Ceding Civilization

We have nobody to blame but ourselves folks. We did this. Not overnight, but since the 1960's. Too many of us put our faith in Spock instead of the Word. Is this our karma? It just might be.  

Yesterday was like a trip into the Twilight Zone. Or down to the coast of Florida, right after a Hurricane warning was issued. My wife and I needed to take a trip to Wal Mart to pick up some items. When we pulled in the parking lot, we noticed that all the windows were boarded up with (very expensive) plywood. Is there a bad storm coming? Sort of. If you call rioters from all over the area, coming to town to burn, damage, and destroy, a storm. It is now 2021. This is the world we live in. We are in the process of ceding our civilization.

When did this crap all start? This tacit acceptance of mayhem in our streets? That it is somehow okay to destroy what is not yours? Many of the rioters can justify what they are doing by simply saying they are "owed" something (like reparations). So they continue to loot and burn. Plus, they also believe assaulting law enforcement is within the bounds of normalcy.

Some think this started with Dr. Spock telling parents not to use any corporal punishment on their kids. Spock wanted a repudiation of what Proverbs 22:15 teaches us - "Sparing the rod, will spoil the child". Spock wanted us to just say "no-no Johnny, (or Jenny)" instead. Or, as we have evolved (or devolved), telling our kids their bad behavior is justified - for any such reason (none of them good).

A friend who recently moved to Florida, sent me a copy of a bill which is just about ready for Governor DeSantis to sign into law. It will give Florida a real "no nonsense" solution to anyone who desires to come into a Florida community, and cause mayhem. Big fines, long jail terms. I read the bill, and I like it.

In Minnesota, we do just the opposite. Another friend of mine, while in the MN House, put together a simple bill years ago, which would greatly increase the penalty for those who chose to close down a freeway and block traffic. The Democrat Governor refused to sign it. Why not? Most Democrats were raised in a Dr. Spock type of households.

Some folks think next week, all hell will break loose in Minnesota. That is just fine with the Minneapolis City Council. BTW - the Minneapolis City Council is 100% Democrats. In anticipation of next week, the Council passed a resolution (11-1), forbidding law enforcement from using any type of non-lethal measures against rioters. That means, no tear gas, no "flash bangs", no rubber bullets. What does that leave the cops with? Not much. Well played City Council! No wonder your city looks like a war torn Beirut right now. Another example of Democrats being raised in Dr. Spock households. 

"Spare the rod and spoil the child". Even though the Holy Bible warned us of such, I don't believe that is what is coming. What is coming will look more like legions of adult children who act like The Bad Seed (a novel by William March). 

We have nobody to blame but ourselves folks. We did this. Not overnight, but since the 1960's. Too many of us put our faith in Spock instead of the Word. Is this our karma? It just might be.