On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:37:41 -0600, GPS wrote:
> ray wrote:
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>> On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:11:58 -0600, GPS wrote:
>>>
>>> The US people cry out "someone should do something!" What they are
>>> really saying is "I'm too lazy to help others. I would rather that
>>> someone else does it!" So they get what they want, and their taxes
>>> increase, and now the US has taxation without representation, and the
>>> US Constitution is for little more than show.
>>
>> Not really. Our elected representatives are the ones who keep jacking
>> up the taxes. After all, you can't provide government health care, buy
>> two auto companies and several financial institutions, throw several
>> trillion dollars down the rat hole and expect not to pay for it.
>> California is, of course, an example of how wrong the whole process can
>> go: they've made it practically impossible for their legislature to
>> raise taxes but keep passing 'initiatives' requiring more and more
>> expenditures - you see the result.
>
> How many people vote for the politicians?
Basically, non-felons over 18 are entitled to vot. Whether they do or not
is their own personal choice.
>
> How many politicians are elected?
>
> Who has the power? Who has the tyranny?
>
> Consider for a moment that you see George Bush or Obama walking down the
> street, and for some reason they were not given the same opportunities
> or chances in life. So they are walking down the middle of your street.
> Obama says "We need change! Change we can believe in!"
>
> So, to most people Obama would be nutty in a situation like that. He
> could give his whole speech out there in your front yard, and it would
> be meaningless.
He gave it during the campaign and it was still meaningless - just that a
lot of folks did not recognize that.
>
> George Bush was an interesting fellow I remember in the first debates.
> His way of dealing with people that he disagreed with was to attack
> them. He didn't answer many questions during debates, because he was
> too busy attacking others. I thought he would be last, and I thought at
> the time that others would notice his personal attacks, and lack of
> answers. Thus, I was quite surprised when I saw that he was elected.
> He has been someone for me to learn more about myself from.
>
> So, the problem is not the politicians. The problem is not the news
> sources, because the people let them grow or fail.
>
> The problem *is* the *people*. The people do not observe the actions of
> those that speak, or see the actions and intentions for what they are.
> The people of the US are dreaming.
Exactly the point I was hoping to make. As long as most folks vote for
the candidates who "bring home the bacon" instead of the ones who would
do the best for the entire country, we've got that problem.
>
> The US spends more on fighting terrorism than curing cancer, and you are
> more likely to die from cancer than terrorism. In the end we all die.
> So, God can be the greatest terrorist (AIDS, cancer, etc.), and God is
> also the greatest giver of life and joy.
About 15 years ago while my wife was being treated for cancer (she's a
double survivor), the doc made an interesting observation. Quite a number
of years before most medical researchers were sure that a 'cancer
cure' (rather a misnomer since there are so many different kinds) was
just a few years away. At that time it was still 'just a few years away',
as it is today. At that time he expressed the opinion that if all the
reasearch funds had not been siphoned off to find a cure for aids (which,
by the way is almost entirely preventable) it would be in place.
>
> I have drifted off-topic of course, and now I realize it's more
> important to make use of my moments to learn, grow, and attain peace and
> harmony for myself.
>
> -GPS (will stop posting here)
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