Leave it to some loony leftist like Mike Lupica to try to use the tragic events surrounding Steve McNair's death as an occasion to complain about guns. McNair's death is not a result of gun culture. Guns were the least of the myriad problems. The issue that should be brought to light by the murder of Mr. McNair is the overarching cultural collapse we're seeing in our country.As cliche' as it will sound, our culture is in trouble. Of course, those on the political Left hate to hear people talk about cultural issues. No doubt they will lie in wait to celebrate after catching me in some shortcoming. Whether I fail or not, which I most certainly will, won't negate the fact that there is a right way and a wrong way.
We've been taught to view with hostility and contempt anyone who, rather than blaming inanimate objects like guns, challenges us to look at our values. What are the finger-pointers on the Left really trying to say when they celebrate the falling of someone who tries to promote cultural standards?
"Trying to have standards is pointless, old fashioned and stupid!!! We don't need no stinking standards!"That sure makes a lot of sense. Clearly it's much easier (and safer if one doesn't want to be called a hypocrite) to blame an object like a gun rather than looking at the underlying cultural disease.
Side note: How did anyone who says anything about standards suddenly become a hypocrite? Hypocrite is apparently worse than child molester. Do people who use that word really understand how silly they are? Are they advocating that there should be NO religious instruction, for certainly every preacher sins in some way? Iron sharpens iron. We all must challenge one another to be better.
Passe' Notions of Marriage
Part of this cultural disease expresses itself in the fact that our society no longer values marriage. Movies and television shows mock marriage. It seems like every week another prominent person comes forward confessing to some act of marital perfidy. Entire television shows are even dedicated to "Cheaters."
Many in the younger generation have no desire at all to get married. Young women have learned to view marriage as some sort of a loss of their identity. Young men see marriage as a loss of their ability to have sex with as many women as possible. The old adage "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?" has turned to "Let's go halves on a baby."
Out of wedlock births are at all-time highs and increasing every day. This is true among all racial/ethnic groups. A-list celebrities like Halle Berry and Matthew McConaughey are celebrated for having children out of wedlock. We have no shame as a society.
Mr. Lupica is either unwilling or incapable of looking at the real issue. Mr. McNair should not have been with this young woman. It's not a matter of judging McNair. It's stating the obvious. Married people should not be with anyone other than their spouses. Even if every preacher and conservative on the planet cheated on their spouses, that truth won't change. Outdated notions like those "stupid" Ten Commandments weren't given to keep us from having fun. They've been passed down to keep us out of this kind of trouble.
Who killed McNair? No one knows at this point. The reality is that they could have done it a different way.
Some are speculating that the woman found with McNair, 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi, shot McNair and then killed herself. If that's the case, then that poor woman could have just as easily used poison. Jim Jones killed over 900 people at once doing just that. Let's ban cyanide and Kool-Aid. Better yet, ban cigarettes, because they kill far more people.
So, Mr. Lupica, the problem isn't a "gun" culture. Our society's problems run far deeper than that. It's our prideful nature and Leftist brainwashing that keep us from looking at those issues. Stick to sports analysis...or something.
No doubt I will take more time to deal with these issues in the future. I just had to rush something out after reading Lupica's column. Feel free to share your thoughts.
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Oh man! Where do I begin? It's extrememly fashionable to place blame on mental (& sometimes physical) defects such as bi-polar, stress disordered, psycho-imbalance, etc, etc. NO ONE uses poor judgement, makes bad decsions or is just plain stupid anymore. If a child is born out of wedlock, it's WRONG to label that child a bastard. Children shouldn't be punished for their parents mistakes (or so I've been informed by the twenty-somethings). To have standards is, well, let's just say that's an unrealistic expectation. NO ONE is perfect, therefore, when our chosen leaders behave as if they don't know how to behave - we should just accept that because no one is perfect. It's like trying to describe colors to the blind - our youth and their less than admirable role models just can't see what is being shown to them. On top of everything else, these are the same people who say things like, "If there was just some sort of instruction book...." When they're shown one of many instruction books (aka Bible, Qur'an, etc.), it's, "no, that isn't what I meant...." Give me a break! I could go on and on, but I have to clean my gun before I head out to my shrink who's performing accu-suction on my buttocks to pull out the dirt demons from my soul that make me talk to the dog who tells me what to write when I read blogs and...and...and...what was I talking about anyway?
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