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Page 4A, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, August 28,2019
When Evil Flaunts Itself Before Our Very Eyes
Special to the Ledger
By Kate Scarmalis
Good versus evil -
these are topics not very
popular these days. In
modern thinking these
concepts have become
the domain of family
and church, where they
must indubitably remain.
Traditionally the nuts
and bolts of our commu
nity - schools, churches,
families - all worked in
concert to promote the
“good” in our culture.
Together we shaped the
moral compass in our
children.
That was then. The
“nuts and bolts” of soci
ety have broken down.
What is good or bad
has become a subjective
appraisal, rendering an
individual’s judgment
inconsequential.
To progressives,
making judgments is not
the prerogative of the
individual. All in life is
subjective; all has its jus
tification. The power of
the individual has been
stripped clean of his/her
rational ability to make
objective evaluations
of events around them.
Our opinions, such as
they exist, must remain
within our persons.
That immutable rule
stands for we elfen-
folk, those little people
whose labor supports
the same society that
would silence them.
The exclusive members,
“the elites” thrive under
a different set of rules.
We live in a two-tiered
society.
Those mostly out-of-
touch progressives have
shaped our habits to suit
their leftist agenda. Ac
cordingly it is their goal
to shape laws to follow
suit. Furthermore it is
their intent to rewrite
history.
When the reality of
our historical narrative
has been remodeled to
sustain the agenda of
a subversive faction,
the good can no longer
be distinguished from
the bad. The potential
damage this will do to
our children is immea
surable.
If this sounds radical,
consider the following
example.
History traditionally
has dealt with the story
of Genghis Khan rather
colorfully. While his
key accomplishment was
the unification of the
Mongol tribes, and even
tually China itself, his
definitive goal became
world domination. In the
long run his actions and
that of his son, Kublai
Khan, had the effect
of advancing Chinese
culture.
Modern accounts of
that era happily report
the advancements to
China’s civili
zation due to
Khan. What
has become
less conspic
uous was the
bloody trail
he left behind
while achiev
ing his goals.
The fact that
Khan’s sweep
ing crusades
were responsible for the
massacre of as many
as 40 million people
is often buried in the
progressives’ glowing
reviews of his “der-
ring-do”.
That little detail is an
inescapable reality. Still
it is easy enough to put
a slant on its interpreta
tion.
Multiple progressive
sources construe Khan’s
exploits in this manner:
“As he wiped out entire
civilisations he scrubbed
700m tonnes of carbon
from the atmosphere,
which is roughly the
quantity of carbon diox
ide generated in a year
through global petrol
consumption . . . [P]
reviously populated and
cultivated land returned
to carbon-absorbing
forest after his soldiers
slaughtered everyone.”
It concludes: “I guess
the 1939-1945 era
produced a handful of
candidates too.”
Such malevolent
victors are construed as
heroes who massacred
millions to support the
true battle against global
warming.
To permit the progres
sive element to mirror
the truth through their
own self-selected facts is
offensive. To allow them
to carve such ill-con
ceived notions in stone
is a perversion.
In this manner, The
New York Times has
made its own contribu
tion to the cause. In the
tried and true tradition
of yellow journalism, its
editors have resolved to
defeat President Trump’s
2020 campaign, using
any manner at its dispos
al.
The Times hoped and
prayed that the Russian
scandal would enable
them to accuse Trump of
collusion. Unfortunate
ly for them that never
surfaced. They shuffled
the deck and brought out
that electoral tarot card
of death - the race card.
At an employee town
hall meeting, Dean
Baquet, the executive
editor of the New York
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Times, announced its
new focus - racism. He
stated openly, “The
Times must “write more
deeply
about the
country,
race, and
other di
visions.”
In other
words,
the New
York
Times
(whose
slogan is
“All the news that’s fit to
print”) is now undertak
ing to support the Dem
ocratic cause to shift
the focus of its coverage
from the Trump-Russia
affair to the president’s
alleged racism.
Kate Scarmalis
The Times has staged
a wide-ranging major
initiative ostensibly
to observe the 400th
anniversary of the
beginning of American
slavery - aka “The 1619
Project”. The Times has
picked that date because
that’s the day when “20.
and odd Negroes” (sic)
were off-loaded from
a Dutch man-of-war in
Jamestown, Virginia,
and slavery first came
ashore in what became
the United States.”
The goal is to reshape
the country’s history, to
frame 1619 as the date of
the true founding of our
nation. In other words,
the United States was
founded through the
auspices of slavery.
That whites have ben
efited from the injustice
of America’s founding is
pure poppy cock!
The Times foments
the ill-considered notion
that all American great
ness and exceptionalism
is rooted in slavery.
Accordingly, the only
intent behind the staging
of the Revolutionary
War was to preserve the
legality of slavery in
America.
While it is the stated
intent of the NYT to
present history from a
balanced racial perspec
tive, the true intent is
to destroy the United
States as founded.
The sad thing is that
Project 1619 is not only
being presented through
public media settings,
but the New York Times
is putting forth a public
school curriculum to im
plement Project 1619 in
as many public schools
as possible.
Who speaks against
this distortion of reality?
Who is there to object
to the rank corruption of
the truth?
Beware that grisly
gang that furthers the
leftist wicked design.
They are here, and they
want your children.
Kate Scarmalis retired
from teaching in the
Lee County School
System. She has a B.A.
in Foreign Languages,
Elementary and Gifted
Education, and an M.A.
in Forensic Psychology
Sharing the Word
Harry R. Martinez
By Harry R. Martinez,
Ph. D
Promises Kept
One of the characteris
tics of those seeking po
litical office is their rhet
oric to fulfill promises
if placed in leadership.
History
records,
with a few
excep
tions, the
unfilled
promises
made in
the heat of
campaigns.
However
... “the
LORD is
faithful
to all his
promises and loving
toward all he has made”
(Ps 145:13 NIV). Moses
reminded the Israelites
... “Know therefore
that the LORD your
God is God; he is the
faithful God, keeping
his covenant of love to a
thousand generations of
those who love him and
keep his commands”
(Deut 7:9 NIV). Yet,
having seen the faith
fulness of God, the
nation of Israel forsook
their God, forgetting the
warning given by Moses
... “But those who hate
him he will repay to
their face by destruction;
he will not be slow to
repay to their face those
who hate him” (Deut
7:10 NIV). God in His
faithfulness would send
His prophets to warn the
people of coming de
struction and call them
to repentance. Isaiah
announced seventy years
of captivity to Judah at
the hands of the Bab
ylonians. Would God
abandon His people?
The nation deserved
divine punishment for
her sins of idolatry and
disobedience in observ
ing the Law regarding
the Sabbath years.
Yet, in his prophetic
message, Isaiah told of
God’s faithfulness to
bring the people back
into their land. “For this
is what the LORD says:
“You were sold for noth
ing, and without money
you will be redeemed.”
For this is what the
Sovereign LORD says:
“At first my people
went down to Egypt
to live; lately, Assyria
has oppressed them.
“And now what do I
have here?” declares the
LORD. “For my people
have been taken away
for nothing, and those
who rule them mock,”
declares the LORD.
“And all day long my
name is constantly
blasphemed. Therefore
my people will know
my name” (Isa
~~ 52:3-6a NIV).
God, fulfilling
His promise
of deliver
ance raised
up Cyrus who
would allow
the Jews to
return to their
homeland
under his
protection. The
nation would
all over the world into
their land. The prophet
used the phrase “in that
day.” It would be a day
yet future but sure to
come. God promised
the return of Messiah,
the Christ, to this earth
to establish His earthly
kingdom. John wrote...
“I saw heaven standing
open and there before
me was a white horse,
whose rider is called
Faithful and True” (Rev
19:11 NIV). This Christ
is the same One spoken
of by Moses ... keeping
his covenant of love to a
thousand generations of
those who love him and
keep his commands”
(Deut 7:9 NIV).
Editor’s note: Dr.
Martinez is an ordained
minister and was a
professor and head of
the music department at
Florida State University
School from 1975 to
2003. He is the father of
five adult children and
resides in Lee County
with his wife, Sara.
again prosper,
but later come under
judgment again for her
rejection of Jesus Christ
as their Messiah. God
would use an unbeliev
ing ruler to state truth.
“Here is your king,”
Pilate said to the Jews.
But they shouted, “Take
him away! Take him
away! Crucify him!”
“Shall I crucify your
king?” Pilate asked.
“We have no king but
Caesar,” the chief priests
answered. Finally Pilate
handed him over to them
to be crucified” (John
19:14b-16a NIV). Within
forty years, Rome de
stroyed Jerusalem and
took the people captive.
The Jews had forsaken
the Scriptures, for in
them Isaiah had revealed
God’s plan to bring the
Messiah into the world.
He would go to the
Cross and offer Himself
a one-time sacrifice
for the sins of all man
kind. Anyone receiving
His sacrificial work on
their behalf would have
eternal life. That was
the message of John ...
“For God so loved the
world that he gave his
one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have
eternal life. For God did
not send his Son into
the world to condemn
the world, but to save
the world through him”
(John 3:16-17 NIV).
Israel rejected God’s
offer and within forty
years the nation was
destroyed. Would God
abandon His people? In
announcing the Bab
ylonian judgment and
return of the Jews to
their land, the prophet
looked to a future time
when God would call
His people back from
Georgia Gas
Prices Drop
Special to the Ledger
Georgia gas prices
have fallen 3.5 cents
per gallon in the past
week, averaging $2.36/g
today, according to
GasBuddy’s daily survey
of 5,883 stations. Gas
prices in Georgia are
20.6 cents per gallon
lower than a month ago,
yet stand 28.7 cents per
gallon lower than a year
ago.
According to GasBud-
dy price reports, the
cheapest station in Geor
gia is priced at $2.05/g
today while the most
expensive is $2.99/g, a
difference of 94.0 cents
per gallon. The lowest
price in the state today is
$2.05/g while the highest
is $2.99/g, a difference
of 94.0 cents per gallon.
The cheapest price in
the entire country today
stands at $1.67/g while
the most expensive is
$5.75/g, a difference of
$4.08/g.
The national average
price of gasoline has
fallen 2.1 cents per
gallon in the last week,
averaging $2.58/g today.
The national average is
down 16.3 cents per gal
lon from a month ago,
yet stands 25.0 cents per
gallon lower than a year
ago.
Historical gasoline
prices in Georgia and
the national average
going back a decade:
August 26, 2018:
$2.65/g (U.S. Average:
$2.83/g)
August 26, 2017:
$2.21/g (U.S. Average:
$2.36/g)
August 26, 2016:
$2.14/g (U.S. Average:
$2.21/g)
August 26, 2015:
$2.36/g (U.S. Average:
$2.56/g)
August 26, 2014:
$3.32/g (U.S. Average:
$3.43/g)
August 26, 2013:
$3.45/g (U.S. Average:
$3.53/g)
August 26, 2012:
$3.70/g (U.S. Average:
$3.75/g)
August 26, 2011:
$3.51/g (U.S. Average:
$3.59/g)
August 26, 2010:
$2.52/g (U.S. Average:
$2.66/g)
August 26, 2009:
$2.46/g (U.S. Average:
$2.60/g)
Neighboring areas and
their current gas prices:
Augusta- $2.23/g,
down 7.4 cents per
gallon from last week’s
$2.30/g.
Macon- $2.35/g, down
6.1 cents per gallon from
last week’s $2.41/g.
Atlanta- $2.45/g, down
4.2 cents per gallon from
last week’s $2.50/g.
“For now six straight
weeks we’ve seen the
national average price
of gasoline decline,
and after last week’s
escalation in the trade
battle between the U.S.
and China, it’s possible
that the streak continues
longer than previously
anticipated as oil mar
kets react to the news,
sending oil lower,” said
Patrick DeHaan, head
of petroleum analysis
for GasBuddy. “With
Labor Day around the
corner, motorists will
see the cheapest end to
the summer since 2016,
a great send-off to wrap
up the summer driving
season, but more good
news likely lay ahead for
motorists.