So it's been a long while since I have berated your eyeballs with more of my nonsensical rants about the direction of our lives, whether it be on a personal or social level. I apologize for my absence, but life comes first. I'm sure you are sitting there considering whether or not my apology is necessary. Maybe you didn't ever value my opinion, or adhere to my perception of life as we know it. That, of course, is great. I don't perceive myself as a voice of reason or logic. My personal values are just that; personal. I don't expect that any of you three or four readers experience the same day to day happenings that I live through. And that is the exact idea that we all must consider when we go to the polls in November. Sure, our first impulse and response is almost always centered towards ourselves. Why not? We'd be a bit foolish not to look after our immediate best interests first. I have a family and I constantly strive to ensure that they are safe. But beyond that, I feel an obligation to my friends and their needs. They don't live the same life as myself and their needs are drastically different, but we are all rowing in the same boat. We all need support. We are all in this together. That is a fact that is very easily forgotten. I don't really give a shit about how much money you have, or earn. If you haven't got anyone to hold your hand when you pass from this earth then you haven't anything to show for your entire existence. Money makes little difference. The majority of folks in this country live below the poverty line. We find happiness where it truly lives. In togetherness.
I think we have all been misguided by our government for a very long time. We were coerced into assimilation to ideals that were geared more towards corporations than communities. Money was the deciding factor in so many ongoing conversations that culminated in life changing decisions. We chose to better the brand over the people that built it. We shortchanged ourselves to propagate ideals that continued to devalue our very existence. Now those very companies that we sacrificed ourselves to, continue to diminish the value of life. We gave an inch, and they took everything. Offerings of 401k and insurance, and paying into SSI were promising, but then the market crashed, because the majority of the money market was not based on promising values. The market, for the most part, was based on deceit. The market ultimately mirrored our societal value, and unfortunately the shallow value of the American dollar won out over the value of the human experience. Now where are we? In a debate over what value is more important. Tonight two men fought a political war over what is arguably the most important position in the free country. I think, unfortunately, that we are all losing. This country's freedom is wavering. The dollar holds precedence over the citizens. We haggle over base ideals and entitlements, when none of that matters. We, as a people, don't have the financial backing to influence our governments decision making. Until we can grow poppies or build a pipeline that feeds our oil addiction, then we will fail to hold our governments interest. I don't think that there is a man out there that could change the course of this nation. We sold ourselves out for the almighty dollar far too long ago and there is nothing that can change that course of action. We are swimming in a shark tank. Good riddance.
