When truth is hidden
Editor’s Note: The following is a guest column from El Dorado resident Royce Purifoy.
“There is something terribly wrong in America today!”
Words matter, but truth matters more. Today, there seems to be no legal, moral or ethical considerations by those who are speaking out. Whether it is politicians, television, radio, printed, social or at public events, there is very little truth spoken any more. National, regional, state and local media all work from pre-determined talking points, and all that matters is to get out the message they want “We the People” to hear. Lies and half-truths are being used because those who seek to harm America fear the truth and how the people will respond. They will fail when we know the whole truth.
When our educational system (universities, colleges and public schools) no longer teach about our Constitution or the history of our country; when personal freedoms and rights are denied by a very few who seem to think their rights are the only ones that matter or when many in our media and, yes, elected leaders want to take away the rights of the people by advocating racism and discrimination; and when hate groups such as Black lives Matter, Antifa, white supremacists, the Klu Klux Klan and many others attempt to divide and intimidate America with lies and half-truths then there is something wrong in America.
We are now watching in real time the decimation of the American way of life by many factions who are only concerned about their own selfish desires and will use anything and everything they can to achieve them. The destruction of this country and our personal freedoms seem to be the motives behind almost all of these factions. They will, if allowed, take our religious freedoms, Second Amendment rights, the right of free and public assembly, freedom of speech, the right to be innocent until proven guilty, the right to a redress of grievances against those who would wrong us unjustly, the right to face our accusers and many more of the rights guaranteed under our Constitution.
We must stand up and refuse to yield to this kind of intimidation and lies! With the help of God, we will overcome this attack on our rights and freedoms!
Our government was founded on a Constitution based in the belief that all men are created equal under God and as a moral nation for over 200 years. If we allow this small 4 percent of people and our media and corrupt politicians to divide us, as they are trying to do, we stand to lose everything we have held dear for so long. History, if not heeded, will repeat itself, and we will lose all of our freedoms and the rights we currently have. Sadly, what we have waiting for us if we continue down this road is an anarchist form of government where none, not even the 4 percent tearing at our Constitution, will have any freedoms or rights. Everything will belong to the government and even the 4 percent will discover they too will lose everything. “We the People” must turn back to God, unite and stand against this tyranny or we will lose all we hold dear.
Thank you for this freedom to express my opinion.