I remember, decades ago, a Christian Right group
put out an election guide with the stands of various candidates. It was labeled
a “Morality Scorecard” or the like.
I apologize that I cannot remember more details nor find them via
internet search. (Those search
engines can be close to useless when it comes to obscure details of history.) If anyone remembers or finds more, feel
free to comment. I also apologize
and warn that I will be speaking in generalities here.
With those caveats, what I do remember is that the
group in question was excoriated for implying that one’s votes and political
stands are a good measure of morality. How dare they say politicians who vote wrong somehow are
immoral! How dare they say that there is a correlation between one’s politics
and one’s morality!
Well, although the group may have been a bit crude
in the way they stated there is such a correlation, recent events seem to be
proving them right in more ways than one.
It is hard to miss that the recent sexual harassment scandals blowing up
here in the U. S. overwhelmingly involve Democrats - Harvey Weinstein, Al
Franken, John Conyers, Al Green, etc.
I can hear the reflex rebuttals now. “What about Republicans like Roy
Moore?” If there were as many
Republicans who mistreated women so blatantly, the Democrat News Media would
surely be trotting them out and fast.
As for Roy Moore, the allegations against him smell increasingly like a
pre-election dirty trick that is getting more debunked by the day. But trust me, I think a lot of
Republicans are scum, too.
And, to anticipate another question, the
correlation I see is general not specific. In other words, there are Leftist Democrats who are
otherwise good people, and there are conservative Republican who are
stinkers. Heck, I once engaged in
political combat against a few of them.
But to think there is no correlation between
morality in public life and morality in private life is fantasy. Someone who attacks freedom of speech,
the right to life, basic property rights, the Constitutional rule of law, the
right to defend oneself, traditional Christian values etc., etc. is probably
going to be a sticker in private as well.
And now that stink is suddenly getting out and
becoming public as well.
