by MeanderingBeing on 01 Jul 2009 20:52
Thanks for the replies and advice foliks.
I understand that certain problems are present in every corner of the world. But from my experiance, how people deal with it culturally is different, well, everywhere.
And by hate, one thing I have seen living in America, is how... I really don't know how to say this... Disrespectful? of other peoples opinions, choices, beleifs, ethnicity, etc.
By stupidity... well lemme explain a little. By stupidity I mean how I see many of my friends and their families turn into... zombies. They come home from work, sit their ass in front of the television, and (quite literally) drool themselves to sleep. Then they wake up and do exact same thing... every day of their lives. I did not mean because people disagree with me, I understand that other people have different opinions. That being said, I also understand that I can be a wee bit arrogant and overzealous... understatement of the year.... *cough*
And quite frankly, I've been a gypsie since birth. It has nothing to do with leaving problems behind, but has everything to do with that being the way of life that I am used to. At this point though, I guess it does have something to do with leaving certain problems behind. But when your disfunctional family is stealing from you and taking advantage of your kindness, I'd say that it is time to move on.
Well, as far as the Autocracy goes... See things through my eyes for a moment...
I was expelled from high-school for bringing up certain policies that I thought were wrong. I though I could at least discuss the issue with my principal, even if we disagreed, we could discuss the policies and why they were there. What ended up happening was that I was handed a paper informing me that I am being forced out of the highschool's system and need to get a GED.
Everyday I see violence in some of the most extreme ways. Just in the town I live in, there are constant shootings, stabbings, etc. Plus there is about $300,000 worth of heroine being moved through this city a month. There is gang violence, vigilante violence, and worst of all, police violence. Just the week, an unarmed woman was shot 17 times in the back by police.
I see those Obama Youth Brigades and I just twitch. Last month we had a "demonstration" of the discipline and training these kids get. This demonstration consisted of the kids using fake weapons and going into volunteers houses and using "lethal" force to take firearms out of people's houses. Considering the nature of where I live and the circumstances, I can see how that can be appealling, but in the grander scheme of things, I also see it as a violation of the American Constitution.
I also feel that American Public education has gone down the gutter. To be going over simple Division in a calculus class in my senior year is a bit ridiculous in my opinion. Or to spend the entirety of my 4 years in highschool studying WWII and not studying things in modern history that have just as much if not more of an impact on the world's and America's society and culture.
Anyways. I am done with me *little* *cough cough* rant here. I greatly appreciate your words Grump, Nightwatch, Rockingmtranch, and Vintar. Thats why I posted here. I figured that some of you folks are more experienced than me and can give advice based on that experience, as well as get advice from some folks my age. And please remember, I wrote those previous posts out of frustration. They are entirely true, but I could have worded things a bit differently, and I am sorry if I pissed anyone off.
LOOK! It says gullible on the ceiling!!!