High Ground Underground

Are there no limits to ignorance? Are they teaching any truth at all in schools anymore? Apparently not real history -- only Howard Zinn's jaundiced view, ignoring the "promissory note" (MLK) in our founding documents supported also by those who had inherited slaves, and generally freed them. Or perhaps they weren't taught to read, and couldn't read the name on the statue to the man who fought to free slaves and enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. Which of these "social justice warriors" who dishonor him has done more worthy of honor? In their narcissism they may well think they are deserving of statues to themselves -- "legends in their own minds." WASHINGTONTIMES.COM Protesters topple Ulysses Grant statue in San Francisco Protesters on Friday toppled a statue in San Francisco of former Presiden They are just as deluded as John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Lincoln who imagined himself a justice warrior, and who also ...

12/22/18 Troops out of Syria As I acknowledged during the 2016 election, Trump may be a bit of a loose cannon, but at least they sometimes shoot in the right direction, as opposed to one constantly pointing in the wrong direction (Hillary).   And that has definitely proven true with his surprisingly many shots in the right direction.   He’s had good instincts and/or surrounded himself with, and heeded the advice of, good advisors. I also said at the start of his presidency that I would criticize him when I felt that is warranted, to make sure he keeps to a conservative and wise path -- back then we were not sure how often he would.   While I have acknowledged his brash style and shortcomings in articulateness, I have felt that the Democrats and Left have that well-covered.   In fact, they seem to focus more on that, and unfounded conspiracy theories, than his policies.   His policies have generally been quite conservative and to my liking.   Bu...

Even president Obama’s administration identified Antifa as a terrorist organization. But of course that was conveniently forgotten or swept under the rug when they could be used as a tool of the now clearly Left-leaning media & Democrat Party’s narrative characterizing conservatives and especially Trump as haters and racist, and supporters of greedy capitalists. No, they became, just as the old KKK, the terrorist arm of the Democrat Party, used to intimidate into silence and submission all those falsely accused of these crimes who bear guilt by fabricated name association with some marginal group of nuts. They even use the same tactics of bravely hiding their faces – so proud of themselves and their cause. Of course they have an air of legitimacy, ostensibly nobly vanquishing haters (conservative speakers), racists (all conservatives) and class oppressors (all non-socialists). Which apparently gives them the right to engage in the vilest of tactics – incitement, assault (phy...

The shooting of 9 Black worshippers in a church in South Carolina was an evil, horrible act by a depraved, hateful racist.  The Christian grace, on the other hand, of the family members who only days afterward offered their forgiveness, stands in stark contrast.  They could have done as relatives of recent police shooting victims have done, and incited anger and violence and divisiveness, but chose not to.  They took the high road.  This, despite much more incontrovertible evidence of racist motives.  And we should be grateful to them, and take lessons from them.  They also stand in contrast to those who, while perhaps well-intentioned to prevent repeats of such acts, seem to act in knee-jerk fashion to attack tools and symbols of the perpetrator – his gun, and the Confederate flag.  But clearly conveyed in their statements are political jabs for political gain.  Both against defenders of the 2 nd Amendment (& by association w...