I am a lover of America. I firmly defend America's preeminence in the
world. We have been a beacon of hope and opportunity for as long as I
have lived, and certainly much longer then that. Heck, I am BORN on the
4th of July, how could I not be US booster. Lately however, that has
begun to change.
I believe that we, the people, which in the end
is America the country, have begun to accept and even crave mediocrity.
We no longer seek out the high moral road like we have done so many
times in the past. Instead we take the easy way out, whether through
using our military resources, or just throwing money at the problem and
hoping it will go away.
The people on the surface would seem frustrated by the lack of leadership in this country, giving the President a 23% approval rating, the worst in a long time. They also throw the Congress under the bus, giving them a mere 19% approval rating.
This proves that the discontent is not with a particular party, but
more with the general way of things. If you dig deeper, I think people
are frustrated at THEMSELVES. How many of you would approve of the job
that YOU are doing to help solve some of the serious problems facing
the country.
We have serious problems here. There is or soon
will be a global food shortage, the ongoing war on terror, peak oil,
global warming...etc. Soon the United States and the world will face an
incredible problem when we all realize that oil cannot be pumped out
the ground fast enough to satiate our demand. Standards of living all
across the globe will be threatened. What are you doing about it, are
you even aware of the problem??? Or are you just complaining because
gas is $4 a gallon. The Unites States is the worlds greatest supplier
of food aid, but even this is not enough, as many developed countries
(Japan and milk, The Philippines and rice) have recently faced food
shortages. Are you learning how to grow your own vegetables, or just
assuming McDonald's will always be able to provide you with a $1 double
cheeseburger?
So many of us are content to just get by. This
makes me worry about possible Orwellian outcomes where people are
afraid to speak up because they don't want to lose what they have. What
we need to as a country and as individuals, is to stand up and take
notice of these global problems. Then we need to put the burden of
solving them on our shoulders. America once again needs to dig deep and
pull the world through the coming transition away from the traditional
industrial economy. It is coming whether we want it to or not. There is
not enough cheap energy out there to supply us and China and Europe.
Somewhere we will hit the wall. Let us be the leaders in this, moving
the world to a more sustainable economic model. We can do it, and by
being the leaders again, can restore the world's faith in America as
that beacon of hope that we have been for generations.
So
please, I beg you, get educated. Take some time to delve into some
world issues. See what can be done and get involved. If you need
somewhere to start, I suggest you start by finding out what peak oil theory is all about, for it is the root of all of many of these problems. If
you want to know more, let me know and I will give you additional links
of interest.