by Curt Guillory

Created on: September 09, 2009

It is amazing how much the American people are made to swallow. We are constantly bombarded by activist judges, politicians, and the media telling us to accept different points of view. That's quite alright as no reasonable person would stray from a reasonable discussion. The problem is the reasonable part.

A person does something offensive, and the general public is told that is freedom of expression and we cannot condemn it. Someone shows up to a job interview with multiple facial piercing, exposed tattoos, unnaturally colored hair, and tattered clothes, and they are summarily dismissed. We are told that this cannot be. That person must be given the same opportunity as everyone else.

The interviewer never had a chance to be fair because the interviewee sought it necessary to impose his beliefs on society. Mr. Self Expression is thumbing his nose at society, and then daring someone to say something about it.

We are all familiar with the art exhibit of a crucifix that is submerged in a container of urine. It is safe to say that 80% of Americans would find that display not only objectionable, but offensive. Yet, the exhibit continued on. There can be no question that the artist has every right to make that exhibit. However, common sense has been jettisoned when it is paid for with public money.

It is not enough that we are not asked as a society for permission to use our money for something that we find offensive. But when we object, we are scorned and ridiculed by our leadership. We are told that we have to be more tolerant, more accepting.

Herein lies the rub. This tolerance and acceptance is a one way street. We are living in a populous now where the majority voice has been silenced. There is no tolerance or acceptance for the majority view. The majority is only subject to disdain for voicing their opinions. The other method is to discredit the public as religious zealots. Apparently our minds aren't opened enough.

Let's revisit Mr. Self Expression for a minute shall we? He did not stop for one second to think about why the system even exists. He did not give any reverence to the idea that maybe, just maybe, people smarter than him happened upon a solid working idea after centuries of trial and error. No, he was far to concerned with bucking the system. There is no thought by Mr. Self Expression that the system breeds uniformity, and in uniformity lies predictability.

The system is not perfect by any means. However, it is the best system we have today.

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