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Several years ago, I lost a couple jobs because of the information written here. I was slandered and threatened - I was hated. At the time, I wasn't standing in the street preaching or standing outside an abortion clinic. All I did was write a few letters to the editor. One time I was almost denied a job because of my religion. Funny how things work out. Back then, it didn't seem like there were many like minded individuals. Looking back over ten years later, I realize that my ideas weren't so 'out there' and in fact, many people believed as I did. Since that time, a revolution has occured. Not a revolution of guns and blood, but a revolution of ideas and political involvment. Sadly, somewhere along the way, I lost my passion, my zeal for the values I believe in. I would like to believe I have become wiser and pick my fights better, but the truth is, I am just too damn tired and took focused on providing for my family. As I re-read these 'articles', I wonder how deeply I still hold to the values expressed in them. Don't get me wrong, I am still, for a lack of a better word, conservative, but I wonder if these were the right 'battles' to fight. Fortunately I am too lazy to be a fanatic or an activist, but I hope one day I will find the energy or the faith to jump into politics in some worthwhile manner. I don't believe the system is broken, but it certainly needs a tune-up. I envision that tune-up as something of a revival of the spirit that founded the worlds first true, viable democratic republic. If you happen to stumble upon this little hole in the Internet, I hope you have the grace to understand who I was and where I was at when I wrote these letters. I wonder how or if I would write on these subjects today...
Jeff Pierson |