http://www.anewtone.com/2007/07/day-of-reflection.htmlA DAY OF REFLECTION
231 years ago today, a radical experiment was undertaken. Could a free people govern themselves in a representative republic that allowed all free peoples to express individual views in a way that respects the views of others? The experiment has gotten mixed reviews.
Oh, don't get me wrong, the grand design put forth by these giants were as brilliant as they were audacious but there is, as with anything, an Achilles heal. You see, my friends, the machinery of our republic is only as good as those who control the levers. That is the levers pulled by the men and women who make our laws and the levers pulled to put them in that position.
Every Democracy or Representative Republic is doomed when it becomes overtaken by those that put their own gain above the public good. Those may be the minority in our society but they are the most politically active and energized. They need nothing, in their quest for power but an ignorant and apathetic electorate.
Unfortunately, they have one.
The same President (the current one) has been ranked the entire span from 1st to 42nd among our 43 Presidents. 1st to 42nd! Of course, President Bush deserves neither position in my view, the argument as to where he will wind up is one for history, not for me. (Although I am certain he will wind up with a single digit ranking). The point I make is that when the same person gets reelected with a record shattering 62 million votes and then, a scant 18 months later, is the second most unpopular President in history, we have evidence of a disengaged, gullible and easily manipulated electorate.
This- not global warming, not Islamic fascism and not the border- is the single biggest threat to our way of life. We die, not from a terror attack or receding glaciers or an ICBM but from rust and decay and cancer. A Republic that doesn't take itself seriously can hardly be expected to be taken seriously by other nations.
Our great country has been taken over be people that neither know her nor love her, and we, the apathetic majority are to blame.
In the time that A Newt One has been online (in it's various forms and presentations), we have sought to do two things-
1. inform.
2. energize/encourage
During that time, we have been viciously attacked by enemies too cowardly to show their faces, who have had two diametrically opposed motivations-
1. mislead.
2. demoralize/intimidate.
It is, in a nutshell, a classic story line of life. The motivated, responsible citizen who works within the larger framework of justice and the bully who attempts to take by force.
At the heart of every bully is a coward. Afraid of rejection, afraid of surviving on his own lack of skills and knowledge, afraid of living in a world where he is isolated.
In the bully, cowardice is turned inward and manifests itself by an over compensation of aggression. The aggression doesn't erase the cowardice, it merely masks it.
The coward still remains.
Legend says that Alexander the Great cried because there were no worlds left to conquer. For all his savagery and murder, Alex was still a coward. His quest for fulfillment was still unsatisfied.
The modern day Alexander the Great permeates our society. His lives to hate. Not by principle is he driven to hate, as if the hate subsides if the principle is justified in his eyes. No. By hate is he motivated. The principle is merely a facade.
Lately, some have said that A Newt One has strayed from her moorings of addressing the issues of the day by entering into some personal vendettas. I want to personally apologize to each and every one of you if that is the case. You have come to trust ANO to address the issues of the day and we would never want to violate that trust.
The latest attacks against us have received the same response as the previous ones. The cyber bullies tried to push us around and got slapped down into their place.
I was slandered by one of these cyber punks who accused me of lying. One thing I can tell you about myself, Jimmy Z, Darter, Irate Nate, Robert, Chris and the rest of those who have been associated with this blog is that we never lie. Ever.
If I publish something on this blog and represent it as the truth, you can consider it certified fact. Our reputation has been built on telling it like it is every single day.
There has been a lot of huff and bluff about slander lawsuits against me for one specific claim about a comment made on a (now defunct) blog talk radio program. A Newt One has a responsibility to ourselves, and to you, our subscribers and readers, to defend the integrity of this blog. As of this writing, on our nation's birthday, 12 people have refuted Jim Stach's claim. That is more than enough to support a slander lawsuit against him. Sadly, I seriously doubt that 12 will be the final number.
Jim Stach has been arrested in the past. This has been established as fact. I said arrested, I never said convicted. Can I prove his guilt? No. Am I confident that his guilt will be proven?
Let me just say this. In six years of blogging, I have never had the overwhelming response to a post that I have had to some of our recent posts. The almost universal revulsion for, and hatred of, Jim Stachowiak is almost unprecedented in my life.....I have to say almost.
That is a sad an ugly truth but also a hopeful one. Is there a resurgence of civic minded patriots, determined to act in the public good? Maybe my fears were overstated.
We, here at A Newt One, renew our commitment to you, our viewers, to bring you insightful commentary, analysis and entertaining content.
This matter was about simple self defense, and the defense of the honor of some wonderful people like Chris, Jenna and Robert.
As a group, we are now very, very seriously contemplating not only civil action, but criminal prosecution of this cyber swine for his continued vicious attacks on ourselves, our families and our (ever growing) circle of friends.
I would think Jim Stach's cup of problems is full enough. We will say no more about this and will be watching very closely to see if his actions warrant clemency on our part.
To all 0f you, a very happy 4th and please continue to count on us among the voices of reason and sanity in a crazy world.
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