day no. 15,417 continued... you will either be accused of acting too soon or abused for waiting until it's too late

Today is the day after the disaster in DC and I found the following hot takes on point.

"All the conservatives who condemned this last year’s rioting in Minneapolis, and Portland, and Kenosha, and other places, have the right to condemn this as well—as many of them have, and as do I. John Knox once condemned a rioting crowd, rioters on his side, as that “rascal multitude.” Genuine conservatives have the right and the responsibility to condemn this kind of thing, as we most certainly do... But if you are a supporter of BLM, or any other of those “mostly peaceful” protests, you have a moral obligation to shut up, sit down, and contemplate the new order you have helped to usher in. You cannot normalize violence as a standard tool for politics, and then be shocked when others take you up on your standing invitation. Welcome to the world you have created for us all. The “new normal” is not everybody wearing masks like they were told to. No, the new normal is something else entirely," -- Douglas Wilson, Coming This Summer

"Trump is no savior, no conservative hero, and he shouldn’t be confused as such, but Trump has put up more of a fight against our enemies than many who should know a lot better. So stand your ground in the truth. Stand your ground to protect your liberty. Don’t give up an inch. Condemn all true evil and thuggery and works of the flesh; put away all wrath. Stay disciplined. Hold ranks. And do not allow the slander or folly of our enemies (on the right or the left) to cow you into silence or cowardice or retreat. Do not run away from the hard work of Christian freedom, even if the bozo currently yelling it at the top of his lungs is wearing a fur cap with horns on it, like he was an obsessed extra from Braveheart. 2021 really did just tell 2020 to hold his beer."

-- Toby Sumpter, Laugh, But Don't Flinch

True liberty can only be forfeited, not taken. Too many have given away too much and without too much of a fight. You will either be accused of acting too soon or abused for waiting until it's too late. It is better to be called names than it is to be counted out.

“This is how our learned leaders have managed the process so far, in four easy steps.

1. There is no fight.

2. There might come a time when we might have to fight.

3. It’s too soon to fight.

4. It’s too late to fight . . .

We are here because our respected evangelical leadership specializes in indistinct bugle blowing” -- Douglas Wilson, Same Sex Mirage