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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to checkwood Chip. Turning the Blue Dot read one
podcast at a time. I was invited to speak to
a local weekly breakfast group last week. There are about
two dozen people. It was a lively and fun group.
I have no idea the politics of most of the attendees,
but I told them about my crusade to turn the
blue dot red. A woman in the group shared a
(00:22):
humorous but sincere observation that she is triggered by blue
dot signs in her neighborhood. It wasn't the politics of
it that irked her. She thought it was aggressive and
divisive to plant such a statement of the yard and
an effect draw a line of confrontation. I didn't mention it,
but my mind flashed to a sign I include in
(00:45):
my book on natural Law and Culture. You've seen the
yard signs and rainbow letters declaring that this house believes
black lives matter, and no one is illegal, and that
kind of thing. There has been a wave of conservative
signs and response. Then there's one that says in rainbow
letters in the same style as the liberal and conservative sides.
(01:06):
My political opinions are so exciting that I figured you
would like to learn about them. While you walk your dog.
Just kidding, have a nice day. Back to the breakfast group,
so one person said she was triggered by blue dots.
Another said, in a friendly way, what about people flying
a Trump flag or putting a make America Great Again
(01:29):
sign in the yard. We seemed to reach a quick
consensus that in America you are free to be as
assertive as you want in declaring your political views. The
woman then shared a lament. She said, we have been
told all our lives that people who disagree should engage
in dialogue and that will resolve differences. But she said
(01:50):
her experience has been that things sometimes get worse after
or because of the dialogue than they were when there
was no die. It's true sometimes we become more alarmed
and agitated when we find out what people believe and
why they believe it. I told her I didn't have
(02:10):
a magic answer to her question about how we reconcile
with those with whom we disagree. There may not be
ground for reconciliation. I know that from doing talk radio
the likelihood is small that you will get a caller
who disagrees with you to change his mind. But I
enjoy engaging in the dialogue for the sake of those listening,
(02:33):
I hope that by the end of that conversation a
majority of them will say, I think Maxwell had the
better argument, But what about those one on one interactions
with relatives and close friends. It's tough because we cannot
back off on the truth. If you read my books,
especially the one on natural law and culture, some of you,
(02:56):
even some who agree with me, may at some point
look up from the page of the book and shout,
why are you doing this? Why are you saying such things?
You know this will offend some people and scare others.
We need unity in America, not this kind of divisiveness.
I do seek unity. I seek it in the only
(03:18):
way true and lasting unity can be forged by telling
the truth, not my truth or a truth, the truth.
America used to be unified in the truth promulgated by
Western civilization, based on natural law and four thousand years
of Judeo Christian teaching. Now I look around my dinner
(03:39):
table and worry that I am losing my children to
forces trying to separate them and all Americans from that legacy.
My books and perhaps these podcasts will be called hate
speech by some. My motivation is not hatred. I disagree
with various people, organizations, and viewpoints. It's identified in my
(04:01):
books and podcasts, but I do not hate them. Saint
Thomas Aquinas said, to love is to will the good
of the other. I will the good of everyone, including
my adversaries. The great G. K. Chesterton said, the true
soldier fights not because he hates what is in front
of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
(04:23):
I fight for Western civilization based on natural law in
four thousand years of Judaeo Christian teaching because I love
my children and my country, and I want what's good
for them. I want what's best for them. People all
over the world, including in America, can live good lives
based on non Western, non Christian, non religious values, but
(04:46):
it does not change my view that Western civilization, based
on natural law and four thousand years of Judeo Christian teaching,
is the best way to live. It produces the best
life for the most people. Leftists in America trying to
cancel that legacy, do you understand the fight you are picking?
(05:08):
We who love America a capitalist, democratic republic based on
natural law and Christianity, as reflected in the Declaration of
Independence and the constitution will not let you ruin it.
In a previous era, the patriotic bumper sticker was love
it or leave it. Lefties, if you want to go
(05:29):
somewhere else and ruin that place, or go to an
existing socialist communist paradise bon voyage. The problem is that
the left doesn't want to leave. It wants to stay
here and ruin America with leftism. That's not happening. Some
will say, if you want to be relatable and win
(05:51):
hearts and minds, especially young ones, you must soften your message.
I disagree. We won't get everybody, even gesus didn't get everybody,
but we'll get more by boldly telling the truth. We
have to say something. Cushion platitudes designed to avoid any
events will get us nowhere. Be strong, but also be
(06:14):
cheerful and encouraging in the way you present the truth.
Never let politics be the ceiling the top thing in
your life. Rise above politics to find and celebrate the
good that you share with people who see politics differently.
Do it because it's the right thing to do, and
because you preserve the chance to make a convert of
(06:37):
that person. If you go scorched earth on people, you
drive them farther away. If you are good to people
and treat them well, even if they disagree with you
on the surface, they do notice that you are motivated
by love rather than hate. Remind people that you are
laying out a path to happiness, not misery. Eventually they
(06:59):
will realize that you are right. We hope it happens
sometime before they die. After they die, they'll know for
sure that you were right. May it happen sooner rather
than later so they can enjoy life to the fullest
as long as possible. Stay true to the truth, but
stay cheerful, stay positive. Approach your challengers with a live
(07:21):
and let live attitude, and make sure you tell them
to check with Chip. Fix it now chip dot com.
That's where you go for that book on natural law
and culture, the one with the flagon crucifix on the cover.
Fix it now chip dot com. That's check with Chip.
I'm Chip Maxwell. Thank you for listening.
Welcome to checkwood Chip. Turning the Blue Dot read one
podcast at a time. I was invited to speak to
a local weekly breakfast group last week. There are about
two dozen people. It was a lively and fun group.
I have no idea the politics of most of the attendees,
but I told them about my crusade to turn the
blue dot red. A woman in the group shared a
(00:22):
humorous but sincere observation that she is triggered by blue
dot signs in her neighborhood. It wasn't the politics of
it that irked her. She thought it was aggressive and
divisive to plant such a statement of the yard and
an effect draw a line of confrontation. I didn't mention it,
but my mind flashed to a sign I include in
(00:45):
my book on natural Law and Culture. You've seen the
yard signs and rainbow letters declaring that this house believes
black lives matter, and no one is illegal, and that
kind of thing. There has been a wave of conservative
signs and response. Then there's one that says in rainbow
letters in the same style as the liberal and conservative sides.
(01:06):
My political opinions are so exciting that I figured you
would like to learn about them. While you walk your dog.
Just kidding, have a nice day. Back to the breakfast group,
so one person said she was triggered by blue dots.
Another said, in a friendly way, what about people flying
a Trump flag or putting a make America Great Again
(01:29):
sign in the yard. We seemed to reach a quick
consensus that in America you are free to be as
assertive as you want in declaring your political views. The
woman then shared a lament. She said, we have been
told all our lives that people who disagree should engage
in dialogue and that will resolve differences. But she said
(01:50):
her experience has been that things sometimes get worse after
or because of the dialogue than they were when there
was no die. It's true sometimes we become more alarmed
and agitated when we find out what people believe and
why they believe it. I told her I didn't have
(02:10):
a magic answer to her question about how we reconcile
with those with whom we disagree. There may not be
ground for reconciliation. I know that from doing talk radio
the likelihood is small that you will get a caller
who disagrees with you to change his mind. But I
enjoy engaging in the dialogue for the sake of those listening,
(02:33):
I hope that by the end of that conversation a
majority of them will say, I think Maxwell had the
better argument, But what about those one on one interactions
with relatives and close friends. It's tough because we cannot
back off on the truth. If you read my books,
especially the one on natural law and culture, some of you,
(02:56):
even some who agree with me, may at some point
look up from the page of the book and shout,
why are you doing this? Why are you saying such things?
You know this will offend some people and scare others.
We need unity in America, not this kind of divisiveness.
I do seek unity. I seek it in the only
(03:18):
way true and lasting unity can be forged by telling
the truth, not my truth or a truth, the truth.
America used to be unified in the truth promulgated by
Western civilization, based on natural law and four thousand years
of Judeo Christian teaching. Now I look around my dinner
(03:39):
table and worry that I am losing my children to
forces trying to separate them and all Americans from that legacy.
My books and perhaps these podcasts will be called hate
speech by some. My motivation is not hatred. I disagree
with various people, organizations, and viewpoints. It's identified in my
(04:01):
books and podcasts, but I do not hate them. Saint
Thomas Aquinas said, to love is to will the good
of the other. I will the good of everyone, including
my adversaries. The great G. K. Chesterton said, the true
soldier fights not because he hates what is in front
of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
(04:23):
I fight for Western civilization based on natural law in
four thousand years of Judaeo Christian teaching because I love
my children and my country, and I want what's good
for them. I want what's best for them. People all
over the world, including in America, can live good lives
based on non Western, non Christian, non religious values, but
(04:46):
it does not change my view that Western civilization, based
on natural law and four thousand years of Judeo Christian teaching,
is the best way to live. It produces the best
life for the most people. Leftists in America trying to
cancel that legacy, do you understand the fight you are picking?
(05:08):
We who love America a capitalist, democratic republic based on
natural law and Christianity, as reflected in the Declaration of
Independence and the constitution will not let you ruin it.
In a previous era, the patriotic bumper sticker was love
it or leave it. Lefties, if you want to go
(05:29):
somewhere else and ruin that place, or go to an
existing socialist communist paradise bon voyage. The problem is that
the left doesn't want to leave. It wants to stay
here and ruin America with leftism. That's not happening. Some
will say, if you want to be relatable and win
(05:51):
hearts and minds, especially young ones, you must soften your message.
I disagree. We won't get everybody, even gesus didn't get everybody,
but we'll get more by boldly telling the truth. We
have to say something. Cushion platitudes designed to avoid any
events will get us nowhere. Be strong, but also be
(06:14):
cheerful and encouraging in the way you present the truth.
Never let politics be the ceiling the top thing in
your life. Rise above politics to find and celebrate the
good that you share with people who see politics differently.
Do it because it's the right thing to do, and
because you preserve the chance to make a convert of
(06:37):
that person. If you go scorched earth on people, you
drive them farther away. If you are good to people
and treat them well, even if they disagree with you
on the surface, they do notice that you are motivated
by love rather than hate. Remind people that you are
laying out a path to happiness, not misery. Eventually they
(06:59):
will realize that you are right. We hope it happens
sometime before they die. After they die, they'll know for
sure that you were right. May it happen sooner rather
than later so they can enjoy life to the fullest
as long as possible. Stay true to the truth, but
stay cheerful, stay positive. Approach your challengers with a live
(07:21):
and let live attitude, and make sure you tell them
to check with Chip. Fix it now chip dot com.
That's where you go for that book on natural law
and culture, the one with the flagon crucifix on the cover.
Fix it now chip dot com. That's check with Chip.
I'm Chip Maxwell. Thank you for listening.
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