None so Blind as Those Who Will Not See

None So Blind as Those Who Will Not See
The View from the Middle

It was John Heywood, 16th century playwriter, who coined the phrase, there are, “None so blind as those who will not see.” The staying power of this maxim speaks of its simplistic wisdom. Notice, that he said “will not see” and not that these people cannot see. There’s a big difference. But before we give John Heywood all the credit, many people suggest that John was just paraphrasing the Prophet Jeremiah, chapter five, verse 21, where he said, “Hear this you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.” Yes, it is foolish to simply not listen or not see the obvious truth just because it conflicts with our political objectives, but that’s where we are today.

Today, the extreme left, which includes most of the mainstream media, has the uncanny ability to accuse others of doing exactly what they are doing. They often condemn certain behavior or policy positions but then exhibit that same conduct or support those same beliefs within weeks, days, hours and at times even within seconds of their condemnation. While these politicians obviously can’t hear their own contradictory and hypocritical rhetoric, WE, the citizens of this great country need to be able to discern the duplicity.

Left wing politicians and media pundits, like Joe Scarborough and Elie Mystal, have denounced Donald Trump for his “hateful” rhetoric. But no sooner have they made their condemnation, then they turn around and compare Trump to Hitler and anyone who voted for him to Nazis. Really? Are these people listening to themselves? Do they have ears to hear?

Hillary Clinton condemned the vitriolic rhetoric in politics in America today, but within a few days she announced that Democrats “can’t be civil” to people who just happened to disagree with her on policy issues. The good news is that she and Nancy Pelosi have suggested that somehow if they regained power that civility would return to the American political landscape. How can people denounce incivility one day and then claim that it (incivility) is somehow a virtue for them in the same interview. It really boggles my mind.

Maxine Waters, Corey Booker and Eric Holder have accused the President of inciting violence across the country, yet each of them has encouraged the exact same behavior that they condemn. Maxine Water and Corey Booker have extoled their followers to “get in the face” of their political opponents, to “harass” them and to let them know that “they aren’t welcome here anymore”. Not Welcome here? In America? What America is Maxine Waters talking about. And Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, the defender of justice in this country, suggests that Democrats should “kick” Republicans when they’re down. Do these people understand the absurdity of this kind of hateful double standard?

But it was Don Lemon of CNN who set a new land speed record for portraying piety followed by hateful bigotry in his interview with the morally and intellectually challenged Chris Cuomo. Lemon actually said, “we have to stop demonizing any one group or ethnicity” which is a statement that I absolutely support. Unfortunately, he followed that thought in the same sentence by announcing that, “the biggest terrorist threat in this country is white men.” To be clear, he “demonized” an entire group of people in the same sentence where he condemned demonization. And of course, the deep-thinking Chris Cuomo didn’t even catch this soft ball gaffe and simply agreed with him wholeheartedly.

I have in the past, and will again today, condemn Donald Trump’s rough and even crude insults to those who attack him. He is not a politician, and in that way exposes himself as such. Real politicians would insult you and then, within seconds, deny doing it and condemn others of the sin they just committed. And I will allow the Democrats to criticize Trump for those insults. Maybe he will learn. It would certainly be better for him and the country if he could soften his tone.

But, for Democrats to claim some sort of moral high ground in the vile rhetoric contest is ludicrous. From Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” comment to Maxine Waters’ lynch mob pep talk to the disgraceful treatment of Brett Kavanaugh, Democrats have proven that they are still the front runners in the race to the bottom of human behavior. “We the People” need to hold all of these hypocrites accountable at the polls next Tuesday. Vote now or forever hold your peace.