Posted by
S'marty on Monday, March 23, 2009 3:00:00 PM
Dear Mr. President,
Do the right thing. Oh, I know to leftist-liberals like you, "right" is a subjective term. It's too obscure for you to understand, so I'll try to break it down into tiny little bite sized pieces for you, by drawing some obvious comparisons. Let me know if any of this goes over your head. I wouldn't want anyone accusing you of letting your blond roots show.
"Right" is the opposite of "wrong." It's also the opposite of "left." "Opposite" means not exactly the same; for example, "hot" is opposite of "cold." I hope a tangible, non-subjective example, like "hot and cold" helps you understand the concept of "opposite."
Now, let's move on to some examples of "right" and "wrong." I'll try to use fairly obvious ones, so there's no chance of ambiguity or confusion on your part.
An example of something that is "right" would be to help an elderly person who has fallen down. It is right to reach out your hand and assist the poor dear in getting back up again.
"Wrong" is when you kick an elderly person down. It would be wrong of you to walk up to that person, lift your leg, and shove them down a flight of stairs with a foot on their back, for example. Why is this wrong? Because you could harm the person, and for most people, pain is not subjective, it's fairly concrete.
"Right" is usually associated with the word "good" and "wrong" is usually associated with the word "evil." I use the word "usually" because, once upon a time, these associations were never questioned. However, something has happened in the past 40 or so years to change perceptions, so that, through the distorted window of subjectiveness and moral relativity, many people no longer link "right-good" and "wrong-evil."
I hope I am using small enough words for you. I'll be sure to have my letter transcribed onto your teleprompter so you may more easily understand it.
A few other terms to describe this change in perception: topsy-turvy; inside-out; bassackwards; FUBAR; SNAFU.
Now let's see if I can explain to you how your decisions fall into the category of "wrong" and "evil." I will address your gaffes in another letter.
1. It is "wrong" to force people who do the "right" thing and play by the rules to pay for people who do the "wrong" thing and default on mortgages they should not have taken out in the first place. You see, this is a perfect example of topsy-turvy: rewarding the wrong-doers by punishing the right-doers. Even Dr. Spock would find fault with this philosophy.
2. It is "wrong" to attempt normal communication with "terrorists" (I'll send another letter later, addressing the need to stop changing words to soften their meaning). You see, if you put your hand out to a rabid, wild dog, no matter how "right" you think it is to talk nicely to him, the dog is incapable of understanding your nice intentions and he will bite your head off, preferably while being video taped by his fellow wild dogs. It is "wrong" of the dogs to bite our heads off, but they are incapable of discerning "right" from "wrong" due to the false teachings of their fellow rabid dogs.
3. It is "wrong" to punish success just as it is "wrong" to reward failure. It is "right" that success is rewarded, as it usually denotes hard work. It is "right" that one should learn from their failure in order to no longer repeat the same mistakes, but if the failed person is "wrongly" rewarded for their failure, they will "fail" to learn the lesson from failure.
4. It is "wrong" to attempt to level the playing field in order to institute what you perceive as "fairness" and "equality." People are not lemmings and are incapable of sustaining a hive-mind mentality for any length of time. Individualism and liberty will want to break free from communal oppression. It is "wrong" to not learn from history, and it is "wrong" to be so unteachable as to be incapable of comprehending reason and logic. You see, reason and logic are objective. Reason and logic tend to ride the path of "truism."
5. "Truth" is another word that is typically linked with "good" and "right." "Lie" is the opposite of "truth" and can usually be found dwelling in the caves with "wrong" and "evil." These realities are not subjective and they are not open to interpretation. One man's truth is not another man's lie. One man's terrorist is not another man's freedom fighter. Pardon me... I parlayed into a realm that I said I would broach later.
So, Mr. President, when I ask you to "do the right thing," do you now understand what I mean? Are you capable of understanding the truth of what is right and good, or are you so entrenched in the liberal-leftist philosophy that you only see things in shades of subjectiveness?
Elevating evil and destroying good will not level the play field. Our hearts and minds weren't designed for a life of bland greyness and perpetual neutrality. Human beings have a spirit that desires freedom. Freedom is "good" - oppression is "evil."
Remember, to seek excellence is not the same as finding perfection. Success is not always bought at the expense of a victim.
So, do the right thing: rescind the stimulus bill; re-write the budget sans the earmarks; hire honorable law-abiding folks for your administration; and burn your "Rules for Radicals" book, as it has no place in America.
Thank you,
S'marty
P.S. ... and don't talk any more or write any more letters.