US CapitolAs we approach the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, we — all of us former senior military officials — are increasingly concerned about the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election and the potential for lethal chaos inside our military, which would put all Americans at severe risk.
References:
The Washington Post, Paul D. Eaton, Antonio M. Taguba and Steven M. Anderson, Decembery 17, 2021 – 3 retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection
“We need strong conservative Christians to go on the offense…” – Marjorie Taylor Greene
But Jesus Christ commands us otherwise by saying “love for your enemies”. Matthew 5:43-48. Do you think Marjorie Taylor Greene has ever read the Bible?
BuzzFeedNews.com, Julia Reinstein, September 4, 2020 – A QAnon-Supporting Congressional Candidate Posted A Pic Of Herself Holding A Gun Next To The “Squad” – Marjorie Taylor Greene called Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib “hate America leftists [who] want to take this country down” in her post.
Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt – Available from Amazon.com
Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt
To get ahead today, you have to be a jerk, right?
Divisive politicians. Screaming heads on television. Angry campus activists. Twitter trolls. Today in America, there is an “outrage industrial complex” that prospers by setting American against American, creating a “culture of contempt”—the habit of seeing people who disagree with us not as merely incorrect, but as worthless and defective. Maybe, like more than nine out of ten Americans, you dislike it. But hey, either you play along, or you’ll be left behind, right?
Wrong.
In Love Your Enemies, the New York Times bestselling author and social scientist Arthur C. Brooks shows that abuse and outrage are not the right formula for lasting success. Brooks blends cutting-edge behavioral research, ancient wisdom, and a decade of experience leading one of America’s top policy think tanks in a work that offers a better way to lead based on bridging divides and mending relationships.
Brooks’ prescriptions are unconventional. To bring America together, we shouldn’t try to agree more. There is no need for mushy moderation, because disagreement is the secret to excellence. Civility and tolerance shouldn’t be our goals, because they are hopelessly low standards. And our feelings toward our foes are irrelevant; what matters is how we choose to act.
Love Your Enemies offers a clear strategy for victory for a new generation of leaders. It is a rallying cry for people hoping for a new era of American progress. Most of all, it is a roadmap to arrive at the happiness that comes when we choose to love one another, despite our differences.
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Blog For Arizona, AZ BlueMeanie, June 7, 2021 – Grant Woods: Kyrsten Sinema Doesn’t Belong In The Senate Unless She Abolishes The Filibuster (Updated)
The Hill, Alexander Bolton, October 14, 2021 – GOP rallies around Manchin, Sinema
Salon, Igor Derysh, October 21, 201 – Sinema’s giant flip-flop: She once campaigned on issues she now wants dropped from Biden’s plan – Sinema now pushing to save Trump’s tax cuts, after calling for corporations and the rich to “pay their fair share”
Salon, Igor Derysh, September 23, 2021 – Big Pharma, medical firms donated $750K to Kyrsten Sinema — then she opposed drug bill – Democrats who now oppose the plan to lower prescription drug costs accused of “carrying water for Big Pharma”
