Americans are at it again, or should I say those more on the left fringe? I don’t want this to be a partisan piece; however, the Republicans seem to be able to admit their mistakes and are addressing them. The left continues to blame and point fingers mostly because they don’t know how to do anything else! My message to them is grow up! I don’t hear anyone on the left addressing the policies or the de-regulation they passed that created part of the problem we are in now. I know this type of person because I grew up with them in my own family. They expect the other person to admit all their faults, agree to change and comprimse while they remain the same. Their fingers always pointed directly at their scapegoat.
The left decided a while ago that President Bush was the creator of all ills and he became the biggest scapegoat of this century. At first, after 9/11, they were grateful for his quick action. People like Guillani who held it together were heros. Soon the left started consipiracy theories and all hell broke lose. This response and emotional reaction only showed the inner dysfunction of this group. Really, they would serve themsevles and our country better by getting on a therapists couch. That would require self examination though and the left doesn’t do that. It came to a head when they blamed President Bush for hurricane Katrina. Ridiculous!
Now we have the opposite side of the coin. We see the fevor and delight in President elect Obama. On hope, change and chants of yes we can, the American people have now found a savior. No more scapegoating the savior has arrived. Once where all ills and evil were created, now light and hope abound. We have gone from evil to good in the blink of an eye. Does this seem right or even possible and it is any better? The answer is no! Folks, Obama is a politician nothing more and nothing less. Politicians and Saviors don’t belong in the same sentence.
In both scenerios, the American people see themselves as victims instead of empowered beings. We either need someone to scapegoat all our ills or we need a savior to fix them. Either way, we as a people are taking no responsibility for our part in this governing mess.
The left hates President George Bush with a passion. They have turned this passion on a dime and now look to Obama with stars in their eyes. President elect Obama is no better off then President Bush was. Perhaps he is even at a greater disadvantage, because once you are the savior you better save!
This election concerened me because of this very topic. The American people are lost and have no understanding of economics, our constitution and how or why this country was founded. The government is of the people, for the people and by the people. The government is not hope and change and yes we can. The government was created to govern not to usurp our individual power or solve the ills of a society. The free market didn’t collapse because capitalism doesn’t work, it collapsed because of governments tinkering in it. We must get away from all this emotion and start understanding what our government did and how to prevent it in the future. This is not left or right this is our country and its values at stake. Stop looking for a scapegoat or a savior.
We are in the Aquarian age. This means taking personal responsibilty for our selves, our choices and our actions. I am a Christian and already have a Savior. The left has chosen to blame President Bush for the way we are viewed around the world. Again, using him as the target instead of seeing their part in it. The left has spent the last 4 years trashing its own country and refusing to back its leader or the military. This has lead to the demise of how others view us. This is not soley because of President Bush’s policies. The problem is the left refuses to see its part in all of this. They are just unempowered puppets waiting to blame or be lead. Until that changes, we will continue down this messy road of confusion and blame.
Lenny