You know we’re in trouble when Law Enforcement won’t actually enforce the laws. From Michelle Malkin:
Michigan State Police Put in Unnecessary Danger Due to Lansing Mayor’s Support of Union Protesters?
Original story from WWMT-News Channel 3 – Controversy developing between MSP and Lansing Police
“The last time he saw his family members, they were trying to escape from a car being swept away by the massive wall of water.”
Dear Lord, my heart and prayers go out to this little guy. As well as to the hundreds of thousands of others coping with this horrible disaster.
Donations:
American Red Cross
Updated: 8-11-19
Just noticed I never actually referenced the earthquake/tsunami that devastated a big chunk of Japan on March 11, 2011. Here’s a summary: Japan Earthquake & Tsunami of 2011: Facts and Information ~
The effects of the great earthquake were felt around the world, from Norway’s fjords to Antarctica’s ice sheet. Tsunami debris has continued to wash up on North American beaches years later.
Always remember to forget
The things that made you sad.
But never forget to remember
The things that made you glad.
Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue.
But never forget to remember
Those that have stuck by you.
Always remember to forget
The troubles that passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day.
I’ve been wondering the same thing as Thomas Lifson, at the American Thinker. “Why the Japanese Aren’t Looting.” Why do different peoples react to natural disasters in such dramatically different ways? Might it have to do with the nature and strength of their social sys
tems?
Lifson’s article reminded me of a book I read several years ago, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead’s “The Divorce Culture”. The author contends that divorce, and the dismissal of the traditional nuclear family, are fraying the very fabric of American society. Her book concludes with this sentence:
“Our civil and religious traditions offer a vision of the obligated self, voluntarily bound to a set of roles, duties and responsibilities, and of a nation where sacrifice for the next generation guides adult ambitions and purposes and where wholeness of self is found in service and commitment to others.”
You can tell that “The Divorce Culture” was published over 13 years ago. That quote seems to be describing 2011 Japan – not America.
…all but ignored by the mainstream media. Mark Steyn illuminates this disturbing trend: “Dead Jews Is No News”.
…I thought not of the monsters on the bridge, nor even those on the banks cheering, but about the far larger numbers of people scurrying about their business and rationalizing what was going on.
One of my new favorite sites: Creative Minority Report. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, always informative and, oh yeah, Christian.
In his usual humorous and succinct way, Andrew Klavan explains how the public sector unions hijack private sector$$:
The only reason for this post is to push the content further down so the page will scroll a bit.
And then I need to figure out why the post meta links aren’t working…
In the meantime, here’s a great quote:
“War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”
— John Stuart Mill
This is another test post. I seem to be getting somewhere. Although now that I finally have a fairly good handle on CSS, I suddenly have to learn another language. It would sure help if I spoke “php”!
Let’s see if I can post a picture:
Woo Hoo!
Now, if only I could figure out how to get my name off the posts. Since I’m the only one posting, I sure don’t need my name on everything. As cool as WordPress is, why are some changes so hard to figure out?!
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