The U.S.A. is seeing better prepare for her chickens coming home to roost as the latest diplomatic slight of hand is doing more slighting than amazing. Turns out our de facto fascist gov't is spying on, not only its citizens, but its allies across the Atlantic. And the EU is none too cool about the bugging reports. If the American gov't thought it worthwhile to spy on European allies you can bet your bottom dollar this glamorous imperial sham is invading the privacy of less powerful nations.
Contrary to the bumper sticker, no, shit doesn't just happenI hate to sound like a turn-coat but the shining ideal I was taught in school (which schools don't even bother with anymore) wilts beneath the growing cumulus reality: America is full of shit. The proof is in the pudding. Look at American television, American headlines, U.S. incarceration facts, and Hollywood productions; analyze the laundry list of taxes and fees assessed for air travel, goods and services; and don't dare neglect to look at the loooong 'serving' members of Congress (and your State gov't). Contrary to the bumper sticker, shit doesn't just happen.
Talton from Texas posted the following comment:
When I was young and getting ready to enter the military, my dad to me how proud he was that I was going to serve my country and defend our freedom. He said; this is not NAZI Germany where your required by law to carry your papers. (Today it is against the law as an adult to be in public without photo ID). He said; In America you have freedom of speech, (Today you have to be afraid of offending this ethnic group or that yet, they can say what they like with no consequences) He said; I'd be defending our right to religious freedom, (Today our soldiers can be court martialed for even expressing their religious beliefs.) He told me in America a man can own his firearms without fear from the Government, (Today you won't own them without a back ground check and the government is making every effort to take them from you.) He said; in America the government can not ease drop on your every word like they do in the KGB. (Today the NSA records and catalogs 1.7 billion American conversations a day.) He said; In America we believe in free enterprise and hard work, we don't rob our citizens to support private business. (Today we've had two major government bailouts worth 100s of billions of dollars, awarded to private enterprise and the taxpayer has footed the bill.) We've had Presidents that we not elected by the popular vote, our Congress has taken $2.5 Trillion dollars paid by hard working tax payers to Social Security for their own General Fund that can not be repaid and is mostly unaccounted for.
I truly fear for what the America of tomorrow will look like for our children because for sure the America of today is NOT the America of yesterday.
But, hey, now lesbians can 'marry' each other and kindergardeners can be transgendered. Who needs old-fashioned freedom when you can be progressive instead!
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