Vox Populi - Part Four

Vox Populi – a multi-part series of web essays exploring the malfeasance of liberal ideology

The People – Nec audiendi qui solent dicere, Vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumultuositas vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit. (And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.)

Vox Populi – the voice of the people. People have many different ideas and beliefs. We the voice of a people governs the land, society benefits because the voice of the people as a whole generally does not lead us in the wrong direction. Most people believe in freedom and want the best for the people. When those voices unite, freedom prospers.

The problem comes when those voices that are contrary to the voice of the people tries to make itself more important or when someone treats the people like they need guidance and should be watched over. Someone that rises up and tries to overthrow the voice of the people should be silenced. Because we do not often have people in this country overtly trying to become a king or dictator, we do not often notice the voices that try to usurp the power of the people.

We need to recognize those that are the wolves in sheep’s clothing, those that would destroy our freedoms. They are the ones that tell us that we cannot express an opinion because it would hurt someone else's feeling. They tell us it is wrong to believe in God and that we should not let his dictates govern our lives. They are the ones that tell us that we could not possible understand the complexities of governing and to just trust them to govern us.

The voice of the people is the voice of God until they give into the flattering voices that would destroy their freedoms. Our voices should constantly exercise our right to speak freely and to defend our ideas. We should not fear those that would silence us through personal threats or character assassinations. For God is on our side as we proclaim his word and preserve the freedom that he has given us.

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