Politicians keep people from dealing with shame of moral lapses

To the editor,

Politicians, you have to give it to them. Their motives are so pure. They love people even more than God does because they always try to improve on what He has done. God created Adam and Eve in order to procreate and populate the earth. Society has always called that union "marriage" and it has been upheld by society for very selfish reasons. It was understood that blood is thicker than water and would therefore create the strongest bond there is. From the small family unit would then develop the community into larger and larger groups that shared certain values. In order to uphold those values, taboos were established to protect society from misfortunes by a breakdown of these established rules. To make people feel ashamed was one of the methods used to aid in adherence to societal values. It did not always work as we are all tempted in various ways but it did have a positive influence.

Politicians pure motives just made them feel compelled to help people not to have to deal with this "shame" because aren't we all guilty of moral lapses? Phrases like "if it feels good, do it" or "I have a right to have all the children I want regardless whether married or able to afford them" or "why shouldn't homosexuals have the right to be married?" It is certainly understood that homosexuals want to form unions with one another to express a very human need for love and companionship. They can call this union anything they desire but not "marriage", which fulfills a very different purpose. Their unions should be protected by laws and benefits but of a different kind than those that aid families with children. It is children we need to continue the life cycle and in turn protect the elders in their time of need. The 1960s gave us the flower children, hippies, reckless sex and illegal drugs. The consequences were dire and we had the "war on poverty" which decimated the family units by moving "dad" out of the picture. The inner cities paid the highest price. Then ingeniously was decreed the "politically correct" agenda in order to stifle free speck. Heaven forbid that anyone should mention the decline of cultural values. From now on we had to be tolerant and could no longer express an opinion without being called a racist, homophobe or given any other derogatory label.

The feminist movement was a wonderful tool for politicians. We still have "war on women". The movement had some positive and also many negative results. Ignored was the fact that there is a vast difference between men and women so designed as to complement each other for the benefit of both and their families. However, the choice of how to apply their God-given talents should never have been denied to either of them. The problem was that women were told they could have it all and the state of being a housewife was looked down upon. The statement "I'm just a housewife" was repeated by many of those that had chosen to stay home. Others decided to enter the job market and to move up the corporate ladder. Both choices had positive effects. The negative part was paid by youngsters whose moms were not available when needed for guidance and nurturing and also by moms being overworked for fulfilling the roles of employee, mother and wife.

Now politicians are working hard to find ways to forgive the debts of those that have bought houses they could not afford in the first place. Most of the blame lies with the politicians when they passed laws that made banks approve improper mortgages. But what is debt to a politician? They put the country into debt for SIXTEEN TRILLION DOLLARS. This is the price all the citizens have to pay and be responsible for. But who should complain when politicians did it primarily out of the goodness of their heart simply to help the folks WHO voted them into power.

Karin Valade

Laconia