The American People or American Sheeple?
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 By Scott McClureWhen even Russia can recognize our steamrolling national trend toward Marxism, you know there is a problem! In an article entitled “American capitalism gone with a whimper” in the Russian newspaper, Pravda, the American people (or “sheeple” as the author refers to us) are criticized on several fronts and rightly so, to be quite frank.
On the education front (where to begin?) we are labeled as a populace “dumbed down” by a “substandard education system based on pop culture” where we “know more about [our] favorite TV dramas than the drama in DC that directly affects [our] lives.” And what accompanies this lack of value in education? The disappearance of our faith in God where “Even [Russia’s] Holy Orthodox churches are scandalously liberalized in America.” And this trend culminates (not surprisingly) in the grand event of – you guessed it – the election of Barack Obama, whose “spending and money printing has been record setting.”
But are these criticisms true? A study done by USAToday in 2008 reveals that the graduation rate for Columbus Public Schools is a dismal 40.9%. And what about the rate for the Cleveland Municipal City School District? Even worse – 34.1%. Our education system may be failing, but surely our faith in God isn’t wavering, right? Well sadly, yes. According to NBC News, for President Obama’s recent speech at Georgetown University, a Catholic university, the White House asked the university to cover the “IHS”, a symbol for Jesus’ name, in front of which the President would be speaking. In God we don’t trust? And the spending? Well, that needs no explanation after the recent passage of the $787 billion stimulus package. And I’m not even going to get into the accompanying control over private enterprise by our beloved federal government, as shown in the auto industry.
It is frightening how similarly reality corresponds to these criticisms of Marxism that come from a nation who should know Marxism better than anyone. Our response to this sad transition of our nation thus far has not been one of active concern but rather one of blind compliance, like “sheeple” instead of the freedom-craving American people we are supposed to be. If we are to retain the America we have always known and loved, we must be resolute in defending our freedoms instead of so willingly surrendering them.
