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The Midwest Cattleman · August 5, 2021 · P4
It’s all about shared experi-
ences. That’s what brings us
all together.
There is a retired Florida
congressman, who now lives
in Texas who came and spoke
to some cattlemen in Missouri
not long ago at a regional meet- they didn’t have those people,
ing. One message he left us:
“You have what this country
needs right here”, but he was
not talking about beef. He was
talking about values. He was
talking about an ethic, world-
view, and perspective of citi-
zens in rural America. He was
talking about you.
Where did he get it?
Even though Lt. Col. Allen
West grew up in Atlanta, his
values, and his story is very
different from most of the other
kids who grew up on the same
block. What made the differ-
ence? He gives a lot of the credit
to his grandparents – because,
you see, he spent his summers
on their farm – working. The
list of jobs he was given is a
long one. In the process he be- crime-ridden ‘third world coun-
came a very capable young man
while many of his peers became
‘drug dealers‘ and ‘thugs’. He
credits his grandparents for his
work ethic, his faith, and his
responsible thinking – the abil- this whole issue.
ity to make sound, responsible
decisions. He credits them for
his values, confidence, and tre- opinion – it’s been tried before.
mendous success in his mil-
itary career. In short, his life
would have likely turned out
much differently if he had not
had those experiences. It is
not only knowing what ‘work’
is and why it’s important, but
also simple things like know-
ing where our food comes from
and even more advanced topics
like knowing which end of a
cow gets up first.
Where did you get it?
Think about your story. Who
do you credit for whatever suc-
cess you have achieved? We all
have those folks who helped us
along the way. There are real
reasons why we are successful
or why we are not. A lot of our
stories would sound very much
alike. If I say, ‘hard worker’,
‘sacrifice’, ‘veteran’, ‘someone
who would give you the shirt off
their back’… someone’s name-
someone’s face is likely to come
to mind. If you have those val-
ues listed above, chances are…
each one has a name to go with
it.
Some did not get it.
About half of our country
does not have those common
values. Maybe it is because
some did not have those shared
experiences. Maybe it’s because
or those kind of people in their
lives. This is also much easier
to understand when you under-
stand that the ‘Left’ has been al- country do not understand our good by getting back on a school
lowed to run rampant- in every
part of our culture and media.
They simply do not value what
you and I value – not even close.
But we all know, when it comes
to helping someone get back on
track, one person, the right per- of this in the media. Maybe we
son, can make a big difference!
Wouldn’t you agree?
When we hit the city limits,
and what I mean is the inner
city of our largest cities, it is
like going to a different country.
This summer, many Americans
chose not to visit Washington
DC at all with their families
because it is like visiting a
try’. Crime is off the chart in all
our larger cities - all over the
country. Let’s face it. Ameri-
can Marxism is real and grow-
ing. We can choose to ignore
We can for
a while, at least, but that is a
very dangerous approach in my
There was a time that nearly
everyone who lived in a town or
city had some connection, pos-
sibly grandparents, to the farm
or ranch. That day is long past.
Many families, even in Ameri-
ca’s small towns and commu-
nities in the Midwest, have no
real connection to the land or
what we might call – agricul-
tural values. Unfortunately,
even in these communities, we
have not done a very effective
job of ‘inoculating’ our young
people very well against the lies
of the Left’. What that means
is this: What we’re seeing in need an ‘exchange program’.
the inner cities of late may well If we truly do really have
be coming to a small town near what this country needs, and
you very soon, unless it’s al- I believe we do, the sooner we
ready there. figure out how to share it…
What if we do really have the better we all will be. We
what this country needs? have a story to tell… we have
Nations that wish to get not told it very well. We had
along, do business, and under- better find a way to get in-
stand each other better have ner-city youth leaders, as well
long engaged in ‘student ex- as their State Representatives
change’ programs. Most of us and Senators out to the farm
remember meeting or seeing and out to the ranch somehow
an ‘exchange student’ from a so they can make a connection.
foreign country in our school Unless more Americans devel-
or community. They were here op a better connection with the
for reason – to have fun and see land and with agriculture in
something new and different, general, none of us are going to
but the goals of the program fare very well.
were for them to better under- Our product success, our
stand our culture, values, and way of life, and our children’s
economy. future in this industry may de-
We have a problem. Half pend on it.
of our customers - half of the Maybe you can do the most
culture, our values, or our role board – even if you don’t have
in the economy. What you do any kids in school. It’s time for
and why it is important is sim- all of us to do… what we can
ply ‘foreign’ to many. To make do.
matters worse, they are con- KwC
stantly being lied to about most
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