Article by E.T. Gwynne in "The American Thinker":
There
is an entire industry being built around the wholly imagined ability to
divine the thought processes of the other. It exists primarily as a
mechanism to absolve the readers of guilt and/or responsibility for
actions. Zero tolerance rules and regulationss are prime examples.
A
case in point are hate crimes. Laws against such things are dependent
upon the interpretation of clues, some of which may be language used in
the offense, or the extrapolated meaning of the racial disparities of
victim and perpetrator, and so on.
Another byproduct is
the “victim statement” so common in criminal trials. What on earth
does the victim’s feelings have to do with the proper sentence applied
by jury or judge? If feelings are so important in such venues, why are
physical reactions in the court room not allowed as well? What
on earth do these feelings have to do with the justice sought other
than to allow the “victims” or their families to avoid the healing of
grief and their own rehabilitation? Answer: Squat!
Consider
the clamor surrounding then-governor George W. Bush’s not signing hate
crimes legislation in Texas. It was used to “prove” his racism in the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. This in the face of the most serious penalties levied on his murderers.
Yet
another byproduct is the ability to determine guilt absent due
process. There is certainly sufficient evidence that the time-honored
measure of “innocent until proven guilty” is endangered. This
affliction seems applicable to the actions of law enforcement (see the “Ferguson effect”)
as well as the justice system (see anything on the FBI or the DoJ of
Eric Holder). Or the wearing of a red ball cap. It certainly fits the
current political shenanigans in Washington D.C.
When
the President of these United States reasonably attempted to obtain the
required-by-treaty cooperation of the newly elected Ukrainian president
in an investigation that happened to involve the former vice president
of the U.S., it was omnisciently assumed to be a political ploy to bring
down an erstwhile 2020 presidential candidate. The omniscients then
began to imagine and flesh out and implement the actual plot regarding
the 2020 elections.
In
fact, the omniscients were so proficient in their machinations that
they had begun the plotting well in advance of the elections 2016 with
actions designed to frame the worst-case winner. And so here we are
today!
Omnisciency
is fraught with danger. Primarily, it leads to infallibility. And
when really stupid people begin to believe their infallibility, really
stupid things inevitability ensue. And so we arrive at the absolute
certainty that the President was interested in vanquishing a potential
opponent in 2020, despite no evidence as 2019 approaches history.
