On July 4th and Ingratitude

Imagine you have the honor of attending a relative’s 100th birthday.

The old gentleman fought in the Korean War and received the Silver Star for gallantry in battle. He raised nine sons, three daughters and is blessed with nearly 106 grandchildren, 222 great-grandchildren, 234 great-great-grandchildren, and 37 great-great-great-grandchildren, many of whom will be in attendance. The old fellow is a little frail, but mentally keen. He pioneered a key technology industry, the proceeds of which are paying for what promises to be a grand celebration. He is particularly noted for a dedication to good causes, for the granting of academic scholarships, the mentoring of entrepreneurs, and one of the most accountable childhood nutrition programs in the country.

At the celebration, there are many toasts and tributes, including one by a sitting US Senator and another by a foreign head of state. His children and grandchildren “rise up” to praise his fatherhood, his bravery, and his generosity. He is truly a man who made the world a better place.

..but there is one little malcontent with a septum ring who rises up to remind the audience, “we must remember, amid all this praise, that our birthday boy once opined that women ‘don’t have a mind for business.’  I have the quote here in Time Magazine. Frankly, I’m disappointed we haven’t spent more time looking at his failures.”

That’s the sort of thing I feel when, ON THE 250TH BIRTHDAY OF AMERICA, a few community-college half-wits insist that our celebration of the greatest republic in the history of the planet be CONSUMED with a contemplation of slavery — an institution that America, after all, helped defeat.

Ingratitude is a despicable sin. Shout these bastards down. They don’t deserve American liberty.

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This post was written by Jim Riley