why is it that every time a new social program is opposed, the nuts come out of the woodwork to claim it's all a matter of racism? every incidence of true racism seems to give them an excuse to paint the opposition with a broad brush, while the fact that billions are freely donated to alleviate real inequities is conveniently ignored. that cranking up the bigotry rhetoric every time y'all run out of real ammunition only intensifies what racism exists is another of those facts that are either conveniently ignored or are a calculated measure to insure that those nonsensical divisions are kept alive and well.
i don't know where you were when such abortions as the patriot act were instated, but most of us were right there demanding that the constitution not be trod upon and that our rights not be ignored. i'm sure you'd like to believe that all of the opposition consists of a bunch of hypocritical rednecks and illiterate bumpkins, that would certainly reinforce your delusions of superiority. much like any other faction, you'll find plenty of such folks among your opposition. the majority, however, are just people who refuse to abandon the tenets that have created what greatness this nation embodies. they stood against the invasion of their homes under the guise of security and demanded accountability for those crimes committed within the fog of war, even while understanding that some liberty will be lost when faced with the very real threat of terrorist activities.
i must agree that military spending has become the monster that has to be contained, but that monster was spawned by a world that demanded the protection of "the biggest dog on the block". for decades we have been assailed by requests for assistance by every ally and fair weather friend against every sort of enemy, both real and imagined. each time we waded into the fray and sought to attain some sort of equilibrium in this war torn world. the time may finally have come when we must begin to say no and abandon other nations to their own devices as so many of them have abandoned us in our time of need. the time may finally be at hand for us to remove many of our military bases from around the world, some of which have sustained the economy of the surrounding countryside, protecting ourselves from dangers closer to home and repairing our limping economy. with the retreat of our military support, perhaps we should also lessen our financial support for the many nations that find it so easy to revile our influence. perhaps it's time to take the billions we spread around the world in aid and spend it on ourselves for a change.
and if raindrops were lollipops we'd all be suffering from terminal tooth decay. if the intelligence that claimed the existence of those weapons had been true and they were used against our troops in afghanistan, baby bush would have been crucified for having ignored the threat.
none of that has any bearing on the imposition of a further burden on the productive segments of the american public to provide yet another entitlement. the savings of those billions could have gone into the infrastructure that is a part of the duty of government and the paying down of the debt created by the insane entitlements already in place, but we already know the politicians would have simply ignored those duties in favor of ingratiating themselves with the bleeding hearts and special interests and provided them with even more entitlements to drown us all in red ink. that "free health care" would have still been an unsustainable burden, because those of us with more than two brain cells to rub together know that nothing is really free.
