Posted by
Dave Kooker on Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:34:57 PM
I became a member of the American Legion 5 years ago here in Jacksonville Florida. I could of joined the American Legion 15 years earlier but, I had a pre-conceived idea that the American Legion was just a dark dank miserable place (bar) of hardcore alcoholics and chain-smokers. A friend of mine finally talked me into just visiting the American Legion and I was pleasantly surprised. There was a nice clean pool, a Tiki bar next to the pool, parking spots for six RV’s/Campers, a boat dock, and the dark dank bar. I joined that afternoon.
Since I am an avid sun worshiper, bicyclist, and kayaker, the American Legion provided two great advantages to my lifestyle. During the spring, summer, and early fall, my son and I spend many hours at the facility’s pool and launch our tandem kayak from the American Legion and traverse the Cedar and Ortega River.
Over time I realized that my American Legion membership was a blessing. No one makes an issue that my health is at risk because I am enjoying my Nicaraguan cigars or that my tan is too brown. I can park my 9-mile per gallon pickup truck in the parking lot without even a scornful look. I can proudly talk about my military (Army) experience. Everyone one else is enjoying life in a manner than is considerate to others without the insatiable need to scold others and enforce their own values onto others.
As described in one of my previous articles, ‘Next Liberal Quandary, More Dependents or Climate Change?’, the Orwellian Liberals (Do Gooders) feel compelled to dictate the lifestyles of how they think a proper lifestyle must be lived out. The Do Gooders are a product of a Nation, which has become too affluent and life’s struggles have been minimized because of technology advances. When you talk politics with these Do Gooders, life is described is if the Nation is currently living in a Great Depression and that life on Earth is going to expire any day now due to climate change. If America were actually in a Great Depression, these Do Gooders would be working hard to provide for their families instead of promoting ideology.
Affluence and minimal life’s struggles leaves a bored, condecending, envious individual to take up a cause no matter how illogical it is or what the consescences are. It is something that gives these Do Gooders a reason to wake up in the morning. It is not good enough that their message is promoted voluntarly to feel good about themselves, their initiative must be legally reinforced unto others.
For example:
· Force the Nation to use flourescent light bulbs to save energy but disregard the chemical toxicity of the product due to Mercury.
· Force the Nation to eliminate animal fats from product and its preparation but disregard the health problems caused from transfats contained in plant oils.
· Force the Nation to be smoke-free because they are concerned about my health but disregard the free market public establishments who cater to the individual’s persuit of their chosen enjoyment.
It is not suffiecent for a Do Gooder’s to have an initiative legally enforced. The Do Gooder becomes bored again and has to push for further restrictions in their choosen initiative or pursue a new initiiative to justify their existance again.
Since smoking has been banned in public free market establishments the Do Gooders are now pushing to ban smoking in private establishments.
Smoking ban for post riles veterans
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/24/smoking_ban_for_post_riles_veterans/
If it is successful in Cohasset Massachusetts, how soon will the smoking ban in private establishments be National policy? It cannot be too far in the future that a Do Gooder will promote a policy of a complete ban of individuals off the beach because of the high risk of skin cancer and the endangerment of sea turtle eggs.
For the time being that is why the American Legion is my sanctuary from the Do Gooders. I am proud of my 9-mile per gallon pickup truck and my enjoyment of my Nicaraguan cigars while lying around the pool. I also do not guilty that I have a healthy bank account and a stomach full of Kentucky Fried Chicken.