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The Midwest Cattleman · August 6, 2020 · P4
this? The answer
is… yes. Yes,
you can. Yes, we
could… and yes…
if we are not care-
ful - our children
might get to. If
you don’t believe
that, then you
don’t know your
history. If you
don’t think it’s
possible, you’re
Well, it’s that time again. fooling yourself.
How can you tell? There are History is littered
signs popping up everywhere, with the names of
and already the political ads those who, were
on TV seem to be endless. they with us here
That’s right. We’re going to today, could en-
lighten us. Many,
have an election – that is
we’re going to get to choose a having escaped to We can all learn a lot from those people who have risked it all in order to
our shores just re-
President. We’re also going to come to this country and become citizens.
get to choose State Represen- cently find it hard
to believe how
tatives and Senators as well
as members of the U. S. Con- many of us take our freedom cans don’t stop on the field of attack his character.
and our system of govern- battle to check the race of the
gress. I don’t even want to Once again, life is about
talk about it – but I will any- ment for granted. wounded before they admin- choices. I could choose to
It's hard to believe that so ister care. It’s irrelevant. As
way. Stay with me. complain. That is - tell every-
Every so often we have an many take advantage of and Morgan Freeman says – “Just one how corrupt the system is
election - every four years enjoy our system, our way of quit talking about it!". Those or pick up a post driver and
we have the ‘big one’. Like life and self-governance, but who use race to divide us do something about it – that
aren’t willing to ‘lift a hand’ or need to be in any line of work
that breeze out of the ’wrong is… work to get the right per-
direction’ that flows in right ‘turn a tap’ to help preserve or but governance. In my opin- son elected and work to send
defend it. Voting may be the ion they are disqualified to be
over your neighbor’s lagoon, someone else home to anoth-
it comes, it goes, and then we only time they participate, ‘dogcatcher’. er line of work. That’s how
I have a really good friend
and many are not motivated
all try to get back to life as we it works. Some need to be
know it. Talk, talk, and more enough to do even that. Ask who is running for the Mis- governing and some need to
them who their state repre- souri Senate, so I helped put
talk. Most is just ‘words’ - be sent home. Thank God for
rhetoric. Much of it is nega- sentative or senator is, and up signs in his district – that’s our system that allows us to
you get no answer. If you do several counties – and I real-
tive. Some of it is downright do that with ‘words’ and signs
lies - closer to what you get get an answer – they give you ly learned a lot. Almost one instead of bullets. Stop and
their representative to the hundred percent of the people
on your boots when you stand think about how many places
too close to the ‘squeeze chute’ U.S. Congress. It’s hard for that I met were really nice – on this globe where people are
me to criticize these people – most were terrific! Our coun-
than anything else. When it dealing with bullets, bombs,
comes to election season, local I was one of them for a long try and our state are filled and other violence. I mean it
time.
with some fantastic folks.
state or federal, some folks really isn’t that difficult to go
We can all learn a lot from Most ‘get it’ when it comes
are just annoyed by it all. To those people who have risked to elections. Most still have out and put up a sign.
hear others, they would rather In Venezuela, they don’t
have a ‘root-canal’ or ‘enema’ it all in order to come to this faith in the system and want have to worry about doing
country and become citizens. to participate. It’s no secret
than go through it. We’re all that.
pretty good at complaining, No one is going to convince that some have become dis- I know that right now some
them that what we have is couraged and disconnected.
but I wonder if we have really are trying to use violence –
thought much about the al- not unique and special - they Why would I stop what I rocks, bricks, gasoline, and
know better. I wish more of was doing and, in the middle
ternative. You know - there is worse to try to get their po-
an alternative. us already here would figure of a pandemic, spend time litical way. Here is how sim-
talking to people and putting
that out.
I wonder how often we stop ple that can be. Responsible
Veterans and their families up signs? Because I know
and consider just how much know better than anyone the the man. He doesn’t really citizens need to work to send
some have given up… just so those who are putting up with
we can have this system, with sacrifice and price that has want to be there, but he will – even enabling or encourag-
been paid for our freedom. serve out of a sense of duty. I
all of its flaws. And, if lost, ing that kind of behavior…
what it might cost to get it Although Veterans fought for know that he’s one of the few home to another line of work.
their right to do it – it turns who cares about the Consti-
back. They have no business gov-
‘Life as we know it’. What out that kneeling for the an- tution and will stand up for erning anyone.
does an election have to do them or disrespecting the flag the truth when others can’t KwC
with that anyway? Can’t we is flat-out insult to their ser- be found. Another reason I
vice. When those who saw took the time was because his
just cancel it? Can’t we just
live in a world without all combat were on the battlefield opponent chose to completely
– all lives mattered. Ameri- misrepresent his record and
