Reckless

 

Is this the beginning of OUR end?

Mainstream media leaves no doubt that they have become the mouthpiece of the democrat party and the Left. Chaos is their best friend. When Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two assailants and wounded another during the August 2020 riots in Kenosha, the lawless mainstream media could not contain themselves. In the United States, one is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The media inflamed the mob after the Jacob Blake shooting by the police in Kenosha, WI in August of 2020. Anti-police rhetoric, false narratives of police brutality and the incessant downplaying of “mostly peaceful protests”, emboldened the mob to engage in rioting, looting and arson. Governor Evers refused to deploy the National Guard and police were ordered to stand down. Lacking an appropriate police presence, left the rioters without tangible consequences and mayhem ensued. Mainstream media continues to encourage anarchy and destruction with their unabashed Leftist rhetoric. There is blood on their hands.

President Biden and a litany of democrats poured additional gasoline (more likely a non-oil-based accelerant) on the fire by declaring their anger at the verdict. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers had the unmitigated gall to make a statement, “No ruling today changes our reality in Wisconsin that we have to work to do toward equity, accountability, and justice that communities across our state are demanding and deserve.” Needless to say, Evers did send troops to Kenosha after the verdict was announced. Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor and US Senate candidate Mandela Barnes went further. “We have seen so many black and brown youth killed, only to be put on trial posthumously, while the innocence of Kyle Rittenhouse was virtually demanded by the judge.” This unabated anger mongering by elected officials is only meant to encourage further division and hatred. The rioting in 2020 has led to 25 deaths, over 2,000 police officers injured and $billions in property destruction. Our former divider in chief, Barack Obama issued numerous statements decrying police brutality and unfair targeting of persons of color by “white” society. This helped facilitate the rise of the Occupy movement, Antifa, Black lives matter and increased violence against police. As police are ordered to stand down and progressive District Attorneys refuse to criminally charge the rioters, the mob is further emboldened.

Kyle Rittenhouse, came to Kenosha Wisconsin to help protect property after a call to action was posted on social media, joining other citizens to augment the lack of police intervention. He armed himself with an AR-14, equipped himself with medical supplies to tend to any injured and was cleaning up graffiti. Should he have been there? Did he exhibit poor judgement by placing himself at risk? Did he really consider the consequences of his actions? Probably not. The question is, does his presence with a weapon make him guilty of a crime? If you watch any of the mainstream media, you would be led to believe that it did. This is patently false, a lie that has been proclaimed over and over. Joe Scarborough of MSNBC led the charge by accusing Rittenhouse of vigilantism, intending to target persons of color and indiscriminately firing 60 rounds, when he actually fired only 4 times, directly at what he believed were threats to his life.

Rittenhouse has been vilified by both the media and democrats without valid reason. If anyone can look at the video of the incidents and not understand that they are almost picture-perfect examples of self-defense, that person is either a liar or an idiot. Speaking of idiots, who in their right mind would attack a person armed with a long rifle shouting out that he is a friendly? Hate to say it, but sometimes culling the herd is not always a bad thing. Nick Sandman, the high schooler who was confronted by a drum beating Native American activist in Washington, DC, was also vilified by the media. He sued for defamation and the media paid out over $100 million to settle the cases. Here’s hoping that Rittenhouse follows Sandman’s lead. Let’s hope that the reckless disregard of the truth is finally put to bed or that enough people maligned and lied about, sue them into non-existence. If we fail to understand that the Left is engaged in the pursuit of destroying our Constitutional Republic and that the mainstream media and democrat party are becoming increasingly aligned with the Left, our nation will fall. Just like Tass and Pravda spread communist propaganda in the Soviet Union, our mainstream media mirrors the same tactics.

On Saturday, November 20th, 2021, Darrell Brooks, a black man, drove his vehicle through a Christmas Parade in Waukesha, WI and mowed over 50 people, including children, killing 6. Vaun Mayes, a “Black Lives Matter” activist declared the following Monday, "But it sounds possible that the revolution has started in Wisconsin. It started with this Christmas parade." This is what our nation is becoming. This is what those who want to be “woke” are supporting. This is the enemy that will destroy us from within. To my democrat friends, is this what you signed up for and support? Is this what is best for our nation? Are you paying attention to what the leadership of your party is espousing? It is long past time to wake up and smell the roses. To the “woke” left and the useful idiots that support their inane ideology, you will be remembered in history as was the Emperor Nero, who fiddled as Rome burned except that you are actually stoking the fire.

The American Ostrich

 

If we give them what they want, we will get what we deserve.

Cartoons often depict the ostrich hiding it’s head in the sand as danger approaches. Children will cover their eyes or hide when frightened. And we sometimes find ourselves turning away when faced with unpleasant circumstances, particularly when others are hurting or suffering. Ignorance is not bliss. Ignoring danger leads us to minimize the impending danger that is about to overwhelm us. If we fail to recognize the direction our nation is headed and the imminent danger it brings, we may just as well hide our collective heads in the sand. Just as the ride of Paul Revere awakened the populace to the advance of British troops, many are issuing warnings about those who would fundamentally transform our nation and redefine accepted morals, values and societal behavior. Ignore those warnings at your own risk.

There is a clear and present danger that lurks within our society. Too many in our society acquiesce to the gradual erosion of our Constitutional Republic and the enumerated rights that it grants. Their collective silence is deafening. Parents, too busy with their daily routines, fail to attend parent/teacher conferences. Curriculum is altered to mirror leftist ideology and far too many parents fail to engage, unaware of what their children are being taught. If we shirk our parental responsibilities and cede the responsibility to instill their values in their children to a government run school system, that unfortunately are more and more resembling indoctrination camps, we abdicate our roles as parents. When Terry McAuliffe the democrat running for Virginia Governor, Randi Weingarten, the President of the American Federation of Teachers, the National Association of School Boards and apparently, Merrick Garland, the Attorney General of the United States denigrate the rights of parents to challenge school boards, free speech is undermined and our nation fails.

Ever so slowly, the sleeping bear is awakening. Parents were able to see firsthand what their children were being taught while schools were shut down due to Covid-19 and broadcast virtually. And they did not like what they were seeing. Parents that had the audacity to attend school board meetings and voice their concerns are now considered “domestic terrorists” by the Department of Justice. Really? School board members are apparently triggered when parents demand a role in the education of their children? Why wouldn’t it be appropriate for those who fund education with their tax dollars and have children attending the schools that they paid for, have a say in how and what their children are taught and how their money is being spent? Loudon County, Virginia has become the flash point in the battle against Leftist ideology, such as Critical Race Theory and the embrace of "transgenderism". A very condescending and rude school board actually fanned the flames of anger and poked the “mama bears” in that district. This boiled over and led to the blue State of Virginia electing Republicans in the Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General offices and flipped the State legislature from blue to red.

Many of us in this great nation should learn a great lesson by what happened in Virginia. When the electorate is engaged, change, for the greater good, will happen. The Left only seeks to divide us based on our differences. We need to unite our nation and embrace each other in spite of our differences. We are more alike than different, created by our Father in Heaven and equal in His sight. That is how we need to treat each other, like the brothers and sisters that we are. We need to learn to love our neighbors as ourselves. We need to understand and identify evil and reject it, and right now the democrat party is knee deep in all that is wrong with the world. If the democrats refuse to release their embrace of leftism, we need to reject them. Get engaged. Run for office or support those who share your values. We cannot sit back and let someone else do the heavy lifting. If we allow evil to triumph, we will have no one to blame but ourselves. We need more mama and papa bears motivated to protect our children and our nation. Will you stand up and be counted or will you hide your head in the sand?