e-Claire

I just realized something...

a post written roughly and inviting input There are many parallel situations around all indicating the same lack of response. -Moderate Islamists vs Islamofascists -Moderate Democrats vs the Moore/Springsteen/BusHitler crowd -Responsible American citizens vs those who invite the OSCE election "observations" On one side of these situations are those who are supposed -- assumed -- to be rational, responsible adults. On the other side are tantrumming, go-to-any-length-to-win undisciplined children. How can any of us actually claim to be responsible adults if we do not act to reign in the childish, undisciplined behavior we see around us? Remember the old fashioned small town where, if a kid did something out of line any adult could and would respond. "Hey you kids get down from there! You're gonna break your necks" "You kids stop throwing rocks! Do you want me to tell your Moms?" "You kids made a mess and now it's your job to clean it up! No one is here to clean up after you." I think it's high time for those of us who see potentially destructive -- or clearly destructive -- behaviors to speak out and stop those intent on irresponsible behavior. That Moore movie telling people that Bush lied when even the 911 Commission Report debunked that claim. [do they think that people are automatically going to respect the government if Kerry is "in?" That distrust does not go away. We learned that after Nixon.] The DhimmoCraps telling black voters that they are "disenfranchised." [how are they going to take back that one when it suits them? "oh it's all better now -- we fixed it" ?!?] Inviting socialists to "keep this election honest?" [once a people's self-confidence is blown it takes a helluva lot to bring it back. A helluva lot of self-disciplined action and focus. Do we have that to spare?] I'll respect someone's right to hold a diverse opinion right up until they try to tell me that the sky has lemon yellow polka-dots. Then I'm gonna invite them to look at the sky. And if they keep it up, I'm gonna send them to their room until they can learn to behave better. That means no lying and no tearing up the house. "Tolerance" does not include putting up with misbehavior or destructive acts. We can sit here in our corner of the blogosphere and talk to each other about it -- and that is quite helpful if we are talking with others with whom we agree in order to create and carry out a plan of action. If we're just whining, we're part of the problem. Part of the downfall. The disintegration. The de-evolution back to the childish lack of discernment. Isn't that what we laud about the Greatest Generation -- their self-discipline? To do difficult to impossible jobs and do them well, willingly and with good humor? Now we face a task that is just as hard -- if not harder -- and we are called upon to make the same kind of effort. Or we're gonna lose the whole shootin' match.

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