Alot of people have been asking me why I've been so irritable lately. Distant and snide. Even angry.
Maybe part of it is the situation I've been in. But that's not the real reason, it's just a reflection of it.
I look around and I realize that we live in a country whose citizens have been misled. We've been conquered and oppressed by a omnipresent government that has us in fear and keeps us demoralized.
We're supposed to be a Democracy, but a Democracy's basic philosophy is that when you have the power, you use it to help the people in your community that cannot help themselves.
That was the basis of the constitution that was written by people who fought a revolution against England, whom we are taught that we escaped from.
We're taught that we live in the greatest nation on earth. But we don't. We're far from the worst, but we're not the best. People in England live a higher standard of life, have a national health care plan and live longer than we do on average.
We're taught that in Cuba, the people are slaves to the government, but they have a higher rate of health care than we do, much higher. Ours is one of the worst. We have a higher infant mortality rate.
We all hate those cowards in France, where they have a higher standard of living, better education, free health care and they live longer than us, on an unhealthier diet. Where protest against the government is encouraged. And the government is responsive.
Chrisitianity is hypocritical to me, not because of the fairy tales, but because the basic fundamentals of the Bible and of Christianity is to help your brother. Let him lean on you, when he's weak. Care for your fellow man. But few follow that.
It's easy to be blind to it. You don't need to make alot of money. When I was trucking, I made 30 to 40 thousand a year. Not great, but I had insurance, I paid my bills, I drove a nice car, I partied on the weekends and I ate out or ordered in most of my meals. I was blind to it.
Now, I'm broke. I made 193 dollars last week and 125 this week, but I'm not complaining about that. Thank God for unemployment. Bridget and I are living together because it gives us the best and only chance at meeting the economical needs of our family.
I'm a victim of the world I live in. My best age of awareness is the last ten years, where I have seen this country go to hell. I watch the things that are happening and I cannot believe my eyes. I don't have insurance, which means that if something terrible happened to me, I'm dead.
The fallicy is that they HAVE to take care of me, but I can't pay hospital bills. I have no insurance.
This country is a run away train, and I cannot belive that every man and woman isn't demanding change.
Other than Bridget, a few on here and other places, I'm the most passionate person I know, regarding the impending impact of when we hit rock bottom and I Cannot understand why everybody is not marching in the streets, making a stand, demanding better from our leaders. I certainly cannot understand why anyone would support someone that does not have a plan for change. Or even a cry for it.
Every sense I have tells me that electing John McCain will be the biggest mistake this country could make. Perhaps Obama isn't a senior senator with a life's history of serving in Washington. Perhaps Obama's confidence is seen as elitism by the brainwashed, but Obama is the only chance between the two for change.
I know this in my heart and I know that John McCain is one big red flag that people are too blinded by their fear of standing up to see.
I'm not posting this to start another of the endless fights that are occuring in the Civil War, raging between Liberals and Conservatives. I only know through life experiences that a Conservative President, especially now. is nothing but bad for the people of this country that is ruled by greed and corruption.
There are two great scams in this country that we are taken in by, and that is the system of money & taxation and the Health Insurance Industry, and I do not trust a man that has 18 houses, a private jet and a collection cars over a man that has one house, one car and a bicycle, and my angst at the people who are ready to lay down and keep taking it by the policies that have destroyed our spirit and our freedom is growing deeper everyday.
I am not ignorant to the methods of government and the way things happen. I sickened by it
2 comments:
My only comment to this post is that of religion and help your fellow man. The key word is "help". I think more people would be willing to help if they didn't feel like they were taken advantage of. When people live off the system instead of using the system temporarily to get back on their feet, it causes resentment and anger.
While you are comparing the US of A to other nations, I'd like to see the number of people other governments support on a ongoing basis vs. us. I'm willing to bet that most European countries have less people living off the system than we do because they feel it is embarrassing and shameful. Here it is a way of life to some people. Help my fellow man? Yes. Have them live off me. No.
And you've read my rants elsewhere and know I'm not picking on the lower income brackets here. You know I hate big corps, all their tax breaks and huge CEO salaries while paying their workers $8 hour.
Yeah, Chef, you and I are in total agreement on the point about big corporations.
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