How can an entire generation of people read books like the Hunger Games and The Giver and not question what is happening around them?! What is the world coming to?! We are in an age where people will argue science with ideology and logic with feelings. When it comes to religion, there is as much evidence OF a higher power as there is against one, therefore I'm leaving religion off the table for this conversation. People, in general, have become so brainwashed in such a short amount of time that they remind me of the plastic bag in American Beauty, swept up in a constant whirlwind without shape or direction. The opinions of others mean nothing to people. The rights to have those opinions seem to mean even less...
If you are fortunate enough to know someone who is 100 years old and cognitive, ask them what they think of America's current state of affairs. I bet they aren't happy. When reading the news, I can't help to ponder whether it's possible to fix this country and bring it to its former glory...or whether I should prepare to run from the inevitable future setting of neo- fascist USA, Comrade.
So here it is. History has been forgotten. I don't blame the schools, I blame everybody.
Or...for those that don't read the classics:
"Those unable to catalog the past are doomed to repeat it."-- Lemony Snickett
A definitive list of things happening right now that you need to wake up about. (Just because Justin Timberlake says it, doesn't make it so):
1. Frankenfood...it's on your plate!
Genetically modified foods are basically plants that they injected with DNA from something else ( one tomato had fish DNA) that causes the plants immune system to freak out and produce a ton of insecticide.... Which you eat. Also, it's killing the bees. Bees pollinate 90% of the world's crops, so this is a big problem. The plants have not been sufficiently tested for safety. In fact, many tests administered by independent scientists ( that means they aren't being paid by the people who need to see this happen) have shown that, not only are are GMO's not equivalent to organic food, but they found it to be really harmful. There have been no long term studies, and the government doesn't seem to care. However, it is important to note that the White House only serves organic food.
In addition to GMOs, we have highly processed foods which effectively neutralizes any nutritional value it may have had. It is also laden with hidden GMOs, harsh chemicals, and cancer causing preservatives... Still, no one seems to care.
2. Vaccines: Science ...paid for by the people who sell the shots to you.
It seems crazy to me that....regardless of which side of the debate you fall on....people are okay with stepping on the liberties of others. In the last month, stories of mandatory vaccines are everywhere. I even read an article that said, (I'm paraphrasing)"If you can't beat them with science, just try shaming them!" Apparently bullying is okay as long as it's backed by the CDC. The science behind the efficacy of vaccines is totally mixed. However, if you follow the money, you would find that most independant scientists found some serious correlations. I know, I know.... correlation doesn't necessarily equal causation...except when it does... and there is a TON of correlation to go on. In fact, what you may not realize is that, right now, there is an investigation of the CDC because a whistleblower came forward with PROOF that the CDC falsified the results of the MAIN study that supposedly debunked the autism-vaccine correlation. I'm not telling you WHAT to believe. I am simply telling you to actually SEARCH for truth before you start blaming anti-vaxers for being cautious. One more note here: I have read on several threads the outrage of unvaccinated children being in public school. They all seem to scream," You need to homeschool!" "You are endangering our children!" My response to this is two fold: 1. If vaccines prevent the diseases they claim to, then an unvaccinated child poses no threat to your kid. 2. Public school is public to EVERYONE. If you don't like it, feel free to homeschool your vaccinated child.
3. Common core and the public sheeple factory.
I keep hearing the same droll argument," Common core is simply a set of standards...not a curriculum." This is true and false simultaneously. While it is true that common core is a set of standards, we are a system that teaches TO THE TESTS. The tests are made by a specific company, and that company designs educational software that your children will use to take the PARCC tests. Because the schools recieve incentive based on how well your children score on testing, they will teach whatever the Pearson ompany wants them to teach. Now, to be fair, most teachers have no control over this and are doing their level best for your children. Still, teachers are getting harder and harder to come by because the ability to teach in that environment is almost impossible.
Common core standards in math...are especially troubling. While the fundamentals of CC math could actually be helpful to some remedial students, the schools no longer teach the carrying method of addition or borrowing of subtraction. As an informed person, I often field phone calls walking parents through their childrens' 4th grade homework. Multiplication tables are no longer memorized, and proper writing skills (such as cursive) are often no longer enforced. (side note: Nearly all historic documents are written in cursive.) English literature no longer focuses on the ability of the child to glean real insight into the author's intentions and instead focuses on the students' feelings. Life does not care about the child's feelings about anything, and by focusing on the child's emotions, we are limiting his or her ability to fully comprehend the meaning of a piece and teaching kids that feelings are more valid than fact. We aren't doing them any favors by teaching them to NOT be objective. It may be harsh, but there it is.
I was recently upset by a local school becoming charter. In their charter, they are basically setting each child with a specialized itenerary from kindergarten on, training them vocationally. I'm sorry, what?! I didn't know what I wanted to be in Kindergarten! This is The Giver IRL! Children weren't meant to sit still for 8 hours a day (At least) with a tiny break and forced to eat literally substandard food. (FYI: schools are considered a second tier system along with prisons...if food doesn't pass a "grade a" FDA inspection, your kids get to eat it.) Children learn differently. Children behave differently. Did you know that your school GET'S PAID to diagnose YOUR child with ADD/ADHD? It's true....look it up.
4. Gun Control....A.K.A. people control.
When the media asked Japan why they attacked Pearl Harbor in World War II, Japan said," We couldn't not win an attack on the mainland USA because every man, woman, and child owned a gun." (once again, I'm paraphrasing the quote) People are constantly screaming to get automatic weapons out of the hands of citizens. You don't ACTUALLY care whether they are in the hands of law abiding citizens, you care if they are in the hands of criminals. Outlawing drugs did not slow down the drug trade in America; It gave power to the drug trade by no longer regulating drug flow sensibly. It forced people who wanted/ needed drugs to seek help from criminals, and subjected them to the mercy (or lack of) of the drug lords. Similarly, Chicago is an excellent example of a trial for banning weapons. Chicago now has the highest crime rate in America! Criminals won't give up their guns when asked. You are only limiting the people's right to defend themselves. It is true that no one is likely to be hunting deer with an automatic rifle (there wouldn't be much of the deer left), but since 911, we have proven many times over that an attack on this country is a real possibility. This generation remade RED DAWN. Watch it. It could happen. Something to ponder: Adolf Hitler said,
" This year will go down in history. For the first time a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
That was in 1935. Three years later, he used the lack of ability to defend oneself aganst the people, and began his tirade that killed 14+ million.
5. Robin Hood...or the Sherriff of Rottingham.
Let's play a game. Walk into a mcdonald's where a stranger works almost every day. Every day for a month, you walk in, hand them a dollar, tell them to keep it, and walk out. That's it. Every day for thirty days. On the 31st day, walk in and don't give them a dollar. It is possible that you found an exceptionally kind and appreciative person, but more than likely, you will be met with irritation. Anger. Disappointment. 30 days is long enough to become dependant on that handout. It was a gift, right? You can stop giving a gift when you don't want to give anymore, right? Wrong. At least society has come to believe that. Welfare was created to counter the Great Depression and help people get on their feet. It was never meant to be a permanent solution. Many people in America live on welfare their entire lives. Occasionally someone needs to stay on it, but many more simply find that ...if they work.... they will lose their benefits and have less than they did on the government's check. This is a seriously flawed system.
Rather than giving it its own section, I'd like to include here the fact that we now give those benefits to people who live here illegally. It is a slap in the face to taxpayers...especially legal immigrants, who followed the proper channels to come to our nation. I know people who are immigrants who say that they will never become citizens. Why? They get all the benefits of living here without paying taxes, and if they can bring their kids here, we'll give them free college, too! Even though, citizens must pay their own way. I have a radical idea! Let's give citizens free university, and anyone not a legal citizen can pay to go. My student loans and I are a bit bitter.
When the government takes and redistributes wealth to the poor, the desire to work hard dwindles to nothing. We are in such a twisted society that we teach our children that competition is wrong, when life is a competition, mostly against yourself....a lot like golf. There is a story of a college professor who ran a social experiment on his class.
2. Vaccines: Science ...paid for by the people who sell the shots to you.
It seems crazy to me that....regardless of which side of the debate you fall on....people are okay with stepping on the liberties of others. In the last month, stories of mandatory vaccines are everywhere. I even read an article that said, (I'm paraphrasing)"If you can't beat them with science, just try shaming them!" Apparently bullying is okay as long as it's backed by the CDC. The science behind the efficacy of vaccines is totally mixed. However, if you follow the money, you would find that most independant scientists found some serious correlations. I know, I know.... correlation doesn't necessarily equal causation...except when it does... and there is a TON of correlation to go on. In fact, what you may not realize is that, right now, there is an investigation of the CDC because a whistleblower came forward with PROOF that the CDC falsified the results of the MAIN study that supposedly debunked the autism-vaccine correlation. I'm not telling you WHAT to believe. I am simply telling you to actually SEARCH for truth before you start blaming anti-vaxers for being cautious. One more note here: I have read on several threads the outrage of unvaccinated children being in public school. They all seem to scream," You need to homeschool!" "You are endangering our children!" My response to this is two fold: 1. If vaccines prevent the diseases they claim to, then an unvaccinated child poses no threat to your kid. 2. Public school is public to EVERYONE. If you don't like it, feel free to homeschool your vaccinated child.
3. Common core and the public sheeple factory.
I keep hearing the same droll argument," Common core is simply a set of standards...not a curriculum." This is true and false simultaneously. While it is true that common core is a set of standards, we are a system that teaches TO THE TESTS. The tests are made by a specific company, and that company designs educational software that your children will use to take the PARCC tests. Because the schools recieve incentive based on how well your children score on testing, they will teach whatever the Pearson ompany wants them to teach. Now, to be fair, most teachers have no control over this and are doing their level best for your children. Still, teachers are getting harder and harder to come by because the ability to teach in that environment is almost impossible.
Common core standards in math...are especially troubling. While the fundamentals of CC math could actually be helpful to some remedial students, the schools no longer teach the carrying method of addition or borrowing of subtraction. As an informed person, I often field phone calls walking parents through their childrens' 4th grade homework. Multiplication tables are no longer memorized, and proper writing skills (such as cursive) are often no longer enforced. (side note: Nearly all historic documents are written in cursive.) English literature no longer focuses on the ability of the child to glean real insight into the author's intentions and instead focuses on the students' feelings. Life does not care about the child's feelings about anything, and by focusing on the child's emotions, we are limiting his or her ability to fully comprehend the meaning of a piece and teaching kids that feelings are more valid than fact. We aren't doing them any favors by teaching them to NOT be objective. It may be harsh, but there it is.
I was recently upset by a local school becoming charter. In their charter, they are basically setting each child with a specialized itenerary from kindergarten on, training them vocationally. I'm sorry, what?! I didn't know what I wanted to be in Kindergarten! This is The Giver IRL! Children weren't meant to sit still for 8 hours a day (At least) with a tiny break and forced to eat literally substandard food. (FYI: schools are considered a second tier system along with prisons...if food doesn't pass a "grade a" FDA inspection, your kids get to eat it.) Children learn differently. Children behave differently. Did you know that your school GET'S PAID to diagnose YOUR child with ADD/ADHD? It's true....look it up.
4. Gun Control....A.K.A. people control.
When the media asked Japan why they attacked Pearl Harbor in World War II, Japan said," We couldn't not win an attack on the mainland USA because every man, woman, and child owned a gun." (once again, I'm paraphrasing the quote) People are constantly screaming to get automatic weapons out of the hands of citizens. You don't ACTUALLY care whether they are in the hands of law abiding citizens, you care if they are in the hands of criminals. Outlawing drugs did not slow down the drug trade in America; It gave power to the drug trade by no longer regulating drug flow sensibly. It forced people who wanted/ needed drugs to seek help from criminals, and subjected them to the mercy (or lack of) of the drug lords. Similarly, Chicago is an excellent example of a trial for banning weapons. Chicago now has the highest crime rate in America! Criminals won't give up their guns when asked. You are only limiting the people's right to defend themselves. It is true that no one is likely to be hunting deer with an automatic rifle (there wouldn't be much of the deer left), but since 911, we have proven many times over that an attack on this country is a real possibility. This generation remade RED DAWN. Watch it. It could happen. Something to ponder: Adolf Hitler said,
" This year will go down in history. For the first time a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
That was in 1935. Three years later, he used the lack of ability to defend oneself aganst the people, and began his tirade that killed 14+ million.
5. Robin Hood...or the Sherriff of Rottingham.
Let's play a game. Walk into a mcdonald's where a stranger works almost every day. Every day for a month, you walk in, hand them a dollar, tell them to keep it, and walk out. That's it. Every day for thirty days. On the 31st day, walk in and don't give them a dollar. It is possible that you found an exceptionally kind and appreciative person, but more than likely, you will be met with irritation. Anger. Disappointment. 30 days is long enough to become dependant on that handout. It was a gift, right? You can stop giving a gift when you don't want to give anymore, right? Wrong. At least society has come to believe that. Welfare was created to counter the Great Depression and help people get on their feet. It was never meant to be a permanent solution. Many people in America live on welfare their entire lives. Occasionally someone needs to stay on it, but many more simply find that ...if they work.... they will lose their benefits and have less than they did on the government's check. This is a seriously flawed system.
Rather than giving it its own section, I'd like to include here the fact that we now give those benefits to people who live here illegally. It is a slap in the face to taxpayers...especially legal immigrants, who followed the proper channels to come to our nation. I know people who are immigrants who say that they will never become citizens. Why? They get all the benefits of living here without paying taxes, and if they can bring their kids here, we'll give them free college, too! Even though, citizens must pay their own way. I have a radical idea! Let's give citizens free university, and anyone not a legal citizen can pay to go. My student loans and I are a bit bitter.
When the government takes and redistributes wealth to the poor, the desire to work hard dwindles to nothing. We are in such a twisted society that we teach our children that competition is wrong, when life is a competition, mostly against yourself....a lot like golf. There is a story of a college professor who ran a social experiment on his class.
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama’s socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, “OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama’s plan”. All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A…. (substituting grades for dollars – something closer to home and more readily understood by all).
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.
The second test average was a D! No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.
As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
Now some sources say this story is fraudulent. Does it matter? The principle it displays it true: Socialism doesn't work. Stop trying to punish those who succeed and try harder for yourself. If you NEED to go after someone, go after the IRS for not taking taxes from many fortune 500 companies. That's injustice.... A flat tax is the only fair tax....I vote for 10% across the board. Separate but equal is not equal might just apply to taxes, as well.
Don't believe we have a socialist society? You know it's bad when the leader of Russia has this to say:
So, it's time to wake up, America! We are in it deeper than the Marianna trench. This won't be an easy fix, and it won't change at all without your help...Like this blog. Post some comments. Share it far and wide with everyone you know. Knowledge is power! (Maybe that's why it's disappearing...) At some point in your life, you have to take a stand. Now is the time. Let's do this. Peace.
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