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The world, man, technology and life are all ever-changing, evolving and progressing, reaching new plateaus and pinnacles. As humans we are always rethinking our futures and hopefully considering the consequences of our actions today for the future generations. We do not overcome great obstacles, enemies and challenges with nay-saying and negative mindsets, clinging to the same old tried and failed ideologies, pointing fingers and blaming everything and everyone for our stumbling. We achieve greatness through unifying and rallying around great ideals, positive spirits and new invention and ingenuity. If Henry Ford had not embraced change, we’d all be driving Model A’s. I firmly believe the mindset and either positive or negative mental attitude of a nation determines the very future we attract. Whine, cry, belly-ache and moan, cling to how we did things 50 years ago and we will get a future that mirrors those attitudes. Attack the future with a positive and thankful attitude and can-do nature, joyful that we are free and able to change those things that are exposed as “bad”, but always seeking the higher road and greater good, and we will attract a future that is covered with blessings and prosperity.
The division of a nation is the very thing that will surely destroy it. Many speak of a nation destroyed from within, and most citizens seem to think that is referring to the political structure that leads us, but they are only 545 men and women. THEY can only do what WE empower them to do. The real destructive forces from within are each and every citizen. How we treat one another, how we think, act and feel; those are the real powers in America. The problem is, most of us tend to fall into the habit of belly-aching and blaming whoever in that group of 545 we trust tells us is at fault, so we take that as gospel and we allow those 545 to drive a wedge between the 300 + million of us, like smoke and mirrors, and we stand arguing with those friends and family members about who is at fault and what ideologies have failed us the most, when in reality, the problem is us. There is no difference between the parties except for the superficial platforms they put out there to get votes. One side plays up to our religious fervor and the other side to our duty to help our fellow man up on his feet and equality for all, but the reality is the big money leadership of each party is not concerned about the rights of all, the poor or how many women have abortions. Those are superficial party platforms that distract our attention away from how the wealthy are gaining more power and wealth and and ultimately taking control of our ability to self-government.
Unfortunately, too many of us put more faith in a political party than we do in our nation, our people and our God. We tend to mock one another because one does not buy into the platform of the other, and we cut deeper and deeper at the seams and threads that hold this nation together. Truth seems to be the last thing we care about when debating one another and lies appear to be the best we have to offer one another in rebuttal. Sadly, our children watch this and their hopes are dashed because we are such a filthy source of negative emotions, setting the poorest examples for children than any other generation in our American History, all in the name of two failed political ideologies. It is high time we put away childish things and destructive behaviors in this nation and again rally positive creation and ingenuity. It is high time we stop the foolishness and segregated propaganda and set examples for our children that our parents and grandparents set for us. My Grandparents were born in an age when the way government was run did not work out well. If it failed in the 20’s it will fail now. They were raised during the depression when our nation became one that operated in survival mode after the great big corporate run government failure. My Grandparents fought during WWII and dug deep to create a way when one seemed impossible. They started families in the 40’s and this nation morphed and changed and evolved, and though some styles semi-repeated themselves, they never reverted back to tried and failed systems, but continued to forge ahead, always looking to do things for the good of our nation without harming the rest of our brothers around the world.
Today, we have to think in ways that do not harm our own fellow citizens. We have to insure ALL of our people have every opportunity that our nation fought for since it was settled, without harming our world neighbors, but surely not putting their people ahead of our own. Charity starts at home. We have people in this nation that put men on the moon, that defeated world enemies, that saved nations from dictators and murderers. We need to protect our people now; our rights, our freedoms, our jobs, our futures, our children and their futures, our land and air and water. We have to do things responsibly and ethically and hold everyone accountable and to the standards that no one makes it to the top in this nation by using others as a rung. If you are a part of this great nation and you want to work hard and provide a life for your family, you should have every opportunity to do so. If you make it to the top it is in no small part because of the system that this nation has put in place and you owe a debt to the nation. Like it or not, somehow every man, woman and child contributed to your success and you did not do it on your own. It is but because of the people of this nation that you even had the opportunity to win, and success does not come without great responsibility and debt to that system. Success does not make you an island, or a king, or a cartel member. It makes you a recipient of a blessing that was bestowed upon you through a God and a government system that our forefathers instituted 236 years ago that required sacrifice by all and responsibility by all. Freedom with responsibility allows us the opportunity to succeed, but it does not mean you have license to live in greed.
United we stand, divided we fall is a phrase first associated with Aesop, then with Patrick Henry’s 1799 speech and even David Gilmour of Pink Floyd penned a similar lyric in “Hey you”, but it holds truer today than ever. Perhaps 30% of the people ridiculing and blaming another 30% of the nation for having poor ideologies, really equates to 60% of our nation being dead wrong, stubborn, and the biggest part of our nation’s problem. When we can move off of our ivory towers and high horses and begin to understand that both sides contribute to the success and the failures in this nation and that we all need to move more towards working with one another in the center in order to move forward, then we can get somewhere. Right now, we have one force pulling the cart left, one force pulling it right and we only stress the cart pulling it apart and never get anywhere. That is not right for any nation, family, business or entity. It is unreasonable, ignorant and insane. The current system allows the cart to veer left for a while, establishing a set of domestic and foreign policies that set a precedent for a time, then the balance of power sways and all of those policies get reversed as the cart veers off to the right. Our people cannot plan futures, our businesses cannot plan futures, and the rest of the world powers look at us as if we are a bi-polar group of idiots, never putting any stock in us and always gambling for our demise. Until the asses teemed to the cart come around to one side and start pulling together, we are doomed, but the coming together starts in each and every home in America and in each and every heart. If we want change, WE have to change first. We have to be the moral benchmark for our leaders and hold them to a higher standard. We have to demand that those 545 come together and compromise and stop sitting on their laurels doing nothing except pointing fingers and blaming the other side. They have to get things done, and until we as individuals change our approach and mindset and tell them they need to get off of their high horses and earn their keep by working together to get things done, they will continue to feed us the smoke and mirrors and our nation will flounder and take on more and more water. Want to change America? Change you and your attitude and demand it from everyone else, especially those guys that cost us billions each year.