1.0Our America - Essays on Politics and American Lifehttps://dahlman.onlineMarty Dahlmanhttps://dahlman.online/index.php/author/mdahlman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aBJMrHTk5m"><a href="https://dahlman.online/index.php/2024/07/16/just-fear-itself/">Just Fear Itself</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dahlman.online/index.php/2024/07/16/just-fear-itself/embed/#?secret=aBJMrHTk5m" width="600" height="338" title="“Just Fear Itself” — Our America - Essays on Politics and American Life" data-secret="aBJMrHTk5m" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dahlman.online/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>  This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing … Continue reading ""https://i0.wp.com/dahlman.online/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_3564-e1488996194684.jpg?fit=480%2C640&ssl=1480640