Re: Tracy Summerville, Rethinking the role of the state, Dec. 22 Citizen.
Summerville's column opens and closes with tragedy in Connecticut and the gun control debate. Between tragedy and control, red flags pop up particularly as Summerville alludes to society (being civil), government (being democratic) and reason (maybe meaning lack thereof). Then the big red flag here is the quote (whether Summerville's or another's) "that we should do unto others as they would do unto us".
This immediately reminded me of the two similar verses supposedly in the Bible, quoted mainly by those who have never read the Bible - you know - 1 / God helps those who help themselves, which is next to that other verse 2 / Do it unto others before they do it unto you first.
The absolute here of course is Matthew 7:12 "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you , do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."
My point - when you take the truth, then maybe change a word here or a phrase there or present half truths, you end up with distorted twisted untruths, or just plain willful deliberate intentional lies and falsehoods.
In conclusion, regardless whether referring to the media, the law, society or the government, many politically correct statements are wrenched in so that without moral absolutes - what the outcome will tend to is the Hitlers, Stalins and Mussolinis of the past, and the killing tragedies of the present too. The past couple of years or so in the news have evidenced the same.
Jack Bredin
Prince George
