There used to be a time when people came to this country to be Americans. Not to be segregated into groups like Asian Americans and African Americans. There used to be a time when people came to this country to leave their country behind so they could be a part of the melting-pot of American culture and enjoy the freedoms here. Instead, too many now are insisting that America become more like the country they left. And it is starting to tear the country into too many directions and tear it apart. We are a country at war with itself, whether anyone is willing to admit it or not. We are being led by extremists and the majority of Americans, the average moderate, is being left without a vote or a voice.
We are being told what we are allowed to think and say. I don’t believe in political correctness. I say what I think. I’ll admit that I sometimes fall into political correctness when talking with certain people, but that is a conditioning that I’m trying to overcome. I don’t have any problem telling people what I think about certain ideas. And I don’t think we should have a different set of standards based on what race we are.
We are being forced to pay huge taxes to support causes that we don’t believe in. The moderate American is more than willing to give to a good cause if they believe that their money will be used for that cause! But too frequently it isn’t, and we feel like we are being lied to. It is destroying the trust we should have in the people that were voted into office to serve the people. No wonder the dollar is weak. I can’t trust the government who issues it to follow through on anything they say.
On a different note, I want to say something about the big controversy on Barack Obama’s religion. While I think the pastor he has decided to follow is crazy and maniacal in his teachings, I have to wonder how many people think that about the Mormon religion of Mitt Romney. And I don’t think a candadites religion should be a qualifier for the presidential seat. So, even though it won’t be easy, I’m going to try to not focus so much on that aspect of Obama and continue to learn about what he plans to do for the country. Which at this point, is kind of sketchy.
Something that I recently learned...did you know that one superdelegate has the voting power of 10,000 normal votes? That is completely ridiculous! With 500 superdelegates around the country, they hold the power of 5 million votes. Why is their vote that much more important than mine? I really hate that my trip to the polls won’t mean a thing.
A quick thought on gun control...the founding fathers said that only when a government is trying to supress the people will they take away the firearms out of the law-abiding citizens. It is in the Bill of Rights that we have the right to bear firearms. I don’t plan on ever getting one myself, but I don’t think it’s right to limit the people who are law-abiding from having them. Instead it just leaves all the guns in the hands of the criminals...somehow that just doesn’t make sense to me.
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I have to say that I agree with you on everything....you make a good point with the Obama thing, although it's hard not to consider his "spiritual leader" to be a real....piece of work (to put it nicely).
It really is sad how divided America is these days! Can't we all just get along?! :) Yes, this country has problems (and will probably have a whole lot more after the presidential election), but I feel so blessed to live here! I wish that all of these "Americans" who think that our country is so aweful should just take off and try living in Cuba or somewhere for a while. Then they'll see how "horrible" the US is!
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