Why are they so angry?

"Grow up, man (or woman) up. If you are really that pissed off about living here, let me show you the door. Until that happens, DON'T YOU DARE TRY AND SHUT THINGS DOWN HERE. DON'T YOU DARE DESTROY THINGS. If you say America is your enemy, you become the enemy of many good citizens, who dearly love this country."  

I really don't get it. Just the other Sunday, our pastor said in church that just about every person in America is very wealthy compared to everyone else in the world. I have heard that fact before. How wealthy are we? Seen the southern border as of late? Nobody is trying to sneak out of here - on the contrary, millions have snuck into our country. Why? Wealth and opportunity. So, why are the youth in this country so angry right now?

Some think it is the constant brainwashing they receive in our education system. Really? Maybe it is. Teachers, who are supposed to be respected and believed, have told our young folk for years that Americans are opportunists. Colonialists. Racists. Why would educators tell lies such as this? This is simply not true. But some of this pablum, has sunk into those vulnerable cortexes. It has become part of their reality. And it angers them, they are living in such a repressive country.

One of the things I saw recently, was during a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people, was a very curious sign. It said, "Queers for Palestine". There was an irony in that sign. In many Muslim countries far from ours, homosexuals are looked upon as vile. So vile, they don't deserve to live. Some are taken to the top of tall buildings, and then tossed off. 

Why tell this tale? Simply for this reason. Our youth have no clue just how well they have it here. How good women have it here. In many countries, women are subjugated. Treated as property. Young people don't have free choice as to what they will do for a living. No freedom of religion. No freedom of speech. No freedom of assembly. Need I go on? Because our young folk have been coddled by our nanny state, and lied to by educators, their anger is directed at a phantom country - a country which does not exist.

When I got off of active duty and had the chance to get a college education as part of my veteran benefits - I was thrilled. What an opportunity! I loved this country. I loved the opportunity to serve my country. I loved, still love, living in this country. I have NEVER had the misplaced anger that so many of today's youth have. Do I feel sorry for these spoiled brats? Not one iota.

Grow up, man (or woman) up. If you are really that pissed off about living here, let me show you the door. Until that happens, DON'T YOU DARE TRY AND SHUT THINGS DOWN HERE. DON'T YOU DARE DESTROY THINGS. If you say America is your enemy, you become the enemy of many good citizens, who dearly love this country.