind to any of us in the end, acceptance is not an option, we must preserve the work of others, not throw it away,
Miscalculations are being repeated over and over, on an endless loop, they do not have checkers of their figures, another point of view, as it differs too much and they don’t wish for substantiation.
“I do not contend against the advantages of distrust; in the world we live in it is but too necessary; some of old called it the very sinews of discretion.”
— Burke.
BURKE, EDMUND, born in Dublin, January 1, 1730; a distinguished orator, statesman, philanthropist, and writer; as an orator he ranks among the first of modern times, and as a writer there are few who equal, and none who transcend him; died, July 9, 1797. [Conservative Whig Party ]
“If it be right to comply with the wrong, then it is not right to comply with right.”
— Lesley.
LESLEY, JOHN, ( Bishop of Ross,) born, 1527; a Scottish Catholic divine, noted for his fidelity to Mary, Queen of Scots; died, 1596.
“Men practice adulation from sordid motives and a mingled spirit of falsehood and hypocrisy.”
— C. A. Goodrich
GOODRICH, CHAUNCEY ALLEN, born at New Haven, Connecticut, October, 1790; an American scholar and divine; died, 1860.
Where is the discretion that some men refuse to practice in this exercise of only folly, they do not wish to separate who is actually trustworthy and who is not, perhaps there is no trust in their world anyway,
The apparent disregard of what is right versus what is wrong only appears above the horizon of those who wish only to win regardless,
And of those who only know adulation for one, their slope is slippery even more so, there perhaps is no helping those so lost, some call it cult of personality, and it must be so,
And for the others,
He won once, he’s our best hope, plug our noses and continue climbing up the dung heap,
We’ve identified the enemy, that’s all we need to do, it’s all the thought required, power can be ours.
“There is nothing advantageous which may not also be injurious.”
— Ovid.
OVID, PUBLIUS NASO, born at Sulmo, (Sulmona,) in the mountains of Peligni, ninety miles east of Rome, 43 B.C.: a popular Roman poet, and one of the finest of the Augustan age. His best work is his "Metamorphoses." He enjoyed the favor of the emperor Augustus, but was banished by him on account of an intrigue with his daughter Julia; died in exile, at Tomi, on the shores of the Black Sea, 18 B.C.
“There is no honor in a stolen victory.”
— Alexander the Great
ALEXANDER THE GREAT, born at Pella, 356 B.C.; of the four great commanders of whom history makes mention, Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, and Napoleon, he takes the first rank; he possessed a mighty spirit and an immoderate ambition, which was the means of making him the scourge of mankind and the pest of the world, died at Babylon, 323 B.C.
Theses quotes above all seem but the morals of childhood fairytales,
Winning at all costs may cost an insurmountable amount, perhaps they think they have the backup resources in hand, but more than money is involved, this they may not truly comprehend,
One can only see a possible hollow victory, although it’s unlikely to happen in a country which chooses democracy as a principle,
And the implied threat against democracy itself is great, they think an America without it might be better, perhaps only for themselves, we must stop their exploration into this misbegotten idea, born out of a fever dream,
Sticking up for someone undeserving of it, in hopes of advantageous results may indeed prove injurious all around,
Honor seems important to them by a “win,” but they may also not care, as only the “V” for victory inhabits them, it is the matador’s red cape.
“For a man to conquer himself is the first and no blest of all victories, whereas to be vanquished by himself is the basest and most shameful of all things; for such expressions show that there is a war in each of us against ourselves.”
— Plato
PLATO, born, 428 B.C.; the celebrated philosopher of Athens, and the founder of the Academic sect; died while writing in the eighty - first year of his age, 347 B.C.
One always returns to oneself, and the true victory always involved self, nothing outside of self, certainly no one man is ultimately important to oneself, other than ourself,
This simple concept, simple but very hard to do, is the answer for those seeking whatever they might outside of themselves,
Know yourself and know the universe, knowing oneself is where the real work lies, focusing on something else is only an easier diversion which will bear no fruit,
This secret, which is far from a secret, is the answer to many of our difficulties, of their’s as well, so I’m taking time to tell it,
For those who wish to enable a man only of destruction, it perhaps cannot be realized, but one can only hope the God of their understanding can redirect them,
One sees “prostitution” on an unimaginable scale, they disregard themselves, they sell their souls with vigor, with abandon,
I wish to move on from the conflict that permeates our land, concentrate on building society rather than fighting fire,
But for the moment I must use the shovel to impede the flames, use the wet blanket to pounce upon the fire, it’s only my duty, my parents reside within me still.
I realize that the others I talk about have different opinions than I do, but if so express them openly, debate the merits,
Unfortunately I don’t observe much debate, this is only a further symptom of the danger we are in, the irrationality we are exposed to, in defense of one man in particular.
“Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves; and perhaps that is the reason of it.”
— W. Penn.
PENN, WILLIAM, born in London, October 14, 1644; an eminent English philanthropist, and the founder of Pennsylvania; died, July 13, 1718.
Instead of debate, we must always endure name calling, from their ranks this - “they call us fascist so we will call them Marxists,”
This only leads nowhere, as only the name is called, no examples given in how it might be a reality, with actual policy never in the discussion,
Policy discussions would imply functionality, a dysfunction pervades from their ranks, enveloping all, chaos cascades down from the top, they all dance to it,
Or they may realize the inherent weakness in their ideology, this is unclear,
Their leader seemed to win power by name calling, hence they continue with it, it seems juvenile but was useful once before,
This perhaps is frustrating all by itself, but it’s only a symptom of those who seem lost but who must fight against an enemy, and defend anyone with their side’s power,
As a way of life is at stake for them, and they will not call others in their own uniforms names, regardless if it would be appropriate to do so,
One does not incur a good name by calling others unsubstantiated derogatory names, this seems clear, but perhaps not to all,
If this is only politics I’m uncertain, but our politics are in a grip of sickness now, and they will continue to defend the indefensible,
They may consider themselves as fighting a blaze as well, but of what moral value is at stake for them is in question, and I don’t think they’re willing to question it,
So I end it here for now.
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28th posting, March 22, 2023