Tomorrow belongs to us... all of us

And I'm not using that in the manner in which some of my brown-shirted friends might. Tomorow's events will show good and evil, good ideas and bad ideas, love and hate.

We believe in diversity... and tomorrow belongs to all of us.

From an opinion piece in the Daily Press:

The rally that America's Nazi Party will hold at Yorktown on Saturday may be the best strategy to undermine, not strengthen, the group, to build opposition to it, not support.

Because the best way to kill bad ideas is to bring them out in the open. Repugnant ideas flourish in the dank darkness of ignorance and denial. But in the bright light of public exposure, they wither.

That would be the case with this white supremacist, neo-Nazi group. The doctrine it spews, based on racial superiority and allegiance to Adolf Hitler, is so putrid, so hate-filled, that most Americans - indeed any people with a reasonable measure of intelligence and humanity - find it offensive and alarming.

So bring it out in the open, and let people see it for what it is, and it earns opponents, not friends. That's exactly what this rally will do.

Shut those ideas away, where people can't see what the group is about, and opponents won't step forward, in action, speech or resolve.

There is another reason why getting these ideas into the light is a good thing. Allowing the rally affirms our devotion to free speech, the keystone of the Bill of Rights and our system of government, a feature of civic governance that reflects our founders' assumption of the natural intelligence of humankind. It puts on display, in a symbolic location, a reminder that this nation was birthed in a commitment to protecting the liberty of citizens, even those with opinions that deeply offend the majority.

So the rally will put the ideas of these neo-Nazis on display, and they will show badly. It will put the ideas of the American way on display, and they will show well. They prevailed once before at Yorktown, and they will prevail again on Saturday.

When they are brought out in the light, even with microphones, small men can only cast very small shadows.

In the mean time, Phil and I and a host of other volunteers are taking care of last minute details. If anyone wants to volunteer tomorrow, please get in touch with us today.

We are very excited about tomorrow's events; it's going to be a great time with excellent music and poetry and brief speeches. See you tomrrow at the Yorktown Battlefield.