In spite of growing confusion wrought by the propaganda and doublespeak of sanctimonious people who assume themselves to be qualified as moral dictators whose privilege it is to prescribe how their fellow Americans should live, this "culture war" is actually nothing more than a conflict of ideas and ideals in which freedom-loving Americans are pitted against the tyrannical forces of dogmatic absolutists who seek to mitigate liberty — and by that same measure, our Constitution — because they are afraid of freedom and the notion of free will and conscience uninhibited by an Earthly moral authority (as if us mere mortals could effectively fashion such a thing in the first place).
Which Side are You On?
Examine both sides of any of the various freedom versus tyranny ("culture war") issues/battles. One side stands for free will and the other stands against it. One side denounces the injustice of oppression whenever their fellow Americans' civil and human rights are arbitrarily violated or denied, while the other side feels oppressed when the civil and human rights of people they find objectionable are recognized as being equal to theirs. One side is willing to give their fellow Americans the benefit of the doubt, the other trusts no one — not even themselves.
Should there even be a contest between freedom and tyranny in America of all places? Is there really any contest between these two ideologies at all? Would the vast majority of Americans actually prefer to live under the oppressive doctrine of an authoritarian state rather than a system in which government has no authority over the free will and conscience of the people, except when it applies to protecting and defending our civil and human rights?
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