What America Hates!

Thursday – September 9, 2010

What America Hates!

I wrote sometime back about the greatness of American ideals, our tenacity and the ability to, not only get things done, but the ability to apply ingenuity. America has produced some of the greatest innovations, some of the greatest ideas and some of the most important things that we now take for granted.

The last manufacturing facility to produce incandescent light bulbs is closing. The plant is located in Virginia and it has direct ties to Thomas Edison. I read about Edison and what I have found out is that he was a maverick. He was an inventor and he didn’t give up. He was tenacious and he had a dream. His dream was to light up the world, with a light inside of a glass bulb.

He made many attempts, but in the end he persevered. In the end, he brought a country from an agrarian to that of a manufacturing giant. His single light bulb led the way to many of the electronic devices we have today. It was because of Edison that industry could work around the clock.

It was because of Edison that an idea became reality. Many in industry and government tried to stop him, but they did not succeed. This tiny plant that is closing is the symptom of a country in decline. This tiny plant in Winchester, Virginia employs about two hundred people. This will add to the unemployment figures in a few weeks.

The reason this plant is closing is that in 2007, Congress passed a law to prohibit the manufacture of incandescent light bulbs, in favor of a new fluorescent light bulb that is produced off shore. This new light bulb is “green” and is supposed to save the earth. We will see. The decision that was made by this Congress has caused so many of the problems we have today. This is another symbol or legacy that the Liberal will leave in their path of destruction.

Edison never imagined that his light bulb would be replaced. He never imagined that it would be replaced by a decision made in the U.S. Congress. Edison was a symbol of American greatness that fostered ideas and that created a product and an industry. All this came from a simple pencil sketch. Edison’s invention was another example of what can be done if one is left alone and if government doesn’t get involved.

By 2014, we will not be able to buy an incandescent light bulb produced here in the U.S. In fact, we will not be able to buy any incandescent light bulb any where. Our choice for light and our choice of product selection is being curtailed by government.

As America wakes up, America will realize what it hates. It doesn’t hate the system, it hates the bad decisions that come from the system. It hates the decisions that destroy free enterprise and that destroys the results of idea’s through regulation and government control.
America hates the policies that put it in decline. America will solve the problem that the problem makers create. This is for sure, because America is not great, because of the government it is great because of its people.

In two days, we will once again observe the tragedy of 9/11. In two days, we will once again feel the hate and see the scare that was left for us by a few who hates us. Our generation, just as the last one, remembers the tragic events that shaped our national life. We remember when JFK, RFK and Dr. King were taken from us. We remember when O.J. was on the run and we remember 9/11.

We remember where we were when each of these events took place. We will remember future events, good or bad. This is the human condition. Some events we can alter and some we can’t. Let’s take the ones we can’t alter and pray that they don’t leave a hole like the one in New York. The ones that we can alter, lets pray that we make the right decisions. Americans will never fault anyone for a good decision, but when a wrong decision is made it is our duty to correct that wrong.

Americans don’t hate the color of some. We don’t hate the nationality and religion of some. We don’t hate that some can’t do for themselves. We are a nation of diverse and generous people. It is part of the fabric that makes us American. Part of the fabric is the ability to create and retain wealth so that we can decide what to do with that wealth. Most of us do the right thing and we contribute of ourselves so that others can benefit. It is part of the system that makes it possible for a young man to become president of an association, a company and even a country. This is what others hate and this is what we must be vigilant over.

When a small manufacturing plant closes, it affects us. When a leader is taken from us, it affects us. When a national symbol is taken from us, it affects us and this is what we hate. Americans hate to correct the wrong, but we do it because no one else will. The memory of 9/11 will take many years to overcome. The anniversary of 9/11 is three days after my birthday. This year it was my 56th. I hate the memory of that day, because it has affected my life. I remember where I was and the feeling that I had. I cannot correct that, but what I can do is make sure I vote and make sure I am active in the process.

Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives

A footnote: 54 days remain until the Midterms two days remain until we observe 911. With days remaining for these two events our only option is to participate and be involved.