Gentleman's Agreement

Tonight I watched an old 1947 Gregory Peck movie called "Gentleman's Agreement", about a writer pretending to be Jewish for a few weeks to learn the bigotry of Anti-Semitism.  He was personally and deeply moved to learn that the problem wasn't just about those who are openly aggressive, but hatred was fed mostly by those who kept silent in fear of rocking the boat.

It gave me the answer to my question of why Californian's continue year after year to elect the same type of people regardless of the meltdown of corruption, immorality, degradation and family breakdowns we have slid deeper into.  And often those aligned with Christian principles will vote completely against their own or don't vote at all.

Most will agree discrimination of any sort, whether race, gender, age, culture is despicable, but don't see the lack of intervention as equally terrible.

Yes, Jews faced extermination throughout the ages just as Africans were subjected to slavery around the world, where women and children still are today. In our civilized America we don't see the disgusting similarity and reality that women have been given the legal right of ownership to destroy their own children before the first breath.

So the silence continues, and the majority who is against these practices are either unwilling or unable to open their mouths making their voices heard.  And even if faced with peer pressure, America's safe due process called the secret ballot let's us keep our vote private.

But alas, even that's not enough to stir the complacency of California voters, especially Christians to follow the command to take care of the least of these.  Another election cycle went by, with California candidates openly in favor of using State taxpayers money to pay for more abortions, then offering school books and plaques honoring more sexual preferences.

It's time each of us took a stand away from the money producing Ads and actually do the research, ask questions and vote by conscience not just comfort.

Olga Hermann