Americans must read this book
Over a year ago, a political figure
permitted me to participate in a private discussion site dedicated to the
output of a group of prominent journalists, scholars, political operatives, and
public servants. Some of the men and women in this group had written
bestsellers, managed campaigns, worked in the White House for Republican
presidents, or commanded troops. Some were practicing and others were lapsed
Catholics; some were proud Jews, dedicated to Israel.
At the discussion site, I was just one
commentor among thousands, but every now and then one of the celebrities whose
work we were commenting on would respond to one of my posts. These
"brushes with greatness" delighted me.
Over a year later, I received an email
that sent a chill through me. The sender was a beautiful young white woman with
a great head of hair. Her online bio ironically states, "My passion is
helping humans understand one another — and the world around them." In her
two-hundred-word reprimand, she quoted and analyzed my posts. She informed me
that she had deleted my posts and would not allow me to speak for the next
thirty days. If I sinned again, I would be permanently silenced. She accused me
of posting thoughts that were not "kind" and not "true."
You think I would have learned.
