Normally I stay clear of sex, religion and politics on this blog.
It's for good reason but today I'm breaking that rule.
I've been watching the economic meltdown, as is everybody but
I'm noticing a trend that has me setting up this rant.
Everybody seems to blame the US for their own economic problems
and that's what pisses me off.
Get a damn life! No matter what country we're talking about,
when citizens of the US were buying your cheap ass products, you
didn't have a problem with us.
When your governments wanted to 'borrow' money you knew damned
well you had no way of paying back, and the US ponied-up to help
your ass out your own mess, you didn't have a problem with us.
When your 'wealthy' classes wanted to stop paying taxes in
their home country because they got tired of being 'raped and
pillaged at will', the US was a safe haven and no one had a bad
word to say about it - didn't have a problem with us then
either.
And for my fellow Americans - Stop the effing whining! Times
have been tough in one way or another, for some more than
others, for years. We've always come back and now is no damned
different!
Instead of relying on the government or the military to solve
your problems, get off your ass and solve them yourself! You
made them, so take the consequences of your actions.
Instead of acting 'brain dead stupid' over the latest cell
phone, get off the phone and help clean up your own neighborhood.
Hate the drug dealers and gang-banger-wannabes at your kid's
schools? Get off your lazy ass and support the cops who are
trying to get them off the streets and out of the schools!
Instead of running to the welfare office every generation to ask
for a handout, get off your ass and start digging the ditches
immigrants are working daily to feed their families!
Instead of complaining about businesses closing, which you can't
do a damned thing about - get off your -owe me- ass and create
a business that provides jobs.
Instead of spending your time looking for easy money and lottery
winnings, attend a parent-teacher event at your child's school
so we don't have to wonder why the Spelling Bee has turned into
a Spelling Can't!
Pissed off? Not enough because if you were really pissed off and
tired of the stupidity, you would do something about what you see
happening in your own back yard.
It's easy to point fingers, blame everybody and everything else
for your problems. The hard part it seems is getting your hands
dirty to help be part of the solution.
Should we create more jails isn't the issue. Should we come
together and believe in our country enough to help get back on
our feet is the issue.
Black, white, red, brown, purple or green - we're all in this
together! No one is immune and unless we intend to flap our
arms to leave, this is the battlefield we are on. Right here,
on Earth, right now.
And for those of you not in the US - Clean up your own house
before you give advice on how I need to clean mine!
Remember this - Your enemy today may be your partner tomorrow.
History repeats itself, always have and always will unless we
learn from it.
That's it for this week and I leave you with this -
The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of
your own arm.~ Anonymous
