Politically.
Economically.
Ethically.
Morally.
What the hell has happened to us?
Was it just 8 years ago that we were more concerned with whether or not 2000 was the change in the millennium than we were with nearly anything else? (The answer to the millennium question is "NO", it's 2001 according the Gregorian calendar we use in this country). Most of the world celebrated the millennium January 1, 2000 anyway, which goes to show how much group think influences our world...think of it...very (VERY) scary.
Did we worry about "Y2K" and how it'd blow up the world of computing...but the day came and went, and nothing much happened, so we forgot about it and moved on to more important things. Things like "Kathie Lee Gifford Calls it Quits on Regis & Kathie Lee". WOW! Earth Shattering.
There was also a little stir toward the end of the year when the Supreme Court effectively handed George W. the presidency. But most people just didn't believe that there was any "irregularity" in the elections - well, most lemmings anyway. It was the first time IN HISTORY, that the Supreme Court determined the election. Now if that's not scary, I don't know what is.
What is wrong with the "average" American? When the hell did we lose our ability to think in favor of...what? "Security"????
And throughout the last eight years, at every opportunity, our civil rights and the illusion of personal privacy have been eroded away without so much as a whimper. Impotent protests, but nothing loud or impressive enough to convince "Joe Sixpack" that it's bad to give up rights our founding fathers considered "unalienable".
This is, perhaps, the scariest thing of all. How docile we are as we lose the rights and privileges that our soldiers are supposedly out there fighting for.
For the first time in my life, I'm actually concerned that the world will not be ok. We won't be ok after all the dust has settled. We'll be diminished - and unaware of the realities unfolding around us. After all, the media tells us what to think - with direction from the government (just ask Dan Rather about that). Imagine...government controlled media?
I don't agree with everyone on politics at all. In fact, I generally spend a good deal of time avoiding the subject as it's too inflammatory for most people to be able to debate it without getting their personal worth confused with a differing opinion. I do support our right to be different, to think and speak our minds (although this isn't legal anymore if you protest the government). Check what goes on without anyone saying anything at all.. These things can run the gamut from benign to malignant...it's how protestors can now be thrown in jail and have their property taken away merely for the act of protesting. Now, they may not have actually done any of this (as far as we know), but it's legal for them do so for PROTESTING. Scary.
I don't know what will come of all this, but I feel like I need to tell all of you to get out and vote. It might not be the person I will vote for - or it might - but the point is: VOTE! We need to take back the responsibility that we've given up. We are our own worst enemies letting others tell us what is "best" for us, and doing nothing but quietly observe what that means.
Get out and vote...make a difference...it's your own damn fault if you don't.
Just Thinking,
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