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The grand old values are the ones that used to be learned growing up in a small town in the U.S. Midwest during the fifties. That town may be somewhat fictional, mythic, or romanticized, but the grand old values are not. The grand old values also are not necessarily what currently is fobbed off as family values or even Christian values. To be more accurate, a great many people trumpet grand old words about grand old family values, and those people gain many followers because the words sound wonderful. The problem is, what those people do betrays the emptiness of the trumpted words -- sound and fury signifying nothing beyond a desire to be in power. Their actions, their policies, and their votes trumpet forth a testament to the hypocrisy of their words. So, this store is one moderate Democrat's way of, at one and the same time, spoofing the hypocrisy and calling out the hypocrites.
When living by the grand old values, someone who needs help is not scorned and treated as an outcast. People do not absolve themselves with the excuse that those in need irresponsibly create their own messes and should be held accountable for cleaning it up themselves. When living by the grand old values, family, friends, neighbors, and the larger community withhold judgement and help each other through difficult times. Many make sacrifices in their own lives and finances to help others, taking in younger siblings, nieces, nephews, or even whole families without thought because, according to the grand old values, the right thing to do is to get up and help, not sit down and judge.
People living by the grand old values understand that high moral character is not at all assured by wealth. It is no surprise to those living by the grand old values when a poor man or woman proves to be more honorable and behave more responsibly than a rich one.
When living by the grand old values, wise small town business owners do not treat employees as faceless, disposable, interchangeable plug-i
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