I don’t know if it’s the winter chill in the air that draws my thought to darker musings, but I can’t help but feel that this Nation is headed towards troubled times…
I wonder if the Roman Legionnaires of old had the same thoughts during the first stirrings of the chain of events that brought down the Roman Empire…
I read, from a variety of sources, about the chipping away of the foundational ideals upon which this country was built.
Political debate, a hallmark of our domestic system, has degraded into shouting matches brimming with potential violence.
The Rule of Law bends to the demands of a group of people who see said Law as an inconvenience, and are supported by people elected to their positions and charged with the defense of their constituents.
We see organizations “playing the system” within the loopholes of the law, and they are given a pass.
The icons of Americana, the very symbols of our Nation, are being suppressed because of the threat of some backlash from ignorant opponents.
Stereotypes are set in stone, regardless of fact. The hard decisions are not being made, and another generation steps forward with a false sense of entitlement.
The fight for the almighty dollar has swept away the concept of self-imposed financial and social responsibility.
We’re losing ourselves, and there seems to be only a handful of people interested in stopping the slide into the abyss.
I have a sinking feeling that we are going to see things come to a head, and it isn’t going to be pretty.
