CitizenX
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Our nation is at a crossroads. We stand between destruction and collapse. It's not the fault of Bush and his "evil cabinet", it's not the fault of the "schemeing liberals", and it is not Al Qaeda. It is us. The people. Our nation as a people is greedy, we need to change.
You might think that all I intend to do is rant and rave and complain about the faults of our society, but that doesn't do any good. The fact is, most of you will probably think nothing of it and throw it away. It is OUR fault we are failing. We complain about things that need to be done to preserve our nation because we all want to be the most important thing in this nation. We have to "tolerate" everyone elses beliefs and everyone elses cultures. That is all well and good to a point. But, when we reach the point where we are as strongly divided as we are now, when we reach the point where instead of uniting as a people, we form tiny little subcultures within ourselves, we face collapse. People need to band together. Instead of arguing and namecalling, we need to work together to find a culture we can all be part of. If you need help, look at your children. Look how easily they get along with eachother, completely oblivious to the fact the outside world is so fraught with danger. They aren't divided, they are all part of the same system, even if that system is school, they know that it is best to stand together. We became a social creature for a reason. We rely on one another. However when you let prejudice and hate and ignorance cloud your judgement, you hurt your society rather than helping it.
Our government is corrupt, we all know it. They have too much power, but that is only because we let them. We allow them the final say and the people that do complain and stand up, the one's that protest are extremists, making it easier for those in power to tear down the legitamacy of the complaints. The fact of the matter is, in respect to Iraq, we did the right thing for the wrong reasons. Their nation as a people were suffering under Saddaam. Even if we only "liberated" the nation for it's oil, it was the right thing to do. Our nation has built a reputation as being the go-to guy of the world. If anyone is in trouble, they turn to us, and we help them. Some nations might complain but it is only because they lack the resolve to do anything other than that. They won't try to be better, won't try to help other nations themselves. Instead they are content with saying our nation is "evil" for trying to aid others in need. The problem is, we, as well as these other countries, need to elect leaders who will do the right thing for the RIGHT reasons. Not corrupt politicians who wish only to advance their own power and greed. This is not just a rant, rather an encouragement. An ecouragement and a plea I am making to everyone, rather than complaining about government to DO something about it. Elect a third party candidate, protest peacefully about the REAL issues, pass this message on, anything to help. It is OUR fault the country is failing, it is OUR fault our government is corrupt, and it is OUR fault that our nation is divided by injustice. There are too many people not willing to sacrifice old customs that are bred of nothing but hate and unite as a people. Whites, blacks, asians, hispanics; each and every one of these comunities has a saying about the other. Something that feeds their hate and their prejudice. Slavery, crime, greed, the thirst for power. These are the sins of our fathers, the acts of hate and injustice that plague our pasts. The fact is, they are just that, the past. We need to unite. We need to change the way we view the world. Instead of looking out for just us, we need to look out for everyone. We are all in this nation together, it is up to ALL of us to make it strong, and keep it strong.
You might think that all I intend to do is rant and rave and complain about the faults of our society, but that doesn't do any good. The fact is, most of you will probably think nothing of it and throw it away. It is OUR fault we are failing. We complain about things that need to be done to preserve our nation because we all want to be the most important thing in this nation. We have to "tolerate" everyone elses beliefs and everyone elses cultures. That is all well and good to a point. But, when we reach the point where we are as strongly divided as we are now, when we reach the point where instead of uniting as a people, we form tiny little subcultures within ourselves, we face collapse. People need to band together. Instead of arguing and namecalling, we need to work together to find a culture we can all be part of. If you need help, look at your children. Look how easily they get along with eachother, completely oblivious to the fact the outside world is so fraught with danger. They aren't divided, they are all part of the same system, even if that system is school, they know that it is best to stand together. We became a social creature for a reason. We rely on one another. However when you let prejudice and hate and ignorance cloud your judgement, you hurt your society rather than helping it.
Our government is corrupt, we all know it. They have too much power, but that is only because we let them. We allow them the final say and the people that do complain and stand up, the one's that protest are extremists, making it easier for those in power to tear down the legitamacy of the complaints. The fact of the matter is, in respect to Iraq, we did the right thing for the wrong reasons. Their nation as a people were suffering under Saddaam. Even if we only "liberated" the nation for it's oil, it was the right thing to do. Our nation has built a reputation as being the go-to guy of the world. If anyone is in trouble, they turn to us, and we help them. Some nations might complain but it is only because they lack the resolve to do anything other than that. They won't try to be better, won't try to help other nations themselves. Instead they are content with saying our nation is "evil" for trying to aid others in need. The problem is, we, as well as these other countries, need to elect leaders who will do the right thing for the RIGHT reasons. Not corrupt politicians who wish only to advance their own power and greed. This is not just a rant, rather an encouragement. An ecouragement and a plea I am making to everyone, rather than complaining about government to DO something about it. Elect a third party candidate, protest peacefully about the REAL issues, pass this message on, anything to help. It is OUR fault the country is failing, it is OUR fault our government is corrupt, and it is OUR fault that our nation is divided by injustice. There are too many people not willing to sacrifice old customs that are bred of nothing but hate and unite as a people. Whites, blacks, asians, hispanics; each and every one of these comunities has a saying about the other. Something that feeds their hate and their prejudice. Slavery, crime, greed, the thirst for power. These are the sins of our fathers, the acts of hate and injustice that plague our pasts. The fact is, they are just that, the past. We need to unite. We need to change the way we view the world. Instead of looking out for just us, we need to look out for everyone. We are all in this nation together, it is up to ALL of us to make it strong, and keep it strong.
