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Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

Power logoSedona AZ (May 28, 2015)The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:

May 28, 2015
Subject: Emotions
Ref: President’s reaction to News

Editor:

Thank God for Emotions. They tell a story sometimes completely contrary to the actions and words coming out of the mouth of the one trying to use “Emotions to deceive.” Is it just me or is there actually a much deeper meaning when someone acts entirely different to “News” than what most people think should be expected?

white houseExample: Once in the Clinton Administration, I remember a situation where someone had died (I think it was a foreign dignitary) and, shortly after the news release, a cameraman caught a picture of President Clinton walking, talking and laughing, until he noticed the cameraman or camera and his countenance changed immediately to the appearance of a mourning, contrite individual. So phony was the President of the United States!

Emotions can and often do betray ones true feelings about any subject, such I believe to be the case with President Obama if you remember when he first heard about the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens, his associate and two former Navy SEALS security guards. He appeared to be indignant about his golf game. And when he, President Obama, learned about the death of an Islamic ISIS leader (a Leader in an Islamic organization that is sworn to destroy Israel and the United States) our illustrious President starts squalling and, from what I understand, he started crying.

President Obama claims to be a Constitutional Professor, but talks and acts like he thinks the Constitution is nothing but an obstruction, which is in the way of him becoming what he really wants to be – and that looks to be a dictator. He claims to be a Christian, but acts more like a Muslim; he claims to be Patriotic, yet his actions indicate he is more interested in pacifying the Islamic terrorists, golfing, vacationing, and lying about Economics, than in actually working to build our Economy and National Security.

How did we get to this point?

The people of this nation twice elected a man without qualifications, quite obviously with very little, if any, actual national loyalty and a definite racist attitude (of course the media makes it look as though only white males can be racists; right?). How stupid are those that believe the idiocy of the mainstream media that always parrots the Liberal/Progressive claims, in line with the Obama Administration.

Since at least the days of the Second World War, we have had the greatest military in the world, even with the Socialistic/Progressive attempts to undermine and destroy our national credibility. With the attacks against us in Viet-Nam and our troops being held back from winning by the communistic control of the United Nations, reminiscent of Korea, wherein the orders were filtered to hold – not to win. Within the past 25 years, we have started the processes necessary to weaken our military resolve by systematically causing our most conservative Field Grade Officers’ to either retire or accept a less diligent stance.

Today, under the real domestic and foreign threats, we are facing a more serious problem – disguised inside the need for “Security Preparedness.” Individual Liberty is being rapidly eroded with the blending of our Military and all the Law Enforcement agencies into a single centralized ultra-powerful entity. Someone said, “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely!” and someone said, “Those who sacrifice Freedom for Security will find neither, ” the origin of these quotes may be in question, but their validity is not.

How far are we in America away from becoming a Totalitarian State under “Martial Law”?

Do the voting citizens’ of this nation even know what “Martial Law” means?

Do they know anything, more than the name, about Islamic Sharia / Shariah Law?

I believe these to be valid questions; and I do not like the indications I have seen.

Emotions are in play in almost everything we say and do and, when they become overpowering and go beyond the control of the individual, they often betray the truth about his or her true beliefs; such I believe to be the case in President Obama’s bereavement over the death of an ISIS leader. Which side of the Islamic Government (so called Militant Islam) vs Judeo-Christian Values War does President Obama stand?

Unfortunately, I think it is exactly like he stated in one of his books when he said that he would always stand with Islam.

Dale Gohr
Clarkdale, Arizona

 

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5 Comments

  1. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-power-corrupts-37165345/?no-ist

    For Mr. Gohr to read background on his choice of quotes, because Abraham Lincoln believed the opposite was true of many, and proved it by his own actions as President.

    Our regret should be that power proved so many to be undeserving. Our hope should be that power proved so many to be deserving.

    Mrs. June Donovan, PHX AZ

  2. Miss D, what a great observation about power and count on me, ma’am, to use your comment in an ACP class next semester. Here’s a paper worth reading, http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/165acton.html to go with your suggestion. We all need to understand very few and far between are news bureaus letting folks speak up. Embracing all voices, voices of harmony and discord, are rarely lifted (not happening here) and, if I may use your columns and comments in class next year to show democracy is kicking, then, thank you all sirs and madams.

    Richard Smith, (deleted by editor) #(deleted by editor)email (deleted by editor)

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