Those who favor bigger government and do not believe in our Founding Principles of God-given rights, personal responsibility, limited government and personal property rights are adept at changing the definition of words. Where that’s not possible, they substitute other words or invent new ones (‘transgender’ was not a common term until 15 minutes ago). The result: The Statists are proficient at manipulating and controlling the narrative.
Rush Limbaugh used to say, “Words mean things.” They certainly do. The Statists do not own the language. They do not own the definitions of words. They’ve only been successful because liberty-loving patriots who defend our founding principles have allowed them to succeed. This must stop. We must take our language back and restore a narrative based on truth and history.
Today, the word ‘equity’ has risen to prominence in the American lexicon. The Oxford Dictionary defines equity as, “the quality of being fair and impartial.” That sounds nice. Who wants to be unfair? Who wants to be biased? Being unfair and biased isn’t nice. Yet, this isn’t the definition The Statists are attempting to force us to use.
Equity in today’s political parlance means equality of outcomes. Success or failure is traditionally tied to ability, work ethic, determination, learning and timing. There is no guarantee these qualities lead to success, but they certainly increase the odds.
What we are told today is if a person fails it is not due to one of these factors. The Statists tell us if someone fails it is due to a racist patriarchy that exists in our fatally flawed, illegitimately founded country. Their claim is that a straight white male (followed closely by a straight white female) has unique privileges based upon this biased system. All others are victims of this oppressive structure and doomed to fail no matter what their abilities or work ethic. The more intersectional boxes you check off, the more the system is rigged against you. You are helpless and the government is here to help you.
You can see how this leads to more dependency on the government. That dependency forces the government to grow to serve all these newly created customers. Like the directions on the back of a shampoo bottle – wash, rinse, repeat.
Last month, Joe Biden gave a commencement speech at Morehouse College, an historically black college in Atlanta, GA. Morehouse is also a males-only college, which is interesting given Biden’s affinity for the 170+ newly invented genders. Biden told the graduates, “They don’t see you in the future of America.” He also regurgitated the long-debunked myth that Georgia election officials do not allow those waiting to vote to have water – an allegation of voter suppression. Here, these men are graduating from a prestigious college and being told America is structurally against them. This is despicable.
The Statist’s solution is more government to restore ‘fairness’ to the system. This is contradictory, since the “system” of which government is a part, is the source of this alleged oppression. Far be it for The Statist to be free of contradictions.
My favorite band is the Canadian rock band Rush. (Two mentions of Rush in the same blog for the price of none!) As I was thinking about this subject, Rush’s song The Trees came on the radio. The lyrics below describe the State’s solution to promote this poisonous concept of equity. The song describes the conflict between the oak and maple trees. The maples complain the oak trees are oppressing them and the oaks cannot understand why the maples are not happy with what they have. The remedy the State uses is to destroy meritocracy, punish success and force equal outcomes (equity) on the forest. I hope you find their song to be an interesting social commentary.
Kind regards,
Brett
The Trees
Song by Rush
There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas
The trouble with the maples
And they're quite convinced they're right
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade
There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream "Oppression"
And the oaks just shake their heads
So, the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
"The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light"
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw
Songwriters: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neal Peart
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