Echoes of the White Rose

RenewAmerica.us ^ | February 22, 2007 | Helen Valois

[EternalVigilance]

"And this is the great challenge that I think is faced. One way or another, I believe that the banner of truth, the banner of good, the banner of decency, the banner of constitutional American principle, grounded in the constitution and ultimately in the great principles of the Declaration — they must be represented in the battle that is to be fought in the Republican Party. The standard of right must be raised. It must be raised unequivocally. It must be raised actively. It must be raised without compromise and without calculation." - Alan Keyes

“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.” - George Washington

[x]

Sophie Scholl-The Final Days was an excellent movie. It really brought out, as the earlier films didn't, just how much Christian faith was involved in her political committments.

[EternalVigilance]

Wow. I'd like to see it.

[Kimmers]

Thank you for the reminder. It was a movie I wanted to see but forgot all about it....

[FormerACLUmember]

The White Rose resistance, beheaded by the Nazis:

[EternalVigilance]

Thank you for that. It is a powerful thing to have faces to go with the stories.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Bump to print for a history lesson for a kid I know. ;)

[Alouette]

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[FormerACLUmember]

Another photo of a young Sophie Scholl, heart of the resistance.

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It's out on DVD now. It's not an action movie. It's based on the interrogations and hearings she went through in the four days between her arrest and execution. If you like history and don't need to see car chases and crashes all the time, it might be worth seeing.

There were two earlier German films made about the Scholls in the 1980s, but neither showed her strong Christian faith in the way that Sophie Scholl-The Final Days did. Here's a review.

[EternalVigilance]

Thank you.

[bubbacluck]

Our whole family saw the movie. Very well done, albeit in German with subtitles. Highly recommended.

[Vicomte13]

"Those countrymen decided, in effect, that Hitler and his brownshirts constituted the 'lesser of two evils.' This is what it will finally come down to for us Americans as well, if the GOP decides to run a pro-abortion candidate for President in 2008."

Not necessarily.
We could form a third party and vote for a candidate who stands for our values.

[EternalVigilance]

Indeed. The courage needed for us to counter the forces of evil is a fraction of what was needed then. We have not yet slid so far down the God-less path of disrespect and disregard for life and liberty as the Germans of the Twenties, Thirties and Forties. Amazing how rare it still seems to be, though...

[oldfart]

Somewher on my hard-drive I have the whole story of The White Rose. I guess I need to find it.

[ClearCase_guy]

We could form a third party and vote for a candidate who stands for our values.

Is Ross Perot trying for a comeback? Hillary will be pleased to hear that.

[EternalVigilance]

Is Ross Perot trying for a comeback? Hillary will be pleased to hear that.

Nah. Perot was a baby killer too.

[Vicomte13]

"Is Ross Perot trying for a comeback? Hillary will be pleased to hear that."

If the GOP runs a pro-choice candidate, Hillary will win. It's the GOP's call. I do not vote for pro-abortion Republicans for President. Ever. Period. If that means Hillary, then so be it. Hillary's pro-choice, which is no worse than a pro-choice Republican, but the other things that Hillary will do will do dramatic harm to the interests of the other Republicans who insist on having a pro-choice candidate.

Perhaps the pain will be so great after four years of that that Republicans will never make that mistake again.

I note that Ross Perot was able to emerge because George H W Bush lied about taxes. He broke his promise and hiked them. Rather than vote for a liar, many voted for Perot. Clinton won, yes, but I have not seen one single major Republican candidate even at the state level accept the idea of higher taxes ever since 1992. The message was sent and learned by the GOP the hard way: raise taxes, and tax conservatives WILL shoot you dead and hand over power to the other side. Period.

Well, that hasn't happened yet. It doesn't need to happen.
But I am telling you right now that no matter what, I will not vote for a pro-abortion Republican. If that means Hillary Clinton is the President of the United States for 4 years, or 8 years, then that's what it means. It needn't. Just don't RUN a pro-abortion Republican and you won't lose people like me. Run one, and there is absolutely nothing to talk about. There is zero percent chance I will vote for a pro-abortion Republican. If there are millions of pro-lifers like me, and I expect that there are, this means that if you run a pro-life Republican, you have guaranteed that Hillary will be our next President. Guaranteed it. You already know the outcome, so don't do it.
It's really very simple.
Hike taxes, and the Democrat wins.
Run a pro-abortion candidate, and the Democrat wins.
The GOP got the message on the taxes. It sure would be easier if they'd get the message on abortion BEFORE Hillary Clinton is sworn in as the 44th President, wouldn't it?

[Paulus Invictus]

And assure that Hitlery and her perp husband, both persons with no values I recognize, would surely win. Then the Republic is toast.