Dale Holbrook: Counting Ones Blessings

The state of the world, or at least our country (that would be the United States of America in case I have already lost you) seems to be shifting away from order and toward chaos. If you are a regular reader of this blog, then it is safe for me assume you are on the upside of the intelligence quotient and daily practice the art of assessing your tactical locus. You have surely observed the current events being reported as protests but which are in reality unlawful mob activity designed to deny us our Constitutionally guaranteed rights of speech, assembly and association.

“Black Lives Matter, “Free College”, “Never Trump” and others (pick your own) are efforts to drive political outcomes through force or fear. I know also that if you read this blog regularly you are not the type to be cowed by such. But just to allay your frustration in the seeming lack of visible opposition to these political pirates I offer this brief list of comforters:

· We own most of the guns, a great deal of the ammunition and mastery of the skill set.

· We control the hard currency and have secured most of the collateralized credit.

· We enjoy personal mobility (meaning we own most of the cars, trucks and motorcycles).

· We have mastery of the English language, written and oral.

· We possess a sense of history.

· We understand the true meaning of destiny.

· We maintain the sanitary sewer system (if we leave, they’ll all die of typhoid fever).

· We know how to walk quietly in the night.

· We have been raised to favor the taste of meat.

Let’s check their side of the ledger:

· They have no idea!

I know I have violated my own preference to keep above the political fray in this blog, but sometimes you just get pissed off by what you see at the carnival. Next week, when the circus has moved on, we’ll do something about the Golden Age of Hollywood. Those are always popular.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. – Thomas Jefferson