PRISONER EXPRESS

A celebration is a commemoration of an occurance or event in the past. This has always seemed to be a subtle reminder that we are deceasing as a people. It is always a saying, "Back when that happened, I was the man. Now, because I am diminished all I can do is remember my glory days."

There are many examples of this in history. Take independence day, for example. Many people celebrate the U.S. throwing off the yoke of oppression. To me, it just seems as if we are all saying, "Yeah, 231 years ago, we had the guts to fight oppression and show the world we are a force to be reckoned with. Now-a-days, one madman hiding in a cave has the entire nation in a panic." We had guts back then. Now we are decadent and weaker than we were then.

The same goes for Martin Luther Kind, Jr's birthday. "A great man was born who will do great things for civil rights." Once again, it shows me that we are lesser sons of greater fathers. There are people right now who have as much charisma and even more education than MLK Jr. who could be speaking out and taking action to make civil rights and liberties a reality instead of a dream. However, these folks are too worried about the next movie deal or sports event to worry abou silly things like "discrimination" and "common people."

We are in a decline. Holidays and celebrations just point out where we were and how far we have fallen. Unless we wake up and start being the great nation we once were, pretty soon, the president will be fiddling way as American burns.