The post below about pocket knives, nail clippers, etc, etc being taken by the TSA, being prohibited in various places, etc go me to wondering. When will the crazinesss stop, but more importantly, what can we do to it stop? I mean seriously pretty much ANYTHING can be turned into a weapon, from car keys to a sharpened edge of a credit card, from a ball point ink pen to the spike heal of a shoe. Heck, take things back in time and a chip off of a rock is a weapon. Go further still and the rock itself was the weapon.
I guess what I am getting at is the world is full of tools, plain and simple. Whether a particular tools is used as a weapon or not depends upon the HUMAN involved. In the end it's the HUMAN MIND that is the real weapon, regardless of the object used. Funny thing I don't see anyone having to physically check their brain before doing anything. Well, on second thought, given the way some things are done nowdays I think out "leaders" are expecting us to check out brains and simply follow along with their stupid rules, without question.
There in lies the real question, "How do we make the maddness stop?". I mean I figure I could get on a thousand different sites, smilar to this one, and find tens of thousands of people who feel this same way. Unfortunately it seems we can all get together on here and share out concerns, our problems, etc, etc, but when it comes to actually getting out there and doing anything it all seems to come to a screeching halt. I mean I see these "occupy America" people being making themselves heard, the 'alternative' lifestyle people making themselves heard, and pretty much any other 'minority' group of like minded folks being heard...BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GOOD OLD AMERICAN MAJORITY that just wants this country to return to the common sense based roots of our past?
Let's not get political here as this IS NOT A POLITICAL post. Seriously there are folks from all parties that feel this way and that's the way it should be. What I am looking for is valid ways for those of us that feel this way to make sure our voices are heard and, more importantly, heeded by the leaders we choose beyond the 'pat' answer of 'elect them or not'. What I'm thinking is say something like petitions for/against this or that at tractor shows, etc, etc. In other words do like other groups do and find places where like minded people congrigate and use it as an advantage instead of being afraid to hurt someone's feelings by asking for a signature, etc, etc at a time they are wanting to 'just look at tractors'. Basically things have gotten to the point that if people are too interested in not having their 'play outing' disturbed for a minute by something really serious, then I guess we have gone too far and this country really is doomed......I mean things have gotten to where they are a little at a time, so it's a given that nothing will happen overnight.
Soooo, it's a given this will all have to happen a little at a time, one battle at a time, and maybe, just maybe, eventually common sense can win the war......Soooo, any more ideas??????
I guess what I am getting at is the world is full of tools, plain and simple. Whether a particular tools is used as a weapon or not depends upon the HUMAN involved. In the end it's the HUMAN MIND that is the real weapon, regardless of the object used. Funny thing I don't see anyone having to physically check their brain before doing anything. Well, on second thought, given the way some things are done nowdays I think out "leaders" are expecting us to check out brains and simply follow along with their stupid rules, without question.
There in lies the real question, "How do we make the maddness stop?". I mean I figure I could get on a thousand different sites, smilar to this one, and find tens of thousands of people who feel this same way. Unfortunately it seems we can all get together on here and share out concerns, our problems, etc, etc, but when it comes to actually getting out there and doing anything it all seems to come to a screeching halt. I mean I see these "occupy America" people being making themselves heard, the 'alternative' lifestyle people making themselves heard, and pretty much any other 'minority' group of like minded folks being heard...BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GOOD OLD AMERICAN MAJORITY that just wants this country to return to the common sense based roots of our past?
Let's not get political here as this IS NOT A POLITICAL post. Seriously there are folks from all parties that feel this way and that's the way it should be. What I am looking for is valid ways for those of us that feel this way to make sure our voices are heard and, more importantly, heeded by the leaders we choose beyond the 'pat' answer of 'elect them or not'. What I'm thinking is say something like petitions for/against this or that at tractor shows, etc, etc. In other words do like other groups do and find places where like minded people congrigate and use it as an advantage instead of being afraid to hurt someone's feelings by asking for a signature, etc, etc at a time they are wanting to 'just look at tractors'. Basically things have gotten to the point that if people are too interested in not having their 'play outing' disturbed for a minute by something really serious, then I guess we have gone too far and this country really is doomed......I mean things have gotten to where they are a little at a time, so it's a given that nothing will happen overnight.
Soooo, it's a given this will all have to happen a little at a time, one battle at a time, and maybe, just maybe, eventually common sense can win the war......Soooo, any more ideas??????
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