Were you ever the recipient of an unwanted secret, that you coulden’t tell anyone?
It is quite the helpless feeling. I am still wondering how I got into this mess…I got up, blearily filled my coffee cup and proceded to check my facebook account on the computer, same thing I do every morning.
Why this morning then? What was different?
A friend had a juicy secret they obviously coulden’t hold in any longer, they had to share the news with me at 7:30 am. If it had been good news it might have made my day, however it wasen’t ,so here I sit stewing and there is nothing I can do with this new found information except be bitter and angry at humanity for proving to me once again, that people suck.
Hope the rest of my day is less interesting, although I highly doubt it. Today has the potential for much unwanted drama thrown my way…and all I did was wake up…sounds like a bad fortune cookie.
Still learning all of lifes lessions, one day at a time.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
This was a paper I wrote for history; got extra credit on it...go me!
IS AMERICA AN EMPIRE?
“I said to myself, here are a people who have suffered for three centuries. We can make them as free as ourselves, give them a government and country of their own, put a miniature of the American constitution afloat in the Pacific, start a brand new republic to take its place among the free nations of the world. seemed to me a great task to which we had addressed ourselves. But I have thought some more, since then, and I have read carefully the treaty of Paris, and I have seen that we do not intend to free, but to subjugate the people of the Philippines. We have gone there to conquer, not to redeem.”~ MARK TWAIN
I stumbled upon this quote in my search to form an opinion about something I knew very little about, I know it is long but I also know I could not have said it better then Mark Twain himself.
The founding fathers believed that there are certain inalienable rights that all men should have out of respect for human life. America was based on such notions as: equality, freedom, and an entrepreneurial spirit. I believe that the founding fathers truly believed that through these rights and freedoms we could lead other nations to treat their people as human beings. Who have a say in what their government is doing.
It seems there is a fine line between liberating a country to help it become a democracy, and crushing its heritage. This has happened repeatedly throughout history, we start out with the most noble of causes and our politicians in their enterprising greediness, shred all dignity and tradition from the native people we claim to be helping, and force our western ideology on them. In the case of the Philippines we helped them establish a democracy, fragile and volatile though it may be. We did some damage to their culture and way of life, however we did leave. They are not a state, nor do they wish to become a state. They are a commonwealth with their own constitution, and leaders. I believe this action of simply trying to help, and then when things have settled down, coming home, is why we cannot be an empire.
It is true, we rule by force…but also fairness. Such is a democratic society.
“I said to myself, here are a people who have suffered for three centuries. We can make them as free as ourselves, give them a government and country of their own, put a miniature of the American constitution afloat in the Pacific, start a brand new republic to take its place among the free nations of the world. seemed to me a great task to which we had addressed ourselves. But I have thought some more, since then, and I have read carefully the treaty of Paris, and I have seen that we do not intend to free, but to subjugate the people of the Philippines. We have gone there to conquer, not to redeem.”~ MARK TWAIN
I stumbled upon this quote in my search to form an opinion about something I knew very little about, I know it is long but I also know I could not have said it better then Mark Twain himself.
The founding fathers believed that there are certain inalienable rights that all men should have out of respect for human life. America was based on such notions as: equality, freedom, and an entrepreneurial spirit. I believe that the founding fathers truly believed that through these rights and freedoms we could lead other nations to treat their people as human beings. Who have a say in what their government is doing.
It seems there is a fine line between liberating a country to help it become a democracy, and crushing its heritage. This has happened repeatedly throughout history, we start out with the most noble of causes and our politicians in their enterprising greediness, shred all dignity and tradition from the native people we claim to be helping, and force our western ideology on them. In the case of the Philippines we helped them establish a democracy, fragile and volatile though it may be. We did some damage to their culture and way of life, however we did leave. They are not a state, nor do they wish to become a state. They are a commonwealth with their own constitution, and leaders. I believe this action of simply trying to help, and then when things have settled down, coming home, is why we cannot be an empire.
It is true, we rule by force…but also fairness. Such is a democratic society.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
GREATEST NATION IN THE WORLD GOES BANKRUPT AND SOULLESS...
I found a very old and dear friend on facebook a couple of weeks ago... She is running for Mayor of her city!!! On her page she quotes religious leaders and founding fathers of America...She stands up for her beliefs and ideals both online and in life. I am proud to see that she has become a wonderful women and will be a wonderful leader of her city...only wish I could vote for her!!
It makes me think and wonder what the world would be like if we had a few more political people in this world that were family oriented and religious. Religion is after all what the founding fathers were trying to protect...as well as the freedoms that are being stripped away from us every time we turn on the television. It is a very scary thing to think how this world might be in another 3 1/2 years when the Obama Assasination of America is finally at an end. God help us!!! God help us all!
National insurance plan??? Where will this end...I find it odd that otherwise intelligent people find this to be a good idea. Scares the hell outta me, it really does. I am uninsured, and would rather remain so then to sacrifice my freedom to choose my physicians. Where will it end people, this is the gateway to be able to take way more freedoms. Soon we may not be able to eat a big juciy cheeseburger with out it being a national concern...I can hear it now "due to the national obesity rate in this country... Mcdonalds has been closed..." OVER MY DEAD BODY....Seriously folks...This has soo many frightening concequences!!!( not to mention it would put is into a socialistic state!)
Think of all of the aborted babies, and the elderly who will be denyed health care because they are no longer concitered productive members of society...( it is happening in Canada today, pick up a newspaper!!!) This could be us...THE GREATEST NATION IN THE WORLD??
It makes me think and wonder what the world would be like if we had a few more political people in this world that were family oriented and religious. Religion is after all what the founding fathers were trying to protect...as well as the freedoms that are being stripped away from us every time we turn on the television. It is a very scary thing to think how this world might be in another 3 1/2 years when the Obama Assasination of America is finally at an end. God help us!!! God help us all!
National insurance plan??? Where will this end...I find it odd that otherwise intelligent people find this to be a good idea. Scares the hell outta me, it really does. I am uninsured, and would rather remain so then to sacrifice my freedom to choose my physicians. Where will it end people, this is the gateway to be able to take way more freedoms. Soon we may not be able to eat a big juciy cheeseburger with out it being a national concern...I can hear it now "due to the national obesity rate in this country... Mcdonalds has been closed..." OVER MY DEAD BODY....Seriously folks...This has soo many frightening concequences!!!( not to mention it would put is into a socialistic state!)
Think of all of the aborted babies, and the elderly who will be denyed health care because they are no longer concitered productive members of society...( it is happening in Canada today, pick up a newspaper!!!) This could be us...THE GREATEST NATION IN THE WORLD??
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