A Lost Art Reborn

Watching all these politicians (Spector, Bishop, etc.) get laughed off stage by their constituents brings a couple of emotions to the surface.

One, of course, is anger. Anger that they think we are so stupid that we'll just sit back and be lied to without questioning it.

The second was pride and a dawning realization that this society of ours has been missing one fundamental thing since the sixties. Shame.

Shame was one of those things that leftist hippy types destroyed during the "Me" generation. That whole selfish, weak generation got involved with things like biorhythms and being validated. Nothing was good, nothing was bad, everything was relative. We were all just doing our thing. These mental midgets turned into parents and immediately started making sure that little Timmy knew he was a delicate snowflake, as unique and special as a rainbow. He could be whatever he wanted and if he wanted to be a basement dwelling loser, that was fine too. We're all God's creatures. If there was a God.

Unfortunately, with no descent parents or a school system made for sissies, nobody told little Timmy that he was a morbidly obese, barely literate deadbeat that was simply wasting oxygen with his very existence.

Now, just imagine if shame was still in our society. Some well intentioned teacher would have informed Timmy that he was as unique as ragweed and should be destroyed as such and if the parents and teachers were willing to accept this mediocrity out of a generation, the schoolyard would certainly have set him straight. Just like little Spector, Bishop etc. are getting set straight at these town halls.

So that's the answer America, shame. People are getting to comfortable in their own gutter level aspirations. We need to destroy this idea of relativism and start preaching the merits of exceptionalism. Keep score and take names. Losers, liars, failures and stupidity should be clearly labeled as such. Not only will those shamed either excel for higher levels to avoid the shaming or disappear forever, we will then be able to truly appreciate and recognize the greatest amongst us. That will encourage more people to strive for the highest levels of their chosen lives.

There is no better place to start than politics. These are some of the least impressive people in our society yet they walk around like mini demi-gods because we're all to polite to call them out for what they really are. During the August recess, there is going to be a slew of meetings pushing/opposing this communist healthcare power grab. It is the perfect forum to give public shamings to these small men. Not only do they need it but we all do. We must remove the weeds for the flowers to thrive.