Sussex County stands up to woke Fascism.
/By Rubashov
“Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer.”
Voltaire said that. Voltaire was a pen name. The writer’s real name was François-Marie Arouet.
Translated, the quote reads: “If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.” Voltaire was right.
All through the long decline of rock, we’ve watched as the last bits and pieces of what was once called Christendom were swept out of the public square. But the square wasn’t left naked for long.
A gale force, illiberal wind blowing – an invisible wall of irrational certainty swept in. Behold the new religion!
No need for discussion. Dialog is dead. Threats, shunning, torture, and violence are its means of proselytization. Forced conversion or cancellation. Behold its new adherents.
What would the late Christopher Hitchens have made of Kristy Lavin? Proclaiming humanism, but needing a god, even as she rejected the values of tradition.
Well, she has found a new certainty. A woke god. A new community amongst those similarly lost. And a craven bishop in Phil Murphy.
It was all on display at last evening’s meeting of the Sussex County Board of Commissioners. Kristy Lavin believes in original sin – that is, the original sin of being born with “white” skin. The world is fallen, under the influence of something called “systemic racism” – with devils and ogres by degree, from “Republican” to “Oathkeeper”. And the great fallen one in this new mysticism is the orange demon known as Trump, about whom stories are told to frighten little children to bed, or to eat their supper.
See, QAnon has no patent on crazy.
And so, Lavin brought the new gospel to the northern people – a tribe of modern day Picts. She implored them to believe – as she believes – in the authority of her church, in the wisdom of bishop Murphy. She rallied believers to remotely spit and moo and threat-face. The greybacks amongst them threw dung at the elders of the Pictish tribe. But without success.
These Picts still hold with ancient ways. A tradition – not of privilege but of hard work. The values of common sense and minding your own business. A virtue neither black or white but rather, human.
The Sussex County Board of Commissioners passed the following resolution at yesterday evening’s meeting. This pissed-off many of the Democrats in attendance to no end. Among whom were a half dozen defeated candidates for public office, the two current Democrat candidates for County Commissioner, the Democrat State Committeewoman, a spokesperson for the local county party, and someone who apparently serves as a spokesperson for Governor Murphy.
Here is the text of the document they found so very offensive:
WHEREAS, Sussex County is an excellent place to live, work and visit because of the people who call it home; and
WHEREAS, we recognize that our county is comprised of diverse community members having many different perspectives, cultures and lived experiences; and
WHEREAS, every member of our community has a right to safety, security, freedom, opportunity and, just as importantly, respect; and
WHEREAS, Sussex County supports and protects all its residents no matter their ethnicity, race, faith or gender, and stands united with all its citizens in condemning hate in all forms; and
WHEREAS, we, here in Sussex County, believe in the words written in The Declaration of Independence in which our nation was built: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”; and
WHEREAS, in Sussex County we respect the life and dignity of each human being without discrimination or prejudice and are committed to the principals of equality and nondiscrimination for all residents including ensuring each individual’s civil rights; and
WHEREAS, we affirm the value of human diversity because it enriches our lives and our county.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners rejects and strongly condemns hate in all of its forms and believes that defeating hate is achieved through respect; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners reaffirms its support for protecting and advancing the constitutional rights and equitable treatment of all residents and its opposition to discrimination, prejudice, fear, and intimidation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners does hereby pledge our collective commitment to incorporate respect into Sussex County’s mission as respect will always defeat hate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all are proudly welcome, respectfully, in Sussex County, New Jersey; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the Board to the Governor, the Lt. Governor, the Attorney General, and to the Leadership of both Chambers of the New Jersey Legislature.
Now what could Kristy Lavin and her disciples find objectionable in that? But they did… and their candidates did… and their Member of State Committee did… and their County Committee did… and their spokesperson for Governor Murphy did.
We are beginning to think this new religion a branch of Calvinism… with an emphasis on total depravity and limited atonement. Cheers!
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