Leading the Blind
I have tried not to get political on this blog site, but sometimes you get so much metaphorical shit on your windshield that you have to try to wipe some away so that you can see. After watching the events of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and trust me I have tried to avoid listening to and watching all the media coverage on them, I have felt a compulsion to throw my two cents into the ring.
First off…the government. What the hell do you expect with the type of people that are in office? Miracles? We can’t expect miracles from the government because that would be a violation of church and state. And if we can’t display the ten commandments outside schools and government buildings then I know the atheists would never stand for our ruling upper echelon to perform anything that could be considered a miracle. So the government; state, local, and federal did just what would be politically correct for everyone. So what if some people died and suffered, they had to follow protocol so as not to upset any of the constitutes that make up the non-religious sectors of the voting poles. The Christians forgive for slowness in response, but the atheists would march and make motions to have miracle workers draw and quartered.
And while I’m on this subject….
Displaying the ten commandments outside buildings should not be seen as a violation of church and state. The commandments are just a list of ten suggestions that outline a structure of how we, as people in general, could be nicer to each other and not kill people. The commandments make up a good part of our laws. Thou shalt not steal…you get thrown in jail for that. Thou shalt not kill….murder is a no-no in our judicial system. So I guess we should overhaul our laws to fit the people who think that living this way is “unconstitutional.”
Okay, off that soap –box.
My second point involving the hurricanes and the nation’s response to it. We as Americans are lazy people who need our hands held for everything. We have become so dependant on powers such as the government that we can’t think for ourselves anymore. “They say a hurricane’s coming. Should we prepare to leave or fortify ourselves?” “Naw, the government hasn’t said to yet…so we should be okay.” Think for yourselves people. And to wait for government assistance before trying to pick ourselves up from such a tragedy is ridiculous. We as people should want to help our fellow men and women as an act of human kindness, not as an order or resulting from some guilt trip the media sends out. I look more highly on the individuals who tried to help each other there in New Orleans than the ones who were ordered to go down and help. We as a nation do not pull together in the face of adversity anymore like we did in the old days.
And the people who could help most are often the ones who take the most advantage of the situation. Take the gas prices. At a time like this, when we as a nation take a hit like we did, then it would be nice to see oil companies cutting us some breaks. But no. Even though Saudi Arabia offered to put more oil up for sale in order for there not to be a shortage we did not take this offer and let our oil go down so that gas prices would soar and oil companies would make a mighty profit. We are already hurting as a nation when it comes to getting by financially, and instead of trying to lessen that burden on our wallets the oil companies saw a chance to make a fist full of cash. From National Public Radio I heard that when comparing the loss of oil and the price per barrel, that national gas prices should have only gone up roughly twelve cents. During World War II when oil was scarce we conserved it and kept gas about the same, but in this day and age it seems the answer is to jack up the price and make some money while it lasts. “Tell everyone that we might run out soon and feed on their fear. That will send everyone to the pumps and we can afford that seventh house we’ve always wanted.” This is an example of what an oil mogul might have thought when the hurricanes came through.
I would have thought that perhaps the federal government might have attempted to help us as a nation through such an event without pushing those on the border of poverty over the brink. It’s almost like someone in office up there would stand to make a profit on this oil thing…but that couldn’t be it. That might be a conflict of interest or something.
But then again…if the government had done something that would benefit the people of the nation as a whole then that would be so far out of character that it could be considered a miracle. And, as stated above, we can’t have the government working miracles. It would be unconstitutional to actually do something for the people of the USA, so lets forget the whole thing and take a drive. I’ve got fifty bucks. That means we can get a half tank of gas and drive until our problems are left behind.
First off…the government. What the hell do you expect with the type of people that are in office? Miracles? We can’t expect miracles from the government because that would be a violation of church and state. And if we can’t display the ten commandments outside schools and government buildings then I know the atheists would never stand for our ruling upper echelon to perform anything that could be considered a miracle. So the government; state, local, and federal did just what would be politically correct for everyone. So what if some people died and suffered, they had to follow protocol so as not to upset any of the constitutes that make up the non-religious sectors of the voting poles. The Christians forgive for slowness in response, but the atheists would march and make motions to have miracle workers draw and quartered.
And while I’m on this subject….
Displaying the ten commandments outside buildings should not be seen as a violation of church and state. The commandments are just a list of ten suggestions that outline a structure of how we, as people in general, could be nicer to each other and not kill people. The commandments make up a good part of our laws. Thou shalt not steal…you get thrown in jail for that. Thou shalt not kill….murder is a no-no in our judicial system. So I guess we should overhaul our laws to fit the people who think that living this way is “unconstitutional.”
Okay, off that soap –box.
My second point involving the hurricanes and the nation’s response to it. We as Americans are lazy people who need our hands held for everything. We have become so dependant on powers such as the government that we can’t think for ourselves anymore. “They say a hurricane’s coming. Should we prepare to leave or fortify ourselves?” “Naw, the government hasn’t said to yet…so we should be okay.” Think for yourselves people. And to wait for government assistance before trying to pick ourselves up from such a tragedy is ridiculous. We as people should want to help our fellow men and women as an act of human kindness, not as an order or resulting from some guilt trip the media sends out. I look more highly on the individuals who tried to help each other there in New Orleans than the ones who were ordered to go down and help. We as a nation do not pull together in the face of adversity anymore like we did in the old days.
And the people who could help most are often the ones who take the most advantage of the situation. Take the gas prices. At a time like this, when we as a nation take a hit like we did, then it would be nice to see oil companies cutting us some breaks. But no. Even though Saudi Arabia offered to put more oil up for sale in order for there not to be a shortage we did not take this offer and let our oil go down so that gas prices would soar and oil companies would make a mighty profit. We are already hurting as a nation when it comes to getting by financially, and instead of trying to lessen that burden on our wallets the oil companies saw a chance to make a fist full of cash. From National Public Radio I heard that when comparing the loss of oil and the price per barrel, that national gas prices should have only gone up roughly twelve cents. During World War II when oil was scarce we conserved it and kept gas about the same, but in this day and age it seems the answer is to jack up the price and make some money while it lasts. “Tell everyone that we might run out soon and feed on their fear. That will send everyone to the pumps and we can afford that seventh house we’ve always wanted.” This is an example of what an oil mogul might have thought when the hurricanes came through.
I would have thought that perhaps the federal government might have attempted to help us as a nation through such an event without pushing those on the border of poverty over the brink. It’s almost like someone in office up there would stand to make a profit on this oil thing…but that couldn’t be it. That might be a conflict of interest or something.
But then again…if the government had done something that would benefit the people of the nation as a whole then that would be so far out of character that it could be considered a miracle. And, as stated above, we can’t have the government working miracles. It would be unconstitutional to actually do something for the people of the USA, so lets forget the whole thing and take a drive. I’ve got fifty bucks. That means we can get a half tank of gas and drive until our problems are left behind.
posted by Burning Stickman at 8:10 PM
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