Nice commentary by Peter Stern in the Lone Star Iconoclast

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http://lonestaricon.com/2006/Archives/04/04stern.htm

Corrupt Society:
They still hang horse thieves, don’t they?

We have arrived at a new low — whether it’s via basic evolution, intelligent design, psychological propaganda or just plain corruptive biological genetics. Our American society is the most corrupt to date. Corruption has become a way of life, top-down domino effect that has caused our society great harm. The Bush administration and its special interests have picked-up the reins from previous generations and have transcended corruption to greater heights, which has filtered down throughout state and local governments. At one time corruptive influences and actions merely were fractions of our society, now they are the norm.

These are terrible times with horrendous role models for American children, who now comprehend that they must do anything and everything in their power to attain wealth. They are taught that corruption breeds astronomical wealth and power, which are now held in esteem as life’s greatest achievement. The corrupt society honors athletes who can catch, throw and hit balls, pucks and each other. We revere Hollywood’s stars who achieve greatness by being great at pretending to be someone else in imaginary or real world lives and situations. Our imaginations have become reality, while our reality has become imaginary.

We have created a topsy-turvy world that pays tribute to officials who have used human step-ladders to climb to the Everest of our system. On the other end of the scale, we overlook teachers who provide the most worthwhile service imaginable, to educate our children. Instead, we underpay them and tell them to get kids to pass useless state exams. Generations ago education was a most worthy endeavor, now schools generally are places to house children enmasse — a place to keep kids off the streets and out of trouble. Teachers have become babysitters. Whatever happened to real learning? At one time and throughout most nations of the world, teachers were revered. They were held in highest esteem because their job was the most important position imaginable. Families invited teachers into their homes to join family dinners as a tribute to what they were doing for the society. Today our corrupted leaders aren’t interested in educating children. They aren’t interested in doing what is best for the community at-large. Corruption is a gigantic mutated octopus with far-reaching tentacles extending into and breaching every facet of American society, ultimately corrupting our American ideals. Those same deviants proudly go to churches on Sunday to pray to their almighty God and are forgiven their many sins. Today, corruption has discovered a life of its own.

Will corruption ever end? Even as I write this commentary we have a President and/or members of his administration who may face impeachment trials. We are surrounded by multi-level scandals that seem to grow in volume every day. We have the DeLay’s and Abramoff’s who feel they are above the law parasitically feeding off taxpayers, disrespectful of our American way of life and bringing dishonor to their oaths and responsibilities. Corruption has become like a satanic cult ritual during the past several generations, and you just have to wonder when American voters will have enough and will start to vote-out the parasites in a major effort and overhaul to pump new blood into the diseased system. There may come a time when American citizens via impartial committees will provide oversight, including honest objectives and long-range goals as a cure for the corruption that plagues American families and creates havoc with our American way of life. Until then....

Peter Stern of Driftwood, TX is a political writer well-known and published frequently throughout the Texas community and nationwide. He is a Vietnam-era Disabled Veteran and holds three post-graduate degrees. During the past seven years Mr. Stern voraciously has studied and followed legislative politics in Texas and writes prolifically about various urgent issues and proposed legislation to inform the community without political bias or affiliation. While a lifetime member of the Republican Party, he does NOT support the party’s current platforms, philosophies and actions. He maintains he is an “intelligent” Republican with a conscience — a minority branch of the ruling party. You may contact Peter Stern at: <[e-mail]>.