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Bristol Palin & This Father’s Fear
September 3, 2008 |
As a father, I am very afraid for my children as I watch the Bristol Palin story unfold.
The way this story is being covered is sickening; and should send a shiver down the spine of every father in this nation.
There is a large segment of our society that will use, exploit and destroy children just to achieve their political ends. This segment has declared open season on a 17-year old and are seeking to tear her down on a global scale because her mother has had the audacity to step forward to run for national office and because they are in violent disagreement with her mother’s political views.
No other child of a political candidate or elected official has been subjected to this vile - no matter their behavior. Yet, each and every day, we seem to be sinking lower into the slime as the Bristol Palin saga goes on.
Our children need our protection. They do not need to see their teenage miscues played out in three (yes, THREE) stories on the front page of the New York Times (in one day). They do not need to see their name besmirched on TVs throughout the world. And the only reason Bristol Palin is being subjected to this trial is because too many people want to use her for crass, partisan political gain.
No matter our political views, we have to stand up and put an end to this destruction. As fathers, we must stand up and stare down those that would use our children in such an inhumane way.
Bristol Palin could be our daughter. Let’s consider whether we would want our daughter treated in such a way.
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Theo, the people doing are fully aware of what they’re doing and they make no pretense about it. They’re willing to destroy an innocent teenage girl to get at her mother. And why shouldn’t they? They’re protecting their “right” to kill their own children.
As Paul said, they consider one child being sacrificed a small price to pay for advancing their causes. One website had a sampling of quotes where some on the left spelled out that destroying her was reasonable. Evil is unable to recognize itself for what it is. Rationalization is the first step towards acceptance of evil.
As a father of a 15 year old daughter I definitely understand the title of your post. We raise our kids the best we can and hope the values we’ve tried to instill come to mind when they inevitably face various temptations. However, we understand that nature of approaching adulthood leads to challenging authority and taking risks. All young people believe the worst can not happen to them. Consider driving. Young drivers aren’t truly cautious until they have an accident or a near miss. Same thing with the situation Palin’s daughter is experiencing. All we can do at this point is pray for her and all young people dealing with difficult situations and pray that parents have the strength of character to remember to show unconditional love especially when the first instinct is to show anger.