There are likely a lot of you irritated today. It may seem to you that today is one of the worst days of the year. Strangers bang on your door asking for handouts, girls dress up in slutty costumes, and the holiday seems to celebrate evil.
So let me take a moment to explain why you’re wrong about all of that. Halloween is one of the most important holidays of the year…. and it is the last community holiday we have left.
Think about it. Holidays are spent with family now. Thanksgiving… Christmas… even the 4th of July. These are family-based holidays and they are fantastic. But Halloween is different. Halloween is celebrated with your neighbors – your community.
It’s a time for you to connect with those around you. Its a time for you to get to know your neighbors and their kids.
The Men of the West encourage you to get out there tonight and embrace that. Saving Western Civilization starts with saving your own community. And you have to have a community before you can save it.
What better place than here? What better time than now?
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My goal as a father is to give my children an innocent childhood so that no matter what comes in the future they will have known innocence. Of course I prepare them for the harsh realities of the world but love, security and innocence should be a part of every child’s young years. Halloween is a great opportunity to give them fond memories.
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