It has been a few weeks since my last blog but I have been tracking this for a bit and wanted to make a semi-informed thought on the subject before just opening my mouth (or laptop in this case).
Although I am not in a disagreement with the right to protest or in fact the cause that many are supporting, I am not sure half of the protesters know why they are protesting other than they feel that they somehow deserve something they didn't get handed to them. Despite that, the ones who make legitimate concerned and influential points should be allowed to speak and they should be heard. The rise of the people may be beginning, lets only hope that the violence from either side does not outweigh the valid points needing to be made. The reaction of some of the police in certain cases in undeniably wrong! The actions of some of the protesters in certain cases is also undeniably wrong.
Although, I am against what President Obama has been doing in his presidency such as playing both sides of the field in his actions and comments. I believe he is correct in a statement he made, "One of the biggest problems about the collapse of Lehman's and the subsequent financial crisis and the whole subprime lending fiasco is that a lot of that stuff wasn't necessarily illegal; it was just immoral or inappropriate or reckless." So even if we take that to be truth, then why would our government step up with Tax payer dollars and decide without our consent to bail out immoral and reckless corporations and banks?
That is the question we should ask them!!
Although, I am against what President Obama has been doing in his presidency such as playing both sides of the field in his actions and comments. I believe he is correct in a statement he made, "One of the biggest problems about the collapse of Lehman's and the subsequent financial crisis and the whole subprime lending fiasco is that a lot of that stuff wasn't necessarily illegal; it was just immoral or inappropriate or reckless." So even if we take that to be truth, then why would our government step up with Tax payer dollars and decide without our consent to bail out immoral and reckless corporations and banks?
That is the question we should ask them!!
This is America and we are free and our government should be held accountable by the people since it is ultimately emplace For the People but with that being said, American people, we aren't owed anything by our government except life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The rest we must own up too and earn! So change yourself before you point your fingers, make educated votes, not by party and not by media hype but by facts. Learn them and then understand them. Then you may understand where you and us fellow Americans have allowed the government to become the power and dynamic it is today.
I do believe our politicians need to look at this video http://front.moveon.org/the-most-powerful-occupywallstreet-clip-you-will-see-this-month/#.TppNovdrn2T.facebook and maybe digest their words with a little more effort since they have now had to regurgitate them. When the rest of the world is looking at us and the consensus being that we need to clean our own house before we direct other countries on "how to's" then maybe we need to vacuum what we have been sweeping under the carpets for years.
This starts with our given right to VOTE. From School Board to City Council to the seat warmers of Congress we need to exercise our right to make educated VOTE's. We direct our country and whether you like it or not we have elected the ones who have directed our country this way. Granted it may have been under false pretenses and hidden agenda's of the candidates but we still elected them. So don't base your votes off of just their campaign speeches and press appearances. Research the history of their votes while they held a position of instrumental influence in our society and learn their behavior. You want Change America, start with the mirror and then work up. We all need too, myself included.
