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12-28-2007, 01:25 PM
The Fifth Column Chris Adamo
December 28, 2007
Sadly, many in the country believed that with the end of the Evil Empire, life would somehow become inherently safe. Adages of the “Peace Dividend” were heard incessantly, with an underlying message being that somehow, no more threats to America or the Free World existed, nor would any ever arise again. And for that time of utopian carelessness, America and the Free World are now paying an enormous price.
Dire threats, from militant Islam to the burgeoning Chinese empire, to the resurrection of Communist dictatorships in South America, are rearing their ugly heads. Worst of all, in face of such dangers, American elitists remain unwilling to recognize them and thus leave the country comparatively ill prepared to deal with them in the manner that it was during the heyday of the Soviet threat.
The dark force of liberalism and “political correctness” are working tirelessly to reorder America in their image. If allowed to continue unchecked they will cripple America’s ability to thrive and prosper, since an America made over in the image of the left can do neither. And if America fails, the rest of Western Civilization will follow.
Those who sought to undermine America during the original Cold War as campus radicals and participants in the leftist fringe underground are doing it this time around as tenured professors, entrenched politicians, and “mainstream” media pundits. More than just making noise and calling attention to themselves, they now influence policy and invoke the power of government to implement their agendas.
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer and staff writer for the New Media Alliance. He lives in southeastern Wyoming with his wife and sons. He has been active in local and state politics for many years.
http://www.therant.us/staff/adamo/12282007.htm
December 28, 2007
Sadly, many in the country believed that with the end of the Evil Empire, life would somehow become inherently safe. Adages of the “Peace Dividend” were heard incessantly, with an underlying message being that somehow, no more threats to America or the Free World existed, nor would any ever arise again. And for that time of utopian carelessness, America and the Free World are now paying an enormous price.
Dire threats, from militant Islam to the burgeoning Chinese empire, to the resurrection of Communist dictatorships in South America, are rearing their ugly heads. Worst of all, in face of such dangers, American elitists remain unwilling to recognize them and thus leave the country comparatively ill prepared to deal with them in the manner that it was during the heyday of the Soviet threat.
The dark force of liberalism and “political correctness” are working tirelessly to reorder America in their image. If allowed to continue unchecked they will cripple America’s ability to thrive and prosper, since an America made over in the image of the left can do neither. And if America fails, the rest of Western Civilization will follow.
Those who sought to undermine America during the original Cold War as campus radicals and participants in the leftist fringe underground are doing it this time around as tenured professors, entrenched politicians, and “mainstream” media pundits. More than just making noise and calling attention to themselves, they now influence policy and invoke the power of government to implement their agendas.
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer and staff writer for the New Media Alliance. He lives in southeastern Wyoming with his wife and sons. He has been active in local and state politics for many years.
http://www.therant.us/staff/adamo/12282007.htm