For a moment, I would like to revisit the progressive pendulum swing; I will show you how it actually works in reality. Two days ago I read an article in the New York Times that has me a little unhinged, it is titled, “Sex is Not Our Problem,” written by Charles M. Blow. He is a very intelligent & sophisticated op-ed journalist at the New York Times. He also appears on CNN and MSNBC — you could say he is firmly placed on America’s progressive stage.
His article is yet another attempt of trying to solve the complex and confounding problem of our country’s high rate of “unintended pregnancies & sexually transmitted infections.” It is a noble goal, one that all caring parents and leaders should be concerned about. But as you read his article it is clear that he also means to attack conservatives by painting them as “simplistic” and “puritanical” (a code-word that means they don’t like sex & they aren’t cool – – you will never catch them dead in a new pair of metro-sexual skinny jeans!). Like all lock-step progressives, he hates the idea of the nuclear family: for progressives, the family is nothing more than a construct of European patriarchal hegemony. In other words, traditional marriage was designed by white men who want power over women. You know: having June Cleaver in the kitchen, children who are seen and not heard, and a properly folded newspaper to read on the sofa (preferably the Wall Street Journal and not the New York Times).
So, what is his solution to address, as he says, “the complex areas of causation” that lead to these high rates of untended pregnancies? Are you ready for his wisdom and insight, it is quite breathtaking:
(1) “Teach young people to value themselves in a way that contextualizes the initiation of sexual activity as a thing fully within their control and not so easily manipulated by peer and societal pressures.” Try reciting that sentence to your kids! They will look at you and say, “Huh?” And I guarantee you this lesson will not work on the 16-year-old male in the back seat of a car. You must have forgotten what it means to be 16 if you really believe he can control himself!
(2) “Abstinence can be honorable, but it won’t be for everyone.” This is like saying, “Some students are very honorable when they don’t buy those new $150 Air Jordan’s on their parent’s credit card; but credit card abstinence isn’t for everyone, go ahead, spend.” What student who is under the grip of hormones will care about “honor” when progressive elites so easily excuse a teen’s lack of self-control?
(3) “they must love themselves enough emotionally to be in control of whom they allow to love them physically.” It is proven, girls who do not have substantial love from a father figure crave it from other places. So let’s get rid of the nuclear family because dads are really not that important, and oh yeah, in place of that, love yourself….THAT WILL STOP THE NEED FOR GIRLS seeking affirmation from horny guys at a rave party.
And to top it off, all of these powerful lessons can be implemented through, more spending on education & offering fewer abortion restrictions (Who really uses the issue of abortion as one of their main party platforms?). Education is the progressive’s panacea for everything! Have you ever noticed how most progressive ideas originate from college and university professors? And for professors to survive, they need more students and more money spent on …you guessed it, education!
Didn’t Whitney Houston sing something about learning to love yourself? Bobby Brown really helped her with that one!
