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FACTUAL…? Or FOOLISH?
The Ultimate American Voter's Guide
APES DEMONSTRATE BASIC FACTS ABOUT HUMANITY’S HABITS
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After replacing the fourth and fifth original apes,
all the apes which have been sprayed with cold water
have been replaced. Nevertheless, no ape ever again
approaches the stairs. Why not?
“Because that’s the way it’s always been done around
here.” |
This same principle can be applied to the way many
Americans vote in elections: a so-called “conservative”
approach pushes many of us to vote according to an outdated
“tradition” of “loyalty” to a political party, rather than
making up our minds based upon the actual beliefs and goals
of individual candidates.
This outdated ‘tradition’ prevents us from thinking for
ourselves, and investigating the merits of individual
candidates, regardless of party, for the betterment of the
Common Good and our children’s future.
Look at
America’s national symbol: the bald-headed eagle.
It depicts America’s soul.
I read in a Catholic magazine that some 200
years ago Benjamin Franklin suggested that America’s symbol
ought to be a turkey. Mr. Franklin allegedly argued that the
turkey would be a more suitable symbol for America, because,
unlike in the bald-headed eagle, everything in the turkey is
useful.
Whatever side one may take in this argument,
I must say I’m glad that we Americans have kept the
bald-head eagle as our national symbol and the turkey for
Thanksgiving Day. That’s the right order, as far as I am
concerned. I find it difficult to imagine a huge turkey
depicted on the carpet of the Oval Room in the White House.
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The
bald-headed eagle is full of life, soaring above the
clouds and nesting on the highest peaks. Majestic,
graceful, penetrating gaze, elegant, a real champion
of the sky.
The turkey, on
the other hand, is undoubtedly a very useful bird,
especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.
It is close in size to the eagle, but not nearly as
graceful. The turkey is a heavy, slow ground
forager, preferring the floor of the forest to the
open sky. It faces
death with seeming indifference; when one of the
flock is
under siege, even the young, the others scatter and
then casually observe. The poor gobbler glorifies mediocrity,
cowardice and insensitivity. |
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Like real eagles
who put up a fight to defend their young -- investigating
the characters and views of individual candidates on
non-negotiable issues…
or like mediocre turkeys, voting the party line, the politically correct way,
or on the mere looks and clever things said by the candidate?
Consider the questions below as you make up your mind.
Are you a turkey or an eagle?
WHO WILL RULE THE MOST POWERFUL COUNTRY IN
THE WORLD?
Barrack Hussein Obama
INDEPENDENT(S)
John Sidney McCain III
1st Question:
Are there non-negotiable issues
to be considered in any election?
The Turkey Answer: There
are no basic human rights that must be respected, or, as
some call them, “non-negotiable” issues. Every sensible
person realizes that morals have nothing to do with
politics, and politics have nothing to do with morals. It’s
in the nature of politics for everything to be up for grabs.
In short, every man has his price.
We must respect the demands of libertarian minority pressure
groups that want to live as they please. Their agendas must
be respected and they must be allowed to help guide the
nation’s future. Moralistic people who dare to oppose them
must be stopped.
THE EAGLE ANSWER: There
are non-negotiable moral issues that must be defended at all
costs. We are a nation of free men and women, not of slaves.
Our families cannot live at the whims of politicians. The
increase in immorality and crime of all sorts, in our
society, proves ad nauseam that libertarian policies have
not worked. Our legislation must respect basic human rights,
founded on human nature, which are equal for every person.
2nd Question: How to vote:
(a) According to the
party line; or
(b) According to the merits of individual candidates?
The Turkey Answer:
Always base your vote on your political party affiliation,
your earlier voting habits, or your family's voting tradition.
Never cross the floor, even if the man from the other party
defends your views better than your own party candidate. Keep on
believing that your party is totally reliable, responsible and
trustworthy. Who has ever heard of a politician making promises
in election time just to fail to deliver later? Absurd! It has
never happened (at least not on our side of the house, anyway).
No, they are decent folks when they obey the party. People
have towed the party line before, so they should go on doing it.
This is sound political tradition; to do as others have done
before you, regardless of the changes in historical, social or
economic circumstances. And you'll be OK.
Besides, can you imagine how your dad would turn in
his grave if he found out that you voted for someone from the
other side?
THE EAGLE ANSWER: Political parties are human, fallible institutions, not
divine, infallible ones. There is good and bad in every party.
Some have more of each, some have less. History abounds in
examples of parties that have betrayed their members by passing
legislation that was not written in the manifesto, and without
any consultation with the people. They just waited till they
grabbed power to impose their hidden agendas. We must vote for a
candidate whose individual beliefs, principles and views defend
the Common Good, regardless of political affiliation. We must
protect our children, not the politicians’ jobs.
3rd Question:
Should we trust the party hierarchy blindly, or should we
investigate each candidate’s views before voting?
The Turkey Answer:
Do not try to be a smart Alec and investigate each candidate
as an individual, to see if he or she indeed deserves your
vote. You risk finding out all sorts of things about your
candidate, and that may be embarrassing for the party
hierarchy. No: Tow the party line, and you’ll be doing just
fine. Never, ever, cast your vote for somebody from across
the floor.
You don’t have to think for yourself; your party will do it
for you. On Election Day, just switch on
the TV to watch the latest basketball match, pop a few beers and,
in between games make a quick trip to the booth and vote as the
party machine tells you. Then enjoy the rest of your six-pack
and cheer your team.
Never write directly to candidates to ask how they stand on
each of the so-called ‘non-negotiable’ issues. It is not nice.
It’s risky, even. You never know what you might find out. It’s
better to be ignorant of their views and let them get on with
the job they want to be elected to do, the way they think best.
THE EAGLE ANSWER:
Become informed about the stand of the candidates who want
your vote. More often than not, the party machine is
self-serving. Be courageous in defending your children’s future:
if need be, vote for someone from across the floor, or for an
Independent. Do not sell yourself for the sake of political
correctness.
4th Question:
What should I do if I do not belong to a Party or am in
doubt?
The Turkey Answer:
If you really must make a choice, at most, cast your vote
based on “candidate’s appearance, personality, or how she/he
looks or speaks on television, even if she/he supports things
you don’t agree with.
Better still, base your vote on his/her previous career as a
rock singer, movie actor or sports hero. Everybody knows that singing in a rock band, acting in a movie or winning a gold medal in the
Olympics is the best way to prepare for public office
and run the country on your behalf.
Another option is to choose among candidates based on the
"What's in it for me?" approach. We are the centre; our religion
is to worship the trinity of the me, myself and I. If the
candidate offers nothing great for us, we must try another.
THE EAGLE ANSWER:
Find
out each candidate’s principles, never going for the
looks, the attraction, the clever things he says,
etc. Elections are serious business. Above all,
it is the candidates who say that they believe in God but
will not allow their beliefs to interfere in their
political life, who are definitely not the right
people, because they consent betraying their own
principles. We should never cast our votes for those
who call themselves ‘Christian’ and at the same time
support libertarian policies, like prostitution,
homosexual marriage, cannabis, pornography,
abortion, euthanasia, etc. These people have
contradictory – and therefore dangerous – policies.
If they can act against their own beliefs and betray
their consciences, surely it will be much easier for
them to betray our confidence.
Let us make our decisions based on which candidates seem most
likely to promote the common good, the country’s future, and
society at large, even if we will not benefit directly or
immediately from the program they propose.
THE
EAGLE AND TURKEY STANCES REGARDING THE FIVE
“NON-NEGOTIABLE” ISSUES
1st Issue
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Abortion
The Turkey's Stance:
All forms of abortion should be legal and taxpayer-funded.
People should be allowed to have their fun and, in the end,
eliminate unwanted results. The child is part of the mother’s
body. It belongs to the mother, and she can have him killed at
any stage, like removing a wart or a diseased appendix.
President Clinton was very supportive of the ultimate
abortion right: while a 9-month old child is being born feet first, a powerful
stiletto-like tube is inserted into the back of the head -
before it is even seen - to
suck out the brain. It’s called partial birth abortion. By the
way, the warmonger George Bush abolished it, but the American
Supreme Court will bring it back, I’m sure.
In the meantime, make certain that we protect trees, dolphins
and endangered spiders.
THE EAGLE'S STANCE: The right to life is the first human right. It is not a State
concession. Therefore, every abortion is the intentional and
direct killing of an innocent human being, and is therefore a
form of homicide.
The child is always an innocent party, and no law may permit
the taking of his life. Legal abortion is legal murder.
Pro-Abortion politicians deny the most basic human right: the
right to live. When the right to live is denied to some, all
other rights are illusory and irrelevant.
Abortion must be made illegal once and for all, otherwise the
cruelty of partial-birth abortion and like horrors will, sooner
or later, be forced upon us by “libertarian” politicians. This
is not far-fetched, because our great business partner, China,
forces abortion on her people, and has done so for many years. –
but our politicians conveniently say nothing about it, of
course.
Humans must take precedence over plants and animals.
2nd Issue -
Euthanasia
The Turkey's Stance:
In “mercy killing”, the ill or elderly are killed out of a
sense of compassion. It’s obvious that they need to be taken out
of their misery. No one should have to suffer so much. Old folks
who have outlived the usefulness of their lives should be
allowed to go. Why should families – or the taxpayer for that
matter - waste money on palliative care? We’d rather save that
money to finance more abortion clinics. The elderly and the
handicapped will surely realize that it is time to make room for
a new generation to enjoy their lives. There is not much to go
around anyway. We must be practical.
THE EAGLE'S STANCE: Euthanasia is a form of homicide, and no one has a right to
take one's own life (suicide), and no one has the right to take
the life of any innocent person (murder). Doctors who betray
their Hippocratic Oaths and assist others in committing suicide
must be prosecuted as accessories to murder. If they kill the
patient, they must be charged with murder like any other type of
homicide. True compassion cannot include doing something
intrinsically evil to another person.
3rd Issue -
Foetal Stem Cell Research
The Turkey's Stance:
I saw someone on TV saying
that extracting embryonic stems is much easier
than harvesting adult stem cells and that embryonic
stem cells hold great promise to fight Parkinson's,
Alzheimer's and other diseases. In the name of human
compassion, we need to breed human embryos for the purpose
of research, experimentation and organ creation. Besides, if
scientists can do it, it must be OK. The embryos that have
already been created are destined for destruction anyway, so
we might as well make good use of them. Embryos cannot sue
you for killing them.
THE EAGLE'S STANCE:
Human embryos are human beings,
and respect for their human dignity excludes all
experimental manipulation or exploitation of the
human being at any stage of life, including the
embryo. Recent scientific advances show that any
medical cure that might arise from experimentation
on embryonic stem cells can be developed by using
adult stem cells instead. Adult stem cells can be
obtained without doing harm to the adults from whom
they come. There is no longer any ethical medical
argument in favor of using foetal stem cells.
Moreover, scientists have already used various forms
of adult stem cells to obtain cures or visible
improvement in the experimental treatment of certain
illnesses while embryonic stem cell research can
make no such claims, despite its massive private
funding. Venture capital is now beginning to move
into adult stem cell research, a clear sign that
this is where the promise lies.
Besides, the practice
of Embryonic Stem Cell Research helps desensitize us
regarding the value of the human life. There was a
time when blacks were not considered as persons
under U.S. law.
4th Issue -
Human Cloning
The Turkey's Stance:
The ends justify the means. Again, if scientists can do it,
it must be OK. Let us clone people; why not? There are no morals
in science; only experiments, successes and failures. As the
celebrated Vladimir Lenin said, ‘You cannot make an omelet
without breaking the eggs.’
THE EAGLE'S STANCE:
Any attempt to obtain a human being without any connection
with sexuality is wrong. The methods of 'twin fission,' cloning,
or parthenogenesis are contrary to the moral law, because they
are in opposition to the dignity both of human procreation and
of the conjugal union.
Human cloning also ends up being a form of homicide because
the "rejected" or "unsuccessful" clones are destroyed, and each
‘clone’ is a human being.
5th Issue -
Homosexual "Marriage"
The Turkey's Stance:
Live and let live, I
say! If homosexuals want to marry,
adopt children, live as a family next door to you, educate your
children, run your local government, direct the police force,
etc., why should anyone object? It’s really none of anyone
else’s business. Let there be a free-for-all society, let us be
tolerant and respect their right to do as they see fit.
THE EAGLE'S STANCE:
The multi-secular
experience of human nature affirms that a true
marriage is the union of one man and one woman.
Legal recognition of any other form of "marriage"
undermines true marriage, which is the foundation of
the family.
Decades ago,
homosexuality was frowned upon and despised. Today
it is acceptable. Today, pedophilia, or the sexual
orientation of homosexuals who prefer younger
partners, is still frowned upon, despised and
illegal. Make homosexual marriage legal, and the way
will be paved for many more abhorrent forms of
behavior. Why should we stop with same-sex marriage?
Once accepted, why should anyone refuse to accept
other lifestyles?
When legislation in
favor of the recognition of homosexual unions is
proposed for the first time in a legislative
assembly, the honest lawmaker has a moral duty to
express his opposition clearly and publicly, and to
vote against it. When law-makers vote in favor of a
law that is so harmful to the common good, their
action is gravely immoral.
Besides, legal
recognition of homosexual unions actually does
homosexual persons a disfavor by encouraging them to
persist in what is an objectively immoral
arrangement. And, medical research now confirms that
homosexual behavior sharply increases one's chances
of contracting serious diseases such as HIV ,
Hepatitis, and MRSA and leads to premature death.
THE ROLE OF CONSCIENCE
The Turkey's Stance:
To have a ‘conscience’ is sheer bourgeois moralism. There are
no rights and wrongs in politics. What was bad yesterday can be
good today, and bad again tomorrow. It all depends on Party
policy. Everything is relative. Therefore, there is no need to
form your conscience. Just vote according to political
correctness, do not bother to form your conscience with the
facts. Besides, as the celebrated Vladimir Lenin said once, “If
the facts disagree with our Party policies, it’s just tough luck
for the facts!”
THE
EAGLE'S STANCE:
Your conscience works like an alarm. It warns you when you
are about to do something wrong. But for your conscience to
work, as it should, it must be properly informed - that is, you
must inform yourself about what is right and what is wrong. Then
will your conscience be a trusted guide.
Unfortunately, today not many
Americans have formed their
consciences adequately regarding key moral issues. The result is
that their consciences do not "sound off" the alarm at
appropriate times, especially on Election Day. We must find out
the hard facts: your children’s future depends on it!
WHEN THERE IS NO "ACCEPTABLE" CANDIDATE
The Turkey's Stance:
I said it before, and I will say it again: If ever your
‘conscience’ appears to bother you because you see that all
candidates are pretty much the same, the only difference is the
party. Remember: Always trust your party machine – they will not
fail you. Do not think for yourself – it is a dangerous
business.
In a republic like the U.S.,
we elect the politicians to think for us.
THE
EAGLE'S STANCE:
When there is
no acceptable candidate (which is a disgrace for any
nation) one may adopt the “lesser evil” approach.
Thus, in a given election, if each and every
candidate takes a stand against any of the
“non-negotiable issues”, then one should vote for
the candidate who seems to be the least likely to do
society damage by advancing some immoral
legislation.
Alternatively, if all
of them have identical positions on the
non-negotiable issues, do not betray your
conscience. Vote for no one at all as a sign of
protest or, where permitted, write in an alternate
candidate's name.
HOW TO VOTE
The Turkey's Stance:
The basic concept to bear in mind is that in politics there
is no true and false, right and wrong, good and bad, in
politics.
Nothing is always right or wrong; you can vote for anyone you
like. Surely the people we place in office are
perfectly capable and well trained enough to run the country, to
decide for us about our future, and our children’s as well.
THE
EAGLE'S STANCE:
The basic concept to bear in mind is that thinking,
conscientious voters use their democratic rights to elect
persons to political office based upon their stated views
regarding the five non-negotiable issues listed above. When it
comes to protecting basic human rights, the party can be quite
irrelevant.
The people who stand for
political office may be
capable and trained to run the country. They may be able to decide for
us about our future and our children’s, but only inasmuch as
they seriously put principles before personal advantages, and
human rights before political slavery. Otherwise, they are a
danger to society.
All that is necessary for evil to flourish is for good people
to do nothing.
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