Middle class

Recent events in my personal life have inevitably shifted the focus of the microscope on the concept of the 'middle class' in america.

In his last campaign for the oval office,senator John McCain was heavily criticized by the conservative far right after he'd succintly referred to them as 'agents of intolerance'.This is just one of a cacophony of political suicidal acts that had ensured the maverick senator from arizona may never occupy the white house.

If you need any reminders about the struggling american economic middle class,you only need to tune in to CNN in the early evenings to hear the rants of Lou Dobbs who by now sounds like a broken record on this issue and his other trademark:'illegal immigration'.

Sadly,though,the economy is not the only facet of american life where the middle class seems to be vanishing.Every ideological,religious and philosophical dimension is dominated by extremism these days....you are either a religious fanatic or a psychopathic infidel,disgracefully liberal or boringly conservative,pet worshipper or dog fighter,far left or far right.Any attempt to even try to pander to both sides meets with comparable dogged opposition and you end up friend of neither and even foe to all!

Noone can share a harmless joke any more..and you ignore political correctness at your own peril...ask Don Imus. Many miss the 60s and 70s (probably best remembered as the age of innocence) when you could allow your kids to ride their bicycles in the open street in the neighbourhood while you enjoyed the game on TV. All that is gone as pedophiles now rule the streets.

One just hopes that in all things,common sense and tolerance will prevail.It is crucial for our continued mutual existence to be able to accomodate differences in opinion and beliefs no matter how diametrically opposed to ours.

Bring back the middle class.