Hi,
The changes in America and the influences of the Sixties are becoming more and more apparent in our current political scene. It is becoming an increasingly important economic factor in all of our American activities.
A current book on economics cites a number of studies showing the mental security patterns of all people. We unconsciously recognize certain traits that indicate danger, or tell us certain characteristics of a stranger. We record these and many times sidestep dangerous situations.
Make no mistake about it, we live in a different world. A dangerous one in which we rarely bother to meet or know our neighbors, who may be part of the world we hardly recognize. Crime in America has risen since the downturn and AND ALTHOUGH crime rates have statistically dropped, many areas in our nation, that have never experienced criminal problems, are now doing so. Young people have to be alert to danger even more than we were taught to be and in doing so, they do come to rely on recognition as a source of escape from danger.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ALSO USE MANY OF THESE TRAITS WHEN THEY VOTE!!!!! The aforementioned study sites that almost 3/4 – (FOLKS, that is almost 75%!!!!!) of the voters, who mainly watch a lot of television, use computers, and cell phones, tend to use the RECOGNITION faculty to choose candidates. This indicates that LOOKS BECOME THE IDENTIFYING TRAIT that is sought in numerous candidates. Of course, that kind of voting can work both ways. In the case of past presidents like Ronald Reagan, it became an asset. In our current situation, it became a liability, since it's been recorded that many young voters (in fact the record shows most) voted on a basis of YOUTHFUL and BIASED recognition in the 2008 election.
The BIAS SURPRISINGLY or maybe not so surprisingly was based on the necessity to show a lack of racial discrimination. FOR YEARS and even now most American were accused of prejudices they did not hold. That kind of accusation has been encouraged by many groups in America, who have used it as a source of power, extension of guilt, and propaganda against American values. It's also been used to fund many programs,that may or may not have been necessary, based on that inculcated guilt. America's GUILT COMPLEX has been the source of great economic loss and unreasonable RETRIBUTION AND CONDEMNATION by other countries as well as her own citizens.
There's no doubt that America made mistakes in the past but there is also no doubt that Americans have worked very hard to overcome those mistakes most of which were part of other generations. Americans also have also sought to provide relief for those affected. Citizens have done more in this country than in any country in the world to right its wrongs, but this blogger believes there comes a time when ENOUGH is enough!!!!!
And folks, this blogger is here to say THAT TIME IS NOW.
THIS ELECTION MUST NOT BE BASED ON RECOGNITION ONLY!!!!!!! ELECTING OF ONLY the PRESIDENT can be a case of a PRETTY FACE. I've said this before. In fact, it's important that we return the president's office to the place in our government that it was intended. The president should oversee the conduct of Congress and the nation. A good executive can do this, even someone with a pretty face.
The CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES should be elected only through concerned thought and information about VOTING RECORDS and POLITICAL POSITIONS. These cannot always be found on the television. Television bias, press bias, and many other factors interfere with the FACTS! It's going to be necessary for the voters of this country to spend some amount of time finding out about CONGRESSIONAL candidates. Don't vote for anybody because you THINK they're all right! That's again only going to be based on recognition (and emotion) not facts. IT IS TIME TO DO OUR HOMEWORK just like we learned in school or should have.
The youth of this country is going to be too busy doing the things they love doing to bother with VOTING HOMEWORK unless they are indeed RARE and INSIGHTFUL young citizens. The rare do exist but not in the GREAT HAPPENING numbers needed to vote out the present administration. IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO THE OLDER MEMBERS of our society to do the job of checking out those running for Congress, particularly the Senate, and pass along the information to their children and grandchildren.
Does this blogger hear you complaining that you have already paid your dues??? Well hey, REMEMBER WHAT OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS (if you were one of the lucky ones) DID when we took a wrong turn????? THAT'S RIGHT!!!!! They were there for us. THEY WERE THERE FOR US!!!!! This is the future generations we're talking about. This is the America the children and grandchildren are going to live in for the next hundred years if they're lucky. But they won't be so lucky if it's an America bound in communist SLAVERY or socialist PENURIOUSNESS or progressive 'PHANTASY'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe you should think about putting a down payment of DEEP THOUGHT into this election not only for their sake but your own. I know that this blogger wants to finish her career and her life in the free America she's always known. It doesn't seem a lot to ask but as we look ahead to the 2012 election and realize that it is a deciding point in our history, we must RECOGNIZE that there is far more to maintaining freedom than imagined. We have all TAKEN OUR FREEDOM for granted. We often forget how hard earned it was for our forefathers. We have a chance to DEFEND THAT FREEDOM AT THE VOTING POLLS IN 2012 AND NOT IN THE STREETS IN HAND TO HAND COMBAT IN THE FUTURE.
That seems such a simple choice. CAN'T we choose a peaceful path to maintaining freedom? This blogger certainly hopes so. War is never pretty and peaceful solutions are such good options. We expect our government to choose peaceful solutions. Shouldn't we?????
THINK ABOUT YOUR CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES AND BE SURE THEY REPRESENT YOU!!!!!!!!!!!THEY ARE AMERICA'S BLOCADE TO TYRANNY!!!!!!!!! Choose freedom peacefully by voting THOUGHTFULLY.
CHEERS, CONNIE
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