Over the last few weeks, I have broken my cardinal rule of not posting political things on my social media accounts.
Strangely enough, my posts were not intended to be political but to be a commentary on America running off the cliff into the abyss of relativism. More specifically, it was my assessment of American institutions—government, media, academia, etc.—whose objective has become to feed a narrative rather than seek truth.
America has ceased seeking truth for years; however, in the four years and particularly in the summer of 2024, we have gone from ceasing to simply seek truth to actively and deliberately running from it.
This concerns me greatly. A nation concerned more about outcomes than it about pursuing truth cannot stand. It will implode.
Of course, trying to raise this concern without being perceived as political is a hefty task. Actually, it’s nearly impossible.
Nearly every time I posted, the comments immediately turned political. Almost immediately, comments turned to: 1) Donald Trump is a dangerous enough threat toward democracy that he should be taken out, and 2) Kamala Harris is the greatest thing since perforated toilet paper.
I had refused—not perfectly—to jump into the comments when they turned political, and frankly it was at times it was hard to hold my tongue (E.g. Kamala is an eloquent speaker–?!). I can’t tell how many times I wrote a response only to delete. Whenever the comments turned political—including my own, it missed the point of my initial purpose—to point out the danger of a society bedding itself with relativism.
What do I mean by relativism? This concept was first introduced to the universe when they serpent told Adam and Eve: they will be like God.
The serpent was trying to get these imago dei humans to eat from the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil.One may immediately wonder: what’s wrong with knowing good from evil? Isn’t that a good thing?
When you connect “you will be like God” with eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, it is moee than just knowing the difference.
It means defining the difference. It means I get to decide. It means each of us gets to decide what is good and evil.
Billions of humans each deciding what is good and evil for themselves.
That spells chaos.
That explains why America is on the precipice.
Without objective truth, each of us alone defines right and wrong. If we feel something is evil by own definition, it doesn’t take much at all to dehumanize the other and justify defeating them by any means necessary—whether it be destroying their livelihoods, their relationships, their character or even their very lives. After all, if it is good or bad in our own eyes we can do whatever it takes to take the life of whomever we might call evil.
Which would also explain why 28% of surveyed Democrats, according to a Rasmussen poll, wished Trump’s shooter hadn’t missed. It makes one wonder how many more quietly wished it even while uttering the meaningless platitude that they are against all political violence before going into the Trump is a villain rant.
Sidenote: Now right here, I know someone will ask how come I only bring up examples on the democratic side? Frankly, my response is because the press won’t hold their side accountable. I contend that the media, the institution of government, academia, social media, and the entertainment industry are all mouth pieces for the left. Very, very few of them have anything negative to say about Harris despite her many, many shortcomings, flaws, and black marks on her record.
Conservatives hear about their side’s shortcomings real and imagined so frequently they become memes in our circles. I will bet anything that whoever the GOP picks in 2028 will be labelled a misogynist white nationalist—even if its Tim Scott or Nikki Haley, will be labeled a threat to democracy, and there will likely be at least 12 women lining up to testify they were sexually assaulted by said candidate 50 years ago.
Instead of trying to deflect, understand that the left isn’t all halos and good times. There are a lot of things I don’t like about the GOP, which is why I am registered as an Independent. Trump is a bulldozer in a china shop. Eight months ago, I wish it was someone else. Harris on the other hand is empty, vapid, and deceitful. If she is a moderate, then I have some swamp land in Arizona to sell you.
Honestly, I am not crazy about Trump. But I am vehemently against Harris.
Back to my point (see, even I was starting to roll around in the political sewer). We must return to that objective truth that says no outcome is worth turning a blind eye to the nefarious ways of getting there. If one has to put their thumb on the scale to reach an outcome, their cause is not worthy and their legitimacy will always be in question.
But we can’t see anything beyond the desired outcome. We must return to a definition of right and wrong that come from beyond ourselves.
The United States will exist in some form after this November 5. But we will be nothing more than a shell of our former goodness.
We must seek—no, demand—truth from all American institutions. Not shift the goal posts. Not nuance away. Not deny. Not justify.
I am tired of being lied to–by the press, by our government, and by the “experts.” I am done trusting these institutions if given no reason to trust them. Either tell me the truth or stay out of my way.
That shouldn’t be too hard of a request.
When a public official takes the oath of office, they are swearing that oath to his or her ultimate boss, We the People. And we the people have to have the wisdom and discernment to hold them accountable. We can’t rely on conspiracy theories or unverified facts by some joker (like me!) on social media. We must research for ourselves. We must verify. We must be smart.
But most importantly we must be a moral person, moral not by whatever definition we personally make up but by an objective morality.
If we have no moral compass, no passion for truth, then our once great nation will die a humiliating and painful death.
The good news is, however, that whatever that outcome in November, we can take assurance that our King will still be on the throne.
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