Greetings.

Hello, and greetings.
How are things with you? That's nice.
Yeah, I'm not really known for social networking,
but I am pretty opinionated, especially when it comes to politics.
I'm not really known for my politics, but maybe it's time I am.

Maybe It's time for people to start sharing information and opinions instead of relying on our government or the corporate owned media to tell us what they think we should know.
You don't have to be a political analyst to see that America is suffering from a general lack of knowledge.
In fact, Americans seem to have a very limited knowledge OF knowledge.
Lots of opinions floating around, but very little knowledge.
For being one of the wealthiest and supposedly greatest nations on the planet,
one would think that the people of this great country would want to reflect that greatness.
THEY DON'T.
Compared to other Western countries,
Americans rank among the lowest when it comes
to education and general knowledge of World affairs.

The first question one would ask is why?
Why are Americans so ignorant?
Could it be that the American Government wants them that way?
If they didn't, they might spend more money on education.
The best way to keep the status quo is to keep the majority of people happy,
The best way to keep them happy is to keep them ignorant.
Ignorance is bliss,
and the blissful don't revolt.

How do you keep 300 million people from knowing
or caring what's going on in the world?
Well that seems pretty easy.
First, you make sure that people spend most of their time concerned with their own security.
You make sure that local news shows cover all the local shootings, kidnappings, and armed robberies.
Then throw in the sports, weather, and the ever changing price of gasoline.
It seems that ALL major new sources provide the same one sided stories.
When all you get to see is one side, it's hard to understand the complexities of an issue or have empathy for the other side.
Someone such as Bill Maher from the canceled TV show "Politically Incorrect" was ostracized for giving an honest yet unpopular viewpoint of the subject of terrorism, and his show was subsequently canceled.
Somehow one of the most inherently American pastimes of criticizing the Government is now considered to be completely un-American.
It's our responsibility AS Americans to exercise our right to civil disobedience and dissent.
These are the principles on which our country was founded.

Here's something I doubt you even think about anymore.
The movie "Un-Precedented" was made to inform the public on how we are all getting a** ********.
It clearly illustrates how the 2000 presidential election was rigged in Florida.
For being the so-called leader of Democracy, the United States is now the butt of a worldwide joke. The Republican party stole the election and illegally moved into the White House.
It's pretty much the biggest scandal in US history and no one seems to be talking about it.
All everyone keeps saying is 'get over it' or 'that was so many years ago'.
Well, I'm not getting over it, and neither should you.
If enough people see what really happened, hopefully we can make sure that it never happens again.

Hey, the truth about the Cuban Missile Crisis didn't come out for over 30 years, but it was just as important when it did.
Things are not going to change on their own.
We need to work together to take this country back from the criminals (currently war criminals) that have stolen it from us.

A lot of you reading this might be thinking that I'm an a*****e, or an American traitor.
Well, I AM an a*****e, but I'm certainly not a traitor.
People like me are patriots in the true sense of the word.
WE ARE THE ONES calling attention to the faults of our government and trying to fix them
WE ARE THE ONES trying to expose mistakes in order to learn from them instead of covering them up.
WE ARE THE ONES who have concern for more than just ourselves.
WE ARE THE ONES trying to educate people.
WE ARE THE ONES who question authority instead of simply obeying it.
WE ARE THE ONES who are patriotic... ******** THAT!
Did I just say that?!? Lets go back.
Patriotism is a little too close to nationalism.
Or is it the same thing?
Either way, we are ******** better than patriots.
We are world patriots.
Not only do we care about our own country, we care about the whole ******** planet.
We are human beings with the capacity to care for more than just ourselves.
so lets use that capability.
It's not enough to simply think locally or nationally.
We must think globally.

Americans are so concerned with their own personal safety that they've actually turned their backs on this country and planet.
They put an American flag on their SUV and figure they've done their part.
They're more concerned with their FEARDOMS than our FREEDOMS
(hey, that's pretty good!)
So lets stop with the "WE ARE #1" bullshit.
America is not #1.
We're like #11 or #12.

Don't get me wrong, #12 is still pretty damn good out of over 250 countries, but there's still a lot more room for improvement.
That's what this is really all about: positive change.
I don't want to bash America, I want to make it better.
In order to make it better, you must first point out what is wrong with it.
Well, I've got a big pointing stick and I'm aiming right for the eye.
I'm looking to poke that sucker right out of it's socket.

Thanks for reading my rant, and possibly thinking about this.