What constitutes being a real HERO?

As many have heard, the word "hero" has been tossed around lately and applied to a certain individual -- a prominent senator -- that recently died; a war hero, some claim because he was a POW (prisoner of war) in Vietnam for some years after being shot down in his fighter jet.

Of course I'm writing about Sen. J. McCain.

Beating a dead horse after he's no longer with us, is not my style, but some things should be cleared up and made right regarding his "heroism," and what constitutes being a real hero.

First, I find it amazing how McCain's former enemies have practically canonized and almost deified this fallen human being at this funeral, while behind the scenes, they hate him.  A strong word, hate, but hate nonetheless.  I call these morons hypocrites, plain and simple.

But this is part of the playbook of the hard left, hypocritical mainstream media -- who hated him while he was alive, and now cannot praise him enough, sound familiar?   There is a reason for this undue praise: to contrast their version of what a hero is with that of President Trump, attacking him daily with words seething with malice and death threats.

By the way, why isn't the Secret Service and the Justice Department investigating these numerous threats?  After all, threatening the president is a federal crime!

I am a Vietnam veteran, but thank heaven I was never a POW.  But does "just" being a POW make one a war hero?  Maybe, maybe not.  There are plenty of examples of what a real hero is, and I'll give some examples shortly...

One of the problems I have with McCain's actions during his years as a senator, is that he consistently short-circuited any legislation to look into credible reports of sightings of POWs left behind after the 1973 accords with Hanoi.  In addition, his documented treatment of the families of those POWs was nothing short of despicable, as they approached him in person, begging for his support in trying to find out the status of their loved ones, still POW or MIA (missing in action).

Second, you would think that someone who's been a POW for many years, and survived, would detest war and the consequences of the mayhem and suffering that is part and parcel of the opposite of peace.  But no, McCain was a war-hawk.  What I call a war-monger.  He could never resist the temptation of involving us in war after war, invading and occupying other sovereign countries under false pretenses, and in so doing, bolster the military industrial complex by the sale of arms and ammunition.   And he often sided with the "rebels" as apposed to government forces of a particular nation, allowing civil wars to drag on for years, causing so much death and destruction of the peoples, and infrastructure, it will be years for recovery to take place, if it ever happens.

In short, he was a traitor to his Republican Party, a traitor to the pro-life movement, a traitor to the Natural Law in general, with little consideration or care for the scandal and misery he caused by his actions or inactions while in the military or during his time in the Senate.

And now, here are my thoughts on what constitutes a real hero...

The average "Joe" who goes about his daily business, working to support his family, paying the bills, showing charity to his neighbor.

The average "Jane" who goes about the business of being the heart of her family, sacrificing for her children, keeping the "wolves" at bay.

A fireman taking risks every time he is called out to fight a fire, and rescue people, cats and dogs from certain and horrible deaths.

A police officer who puts on the uniform in the morning and leaves home to serve the community.

Blood donors, the "quiet heroes".

Those in the military protecting our country (not imposing our version of democracy on other nations), but protecting OUR country from foreign AND domestic enemies.

The good priests that serve their flocks from the attacks of the evil one; who baptize the newborn, who performs marriages, and buries the dead.

Men and women fighting and coping with debilitating diseases every day of their lives.

This in only a short list; there are many more examples, I'm sure.  But these folks rarely if ever get their names in the newspapers, or are rarely if ever interviewed, no, these folks bear their crosses and pray for strength and perseverance.

And I bet they also pray for their country.  Will you?

Gene DeLalla

 

Words have meaning..

When a word is spoken, it has a certain meaning that the one speaking it attempts to create a picture that that word should convey in the mind of the one hearing it.  This is completely normal, if this were not the case, then why speak at all?  Or write at all?

But today, we hear words that have been co-opted by the radical, hard left to intimidate or completely eradicate any sense of the true meaning of words.  So let's look at some words that today are used to change the lexicon of American speech.

First -- and foremost? -- gay: merry; bright and lively.  Today: gay: homosexual.

What??

I know many people who are gay; they are happy and upbeat!

So let me see if I understand this: gay now refers to sodomites?  I guess that's why Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed.  Certainly not because they were "merry," or "bright and lively," but because they turned from the Natural Law, and lowered themselves to the level of the jungle.

Racist: discrimination based on race.  Today: racist: anyone who disagrees with the leftist agenda, and has differing opinions of those leftists.

Antifa: a political protest movement comprising autonomous (?) groups affiliated by their militant opposition to fascism and other forms of extreme right-wing ideology.

Isn't this an oxymoron?  These anarchists are fascists themselves.  Their goal is to suppress free-speech and opinions that differ from theirs.  As an example, they say they are opposed to "extreme right-wing ideology," but in reality, they try to stifle conservative speech and opinions that contradict their own extreme left-wing ideology. 

There are many more examples, to be sure, but these are just a few to illustrate the fight we are up against.  We can never give an inch to these miscreants.  Not one inch!

Pray for discernment, and pray for our country.

Gene DeLalla

Atomic Veterans are dying..

An excerpt from an article from "Reveal"...

"In the aftermath of World War II and during the height of the Cold War – between 1946 and 1962 – the U.S. detonated more than 200 above-ground and undersea nuclear bombs."

When I was in Vietnam, there was a chemical that went by the name of Agent Orange.  

Many of my brother Marines, Army and Air Force troops were exposed to this deadly agent.  My only -- possible -- exposure was a sweep (a search and destroy) of an area on one of the bases I was assigned to during my tour.  The trees and shrubs in that area looked burned out; defoliated; nothing was left; completely lifeless.

After the vets returned to the U.S., some of them began to have various health problems.  In fact, some of those health issues were transmitted to their children.  Some vets developed cancers, or other debilitating diseases.  When the vets presented themselves for treatment or some type of compensation, the government, in the form of the VA (Veterans Administration), denied that Agent Orange had anything to do with their claims.  This outrageous denial went on for many, many years.  Finally, the horrendous effects of that deadly chemical were acknowledged, and some compensation and treatment was allowed to the suffering vets.

Now, I want to describe another incredible event...

Recently, I saw a video of British "Atomic Veterans" gathered for a reunion, their numbers quickly dwindling; many had died of cancers of various forms.  Their description of what they saw and went through was almost unbelievable to anyone with a sense of justice; a sense of true patriotism.

These soldiers and sailors were exposed to, not one, but many nuclear blasts over the course of several years.  Their government did not explain the threat to their health and well-being.  These men were not given sufficient equipment to help protect them from the initial blast as well as from the radiation fallout that followed.   

After watching this video and listening to their touching stories, I got angry, very angry.  These men were used as guinea pigs, plain and simple.  

I knew that American soldiers and sailors too were exposed to nuclear bomb blasts, so I decided to do a little research on the matter...

Well, the American GIs were also used as guinea pigs, but the numbers of Marines, soldiers and sailors that went through these horrendous tests, were much more numerous than the British vets.   Many thousands more.  And many more bomb blasts, most of which were exploded on some of the Pacific Atolls, and some under water, as well as in Nevada.

Again, their descriptions during the blasts and after, were almost too hard to believe, but true nonetheless.  

As with their British allies, they were given no protection, and no information as to the dangers of being exposed to the blast as well as the aftermath and the possible detrimental side effects to their health. 

If you look at those videos, you can see with your own eyes, the nuclear blasts and the troops very close to those blasts, some as close as 3,500 yards from ground zero, with no protective clothing or just simple googles for their eyes which did nothing to mitigate their eventual suffering. 

These vets did what they were ordered to do.  But those in government knew -- without a doubt -- what terrible effects those nuclear bombs would have on those men.   This was proven when the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, not only killing so many thousands at once, but also the long-term effects of radiation poisoning in the form of cancers and birth defects.  And yet, our government allowed their own citizen soldiers to be exposed and many eventually die from these diabolical experiments.  

Please pray for these "Atomic Veterans" and their families, and pray for our country. 

Gene DeLalla

Climate change, or just Mother Nature?

Though books, as well as thousands of articles have been written on "climate change," or "global warming," I'd just like to touch on some things that might be helpful in seeing the forest from the trees.

So here goes...

Frist, when I lived in California back in the decade of the 70's to the 80's, I witnessed first-hand "climate change," especially during a California "winter," mainly along the coast, and then up in the local mountains just east of Chula Vista (beautiful view), a suburb of San Diego.

What the natives call El Nino hit big time in the late 70's causing a very wet winter, with temperatures so cold in the San Diego area, that heavy rain was mixed with sleet!  Not only that, but after one major storm, there was over four feet of snow in the local mountains.  I know this to be a fact, as I used to travel to the mountains for the scenery and to gather pine cones of various sizes for my collection.   But after that particular storm, and after I reached the entrance to an area off the freeway, about 4,000 feet in elevation, I was turned back because I didn't have snow tires and chains.

There were storms galore during that period of time.

I remember the flood control channels in the Los Angeles area were right up to the brim, with some cars caught in the rampage, along with people swept away in the rushing waters that drained from the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains, all the way to the sea.

Second, when La Nina occurred, just the opposite happened; it was drier, and, in fact, some drought conditions lasted for quite some time, as it is now, though things have eased up somewhat, but not enough to quench the numerous fires in the northern part of the state.

These cycles were common, and scientifically proven over the years.  But back in those days, I had never heard of "climate change," or "global warming."

Third, what I did hear about was that scientists were claiming the earth was in the midst of "global cooling," and about to enter another ice age.  This was in the 1970s.

What happened with that??

When did global cooling morph into global warming?

I suspect that there's an agenda here.

Right now, there is a trial going on in San Francisco, where the global warming folks are suing five of the major oil companies for damages to the environment.  Well, it turns out that we are seeing self-hating CEOs of those various companies attempting to cow-tow to the environmentalists in an effort to maintain an image of being friendly to mother earth.  Perhaps.

But even if the climate change, global warming folks win this suit, what do they think they'll accomplish?  Can it be they think that all fossil fuels will be outlawed at some point?  And if that happens, what will replace the oil, gas, coal, and nuclear energy that generates the overwhelming majority of the electrical power that is produced world-wide?   Isn't it interesting how we take for granted when we flip on the light switch, that magical element known as electricity, will take us from darkness to light, and we'll be able to read our favorite book?

Solar?  Wind?  Hydro electric generation?  In time, maybe.

But for the foreseeable future the most reliable sources are the "big four": oil, gas, coal and nuclear.

Climate change, or just Mother Nature.

Gene DeLalla

Guilty until proven innocent?

In our country, one who is accused is innocent until proven guilty by a jury of his peers.  Yet just the opposite is now in full swing when it comes to those Catholic priests accused of some type of sexual abuse of minors, or anyone for that matter.

Once the blood is in the water, the sharks go into a feeding frenzy, ready to devour anything -- or anyone -- unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity.

This is exactly what is happening to priests these days, especially here in the United States.  Although Lady Justice is supposed to be "blind" when it comes to meeting out justice, once a priest (or anyone) is accused, the court of public opinion seems to have sway, and the accused is already guilty before any trial in a court of law which practically negates the ability to defend oneself in that very same court.

This is a direct violation of the Fifth, Six, and Fourteenth Amendments under the "Bill of Rights" to the U.S. Constitution.

It is a fact, that Catholic priests, especially, are targets of the anti-Catholic mobs that seem to permeate the landscape, ruining the reputations of even the good men caught in the cross-hairs.  Yet, those who abuse in the public school system, or Protestant ministers, or even Rabbis, seem to get a pass from the mainstream media.

Why?

In fact, the 2004 Shakeshaft study proves beyond a doubt that the abuse in the public school system is far worse than that in the Catholic Church by homosexual predator "priests" and their enablers in the hierarchy.  In fact, recent undercover videos show a systemic coverup of teachers, coaches, and  administrators abuse of minors under their charge within the public schools.  Their blatant, arrogant explanations were disgusting, and shows the equivocal corruption of these creatures.

We all agree that they must be rooted out and brought to real justice.

This is not to excuse the sick attacks on the vulnerable in the Church, but to point out the double standard applied to one side over another.

I wonder if Lady Justice will ever recover?

I know the Church will; we have Christ's word on that!

In conclusion, it is important to keep in mind the rights of the accused as well as the rights of those victims to redress their grievances before an impartial jury in a court of law.

Pray for our country...

Gene DeLalla  

Another shooting in a gun free zone!

The following is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Snyder from the Economic Collapse Blog regarding the recent shooting in Florida at a gamming event:

We have seen that mass shootings can happen literally anywhere. We have raised a valueless generation that has no moral foundation, and we have pumped them full of all sorts of pharmaceutical drugs that are messing with their heads. From now on we are going to need suffocating levels of security at all public events, and many people will decide to just stay home and not participate in public gatherings at all.

Our society is literally coming apart at the seams, and today is truly a very, very sad day for America.

I agree, but why is this happening?

There is a "simple" answer: God has been kicked out of the public sphere; out of the schools; out of sporting events; out of public buildings, allowed only to be worshipped in private.   Dare we discuss religion in the public forum!  Preach on a street corner and see what happens!

Another reason that might also be considered: gun free zones.  This is lunacy!  But not surprising, because these shooter-magnets were first proposed by liberal politicians, and, sadly, supported by "republicrats" years ago.  

Our Second Amendment rights are now relegated to what the state or city or town allows us to  have and hold as dear (for our protection and the protection of other innocents).  Our "license" to carry concealed IS the Second Amendment!  Our inalienable rights are NOT granted by government, but by God, and are supposed to be protected and guaranteed by that very same government. 

So now, there is a young son that will not have his father to guide him in his formative years, or to have his father present as he marries; as his own children come into the world -- and what kind of world will it be in the next 15 or 20 years?   And his mother?  Now a young widow, whose life is  now shattered beyond all comprehension.  

May God have mercy on the two that were killed in the Florida shooting, and may God have mercy on the families of those taken from them. 

Pray for these victims, and pray for our country.

Gene DeLalla

Follow-up: Skin Color, Does it Matter?

In my recent post: Skin Color, Does It Matter?  I indicated the efforts of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to alleviate the suffering of his black American followers, culminating with his assassination in April of 1968 (I was in Vietnam at the time, and when the news of King's death reached the base, tensions ran high.  There was a call for calm; a memorial service was held at the base chapel.  I asked my black brother policeman if I could accompany him to the ceremony; I was the only white man in the packed chapel, other than the priest and minister!).

Today, there is another massive form of discrimination going on, this time, in South Africa, but it's much worse than the "run-of-the-mill" discrimination, it now borders on ethnic cleansing.  You read that right: ethnic cleansing -- of the WHITE population!  Specifically, the Communists of the African National Congress (aka: ANC) have decided to strip the white farmers of their right to continue working the land, and, in fact, drive them off their land, and in some cases, kick them out of the country altogether.  At some of their rallies, there are chants to kill their fellow -- white -- countrymen, simply because of their skin color.

This "reverse" apartheid has turned the once prosperous South Africa into a hell-hole of fear and intimidation for those of European decent.

The former head of the ANC, the Communist, Nelson Mandela (died 2013, at the ripe old age of 95), radically changed the landscape of the culture and the politics of the nation.  His diabolical "reforms" continue to be carried out by his successors, in a campaign of fear and racism.

Fear, intimidation, racism, ethnic cleansing, land confiscation, and yet there isn't a peep out of the mainstream media in our country.  Their sympathies for the Marxist regime is obvious and frightening.  Sound familiar?  Just take a look at the violence and anarchy directed at "conservatives" at recent rallies demonstrating for our inalienable rights.

Part of the problem in this country is the continued brainwashing of those poor souls who attend colleges and universities, instilling in their students the need to tear down traditions and societal norms, and replace them with some ungodly system of anarchy.

Where will it lead?  Only God knows.  But as the saying goes: charity begins at home.  First, we have to extricate ourselves from the many sovereign nations we have invaded and occupied over the last 15-20 years.  Second, the sanctity of life must be recaptured in the hearts and minds of the American public.  Without the protection of life, from conception to natural death, there will be no peace, no harmony, only despair and enslavement to our passions.  And it's all connected...

By all means, let us pray for our country.

Gene DeLalla