THE INDEPENDENT THINKER’S CREED

I am an independent thinker. I believe that our Creator has endowed human beings, regardless of their standing in life, with a mind of their own and common sense to go with it; that Freedom of Thought is the greatest of our freedoms and is the bedrock upon which all of our other freedoms and inalienable rights rest, that even the Creator bows before the force of free will and thought.

As such, I believe that so long as I bring no harm to person or property, that I am entitled to my own opinion, formed on the basis of fact and reason and logic and not dictated to me by dogma, demagoguery, partisan politics, spin, political correctness, fashion, trend, tradition, persuasion, flattery, subterfuge, obfuscation, lies, or modern advertising; that my beliefs and opinions will rise or fall on their own merit, subject to the harsh light of their common good, and efficacy and contribution to knowledge and understanding.

I believe that political correctness is an inherent evil, cloaked in false sincerity and reasonableness by those with their own agendas; and that at its best, political correctness is nothing more than mob rule and the subjugation of the individual to group think.

As such, I am not impressed by your haircut, your clothes, your car, your political affiliation, whether you went to the “right” schools of learning, live in the “right” neighborhood, or you believe that the righteousness or “obvious moral superiority”of your beliefs should dictate or govern what I should think or believe. I judge men and women by the content of their character and the soundness of their ideas and beliefs when subjected to the light and tests of reason, logic, and common sense. I vote for the man or woman, not the party. You cannot buy me or bribe me to accept your position or your ideas; I am not a slave or a puppet.

I take my role and duty as a citizen seriously, and I believe that I alone am ultimately responsible for the protection of my freedoms; that it is my duty to hold those who represent me in the halls of our republic to the highest standards of integrity; that my vote is sacred and holy and that if I am too apathetic to hold others accountable, then I have no one to blame but myself for the actions of our elected officials that diminish my freedoms. I believe that effective representation is best served by my gaining a thorough understanding of the issues and that an uninformed vote is just as harmful as no vote at all.

I believe that I am not powerless; that my vote and those of my fellow citizens are nothing less than the ultimate thunder of the common man.