It is of course highly likely I am not alone in my often failure to detach from the negative, and instead focus on counting my many blessings. None the least, my (so far) freedom as a U.S. citizen to “Press 1 for English”! Especially when it seems to be more and more difficult to purchase a lot of things that are not “Made in China.”
For example, I’ve recently been pondering getting my hands on a few “Let’s Go Brandon!” decals. If for no other reason, for memorabilia purposes, etc. That is, before the current radical-left infestations in the people’s White House “mandate” that such expressions of free speech be “canceled” from the face of the Earth.
Therefore, a few days ago I took the bold leap and placed a via-Internet-order for a small quantity, which was very timely delivered to our residential mailbox yesterday!
And, yes, you guessed it—the relatively simple, water-proofed paper construction, 3” x 7.5” “Let’s Go Brandon!” decals I ordered, and received, were “Made in China”!
As the frontage of more and more U.S. businesses are frantically plastered with “Now Hiring,” “Help Wanted,” “Bonuses Offered,” etc., signage.
Yes, the same U.S. that long, long ago was, for example, the first to land a human on the Moon, apparently cannot now be a serious competitor in the production of simplified “Let’s Go Brandon!” decals?
Or, for that matter, in the production of the countless “Made in Germany” wind (save-the-planet) turbines that continue to clutter America’s landscape?
Nevertheless, may appropriate curses fall upon me should I fail to grasp and duly appreciate just how truly blessed I am to (thus far) have the freedom to “Press 1 for English”! In lieu of “having to” learn Chinese, German, Spanish, etc.
For, such a “mandate” would truly be a threat to the survival of this very much senior (and language-challenged) citizen—who has yet to master my country’s common-language English. Yes, the same “English” that hopefully one day will be legislatively-declared to be, and enforced as, “the” official language of our most precious and ever-threatened America.
Likewise, hopefully soon-will-be-the-day when America finds the wisdom and courage to recover from its current nation-destructive addiction to “Made in China.”
A China not focused on hurt feelings and offensive-to-some historical artifacts, etc. But, instead, on its rapidly spreading — and liberty-threatening — “economic and military supremacy”!
—William James Moore
[PS – And no apologies due, nor offered, for above use of a bit of satire in an effort to draw attention to serious concerns.]
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