Monster

As always, I appreciate the opportunity to share rational thought. 

I've been meaning to read Imprimis, a publication of Hillsdale College that comes to us in the mail, on the regular. 

Sadly, with the busyness of life, I haven't met that goal as often as I would wish to. .

Just now, in the quiet of the early morning hours, I couldn't sleep and decided to straighten up and organize a bit. 

Cleaning off our kitchen counter, which sometimes serves as. . well, many things, I happened across a copy of  Hillsdale's September's issue, entitled "Inside the Transgender Empire," by Christopher F. Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. 

Perusing that article, I found myself at once inspired and deeply disturbed by what I found there. .

Perhaps this paragraph will sum it up, or at least give you a hint of the gist: 

"This is the great project of the trans-gender movement: to abolish the distinctions of man and woman, to transcend the limitations established by God and nature, and to connect the personal struggle of trans individuals to the political struggle to transform society in a radical way."

Really? Could this be possible? 

Could this be allowed somehow in Jefferson's America? In Lincoln's? 

Radical leftist have openly, vigorously, and violently pushed, and continue to push, their agenda on all of us, with the hope (?!) of transforming -not in a good way- the very essence of our country, our sacred Constitution, our core beliefs, ideals, etc, without remorse. . And they're not even trying to hide it! 

Have we really descended this far as a nation?

And a more thought provoking question. . Have we -as an enlightened, God fearing community- allowed it? 

I doubt our Founding Fathers could -or would- even give validity to this type of twisted thinking for a New York second, much less be able to stomach the details of the depravity involved. 

I doubt they would entertain such madness with less than horror and distain. .

They, having personally experienced intense persecution for their ideas and beliefs and eloquently elaborated upon the crimes of despotism, the joy and despair of the struggle for independence. . They, having led the necessary revolution against tyranny and having overcome the evils of a diabolical oppression, and the unfeeling oppressor bent on taking that freedom away, how would they view us today?

What would they think of the America we have become? 

Have we truly morphed into a Marxist Society so quickly? Have we allowed the deceptions of the adversary to infiltrate our beloved Land of the Free and alter it to the point of complete distortion in such a short amount of time?

Have we really allowed our National Identity to be changed from inherently rational and good. . to permissive and tolerant to the point of insanity in just 248 short years? Is the sacred legacy of the blood of our ancestors to be spat upon in this manner? How could we have allowed this to happen? 

After what our predecessors gave to bring about the inspired establishment of our Republic, will we not honor their memory more reverently than this?

Thinking ahead toward Easter, this line from a familiar and patriotic hymn, which I sincerely hope is still represented, come to mind.

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me.

As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free. .

Free.

Have we come this far only to come this far? Have we allowed our collective ideology as Americans to be altered to this extent?

The word "conundrum" becomes redefined. .

Having been in an America where "traditional values" were for the most part highly respected, where parents still had charge over their own children and were generally respected by them, I find myself in the crux/dilemma/conundrum experienced by many of my peers

I am stuck, we are stuck, in the midst of a cultural phenomenon, a perceived yet pervasive transformation of country and culture that I find incredible ironic, highly frustrating and intensely disturbing.

The rising generation is being heavily influenced by incorrect, destructive propaganda on an unprecedented scale. 

And although I believe -I know- that most of us are inherently good here in the United States of America, I can very clearly see a monster rearing its very ugly head. . 

Having grown up in a less troubled, more free and more structured America, I can see very clearly the distinction between then and now, the confusion and chaos, the conflicting views and values, ideas that our children are currently being subjected to. . and was I was taught.

It's a miracle that we made it through adolescence with the difficulties associated, without the craziness and blatant depravity that they have to deal with now. 

I think we need to remember more carefully. . We need to think more carefully about our role in this time and place, and about what we allow to slip under the table. . I feel like we, who still remember what it was like to be truly free, etc, have an obligation to fight for what we know is right, for ourselves and for our children.

We need, for the sake of our posterity, to be involved in civic affairs and to be very aware of what we allow in the name of "fairness" or "individual expression." 

This segment states very clearly one perspective, with which I am in complete agreement.

NO MATTER HOW ADVANCED TRANS PHARMACEUTICALS AND SURGERIES BECOME, THE BIOLOGICAL REALITY OF MAN AND WOMAN CANNOT BE ABOLISHED; THE NATURAL LIMITATIONS OF GOD’S CREATION CANNOT BE TRANSCENDED. THE ATTEMPT TO DO SO WILL ELICIT THE SAME HEARTBREAK AND ALIENATION CAPTURED IN THE FINAL SCENE OF MARY SHELLEY’S NOVEL: THE HULKING MONSTER, SHUNNED BY SOCIETY AND BETRAYED BY HIS FATHER, FILLED WITH DESPAIR AND DRIFTING OFF INTO THE ICE FLOES—A SYMBOL OF THE CONSEQUENCE OF PROMETHEAN HUBRIS.

Our children, are being subjected to super harmful rhetoric on a scale unprecedented in human history,  which, if unchecked, will contribute very sadly, very detrimentally, to our course and direction as a nation. Throughout all generations of time in this world, I can't remember a more depraved, derelict, disgusting, and divisive philosophy ever attempted. .

The devil is certainly amping it up!

Many motivations factor in, not the least of which is the complete abolition of a recognizable America. Why? To promote the agenda of the devil, to be perfectly blunt. I can very easily see, having lived in both worlds, the stark difference between the collective ideology and understanding of the country I grew up in, and the borderline satanic mess we find ourselves battling now. . 

Things are becoming more and more black. and. white. 

THE TRANSGENDER MOVEMENT IS INHERENTLY POLITICAL. ITS RECONSTRUCTION OF PERSONAL IDENTITY IS MEANT TO ADVANCE A COLLECTIVE POLITICAL RECONSTRUCTION OR TRANSFORMATION. SOME TRANS ACTIVISTS EVEN VIEW THEIR MOVEMENT AS THE FUTURE OF MARXISM. IN A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS TITLED TRANSGENDER MARXISM, ACTIVIST WRITER ROSA LEE ARGUES THAT TRANS PEOPLE CAN SERVE AS THE NEW VANGUARD OF THE PROLETARIAT, PROMISING TO ABOLISH HETERONORMATIVITY IN THE SAME WAY THAT ORTHODOX MARXISM PROMISED TO ABOLISH CAPITALISM.

https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Imprimis_Sept_8pg_9-23web.pdf