End the War on Freedom

I wrote a friend that I wasn't going to vote for Obama nor for McCain, and she took it to mean I wasn't going to vote. She responded that I would lose the right to complain if I didn't vote. I responded, and have reproduced my response on my blog; hopefully this will provide some ammunition and encouragement for other third-party voters and principled non-voters. False Choice, Third Parties, and Non-voting.

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I believe America (and all hope) is lost and it's every American's fault. I look around and I am very disappointed in what I see. I have no hope, no "light at the end of the tunnel" if you will. We have a factor of problems that are destroying America, I will list several problems that I see no solution for because of human nature: 1. We want big Government to take care of us, we are no longer willing to work for the American dream (or freedom). 2. We now have an "Entitlement" mentality, just look around at your friends or people your age (if you are 25 and under). They were raised with "everyone is special," they didn't keep track of scores in sports because it would be "too hurtful." Their parents gave them everything they have ever wanted....even if they didn't deserve it. They "deserve" everything they want, even if they didn't work for a College education or a decent paying job. 3. Colleges are spewing Socialist (at the best) Marxist (at the worst) propaganda and College students are buying into every last word because it's "intelligent" to believe such idiotic lies. 4. More people are interested in voting for their favorite American Idol/Dancing with the stars contestant then researching the "best" candidate for President. 5. People are ignorant of their rights and even the ones that aren't are freely willing to give them up to be "safe" or not to hurt other people’s feelings. I remember reading a study put out that something like 53% of College kids believe free speech should be limited...WTF? 6. The Government (for the past 4 months) has continuously given the Constitution the finger in order to "save our economy" and no one says a thing. 7. If you believe in small Government and taking care of yourself you are labeled a racist, bigot, uncaring, selfish, etc, etc. 8. I would be surprised if 8% of the population knew what was constitutional, what their rights were or why they were even given their rights in the first place. 9. Greed/Selfishness 10. The lack of effort to become educated about your rights, as long as you have a shitty job, you can come home to your family, open a beer, watch your flat screen TV, all is right with the world. Screw the second amendment, you don't own guns anyway, they are dangerous, so no one else should. How do you tell someone that they should care about their rights and their freedom when they have to give up all the free hand outs the Government supplies to them? How do you convince them to get off their fatass and research their rights/the constitution/the President they are voting for when all they want to do is come home, stuff their face, get fat and watch TV? It's human nature, I mean, who will go "OK, I will give up my Social Security from the Government to invest privately." Or "OK, I will go get a degree/skill/education so I can have health care instead of stocking shelves at my local Wal-Mart and bitching about not having a good job while the CEO at wal-mart makes millions off of poor little old me." Americans have the victim mentality because it's always easier to be the victim and blame someone else then to blame yourself. If you blame yourself that means you have to actually work on your problems or lack of education in order to succeed. It's much easier blaming the evil CEO's and Capitalism because your life sucks instead of blaming yourself. I have lost all faith; I am not sure where to go from here. I believe American's would hand over all their rights just for a few free meals, a crappy health care system and to be safe from all those evil Muslims. How do you change people's minds when they are not willing to work for a living or blame themselves for their shortcomings? It's just too damn easy to blame everyone else but you.........and this is the downfall of America. To all who are trying and working for their piece of the dream: I apologize for my Generations lack of understanding and commitment to making themselves better. They have gone through massive brainwashing in College, and have had everything handed to them by well intentioned parents since they were born. I am deeply sorry that my Generation cares more about Paris Hilton then the Constitution of the United States or their rights as citizens. I am sorry that my Generation will be the downfall of America and ultimately we will be living like France (or worse) because I doubt anyone has the balls to overthrow our current politicians (drag them out of their offices no matter where they are) and elect all new officials and put term limits on all elected/appointed positions. I am very sorry, America was a terrific idea and place to live but sadly the founding fathers never took into consideration the fact of human stupidity, ignorance and apathy. I am sorry to our Founding Fathers and everyone who has spilled blood trying to make this the greatest nation on earth. I tried but alas, I cannot beat down the stupidity, selfishness and just plain ignorance of the American Citizens. Any other time in history people would storm the streets and take back our country from the corrupt politicians that give 700 BILLION (more like 2 trillion) bailouts to crooked CEO’s, a Government that takes over our banks, insurance companies and god knows what else down the road. These people should be charged with treason against the United States of America (Barney Franks). Especially if this is true: Whoever threatened this should be tried for treason and shot in front of the White House. We no longer want to reap the blessings of freedom because we are unwilling to undergo the “fatigue” of supporting it. R.I.P. America ~ 1776-2008~

Bureaucrash's Crasher-in-Chief Pete Eyre joins us to talk about the all new Bureaucrash Social, along with what else is new, and what is coming soon from Contraband to Challenges. http://Social.Bureaucrash.com http://www.BureaucrashContraband.com

In the debate tonight, both candidates didn't address the moderator's assertion that one of them will "rule." President to "Rule America"

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Here's a link to a speech Malcolm X Gave at Oxford U: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmzaaf-9aHQ&feature=related I find the end of this speech the most compelling and interesting. I'm paraphrasing here: “If you take up arms, you’ll end it, but if you sit around and wait for the ones in power to make up his mind that he should end it, you’ll be waiting a long time… and in my opinion, the young generation of whites, blacks, browns, whatever else there is-- you are living in a time of extremism, a time of revolution, a time when there has got to be a change. People in power have misused it and now there has to be a change and better world has to be built and the only way to for it to be built is with extreme methods.” It strikes me kind of funny (in a sad way) how similar a statement like this mirrors what we are facing today in regards to the war in Iraq. What do we do with our history? We put it in a scrapbook, or on a wall or on a teeshirt. It's asthetics. We're all too afraid and in the end, we're all to blame. As we shed our English skin hundreds of years ago with such extremity, it is now time for us to exercise the same extremities against a similar oppressor right in our back yard. They have pacified us, and I do believe that we all attend the funeral of freedom and revolution every day we sit in complacency.

The Liberal notion that more govt. programs can solve racial problems is simplistic. It focuses solely on economic dimensions. The conservative idea that what is needed is a change of behavior morally ignores the public responsibilities of the immoral circumstances that haunt its fellow citizens. Market activities of buying, selling, advertising and promoting weaken non-market activities of caring, sharing, nurturing and connecting. Silent Depression- Real weekly wages of American workers since 1973 have declined 20%, while at the same time wealth has been upwardly distributed. definitions: parochialism- narrowly restricted in scope or outlook.