December 23, 2012, - 10:40 pm
“The Sound of Music”: We Don’t Have the Courage of Georg Von Trapp . . . Not Even Close
Tonight, ABC broadcast the excellent, ever-relevant “The Sound of Music” movie, as it does every year around this time. As you know (or should), it’s the story of the family of Baron Georg Johannes von Trapp, an Austro-Hungarian Navy officer who was highly decorated for his World War I heroism. But his true heroism was that which is recounted in the musical: his refusal to give in to Nazi evil, a principled stand for which he gave up everything he had–a wonderful, luxurious, well-appointed life. A short while ago, I tweeted about “The Sound of Music” (follow me on Twitter), saying “They don’t make ‘em like they used to.”
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With this tweet, I was thinking about how there are few movies and musicals like this because there is little courage left in the West. My Twitter follower Tom Odell was on top of this and tweeted back at me, “Georg von Trapp walked away from every luxury of life b/c he would not join evil. Could U imagine Obama doing same thing?” My response was that I believe very few Westerners or Western leaders would do the same: “I can imagine few Westerners doing the same these days. People have no guts, no backbone, and no principles.” And I elaborated on it at my Facebook fan page (join by liking here):
Twitter Follower Tom Odell responded to my tweet about “The Sound of Music,” noting: “Georg von Trapp walked away from every luxury of life b/c he would not join evil.” He asked if I could imagine Obama doing that today. But, sadly, it’s not just Obama. I can imagine few Westerners and Western leaders doing the right thing b/c they are selfish and PC morons. I can’t imagine George W. Bush walking away (and he didn’t, instead embracing Muslims), I can’t imagine Mitt Romney walking away, I can’t imagine John Boehner walking away, and frankly, I can’t imagine most conservatives walking away. After all, they won’t even give up Jihad Grover Norquist and his Al-Qaeda buddies (see also, here) or draft-dodgin’ babydaddy Ted Nugent. Read the rest of this entry »
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