Little Mr Mahatma

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Monday, June 16, 2003

America for Americans
Raising kids is a difficult but very rewarding challenge. You want them to grow up well-mannered, with good thinking skills. You want them to respect other people, other cultures, other lands. You want them to be proud of their country, their roots, their heritage. You want them to live honestly and safely, with their feet on the ground but with eyes towards the stars. In America we tell our kids that they live in a great land of opportunity and freedom; that they can grow up to be President.

But...

How to explain to your kids that the President of such a great country lied to justify an unprovoked invasion? How can you explain away the unnecessary killing? How to explain the concept of "alterior motives"?

How can you teach your kids about dealing with bullies when the front pages proudly blast news about us annihilating Iraq, when our government is only too eager to use our military for political purposes? How can you explain the concept of "Might makes right"?

How can you tell your kids that honesty is rewarding but dishonesty rewards far more especially when well connected? How do you explain Enron, Halliburton, and all the other deals that stink? How do explain the concepts of fraud, cronyism, "old boy networks", and corruption?

How can you explain Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness as more than American ideals but rights, when those same rights are being forcibly and illegally taken away by your Government? How do explain the concepts of persecution, dictatorship, and "guilty until proven innocent"?

Why should I have to tell my kids that they should hope for a better America and a better world when we are perfectly capable of providing such right now, if only our government would stop playing games and take responsibility for their own actions, instead of usurping control of ours.

When our kids misbehave we ground them, have a talking to, or even spank them. When our government misbehaves we only shake our heads, grit out teeth, and hold tight until the next election. And then it repeats. Each new Presidency brings hope but devolves into the same morass of self-serving governmental acts. I fear that if the idiocy continues even the spark of hope may be extinguished.

Parents always want a better future for their kids, who wouldn't. However our bloated, corporate-corrupted, American government has sold today, tomorrow, and the far future. Americans are among the hardest workers on the entire eplanet. We sacrifice. We share. We give to charity. And it still isn't enough. Our kids face a future of hard work with uncertain rewards for their later years. They face a destroyed environment, shaky economy, and a view that is perpetually from the bottom of the barrel with a shotgun overhead.

How can we improve their future? How can we fix our government?

We need to return America to the Americans. Enough of the rich, well-connected politicians who say anything but act only for those who give the tithings. These corrupt, corporate lackeys need to go. We need people who understand the foundations of our political system and will work to support them, and in doing so will ignore the lobbyists and other influences that have so despoiled our government. With the Presidential election looming on the horizon we see the Bush and the Democratic hopefuls scrambling for their millions and working on magical rhetoric. Words to convince us that our all-powerful vore should go to them.

My stomach churns at the thought.

We need more options.

11:33 AM

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