The War On Terror Is Also A War On Us - by Cheryl Abraham
https://tinyurl.com/528ug3
"Many people I know choose to turn off, they adhere to
Thomas Gray’s advice, “Where ignorance is bliss, tis folly
to be wise,†after all every one of us has a lot to deal with
just living our regular lives. A lot of people I know feel
that any feelings of responsibility for what our government
is doing is just too much of an added burden, and they wonder
why I bother, that just the fact that they are going to vote
in this election is enough: they’ll have done their civic
duty, and that’s all that’s required. Unfortunately the
reality we face requires much, much more than passively
casting a vote, or voicing our dissent at next weekend’s
dinner party. Why is it so important to face the reality we
find ourselves in? Jung said it best, “Consciously analyzed
suffering produces growth while letting nothing roll besides
the good times produces stagnation and delusion,†Delusion,
what a wonderful description of the seemingly endless capacity
for people to ignore reality. And just what is it that the
vast majority of us are deluding ourselves about? We delude
ourselves when we think that what is happening will just
magically ‘go away’ with the next president. We delude
ourselves when we think that an election is the cure for
what ails us. We delude ourselves when we deny our own
individual responsibility in changing the trajectory of where
our country is headed. We delude ourselves when we think that
nothing can be done to stop what is happening. We delude
ourselves when we think that the ‘War on Terror’ is only a
war on evil crazy terrorists."
And as for socialized medicine, hell - do not knock what you have not tried. I won't lose my house over a heart attack, I can go to any doctor or hospital I like and I will never be denied care based on my bank balance. I just wish we had socialized dentistry as well.
Most enjoyable reading folks....
lizbeth