The New York Post Cartoon

Dear Airbourne In-Forums Readers,

Let me just start by saying that today marks the 1 year anniversary of this magnificent blog. What started out as a simple way for me to post my thoughts for the entire internet kingdom soon became my main source of political relief. I know that I do not see eye to eye with many of my peer’s, while at the same time I realise that there is a mass amount of people out there who understand and view things the way I do. What this blog evolved into over the last 365 days is a by product of many events and many discussions.

Moving on…

This week two things occurred that caught my interest. One being, that Newsweek published an article titled “We are all Socialist now" and then a little cartoon got published in the New York Post.



When I first saw this cartoon I chuckled for three reasons. The first being the actual story of a chimp that was killed in Connecticut this week by two police officers who were protecting themselves from an upset primate, a chimp who was pampered and treated like a human by its owner. The other being the line that one of the cops uses while standing over the dead primate, implying that this monkey was somehow involved with the creation of the latest joke from our new Presidential Cabinet. The last reason has nothing to do with anything drawn within the cartoon, while at the same time having everything to do with everything within the cartoon. Some how, in some way this cartoon has been taken as not only a racist shot at our new President, but a threat to him, and well, in my mind I just don’t see it. In fact, I see a bunch of liberal’s looking for fuel to throw into a “Race Fire” that was started back when Obama won the primaries. Here we have a funny story about a chimp that attacks a friend of its owner (this doesn’t happen every day), and currently our nation is also coming to terms with this wonderful Stimulus bill that does nothing for the economy, while at the same time broke most promise’s our President made during his campaign, so WHY NOT tie them together. Why is it, that people like Tony Danza (from “Charles in Charge”) have to some how tie it in to a racial joke, I am not quite sure.

The cop in the above illustration is saying “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill”, and this is some how implied that Obama is the chimp? For all of you looking for reasons to point fingers to the right, allow me to clear up a few issues with your argument. First and foremost, Obama did not write the stimulus bill. In fact, this bill belongs to the likes of Nancy Pelosi. So if this is making fun of anyone, it is her. For anyone to say that this is a racist cartoon, I will boldly say you are filled with blind rage. You are not only looking for something to be wrong you are also being very short sighted. Allow me to explain.

In the past, when G.W Bush was our president, there were a lot of cartoons made. Cartoons made depicting GW as a redneck cowboy going out to war with guns in the air. Cartoons depicting GW and his cabinet, you know Colin Powell and Connie Rice, following him...like the help. No flags were raised back then. Why is that? Is it because those on the right actually have a sense of humour and we knew these cartoons were just blowing hot air. It’s impossible to count on two hands the amount of time GW was drawn as a monkey running the country into the ground and here we have ONE cartoon depicting a monkey shot and killed (something that actually occurred) and it being implied that this monkey had something to do with our new bill and the people are in outrage. MCHammer even went as far as to post on his Twitter page that this cartoon not only depicted a monkey, but the monkey was a BLACK monkey.

Did any one of you think (simply think, its not that hard), that this cartoonist MIGHT be saying he thinks the bill was a hair brained, stupid, good for nothing, written by a bunch of MONKEY’S solution to fix our economic problem?

Why is it that the race card is always pointed towards people from my side of the fence? Why is it that we never get the chance to do the same? I mean, the GOP is populated by minorities as well, and the left has always showed their humour through the same means as us. So it’s not like we haven’t had the opportunity, but yet still we are always on the defense from it. This year alone we have shown that racism is not what people thought it was. We have a black president and a black attorney general. Two black men selected by the people to be in top positions within this country…and one of them has the nerve to say our nation is a bunch of “cowards”.

Here are my thoughts on that. Stupid, ignorant liberals. Not all of them, just the ones that decided to create an issue where there was none. Here we HAD a nation that may not have fully agreed with everything Obama has done to this day, but has at least accepted that he is in fact our President. The nation came together and the mass majority voted him in and now a new wrench is thrown into our wheels.

Here’s what I think is going on. Here we have a nation that got together and voted in a President of something other than a pure white background (like me, he is of more than one race, one of which includes a white mother, by which he was raised). In his first 31 days of office, not many people have been too happy, including his followers. This bill of theirs just doesn’t make any sense. Slowly people are stating everywhere (including high school students) that they just don’t see what this liberal government is doing that would make sense to help solve our problem. What’s the best way to get everyone on the same side again? Draw the colour card. Make the nation be upset with the conservatives all over again…remind the people why they voted for him again…because he was the minority. Make something out of nothing. Get them in an uproar again, take their minds off the fact that the government just passed a bill that none of our elected officials got to read. A bill that WE didn’t even get to read, a bill that allows the government to spend nearly a trillion dollars in places that will NEVER stimulate the economy. A bill that shows that our liberal politicians (I can blame them because our republican friends never voted for it) never learned their lesson from the “Lost decade” of Japan.

My fellow Americans open your eyes and realise that we are all walking down the same path. As a nation our future co-exists with one another. This cartoon in my opinion was meant to say nothing more than this bill was written by a bunch of primates that have not yet evolved. I think Nancy Pelosi fit’s that bill perfectly. Is my colour side racist now? Or even better…am I a sexist now?

Before I sign off on this post I want to say one last thing.

Racism people, is what you make of it. I think that is something the American people need to learn. I was raised in a culture where race was nothing, we were all colour blind. Class, now that’s what defined who you are and how people reacted towards you. Class can be defined as how you present yourself, how you hold yourself, and how you interact with others. A lot of people in this country seem to have this chip on their shoulder that they can’t get rid of. And by holding on to this chip, they in turn create more issues than what actually exist. To make this easy to understand, let me say that racism is born of the utmost ignorance in mankind. Not saying racism doesn’t exist, what I am saying is, racism is as easy to ignore as the ignorant. Learn to get around it without making a big deal and maybe it will be forgotten and our grandkids will never know what it is to discriminate based on colour. The longer it is allowed to affect our way of lives, the longer it will stay around. Think of it as a virus that feeds on our attention. Ignore the ignorance and it will eventually go away.

Signed
Jahrootz

Political Zombie-ism

Dear Airbourne In-Forums Readers,

Zombie-ism is a phrase I have been using a lot recently to describe those who I usually stand opposite of when it comes to political beliefs.  It’s unfair for me to simply call liberals Zombies though; as it is true they are not the only ones.  I know many young conservatives that are simply following the path of the most resistance or that of their parents, with no true understanding of what it is they are preaching.  There was a point in my life where I spoke politics with hardly anyone, but as each hour in my life passes by, it turns into an occurrence that happens more and more frequently.  From speaking to co-workers about personal beliefs about the direction of this country and our people, to speaking to my “tweeple” about our opposing views when it comes to the differences between the Democrats and Republicans. 

Political Zombie-ism is blind belief.  It is a blind following.  It is a true lack of understanding.  It is a mass of people voting for a president because of the colour of his skin.  It is a mass of people voting for a candidate simple because he is the opposite of someone else, or even worse because he is the candidate that represents the only party they will support.  It happened on both sides of the spectrum so no party is safe from the Zombie-ism.  

The country is in for a lot of twist and turns within the coming years.  Many of us will not see the results of what is being decided today, for years to come.  Zombies seem to not understand this fact.  Many people have the misunderstanding that the decline of our economy should all fall on G.W Bush’s shoulders, since he was the President whose lap it fell onto.  Many people don’t seem to even begin to understand that our recession started while another President was in office and that what a President does today may not necessarily be felt for a number of years.  

We, the people of America, need to have a better understanding for what is going on around us.  I am not asking for everyone to think the same.  I know full well my way of thinking is different from those that are liberal, and by Political Definition that makes me a conservative.  I am fine with that, as should those on the opposite side.  The joyous part about our country is, we can all think differently.  But first, and foremost…we as Americans need to THINK!!  Until the mass majority of Americans learn to think on their own…they will suffer from a disease I have un-officially coined as Political Zombie-ism.  So do all of us a favour, and educate yourself.

Regards,

Jahrootz

Hero Complex

Dear Airbourne In-Forums Readers,

On the road to the 2008 election one main thing could be seen from the Main Stream Media. They loved Obama. But it didn’t stop only with the Main Stream Media, it continued on to us [online social media avenues], we too held Obama up in the lime light. [By “we” I of course don’t mean myself, but my peers] We created a hero, our very own Superman. Super Obama! The man who would save our “Once Great” nation and return it back to the good ol’ days. You know the days I am talking about…days of the Great William Jefferson Clinton. [Please, for those of you who may not know me…sarcasm is running amok right now] Here is the question I want to pose to everyone… Will it ever be possible for us to physically take Obama off the High Pedestal that we have placed him on?

Will we ever regret this?


The reason I bring this up, is because I am curious as to what point the Media will stop becoming Bias. Here we have it, they have inflated who this man really is, what he can possibly do…so are they now being biased so as to not stomp on their mistaken prediction of the TYPE of change he could bring to the country? Plain English…are the putting a positive spin on everything about Obama? That’s what I want to know.

In a recent conversation with an associate of mine, we were discussing the inability for people to understand or grasp the concept, that what they were led to believe could possibly be wrong. It creates further blindness in society. They are unwilling to accept what they were warned, and instead continue to ignore what is right in front of their eyes. Now to be fair, the same can be said for the Republican party with Bush his 2 terms, but in my opinion there was a different type of Media spin for him. He was the moron just looking to impress his father in their eyes and they never got off that high horse.

As to not drag out this topic, and not be seen as someone beating a dead horse, let me just conclude by saying this. I am fearful that the Media, the source of information for the majority of America [who don’t know how to look anywhere else for information], will never back down on their initial love for Obama…no matter what. They have created this hero and my fear is, no matter how much his policies go back on our countries foundations…they will never take the blinders off of America.

Regards,
Jahrootz

The Unfortunate Truth

Dear Airbourne In-forums Readers,

The current global economy is quite concerning. Among many things going on in all of our lives, we have the growing concern that some of us may not have a job in the coming months. None of you are alone with that train of thought. Even the most experienced in his field suffers from stress filled sleepless nights [unless he is naïve to his actual value] that revolve around the very thought, that we are all expandable. I want to ensure all of my readers; you are by far, not alone.

Before you ask, allow me to explain where I am going with this. Tonight, like many nights, I got caught up in a political/economical conversation with someone on the street. This particular conversation was with my neighbor as I tried to sneak out to get my “eyes” from the car. Who would have guessed someone would be smoking at minutes to one in the morning? [Unless you are one of those stressed, suffering from sleepless nights]. I did the polite thing, and I walked over to say “hello and good night” [my father raised me well] and we proceeded to get into a conversation about the financial market [as myself and him always seem to do]. In the midst of our conversation, he proceeded to promote Obama’s promise to bring jobs back from over sea’s to help stimulate the economy [he had a grin of Democratic Triumph when bringing this up] but I kindly reminded him…that the jobs Obama would be “promising” to bring back, were probably not the type of jobs he would be looking to spend his time doing. Yes, times are hard, but how many of us want to use our college degrees to wipe the sweat from our brow as we do manual labour to survive? I stated, in my opinion [of course], that if those were the type of jobs that would be created for the long haul out of our economic crisis, that I would rather struggle on my own and do it as a business owner [which I am doing anyways…]. When you actually think about it, what good would those types of jobs actually do for an individual with a college education? Would it help him get the experience required for the position he would be dreaming about beyond our recession? Would the type of position he is dreaming about, ever really exist independent of the government again? These are all concerns we should be having as a society.

The Unfortunate Truth is, that the answer does not lie within our President and his cabinet of elected thieves. If we continue to turn to any elected official [Republican or Democrat] to come up with the solution for us, then we will truly deserve the end results. I don’t know if any of you noticed…but in the last 16 years, not much has changed in the way of thinking politically and economically from our elected officials. The Unfortunate Truth people, is that society needs to learn to play it smart again. Don’t be fooled by what you are told. America is not the only country in economic hardship. America is not in need of severe action to correct our situation. What America is in need of, is something America has forgotten to do over time. Americans need to learn to look out for each other again. You want to stimulate the American economy? Spend American dollars, on American made products…that way American manufacturing plants can stay open and hire American people. Stop demanding for cheaper goods!!! Where are these cheaper goods usually made? We have Unions that suffocate companies with high pay wages, while all the while Americans are demanding for cheaper end products. How the hell does that work? [I do not support Unions in any way or form. I think they are the destruction of capitalism, and have lost focus on the general purpose for their creation. They will destroy the American economy slowly like a cancer.] We have dug ourselves in to a ‘Class F’ for “F***ed Up” situation.

And to make matters worse, when times get rough, like a butt hole that is suffering from constipation, we tighten up and just allow the problem to build up resulting in a very painful outcome. [I just HAD to say it…lol] The Unfortunate Truth America is that we need to learn from our past mistakes. But since Society likes to turn to those that are considered ‘Great’ for help. Allow me to help you…

Here is my opinion:

We need jobs. We don’t need higher taxes for the rich, what we need is jobs. We need the government to stimulate the private sector in a way that will inject some blood into that ‘limb’ of the country. I am not talking about something that requires governmental control either. What I am speaking of, is the good ol’ capitalistic way of thinking, where you allow business’s to flourish and fail, with the natural cycle of America. Next thing the government can do, is realise who they should be taxing. The man who makes less than 30k a year does not need a tax break. The fact of the matter is, he will not be saving a dime anyways. He will benefit in NO way [long term] from a tax break and neither will the country. What we need to do, is decide what portion of America is the BIGGEST spenders. You know…the type that would stimulate the economy. The type that would buy those American made products. Whatever bracket that falls in, it’s THOSE people that should receive a tax break. Because those are the people MORE likely to spend dollars on our soil, for our by-products, and the last I checked…that is EXACTLY what we need. If people are not spending money, retail will continue to suffer. Those that work in retail [you know, the ones making less than 30k receiving a Tax Break] wont have jobs for very long. Before you know it, the only people working will be the wealthy [those that were smart enough to outsource their wealth] and they will be taxed to take care of those not working or to help fund GOVERNMENT jobs. And I would just like to point out, that in the books I read in university…that equals Socialism.

The Unfortunate truth, my fellow Americans, is if we continue in the direction we are heading, then we will burn over 200 years of American Beliefs and Standards. We may as well have never fought the British for Freedom. The civil war was pointless, as was the civil liberties that the “non-whites” and all females protested for before our time. We have been handed a country by our Forefathers, that we are about to screw up. That is the Unfortunate Truth! No matter who is to blame for our current situation, all we need to do now is think for ourselves. Instead of the government thinking for us…can we please realise the true meaning of a democracy. We control OUR own fate!! They do not need to think for us…we are a country with enough educated minds to know this. Pay attention to what is going on around you, or you will continue to be led down a path none of us will like. For you born to foreigners, like myself, remember why our family is here. Remember what our parents escaped from.

The Unfortunate truth is this will not be easy. So until the Zombies stops allowing themselves to be led to the water, and they starts to find their own way, we are on a path of self destruction. A destruction we will not realise until our grand kids are in charge, and Americans are reading about Capitalism in the history books.

I thank you again for the time you have donated.

Regards from the Highest!

Jahrootz

Gitmo Bay’s Most Wanted

Dear Airbourne In-Forums Readers,

It’s been on my mind for some time, and well I have just not been following my heart it seems. I have allowed the Patriot Act and other items of concern distract me, but I have decided to finally talk to the point of Gitmo Bay…and the prisoners within. My thoughts on this point are to say the least, very close minded. I can admit…that I have a cold hearted side, and that I don’t believe terrorist deserve any rights, let alone Human Rights. So before I continue, let me just say that Nancy Peloski, you’re an idiot.

Here we are bitching that these people aren’t getting treated properly and our techniques for getting information from them might be harsh. Do we not remember the video’s of Americans getting their heads cut off? How about the threat that more attacks would come? Do we not realise they don’t want us alive, and they live for our death. They want to cause terror around the globe…so my question is. What is wrong with a little torture to get the information needed to keep us alive?!

Sometime this past weekend I read an article in my local newspaper. The article was titled “Saudis’ list of Most Wanted”. It of course caught my eye, because it’s been a topic of heated discussion between me and my old man since Obama announced his plans for Gitmo. Everyone has been talking about this “Extremist Rehabilitation” programme…as if it would really work. Seriously?! Who fell for that?! It has been reported that two of the new leaders [currently on said Most Wanted List] of the Yemen branch of al Qaeda are the by-product of that rehabilitation programme. Yes, you heard correctly. Two guys [and many others] have now experienced the U.S military first hand, from the inside and out…and now lead al Qaeda. In fact, listen to this. One of the most recent suicide bombers in Iraq, was released to Kuwait on the grounds that he had no involvement in Anti-Western activities. That he was just a simple man living his life in his country. His lawyer defended him to freedom…and to the death of a handful of other people as he blew himself up. My opinion…the lawyer should serve the time for those murders. What do you think?!

Where am I going with all of this? Let me get to the point. I have been preaching for quite some time now that our safety should be the first thing on our minds. We have all these liberals complaining and worrying about how the world see’s us. People…if you have not noticed, America is a country EVERYONE loves to hate. This country has been going downhill the second we stopped focusing on ourselves! That goes for an economical point of view as well [but that’s a different post]. We need to remember, France doesn’t help us for shit, but they always come to us for help. Who cares if they think we are evil. If it wasn’t for us they would be speaking German right now. Remember, that we come first. Remember that we have not had an attack since 2001 on our soil. Remember that we have stopped SEVERAL attacks since 2001 around the globe! Remember that when you die due to terrorist activity…that you won’t be around to change your mind on how we treat these guys.

So, ask me how I feel about Gitmo being shut down, and Obama’s camp possibly trying some of the military personal for what they were doing. I think it’s terrible. I think it’s one of many terrible things Obama has done in the last 21 days as President. Now I am just curious to see what his plan is for the prisoners. We already know rehabilitation doesn’t work. Do we want those prisoners amongst our normal prisoners? I mean…is that not just giving them full access to a sect of American People…that can easily swing against our country.

That’s just my opinion.

Regards,
Jahrootz

Does Capitalism equal Salary Caps?

Dear “Airbourne In-Forum” Readers,

I have been back and forth with what I should next write to you about. There is so much going on in the political sphere that it’s hard to just tunnel my thought process towards one topic in particular, so I did what any sane man would do. I picked a topic from a hat. Out came Senator Claire McCaskill. This woman would usually mean nothing to me, nothing like my “friend” Nancy Polski, but she is leading this bill that puts a Salary cap on the CEO’s of all companies that have accepted bailout funds. Now, when you read that, if you didn’t know of the bill before…you might be thinking...”What is the issue with that?”. Allow me to present my case.

Kenneth Lewis, CEO of Bank of America*, currently has a salary roughly around $7.5 million dollars. He is running one of the largest banks in America. In my personal opinion, one of the best run banks in America. I think one of the biggest issue’s anyone may have with Bank of America is the fee’s that they charge, but no one can deny it’s a fast growing company with a lot of cash (that’s good when you’re a bank). Anyways, that’s somewhat off topic. Here we have a CEO, who is captain of a very tight ship. A ship, that…even though it requested bailout dollars, is running very well. Why does anyone think, any smart and skilled person, would accept a salary DECREASE of over 90%?
*(It should be noted that Bank of America will not to be affected by this bill, neither will AIG Inc or Citigroup Inc)

Let me put this into perspective for you…let’s imagine you have a job where you make 100k a year. You are good at your job. In fact you are the best. Not only are you THE BEST, but your position is also important to the proper function of that company in whatever industry the company is in. Your employer approaches you and says this. “Hey John Doe, I know you currently make 100k a year for doing this important job, but because we needed help to stay afloat, we signed a deal with the devil, and the devil now says we are going to have to bring you down to less than 10k a year. I hope you understand.” Mean while, other companies in your same industry are still paying the “market value” for your position. So you decide to leave the company. The company tries to replace you, but because the government has stepped in and placed a salary cap on your position in that particular company…they can’t find anyone stupid enough to step down to that salary indefinitely. Since this position was so important for the company to survive, and they couldn’t fill it, what do you think happens to the company? They go under. Now the bailout that was supposed to assist the company…actually was the downfall of the company because of all the regulations.

Now with that said, allow me to remind everyone that I have been against this bailout. Everyone denied that it would bring about Government regulation on the private sector. But yet still, those same people support this bill. And what upsets me even more, is the fact that the regular citizen seems so upset that these CEO’s are making so much money. It’s like these liberal politicians are playing on the emotions of a sect of Societies Zombies that are currently suffering from our economic time, and using this ignorance of what is going on and making them vindictive towards these companies and their CEO’s. If someone was to think about it logically (in my opinion) they would understand that you can’t expect a good CEO to step down in their lifestyle just to run these companies. Yes, a lot of people would argue that these CEO’s were managing the companies poorly. But let’s say we replace the CEO with a better option. Is that replacement going to come in knowing there is a Salary cap?

I know a CEO for a bank based out of Europe Switzerland personally, and I have experienced his lifestyle. Let’s just put it this way, one way on a fishing trip for him is 26k in fuel alone. It’s this simple; our style of life is different at our current level and there is no way we can compare our salary number to that of someone on their level. In the end, in my opinion yet again, all this bill will do if passed is help crumble the foundation of these companies. I have heard people say that CEO’s may step up to the challenge to turn the company around, which may very well be true. We have CEO’s like Steve Jobs that actually hold his position while making an annual Salary of $1 a year. But he is one person…not many others are willing to do that. The question people need to ask themselves when thinking about this bill…are we being short sighted? I would agree that there should be some regulation on these companies, along the lines of…spending freezes, freezes on bonuses and anything else along those lines. But what is being asked is very extreme.

To add a note to this letter, I would like to say the Salary Cap was passed on this day (February 4th, 2009) by President Obama. There are a number of articles that speak to it. Below are two articles, one from Fox News, and the other from Yahoo! News. In the Yahoo! article they say something that is very scary. Allow me to quote:

“The administration also will propose long-term compensation restrictions even for companies that don't receive government assistance, Obama said.”

That means regulation even for companies that don’t seek government aide? That is the start of the destruction of Capitalism. These are troubled times my friends, we as Free Thinkers need to realise that it is quite possible that we are tricked into removing the rug of capitalism from right under our own feet. There would be no one to blame but ourselves …since we let them do it.

My last point before I close this off. How much of the president’s salary does the president actually use? Does he buy the food for the white house? Does he pay the salary of his staff? Does he fill Airforce One with fuel, or does it all come out of the tax payers wallets anyways? So for us to say the president’s salary is an okay number for these CEO’s is ridicules.

Regards,
Jahrootz

Yahoo! News : Obama caps executive pay tied to bailout money

Fox News: Obama Caps Executive Salaries for Bailed-Out Firms at $500G

Police State

Dear "Airbourne In-Forums" Readers,

Welcome to the great month of February. On this month, one year ago, Airbourne In-Forums was born from the idea of one man sharing his thoughts for the "World Wide Inter-Webz" to see, in the hopes that just ONE person might contemplate a new way of thinking. With that in mind, I have decided to allow guest writers on the site, in the hopes that they too can share something that might spark a thought into the minds of strangers.

The following Letter/Post was written with the most recent post in mind (The BART Execution). Not to long ago, I wrote a post titled "A Collapse of Society", in which I mentioned a conversation with a "non biological brother" of mine. That same individual will become the first GUEST writer for this blog...

I don't want to taint anyone's thoughts before they read this, so I will simply say...the Guest Blogger's words do not represent my thought process.

Enjoy.

To my valued free thinkers who have in possession the one thing no one can ever take from us,

I am guest writing on our respectful blog today to inform some of you enlightened people about something that is going on almost silently in this country and is creeping up on us quicker than we could have ever imagined. The most disturbing aspect of all these kinds of incidents is that it is history-proven to cause police states in which the people become subject of a tyrannous government model, in which people such as us (free thinkers) are looked down upon. The stories that I am referring to in particular are posted under this blog post (BART shooting incident) and here: http://nationalexpositor.com/News/1116.html

What these stories exemplify is the fact that police are treated to a lesser standard than any other citizen in this country. I know of in fact, instances where police officers have literally gotten away with murder. This over lording status of the very people that are supposed to ‘protect and serve’ is an absolute polar opposite to the purpose of police in general. Originally, in our fine country there were no such thing as police officers. You heard that right, when we were founded THERE WERE NO POLICE! You know why? Because this country was founded on the very easy to understand principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Those three words meant, in a nutshell, you were not to be bothered in your daily life, and you were responsible for yourself. There was no such thing as welfare, there was no such thing as INCOME TAX and the other thousands of government programs designed to create a safety net for society.

During the founding years and all the way up until the beginning of the 20th century, our country was based on liberty that meant you were responsible for your own future. That meant either success or failure, it was up to you. Another thing you were responsible for, was your personal safety. Think about this long and hard, especially if you are against firearm ownership… YOU were responsible for your personal safety. There was no 911, hell, there weren’t that many phones around, let alone the latest craze in cellular phones. You were the person in charge of being in the realm of the 4th amendment. Of course, liberty and freedom have their price, and a lot of people, as you are seeing a lot today, weren’t able to cope with the fact that they were alone in this world.

Everyone is always looking to point the finger, so due to this reaction to even miniscule problems, we have laws for EVERYTHING. We even have this little comfort which everyone likes to call the Patriot Act devised by our now ex-President George W. Bush. What everyone did in their state of fear from the horrors of 9/11, was look to Uncle Sam to fix the problem instead of looking in the mirror. Why? Because it’s easier than blaming yourself and taking responsibility for your own actions. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am 100% sure our government’s actions and/or inactions led to a situation like 9/11, but the very fact that they were responsible for our safety is a major issue on its own and its all of our fault. We have failed our country as citizen’s looking up with a hand out waiting for Uncle Sam to take care of us. To make some of you aware in case you didn’t know already, police DO NOT have any legal ramifications for not protecting you. Here’s a couple links to verify this fact: http://hematite.com/dragon/policeprot.html

The situations that occurred with these police officers is stemmed from everything I just wrote about. The very fact that there are police officers, is a problem. As citizens of a true nation of freedom, WE should be the police, WE should be the EMS, and if necessary, WE should be the Army (i.e. – what the second amendment really stands for, not hunting). In order for situations like the above to stop occurring, we need to start being pro-active in our lives and stop asking the government to take our money to provide services we don’t need. That includes things like welfare, social security, and every acronym they have in existence (have you ever really tried to count them all out? Real quick let me just go off the top of my head the ones that I know of: FBI, EPA, CIA, DOD, BATFE – formerly ATF, ICE – formerly Border Patrol, TSA, USSS, DOA, DOI, DOS, DHS…never mind, too many). What many fail to realize is this looking away attitude is causing our government to feel that we are peasants that need to be lorded over instead of productive citizens that can be trusted.

Once the American people wake up so to speak and realize that big brother shouldn’t be there for you to make sure you’re ok, and you are truly in charge of your own successes and failures, we may have the true rebirth of our nation. We may be able to go back to the days where people grew their own food, made their own clothes, protected themselves and each other without a dedicated police force, PAID ATTENTION TO THEIR KIDS AND NOT THE TV, stop blaming everyone for their own inadequacies and assumed responsibility…can you imagine? A world where things like honor mattered. A world where trust was something you could actually have instead of the shallow face of society now where people are protected by lawyers and everything else. We can only have our sights set on this if we take action and start acting this way ourselves. By setting the examples others will look at you and see your happiness and security and want to emulate your life.

Thank you for reading this far and I can hope that I have inspired you to make the real changes in your life instead of looking to big brother to make them for you. Stop granting the very people who are really looking out for themselves, to look after you. It’s your responsibility as a member of a truly free society. Please feel free to leave a comment or two about this post.
Some related links:

http://psacake.com/dial_911.asp
http://www.pathtofreedom.org
http://www.lp.org/
http://www.ronpaul.org/

Damian


-Always remember our goal as knowledgable beings, is to help release the brainwashed mind of Societies Zombies-
Signed
-JahRootz-