The constitution of the United States does not give you the right to a car, a job, a house of any kind, a cellular phone, a computer, or even food. You are not owed these things by your government in any way. It does, however, allow you the opportunity to get one or all of these things for yourself. That is your right. So sayeth the constitution. However, somewhere along the way, the government did start providing homes and food and even jobs, even though it is not, by the constitution, required to. I think that may have been the beginning of lots and lots of confusion. And it was the beginning of the end of self sufficiency, too.
A point that was brought up by my uncle, who refers to his political alignment as "Constitutionalist",is that the constitution includes a passage that says the United States government as outlined in that same document will only work for a "educated and virtuous" population. Well, looks like we're screwed, Folks. As far as I can see we are neither, as a group, and I can't think of many individuals who fall under either category, much less both at the same time. But you already know what I think of the educational standards this country has.
I tried to find out my own political alignment, you know. I took probably 20 little quizzy things. None of them came up with the same answer. Wanna know why? Because it all depends on what question you ask, and how you ask it. And what gives with the current parties, anyway? My uncle, the Constitutionalist, says that any time a new party tries to emerge, the party who is most similar to it has a panic attack, afraid of losing representation in Congress, and drives them away. Are we neighborly, or what? I can see it, though. But I've got news for you folks:
Take a look around. We're plummeting. Things are not getting better. Not going to point a single finger, because this downward spiral has been long in the making. However, I know Americans. This will not go over. Something is going to happen, and you'd better hope it's something as simple as the emerging of new political parties, because I foresee something a lot more destructive. And as much as I would like to avoid it, it is necessary. Change must and will occur.
Did you know that right now entire downs are collapsing? Do you actually know what I mean by that? Take, for example, my grandmother's town of Versailles, MO. My aunt works at Gates there. They are one of the few remaining US factories, especially now that all the car companies have failed. She is a particularly hard worker, but even if she weren't, she would be now. There are no other jobs in town, should she lose hers. None. ZERO JOBS. Not Wal-mart, not Taco Bell. ZERO JOBS. Gates keeps firing people, and then my aunt has to add the jobs of the former employees to her work, and still get it all done in the same amount of time. But you can't complain. Why not? That's ridiculous! Because the response is, "You don't like it? Quit. The line for your job is 10 people long." And it's true. So take care of your crappy job, because there are none left in town. Or the next town over. No kidding. Eldon, MO was hanging from a thread named Car Dealership. All gone. What is going to happen to the people who live there? They won't be able to sell their homes if no one is moving into the community. And this has already happened. How many small American towns are about to become ghost towns? How does one survive without income? Hope you know how to garden, Kids.
I'm sure that many of you are about to list all the government programs that would/could/should swoop down and save these poor communities. And you may. It might even happen. But the government doesn't have money. Sadly, there is no spring-fed treasury in Washington D.C. The people have money. Then we all pool it together and it has to last the whole country and take care of all the separate and combined needs. That's even before you count the promises of the politicians that they have to make good on or lose the next election. Personally, I have no proposal for helping the shriveling towns. I'd like to, though. All I can think of is industry, and I don't see anyone else embracing that concept this week.
Well, that's enough of this week's installment. Feel free to comment...all 2 of you who read this.
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