Thursday.....Politics.....Time Benefits Truth

At the age of 51 I had gone back to college to work on a Master's Degree in Higher Education, and not for the typical reasons. My son was beginning his quest to find a college to attend and I was, much like I am today, spending time on issues concerning the nation that we live in and the people within it. Choosing a college is much more of an important decision than is commonly ascribed to. The young person will be under the tutelage of 21st century professors. If you cannot see a problem here, try reading anything by David Horowitz. They will initially live in a dorm and we're not talking about Ricky Nelson's fraternity house. So I went back to school, partly, to learn about the history of Higher Education in America and its modern counterpart, and partly to help my son in his decision. I completed the core curriculum, had a few seminar classes and a thesis left but I had what I wanted. So, here I was in my early fifties, in a cohort of students who were mostly in their 20's. It was a terrific time for me but the topic of this blog revolves around a comment I made in one of the classes. I mentioned my extreme concern that there was a divide occurring in America that was far more serious than commonly acknowledged. I could see the trend developing of two distinct peoples living within the same country. This concern has come to fruition and it threatens the stability of our nation. One people wants a constitution to determine the laws of our nation, as it always has. The other wants laws to conform to desires of the people in the day of the decision. Thus, the Judiciary would become the new legislature. One wants to hear news reporting and make determinations for themselves. The other considers decision making to be unnecessary for they have already completed that task for everyone so the verity of the news we receive is a moot point. This split is so serious that if it were a demographic issue we would have two nations by now. And it is going to get worse for when one party in a division like this, is in power, has gained that power by circumventing debate by way of the cult of celebrity, has already began wielding that sword as if it were forged for them and begins to stifle opposing opinion then indications are that it is very possible that liberty will decrease, and tyranny arise. The speed with which this transformation is being attempted is for a reason. Congress needs to slow this onslaught down and give many Americans time to reassess if this is what they bargained for.