Sunday Sermon - First to Worst.......
When comparing decades, I like to think that morally we went from out finest decade, the 1950's to our worst, the 1960's.
In the 50's, America was a shining example of victory. We had driven back not only the Japanese in the Pacific; but we had conquered Berlin in Europe. The industrial revolution was in full swing. With the exception of a minor skermish in Korea, our country was focused on a superior "future". The X-15 program sent a man to the edge of space. The Mercury program was preparing to put a man in "outter space".
ON the home front, a square glass fronted box would change the world. Desi loved Lucy. In 1956 A country boy from Missisippi would wander into Sam Phillips' Memphis recording studio and change the way kids listened to music forever. This southern boy would encourage other young artists such as Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochrane, and all of the followers at Sun Records. It was Sam Phillips in 1953 that first integrated our country by recording and introducing Black blues artists to young white listeners. Les Paul made a guitar. Willie Mayes made a catch. Bobby Thompson made a hit.
In Detroit GM was making Chevy's. They were big beautiful cruising machines in seafoam green. People were vastly populating California. Lamps were made to look like satellites. People had either wagon wheel lamps or Siamese cat lamps on their T.V. sets so they wouldn't ruin their eyes. Gas was about 10 cents a gallon. Life was good.
In the 60's, we started the decade off by being drug into worthless civil war in southeast Asia. Freedom of speech was not only trounced on, but spit on as well. Politicians came up with an Idea called "welfare". The government tried to work out the social differences between white and black America. That's like letting the government decorate your house. Many young Americans were introduced to mind altaring drugs. Drugs that would lead to the "counter-culture". A culture of Anarchy. A culture of cowards that refused to fight for their country and spit on those that did. A culture that confronted and rejected God. A culture that coined and practiced the term "If it feels good do it". A culture that would age and form the socialist democrat party. Even worse, they would have kids that would have kids. Literally. They would be parents simply by default. This culture would find a liberal judge that would rule that a woman could kill her unborn child. This culture would see professers in our universities claim communism as their political party. This culture would not condemn permiscuous sex. Within years the HIV virus would begin to spread. STD's would become resistent to 1st and 2nd line antibiotics.
Worst of all, this decade would be known as the "death of innocense". America in essence, "jumped the shark". It will mark the starting point of the decline of a great nation. Thoughout history, every great world power was eventually conquered. The greatest met their demise from within. The Roman empire by almost any standard would be considered amongst the most successful world powers. And no army would ever defeat it. It crumbled from within. The Soviet Union, once the only real threat to America's security went bankrupt trying to compete in the arms race with President Ronald Reagan.
The seeds of our demise were planted by the counter-culture of the 1960's. It will take a major epiphany to turn this country around if it is at all possible. The problem is, very few Americans are aware of the seeds of it's failure. The Islamic state isn't. The few Independent conservatives that have left the republican party clearly see the inherent demise coming. If America can purge it's political system of the 1960's radical liberals from Feinstein to Kennedy, perhaps a new breed of concern can emerge and take control.
Otherwise I would brush up on your cantonese.
In the 50's, America was a shining example of victory. We had driven back not only the Japanese in the Pacific; but we had conquered Berlin in Europe. The industrial revolution was in full swing. With the exception of a minor skermish in Korea, our country was focused on a superior "future". The X-15 program sent a man to the edge of space. The Mercury program was preparing to put a man in "outter space".
ON the home front, a square glass fronted box would change the world. Desi loved Lucy. In 1956 A country boy from Missisippi would wander into Sam Phillips' Memphis recording studio and change the way kids listened to music forever. This southern boy would encourage other young artists such as Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochrane, and all of the followers at Sun Records. It was Sam Phillips in 1953 that first integrated our country by recording and introducing Black blues artists to young white listeners. Les Paul made a guitar. Willie Mayes made a catch. Bobby Thompson made a hit.
In Detroit GM was making Chevy's. They were big beautiful cruising machines in seafoam green. People were vastly populating California. Lamps were made to look like satellites. People had either wagon wheel lamps or Siamese cat lamps on their T.V. sets so they wouldn't ruin their eyes. Gas was about 10 cents a gallon. Life was good.
In the 60's, we started the decade off by being drug into worthless civil war in southeast Asia. Freedom of speech was not only trounced on, but spit on as well. Politicians came up with an Idea called "welfare". The government tried to work out the social differences between white and black America. That's like letting the government decorate your house. Many young Americans were introduced to mind altaring drugs. Drugs that would lead to the "counter-culture". A culture of Anarchy. A culture of cowards that refused to fight for their country and spit on those that did. A culture that confronted and rejected God. A culture that coined and practiced the term "If it feels good do it". A culture that would age and form the socialist democrat party. Even worse, they would have kids that would have kids. Literally. They would be parents simply by default. This culture would find a liberal judge that would rule that a woman could kill her unborn child. This culture would see professers in our universities claim communism as their political party. This culture would not condemn permiscuous sex. Within years the HIV virus would begin to spread. STD's would become resistent to 1st and 2nd line antibiotics.
Worst of all, this decade would be known as the "death of innocense". America in essence, "jumped the shark". It will mark the starting point of the decline of a great nation. Thoughout history, every great world power was eventually conquered. The greatest met their demise from within. The Roman empire by almost any standard would be considered amongst the most successful world powers. And no army would ever defeat it. It crumbled from within. The Soviet Union, once the only real threat to America's security went bankrupt trying to compete in the arms race with President Ronald Reagan.
The seeds of our demise were planted by the counter-culture of the 1960's. It will take a major epiphany to turn this country around if it is at all possible. The problem is, very few Americans are aware of the seeds of it's failure. The Islamic state isn't. The few Independent conservatives that have left the republican party clearly see the inherent demise coming. If America can purge it's political system of the 1960's radical liberals from Feinstein to Kennedy, perhaps a new breed of concern can emerge and take control.
Otherwise I would brush up on your cantonese.
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