As we saw in part one, there are “no words”, words that you can no longer speak; politically incorrect words, and words that have a contrived new meaning.
What I’d like to draw your attention to now are words in certain languages that simply do not exist. In her book, “While Time Remains”, Yeonmi Park, recounts her first realization of such. “There are no words in North Korean for tyranny, trauma, or depression-or love, for that matter.” (p.10).
Yeonmi Park was a refugee from North Korea. Both she, and her mother, defected to America. The abuse that they went though was horrendous. She suffered starvation, physical and sexual abuse. She had to watch her mother being raped two times. They were both sold into slavery in China after they fled North Korea, and were eventually rescued by a few intrepid missionaries. She describes being in the free country of America like a beautiful dream. However, she was shocked and dismayed that most all of her classmates at Columba University were ultra liberal, America hating, ingrates. The very form of government that she escaped from was the dystopian dream of her classmates. When she tried to tell them how it really was in North Korea and China, not only did they not want to hear it, they cancelled her!
This reminds me of the parable about the rich man and Lazarus found in Luke 16. The rich man found himself in Hell and he said, “Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family.” He wanted to warn his brothers about what eternal fate that awaits them. And father Abraham said, “Even if you rise from the dead, they won’t believe you.” Imagine, their hearts were so hard, and they were so decieved and indoctrinated, that they wouldn’t believe Lazarus if he came back from the dead to warn them. And these students wouldn’t believe a young women who has been through a living hell.
Additionally, Yeonmi writes, “The real power of cancel culture is fear that it instills in the minds of millions of ordinary people, convicting them to think twice about expressing themselves freely or else risk having their lives destroyed by real and/or online mobs.” (p.125)
Think about it. If they take away or omit certain words you can be more easily controlled. This is what tyrannical regimes do. They rule by fear and strip you of your freedom and punish you if you step out of line. News flash, it’s happening here in America today, and sometimes we’re not cognizant that it’s even going on.
Now, overall, I would say that I work for a good company. They treat their employees well and we are well compensated. However, they’re extremally woke and liberal. They really push Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. They celebrate Gay Pride and Transgenderism. They encourage us to use our pronouns on our signatures. I do not. If I did they wouldn’t like it (who/God/made/me). And as long as they don’t ask me to call Roger, Rhonda or demand that I participate in anything that would be in direct conflict to my religious convictions, I’ll keep working for them. That stated, I know that I cannot share what I really think. In other words, I can’t say certain words, pun intended. And although, they boast about being “welcoming” and “inclusive”, they would not be so much so if I told them what I thought or who I identify with. Consequently I have “no” words too.
Here’s what it all boils down to. The Truth. The Truth is not welcome anymore. The Truth is the new hate speech. And it’s the Truth that is the greatest “no” word of them all. Is it really any wonder why the Truth is so offensive? Jesus is “the Way, the Truth, and the Life” John 14:6. And “men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil.” John 3:19