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ASPB Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Posts: 1680
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 8:58 am Post subject: Character in a Crappy Culture |
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“It’s only wrong if you get caught.”
-Michael Moore
Don’t know if I can definitively tell you where character has landed … but it’s no secret that it took the red eye flight out of here sometime in the early 60’s.
You know, until recently, character and substance served as the funky bottom line bass note to our Western culture’s earth blessing groove. But since the early 60's it seems as if character has packed its bags, kissed its kids bye-bye and taken a one way flight out of our country.
From Plato to the Apostle Paul to the original American architects and builders, character was viewed as a non-negotiable component of liberty and justice for all. Unfortunately, what was an essential ingredient in our national blessing is now more absent from our postmodern milieu than Jessica Simpson during an Oxford Lit discussion concerning Shelley’s symbolism in Frankenstein.
Character used to be the staple of great nations, leaders and people. To lead, a few hundred years ago, you had to bring to the table faith, character and virtue. Nowadays, all you need is a killer $500 haircut, good taste in pop music, several botox injections, the right number of syllables in your last name and an off-the-chain marketing agent.
for the entire article go to: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/douggiles/dg20040612.shtml _________________ On Sale! Order in lots of 100 now at velero@rcn.com Free for the cost of shipping All profits (if any, especially now) go to Swiftvets. The author of "Sink Kerry Swiftly" ---ASPB |
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LewWaters Admin
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 4042 Location: Washington State
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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This goes hand in hand with the question I have been asking those from the left for some time now. Why is it that character hasn't mattered for 8 years, but all of sudden, now it does?
No one has answered me yet. |
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War Dog Captain
Joined: 10 May 2004 Posts: 517 Location: Below Birmingham Alabama
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | No one has answered me yet. |
That's because they can't! This issue if 'Character doesn't matter' has backfired on them bigtime. And now their current push for, 'Now Character does matter' just rings hollow and exposes them for the hypocrites they really are!
Woof! _________________ "When people are in trouble, they call the cops.
When cops need help, they call the K-9 unit." |
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