I understand that “excellence speaks for itself.” However, when everyone is thought of as excellent(Equal), there is no excellence any more. Excellence becomes average.
My favorite General of all time is George S. Patton. ARMY. I give credit where credit is due “in my opinion.” Some think him a blowhard or overrated, never recognizing his genius. I am entitled to my opinion. Patton said, “When everybody is thinking the same,somebody isn’t thinking.”
Unfortunately, excellence is disappearing thanks to the wimps who give out participation trophies so no child has to work harder, train more diligently, sacrifice play time for work or study time, and in general rise above the norm. It’s called “belonging to the group” instead of perfecting personal responsibility. That which made America Great, Personal responsibility, is being destroyed on all fronts in our new “everybody is the same” culture.
I will continue to pick and choose based on MERIT. Lauding my favorites is in no way disrespectful of others. It is expressing MY OPINION which will not be beat out of me by a cultural shift in this country.
I understand that “excellence speaks for itself.” However, when everyone is thought of as excellent(Equal), there is no excellence any more. Excellence becomes average.
My favorite General of all time is George S. Patton. ARMY. I give credit where credit is due “in my opinion.” Some think him a blowhard or overrated, never recognizing his genius. I am entitled to my opinion. Patton said, “When everybody is thinking the same,somebody isn’t thinking.”
Unfortunately, excellence is disappearing thanks to the wimps who give out participation trophies so no child has to work harder, train more diligently, sacrifice play time for work or study time, and in general rise above the norm. It’s called “belonging to the group” instead of perfecting personal responsibility. That which made America Great, Personal responsibility, is being destroyed on all fronts in our new “everybody is the same” culture.
I will continue to pick and choose based on MERIT. Lauding my favorites is in no way disrespectful of others. It is expressing MY OPINION which will not be beat out of me by a cultural shift in this country.
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The code I am talking about is the excellence of the individual,p that does not hide behind a group membership and the excellence of the accomplishments by others in that oganization.
There is a warrior’s code that transcends branch. And there are individuals who steal the valor. I led great troops from every branch and also had losers from every branch. Every branch.