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America Awakes: Reflections on 9/12 (Part II)

September 30, 2009 - 12:49 am - by Oleg Atbashian
jodetoad
2009-09-30 13:12:37

Well said.

There are 2 unspoken American ethics, so basic they are unconsciously assumed. One is “mind your own business” and the other is “lend a hand”.

From the days of barn raisings and quilting bees, Americans have helped each other, for all the best reasons, including self-interest. And we rarely interfere with each other, unless we become aware of a crime or great wrong.

The libs seem aware of neither. They want to legislate mutual help by minding our business. I wish we could send them all someplace where they could interfere with each other to their hearts content, so they would leave us in peace.

My rural valley has a food bank that has been in operation from my church forever. Because of perpetually increasing regulation, we can no longer contribute fresh produce, home-raised meat, home-baked bread, etc., and must purchase commercial products meeting “safety standards”, wrapped in miles of plastic, driven all over the country, and stale.

By interfering in a successful project of long duration, by minding our business, they severely restrict the amount of help we can offer to the hungry in our valley. Just an example.