Nothing Remains The Same

I believe it is a common goal for people not to seek change. Oh I know that the politically correct idea to champion is that change is good and all of us need to accept and revel in our ability to adapt. That is what we were always told when I worked for Dell, Inc. whenever the vice president de jure imparted some new and game changing (their words, not mine) business plan or idea. I always secretly wondered if higher management even believed it.

Our country is no different. It can be easily argued that we just elected the same president simply because we didn’t want change, even when the continued status offers only the greater possibility of more unemployment and taxes. But I would suggest that life either gets better or it gets worse.

George Friedman of Stratfor recently penned that the United States was being granted some breathing room. (here) He compares the United States with the economic conditions in the European Union and China and states that the American economy is not doing anything well, it is just not as bad as those of the EU or China.  I think this is a viewpoint whereby he assumes that people and countries simply hang on. There is no guarantee that any country will continue to exist, other than Israel for those of us who believe Biblical scripture.  History is replete with countries and empires that ceased to exist. Spoke to any Carthaginians lately? How about Romans (not the city!)? Hitler’s thousand-year Germanic empire came up short by about nine hundred and eighty-plus years.  The sun certainly sets on the British Empire on a daily basis, now.

There are too many threatening people and ideas constantly working against the traditional American values and nationality to just sit still. Those of you who have followed this blog have read my posts regarding Islam and the threat it poses. If we simply assume that all will be fine and the government will do only good things for us we will be following Europe into cultural and national oblivion. Belgium is an excellent example of this scenario. (here).  The coordinated danger that Islam presents is currently at work all over the United States. (here)

This is no time to sit back and assume we will weather the storm. We need to stop playing with our I-pads, videos, and headphones and observe what is happening around us. This country that has allowed us to become so me-centered is not doing us any favors.