High School -- 1957 vs. 2011

Found this On my computer. No idea where it came from. Dates back to approximately 2012.

Shows the results of the collectivist mentality, the society it creates, the government that society elects, the government education (indoctrination) system that results, and the underlying irrational philosophy that it inculcates. It is a self-sustaining cycle which inevitably leads to the destruction of a once free republic. As Jefferson indicated, the fate of the Republic is determined by the education of its electorate.

Collectivism is not just the enemy of individualism and individual responsibility, it is the enemy of human society, itself.

Enjoy!

HIGH SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2011  Scenario 1: Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack. 1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2011 - School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers. Scenario 2: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school. 1957 - Crowd gathers.  Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 2011 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark.  They are both charged with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it. Scenario 3: Jeffrey will not sit still in class, he disrupts other students. 1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal.  He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again. 2011 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin.  He becomes a zombie.  He is then tested for ADD.  The school gets extra money from the state because Jeffrey has a disability. Scenario 4: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt. 1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman. 2011 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse.  Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang.  The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.  Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist. Scenario 5: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school. 1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock. 2011 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations.  His car is then searched for drugs and weapons. Scenario 6: Pedro fails high school English. 1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college. 2011 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state.  Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist.  ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher.  English is then banned from core curriculum.  Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English. Scenario 7: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed. 1957 - Ants die. 2011 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called.  Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism.  The FBI investigates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again. Scenario 8: Wally falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee.  He is found crying by his teacher, Nancy. Nancy hugs him to comfort him. 1957 - In a short time, Wally feels better and goes on playing. 2011 - Nancy is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.  She faces 3 years in State Prison.  Wally undergoes 5 years of therapy.

Marriage and Civil Unions

'Marriage' by definition is a religiously sanctified union between a man and a woman. We should never have let it be usurped by the State. (I use the term 'State' with a capital 'S' to indicate "a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government'" or in the case of federal systems, multiple governments.) And in fact, the current situation wherein the State has nearly complete control over marriage is ripe for a thoughtful application of Jefferson's separation of Church and State. Such a division would go a long way toward resolving our current social and legal conflicts over the issue.

The basic solution I envision would be as follows: remove the term and state of 'Marriage' completely from the government sphere, and replace it word for word in law with the term 'Civil Union.' Return 'Marriage' to its religious roots and control. Stated differently, all Marriages would be civil unions, but not all civil unions would be Marriages. In this way, the bundle of State assigned legal rights formerly associated only with Marriages would devolve seamlessly onto all civil unions, and the term Marriage would be assigned to the civil union via religious authority. Even the terminology could be differentiated in that the members of a simple civil union would be legally referred to as 'partners,' whereas in a Marriage they would be 'husband' and 'wife'.

To those of you who are religious, this would be a simple application of "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's." while allowing other Americans the right to live a moral life as they see fit.