America is pulled in so many culturally woke directions these days, it may seem a little bit old fashioned to take a moment to remember the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice that gave us our freedoms. Let me explain why it is not.
I am writing this on Memorial Day (May 29). When you read this column, it will be June 1, the first day of Pride month.
There’s nothing wrong with celebrating the rights and culture of the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s important to note, however, that Pride Month is a freedom we’d never – and I mean ever – enjoy without the sacrifices of soldiers who died for a country as great (and tolerant) as ours.
It was only 80-some years ago that this country was locked in a life-and-death struggle with Germany and Japan. Had Germany and Japan prevailed, Hitler’s policy of extermination of the LGBTQIA+ community would now be world policy.
The idea of drag queens doing story hours at public libraries would not be up for discussion. Hell, public libraries would have been a thing of the past. A debate on personal pronouns or Target selling “tuckable” girl’s swimwear? Forget-about-it!
So, if you’re flying a Pride flag today, I hope you also said a little prayer for the soldiers who died in WWII. They absolutely, 100% made it possible.
FENTANYL EVERYWHERE
Fentanyl, as I suspect all readers know by now, is the hot new death drug in Nevada. It’s lethal, even in residue quantities. Nothing illustrates that more than a case in which an alleged dealer was arrested with so much fentanyl dust floating about that five Douglas County Sheriff deputies were sent to the hospital
The Record-Courier reports that Jessica Thomas, 32, of Sacramento was arrested and charged with trafficking fentanyl.
It was a sting operation. The newspaper reports: “One deputy was near death as a result of the incident at Stateline, and the jail had to be decontaminated. The Chevrolet sedan the pair drove was so toxic that medics had to be called the following day to treat a deputy investigating the case.”
Here’s a tip of the hat to those in law enforcement who have to deal with this kind of sh*t show on a regular basis.
ONE MORE THING
Thanks for reading. Until next week, avoid soreheads, laugh a little and always question authority.
“Properly Subversive” is commentary written by Sherman R. Frederick, a Nevada Hall of Fame journalist and co-founder of Battle Born Media, a news organization dedicated to the preservation of community newspapers. You can reach him by email at shermfrederick@ gmail. Com.
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