Fight the good Fight
The grim realities of the world we live in are all around us. Even in The United States of America, the most blessed and free land in all the world we are stricken today with strife. We live in a time of political and economic turmoil. And most saddening the once iron will of the people of the United States has seemed to turn to jello.
As we look back on history we see many constants one of the most obvious is conflict and war. War has been part of society for all of history. Truly no good person desires war, however there are wars that no good person should shirk from fighting. We have always had enemies, we always will. The last hundred or so years have many good examples of evil and despotism. In 1908 a movement started in Turkey that led to the extermination of hundreds of thousands of Armenians living in the former Ottoman Empire during World War I. In 1933 Adolph Hitler gained power in Germany preaching a doctrine of hate and bigotry which culminated in the killing of over 10 million "undesirables" during World War II. During Joseph Stalins reign from 1922 to 1953 he ordered the killing of 80 million people in Soviet Russia. Many other examples of genocide have shown up during the last hundred years including notable examples in Africa, Cambodia, and Bosnia. Often these elements seek to export their hate using terrorism and violence. Aside from what fools will say, Evil is alive and well.
Self proclaimed peace loving elements of our own society often call those who would combat this evil: Warmongers. In my opinion this is most damning to their ideology because they show their true colors of unpatriotic idleness. When backed into a corner they say we should give money, or start peace talks, or unilaterally destroy our own weapons in an attempt to stop the evils of our day. These self deluded individuals just don't understand the realities of war or those who glory in it.
Those who would promote evil around the world will not bend to this ideology, they see it as weakness and exploit it with expert strategies. Terrorism prays on the fears of such weak willed individuals and is most effective among their ranks.
Those who understand know that the path to peace is through strength. It is having an abundance of weapons so powerful and effective that any attack is sure to meet with swift and assured destruction. Some would say we have enough weapons but the foes we face today are different from those past, we must continue to search out new methods of fighting evil. It means having uncompromising values and a diamond hard will of iron. If we want peace we will be strong and uncompromising in our promotion of freedom and government by the people. Ephesians 4: 14 "That we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive". We also must have a determination to exterminate those who seek to strike fear into the weak, those who would oppress and reign with despotism. Alma 54: 12 "...and I will come against you, and I will follow you even into your own land, which is the land of our first inheritance; yea, and it shall be blood for blood, yea, life for life; and I will give you battle even until you are destroyed from off the face of the earth."
As we look back on history we see many constants one of the most obvious is conflict and war. War has been part of society for all of history. Truly no good person desires war, however there are wars that no good person should shirk from fighting. We have always had enemies, we always will. The last hundred or so years have many good examples of evil and despotism. In 1908 a movement started in Turkey that led to the extermination of hundreds of thousands of Armenians living in the former Ottoman Empire during World War I. In 1933 Adolph Hitler gained power in Germany preaching a doctrine of hate and bigotry which culminated in the killing of over 10 million "undesirables" during World War II. During Joseph Stalins reign from 1922 to 1953 he ordered the killing of 80 million people in Soviet Russia. Many other examples of genocide have shown up during the last hundred years including notable examples in Africa, Cambodia, and Bosnia. Often these elements seek to export their hate using terrorism and violence. Aside from what fools will say, Evil is alive and well.
Self proclaimed peace loving elements of our own society often call those who would combat this evil: Warmongers. In my opinion this is most damning to their ideology because they show their true colors of unpatriotic idleness. When backed into a corner they say we should give money, or start peace talks, or unilaterally destroy our own weapons in an attempt to stop the evils of our day. These self deluded individuals just don't understand the realities of war or those who glory in it.
Those who would promote evil around the world will not bend to this ideology, they see it as weakness and exploit it with expert strategies. Terrorism prays on the fears of such weak willed individuals and is most effective among their ranks.
Those who understand know that the path to peace is through strength. It is having an abundance of weapons so powerful and effective that any attack is sure to meet with swift and assured destruction. Some would say we have enough weapons but the foes we face today are different from those past, we must continue to search out new methods of fighting evil. It means having uncompromising values and a diamond hard will of iron. If we want peace we will be strong and uncompromising in our promotion of freedom and government by the people. Ephesians 4: 14 "That we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive". We also must have a determination to exterminate those who seek to strike fear into the weak, those who would oppress and reign with despotism. Alma 54: 12 "...and I will come against you, and I will follow you even into your own land, which is the land of our first inheritance; yea, and it shall be blood for blood, yea, life for life; and I will give you battle even until you are destroyed from off the face of the earth."
posted by Dave at 9:40 AM
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