Susan Stamper
Brown , CP Guest
Contributor
In the biography, "Churchill: A Life," author Martin Gilbert writes how Winston Churchill loudly voiced his grave concerns about the apathy shared by those seemingly impervious to the malevolent National Socialist Movement's intention to steam through Europe like volcanic lava, destroying everything in its way, including free speech.
In the biography, "Churchill: A Life," author Martin Gilbert writes how Winston Churchill loudly voiced his grave concerns about the apathy shared by those seemingly impervious to the malevolent National Socialist Movement's intention to steam through Europe like volcanic lava, destroying everything in its way, including free speech.
In direct response, Hitler began warning
Germans about the "dangers of free speech" and said, "If Mr. Churchill had less
to do with traitors … he would see how mad his talk is …"
History revealed whose talk was really
mad.
Truth is, Churchill's words touched a nerve
the annoying way truth always does. Hitler was incapable of engaging in
intelligent debate, so he changed the subject, lied, and attacked Churchill's
character. Hitler knew his movement couldn't stand on its own for what it really
was, so the only alternative was to silence opposing views.
Throughout Germany books were banned and
ceremoniously cast into blazing bonfires intended to squash divergence of
thought and stifle man's God-instilled unquenchable thirst for
truth.
Historical accountings provide a glimpse into the warped psyche of those behind a movement that wrongheadedly believed they could build something worthwhile by shutting down debate, then dividing a nation by race and ethnicity. They coldly chose their target, the Jewish race, and purged some of the greatest minds in history from all levels of teaching. Schools and universities suffered.
Before the movement decided to burn
bodies as well as books, Historyplace.com cites that "Jewish instructors and anyone
deemed politically suspect regardless of their proven teaching abilities or
achievements including 20 past (and future) Nobel Prize winners" were removed
from their professions, among them Albert Einstein.
I would've been one of those "purged
professionals," based on what I've heard lately from some disgruntled
left-leaning readers. Because of my personal opinion about the president, one
reader called me "a racist," a "religious bigot," and "a political terrorist."
While calling me a "political terrorist" is noteworthy at least, most telling is
this poor man's statement that my column, as offensive as it was to him, "was
permitted" in his newspaper.
Apparently, free speech is just for
leftists.
Another comment made by one of those bloggers
so "courageous" he remains anonymous, most likely typing from his command post
in his parent's basement wearing nothing but yellowing tightey-whities and
yesterday's breakfast crumbs embedded on his unshaved chin and sprawling
belly:
"… although she is entitled to her opinion …
she could be a candidate for the FBI's terror watch list
..."
Suggesting that a newspaper columnist's
personal opinion is FBI watch list-worthy is ridiculous and simultaneously
chilling. There seems to be a growing distaste for the First Amendment by those
on the left.
Another newspaper ran a very long editorial
on why they were dropping my column after running it the day prior. While it's
fair they questioned one of my references, please note the arrogance as you read
this excerpt:
"Imagine how informed and intelligent you
think the average person is. Now realize that half of the world is less informed
and less intelligent. Now give those same people unchecked ability to spout
their uniformed and unintelligent opinions …"
My favorite email this week came from a nice
guy who asked me if I could see Sarah Palin from my house and if I could spell
"psychotic rant." He even offered some good advice: "Enjoy the winter. Eat a
moose and listen to the Word of God speaking to you through your fillings." He
signed it, "Your Mentally Disordered, manure-heaping, progressive pal
…"
I enjoyed his humor and that he didn't
suggest I be silenced like some who've obviously not learned anything from the
not-so-distant past.
Susan Stamper Brown is an Alaskan resident and recovering political
pundit who does her best to make sense of current day events using her faith.
She tries to read every email sent to her at writestamper@gmail.com or join her
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