The Last, Best, Hope of Man

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out...without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable”. --H. L. Mencken

I thought the quote above was a good way to open this blog. Whether you agree or disagree with what Mencken said, you must see that kernel of truth... not so slyly hidden in his prose.

We all complain about our government. It is our right as citizens of a democratic republic. But, too often, we forget the second part of the equation. That is responsibility. We have a responsibility to act in the way good citizens act. One of the most important responsibilities is to vote on Election Day.

Another responsibility is to speak out when you observe your government going astray. That is what we do here at “Insight”.

You and I will not agree all the time. That is as it should be. Few things are more divisive that government. It has always been so.

George Washington, the first President of the United States, said: “Government is not reason. Government is not eloquence. It is force. And, like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master”.

We will endeavor, on this blog, to criticize government... and... both political parties. However, the Democrat Party will be the recipient of most of my criticism, because, in my opinion, their ideology is falls the greatest distance from the America our forefathers dreamt of creating.

Of late, the Democrat Party has made an even harder left turn, toward Socialism, and those of us, on my side of the political spectrum, see their Socialist tendencies as dangerous to a free America. We cannot, in good conscious, stand by and allow the rot of Socialism to eat away the heart of the greatest nation on the face of the earth.

So, prepare yourself for the great clashes to come… clashes, which will be epic in their scope. For the struggle for this country is vast and deep. Men and women of conviction and courage fight it. And it will not easily be won, if, it is ever to be won.

I sometimes believe that is our mission. To continue to struggle in the hope that our struggle will produce a better America… an America ever changing to meet the demands of her people, and the world in which she exists. For America is the last, best, hope of mankind to live free.

Your Obedient Servant,

‘Longstreet”