Over the course of my 62 years thus far on this Earth, I have never had much of a tolerance for either ignorance, nor stupidity. And if my 24 years in the Navy did anything, it was to make me even less tolerant. To me, we all owe it to each other to get, and to stay, as informed as we possibly can about what it is that’s going on around us. And not only when it comes to what’s happening here at home, but happening anywhere that might, in any way, have an impact on our way of life. But oddly enough, I seem to be in the minority in this regard. And nothing proves that point better than the fact that Barry was not only elected, but he was re-elected.
And as hard as I try, I just don’t quite understand how, or why, it is that so many of my fellow countrymen can go through their lives, each and every day, completely oblivious to the assault on their country that is actually occurring right in front of their faces. And I’m always curious about how it is that so many people treat it is some kind of joke that they are so blissfully ignorant. And what drives me absolutely insane is the fact how people have the nerve to complain about some new law of public policy that was actually put into effect by the very ones whom they voted for. And when you explain that fact to them, they simply deny it.
I have no idea what can be done to remedy this continuing, and rather disturbing little trend. I mean, after all, you can’t really force someone not to be ignorant or to stay informed about the world. Or even to be ‘less’ ignorant. People have to want to be informed, and more importantly, they have to care. And staying informed isn’t always easy. Sometimes you have to go digging for information, because it’s a very rare occasion when you are told something that you can actually trust to be true and factual. And sadly with ignorance comes a willingness to avoid rocking the boat, to go along, just to get along. And unfortunately, ignorance breeds passivity.
And with the arrival of Barry "Almighty" onto the political scene, the one thing that we, the American people, can no longer afford the risk of appearing passive, or detached when it comes to the goings on of our government. Because once we are perceived as being passive, or weak, it will be that perception that will serve to encourage, or to embolden, those who wish to further dismantle our Republic by further undermining our Constitution. And this, in the end, will allow them to encroach even further into what used to be considered as being our private lives. It is our unwillingness to act on our own behalf that has contributed to the fact that our government is now so out of control.
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