America let's talk about the things that REALLY matter.
It's true. We are all idiots when it comes to the media.
We are all guilty.
We don't pay any attention to the stories that will really impact our lives.
We need to hear about the NBA player that beat up his girlfriend. We need to know everything we could possibly know about Octomom, or how Barbie makes girls not want to be Doctors. Please give us more on Miley, Lindsey, Bieber, Selena and Beyonce!
Who cares about North Korea, Syria, and Putin invading the Ukraine? I mean really, how do countries thousands of miles away affect us? We haven't got the time to care about the rest of the world, we might miss our episode of Honey Boo Boo meets the Kardashians.
Yes, we would rather read stories about Bigfoot than Benghazi.
We want controversy.
We want bizarre, dramatic, blood-curdling sensationalism!
We seek after these things.
We lust for them.
So when Russia invades a country in an eerily similar way to Hitler preceding WWII, why should we care?
Who cares if the world perceives President Barack Obama as "a weak and ineffective leader – someone who doesn't have the will, backbone, strength, or fortitude to follow through on his threats or promises."
So what?
Now, I am not saying Obama isn't guilty of everything they are accusing him of.
He is.
But-- the truth is WE should take part of the blame.
America HAS become a weak and ineffectual people who mostly don't have the will, backbone, strength, or fortitude to follow through on our threats or promises.
We are much more worried about The Bachelor, and American Idol than American Ideals.
Than about defending ourselves and the world against the very tyrants history has taught us to watch out for.
Washington and the Men of Valley Forge fought for months with no pay. Many starved the winter of 1777 and '78. Men marched and fought with no shoes. These men fought for Liberty. They literally risked life and limb for a chance to enjoy the freedoms we take for granted today.
We have become soft, self absorbed, fools!
We have had it too easy.
I fear that America will very soon pay a high price for our morbid political obesity.
In the 1930's Nazi Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, claiming they were "protecting" ethnic Germans. Well now Russia is invading Ukraine claiming they are "protecting" ethnic Russians. Russia is hastily distributing Russian passports in Crimea and Georgian territories.
ALARM!
Hello?
Most of us have forgotten September 1938, when Germany annexed the Sudetenland. British Prime Minister, Nevell Chamberlain called the situation “a quarrel in a far-away country, between people of whom we know nothing.” Very similar to what some are saying today. Why should we even bother. Many are talking about the need to reach some kind of compromise with Russia, an option that resembles Munich 80 years ago.
In the 1990's Ukraine gave up it's considerable arsenal of nuclear weapons to Russia. The United States, Britain and Russia signed agreements guaranteeing Ukraine’s territorial integrity in exchange for Ukraine giving its weapons to Russia.
We persuaded them to do so!!!
We are working feverishly to attack the bullies in our school systems, but we turn away from the bullying that is going on to a NATION of people we PROMISED to protect.
Besides guaranteeing them their freedom from Russia, (so living up to our obligation) Why should we be concerned about Ukraine?
Well to begin with, most Americans don't even realize that Ukraine is the biggest European Country. But even more important, is that we are seeing the destruction of Cold-War order. This order was based on clear rules that protected these countries. If there are no longer any rules imagine the ethnic violence and destruction that will ensue.
In the 2008 presidential election Sarah Palin warned that "if Senator Barack Obama were elected president, his "indecision" and "moral equivalence" may encourage Russia's Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine." They made fun of her for it. They chided and scoffed. But no one is laughing now.
America we have to learn.
We need another Churchill not another Snooki.
(Originally posted under another name that although true, proved too much for some readers)
Wow Melissa!! Do you talk like this to your kids? If so they will grow up informed and active in the political scene. I am so impressed with you...again.
ReplyDeleteMelissa, I'm so glad that Lynne told me about your blog. I grew up in the day when we were told that "its not polite to talk about religion and politics" (and look where THAT got us!!). It's refreshing to read opinions of people who are not afraid to speak up, share your sincerely held beliefs and not worry about being "politically correct". Our country is in dire straits, and it's time we shout it from the rooftops. Pam Warren
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