Until
recently most of humankind throughout history has shared an ongoing, positive
struggle to improve and elevate every aspect of human existence: the human condition, the human spirit and the
ways in which humans live and co-exist. Most
of the world has moved from caves and huts and a harsh existence to enjoy the
luxury of comfortable shelters and ample food.
The instinctive, human quest for knowledge and progress has led to
marvels in science and technology that have vastly extended the human lifespan
and improved our quality of life. The
days of certain tyranny, when class, race, gender and geography deprived most
people in the world of the freedom to enjoy much of what life has to offer, has
largely yielded to the human drive for liberty and self-determination; and the
knowledge that freedom and autonomy are possible has given rise to hope where
tyranny still exists. Through religion,
the arts and the continual refining of our cultures humans have sought to
elevate our existence to something far from and above an animal-like
existence. We have endeavored to lift
the spirit and make the human experience something noble, precious and
worthwhile. We have learned, as in the
lyrics made famous by Sammie Davis, Jr., to live, not to merely survive.
The purpose
of recounting this ongoing and largely universal struggle is to contrast it with
the repression and destructiveness that’s been increasingly inflicted upon us
by some in the name of “progress.” In
the name of “progress” we are told that we must “celebrate our diversity,” and
the remarkable strides we’d made towards becoming a genuinely color-blind
society - where the differences between us on the outside were gradually being obscured
by the uniting of our shared values – are being lost. In their place we see the rise of resentment
and hatred, fueled on by phony declarations of “war” being waged on this and
that group. We are told we must be “tolerant;”
but only when tolerance ultimately undermines the societies we’ve worked and
sacrificed for. That’s true progress, we
are told.
In the name
of “progress” we are informed we must be liberated in our sexuality, and where
once we aspired for sex to be regarded as a sacred and private expression of
love between committed people, now many behave as little more than animals in
heat. Popular songs celebrate casual sex
and misogyny. Dirt bags in movies and television
compete to see who can turn depravity into the biggest pile of dollars, and
with each competition the moral standards for entertainment sink to a new
low. From Shakespeare to “Dating Naked.” Thank God for progress.
The
cherished state of marriage that promised security and greater prosperity to
couples, children and communities has given way to an epidemic of fatherless
children, as liberals proclaim the legal union to be of little importance,
unless of course you are gay. More and
more of the hard-earned income of those holding fast to “old fashioned” values
goes to support those who have been liberated from responsible behavior in the
name of “progress.” More Section 8
housing, rehab centers and prisons are continually being built to deal with the
children of “progress.”
Where once
art was defined by the awe-inspiring works of people like Da Vinci and
Michelangelo, now we are treated to bizarre creations made from human waste and
live displays of masturbation to admire.
Check out the arts section of that ‘progressive’ pigsty,
HuffingtonPost.com, for a sample of what constitutes “art” in the hands of
“progressives.” Aren’t you impressed
with our progress?
Over the
centuries people dreamed of a future where hard work, ingenuity and
self-discipline could earn the rewards of comfort, pleasure and security in
life, and people could aspire to a better existence than the average ant. That dream had become a modern-day reality
for many but alas, the “progressives ” have decided that our comfort, pleasure
and security have become too great for their liking. In the name of saving us from “climate change”
and other boogey men they conspire to drive up the cost of energy so that more
and more of our labor is spent earning the money just to drive to work or to
stay warm. You think you’re free? You’re not free if you can’t afford the gas
to travel anywhere. In the name of
progress they drive up the cost of food with their anti-fat and anti this and
that regulations. Forget about vacations
and other luxuries. Work, ant, work.
Keep
thinking “progress.”
~CW
