STARSKY DOWN THE HATCH

Many years ago the late, great Francis Schaeffer wrote that the citizens of the Western Nations had become so addicted to soft living that they would at some time in the future sacrifice their freedom in order to obtain a "personal peace and prosperity"...in hindsight it appears that time has come and gone:

"Writers and journalists keep recalling the turbulent New York of the 1970s, when budget cuts and crime and unemployment had brutalized the city. I lived through those days, and the place was more fun than now. The cops were mostly white, wore their hair long, and had droopy mustaches. Blacks did the muggings and the arson attacks were daily. The place was gritty and magnificent. It was like living in a war zone. One had allies, the cops and others like oneself, law-abiding souls. No one, but no one took the side of the bad guys. Al Sharpton was in the future, as were all the “ community activists” who have sprung forth. Media types did not dare take the side of the bad guys. They now climb the ladder of success by doing just that. Bring back the ’70s anytime. Down with Disneyland New York."