And then of course there is the current U . S . President — Mr . Obama , who mentioned ( during his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech , no less ) that “ the instruments of war do have a role to play in preserving the peace ”. ( What ?! — see the picture facing for the only sane response to such idiocy ) … This is the same man who , along with his massive string of broken promises and caving in to the interests of big business , recently appointed Michael Taylor — a Monsanto Vice President & chief lobbyist — to be the senior advisor to the commissioner of the U . S . Food & Drug Administration ! ( again : What ?!)
So my Friends , even though today is the day after April Fool ’ s Day , it looks more and more like the joke is on us … but only if we allow it to play out that way . You see , politicians – even those few who happen to be ethical -- do not hold any real solutions for any of us , and once we accept this Truth , we can take all that energy and time and invest it in something that will actually bear a positive return — something like Caring for the poor , or being kind to children , or beautifying our neighborhoods .
Regardless of how you choose to serve , it is certainly time to start doing so . Rest assured , debating politics or championing certain politicians is not going to help anyone . And shaking your head in disbelief ( or even anger ), while more than understandable , is not really going to help either … What WILL help is helping others — actually going out there for one hour a week to do something positive ; to actually be the source of the change you wish to see — the very change that your favorite politician will not be effectuating for you .
In essence , even though politics has become a hollow game of greed , we don ’ t have to play anymore … And even though our politicians have become a joke , we don ’ t have to laugh along with them anymore either .
It ’ s time to take a stand , my Friends … It is time to quit waiting for someone “ higher up ” to fix our communities … It ’ s time to start doing the fixing ourselves .
LOVE is a verb … … got LOVE ?
“ Democrats are politicians who complain about greed . Then they get elected and become gluttonous . Republicans are politicians who say government doesn ’ t work . Then they get elected and prove it .” ~ inspired by P . J . O ’ Rourke
“ The enemy isn ’ t conservatism or liberalism . The enemy is bullshit .” ~ Lars-Erik Nelson
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