I'm Worried...
I had not intended on ever using this blog for political purposes, but I have to say…I’m worried. Very worried. What is going on in this country now and since Bush took office is spiraling out of control.
Here is an article having to do with the awful disaster that is going on as I write this and the Bush policies surrounding it:
"No One Can Say they Didn't See it Coming"
By Sidney Blumenthal
Here is an article having to do with the awful disaster that is going on as I write this and the Bush policies surrounding it:
"No One Can Say they Didn't See it Coming"
By Sidney Blumenthal
From why we are in Iraq, to the Bush Administration’s policies on the environment, it is all about the richest top 1.8% of our population’s desire to protect themselves and their “stuff’. Not from terrorists, but from the rest of us Americans. The poorer we are, the richer they are. It is not about race, it’s about class.
And what worries me is that the poorest of us (I consider myself lower middle class) are going to start seeing these policies for what they are…and are going to be pissed! Do you think that the thousands of poor people that couldn’t get out of New Orleans aren’t seeing their government in a new light today? Especially after waiting five days (and who knows how much longer it will be) for help?
We are in for a long haul, folks. Things are only going to get worse until we stop bush and the powers that put him in the white house. And getting poor people to vote won’t help when we are given two choices that are basically the same. The poor people of this country will be so much more likely to use violence to change things then they are to use politics.
I am so worried for us. I’m worried that we will destroy what started out with such high hopes and potential and that so many people have died for to preserve. We are not the greatest nation in the world…we are the nation with the greatest potential in the world. The potential to make things better for EVERYONE in the world. But we are wasting our last opportunities to follow through with this potential. Wasting them RIGHT NOW! Right in front of us. And only us ‘typical working class Americans’ have the ability to stop it. Stop it before the poorest Americans change it for us. Do you think it is out of the question that the US will have another civil war? It’s not nearly as preposterous as you might think.
I’m worried about what we are handing down to our children. Our whole economy has been based on an ‘enjoy now, pay later’ policy.
Well, it’s time to pay up.
And it’s going to hurt.
C.
And what worries me is that the poorest of us (I consider myself lower middle class) are going to start seeing these policies for what they are…and are going to be pissed! Do you think that the thousands of poor people that couldn’t get out of New Orleans aren’t seeing their government in a new light today? Especially after waiting five days (and who knows how much longer it will be) for help?
We are in for a long haul, folks. Things are only going to get worse until we stop bush and the powers that put him in the white house. And getting poor people to vote won’t help when we are given two choices that are basically the same. The poor people of this country will be so much more likely to use violence to change things then they are to use politics.
I am so worried for us. I’m worried that we will destroy what started out with such high hopes and potential and that so many people have died for to preserve. We are not the greatest nation in the world…we are the nation with the greatest potential in the world. The potential to make things better for EVERYONE in the world. But we are wasting our last opportunities to follow through with this potential. Wasting them RIGHT NOW! Right in front of us. And only us ‘typical working class Americans’ have the ability to stop it. Stop it before the poorest Americans change it for us. Do you think it is out of the question that the US will have another civil war? It’s not nearly as preposterous as you might think.
I’m worried about what we are handing down to our children. Our whole economy has been based on an ‘enjoy now, pay later’ policy.
Well, it’s time to pay up.
And it’s going to hurt.
C.
posted by Blogger at 11:28 AM
3 Comments:
Even from that far.. I worry like you... and can't understand how such an awful situation like this one can happen...
Your country provide help (and pain) to many other countries touched by catastrophies... but can't even take care of his own citizens?? It is more than scary...
It's not that simple and please don't romanticize the issue. Communication was cut-off, roads were blocked, helicopters can only do so much (especially when being shot at). I'm ashamed at the local and state government above anything else. Especially the fact that one third of the NOPD turned in their badges or plain quit instead of standing ground and becoming leaders when citizens needed it most.
Everyone is quick to point a finger at Bush, but that's just because it's common practice these days. Have a little sense and honestly consider the issue.
On the other hand, if you want to continue blaming our president for everything that goes wrong in this country (a country BY the people, not BY George Bush), you know who to go to next time you run out of toilet paper, or don't have change for the daily paper, or forgot your breakfast.
What's wrong with this country? It's a nation filled with whiners constantly looking for a free handout.
Annoy a liberal. Work hard and be happy. :)
If this had happened under a democratic administration the head of FEMA would be fired by now. This the locals screwed it up is just cover for the sickening people that run the government. And you think because they are republicans they are doing good? They sure as hell aren't actually conservatives. What they are is evil. And supporting them makes you responsible for everything they do. When you cross over you will be forced to accept your responsibilities in the face of the truth. Party on you twit.
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