Nicely said Paq
I have thought for some time now there are two leading problems here in America: Ignorance, and the breakdown of the family.
Ignorance - It is no small tragedy that most Americans are more interested in the politics of the "Survivor" show, and the performance of an "American Idol", than real politics and the performance of their elected leaders.
Couple that with the bias, and overly politically correct news media, and the result is the average American does not even know who their Congress representative is, let alone what they are doing.
Breakdown of the family: - The fact that in some inner city minority areas, as much as 78% of children are born out of wedlock, with no fathers.
Because of that 40% of all violent crimes in America ANYWHERE in America are caused by 3% of the population - young black men.
We seem to look right past the issues of Fathers abandoning their children, and moving 100's of miles away. They pay support, but are completely absent in their child's lives.
My own nephew at age 12, in the 7th grade with a B average, that same year his father, my brother, divorced an moved to Chicago, which is 5 hours from where I live.
By age 16, he quit school, was arrested twice, took drugs for behavior problems, was abusive verbally to his siblings, simply out of control.
This happens everywhere, in every town throughout America, yet no one looks down on a father that has done it.
I have thought for some time now there are two leading problems here in America: Ignorance, and the breakdown of the family.
Ignorance - It is no small tragedy that most Americans are more interested in the politics of the "Survivor" show, and the performance of an "American Idol", than real politics and the performance of their elected leaders.
Couple that with the bias, and overly politically correct news media, and the result is the average American does not even know who their Congress representative is, let alone what they are doing.
Breakdown of the family: - The fact that in some inner city minority areas, as much as 78% of children are born out of wedlock, with no fathers.
Because of that 40% of all violent crimes in America ANYWHERE in America are caused by 3% of the population - young black men.
We seem to look right past the issues of Fathers abandoning their children, and moving 100's of miles away. They pay support, but are completely absent in their child's lives.
My own nephew at age 12, in the 7th grade with a B average, that same year his father, my brother, divorced an moved to Chicago, which is 5 hours from where I live.
By age 16, he quit school, was arrested twice, took drugs for behavior problems, was abusive verbally to his siblings, simply out of control.
This happens everywhere, in every town throughout America, yet no one looks down on a father that has done it.
