Saturday, June 20, 2009
A Vote for Iran
I've been watching the videos from Iran the past few days and have been amazed at these people. Good for them. Standing up to an oppressive government and speaking their minds. You gotta love the way they get out the news through Twitter and YouTube. The Ayatollahs are finding out it's much harder to control the means of communication these days. Hooray for the Internet.
I wish the Iranian people well. I hope they make their voices heard and their wills known. And I hope they make Iran a better place to live and a peaceful society and throw off the chains of oppression and discover true freedom.
I think it's a shame that we here in the Land of the Free seem to take our freedoms and liberties for granted all too often. We seem to give up our rights and responsibilities all too easily. We almost beg our own government to take care of us in exchange for security and stability. Whatever happened to the spirit of the average American, pulling himself up by his bootstraps and working hard to hopefully enjoy the good feelings of a successful life? Instead we scream for the government to help us through the economic crisis, to provide for our retirement and our health care, to educate our children, to rob Peter to pay Paul to give us what we want now.
Too bad we've lost our way. Too bad for the Americans growing up today. Too bad for my daughter and grandkids. We've mortgaged our future to ease a little pain. We've robbed Peter and Paul is still screaming for more. What's the next step in this downward spiral?
I suggest we focus our attention on the citizens of Iran for a time and watch how people who have had very little freedom and few liberties behave when they've had enough of being told what is good for them by someone who cares not at all about how they truly feel. Perhaps we can learn some lessons on how to fight for your rights.
My nickel,
OH
I wish the Iranian people well. I hope they make their voices heard and their wills known. And I hope they make Iran a better place to live and a peaceful society and throw off the chains of oppression and discover true freedom.
I think it's a shame that we here in the Land of the Free seem to take our freedoms and liberties for granted all too often. We seem to give up our rights and responsibilities all too easily. We almost beg our own government to take care of us in exchange for security and stability. Whatever happened to the spirit of the average American, pulling himself up by his bootstraps and working hard to hopefully enjoy the good feelings of a successful life? Instead we scream for the government to help us through the economic crisis, to provide for our retirement and our health care, to educate our children, to rob Peter to pay Paul to give us what we want now.
Too bad we've lost our way. Too bad for the Americans growing up today. Too bad for my daughter and grandkids. We've mortgaged our future to ease a little pain. We've robbed Peter and Paul is still screaming for more. What's the next step in this downward spiral?
I suggest we focus our attention on the citizens of Iran for a time and watch how people who have had very little freedom and few liberties behave when they've had enough of being told what is good for them by someone who cares not at all about how they truly feel. Perhaps we can learn some lessons on how to fight for your rights.
My nickel,
OH
# posted by OH @ 6:21 PM 
