The Despair That Could Wreck Civilization

Darrell Castle talks about the despair that exists among the American people caused by the virus and its economic destruction, as well as riots, looting, and other street violence. Transcription / Notes THE DESPAIR THAT COULD WRECK CIVILIZATION Hello this is Darrell Castle with today’s Castle Report. Today is Friday July 31, 2020 the last day of the seventh month of this year. I always give the date verbally and in print just in case one of the tech giants decides to cancel me it might still be possible to find past archived issues of the Castle Report through the date. The Castle family is fine today and doing well in its efforts to avoid the despair that many are feeling. The family daughter got word this week that maybe, just maybe, some flights from her island will be allowed starting September 1 so we pray for her and we wait, and we try to avoid despair. Speaking of despair, I do notice quite a bit of it in the country today. Despair means without hope and many people today are unsure where their hope is supposed to come from. People are in despair for many reasons, among them the virus and the riots, looting, and anarchy that they see portrayed on their video screens. These are all problems that are very difficult to understand especially for someone who has only the information provided by a media with an axe to grind. The virus and its subsequent problems, we are often told, should be left to the experts. So technocrats such as Anthony Fauci should decide the future of the entire world, but who elected Dr. Fauci to any office or who among us gave him the authority to decide our future. Should elected politicians not defer to the experts, then criticism quickly ensues. They must not only defer to experts, but the experts whose opinions are preferred. Mr. average then, is  in despair because he knows that his life has been turned upside down, but he doesn’t know why. He is told he should not attend church, a sporting event, or a concert, but if he wants to attend a mass protest that will be just fine. His kids are afraid to attend school, but they must. He can’t take his family any where to relieve the pressure of confinement. He is criticized by some for wearing a mask and by some for not wearing a mask. He suspects that the mask is nothing more than a symbol to satisfy the mob, but he puts it on to avoid their criticism. Now, let’s look at the source of much of his despair.  What is the cause of the “peaceful protests”? The protests really are peaceful, at least that is what we are expected to believe. What has been happening in Portland and Seattle are small groups of peaceful people simply expressing their opinions about something and armies of federal storm troopers arrest and molest them for no reason. Let’s take a look at what one very well-known journalist or commentator recently said about Portland. Nicholas Kristof, writing for the opinion page of the New York Times, last Sunday edition said this’ “To watch Fox News is to learn from Sean Hannity that the “Rose City” of Portland, is “like a war zone” that has been in Tucker Carlson’s words’ “destroyed by the mob.” So, I invite Hannity and Carlson to escape their bubbles and visit Portland’ stroll along the Willamette River and enjoy a glass of local pinot noir. They’ll be safe—unless they venture at night into the two blocks beside the federal courthouse. Citizens need to be vigilant there, for armed groups periodically storm the streets to attack peaceful visitors. I’m talking of course about the uninvited federal forces.” Mr. Kristoff is not a journalist, for journalists watch, do research, and write the truth as their eyes and research reveal it. Mr. Kristoff, on the other hand, writing for the greatest newspaper in the world, seeks to persuade rather than inform. Let me give you one final Kristoff quote to illustrate my point. “So, let’s be real: Trump isn’t trying to quell violence in Portland. No, he’s provoking it to divert attention from 140’000 Covi...