The police action on the peaceful non violent OWS protests has darkened my view of this country and our future. AS is the glee with which many Republicans view the injuries and pretend that somehow these kids with face paint are some great threat to our union, and the gun-toting tea party is our savior.
Every day my respect for my Conservative friends diminishes as they choose to mock the cause and laugh when people are hurt, or just say "they were asking for it".
It's deeply sickening and I really have no hope for the future of the United States citizens. WE are locked into the downward spiral, but that is not the worst part of it. The WORST PART is that about half the population seems to believe, or at least supports candidates who believe:
- No one is poor unless they are lazy.
- Asking for oversight of banks is asking for a free handout; banks are your buddies.
- Veterans of the Armed Services deserve to be beaten if they participate in the protests.
- If one guy is wearing a goofy costume, it invalidates the view of the thousands who aren't. Unless you are talking about the tea party, then painting your face with a flag and dressing up as the Staue of Liberty is patriotism.
- Free speech yes, as long as you stay in your damn house.
Just because you are not mad at the banks, just because you think everything wrong is Clinton and Obama's fault, even if you still are driving around with a W bumper sticker..
This is wrong, un American and horrifying. If you don't speak out against it - shame on you.
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