I have a hard time with watching the news lately. Watching breast-feeding babies separated from their mothers under the guise of the bible and put into cages. This is what America has become. This is disturbing because our nation was founded on the basis that we should be free to practice whatever religion we want. Our ancestors came here in waves, persecuted by bible wielding preachers. We have become that from which our ancestors fled.
I don't know how people can claim this is God's will. I'm waiting for my country's leadership to step up and do something. First to act like a leader wins. So far all I see is blame towards the other party.
What makes America great was an idea whose time needs to come again. In an ideal world, we would try and convict those people who take bribes and sell out their constituents of treason against the people of America. We would throw them in prison or worse, but that's not what will happen because we do not live in a just world; we live in the real world, where ideals are dreams. The American Dream is alive and well if you are rich. Otherwise, you are a beggar and scum to our government. There are people actively working to disenfranchise you. They are afraid of the kind of vindictive person who might take away what they have and distribute it.
Socialists, Communists they would call you. Maybe. Those words lost meaning decades ago. "This is all hyperbole." I hear people living under a rock cry out. "We have agents of our government to look after our poor, right?" I hear you say that we have these institutions for equality in Housing and Urban Development and equality in Education. Once upon a time we did. We knew how to stand up for what is right. Now these institutions are crumbling under an administration working actively to screw the American poor.
Why do I deserve to go to fancy restaurants and live in comfort? Because I won the birth lottery. I was born to parents who lived the American dream - starting their company and making money. Employing people, and providing value. In better words, I don't deserve my lot in life. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to give it up. My point is that we are all deserving of good food and clean water and air. We all need shelter. We all need someone to stand up to the bullies. Today the bullies are the ones with the money. The only way to prove you're standing up is to not accept campaign finance. That's not how the game is played, I'm afraid. No money means no voice. No voice means no organization. No chance. All we have are those mired in the donorship trough, voicing poll-tested lines and ducking questions, placing blame, and doing what their owners pay them to do.
Happy father's day. We are camping with our religious community this weekend, and I'm on vacation from blogging for a few weeks.
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