by BB Curtis
As the news becomes more and more horrendous in reference to how our government has failed our troops and the rest of our country, I am reminded that crimes that go unpunished allow the perpetrator to continue to build upon the base they’ve built. If a person is not required to own up to things they’ve done wrong, then the wrong-doing will spiral out of control. If a child continually receives no negative reinforcement when they misbehave, then they will not only continue the poor conduct which has gone unpunished, but they will have to assume that there are more behaviors, worse behaviors, they can commit that will also just be ignored.
We must remember that we have allowed our government to reach a point where they assume that “we, the people” will not confront them, will not speak out against injustices, will not get up off our butts and respond in any way. WE ARE THE REASON THAT OUR TROOPS ARE NOT RECEIVING QUALITY MEDICAL CARE. WE ARE THE REASON THAT LIES ARE THROWN AROUND IN OUR FEDERAL BUILDINGS AS THOUGH THEY WERE TRUTHS. WE ARE THE REASON WHY GREEDY, PETTY, SELF-ABSORBED LIARS ARE RUNNING THINGS. (I am not thoroughly convinced that every politician is a greedy, petty, self-absorbed liar; but I am convinced that those who are, dominate the scene.)
Why would I say this? Because when the writing was on the wall, years ago, we did not stand up and, in one loud voice, say, “NO!” Instead, because we were too lazy, too tired, too wrapped up in our own little lives, we gave it all away to human beings with, apparently, no souls, no consciences, no morals, no ethics, no hearts, no, no, no . . .
Many of us were alive when John Kennedy was murdered – under very questionable circumstances. Many of us were alive through the Watergate scandal. Many of us were alive during the Viet Nam fiasco. We are the famous Baby Boomers. We were born during the post-World War II era of parents who were born or were young during the Great Depression and its aftermath. We should know better . . . or did we forget the history that has shaped itself during ours and our parents’ lifetimes?
Now we must seek within. We must take a stand. We must do something outrageous, something outside the character we’ve built that this government has grown to expect. The men who created this country put their lives on the line in order to create something better. Remember that those men who took a stand to create the United States of America were committing treason against their king and country. This was not a step taken lightly. If they didn’t succeed, they would be sought out, put on trial, and imprisoned or put to death if found guilty. But they and the people who believed in them and the principles for which they were willing to die wanted to create a place where people had some freedoms, a place where the local governments put in place by a king who backed them would not have supreme power, a place where the people had a voice, a place where it was not considered acceptable to burn down your neighbor’s house because his beliefs were different from yours, a place of reasonable laws, written to protect the innocent, where Right would prevail — right meaning correct, not The Right as opposed to The Left! Although the founding fathers, being human and living in their own time and space, could not have foreseen everything nor were they perfect, they did their level best to make a good foundation.
Folks wake up. That place was developing for 200 years and is now reversing itself. If we want it back, we have to do something. We have to take back some control. We may not need to put our lives on the line as our forefathers had to do; but we need to look at reality, determine what we can do and take action. Nothing is getting better as we sit back and allow others to make decisions for us.
Seek within and speak up.
Greatergood.com for click to donate opportunities
Care2.com to sign petitions and to create petitions for your pet causes
The Petition Site to sign petitions and to create petitions for your pet causes
There are so many sites online that address issues and allow action. Use your search engine of choice, choose your area of special interest and go for it. Sign petitions, volunteer your time, march and carry a sign for or against something where your beliefs are strong, debate issues, write and or call your representatives and make them aware that not only are you and others like you watching but will hold them accountable for their actions — VOTE! If your congresspeople are not acting in responsible manners, get them out of office! We have to wake up and pay attention! No one else is going to do it. We should never assume that people with power can self-monitor. That’s one reason why we have a governmental process with three branches — to provide that monitoring process. Unfortunately, that process has become corrupted over the years, and it is high time for an overhaul . . . but that is subject matter for another article.
Seek within for the answer lies there, but action is necessary afterward. Search your heart, your Juno, your higher self, your conscience, your head. It’s past time. We have a lot of work to do!
If you have sites that you currently go to to take action, please submit them to bobbi.astartehome@outlook.com so that I can include them here and in future materials.
Many blessings to you all!
May we be on a road to progress together.
Make yourself heard – speak out!
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