{"id":565,"date":"2026-05-26T18:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=565"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:09:54","slug":"americans-whining-over-gas-prices-ignore-irans-greater-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=565","title":{"rendered":"Americans whining over gas prices ignore Iran\u2019s greater threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>OPINION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whatever the outcome of the \u201cdeal or no deal\u201d scenario with Iran, the public attitude toward the war has been disturbing.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=563\">Trump, 79, boasts that he passed his annual physical exam \u2018perfectly\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite President Trump\u2019s constant admonition that Iran must never have a nuclear weapon, a majority of those polled now oppose the intervention. A side effect of the war has been complaints about higher gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>That grumbling caused me to do some reminiscing about a different America and different Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Over Memorial Day weekend, we again heard about \u201cthe Greatest Generation,\u201d but do we take the time to consider what made it great<\/p>\n<p>While political divisions existed during World War II, the slogan \u201cWe\u2019re all in this together\u201d forged a unity that is nearly unheard of today, unless we are attacked as on 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>My mother told me what it was like during World War II, as I was too young to know anything about sacrifice. Doing without, getting only one Christmas present and saving paper, rubber bands and other things for the war effort was my normal.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices during the war averaged 20 cents a gallon, but gas was rationed, as were many other things, and long road trips were almost unheard of (the Interstate Highway System would not be built until the Eisenhower administration).<\/p>\n<p>If Mom ran out of ration stamps before the end of the month, a neighbor who had some extras would share some of hers. It worked in reverse too. Neighbors knew neighbors. Neighbors helped neighbors. We were Americans, and that meant something.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we seem to be plagued by complainers who whine about almost everything. Too many appear oblivious to the threat posed by Iran, preferring cheaper gas. They seem unconcerned about a greater cost in more than gas should Iran acquire nukes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=562\">Virginia prosecutors refuse to enforce new gun ban<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let the devil take tomorrow. Help me fill up my tank for under $40 today.<\/p>\n<p>As we approach the nation\u2019s 250th birthday, the country that older Americans once knew seems to be slipping away. Teenagers take over the streets and trash restaurants. Fraudsters steal tax money meant for children during COVID-19. Antisemitism is on the rise. Respect for authority, including the police, seems to have evaporated. Institutions that once reflected what were regarded as foundational principles \u2014 from a useful education leading to real jobs, to objective truth and a near universal sense of right and wrong \u2014 are now regarded as relics from a distant past that few want to revisit.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans hate Democrats and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>When my father and four of his brothers returned from the war, they had a sense of accomplishment. Evil had been defeated and prosperity would quickly arrive in the form of suburbia and flashy new cars.<\/p>\n<p>The values that helped my parents and grandparents sustain themselves through the Great Depression and World War II were jettisoned during the 1960s, largely because universities and the wider culture claimed modern values were better. Bob Dylan summed up his generation\u2019s ingratitude to the Greatest Generation:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome mothers and fathers<br \/>Throughout the land<br \/>And don\u2019t criticize<br \/>What you can\u2019t understand<br \/>Your sons and your daughters<br \/>Are beyond your command<br \/>Your old road is rapidly a-gin\u2019<br \/>Please get out of the new one<br \/>If you can\u2019t lend your hand<br \/>For the times they are a-changin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They did change. Compared to the values of my parents and grandparents, that change \u2014 civil rights excepted \u2014 was not always for the better.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump alludes to the entitlement sentiment that has gripped so many, especially younger people, when he asks Americans to endure higher gas prices for a short time in exchange for Iran not getting a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices have been high for only a few weeks. The Great Depression and World War II spanned 16 years.<\/p>\n<p>Stop whining, America.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2022 Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com. Look for Cal Thomas\u2019 latest book \u201cA Watchman in the Night: What I\u2019ve Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America\u201d (HumanixBooks).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=560\">CBS takes down copyright notices over Stephen Colbert\u2019s hosting a public access show<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whatever the outcome of the &#8220;deal or no deal&#8221; scenario with Iran, the public attitude toward the war has been disturbing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,30],"tags":[17,5],"class_list":["post-565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary","category-opinion","tag-iran","tag-president-trump"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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