Tearing down America - Aug. 22, 2006

Yesterday I posted Our enemies: Overt and Covert. The post included Betsy Newmark's post on a Michael Barone column in which he said:

[America's] covert enemies are those among our elites who have promoted the ideas labeled as multiculturalism, moral relativism and (the term is Professor Samuel Huntington's) transnationalism.

At the center of their thinking is a notion of moral relativism. No idea is morally superior to another. Hitler had his way, we have ours -- who's to say who is right? No ideas should be "privileged," especially those that have been the guiding forces in the development and improvement of Western civilization. Rich white men have imposed their ideas because of their wealth and through the use of force. […].

Our covert enemies go quickly from the notion that all societies are morally equal to the notion that all societies are morally equal except ours, which is worse.

These are the ideas that have been transmitted over a long generation by the elites who run our universities and our schools, and who dominate our mainstream media.

They teach an American history with the good parts left out and the bad parts emphasized. We are taught that some of the Founding Fathers were slaveholders -- and are left ignorant of their proclamations of universal liberties and human rights.

We are taught that Japanese-Americans were interned in World War II -- and not that American military forces liberated millions from tyranny.

To be sure, the great mass of Americans tend to resist these teachings. By the millions they buy and read serious biographies of the Founders and accounts of the Greatest Generation. But the teachings of our covert enemies have their effect.

For some time I've wanted to start a series focused on the people and organizations Barone is talking about. Their moral relativism and selfishness enable them to do whatever suits their agendas regardless of whether or not it helps tear down America.

Recently, Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Polosi provided an example of tearing down America. Pelosi demanded the State Department stop charging American citizens fleeing Lebanon the equivalent of the cost of a commercial ticket plus one dollar as the price of our military rescuing them in a war zone and transport them to safe destinations. Pelosi said the Bush administration shouldn't be charging. A free ride is what Pelosi said those fleeing should be offered.

There now, everyone can see how selfish Bush is, and how caring Pelosi and her fellow Democrats are. Remember that when you vote in November.

Folks, do you doubt what Pelosi would have said if the Bush administration had offered a "Free rescue and ride home" to Americans fleeing a war zone who happened to work for Halliburton and Exxon?

There was a time when in a situation like Lebanon, with Americans trapped, the house minority leader would have been expected to say something like this:

"After the Speaker had finished talking to the President I got on the phone and told him the House minority members’ support what our government is doing. I also asked the President to convey to everyone involved in the rescue work, especially our military who are operating in very dangerous circumstances, our admiration and gratitude for what they are doing. The thoughts and prayers of every House member are with those still trapped and with their loved ones"

But most of us - Democrats, Republicans and Independents - would have been shocked to hear Pelosi say something like that.

That tells us how successful academic and MSM Leftists and organizations like the National Education Association have been in tearing America down.

We need to rebuild America’s culture. We need to become more aware and appreciative of America’s exceptionality so that when someone acts like Pelosi there’s a national shout-out:

“You’re seeking political advantage at America’s expense. Get off the public stage before we vote you off.”