RAMANAM
In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen.

Countrymen,

A post and several comments at Le-gal In-sur-rec-tion today illustrate an essential principle of political philosophy.  The poster is named Amy Miller.  The comments are few but all — and the post they inspired — deserve rumination.  This, refined ex post facto, was mine:

Although no Huckabee-For-President proponent, I am glad he speaks his mind. And on this particular, he does in fact speak for the great majority of humanity, not only Americans.

No one likes ego, self-promotion or lying — and no one should — and Beyonce embodies all three phenomena.

I invite attention to Amy’s use of the words our and we. There is presumption in that usage, presumption that is both jejune and off-putting. Volume cranked beyond 10, the same presumption blasts daily from Occupy White House. It cannot win long-term.

I suggest one interested in politics — which is everyone — attend the fundamentals: protect the wife and children, love the children, make a home that is at rest, volunteer to protect and defend the US Constitution, the neighborhood, the community, the state and the country, build/make things useful in ordinary life, study unceasingly and repeat the name of God, whichever one one most likes. The politics will take care of themselves.

And regarding those who engage on the field of politics, let them to it, do not criticize, listen to them, appreciate them so far as they are found deserving, then make up one’s mind and express reasons for doing so. But do not, under any circumstances, attempt to deny engagement on that field to anyone who wishes to enter it. Or ridicule or mock them. Let them be their own spokesperson, which only they can be in any case.

Let the wind blow and do not try to channel or, especially, reverse it. One who tries to channel or reverse the wind will be blown over and out by it.

Update 1: However, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that no such star is high on the list of those being mentioned.

Assuming those stars actually have light sufficient for a career of staring, I’m glad none is on Trump’s short list — precisely because they are political stars, careerist professional politicians!!!

I’d like in office anyone BUT a professional politician, anyone BUT one who craves the office, anyone who is NOT thinking about THEIR future.  The very mind-set which produces the concept of a political star with a future I find smug, anxious, cynical, elitist, and un-American.

If you want my vote because you want your concept of a career for yourself, you don’t give a damn about my soul and you don’t deserve my vote.  You deserve the sole of my shoe.

AMDG – VICTORY