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Hugh Akins writes:

Kevin, I tried without success to enter the following under "Comments." Thus, this email:

Hyperconformity resistance as you have proposed is, as I see it, surrendering to the enemy, at least giving them much of the advantage, by weakening our defense of the truth. I see it as doing little good, having little impact, and which is even likely to do much damage to the cause.

What do I propose, then, even in the face of overwhelming enemy propaganda and absolute control over all the means of debate and discourse? I propose we keep proclaiming the non-diluted, unambiguous, unequivocal truth with great determination, courage and fortitude. In other words, with no compromise.

Hyperconformity resistance, to me, seems to be much too big of a compromise defeating our very mission, keeping in mind that the truth (and only the truth) shall make us free. Neither a watered-down half truth nor an exaggerated/embellished truth will suffice. Truth is all-powerful in itself and only needs to be spoken and disseminated, in complete conformity to the Way, the Truth and the Life, Jesus the Christ Who is the Redeemer of Mankind, Light of the World and King of Kings.

To those of us who are Catholic, truth is the holiness of the intellect. I suspect all men of good will, no matter of what faith, hold to such a lofty maxim. Therefore, I'd say we are compelled to continue a no-nonsense propagation of the truth to the best of our ability and with the grace given to us, and certainly with all due charity, diplomacy and prudence. To do so is to plant seeds. To do any less is, in my opinion, in essence to quit the combat, which is unthinkable for good people.

Truthtellers must never weary of or be diverted from fearlessly upholding, defending and broadcasting the fulness of truth. If we persevere in fighting such battles, ultimately the Lord God will bring forth the victory in His own good time.

Hugh Akins

author of Synagogue Rising: A Catholic Worldview of Antichristian Judaism and Counterrevolutionary Resistance (2012), Donald Trump: America's Last Conservative Hope or Ultra-Zionist Psychopath? (2020) and The Holocaust: A Catholic Inquiry (2022).

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J THRING's avatar

Ron's dismissal of Israel's Genocide of Palestinians is misguided: "Ron argued that calling what Israel is doing to Palestine by that name is problematic, since the popular definition of genocide involves plotting to kill every single member of the target group". No; the ICC defines "Genocide as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethical, racial or religious group: a) killing members of the group; b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part." So it does not require "every single member of the group" to be targeted. I think Netanyahu has perjured himself by saying he "wants to destroy Hamas" which is a legitimate political group. And his incessant indiscriminate bombing of Gaza is 'killing members' and 'causing serious physical harm' to the group and must be intentional or it would stop.

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