Last night, our nation got news that most are celebrating that the man we've been told that was responsible for one of the worst tragedies in America's history was killed. Within an hour of the initial announcement, the President came on television to address the nation. Through the poetic imagery of the President's speech, I could only hope that this would be a call to end the four wars across the world because now we have defeated the enemy. Instead, the President promised me that the never ending wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and now Libya will continue, even though Bin Laden has been killed.
I was also struck at how Orwellian the President's speech was. If you didn't catch it, I encourage you to go watch the speech again, and pay attention to what is being said. - The enemy has been defeated, and the war will continue - We have obtained a victory, and need to give and sacrifice more - Justice is death.
Okay, so the war isn't over, even though we've now killed the enemy. So what next? Well... Past the four wars in the Middle East and Asia, we're still in one of the worst economic situations we've ever been in. The dollar is stretched incredibly thin, unemployment is still ridiculously high, wages are stagnant, state governments across the country are robbing working families of their pensions. So what next? Since Bin Laden is dead now, those people who defend their phony baloney jobs every election season are breathing a little easier right now because the peoples' furor against them will be eased for the time being. In the mean time, the pension funds are still being raided, the dollar's value is still falling, people are still struggling, but we have cause to be happy because our government has killed someone.
I encourage everyone to not let this side show of death and revenge keep us from making our country a better place. Still stand in solidarity against those who are trying to rob the collective wealth of our country.
Monday, May 2, 2011
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