THE "CREEPING" ROT

"I therefore believe", the American Creed concludes,"it is my duty to love my country; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies". That "Creed", of course, is no law; merely, just a statement of, or belief in, a principle. Americans are at liberty to, publically--even, on enemy soil--express despicable tirades of condemnation against their own nation. Many seem acutely fond of the practice, even if they do it for no reason other than, the inimical pleasure they derive out of being, infuriating. It does seem that, during the era of "hippie", it became among many fancy to, publically foul-mouth America, and many aspects of what might be considered traditional, Americana. Even so, Americans have the Constitutional grant to despise and to transgress that..."Creed" and, to hate this very nation they dare not vacate. As to that..."flag", legally, people may in public either burn or do otherwise desecration to it. Instead of a nation, how would a household fare, if some of its members made sport of doing disesteem to the family name; if they defaced walls of the home, and, routinely cursed household traditions and practices--all this, while flat-out refusing, emphatically, to pack grip and...get out?

ZONED-OUT

There is an alarming level of enthusiastic ignorance on the part of too many young Americans. This applies even among college graduates. When asked to name America's first president, Abraham Lincoln or even,Franklin Roosevelt, might be the shocking response. What could explain a college graduate believing New Mexico to be a foreign nation? How is it possible that a high school, or college, graduate would be unable to answer exactly on the number of States there are in the Union? These are not exaggerated examples; this is reality.