Mind Splurge
I am unsure where I should begin, so I will start with this… I am angry and frustrated. I am not a Democrat, I am not a Republican; however I sway more to the older Republican ways. I am sure those of you that are educated know that those Republican ways did not endorse greed or a negative cognition as it is nowadays.
- My daily drive to and from school is diluted with reruns in the main stream music world and I curse my self every time. Why on earth do I always forget one of “my few expensive devices given to me?” So in my own self defeat of the rerun radio stations in this “Republic” I turn to the radio station to one that airs none other than Rush Limbaugh and other “dare I say” jack ass sheep. Mind you, it is entertaining and sometimes humorous, though in my case very frustrating. Here I am, yes I was hopeful and still are for Obama‘s goals. Does this mean I am a liberal retard? I hear these insults day after day and yes I can turn it off, and I do often; BUT first let me remind those of you who would advise this; I am curious about what is driving the ludicrous mindlessness and hatred in this country.
- I will start off with Bush, and yes I know most my friends and trusted ones claim to be republican but, I am wary. When Bush was in office there were people I called Sheeple, (NO that is not a misspell). Lets get to the point, short and sweet. Had anyone no matter what “cutsie party” they claim to belong to, questioned the man or administration they would have been condemned as anti-American and disrespectful of the president. I am sure it has come up often, I am not the first to bring it up. But the truth is there and the facts of that are there.
- Growing up my Grandfather was not an American citizen, he fought along side America though in the Canadian regiments. He was a Canadian Navy Soldier (he left his home at the age of 14), then a paratrooper and a Leader a of a platoon in the Korean war (I am not ashamed to not know the terms off hand, I know the value). The only time I have seen this man cry was when a member of his platoons family contacted him to thank him for carrying their Dad/Grandads lifeless body to their camp. Mind you he excused me from the room during this moment of emotion with a short proud manner.
This man, who adopted me as his own daughter, swore America was great, left a country he fought for only to be scrutinized and made fun of as if Canadians don’t fight, aren’t strong, don’t have a military, but there have been many times where Canada fought along with America. My entire family takes this and laughs with it, but to the point: he struggled to become a citizen in this country, and finally happened when I was 16 years old… lets put that into perspective. I am 3rd generation on American soil, he is now 82 years of age and so proud but still working 12 hour days, my grandmother (who is blind), can no longer work to help their business and my grandfather must drive her around and take care of her needs. I’m not attempting an appeal to emotion, I’m just trying to define the amount of responsibility this man takes on himself and takes care of. Their business houses and assists with Mentally developed disabled individuals. This includes mental retardation through injury at an early age, down-syndrome (boy do I have stories for Sarah Palin and TriG), hearing/visual impairment… and anything you can think of to hinder ones capability to function with the rest of us “normal people”.
He runs it alone, and I feel guilty because they hoped I could help and I intend to after I finish the money sucking machine called college. I am sure any student calls it that. It is true though, I would have been finished with college four years ago if I didn’t have to worry about making it on my own. And even now I have to work full time with 1-2 classes per semester, and when I started with the opportunity to actually obtain a degree I was as excited as a kid is in a candy store as to what I wanted to be. So be it, it took me time to decide. My grandparents did not want me to or think I should go to school for a higher education. Now that is beyond the point I am trying to get across but much of that is the driving point for my thoughts of what is occurring now in society and the hatred and division in this country. That division and hatred did not exist as much as is does now prior to my grandfathers incessant need and want to be a part of it.
It’s amazing a man who is from Canada knows so much more about the laws and constitution and pays attention to politics and the finances than the average hoser that calls these radio shows and bitches about things they have yet to suffer or never had. Yes my grandfather or as I refer to the man “my dad,” lived the fable tale of the “American dream” but now he is also suffering it. Funding cut to help mentally developed disabled homes, and him paying 60 grand out of his pocket alone in 2009 to maintain the business and still paying 40 grand in taxes to a government that doesn’t know whether its coming and going. Social Security are my parents source of funds and the retirement that dwindles away paying for helping their kids in hard times and the business they want to maintain because they’re GENUINELY dedicated and care for these people. I know a few and I’m sure there are a few more families suffering like this.
My point is, he knew enough and paid attention enough prior to obtaining his official citizenship that he was well aware to answer my curiosity when I asked, “why hasn’t the new president fixed the crap people wanted him to, two weeks, months or even 6 months into the new term of the new pres.?” His answer was plain and clear… It takes time, most often two years to pass any new bills, law or even small changes to appear.
Here comes my beef with society now, and further more I would like to state I did vote for Obama, so yes that makes me a weenie. I was scared of all the antics of him being an anti-Christ and I really had to think, “how logical is this.” The birth certificate BS, the Muslim crap and associating him with his crazy pastor. How many people know what their pastors, priests or clergymen harbor in their privacy waiting for the moment of publicity, of course in reverend Wrights case it worked. Say the most outlandish BS at the appropriate time and you’ve got $$. Whatever the case I am NOT a pure Democrat, I am for the people and I am for responsibility, but you can’t be responsible if the benefit of expressing that attribute is held in front of you like a carrot on front of the tortoise
I am tired of hearing that this is the melting pot of cultures and beliefs when so many people spend so much energy to silence and control other cultures to such a crazy level. There is so much negativity it’s disgusting. During the Olympics I was so excited for Lysacek to win the Gold however while on the Olympic stat site, face book ran amok with negative remarks and insults toward others (mostly U.S citizens insulting other countries). We’ve become the playground bully. I wish I was going back to Canada, and I am sure by my saying that, most people would say “please go.” Point being, U.S citizens don’t only divide themselves within their own country with outlandish crazy almost laughable accusations and politics, but they do it on the citizen level with other countries when the Olympics are supposed to be a time of coming together. It’s disgusting, and insulting that I am in this mesh. As a Canadian/American I know that Canadians only wish well and congratulate. As it was said in the Olympic opening Canadians are defined by, “Please and Thank you”.
I hear Glenn Beck from time to time say he is a Constitutionalist and moans about changes or anything acting outside of his own beliefs or his self interests, but does he realize the Constitution is a living, evolving and growing document as proclaimed by our founding fathers? There is so much nonsense I cannot comprehend how anyone could spend the next three years of Obama’s first term listening to the news as the fish wife bickering continues.
This is my conclusion, the Rush Limbaugh people, the Bush people and super semantic individuals who refuse to reason need to remember this is a democratic republic. The parties were built as a means for various ideas to create the best of solutions, to create opposing scenarios and realistic objectives to each others ideas, to obtain the best of the best plans for our future. Obama is trying and we won’t know how well he can do unless the negative Nancys stop their bickering and work it out… without the crazy slander, high school BS. Until a true effort is given from both sides of the fence, NO ONE can place blame. Things take time, he is not a miracle worker but he is a positive person, that is it. I am NOT saying he is the means to an end or all that, but he has a better outlook than most of the American people listening to Fox or calling Rush to bitch about the working poor (look up working poor before bitching me out). Those who backed Bush should not be hypocrites and respect it and of course question authority but not with insults. If you have no constructive value to bring to the table than don’t vote, and don’t complain. Show intelligence and integrity; acting ignorant is embarrassing to the thinking population.
It is a sad situation now, were not doomed, but our attitudes are doomed. Money can drive a country to its knees but all in all how do the people act? Religions and mainstream thought and the over exaggeration of freedoms that people express in carrying fire arms, protesting being taxed with representation, letting children die because medical help is against their religion and many other ridiculous concepts. These are scary thoughts, I thought America as a whole lost one reason to hate and filled that gap by finding some other ridiculous thing to hate (Obama). Yeah I may hear others say “Think about how awful it would be to live in those other countries”, older ones… “the old country”… my answer is this. They have had hard times, tribulations, wars, famine, political turmoil but they are still here, and they look out for each other and they are friendly and welcoming. If everyone wants to just sit there and bitch, argue and bicker instead of doing what is needed to fix this country then I want no part in it.
If this seems emotionally charged, I apologize. I am trying so hard not to be affected but its hard not to since my family fought to be in this country and this is the landscape. This is four years of pent up BS that I sat back, soaked in, observed and now I am sort of not happy. Don’t hide behind insults, bring something positive to the damn table or shut the hell up.
–Anonymous