MY RESPONSE...to a bulletin I got on MySpace titled "Bush is a Piece of Shit."
Is there a way to not get bulletins from friends? I'd like to keep you on my friends list but I'm not too big on posts that are titled, "Bush is a piece of shit." The media doesn't normalize anything Bush or other conservatives do. For the most part the media is anti-Bush and is liberal run. For instance when that kid got tased at that John Kerry appearance it was turned into a Bush hates free speech deal by the press (by the way the kid was clearly resisting arrest). Much like people tried to blame Hurricane Katrina on him. I find that for the most part, liberals spout catch phrases that they hear without adding much substance to it. In addition, I wouldn't use anything Al Jazeera puts out as a source. But I guess it's perfect for people trying to find another reason to support their hate for Bush.
Normally I don't get into political discussions. I find that people who are frothing at the mouth about something you're not going to change their minds. But I'm getting tired of hearing what is basically a petty -hatred- of a man instead of a disagreement with his policies. I haven't seen anything the other party can come up with that is better. They all agreed with him until it worked better for them to disagree.
In my opinion, society seems to think the world is a nice, happy place where nothing bad happens unless you make it happen yourself. I think this is rooted in the fact that most things in life are handed to people, or the vast majority of people (edit: people in this country). You know your role. You do your job. You get money. You pay other people to do things for you that are outside the scope of your skills (ie, farmers grow your food, butchers prep your meat, mechanics fix your cars, etc.). Nobody has to get their hands dirty anymore. You live in your isolated world and depend on someone else (tv, radio, internet) to tell your what is going on outside of your world. The fact is, the world in general is not a fun, nice place. Don't get me wrong, there is love and there are good things in life, but people do fight, cheat, and kill other people. Many, if not most, countries don't look after their people. Many governments actually oppress, hurt and kill their own populations. This is a fact of the world, not an exception. I see it every day at my job.
Americans and a lot of Europeans live healthy, safe lives. You don't worry about dying every time you step outside your house. I think because of that, we have a spoiled mindset. Then a presumption sets in. It becomes presumed that everyone in the world must have it as easy as us. And if that is so, then if we hadn't invaded Iraq then those folks over there would probably be living nice, cushy lives like we do here. Unfortunately, that is not true. In fact, it is not entirely true in this country. Most people are not aware of what is happening next door or down the block from them. I mean what is -really- happening. For instance, in the last week in my town, two people were shot to death outside a club with several others wounded. Two other shootings occurred within a block of a high school and then one of the victims was chased by the shooter into the school. I personally was the first responder at a crime scene involving a dead guy who had been there more than a month. Besides that we've had a couple fatality automobile accidents. And there is drug activity going on in nearly every neighborhood of every town, regardless of what class or race is residing there. And yet, we are still one of the safest countries in the world. And that is because there are people sacrificing for you to be safe. From the street cop, to the military person, all the way up to the President of the Unites States. That man makes the tough decisions that might involve losing lives or, at the least, will be unpopular and cause some ignorant person to call him a piece of shit.
Keep in mind. People are still sneaking, begging and fighting to come live in this country that some people seem to think is being run into the ground.
I didn't know how to end it. So it does seem a but abrupt at the end. Sorry to vent. But I'm getting annoyed. I know not everyone will agree with me and you don't have to. I don't love conservatives and I don't hate liberals. If a good liberal candidate came forward I would consider him. As it stands, I don't see one right now. Frankly, these day I like Lieberman. I didn't like him much before. He's done some dumb stuff. He did all those hearings looking into heavy metal music in the 80s and video games in the 90s. But I give him this, he didn't jump on the bandwagon that most liberal politicians jumped on. He voted for the war and he's stuck with it...and become very unpopular in his party as a result. Which is probably why he's not running this time around. The point is, this country is like sex. Even bad sex is good sex. Even this country at it's lowest has still been a great country to live in. And I by no means think this is a low point in our history. I don't think anything is happening now that wasn;t happening 40, 60, 100 years ago in this country. The only difference is that we have a media that, both, makes us aware of more than ever before, and also tends to put their own spin on things...
Well, I'm gonna leave it there. I'm tired and I have to work tomorrow. It's time for bed. I'd love to hear responses, opposing and supporting. Good night.
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