Lessons from LOTR

There is a scene in Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, where Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, while searching for their Hobbit friends, run across the resurrected Gandalf...now The White. Mistaking him for the evil Saruman, Aragorn warns his friends: "Don't let him speak!"

He does so because one of Saruman's great magical powers is his ability to fascinate and control people with his voice.

I was reminded of this scene when I wrote in the previous post, "Never listen to what they say," about Libnazis.

It only serves to confuse issues, lead into blind alleys, distract your attention while their confederates are burning down your house, or stabbing you in the back.

As Kos' quote proves yet again, he doesn't believe a word he says...he only wants to accomplish his sinister goal. If talking up democracy works...fine. If promoting tyranny works, that's fine too.

I refuse to listen to what these creatures say anymore. They are evil minions of the Bad Wizard Saruman. They speak not to educate or elucidate or communicate...but to cast an evil glamour that blinds us to their true and malevolent intentions.

If I seem to be harping on this theme, it is because so many Conservatives, both personal friends and professional commentators seem to spend an inordinate amount of time researching and preparing arguments against the idiocies voiced by the Left. And while they are feverishly proclaiming them hypocrites, the left never even bother to respond, but are paces ahead, attacking fresh territory, and new targets, seducing new suckers with their velvet words about freedom, justice, compassion, democracy and PEACE.

We need to stop getting caught in their snares of tangled words. They're just jumbled magic spells meant to drain our strength and resolve.

The Gunslinger