EXEMPLAR

(01,23,2023) Exemplar, as in the case of the late American senator John McCain, is a good person of devout righteousness, with high moral standards, who should be emulated or imitated. Of course, one of the most noted exemplars of all time, at least as far as modern Christendom is concerned, would be Jesus Christ. Muslims would refer to Mohammed or Muhammad, the prophet and founder of Islam, as their prime exemplar. However, it does not matter who your exemplar might be, but only that we try to emulate such a person. I’m sure that we all know someone who we’ve admired for their trustworthiness and honesty. Should we not aspire to the same high standards? And I know that there are thousands, perhaps millions, of people who qualify as exemplars to, at least, one person or more. Many altruistic souls have sacrificed for the benefit of one other person or more. Exemplars need not have been famous people. Many are mothers and fathers who have set a good example for their children. They, too, have made sacrifices. Also, are the sons and daughters, sisters and brothers who have gone off to war and end up making the ultimate sacrifice so that their family, loved ones and others, can live a more peaceful existence, free of tyranny. Of course, the opposite of such people are the warmongers, and those who collude with them, for nothing more than personal gain. As such, they are to be abhorred and avoided. Unfortunately, there are also others, who would create much destruction upon their fellow human beings. I speak of hatemongers who peddle vitriolic words to support their greed and lust for power. They are more insidious than the evil warmongers. Mongers of hatred will say and do anything against their fellow human beings who they consider to be unequal or inferior in some way. Whether it be race, colour, creed or any bearing on any religion, nationality or politics of any kind, hatred has worked its way to the top of the heap. What is worse than the hatred that is festering in so many people, today, in every nation, is the group of leaders who are willing to use this hatred and manipulate it to their advantage. Warmongering dictators aside, political leaders who would manipulate hateful people, through trickery and lies, are even worse than the racists and bigots who they use as tools for political gain. When a politician, government official or lawmaker, takes the oath of office, it is supposed to be for the benefit of the people to whom they have sworn their service to protect! It would seem, however unfortunately, that most politicians, today, stepped up to serve only their own interests. Each has their own political agenda, regardless of what their people require or request. That sort of politician will do and say anything in order to get elected. Recently elected New York Republican Representative George Santos is exactly that sort of person, who lied about everything on his resume’. He is a cheat, liar, fraud and conman, just like the former president, the P.O.T.A.S. (President of the American Supremacists), who he sadly chose to emulate. It is unfortunate that the people, who elected Santos, cannot have a ‘do-over’. Santos claims that he will not step down because he was elected. There seems to be a small flaw in that logic, given the fact that the American people did not know that they were electing a liar and fraud. It would be interesting to see the results of another election, now that the truth about Santos has come out! Perhaps, the fact that he illegally received campaign contributions will be enough to have him removed from office. One cannot fathom the purpose of Santos’ imitation of the P.O.T.A.S., given that he, too, is a chronic liar. Of course, the P.O.T.A.S.’ ulterior motive for getting into politics was simply for personal monetary gain. He did not care who he lied about, or to whom he lied, as long as it resulted in personal gain for himself. When others of the P.O.T.A.S.’ party had realized that it worked for him, they began to emulate the P.O.T.A.S. for their own personal and political gain. The list of such republicans, and their reprehensive behavior, is almost infinite. So, I cannot, nor do I wish to, go into deep analysis of their conduct at this time. However, I felt the need to point out the person who presently sits at the top of this list of despicable individuals, even topping Kevin McCarthy. That is George Santos who, instead of emulating a true exemplar, like John McCain, chose to emulate the P.O.T.A.S. who called McCain a loser. Since the P.O.T.A.S. is history’s worst hatemonger, putting him at the top of the heap of trash, above all warmongers and dictators, present and past, that makes him the opposite of Jesus Christ, to whom he once compared himself. Consequently, George Santos has chosen to emulate the anti-Christ! Now, looking back on my recent blogs, I realize that I have referred to John McCain as a model centrist as well as exemplar. There is good reason for this distinction. John McCain sacrificed much, suffering great pain and torture at the hands of the enemy during the war, for the sake of his country. Once he was at home, he chose to continue serving his country, and the people of America, by electing to become a United States senator. In doing so, he did not see the opposing party as his enemy. But, rather, he saw the opportunity to work with them in order to achieve good policies for the benefit of the people he served, as should any politician. Thusly, McCain had friends, on both sides of the aisle, who respected and admired him for his courage, steadfastness to decency, and adherence to truth and justice, until the day he died. That being said, I do not hesitate to set up McCain, a third time, as a model for diplomacy.