How long can a country this decadent survive?

 For example, we were told that allowing same-sex marriage wouldn’t destroy marriage. What a homophobic idea! But the reality is that same-sex marriage may well redefine marriage.   Andrea Widburg

Andrea Widburg - American Thinker   . . . "As I said, those are the less obscene sights. If you want to understand what’s happening on the streets of one of America’s major cities, go here or here, but hide it from the children and bring a barf bag for yourself. I have no words for the level of perversion on public display.

"Once, this was a fringe activity. Then it moved to the streets. Now, it’s in the military. As Libs of TikTok regularly documents, it’s moving into the classrooms. And last night, I watched the new Disney/Pixar movie, Elemental, which I’ll write about, too. Of note here is that Disney/Pixar made sure to include a lesbian couple in the movie. Normalize, normalize, normalize…

"But as the Up Your Alley fair and the survey of same-sex couples regarding marriage show, it’s not normal—at least, it’s not normal as that’s been understood in the West for a couple of thousand years. And when the fringe moves to the center, the center most surely cannot hold."

 John Fetterman and the United Slobs of America – Orange County Register   . . ."I understand this is not the most pressing issue facing the nation. Still, allowing United States Senators to dress like they’re making a Walmart beer run.

"The always well-dressed comedic legend, Steve Martin, wrote in his memoir, “Born Standing Up,” “Always dress better than them,” “them” being the audience. It’s a sign of respect; that the performer appreciates his or her fans. If our current crop of United States Senators can’t act the part, and they can’t, the very least they can do is dress the part.

"Corporate America has relaxed workplace dress requirements to attract workers in a tight hiring market. But we are not suffering from a shortage of people who want to be a United States senator.

"At the risk of sounding like a terminal pearl-clutcher, this sop to sloppiness will only further erode civility and professionalism in Congress, which is already on life support. How long before we see a T-shirt emblazoned with slogans for “Black Lives Matter”, “Let’s go Brandon!” or “1-800-Kars4Kids?” We might as well hand out Republican and Democrat hockey jerseys and wait for them to pull them over each other’s heads when the fists start flying.

"Manners and formulaic civility in the Senate may seem old fashioned, yet the traditions and protocols of respect allow the government to function. If we allow legislators to dress for a pie fight, we will get a pie fight. The Senate dress code is not for the senators, it’s for us." . . .