Parish
I Know the Truth and It Has Set Me Free
RECEIVED Fri., Jan. 14, 2011
Dear Editor,
What can one say about the abstract circular philosophical moral and intellectual wanderings of subjective leftist thought? But Louis Black’s latest “Page Two” [Jan. 14] excursion actually edges into the objective universe. Indeed, he goes so far as quoting an enemy of subjective relativism – Ayn Rand. But alas, Mr. Black’s missive again explicitly implies objective truths are amorphous; claiming the closest we can get is “a generally accepted point of view.”
But ironically, while he reflexively rejects the concept of objective truths, he (unconsciously) uses it to defend subjective thought. Specifically, he has to believe he’s right; otherwise he’s wasting his time. In other words, he clearly believes he’s objectively correct. And secondly, his gushing use of Rand’s defense of money highlights objective moral veracity, i.e., “If the source [of livelihood] is corrupt, you have damned your own existence,” and so on.
Mr. Black’s inability to see his own willful blindness to this wisdom is actually very normal. We all do it at some level because truth can be tough and frightening. And this often inevitably results in pernicious reality denial. And this is precisely why there must be open acknowledgment that clear immutable objective behavioral precepts be defined and followed. When denied the savage will dictate. The most recent example is the mass murder in Tucson, Ariz. Moreover, this is the core of all anarchic tyranny.
For up-is-down morally relative leftists, this is heresy. That said, most leftists aren’t stupid, albeit hopelessly misguided. Somewhere in their souls they know the objective truth reality isn’t only correct, but existentially necessary for the continuance of human liberty, its champion America, and civilization. After all, they live it daily in their peaceful civilized personal lives. All that’s needed to comprehend and apply this on a societal level is an objective mind.
What can one say about the abstract circular philosophical moral and intellectual wanderings of subjective leftist thought? But Louis Black’s latest “Page Two” [Jan. 14] excursion actually edges into the objective universe. Indeed, he goes so far as quoting an enemy of subjective relativism – Ayn Rand. But alas, Mr. Black’s missive again explicitly implies objective truths are amorphous; claiming the closest we can get is “a generally accepted point of view.”
But ironically, while he reflexively rejects the concept of objective truths, he (unconsciously) uses it to defend subjective thought. Specifically, he has to believe he’s right; otherwise he’s wasting his time. In other words, he clearly believes he’s objectively correct. And secondly, his gushing use of Rand’s defense of money highlights objective moral veracity, i.e., “If the source [of livelihood] is corrupt, you have damned your own existence,” and so on.
Mr. Black’s inability to see his own willful blindness to this wisdom is actually very normal. We all do it at some level because truth can be tough and frightening. And this often inevitably results in pernicious reality denial. And this is precisely why there must be open acknowledgment that clear immutable objective behavioral precepts be defined and followed. When denied the savage will dictate. The most recent example is the mass murder in Tucson, Ariz. Moreover, this is the core of all anarchic tyranny.
For up-is-down morally relative leftists, this is heresy. That said, most leftists aren’t stupid, albeit hopelessly misguided. Somewhere in their souls they know the objective truth reality isn’t only correct, but existentially necessary for the continuance of human liberty, its champion America, and civilization. After all, they live it daily in their peaceful civilized personal lives. All that’s needed to comprehend and apply this on a societal level is an objective mind.
Vance McDonald
