I believe in Jesus-in what he taught and did. I am not credulous enough to believe that a cold, mindless, chance process like natural selection can explain the miracles of design I see everywhere-or the subtleties of the human mind, with its ethical and aesthetic sensitivities. I am disgusted with the Republicans, who seem to consider the current mess perfectly acceptable when it is obviously unjust. And I am sure government must take the side of the poor and the oppressed, just as it must protect all of us from the rapacious power of the big corporations,and just as it must be a force for equality. It is the only solution to an outrageous situation. In culture and in affairs of the mind, equality is an illusion.īut still, I believe we should have universal health care, underwritten by the government. I am against relativism and the idea that everything is a matter of opinion and that everyone’s opinion is worth the same. I think “progressive” ideas in education have proved themselves disastrous. I think feminism went off the rails 20 years ago. I think the gap between rich and poor in this country is obscene and must be bridged if we are not to end up like Brazil. We are still feeling the results in lower and lower typical wages (where are all the decent jobs?). I’m inclined to think labor unions killed the goose that laid the golden eggs and reduced us to a second-rate industrial power and a permanent depression in the rust belt cities.
I can’t support affirmative action or “diversity” initiatives. The position of blacks in our society today has very little to do with white racism. I did not even like Dr King his speeches made me angry, while all my liberal friends felt guilty.
I was always annoyed by liberal propaganda on racial problems. Nor do I believe we will ever fairly eliminate a poverty class in any society. I don’t believe the problems of the poor can be solved by money. I reject the victimology that seems to come from so many sources. I reject the nonsense about “self-esteem” I believe shame is a legitimate social tool to keep people in line. I reject, for example, the “liberal” notion that crime is caused by poverty and lack of opportunity. I am suspicious of simple solutions to human problems. I believe people need strong intellectual leadership. People are certainly easily deceived-Americans are known all over the world as notoriously gullible people. I believe people are very bad at knowing what is good for them and will usually make the wrong choice, left to their own devices. I believe human nature is depraved and inclined to sin. And I am convinced that “the market” is a false god, that government has the absolute duty to correct the injustices of capitalism and the “free market” and to punish its crimes against the people and the environment.īut I’m not a “textbook” liberal, because I am a serious Christian. I am disgusted by the rancid “Christian right”. I have always supported and voted for the more liberal candidate for anything. I am convinced he validated and encouraged national attitudes that set us back many decades. I despised Mr Nixon and had no use for Ronald Reagan. My favorite presidents were people like Roosevelt, Truman, even Jimmy Carter-people I could respect. Well, I have always voted Democratic, never Republican. I am regularly accused of being a conservative, by liberals and conservatives alike. I don’t think I’ve changed much, but over the last 40 years what I thought of as liberal, even radical, has become somewhat conservative. Private Editorials for Friends by Donald Vroon (Revisions 2010) These are not for the general public, but for people already considered “friends” or people who want to get to know me better (I hope they are not disappointed). They are subjects that do not require treatment in ARG. These are my own views and thoughts, if you are interested (there is no reason why you should be, I suppose).
0 kommentar(er)
