Conservative talk shows on the radio and tv warn of a potential implosion of America caused by the current Administration's socialist political policies and programs. And they are right. But what is a more imminent threat to us is the seemingly total collapse...not decline, collapse...of morality among our country's politicos. Politicos of all stripes.
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Now, I am not naive. I know that politicians have never comported themselves in accordance with the highest moral standards. (Were the Founding Fathers an exception?) But via a host of new electronic devices, modern technology has dramatically changed the sheer volume of information available to the public at large, and its accessibility 24/7. This has made the public infinitely more aware than ever before of the politicos lies, deceptions, distortions and double-talk.
And this, I believe, has caused many in the general public to believe that morality is outdated and outmoded, that the only way to succeed in life is to discard the perceived shackles of morality, and that "everybody is doing it, so why shouldn't I?"
Thus the collapse. A society without a generally-accepted reasonable code of morality cannot and will not endure.
What can save us? Two things, I think...and hope:
EDUCATION...in our schools of what morality is and why it is so incredibly beneficial TO YOU to live a moral life, and
EXAMPLE...parents to their children, friends and neighbors to each other, ministers to their congregations, and, yes, politicians to their public.
At stake: civilized life, that's all.
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