Every time I think perhaps the local paper might be backing off ever so slightly on crazy ass thinking, along comes yet another editorial blowing that hope off the map.
Happened the other day. "Birthers" raised their ugly heads yet once again. The president is not a "Real American". Wasn't born in the USA. (Imagine a grunt right here.)
Does not matter his birth certificate has been made public. Does not matter the doctor that signed said certificate swore it was the real deal. Nope. Just the hint of doubt is all that is needed.
This sort of thinking and acting takes place in the local high school/middle school. I think we call it bullying. Usually brought on by ignorance (usually selective) and insecurity. Maybe a tinge of fear of the world. Being a teen is probably one of the scariest times in life.
But if we see it in the newspaper, on the news or at the gas station where the "guys" meet for a prayer breakfast, how then do we teach the kids not to do the same?
Start writing. Start talking.
I am.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment