In the times that try men’s souls, sometimes the best thing we can do is stand athwart the zeitgeist and offer a principled dissent.
This is a short post by the editor, taken from a segment of the July 9th issue of the From the Hawk’s Next newsletter.
I have a unique perspective that often places me in peculiar and unenviable positions. In a presidential election that’s consuming the passions and time of most politically engaged Americans, I have staked out a stance against both political parties. And, I have no viable candidate to throw my weight behind. Â
But perhaps this is a blessing rather than a curse. This unique circumstance has afforded me the ability to better see the problem our nation faces as more than a question to be settled at the polls.
Multiple generations of Americans have now come of age in a republic that has significantly deviated from its founding principles. My acute sense of political homelessness has allowed me to better understand that we are far from righting the ship through a single election. The path towards truly saving our republic is one of political renewal and principled revival. Â
So, instead of lending my modest influence towards the political contests of this election season, I will do my best to stand athwart the partisan squalor and offer my principled dissent.
I offer this dissent understanding it may be a long time before it is reevaluated and reconsidered. I offer this dissent, knowing that it may never become the majority’s opinion or even influence aspects of the majority’s opinion. But I must offer it nevertheless. Every day, I witness the path my country is taking and the calamity this path will lead them to. I would be ashamed if I didn’t speak my mind and offer a warning to a nation and people I love more than life itself.Â
To those who similarly feel lost and confused in this time of upheaval and uncertainty, I encourage you to look to your own convictions and find purpose in the truths you hold in your heart. You don’t need a party, a movement, or a candidate to have meaning and relevancy. Speak out on the strength of your convictions and offer a powerful dissent, no matter how unpopular, that will stand as a monument to your values and principles, a monument far more powerful than anything won or lost at the ballot box could ever be.Â
This was only a sampling of the uniquely independent perspective Justin Stapley brings to the table. Be sure to subscribe to his newsletter to get his independent voice in your inbox:
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