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By Carl Mumpower
Whatever you do, don’t let the Aurora Colorado murders stop you from seeing the latest Batman movie. “The Dark Knight Rises” is one of the best this year. As Super-hero flicks go, it may be the best ever – especially if you’re a conservative. That’s because the conservative pillars of reality, reason, responsibility, and right are also Batman’s pillars. Mirroring yesterday’s America, the action begins with denial and the illusion all is well. Mirroring today’s America, denial then shifts to despair as the good guys lose their way and the bad guys very much find theirs. Hopefully mirroring tomorrow’s America, men decide to be men, fight back, and prevail with acts of courage that are, frankly, inspiring. Yours truly got kidnapped into taking a seat at this Batman movie. I walked out feeling I’d just met a reincarnation of John Wayne. That our hero was dressed like a bat was incidental. Batman’s a conservative.
Fear makes us fat
You’ve seen the commercials on a pill that’ll melt away fat. Following the left’s model of mascot enticement, the hook predictably responds to our avoidance of personal responsibility. The declaration, “It’s not your fault – it’s cortisol!” is music to the ears, but poison to the body. Anyone who doesn’t patrol their health, fitness, and weight is heading for a cliff. Weight problems come from eating more calories than you burn. All the rest, with rare exception, is just seasoning. So why do we do it? Certainly we eat to reduce stress, but do you know what the stress mostly is – fear. That’s why most cops are overweight and our culture is making obesity a national pastime. Food tastes good, but bulk makes you feel more powerful. You may not look sexy or be able to run, but there’s physical power in mass. Want to lose weight? Figure out what you’re afraid of, resist eating as a stress reliever, and burn more calories than you take in. Fear will make you fat.
Being young and dumb
There are many blessings that come with youth, but wisdom isn’t one of them. America’s youth may be well schooled in technology, political correctness, and the latest “thugs are us” rap release, but when it comes to living in a dangerous world, most don’t have a clue. Consider a brief inventory of the traps they’ve stumbled into in recent years. For starters they’ve been asleep at the wheel while we baby-boomers and today’s self-serving politicians have loaded them up with an astounding burden of debt. They’ve accepted loans from schools that’ve, in turn, provided them with an education rarely connected to feeding oneself. They’ve embraced the fantasy of government as a benefactor, but ignored the reality Uncle Sam is just as likely to abuse as protect. They’re gullible swap of the lies of crony capitalists for the bigger lies of crony politicians is remarkably naive. Young plus dumb equals danger and a call to start paying attention.
Sexualizing our daughters
By now you’ve probably noticed a trend in America – we’re obsessed about sex. So obsessed in fact we’re willing to sacrifice our female off-spring to our warped cultural model. Sorry America, it’s just not possible to build a healthy culture by training your girls to be toys and your guys to be little boys. That path to darkness ends with a lot of angry women and selfish, immature men. Girls are getting an especially bad deal in our twenty-first century. No, we do not hide them behind burkas. What we do is display and reveal them as cute and sexy little Barbie dolls. For proof, check out Victoria’s Secret – would you believe these folks have a marketing strategy for children? Given a choice between a sexy doll and a modest doll, 70% of the 6 year olds in a recent study identified with the sexy doll. Women civilize our crazy world. Programming children to think of themselves as pleasure objects is a great betrayal of their gifts. Shame on you, America.
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Carl Mumpower, a former member of Asheville City Council, may be contacted at
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