D_Raay
06-20-2005, 01:35 AM
I hear you, and I feel your pain. I get so frustrated sometimes and I wonder if there's anyone else who feels the way I do. I look around at my friends and see that they're good people, but I wonder if they feel the way I do. Are they as fed up as I am? Does it all seem crazy to them too? Or is it just me? Did anyone else hear what Bush just said? Do they take any of this seriously? I know they mean well and have good intentions. They also have other things to worry about. We all have pretty busy lives it seems. And believe me, I would much rather be doing something else than dealing with this bullshit, but it's right there in my face and it not going away. Not only that-it's getting worse. I don't think enough people realize that. "Where does it stop?".... "When will you act?" I wonder. "What will it take?" Does it have to be knocking on your door before you do something?
Should I just look on the bright side of it? It's not so bad, right? I mean, what is Bush and his evil team of bastards doing to ME personally? Is anything different about MY life? I go about my daily life unimpeded, so do most people. At the same time people are complaining all the time about our lack of freedoms and the steady loss of those freedoms. In many ways I AM free.....which is ironic, because in a very real way we ARE NOT free....sometimes not even free to say what we want. The secret police aren't banging on MY door right now....maybe someone else, but not ME....and that's what counts, right? Maybe it's not so bad after all. What are all those other people complaining about? Aren't they living in one of the most prosperous nations in the world? Shouldn't they feel rather fortunate to have been born where they were? Is it ungrateful to think otherwise? Am I really just looking for the splinter in someone else's eye while overlooking the enormous thorny branch stuck in my own eye? Isn't complaining a negative or defeatist way of looking at things?
I see other people who are ignorant or unconcerned with these matters and they seem happier...like there's just that much less weight on their shoulders. I think ignorance truly is bliss.....for a while. I talk to people around me--in plain terms-about our government and what it's doing to us and to others, and I notice that most don't really care. More than that, they don't really know much about what's going on. Again, they seem to be mostly unconcerned....and it suits them just fine. Not knowing seems to be better in almost every way. If you don't know what's being done to you, then you're not likely to object or cause a fuss. It reminds me of the Matrix. Maybe that's what they're going for-the people doing this to us, that is. Maybe I should just mind my own business and focus on my job and my family and what's on tv tonight. Maybe none of this is my business. That's why we have elected officials, right? To think about al of this stuff for us. That's what they're there for. They wouldn't do us wrong would they? Why? We put them there, right? They work for US, right? We can always boot them out of office if we don't like it. They would tell us if we had something to worry about, right? Why wouldn't they? They know what's best don't they? Isn't that why we put them there? These are the things that go through my mind sometimes, and, I'll admit, I revisit my thoughts and opinions all the time to see if I still believe what I used to. Sometimes I wonder who's right and who's wrong. Am I above being tricked or fooled by someone? If there is something bad going on, maybe it's better not to know, because, what am I going to do about it anyway? What can I do? I'm just one person.
But I don't have the luxury they do: of not knowing what lurks beyond the veil of utter nothingness that they know. I DO know. I see. I hear and I experience reality. And what I see is our country falling apart before my eyes. I see greed and the hunger for more and a lackluster will to do unyeilding evil to obtain it. I see lies and corruption that dishonor our once-noble establishment and swindle our loyal citizens out of their American dream. And I see it going on every damn day!
It's the taking and the lying that get to me the most. Why must they always lie to us? Why must they always keep taking? It's insatiable it seems. Why do this? Why like THIS? Who does this benefit? Then I remember who it benefits. People are becoming rich while others are made to suffer and be poor. Most everything that goes on in this country is going on because it makes somebody some money. Even the misery--the misery makes people rich. It just depends what side of the equation you're on. War and devestation are making somebody a profit. Taking is profitable. It's that same old thug mentality: don't buy it, take it. Don't ask if can do it, just do it. Taking is easier. That's why it happens. That's why we're in the situation we're in.
So what do you do about it?
That is the question.
I find myself wanting to do something about it, but not knowing what would be the best use of my time and energy. Not to be pessimistic, but protests get us almost nowhere. I saw millions of people take to the streets worldwide and what did that change?We still have that bastard and his whole crooked cabal running our lives, taking the future of our country down the drain. Writing letters to doesn't always seems to do much either. I spend so much time reading and writing and educating myself in order to make a difference, but what does it all mean? Sure, I might get a few responses, but how serious are these people about what they're saying? Are they willing to put their money where their mouth is? Could they be counted on to take action? What about when the chips are down, will they fold? I don't mean to be rude, but how do I know the people responding aren't just full of talk. Sitting around bitching and moaning ceratinly doesn't get me anywhere. Talk is cheap. Some say the best way to change it is from within. So, what does that mean? I need to move to Washington DC? Run for office? I don't think that's a very realistic way to go. But what then? it seems like organizing people would be a good way to go, but what can I do by myself? I'm only one person, and I have a hard time changing the mind of anyone around me. What could I possibly do to affect any of this? If there really is some gigantic well-funded effort to create a New World Order, what could I do to stop it? I'm only one person.
Then I remember that Ghandi was just one person, Martin Luther King Jr. was one person, Malcolm Shabazz was only one person, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Che Gueverra, Caesar Chavez, were each just one person. I, too, am just one person, but one person who would give their life to see all of this bullshit go away. Look at what each of these individuals was able to do on their own. Each of them has had an amazing impact on the lives around them. Maybe you can too. Maybe you are just as amazing when you put your mind and heart and soul into it. How do you know unless you try? I'm sure most--if not all--of these people never knew what they could do until they tried. How will you ever know what you could accomplish if you don't try? Instead of wondering, why not do? Instead of talking about it, why not do it? Take it one step further and get involved. Don't just talk about it, be about it. Something you should remember is that it isn't just about you, it's about all of us. If not for yourself then do it for those you love; do it for your friends and family; do it for those who cannot do it for themselves. Your future, and the future of those yet to come, depends on it.
Should I just look on the bright side of it? It's not so bad, right? I mean, what is Bush and his evil team of bastards doing to ME personally? Is anything different about MY life? I go about my daily life unimpeded, so do most people. At the same time people are complaining all the time about our lack of freedoms and the steady loss of those freedoms. In many ways I AM free.....which is ironic, because in a very real way we ARE NOT free....sometimes not even free to say what we want. The secret police aren't banging on MY door right now....maybe someone else, but not ME....and that's what counts, right? Maybe it's not so bad after all. What are all those other people complaining about? Aren't they living in one of the most prosperous nations in the world? Shouldn't they feel rather fortunate to have been born where they were? Is it ungrateful to think otherwise? Am I really just looking for the splinter in someone else's eye while overlooking the enormous thorny branch stuck in my own eye? Isn't complaining a negative or defeatist way of looking at things?
I see other people who are ignorant or unconcerned with these matters and they seem happier...like there's just that much less weight on their shoulders. I think ignorance truly is bliss.....for a while. I talk to people around me--in plain terms-about our government and what it's doing to us and to others, and I notice that most don't really care. More than that, they don't really know much about what's going on. Again, they seem to be mostly unconcerned....and it suits them just fine. Not knowing seems to be better in almost every way. If you don't know what's being done to you, then you're not likely to object or cause a fuss. It reminds me of the Matrix. Maybe that's what they're going for-the people doing this to us, that is. Maybe I should just mind my own business and focus on my job and my family and what's on tv tonight. Maybe none of this is my business. That's why we have elected officials, right? To think about al of this stuff for us. That's what they're there for. They wouldn't do us wrong would they? Why? We put them there, right? They work for US, right? We can always boot them out of office if we don't like it. They would tell us if we had something to worry about, right? Why wouldn't they? They know what's best don't they? Isn't that why we put them there? These are the things that go through my mind sometimes, and, I'll admit, I revisit my thoughts and opinions all the time to see if I still believe what I used to. Sometimes I wonder who's right and who's wrong. Am I above being tricked or fooled by someone? If there is something bad going on, maybe it's better not to know, because, what am I going to do about it anyway? What can I do? I'm just one person.
But I don't have the luxury they do: of not knowing what lurks beyond the veil of utter nothingness that they know. I DO know. I see. I hear and I experience reality. And what I see is our country falling apart before my eyes. I see greed and the hunger for more and a lackluster will to do unyeilding evil to obtain it. I see lies and corruption that dishonor our once-noble establishment and swindle our loyal citizens out of their American dream. And I see it going on every damn day!
It's the taking and the lying that get to me the most. Why must they always lie to us? Why must they always keep taking? It's insatiable it seems. Why do this? Why like THIS? Who does this benefit? Then I remember who it benefits. People are becoming rich while others are made to suffer and be poor. Most everything that goes on in this country is going on because it makes somebody some money. Even the misery--the misery makes people rich. It just depends what side of the equation you're on. War and devestation are making somebody a profit. Taking is profitable. It's that same old thug mentality: don't buy it, take it. Don't ask if can do it, just do it. Taking is easier. That's why it happens. That's why we're in the situation we're in.
So what do you do about it?
That is the question.
I find myself wanting to do something about it, but not knowing what would be the best use of my time and energy. Not to be pessimistic, but protests get us almost nowhere. I saw millions of people take to the streets worldwide and what did that change?We still have that bastard and his whole crooked cabal running our lives, taking the future of our country down the drain. Writing letters to doesn't always seems to do much either. I spend so much time reading and writing and educating myself in order to make a difference, but what does it all mean? Sure, I might get a few responses, but how serious are these people about what they're saying? Are they willing to put their money where their mouth is? Could they be counted on to take action? What about when the chips are down, will they fold? I don't mean to be rude, but how do I know the people responding aren't just full of talk. Sitting around bitching and moaning ceratinly doesn't get me anywhere. Talk is cheap. Some say the best way to change it is from within. So, what does that mean? I need to move to Washington DC? Run for office? I don't think that's a very realistic way to go. But what then? it seems like organizing people would be a good way to go, but what can I do by myself? I'm only one person, and I have a hard time changing the mind of anyone around me. What could I possibly do to affect any of this? If there really is some gigantic well-funded effort to create a New World Order, what could I do to stop it? I'm only one person.
Then I remember that Ghandi was just one person, Martin Luther King Jr. was one person, Malcolm Shabazz was only one person, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Che Gueverra, Caesar Chavez, were each just one person. I, too, am just one person, but one person who would give their life to see all of this bullshit go away. Look at what each of these individuals was able to do on their own. Each of them has had an amazing impact on the lives around them. Maybe you can too. Maybe you are just as amazing when you put your mind and heart and soul into it. How do you know unless you try? I'm sure most--if not all--of these people never knew what they could do until they tried. How will you ever know what you could accomplish if you don't try? Instead of wondering, why not do? Instead of talking about it, why not do it? Take it one step further and get involved. Don't just talk about it, be about it. Something you should remember is that it isn't just about you, it's about all of us. If not for yourself then do it for those you love; do it for your friends and family; do it for those who cannot do it for themselves. Your future, and the future of those yet to come, depends on it.