Thursday, June 19, 2008
Let's take a gander at the political landscape just for grins and giggles. There is an old saying that goes along these lines. "Ignorance can be cured by education and experience, but, stupid is terminal." This is true and plays itself out daily in the politics of America.
You see them all the time. Smiling politicians who only "want to serve" their communities. They want to lead us into "Shangrala" or to a better more prosperous and peaceful world. They are our "leaders", our elected officials.
Well, I've read the Constitution of the United States and I have yet found anywhere in this hallowed document that says we should elect "leaders." We don't need "leaders", we do however need elected representatives who carry out the will of the people but the opposite is true.
These elected officials once in office decide to turn the tables and announce to us that they are our elected "leaders". With this new lofty position they begin to tell us, what to do. This is the problem. They work for us. How many of you who own a business would allow an employee to come in and tell you the direction the company needs to take or tell you how to operate your own business? None would. But this is exactly what happens in the political office arena.
Who do they represent? Themselves actually and anyone who can provide them with benefits, bribes, or a monetary advantage. Lobbying groups vary as do their agendas. 100% of the corporate lobbies are in place to insure that they have the advantage in the market place and are protected from the law of the land. They are the ones who write legislation to their own benefit and hand if over to the "elected leader" who then in turn insures it becomes the law of the land. They have in fact purchased the government from those we elected and thus laws are actually created in board rooms and on the golf course.
All this occurs while we are occupied with "hot button or third rail issues" that if you notice, nothing is ever done about them. We are divided and begin fighting each other while the elected leaders do "business" and are unaccountable to anyone but their corporate masters. Look at the Federal Election Commission website and research the people or corporations that fund these political leaders then look at the voting record of these "elected leaders" and if you are bright enough you can put two and two together. It doesn't take a MENSA member to figure it all out.
Who is our best bet, the right or the left wing? Neither. With that said which one is the safest? We have to decide that for ourselves after careful consideration.
Let's take a look at abortion. This is a "hot button" issue that evokes passion and sometimes rage. Is abortion actually a "woman's right to choose?" To some women it is because they have been educated to believe this and in their logic it remains there "right". On the opposite end of the spectrum are people who are opposed to abortion and consider it murder. Now, if you believe it is a woman's right you will call the unborn a "fetus" and that "dehumanizes" the growing life inside the woman body so it's quite easy to kill without conscience.
If you are of the belief that life begins at conception you consider the "fetus" an "unborn child" who needs to be protected from the abortionist. So who is correct? Is there a compromise that can be reached? No. Because both sides are correct and you'll never change their minds. But, let's look deeper into the subject of abortion as today's example of reality.
The right wing declares they are "pro-life" advocates. This enrages those who are of the opposite opinion. The left wingers call themselves "pro-choice" and this enrages the people who hold an opposing belief. So the pissing match is on. There is no hope of coming together. We are fighting each other constantly over these and other issues. People who hold to their religious convictions cannot be swayed away from it all though they do at times "fall short of the Glory of God" or "sin" as they say but then repent. People who do not believe in a god or Deity of any kind cannot be convinced there is one and therefor don't feel obliged to follow any set of rules deemed to have their origin in religious practice. No coming together here either.
O.K., we've yammered on pointing out the obvious thus far and still haven't yet arrived at the reality check this blog was created for. The reality is, the only reason abortion of readily available in the United States as it is, is because it's one lucrative business. The right wing proclaims the virtue of protecting the unborn life, yet abortion is still here. The left wing proclaims the virtue of a woman's right to choose and abortion is not abated. The majority of the US Supreme Court are of the right wing party and have the power to change the political landscape of our country. They can strike Roe v. Wade at anytime they so desire but why don't they? Because, it's big business. Money. It's VERY profitable. But we grill our prospective Justices by asking that third rail question, "what are your views on abortion?" Then the sparks fly and We The People, fall for it every time.
We are looking for life on Mars, yet inside a woman's womb we can only find a "fetus". It's not a person. The law says it's not. Science says it's not a person so we are free to eliminate it at will because it will inconvenience us. On the other end of the spectrum it is a life, God says it is, the religious leaders say it is and the devout say it is and deserves protection. The law, supported by sciences can say whatever the intellectual elite want it to say. The law will say whatever the invested corporate or business interest want it to say. We are still at an impasse when it comes to reality. What does common sense say? It depends on who's common sense it is actually.
Reality says that the "fetus" is an unborn human child. Reality says that the woman who has this "fetus" inside her is in control of her own body and thus everything inside it. The decision is hers. Now, if abortion were not profitable women would be at home performing abortions on themselves. Do you honestly believe that any abortionist would provide the service for free? No, he or she would not do this for free, they would take up the practice of something more lucrative. Abortion does not have a noble and heroic past steeped in the lore of "a woman's right to choose." It was founded in order to rid the world of "coloreds and the less desirable or as they used to say in bigoted terms, the "mud people "among other hateful and stupid ways of describing other human beings.
I personally am a religious and spiritual person. I am guided by my beliefs but I do not expect you to be guided by them. I believe in "free will." I will exercise my free will and you exercise your free will. We all will have to live with the consequences of our free will. I will not tell a woman that she cannot have an abortion even though I might be opposed to it. I will however tell her to make an informed decision based on fact and to follow her beliefs systems and this does not violate my religious beliefs. I have found that the reality is I am not her master nor is she mine. Does the man involved in this theoretical pregnancy have any say in the matter? Yes he does but he has no power in the decision making process. The law says so. The law says a lot of things doesn't it? Who makes the law speak? We've already discussed that issue. Money makes the law speak.
Now let's continue on this political landscape and gaze upon the madness that is called Washington D.C.
The right wing like the left is bemoaning the high price of oil and pain at the pump. Who is to blame for this. We must have someone to blame and someone must have the answer to our problem.
The right wing wants to drill for more oil and thus bring down the price of oil. Can we do this? The reality is no. We are being held hostage for the most part until we pay the ransom. The ransom is to allow the oil corporations drill where ever they want. The reason the oil prices are so high is because the OPEC nations are gearing up for war and are building a monetary war chest. The futures speculators on Wall St. are taking advantage of this and driving the price even higher. If we drilled in every state of the Union and were drowning in oil the futures traders would still drive the price up and the oil companies would blame the cost if refining on the increase cost. That is reality.
The left wing however wants to hug and bugger trees, save the whales and convert to other forms of energy to save the planet. They are in control of the Congress right now and can't muster enough votes to override a veto from a lame duck president. The left wing has elected "leaders" in Washington yet cannot seem to get anything done. Why is this? Because they are BS artist and hypocrites just like their right wing counterparts.
The left wing has hijacked the educational system here in the United States and they have an accomplice, the right wing. Education has been replaced with indoctrination. Children are confused and are sorely lacking in Math and Science skills as well are reading comprehension because they are so busy being taught to embrace so many other ideologies. Their parents are the enemy and their parents mode of thinking is outdated. Parents are oppressive and must be overcome. The left wing educational system must be the champion of a tired and dangerous ideology network.
In eastern and western Europe sexual attitudes are very different than here. The Europeans think of children and teens as sexual creatures and the age of consent reflects this. In Asia and the far east it's even worse. Children are property and sexual creatures. The age of consent in some countries is as low as 12 years old. The lawmakers of those countries under pressure from the west have had to adjust the Age of Consent laws in order to obtain an economic reward from the "prudish" West. They have done this with full intention of NOT enforcing the laws but mainly ignore them unless it involves forcible rape or the commercial use of children in the sex trade. Europe for the most part is left wing. The left in the US proclaim that children have rights. Children should be able to go and have an abortion for example without parental knowledge or consent. This is the first stepping stone that will lead this country to the place the left wing wants us to go.
I believe children should have human rights. They should be loved, protected, provided for, educated and kept in good health. They should in fact have a childhood full of wonderful and healthy memories that help them to grow into rational, compassionate and independent adults. The right wing desires to have children march about like an army of corporate conformist while the left wing wants them to march to their drum beat.
The left wing wants children and teens to learn about sex. Use condoms and be safe. The left teaches them they are sexual creatures that should have a right to be in control of their own bodies. The left tosses in the phrase "if someone touches you and makes you feel uncomfortable tell a grown up." The child or teen in my humble opinion should not be in a position to be "touched" in the first place. The left has declared that "morals" and "religious principals" are bad and their doctrine is good. The left wants children to be "little youthful adults" with a voice and rights to exercise. The pedophiles are cheering this on. Once they have these so called rights, then the door is open for them to choose to have sex with adults and it's the child's right. Do you think we are not headed in this direction? If you think we are not you would be dead wrong. This is exactly where we are heading. Take away the parental rights and control, turn it over to the state, then those who control the state will make decisions for your children. You will have no say.
Will the right wing stop this madness? No. They are just as much a part of the problem as the left wing is. Members of congress on both sides enjoy sex with teens and children. They will travel to the ends of the earth if need be to enjoy this fetish. Billions of dollars each years are spent in the child sex industry. It's like the days of prohibition but much much worse. Sexual predators are smiling because like they wolf, they can smell it in the wind. They know it's coming.
If given the rights of an adult a child can then say that what the adult did to them and with them sexually was not abuse but consensual and healthy. The reality is, that sex is dangerous even for adults. We get diseases and some of them ruin our lives if they don't kill us eventually. Now are we really willing to hand this over to teens and children? Can't we think of something more healthy and beneficial to occupy their time and youth other than sex?
The left uses the media and it's various outlets to teach their doctrine. The right wing makes money off it. They are both guilty. Now this question begs to be answered. Am I old fashioned or out of touch? Do the things my parents taught me, which came from the trial and error of our forefathers, not count even though they are helpful and based in "reality."
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