The most frightening thing to me is that this is reflected at a federal level as well. Many of our lawmakers and regulators are some of the most crooked, misguided, and ignorant people in the nation, yet they are able to maintain the control they have at our expense. In my opinion, it is because we, as a nation,
let them maintain the status quo. There are plenty of folks out there that are not directly effected by many of these topics such as gun control, drug control, and other social problems. Not only do they have no understanding of the issues, but they vote for and support the people out there that abuse their power, submit to special interest influence, and pursue these topics without real, tangible direction. To add to that, many of the rest of us passively allow them to continue with no effort on our part.
I am disenchanted, disappointed, and disgusted. And all I can do is be who I am in every moment. I have no more power than that. My only other option is to live somewhere that I can excercise
self-protection and
self-reliance.
I don't see the sun peeking through the clouds yet...
