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Thoughts 5/17/2006 May 18, 2006

Posted by Kelsey Martineau in Politics, Religion.
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To me it’s interesting how my topics change depending on my mood or how I feel at the time when I write something. Glancing over some of the archives, I read some of my entrances throughout the last year or so, and I remember my feeling when I wrote some of it. At times I was sad, happy, mad, glad, confused, doubting, or content. It’s interesting to me to see how moods affect what comes out. I’m disappointed at something in my life right now. I won’t mention what it is, but I notice that all my blogs recently, at least contain one sentence pertaining to that situation. I’ll live though. It’s just funny to me, because life is sometimes a strange thing. One day you’ll think it can’t get any better, and the immediate next you’ll think the exact opposite, and that confuses me. I guess it’s just based off so many different factors.

Anyway, I was thinking today about a new world order. You know, as a kid I remember being warned that one day one was going to be instilled, and the government would gain more control. I know extremists on both sides. I know a guy that is so afraid of a conspiracy, that his major in college is engineering, only so he will have the ability to detect wiretaps or electrical devices planted in his home. Now on the other side, I know people that think that the more control the government gets, the safer we are. Well, without leaning either way (which is something I try to avoid my best when posting), I will analyze both sides.  On one hand, if the government had full control, we would indeed be safer, and if we obeyed all the laws that were laid out before us, it wouldn’t be a problem. Now personally, I’m all about order. I don’t care how dumb a law is, or how stupid it may sound, I will obey it. I’m not a rebel. I don’t want to disobey the law. If I’m living in the USA, I am going to follow the guidelines set out before me. People that think otherwise should get out. To stray off topic a bit, that’s one thing that really bothers me; I know so many people that complain left and right about our governmental systems and how everything is here, yet they are still living here. I just feel like, if you don’t like the law, you don’t like our economy, government, and rules, then get the hell out of the country, and stop complaining. If you’re a communist, move to a communist nation, and we’ll see you in a month or so when you realize that it doesn’t work.

Anyway, back on topic, I am all about the law. Now the people that are anti-government, and fear a new world order, well I can see their logic too. It could easily get to a point where everything is controlled by the government, and I can also see in that case how it could be dangerous. It’s just a point of view thing I guess, but also like I mentioned, the only reason those people would fear a government controlled society would be because they are apparently breaking some rules. Now don’t get me wrong, if the government began to try and do things unconstitutional, it would be a different story. I also realize that our constitution is basically bent and molded to support any ideas now though. I do believe in freedom of religion. That is one thing I will claim that I support, because as a nation, people deserve that, although it was only intended to mean forms of Christianity. Religion is a touchy subject I’ve noticed. I will go out on a limb and say it’s the most controversial subject on earth, because there is no easier way to get someone offended. It’s never my intention to offend anyone with my beliefs though. I believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and everyone should be respected for it, no matter what it is you believe. I just think that no matter how crazy, how absurd, how ridiculous it is, a person has the right to believe whatever he/she wants to.

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1. pb4lifejeff - May 22, 2006

Amen.

2. Mark - July 24, 2007

Never got a chance to read any of your blogs until today. I really agree with you on how annoying it is to watch a person disobey just to disobey or be different and make a show or spectacle out of themselves. However, I am all about doing whatever you want to do (without hurting another individual of course) regardless of what the government thinks is right or wrong for you to do. Ex: If you want to go partake of Crystal Meth, go for it. It’s your body, destroy how you like. I am a constant complainer of our government, because of so many STUPID laws and the laws that we have that are RIGHT, are not enforced enough. Like the death penalty? Where did that go? Why don’t we kill others when they kill a person? And why do we arrest some stupid teenage kid smoking pot in his basement? But regardless of how much I complain I will admit America is the best country BY FUCKING FAR in the world. I mean we are the only capitalists left, and we have got to hold on to those (fast-fading) principles. Each day it seems more money is extracted from the hard-workers to go to the ones who do not work at all.

Religion. Whew. Really touchy subject. Especially with me right now. At least Christians have a moral idea and strong basis that is practical for what is right and wrong. Muslims idea of right is killing as many as people as possible for 72 virgins. Hmm. Of course we think that is ridiculous in Western culture, but they are convinced as much as they are right as YOU are about YOUR faith. Now that’s scary. That kind of faith is the one that leads nations down the dark path. And our president is vocal about his faith. He has that right, but when one enters politics, it should almost be law that he loses his life to serve the public, specifically the people he represents, at that point. The Muslims were brainwashed or raised whatever with those mentalities of faith, blind faith, in mind. I have run into the same type of faith (blind) when it comes to Christians. The more I know the Bible the more I see that God and Allah are very similar beings. I know the Bible very well and that is what is hindering to my faith-because faith is something, by definition, that science is not. It’s believing in something without evidence or fact. Why should we believe in a particular religion because its 1000’s of years old? Tradition. Blind tradition. Eh. Search out the facts and test it with your faith.

I’ll leave you guys with this vindictive verse…
Hosea 13:16 – “The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open.”

Be seeing you

3. WES - November 5, 2007

Well, I for one think government control is a bad thing and that it does not make you safer. The problem with big government is that they eventually become tyrannical. This has happened so many times in history. The only reason the law existed in the first place was to keep someone from being wronged….now so many laws are in place that wrong everyone.
I will leave you guys with some quotes.

Those who trade power for security recieve and deserve neither

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.