Man, how we have screwed up a good thing. — August 16, 2017

Man, how we have screwed up a good thing.

August 16, 2017

 

It is clear that I am not wanted here anymore. The new guy, sorry, the new person has taken my place. I will gather my things and walk out of the building quietly with my cardboard moving luggage. People want to hate and people want to be right for all of their choices and beliefs. Temporarily, the rules of social physics can be ignored. But sooner or later, that pesky constant called reality sneaks back in… Everybody can’t have everything and be right all the time. Those concepts are exclusive of reality as far as “We the People” go. We aren’t capable of civilly being different or disagreeing in this land anymore. Let’s not kid ourselves. There are many hate groups of all genders, sexes, creeds and colors and religions. Recognized or not, they exist and have power.

 

My one sentence interpretation of the origins for America — America was created and built to protect people who had been harmed and equip them to not allow it to happen again. They wanted to be free from tyranny. They had to Unite to protect and afford those protections. Nationalism meant standing up for a common good and purpose. Unalienable Rights were identified by the framers to protect, not to be used as weapons to divide. That creation blossomed into absolutely the most-bestest land on the planet. Opportunity for everybody and potential riches way, way, WAY beyond any person’s needs. Comfort has killed us. Over the decades, our land has become a quagmire of rules, lies and Bureaucratic meddling for one side or another. America is now a grotesque mutation of the original intent. “Not enough”, driven by greed has replaced altruism and freedom. We pawned that freedom long ago in exchange for comfort.

 

No. Now we can’t reason or talk civilly. Any idiot can yell and scream and hurt. That takes little to no skill or talent. Thinking is hard. Reason is tough. Common good is a significant effort made by serious people. No, we are now left with the option of dividing the space and eliminating all of the symbols and examples of offensiveness. Everybody is offended all the time and the moment it is decided to help or support one group, then another is disenfranchised. Equitable is the elimination of all offensive materials or creating individual space for each group, thus ending the United part of USA. It’s the MeSA or UsSA now. There are consequences, responsibilities and burdens associated with operating the best Country on the planet. The consequences were ignored and falsely muted with unnatural guaranteed outcomes. The responsibilities were ignored and left up to somebody else because it was easier that way. Burdens are too much like work for a lot of inhabitants of this land. Again, much easier to take rather than create. We keep electing foxes to watch over our precious henhouse and we keep getting mad and hurt when they let us down; then we pick another fox.

 

Y’all, I don’t give a damn about statues. Somebody beat me to it, and pointed out that we actually have statues in this Country of some other very bad people that nobody cares about. We aren’t savvy enough to recognize that probably less than one half of one percent of people could identify any of those people depicted, so they are now just “art.” Different but similar type folks who are trying to tear down the statues will rant and rave protest for Mapplethorpe making a picture about a priest pooping on a napkin while riding a house cat — that is protected art and free speech after all!!! Let me be clear. I despise the behaviors of those who hate people for no other reason than ignorance and stupidity. I stop it when it is present in my world. That same courtesy has become increasingly missing for me. Even more so I am being blamed and punished very similarly as those expressing historical transgressions and hurt. You can’t get to equal and harmony by demanding to be more than equal and trying to shame or tear down another group in the process. You can’t fix wrong by doing the same wrong things. Crap, that is revenge, not progress.

Fair in America today means 100% my way all the time and you are less than dust if you don’t see it my way and give me everything I want NOW! Some embellishment, but definitely the direction we are going and the destination we will arrive at shortly. How do these folks have all this time on their hands to be offended and destructive as a collective? If it weren’t for a cancellation, I would be busy right now! Do you now how many opportunities I would have to be hurt and offended if I tried really hard to focus on that? Y’all, I got stuff to do! AND, I have learned that if you play with stupid people long enough you tend to get some on you. Don’t play with them! Don’t feed stray cats! Wait, got lost on the rabbit trail…

 

I have been called many things from hater to racist to greedy or whatever. Don’t give a rip. Why? Because I know what I do when I do it.. I also know my intentions behind my choices. I don’t owe anybody anything other than courtesy and a helping hand, if I can. Even that has been taken advantage of so much, I am thinking I have squandered my talents or have become a fool. For a while, I thought I owed it to my Country to work hard, sacrifice and make sure my kids were raised correctly to follow the rules, respect authority and other, now mostly junk ideals that go to enable the selfish and evil. Today, working hard, sacrificing and playing by the rules almost makes you a sucker. Nice guys do finish last, you know. Our leadership does not deserve respect or deference because they have been corrupted into lying, cheating thieves. I don’t recognize what a President is anymore based on recent and current examples. Congress is a cesspool of graft and corruption. Serious rabbit trail down that way…

 

We are going to get what many are screaming, rioting and begging for… we are going to get evicted. That is if we are lucky enough to not get eliminated first. America is now filled with partially educated people with an ever-increasing percentage of diplomas and advanced degrees. A Democracy is “Everybody has a say.” Even if you are dumb as hell and evil. A Republic is “Everybody has a voice.” To keep a republic, you have to work and sacrifice and reason with each other for a common good. We have little-to-no experience idiots who think they can drive a Ferrari because they stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night. Corporations have hijacked social groups and media and often the other way around for personal gain. Fools continue to rant and riot for one side or another. There are so many Red Herring swimming around that we are going to starve to death trying to catch every one of them.

 

It’s not a threat. One day We will stand up again. Pray, plan and prepare. America was a good idea and did good things for good reasons. Sure, it had problems and issues. Sort of like a good dog, some slobber and a few fleas doesn’t mean you trade him in or put him down. But we have fixed and done surgery so much that it is so disfigured in an attempt to make everybody happy. I think they knew what they were writing when they said we have the right to pursue happiness. We don’t have the guarantee of the outcome. I have babbled enough for one day. I get the impression that these writings are mostly for me to process and get through the confusion and frustration.

 

— R. A. Grier