Well I guess eventually I was going to have to comment, so here goes.....
For a couple of weeks now I, like so many of you have for the most part quietly sat back and watched the "Occupy Wallstreet", Occupy Atlanta", or "Occupy Where Ever" groups. Initially I actually sort of applauded them. I was impressed that a group of young Americans was deciding to get engaged in the process that we call our way of life. And then, the more I observered, the more I realized, as Coach Danny Cronic use to say.......that they hadn't seen the ball since kickoff. I have to believe that somebody in that group had some idea of what it is exactly that they are protesting, but over and over having listened to interview after interview, it became sadly obvious that these young people really didn't know. They just know that they are mad, but they're not sure who it is that they are mad it.
They all like to use catch phrases like "the fat cats" on wallstreet; or "them". Who exactly is "them"? When pressed for details, most of them could not give any details.
I believe that I can tell you what it is that they are mad at and about. These kids were raised where everyone that participated got a trophy. They were taught from the earliest childhood there are no loosers nor are they're any winners. In many places throughout the US, team sports don't even exist anymore as those of you that are my age knew team sports. Yes, they have teams, and they play. But they don't keep score. And at the end of the season.......everyone wins first place. They have come to the place where they think that all they have to do is show up and at the end of the day, we will all be rich. They believe it doesn't require any work on their part, only participation.
These sad young people are falling victim to President Barrack Obama and his near continuous assault on people of success and his engaging in simple class warfare. I'm sure all of you are tired of hearing that the rich need to pay their fair share. Well, considering that the bottom 50% of income earners in the US pay zero income taxes collected; and the top 5% of income earners pay almost 80% of income taxes collected that leaves 45% of income earners paying 20% of income taxes collected, then my question is just what is their fair share?
If you listen to the rhectoric of these young people, and you are a student of history at all, you just might recognize that the things that they are saying come directly from The Communist Manifesto; to each as they have need, from each as they have ability. Hard work, preparation, dedication, is not valued any more than mediocrity in the work place. You are expected to give as you have ability, and take only as you have need. A dedicated, hard working employee does not deserve any more than someone that gives minimum required. It was suggested by either Lennon or Stallin one that they would not nor could not ever take the United States by force, but in time they would take the US simply with their ideas. Is this simply prophecy coming to fruition?
Over my last few off days I have watched with some interest various prorams on T.V. What I see and notice more and more are the various hosts with guests that are otherwise young and intelligent. Well, that is until they really start talking. If you listen to these young people it is so obvious that they wish to bless the masses with their infinate wisdom. They speak with apparent authority and suggest things that at best are half baked and ultimately would only contribute to the true demise of this great nation. My thought is this.........they need to sit down, shut up, and learn.
Yes, I am a conservative. And proud of it too. Yes, I listen to talk radio. And maybe you should too. If you do, almost every week, maybe a couple of times each week, someone will call in to any of a number of radio shows. Soon they will tell that they are from Soviet Georgia, Russia, or the old Yugoslavia. And over and over and over, you can hear them speak with pride that they escaped the socialist government of their homeland and finally arrived here in the United States; a place that still stands as a becon of hope for those that wish to pursue dreams of independence and self sufficicency. They will speak with almost fear in their voice as they warn listeners to do everything that they can to avoid what they can so easily see as an onslaught from those that would turn this great nation into what they escaped from.
My friends, it is not too late. This great nation can still be saved. But it will not happen without you. What is required from you is that you, like the uninformed idiots that are the "Occupy" groups, is that you educate yourself, that you engage in the process, and that you hold accountable those that we elect. You start simply by becoming informed.
I would ask you to not believe anything that I say. Hey, just because I say it, does not make it so. But once you have confirmed it, they you will knwo first hand. And, once you know first hand, you are in a much better position to be able to act accordingly to combat those things that are bad for you, bad for us, and bad for the US.
I would not be so bold as to tell you how to vote. But I would be bold enough to suggest that if you truly educate yourself knowing how to vote will become so easy that there will not even be a thought process, you will just know what to do.
I apologize that this post is not one of my normal "feel good" sort of posts. But it can be. If you engage, I promise, you will feel good in the long run with the outcome.
Our future is up to you. And me. And all of us that wish to see this great nation continue on.
"One Nation, under God, Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all"
Until next time..............
Gary
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