I give up!

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by rmacomic

The saddest thing is that 9% are the only ones voting.

No, the saddest thing is that people can't do anything for themselves - they lean on their ridiculously irresponsible government for EVERYTHING instead of exercising a little self-accountability. If you want your children to eat right, then feed them right. You don't need government for that.

The first step in overcoming tyrannical government is taking charge of your own life - socialism is for lazy pussies who are afraid to think or act for themselves.

[rmacomic]

Originally Posted by Underdog

No, the saddest thing is that people can't do anything for themselves - they lean on their ridiculously irresponsible government for EVERYTHING instead of exercising a little self-accountability. If you want your children to eat right, then feed them right. You don't need government for that.

The first step in overcoming tyrannical government is taking charge of your own life - socialism is for lazy pussies who are afraid to think or act for themselves.

That isn't why I am upset. You and I are in a position to make sure OUR children are just fine. What about the millions of children who need school lunches? I worked this summer with an outreach program for inner city kids. For many of them, the food we provided was the only meal they got all day. Many of these kids are bright, hopeful youth who deserve better. Is it their fault they drew a shitty hand when it came to parents?
I understand the logic in saying its up to the parents, and in theory it is sound. In practice, a lot of kids will suffer due to policy and thinking like this. Blah, blah, blah socialism is for pussies. Tell it to the kid who just wants a decent meal.

So you made yourself a living and are capable of providing for you and your family, so what? So many people will never have the opportunities with which we have been blessed. What are we supposed to tell them? Pull yourselves up by the bootstraps?

It's easy to act like you hit a triple, when you started on third base.

I'm not asking for socialism, just some common goddamn sense. This government has none. Congress is acting like a spoiled child that didn't get their way. "Whaaaaa the guy we supported didn't get elected". Now, like a spoiled child, they will let the entire nation suffer because they don't want to play.

In my lifetime I have never seen the country so devolved into petty bickering and outright ignorant hatred. As our economy crumbles, the fools in charge scream rhetoric instead of taking any action. If this is the way the nation is going, then say goodbye to the American dream.

Game over man, game over.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by rmacomic

That isn't why I am upset. You and I are in a position to make sure OUR children are just fine. What about the millions of children who need school lunches? I worked this summer with an outreach program for inner city kids. For many of them, the food we provided was the only meal they got all day. Many of these kids are bright, hopeful youth who deserve better. Is it their fault they drew a shitty hand when it came to parents?
I understand the logic in saying its up to the parents, and in theory it is sound. In practice, a lot of kids will suffer due to policy and thinking like this. Blah, blah, blah socialism is for pussies. Tell it to the kid who just wants a decent meal.

So you made yourself a living and are capable of providing for you and your family, so what? So many people will never have the opportunities with which we have been blessed. What are we supposed to tell them? Pull yourselves up by the bootstraps?

It's easy to act like you hit a triple, when you started on third base.

I'm not asking for socialism, just some common goddamn sense. This government has none. Congress is acting like a spoiled child that didn't get their way. "Whaaaaa the guy we supported didn't get elected". Now, like a spoiled child, they will let the entire nation suffer because they don't want to play.

In my lifetime I have never seen the country so devolved into petty bickering and outright ignorant hatred. As our economy crumbles, the fools in charge scream rhetoric instead of taking any action. If this is the way the nation is going, then say goodbye to the American dream.

Game over man, game over.

The older I get, the more I realize that you can't do anything for anyone but yourself (although I'm just a pitcher praying for a bunt, so it's not like I'm in a position to save the ballgame...)

Oh, and to quote George Carlin; "it's called the American DREAM because you have to be asleep to believe it!" - people are much better behaved when you tell them they can achieve ANYTHING, even though reality has proven time and time again that your options in life are usually predetermined by how wealthy and well-connected your father is... Kids with sh!tty parents tend to have sh!tty lives - there aren't any social programs that can change that reality.