Posted on 09/16/2009 6:08:51 PM PDT by seven.sixtwo
I am a Gen "Y"er (WHY) - so i am questioning A LOT right now. This is the way I see it.
I've been doing a lot of 'soul searching' the past few days...taking a step back from things and i honestly wonder if our efforts, anger, frustration is even worth it.
We can all agree that our nation is headed to hell in a hand basket. At this stage in the game, in the 9th inning, is it even possible to return to the greatness this nation once was? I can honestly say that most of my generation and especially the ones after me do not remember or know the greatness that this country once was. All they knew is regulation, control and "you can do this, but" mentality. Perhaps if the masses woke up when our nation began the downward spiral 40 years ago, we would have a fighting chance. TPTB are the machine and they keep moving despite ALL we do.
What the previous generation tolerates becomes the norm for the next.
Does anyone really think 2010 elections will change anything? All i hear now is that the GOP must win! - we have short memories then. The GOP was a big part of the problem! If obamacare and cap and trade become law, what the hell will 2010 do? the leftists may loose a few seats here and there, but as we saw in 2006 and more so in 2008 - the power seats are bought and paid for. my vote was canceled out by some illegal alien, mickey mouse or someone who voted 32 times.
I truly feel obama will see a 2nd term and the democrats will hold the house/senate through 2012....possibly longer. We can all rejoice that ACORN got defunded, but i feel it's just lip service. ACORN handed obama the the democrats a super majority, do you think they are going to be left in the dark? no way!
This upcoming 2010 census is going to dramatically change the face of this nation. districts nationwide will be changed to favor democrats. will our votes even count?
Cap and Trade - if this passes, what will the people do? yeah, we can vote them out, but good luck on getting the largest tax in world history repealed. there is really no way out of this one.
Obamacare - if this passes (and i think it will), what will the people do? it's obvious that the endless protesting has not done a whole lot. The people will suck it up, and learn to live with it as they have every other regulation, esp since the IRS will enforce it.
illegal amnesty - if this passes (which it probably will), what will the people do? if my memory serves me correctly, amnesty was passed under reagan and what did the people do? from what it seems - nothing.
Gun owners - don't even get me started. I am a rather new gun owner (1 year) and often wonder if our founding fathers would even want to be in a fox hole with some of the gun owners we have today who live in utter fear of their govt. You did nothing in 68, you did nothing in 86....yeah the democrats may have lost the house in 94 over the AWB, but the AWB was still law for a long time and was overall accepted and 'tolerated'.
I've never in my life seen a group of people who are so willing to be controlled. Now, i am not using this as a blanket statement and lump every gun owner into this boat, but when i read in guns and ammo magazine 'this gun is why the politicians wont repeal the bill of rights' - i have to laugh! we need permission to assemble and protest, permission for the right to protect ourselves....need i go on? Dude, for the most part the bill of rights has been repealed...it's contents are more permissible right now then anything.
Swine flu - with all this talk about quarantines and mandatory inoculation, i hear many say they will refuse - really? how many other mandatory vaccines were forced on us? Given the nature of this forum, i can assume most people can self sustain for a long period of time, but what if they come knocking on your door?
"They will side with us" - another term i have to really laugh at. While a percentage of cops and even military would refuse 'unconstitutional orders' such as gun confiscations, where was the refusal post katrina? ethics or a paycheck? that's what it's come down to in this nation. Would a 'civil servant' really want to disrupt his/her livelihood for the sake of some sheepish citizens? Probably not. Depending on how you look at it - much of what "law enforcement" does is enforce unconstitutional laws.... eh, it's a job.
Taxes - they will go up! what will the people do? just what they've done in the past - nothing. they will accept it and learn to live with it. When i got my first job, i was conditioned to be ok with 25%+ of my paycheck being confiscated. i thought nothing of it honestly. so....let me go make more $ to offset that loss - aaah, now i have 30% stolen from me. Where is my incentive!?!?!
20% +/- of my paycheck is stolen every 2 weeks (married) 40% of my cell phone bill is taxes I started a small business a little while back - my biggest expenses are the state and local fees and licensing! not equipment or labor - government mandates fees and taxes for the privilege of making some money! when i put gas into my cars - a large chunk of that is taxes i pay for the privilege of driving on roads - that mine as well be dirt!
The 9/12 protests were nice to see - gadsden flags "dont tread on me" waving on land we own as tax payers to which we need to pay fees and get permission to use - all while surrounded by heavily armed para-military police forces.
I am happy to see that Amerikans are waking up, but is it too late? The GOP is not our salvation, ron paul is not our salvation. glenn beck is not our salvation.
It angers me to hear the GOP and some prominent conservative voices say we need to "slow down" or "we need to slow this down" - so i am to believe that they don't wanna STOP it, just buy more time. Incrimentalism is a contagious disease we have learned to accept, tolerate and even embrace in this nation.
Frankly, i have become sick over all this. I hear that "we have the power" and "they work for us" - obviously, our 'employees' haven't gotten the hint in a long time. they play us for morons and we like sheep believe them and thus keep re-electing them and tolerating everything they do.
It's true - as long as food is on the table and there is cable tv, the people will accept anything.
so is it all a waste of time? can we really do a 180 degree turn as we head off the cliff? are these protests just buying time?
As a student of history, i see nothing that will prove otherwise to me.
Generation Y rant off....
Yes, I suppose I am getting caught up on the small stuff but writing in poor grammar and style, especially if you know better, is insulting to your audience.
As regards Ebonics, well, what does that have to do with anything?
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