Aristo! Aristo! A la lanterne!: 'True Believers' = Scary

Monday, February 25, 2013

'True Believers' = Scary

I recall, some years back, having a conversation with someone regarding politics. We were discussing the President at that time... and who that was does not matter right now. What does matter is that persons reaction to the discussion.

They literally would not admit their man had ever done anything wrong in his entire life. Nothing. He hadn't even farted in church once.

I asked "If this man was filmed stalking out of the white house, witnessed raping a child and then murdering the parents, would you admit THEN that he'd done something wrong?"

No answer. The person was a true believer, and in her world that president was the closest thing to God there was. She simply could not conceive her idol ever doing anything wrong, so she refused to even consider thinking about his actions.

It was scary as hell.... not speaking to her..... but knowing there are many, many people just like her out there.

They are the people that will hold the doors on the cattle cars open, and smile as they do it.

3 comments:

Bob said...: I have a leftist friend like that. When I pointed out that Brian Williams at NBC Nightly News had ignored the Fast & Furious scandal for 18 months and that it was an obvious case of media bias, he refused to acknowledge it. The farthest he was willing to go was to say that Williams "neglected" the story.

For 18 months. Ooookay.; February 25, 2013 at 9:54 AM
JohnMXL said...: They're easy to spot.

They still have 0bama-Biden bumper stickers on their cars.; February 25, 2013 at 10:21 AM
Old NFO said...: Benign neglect... That is as close as the true believer will ever come to admitting their guy is wrong...; February 25, 2013 at 11:36 AM

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Robert Heinlein

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
So learn to say No — and to be rude about it when necessary.
Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

(This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don't do it because it is "expected" of you.)"