Legitimacy

Somewhere in an old farm house in Alabama is a guy with a big beer belly, wearing a tee shirt that says The South Is Going To Rise Again. He spends his entire day on social media telling all those who will read his ramblings that the White Aryan race is superior and the rest of the world be damned. He feels that his disinformation campaign will draw others to think likewise, as he believes his racist views are legitimate.

Somewhere at a network news studio in New York City is a well groomed man in a thousand dollar suit sitting at a desk in front of a television camera. He is reading the words off of a teleprompter that someone else wrote to convince the viewers to buy into his network’s slanted philosophy of legitimacy.

A well armed Black man in Seattle Washington is inciting rioters at a Black Lives Matter “rally” that has turned violent. Statues are being toppled, stores are being looted, trashed and spray painted. The police, who are trying to serve and protect, are being pummeled with bricks, and stones. This is being done not for some righteous cause, but to reveal to the world that the philosophy of Black Lives Matter is legitimate, although it is a philosophy that probably has little to do with the fact that the lives of all Black people really do matter and more to do with the teachings of Karl Marx and Saul Alinsky.

I guarantee that those who started the riot only care about their own views of legitimacy, power, and conquest. In fact all of these examples are of people and entities that care only about gaining power over the thoughts and minds of anyone who will listen, join them, and share their views.

During the era that I grew up in, if an unmarried woman gave birth to a baby, that baby was considered to be illegitimate. The poor baby may have even been called a bastard, although that innocent child of God had no control over their conception, birth or existence. In the eyes of the world at that time, such a child had no claim to legitimacy.  In my eyes they are a precious creation with the blessing of life and therefore are indeed legitimate.

Lately we have been assaulted on all sides by characters and factions telling us what is legitimate and that we are illegitimate unless we play follow the leader.

Don’t listen to their lies!

Jonestown Massacre 
click here to see the carnage

Don’t forget all those poor souls that believed in Jim Jones version of legitimacy. They moved to his ‘heaven-on-earth’ compound in Africa where they all drank his Kool-Aid and perished for the sake of being legitimate.

False Prophets Seek Power

In my life I have seen and experienced cults, false prophets, preachers, and politicians that said "follow us and you will become legitimate".

The rabble rousers of today are no different than those from the past. Their leaders are all narcissists. They all seek power. I repeat, They Seek Power. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.


The sixth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in chapter 16 through 19 tells us of the seven things that are an abomination to God. These include wicked mindedness or those who are consumed with hate, unforgiveness, arrogance, are egotistical and narcissistic. God detests troublemakers who are quick to judge and cause mischief. These are schemers, and rumor mongers that provide fodder for 'tickling ears aka fake news. Another abomination to God are those that spread dissonance, discord, and disharmony. Does this all sound familiar?

Turn away from them. Think for yourself. Seek the truth. Shine a light on those that only offer darkness.

I have no idea of what it is like to be Black. The ages of poor treatment of Blacks is unfathomable. But I do know what it is like to be poor, live in lower income housing, and be looked down upon.

Racial differences are
biologically minor

I have friends, some of which have a different skin color than me. Some of those friends have a different hair texture than me, and some of them speak differently than me. Some of them are wealthy, some are poorer than me, but they are my friends. I do not see the skin color, or hair texture, wealth or voice. They are my friends.  I truly believe until everyone has this same attitude we will never achieve equality.

1960 Pravda Newspaper
featuring Khrushchev's speech

I know some of you are staunch Republicans and some of you are hardened Democrats and you have contrary views about the future of our nation. I would hope that you would weigh and measure all we are told on social media and in the media. Newspapers used to have an op-ed section to voice opinions, but lately the news on every platform has become entirely opinion based. There is little true news.

Be wise, and think for yourselves. Life and friendship are what matters. Do not hate each other over political differences. Love one another. Life is too brief.

This Too, Shall Pass

History shows us all this will soon pass. Stay safe people.