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October 28, 2015

The Charybdis usually turns to the Gospel to justify the surrender to evil,

saying that Our Lord commanded us to turn the other cheek, and that they example of the martyrs recommends we neither take up arms against our foes, and stand as silent as lambs to the slaughter.
With much hand-wringing Charybdis warns the warriors not to adopt the monstrous tactics of the enemy, lest we become monsters ourselves. Of course, what makes Charybdis a monster is not this counsel of pacifism and preemptive surrender: it is that in public debate and public policy the Charybdis-type idealist will side with the enemy and direct fire against friends allegedly marching under the same banner. So while the false idealist talks about peace at any price and turning the other cheek, when their fellow soldiers offend them by fighting too hard, they never turn the other cheek, and they are never silent. Instead they side with the foe and blame their own. A Time for Peace, a Time for War | John C. Wright's Journal

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 28, 2015 9:25 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Would you rather be a living monster or a dead pusswilly?

This isn't rocket surgery, no matter how loudly they start squealing.

When it comes to pantywaists I'd rather they feared me than liked me.

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 28, 2015 9:58 AM

The gospel does say to turn the other cheek, be forgiving, seek peace, love your enemies, and to be ready to die for your faith.

But when evil comes to others, the Bible also says to protect your friends, defend the innocent, fight evil, and die to save others.

Its a question of the target, really.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 28, 2015 9:36 PM

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