"YOGI BEAR" ??

His Sunshine , and "wisdom" will be Missed!!

On September 22 2015, we lost Yogi Berra, at the age of 90.  Old enough to belong to the "Silent Generation"; he was significantly NOT Silent!  His witticisms will live long after him, as younger Generations repeat them without knowing their source.  Most youngsters, like my children, fell in love with Hanna Barberra's Yogi Bear T.V. show that aired in 1961.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Bear

Yogi will especially be missed for the clear-eyed, and unpretentious manner in which he embraced Life, and his beloved Game of Baseball.  He left both Fans and non-Fans with an awareness that was both unique and warm.

As we drift toward something that resembles a new Cold War between Russia and Europe; and, perhaps, between Russia and the United States;  those of us who are part of Yogi's Generation, and their resolute resistance to Despots that roamed this Planet during their Youth; it becomes startlingly clear that we DO NOT have that quality in abundance among our youth of today!  Today's Despots recognize that, and have seized on those opportunities they gain, as a result.

The mass Self-Absorption that surfaced in 1968, revealed Youth who valued their Nation's well-being much lower on their priority lists than did Yogi's Generation.  Succeeding Generations have descended even farther in that direction.  It is doubtful that we could assemble adequate Leadership to win a Cold War, or, certainly NOT a World War today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Berra

Stay Vigilant!  Greed, Ambition, and Self-Promotion combine to form a corrosive concoction that destroys what is best about citizens in a Free Democracy!  We see it in action, as it prevents the cooperative actions necessary to solve, even simple, problems!

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