New Image of Cowboy Hats, Guns, Carrying Flags, and Demanding the Freedom to Risk Corona
When a child, I had an image of the 'honorable Cowboy', who was willing to fight robbers, murderers and establish law and order.
When a child, it wasn't just dreaming. My grandfather was a great farmer and cattleman. He had class, and with the hard earned work of his life he helped poor and unfortunate and quietly took steps to build our society up. I remember my "Uncle Bob" who was a farmer, and volunteered to the Korean war, and spent days, weeks, months "observing the enemy" and directing movements for our troops. He saved thousands of lives, and came home with fingers and toes that had frozen while he lay on those mountains doing his duty. He didn't need to brag, or carry a military weapon in public, or yell or hold signs, flags and berate those of other political beliefs. He lived a life of strength and intelligent honor. He was a man of class. A bit unlike the rabble we see screaming and threatening and insulting people of different political, cultural or social station.
Recently the Corona Viral epidemic seems to have taken a new "mutation". When the "new" cowboy (often without a cow), but wearing a big hat, boots, proud and demonstrable gun carrying in public, and refusal to respect law and order. In fact, some of these modern day cowboys, seem to be suckers for the radicals who publish articles intended just to divide and inflame our nation.
It is a strange thing. We as a nation almost adored the image of the polite, respectful, cowboy, who made himself (or herself) the person to protect the helpless, to rid the nation of killers and bandits and outlaws. that Cowboy didn't need to brag, or yell, or show off his military weapons. Now it seems that a new breed of cowboy, who is not quiet, not respectful, who carries his guns in public like a bully, and who disrespects people of a different political persuasion. …
