Personal - #501 - #41 – The worldwide “Dilemma”

A universal “given”.......
"Almost everyone has either thought or acted in a way that has NOT lived up to his own ideas of “what’s right”!

So what do we do with the.......

1. The “great criticizers”
2. The “Monday morning quarterbacks”
3. The “We can do more or the We can do better”
4. The great “rear view mirror” specialists

All these people do not tell us “How”; they just tell us what’s wrong or that they can improve the situations.
The “Hows” of conclusions, judgments, and policies are never discussed!

Recently I have had the dubious experience of hearing the following.....
1. I do not believe anything our Government says...
2. I do not believe anything our media says....
3. I do not believe the policies and judgments are anything but the wishes of the financial interests of the few.....
4. The Government is controlled by the “big corporate interests”....

How do you respond to these ideas?
Indeed, are these true?

When asked “Why do you live in America?”; the answer seems to be that “It’s the American people that are great, not the Government!”...
The connection between the “Government and the People” seems lost or disconnected some way.
Is this the “ravings” of a few, or is this the feelings of the “many”?

The people who are “against” are vehement and they demonstrate! Are they “patriotic”? Do they ever offer a “successful alternative”?
Are the people who are “for” are more complacent, more satisfied with the way things are going. True, they do not think things are perfect; but they try to accommodate and negotiate as best they can.

Well, who do you believe? What do you do?

There are so many “distractions”, so many “issues”!
When asked “If the security of America is the most important thing, or “Does the “economy” of America, make America?” the answer is jumbled, mixed up!
Are “abortion”, whales, the environment, global warming, taxes, the “fair share”, immigration, education costs, medical prescriptions, the aged, welfare and the rest; equal in importance to the “security or the economy” of the country?..... Who decides?
Who speaks for “clarity”, for “importance”?

Why are there so many books, so much “internet”, so much “media”; all trying to “clear up” these issues?
In a different form of government there is little or no discussion of “differences”!
Is this really so important; especially if there is no resolution?