Letter to the Editor
Daily Press
Victorville, CA
December 17, 2008
Man up America! The hens have been in control long enough. Their self involved decision making has for the last thirty years been about “minding” the nest no matter the cost to others. The politicians have proved that you don’t have to be a female to be a “hen”! However, what is required now is male aggressive out of the box action. We all have a list but please let me contribute a few.
# 1. Seek a national involvement in the affairs of state. Let’s reject the lame excuse and apathy voiced in the complaint, “ but what can I do?” History is replete with examples of how one ordinary person was the man or woman of the hour. We all have to assume this potential critical service by raising our own awareness. Let’s get involved in politics locally, on the state level and nationally. The lazy expectation that someone else will do it and protect our interests means that we are naïve and a part of the problem. Man up America!
# 2. Let us seek an understanding of the past. How did our country arrive at this point? There are many voices that would like to convince us that looking back has no purpose. Are they afraid of the possibilities? There is ample evidence to spread the blame throughout the country. The truth is that as we understand the dynamics of the past, we have a chance to avoid repeated mistakes in the future. We have lavished ourselves in decades of greed and now must pay the price. Man up America!
# 3. Seek a realistic posture into the future. The time for denial is gone, we must accept the reality that our economic system has changed, ready or not. The desperate attempt to recoup the national fortune of the past will fail. Throwing the tax revenue of our grandkids at these ever escalating boom and bust cycles is extremely shortsighted and surely immoral. We have sold off our manufacturing base, the deception of free trade has made us a third world country. The divide between economic possibilities is expanding daily. Man up America!
# 4. Seek a redefinition of national greatness. Shall we as a nation pride ourselves in collecting the most stuff, graduating from the best schools, living in the best neighborhoods, and building a life long family legacy? None of these priorities are evil but they must be balanced with at least as much concern for the “other guy”. If we fail to respect one another by building a sense of shared fortune instead of hateful barriers, the near term will be increasingly ugly. Man up America!
This list is only a beginning, the times require that we stand up in many ways. Your participation is requested in the effort to unite and empower a better America.
G.Goslaw
Victorville, Ca. 92395
(This letter was not published)
