I’m sure this blog will upset a lot
of you. I know there are so many of you out there that think you are
enlightened, or morally superior to most people. This because you stand on one
side or other. You are a pawn in this
great debacle we call politics today. You are so embed in your side It binds
you. You can see nothing else. You my friend have become what I term the, “McDonalds,”
society. I know some of you are more Panera people, it’s the same concept
though.
There two
main reasons that I have named you this. McDonalds is the highest grossing restaurant
in America. That is a sad testament to the American pallet. Why do you think
this is?
It is not because it is a good cheap meal. God knows I can go
to a lot better places and get a meal for almost the same price. It is because they
are the advertising kings. They have convinced the people, especially the
youth. They have to have that happy meal or super-sized value meal. Let’s not
forget their burnt coffee mocha latte’s too. The golden arches are a symbol
that children know immediately.
Think about
the food as well. Is it that great? I know I would prefer a burger from many of
the smaller independent restaurants. They are much more flavorful. The food isn’t
made ahead of time. They are cooked on the grill while I wait. The meat is
juicy. I can order the toppings I want on it. It isn’t dried out from sitting
under a heat lamp for extended periods of time. However, people have been
convinced that there is nothing like that special sauce.
This is how
Americans are with politics and ideology, today. It doesn’t matter what side
you are on, you have been brainwashed to follow in the steps of what others
have told you is right. You can see this by how extreme most of you are on any
given subject. There is only right and wrong. Your side tends to be always
right! I wish I could say I was always right. Lucky for me, I have a wife and
three daughters. They will let me know that I am not right when I go off the
deep end. My twelve year old tells me, “Dad, you not right in the head” all the
time.
Let me prove
my point. I have friends that tell me that they support our President 100%.
He is our president. I work for the man. I will support the
government I serve. Let’s get real though. Too many times I questioned the
ideas of the President I served. However, I did my job anyway. I have not
supported any politician, or idea, 100% since I was five years old. I listen to
the crap that comes out of their mouths. There have been several questionable
comments made. Twitter is not always a good thing!
The other
side is the same. Some professor or disgruntled politician makes a comment
about how evil the other side is. Some of them have even openly endorsed violence.
The next thing you know, we have protesters destroying property and carrying
makeshift weapons. Anyone not agreeing with them are a racist, patriarchal,
homophobe. Don’t get me wrong. I believe in everyone’s right to a peaceful
protest. They do not have the right to bully or destroy.
There are
two sides to everything. Nothing is ever completely right or wrong. There is
good and bad in everything. If you do not believe this, you have proven my
point. Take the time to read and research a subject. Don’t let the media, a
politician, parent, professor, or facebook tell you how to think. Do that for
yourself. You know what happens to the lemmings. Many of them die following the
crowd. Don’t give power to those that seek to control you. You are a puppet to
their agendas, only if you choose to be.
I have not
chosen the path of the norm. I will not be that hipster wearing a man-bun
screaming for socialistic reform. Nor will I be that old fat man wearing the “Make
America Great Again,” hat. I will be the grumpy old bald bastard sipping on his
beer and whiskey. I’ll shake my head thinking, “Jackasses don’t they know they
are both acting alike.”
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