Posted by
Paul Derengowski on Thursday, October 08, 2009 12:00:00 AM
Okay, so one day
after the hubbub over the angry students in America, which started by
spotlighting the death of the Chicago High School student last week,
comes to the stage a couple of Washington politicians to give us their
two cents worth on how much the government cares. All of the sudden
I'm feeling so much better. But, isn't that what liberal government is
all about? Making one feel better, even though the feeling lacks in
substance? Taming our children by those who are a contributing factor
to their anger in the first place just makes sense, doesn't it? Hardly.
Apparently Obama
and friends could not resist the temptation to let everyone know that
youth violence was an "American Problem," and not just a Chicago
problem. As if that is really some kind of profound revelation, given
that since the federal government kicked God out of the schools years
ago and introduced its own religious ideals based on secular humanistic
values. Of course violence among youth is an "American Problem." What
is one to expect? Besides, if we keep on traversing the same
self-refuting humanistic trek, it will be another country's problem,
because there will not be an America left. Nevertheless, I digress.
Eric Holder, one
of Obama's henchmen (U.S. Attorney General) told everyone at a cameo
gathering, the president is "firmly committed to this issue." That
there will be a "sustained national effort" to address youth violence.
Great! Excellent! Wonderful! And what exactly does that mean in the
real world? Absolutely nothing. Why? Because for any kind of
resolution to take place involves a self-admittance that federal
government was wrong in its policies to begin with which helped to
foster a climate of youth violence.
It was wrong to
secularize our schools, while denying the religious heritage upon which
they were founded. It was wrong to bow to the self-refuting minority
who whined about having their juvenile delinquents spanked in school.
It was wrong to revise curriculum which robbed students of the
opportunity to develop not only intellectual acuity, but practical
vocational skills to be used in the workforce. The list is virtually
endless of what the "caring" government and liberally-minded elite will
have to admit to, if they are "firmly committed" to resolving youth
violence. Yet, admission, confession, and repentance are not in those
types of people's vocabulary, so we may rest assure that more children
will be taking out their aggression on whoever happens to get in the
way at any given moment.
"Their
presence here today sends a very powerful message to the gang bangers
and dope dealers that we will not tolerate their violent way of life,”
said Chicago mayor, Richard Daly. “We look forward to working more
closely with the federal government to protect all of our children."
And just what "very power message" was sent to the gang bangers and
dope dealers? "Now, little Johnny, put down that board. Just because
you're an animal, and we've taught you that you're life amounts to
zero, it doesn't mean that you have to kill that ________ (you fill in
the blank: teacher, school administrator, fellow student, police
officer, parent, etc.)." And when little Johnny asks why not?, and the
best response is, "Because Obama is committed," then the victim's
relatives can start searching for a casket to bury their loved one,
while the gang banger offers a "very powerful" laugh at Mr. Daly's and
Mr. Obama's "very powerful message."
As noted before, until America returns to a biblically based worldview, where there is an objective reason to educate the youth to be better humans, challenge the youth to strive for excellence, and assure
the youth that there is more life than merely repeating the same
pointless repetitions that their parents and many adults have adopted
to rationalize their otherwise empty selves, then the Obamas, Holders,
and Dalys can pontificate all they want about just how much they're
committed or how much they care, and the youth are going to keep right
on doing drugs, having illicit sex, and killing each other.
In the words, the
children are going to keep on living out the contradictory, vacuous,
and meaningless words and intentions of those who say they care, but
don't have the guts to really admit that they don't, nor have an
objective reason to. Who knows? Maybe by this same time next year
we'll have 75% of our kids assaulted, molested, or murdered, instead of
just 60%.