When I was a young child I was told that America was the greatest and not to ever let anyone tell me otherwise. Today I am told that the very principles that the country I so loved, was founded on is now "un american" and "fascist".
Well I still love my country. I love the amber waves of grain and the purple mountains majesty. I mean I've spent some good QT in our beautiful country and I love everything about it and I cant imagine not having it. I mean this is not to say that other countries are bad but I like mine. I know the history well but even still this place is great.
Yet, I am left to feel as though I am some kind of conformist or moron because I appreciate the military, no... I love the military. I think they are GREAT!! I was once a troop. I get teary eyed whenever I watch WE WERE SOLDIERS or SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. My wife is currently a troop, they give us a standard of life in more ways than one. I love traditional Americans of every flavor. I mean I have met what would be called red-necks and boaters and every other kind of racial indentifier and they all are great too. I like celebrating Christmas and I like lighting fireworks on the fourty of July. I like having guns to shoot recreationally and to protect my family with. At one point I had a gun with which I used to protect this country with. I'm not going to shoot a random guy with it no more than I am going to stab a random guy with my kitchen knife. Yet I am told that the government must restrict usage of firearms to prevent crime. Sigh.... Okay well I also like the idea that the government should stay out of matters that involve private sectors. I mean I know how the govn't blows money and how they operate and I wouldn't put my life savings in one of their ventures. I like the idea that they should stay small and stick to what they do best which is proctecting life, liberty and the pursuit of hapiness and not to providing those. Its not that I would mind it so much if they even had the slightest idea of how to do it but they dont. What they do know how to do is put an enemy country in it's place and make them not want it with us anymore. If I had the option I would still choose our government to handle security issues versus a private company handling that issue.
Why am I now an outsider?.... Why am I a traitor or brainwashed?
Its not perfect but its the BEST we can concieve (by we I mean people)
I'm done!
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Rich you sound more and more like a man converting to terrorism everyday. Keep it up with your crazy ideals of this government, and it will drive you crazy. Like I told you before man, dont become one of these idiots who talk about the government everyday. If you really have something to say then you should try and change it. Why dont you wrong for congress, im quite sure california needs some brilliant minds to help them with there budget issues.
ReplyDeleteListen my purpose is not to complain.... On the macro-level it's to spread a point of view. Frankly its bigger than "government". It's life and livelihood. Its my country, it's where I grew up, its where my kids are growing up. It a BIG DEAL! On the micro-level such as this blog my whole point is to plot my experiences. There really is no agenda with the blog you can read it or not. (obviously not alot of people read it)
ReplyDeletewell i read it my friend.. You continue to post interesting topics and i'll comment on them!
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