Fathers
By Fred Miller
DittoVille.com
And it is wise children who honor and emulate their
worthy fathers.
Observing a day honoring and taking full stock of
fathers has never been more timely. The history
of Father’s Day in America is
one of persistence, an idea slow to come to fruition
over nearly a century. The notion of a
holiday devoted to American fathers first came to
light early in the 20th century and only became
official as recently as 1972.
Father’s Day, the third Sunday in June, was
established as a tribute to the indispensable “man
of the house,” a stalwart presence now sorely
missing (both literally and figuratively) in too
many American homes and in our social affairs. We
are paying a dear price for that absence, everywhere: from
the desolation of the Inner Cities to the toniest
gated communities of Hollywood and all points in
between on the economic spectrum.
Among the lethal consequences of that absence
are the abandonment of the most basic moral
standards and established mores; a rejection of
life’s large duties and responsibilities; a growing,
unopposed appeal for lawlessness pushed by the
political Left; the resultant anarchy running amok
in schools K-College lapping over into all social
settings; the blurring/erasure
of boundaries,
including what constitutes and differentiates
male and female. If men
and genuine manliness are villainized,
what happens to the pivotal role of fatherhood in
our society?
Shouldering life’s burdens and responsibilities that
we might be secure.
The fathers of us Baby Boomers (today’s senior
citizens!) were expected to weather Great
Depressions, World Wars and the challenges of
providing us with lives of unprecedented advantage.
Has our fortunate generation done as well? And
what is expected for today’s fathers?
The challenges are different today but no less
important. For our fathers, European and Asian
fascism was a clear call to action. Flushing out
and exterminating those present-day termites
quietly, inexorably eating away at the foundations
of society worldwide require no less than the bold
assertion and guiding presence of maleness, father
figures fighting for the lives of those depending
upon them. Is it any wonder we pin such high hopes
on the brash, fearless presence of Donald
Trump?
Here’s to his unabashed American patriotism, his
refusal to turn the other cheek, the pugilistic
style, fighting to win! Our forefathers were precisely
that, and our turbulent times urgently call
for worthy successors, modern forefathers for
Americans of the future!
