There is a great, old quote, allow me to mis-quote it here:
"All that is required for evil to win if for good men to remain silent"
Remember the 'silenty majority'? That was a term from back in Nixon's day about all the people who didn't march, and protest, and make a big scene about their 'rights' or their own agenda- just went about their day-to-day business- I would count myself in that group, and we are dying off-
I hate to sound like such an old fossil, but it seems nowdays that people are more concerned with what people think, how things appear to others- what is more important, your MySpace page or the integrity and honor with which you conduct your life? I am concerned that most younger people would find it 'quaint' and out-dated that I would even consider such things as honor- hey, it's a get-it-while-you-can world- just ask the execs at Enron or AIG or any other scandal laden group. Even our law-officers, people who have given their lives in service to upholding the law are frequently shown to be lying, or distorting truth to serve their own needs.
I am not saying there haven't been wrongs, or people, and whole segements of society vicitimized. But because that may have happened, 50 or 100 years ago, doesn't make it right to have a backlash against people who weren't even participants in the original events- I never owned slaves, or got rich from their work- why should I be expected to pay repartations? Yet many black activists think this should happen- or affirmative action- because of someone's race, or skin color, they should be given preference for college entrance or a job? Didn't you just say discrimination is wrong? or is it only discrimination against 'whitey' that is tolerated?
As others have said, American society is in the toilet- whether or not the public cares enough to do anything about it, or even recognize the problem, awaits to be seen. *sigh*
"All that is required for evil to win if for good men to remain silent"
Remember the 'silenty majority'? That was a term from back in Nixon's day about all the people who didn't march, and protest, and make a big scene about their 'rights' or their own agenda- just went about their day-to-day business- I would count myself in that group, and we are dying off-
I hate to sound like such an old fossil, but it seems nowdays that people are more concerned with what people think, how things appear to others- what is more important, your MySpace page or the integrity and honor with which you conduct your life? I am concerned that most younger people would find it 'quaint' and out-dated that I would even consider such things as honor- hey, it's a get-it-while-you-can world- just ask the execs at Enron or AIG or any other scandal laden group. Even our law-officers, people who have given their lives in service to upholding the law are frequently shown to be lying, or distorting truth to serve their own needs.
I am not saying there haven't been wrongs, or people, and whole segements of society vicitimized. But because that may have happened, 50 or 100 years ago, doesn't make it right to have a backlash against people who weren't even participants in the original events- I never owned slaves, or got rich from their work- why should I be expected to pay repartations? Yet many black activists think this should happen- or affirmative action- because of someone's race, or skin color, they should be given preference for college entrance or a job? Didn't you just say discrimination is wrong? or is it only discrimination against 'whitey' that is tolerated?
As others have said, American society is in the toilet- whether or not the public cares enough to do anything about it, or even recognize the problem, awaits to be seen. *sigh*
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