Welcome back to Common Sense 101.
A 10 thousand pound S.U.V. goes flying by you as you drive the speed limit down the interstate. As you look at the back side of this gas guzzling road hog an American Flag and Troop support ribbon catch your attention.
Now do you see the hypocricy of this incident? Here is a person who claims by the emblems on his preffered mode of transportation to love this country and be a defender of the rights that the flag and our troops stand for. This person is telling everyone that is passed that they are a true blue American. Do you see the hypocricy yet? Laws in our country are very clear when defining traffic violations and yet these supposed true blue Americans purposely break even the easiest to follow of laws like speed limits and other traffic related infractions. Do you see the hypocricy yet?
On September 11th 2001 Americans were enraged by the blatant disregard for the laws and people of the United States of America by the Muslim extremist who purpotrated the acts of that date. Citizens all across this nation felt as if they had been personally violated by these attacks and became galvanized in their patriotism. Suddenly from out of no where The American Flag was being seen everywhere on the front porches of domiciles across the country from the grandest cities to the smallest townships. Do you see the hypocricy yet?
Ok here we go. Is there anywhere in our system of government or our system of law that allows for the breaking or bending of any law voluntarily? NO! Is there any law that is more important than any other law? NO! Do we as citizens of this nation have the right to choose which laws to obey and which laws are just too large of an invonvience to follow? NO! Do you see the hypocricy yet?
These people with there plastic, made in china, patriotic emblems are not good Americans. These people are little more than easily led automatons. A real American does not just follow the laws of our nation when it is convienent or there is little to no chance of being caught. A real American loves and respects these laws for the virtues that they stand for and obeys them even when there is absolutely no chance of getting caught, because this is the attitude it takes of the citizens of any great nation to maintain that greatness.
Socrates, according to Plato, when sentenced to death by the senate had numerous other citizens offer to help him escape from Athens because they believed he was falsely sentenced. To this Socrates replied that in order to not be a hypocrite he must see the law done as the jury decided for how else can a man be a good and honest man if he does not follow the laws of the nation in which he is a citizen.
PLEASE ALL REAL AMERICANS TAKE WHAT SOCRATES HAS TAUGHT US TO HEART THE LAWS OF THIS GREAT NATION ARE NOT THERE TO SIMPLY INCONVIENCE YOU OR TO MAKE YOU LATE FOR THAT MOVIE YOU THOUGHT STARTED AT 8:30 AND FOUND OUT STARTED AT 8:15. THE LAWS OF THIS THE GREATEST OF ALL NATIONS ARE THERE ALSO AS A BAROMETER OF YOUR GOODNESS.
CAN YOU FOLLOW THEM WHEN ALONE OR ONLY WHEN YOU KNOW YOUARE BEING WATCHED.
Now to be fair I am willing to give the other side of the plastic emblems of support. These people with the “We support our troops” ribbons are perhaps the greatest patriots of all. What better way to show you support the troops who are dying for your freedom than to increase the demand on the precious oil that the middle east would love for you to believe this war is about. Why drive 55 and get 20 miles to the gallon when you can drive 95 and get 8 miles to the gallon. This is one way to ensure our troops have to maintain a presence in the Middle East. So don’t forget to support your troops BUY BIG AND DRIVE FAST
COMMON SENSE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS DIFFICULT
1 Comment
April 11, 2007 at 3:44 am
As I started reading my first thoughts were that this is just another wacko environmentalist. but as I saw some in the thoughts. The media and some wacko liberals want us to think that the only reason we are i nvolved in in our current troubles is for the oil when if they used thier heads and could add 2+2 it would be cheaper to have the government subsidize the purchase of the oil. Your comment on slow down and save gas and oil makes sense.