We profess to be a ‘Nation of Law(s),’ and at one time, we might have been. I don’t think we are anymore…
From my observation people today tend to follow only the laws that suit them. If a ‘law’ is inconvenient, or deemed “bullshit” by someone these days, they just tend to “blow it off.” You can see this any day on the highway. How many folks actually follow the speed limits anymore? We could really save a lot of money by not posting speed limit signs any more – people don’t tend to follow the damn things anyway. And when is the last time you actually saw someone stop at a ‘stop’ sign? Oh yeah, they ‘slow down’ to give the appearance of complying, but that’s about the extent of it.
I heard a newscaster the other night talking about being in the Vatican. She mentioned that she was told that they were not allowed to take pictures in the church. “But,” she went on to say, “I took a few anyway.” Freely admitted it on her newscast. Those rules must be meant for us Lutherans, eh? But the episode speaks volumes to the prevalent attitude toward ‘laws’ (or rules) anymore. And people could care less, or so it seems…
I, for one, am tired of living in a society with no apparent respect for the law – whatever that law might be. And no one seems to give a shit… the “it’s all about me” attitude anymore. The “Sesame Street Kids” – every kid doing his own thing – are coming home to roost. And what a pain in the ass you are…
Well, I for one, will not cave to this syndrome. I do not give a rats ass if you are ‘riding my bumper;’ I will not go any faster than the posted speed limit. Just this afternoon some ‘zipper-headed no-brain’ passed me across a solid yellow line because he didn’t think I was going fast enough. And I have no problem “flipping off” these jerk offs in instances like this.
So, now I feel better… Regardless of how “special,” or how “important” you might feel about yourself, I will not compromise my values or the laws of our land, to meet your simpering expectations…