Born To Ride Southeast Motorcycle Magazine #102 - August 2021

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RESPECT & HONOR STARTS AT HOME we have to look at the greater good of an entire nation. I guess the entire point of this rant is that it all starts at home. How we bring up our children, how we handle our relationships with others that we become in contact with. When you lie to someone or make empty promises to someone, you disrespect them. Nobody likes to be disrespected. In the biker “ IT ALL STARTS AT HOME. culture and lifestyle, everyone loves to jump up and down about respect. How HOW WE BRING UP OUR about instead of running a mouth, can you Organizations gathering out there that hold CHILDREN, HOW WE HANDLE start doing the deeds that show that we the belief that way to get respect is to be OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH are worthy of the respect that we gave our heard. Not by proper actions or popular grandparents growing up? opinion or by doing what’s right for the OTHERS THAT WE BECOME I for one don’t take disrespect lightly and greater good, but for personal gain and IN CONTACT WITH. WHEN I know others who feel the same way. notoriety. They all want their 15 minutes Now everybody is so worried about what of fame. Meanwhile, the ideals that our YOU LIE TO SOMEONE OR will happen to them if they stand up for forefathers and veterans of the past and MAKE EMPTY PROMISES TO themselves. We used to be able to walk present bestowed on this great nation are being crapped on. Makes me sick. SOMEONE, YOU DISRESPECT into a room and I would know that men Well, here we go with August. As always hot and miserable but we get out there and ride our bikes anyway. Time for Sturgis, road trips and parties that revolve around the idea of not being able to afford to go to Sturgis. We want to hold events praising America and stating how proud we are to be Americans, while at the same time, we have individuals out there disrespecting our country, troops, first responders and veterans.

impressed that somebody stepped up to the plate to help another. They admire the example of kindness and caring for others that person has displayed. Then we see that after the crowds have gone that nothing happens. Empty words = no actions = no respect. Tired of the direction our beautiful country has headed in.

People need to realize that respect and THEM. NOBODY LIKES TO BE honor start at home. It starts with those DISRESPECTED ”. people who you call family and friends and your personal circle. If you tell someone We are multitudes of people chanting and that you will do something for them, they waiting for something that may or may should be able to rely on your word and not happen for years from now they will not worry that it will be taken care of. supposedly fix our country. What about They should be able to take that as a holy now? So much damage can be done in grail and that you’ve taken care of it. four years. In one year. Again another Unfortunately, people like to say that they example of a way of rubbing our ignorance will do things for others and nothing ever in our face. Make no mistake about it, I comes about. Sounds great at the bar, admire those who stand up for what they sounds great at the party, sounds great believe in. Right or wrong it is a right that when a person’s in need and other people has been bestowed upon them by the are standing around. People become blood and sacrifice of others. But again

were men and women were women and that we would act accordingly. Now they can’t even decide what bathroom they want to use. And if that statement offends anybody, too bad. I speak my mind. Think about what it’s going to be like when nobody decides to stand up to the bully in the room. It’s in your court, you decide. The answers to these problems starts at home. If you want respect, give respect. Because it sucks mouthing the words with no friggin’ teeth.

Tell Jim what you’re thinking, what do you want to say to him? editor@borntoride.com

— Nefarious James American

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