The circus has left Washington .How much damage they have created, is yet to be determined . Supposedly around 87,000 people showed up for it ,and I would guess a few more million watched it in CSPAN and live web feeds . This whole "I want my country back " thing has gotten pretty old . It is my country ,also ....and I kind of like it,warts and all . Of course there is a lot of stuff that can be done to make it better ,but not putting God ,or more to the point Big Business , in charge is the way.
Who is anyone to say that God is the answer . God is a personal thing .It is about as personal as a person gets . The God that I think of probably isn't the God that you think of . So does that make my God right ? For me it does. For me . Which means your God shouldn't be dictating to me . And what about the millions of people who don't believe in God ? Why should you be telling them that it is your God or the highway. This country was founded on the basic principle of all men ,and women , being equal. So let's leave God out of the political landscape !
Last week the New Yorker ran an excellent story on the Koch brothers . These are the true money men behind the Tea Party movement . Their whole agenda is not making the USA a better place to live .Their agenda is making as much money as they can . I have no problem making money . I am not against being wealthy. I am against the way you make your money ,though.
Calling the climate control issue bogus is just wrong ,when the reason you are saying that is so you don't have to abide by pollution laws . No laws = burn anything . They also want to deregulate safety measures in the work place . Again not because of Big Government sticking their noses in our business ,but to make more money !
They are not alone in this ,but they are the most powerful . Walmart makes it so you can't make a livable wage ,Target and Best Buy, contributing to political candidates ,who have their own Homophobic agendas ,among other issues .
The whole Big Box store reality is here . Main St. shopping is gone .The fabric of the town is going .Walk down any Main St. anyplace and what do you see ? ...You don't see the corner grocery store ,the local Dept . store , the mom and pop hardware store. What you see are antique stores ,vintage clothing stores and plenty of restaurants . I think those places are great and am not putting them down. But Who do you deal with for your basic supplies ? It isn't the guy that lives on the next block . And his putting the money he makes from your purchases back into the local economy...If you have a problem with an item you purchased try telling that to Mr. Walmart .If you are a couple dollars short try asking Mr. Walmart to let you skate til next payday.
The Tea Party started because ,the sad truth is, they lost !And a Black man was elected president A bunch of folks started whining and the Koch brothers saw this huge opportunity to "get involved" . They began funding rally's .renting buses to go to town meetings with the sole purpose of disruption. And they don't give a damn about these people . They are sending them money ,thru FreedomWorks and other sources ,simply for the express purpose of lining their pockets !
Keep big government out of our lives ! ..That is the mantra ! ....And that is also the downfall of the USA !
It doesn't have to be, though. . We can , and must say NO !
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