Posted on 03/11/2021 7:09:11 AM PST by Kaslin
Today, we live in a society where we seem to sprint from one manufactured cultural outrage to the next. The goal posts seem to keep moving regarding what's appropriate and what's not, and frankly, it's quite exhausting.
But that's what the left wants: a numbing of traditional virtues and the degrading of the conservative values that used to define who we are so that the progressives can continue their march toward situational ethics. If it feels right, then do it; if it offends even one person it must be canceled and excommunicated from society. What's worse? Failure to jump on the cancel culture bandwagon could be detrimental to you, your career, your business or your family.
The breakdown and dismissing of well-established cultural norms is exactly how institutions break down and how countries collapse. The path that we are snowballing down needs to be arrested if America is to continue to exist. Most reasonable Americans, whether on the left or the right of the political spectrum, certainly see how outrageous the progressive movement is becoming. How can they not? Take, for example, the latest manifestation of this cultural slide toward Gomorrah, which contrasts the iconic Dr. Seuss with hip hop of the most rank order.
If you aren't sure what I'm talking about, I'm referring to a "song" dubbed "WAP" by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. I won't elaborate on what the acronym stands for because kids might read this as well as adults. If you haven't listened to the "song," don't bother, seriously. It is garbage of the lowest form and to call it music is absolutely embarrassing. Yet somehow this salacious "song" has received accolades across the music spectrum, reaching recognition not unlike that which the song of the year might achieve. Furthermore, this song is readily accessible to children of all ages as it is aired on FM radio and satellite radio across the nation. To put how ridiculous this is in perspective, let's keep in mind that the progressive left demanded that the Christmas classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside" be taken off the air as it was deemed sexist.
Most recently, the deranged left-wing mob has set their eyes on the incredible Dr. Seuss. Yes, you read that correctly, one of the most impactful childhood authors of all time. So iconic that both former first lady Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama could be seen reading his texts to children from the White House. Now it looks like these books are next in the long line of things to be canceled by the progressive left, as apparently six of them will no longer be published due to "insensitive imagery." Are you kidding me?
Singing about sexual acts of the highest raunch factor is considered artistic expression and yet a children's book that has served up timeless stories that have been read to hundreds of thousands of children is now verboten? On what grounds? Let's not forget that some of Dr. Seuss' books have been converted into movies such as "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas," which have made the liberals of Hollywood millions of dollars. It would actually be pretty comical to watch the hypocrisy if it weren't so sad to see what it's doing to the fabric of this beautiful and diverse nation.
Let's hypothesize for a second that the canceling of these six books is actually driven by an underlying racist innuendo. Well, what's more racist than a song that wantonly flings the N-word around and that talks about the forced submission of Black women? It literally does not make sense, and I haven't seen one person successfully rationalize supporting the song "WAP" while also supporting the canceling of Dr. Seuss. I really don't get it and you shouldn't either. But, perhaps this is what the twisted entertainment guild wants: for decent families to be so exasperated that they just throw their hands up and tune out. But I would argue that's the first step toward license for this infectious disease to continue festering and spreading.
Yeah, I think the whole point is to throw our hands up and say “Makes no sense!” and then tune out. I think we’re pretty much there now. The Powers That Be can get away with anything at all (”Biden won”, “Barbed wire around the White House is normal”, “Dr. Seuss is racist”, etc.). The world is their oyster now, because, clearly, the American people will just do whatever they are told.
Arguably, on Jan 6, some Americans protested (a little) and indicated unhappiness. The result was a broken window, an unarmed female protester shot by a government employee, and the final result was most Republicans saying, basically: “Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!”
The world is the best it has ever been and it gets better every day. The world is so good that we have to make up problems. Global warming climate change, COVID-19, systemic racism, Russian collusion, all made up problems. The only solutions to made up problems cause real problems. Mandating electric cars, green energy, lockdowns, social distancing, school closures, and massive deficit spending.
Most people if you ask them would say they are doing fine in their home and job, their city is OK except for all the homeless people, their local economy and environment are fairly nice, the state they live in has some issues, the country is a mess and the world is completely f’ed up. The farther you get from your front door, the worse it seems.
This is because national news media and social media scare us at the National and international level. Local news media scares us at a local level, yet most of what we see and experience is not so bad and sometimes pretty good. The solution? Don’t watch news on TV.
The edgy left's diabolical MO----the degradation of conservative values that once defined who we are,
and, more importantly, resulted in a relatively safe and secure environment for our families.
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