The United States of Me

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Every now and then I wake up with a notion; an urge, a bright idea...a thought. I go to write something short and it ends up being a book. Those of us who travel a LOT can probably see where I'm coming from this, but those who sit and spend most of their day watching a national news station probably will send me hate for it. That's okay, it's your right to express your opinion. It isn't your right to threaten, however. ;)

This is not the United States of America..this is the United States of ME! This isn't the land of the free, this is the land of the greedy. Where people only fight for each other's freedom of speech when it agrees with their own. Where the Constitution says ALL men are created equal yet we still have people in ghettos, women still get the short end of the stick, and homosexuals cannot PURSUE HAPPINESS.

Where we promise democracy but fool our people into believing they have two people to vote for, when in reality their vote counts for nothing. Where we have a RIGHT to education but have twisted it into a RIGHT to PAY for an education that will actually teach us something. Where people think the second amendment means giving every single a handgun and then shooting those who do not agree. Where people believe everything their news tells them and divides our country into LEFT and RIGHT. Where if you for one second believe everyone should be equal across the board you are not only WRONG, but you are a TERRORIST.

When I feed the poor they call me a SAINT. When I ask why the poor have no food they call me a COMMUNIST.

Where a country that promised freedom from religion has its people fighting over taking out "under God" from the pledge and putting prayer into school. Where we take our young men and women who are apparently too young to drink or smoke, slap a uniform on them and a gun in their hand and tell them they are fighting for the freedom of their country so that they can be expendable pawns. Where people think its OKAY to not care about another HUMAN BEING simply because they were not born on the same land they were born on. Where people jump at the chance to send their elderly to nursing homes and then hope for their death to come quickly so they don't have to keep paying for them to live.

Where people think its OKAY to let someone die because they don't have enough money or enough insurance to pay for an operation. Where people equate your worth to how much money you make, if you have a degree, and what your degree is in. Where people cannot understand the concept of "live and let live" and they they are NOT right when there is more than one answer. Where people get angry at others for practicing their rights the Constitution spells clear as day. Where criminals pay their debt to society and then are labeled as criminals for the rest of their lives.

Where in one sentence, someone says we need more protection but then says the government needs to leave us alone. Where people live in fear of an oncoming martial law that will apparently cause the military to break into our houses and kill us all, because the news says so. Where people claim they are in the BEST country in the world when all they have to reference the rest of the planet is what their news reporters tell them. Where people already make up their mind on an issue and cannot put themselves in anyone else's shoes but their own gilded ones. No no no, this is not the United States of America. This is not the place our forefathers dreamt of. This is a damn nightmare.

All I can say at the end of this is lead by example and fight for what you think is right. If you have to, leave and never look back. People will see you happy and either hate you for it or envy you. Do what makes you happy.

Stay strong and love on!