The other day, a friend of mine …

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Robert Ringer

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The other day, a friend of mine was lamenting about how the America we grew up in had become a totally different country in such a short period of time. In a discouraged tone, he asked, “How did it happen?”

“It’s pretty simple,” I told him. “It happened while Americans were watching the NBA playoffs, sipping their bottles of Miller Lite, and stuffing themselves with triple-cheese pizzas. They simply ignored what was happening, because to comprehend it would have required thinking — and thinking takes effort.”

In the meantime, while everyone was focused the life of bread and circus, a lethal quiet moral revolution — that few people took seriously — was taking place in the shadows. I say lethal, because the moral standards of a civilization constitute its very foundation. And when that foundation is degraded, the civilization itself is in danger of being displaced by an entirely different civilization based on different moral standards.

The result of America’s moral revolution is that it caused a 180-degree shift America’s generally accepted code of conduct. Through gradualism, the barbarians inside our gates have persuaded (or intimidated) a large percentage of Americans into accepting the notion that many of our most cherished values and beliefs of yesteryear are immoral, and that, in our brave new world, some of the worst vices of the past are to be applauded and encouraged.

As a result, we now live in a world turned upside down, which means that most people today are ─ morally speaking — standing on their heads. That said, might I humbly suggest that this might be a good time to get out your moral compass and study it carefully? And, while doing so, keep in mind that one man or woman with courage is a majority.

… just sayin’.

Robert Ringer

Robert Ringer is an American icon whose unique insights into life have helped millions of readers worldwide. He is also the author of two New York Times #1 bestselling books, both of which have been listed by The New York Times among the 15 best-selling motivational books of all time.