This is the world we live in

The world we live in has changed. America became a superpower, then we began policing the world when we shouldn't have. The mindset of, "stop the threat before it happens," does not work. No one can ever predict when something bad is going to happen. I say that we should pull our troops out of everyone else's country and take care of our own. There's corruption in our beloved country that starts at the top and trickles down. Because unlike wealth, corruption actually works like that. Politicians are corrupt, businesses and their owners are corrupt, even the school system is corrupt. I often wonder why the so called "authority figures" are the ones who are corrupt. Then I stop and think about what they control. Ceo's and presidents of businesses dictate the type of people that are hired into their companies. They do this based on wages that wall street has them set. Wages are so low because companies have to return a profit for their investors. I get that, however once the investors have been paid back; why not raise wages if the company does well. The economy would benefit from the workers having enough money to spend freely, not just on bills. Rare is it that an employee who make minimum wage or just above has enough money to pay bills, feed themselves, and be able to have extra money to spend as well.
The representatives that we elect into their positions make claims that appeal to conservative or liberal ideals. Using the beliefs that either side holds dearly to make those, who identify as either liberal or conservative, turn against each other. Liberal is defined as "a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally they support ideas such as free and fair elections, civil rights, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, free trade, and private property." Where as conservative is defined as a political and social philosophy that promotes retaining traditional social institutions. A person who follows the philosophies of conservatism is referred to as a traditionalist or conservative. Remember that we are all Americans, the only ones who should be afraid is the government. We the people of the united states hold the power to change our imperfect union. We hold the ability to vote in representatives who will honor every ones needs; such as a job that pays a wage that we can live on; a safe country to live in where our constitutional rights will not be violated in the name of safety.

The violence of life.

I have been hearing about gun control since the Sandy Hook incident. Do I think we need better "CONTROL" laws? Yes. Do I think a band on assault rifles is necessary  Maybe, depends on if someone can give a compelling argument on their use other than it's easier to take out an assailant. The thing I'm completely pissed about concerning the Sandy Hook incident; is that the kid who perforhere are those who have come forth med the shooting is being labeled as having Aspergers Syndrome. The thing that really gets me is the lack of blame that the shooter is getting. This kid, whether he has a mental disorder or not, made a decision. He chose to take guns into a public school filled with young children. He chose to shoot and kill and wound nearly thirty people. I don't know about you, but thirty people is one too many. Most of the people who were killed were children. Now I know that we, as a society, have a lot of violent media that we interact with daily. But seriously, movies and video games are not to blame. Never have been, never will be. The blame falls squarely on the person who thought it a good idea to take a gun into a gods damned school and start pulling the trigger. There are those who have come forth and fought for and against gun control. People who have blamed violent media. People who have blamed guns, and his parents. Well, those things factor in. The kid probably did watch violent movies and play violent video games. It was his parent's job to make sure he knew the difference between reality and fiction. It was his parent's job to make sure that he did not have access to weapons. The blame can be pointed at many things. However, what it should be pointed at is the guy himself. He made a decision. He executed a plan. Then he removed himself from the picture. Plain and simple. Guns are still on the market. So are movies and Video Games that have violent content. 

All in all, I think we need to tell the government, both state and federal, "Whoa! Hold on there! We, the people, demand the right to agree upon and set forth proper gun control laws. Laws that are fair to everyone. Laws that do not infringe on our second amendment right to bear arms." It would take work. A lot of it. But I think we could do it. I think that if the people of these United States that we call America, came together and showed that we will not be ignored. Then the government might just pull their heads out of their stacks of money and realize that the people are not meek or frightened. That we don't cling to our guns and our families awaiting the dreaded G-Men to come and kick down our door.

Signing off till next time. Have a blessed week.

Shadow.


P.S.
For Asperger Syndrome information, please refer to this site for more information; http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/asperger/detail_asperger.htm#218013080

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