Two Signs Of The Times

And, sadly, both of them point in the same direction.

An adult female fan at a baseball game steals a ball from a child.

And a vehicle hog uses three parking spaces at Wal-Mart.

If you want to know where the stubbornness and selfishness in Washington begins, look no further than these two incidents.  As I just said, our government is influenced by our culture, and not the other way around. emanates from our culture.  We could, and should, have a broader discussion about this, especially since conservatives are allegedly so concerned with "culture."  But we would first have to broaden the definition of "cultural issues" to include issues other than sex.  Wealth distribution, in many respects, from the treatment of workers to the giving of charity, is very much of a "cultural issue."

I make no defense, in the Wal-Mart case, for the tire slasher; in his or her own way, they were just as bad.  They had peaceful alternatives, and failed to use them.  Vigilante justice is no better than the corrupt behavior that tempts it to act.

It's time for all of us to give the words "I," "me," and "mine" a break.  The initials of "United States" spell "us."  It's more than a coincidence; it's a reality too many of us are encouraged to overlook.  That needs to change, or there may not be a "United States" much longer.