Of Balls And Eyes And Bullseyes

The New American bi-weekly magazine has just (issue of June 18) published a letter of mine to them, on the LGBTQ+ phenomenon.  Under the title ‘Disrupting Sex,’ and as slightly edited by them, it reads:

“In his preview of the book, When Harry Became Sally (TNA,  April 23), Laurence M. Vance says that ‘Chapter one looks at “recent developments in popular culture that have changed American opinion on gender identity.”’  One wishes that we would look at ‘developments’ in the womb that are causing all this societal mayhem.

“In reviews of studies on the matter, such as the book BrainSex by Anne Moir, Ph.D and David Jessel, it has been pointed out that the fetal brain can be affected, at a particular, early state of fetal development, by the maternal hormonal bath in which it is doing that developing, so that male-patterned brains can be ‘wired’ into genetically female bodies and vice versa and every stage along that abnormal spectrum in between, such as trannies.

“There are a number of potential causes of abnormal levels of the hormones in that bath: an abnormality in the adrenal glands of the developing fetus or the mother or both; endocrine disrupters/estrogen mimics in the environment, from the likes of plastics, pesticides, and ‘The Pill;’ and stress of all types: physical, mental, or emotional (e.g., there is evidence of a higher incidence of homosexually oriented babies born in the wake of wars than the normal background ‘noise’ could account for).  But perhaps most alarmingly is the effect of drugs such as barbiturates, prescribed to pregnant women without sufficient regard for their potential effect on the developing fetus.

“No, ’Sex is not “assigned” at birth.’  But gender identity is created in the womb.  And these children flooding into our society are canaries in the coal mine that we should have been paying closer attention to.  We have taken our eye off the ball, by concentrating on the societal effects of something, rather than the treatable cause, long overdue for acknowledgment and correction.”

Is there anything else going on that requires us to keep our eye on the ball?  Yes.  A number of such matters.  And including the big one.  And to address that one, and as a wrap-up in general - to life itself - I will go back to the novel ‘A Pillar of Iron,’ about the life and times of Marcus Tullius Cicero, lawyer and statesman.  To a time period near the end of that story, s Rome ‘progressed’ from Republic to Empire, and its consequent ultimate fall. 

Cicero, returning to Rome from a recuperative spell away from those ‘wars,’ has one last burst of indignation as to what is going on in his beloved country.  He is facing a dictator when he has had enough, and engages in insubordination.  Julius Caesar, yet himself to rise to the role, and having affection for his childhood friend and defender, comes, here near the end, to his defense:

“It was Julius Caesar who replied to him in a state of affectionate indulgence.

“‘For a man who has lately given his friends the impression of lassitude and listlessness and resignation, Marcus, and for a man who has been heard to say “For what purpose have we been born?” you are displaying an astonishing store of passion and frenetic energy and loud protest.  Is it possible you now believe there is a purpose in our existence - ‘

“’Yes!’ cried Marcus.  ‘I was a fool.  I have been wallowing in complacency and security, and these lead to death and disintegration.  I had been so absorbed in public duties and in private practice of law that I lost sight of what is transpiring in my country.  I plead guilty to the crime of indifference and am determined to make amends.’”

His defiance of usurped authority was, inevitably, to lead to his death, at the hand of an assassin.  But he had lived a most honorable life.  And in the end, yes,

there is, indeed, 'a purpose in our existence'.  And we will all come to it, in

The End.

That, of course, is a little further down the road.  But the Exercise part of The Journey is over, at least.  And it’s time for

the Real Thing.

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P.S. On the child separation policy from their illegal alien parent (or whomever the adult they were accompanying actually is):
     Disgusting stuff.
     The way that the MSM is portraying the matter.  Disgusting stuff. 

     1) The policy is Congress's policy; and was practiced under Obama.
     2) The practice itself is so cynical: that is, the practice of IAs using children as pawns/human shields/tickets in order to attempt to wheedle their way into the country.  And the MSM makes it all out to be as though Trump is so "cruel".
     As I say.

     (Headline from the Left: 'Trump Executive Order Ends His Own Cruel Policy' - americandownfalldotcom - June 20
     (Headline from the Right: ' Farage Urges Trump to Hold Strong Against Globalist Immigration Pressure' - rickwellsdotcom - June 20/21)