March 3, 2024
Corruption and redemption? America on the precipice
By Eric Utter
A corrupt people will not long remain free. Period. That is something the Founders knew in their bones.
Yet I fear we have forgotten that lesson.
A corrupt people will not long remain free. That is a simple truth.
Here are a couple Merriam-Webster definitions of corrupt:
1) a: morally degenerate and perverted: depraved b: characterized by improper conduct (such as bribery or the selling of favors)
3) adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition
Few honest folks would fail to admit that our society’s morals have declined in recent years, or that the amount of “improper conduct” has increased. Without question, our behavior has been adulterated and debased by change. Look at the content of television shows circa say, the 1970s or 1980s versus today. When one went out to dinner, or even a nightclub or tavern 50 years ago it was extremely rare to hear those next to you using using “F-bombs.” Today, nearly everyone uses them on a constant — and loud — basis, young girls included. In some places the word appears as ubiquitous as “the,” “and,” or “you.” Look at pictures of people attending sporting events in the '40s, '50s, or '60s and compare them to today. Coats, ties, dresses, and hats were the norm back then, whereas anything goes today. Tats, piercings, and sweatpants predominate in many cases. And that is just scratching the surface. We all are aware of the increase in crime, drug use, and attendant homelessness.
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