CACOPHONY IN E FLAT MINOR: Polygamy And Other Hypocrosies

The news oozing out of Eldorado, Texas tugs at our hearts and souls. That young, often pubescent girls are being forced to marry men in their 50’s who already have wives, is a subject which surely must cause even the most desensitized to think twice before swallowing their apple pie ala mode. The first question that comes to mind is: “How can these things happen in this country in 2008?”

The answer should be obvious: “The same way they happened in 2007, 2006 and in every shameful year of countless decades before.” So, don’t let it bother you.

Now, don’t turn to look at me with that look of totally utter astonishment at what I have just said. The premise of my argument is this: If it’s been done before, for years and years, then it must be acceptable. Even if it is legally, morally and ethically wrong, it must be acceptable. Otherwise, we would stop it.

You see, if you are a registered voter and you have voted for McCain, Clinton or Obama, you have voted for unethical behavior, lies, deceit, criminal behavior amounting to a conspiracy, or anti-white racist belief. All of these behaviors, repugnant to me, are justified by such rhetoric as “All politicians are crooked,” “Nixon did it,” and “Clinton got away with it.” The underlying premise there is: If it’s been done before, done repeatedly, then it’s okay to do it again.

Carrying the argument one step further, we all know that the use of illegal drugs such as meth, coke, crack, heroin, is illegal in this country and the law says you do time for such use. Most occupations these days require you to take drug tests to keep your job. Yet, we make jokes about it and we actually say, about our Presidents, it’s excusable. And, we actually idolize people who get away with flaunting the law, taking Hollywood stars as the prime example.

So, why should polygamy not follow into the same category? What makes polygamy different?

If I have at least caused your sense of values to quiver even in the slightest of degrees, I have accomplished what I set out to do: awaken your conscience… if you have one, that is.

Is this national disgrace of polygamy the only fatality of our self-indulgent rationalizations? Or, or there more tales of ugly injustice hiding under the rug?

Did you know that America spends more money per person on medical care for its criminal prisoners than it does for Native Americans? Did you know that illegal aliens receive more in Federal benefits per person than Native Americans? Did you know that the vast majority of Native American communities are infested with meth, crack, and alcoholism? How would you like some figures on rape, incest, domestic violence, and violence against women on Indian reservations? Would it bother you if I told you that the Federal Government turns it back, with deaf ears and blind eyes, shrugs its collective shoulders, and changes the subject whenever it is mentioned? Oh, they do that with such finesse.

But, that’s okay, because it’s been going on for decades. Only the Lord knows what other atrocities are going on in our country under the rug. Sex slave trade, maybe?

Unless you are willing to rethink things, unless you are willing to open your mouth and to firmly object to these events, unless you are willing to get involved in proactive resolution of these issues, I would suggest that you keep your mouth shut, because it surely would be hypocritical for you to open it.

We ARE to blame, and I, for one, most certainly don’t have the stomach for apple pie ala mode. But, you can have yours. Don’t choke on it.