Hooray For the Red, White, and . . . Purple?

Memorial Day weekend is more than barbecues, hot dogs, and drinking too much cold beer. I know. Came as a shock to me, too. But it’s a time of reflection, of remembering, of thinking about what comes next for us as a country. (Perhaps this article would be more suited to the fourth of July, but by then it could be too late. And anyway, I already wrote it.)

So what does come next? The red, white, and . . . purple.

The colors of our flag came directly from the British. This new country wanted to be separate from the old one, but not too separate. How else to explain our reverence for all things British, especially their nobility? Sir Elton John. Sir Paul McCartney. Right, that nobility.

I have no objection to keeping the red. Red is for passion, and nowhere are we more passionate than in our opinions. Not a bad thing, really. We all have the right to be passionate, no matter how wrong we are.

Nor do I have any objection to the white. White is the color of innocence, of naiveté. I can already see you shaking your head, but it’s the truth. We have the naïve belief that our president is the leader of the free world. Does anyone else but us think that way? Of course not. Ask the French how they feel. Still, that naiveté is part of our charm.

What I do object to is the blue. Blue is the most popular color in our country. Comfortable, calming, soothing, blue gives us a sense of well being and complacency. We talk of change, but what we want is the status quo with a lot more status and a bit less quo.

So what’s the answer? Purple. Purple is a color favored by older women because they have found a higher purpose in their our lives. It is the color of understanding, of quick perception, of keen observation, of wisdom and high ideals. Our country would be a lot better off if it were governed by purple power. By wise old women. (No, I am not endorsing Clinton for president. I said wise old women. What part of wise don’t you understand?)

The only drawback to this plan, is that wise old women are too wise to get involved in politics. But still . . .

Hooray for the red, white, and purple.