Well, I guess I could say the classic
because; “life is only as hard as you make it.” That may have been true when our parents grew
up, and only for some of us, but most of us (Americans) know during this day and age that this is not exactly
the case. Common sense has gone from our
laws. Equal justice has given way to
social justice. What was once said by
Thomas Jefferson “if it neither breaks my leg, nor picks my pocket” no longer
applies. With the Obama administration
ruling by administrative fiat (can you say “Dictator?”), things are no longer
in our (the peoples) control are they?
We go about our everyday lives. We
are working harder and longer than ever before in our lifetimes, sometimes just
to put gas in the car. Long gone are the
days when the wife stayed home and cared for the children and the house. Now both parents have to work and work hard,
sometimes even two jobs just to have what we are used to having, or to keep
what we have already worked hard to get. Those days when working at Friendly’s would
pay your rent and buy you enough gas and leave enough cash in your pocket to go
on that Friday night date or out with your friends are long since dead. Our children are not suffering or wanting
(yet) because we make sure that they don’t have to. By putting extra time and effort into the
equation we (as American parents) make
sure that they are the last to feel what we already know to be true. We try
our best to shelter them from what we already know is a very hard pill to
swallow. That the American dream is
dead, that it doesn’t apply to them. The
fact that they will have to work even harder than we did to have less than we
do is scary, but true. Unless we
the people fix it, they will never again have what we as a country, as a people and as a (American) family have had. The
Country, as a whole is suffering and the sad part is, it is our children that
are going to bear the brunt of it. They
will have to fix it and learn what freedom is and how to fight for it or watch
it go away. Even the Obama voters who
bought into the “O”-riginal lie (and you know who you are, I would keep it a
secret and remove the bumper stickers) are trying their best to live the way
they are accustomed and are failing, but that doesn’t seem to matter. Instead they choose to live in denial and are
trying to justify that MORE and not LESS Socialism is the answer to all the
suffering and madness in America. Deep
down they know they are wrong, but instead of admitting it, they will drag the
whole Country (and anyone who disagrees with them) into the abyss kicking and
screaming if need be, because, they alone know what’s best for you.
You (American People) are too
stupid to make your own decisions. So we
(the Progressives) will make them for you, we will protect you from yourself. It’s for your own good, you’ll see. “The ends justify the means.” You will see we are right. It is this mentality and thought process that
has killed and enslaved more people around the world than anything else. It is Communism, and America as well as
freedom is in the (Death) throws of it.
You can call it whatever you want, but a horse by any other color is
still a horse. If you think it is just
you and your family that is suffering, you are wrong. It is your neighbor, your community, your
state, our entire Country. So think
again, and don’t feel bad. Always
remember you are not alone. People all
over this (once) great nation are losing their jobs, their houses, their
posterity, their health insurance, and finally (I hope) their self-esteem and
none of them through any CHOICE of their own. As a Nation, as a Country, as a people, this
is the last thing we can afford to lose, our self-esteem, our very reason for
being, our GOD, this is what makes us American.
This is what made this Country and what made us Great. This is what makes us “exceptional”, what
sets us apart from the rest of the world, what makes us who we are, Americans. Our children need to be taught this. Yet they are not. Our children need to be taught the
Constitution. Yet they are not. While we shelter, coddle and nurture them we
fail to teach them. We need to once again teach them what it is that made them
who they are; Religion, Faith, Love and respect for one another, the value of
hard work, charity, loyalty and most of all we owe them the truth. We hide from them the truth. Why?
We send them to public schools where the Government teaches them
revisionist history and not accurate facts.
Good and the bad, they need to know them both. They teach “new math” (what the hells is
that) two plus two is not five (but it is if we say it is). We Give them “participation” trophies and
tell them that they are all the best but that’s just not true! That winning isn’t everything. Instead we should be telling them “you really
stink at this” maybe you should try gymnastics instead ballet, or baseball
instead of football, maybe golf is your thing, you might really be good at
that. I know, I know we don’t want to
hurt their feelings. What a bunch of
crap!! Failure and disappointment as well as learning
how to accept and learn from it takes effort and that effort builds character
and that character is the Character of an American. Strong willed, honest, ready to fight for
what is right, says what he means and means what he says, loyal to a fault
because it’s in his blood American. Have we forgotten this as well?
So, back to
my original question: Why is this so
hard? Because sometimes, the truth hurts
and things aren’t always what they seem to be.
Because morals, values and the truth are not things you can compromise
(I guess that’s why Congress hates the TEA party). The hard lesson is always the one you
remember and the easy road is always the one that leads to pain. You will forget how you got there, but you
will remember how bad it hurt when you did.
Once our founding principles are lost, weather through the lack of
education or the lack of willingness to adhere to them, there will be no going
back without an incredible amount of National pain and the loss of National
treasure (blood). By then, it will be
too late. The people who care enough to
lose their treasure will be few, the ones who know better will have been killed
or died, and the rest will be left to wonder why, and ask what if. The last line of the Declaration of
Independence says “with a firm reliance on the protection of Devine Providence,
we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” Unless we teach these values to our children,
or remember them for ourselves, the fight (I am afraid) will be over before it
has even started, and we shall have no one to blame but ourselves for our own
demise. And without these basic truths,
our children will not know the difference nor will they understand what was
lost, or how.
With Malice
toward none;
Donald
Vincent.
