andy wrote above:
"That all are created equal and the innocent deserving of liberty is a rare and worthy cause for protest.
Perhaps we need another such gathering."
Andy, you know better than that.
Have not the events of the past few days -- actually, the past few months as hordes invade Europe -- demonstrated to us that "equality" is a noble but hopeless dream... a myth...?
Adendum:
The only "equality" mankind will ever attain is when we are all under the boot of totalitarianism -- all "equal" -- as slaves....
Now, look. You appear to have assumed immediately, but incorrectly that when I used the word "equality" I meant it in the way that modern Progressives mean it, as in "equality of
outcome".
But wherever in my phrase "..
.that all are created equal and the innocent deserving of liberty..." did you get the idea that I was speaking of anything other than the true meaning of human equality - that we are all equal as God's creations and thus entitled to equal treatment under the law?
The latter understanding was in fact both the purpose and the reason for success of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. That it has now been perverted into something quite different in order to suit the objectives of leftist radicals is not my doing, nor does it detract from my argument.
The phrase I used contains a dependent clause which you appear to have overlooked:
"..and the innocent deserving of liberty".
So in case you missed it, my argument was this: America needs a rebirth of freedom based upon the understanding that our rights are inalienable, coming from God and from our very nature, and that all who respect the rights of others deserve both freedom and equal treatment under law.
In a time of collectivism and increasing authoritarianism, standing for freedom and true equality is a revolutionary proposition.
