Call It What It Is
Shamelessly stolen from Ace of Spades, go read the rest.
Take it away Confucius:
A superior man, in regard to what he does not know, shows a cautious reserve. If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music do not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot. Therefore a superior man considers it necessary that the names he uses may be spoken appropriately, and also that what he speaks may be carried out appropriately. What the superior man requires is just that in his words there may be nothing incorrect.
Bingo! Obviously we do not have a superior man in the White House.
3 thoughts on “Call It What It Is”
Indeed. The Sage of China had much in common with the best thought of the Western tradition, including the prescriptions and proscriptions of Christ. The passage you cited has long been one of my favorites from the Analects. It deserves to be resurrected and widely studied.
Of course he’s NOT superior…Can anyone name just ONE MUSLIM who is superior?
Toejam – He certainly thinks he is, along with Holder and Jarrett. He doesn’t realize the only reason he was elected/reelected is because he is black…..period. The lib media and progressives pushed him into the spotlight and the useful idiots did their thing…bingo, first black president.