It is a somber morning here for me. I had a hard time sleeping last night with the events of the last 4 days, since the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
Though I usually avoid the news with all of it's tantalizing tidbits of propaganda and shit-talk--I felt compelled to have it on yesterday as they were searching for the youngest of the two bombing suspects. I got a really GOOD dose of its POINT-DRILLING tactic and when it wasn't as completely redundant as it could POSSIBLY GET, all of the outrageous inconsistencies were laughable. To me, these reporters looked like circus clowns, and the reason why they go into reporting....THEY ARE FOLLOWERS who live to be led, scrap-feeders who dig to the bottom of the dirtiest dumpster for their survival. I was completely disgusted at the disorganized frenzy of these experts of exploitation, drawing their own conclusions, voicing their own opinions, and the point-to-point maneuverability of them. All of this talk about "radicalization" and how fast and easy it is to become radicalized online (as if they are now experts in psychology). As I sat there listening to this crap, I thought we have children, adolescents, and young adults who have been BORN AND RAISED HERE who have committed similar unconscionable acts of violence HERE. We experience terrorism everyday...on different scales of course...but nonetheless, terrorism. What the hell does the media think THEY are peddling here--messages of PEACE??? "This country's agenda and that country's agenda," and blah, blah, blah....."this religion, that religion" blah, blah, blah. Everyone wants to get into the heads of these perpetrators, but no one wants to admit the truth of what they see...so we just go all hell-bent on revenge and two wrongs never make a right. How long have the wars that spawned from 9/11 been going on and how many lives have we TRADED for the lives taken (2996 plus the 19 hijackers)---the estimates are around 112,043-122,573 civilian deaths (and STILL counting after 10 years) in a malevolent plot for revenge based on the same clown-like, inconsistency, maneuverability of reason, and the blatant "leading" lies to the people "leading" us to believe there were "weapons of mass destruction."
I may stand alone in my compassion for these two boys, who are the ages of my eldest and youngest children, and their families and those close to them, but I don't care. I am in no way suggesting that justice does not need to be served. They made a choice to commit a premeditated, calculated, and morally reprehensible crime against other innocent human beings. I am only stating that these two seemed to have some very great potential for success and were very well-liked by those who knew them. The one thing that struck me throughout this whole circus presentation was the fact that the eldest of these two was a golden-glove champion boxer, but when he was to compete in world competition, he was DENIED to do so even though he EARNED the right to compete. Why you may ask....and this is what PISSES me off...because he was FOREIGN. Look, American Government....if you "lift your lamp beside the golden door" and this boy has gone through the legal process of becoming WELCOME here....and while he is here, he makes a POSITIVE contribution to the "culturally diverse" nation you so proudly boast yourself to be....then make good on YOUR promise. I guess in this wonderful nation of ours, people are only allowed SO much success before a reason is found to say..."yeah...that's enough...sorry." It's either one way or the other...I, myself have HAD IT with the "both-ways" bullshit...as governmental officials see no cuts in THEIR salary, no contributions of their earned money being made to health insurance...but the working-class American people are being denied because of YOUR CHOICES. This glass-house, stone-throwing, lack of empathy over the struggle that your choices have caused an entire country is never under scrutiny though is it...could it possibly be the cause of others having an attitude of entitlement--just like you? Hmmm..I guess we will never know will we. It seems that your appeal is your CHARM...the wrapping paper is so pretty...and YES, there is a LOT more opportunity and a lot more protection and a lot more of everything that appeals to the human nature within the confines of this country, but there are also the "haves" and "have-nots" and if you were to really take an interest in what provokes a law-abiding citizen who loves this country to snap...the governing body may want to set a better example in the humility you expect us to reflect.
My hypothesis may sound a bit trivial...that this 26-year-old snapped because he was denied furthering his passion here because of his ethnicity, but up until that point, he was probably head over heels in love with this country and all the opportunity that it had bestowed upon him. And then BAM...sorry, you are not GOOD enough to advance and represent our country because of circumstances beyond your control. You were born elsewhere. Seriously? And another thing that struck me was the blatant ignorance of the uncle of these two who was clearly more concerned with the SHAME these boys had brought to himself and a family name than showing any amount of love or compassion--shouting "because they are LOSERS and cannot adjust themselves." If this is the type of "family" they come from...then, really...is it any wonder? The family is in COMPLETE denial over this....hmmmm....wonder why? Denial usually comes from the inability to face the truth...and they surely don't want ANY of these actions to be attributed to, blamed or reflected upon them. I also felt as if the younger of the two was more of a "go along" but who really knows. Those are just my feelings.
At any rate, personal responsibility is not to be downplayed and it is not my intention to take any sides here. I am just a proponent for the "gray area." We can woulda/shoulda/coulda all day long over what has been done, but it really gets us nowhere. For the sake of those injured and killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, I wish for you closure in the capture and wielding of justice to the perpetrators that effected your lives so adversely. They deserve what they get...and they get what they give. There really are no winners here though...just really bad choices that changed lives forever. It seems we have enough of that going around...and that reaches beyond America...it is everywhere...encased within the mind and intention of every individual.
Toying with and limiting someone's purposeful passion is never a good idea. At the Boston Marathon, I think it was nothing more than an "eye for an eye" M.O.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."~Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to rob and degrade them, neither persons or property will be safe."~Frederick Douglass.
Praying for PEACE.
Though I usually avoid the news with all of it's tantalizing tidbits of propaganda and shit-talk--I felt compelled to have it on yesterday as they were searching for the youngest of the two bombing suspects. I got a really GOOD dose of its POINT-DRILLING tactic and when it wasn't as completely redundant as it could POSSIBLY GET, all of the outrageous inconsistencies were laughable. To me, these reporters looked like circus clowns, and the reason why they go into reporting....THEY ARE FOLLOWERS who live to be led, scrap-feeders who dig to the bottom of the dirtiest dumpster for their survival. I was completely disgusted at the disorganized frenzy of these experts of exploitation, drawing their own conclusions, voicing their own opinions, and the point-to-point maneuverability of them. All of this talk about "radicalization" and how fast and easy it is to become radicalized online (as if they are now experts in psychology). As I sat there listening to this crap, I thought we have children, adolescents, and young adults who have been BORN AND RAISED HERE who have committed similar unconscionable acts of violence HERE. We experience terrorism everyday...on different scales of course...but nonetheless, terrorism. What the hell does the media think THEY are peddling here--messages of PEACE??? "This country's agenda and that country's agenda," and blah, blah, blah....."this religion, that religion" blah, blah, blah. Everyone wants to get into the heads of these perpetrators, but no one wants to admit the truth of what they see...so we just go all hell-bent on revenge and two wrongs never make a right. How long have the wars that spawned from 9/11 been going on and how many lives have we TRADED for the lives taken (2996 plus the 19 hijackers)---the estimates are around 112,043-122,573 civilian deaths (and STILL counting after 10 years) in a malevolent plot for revenge based on the same clown-like, inconsistency, maneuverability of reason, and the blatant "leading" lies to the people "leading" us to believe there were "weapons of mass destruction."
I may stand alone in my compassion for these two boys, who are the ages of my eldest and youngest children, and their families and those close to them, but I don't care. I am in no way suggesting that justice does not need to be served. They made a choice to commit a premeditated, calculated, and morally reprehensible crime against other innocent human beings. I am only stating that these two seemed to have some very great potential for success and were very well-liked by those who knew them. The one thing that struck me throughout this whole circus presentation was the fact that the eldest of these two was a golden-glove champion boxer, but when he was to compete in world competition, he was DENIED to do so even though he EARNED the right to compete. Why you may ask....and this is what PISSES me off...because he was FOREIGN. Look, American Government....if you "lift your lamp beside the golden door" and this boy has gone through the legal process of becoming WELCOME here....and while he is here, he makes a POSITIVE contribution to the "culturally diverse" nation you so proudly boast yourself to be....then make good on YOUR promise. I guess in this wonderful nation of ours, people are only allowed SO much success before a reason is found to say..."yeah...that's enough...sorry." It's either one way or the other...I, myself have HAD IT with the "both-ways" bullshit...as governmental officials see no cuts in THEIR salary, no contributions of their earned money being made to health insurance...but the working-class American people are being denied because of YOUR CHOICES. This glass-house, stone-throwing, lack of empathy over the struggle that your choices have caused an entire country is never under scrutiny though is it...could it possibly be the cause of others having an attitude of entitlement--just like you? Hmmm..I guess we will never know will we. It seems that your appeal is your CHARM...the wrapping paper is so pretty...and YES, there is a LOT more opportunity and a lot more protection and a lot more of everything that appeals to the human nature within the confines of this country, but there are also the "haves" and "have-nots" and if you were to really take an interest in what provokes a law-abiding citizen who loves this country to snap...the governing body may want to set a better example in the humility you expect us to reflect.
My hypothesis may sound a bit trivial...that this 26-year-old snapped because he was denied furthering his passion here because of his ethnicity, but up until that point, he was probably head over heels in love with this country and all the opportunity that it had bestowed upon him. And then BAM...sorry, you are not GOOD enough to advance and represent our country because of circumstances beyond your control. You were born elsewhere. Seriously? And another thing that struck me was the blatant ignorance of the uncle of these two who was clearly more concerned with the SHAME these boys had brought to himself and a family name than showing any amount of love or compassion--shouting "because they are LOSERS and cannot adjust themselves." If this is the type of "family" they come from...then, really...is it any wonder? The family is in COMPLETE denial over this....hmmmm....wonder why? Denial usually comes from the inability to face the truth...and they surely don't want ANY of these actions to be attributed to, blamed or reflected upon them. I also felt as if the younger of the two was more of a "go along" but who really knows. Those are just my feelings.
At any rate, personal responsibility is not to be downplayed and it is not my intention to take any sides here. I am just a proponent for the "gray area." We can woulda/shoulda/coulda all day long over what has been done, but it really gets us nowhere. For the sake of those injured and killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, I wish for you closure in the capture and wielding of justice to the perpetrators that effected your lives so adversely. They deserve what they get...and they get what they give. There really are no winners here though...just really bad choices that changed lives forever. It seems we have enough of that going around...and that reaches beyond America...it is everywhere...encased within the mind and intention of every individual.
Toying with and limiting someone's purposeful passion is never a good idea. At the Boston Marathon, I think it was nothing more than an "eye for an eye" M.O.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."~Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to rob and degrade them, neither persons or property will be safe."~Frederick Douglass.
Praying for PEACE.
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