Yea, that’s what we’re gonna call this notion...Trambo’s Discourses.
And here we go... I arrived on this planet back in 1950. And from what I recall during my childhood, things were pretty good. We were dirt poor, but I didn’t know it. Everyone I knew back when I was a child were dirt poor as well. But we were ignorant of the fact. We had fun in spite of it.
In the good old days, you didn’t need a certain social status to claim your space. Yes, there have always been cliques, but still, 50 years ago, things were much easier for regular folks. And of course, back in those days, techology was not applicable as it is today.
Think about it, if you’re a boomer. If you were born in 1950-1955, then you would know how things were when you were growing up. Especially, if you grew up in the South, it was an added education. People would leave home to go on their vacations, leave their homes open, windows open and all, and the neighbors could be trusted to take care of things “if it happened to come up a cloud.”
Schools regularly had “Chapel” services every Wednesday morning. A local Pastor would come to the school and speak to the Student Body, and the entire school was always respectful. Back in those days, the only bad things to happen on the school grounds would be: someone fired a spitball in class, some underclassman was smoking outside, or someone skipped school without permission...that was it. No guns, no violence. No need for cops to be in schools. No drugs to be tested for. Yep, this was pretty much Mayberry, USA during those times.
Also, back in the good old days, you could discipline children. In layman terms, you could tear their dogcarts up! Understand?
Back then, there wasn’t a need for a SWAT team or such, No need for Neighborhood Watch clubs either. Kids didn’t take guns to school, and students didn’t give the teachers any lip, else they got their butts kicked at home. Very simple rules back then. You respected your neighbor and your parents and you pretty much always did what was right. When you screwed up , you knew it immediately. There was always this little voice hovering over me saying “that was wrong...you should not have made that choice.”....and I can’t argue with the facts, because that’s how it was.
But, today we see no respect from the young people who are in school. They have rights, you know. The left has seen to it. Who would dare discipline a student today, due to the weak-knee reaction of the PC crowd? There’s no such thing today as personal responsibility. None at all. Don’t take my word for it. Go into your own town and take some time to walk the streets. The education will not take long at all.
Where does the fault lie? Well, I would say it’s at least two-fold. It’s the fault of the Federal Government, and it’s the fault of the people who depend on that welfare check. The Federal Government has made it too easy for the welfare crowd to remanin on the government teat, and there’s no exit strategy to get them off the teat. It matters not who is running the administration. You cannot live a productive life if you always have your hand out for a gimme.
Another problem is the borders. We allow more diseases, more thugs, more drugs, and more trash to come into this country with no questions asked. But of course, they’re here to do the jobs Americans won’t do. Yeah, right. They live 20 or so in a single dwelling and send tons of money back home. Well alright. Way to go America.
Lastly, for all the people who question the integrity of this great country of ours. I do not place my faith in the men and women who run the country. That would be a letdown of monumental proportions. I know what I know and that’s the way it is, the same as everyone else out there. But for now, I’ll say that this is the best country in the world. Else, why do so many people want to come here? Illegal or not. In spite of our leadership.
Oh well, the chips will fall where they may, and some of us will have to dig a little deeper.
