October 24, 2012
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Ranting!
I am beyond pissed. I am so sick of people bad mouthing my country over and over. And coming from people who don’t live here currently. This world would turn on it’s head if I was president. I wont even go into what would change but i guarantee the world would notice. I’ve never said because I was born here I am better than anyone else. We have our own issues, just like everyone else. It’s funny how people I’ve met along the way and have held intelligent conversations with were surprised to see like their own countries, we suffer from similar issues. All in different degrees but the same none the less. We don’t advertise to the world our short comings, we as a nation are still very young and in need to keep a good impression or a strong front as some would say. Maybe that’s wrong, but it’s what we do.
There are so many incidents that I can bring up that show just because we are considered a “super power” that we deal with violence, poverty, crimes, abuse, and homeless just like the rest of the world. Again in different degrees but we do none the less. And let’s face it statistics are not always, if ever correct. Remember people tell you what they want you to know. What I’ve seen and dealt with in my own life is all the proof I need to know that a sheet of paper with numbers is not the whole truth. No our streets are not lines with gold, nor is there a house with a white picket fence for every family. But I do respect that we might be in a better position to help shine the light on issues around the world and we do. Unfortunately in this day and age terrorism is foremost the government’s greatest concern. And frankly I don’t blame them considering how close I do live to NYC.
To generalize a nation as a whole is ignorant. It would be the same if I chose to believe that all Muslims are radicals and should die for the few who hate capitalism (funny though how they come here to make money to fund their extreme beliefs). But as an educated woman I know better than to blanket a group as a whole. There will always be bad apples in everything, every where. The point is to not generalize and not spread the disease of misinformation.
And with that I’m done!
Comments (8)
Hear, hear, my dear! Well said…
Now, take a deep breath and have a relaxing cup of tea. You’ve earned it. Warm hugs, Storm.
@MzSilver - thank you! I was so angry I could spit, I needed to vent that whether people agree or not. But then again I am blessed to live where I can express my feelings as long as I don’t spread lies.
i agree with you also. if i was president a whole bunch of things would be different. the thing i hate most is when we go to the aid of another country and after the threat is over and we have done what they needed done they treat us like we are the enemy or an invading hoard and they want to rush us out of the country that we made better for them.
This was like a breath of fresh air.
yes it does get tiring to hear the US bashing over and over and over…
if the US is soooooooo bad, then why do so many people every day want to come here, try to come here and do come here??
@chocodawg_ld - thank you! But you never see them coming to our aid except England. Boy this world would quake in it’s boots if I took over, just saying
@ANVRSADDAY - thank you even with all the steam shooting out of me..lol
@buddy71 - thats what I say! It’s not just that but people believing in their own shit and generalizing us. It’s like they look down on us, so if we are so bad why do you always have your hand out to us for help? Am I wrong?
@wyckdstorm - nope, not wrong.
@buddy71 - i do not think you are wrong and i agree with you. it is like the world hats us until they need smething and then once we are done helping they go back to hating us.