There are two things I learned while growing up and that is never discussed, politics or religion. But now I feel I need to make something clear because of what I have been seeing in the news these last several months.
Muslims are getting more upset for the burning of the Quran, a book that is written and printed by man, than acid being thrown on women. Women are treated like possessions and not allow to do what they want. Women have to dress and act a certain way where men can do whatever they want.
Reason I bring this up because I am noticing in our country how men and certain women in politics are trying to control women’s body and decisions they make. I have always felt that a woman should have the right to make their own decisions and be equal to a man. Yet we still have this mind set that the man should be in charge and tell the woman what to do, like she does not have the brains to think for themselves.
I know some people feel that medical insurance should not pay for birth control because they assume it will make a woman more sexually active. Yet is all right for men to get Viagra or Cialis on their medical insurance even if they do not have ED. I do not get what the difference is yet it is all right for a man to be sexually active and do it with whoever. Yet a woman who is on birth control, it is assumed that they are going to be more sexually active which there is no hard data to say that just assumptions, just like Rush Limbaugh did. Rambling on and making assumptions with no facts that will come back to bite you in the ass when you make unnecessary remarks that are degrading.
I am so tired of women being treated like a second class citizen and do not have the right to make their own decisions for their own body. I am really tired of how they try to get religion part of the political system in this country. Will we end up like many countries in the Middle East under control by their faith and those decisions are all faith base. I have always believed that church and state should be separate and decisions based on fact not faith.
Where do we draw the line on someone’s personal and private decisions and how far will the government and those in religion try to rule our lives without us having a say in it. It is getting to the point that we will have no rights or free will to make our own decisions with our lives and body.
When did it become the governments responsibility to make decisions on our own personal lives as long as we do not break any laws. Is this the payment we have from our government to interfere in our decisions on what we can do with our bodies. Is it really any of their business what we do?
Will it end up being a revolution for our rights to make our own decisions without government interference? Will the right ever agree with the left or vice a versa? Will there ever be a middle of the road decision with everyone agreeing on what should be done right without bringing in religion or politics?
These are the issues that piss me off and one of the main reasons I got out of the military. After working for NATO for almost 4 years, I saw first hand how the military was nothing more than an extension for the politicians to use. The military was more political than a military organization. I would watch with worry when congress play with the budget and wonder if it will pass in time for us to be paid while defending our country.
I left the Navy because I was tired of being used and wanted to have my individual freedom but now watching what is going on in the world it seems like our individual freedom is slipping away. The government is trying to make more decisions of what they feel is right for us even though it is wrong by most people standards.
Democracy is a total joke where our country is no longer run by honest politicians but by those who are being paid and deceived by corporations and lobbyists. They are mostly responsible for the mess we are in. We need people in office who will actually represent the people and listen to the people and put those needs before anything else. I believe it will take something very traumatic to wake us up and get back to the basic roots of our democracy before they get the bigger picture.
Capitalism is in total control of our country and politics. We say we are a democracy yet money is doing all the talking for us. The so called 1% with large corporations and lobbyists are trying to run our country into the ground. Why is it we go into other countries to bring down the leadership in the name of democracy yet years back we would fight to stop the spread of communism. It sounds like we are doing what we were trying to stop back then. Democracy is just the stepping stone to Capitalism and what is that saying, money is the root of all evil plus you cannot take it with you.
I love our country but I do not like what I see is going on everyday with it. Racism still around and running rampant more than ever. The hatred by those who say they are Christians yet do not reflect the love that is God. Those fighting against the very simple thing called love because two of the same sex should not have that kind of love shared by those of the opposite sex.
Why is it easier for us to hate than love? Why is it that we have to war instead of having peace? In our history of mankind, we have always been the aggressors than pacifists. Past history of religion should have been about love and understanding but instead most religious wars and settling of other countries has been in the name of religion and not caring about those who live there. Religion has destroyed more cultures than most wars between countries. If you do not believe, they will force or kill you since you are a sinner and a non-believer. Look at all these radicals in Christianity and Muslims. They take the word of God to another level that it was never meant to be and by assuming all non-believers will go to hell and not worth their time and love which proves that religion is nothing more than a lie to those non-believers.
They need to come off their high horse and start showing a little love and compassion to all and quit being so hard on those that upset them from different faiths or do not believe. It is their right not to and God still loves them and knows their heart so it is not your place to judge or punish because what you do may come back to you and it will not be nice.
Racism Is Alive & Well In America
What we have experienced here these last several months has shown that racism still exists and most blacks have known this all the time. When are the whites in this country going to open their eyes and quit turning their backs on those who are not white. I keep wondering how long will it take before a major riot breaks out that could turn into something worse so people understand how suppressed they are. True it is not as bad as it was before the 50s & 60s but it is still not good. Racism is still alive and sometimes in areas you lest expect.
Recently the Trayvon Martin killing that is a prime example of what is going on in our country. Reason this is getting so much press because blacks are tired of things being swept under the rug and no one says anything. They are making a stand to show America what is going on in their own back yard. I have know this for years but for me as a person and individual had no power and someone would have made a point of telling me it is not my problem.
No it is not my problem it is OUR problem and we need to open our eyes and quit turning our backs as if nothing is happening. This is happening everyday and it is never going to stop until we realize they are equal and have always been our equals. It is our faults that we hold them back from achieving their dreams and goals in life.
These last weeks has been unbelievable with the movie, The Hunger Games, coming out and the news about certain people on Tweeter. I have not read the books nor seen the movie but from what I read that some teenagers and young adults have complained about certain characters in the movie not reflecting the characters in the book. What I mean is their skin color is not what it should be EVEN THOUGH in the book it mention that their skin color is brown and the the characters in the movie was played by blacks.
Now that tells me right there that these people who said they read the book did not really READ the book more like scan the book. How can someone claim that they read it when it said it right there skin color and how dare they complain and make mean and racist comments about those characters in the movie. Those Tweeter accounts were removed by those who owned them due to all the hate tweets they got from people. I wonder how it felt for them to feel what certain people see, feel and hear everyday of their lives. It shows that our young are still being impressed with those thoughts and feelings by adults and now with a new way to express those feelings on the social medias.
I have a feeling this is all going to get a whole lot worse before it gets better and I hope when the hammer falls, I am not around to see it happen.

