Musicmystery -> RE: Three Muslims shot (2/14/2015 5:37:46 AM)
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ORIGINAL: slvemike4u Society's evolve(hopefully) rather than devolve [;)] Moving toward a society in which the controllers answer to concerned citizens such as yourself only will be a society of haves...the government and the criminals...and have-nots...the rest of us. Do you somehow think that's safer? In what deluded kum-bay-ya fantasyland? Well, it's a long name, but in our tongue, it's called "All the civilized nations of the west" America has become a funny place, to be sure. On the one hand, there's an almost 3-year-old's insistence on "NO! I'll do it mySELF!" - and sure, independence, self-sufficiency, personal sovereignty and in my home, business, community -- these things matter, are qualities I value highly, and represent among the best qualities of the American self-image. But on the other hand, it's exactly that--an image, rarely a reality, as rather than getting creative and tackling problems with that can-co attitude, Americans spend their time making excuses and blaming political parties, government, other nations, various religions, the economic times -- truth is, there's nothing can-do or independent among the bulk of Americans today, and that's absolutely true of those yelling the loudest about the trouble with America and Americans. Like 2-year-olds stamping their feet and throwing a tantrum. Nothing independent about it--it's all merely reaction, with no proactive independence whatsoever. Victims. Simply clueless victims. At the end of the day, ask "Whom did I blame today? What excuses did I make?" Wasted time, all of it. Then ask "What did I create or resolve today?" That's actual independence. Because the great forgotten American value is the ability to pull together and accomplish great deeds. You could do worse than joining hands and singing Kum-ba-ya.
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