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‘It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.’  ~ Proverbs 25:24

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As a recovering militarist myself, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Merle Haggard has finally seen the light and eschewed the jingoism so rampant in our society for a sensible advocacy of peace and Mind-Our-Own-Business-ism. Like myself, he was once a cheerleader for the Military-Industrial Complex and the projection of American Military Strength, as witnessed by his ode to Big Stick Diplomacy, ‘Fighting Side of Me’:

I hear people talkin’ bad about the way we have to live here in this country,

Harpin’ on the wars we fight and gripin’ ’bout the way things oughtta be.

And I don’t mind ‘em swithin’ sides and standing up for things they believe in.

When they’re running down the country, man

They’re walkin’ on the fightin’ side of me.

Thankfully, it appears that Mr Haggard has had changed his point of view. His latest album features the song ‘Rebuild America First’ with the following lyrics:

Why don’t we liberate these United States

We’re the ones who need it the worst

Let the rest of the world help us for a change

And let’s rebuild America first.’

Come on it, Hag–the water’s warm.

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In the War on Christianity, two powerful lobby groups have learnt the importance of the age old maxim, ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend.’

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(Courtesy of Political Inquirer)

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‘When are there situations when loyalty to a nation-state comes into conflict with loyalty to the Kingdom of God?’

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Vox Day discusses his new book, ‘The Irrational Atheist’: ‘I suspect the reason [atheists are in such an uproar] is related to the current state of physics and the increasing uncertainty scientists feel about the universe based on the very, very low probability that the universe randomly happened to turn out the way it is now observed to be. Atheists have felt that science was on their side ever since the Enlightenment, and now they see it slipping away from them. So, this recent explosion of atheist books is not a sign of strength; it’s a sign of desperation ...’

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General Robert E. Lee was, in my estimation, one of the supremely gifted men produced by our Nation. He believed unswervingly in the Constitutional validity of his cause … he was a poised and inspiring leader, true to the high trust reposed in him by millions of his fellow citizens; he was thoughtful yet demanding of his officers and men, forbearing with captured enemies but ingenious, unrelenting and personally courageous in battle, and never disheartened by a reverse or obstacle. Through all his many trials, he remained selfless almost to a fault and unfailing in his faith in God. Taken altogether, he was noble as a leader and as a man, and unsullied as I read the pages of our history.

 

From deep conviction I simply say this: a nation of men of Lee’s calibre would be unconquerable in spirit and soul …

 

Such are the reasons that I proudly display the picture of this great American on my office wall. ~ Dwight Eisenhower

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‘When it comes to illegal immigration, Dr. Paul has a leg up – his is one of the best programs.’

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