The Late, Great Americans

By Simon Pedenko

When we grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, parental guidance consisted of a handful of well-understood and simple admonishments. For example, if we found ourselves confronted by a bully or were victims of insults, we were told to “turn the other cheek.” Often, our dads would wisely supersede that counsel with “Stand up to bullies, because that’s what they understand.” When we successfully stood up to the bully our action was followed by silent pride and a sense of accomplishment. We stood taller.

“Stand up to bullies” had merit then, and still does now. But the bullies we face today are no longer on the schoolyard. They are national leaders, gathering weapons of mass destruction to intimidate their neighbors. When America stands up to these bullies, defends the weak and the oppressed, we are criticized, condemned and constrained by the “international community.” If we use force to confront those bullies, it is described as “continuing the cycle of violence” or “inciting terrorists.”

Many Americans no longer want to deal with bullies. Instead, they glorify the gutless. Backbone, once a trademark compliment showered on men, women and young adults who stood up for what was right, is no longer a badge of honor.

Today, politicians bray like asses do and the semi-literate sheep bleat approval as they blindly follow those who would strip clean the refuge of our sacrosanct Constitution. Within the Preamble, there is one sentence: “To provide for the common defense.” Today, our nation no longer seems to have the fortitude or will to confront implacable enemies – or to provide for that common defense.

Similarly, we have been systematically stripped of spines inside our own borders by gangs. If we stand up to these homegrown and alien thugs, the ACLU comes galloping to their defense faster than you can say “victim’s rights.”

Islamic Extremists have taken a giant step beyond traditional guerilla warfare, pushing their belligerency to a gross level by using civilians, not as a base of support, but as human shields. Coupled with terrorists’ willingness to blow themselves up for pie in the sky (so to speak), Americans have allowed themselves to be castrated by political correctness, unable to stand up to bullies as we once did with heads held high. Will these fanatics be forgiven by liberals when Americans are similarly used on our own soil? Political correctness has robbed us of our right to defend ourselves, to live with honor, and even the right to laugh at ourselves. And to make sure we comply, the Thought Police are on the lookout, ready to enforce the new rules.

It is painfully clear we have become an effete political force, unable to wipe emboldened smiles off the faces of illegal immigrants, domestic gangs, or international terrorists. The enemy hammers away with blind and fatal ambition to destroy us from within our ranks while the Left continues to hamstring our Commander-in-Chief’s efforts to crush the enemy’s forward momentum. Prevailing against terrorism becomes near impossible when terrorist’s rights are held higher that those of Americans. The focus of these malcontents must be aimed away from their personal likes and dislikes and aimed at the fanatical bullies who want nothing more than to murder all men, women and children who do not share their views, and their god.

Hatred can and will destroy this country from the outside unless it is stamped out first within our borders. The hatred which is aimed at our President, and which is preached by our countrymen against our country and its citizens cannot be tolerated if we are to survive as a nation. We must once again stand tall.

Ask liberals how they think we should win the war against terrorism, and their answer is either “sit down and negotiate (with those whom there is no negotiating),” or worse, no answer at all.
In this desperate period of our history, another adage of long ago needs to be resurrected NOW. Stand up to those bullies by “Fighting fire with fire,” the same fire that still burns within the hearts of real Americans who used to defend our freedom at all costs.

Unless we come together now to defend America, there soon may be no America to defend.