StooltimeCounseling's Blog

Stolltime,
"Politically Idealistic" I've never thought of that way. I guess I would be consider Politically Idealistic. I like the sound of hope for our country. I like to here them say gas will go down and taxes will be cut and if it doesn't happen I do not automatically assume they lied to get my vote, I figure that things are a lot easier said than done. That's how I try to look at it because no matter who wins their inherting a lot of the bad stuff we have going on right now. People are waiting in the wings waiting to say "I knew McCain was another Bush!" if he wins and "I knew Obama didn't have enough experience for the job!" if he wins. I believe we has the people have to see these visions with the candidates and help them to beleive that they can turn our country around.( But I'm alot younger what do I know.) I can't wait for the debates also. Thanks for this blog, it allowed me to look at my thinking process a little deeper when I read it. I hope to see more intelligent comments rather than bashing of the candidates. This helps us young folk more than you know. Alot of us read them just don't comment because there usually absurd.

"Politically Idealistic" I've never thought of that way..."
Stolltime,Loveli1:
You all have ESP, I do believe. My thoughts this AM were tuned in to this concept. My generation were hard core realists. We had few opportunities to really be idealistic. After collecting scrap, paper, buy war bonds, war stamps, and listening to the WW2 Movie Tone news, we had street ball games. Few of us were Politically Idealistic, we knew the results if our Nation lost. Daily realism, coupled with growing up in uncertainty hardened the idealism into dealing with the threats at hand, in later years the USSR and their tenets.
Now, we have a generation Y that is Policitally Idealistic, ready to absorb, be educated, and to experience the realities of Political Life. Optimism will carry you far, but, in my opine, hard facts, reality proven by R and D of the data will bring you home to conclusions you can live with.
The Four Freedoms, known to the WW2 crowd as the ones we would lose if we lost the conflict, are hard facts. Lose any one of these and the USA house goes down.
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a barbaque in every back yard is Hosane Obamas,
chicken ribs and colard greens in every pot.

although some of the comments seem racial being a christian should not allow you to wear blinders god is showing the people of this country what is in store with respect to either canidate so being a mature man myself i simply stated what the rev wright said "america's chickens are commming home to roost" to me that is a direct statment about the goverment and the attacks of 9/11 and if you think about that the rev wright could have very well meant that more attacks are to come ! so if that is true and we will be attacked again we should have a president that will deal with the attacks accordingly! jesus said to turn the other cheek not to lay down and die we should take up our swords just as david did against the philisteins and with gods blessing he was victorious! and as a nation that has 83% of its people who believe in god we should be able and willing to defend ourselfs agaist the radical extremist who wish to do us harm so if your just seeing racist comments take it upon your self to look a little closer at the statements and perhaps you can see that although some are! most are just concerens of everyday people that are either afraid or uncertian of what impact this election will have on thier lives we are at war and although most people know that it is unjust being in iraq we have had a major victory over the oppressor that once kept those people under his thumb and not allowed them any type of freedom did you know that many of our troops over there are christians and some have lead iraqi people to christ! that right there is a strong statement about what is goin

notforobama
i am a very reasonable person and i myself do not think we deserve to be attack on 9/11. but for every action their is a reaction. their is a cause and effect to everything.do you really believe we have the right to invade another country on a assumption.in everyday life can i hit you if i believe you are about to hit me. the answer is no. you only can use self defence if you are being attack. get my point. do you believe their are countries in the world who think america is the oppressor. we america in the last 20 years have invaded, liberated or what every you want to call it more cuntries than any other nation. iraq, afganistan, iran,ect. we need to be honest with ourself our government policies in the middle east is causing us to be hated by most in the middle east.next up iran. this country alledgely have nuclear weapon this is the next war.iran can not have weapons this is our enemy.isreal a democracy in the middle east our friend. this country have nuclear weapon. north korea tested a missile which can carry nuclear weapon. we talk to them. we invade iraq on a assumption and talk to the country who showed us they have the weapon. our policy is getting american killed. mccain have the same policy when it comes to the middle east.its up to the people in any country to decide their faith not up to america. remember we had a civil war to bring this country together

"we need to be honest with ourself our government policies in the middle east is causing us to be hated by most in the middle east"
fgeason:
History shows us, the Brits were "hated by most" almost everywhere they established a measure of civilization. The Dutch, the Porteguese, the Chinese, even the jdhows of trade from Arabia, were all disliked, for even being there.
Question is, as implied in almost all of the posts, is Does any nation have a "right" to go beyond his boundaries, in what ever manner.
I would say, yes. If my neighbor is hurting, fell off his roof, I go over there, impose my skills, help him up. THEN do I go home, or stay a while. That is where the shoe meets the road. It is the Staying Awhile that grinds on us, nationally, individualy. The Brits stayed in their "Helped Gain Civilization" effort for 300 years. Likewise, the Dutch and the rest.
Today, the USA is in their shoes. We are the best compassionate, busybodies on the earth. We just can't help but Help!!!
So, to say we have no right, is wrong. We do have a right and a duty to aid our neighbor, when they are being gassed, murdered and polluted by tyrants. It has always been a bone of contention, except for the rescued, the aided and the helped. They never compain.
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if we allow the tyrants of the world to do as they please that in its self would create more contemption for the u.s. and bring forth more enemies you have got to remember the if you can't beat em join em saying and thats what would happen if we let the tyrants do as they please the oppressed peopel would join thier opressors to defeat what would be called thier enemy (the u.s.a.) with the hope that after its done they (the opressed ) would have a easier life afterward so that being said we do and always should try to take care of oue neigbors of this very small planet if not then the folks like saddam hussein would develop weapons that will wipe out the entire worlds population with out any benifit for anyone !

"we should help everyone not just certain countries"
Fgeason
Ok, as I understand your post. Help should not be conditional, be deep, and spread across lots of areas, nations, and without comments as to the root cause of the need for the help.
Now, if this is reasonable, lets look at the USA record. Without a boring list, just this last 6 months, the USA has stood offshore, watching as thousands perished due to a recalictrant tyrant in Burma. Assisted in flood relief, typhoon relief, earthquake relief in China, and continued food relief in the poorer nations south of the Mediterranean.
Help, without conditions? Yep
Help, without overt comment on causes Yep
Help, Immediate and correct Yep
I could go on, but the USA record, while not a big MSS headline, is there, when needed, in depth, and correctly applied.
Our "friends and allies" generally are somewhat awed and jealous of our responses, hence the MSS headlines of "concern"...
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