I have to wonder
if getting older makes a person more politically minded or do we just buy into
one big lie? I say lie because many of the bills and laws that get passed get
no say at all from the general public, it seems to be more people pick a side
much like they pick a sports team mainly to see something they have no control
over as a win for their side. This also brings me to something that was brought
up I do not take a solid stand on issues and it’s true. I have for many years
always heard look at things from a different perspective and by trying to do
that it makes it hard to not see things from all sides. And recently I have
offended some long time friends with some pictures I have shared and yes it was
for the intent of pissing certain people off not them. And like most plans it
went to shit and there was collateral damage. I know what it’s like to have
your beliefs attacked or feel like they are, it sucks but people will be people
and not think before they open their mouths or in this day and age click a
button.
With that said most of the pictures I posted
were mainly because they struck me as amusing and showed some of the silly
things that get said and often is contradictory. The whole deal really started
when I found a picture that was making the comparison between wanting to ban
abortion and support of the death penalty. Now this picture also said stuff
about supporting abortion but not the death penalty. Well I had a person who
has since been deleted/blocked use the eloquent phrase of “fucking liberal
dumbass” now what I find silly is that pic had no agenda it was just showing
the contradictions from both sides. Well due to that intelligent response from
this well rounded conservative, Christian, Republican it was all on their
profile next to the pictures of them drinking and random shared photos of half
naked women I decided to find pictures and the like to get really under their
skin. I hate hypocrisy and I like most in this world am very guilty of it
myself. Like I said earlier I know what
it feels to have what I stand for attacked and to feel ridiculed and I often
attack back to the ones that did it and sadly I end up lumping people all in
the same category.
Ok now I want to
state what issues I do stand for and it’s a mixed bag I’m neither fully liberal
nor conservative.
Gun Control: There are enough good laws that work on the
books if they were enforced. I am all for people being armed, but let’s be
honest there are some people out there do not need a gun. There is no need to
overtax, ban gun, or any of that crap a gun is a tool just like a hammer or
knife in the wrong hands that tool can be misused.
Gay Marriage: I honestly believe that most of this issue is
over the word marriage. I read in one of my text books that many times you can
take an issue and reword it to get people to support it. Notice nobody seems to
have an issue with the term civil union, but say marriage and boom instant
issue. This issue offends sensibilities; well sadly that has no effect on the
daily life of people against it. Reality TV offends my sensibilities but they
just keep making more of the damn things.
Abortion: I’d rather it be legal and regulated than have it
done in a dangerous fashion. I personally only think it should be done in the
cases of rape, incest, or it’s a danger to the health of the mother.
Taxes: Ok the rich should be taxed just like everybody else.
Saying that doing that hurts job creation is bullshit they don’t pay the same
taxes as regular people now so….where are the jobs? Also we are asking rich
people to tax themselves….yeah ok these are the same politicians that get to
vote to give themselves raises. People who live from paycheck to paycheck are
already getting boned, for example here in Georgia a person pays social
security, federal income tax, state income tax, and sales tax. Not to mention
property tax, and when you go to get car tags you are charged by how new the
car is. So really why these people should get off easy?
Social Security: Yes the system is broken because
politicians broke it. I hear people calling it a hand out…how is it a hand out
when you pay for it out of your check every week?
Welfare: This one is tricky, the system gets abused like any
other program and that hurts people who do need it. If a person loses their job
and like now has a hard time finding another job, things like Medicaid and food
stamps really help to keep people going. But then you have those who live in
public housing, get food stamps and Medicaid but have the newest phones, drive
cars with paint jobs worth more than some people’s car. I have seen where a few
states want to do drug testing before people can get on any of these programs
and I fully support that.
Violent Games: There is a rating system in place Gamestop
and Wal-Mart both check IDs so parents stop buying the damn things for your
kids if they bother you. There is no excuse but laziness to say that the
current ratings system doesn’t work get online and look up a game a child
wants, or read the box that has the rating and contents on both the front and
back. Also hey explain things your kids sees as opposed to just wanting
something regulated more, be a damn parent.
Piracy: Another silly issue. For one I do not see any pirate
ships docked and saying yarrrr and arrrr when downloading music. I have done it
with music and some movies because well tired of dropping 20 bucks on a CD for
one song, this way I listen and if I like the thing then I’ll buy same for
movies I have bought many that I have seen on stream sites or snagged because
again why pay 20 bucks for crap when, you can preview it then buy.
Some of these I
see as just things to distract people from what goes on, the old bait and
switch. It’s not like this society is getting dumbed down I mean damn people we
have to keep track of The Jersey Shore, The Real Housewives, and the train
wreck known as Lindsy Lohan….who has time for things that affect society?!