Rarely
do the forces of good actually speak up and denounce the forces of
evil. Aristotle certainly never denounced the religious. Rarely do
the forces of good actually take action and attack the forces of
evil. America certainly never attacked the Soviets.
But
when they do, the effect is electric. When they finally do, the
result is almost always magnificent – a wonder to behold.
Too
bad the forces of good don’t know their own strength.
Of
course, when the good guys do stand up to the bad ones – when they
become proper paladins of the right – practically the whole world
squeals like a pig in reaction. Almost everyone squawks in
exaggerated outrage and then quickly – if somewhat awkwardly –
closes ranks behind the forces of evil. They stumble a bit –
staggered by the righteous blow – but they also hurriedly
launch a fierce and chaotic counter-strike against anyone who dares
to say or do anything virtuous. The bad guys are honestly surprised
and infuriated that anyone would say or do something morally
good – something against the ruling rampaging mob here on Planet
Scum.
On
January 4th, 2020, at the Golden Globe movie awards, in
Los Angeles, host Ricky Gervais mocked and condemned the hypocrites,
ignoramuses, and lowlifes who dominate Hollywood. The day before, at
the main Bagdad Airport, President Donald Trump ordered the
assassination of the mass-enslaver and mass-murderer Qassam Soleimani
(Iran’s top general) – an enemy who perpetrated decades of Middle
Eastern horror. The reaction of practically the whole planet to both
of these rare and virtuous acts is that they were “shocked...shocked”
that any such morally good things could happen.
Such statements and acts of defiance and heroism are basically never expected by the bad guys. And yet...deep down, they expect them all along. They know how much they deserve them.
Such statements and acts of defiance and heroism are basically never expected by the bad guys. And yet...deep down, they expect them all along. They know how much they deserve them.
Indeed,
the great actors of human misery and destruction are only truly
shocked that such events are so rare. They privately realize their
own depravity. And they secretly understand their own intellectual
and moral weakness. Hence they’re also aware of how quickly they
can be devastated and swept from the face of the Earth if only the
forces of good at long last rise up against them.
But
where are such forces? Where are the champions of reasonism
and liberalism today, or any day? Why is it they practically never
show up, these forces of nobility, civilization, and the ascent of
man?
It’s
because they’re busy cowering at home. They’re busy
falling silent and remaining passive. They’re busy saying and doing
nothing for fear or incurring the wrath and revenge of the
rampaging mob.
Well,
the irrational, illiberal monsters seem to have the upper hand
today and always. From many perspectives, they seem to rule
the world virtually uncontested – like Moses, Jesus, Mohammad,
Hitler, Stalin, and Mao. But, in fact, they do not. The forces of
good – even if a small minority – almost always exist in
sufficient numbers to triumph. They simply don’t realize their own
power and natural authority.
The
forces of good – of reason and science, individualism and
self-interest, liberty and justice, etc. – need to rise up and
fight back. This is a moral duty they owe to themselves and even
their fellow men of virtue. They need to work hard and smart to be
truly good – and then to publicly proclaim their own righteousness.
They need to speak and act and realize that the world is actually
theirs, in fact and by right.
