America is witnessing a decline in morals, at a rate faster than any other nation has ever experienced. With the help of government, the immoral will win the battle, as they have been doing for the last 50 years.
First, let's talk about 'freedom' and what it means to be free. Freedom is something every natural man is entitled to, and in my personal opinion, is a God given right. We are born free, and we are free to make any choice we want.
Freedom, by my definition, is the only thing in life that is really free, that does not come at a cost necessarily (if we look at it subjectively, and singularly).
After the abolition of slavery, and certain feminist movements in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, we have experienced a level of freedom nearly unknown to the modern world. Women's voting rights, race equality, and freedom of choice are all results of the many great movements that have taken place in our great country.
But how free can one be? There are many choices that come with freedom: sexual preference, jobs preference, clothing preference, movie selections, music selections, religious freedom, political freedom, etc, etc. One is not even restricted to one choice by their use of freedom; instead of only having the freedom to select one genre of music, we have the freedom to select as many as we want; same with colors, I have a choice to like multiple colors. I can even choose to practice multiple religions if I choose. There is nothing stopping me from praying to Buddha and Jesus in the same day. The beauty of being free lies in just that; freedom. We have freedom of expression; I can announce to the world my distaste of onions, or my love of striped and checkered shirts. Either way, I am freely expressing my opinions, and to a degree, I can express my opinions without fear of repercussion.
With all the beauty we see in freedom, can there possibly be a downside to it? Before we begin, I'd like to start with this quote from James Madison:
"A well instructed people alone, can permanently be a free people."
Freedom is a great thing, and something to be loved and cherished, and even nursed. However, freedom, can come at great cost.
We see civil rights movements all the time, many of them promoted and led by such groups as the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union). Some of these movements are good, such as equality, voting rights, etc. Others, are very questionable such as gay marriage, divorce, abortion, etc. And this is where we begin...
Divorce: Prior to the 1960's, America had a divorce rate of 1:5, or, every 5 marriages would end in divorce. Divorce was not typical, and it was not something to be proud of. Divorce was generally frowned upon because it was seen as a disgrace; something that ruined families, and destroyed children's lives, and because of detriments it held in relation to the children and society as a whole, it was right that was rather hard to achieve: there would have to be a reason for divorce, and both parties would have to agree to the divorce. The legal proceedings were long, and divorces were not given a high priority.
Of course, under certain circumstances divorce was understandable, such as an abusive marriage, or a spouse cheats. But even in these circumstances, divorce was not always something that was supported, or undertaken by the victim. Many times both spouses would suffer through the marriage and make the best of it, under sometimes the worst of conditions for the sake of their children. When the children became old enough to be independent, the divorce would proceed.
This isn't always the best thing to do in such circumstances as an abusive marriage, however it does hold a noble side to it; staying together for the sake of the children. This reveals that even in such scenarios, the parents (or parent) cared enough for the well-being of the child to stay in the marriage.
Going back to the divorce rate prior to the 1960's (1 out of every 5). Shows something very revealing. It shows people had a sense of commitment, that they would stick together even if things got rough (financially, socially, etc, not abusive). It showed they had a deep understanding of love, and perseverance, which perseverance is easy when you love someone. It also reveals a society that cherished the strong, and who had a strong understanding of the effect a strong marriage has on children, and the rest of society as a whole. These people were setting examples, showing that no matter what, you stick it out to the end, and that's what makes a commitment a commitment.
We can call this commitment the patriarchal family, or the traditional family. A value that is still cherished and practiced in other parts of the world (mostly in non-western cultures).
Now let's speed ahead to today (2011); in American society, divorce rates have reached 50%, meaning one out of every 2 marriages end in divorce. This is perhaps the highest rate of divorce in any civilized country in the history of the world! <-- I use that exclamation point as a way to grab your attention, and not to show enthusiasm for this statistic.
We must ask ourselves, why? Why is the divorce rate so high, and is divorce really such a bad thing?
First off, divorce effects children more than anything else in their life. It is something a child never recovers from. A child is meant to have two parents, a mom and a dad. Both sexes offset each other, and in the process they equalize and help balance the family out. The woman is better with tending to her child's emotional needs, while the father succeeds in being the stern punisher, the teacher, the protector, and the role model boys admire. Without the father, or mother, the child suffers. This has been documented countless times, and confirmed by hundreds of studies.
Divorce doesn't just affect the children, but also the parents. Studies have shown that married couples who have been together for most of their lives, tend to live longer, and be happier than non-married people. Their kids are more likely to succeed in school, and more likely to live longer, be happier, earn more money, and succeed in more ways in life than a child that comes from a divorce.
If divorce is so bad, why is it so easy?
You can thank such groups as the ACLU, Human Rights Watch, Planned Parenthood (who's founder Margaret Sanger divorced her husband and left her daughter to create), the Association of Womens Rights, and even the Ford Foundation.
They have pushed hard to win the right to easy divorce, over many years' time. Going back to the feminist movements of the 60's, we learn that many of these movements were champions of divorce, claiming it was a womans right, part her quest for total freedom. This movement had unintended results, not only did it succeed and surpass all expectations, but it ignited a flame in America that was always 'suppressed' if you will (and for good reason). That flame was sexual freedom; the freedom to have relations with anyone you want, and with as many people as you want, unconditionally.
From that point on, we see a rapid decline in morality, and increasing rate of problems.
First; we see an increase in divorce, which leads to social problems as one person cannot get along with another, we also see problems with developing children. They go on through life lacking the love and support needed to take risks and succeed in life, which has a detrimental effect on not only them, but the country as a whole.
Secondly, we see an increase in such habits as affairs, pornography, abortion, and homosexuality. All of which, also have secondary effects on society through music, television, games, and nearly every aspect of society.
Pornography;
Porn is one of the most dangerous weapons in the immoral, or liberal moral side of things. It has the ability to halt an entire society, and disrupt the morally sound man.
Porn was once frowned upon. You would never brag about it because it was not considered decent, or within the masculine realms; it was seen as weak. If a guy looked at porn, it was because he was desperate and could not get a girl. Porn was also not easy to obtain. You had to be a certain age to purchase porn, watch porn, and access it. Porn stores were usually somewhere in the back end of a dark alley, where the criminals and medically insane people were. Somewhere between where the crack pipe lay and where the old run down ghetto was, there was a small pornographic shop.
However times have changed. Pornography is everywhere. You do not have to go looking for porn to find it; it will find you. From internet advertisements that appear on the side of a website, to pop-ups that hit you directly in the face, to magazines on racks that appear on the sides of check out aisles, to movies, 'family' television, books, and even pornographic references in music. Pornography is a huge, multi-billion dollar industry that is not slowing down anytime soon.
Pornography degrades both men and women, and creates a lust for something that is materialistic, not loving. It causes people to seek out a self-fulfillment that will never go away, and through that process causes divorce, job loss, and in the extreme case, sanity. Pornography teaches people to think lustfully and give in to their deepest and darkest desires, and to disregard all feelings of love. It penetrates every level of humanity, and pervades the mind, heart, and soul. Kids growing up who had dreams of becoming an engineer, physicist, or businessman, are thwarted in their dreams by their lust of material things, and quick, non-lasting self-fulfillment. Pornography is selfish, wicked, and terrible. Without respect, values, or honor.
Why marry? Marriage is a chain that binds you to that other person, meaning you will only ever have sex with that other individual and no one else. It seems like a dark recess in the back of a persons mind. They begin to think lustfully, and not lovingly. This creates the realm of society we know of today, known as liberalism.
Porn is promoted by everyone on T.V. and movies, to the most popular musicians and artists. Art is not art unless it contains nudity. Music is not good music, unless remarks of genitalia, and sexual prowess are mentioned, and a movie, is not a good movie unless there is sex, lots and lots of sex, with many different partners. And the pervertedness is not limited to traditional sex, but liberal sex, where a person may have relations with a person of the same sex; girls with girls, guys with guys, even older individuals with much younger individuals. Liberal morals do not stop there, even sex with multiple partners gets boring so one must be creative and more expressive than the last, so they will promote the freedom of having affairs and cheating, dominance, S&M, bondage, etc, etc. Sex and pornography are promoted by liberal moralists as being artsy and sophisticated, a freedom, or right that every individual has, and should express.
This is causing a rise spousal affairs, which in turn causes divorce, which destroys the sanctity of traditional marriage that is created and developed by true love. It ruins children's lives, it degrades people, and it harms society as a whole.
It doesn't matter whether you are a democrat or republican, no one is immune to this liberal moralism, that is championed as 'freedom.'
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