We don’t need the Geneva Conventions definition of “prisoner of war” to inform us of what is taking place. No, Ms. Griner was not a uniformed soldier. And no, she does not even pledge allegiance to her own country, or stand for its national anthem. But she is undeniably a prisoner, and there is, for those who have not noticed, a war, and on top of that, a proxy war, in which we are rightfully involved, which is itself a resumption of the Cold War, and which made Ms. Griner a valuable capture for our enemy. Nobody can seriously believe she is serving nine years in a Russian prison because she had .7 grams of THC oil on her. Ms. Briner is in a Russian prison because we’re at war with Russia…
Do we on the Right now celebrate the unjust imprisonment of political opponents? If so, maybe we should borrow some of those Che Guevara shirts that we love to mock junior varsity Leftists for wearing, because we have become the very thing we have fought against.
Let us be clear: to rejoice or laugh at the suffering of a political opponent is a dangerous, primitive impulse that should be adamantly rebuked. It eats away at our soul, destroys our moral authority, and leads to the abrogation of very rights we conservatives exist to support. We see all too often the celebrations on the Left when misfortune befalls a conservative. If both sides cheer the demise of the other, we are all headed for disaster.
I don’t have any reason to like Brittney Griner. But when 9-11 happened, we didn’t ask who was in the building, we asked for revenge. I don’t suggest that Ms. Griner’s capture — and that’s exactly what it is — demands a military response, nor a prisoner exchange involving the release of dangerous criminals. But it does demand universal condemnation, and a sobering sense of sadness. … See MoreSee Less
People don’t care what you know until they know that you care. … See MoreSee Less
And here we were told the President wouldn’t raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000. … See MoreSee Less
