‘You Are Not Special’ High School Commencement Speech

This is one of the best ever commencement speeches I’ve ever heard.  I wish I had heard that some 47 years ago!  Of course, things during that “Dark Ages” period were a whole lot different than they are now, in this
time period.  “Back then,” we learned respect for others and ourselves, we learned true history of our own
Country and others, we learned “The King’s English” so to speak, not all the four-letter words used today at
any given time, place, or moment, we learned pride in the high school we attended, there was school spirit
that somehow has been erased in this time period.  There were no uniformed law enforcement personnel
on a permanent basis inside the school.  I don’t recall a “locker search” for illegal drugs/weapons.  I truly
feel sad for the graduates of 2011, they face hardship in finding work, tougher to get into a college and/or
university and even worse, some of those institutions of “higher learning?” are in the top ten “party
schools.”  We have one of ‘em right here where I live.  I can recall with clarity when the PA voice came
over the loudspeaker system announcing that Pres. Kennedy had been fatally wounded.  I recall having
my father accompany me to the funeral home where the young man was that took me to the senior
prom, he’d been returned from VietNam & his name IS on “The Wall.”

I truly hope the graduates of this high school where the address “You Are Not Special,” was given, did
actually listen to what this gentleman had to say.  I find it a life-changing challenge and speech.

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Our schools have been invaded by liberal commies and socialists that the unions drug in to teach our kids how to be good commies and queers and socialists. America has gone to hell, all those soldiers who fought to keep us free died for nothing, the queers and commies and thugs have taken over America, and they didn’t fire a shot to do it.

Great speech. These points needed to be made. I don’t think it was necessary, however, to undermine the institution of marriage. Instead of joking about it, he could have inspired these students to be faithful. Other than that, great stuff.