STILL A CHOICE

THE SANDS SIFTING THROUGH THE HOURGLASS, BUT IT'S STILL TIME TO CHOOSE BETWEEN AUNT BEA (OF MAYBERRY) OR UNCLE JOE (OF RUSSIA). THE CHOICE IS TO LOOK AHEAD OR WATCH OUT BEHIND YOU. THE CHOICE IS BETWEEN CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANISM AND THE LIBERAL SOCIALISM OF LEFT-WING DEMOCRATS (PROGRESSIVES). PAST PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (F.D.R.) ENUNCIATED THE FOUR BASIC FREEDOMS THAT SHOULD BE GUARANTEED TO ALL AMERICANS. THEY ARE FREEDOMS FROM WANT AND FEAR, FREEDOMS OF SPEECH AND OF RELIGION.

TO EACH GUARANTEED FREEDOM, LIBERALS ATTACH AN 'UNLESS.' FREEDOM FROM WANT, MEANS A MINIMUM OF FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, FUEL AND COMPANIONSHIP TO ENABLE THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. FOOD AND DRINK ARE ALLOWED FOR LIBERALS, UNLESS...FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS FATTENING OR SUGAR LADEN. WHAT TO WEAR IS O.K. UNLESS... FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS FUR. WHERE AND HOW TO LIVE IS FINE UNLESS...FOR EXAMPLE, RESIDENTS OFFEND A LIBERAL BY SUPPORTING A WAL-MART OR RESIST A TAKE-OVER BY AN ELITIST’S EMINENT DOMAIN. FUEL FOR HEATING OR COOLING IS PERMITTED, UNLESS...IT CONTAINS PCB’S, POLLUTES THE ATMOSPHERE OR IS NOT FOSSIL-FREE AND RENEWABLE. COMPANIONSHIPS ARE SUPPORTED UNLESS... FOR EXAMPLE, THEY INCLUDES ALTERNATE LIFESTYLES.

FREEDOM FROM FEAR IS GUARANTEED, UNLESS... FOR EXAMPLE, IT INVOLVES RACIAL PROFILING, GUN OWNERSHIP, WIRE TAPPING OR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS GUARANTEED, UNLESS...FOR EXAMPLE, QUESTIONS ARE RAISED REGARDING THE EXISTENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING, BANNING THE FLYING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG, HIGHER TAXES, OR THE USE OF NUCLEAR POWER.

FREEDOM OF RELIGION IS GUARANTEED, UNLESS...FOR EXAMPLE, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ARE ACTED UPON TO CONDEMN ABORTION, ILLEGAL DRUGS, ILLEGAL ALIENS, EUTHANASIA OR SUPPRESSION OF PUBLIC PRAYERS.

LIBERALS CHOOSE TO RE-ENGINEER EACH FREEDOM, 1. TO ACCOMMODATE FOR A LEVELING OF THE MASSES (SOCIALISM), 2. TO PUSH AN ELITIST CAUSE WHICH DISCRIMINATES IN FAVOR OF A PARTICULAR GROUP OR 3. TO ACT AGAINST A GROUP OF WHICH THEY DISAPPROVE. (DICTATORSHIP). CONTRADICTION IS INHERENT IN THEIR GOALS.

SIMULTANEOUS WITH THE IMPOSITION OF LIBERALS’ CHOICES, THE FREEDOMS AND CHOICES OF AMERICANS SLOWLY ERODE AWAY. WILL IT BE AUNT BEA’S VALUES OR UNCLE JOE’S?