I told you I would never abandon my political agenda and I have not. Over the past month I have listened to the far right wing idiot machine and am sickened by the takeover of America by extremist. These are paranoid, neurotic, narcissistic people that somehow gained the attention of the public. Twenty, six and seven year old children have been massacred and all we hear is their whining about their second amendment rights. The President, Democratic Leaders and intelligent people across this country are not after the second amendment. We are after common sense solutions to an epidemic problem.
People, who believe that, black hawk helicopters are waiting to swoop down into their front yard and drag your family into the street, to kill them are suffering from some type of neurosis or psychosis. They should remove them selves from any contact with civilized people and leave the rest of us to solve the problem. The far right wing radio and media are fanning the flames of hysteria by predicting revolution. They expound on the value of hate to drive their listening audiences and it is working. The gun manufacturers are making millions of dollars and their profits are driven by unfounded fear and hate. People like Glen Beck, a megalomania in my opinion, are responsible for this hysteria. The NRA responds to the nuts on the fringe and ignore the average person. Their leadership is the marionettes at the end of the strings that are maneuvered by the gun and ammunition industry. The money pours in, the paranoia spreads and the killings continue.
I know that throughout the history of our country the fringe has existed. They screamed their lunacy, but for the most part it feel on deaf ears. The problem today is this group of people have a megaphone and the constant shouting is driving our leaders. Steve Stockman a Republican Congressman from Texas, was running around, screaming he will bring articles of impeachment against the President, before Mr. Obama even introduced his proposals for gun legislature. Rand Paul from Kentucky was denouncing the President as trying to set himself up as a king or monarch, also without any idea of the Presidents agenda. Paul even stated he would leave no, "rock unturned", to stop the President. Does that include the rock that he and Stockman live under? Could we, please at least, hear what the President has to say before we start to attack him for it?
Folks, right now America is under siege. The extremist have taken our country hostage. They see conspiracy and subterfuge around every corner. They have to be stopped. Last week a former Marine wrote a letter to Senator Feinstein and denounced her attempt to place a new ban on assault weapons. He even stated " No woman could tell him what to own." He became the darling of the far right. I will thank him for his service and then suggest he get treatment for his mental health issues. This is the type of personality that becomes dangerous. They feel they have a right to do and say anything. They have a right to ignore laws and people that are legally elected to make those laws. They feel their rights are the only ones worth protecting. He swore an oath to defend our country and the Constitution. That oath extents to the twenty children and their families. What about their rights? What about the rights of other innocent people that are destroyed every year, by gun violence?
Keep your hunting rifles. Keep your hand guns for protection. Also find ways to blend your rights and protect the rights of others to live. Societies should find ways to move forward. Are we that fearful, are we that unintelligent, are we that unwilling, to find a way to stop violence without more violence. I happen to believe that the best way to move forward as a country is to find ways to settle our disputes and our differences, peacefully, with our intellect, not our weapons.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
My Grandson, Jayden Lifts Me Up.
The people who know me personally are aware that Jayden is my eight year old grandson. He has lived with us most of his life, starting at six months old. There are times that he stretches our patience, but ninety nine percent of the time he adds so much joy, life and love to our days. When I was recovering from surgery, he brought home a folder of his work done at school. I was going through the papers and found one that has since become a permanent display on my bedroom dresser. Here is the essay.
Heros are people that help you and save you. Heros are always there for you too. I have a hero. Do you have a hero like mine?
My hero is my grandfather. He is a hero because he looks out for me. He helps me with my homework and with a problem. He is always nice to me. He is the best hero and grandfather ever.
I hope you enjoyed reading about my hero.
Jayden Leavell
9/13/12
I know he misspelled the word heroes, but believe me I still loved the story. In a few years, when he becomes a teenager, I will pull this story out and remind him that I am his hero and he should never talk back to heroes.
I wrote about this for two reasons. One I am proud and touched that Jayden would write about me this way. We are best buddies and have been since he could talk and understand the words. The second is to reflect the change in America's Voice. This is an example of the stories I want to hear from my readers. In this case it is about how I was recovering from surgery and one part of the antidote is the love from my grandson. It illustrates how even an eight year old boy can lift the spirit of a sixty year old man. Look around yourself and see the love and spirit that surrounds you. It is there, all you need to do is pull back the veil of sadness and let it be revealed.
Heros are people that help you and save you. Heros are always there for you too. I have a hero. Do you have a hero like mine?
My hero is my grandfather. He is a hero because he looks out for me. He helps me with my homework and with a problem. He is always nice to me. He is the best hero and grandfather ever.
I hope you enjoyed reading about my hero.
Jayden Leavell
9/13/12
I know he misspelled the word heroes, but believe me I still loved the story. In a few years, when he becomes a teenager, I will pull this story out and remind him that I am his hero and he should never talk back to heroes.
I wrote about this for two reasons. One I am proud and touched that Jayden would write about me this way. We are best buddies and have been since he could talk and understand the words. The second is to reflect the change in America's Voice. This is an example of the stories I want to hear from my readers. In this case it is about how I was recovering from surgery and one part of the antidote is the love from my grandson. It illustrates how even an eight year old boy can lift the spirit of a sixty year old man. Look around yourself and see the love and spirit that surrounds you. It is there, all you need to do is pull back the veil of sadness and let it be revealed.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Why Stop At Arming Teachers?
As I start to write this I do want to say, this is not meant to make light of the terrible tragedy that occurred in Newtown, it is to point out the complete stupidity of the NRA and the gun toting members of our society. We are trying to protect our children from weapons by placing more weapons in their reach. There is a mad rush to arm teachers and have them take a course on gun safety, an oxymoron, and in the interim make us feel like we are doing something positive. Are we going to grade our schools and teachers by how they qualify on the rifle range?
Here is my take. Why stop at arming the teachers? Why not make sure everyone is armed. The ridiculous idea that the only thing that stops a, "bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun" should be taken to the extreme that the gun manufacturers want. Arm everyone.
Why not the janitors? We could empty the supply closest of all of the unnecessary items, such as mops and floor cleaner and stock it with the latest automatic assault rifles. the shelves could be filled with multiple clips of ammunition, so they would be prepared for any contingencies. Those closets are even large enough to house an RPG (rocket propelled grenade). Now we are talking some nice profits for gun and ammunition makers.
How about the lunch ladies. Instead of pots hanging down from the ceiling, they could have a supply of Bushmasters within arms reach. The mash potatoes would be a handy place to keep a fully loaded Glock. An armed intruder would never expect, Granny to reach into that mushy pile and draw down on them. It might even improve the taste of the lunches. Spaghetti with .30 caliber ammunition, anyone?
Let's not forget the school nurse and the office workers. They could get their concealed weapons permit and be packing through out the day. Better yet we could get them armed with M16A3's. This is the type of weapon used by the Navy Seals. Fully automatic and the good guys with a gun would be prepared.
Lastly what about the kids themselves? They already have amour plated backpacks. Now we can pack their lunches and the latest assault rifle, when we send them off to school each day. Then when that deranged, psychopath charges into the local school, they will be met with a hail of bullets. That is the ultimate, "the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun."
The NRA is thinking way to small. We could go from 300 million guns in America to 500 million in a heartbeat. The weapons manufacturers would be swimming in money, and isn't that what this is really about. It is not about protecting our children it is about profits for the real killers in America, the weapons industry, who will then funnel more money into the pockets of the NRA's leadership. Is anyone concerned about collateral damage. One of the points that I never hear is, with everyone shooting a weapon, how do you know which one is really the bad guy. Just start shooting and when the smoke is cleared, we can start the body count. I can hear the defense lawyers at the trails, "My client though the principle was the bad guy, she(he) had a gun!"
Yeah, this is the way to solve the problem. Arm everyone and let the shooting begin. So what if innocent lives are lost. We get the bad guy, hopefully. I don't know, but it does strike me that the real lunatics are the people that are preaching the theory of arming more people.
Here is my take. Why stop at arming the teachers? Why not make sure everyone is armed. The ridiculous idea that the only thing that stops a, "bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun" should be taken to the extreme that the gun manufacturers want. Arm everyone.
Why not the janitors? We could empty the supply closest of all of the unnecessary items, such as mops and floor cleaner and stock it with the latest automatic assault rifles. the shelves could be filled with multiple clips of ammunition, so they would be prepared for any contingencies. Those closets are even large enough to house an RPG (rocket propelled grenade). Now we are talking some nice profits for gun and ammunition makers.
How about the lunch ladies. Instead of pots hanging down from the ceiling, they could have a supply of Bushmasters within arms reach. The mash potatoes would be a handy place to keep a fully loaded Glock. An armed intruder would never expect, Granny to reach into that mushy pile and draw down on them. It might even improve the taste of the lunches. Spaghetti with .30 caliber ammunition, anyone?
Let's not forget the school nurse and the office workers. They could get their concealed weapons permit and be packing through out the day. Better yet we could get them armed with M16A3's. This is the type of weapon used by the Navy Seals. Fully automatic and the good guys with a gun would be prepared.
Lastly what about the kids themselves? They already have amour plated backpacks. Now we can pack their lunches and the latest assault rifle, when we send them off to school each day. Then when that deranged, psychopath charges into the local school, they will be met with a hail of bullets. That is the ultimate, "the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun."
The NRA is thinking way to small. We could go from 300 million guns in America to 500 million in a heartbeat. The weapons manufacturers would be swimming in money, and isn't that what this is really about. It is not about protecting our children it is about profits for the real killers in America, the weapons industry, who will then funnel more money into the pockets of the NRA's leadership. Is anyone concerned about collateral damage. One of the points that I never hear is, with everyone shooting a weapon, how do you know which one is really the bad guy. Just start shooting and when the smoke is cleared, we can start the body count. I can hear the defense lawyers at the trails, "My client though the principle was the bad guy, she(he) had a gun!"
Yeah, this is the way to solve the problem. Arm everyone and let the shooting begin. So what if innocent lives are lost. We get the bad guy, hopefully. I don't know, but it does strike me that the real lunatics are the people that are preaching the theory of arming more people.
Monday, December 17, 2012
20 Dead 6 and 7 Year Old Children! No More!!!
First I am not dismissing the deaths of the brave teachers and administrators at Sandy Hook on Friday. I will speak of them in another post. I want everyone to remember the numbers 20, 6 and 7, just as they remember 9-11. This represents the twenty, six and seven year old babies, who were brutally killed. We must remember and fight to save other children in America.
There is no easy solutions to this problem of violence that has escalated in our country. It will take many different approaches to stop the senseless murders that occur in mass or individually everyday in America. We must start with common sense and easiest point. Eliminate assault type weapons and multiple load clips. The second amendment is not absolute. It gives citizens the right to bear arms. It does not give them the right to have weapons of mass destruction and that is what these are. People that say we are infringing on their rights to target practice or hunt, need to take a hard look at exactly what these weapons do. My Grandfather was a hunter. He never carried an assault weapon. The idea was to bring down a deer and have the meat, not destroy it beyond recognition. Assault weapons and multiple magazine bans would not violate the second amendment rights and would be a beginning step in the process to cutting back on violence in our society.
Education is always a starting point. Education in safety of guns and ammunition will help. Education so people can get better jobs and feel good about themselves will help. Education on the way we treat and react to each other in society will help. Education on appropriate video games for children and society as a whole will help. Education on the fact that needless and wanton killings and maiming in movies will help. Lastly education on how to help and treat people with mental illnesses will help. It is a process. One without easy and quick fixes, but one that will move us in the right direction.
Funding for programs to treat and help the people among us that need and seek help for mental illness is essential. We have reduced the money that is there to give treatments to those in need. We spend enormous sums of money on wars and violence, now it is time to spend that money on healing. Funding for education, not just weapon safety but general education to allow our intellect to grow to the point when we reject violence as a way of life.
We need to look at the movie and gaming industry. The proliferation of violence DOES have a effect by desensitizing us to violence, murder and mayhem. What does not effect me does effect others that are sensitive and vulnerable to these images. I know theses industries make a lot of money off of the violence in this media, but we must be aware that it is affecting us as a country and look to tone it down. I admit to watching many of these types of movies over the years, but can I live without them. Absolutely.
Lastly gun control laws and enforcement of the current laws. We have to close loop holes and strengthen our laws. We must make gun owners responsible, even if their weapons are stolen and used by someone else. We must make gun and ammunitions manufacturers responsible to destruction their products do on our nation's people. They have to share in the blame if they make products that destroy. Currently they are not. They would join in the effort to make guns less available and less destructive, if they had a stake in the process, beyond making money off of the deaths of human beings.
I heard a quote by Abraham Lincoln this morning on "Morning Joe". Joe Scarborough, gave a wonderful opinion on this issues and used a longer quote from Lincoln. I am just going to use the end of it. Said Lincoln, " If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher." If we do not take the mantle of responsibility onto ourselves and change the violent direction of America we all are to blame for her demise.
There is no easy solutions to this problem of violence that has escalated in our country. It will take many different approaches to stop the senseless murders that occur in mass or individually everyday in America. We must start with common sense and easiest point. Eliminate assault type weapons and multiple load clips. The second amendment is not absolute. It gives citizens the right to bear arms. It does not give them the right to have weapons of mass destruction and that is what these are. People that say we are infringing on their rights to target practice or hunt, need to take a hard look at exactly what these weapons do. My Grandfather was a hunter. He never carried an assault weapon. The idea was to bring down a deer and have the meat, not destroy it beyond recognition. Assault weapons and multiple magazine bans would not violate the second amendment rights and would be a beginning step in the process to cutting back on violence in our society.
Education is always a starting point. Education in safety of guns and ammunition will help. Education so people can get better jobs and feel good about themselves will help. Education on the way we treat and react to each other in society will help. Education on appropriate video games for children and society as a whole will help. Education on the fact that needless and wanton killings and maiming in movies will help. Lastly education on how to help and treat people with mental illnesses will help. It is a process. One without easy and quick fixes, but one that will move us in the right direction.
Funding for programs to treat and help the people among us that need and seek help for mental illness is essential. We have reduced the money that is there to give treatments to those in need. We spend enormous sums of money on wars and violence, now it is time to spend that money on healing. Funding for education, not just weapon safety but general education to allow our intellect to grow to the point when we reject violence as a way of life.
We need to look at the movie and gaming industry. The proliferation of violence DOES have a effect by desensitizing us to violence, murder and mayhem. What does not effect me does effect others that are sensitive and vulnerable to these images. I know theses industries make a lot of money off of the violence in this media, but we must be aware that it is affecting us as a country and look to tone it down. I admit to watching many of these types of movies over the years, but can I live without them. Absolutely.
Lastly gun control laws and enforcement of the current laws. We have to close loop holes and strengthen our laws. We must make gun owners responsible, even if their weapons are stolen and used by someone else. We must make gun and ammunitions manufacturers responsible to destruction their products do on our nation's people. They have to share in the blame if they make products that destroy. Currently they are not. They would join in the effort to make guns less available and less destructive, if they had a stake in the process, beyond making money off of the deaths of human beings.
I heard a quote by Abraham Lincoln this morning on "Morning Joe". Joe Scarborough, gave a wonderful opinion on this issues and used a longer quote from Lincoln. I am just going to use the end of it. Said Lincoln, " If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher." If we do not take the mantle of responsibility onto ourselves and change the violent direction of America we all are to blame for her demise.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
I Can't Look Away!!!!
I have to admit I could not pull myself away from the coverage on the killing of our children. I know today they will announce the names and probably show pictures of the innocent children that have been ripped from the arms of their parents, way to early. I watched the emotions of our President, but the most touching picture I saw last night was the one of a group of children holding hands and trying to close their eyes as they were lead from Sandy Hook school. The look of fright on their small faces, made me realize that they are and will continue to be victims for years to come. How do they erase the images and sounds from their young minds? I can only imagine how those parents felt as they heard the news, that a madman was firing shots at the elementary school. The thoughts that screamed through their minds as they approached the school and had to wait, to hopefully be united with their children. Lastly the realization that must have presented itself to the parents that anxiously awaited as each child was brought out and united with their parents, but theirs was not brought to them. The despair as they were lead into a separate area to receive the devastating news that their child would not be going home with them yesterday afternoon. My prayers and thoughts are with those parents now and I must find a way to support them, not just today, but going forward, to ensure this does not continue to happen. The hurt they must be feeling today! The utter senselessness of what happened and what they will feel, we cannot know, but only embrace them as best we, as a nation, can. We must stand with them and grieve with them and give them strength. We must also and most importantly join them in the fight, to come, to stop the slaughter of our children. Close your eyes and picture a child. It can be your child, grandchild, niece, nephew or even a child you know in your community. Picture this child. Picture smiling faces. Picture the innocence, that only children can possess. Listen to their laughter and how it makes you smile. Picture them as they smile, many at this age, are missing their front teeth. Picture them running and playing freely, with screams of delight. Picture them as they enjoy the Christmas presents that will be coming in the next couple of weeks. Picture them as they grow up, each year accomplishing more in school and in life. Picture them graduating, first from high school, and then college. Picture them as they find someone, fall in love, get married and then have children of their own. Now picture all of that being snatched away from, you and them, in a few moments of terror and death. That is what happened yesterday.
The scenario that occurred yesterday also happens each and every day on the streets and in homes throughout America. EACH DAY, THIRTY PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY, ARE KILLED BY GUNS. THAT IS EACH DAY. OVER TEN THOUSAND A YEAR. This is a national disgrace and the time has come to stop the killing of our children and people. Name me one other thing, in which we have control, that takes that many lives each and every year. We do have the power to control this epidemic. We need to stand up for those beautiful little children that were taken from their families yesterday. We need to make our political leaders stand for them and start a real and meaningful control on weapons. When the feeling of outrage starts to slip from your conscience, close your eyes again and picture the children that means so much to you. Renew that anger. This is a fight we must win, to protect our children. I never want to be one of the parents, that has to rush to a school in fear and I don't want to be one of those parents that has to learn , their child is gone forever. I want the same for you and all parents everywhere. When we band together this can be accomplished. The fight from the gun industry and the NRA is coming. They have too much money involved. Be ready for it and let's all stand together, united as one and fight for our children.
The scenario that occurred yesterday also happens each and every day on the streets and in homes throughout America. EACH DAY, THIRTY PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY, ARE KILLED BY GUNS. THAT IS EACH DAY. OVER TEN THOUSAND A YEAR. This is a national disgrace and the time has come to stop the killing of our children and people. Name me one other thing, in which we have control, that takes that many lives each and every year. We do have the power to control this epidemic. We need to stand up for those beautiful little children that were taken from their families yesterday. We need to make our political leaders stand for them and start a real and meaningful control on weapons. When the feeling of outrage starts to slip from your conscience, close your eyes again and picture the children that means so much to you. Renew that anger. This is a fight we must win, to protect our children. I never want to be one of the parents, that has to rush to a school in fear and I don't want to be one of those parents that has to learn , their child is gone forever. I want the same for you and all parents everywhere. When we band together this can be accomplished. The fight from the gun industry and the NRA is coming. They have too much money involved. Be ready for it and let's all stand together, united as one and fight for our children.
Friday, December 14, 2012
How Many More Children Have to Die For The NRA?
Yeah, I know that I am going to be accused of reacting too quickly to the latest shooting in America. So what! The idiots that run around shouting, "You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead hands, need to shut up and understand that gun proliferation has gone way beyond the breaking point. As I write this the death toll continues to rise, but even if it is one child, or one person the price is too high. We will hear the nonsensical phrase, "Guns don't kill people, people kill people." I understand that the people pull the trigger, but the guns are placed into the hands of criminals and lunatics, by everyone that supports the NRA and weapons businesses in America.
We need controls on the number of guns in this country. We need controls on who gets these weapons in their hands. We need controls on people that display violent behavior. We need to quit pandering to the gun interest and start placing the welfare and safety of people ahead of profits and their idea of Constitutional rights. What about the rights of a small child to just attend school, safely? What about the rights of people to go to the movies or the mall without fearing for their lives. When do we start to look at the Preamble to the Constitution, where it states, "insure DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, provide for the COMMON DEFENSE, promote the general WELFARE," and say this is the cornerstone of life for citizens in America.
Everyday across America our people, young and old alike are gunned down in a hail of bullets. There are individual shootings like the recent one here in Florida where a man opened fire into a van with several teenagers in it, because they would not turn down their music. Drive by shootings happen on our streets daily. Hand guns and assault weapons are readily available and used. We all stand by and allow it to happen. As long as the killings happen in poorer neighborhoods, we look the other way. It is time to stop looking around and feeling safe where we live, because it is right next door. This is an Elementary School, today. They are talking about seventeen to twenty children, dead. These are innocent 5-11 year old children. Can you please, explain to me, why you have to have that weapon in your hand? To do what? Babies are dying and yet the gun industry, the NRA and our politicians stand around and claim, impotence.
Everyone of us that supports gun rights. Everyone of us that works in the industry, making, selling or buying guns. Everyone of the millions of members of the NRA. Everyone of us that stands and spouts nonsense about the right to bear arms. Lastly everyone of us that remains silent. We all have the blood of our small children on our hands. Look at yours. The stain is there. Try to wash it away, but it will remain. Try to convince others of the importance of keeping guns in the hands of criminals and again look at the blood on your hands. IT IS THERE! IT WILL REMAIN THERE!
We need to finally be able to wash the blood of our children from our hands, if they will come clean.
We need controls on the number of guns in this country. We need controls on who gets these weapons in their hands. We need controls on people that display violent behavior. We need to quit pandering to the gun interest and start placing the welfare and safety of people ahead of profits and their idea of Constitutional rights. What about the rights of a small child to just attend school, safely? What about the rights of people to go to the movies or the mall without fearing for their lives. When do we start to look at the Preamble to the Constitution, where it states, "insure DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, provide for the COMMON DEFENSE, promote the general WELFARE," and say this is the cornerstone of life for citizens in America.
Everyday across America our people, young and old alike are gunned down in a hail of bullets. There are individual shootings like the recent one here in Florida where a man opened fire into a van with several teenagers in it, because they would not turn down their music. Drive by shootings happen on our streets daily. Hand guns and assault weapons are readily available and used. We all stand by and allow it to happen. As long as the killings happen in poorer neighborhoods, we look the other way. It is time to stop looking around and feeling safe where we live, because it is right next door. This is an Elementary School, today. They are talking about seventeen to twenty children, dead. These are innocent 5-11 year old children. Can you please, explain to me, why you have to have that weapon in your hand? To do what? Babies are dying and yet the gun industry, the NRA and our politicians stand around and claim, impotence.
Everyone of us that supports gun rights. Everyone of us that works in the industry, making, selling or buying guns. Everyone of the millions of members of the NRA. Everyone of us that stands and spouts nonsense about the right to bear arms. Lastly everyone of us that remains silent. We all have the blood of our small children on our hands. Look at yours. The stain is there. Try to wash it away, but it will remain. Try to convince others of the importance of keeping guns in the hands of criminals and again look at the blood on your hands. IT IS THERE! IT WILL REMAIN THERE!
We need to finally be able to wash the blood of our children from our hands, if they will come clean.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Welcome To The People Of Myanmar.
Over the last week I have seen a wonderful and fulfilling trend, the people of Myanmar have joined in to read America's Voice. To my other readers, that may not know, indulge me for a moment while I fill you in on the country of Myanmar. Some may know it as its former name of Burma, but many years ago it was officially changed to Myanmar. It is located in Southeast Asia, near India. A few weeks ago President Obama visited there and was very warmly welcomed by the citizens. Unfortunately they have a history of military rule and severe human rights violations. They are slowly working on reforms and in their most recent elections, that were monitored for the first time, Democracy groups made great inroads into elected office. Democracy advocate, Auug San Suu Kyi, an outstanding civil rights leader, was released from house arrest and confinement a couple of years ago and she has been out front and instrumental in these gains. She was honored by the President on his visit and I hope that the reforms continue to take place as this country moves forward to civil rights and dignity for all of their citizens.
To my point of bringing this into play. It is humbling to know that people there, are taking the time to read my writings and learn more as they strife to become a free society. In America we take the freedoms that are given to us by the Constitution for granted. We need to stop and realize that something we wake up to everyday. freedom, is something that many people around the globe are fighting and dying for every day. Here we argue over paying a fair tax on our income. We have companies, through greed, denying people a fair and living wage. We have many benefits but have stopped fighting to improve life for the poor, elderly and children, because we want to protect what we have. In countries like Myanmar they are fighting and dying just to have basic human rights.
My next hope is that the people that have read my words will spread this to others around their country and more importantly share their thoughts and stories about their struggles with my readers. I know that I want to hear and know more about your country. Education leads to understanding. Understanding leads to solutions. I sincerely invite you to write back and comment to all of us here. You have a long history that started, much like the United States, and were a colony of Great Brittan. We have a common beginning, and most importantly a common goal. The goal of freedom and rights for all citizens of the world. Please, if you can share with all of us.
To my point of bringing this into play. It is humbling to know that people there, are taking the time to read my writings and learn more as they strife to become a free society. In America we take the freedoms that are given to us by the Constitution for granted. We need to stop and realize that something we wake up to everyday. freedom, is something that many people around the globe are fighting and dying for every day. Here we argue over paying a fair tax on our income. We have companies, through greed, denying people a fair and living wage. We have many benefits but have stopped fighting to improve life for the poor, elderly and children, because we want to protect what we have. In countries like Myanmar they are fighting and dying just to have basic human rights.
My next hope is that the people that have read my words will spread this to others around their country and more importantly share their thoughts and stories about their struggles with my readers. I know that I want to hear and know more about your country. Education leads to understanding. Understanding leads to solutions. I sincerely invite you to write back and comment to all of us here. You have a long history that started, much like the United States, and were a colony of Great Brittan. We have a common beginning, and most importantly a common goal. The goal of freedom and rights for all citizens of the world. Please, if you can share with all of us.
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