Ordinary Men of Calvary
Patrick Giroux
Apr 26, 2025
IN A BOOK TITLED ‘ORDINARY MEN’, the author recounts how many of the individuals involved in the Nazi atrocities of WWII were perfectly ordinary people like you and me. This should give us all pause. If our generation were alive during that period of history, would we have acted any differently? There are no indicators that our generation is more virtuous than theirs — quite the contrary.
This is, in fact, the aim of pursuing a good and virtuous life. Virtue is not an act, but a habit. If we strive to act well consistently in the little tests of life, we will eventually act well when the stakes are higher. Human beings do not rise to the occasion; they fall to the level of their training.
Regarding the Passion of Jesus Christ, I find it fruitful to meditate on a similar question: if I happened to be alive during that time, would I have played a role in Christ’s crucifixion and death? If so, how?
By seeing in each flawed character of the Passion elements of ourselves, we can begin to work on those defects that contribute to our own moral weakness and spiritual mediocrity. Another goal of this exercise is to know better the Master Himself: “As we look at Christ through their eyes, we may see Him more clearly. As we listen with their ears, we may find a new force in His words.”1
Below I highlight several characters or groups who, for various reasons, compromised their integrity during the most pivotal event in human history. In reading about them, may we observe those virtues lacking in ourselves and strive to obtain the same.
Judas Iscariot
A man chosen by Christ Himself and one called to the very heights of sanctity, Judas Iscariot fell from grace and ended his own life in despair. His original vice, we are told, was that of avarice. Avarice is defined as an excessive desire to make and hold onto money or wealth.
St. John tells us that Judas was the apostle in charge of the treasury, as all those who lived intimately with Christ kept their funds in common. We can infer from this fact that Judas was not only organized and industrious, but above all, he was trusted.
Further evidence of his untarnished reputation is that nobody suspected him when Christ announced that someone would betray him: The disciples therefore looked one upon another, doubting of whom he spoke (John 13:22).
The Taking of Christ, Caravaggio (1602)
Judas had been siphoning money from the community fund even before he betrayed his Master: Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the purse, carried the things that were put therein (John 12:6).
His avarice and treachery were not driven by passion, the authors tell us, but by malice. So says Cornelius A. Lapide:
“When Judas, the instigator of the murmuring, found himself rebuked by Christ, he did not repent as the other Apostles, whom he had misled, did, but then he made his forehead brazen, and clothed himself with the cloak of impudence, and, mad with covetousness and wickedness, he determined to sell and betray Christ to the Jews.”
Malice is the vice by which a person sins deliberately, with knowledge and consent, even in the absence of passion or ignorance. When Judas betrayed Jesus, he did not act impulsively, as one does when consumed by passion. Neither was he ignorant of who Christ was, being in close company with Him for several years and witnessing firsthand the countless miracles He wrought. Judas Iscariot betrayed the God Man with malice.
The Betrayal of Judas and the Arrest of Christ 1325
The Betrayal of Christ, Ugolino Di Nerio (Da Siena)
Despair is defined as a lack of confidence in God’s ability to save someone or to aid Him. Realizing in the end how grievously he had sinned, Judas ended his life by hanging himself:
“[The despair of Judas] was not a more heinous sin, but one more fatal to himself, as thrusting him down to the very depths of hell. He might, on his repentance, have asked (and surely have obtained) pardon of Christ.”2
In looking at the tragic story of Judas Iscariot, I will quote three authors, each in their turn, giving a proper warning for those who are inclined to the same sins as he:
For the avaricious:
“Hear it, I say, ye covetous. Ponder it in your mind what Judas suffered. For he both lost his money, and committed a crime, and lost his soul. Such was the hard tyranny of covetousness. He enjoyed not his money, nor this present life, nor that which is to come. He lost them all at once, and having forfeited the goodwill even of those to whom he betrayed Him, he ended by hanging himself.” ~St. John Chrysostom
For the desperate:
“As they who throttle themselves cause death, because the air passes not within them, so do they who despair of the forgiveness of God choke themselves by their very despair, that the Holy Spirit cannot reach them.” ~St. Augustine
For the malicious, especially those intentionally neglecting the little things in their spiritual lives:
“We must therefore strive to make certain of our vocation and calling. We must beware of our continued lapses into sin, of our coldness and indifference to religion, of our too great attachment to worldly wealth. Our Lord must be followed, not only with our feet but also with our hearts. If we do this, i.e., follow Him completely, then we will not suffer the tragedy of Judas by apostatizing, but will follow Christ faithfully to the end.” ~Fr. Christopher Rengers, O.F.M.
Saint Peter
Peter, first among the apostles, was a man set apart. Even in the Gospels we notice that Our Lord had a particular affection for him, along with James and his brother John. Supremely confident in himself in one moment and failing in the next, there is something about the fisherman from Galilee that is utterly human and relatable.
That Peter sinned mortally against the profession of faith3 during the Passion of the Christ is certain. Both St. Chrysostom and St. Augustine attest to this. This means he lost supernatural charity and the grace of God by his actions, this the man who that same night had been ordained a priest and received his first Holy Communion. The reasons for his fall are threefold according to the authors. Let’s take them each in their turn:
Overconfidence. Not heeding the warning from Christ Himself the previous evening, Peter denied Him as prophesied. And not only did Peter deny being associated with Jesus, but he denied ever having known Him. The biggest lesson from this fall of Peter’s is precisely what Our Lord tells us in the Gospel of John: Without me you can do nothing (John 15:5).
What is eminently consoling about this passage, however, is that the opposite is also true. With Him, we can do everything: “Consider here what the Apostles were before the coming of the Holy Spirit, and what they were made afterwards, when endued with power from on high” (S. Cyril). And again, St. Jerome: “Peter without the Spirit was overcome by the words of the damsel, but with the Spirit he yielded neither to rulers nor kings.”
St. Peter the Apostle icon by Theophilia on DeviantArt
St. Peter the Apostle by Theophilia
Peter’s second mistake was that he put himself into the company of the wicked men who had seized Jesus. Just think of Peter’s confidence in Our Lord when in His company — and of his weakness when going without it.
“How hurtful is converse with the wicked! Peter amongst the servants of the High Priest said he knew not the man, though among the disciples he had confessed Him to be God.” ~Venerable Bede
Not only is the company of evil men a near occasion of sin, but our sins tend to be multiplied around them as well. Cornelius A. Lapide points out that along with denying Christ, Peter also committed perjury (i.e. lying under oath):
“[Peter’s association] with the ungodly, which he ought to have given up after his first fall, drove Peter to [perjury], though, assuredly, he never should have done it, as having experienced its noxiousness and his weakness in their company.”
But Peter did not stop there. A. Lapide:
“Peter, therefore, finding himself driven to extremities, “began to curse and swear” that he knew not the man, saying, after the Hebrew manner, May God do these things to me if I know Him. May the earth open, may the lightning blast me, if I know Him. The Greek word is καταναθεματίζειν, to anathematize vehemently, to call curses down on oneself.
This is a powerful reminder to call on God’s help always and in all our undertakings, so that we don’t abandon Him. If we do fall, we must get up quickly and return to Him with enthused confidence: nunc coepi.
The last reason for his fall was that Peter might learn compassion for the weak, seeing as it would aid him in his role as the head of His Church. His fall was permitted that he also might set the standard for true penance. We are told in the tradition that to atone for his sin, Peter lived on an extremely penitential diet for the rest of his life, subsisting mostly off of legumes.
Lest we forget about our zeal for the Lord and His house, let’s listen attentively to the advice given by St. Peter himself in an apparition to St. Bridget:
“Rise up by humility to the Lord of Memory, and seek for memory from Him.”
The Enemies of Christ
What we must remember about the Sadducees, Scribes and Pharisees is that they knew that Jesus Christ was the Messiah sent by God. This is evident in their private discussion leading up to His unjust trial and execution: What do we, for this man doth many miracles? If we let him alone so, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come and take away our place and nation (John 11:47-48; see also Matthew 28:11-14).
Despite this, the Sadducees, Scribes and Pharisees remained steadfast in their hatred for Christ. While there are many reasons for this — envy on account of His influence and fear of the Romans, amongst others — the primary reason was that Christ was not the Messiah they wanted.
This cannot be overstated, as it relates directly to how we interact with the Lord ourselves. Christ’s enemies wanted a powerful, political messiah and not the humble, Suffering Servant. They wanted their messiah to set up a temporal kingdom, not a heavenly one. They longed for an end to the reign of the Romans, not an end to the reign of sin. In short, they refused to accept Him, because their wills were not aligned with God’s. May the same not be said of us.
Pontius Pilate
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For those of us accustomed to the Gospels and who often recite the Apostles’ Creed, the story of Pontius Pilate has become all too familiar to us. When taking in what is happening as if we are seeing it for the first time, however, we will see how truly extraordinary this part of the Passion narrative is.
Pilate is a complete and unabashed pagan. He worships demons. Yet here he is trying to defend a Man who has been put on trial by His own nation. Pilate clearly perceived His innocence, while the people enlightened by Divine Revelation refused to do so.
Herein lies the sin of Pilate: rather than allowing the truth to guide his decisions no matter the personal cost, Pilate chose to look out for his own interests instead. This weakness on the part of Pilate led him to pass the most unjust legal sentence in the history of the world.
We may also say that Pilate failed to act on a divine warning given to him, seeing as his wife had received visions in the night that convinced her of Christ’s innocence.
Ultimately, small compromises beget larger ones. This we must remember when we are tempted to commit slight offenses against what we know to be right: He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in that which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little, is unjust also in that which is greater (Luke 16:10).
Herod Antipas
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Christ Before Herod Antipas by Nikolaus Knüpfer
The lesson we must take away from Herod Antipas’s life is this: the sensual man is blind.4 Herod stole his half-brother’s wife from him, because he was sensual. After the daughter of his unlawful wife performs a dance, Herod was so entranced by her that he yielded to her desires and authorized the execution of a man he held in high esteem — John the Baptist. Finally, Herod Antipas was unable to see the uniqueness of Christ because his sensuality had blinded him to all that was spiritual.
Stupid man! Herod could have learned salutatory truths from Truth Himself, but spurned the opportunity. Instead of being one the first kings to hear the things that many kings longed to hear, and heard them not — he wasted his precious time with Christ by asking for a parlor trick.
In Conclusion
Today we explored the shortcomings of several individuals who, due to their placement in time and space, made history for it. Despite two centuries of separation, these men are really no different from you and me. These were ordinary men.
Within every one of us lies the potential to commit Judas’s treachery, to possess St. Peter’s overconfidence, to deny the known truth like the Pharisees, to cower from what we know to be right like Pilate, or to give into our sensual desires like Herod. By learning from their mistakes and combatting our vices with virtue, may we eventually obtain that perfection that is not only recommended to us, but commanded: Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48).
Thank you for reading. Join Patrick’s growing community of readers on Substack to follow his work.
1
“Saints and Sinners of Calvary” Rengers, taken from the preface (viii).
2
The Great Commentaries of Cornelius A. Lapide, Matthew 27:3-4
3
Matthew 10:33
4
“Saints and Sinners of Calvary” Rengers, pg. 99.
Ordinary Men of Calvary
Patrick Giroux
Apr 26, 2025
IN A BOOK TITLED ‘ORDINARY MEN’, the author recounts how many of the individuals involved in the Nazi atrocities of WWII were perfectly ordinary people like you and me. This should give us all pause. If our generation were alive during that period of history, would we have acted any differently? There are no indicators that our generation is more virtuous than theirs — quite the contrary.
This is, in fact, the aim of pursuing a good and virtuous life. Virtue is not an act, but a habit. If we strive to act well consistently in the little tests of life, we will eventually act well when the stakes are higher. Human beings do not rise to the occasion; they fall to the level of their training.
Regarding the Passion of Jesus Christ, I find it fruitful to meditate on a similar question: if I happened to be alive during that time, would I have played a role in Christ’s crucifixion and death? If so, how?
By seeing in each flawed character of the Passion elements of ourselves, we can begin to work on those defects that contribute to our own moral weakness and spiritual mediocrity. Another goal of this exercise is to know better the Master Himself: “As we look at Christ through their eyes, we may see Him more clearly. As we listen with their ears, we may find a new force in His words.”1
Below I highlight several characters or groups who, for various reasons, compromised their integrity during the most pivotal event in human history. In reading about them, may we observe those virtues lacking in ourselves and strive to obtain the same.
Judas Iscariot
A man chosen by Christ Himself and one called to the very heights of sanctity, Judas Iscariot fell from grace and ended his own life in despair. His original vice, we are told, was that of avarice. Avarice is defined as an excessive desire to make and hold onto money or wealth.
St. John tells us that Judas was the apostle in charge of the treasury, as all those who lived intimately with Christ kept their funds in common. We can infer from this fact that Judas was not only organized and industrious, but above all, he was trusted.
Further evidence of his untarnished reputation is that nobody suspected him when Christ announced that someone would betray him: The disciples therefore looked one upon another, doubting of whom he spoke (John 13:22).
The Taking of Christ, Caravaggio (1602)
Judas had been siphoning money from the community fund even before he betrayed his Master: Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the purse, carried the things that were put therein (John 12:6).
His avarice and treachery were not driven by passion, the authors tell us, but by malice. So says Cornelius A. Lapide:
“When Judas, the instigator of the murmuring, found himself rebuked by Christ, he did not repent as the other Apostles, whom he had misled, did, but then he made his forehead brazen, and clothed himself with the cloak of impudence, and, mad with covetousness and wickedness, he determined to sell and betray Christ to the Jews.”
Malice is the vice by which a person sins deliberately, with knowledge and consent, even in the absence of passion or ignorance. When Judas betrayed Jesus, he did not act impulsively, as one does when consumed by passion. Neither was he ignorant of who Christ was, being in close company with Him for several years and witnessing firsthand the countless miracles He wrought. Judas Iscariot betrayed the God Man with malice.
The Betrayal of Judas and the Arrest of Christ 1325
The Betrayal of Christ, Ugolino Di Nerio (Da Siena)
Despair is defined as a lack of confidence in God’s ability to save someone or to aid Him. Realizing in the end how grievously he had sinned, Judas ended his life by hanging himself:
“[The despair of Judas] was not a more heinous sin, but one more fatal to himself, as thrusting him down to the very depths of hell. He might, on his repentance, have asked (and surely have obtained) pardon of Christ.”2
In looking at the tragic story of Judas Iscariot, I will quote three authors, each in their turn, giving a proper warning for those who are inclined to the same sins as he:
For the avaricious:
“Hear it, I say, ye covetous. Ponder it in your mind what Judas suffered. For he both lost his money, and committed a crime, and lost his soul. Such was the hard tyranny of covetousness. He enjoyed not his money, nor this present life, nor that which is to come. He lost them all at once, and having forfeited the goodwill even of those to whom he betrayed Him, he ended by hanging himself.” ~St. John Chrysostom
For the desperate:
“As they who throttle themselves cause death, because the air passes not within them, so do they who despair of the forgiveness of God choke themselves by their very despair, that the Holy Spirit cannot reach them.” ~St. Augustine
For the malicious, especially those intentionally neglecting the little things in their spiritual lives:
“We must therefore strive to make certain of our vocation and calling. We must beware of our continued lapses into sin, of our coldness and indifference to religion, of our too great attachment to worldly wealth. Our Lord must be followed, not only with our feet but also with our hearts. If we do this, i.e., follow Him completely, then we will not suffer the tragedy of Judas by apostatizing, but will follow Christ faithfully to the end.” ~Fr. Christopher Rengers, O.F.M.
Saint Peter
Peter, first among the apostles, was a man set apart. Even in the Gospels we notice that Our Lord had a particular affection for him, along with James and his brother John. Supremely confident in himself in one moment and failing in the next, there is something about the fisherman from Galilee that is utterly human and relatable.
That Peter sinned mortally against the profession of faith3 during the Passion of the Christ is certain. Both St. Chrysostom and St. Augustine attest to this. This means he lost supernatural charity and the grace of God by his actions, this the man who that same night had been ordained a priest and received his first Holy Communion. The reasons for his fall are threefold according to the authors. Let’s take them each in their turn:
Overconfidence. Not heeding the warning from Christ Himself the previous evening, Peter denied Him as prophesied. And not only did Peter deny being associated with Jesus, but he denied ever having known Him. The biggest lesson from this fall of Peter’s is precisely what Our Lord tells us in the Gospel of John: Without me you can do nothing (John 15:5).
What is eminently consoling about this passage, however, is that the opposite is also true. With Him, we can do everything: “Consider here what the Apostles were before the coming of the Holy Spirit, and what they were made afterwards, when endued with power from on high” (S. Cyril). And again, St. Jerome: “Peter without the Spirit was overcome by the words of the damsel, but with the Spirit he yielded neither to rulers nor kings.”
St. Peter the Apostle icon by Theophilia on DeviantArt
St. Peter the Apostle by Theophilia
Peter’s second mistake was that he put himself into the company of the wicked men who had seized Jesus. Just think of Peter’s confidence in Our Lord when in His company — and of his weakness when going without it.
“How hurtful is converse with the wicked! Peter amongst the servants of the High Priest said he knew not the man, though among the disciples he had confessed Him to be God.” ~Venerable Bede
Not only is the company of evil men a near occasion of sin, but our sins tend to be multiplied around them as well. Cornelius A. Lapide points out that along with denying Christ, Peter also committed perjury (i.e. lying under oath):
“[Peter’s association] with the ungodly, which he ought to have given up after his first fall, drove Peter to [perjury], though, assuredly, he never should have done it, as having experienced its noxiousness and his weakness in their company.”
But Peter did not stop there. A. Lapide:
“Peter, therefore, finding himself driven to extremities, “began to curse and swear” that he knew not the man, saying, after the Hebrew manner, May God do these things to me if I know Him. May the earth open, may the lightning blast me, if I know Him. The Greek word is καταναθεματίζειν, to anathematize vehemently, to call curses down on oneself.
This is a powerful reminder to call on God’s help always and in all our undertakings, so that we don’t abandon Him. If we do fall, we must get up quickly and return to Him with enthused confidence: nunc coepi.
The last reason for his fall was that Peter might learn compassion for the weak, seeing as it would aid him in his role as the head of His Church. His fall was permitted that he also might set the standard for true penance. We are told in the tradition that to atone for his sin, Peter lived on an extremely penitential diet for the rest of his life, subsisting mostly off of legumes.
Lest we forget about our zeal for the Lord and His house, let’s listen attentively to the advice given by St. Peter himself in an apparition to St. Bridget:
“Rise up by humility to the Lord of Memory, and seek for memory from Him.”
The Enemies of Christ
What we must remember about the Sadducees, Scribes and Pharisees is that they knew that Jesus Christ was the Messiah sent by God. This is evident in their private discussion leading up to His unjust trial and execution: What do we, for this man doth many miracles? If we let him alone so, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come and take away our place and nation (John 11:47-48; see also Matthew 28:11-14).
Despite this, the Sadducees, Scribes and Pharisees remained steadfast in their hatred for Christ. While there are many reasons for this — envy on account of His influence and fear of the Romans, amongst others — the primary reason was that Christ was not the Messiah they wanted.
This cannot be overstated, as it relates directly to how we interact with the Lord ourselves. Christ’s enemies wanted a powerful, political messiah and not the humble, Suffering Servant. They wanted their messiah to set up a temporal kingdom, not a heavenly one. They longed for an end to the reign of the Romans, not an end to the reign of sin. In short, they refused to accept Him, because their wills were not aligned with God’s. May the same not be said of us.
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate: A Reasonable Guy? | knowing You
For those of us accustomed to the Gospels and who often recite the Apostles’ Creed, the story of Pontius Pilate has become all too familiar to us. When taking in what is happening as if we are seeing it for the first time, however, we will see how truly extraordinary this part of the Passion narrative is.
Pilate is a complete and unabashed pagan. He worships demons. Yet here he is trying to defend a Man who has been put on trial by His own nation. Pilate clearly perceived His innocence, while the people enlightened by Divine Revelation refused to do so.
Herein lies the sin of Pilate: rather than allowing the truth to guide his decisions no matter the personal cost, Pilate chose to look out for his own interests instead. This weakness on the part of Pilate led him to pass the most unjust legal sentence in the history of the world.
We may also say that Pilate failed to act on a divine warning given to him, seeing as his wife had received visions in the night that convinced her of Christ’s innocence.
Ultimately, small compromises beget larger ones. This we must remember when we are tempted to commit slight offenses against what we know to be right: He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in that which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little, is unjust also in that which is greater (Luke 16:10).
Herod Antipas
File:Nicolaes Knüpfer - Christ before Herod Antipas - WGA12216.jpg
Christ Before Herod Antipas by Nikolaus Knüpfer
The lesson we must take away from Herod Antipas’s life is this: the sensual man is blind.4 Herod stole his half-brother’s wife from him, because he was sensual. After the daughter of his unlawful wife performs a dance, Herod was so entranced by her that he yielded to her desires and authorized the execution of a man he held in high esteem — John the Baptist. Finally, Herod Antipas was unable to see the uniqueness of Christ because his sensuality had blinded him to all that was spiritual.
Stupid man! Herod could have learned salutatory truths from Truth Himself, but spurned the opportunity. Instead of being one the first kings to hear the things that many kings longed to hear, and heard them not — he wasted his precious time with Christ by asking for a parlor trick.
In Conclusion
Today we explored the shortcomings of several individuals who, due to their placement in time and space, made history for it. Despite two centuries of separation, these men are really no different from you and me. These were ordinary men.
Within every one of us lies the potential to commit Judas’s treachery, to possess St. Peter’s overconfidence, to deny the known truth like the Pharisees, to cower from what we know to be right like Pilate, or to give into our sensual desires like Herod. By learning from their mistakes and combatting our vices with virtue, may we eventually obtain that perfection that is not only recommended to us, but commanded: Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48).
Thank you for reading. Join Patrick’s growing community of readers on Substack to follow his work.
1
“Saints and Sinners of Calvary” Rengers, taken from the preface (viii).
2
The Great Commentaries of Cornelius A. Lapide, Matthew 27:3-4
3
Matthew 10:33
4
“Saints and Sinners of Calvary” Rengers, pg. 99.Take Courage and Show Thyself a Man
We live in a fraught time, full of discord and uncertainty—precisely the time God created you for.
Patrick Giroux
“Take thou courage, and shew thyself a man.” (1 Kings 2:2-3)
Day by day, the times seem to grow more alarming. Wars and rumors of wars, geopolitical instability, the increasing presence of artificial intelligence and its unknown consequences, and a pervasive godlessness that necessitates divine justice all loom over our heads like an impending storm.
A grim sense that things are going from bad to worse hangs heavy in the air, like noxious fumes.
Though most in society seem to acknowledge the fragility of order, deep down I do not believe there are many individuals truly grappling with the fact that we are headed toward some kind of cataclysm—be it spiritual, temporal, or both.
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I do not believe there are many individuals truly grappling with the fact that we are headed toward some kind of cataclysm.
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We ignore the growing sense of foreboding in our hearts. In this way, we nod off as three Galileans did in a garden long ago during the very hour in which their Master had commanded of them vigilance and prayer.
The concern I have for myself and other faithful Catholics rests in the psychological and spiritual response we have to the times in which we reside. How are we grappling with the evils surrounding us?
Whenever I feel dismayed at our cold world which seems to be in a constant state of freefall, when there seems to be such little resistance to the immorality in society, I return to Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings. This masterpiece is a remedy for discouragement and serves as a powerful reminder of good’s ultimate triumph: “In the end, the Shadow is only a small and passing thing: there is light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach” (The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 2).
The consolation of Christ’s final and decisive victory over the world is not license for inaction, however. Tolkien’s novel contains within it four potential responses to crisis, as embodied by its characters. Three of these are fruitless, rooted in human frailty; the fourth is the magnanimous ideal worthy of emulation.
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Tolkien’s masterpiece rings out a challenge to every man who finds himself in evil times: Who are you?
Despair
Despair is the result of no longer believing that evil can be resisted. Lord Denethor, Steward of Gondor, embodies this pusillanimous disposition in The Lord of the Rings. After pursuing knowledge beyond what was appropriate for his state in life, he found the evil of Sauron too much to face; and in the end, he took his own life in despair.
I cannot help but think of those who, rather than being men of prayer and action, consume media to an inordinate degree until the sorrows of the world paralyze them. They then shirk their duties, trapped in an unhealthy cycle of fear and spiritual tepidity.
The remedy for these men is to shut off the news, log off of 𝕏, and get back to the basics. Fulfill your duties manfully, with exactitude. Get comfortable with silence. Rather than feeding your fear and curiosity with a never-ending media diet, pray to God for deliverance. This world needs more contemplatives—not more consumers.
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Evasion
Those who evade turn a blind eye to the manifest warnings of danger and evil. In Tolkien’s world, the folk of the Shire and of Bree exemplify this vice. They observe the growing peril in the world but are too concerned with their own comfortable existence to be bothered.
So, too, in our own age, many dismiss the signs of the times with a wave of the hand. Catholic prophecies, as seen in the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of Akita, demand our attention and serious reflection. These messages carry apocalyptic weight and are echoed by the preaching of many pontiffs over the past two centuries.
All too often, even among faithful Catholics, the mention of these divine warnings provoke little reaction: ‘‘That is private revelation. We’re not obligated to believe it.” Others may believe in the authenticity of these signs but respond with a cynical resignation: “The world is not changing, so what can be done?”
Such attitudes are in direct opposition to Our Lord’s admonitions. If enough people were to seriously heed Our Lady’s messages, perhaps the future woes of our world could be averted.
Worldly Concern
The third type of response comes from the carnal man. He acknowledges the surrounding turmoil but takes up his burden to combat evil with a divided heart. In Tolkien’s work, Boromir demonstrates this weakness most profoundly. While initially heeding the advice of the wise, he allows his desires for the preservation of his homeland and earthly glory to corrupt his heart. These desires lead him to betray his friends in an hour when they needed his fortitude and goodwill.
In our day, the carnal man recognizes the perils but allows his instincts of self-preservation to kick in before all else. In these we find the “preppers,” building up their barns of grain to escape the temporal afflictions of our age. While every man should be equipped to handle himself in a crisis, and a modicum of preparation for disaster certainly has its place, it is ultimately up to God to dictate what sufferings we must undergo in this life. A reliance on earthly provisions risks the corruption of supernatural charity, which is the most necessary fortification in times of crisis.
Sacrificial Love
The last cadre, an altogether rare group of men, are those who embrace their calling. These men were made for such times, and they know it. There is a fire in their eyes and an unshakeable resolve in their hearts. The Lord of the Rings is full of such characters, though Aragorn is the peak representation of this kind of manhood. Silent, grave, and watchful, Aragorn is ever striving to do that which is most noble and sacrificial without ever counting the personal cost. As a modern endurance athlete put it so well:
Be the guy who embraces the ugly, the miserable. Be the guy who embraces hard work, the grind, don’t be afraid of being hurt. Don’t be afraid of sacrificing some blood. Be the guy who thrives in that environment.
The Challenge
The questions that should be burning in every man’s heart during times like these are not ones of despair, or worry, or worldly concern for the future; they should be questions of holy ambition. Who are you? What would God make of you if you gave yourself fully to Him?
“Give me ten men really detached from the world,” said St. Philip Neri, “and I have the heart to believe I could convert the world with them.”
Men, we were made for these times. Do not be afraid or seek to evade the trials before you. Conceive the noblest ideal possible for yourself, and pursue it with relentless drive. For in doing so, we may yet set a cold world ablaze with the fiery, all-consuming love of God.
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Det är en konst att våga säga nej till det man egentligen inte behöver, och att våga säga ja till det goda.
Ni skall omvända er från dessa maktlösa gudar till den levande Guden. (Apg 14:15–17)
”Nu får det vara nog! Nej, säger jag!”
Det kan låta skarpt och hårt att säga nej och det kan ibland krävas rejäla krafter för att våga. Ett nej kan också vara stillsamt, som ett ytterst lugnt och bestämt besked.
Det är många saker i livet som måste väljas bort och som kräver att man säger nej. Till exempel sådant som kan vara lockande men samtidigt skadligt. Till exempel att sluta upp med att vara inställsam eller att bryta dåliga vanor. Ett nej kan vara viktigt för att bekämpa de krafter i samhället som vill utnyttja, förstöra och skada. Att säga nej till det dåliga kan samtidigt innebära att man säger ja till det goda. Då blir ordet nej positivt och leder till en ljusare framtid. När mobbning och kränkningar avstyrs med ett tydligt ”nej!” från någon träder kärleken in i sammanhanget och bereder väg för friheten.
Det är en konst att våga säga nej till det man egentligen inte behöver, och att våga säga ja till det goda. Konsumism, miljöförstörelse, ojämlikhet, likgiltighet behöver många nej för att luckras upp och mista sin makt till förmån för kärleken som ger frihet och skapar delaktighet och engagemang.
Att vända sig till den levande Guden ger mod och tillit. Då behöver man inte gömma sig bakom onödiga skydd, förminska sig själv eller svika sina ideal. Att våga stå emot och istället öppna för Gud fungerar som ett startskott till en framtid där vi vågar välja en framtid. Fred och rättvisa får mitt ja även om det är tufft att gå dessa vägar. Det är som att så ett kärlekens frö. Låt denna viktiga tid uppmuntra till att välja det goda och till att säga ifrån när det behövs.
Andrii, 64: Attacken tvingade mig fly till Sverige
Ukrainska flyktingen: ”Den 24 februari är en nattsvart dag”
Rysslands invasion av Ukraina
Nelly Kronstrand
Uppdaterad 13.19 | Publicerad 12.59
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För fyra år sedan började sex miljoner ukrainare fly sitt land.
Vissa hamnade i Stockholm – och drömmer fortfarande om livet som kriget slog i spillror.
– Det var den blodiga attacken som fick mig att lämna mitt hemland, säger Andrii, 64.
Först blir Svitlana Isadchenko, 69, glad av tanken på Odessa.
Sedan ledsen.
– Jag kan berätta för er om ni vill. Jag kan berätta om hela mitt hem som brann upp när drönare träffade byggnaden. Alla våra kläder och allt vi ägde som brändes upp.
– I över 60 år har jag byggt upp ett liv som nu raserats, säger hon och torkar sina tårar med en hopknycklad servett.
Svitlana Isadchenko, 69, från Odessa.
Svitlana Isadchenko, 69, från Odessa.
Foto: Carolina Byrmo
Hon är här för att förnya sitt uppehållstillstånd.
Svitlana kan inte svenska och behöver hjälp med att översätta en blankett.
Sedan kriget bröt ut den 24 februari 2022 har Sverige fått in omkring 82 000 ukrainska ansökningar om asyl.
I dag har mer än 45 000 personer som flytt från Ukraina fått ett giltigt uppehållstillstånd, enligt Migrationsverket.
En av dem är 62-åriga Andrii Smolyar.
Vanligtvis bor han i Uppsala tillsammans med sin fru. Men i dag befinner han sig i Solna på hjälpcentret Care for Ukrainare.
Men kvar är Andrii. Han har gjort sig hemma i det som kallas frisörsalongen, där ukrainare gratis får klippa sig. I handen håller han en surrande rakapparat. Han för den mot 70-årige Karl Jzbepskjjs hjässa.– Jag försöker lära mig hur man gör. Jag köpte den här på loppis för 40 kronor, säger Andrii och skrattar. Karl lutar huvudet åt vänster – så att Andrii ska komma åt. Tunna, grå hårstrån faller ner på golvet.– Vi träffades för första gången för två veckor sedan. Nu är vi vänner, säger Karl och ler stort.
Andrii Smolyar besöker hjälpcentret för att klippa kompisen Karl jzbepskjj, 70. ”Jag köpte den här på loppis för 40 kronor” säger Andrii skrattandes när han håller upp den surrande rakapparaten.
Foto: Carolina Byrmo
Här ska Andrii möta upp en vän. I väntan har han slagit sig ner framför den brinnande tv-brasan som ställts fram i mitten av rummet.
Lekfullheten i hans ögon försvinner när han tänker på Ukraina.
Andrii suckar djupt. Han minns tillbaka på sin älskade hemstad Dnipro och berättar om attacken som fick honom att fly till Sverige för två år sedan.
– Det hade varit kraftiga attacker under en ganska lång tid. Där jag och min fru bodde ligger en fabrik och en tågstation som ryssarna ville slå ut. Det var hemskt.
Han flätar sina stora händer i varandra.
– En tidig decembermorgon attackerades en busstation i närheten av där jag bodde. Människorna stod och väntade på bussen för att åka till jobbet. Det var många som dog. Även barn. Det var blodigt.
Andrii berättar om attacken som fick honom att fly till Sverige
Andrii berättar om attacken som fick honom att fly till Sverige
Foto: Carolina Byrmo
Andrii sänker rösten så att det nästan liknar en viskning:
– Det var då jag förstod att vi inte kunde vara kvar.
Andrii och hans fru bodde i ett flerfamiljshus – och kort efter att kriget bröt ut blev det vardag att söka skydd i källaren när flyglarmen tjöt.
– I vårt trapphus bodde både barn och väldigt svaga äldre. Alla var rädda. Många grät dagligen. Det var svårt att organisera alla grannar som hade panik. Det tvingade mig att ta ett stort ansvar.
Var du inte rädd?
– Jo, men någon behövde vara stark, så det var bara att bita ihop och ta hand om alla andra.
Andrii blir återigen tyst när han tänker på allt som kriget skördat.
– Oj, det är så mycket. Jag har gått på så många begravningar. Det här har lett till så mycket död. Det är svårt att förstå.
60 år fyllde Andrii dagen som Ryssland invaderade. Sedan dess har han vägrat att fira sin födelsedag.
– Den 24 februari är en nattsvart dag. Det är en dag som jag inte tänker fira förrän kriget är vunnet.
Foto: Carolina Byrmo
Foto: Carolina Byrmo
Foto: Carolina Byrmo
Hjälpcentret i Solna är öppet en gång i veckan. Den här söndagen är lokalen fullproppad med människor.
Vid ingången delas det ut salladshuvuden och purjolök.
I ett rum fyllt av damkläder står Svitlana och letar igenom en plastlåda med tröjor.
I mitten finns ett lekrum.
En liten flickas overall prasslar när hon i fullfart springer in och plockar upp en leksaksbil. Med fantasin förvandlar hon en träpall till en vägbana. Snabbt kör bilen. Den till och med brummar.
– Jag brukar beskriva det här som världens bästa leksaksbutik där premissen är att man får leka hur mycket man vill med leksakerna och sen ta med det man gillar hem – helt gratis, säger Sören Erkenborn och ler brett.
Sören Erkenborn.
Sören Erkenborn.
Foto: Carolina Byrmo
Han är en av grundarna till Care for Ukrainare och berättar att de får hyra stället för en symbolisk summa på en krona i månaden.
Och längst in i lokalen finns det mest besökta rummet. Där står volontären Nikita, 27 och ransonerar ut hygienartiklar.
En äldre kvinna i svart vinterjacka vänder sig till honom. Hon drar en hand genom håret och frågar på ukrainska:
– Har ni borstar? Hårborstar?
Nikita skakar på huvudet.
– Tyvärr, vi får se. Vi kanske får in det nästa vecka.
”Jag har själv skonats från att behöva se krigets fruktansvärda konsekvenser med mina egna ögon, men jag har flera vänner som inte överlevt”, säger Nikita, 27.
”Jag har själv skonats från att behöva se krigets fruktansvärda konsekvenser med mina egna ögon, men jag har flera vänner som inte överlevt”, säger Nikita, 27.
Foto: Carolina Byrmo
27-åringen kommer från Kiev.
När missiler träffade hans grannhus fick han nog. Då valde han att volontärarbeta för Ukraina. Något år senare lämnade han landet tillsammans med sin mamma.
De flydde till Sverige – och här arbetar Nikita fortsatt som volontär.
– Det är viktigt att hjälpa till. Jag har åkt ett par vänder tillbaka till Ukraina för att volontära där under korta perioder, sedan har jag kommit tillbaka hit.
Vad saknar du med Ukraina?
– Jag saknar mina vänner. Att få ha roligt i staden där jag vuxit upp i. Men det kommer aldrig bli samma om kriget väl tar slut. Jag har själv skonats från att behöva se krigets fruktansvärda konsekvenser med mina egna ögon, men jag har flera vänner som inte överlevt.
Flera personer kliver in i rummet och ställer frågor till Nikita. De ber om blöjor, tandborstar och varma täcken.
– Det är framför allt blöjor, både till vuxna och barn, som är en bristvara här. Det skulle vi behöva mer av.
Nikita skakar på huvudet.
– Jag undrar när det här ska få ett slut.
Foto: Carolina Byrmo
Efter ett par timmar har lokalen börjat tömmas på folk. Men 69-åriga Svitlana från Odessa är kvar.
Hon får fortfarande hjälp av en volontär – som tittar igenom den digitala ansökan som Svitlana ska skicka in för att förnya sitt uppehållstillstånd.
Under tiden berättar Svitlana att hon kom till Sverige för två år sedan – helt själv.
Hennes son fick inte följa med.
– Han får inte lämna landet. Senast jag hörde från honom sa de att de bor i en kall källare utan vatten eller el.
Volodymyr Misiak, 57, står och lyssnar på pianoslingan som spelas upp i lokalen. Han berättar att han befunnit sig i Sverige i fyra år. I Ukraina bodde han nära Lviv. – Jag bor väldigt nära polska gränsen. 1000 kilometer till kriget. Det var två väldigt starka attacker. Då flydde vi till polen och då var det relativt lugnt., 57. – Jag skulle egentligen vilja fly så snart kriget bröt ut, men min fru ville stanna. Vi har ett barn som är sjukt och hon såg ingen möjlighet för att börja om från början i ett annat land. Till slut reste Volodymyr Misiak själv. Han har ofta kontakt med sin fru. – Jag saknar min familj. Men känner ändå att jag hittat min plats i Sverige. Jag trivs bra här. Vad har du gjort när du varit i Sverige? – Jag har sökt arbete och lyckats få lite jobb. Men det är svårt att hitta arbete på vintern, framför allt arbete som inte är svart.
Volodymyr Misiak, 57, flydde till Sverige för fyra år sedan. Han bodde i Lviv och flydde efter två omfattande ryska attacker. ”Jag ville egentligen fly direkt när kriget bröt ut, men min fru ville stanna för att vi har ett sjukt barn. Hon trodde att det skulle vara svårt att tvingas börja om i ett nytt land”.
Foto: Carolina Byrmo
Snabbt rinner tårarna ner för kinderna. Svitlana blir först obekväm av sin egen sorg – men hon tar ett djupt andetag och samlar sig.
– Mina ögon speglar min smärta. Kriget, det har drabbat oss så hårt. Men vad ska vi göra? Vad ska jag göra? Jag går bara runt här och väntar på en seger. Det här måste få ett slut snart.
Svitlana vänder sig till tolken och berättar att hon är tacksam över möjligheten att få bygga upp ett liv i Sverige.
Möjligheten att få fly flyglarmen, bomberna och döden.
Hon torkar ännu en gång sina kinder torra och ler sedan försiktigt. På svenska säger hon med kraftig brytning:
– Tack Sverige.
Piva Dabro i ispiva-lustraciju!?
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By hrvatskepraviceblog on 23 veljače, 2026
Kada se na FB pojavila snimka Josipa Dabre, saborskog zastupnika DP, kako na pokladama u Komletincima pjeva bećarac, odmah sam reagirala;
„Pivaj Dabro iz sveg glasa, neka čuje kukavelj Titoistička. Danas imaju vlast, imaju medije, imaju nevladine udruge, imaju Faktograf imaju manjine, protiv vlastitog naroda, ali nemaju HRVATSKI DUH i HRVATSKO SRCE, nemaju VJERU, nemaju LJUBAV, koju hrvatski narod STOLJEĆIMA ima za svoju DOMOVINU HRVATSKU! Zato PIVAJ DABRO! Nikada nama ovladati neće ta kukavelj Titoistička!“
A nizao je Dabro stihove bećarca;
„ U Skupštini pištolj opalio, Stjepana i Pavla pogodio.
Ubiše nam Stjepana Radića, a mi njima Karađorđevića.
Hrvatska je majka zaplakala, braća Radić za Hrvatsku pala.
Kad je Stjepan Radić umirao, hrvatsku je majku dozivao.
Oj Hrvati braćo moja mila, naša majka Hrvatska je bila.
Rodi majko još jednoga brata, kad ja umrem da ima Hrvata.
U Madridu grobnica od zlata, u njoj leži vođa svih Hrvata.“
Samo za Milorada, naglasio je Dabro!
Licemjerna Titoistička bulumenta uopće se nije osvrnula na stihove o ubojstvu Stjepana Radića u Skupštini Kraljevine Jugoslavije u Beogradu, kojega je 1928. ubio četnik Puniša Račić, to im uopće nije sporno! Hrvate je po njima poželjno ubijati!
Međutim ta ista Titoistička bulumenta digla se glasno kroz svoje medije u osudi zadnjeg stiha, jer mada se ne spominje dr. Ante Pavelić, nego samo grobnica od zlata u Madridu, njima je jasno da je to „ustaška pjesma“
A na spominjanje Milorada, Pupovac je odmah ugrožen. Pjesma u kojoj se veliča ustaštvo kaže drug Pupovac, predstavlja prijetnju ne samo Srbima, nego i drugim predstavnicima nacionalnih manjina. Pupovcu uopće nije sporno četničko ubijanje Hrvata u Skupštini Jugoslavije, već samo stih o grobnici. Od velikosrbina sasvim očekivana reakcija.
Srbe i samo pjevanje „ ugrožava“, a Hrvate se može ubijati i u Skupštini usred Beograda!?
HDZ-ov Mislav Herman nije Dabrino pjevanje direktno osudio, već je rekao da takve stvari treba izbjegavati, jer je HDZ kao protiv svih totalitarnih režima!?
Vlada RH smatra da veličanje Pavelića nije dobro, čak je potpuno neprimjereno i nepotrebno. Ni vladajući HDZ , ni Vlada nisu se osvrnuli na ubojstvo Stjepana Radića, već samo osudili Dabrino pjevanje.
Usput Vladajući HDZ nije ničim pokazao da je protiv svih totalitarnih režima. Ni nakon 7 godina ni HDZ, ni Vlada RH, ni Sabor nisu se očitovali , a kamo li primijenili Deklaraciju EU Parlamenta od 19.9.2019. o izjednačavanju zločina svih totalitarnih režima[1], iako je ista dostavljena svim „vladama i parlamentima država članica“.
U članku 18. napominje se da u javnim prostorima nekih država članica (parkovima, trgovima, ulicama itd.) i dalje postoje spomenici kojima se veličaju totalitarni režimi, što otvara put iskrivljivanju povijesnih činjenica o posljedicama Drugog svjetskog rata i propagiranju totalitarnog političkog sustava; ali i dalje po cijeloj Hrvatskoj još uvijek stoje spomenici koji veličaju totalitarni Titov jugoslavenski režim.
Arsen Bauk iz SDP-a, tvrdi da je pjevanje Josipa Dabre, remećenje javnog reda i mira, i prebacuje odgovornost na premijera Plenkovića. Eto ni SDP-u uopće u cijeloj pjesmi ne smetaju stihovi o četničkom ubojstvu Stjepana Radića u Skupštini kraljevine Jugoslavije, to ubojstvo Bauk ne spominje ni ne osuđuje, već je sporan samo stih o “grobnici od zlata“ u Madridu.
Dario Hrebak iz HSLS-a, oštro osuđuje Dabru, nazvao ga je “glupim desničarom” koji ugrožava “nešto sveto kao Domovinski rat”. Ultimativno se postavio i dao premijeru Plenkoviću 30 dana da “ili prestaju s ustašovanjem ili odlazimo” iz koalicije.
Znači ni Hrebak se uopće nije osvrnuo na četničko ubojstvo Stjepana Radića, za koje očito smatra da je sasvim normalno i da se o njemu može pjevati bez osude takvog čina u Skupštini Kraljevine Jugoslavije.
Hrebak je pak sa spominjanjem Domovinskog rata u ovom kontekstu potpuno zastranio. Kakve veze ima Domovinski rat sa pjesmom koju je pjevao Josip Dabro? Nema nikakve povezanosti ubojstvo Stjepana Radića 1928. u Beogradu, i smrt Ante Pavelića 1959. u Madridu, sa Domovinskim ratom 1991-1995.! To je nepojmljivo i neodgovorno Hrebakovo političko lupetanje.
Ivana Kekin iz stranke Možemo žestoko seokomila na premijera Plenkovića kao da je on krivac za Dabrino pjevanje, jer da mu većinu drži čovjek koji „veliča režim Ante Pavelića, koji je mučio, pobio i deportirao tisuće i tisuće nevinih ljudi“!?
Kekinica se zatim poziva na Ustav, naravno kako ga ona čita, „ koji jasno kaže da veličanje ustaškog režima nije u skladu sa Ustavom i koji poziva na kršenje Ustava – ove zemlje“ Nikada Možemo-vci ne kažu Hrvatska, nego „ova zemlje“ isto kao i Milorad Pupovac. Očito im je riječ Hrvatska teško izgovoriti. Očekivano ni Kekinica se nijednim slovom nije osvrnula na ubojstvo Stjepana Radića. Žestoko se obrušila na režim Ante Pavelića; “pobio, mučio , deportirao, ali nikada nije osudila, ni ona, ni njene stranačke kolege režim Josipa Broza Tita. Nitko od njih nije se pojavio ni na predstavljanju knjige „ Prikrivena grobišta Hrvata u Sloveniji“, koje se održalo u Hrvatskom narodnom kazalištu u Zagrebu, 11.veljače 2026. iako su kao vladajuća stranka u gradu Zagrebu bili uredno pozvani.
Odazvali su se premijer Plenković, predsjednik Sabora Jandroković, mnogi ministri i javne osobe iz političkog života Hrvatske, ali iz vladajućeg Možemo iz grada Zagreba nitko se nije odazvao. To jasno ukazuje na njihovo političko licemjerstvo i prešutno odobravanje masovnih likvidacija pola milijuna Hrvata od strane Titova komunističkog režima. U Ustavu RH jasno stoji otklon od komunističkih režima, a Možemo-vci slave i pale Trnjanske krijesove. Manipulativno i licemjerno obilježavaju nevino stradalu u kriminalnom obračunu, djevojčicu Aleksandru Zec, a ostalo 402 djece stradale u Domovinskom ratu uopće ih ne zanimaju!? Kekinica kao liječnica dijeli ljudski život po mjerilima ideologije, a ne po ljudskosti!? Stalno se poziva na neke samo njoj znane ustavne vrijednosti i normalnu i pristojnu Hrvatsku. I to je za nju normalno? Normalno bi bilo osuditi svaki zločin, a ne selektivno i ideološki!
Gradonačelniku Tomislavu Tomaševiću žestoko je zasmetala odluka Vlade da zaobiđe grad Zagreb u organizaciji dočeka rukometaša, kada je on iz ideoloških razloga, zbog Thompsona, ucjenjivao i uvjetovao organizaciju. Čak će i Vladu RH tužakati Ustavnom sudu!? Ne zna Tomašević da je po Zakonu o gradu Zagrebu, on kao gradonačelnik odgovoran Vladi RH, a ne Vlada njemu!?
„Članak 8.
Gradonačelnik je odgovoran Vladi Republike Hrvatske za obavljanje poslova državne uprave povjerenih upravnim tijelima Grada Zagreba.
Vlada Republike Hrvatske može u obavljanju poslova državne uprave davati gradonačelniku naredbe.“ NN 62/2001 [2]
Toliko „pravedan“ Tomislav Tomašević nije se odazvao, kao ni ostali koji obnašaju vlast u gradu Zagrebu na predstavljanje knjige o stratištima Hrvata u Sloveniji i zločinima njihovog omiljenog Titovog režima. Je li to normalno na koje se pozivaju? To je neodgovorno političko ponašanje u kojem je ideologija najvažniji element obnašanja vlasti!
O zločinima Titovog jugoslavenskog režima ne žele ni čuti, niti se pojaviti na predstavljanju knjige, ali za „ustašovanje“ su spremni promptno bez dokaza optuživati!
Potpredsjednik Vlade i ministar Branko Bačić poručio da su svi članovi koalicije osudili neprimjereno pjevanje Josipa Dabre i rekao kako očekuje da se Dabro ispriča!?
A Dabro im na opće zaprepaštenje i nevjericu odgovori;“ Donesimo zakon koji izričito zabranjuje komunističke simbole i slogane i javnu afirmaciju istaknutih komunista…pod kojim je razaran grad Vukovar i drugi hrvatski gradovi …“
Ustaše ljevičari na taj prijedlog, ne daju oni svoju crvenu zvijezdu!
Na vidjelo je izašla sva bijeda hrvatske politike, nerazumijevanje demokracije, ostaci jugo-jednoumlja, prodane duše, licemjerstvo, nemoral i koristoljublje.
Na vlasti su djeca i unuci komunizma i oni sigurno neće osuditi svoje roditelje, djedove i bake. Društvo je ispunjeno mržnjom prema Hrvatima domoljubima, prema vjernicima, Katoličkoj crkvi i svemu što predstavlja hrvatski nacionalni identitet.
Antihrvatska vlast financira Pupovčevo- SNV-ove četničke igrokaze, nelegalnu Srpsku pravoslavnu crkvu u Hrvatskoj, filmove, tiskovine i medije koji provode politiku Memoranduma SANU 2, odnosno „srpskog sveta“.
Jugo-komunistička djeca na vlasti ne provode nikakve reforme: pravosuđa, izbornog zakona, državne i lokalne uprave, zdravstva, obrazovanja i medija. Zbog idiotskog izbornog zakona Hrvati su taoci političara koje zanima samo gola vlast i privilegije koje ona donosi.
Hrvati nalaze rješenje u bojkotu izbora, jer kao nemaju za koga glasati ili glasaju za „manje zlo“ Ne brinu o budućnosti svojih potomaka, niti o budućnosti Hrvatske.
Nije ih briga što cvatu korupcija, nepotizam, cenzura, blokiranje iznošenja istine, laži o NDH, civilizacijska sramota Dana mladosti u Kumrovcu, veličanje partizanskih (komunističkih) zločina i zločinaca.
Katastrofalno pravosuđe, sudi za verbalni delikt kao i u doba komunizma.
Nepojmljivo je da se slave komunistički praznici. Hrvati iz Proračuna plaćaju proslave pokolja Hrvata, SNV-ove komemoracije, 40 srpskih četničkih štabova….
Žarko Puhovski koji je bio sretan uvođenjem eura, jer je time nestao simbol „ustaške kune“ nebulozno crvenu zvijezdu uspoređuje s Križem i inkvizicijom!?
Dalija Orešković je proglasila EU Parlament fašistima. ” reći da su svi totalitarizmi isti je fašističko relativiziranje”
Dalija stvarno više ne zna što priča. Uzaludne su njihove priče u obrani Titoizma, da nisu svi totalitarni režimi isti. EU Rezolucije jasno definiraju da su totalitarni režimi, svi , bez iznimke obilježeni masovnim kršenjima ljudskih prava; pojedinačna i kolektivna ubojstva i smaknuća, smrti u koncentracijskim logorima, izgladnjivanja, deportacije, mučenja, prisilni rad i druge oblike masovnog fizičkog terora, progone na temelju nacionalne i vjerske pripadnosti, kršenje slobode savjesti, misli i izražavanja, slobode medija, a osim navedenih kršenja ljudskih prava, obilježje komunističkog režima je i jednoumlje, odnosno jednostranačje, bez političkog pluralizma.
Treba jednostavno biti čovjek i priznati da je zločin , zločin, ma tko ga počinio i u ime bilo koje ideologije ga počinio. Po svemu vidljivom do tog stupnja čovječnosti jugo-komuniste čeka još dug put!
Lili Benčik/ hrvatskepravice
[1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2019-0021_HR.html
[2] https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2001_07_62_1001.html
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