THREE PARABLES (by William L. Benge) THE ADULT AND THE FAMILY PURSE If a mother,

THREE PARABLES

(by William L. Benge)

THE ADULT AND THE FAMILY PURSE

If a mother, given food money, comes home with a new red dress instead of the family’s groceries, the youngest children may not sense the significance of it. Probably the older children would understand, and feel some angst. And certainly, the husband understands. And is concerned. With the conversations that ensue between the parents, all but the very young children will initially grasp the mother’s impropriety and consequences.

Remedy? The father must pay a visit to the merchant, use his powers of persuasion to return the dress, and then proceed to spend those funds on needed groceries.

This is an anecdote, a metaphor for our own times.

THE TODDLERS

Westerners steeped in the lunacy of progressivism (pseudoscience/marxism) are blind to harm created by their child-like overly simplistic outlook: only when faced with immediate hunger or similar dire consequences will the truth about irresponsible actions register and matter.

Conservatives will have to use core arguments to make any headway with this ideological demographic. Except that regards such core arguments, sadly; conservatives do not yet possess or are not broadly aware of them.

That’s a problem.

THE PERSUADER

Determined to achieve the single desired outcome, the father may have to pull out all stops and place all options on the table in his negotiations with the merchant; which — who knows? — might have to include legal or physical warfare.

One thing is clear in his mind. He will do all within his power to watch after, care for and feed his children. Even if it means protecting them against a deviant mother.