i believe ONE reason why this country is having so much trouble is the draft was abolished. we now have a generation of young men who've not been subjected to military discipline. many of them cannot understand the concept of having to get up in the morning and going to work/school/productive activity of some sort.
the impact has been enormous as those same persons who oppose (d) the military/draft are now in congress, (william jefferson clinton, for one example) state legislatures, city councils, etc and is reflected by the attitude and legislation handed down. very, very few in congress have served in the military ...
our "tolerance" will be part of our undoing ...
we're letting our kids and grandkids be taught to be victims. we've been conditioned to not stand up for ourselves: "call the police, johnnie, if that bully hits you again ..." we would not wish to offend the bully by fighting back would we? citizens assisting the BP are called "viglilantes" by a pres who seems not to know the meaning of "vigilante" as being one who steps up when law and order is not present or breaks down...
i once witnessed a neighbor beating his wife and i called the police while another neighbor tried to stop him and it took the police 42 minutes to get to the scene!
"diversity" is the tower of babel all over again! look up the meaning of the word "diverse" ... "to DIVIDE" is one meaning...
we are living in the time of the "tryanny of the minorities"...
we have to stand by while the authorities allow "immigrants" sanctuary in violation of federal law and then are called "racist" if we wish the EXISTING laws to be enforced... i have nothing against LEGAL immigration at all and i know no other americans that do...
all the while, congress/state legislatures stand around wringing their hands, biting their fingernails declaring "we need to negotiate or debate this/these issue (s)" ...
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...i'll stop now ... i'd better switch back to the decaf coffee.
