It was the early 1970’s, and
Janis Joplin sang a hit song “Me and Bobby McGee.” A line in that song goes: “Freedom’s just
another word for nothing left to lose.”
That line has been subject to interpretation ever since. One interpretation of it is “that being free isn’t the most important thing in the world.”
Kris Kristofferson, the original author of these lyrics, attempted to show that freedom is a double-edged sword and that you may be free, but it can be painful to be that free…” according to a fellow named Bill Kerr.
This is important because Kristofferson actually penned this song and has made his intentions known. And he may be right about freedom and the pain it brings.
As of late the world, in general,
Largely brought about by Leftist “educators” and biased and slanted parents, our newer generations of replacement world citizens have been attempting to effectively transform any logic of order into absolute chaos. And boy, have they been successful.
With the blink of an eye,
Replacing these basics of politeness and graciousness appeared to have happened almost overnight. Old words were transformed into a new lexicon of public discourse, with terminology such as racist, and woke, and bigot, taking on new meanings prescribed by phony wordsmiths attempting to direct every sentence into a dead end.
For decades, the races have been begging for “dialog” about any number of things to include race, poverty, housing, fairness, hiring practices, and simply opportunity.
Suddenly, any and all headway made via the much touted dialog was thrown out the proverbial window, not because of anything done by society, but because of perceptions felt by society’s malcontents.
I don’t need to go into great detail to point out how our races have divided themselves because of changes in perceptions, based upon lies, tales, and misplaced anger.
There’s and old saying by the late politician Lee Atwater that stated: “Perception is more important than reality…if someone perceives it to be true.” I abbreviated this powerful, often used quote, to demonstrate how damaging something – in this case words – can be in a society that relies upon truth in order to function.
That dialog abruptly vanished and was replaced by clever terms such as “black lives matter,” “hands up, don’t shoot,” and “defund the police.”
And while that communication sleight-of-hand sounds catchy, it is not practical for society, its people, or continuation of the safety of anyone living therein.
The simple minded grabbed onto so
many of those bogus sayings to generate substantial anger and only further
assisted in dividing a truly cohesive
With dialog now effectively shut down by anyone without counterpoints invoking the words “racist,” “bigot,” “misogynist,” “xenophobe,” or “extremist,” each and every attempt at bringing a sense of cohesion and good judgment back into any conversation is moot.
I find it difficult to imagine anyone with a modicum of intelligence crying for the dissolution of law enforcement as a means to a safer society. People have become more and more brazen as of late because of the defund the police movement engineered by the criminal element itself.
Of course the unlawful and immoral in our society want our police to vanish. How else would they be able to freely ply their trades of theft, assault, mayhem, and murder, otherwise?
A good look into what the future holds for us is coming into focus before our very eyes. Shoplifters are stealing goods with impunity, particular ethnic groups are being freely attacked, unsuspecting children are being taught to hate other people because of their race, school board members are having concerned parents arrested during contentious meetings, and United States of America athletes are disrespecting the country they are supposed to be proudly representing.
This out-of-control movement is largely being ignored by the mainstream media. And The Constitution is under attack by rabble rousers from within.
Our current situation in
Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose, may be a distorted feeling from some anti-Americans, but certainly not all. Although appearing dire, our situation can still be brought under control and back to “normal.”
Don’t allow total strangers to dictate how you should think and behave. And don’t forget you, too, have the right to a “pursuit of happiness.” That’s freedom.
