They Want The Country Back; From What or Whom?

You've heard the cry's. Let's take our country back, or government is not the answer. Okay fine go right ahead. Since government isn't the answer, do away with Social Security, Medicare, treatment centers for substance abuse, after school programs, hell school breakfast and lunch, and to the States Medicaid. Do away with safety belts in automobiles, going right through a non-safety windshield is more fun. And for that matter, since government is the problem, bring back asbestos, and all those great little pesticides government banned. Once you offer those suggestions, the "I didn't really think this through crowd" backs off.

Now sit back and really, really think why certain people have this idea of our country being hijacked by government. First ask yourself, where were they eight years ago? That's when the great slide to the all mighty dollar began. True it started years before, under other republican presidencies. Start with Nixon. He and the corporate greed monsters began the dismemberment of health care (rationing). Reagan, and the "government is the problem" speech. What did he do? Fire air traffic controllers just because they wanted a raise and decent working hours. Talk about fighting against working men and women. And by the way, don't forget the great "Crack Cocaine" explosion under his watch. Makes you wonder how they would solve that problem. Oh wait, government. Those same ilk of people doing the screaming now would be banging on old Uncle Sams' door pleading for help, to rid the community of this scourge. Which they did.

Yes, you can go on and on pointing to direct facts to prove these students of "that never happened in history crowd" wrong. But you really have to dig deep, to see the real reason behind this latest (but certainly not new) hate-mongering. They use such "code words" this isn't what the Founding Fathers wanted. How would they know that? Surely the Founding Fathers could never imagine the greed merchants trying to take over our country. Oh wait, they did. Remember the big fight over a "National Banking system"? They must have had an idea of the possible outcomes. You can bet they knew once deregulation became the norm, the country would self-implode on its-self. That's the sole reason past presidents (except for the dunce that removed them and caused The Great Depression) kept regulations in place, and passed legislation when new threats of greed became apparent.

In a nutshell, this screaming and hate-filled rhetoric being bandied about these days, are solely based on race. Many will never admit to being a racist, and that is only because it is not fashionable to wear a sheet in public. Doing such, people would know to stay far away from them. So instead of the sheet, they put on a suit or wear a dress. Need proof? Look no further than Limbaugh, Levin, and Beck. Take Levin for instance. I had the opportunity to here a snippet from his radio show where he bellowed; (paraphrasing here) "we are not the ones carrying signs of Nazi symbols and Hitler or Obama with a Hitler mustache", or words to that effect. And then there were a couple of moronic congressional representatives, that made ugly, disgusting comments. One from California thanking a buffoon and calling said buffoon a "Great American", because the buffoon is a "Right-Wing Terrorist". Newsflash, Tim McVeigh was a Right-Wing Terrorist. Hey congressman, tell the families of the Oklahoma bombing how proud you are of the buffoon. Congresswoman Jenkins (should be Jerk) from Kansas said the party "Needs a Great White Hope". Now what does that statement say to people with common-sense? Well besides moron.

Throughout history, hatred never wins. It rears its ugly head from time to time, just to let us know we haven't stamped it completely out yet. Now we have the misinformed out there in town-halls across the country defending the Insurance and Pharmaceutical Industries. Think about that for a minute. They are defending the institutions that denied either them, or someone they know coverage or a claim. Why? Is it because the man in the White House is not of the same hue? If they are saying, we have to take our country back, it just may be. Sure they will never, ever admit to holding a racist bone in their body. But just listen for those "code-words". Take our country back, socialism, he not American. I wonder what would they say if we really took Mexico during the Mexican-American war of 1846-1848? What would they say when a person of Hispanic decent finally takes the White House? You can bet, it will get even uglier.

On that note I leave you with a famous saying, so next time you decide to defend corporations that don't care about you, only how many nickles and dimes you have in your purse or pocket. "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to gain entry into heaven". Hate never wins, so drop the code-words folks and just say what's on your mind. You know, like Fidel Castro did. Want the link? It's at the top. But here it is again in case you missed it. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-25-voa33.cfm