“Whenever the world makes you cynical, stop and think of these men”

Barack Obama, speaking of the men who came ashore 70 yrs ago today, in Normandy a few moments ago.

But ‘these men’ were not educated by the Howard Zinn’s, and Bill Ayers, and Eric Foner’s.

'These men' were not immersed in news about how bad we are by every single visual broadcast entity.

'These men' were not reading the Nation, or Mother Jones, or Salon.

'These men' were not watching a president warn them that we were doing too much in the world.

'These men' were not being told over and over that if you have money you are against the rest and of the 1%

These men BELIEVED in something.

These men BELONGED to something.

These men could identify evil even if their own lives were not perfect.

These men were not afraid to call it evil in an imperfect world.

These men were taught to FIGHT for the American ideal, and the American dream, and KNEW the nation, their families, their friends and their friends families held them in their hearts.

These men were a different team and thank god for them all.

What are we taught? What have WE learned?

What is our national team?

When I think of these men, and I think of today, so sorry, but I am made MORE cynical, and most angry.