The Month of September never seems to be a good month.
It is the end of the summer, back to school, end of freedom, rain and depression follows.
Unless, the corn crop is good and there will be two weeks of corn silage.
But, I digress...
I got a call from one of my few remaining liberal friends. Of course he wanted to talk about Charlie Kirk. I already knew that there would be the usual talking points. He would note that I am white and subscribe to the same racist/colonialist/hypocritical enactment of Christianity. I was not wrong.
He started out with the observation that I liked CK due to sharing the same ideology, I tried to appeal to the idea that colleges are elitist gatekeepers of information and only released information that supported their gourpthink. I suggested that Kirk was challenging that lock on belief by allowing students to argue without fear of retribution by grade or shame. He countered by asking me if I would appreciate him teaching people how to shoot guns and ride motorcycles. I was going to counter with sarcasm relating to the qualifications of people with PHD degrees but fortunately I was saved by a neighbor who stopped to talk.
This September depression started with the Catholic School Shooting, deepened with the Girl on the Bus getting knifed, and the CK (initials as I am avoiding search engines) assassination.
What really affected me was the young people who feel it is their duty to commit these crimes.
I think about the news reports and what they say about the parents. The parents are completely stunned. This is the other tragedy and this is the pain experienced by parents every day.
Your whole goal in life is to raise a child to be able to live the best life possible. You want them grounded emotionally and spiritually. You may actually think that you have done so,
But, there is always that one teacher, trusted relative, bad relationship, or just that one person who gives them advice to "be their own person," follow your dream, and the dream is not a good dream.
Then there is the world of the computer. Relationships developed through online gaming are strangely intense. There is no real world context and no conscience online. It isn't real so you can be what ever you imagine. You don't have to deal with what has been given you, instead you can create your own reality.
Us old people have no idea.
Suddenly, your child has different beliefs it may be spiritual or sexual identity, but society and every liberal boomer idiot tells the young person that their parents are evil controlling christians who want to ruin your life and who are full of hate.
In reality the parent wants to save the child from a world of pain.
In short, the internet, the educational establishment, and much of the religious world is trying to turn your child against you and there is not a lot you can do about it... Such a shame, such a waste.
In other news...
My wife took me to the coast for the weekend. It was nice...
It was amazing how the tension has now returned.
At least I no longer have a soul sucking job
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I never thought of silage as a sign of hope. See how you broaden my perspective? As far as the children go I see it all the time. I can't find the common ingredient that has some kids make it and most don't. When I do I will write a book but it will be too late for most people.
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I was listening to 1960-70's detective novels on audible. It didn't matter if it was Martin Beck or John D. MacDonald the observations on 1960's youth are the same as my observations of 2000's youth. Same social upheavals, new technology, same leftists, same perverts running the education system, now those people are "sweet old people," but full of the same moral cancer. It all sounds wonderful. Love=Love but it never quite works.
DeleteI worked with the grandfather of the kid at Annunciation who was shot after throwing himself on his friend. George Floyd's girlfriend is an acquaintance. Philando Castile knew the names of three of my grandchildren. Charley Kirk fell into the category of people that would not receive much of my interest or attention. Recognizing his voice, perhaps not the message, was as rightful as mine I listened to quite a few of his online posts. Fifty percent of Americans read at fifth grade level or lower and fifty percent of all schoolchildren read below their grade-level. We live in a time where death becomes more than death. The internet and specifically social media have corrupted far more minds and lives than the combination of every liberal professor on the planet. It's a big, big problem. Charlie Kirk and the like were not a solution to the problem. As a liberal arts and graduate tech college grad I'm a firm believer in liberal education. Haven risen from poverty and a community full of every racial and religious bias possible I'm somewhat offended by Kirk-speak. A friend of mine who flew for the Air Force for twenty years and then for Delta twenty more acknowledged that my criticism of him "you've spent too much time alone in the cockpit" agreed that many of us spend too much time in like spaces, cubicles, or our cars or glued to social media. Liberal perspectives are a good balance to conservative perspective...it's all fluctuating grey with very little black or white. Congrats on the chicken feed.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago I would be happy to engage in a dialogue. I was once a fan of Liberal Arts Education. I once thought we could all just get along. Our differences makes us stronger bullshite. I have realized the internet and the education system are part of the same hive mentality that pushes us towards chaos and disillusionment. Most importantly, I have seen time and time again, that those people hate me. Sweet Elderly Leftist Grandma types would gladly send me to a re-education camp for my own good. Just my current opinion...
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