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When I was about 9 years old I remember
asking my dad about Castro.I asked, "Is Castro a good guy or
bad?" Dad said...he couldn't tell! This was about 1955. We were living
in Louisiana at the time. Dad was in the Army and stationed there.
Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The Cubans were asking the
same question! Ike was
president.
This past July 4th, we had the pleasure of sharing a summer barbecue with a
refugee from Cuba. Our dinner conversation was starkly different than most.
This refugee came to the United States as a young boy in the early 1960's.
His family was more fortunate than most, as they were able to bring a
suitcase and $100 when they fled Castro's newly formed revolutionary
paradise.
Our dinner consisted of all-American fare: hamburgers, potato salad, fresh
ears of sweet corn and watermelon. This is a menu shared with family and
friends nationwide...while celebrating the birth of our beloved America
...on the Fourth of July.
We began with a simple discussion about our country, and the direction it
has taken since Barack Obama came to power. We shared the usual complaints
about the sour economy and liberal social engineering emanating from the
rulers in Washington.
But then he said it. The sentence flowed naturally from our refugee guest.
I assume it was unplanned. But it carried the weight of a freight train.
"You know when Castro took power, none of us knew he was a
Communist". We sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we
all thought he was a patriot, a nationalist. Before the revolution he
didn't sound like a radical."
The comparison at this point was easy, and I interjected, "You mean
just like Barack Obama?"
He responded; "Yes, just like Barack Obama." He continued,
"We were all shocked as the government just continued to grab more
power.
First they said , “the revolution is
over, so please turn in your guns. We all complied."
I also remember my uncle saying; “Castro will only nationalize some of the
big industries. He will never come and take our family hardware store!!”
But that is
exactly what happened. Castro started with the sugar mills and the large
industries, but they eventually came and knocked on the door of our family
hardware store. My family had run this store for generations. They said we
now own the hardware store, you work for us. And that four-bedroom home you
own...it is now our property too.You have to move yourself and the five
children into those two rooms of the house, because others are moving in
here with you."
The lesson learned from this discussion, is a lesson most Americans refuse
to hear. Political leaders can lie about their agenda and once in
office, they can take totally unexpected turns.
If you had asked us three years ago if we thought General Motors or
Chrysler would be nationalized, we would have never believed it. We could
never contemplate a country where the rule of law, the most fundamental
building block of a justice society...would be evaporating, just like it
did in Castro's Cuba in the early 1960's.But the news of injustice keeps increasing;
Black Panthers are not charged with wrongdoing by the U.S. Department of
Justice...because their crimes are against whites. The bond holders of GM
are stripped of their assets, without being given due process by the
government. Car Dealerships are closed without due process. Governmental
leaders are bribed in broad daylight, only to have all investigation of the
crimes stifled by the Attorney General.The U.S. borders are over run with
crimes and illegal activities, and the leaders in D.C. act as if it is
important to protect the lawbreakers, while the innocent are killed and
over-run. When local communities attempt to enforce the law, they are
ridiculed and threatened as racists and bigots. They are sued by the very
administration entrusted with enforcing the law.
Without the rule of law, the U.S. Constitution is a sham!! Without the rule
of law, our beloved America is swiftly becoming a country where only the
well-connected and politically powerful will be safe. As an author recently
and so eloquently explained in her most recent book..."a culture of
corruption has replaced honest government" (Michelle Malkin).The only
way this problem will be fixed, is by massive citizen action. All honest
citizens that want to be treated equally, must come together and demand
that the favoritism, the bribes, the uneven enforcement of law ends now!!
And yes, it can happen if we all pull together.PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE
YOU KNOW!! And...may God save the United States of America!
*...the very least you can do is forward this email. 6 million plus Jews
didn't believe it could happen in Germany either!!! If you're a Christian
in these United States of America, you're probably next on the list.
History bears that out. The real problem here is, the boy from Cuba did manage
to make it to the U.S.
Today he and we will not have any place to escape to...except death! And,
for the most part...even though I'm forwarding this to you, probably less
then 10 will even read it completely, let alone forward it on to others.
AS A COUNTRY, HAVE WE BECOME THIS
COMPLACENT? WILL YOU JUST TURN YOUR BACK AND LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES? I
HOPE NOT... YOU KNOW I DIDN'T, BECAUSE YOUR READING THIS, AND NOW I HOPE
AND PRAY YOU will FORWARD IT. AND for all our sakes, go vote in November for
some real change. We simply cannot abide another 4 years of Obama. Mitt may
not be the total answer, but he is not a Communist, a Socialist, or a
Muslim.
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