Michael1942's Blog

Our previous belief in the honesty and integrity of our elected officials has been all but discounted by the past 10 years of vote tampering, infidelity, misdeeds while in and out of office to the point where we do not have a good feeling about any of them. The constant fact is that we voters so desperately want to believe in them that we vote them in again and again even when their words are not true and honest. The existing political system relies heavily on who can make the most credible ( even if untrue) case against the opponent. When these allegations or slurs are proven to be false , it is already too late and the public has had decided and the decision is often tied in to our innate or learned prejudices. When if ever will the voting public begin to look beyond the relative comfort zone that is their own perception and vote for people who hopefully mirror their views but be ready to oust them if they are not measuring up? TERM LIMITS!!

When did being an American of any origin become a crime? Apparently the ideal American is being white unless the person is in a lower economic class then they become white trash. The true definition of an American is any person born in the Americas (including South America and Canada). What we have is Americans who are of Hispanic, Indian, European, African and Asian origins. Many of these origins existed long before Columbus, the Norsemen and other ancient explorers. Consider the now erased land bridge from Europe which brought the basis of many now Native American cultures to this country and other parts of the Americas. What of the very ancient mariners who crossed oceans to arrive and thrive on the shores of the Americas. It is well beyond time to amend the overall compartmentalized thinking in these Americas and unite as people of faith, spirituality and goodwill.
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