“In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand
the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and
enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.
We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
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For some seventy years, our children have been taught to
disrespect authority; whatever the form. Government, police, teachers, bosses,
parents…. our children, many of whom are adults now, are brought up in a
culture of disrespect and are told that disrespect is a quality to be admired.
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Madonna, Che Guevara, Miley Cyrus, “Chelsea” Manning……our
children are told that these people are heroes. HEROES. The previous generations?
Bill Ayers, Timothy Leary, Jane Fonda…
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For some seventy years, our children are told that they can make
ANY choice they want, without fear of consequence and without ANY personal
responsibility.
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Want to abuse drugs? No problem….the state will provide the
needles.
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Want to be promiscuous? No problem….if something happens, blame
the unborn child, then kill it.
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Want to kill someone? No problem…..blame your upbringing, blame
the gun, blame society. Then, become a cult hero.
And,
legislatively, we have set up, in official terms, the release of personal
responsibility.
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For seventy-odd years, we have taught our children that the
exercise of their rights is more important than the rights of others. In other
words, they can make ANY choice, whether or not that choice violates the rights
of others. The greatest example of this is, of course, abortion.
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For seventy-plus years, there has been a systematic attack on “family”;
Welfare, “single motherhood”, “gay” marriage, etc, are all designed to diminish
the core unit of a successful society. Without family, core values, morality,
respect for others, are absent. Without family, the state becomes the moral
compass, the state becomes the teacher of core values, the state becomes “family”.
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For some seventy years, our children are taught that winning is
unfair, that participation is the same as winning and that no one loses.
No family.
No moral compass.
No values.
No personal responsibility.
No consequences.
And, today, we, somehow, cannot fathom how tragedies like
Parkland happen.
