Time was when people around
the globe looked to the US of A as the one steady and reliable power that could
be relied upon when things looked dim.
Less because of the strength and wisdom of its government, but more
because of its many “institutions” that had been built and strengthened over
its colorful history. And mute testimony
has been the countless accounts in history when they had credibly acquitted the
country through the bumps and straight-a-ways encountered.
But slowly and maybe at times
imperceptibly over the years, these reliable institutions have been assaulted
and weakened, less by known outside forces, but more by pernicious inner forces
that have slowly been eating away at their foundations.
It behooves us then to
revisit them if only to sound off a roll call to find out where they are
headed. And there are many to be
mentioned, far too many to make this account truly all inclusive. But just the same let us count the random ways
where many have been headed.
First, its vaunted free
press. Now we find mainstream media to
be so slanted to the left that there is no conscious hiding of this fact. It is now okay since the irrefutable proofs
are so glaring and cannot be hidden from view.
These dominant liberal journalists in media are expected to
compartmentalize their personal ideologies from their work as guardians of
objectivity and impartiality. But
realities show otherwise. It is as if collectively mainstream media has taken
on blinders, seeing things only one way, their way.
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What about academia? The country where the most prestigious
schools are located, where eager and determined students from all over the
world rush to gather and to learn.
Again, leftist and statist ideologies have co-opted far too many
campuses, complete with insidious intolerance for those who do not toe the ideological
line. So intolerant those espousing traditional
ideologies have to practically go underground, or risk censure or worse
Going below, we revisit the
noted public school system in the US
What about the hard sciences? Surely they have been left untouched by the clammy
hands of intolerant ideologies or pseudo-sciences. Well, think again because some have gone softies. So think about global warming and how this has
made many scientists look more like money chasers than impartial pursuers of
truth.
Big Business, Wall Street,
Banking? We need not go far or travel
back in time. We are still in the
cavernous throes of the calamities brought on by these institutions. Double dip recession, anyone? What about the very stubborn housing bust
which continues to remain unstable?
Scandals. Failures. Bankruptcies.
Etc.
Well, of course, let not our
very broad brush include the small business community, the mom and pop
enterprises that have been tasked as the dependable backbone of the economy and
have supported it greatly without question and very little complaints, in times
of prosperity and dire needs. Indeed,
like in the disastrous economic situation we now find ourselves in, exacerbated
by a bungling government. And so who do
we turn to for renewed employment and activity?
Small businesses.
What about the other
professionals? Definitely, we cannot
cogitate with kind thoughts about the lawyers, especially the tort lawyers with
their exorbitant fees and silly suits.
By and large, I would say our doctors in the profession have been true
and faithful to their Hippocratic Oath.
We still have the best medical care in the world, the looming
catastrophe the people call the Obamacare notwithstanding
The film industry? One word.
Hollyweird.
Through thick and thin, the
military has always pulled the country through with its inspired members making
ultimate sacrifices for love of country.
But now we are reading reports that political correctness tentacles are
now trying to secure a stranglehold. To
pursue beloved diversity, promotion points, sensitivity training and all, a determined
push to the path for lowering standards as accommodations is now in place. Women now go into areas traditionally
reserved for men simply because of their rigorous demands but not to worry,
standards can always be lowered We know
we cannot sacrifice standards for these goals simply because national security
and freedom are the highest stakes of any freedom-loving country.
Forget mentioning government
and its many institutions. No one doubts
how low they have all ploughed themselves under. What is the approval rating of Congress? How dirty has our presidential campaigns
become?
