I’m all for people organizing and protesting/lobbying their representatives, but I am all against an all-out rebellion of the country. I believe this tactic will make matters completely worse. The South did it before and it looks like people with those values may begin again.
There have been multiple news stories regarding the “Tea Party” and how they are getting mobs of people together to protest. Supposedly they are protesting tax policy and policies in general, blaming the new changes for the ongoing recession. This is a complete perversion of the truth for the simple fact that the problem began under the Bush Administration and[obviously]will not correct itself overnight. They are rallying together in protest of what is going on in the White House, as if Barack Obama had anything to do with the start and/or continuation of this economic mess we find ourselves in today. There is no disagreement when this began and there can be no one arguing, as of now, that Barack Obama had anything to do with it. I point these things out because this “Tea Party” that the right wing has cooked up is doing nothing more than blaming all of their hardships on Barack. They are needing to blame someone and why not someone of the opposite party…well I can tell you why..because it was a Republican that started this mess…not a democrat.
There are some worries amongst homeland security(started under Bush) that the Right Wing organization is trying to “recruit” soldiers with military training as they get back from the war. They are now beginning to purchase guns in record numbers, using the excuse that: “Barack Obama is going to take my guns away!”, even though Barack has never stated he would do that and still has not. Perhaps they speak of the tightening control over military assault weapons? Could be…I can’t seem to figure out their rationale. These people purchasing these guns in record numbers are obviously afraid or they would not rely on these weapons to make themselves feel secure. I am 27..I have never owned a weapon, nor do I have any inclination towards owning one.. When you back a coward into a corner…well…look out ’cause that guy is gonna’ freak out and you may not want to be in the way when he does. We are also seeing a number of Republicans that have begun reading books written by Rush, Sean, and others that preach hate about the “Damned Liberals”, then coincidentally those people are opening fire on mass crowds killing all the “liberals” they can. This has happened a couple of times in the last few months.
All of this stuff ties in to the ideal that this country is definitely headed for a civil war and the Republicans are going to be right on the forefront with their guns in hand trying to assert force to make people do what they tell them to, which is change policy. This would be a wonderful ideal if you were doing it to the people that actually started the whole economic crisis thing, but seeing that this is not the case, then what are they doing? They are just wanting to lash out against anyone and everyone because they are having a bad time, economically, emotionally, and spiritually. As the Republicans always say…”it’s your own fault…pull yourselves up by your own boot-straps and get on with life.” I’ve heard that way too many times to be able to stomache watching them stock up on weapons, put on their sheets and run around the country with fiery torches and rope. This is the same ‘ol song and dance of an ideaology that has never worked in the past and never will work.
I don’t fear this uprising, but I do think that people should be aware of what is happening and do something to ready themselves for what could be a nasty war between, what could be argued, the north and the south……..again…*sigh*
