Soap Box

I recently had an experience that made me realize just how little is correct about political correctness and how warped, impractical and downright silly the ramifications.

I was doing an interview publicizing an all-day, multi-act, outdoor music show we were a part of in Cary, North Carolina that was called Carolina Uprising.

The reporter, a young lady, seemingly extremely naive, asked me about the show�s name, Carolina Uprising, to which I responded, �What about it�?

She responded that it sounded like something concerning the Civil War.

Obviously, she was looking for a loose thread of racism or prejudice to pull on, but since there is none here to pull, I went on to explain to the young lady that it was a musical show, not a white supremacists meeting or gathering of �far-right extremists.�

I don�t know what she wrote but she was definitely trying to get me to walk through her political correct minefield, I refused.

It seems that so many of our supposed �news� organizations are not news organizations at all, but self-appointed arbiters of what is proper and what is improper, would be opinion makers who stand aloof from the great unwashed and piously point fingers and poke holes that have little to do with reality and everything to do with a socialist, globalist agenda that disavows, dissenting opinions , patriotism, associating oneself with others who share conservative political opinions and disavow anything that points out the eternal and obvious, God-ordained differences in the sexes.

These purveyors of �elite and progressive thought� give little heed to the right of an individual to think and act outside the box of social mores and approved vernacular and syntax they so rabidly embrace.

They insist that unabated global warming is going to be the death of the planet, yet not one of their dire prophecies have come true, parts of Manhattan Island were supposed to be underwater by now, the crops were supposed to fail, the polar ice caps reduced to ice cubes and all manner of catastrophe that mere man has no control over were supposed to overtake us, but so far life on the third rock from the sun has not come to a screeching halt because Almighty God always has and always will have His hand on the thermostat and when He moves to destroy this earth it will be evident to all.

They are horrified at the loss of one snail darter or an acre of timber harvesting that may displace one spotted owl but under the banner of �a woman�s right to choose� condone the murder, yes, I said murder, of a million or so unborn babies every year.

They defend and champion the NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem and presentation of our nation�s flag while the man or woman presenting the colors could very well be a combat veteran who has placed his or her life between us and those who want to destroy us.

The most consistently used word in their vocabulary is �racist� and I seriously doubt if half of them realize the true meaning of the word. They have used it so randomly and inappropriately they have cheapened its real meaning, using it to define those who disagree with them instead of those who really harbor racial hatred in their hearts.

They look for trouble where there is none, try to interpret well-meaning words as slights or as having some devious hidden meaning and in the process totally alienate people who could probably have empathy for some of the sensible parts of their cause, but because they will not swallow the entire empty, and sometimes silly, enchilada they are labeled fascist or worse, and worse is no problem for this ilk, as it seems the preponderance of them have a magnificent vocabulary of four-letter words.

They shout down speakers, deface and destroy historical statues, try to defame some of the bravest and most influential founders of our country, without whom the freedom they so irreverently flaunt would not exist.

Political correctness and those who hide behind its ridiculous facade discourage meaningful discourse with reasonable people, their intransigence and implacable insistence that everybody is wrong but then freezes out reason and, if they, God forbid, ever got the kind of country they want, it would probably last all of about six months.

I am an American male, I believe in the Almighty God who created us and the atoning blood of His Son, Jesus Christ, I do not judge a person by the color of their skin, I believe in and have lived the American dream, have steadily and gainfully employed 25 people for over 40 years, black and white.

I pay my taxes, take care of my family, believe in charity, always have and always will support our military, believe in the second amendment and the purposes its authors had in writing it.

I bear no undeserved ill will against any man, try to speak the truth, stand by a commitment and believe that I have a right to speak my mind in any forum and do so quite often.

I am not politically correct or bound by the artificial bounds placed on society by those who are.

And for all you people who have and will call me a hillbilly and a redneck, I have two words.

THANK YOU!!!

What do you think?

Pray for our troops, our police and the peace of Jerusalem.

God Bless America

� Charlie Daniels

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