I admit to an attitude of mockery toward "commentator" Glenn Beck. However, a friend sent me an excerpt from his broadcast. I was deeply saddened. I agree with what Glenn Beck said:
I sent the comment below to the president and Massachusetts senators. Although President Obama still promises the most open White House in history I doubt whether mine and other comments are seen or tallied in any useful way. Surveys show we Americans don't want to continue the endless wars, we don't want the President to be Bush II. Yet here we are.
I continue to send occasional comments into the White House's equivalent of the astronomically labeled "Black Holes" in outer space. This from today:
"NO to U.S. war in Syria, upon Syria or within Syria. Please
learn from the bad years that have injured our souls, that have corrupted
American ideals, that have killed our people and thousands of innocents, that
have bankrupted our country, that have cost us our place as positive examples
for the world.
"The lies that led us into Iraq caused harm that will not be
resolved in hundreds of years in the Middle East. The dictators we supported in
South America have killed tens of thousands and degraded the lives of millions.
"Please, look for a higher and wiser vision. Endless wars
have not supported but invalidated our ideals. Continuous political language speaking eloquently for the
greatness of America -- when will that be made true and real? How far down must
we fall before we see ways to match our actions with our persistent dreams? Do
we really want to stand as those of whom they say: "Bring in the big guns.
Bring in the killers?" We must look, in MLK's example, for a light we have
not yet seen. We must look for a better way."
