"Sometimes right or wrong is just a right or left." I heard that years ago when I was trying to decide something. It obviously was not a major "right or wrong" issue in my life. For a while, I had made it out to be -- I can't even remember what I was agonizing over. Anyway, a friend used the quote above and I stopped my agony and made a decision. It's funny that I cannot remember the issue at hand BUT I do remember the quote and I use it with myself and others.
I am often amazed at people who can make statements in a matter-of-fact, right vs. wrong way when there are others who see the other side or sides of an issue. It must be nice to live in a world where EVERYTHING is cut and dried, right or wrong, black or white! I guess life would be simple if we ALL could see right and wrong the same way, but we do not. Life is actually full of many gray areas.
Don't get me started on the far left and the far right politics! Too late! Here I go!!!
There are some people who can only see it their way -- OR -- you must take the highway. It's funny that the majority of Americans are somewhere in the middle, or right on some issues and left on others but the fringe tries so control EVERYONE else!
I have friends on the left with huge houses, who take frequent vacations, and/or have lots of toys! They think everyone should pay more taxes to help others. Why don't they give more of what they have to needy? Not to mention Al Gore, movie stars, and such who scream about helping the poor and about fossil fuels and then jet off in their jets. Heck, even the First Lady and President Obama take two planes to the same location sometimes! And before you say I am trashing this president, I bet other First Ladies and Presidents did too. But did they have a mantra about Global Warming and the poor having more and rich spreading the wealth! They eat caviar which is a rich person's food if I ever heard of one!
Some on the left would love for us to be a socialist or communist country. Really? What would they do if they had to stand in bread lines and couldn't have the world wide web or their cell phone and video games. THOSE things come from a free market. People driven to make money. Not people who get hand outs! What would they do if the government determined what the news shared with us? Sounds like Russia or China to me!
I have other friends so far right they can't see around the corner! They believe in "God and country" and NO abortion, BY-God, and less taxes, and let everyone, and I mean everyone buy a gun! NOT a lot of empathy there. As matter of fact, I have heard some FAR righties say we should just "nuke the Middle East. They can't get along anyway. That way we can turn all of that sand into glass and then take the oil for ourselves!" That is no better than the lefties hijacking the country and cramming socialist health-care down our throats! Yes, we need to do something, but my husband works for the government. I work for the state. There are too many folks who work in these places that collect their check and DO NOT do their jobs! The government isn't very efficient now is it?
The liberals have a motto of live like you want to live! But, don't live like you want if you are conservative! Especially, if you are a conservative woman!
The conservatives tend to think you have to believe like them because they are so very right about EVERYTHING! They ban together for now, but if they were solely in charge, they would begin to fragment and separate from other conservatives whose beliefs were not conservative enough or just like their own. Look at what they say about moderate conservatives! That is what happens in countries where the far right religious folks take control.
Seriously? I am sick and tired of it all!!!
Don't get paid millions of dollars for movies and commercial endeavors and then come out in full support of the protestors at Wall Street! Likewise, don't say you care about others and are a Christina and then not have the slightest bit of compassion for the illegal immigrants who have been here for years.
That is what I have been dealing with this week at my school counseling position. Maybe that is why I am off in this diatribe?!
I HAVE SAT WITH CHILDREN and seen their heartbreak and tears! White students and black students crying about their friends having to leave Alabama. Hispanic students scared to death about moving back to a country they have NEVER known! Afraid that all of the states are going to have laws like this now. And, me, not having any words to comfort any of them. When they ask why, I try to explain that the laws are there because illegals don't pay taxes but drain the system. I try to help my kids who have illegal parents or are illegal too, that they can still chose to be the best they can be no matter where they live. I try to tell both groups that they can stay connected via mail, email, the web. But, that does't change or help their heartbreak! Mostly I listen and yes, sometimes cry with them. Most of our students do not even read Spanish!
"Well," I can hear some people now, "their parents are to blame!" Blame for what? Leaving a country with no hope and coming here to work hard and make a living? Yes, I know that some are criminals. So, when we catch those, let's send them home! Yes, we need better border control! But, we should do something to let the ones who have been here and been a part of this society, for years, to become citizens. What is wrong with that? Yes, they came illegally. Their country and our country may make it nearly impossible to come legally if you are very poor. But they came for a better life! All of us, unless we are Native American had family/ancestors that did the same thing.
I read articles in the paper where Alabama farmers can't get their crops picked. That hurts the farmer and will hurt the buyer too! Are you ready to pay more for your veggies? How about for the new houses you buy? Some of the labor is done by illegals!
Can't we find a middle ground? A right and left instead of yelling about right and wrong. If those illegals who have been here, had children here, and been productive law-abiding (with the exception of breaking the law by coming here), could have an option to become citizens, it would be the RIGHT thing to do. Then, if they do not want citizenship they go home! "Be American or leave!" I can see that. Temporary Visa, then OUT if you don't want citizenship! I can even see that. The far lefties and far righties need to meet in the middle and come up with a solution!
But, NO! They are too busy trying to have it their way that all we do is fight and use tailing points.
How would you feel, if, suddenly, America was not a good place to live? Pick a reason, any reason! Would you be willing to pack your family up and move to another country to provide the good things that life can offer? I would. If the U. S. were to become unsafe, I would move "hell or high water" to be somewhere better! Even if I had to do it illegally! For a home and food and an education for my family, YES I WOULD!
I don't have all of the answers. I just see that we need to come up with a right or left because the Righties and Lefties are taking not right but WRONG! COMPROMISE people!
It's funny. This is not where I was headed with tis blog entry, but it is where I went? HMMM? Should I post and offend my left and right friends? My heart says yes but my head says no.
I guess I'll just sum up by saying: If you are fretting over some big decision. Is it right or wrong? Or, ask if maybe, it is left or right instead. If you are a far leftie or rightie, try to move a little towards compromise. Then, let's get the word out to the politicians that we want something done. Or, even better, lets get rid of all current politicians and start fresh in the next tow elections!? that is one reason I plan to vote for H. Cain for President. He is new to the program!
Left says tax more. I say, get rid of loop-holes so the filthy rich and huge corporations don't pay so little. Right says get rid if illegals, I say, let's let the ones who have been productive and hard working folks have a way to apply for citizenship!
Those are some right, no change that to, correct things to do. Not rightie or leftie just correctie!
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