The Moral Bankruptcy of The American People
My previous article, which can be seen here, received a relatively large amount of replies. One of these replies mentioned the moral bankruptcy of the American public, which struck an emotional chord in my soul, and I hope to explore it a little more in this article.
A cry goes out in the crowd, and no one turns. People scream for help, beg and plead, cajole and wheedle, and still gain no response. “I don’t want to break you, but could I please borrow some change?” No one even falters in their steps, walking to a high-rise job where they don’t need to be marauded by other people’s problems. They are above the homeless, the beggars, they are successful, independent, and above all, superior. Why should I help them? They shout out, “Get a job you bum!” and casually walk away. Casually walk away.
How can you “casually walk away”? This is what America is now. A “casual walk away”. This land spins faster and faster, and no one wants to stop to think about what they’ve done or they’ll be blown away by someone better, faster, with no obligation to stop and think about things. Look at America. Look at it. What do you see? Patriotism? Love? Freedom?
No. You do not see them, do you? They are overshadowed, pushed down into the ground like so many old memories, buried in the dirt of your soul, planted in the back of your mind, and watered down with ample amounts of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. Covered with thoughts of money and possessions.
Why? Why are they overshadowed, drowned, burnt down, toppled? Why?
They are because we are. They are BECAUSE WE ARE.
As Americans, we’ve given up on church, the pledge of allegiance, national pride. We stip everything down and look at it through the microscope of time and science, and we find all our good things to be wanting. They aren’t perfect. How can I support something, believe in something, if it isn’t one hundred percent perfect? It’s unthinkable. Sarcasm has become “acerbic wit”. Scepticism is applauded as free thinking and wisdom. But that’s not the root of the problem.
We’ve given up on these wonderful things because we’ve given up on ourselves.
In our quest for perfection, we’ve shed away the things that we used to hold, good things, holy things, wise things. They weren’t perfect. We don’t need things that aren’t perfect.
As Americans, we’ve forgotten that we aren’t perfect. That’s why we are morally bankrupt. Not because we don’t go to church or have national pride. Although these without these things we grow worse and worse, the true root of the problem is ths. We’ve forgotten we’re not perfect. We've given up humanity for a snipe hunt and a goose chase, an ideal that can never come to fruition.
So give up your foolish dream. Accept the fact that, as humans, we can not be perfect. With this step comes the reclaiming of the things we once held dear.
Peace,
Beebes