Where Are We Going? And Why Are We In This Hand Basket?
June 8, 2007
by Victoria Hardy
The more I explore the world, the more I find that the United States is going to hell in a hand basket. "Harsh" words, I know, but the evidence is nearly overwhelming. Yes, there are still good people - people who try to do what is right - who try to wake the others to what is occurring, but the majority of folks have become consuming zombies.
The values we Americans used to hold so dearly - truth, justice and democracy - are sliding away and the money hungry, warmongers and pill pushers have infiltrated our country. Their prime directive seems to be quite clear - to line their pockets with money, at any cost.
While the news channels beat the drum of Republican versus Democrat, stirring us into a frenzy and dividing us, the more thoughtful recognize that the parties are a farce. The divisions between race, sex and religion are contrived measures to keep the people off balance, to raise our temperatures and increase our distrust of our neighbors, while those we should distrust, our leaders, tell us they are concerned for our welfare. Somehow we hear the words, but do not see the actions. And if we do, we are told not to trust our own perceptions.
This beautiful country created for the people, by the people, has become a poker chip in an international game of Texas Hold'em. Where are the dissenters, where are the protests? Our food is unsafe, gasoline is over three bucks a gallon while the oil companies post their highest profits ever, government ignores the voice of the people again and again, truth seekers are called nut jobs, nut jobs are called leaders, and asking questions has been declared un-American.
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The rulers of our country lead by way of fear and distraction. They are out of touch with reality and out of touch with the people they are sworn to protect and serve. We are moving backwards. We are de-evolving and because we have plenty to occupy our attention these days, few seem to recognize the regression.
How can the closing of the EPA Libraries compete with Britney Spears shaving her head? Why should we care that our president has just signed a document declaring himself dictator in the event of any national crisis when Paris Hilton is going to jail? And who cares about the firings of US attorneys when Lindsey Lohan can be seen snorting coke in a bathroom?
And why should we give a second thought to the fact that the Department of Homeland Security has given $385 million to provide "temporary detention and processing capabilities", otherwise known as Internment Camps, on American soil? Some may say, that's for those illegal immigrants coming into our country and if that was the case, $385 million could have gone a long way to secure our borders, but it wasn't. The writing is on the wall, folks, for anyone who chooses to see it, but very few do and others who see it simply declare it is nothing but a conspiracy theory.
The American dream seems to be going the way of the dinosaurs, and many in America only know the nightmare of being in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
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Victoria Hardy [send her email] is the drummer for the pop duo 3 Feet Up. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, who is also the other half of the duo and they have just released their second CD, entitled i will fear no evil. 3 Feet Up was featured in the Living Room Live Series on the CBS Early Show in July of 2006. Find more on her website, http://www.3feetup.com.
