Every year on the eve of Passover (this past Monday, April
10th, after dark) Jews around the globe sat together with families and friends
to a lavish festive meal called a seder – some were even lucky enough to
be including at one hosted by our President over at the White House!
The seder, is a time when we celebrate the concept of
freedom, and in particular, the freedom of the Hebrews from the shackles of
slavery by the evil monarch and tyrannical ruler of Egypt, Pharaoh - over 3000
years ago (you know the story in that great late 90’s cartoon, The Prince of
Egypt).
During the Seder, a service book called the Haggadah
is used, where within those partaking in the services will find the various
dictums and maxims for reflection. One of my favorites, is the discussion regarding
the four sons. My reasoning is rather simple, as the four sons – as presented;
the wise, the wicked, the simpletons, and the one who does not know how to ask
- are four typical arch types within one’s community, their reaction to the
concept of freedom and our reaction to their position…
With that said, it has been a tradition to characterize each
of the sons in accordance with the stereotypical arch type of the times, as to
create a more relatable experience. For example, in medieval times the wise was
represented as a scholar, the wicked a warmonger, the simpleton a peasant and the
one who does not know how to ask as a child (as can be seen in this lithograph
from a Hagaddah, the service book, printed in Prague 1526.
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With this tradition in mind, I decided this year for my
Passover festivities to give the four sons a much-needed update and as such,
present before my family, and now you my audience, the four sons as none other
than the four arch types of liberals, how they view freedom, the Trump
phenomenon, and by taking a play from the Haggadah, how should
react in kind…
The Wise – Trumpocrats
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In the Haggadah the wise
son ponders, "What are these testimonies, the statutes and the laws which
the L-rd, our God, has commanded you, in other words, the wise son at
this point, does not understand the logic behind the concepts which dictate our
practices. That is, by the fact that he recognizes that there is something authentic,
which is inherent in our celebration, that makes him wise. We in turn, are to
instruct him in the laws of Passover and explain to him the concept of freedom
as it were – through a better understanding, he will surely join the
celebration and revel in the festivities of the day.
This is much akin to Sue
Stavish-O’Boyle, a long-time Democrat from Forty Fort, Pennsylvania who voted
“enthusiastically” for Trump, simply because she recognized that there is
something logical in the Trump movement, and through an inquisitive attitude
was she able to realize that the smorgasbord of democratic party legislation in
the past and those proposed for the future, are out of touch and have no real
result but leaving her in the gutter to fend for herself. By providing Sue and
other Trumpocrats with a clear concise message, and some solid results, she
will continue to see the wisdom in her decision and stay on the Trump Train in
2020 and beyond - thus appreciating the American concept of freedom once more.
The Wicked – the AntiFa Social Justice Warrior
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The wicked asks a rather straight forward question, "what
is this service to you?!" in other words, to you, but not to him. The
Wicked son essentially excludes himself from the community, if he is above the
common social norms of our democracy and as such, has denied that which is
fundamental, leaving strife and anarchy in his wake. The response to such an
individual is to blunt his teeth and say sharply, it is despite of you that we were
freed, for if you would have been there (in Egypt), you would have not merited
redemption.
Clearly, such an attitude and the subsequent response is
clearly much in line with these so called AntiFa SJW’s as they clearly have no
respect for our constitution, democracy and the peaceful transition of power –
and forget about the great results of the Trump presidency over the last 75
days. No these anarchists are out for blood and have through the actions of
violence done everything they can to undermined us as a community of freedom
loving Americans. As such, it is incumbent on us to clearly inform them - forcibly
when necessary - that America was not created for people like them, and not
only would the founding fathers be ashamed of them, but they are welcome to
leave and never come back…
The Simpleton and
The One Who Does Not Know How to Ask – The Average Millennial
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The Simpleton, asks rather
simply, "what’s this?" The answer: "with a strong hand the Lord
took us out of Egypt, from the house of slaves.". In other words, the
simpleton’s question comes from a place of innocent ignorance, it was not like
he ever had a chance to find the truth, and for the most part he is rather
confused. As such, it is incumbent on us to simply “inform him of the truth”. That
is, show him the logic in our practices which on their own merits will compel
him to follow.
In a similar vein, The One Who
Does Not Know How to Ask, is similar to the simpleton, in the fact that he has
not much of an education, however differs in the sense that he is so out of it
that he has no ability to even question whatsoever, as the Haggadah
tells us that he needs to be initiated into conversation and implored the
truth.
Evidently, this is much akin to
the average millennial today who aside from the propaganda they were constantly
fed – i.e. throughout high school and college – they have very little knowledge
of anything substantial and their views are rather emotional. Fundamentally,
this translates into a community of drones who in face of things they do not
understand need safe spaces to survive. Yet in spite of our desire to leave
them to the comfort of their blankets, it is our job as enlightened individuals
to present them with the principals found in our constitution that indeed edify
the logic and wisdom behind our democracy and elucidate the principals of our
founding fathers for a modern generation. Hopefully, by being presented with
these newfound facts (to them anyway), it is a pretty safe bet that they will
not only see the error in their ways but will eventually come on over and jump
on the Trump Train as well, after all how could they not, it’s awesome.
