E5Ranger, if you had said anything else I would have been disappointed.
I think there will be a lot of people who are called upon to do the right thing. Some will do it voluntarily, others will have to be dragged screaming and kicking the whole distance. Some will be helpful, others a burden (and some of those will be a real PITA). And for most of us we do not need to be told what the right thing is!
The best way through this is to remember how we all felt on 9/11 and the days that followed. That's probably not much different that Dec. 7th in Pearl Harbor. During those few days and weeks we were all together for one common goal. The USA has got to be unified to straighten this mess out.
When the politics start, that has to be dealt with decisively and permanently. It's become a sport that separates us, instead of for the common good as a whole. If that requires someone or a group to get thrown under the bus, then so be it. The only special interest group is us.
Funny how us is also US!
People will always have differing opinions. Some see cruelty in jokes & methods of discussing certain topics, while others see it as a response to a situation.
We see how charitable Americans are and most of us do not need to be told where to help. We do pretty damn well on our own. For the most part, this is still a nation of self-starters with some pride left.
We have bigger fish to fry and it's time to cut the politics out. People started to get off of welfare when that program went through it's reduction phase. They can do it again.
The way out is through communities and States as you said, not the Fed's handing out candy and promises from on high. The resilience to surmount problems lies in smaller groups with control over their own resources.
Each State should solve its' own problems with its' own money. Indiana seems to have done a good job on its' own. Now it just needs to improve upon that and become a guide to the rest of the States that depend on the federal government for handouts. To me that's the root of the evil. The power to decide has been slowly stripped from the land.
If another State has problems it needs help with, it should ask its' neighboring States to pitch in. Odds are if one State has an issue, the others nearby have similar issues. That helps to promote unification too.
Those that call for boycotts, should be told to GTH! Why, because when they start to fail as California is now, where are the people going to go for handouts then? That's right.... the next State. So the immigration issue starts all over again. This time from within.
Plain talk never hurt anyone. It only offends those who might be forced to change or defend their position.
Carry on....
I think there will be a lot of people who are called upon to do the right thing. Some will do it voluntarily, others will have to be dragged screaming and kicking the whole distance. Some will be helpful, others a burden (and some of those will be a real PITA). And for most of us we do not need to be told what the right thing is!
The best way through this is to remember how we all felt on 9/11 and the days that followed. That's probably not much different that Dec. 7th in Pearl Harbor. During those few days and weeks we were all together for one common goal. The USA has got to be unified to straighten this mess out.
When the politics start, that has to be dealt with decisively and permanently. It's become a sport that separates us, instead of for the common good as a whole. If that requires someone or a group to get thrown under the bus, then so be it. The only special interest group is us.
Funny how us is also US!
People will always have differing opinions. Some see cruelty in jokes & methods of discussing certain topics, while others see it as a response to a situation.
We see how charitable Americans are and most of us do not need to be told where to help. We do pretty damn well on our own. For the most part, this is still a nation of self-starters with some pride left.
We have bigger fish to fry and it's time to cut the politics out. People started to get off of welfare when that program went through it's reduction phase. They can do it again.
The way out is through communities and States as you said, not the Fed's handing out candy and promises from on high. The resilience to surmount problems lies in smaller groups with control over their own resources.
Each State should solve its' own problems with its' own money. Indiana seems to have done a good job on its' own. Now it just needs to improve upon that and become a guide to the rest of the States that depend on the federal government for handouts. To me that's the root of the evil. The power to decide has been slowly stripped from the land.
If another State has problems it needs help with, it should ask its' neighboring States to pitch in. Odds are if one State has an issue, the others nearby have similar issues. That helps to promote unification too.
Those that call for boycotts, should be told to GTH! Why, because when they start to fail as California is now, where are the people going to go for handouts then? That's right.... the next State. So the immigration issue starts all over again. This time from within.
Plain talk never hurt anyone. It only offends those who might be forced to change or defend their position.
Carry on....