Death By A Thousand Cuts

That is exactly what is happening to America. Our country is dieing slowly and inexorably, and all thanks to that societal tumor that has infected our everyday existence.
The tumor is not lethal as of yet, but it is relentlessly growing as the cure is ignored and, at some level, feared. This tumor is Political Correctness.

I have been screaming about the damage that PC has been causing to our country for years and the slippage into the abyss continues.

Case in point: Nampa, Idaho and their four decades old God and Country Family Festival.

This is a festival based on the celebration of those principles so dear to real Americans: the love for America, the importance of family unity and, yes, the belief in God.
For over forty years the Festival had had a major point of attraction for people to attend and it was a flyover from USAF aircrafts. No Military display sparks patriotic enthusiasm as much as the sight and sound of a Military jet.

This year, as the organizers did every year, all the permits were applied for and approvals received, with the exception of one, the very last hurdle: the Pentagon’s.

One member of the board organizing the Festival, Patti Syme, was surprised when she received the communication of refusal, so, thinking of a mistake, she sent an e-mail to the Pentagon and received an answer back that utterly shocked her.

DoD guidelines prohibits the endorsement of any activity that is specifically aimed at favoring a specific race or gender or religious persuasion.

Ms. Syme called the person at the Pentagon who told her that personally he would love to attend the festival, but that officially the festival was openly catering to Christians and therefore the official participation of the Military would be a violation.

So, if I understand this correctly, the Pentagon would not allow USAF flyover on the Festival because of the “openly Christian” nature of the festival. The flyover could be construed as an endorsement of Christianity.

What I gather from this incident is that political correctness has reached into some of the most innocent traditions of our country. It also appears to me that the difference between the last forty years plus and this year is the presence of the current occupant of the White House. It is obvious that in the past those in charge of giving these sorts of authorizations were not fearful of any repercussion, while those in charge today must have made sure that such decisions are controlled by an ever increasing hostile environment for God fearing, and especially Christian, Americans. I fear that there is a reign of terror fostered by the Obama administration that is threatening to paralyze the actions of even the smallest governmental operations. Every move has to be calculated as no higher up backing can be expected.

So to me this is just another little cut into the very fiber of America, and the bleeding is continuing for the entire country. As it happens in a human body, the loss of blood is weakening the whole country, making us ever so vulnerable to external attacks and internal tyranny.

That’s the hope and change the American people voted for!

And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”