D-Day Remembered

Spent yesterday watching movies of WW II, A Bridge Too Far, The Great Raid, Flags of our Fathers, Valkyrie and The Longest Day. Remembering the heroics and valor of our nations heroes and the great good they did the world. A very sobering day for me.

I reflected on the deeds and sacrifice of men mostly gone now, and comparing their courage and acts of heroism against the leaders we have today most of whom have never once faced personal danger for their country, or even served in the armed forces. Leaders who are more likely to hide behind body guards than to leap to the fore and shield those around them. Most of our leaders have no respect for the men and women in Uniform, and the only praise they bestow is self serving and insincere.

While viewing the movies I was proud of our heritage and our nation, only to come back to reality and see reports of "The Great Apologizer" wandering the globe asking forgiveness for all the evil acts of the Nation he is supposed to represent. His wife who has never been proud of her nation, and their friends and confidants who have consistently run the nation down. How can this happen to a once great example for the world?

The backbone of our Nation has let their guard down and those who would destroy what we are have taken charge of our educational system, and now apparently our government. It is all too easy to despair and feel that our nation will never again lead the world in hope and freedom.

I wish the following generations good luck. Reclaiming our greatness is the work of the young, the people of my generation are passing a terrible burden onto our children. All that we older folks can do is encourage them and try to educate them in the history and values our schools no longer teach or support.

We can also vote, we need to vote and we need everyone to vote. Apathy and laziness is what got us to where we are today, and when you cannot find the perfect candidate to vote for, the answer is not simply to "not vote" but to vote to minimize the damage as best as possible. That means that you may not be able to vote third party all the time to meet your Libertarian values because the way the system is set up now, a third party candidate is not able to win the whitehouse or most congressional seats. Not voting or voting for a candidate that has no chance of winning is tantamount to giving the barbarians the key to the city.