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Author: John Poirier, Esq. –
The Fifteenth letter of John to the Philistines.
The term “Philistine” is defined in the modern vernacular as a derogatory term used to describe a person holding a vulgar set of values. A Philistine is someone who despises or undervalues art, beauty, intellectual rigor, or spiritual values. Philistines are also said to be materialistic and to favor pop culture values unthinkingly. The American landscape is filled with Philistines these days, and you know who you are.
A New Year’s Remembrance:
Do you remember America when we had big, roomy cars that were sturdy enough that you could lay on the hood to watch the stars without causing the sheet metal to dent?
Do you remember America when we aspired to National Greatness, and led the world in the exploration of space?
Do you remember having the expectation, as a kid, of retiring on the Moon; instead of having to beg for your life before a government Death Panel?
Do you remember America when most moms stayed at home to raise their kids, instead of being forced to work to pay high tax bills?
Do you remember America when the Democrat Party fought communism, instead of working to turn America communist?
Do you remember America when you earned enough money that you could save and buy a new car every few years?
Do you remember America when you could confidently expect your children to have a higher standard of living than you did, instead of still living at home with you into their 30’s?
Do you remember America when you could see family off at the airport at the gate, or greet them at the gate when they arrived home, without being groped and assaulted by a government employee with a badge?
Do you remember America when college tuition was low enough that you could work your way through school instead of having to take out six figure loans?
Do you remember America when you could pray in school?
Do you remember America when school’s still had Christmas vacation, Christmas concerts, and Easter Break?
Do you remember America when children born out of wedlock were the exception, and not the norm?
Do you remember America when we still made things in America?
Do you remember America when we had large bins of corn in the supermarket that cost 5 ears of corn for a dollar?
Do you remember America when you weren’t afraid of your government?
Do you remember America when it was okay for a high school football coach to pray with his team before a game?
Do you remember America when our cities were not decimated with blighted ghettos?
Do you remember America when you could still find a job that didn’t require a government license of some sort?
Do you remember America when the immigrants that came to our shores wanted to become Americans, leave behind their former national loyalties, and speak English?
Do you remember America when we led the world in patents and IPO’s?
Do you remember America when we still built power plants and refineries?
Do you remember America when Congress still felt it had to pass an Amendment to the Constitution if it wanted to exercise a new power to regulate or tax?
Do you remember America when it was no big deal to sell your house for more than you paid for it, within six months?
Do you remember America when we looked forward to each new year with hope and the promise of greater prosperity, rather than fear and dread of economic decline and calamity?
I do.
Another good post. I remember all of the above and one question came to mind as I read your post. What can we do to regain what we’ve lost? It will take work, but it’s something to strive for.
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My Dear Judy J:
The simple answer is that it is government policy, laws, and regulations that have brought about all those changes, so the solution is to repeal, repeal, repeal, and reduce the size and power of government.
For instance, we have small, flimsy cars that are driving up accident fatalities for one reason, and one only: Federal CAFE standards. Obama just ratcheted up the screws on automakers again, now requiring all cars and light trucks to average 50 mpg by 2020. Ford motor company announced it was discontinuing the Ford Ranger pickup in response. They cannot achieve the required fleet average if they want to keep selling the full size F-150 pickup, so the Ranger had to go because of government diktat. The truth is that the F-150 is doomed too; there’s no way automakers are going to be able to produce a pick up truck that gets 50 mpg.
So, just like that, with a stroke of the pen, the Enviro-Whackos and the Socialists are going to succeed in erasing the pickup truck from the American landscape. It is very sad to me, and I wonder what the public response will be when the news finally trickles down to the general public consciousness. Will Americans just roll over and accept it? Will they respond in anger? Just one more log on the bonfire that will be the year 2012.
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