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Townhall.com John Hawkins December 10, 2017 I am the type of American they want to go away. I get along with cops, soldiers, preppers and country boys -- the sort of guys who know how to shoot, know how to take care of themselves and would watch your back in a fight if it came to that. I don’t much like the government, but I do like small town government better than government in D.C. If someone has to be in charge, better the sort of guy you can run into at the grocery store who will give you an answer when you want to know why the potholes on your street haven’t been fixed. D.C.’s different. I know the Democrats there hate me because I’m a straight, white, Christian, Southern conservative and the people that run the Republican Party today would only care what I think if I had hundreds of thousands of dollars to give them. That’s why if I can make trouble for either group, I’m game. There are always people in D.C. who think they have a better idea of what to do with my life and my money than I do. I don’t need any “help” from the government and I’m not okay with the government using my money to help people who should be helping themselves. When I want to give to charity, tithe to my church or buy Christmas gifts for a poor family, I do it. We may all have to pool our money to pay for street signs, the police and the military, but I don’t see any reason my money should go to people on welfare for years, the families of anchor babies or scammers doing Crossfit right before the government hands them a disability check for their “intolerable” pain. Go work for a living like the rest of us. I believe there are only two genders and they shouldn’t be sharing a bathroom. Like all good Southern boys, I was raised to be a gentleman. I’m not okay with bosses who demand that women sleep with them to keep a job or Hollywood weirdos who ask actresses to watch them in the shower, but that doesn’t mean every woman is telling the truth. Go listen to Hillary Clinton for a while and tell me that we can always trust women to tell the truth. I was raised to say “yes, sir” and “no ma’am” and I do, whether I’m talking to a CEO or an 18 year old kid making my sandwich at Subway. It’s too bad that we live in a society where basic respect for other human beings has been tossed in the garbage. NFL players disrespect the flag of the country that made them rich. Pampered Hollywood stars lecture us about guns while they’re protected by armed security. Liberals in the mainstream media lie to our faces on a daily basis and think we’re stupid enough to believe they don’t have a bias. Politicians who work for us tell us we’re what’s going wrong with America. We live in a society where the normal people who make America work put up with disrespect on a daily basis while we’re told that common sense is “triggering” for college students going to $40,000 a year schools. If those of us who work for a living have to listen to Lena Dunham, Barack Obama and Colin Kaepernick bloviate on, then Berkeley can endure a conservative speaking on campus once in a while. I like church-going people. I like the NRA. I like the sort of parent who won’t tolerate her kid acting like a brat in public, the sort of person who flies a flag on his porch, works two jobs, owns his own business or who just takes responsibility for himself and his family. I don’t much care for people who are lazy, dependent on the government or who want others to do what they should be doing for themselves. Unfortunately, we live in a country where the government takes the first group for granted and uses it like a piggybank for the second group. That’s not good, but it might be tolerable if our government at least did the basics well. But, is our border secure? Are we balancing the budget? Are politicians being responsible with our money? Do we have great public schools? How good of a job are they doing with healthcare? Are they protecting Social Security and Medicare for future generations? Are we taking care of our soldiers at the VA? Is the government staying out of our business? We live in a country run by politicians and bureaucrats who can’t do anything right and yet they think the solution to that problem is to give them even more power over our lives. You feel the same way I do? Then you’re one of the Americans the elites in D.C. want to go away. Link Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | ||
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Well written. Cant disagree with anything in the article. We are certainly taken advantage of by our government to buy votes from those who dont pull their own weight, or demand to be catered to because they dont want to fit in with scocietal norms. Or at least what used to be scocietal norms. The liberals among us have been the squeaky wheel. Time for us to stand our ground. Great article and thanks for posting. | |||
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^^^This times 1k. They make our lives miserable/difficult, so we should do our part to return the favor. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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Well said, thanks Jallen ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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| Knows too little about too much  |
Spot on! RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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Now in Florida |
There is a word for that type of person....deplorable. | |||
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Legalize the Constitution |
It is “spot on,” except I don’t address the “18 year old kid making my sandwich at Subway” as sir or ma’am. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Good read, thanks JALLEN | |||
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Prince of Cats |
Agreed, but I do say please and thank you. | |||
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SIG's 'n Surefires |
Nail, hammer, bang! "Common sense is wisdom with its sleeves rolled up." -Kyle Farnsworth "Freedom of Speech does not guarantee freedom from consequences." -Mike Rowe "Democracies aren't overthrown, they're given away." -George Lucas | |||
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I do. One of the problems I have run into with "kids these days" is at the drive through. Between whatever they have going on, and the speaker, I make the occasional mistake when it comes to identifying the proper sex. | |||
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| I can't tell if I'm tired, or just lazy  |
Amen to that! Thanks for posting JAllen. _____________________________ "The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin | |||
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I do because in my experience, youth rise to expectations and respond well to respect and praise for good behavior. In many cases a show of respect has elicited an attitude change for the better. When I approach a group of surly young men, I address them with 'gentlemen' and a nod. Invariably I am returned with similar respect. Sir or ma'am may be aspirational increasingly in this culture, but it keeps the contact polite. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Diversified Hobbyist |
That was a good read, thanks/ ----------------------------------- Regards, Steve The anticipation is often greater than the actual reward | |||
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I often address these kids like that and the reaction I get is almost always positive. It brightens their day to be treated with respect and it costs me nothing to be respectful. | |||
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| hello darkness my old friend  |
You and me both. It used to bother but now I see it as their problem if I can't tell. | |||
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Waiting for Hachiko |
Agreed. There will be some that the well meaning is lost on, but for most, it helps their self esteem. Its just a form of respect, words, costs me nothing, and usually improves the service I receive. 美しい犬 | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
Me, either. I'd probably use "young man" or "young lady" if appropriate, though. And always "please" and "thank you". flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Conservative Behind Enemy Lines  |
I start out with "sir" and/or "ma'am," but whether or not I keep it up depends on the level of mutual respect they show in return. Always "please" and "thank you."
A thousand A-mens to that! I absolutely SCOWL at parents who refuse to discipline their kids in such situations! And, if I can't leave and it goes on for any length of time, I'll let my feelings be known. I found what you said riveting. | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado |
I suspect I'm a lot older than either of you. (I'll be 80 in 9 days.) flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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