A Christmas Celebration and Reflection in this Time of
Division
“Partisan
political division and the resulting incivility has reached a low in America,
with 67% believing that the nation is nearing civil war, according to a new
national survey. “The majority of
Americans believe that we are two-thirds of the way to being on the edge of
civil war. That to me is a very pessimistic place,” said Mo Elleithee, the executive
director of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public
Service. Highlighting findings that show
voters angered with compromise and growing (partisan) unfavorable ratings of
President Trump and most 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, he said the
poll “paints a scenario, a picture of a highly negative campaign that will
continue to exacerbate the incivility in our public discourse. It will be a sort of race to the
bottom.” While it found that 87% are
frustrated with the rudeness in politics today, it also revealed that the
public really isn’t interested in traditional compromise. For example, a nearly
equal 84% said that they are “tired of leaders compromising my values and
ideals.” Elleithee explained, “It seems
to me what they’re saying is, ‘I believe in common ground, it’s just that
common ground is where I’m standing. As soon you move over to where I am, we’ll
be on common ground.’” The national
division is widening. “There is relative consensus that divisions in this country
are getting worse.” (The) pollsters
noted that the public blames social media, the news media, and President Trump
for the growing division.”
(https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/battleground-7-in-10-say-us-on-the-edge-of-civil-war) The pollster is evidently part of the MSM if
they believe Trump as the singular politician is responsible for a divide,
ignoring Pelosi, Schiff and the Squad as well as eight years of Obama as
evidently bringing us together?
Well, in this holiday season, we have the
opportunity to truly come together in a spirit of thanksgiving for our
blessings, a time for renewed hope and faith both in reflection and in
celebration of the birth of Jesus as well as in reflecting and in looking
forward to the coming year to reaffirm the Cause and support our Southern
heritage. But truly, it is almost
imperative to celebrate with friends and compatriots lest you offend someone
attending a Christmas Social instead of a Holiday Social or ring the bell for
the LGBQT-unfriendly Salvation Army kettles.
We can stand with our brothers and sisters and sing Christmas carols at
Buena Vista and offer a Merry Christmas to passers-by while ringing the bell at
Winn Dixie. As Sons of Confederate
Veterans, we should be thankful that we can enjoy fellowship with compatriots
and we can freely espouse and attempt to emulate the virtues of our Confederate
ancestors and their fight for the (few) freedoms we still tenuously hold dear
today. The season is also an opportunity
to look back over the last year to celebrate all the Dragoons have done to
Advance the Charge. As part of the SCV
cemetery Guardian program, the camp continues maintaining Robinson Springs and
Indian Hill and Doster cemeteries. Our Dixie
Butt annual fundraiser brought in record funds for our camp treasury. The Dragoons were a leader in the Division
in participation in SCV events including attendance at the Division and
National Reunions and the Division Robert E. Lee Day observance at the State
Archives. Another enjoyable Fall Muster
Clay Shoot and BBQ in addition to the spring picnic at Confederate Memorial
Park where flags were set. Billboard ad
campaigns fro Confederate History and Heritage Month, Law Enforcement
Appreciation Day, Robert E. Lee Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas again were a
model for the Division. Dragoons
participated in local community events including the Autauga County
Bicentennial and Tyrone Crowley again portrayed Daniel Pratt for local
events. Many Dragoons attended the 20th
Annual Forrest Birthday Celebration at Ft. Dixie and, a number of our camp’s
veterans represented the Dragoons and the SCV at the Memorial Day Remembrance
Service for the Fallen at Montgomery’s Trinity Methodist Church. Our popular Prattville Cityfest and Millbrook
Mardi Gras festival booths. A living
history presentation to students at Alabama Christian School. JROTC H.L. Hunley Awards at Prattville,
(Millbrook) Stanhope Elmore and, Wetumpka High Schools. Key participation in the Brigade Confederate
Memorial Day program at Confederate Memorial Park. Independence Day, Mardi Gras and Christmas
parade entries where we are greeted heartily.
A record Thanksgiving canned food drive and donations for the Autauga
Interfaith Care Center and our Salvation Army red kettle bell ringing for the
Christmas season.
There is a
divide in this country today because of moral relativism and a departure from
the Constitutional ideals on which this country was founded. We are blessed to know the truth of the
Cause and to be able to share it and promote it in our community, truths which
are very much relevant today. We can
rejoice in this Christmas season, a wonderful time of the year to fraternize
with compatriots at numerous holiday events.
The Social, the parades. The
float preparation and walking the parade route with all the Christmas lights
and everyone cheerful and gleeful. The
Christmas Social at the beautiful historic Buena Vista mansion with General Lee
eggnog and Christmas carols sung together and played on the grand piano. It is a refreshing affirmation when we still
can enjoy a fraternity of like-minded individuals such as the Prattville
Dragoons. Thank goodness for Sweet Home
Alabama. As the lyrics to “Christmas in
Dixie” proclaim, “Graceland's all in lights. And in Atlanta, Georgia, there's
peace on earth tonight. In Jackson,
Mississippi to Charlotte, Caroline. And all across the Nation, it's a peaceful
Christmas time. Christmas in Dixie, it's
snowing in the pines. Merry Christmas
from Dixie to everyone tonight.” Let us
give thanks for our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, our families, friends,
neighbors and the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and a
wonderful holiday season.
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