Merit-bound Alley

I really hate it when my most cynical opinions are proven correct. Specifically, that religion and patriotism are used too much in the U.S. as a blindfold and a justifier of ignorance. Here, we have a family in Pagosa Springs, Colorado who put a wreath on the outside of their house that contained the peace symbol. I guess it only stands to reason that the people would assume this family was not supporting the troops, what with that peace symbol out there. I heard that churches are replacing “peace on earth, good will towards men” with “freedom in Iraq, good will towards patriots only”.

The anti-Iraq point is understandable if I lower myself to that standard of ignorant dementia, but satanic? The peace sign? How many years would an American have to live under a rock to not recognize the peace sign? This, better than any other example I could provide, proves that the vocal idiots of America can create any divide they want, so long as they are loud enough.

Now, some may say that everything turned out okay because the neighborhood group dropped the fine. However, this incident will leave a legacy of distrust in that small neighborhood because of the insipid foolishness of a vocal few who have no qualms with lowering the curve for the rest of us as long as their views are not challenged.

We’re all familiar with the insidious intrusion of the Holiday season into earlier and earlier months. Christmas sales start in October, Christmas music in the Christiana Mall begins before what used to be known as Thanksgiving, and even now the bell-ringers are polishing their brass implements of hearing loss. Thanksgiving is now known a Christmas Eve-Eve and our toy, video game, and jewelry stores get rich earlier.

Well, now it seems that the same philosophy of early preparation is <a href=”http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGBOBV475TE.html”>in the works</a> for the Presidential elections in 2008. No longer do we constituents have to wait to hear the trash-talk fly! Now, we can hear it long before they are even candidates! So let loose the dogs of the partisan war, presidential hopefuls! I eagerly await the first unholy barrage of smear ads with Christmas bells on… in October.