I will admit, at times I get angry at people who are "progressive" and "liberal" for what can be described as "good intentions" issues. I am not saying sorry, I don't do that. What I am saying is, there is a real and understandable reason for my anger. I was taught, over the course of the past 37 years, that I must work hard to provide for my needs, and to make sure that my level of needs is commensurate with my level of providing...live within my means. Debt was not something to take on lightly. This was just a basic tenet of living. I have seen my parents sell our house, and move us into a condo...because times were tougher, and we needed to adjust our lifestyles. It is just being responsible.
Another tenet was, "keep your nose clean"...don't do anything that will tarnish your reputation because integrity is not something you can just replace. This is why I don't steal, join flash mobs to overpower convenience stores, steal old lady's purses, or do other thugery actions. All this seems like pretty normal stuff to be taught. And it was, until pretty recently. The notion of being a good citizen and working hard were relatively typical American upbringing values for the better part of 200 years...and then...we got progressive.
Now, we are not supposed to look down on anyone. We are not supposed to criticize how someone lives, it is their choice. We want to be free to choose how we live, but we don't want the responsibility of how our lives turn out...and that makes me angry. But if I speak out, and say something I see as a basic common sense point, like "If you drink or do drugs all day, don't work, don't pay your bills and be a good citizen, I don't care if you die on the street homeless, penniless and sick. I don't want to pay for your healthcare, housing, food stamps...and if you have kids...I don't want to pay for them to follow in your footsteps...let the church adopt them off to a family that wants them." Oh...I'm angry? Hell yes I'm angry, because right now there are enough people passing laws that says it isn't the responsibility of the individual to be a productive member of society, it is the responsibility of the few that do work, do take care of themselves, do save money and work hard...it is we who are charged with shelling out more money to a system that is rife with corruption, liars, crooks and blowhards who make their living guilting us into working even harder to get ahead. I was raised Catholic, and now I'm recovering..so if you think that guilt is gonna make me do anything, you don't know me at all.
So, now I have to just grin and bear this burden...at least I get to live in a society that is grateful for the few that keep their heads down, toiling for the common good, with dreams of a few years towards the end of our lives that will be a bit more comfortable...but no. No we aren't thanked. We are vilified as being fortunate for our success. We are seen as greedy, meanspirited and niggardly. I actually am supposed to feel badly for being successful, otherwise I am just a 1 percenter wannabe. REALLY? Are you kidding me? You take what I have had stolen from me, and then have the nerve to publicly protect the irresponsible living habits of those whom you give my stolen goods to...while calling me heartless and worse...you want to make my dreams of success the pinnacle of evil in the world. I want a private jet, so I don't have to be molested at the airport. I am not even close to that...may never be...but am I really an evil asshole for wanting that? I don't see senators on Southwest airlines.
I carry a gun to protect myself...I feel like every time I've needed a cop, he was there 30 minutes later to take a report. This is just the facts of life, they can't be everywhere. But now, because I went through years of training, filed all the correct paperwork, and don't have anything bad on my record...so now the state says I have the right to protect myself. Insulting...because the douchebag with the pistol who wants my stuff doesn't have the training, paperwork or clean record...and I'm probably paying taxes to make sure he lives under a roof, has food to eat in order to keep up the strength it takes to rob people. In the words of Thomas Jefferson, "Fucking hell!!"
Now, after all this...comes a nice little gem to show off how corrupt the system has become. How does a progressive get votes? He needs to appeal to those who can vote...and get them to support him. Hard working people who are being fleeced by the tax system, and get little in return are not voting for liberals. Intelligent people with independent thinking and principles are not voting for progressives. Unions benefit from progressives, they vote for them. Welfare and other "needy" vote for progressives, they benefit from their policies and strong arm tactics to steal from the providers. But that isn't enough to win elections. They need another group. Women? Well, if they make this election about a trumped up war on women (like there are no independent and intelligent women??) and maybe lie about how women won't be able to vote if a progressive is not in office...that's one way. Make it seem like there is a real threat from the other side that rights will be taken away...the very thought that a politician is able to take a right away is amazing to me. Our rights are not given to us by politicians...but progressives don't believe that, it isn't good for elections. So women, you need to decide whether you are being manipulated by a drug addicted boyfriend making you think that leaving is worse than the hell you are in...yeah...that stings doesn't it.
Who else can be bought? How about starry eyed college kids. What would get them on board. Hope? Change? That ship sailed. What about debt? Maybe we could just forgive their college debt and say that it is the role of progressives in government to make sure that everybody in America is able to go to college. Really? I can't wait until politicians start making promises to 8 year olds in order to get them hooked on the political crack that is shared responsibility. Every child in America deserves access to xbox live and a game console hooked up to a tv that is high definition. Don't laugh...you have to pander to what the constituent wants.
Why am I so angry? sheesh.
-Rev
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