I don't know who wrote this, I copied it from a forum. Read this this morning and promptly stole it: I had to share this post my cousin sent to me this is so true . Hundreds and hundreds of small boats pulled by countless pickups and SUVs from across the South are headed for Houston. Almost all of them driven by men. They're using their own property, sacrificing their own time, spending their own money, and risking their own lives for one reason: to help total strangers in desperate need. Most of them are by themselves. Most are dressed like the redneck duck hunters and bass fisherman they are. Many are veterans. Most are wearing well-used gimme-hats, t-shirts, and jeans; and there's a preponderance of camo. Most are probably gun owners, and most probably voted for Trump. These are the people the Left loves to hate, the ones Maddow mocks. The ones Maher and Olbermann just *know* they're so much better than. These are The Quiet Ones. They don't wear masks and tear down statues. They don't, as a rule, march and demonstrate. And most have probably never been in a Whole Foods. But they'll spend the next several days wading in cold, dirty water; dodging gators and water moccasins and fire ants; eating whatever meager rations are available; and sleeping wherever they can in dirty, damp clothes. Their reward is the tears and the hugs and the smiles from the terrified people they help. They'll deliver one boatload, and then go back for more. When disaster strikes, it's what men do. Real men. Heroic men. American men. And then they'll knock back a few shots, or a few beers with like-minded men they've never met before, and talk about fish, or ten-point bucks, or the benefits of hollow-point ammo, or their F-150. And the next time they hear someone talk about "the patriarchy", or "male privilege", they'll snort, turn off the TV and go to bed. In the meantime, they'll likely be up again before dawn. To do it again. Until the helpless are rescued. And the work's done. They're unlikely to be reimbursed. There won't be medals. They won't care. They're heroes. And it's what heroes do.
Fantastic post, thanks for sharing! That's exactly how things are down here in the red states that the left loves to hate. We call it Southern Hospitality.
Today in Houston I doubt we'll see any of the people who claim to need safe spaces when they see a banana peel or people blocking roads because they don't think their pet group is getting more than they're entitled to. I doubt we'll see many of the people who claim their education is higher or their intellect is superior. With the high number of illegals floating around down there I doubt we'll see many of their Californian supporters driving out to save them, same thing with blacks and BLM. What I did see, however, (and I don't know if it's true or not) is a charity being set up to help people of color and only people of color.
