Comments by Charles Hickman | Eastern NC Now

Public schools have been delegated the task of educating our young people. I do not think the public option should be the only option parents have for their children. Families should not be forced toward a particular option, rather they should be able to choose the option that is best for their situation. When the government forces parents in a certain direction through economic or other forms of coercion, I believe that is wrong.

I have heard some people argue for more bureaucratic control of our children through the public school system as well as other governmental agencies. Their reasoning is based on the fact that so many families are damaged and even dysfunctional these days. I do not dispute the phenomena. At the same time, I do think governmental intervention should be a last response when there is nothing else left to do. Also, we must never lose sight of the fact that the state has played its own role in the demise of the once strong American family structure.

We must do everything we can to re-establish our strong family structure. Whenever school personnel or others do things behind the backs of parents; that is wrong. Whenever schools stray from education into the realm of indoctrination; that is wrong. Part of being educated is being able to differentiate between the two realms through the practice of reasoning. When educators fail to follow that path, they have abandoned the path of academic excellence and immersed themselves in the world of indoctrination.

Locally, parents and members of the community must step up in our roles as responsible parties, mentors and community leaders. We cannot leave primary tasks like the education of our children solely to the state and national governments or to teachers' unions or to corporate entities. If we do, nothing good will come from it.

Parents are heads of families, and communities should decide community values. When others seek to take over those roles, we on the home front must stop them.

Commented: Sunday, July 31st, 2022 @ 7:52 pm By: Charles Hickman

When I first heard "Brothers in Arms" in the '80s I was a soldier. For me it was powerful then - and it still is today. I think it's a masterpiece on several different levels.

Commented: Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 @ 8:16 am By: Charles Hickman

It's unfortunate that every time we have one of these tragic events, perpetuated by some troubled soul, it always becomes a gun debate fueled with political agendas by our politicians and corporate media. I'm old enough to remember when school parking lots might have trucks with gun racks containing the appropriate tool for hunting season. Why were things different, then?

Things were different then because society was different then. When I was young, our public schools began the day with a devotional service with prayer, the Ten Commandments, and the Golden Rule. As I remember, many times the service concluded with a Tennessee Ernie Ford rendition of 'How Great thou Art.' In those days most of my peers either grew up in Sunday Schools and Church or had at least some knowledge of those things. That's not nearly as true today. What we are experiencing now are the results of our societal breakdown. These problems are way bigger than any gun debate agendas. As a society we are rarely addressing the core problems at all. I find that troubling.

In the meantime, we at the local level have to deal with a very different world: a much more dangerous world. In this new and broken society, we must think more in terms of physical security at our schools. For me there is no higher priority than the safety of our children.

Their safety is paramount and the protection of their hearts and minds is just as important.

Commented: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022 @ 9:22 pm By: Charles Hickman

Too many churches, under the guise of transforming the world, have in fact transformed the church - into something else.

Commented: Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 @ 8:13 am By: Charles Hickman

Actually, the constant theme of Joe Biden's long public career has been lying and plagiarism. This is nothing new.

I find it incredible that the corporate media has not really called this man out on his foolishness since his very first presidential campaign back in 1987. Remember the campaign plagiarizing, the law school plagiarizing, the false claims that he had three college degrees, that he attended law school on full scholarship, that he graduated in the top half of his class, and that he had marched in the civil rights movement. All that dirt came out back then. Lately, it seems he can say or do pretty much anything no matter how ridiculous or dishonest it is. The present-day corporate media has lost all credibility.

Another incredible phenomenon is the fact that many people seem to be numb to all this. For example, anybody that knows the difference between a slingshot and a bazooka recognizes how absurd Biden's comments are on anything pertaining to firearms. Replace firearms and insert virtually any subject, such as economy, energy, foreign policy, history, or most anything into a Biden sentence and the absurd factor would be pretty much the same.

We know who many of the people are that own corporate media, but who are the others on board with all things Biden? According to polls there are roughly 35% of people approving of all this. Granted, a certain proportion of this group are hard core socialist globalist favoring the dismantling of the United States. Who are the rest of these people? I just wonder what they are thinking.

Commented: Friday, June 3rd, 2022 @ 3:50 pm By: Charles Hickman

The fact that a "Parents' Bill of Rights" bill is even being contemplated demonstrates just how whacko Orwellian our world has become. In a sane world, parental rights concerning their children should be a given.

Commented: Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 @ 8:41 am By: Charles Hickman

OK. Let me get this straight. The people that lied about the existence of the Hunter Biden laptop are the same people who want to implement a ministry of truth. Yeah, the stuff George Orwell wrote about is now here front and center staring us in the face.

The Administrative State that our founders, such as James Madison, warned us about is not a recent development. It has been here for a while. The most recent Homeland Security secretary (Mayorkas) is just grasping for even more illegitimate authoritarian power over citizens.

Until we end the Administrative State in this country, we will continue be subject to the tyranny of it.

Commented: Sunday, May 8th, 2022 @ 9:02 am By: Charles Hickman

Indeed. Not only has the national government broken its compact with the states to protect our borders they have in fact joined the invasion. There is no force on earth more hostile to the American states than our own agent of betrayal known as the federal government headquartered in the District of Columbia.

Commented: Thursday, April 21st, 2022 @ 7:31 am By: Charles Hickman

I imagine Walt Disney is spinning in his grave like a turbocharger.

Commented: Thursday, March 31st, 2022 @ 9:08 am By: Charles Hickman

Yeah, it was a disinformation campaign alright. Only thing, it wasn't conducted by the Russians. It was conducted by our own corporate media and our own intelligence agencies.

The lying modern day Left has achieved a level of evil that is not in congruence with basic rights, justice, love of country, or even decency. They oppose all of those things and in fact have declared war on all freedom loving people. It's the sad truth. It is what it is.

Commented: Saturday, March 26th, 2022 @ 6:10 am By: Charles Hickman

So far, my research of The Innovation Project seems to be exposing an interesting blend of Marxism and racism. This is reflected strongly in some of the groups supporting this project. Here's a thought: Why not focus on math and reading?

Nowadays, Martin Luther King Jr.'s idea of judging people on the content of their character rather than the color of their skin has been thrown aside. What a shame. What a shame that those former days of hopefulness have come to this.

Commented: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 @ 8:30 am By: Charles Hickman

Is it any great surprise that our enemies feel emboldened? In a very short time, we went from being energy independent to being energy dependent. We unceremoniously exited Afghanistan with our tail between our legs and left enough arms and equipment to supply an army. In this case a previously ragtag enemy army. Our own national borders are now wide open and undefended. This present administration has identified parents at local school board meetings as terrorists and left-wing vandals destroying and looting small businesses as mostly peaceful protesters. The American middle class has had to endure these insulting assaults plus ever rising inflation making our lives harder and harder.

Obviously, our biggest national security threat is our own leadership. We can't just chalk this up to incompetence and senility. It more resembles outright sabotage.

We are a bit over a year of this administration. That's a lot of catastrophe for just one year. At this pace what will things be like in another year? I wonder if there are those continuing to prefer treason to tweets.

Commented: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 10:20 am By: Charles Hickman

Psaki, the official Biden administration duper, may as well have said, let them eat cake.

Commented: Sunday, January 30th, 2022 @ 7:51 am By: Charles Hickman

This guy rocks. What he did took guts. It's a bold example of truth to power. Gideon von Meijeren stands eyeball to eyeball with a liar in a powerful position. I pray the Dutch people will cover his back. These are dangerous times.

We must honestly acknowledge that things previously thought of as conspiracy theories are day to day life events. We are faced with lies and liars every day. Good people must cover each other's backs in this time of the Great Reset.

Commented: Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By: Charles Hickman

Finally. This response from the RNC is just another example of changing the course of a ship that sailed way off course long ago. OK, I'll slow clap this action but, in reality, there just ain't a lot of credibility left.

Commented: Friday, January 14th, 2022 @ 10:31 am By: Charles Hickman

Maybe I'm a bit cynical. I was more focused on Joe's question about where the guy lived while the scowling Dr. Jill with pen in hand was ready to jot down the co-ordinates for the drone strike.

Commented: Saturday, January 1st, 2022 @ 10:08 am By: Charles Hickman

It's quite appalling observing the dishonest and unlawful actions by the Biden administration by using executive actions and the use of governmental agencies to force unconstitutional, heavy-handed mandates on the states and the American people. This approach to governing is commonplace in totalitarian regimes. Authoritarian contempt for rule of law and the American people has no place in a free society.

Commented: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 @ 6:52 am By: Charles Hickman