I don't belong to Facebook or Twitter, but from the little I've seen and heard, there are a lot of people on those social networking sites that go overboard with hysteria, whether it's political issues or otherwise. Probably one of the reasons I've never joined, I don't want to be bombarded with disinformation and those who like to overreact to everything in this world. Too many drama queens, will avoid them if possible.
Having said that, I have to say that a reasonable understanding of changes that are going on in America is much better than sticking our heads in the sand and thinking everything's hunky dory. I'm not hateful at all, and don't scream the sky is falling. I'm not a 'prepper' spending all my time preparing for disasters but I do realize that a certain amount of preparation for natural disasters, long-term power outages or disabled business or personal computer access may absolutely freeze all necessities like food, water, gas, electricity, transportation, banking, etc., etc.
If you've every been living in a city when there's a severe snowstorm, you'll see how quickly the shelves of your nearby supermarkets go bare. Having extra water and food in your pantry will help in a situation like that. Having a generator, propane stove, extra batteries, candles, matches, etc. is not in any way extreme, we have a lot of that stuff because we go camping.
They are forcing some people to have Smart Meters installed in their homes. These meters are made to monitor all of our family's electrical use. Each appliance can be monitored, and shut off by the electrical company when they feel the need to do it, with no approval from us. These meters are wireless, and put off charges in the air that are know to cause cancer. If you're knowledgeable enough to insist on the analog/wired version, you can have it for an additional cost of $25 per month, aren't our utility bills high enough already?
I've heard that some schools are considering random DNA hair samples on students, to fight the 'war on drugs', shouldn't the citizens be left alone and the efforts and money concentrated on the drug cartels and smugglers at the borders?
Are gun controls on the average American citizen really going to stop crime? The street thugs and drug dealers will get their guns regardless of new regulations. Do you think that cracking down on law abiding citizens is going to stop a legal prescription drug-induced killer from doing his evil deed?
Laptops, smart TVs, etc. have cameras and microphones that can be activated remotely to record people in their homes, etc. Right now it's just hackers, and nogoodnicks that are violating these computer gizmos. No matter what I'm scratching, 'ain't nobody's business but my own'.
Even farmers are threatened with new regulations on what seed they can use (GMO), and what they can grow or sell...smart intervention from gov. for the good ol' USA to prosper, I don't think so. Many people watch one preferred news channel, if they watch the news at all, and take everything that's reported as true fact, regardless of how biased the method of reporting may be.
Sorry, this thread just screamed for a reality check, IMHO. I'm not really consumed with this stuff, but it shouldn't be ignored. If we don't suffer the bad effects in our lifetime, our children and grandchildren will...guaranteed. Too much time texting, social networking, reality TV shows, nowadays...not enough people enjoying real life pleasures, like people, animals and nature...in my opinion.
If we seniors don't "get it", there's no hope for the upcoming generations.
We all use to laugh at this guy. He was wimpy, weak, not considered too smart. He did however have confidence, he thought he knew what was going on.
