the common man

  The removal of statues is an attempt to discredit the heroes of the past. Whatever they were memorialized for isn't so important as the sentiment. At one point and time they were all "heroes." Heroes being a term we use frequently these days. Remember when schoolteachers were heroes? Remember when nurses were heroes? Both are being fired today for failure to comply. They were heroes during the early stages of the battle, not so much today. Parents questioning school boards about masking mandates are being labeled domestic terrorists! Some are being surveilled by the FBI! Let that sink in. Is that a legitimate function of government? And today attention is being directed to the truckers. You remember those heroes of the highways that deliver all our goods, the ones we were told to be thankful for? Now they are being watched carefully for any sign of collusion. Social media sites have already been locked down, no mention of solidarity with truckers allowed. There is fear that they might just interfere with, gasp, the Superbowl! OMG, the superbowl is in jeopardy.

 Who are the new heroes? Dr. Faucci? He is losing some favor, although I would call it popularity more than favor, at least with the politicians. He has pretty much served his purpose as far as that goes. It does create a void however, this new President isn't exactly soaring in popularity. It's a bit of a problem marketing Joe Biden as a competent and capable leader. Not much going his way is there? Relaxing covid policies isn't going to do much either. That's another issue. The jig is up, as the saying goes. Still the threat of war, well not really war, we're just sending supplies and a few troops, a familiar plan to anyone paying attention since 1945, can be a boost to the economy. But we have to be careful, can't get anyone killed and no innocent bystanders injured or inconvenienced. Of course, the word has gone out from the Biden administration. Americans in Ukraine better leave now, we won't be coming to get you! Yes, that's what the President said! You are on your own! We are using the planes to fly illegals around the country for relocation, no time to save you. There will be no helicopters on rooftops in Kiev. Forget about it.

 To help with the domestic unrest the government has decided upon a new program. The harm reduction plan. Now I know a lot of folks are saying the program will provide free crack pipes. That isn't exactly true, partly false, but it is mentioned in the mission statement. He is a portion of that statement.  "One way to mitigate the harm that can often come to addicts and abusers is to offer safe ways to use drug s, including clean needles, safe syringe exchanges, fentanyl test kits, opioid reversal drugs and pipes used to take drugs like cocaine." That is where the crack pipe thing comes in. The actual policy doesn't say they will, just that it is one way to mitigate the harm. In short, the new policy is, they are going to do drugs anyway, let's make it safe to do so. The same thinking as, my children will drink alcohol and do drugs anyway, I should do that with them, that way I know they will be safe. It's practically a duty to do so! I wouldn't want to let them down. Yes, some cities have already provided these things, along with safe spaces to take the drugs, not arresting those with the drugs and all of that but now we should do it on a national level! Hey the rural kids need to be safe taking drugs too! That is equality! You know they are going to do it. That's why abortion is legal, girls are going to get pregnant and sometimes they don't practice safe sex so the only way to mitigate that is to simply kill the baby. Safety first.

 Yesterday's heroes are today's villains. That is always reflected in cultural shifts. And that's what we are seeing today, a shift in the cultural norms. In the past these shifts have been for the better, for the most part. Yes, there was injustice in the past no one is denying that. If there hadn't been we wouldn't have had to make changes! And many changes have occurred since the founding of this nation. We have been moving ever forward toward that mission statement that all men should live free. But with freedom comes responsibility. And that is part of the mission being neglected today. The lack of accountability for individual action is becoming a cancer to America. There was a time when the real heroes where the common man, indeed the "minute" man. Ready at a moment's notice to defend the land. I feel we are approaching that time once again. Hopefully with a convention of the states in accordance with article five. It was the common man that won our freedom, it will be the common man that preserves it. Not heroes, just the common man.