The Dutchman

Army Experiencing Character Problems: Imagine That!

Secretary of Defense Hagel and others in the Obama administration are expressing concern over a recent study showing that the U.S. Army is experiencing the highest rate of ethical lapses, moral breaches, and character problems in its history. Apparently instances of cheating, lying, stealing, sexual harassment, extra-marital affairs, drug use, and other character-related issues are on the rise in today’s politically-correct, culturally-tolerant, gender-neutral, gay-friendly Army. It is hardly surprising that the Army is experiencing these problems. What is surprising is that Secretary of Defense Hagel and liberals in Congress don’t understand why such problems are on the rise.

Rather than do the hard work of dealing with the root causes of character problems in the Army, Secretary Hagel and liberals in Congress are doing what liberals do best: responding with righteous indignation. Of course their indignation is well-practiced, dripping with artificial sincerity, and hypocritical with a capital “H.” These self-righteous practitioners of moral relativism are using one of the left’s favorite tactics: crying out in protest against the very problems they have caused. The Army is simply reaping what liberals have sown.

Talk about a self-inflicted wound. Liberals who are now berating top Army officers over the sharp upturn in character problems are the worst kinds of hypocrites. The very liberals doing the berating have spent decades enacting policies and encouraging behaviors that undermine and degrade the moral fiber of American society. At the same time, liberals have used the public schools, entertainment industry, and mainstream media to promote the concept of moral relativism; a concept that recognizes no absolute rights or wrongs. The moral relativist believes that individuals should make their own decisions about right and wrong. The best summary of the philosophy of moral relativism is this: if it feels good do it.

For Americans who grew up in an era when traditional moral training and positive character shaping were thought to be passé and even scoffed at, what feels good to them is often bad—for them and society. Choices based on moral-relativism lead inevitably to cheating, lying, stealing, and the other character problems that are plaguing the Army. On the other hand, moral relativism is a convenient philosophy for hedonistic people who don’t want to follow society’s historic rules of decency and behavior; in other words, liberals. Liberals are now reaping the results of their if-it-feels-good-do-it philosophy, and not one of them has the courage or integrity to step forward and own up to his or her duplicity in the Army’s problems.

The increase in character-related issues being experienced by the U.S. Army goes well beyond this one branch of the military. The Army is a reflection of American society, and the problems the Army is experiencing are the result of a general coarsening of society that went into high gear in the 1960s when advocates of moral relativism began to emerge as America’s cultural leaders. Police officers, teachers, college professors, coaches, counselors, and other authority figures who work with young people outside of the military are dealing with the same types of problems now confronting the U.S. Army. In other words, as goes American society so goes the Army. It is important to understand that the Army’s problems are not isolated from society or they will just get worse, something liberals will eventual have to admit.

The problems being experienced by the Army and society in general are exacerbated by the unethical and immoral examples of certain presidents, Army generals, and an endless list of public officials, business leaders, teachers, coaches, and parents who go astray. Consequently, self-righteously berating Army officers about character lapses in their branch of the military will not solve the problems plaguing the Army and society. Making a media-hyped show of calling a few Army generals before a bunch of puffed-up, artificially indignant members of Congressional committees will do nothing to improve matters, nor will sacrificing the careers of Army generals on the altar of public relations. To solve the Army’s character problems, begin by solving America’s character problems.

It is obvious from their responses to the report on character problems in the Army that Secretary Hagel and his liberal associates in Congress either do not understand what is causing the problems or, more likely, refuse to admit it. Since this is the case, I have a few questions for Secretary Hagel and his liberal colleagues:

Did you really think you could drive God and Christianity out of the lives of Americans without paying a price in ethical lapses and criminal behavior? The societal standards that made America great are simply extensions of the definition of right and wrong presented in the Holy Bible. If American society were guided by the Ten Commandments, lying, cheating, stealing, extra-marital affairs, sexual harassment, and the other character problems plaguing the Army and society would quickly go away.

Did you really think allowing President Clinton to get away with engaging in sexual tryst in the Oval Office with a young White House intern would go unnoticed by young people in their formative years? The natural reaction of people to the Democrat Party looking the other way rather than demanding that Clinton resign was: “If he can do that and get away with it, why can’t I?” Leaders set the tone in any organization and as Commander-in-Chief Clinton set a tone of tawdry permissiveness that has obviously been picked up on by people of all ranks in the military.

Did you really think that President Obama could blatantly lie to the American public about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Americans would not think: “If it is acceptable for the President of the United States to lie, why shouldn’t I follow his example?” Half-truths, distortions, and out-right lies have become the stock and trade of this president and liberals wonder why so many people in the Army lie to get by.
Finally, did you really think you could replace traditional Christian values in American society with an if-it-feels-good-do-it philosophy without reaping what you have sown? I cannot understand why Secretary Hagel and other liberals are so upset in the first place concerning the character lapses that are plaguing the Army. They have worked hard to inculcate moral relativism, so why complain when what is happening in the Army is just evidence of their success?

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SchoonerPete

I am not one bit surprised...I knew it was coming. That's what happens when you let the liberals control the military.

vernon

what do you expect ,first they let the women in and you arnt to notice they are built different especially an 18 or 19 yr old with harmones pumping like mad.then they put you with fags and your not to notice him ogleing your privates.then they cut spending on v a where it dosent amount to crap.

The Dutchman

The Dutchman wrote:
Army Experiencing Character Problems: Imagine That!



Hell, sillyvillians period!

SchoonerPete

The liberals have turned the military into one big social experiment, which will do nothing but degrade readiness and standards more and more. Sadly, it won't be long before other countries start making jokes about our military, instead of the French, Dutch, etc. Women and queers do not belong on ships or in combat...period.

The Dutchman

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The Dutchman

Vern, It's all of the obozo's great plan to destroy our Military so it can't defend this country against his socialist hitler style take over.....

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

This is not a shocker! When rules are relaxed to the point that they disappear, then the what is left? Most of these people are very young.....don't jump, I said MOST. They are just figuring out what life is about. Some are still in the experimental stages of maturing and without clear guidance, then they make wrong decisions at times.

I say, go back to a crisp, well trained, and disciplined military.

Blacksheep

Great article. I wondered how long it would take for this to happen and now I have the answer: Not long.

When I was in the Navy, homosexuals were given the boot when they were discovered, not welcomed in as shipmates. Most of us drank like fish but we manned our stations sober and no one smoked pot. One guy was caught with some during an African cruise and was packed off to the brig and never seen again.

You can't tolerate homosexuality and drug use in the close confines of military life. You just can't. If you try, everything will fall apart just like it is now, and anyone who's ever served in a good cohesive unit knows that. Our Sec. of Defense obviously doesn't and is not qualified for the job.

vernon

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Kevyn

While most of the persons who serve and have served in our military do so with courage grace and honor there have always been exceptions. A number of atrocities were committed by Americans in WW2, the Mai Lai massacre and rampant drug abuse during Vietnam, soldiers pissing on an enemy corpses and murdering civilians in Afghanistan and terrible mistreatment of Civil War prisoners. Any large group of people will have some deviants it is not a sign of the times it is a sad product of the darker side of human nature.

Ricko Loc: Florida

ginnyt-Exactly! When you replace discipline with Political Correctness you end up with disarray. When a superior cannot give a subordinate a direct order without fearing that he/she may have violated that person's constitutional rights you no longer have a military chain- of- command and you cannot fight or win a war without one. Good Luck America !!!

Brian Devon

The far right's philosopy??? "If it feels bad, do it to someone else, especially if they don't look or act like you".

Exhibit A: Vietnam

Exhibit B: Iraq

Exhibit C: Afghanistan

The Dutchman

Brenda if you were any more stupid, you'd have to be watered twice a week.

The Dutchman

Missy, You have very serious delusions of adequacy. It's impossible to believe the sperm that created you beat out 1,000,000 others.