What to do With the Nice People?

The problem we have (and I don’t know the psychological terms and definitions for all of this, nor do I have the expertise to interpret actions to conditions, but I’m going to pretend that I do) is that there is an abundance of suicidal tendencies disguised as virtue. This can be referred to as the “nice people.”

We are in all of the trouble that we are, militarily, societally and economically due to the desire of nice people to exhibit their virtue through self-immolation. I consider myself polite, considerate, fair-minded and courteous, sometimes to a fault. It’s one reason I moved to Texas from Colorado. I found none of that on the Front Range. It was more common either in Eastern or Western Colorado.

I was working in Texas at the time of Covid and almost none of the businesses were closed. The use of masks was in evidence, but not required anywhere outside of hospitals. At one, I told the person demanding compliance that her demonstration of clearly ridiculous medical advice was a condemnation of the medical practices of the hospital. I think it went more like this: “You do realize that by making this stupid rule paramount that it just makes you look stupid and the hospital incompetent.”

Anyway, having lived my life as I was taught: to always be deferential to others, with the Golden Rule firmly ingrained in my soul, I found myself not only accepted by Texans, as I demonstrated a lot of their own attitudes, but much, much less likely to punch someone in the face for egregious violations of the Golden Rule.

While this polite deference to others is understood by Texans, Coloradoans, largely truly Californians, New Yorkers, Illinoisans, etc., because of the influx of these “other staters” having taken place long ago and persistently over time, fail the test spectacularly. Who knows what the real Coloradoans are like? I like to think they align more closely to my own thinking, but then, my ancestral roots are in Virginia and ultimately Kentucky, so, who knows? Anyway, my polite deference comes off to current Front Range Coloradoans as weak and subservient to the point that their arrogance violates the Golden Rule and opens them to retaliation. Living in Texas, therefore, restores my peace.

This sort of Golden Rule politeness seems like weakness or “niceness” to the unwitting, arrogant, self-centered who can’t conceive of ever being deferential. The difference between weakness, niceness and Golden Rule politeness is the undercurrent threat of violence. This is the mistake Jihadists and communists make all the time, they can’t tell the difference, whereas any decent Coloradoan or Texan understands it from a prenatal state.

The true “niceness” based in self-loathing and a desire to quash the appearance of patriotism rises most prominently in the left, but also in the right. The Church persona being the worst on the right. Those who secretly, deep down, hate themselves and everyone around them cloak that hatred in righteous morality as a Christian. They do more damage to this nation and Christianity by accepting hostiles on the basis of Jesus. That is their shield against being seen for the hollowed-out rotten people they are. Huge donations to Catholic Charities is one such demonstration of their corrosive niceness.

Those who carry the Church persona do a great deal of damage by exerting their own tolerance and subjecting others to the charge of racism, hatred and bigotry simply because they do not want to subject their family and friends to rape and murder at the hands of foreign, barbaric cultures.

This sort of “niceness” permeates the welfare state. Those who see welfare as a means of testifying to their own generosity have it completely backward. Using the government to confiscate property from others to demonstrate one’s charity is akin to offering a neighbor’s house to accommodate the invaders.

The whole NGO (non-governmental organization) network thrives on this sort of niceness. It appeals to those who think they can spread the values of Jesus through a conduit of public/private gangs. They give to these NGOs with the idea of helping people without ever doing an accounting of their actual activities, which often punish the indigenous populations (England, Ireland, France, Germany, Sweden, etc.,) with invasions of monochromatic others and call it diversity. The intent is to wipe out diversity through mass migration into the already diverse cultures of these same nations. Aside from being white, the French are completely different from the English, who are completely different from the Irish and on and on. The United States has absolutely no reason to be increasing diversity. It was very close to the most diverse society in the world already. Where else can one explore the cultures of blacks, Hispanics, Germans, Poles, Hungarians, Jews, Arabs, Persians, Asians. Show me a town where there is no Chinese buffet and I’ll show you one with less than 2000 people.

The question ultimately comes down to what sort of nice are you? Are you the sort that takes money out of their own pocket, who takes time out of their own day to help others, or are you one who gives to international organizations that spend most of your donations on seeking other donations? These are tough questions and it takes a sturdy heart to ask them.

The world would be better of without welfare of any kind and an expanded role of the local, accountable church or organization as the conduit to the distribution of this aid. That would allow a person to recognize where their charity is going and change their giving practices immediately.

The best of the Golden Rule niceness will likely be demonstrated to us through crisis when these welfare systems fail and we are forced to interact directly with those in need. Every time I see a person with a sign at the edge of the road, I ask Jesus if I should give to this person. Most often, He remains silent, but having inquired, I have ignored the impulse to help and every mile down the road came with an increased sense of unease. I have turned around after twenty miles, driven back and given everything I had in my wallet to that person.

One does not have to be a sucker to be charitable. I believe, in my heart, that every dime I have, every breath I take is not my own, but God’s and it is with this idea that I ask his guidance in such matters.

And yet, as Jack Lawson would advise, evil will seek out the good and make them pay for their faith. Always cautious, always alert is how one must navigate this world.

When this system does fail, through economic insolvency, military ineptness, extraterrestrial events or cultural diversity, it will bring with it a duty to judge who should be welcomed into the new culture, the new system. The “nice people” may have to be exiled, if their generosity comes from everyone else’s sweat and labor.

https://tldavis.substack.com/p/what-to-do-with-the-nice-people