SS United States Sunk On Veterans' Day

 

The SS United States was sunk on November 11^th, Veterans’ Day, one day earlier than originally planned. The 990-foot ship, which had been docked in Philadelphia-- the site of the Constitutional Convention in 1787-- for the past several decades, will now become the world's largest artificial reef. You know, to provide habitat for others, in this case diverse forms of marine life. The sendoff ceremony has been canceled. The historic ocean liner made its maiden voyage in 1952, breaking the transatlantic speed record by crossing from New York to Europe in a mere three days. 74 years later, it still holds that record.

This seems to me to be a highly poignant metaphor. An astute observer might well think the sinking of the United States actually occurred prior to November 3^rd, with the sendoff ceremony being Election Day.

The good ship United States was first launched on July 4^th, 1776 (okay, maybe July 2^nd), when it formally declared its independence from Britain. There was nothing artificial about it then. And it was singularly concerned with providing suitable habitat for actual American citizens, something that seems quaintly anachronistic today.

Turns out, diversity hasn’t been good for us. In fact, it has been bad. Certain kinds of “diversity” very bad. The West is getting more feminine, more infantilized, less fertile, and dumber… as we bend over backwards to accommodate foreigners and illegals, many of whom are violent, misogynistic thugs. And we still haven’t beaten the SS United States’ 1952 speed record, even though, in some ways, we are racing towards Europe.

The U.S. has been sunk. To make way for others. Can’t think of a more perfect metaphor to describe what has happened to us.

The tragedy? We didn’t have to go down with the ship. Incredibly, we chose to do so.