“And the point I am trying to make is that Obama is flawed (as we all tend to be at times) … Yes, he is different than Bush, and yet he has not sustained the popularity with which he began his presidency because of HIS poor choices — not because of Republican opposition or “bad luck”. Once we stop giving him (and other politicians) the power of believing he has the ability to make decisions without consequence — of believing that we will simply go along with his choices & support his agendas (like “sheeple”) merely because “He is our leader and the people chose him, and we need to support him instead of criticize him”, then & only then will we know real Freedom …

Indeed, if we choose instead to become actively caring members of our communities — saying, “No, we are NOT going to fight Syria” and “No, we will NOT accept that you using drones to kill innocent people” and “Yes, I will feed that homeless man over there” and “Yes, I will take go forth and be an active force for Good in my own neighborhood”, then & only then will we be truly Free.

It is easy to sit back and be complacent; living our daily lives of TV, reading books, playing music, hanging out with friends, etc etc etc — and thereby allow the government to decide for us what the rules will be and how our lives will be controlled & regulated. Indeed, if we choose to only make meek checks on our voting forms to effectuate “change”, then nothing will ever change for the better.

Our politicians have chosen to work primarily for their own benefit, and our passiveness is allowing them to get away with it …

Now I am NOT suggesting we overthrow our government and begin a war within our country — as this is an option that has often been chosen and that has never truly succeeded. What I AM advocating is refusing to jump on political bandwagons that are so run down with conflict & corruption & greed & in-fighting that they can’t even get out of the driveway … What I AM advocating is that we go into our communities and become everyday active members thereof … What I AM supporting is for us to support each other … What I AM offering is for us to offer to those who the government continues to cheat and ignore.

And what would I want from Obama? Simply stated, I would want him to uphold his promises — I would want him to fulfill even a portion of the hope he used to garner our support those six long years ago. I would have him think first of the well being of humanity before thinking of his own comfort … I would have him use his influence to enact agendas that support life instead of wealth, that support peace instead of war, that support healing instead of sickness, that support education instead of ignorance.

This vision may not be perfect, and I certainly don’t have all the answers, and yet it doesn’t take a genius to see that our environment, our society, and indeed our values as a people have been crumbling for quite some time. And our politicians are a large part of the reason why … that, and the blind control we the people have given them to do so.

In essence, Obama & the rest of our politicians (regardless of party) are not making the choices that will bring us positive changes, and as such us continuing to invest our energy & time in politicians, political parties & politics in general is nothing short of redonkulous.” ~ inspired by Vanessa Curley

Filed under: Outing the Oligarchy by Scaughdt