09-21-2011, 09:24 PM
We'll just have to agree to disagree. I don't buy into the whole we are the world. I think we have to take care of us first in able to help anybody else. I learned that on an airplane.
If we are taking care of "us" then we can't have no boundaries. No government could care for everyone. Yeah, I think we have a moral obligation to help those less fortunate. I do believe we should help starving children in Africa. And I believe we should help the homeless in Waukegan.
But I do think there is a right way to Make A Difference. Just accepting that my hometown is going to hell in a handbasket is not my idea of helping out the world. By "Not our own" I meant people that are not US Citizens. Has nothing to do with who my family is. My family came from Europe, but when they arrived - they were Proud to be in America. They wanted to become citizens. They followed the laws - they learned the language - they did not want to be a burden on America. I think we have too many people - both "not our own" and even some Americans that are looking for hand outs - And the bank is broken.
Thats all I'm saying. Now what? The bank is broken.
If we are taking care of "us" then we can't have no boundaries. No government could care for everyone. Yeah, I think we have a moral obligation to help those less fortunate. I do believe we should help starving children in Africa. And I believe we should help the homeless in Waukegan.
But I do think there is a right way to Make A Difference. Just accepting that my hometown is going to hell in a handbasket is not my idea of helping out the world. By "Not our own" I meant people that are not US Citizens. Has nothing to do with who my family is. My family came from Europe, but when they arrived - they were Proud to be in America. They wanted to become citizens. They followed the laws - they learned the language - they did not want to be a burden on America. I think we have too many people - both "not our own" and even some Americans that are looking for hand outs - And the bank is broken.
Thats all I'm saying. Now what? The bank is broken.