Never Give Up
One characteristic of Americans has been never giving up---never surrendering…at least it once was.
Some folks are losing this. The President of the United States is one. Well, other than wanting to be President, I don’t believe he ever had any ambitions for the nation…only for himself. He’s quite satisfied by being President. He seems to be indifferent to a country crumbling around him.
Never giving up requires character. Joe has never had character. If you examine his lifetime, you’ll find a man who was happy to plagiarize his way through college, associate with clearly racist legislators, gladly take bribes from foreign powers, and a person who wakes up each morning saying, “Ain’t I something.”
For some people, giving up just comes naturally to them. They almost immediately fall into the habit of depending on others for their well being---their parents or other relatives, generous non profits, or the government.
When I was growing up, there was a stigma associated with welfare of any kind---private or governmental. No more.
What happened to character? What happened to never giving up?
During World War II, a German commander attacking the American forces in Bastogne, sent the American commander a message urging him and his men to surrender. The American commander’s response was, “Nuts.”
We’re losing that attitude in this country.
Okay, I admit that I get a little discouraged occasionally. I have to slap myself around a little to bring me back to a more positive attitude…a more hopeful attitude.
Some of you folks also need to slap yourselves into better attitudes.
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