Learning to help ourselves

[EKublai]

Perhaps an angry face isn't the best face to put up there. Cuz I'm not angry, but I'm worried. I'm worried that the average American today has lost faith in himself, and no longer has the desire nor the ability to help himself. We''ve seen it happen in the aftermath of hurricane katrina, in the wake of huge losses of jobs. No one has a plan. That's not even the worst of it. Not only does the average Amercian have a plan, but they also won't accept that the fact that their life has suddenly turned upside down is at least partially, their own fault. I understand everyone's complaints about how it's the government fault. And it is for the most part. It is their duty to serve us and protect us in order for us to live fulfilling lives. No matter your current economic status, lack of healthcare, or other securities, trust me when I say that the likelihood of you doing better in another country is very small. The average American has been spoon-fed all his life and for that he is not prepared to feed himself when the parent has died. The reason is, is that our government has become a parent, which it should not be. England was a parent when America was a colony. And although our government makes the decisions that are suppossed to lubricate everyday life, first and foremost the people are the source of the power. Nowadays, it seems that we've let our government gain too much authority over us, but it is not the government's doing, it's ours. We've standardized our country into conformity because all we're doing is following the goverment's instructions. It's like we are totally obediant dogs, but not in a good sense because we have become over dependent on the government to protect us.

I find it amazing that the only Americans today that are actually willing to help themselves for the good of the country's wealthfare is the military and the American citizens that sacrifice their lives everyday taking on jobs such as putting out wildfires in the dry wooded areas of the western part of the country, and police officers in the cities doing everything from narcotics raids to checking if your driving permit is valid to making sure you're not out past city curfew without a guardian.

If you've been reading the newspapers, radio, online, tv, whatever, you might have found out something interesting about the American citizens that live in other countries, particularly those in lebanon. A lot of the evacuting of American Citizens from lebanon is not even being done by our government, but by the citizens themselves. Yes, these Americans that don't even call America their home, go out in jeeps in order to find, not loved ones, not friends, but other Americans, stranger or not. It literally blew my mind because although a lot of heroics were displayed after hurricane katrina by everyday people, it was nothing of this magnitude, going out in the middle of live bombings, getting past Israeli checkpoints that might not even allow them safe passage, just to search for Americans they didn't even know. The last time I actually saw something like that nearly on that level was after 9/11.

I believe alot of this has to do with our new obsession with getting technology, and getting it way to fast for us to comphrehend what on earth we're doing. We get so locked into what is happening now that we never think about what's going to happen after . As our technology becomes more three demesional, our vision of the world has become more two-demensional, such that when the actual third demension actually rears its ugly head, it comes as a devastating blow to the people. After hurricane katrina, our government responded terribly, but it might not have been as terrible if we hadn't given them as much responsibility in the first place. While it is their duty to protect, if we really are the source of their power, then let's split the blame at least 50-50, not give them more. Remember, while all you have to worry about is you, your family, and your posterity, our government has to deal with you, your family, your posterity, the guy next to you, and the rest of this country... Oh yeah, also all the other countries of the world, which I failed to mention. I've hated Bush since the day he came into office, I've hated the decisions he's made, and pretty much everything else he's done. But I've hated the fact, that people who've also hated him feel compelled to relieve themselves of the blame, even more.

So ends my little rant.

[TheKizar]

I actually kind of agree, i think alot people waste too much time on their computer *eyes bug out* and don't out there and do hard work that'll get them in top physical condition. right.