mika
2012-08-14 00:23:00
Better listen up folks. After all, we are past that 200 year milestone point where most civilizations cease to exist.
When I was about 9 years old I remember asking my dad about Castro.
I asked, "Is Castro a good guy or bad?"
Dad said he couldn't tell!! This was about 1955. We were living in Louisiana
at the time. Dad was in the Army and stationed there.
Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The Cubans were asking the same
question! Ike was president.
This past July 4th, we had the pleasure of sharing a summer barbecue with a
refugee from Cuba . Our dinner conversation was starkly different than most.
This refugee came to the United States as a young boy in the early 1960's.
His family was more fortunate than most, as they were able to bring a
suitcase and $100 when they fled Castro's newly formed
revolutionary paradise.
Our dinner consisted of all-American fare: hamburgers, potato salad, fresh
ears of sweet corn and watermelon. This is a menu shared with family and
friends nationwide…while celebrating the birth of our
beloved America …on the Fourth of July.
We began with a simple discussion about our country, and the direction it
has taken since Barack Obama came to power. We shared the usual complaints
about the sour economy and liberal social engineering emanating from the
rulers in Washington .
But then he said it. The sentence flowed naturally from our refugee guest. I
assume it was unplanned. But it carried the weight of a freight train.
"You know when Castro took power, none of us knew he was a Communist".
We sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we all thought he was a patriot, a
nationalist. Before the revolution he didn't sound like a radical."
The comparison at this point was easy, and I interjected, "You mean just
like Barack Obama?"
He responded; "Yes, just like Barack Obama." He continued, "We were all
shocked as the government just continued to grab more power. First they said
the revolution is over, so please turn in your guns. We all complied."
I also remember my uncle saying; "Castro will only nationalize some of the
big industries. He will never come and take our family hardware store!!" But
that is exactly what happened. Castro started with
the sugar mills and the large industries, but they eventually came and
knocked on the door of our family hardware store. My family had run this
store for generations. They said we now own the hardware store, you work for
us. And that four-bedroom home you own…it is now our property too. You
have to move yourself and the five children into those two rooms of the
house, because others are moving in here with you."
The lesson learned from this discussion, is a lesson most Americans refuse
to hear. Political leaders can lie about their agenda and once in office,
they can take totally unexpected turns.
If you had asked us three years ago if we thought General Motors or Chrysler
would be nationalized, we would have never believed it. We could never
contemplate a country where the rule of law, the most
fundamental building block of a justice society…would be evaporating, just
like it did in Castro's Cuba in the early 1960's. But the news of injustice
keeps increasing; Black Panthers are not charged with wrong doing by the
U.S. Department of Justice…because their crimes are against whites; The
bond holders of GM are stripped of their assets…without being given due
process by the government.
Car Dealerships are closed without due process; Governmental leaders are
bribed in full daylight…only to have all investigation of the crimes
stifled…by the Attorney General; The U.S. borders are over run with crime
and illegal activity, and the leaders in D.C. act as if it is important to
protect the lawbreakers…while the innocent are killed and over run; When
local communities attempt to enforce the law, they are ridiculed…and
threatened as racists and bigots. They are sued by the very administration
entrusted with enforcing the law.
Without the rule of law, the U.S. Constitution is a sham!!
Without the rule of law, our beloved America is swiftly becoming a country
where only the well-connected and politically powerful will be safe. As an
author recently and so eloquently explained in her most
recent book…"a culture of corruption has replaced honest government"
(Michelle Malkin).
The only way this problem will be fixed, is by massive citizen action. All
honest citizens that want to be treated equally, must come together…and
demand that the favoritism, the bribes, the uneven
enforcement of law…end now!! And yes, it can happen if we all pull
together.
When I was about 9 years old I remember asking my dad about Castro.
I asked, "Is Castro a good guy or bad?"
Dad said he couldn't tell!! This was about 1955. We were living in Louisiana
at the time. Dad was in the Army and stationed there.
Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The Cubans were asking the same
question! Ike was president.
This past July 4th, we had the pleasure of sharing a summer barbecue with a
refugee from Cuba . Our dinner conversation was starkly different than most.
This refugee came to the United States as a young boy in the early 1960's.
His family was more fortunate than most, as they were able to bring a
suitcase and $100 when they fled Castro's newly formed
revolutionary paradise.
Our dinner consisted of all-American fare: hamburgers, potato salad, fresh
ears of sweet corn and watermelon. This is a menu shared with family and
friends nationwide…while celebrating the birth of our
beloved America …on the Fourth of July.
We began with a simple discussion about our country, and the direction it
has taken since Barack Obama came to power. We shared the usual complaints
about the sour economy and liberal social engineering emanating from the
rulers in Washington .
But then he said it. The sentence flowed naturally from our refugee guest. I
assume it was unplanned. But it carried the weight of a freight train.
"You know when Castro took power, none of us knew he was a Communist".
We sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we all thought he was a patriot, a
nationalist. Before the revolution he didn't sound like a radical."
The comparison at this point was easy, and I interjected, "You mean just
like Barack Obama?"
He responded; "Yes, just like Barack Obama." He continued, "We were all
shocked as the government just continued to grab more power. First they said
the revolution is over, so please turn in your guns. We all complied."
I also remember my uncle saying; "Castro will only nationalize some of the
big industries. He will never come and take our family hardware store!!" But
that is exactly what happened. Castro started with
the sugar mills and the large industries, but they eventually came and
knocked on the door of our family hardware store. My family had run this
store for generations. They said we now own the hardware store, you work for
us. And that four-bedroom home you own…it is now our property too. You
have to move yourself and the five children into those two rooms of the
house, because others are moving in here with you."
The lesson learned from this discussion, is a lesson most Americans refuse
to hear. Political leaders can lie about their agenda and once in office,
they can take totally unexpected turns.
If you had asked us three years ago if we thought General Motors or Chrysler
would be nationalized, we would have never believed it. We could never
contemplate a country where the rule of law, the most
fundamental building block of a justice society…would be evaporating, just
like it did in Castro's Cuba in the early 1960's. But the news of injustice
keeps increasing; Black Panthers are not charged with wrong doing by the
U.S. Department of Justice…because their crimes are against whites; The
bond holders of GM are stripped of their assets…without being given due
process by the government.
Car Dealerships are closed without due process; Governmental leaders are
bribed in full daylight…only to have all investigation of the crimes
stifled…by the Attorney General; The U.S. borders are over run with crime
and illegal activity, and the leaders in D.C. act as if it is important to
protect the lawbreakers…while the innocent are killed and over run; When
local communities attempt to enforce the law, they are ridiculed…and
threatened as racists and bigots. They are sued by the very administration
entrusted with enforcing the law.
Without the rule of law, the U.S. Constitution is a sham!!
Without the rule of law, our beloved America is swiftly becoming a country
where only the well-connected and politically powerful will be safe. As an
author recently and so eloquently explained in her most
recent book…"a culture of corruption has replaced honest government"
(Michelle Malkin).
The only way this problem will be fixed, is by massive citizen action. All
honest citizens that want to be treated equally, must come together…and
demand that the favoritism, the bribes, the uneven
enforcement of law…end now!! And yes, it can happen if we all pull
together.