Lately politics has become more about what freedoms we don't have any more instead of the rights to enjoy the freedom we do have. Violence in horrific situations is up. Terrorists are threatening our world with their extremist views both domestic and foreign terrorists are making their statements by killing, maiming and horrifying innocent civilians, innocent Americans who just want to live their lives, make their families safe and secure and find a way to enjoy all that we have.
It's easy to say everyone has the right to freedom of speech. It's easy to say the government should not be invading our privacy. It's easy to say just get rid of the extremists and trouble makers. But it isn't really that easy to do. Bad guys do not identify themselves as bad guys. They disguise themselves as any guys. They infiltrate our lives, schools, politics and playgrounds. They may or may not be American citizens. Those who are innocent and would never do harm protest they have the right to be protected by the government. Yet at the same time so many are angry because they don't want the government tapping into their social media, their phone calls, surveillance cameras in the streets. I guess what I'm trying to say is, how do you want those who are determined to protect us to find the bad guys if you don't allow them these abilities?
Since I'm not guilty of anything and don't expect they really care about my everyday, very ordinary life, I don't really care if Big Brother is watching me, but I do care that they are watching for the bad guys who will kill innocent people. Who will inflict their extremist hostile views on children, students, teachers, movie goers, marathon runners and everyone else who does not subscribe to their religions, beliefs, mentally unbalanced way of thinking and viewing the world.
With our economy in the tank, really our money today is worth barely nothing, even the banks won't give you much interest on your money, real estate used to be worth gold. To live in, to afford, to sell someday and make a wonderful profit. Not any more. It is now, more important than ever before I think, to get involved in what is going on around you. Get involved by watching political debates. Read the newspapers. Watch the news channels. Go to a rally and listen to what people are saying.
Check your sources. Know where the info is coming from. There are a lot of bogus Facebook pages out there calling themselves news sources. Check your facts and those you read. See what is going on.
Listen with your ears, your mind, your freedom of American citizenship, not with your pre-determined Republican or Democrat same old, same old.
That's what this little blog in the great big world is all about. I'm listening. I'm learning. I'm using the every day to hopefully help shape a better day. I'm just a citizen in America, maybe just like you. Working hard. Trying to save a buck. I would rather watch TV, work on my laptop or iPad than worry about the safety of my children, my money, my freedom of speech. But every one of us everyday political girls and guys make a difference and deserve to know how to do that.
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