There was a time when we were guided by moral compasses and principles handed down by older generations. Now it seems that the lack of these things in today’s parents is causing a vacuum that is being filled by “wokeness” and misguided politicians (from both parties) and look where we are!
I know that the effort to erase our past (good and bad) as a country and the foundation that our constitutional republic was founded upon — a faith in a higher power to guide us — is very popular now. We have become so arrogant as a society with our technology that we think we have all the answers and government is our “mommy and daddy” from cradle to grave. The critical race theory that we are allowing to be taught in our schools continues to divide us and pit race against race with hatred toward all.
You are either a victim or a perpetrator of racism depending on the color of your skin. Whatever happened to Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to look at the content of a person’s character and not their skin color? The things being taught to elementary-age children in the guise of “sex education” are totally inappropriate (I am not sure they are appropriate for adults). Parents, do you know what your kids are being taught or not being taught in our schools? Do you care?
I continue to look for honest politicians with integrity (from either party) to lead us but, alas, they are nowhere to be found and we end up with the politicians at the national, state and local levels that could care less about the average tax-paying, law-abiding citizens that they are supposed to represent. I continue to wonder if we will ever wake up to what is happening to our country, our families, our children, our schools due to those who continue to destroy our nation from within. God help us!
Mike Shouse
Edmonds
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