The Patriot Post® · Honor, Glory & Respect

Jonah Goldberg: “Honor, glory and respect are earned individually, not collectively. Politicians pander to young people, and lots of young people fall for it. And that speaks well of neither. Politicians pander to ‘youth’ because it’s a time-saving way to trawl for votes and volunteer door-knockers wholesale. … It’s true, millennials remain more liberal and look more favorably toward big government than other age groups. But people grow up. They may well learn that their cynicism towards marriage and God – time-honored sources of happiness – was misplaced as the single life gets old and they find the one or the One they were waiting for. Similarly, the hot embers of their ardor for big government may cool as they realize the poetry rarely gets translated into prose. And for that, Barack Obama will deserve a fair share of the credit. For nothing breeds disillusionment and cynicism more than the failure to deliver.”