Can you blame the Democrats? The blame game is in full swing! Nancy Pelosi and George Clooney are fending off brick bats for their roles in pushing Joe Biden out of the race. They, in turn—assuming there would be a competitive primary—are blaming Biden for precipitously anointing Harris. And many Dems are still fuming about Biden not stepping down far earlier.
There’s also Harris’ ill-advised choice of “knucklehead” Tim Walz. And wasting megabucks on celebrities. Finally, of course, there’s Kamala, herself—hiding from any serious policy discussion, while giggling and “word-salading” her way into becoming the poster child for all that’s wrong with DEI: a twisted concept of diversity that promotes the unqualified.
No doubt all of these factors contributed to the crushing presidential defeat. Yet, how do you explain all the other Democrat losses—like the ouster of “progressive” San Francisco Mayor London Breed and L.A. District Attorney George Gascón? Beyond personalities and strategies, the true blame surely lies with the Democrat Party’s wildly-out-of-touch “progressive” ideology.
In the first-ever blame game, Adam scapegoated Eve, saying to God, “The woman gave me the fruit!”—as if he had no personal responsibility. Then, as shocking as subtle, comes that line: “The woman YOU gave me!”
Obviously, Adam had never seen lightning strike! Nor would Adam be the last to blame God for one’s own sins. And, of course, Eve had her own scapegoat, saying: “The serpent deceived me.” Know any politicians who ask, “Did God really say…?”
When it comes to attempts at deflecting moral responsibility, Shakespeare’s little-known “Rape of Lucrece” sheds profound light on the blame game. Sextus is so obsessed with the lovely Lucrece that he forces himself on her, then has the audacity to blame “Opportunity” for his vile sin. Had there been no opportunity, Sextus reasons, he never would have committed the rape!
Think that’s an outrageous excuse? Here’s a disquieting thought to ponder. What sin might you and I have committed in the past had there simply been opportunity? More disturbing still, what might we yet find ourselves doing if just the right opportunity should come along?
In defeat, Democrats will never have a better opportunity to examine their party’s soul. Yet, given that a high percentage of Democrats couldn’t care less about a biblical Adam and Eve or Shakespeare’s moral insight, fewer and fewer think in terms of “souls”—either in the womb or out.
Underreported even in conservative media is the underlying impact of faith. Despite there being religious Democrats and non-religious Republicans, it’s no surprise that those without any faith voted for Harris 69% to 29%. Across the board, faith is more important to Republicans than to Democrats—largely seen in the issues each party embraces. At least religious faith….
As WSJ’s William McGurn puts it: “The Democratic Party today holds orthodoxies, pieties and heresies every bit as dogmatic and unyielding as traditional religion. It’s the reason so many Democrats are responding to the election results not by re-examining their own policy positions but by blaming the voters for their apostasy.” So, it’s not a question of “faith,” only which faith?
One shudders to think what the Democrats’ “faith” might have wrought had they been given opportunity. Or—now given opportunity—how faith-based Republicans might yet blow it!