For the last few weeks our country has been wrestling with the issue of torture. It comes as no surprise that many people have succumbed to the inherent fears that have replaced our moral integrity. It's really unfortunate, that the Grand Children of the Great Generation, have lacked the courage of their ancestors. You know the generation that lived through the Great Depression and World War II. Arguably the greatest single generation in modern history.
Yet, here we are the grandchildren of what made this world a better place, whimpering at the faintest sign of terrorist activity. Cowering to the ideological maniacs that responded with Spanish Inquisition inspired interrogation. Water boarding, sodomizing, raping and sleep deprivation of the most extreme manner possible. Inflicting severe criminal activities on everyone they encountered, Men, Women and Children alike.
I'm not sure how many of you feel, but we should all be ashamed of ourselves for allowing the corruption of our moral integrity to occur. Has the belief in truth, justice and the so called American way failed to register with the collective whole of humanity. Can we willingly accept that our beliefs have eroded beyond repair.
Have we finally sold our Souls for financial gain? In the past, we would have rallied around our collective conscious, and questioned authority. Now we allow the question to persist without answer. We are the country that challenged equal rights for women, that freed the indentured servant(Slave), that gave education to all and last but not least freed women to determine the health of their own bodies in pregnancy.
Aren't we ashamed of our actions, aren't we upset with our leaders? Who are we to determine the oligarchy of other countries, if we can't even demand humanity of our elected politicians. What kind of scam are we enabling, what are we demanding of our children? Are we willing to leave the next generation with a legacy of shame. If we do, what will become of them? It's my greatest hope that we will rise up from our apparent slumber and vociferously demand that our government correct this injustice. It's not who I, or you, was raised to be! We are better than this, we are Americans. Land of the Brave, home of the Free. In America, we do not Torture, not even the Soulless few.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Let me say it now, this has been some 100 days!
I'm going to just cut to the chase here, President Obama has stirred the pot so vigorously over the last 100 days, it appears the opposition is going to experience cardiac arrest. The true measure of how change has finally arrived is the constant vitriol of the status quo. Undoubtedly the Republican party, Corporate governance and Right wing naysayers have finally found a politician equal to their unbridled greed. This isn't to say, that President Obama is right or wrong with his aggressive yet measured agenda. Now there's an oxymoron for you, but the fact is he has touched upon a number of approaches that call out the status quo for alienating and exploiting the common citizen over the last few decades.
Don't get me wrong, stating the obvious is by no means exemplary on my part, but really doesn't it embolden you that our President is actually making an attempt to get things done! It's been an awful period of time in our nations history, learning of the depths of corruption, the propensity of darkness, the failure of morality within our government has and will continue to be a source of embarrassment. Honestly, sometimes the truth really hurts, and it hurts even more to know that the blame for this falls on both sides of the fence.
Now is not the time to lose sight of the goal, ultimately we are hoping that the better angels of our humanity will prevail. Unfortunately there are many pitfalls along the way, as we march on toward the more perfect union there will be many obstacles placed before us. We must support and extol our President to do what is right by us all. Sure it may appear to be a Utopian belief in fairness and honesty, but it is our belief and our hopes that ultimately will be won or lost in his efforts.
For too long, our country has been apathetic about our political and business elite. We must regain our ethical and moral compass, demanding accountability and fairness for everyone that calls this country home. Don't under estimate the public's awareness, we are paying attention, probably for the first time in many, many years.
I can only hope that we are ready for the magnitude of corruption, that has polluted our existence. Can we handle the truth, or will we devour the bearer of empirical facts. Our government, my government has embraced a belief that has murdered thousands of my fellow brethren. Don't be fooled, we cannot and will not take this light-hearted. There are factions within our government that have supported the tyranny of business elites, with no concept of human or ethical morality.
For once, there is hope, hope of our reckoning with our rich history and forging a stronger more reasoned purpose for our future. One hundred days later, we are now on that path. We've made some enormous commitments toward progress, but progress can only be measured by our ability to follow through on those commitments.
We support and applaud what our President has done, but we must not let up, we must not allow him to forget. We the people want this change, for better and for worse. Because we actually do realize that the worst is really behind us, and the future can only get better. Don't be mislead, we respect and admire our President and we realize his challenges are great. In 100 days he's managed to alienate over 500,000 people, the same people that didn't vote for him or support his ideology. Fortunately for him he has about 65,000,000 people that think he's doing just fine, these are the people that are proud of his achievements, proud of his commitments.
We empathize with him, having ordered the killing of Somali Pirates, we grieve with him for our Soldiers who have fallen in battle. We are and will forever be grateful to the man who has taken on this grave responsibility. Repairing our great nation is a job of immense challenges, but we've decided and rightfully so, we've chosen the right man for the job.
It's been some 100 days!
Don't get me wrong, stating the obvious is by no means exemplary on my part, but really doesn't it embolden you that our President is actually making an attempt to get things done! It's been an awful period of time in our nations history, learning of the depths of corruption, the propensity of darkness, the failure of morality within our government has and will continue to be a source of embarrassment. Honestly, sometimes the truth really hurts, and it hurts even more to know that the blame for this falls on both sides of the fence.
Now is not the time to lose sight of the goal, ultimately we are hoping that the better angels of our humanity will prevail. Unfortunately there are many pitfalls along the way, as we march on toward the more perfect union there will be many obstacles placed before us. We must support and extol our President to do what is right by us all. Sure it may appear to be a Utopian belief in fairness and honesty, but it is our belief and our hopes that ultimately will be won or lost in his efforts.
For too long, our country has been apathetic about our political and business elite. We must regain our ethical and moral compass, demanding accountability and fairness for everyone that calls this country home. Don't under estimate the public's awareness, we are paying attention, probably for the first time in many, many years.
I can only hope that we are ready for the magnitude of corruption, that has polluted our existence. Can we handle the truth, or will we devour the bearer of empirical facts. Our government, my government has embraced a belief that has murdered thousands of my fellow brethren. Don't be fooled, we cannot and will not take this light-hearted. There are factions within our government that have supported the tyranny of business elites, with no concept of human or ethical morality.
For once, there is hope, hope of our reckoning with our rich history and forging a stronger more reasoned purpose for our future. One hundred days later, we are now on that path. We've made some enormous commitments toward progress, but progress can only be measured by our ability to follow through on those commitments.
We support and applaud what our President has done, but we must not let up, we must not allow him to forget. We the people want this change, for better and for worse. Because we actually do realize that the worst is really behind us, and the future can only get better. Don't be mislead, we respect and admire our President and we realize his challenges are great. In 100 days he's managed to alienate over 500,000 people, the same people that didn't vote for him or support his ideology. Fortunately for him he has about 65,000,000 people that think he's doing just fine, these are the people that are proud of his achievements, proud of his commitments.
We empathize with him, having ordered the killing of Somali Pirates, we grieve with him for our Soldiers who have fallen in battle. We are and will forever be grateful to the man who has taken on this grave responsibility. Repairing our great nation is a job of immense challenges, but we've decided and rightfully so, we've chosen the right man for the job.
It's been some 100 days!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Viva La Revolucion
Finally the American Government has relaxed travel bans to the Island Republic of Cuba. It's taken more than 50 years to bring this exiled nation back into the mainstream of the Americas.
What took so long for the hypocritical politicians that have vacationed on the Cuban Island to allow the Cuban families the same travel opportunities they have enjoyed from the inception of the blockade and travel ban.
This is such an elitist country, that offers opportunity for the rich and well-connected. Yet denies the same benefits to the displaced and often time indigent cuban american community.
Well at the very least the time has come for cooler heads to prevail. My sincerest hope is that the Cuban Government will now take the ball and advance it even further down the field. There is no practical reasoning for having this country in our backyard and not engaging in full diplomatic communication.
For years we have missed out on the cuban socialized medical communities and the advancement of our own single payer medical programs. Learning from other governments is a positive and necessary step in the advancement of our democratic legislative process. We are not the only country on the planet with a formative policy on governance.
I salute President Obama and his cabinet on this historic day in the history of our great and growing nation. Someday we will all look back on this magnificent day with the pride of a new America filled with hope and new found prosperity.
What took so long for the hypocritical politicians that have vacationed on the Cuban Island to allow the Cuban families the same travel opportunities they have enjoyed from the inception of the blockade and travel ban.
This is such an elitist country, that offers opportunity for the rich and well-connected. Yet denies the same benefits to the displaced and often time indigent cuban american community.
Well at the very least the time has come for cooler heads to prevail. My sincerest hope is that the Cuban Government will now take the ball and advance it even further down the field. There is no practical reasoning for having this country in our backyard and not engaging in full diplomatic communication.
For years we have missed out on the cuban socialized medical communities and the advancement of our own single payer medical programs. Learning from other governments is a positive and necessary step in the advancement of our democratic legislative process. We are not the only country on the planet with a formative policy on governance.
I salute President Obama and his cabinet on this historic day in the history of our great and growing nation. Someday we will all look back on this magnificent day with the pride of a new America filled with hope and new found prosperity.
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