The Dearth (and Death) of Common Sense

Am I the only one who feels like he has been transported to an alternate universe?  Transported to a universe where the rules of logic have been suspended.  A place where black is white, hot is cold, and apparently right is wrong while wrong is right... and for fans of 20th century literature, I really should add the Orwellian references, "War is peace.  Freedom is slavery.  Ignorance is strength." (from the book, 1984)

Illogical?  Ironic?  Ridiculous?  Confusing?  Non-sensical?  "Yes", five times "yes", but sadly, that's where we now find ourselves as a nation in serious moral decline - if not all out ethical freefall.

In this same strange universe, a man is equally and completely free to self-identify himself as a woman, and by logical extension, a kumquat, a green bean, or perhaps even a pretty pink polka-dotted pony; and no longer even have his mental health or sanity challenged.  While it has been oft-repeated that ideas have consequences, now we are simultaneously learning that national elections have consequences, as well.  Obama and his merry band of 'Looney Leftists' are now in charge and they are demanding nothing less than full compliance with the latest politically correct pish posh.

And just in case you aren't quite sure where I am going with this, I am referring to the Obama Administration's Justice Department's announcement earlier this month that the Federal Government is now seizing extra-Constititutional powers under the guise of nebulous 'civil rights' law to dictate restroom, locker room, and shower policies at the state and local level and decreeing that every kind of practitioner of (what used to be called) perversion and deviance can now share your restroom - and you have no say-so in the matter.  This 'putsch' in the name of civil rights was followed a week later by Department of Education threats to withhold funds from those schools who don't jump on their nonsensical bandwagon, and turn the athletic programs, bathrooms, and locker rooms of your sons and daughters into gender dysphoric free-for-alls.

In a country where common sense is increasingly uncommon, it is not surprising that we are actually discussing that fact that the Federal government would tell us that it a violation of civil rights to prevent a man who decided to be a woman and share the public restroom with your wife or mother.  Or that it would be a grievous act of discrimination to deny a boy who insists he's a girl from just hanging out in your daughter's locker room.  The bearer of this kind of twisted logic is no radical lesbian women's studies professor, the ACLU, Child Molesters Anonymous, or a sexual predator advocacy group (although they all would wholeheartedly favor this mandate).  Indeed it carries the weight of nation's highest-ranking law enforcement official - Attorney General Loretta Lynch - who proclaimed that the government of the people, by the people, and for the people would be suing the state of North Carolina for attempting to protect it's citizens from such nonsensical behavior.  (She was, no doubt, taking a break, from the relentless prosecution of 'thoughtcrime' deniers of man-made global warming, cooling et al.)

Employing grandiose words invoking Brown v. Board of Education, the Three-Fifths Compromise, Jim Crow laws, and other such nasty things, Loretta 'Napolean' Lynch applied tortured legal logic, heavy-handed executive branch brown-shirtism/hooliganism, and the threat of Federal blackmail to advance one of the most strange and logically devoid legal arguments yet proposed from the increasingly power hungry Obama regime.

But what should we expect when from our elite institutions of higher learning down to our middle schools have been teaching postmodern thought and denying moral absolutes for at least two decades now.  Why would we even question this as the logical next step following the Supreme court's shameless redefining of the common understanding and plain meaning of the word "marriage" that was held for millenia.  In the unenlightened old days, one's sex was based on their appearance, a birth certificate, or more scientifically, based on the makeup of one's chromosomes.  Apparently in this brave, new - and politically correct - world, a simple feeling of 'identification' with a particular sex is all that's necessary.

We are living in a country where the ruling elites and a growing number of our institutions are completely out of control - and completely void of common sense.

We are told by the chief law enforcement official in the land that the Federal government will from this point forward be dictating local and state bathroom, locker room, and shower policies, without regard for privacy, modesty, personal safety, societal norms, or common sense.  In other words, if I decide tomorrow morning to self-identify as a woman, a unicorn, a  leprechaun, or perhaps Bigfoot - you have to accept me and play along with my little games, and grant me special privileges under the threat of financial and/or legal consequences.  You must accept and affirm me in my self-delusional choice or you will not only be accused of being a "bigot" and a "hater", but sooner or later, big brother government will be knocking on your door with a civil rights lawsuit or an arrest warrant in hand.  That said, I can't help but think of the definition of the term 'doublespeak', again from the book 1984:


"The power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them... To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just as long as it is needed, to deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies."  George Orwell.

Other than the fact that it sounds strikingly post-modern, I circle back around to Orwell only because the dissonance of holding contradictory views apparently goes unnoticed by card-carrying members of the revisionist 'Looney Left'.  On the one hand, they are telling us, "Don't you dare 'discriminate'." - or you will either persecuted or prosecuted - yet on the other hand, we are told that protected classes - including women - must be identified and given special consideration in the form of reverse discrimination.  We are legally mandated to treat differently - or legally discriminate, if you will - between women and men in federal hiring quotas, government contracts, and for collegiate sports teams purposes (e.g. Title IX), among other things.  At the same time, they pretend to not even notice (or perhaps lack the mental capacity to notice) the illogical contradictions of their views, all the while demanding - with the force of law backing them - that we must give assent to their self-contradictory views.




Addendum 1:  At the time I was researching this piece, I stumbled upon a great speech given by Dr. Everett Piper, President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University.  Piper is on the forefront of Evangelical Christian response to troubling cultural trends.  Check out Dr. Piper's take on this subject at: http://www.okwu.edu/blog/2016/05/13816/

Addendum 2:  Another blog citing evidence further illustrating the absurdity of the government position:  http://reformedbaptist.blogspot.com/2016/03/gender-ideology-harms-children-says.html

Addendum 3:  Reading Constitutional Lawyers Herb Titus and William Olson's legal opinion on the Obama Administration's actions is also insightful reading:    http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/herbert-w-titus/obamas-threat-defund-schools-over-trans-bathroom-issue-violates-federal

Politically-incorrect Proverbs

The following is a list, albeit politically-incorrect, of common-sense guiding principles that I believe to be true.  If one was to state any of these inconvenient truths in public, he would most likely evoke howls of protest from or at least drive the lefties crazy.  I stand by them,  nonetheless, they are still presented with a full appreciation for the fallibility of man (myself not exempted).  Feel free to suggest your own below, comment on any of the ones I have proposed, or completely disagree with me.  We are not PC here - honest dialogue is still welcomed.


There is only one way to God – that way is through Jesus Christ.  All other attempts/means/religions are insufficient.  The Scripture is very clear about that.

All of us will stand before God one day to be judged, which is a scary thought.  Without Christ as our advocate, that is an incredibly scary thought.

Hell is a real place.

God created all that is.  He spoke everything into existence.  Random chance played no role whatsoever in that.

Our rights originate from God, not government.  We are self-governing citizens of our nation, not subjects of our government.

Any government which tries to take away our rights as self-governing citizens is illegitimate.

God had a direct hand in the founding of this nation.

Although we have strayed far from our founding principles, this nation was founded upon the Judeo-Christian ethic.

This nation has been blessed beyond all measure.  I’m not sure all the reasons for that, but at least part of the reason is that we have stood with God’s chosen people, the Jews.

No matter how many Republican or Democratic Presidents may claim it to be so, Islam will not be a ‘religion of peace’ until there are enough Muslims willing to stand up and make it be so.


ISIS is not a JV Team.  Iran cannot be trusted.  Denial is not a foreign policy strategy.

Fundamentalist Islamic terrorism is a much bigger threat than global warming.

There is a huge difference between an illegal alien and a legal immigrant.  The confusion around this has been deliberate.

No foreign national has a right to come here, be here, or stay here.  Although other factors can certainly be considered, the primary basis for accepting an immigrant into this country is how he or she will contribute to making this country better.  If we accept you, you need to completely forsake your country of origin, learn English, provide for yourself and your family, and wholeheartedly agree with our Constitution, obey our laws, and honor our way of life.  If your affiliations or beliefs prevent that, go somewhere else.  If you accept those conditions, may God bless you and welcome to the United States of America.

Voting against Obama or opposing his agenda does not make you a racist.

President Obama’s primary historical significance is not that he was the first ‘black’ President of the United States.  His historical significance is that he is the country’s first socialist President.

The modern left is a perfect example of confusing one’s worldview with reality.

A little sign posted at the entrance to a campus, church, movie theatre, or mall saying “No Guns Allowed on the Premises.” does not make you safer.  It makes you less safe.  Criminals know this - you should too.

What’s fair is fair:  If I have to have to beg for a permit to purchase a gun, a reporter should also have to beg for a permit to publish a story.  One right is not more important than another.

The vast majority of law enforcement/police officers are trustworthy, honest, and decent people (and are not racists).  They are human, they do make mistakes, but nearly every one of them to a fault are ready and willing to put their life on the line for you in times of dire need.

No one deserves mistreatment, but if you are belligerent with a police officer or resist arrest  - especially if you reach for his weapon - I’m not going to waste a lot of sympathy on what might happen to you as a result.

The so-called “Mainstream Media” is biased.  The primary evidence for that fact is their adamant denial of that fact.

The “Mainstream Media” is anything but mainstream.

The Obama Justice Department is anything but... okay you get the idea.

The Department of Education may not be unconstitutional, but it is certainly extra-constitutional (not to mention completely unnecessary).

The Supreme Court has no authority to make law.  The Supreme Court has no authority to rewrite the law.  Too many Supreme Court justices seem to forget this.

The U.S. Constitution is neither living, nor breathing.  It was intentionally designed to be difficult to change.

Unlike the Constitution, the Bible is absolutely unchanging.  The truths therein are timeless.

The Bible is absolutely clear.  Homosexual practice is a sin.  In that sense it is no different than adultery, fornication, or any other sexual sin.

Two lesbians are no substitute for a father and a mother.  Two gay men are no substitute for a father and a mother.

It is an absurdity to insist that the Boy Scouts should open up to homosexual scout leaders on the one hand, while decrying the abuse of boys by male scout leaders on the other.

It is not a violation of one’s civil rights to be asked to prove you are a qualified voter before you are allowed to vote.  It is simply common sense.

An illegal vote cast is just as egregious as the denial of a legal vote.

Registering new voters is not necessarily a good thing.  Just saying… someone has no business voting in  a presidential election that can’t identify by name (and party affiliation) all of the following five persons:  the current President, the Vice-President, the Speaker of the House, the previous President, and the first President of the United States.

It is nearly impossible to name a centrist Democrat who has been elected to serve in the U.S. House or Senate in recent memory.  Even if he campaigned as a centrist, that changed as soon as they left their home district and arrived in Washington.

It is nearly impossible to name a conservative Republican who has held a top leadership post in the U.S. House or Senate in recent memory.  Even if he started out as a conservative, the desire for popularity or the love of power sucked all their core principles out of them.

Greed is non-partisan.  Just as many Democrats as Republicans go to Washington without great wealth and leave as multi-millionaires.  In either case, it’s most assuredly not a coincidence.

So-called “hate crimes” laws are absolutely ridiculous.  Is "love" ever the motivation for assault or murder?  One’s motivations are secondary to one’s innocence or guilt and should be left for the sentencing phase.

“Global Warming” is just the latest attempt by the advocates of big government to expand its power, control our lives, and diminish our freedoms.  And the science – if you can call it that – is by no means "settled".


Not everyone is a victim.  There are some people that are just simply stupid.

Life is not fair.  It never will be.  There is not any number of laws that will not change that basic fact, nor is there is any government immense enough to negate that fact.

Face the facts:  There are a lot of people out there smarter than you, better than you, richer than you, and luckier than you.  That’s life.  Deal with it.

Being poor does not make one righteous.  Being rich does not make one corrupt.

Poverty does not cause crime.  If it did, the nation’s greatest crime spree would have occurred during the Great Depression.

Immense wealth has no correlation to one’s intelligence, as Al Gore has proved time and time again.

Age does not necessarily equate to wisdom, as Jimmy Carter continues to prove.

Being ‘intelligent’ is way different than being ‘smart’.

An advanced degree does not make one smart.

There is no right to a ‘living wage’.  If you want more money, make yourself more valuable to employers.   Either work harder, work longer hours, or get some training and/or experience.

Not every worker deserves a raise.

...and no.  Not every kid deserves a trophy, either.

Lack of self-esteem is a very rare problem in human beings.

You do not have a right to not have your feelings hurt.

Politically correct speech codes are purposefully designed by the political left to shame their opposition into silence.  As such, one’s political incorrectness should be worn as a badge of honor.