Certain things should be obvious....in spite of the right and their ever mushrooming war on terror, including watching our every email, phone call , social media post or library list they started it, the liberals never dismantled any of it..)....we have no idea who is here, what they want, or what ideology they espouse.
Orwellian security measures have not worked Liberals insist we leave our borders open, that we accept any and all people who want to come here. Legal refugees may face living on welfare only, with no integration into our culture.That there is no morality except not "bothering" other people. that there IS no societal consensus on anything and we should not try to impose one. So while we focus on how many genders there are, and on trying to hide white faces so as not to offend or "scare" black people, or how to further beggar ourselves, as there aren;t enough jobs NOW, but we will impose taxes to pay for our "global endangerment"and allow China and India to keep polluting as they wish....as we punish Christians and try to contain Sharia law in places where the idea of self rule of Muslim communities have occurred..as we bend over backwards to not "offend" Muslims, to the point where our President in frozen in the response to Isis and would not allow missions in Syria to continue because a civilian might be killed..Russia had no such problem...as we ignore the lessons of Europe, overwhelmed with new immigrants and unable to contain the violence, we have fundamentally allowed chaos to rule. Some of our mentally unstable citizens have taken up guns or bombs to emulate the terrorists, leading to even more deaths and more fear. Against a lone wolf bent on hell on earth, there is no defense. This is not change. Change can be uncomfortable, but it is not deadly, not chaotic to the point of unraveling the most basic of social interactions, Social media is now the preferred method of communication. The world outside it too painfully scary, And as we retreat into the safety of darkness, hiding ourselves, we allow ourselves more and more to be drawn into narcissism of all kinds, to crave the dark and all it holds. Here's a few things we DO know. The US is a representative democracy, we are supposed to have a stake in what our government does, and expect the government to work for us, not against us. We are a nation of ideas, ideals, and laws. when the ideas and ideals fail, and our laws seem useless, we are, as a people, fundamentally undone. We do not know what to do. We want "the government" (which has replaced religious belief, belief in equal opportunity, belief in self determination) to "solve" it. They cannot. Some people interested in gains, be they of power or wealth, may encourage chaos and insanity and mediocrity.That is just a sad fact of human existence.Bureaucracies protect themselves FIRST. This is why government is dangerous, and can even become evil. No personal responsibility ,only group think.. Please note that the area struck yesterday was a NO GUN zone, if the irony does not escape you, then you also probably know that open carry or concealed carry by permit does seem to deter violence, that the most gun-regulated areas of our country, Chicago being an example, have horrific rates of shootings. No one is talking about drugs or gangs as being part of this problem, of the wars over control of drug areas in Mexico, the ease of criminals to obtain guns,and of those so socially inept they could not get a gun dealer to sell to them, of buying over the Internet. We have a gun supply problem, not a gun control problem. Registered, trained users of firearms are not likely to misuse their guns, Hunters either. A useful tool for rural areas, at least..but 81 percent of us now live in cities. I was astounded by that..when I was a child it was about 50/50. No one is launching studies or speaking out for the mentally unstable, some of whom seem to be pushed over the edge by our chaos. We seem to have a total disconnect for how our country, and the world, are working right now, and Washington "agendas" which are not. they further alienate us from each other.. Our militarized police are sometimes too quick to react. I am sure those on trial for murder are astonished and aggrieved. In some areas, the police are now hanging back from making arrests, afraid of repercussions. I'm sure the criminals are thrilled with that development. Chaos is not a condition which helps keep a society functioning, growing, and meeting the needs of its citizens.There is nothing positive coming from these, um..changes. More draconian gun laws, muzzling free speech and freedom of movement, longer security checks, of Citizens, not illegal and legal immigrants, will not stop this.Those committed to harm will use bombs. or knives. or poisons or cars. We need to redefine our role as American citizens, not US citizens or global citizens,,,Americans. We need to urgently stress the rule of law, and common civility. We need to stand up for each other. It is impossible for humans to learn to get along you say? well,maybe that is why the Founding fathers chose to include worship, references to God, and biblical basis to rule. As much as our children are trying to erase our past by destroying the good name and good works of many of these people. The chaos will kill them just as surely, whether they walk around in their bubbles of perfection or not.Perhaps then they will begin to grow up, if friends die in their "perfectly peaceful and safe" universities...and they can start to help, with new ideas and new strategies.. If not, we, and they, will continue to descend into our dark holes, trusting no one and using anyone we can to make ourselves feel better.Focusing on an "answer" instead of facing up to the complexities of solving societal problems. Darwin would be so pleased. Nothing more than intelligent animals. |
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