Tides of Change

[old man 76]

These rainy days have given me time to do a lot of reading newspapers, articles on the internet and such. There are articles on gay marriage, abortion, immigration and the Affordable Care Act plus many other changes. Change is not something new. Increase in population, less resources, technology and automation and a global economy demand change. The conservative answer is to stay with the old and resist change at all costs. A Civil War was fought to prevent change. There was a range war to prevent homesteaders from the westward expansion. Women battled for the right to vote and workers fought for the right to unionize. These battles to prevent change continue now. A lady in Texas spent eleven hours to protect women’s right. Governor Perry is going to try to push through an assault on women’s rights again. I don’t believe Perry really cares about babies as much as he feels that when a man plants the seed, a woman should dam well produce the crop and know her place. Here in Maine, we remember the governor’s words when he was running for office. You know the one way ticket to Massachusetts for welfare recipients. When he vetoed the Medicaid expansion, one Republican legislator said it was a good thing because it would force people to try harder. The fact is, as time passes, change always occurs no matter how the conservatives try to use religion, the constitution or any other tactics, the tide of the times cannot be stopped. The sad part is the amount of suffering and even blood shed the conservatives cause trying to prevent it.