The Real Truth
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The Real Truth (Honest!)
It’s always good, as we contemplate issues, to start with what we agree upon. I think we all agree that all opinions and all decisions and all government actions should be based on the truth.
And that’s about as far as we’re ever likely to get, when it comes to agreeing. That’s because we each have our own sense of what the truth is. Your truth is not mine, and mine is not yours. Which one is right? Both of them, and neither of them. Should I live my life based on your truths? Will you live your life based on mine?
But, hey, we all must live on the same planet. There are different truths, even in the same community. So how do we reconcile all these truths? Well, if past history is any indication, we don’t. We never have before, so why start now?
What does compromised truth look like? Once compromised, is the truth still true? If people compromise their truth, does anybody end up with something that still resonates with them?
Still, we need laws. We need laws to make sure (or try to make sure) that everybody drives according to laws that are designed to make traffic flow safely. We need to obey those laws, within reason. We must have such laws throughout our culture, for the basic benefit of everyone, and we must compromise in order to do that.
Compromising on traffic laws is little problem because they don’t conflict with people’s truths. But how about education? Now we have a problem. Should public schools promote a specific religion or even religions generally? Most would say, “No”. I would say, “No”.
That’s because that would constitute forcing one group’s truths onto another group. Public schools can teach ABOUT religion, if they do it equitably and don’t promote an actual belief, or truth. They can teach about sexual proclivities, but they can promote nothing.
I’m guessing that most go along with what I’ve said so far. The truths that I’m stating here are fairly universal in America, but not everywhere. Now, let’s get to some realities. Some people’s truth is that people can switch genders. Some, at least in their own mind, have done that. So, now what? What do our schools do with that? The only legitimate approach for public schools, or any public policy, is to recognize that there are people who hold that truth, but to NOT insist that we all support that truth.
Some schools are indoctrinating students into the belief system of the few. Oh, you say, but perhaps these people are a majority. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHO IS THE MAJORITY. If the majority of students in a school are Christian, does it then become legitimate for the school to indoctrinate every student into Christianity? Approximately 100 % of readers would say “No.”
So, what about any of a number of truths that are being forced onto people who don’t want them? What about transgenderism? What about socialism? What about progressivism? I defend anyone’s right to adopt any of those isms as their truth. I condemn anyone who tries to force those truths on others.
We’ve been conned into thinking it’s about the truth. No, it’s about respecting each other’s right to their own truth. That respect is nonexistent among a group of ‘social activists’ and ‘influencers’ who campaign ceaselessly to impose their truths on everyone else. They must be stopped. Stopping them does not constitute violating their rights, it constitutes protecting our own rights.
It is not for nothing that I call myself the Radical Individualist.
p.s. This might cause some to wonder about abortion. What about a woman’s right to choose? Good question, and I have thought about it. That baby has a father. He is a parent, every bit as much as the mother. I think everyone would agree that the father has as much responsibility for that baby as the mother. But if he has responsibilities, then he has rights. To force responsibilities on people, while denying their rights, is an essential component of progressivism. And it is another reason why progressivism must be stopped.
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