I hate American politics.The entire structure of it makes me sick, confuses, angers, and saddens me. Do I vote for the republican party that doesn't seem to have a heart, or do I vote for the democratic party that doesn't seem to have a brain?
There are 318.9 million Americans living in this country each one of them with a different view and life style. We are all told to choose between two confining parties that both encourage more laws, more rules, more control, more limitation. Meanwhile as each new law is passed Americans find loopholes and ways around the laws they don't like making all of it even more pointless. So we write more laws and we find more holes.
A mass shooting happens in the country and two sides are formed. One says we need more guns to fight the guns, the other says there should be no guns so there is no shootings. And Those are my options to choose from.
Employees of large companies aren't paid well while the CEO is paid a stupid amount. One says we need to force the CEO to pay the employees more. The other says that employee just needs to work harder to earn more money. And those are my options to choose from.
There are hungry poor people in our country. One says we should force everyone to pay for a government program. The other says they should work and take drug tests in order to eat. And those are my options to choose from.
Abortion, One says a woman has the right to choose if she wants the child to live or not. The other says the child has a right to live and the woman has no choice. And those are the options to choose from.
Assisted dying, One says if a person is uncomfortable they should have the option of ending their existence. The other says they must remain alive as long as possible no matter the pain. And those are the options to choose from.
Social Security, One says we should force everyone to pay for people's retirement. The other says people should save their money and receive no help.
Climate change, One says we should force everyone to limit how the use energy. The other says people should be able to use as much as they want.
War, One says we shouldn't have such a large military, the other says we need to keep fighting or we will be destroyed.
Our justice system is based more on money than justice. If you have the time and money to pay for lawyers and hearings then you will win. It has nothing to do with who is right who is wrong, who is guilty who is innocent. A guilty man can walk free because of a loophole. An innocent man can be murdered because of lack of evidence. And those are the options to choose from.
I could go on and on and on. I don't agree with any of this. It has been my experience that life has never been black and white for me yet our government is asking me to choose red or blue. Life isn't red or blue. I refuse to settle or compromise for the lesser of two evils. I refuse to choose red or blue.
I want people to have freedom. I want people to have choices. I am not okay with debt. I am not okay with war. But other people are so should I force the government to do exactly and only what I think our country should look like? Or can I be okay with compromise, disagreement and people living a different way than how I would?
And those are the options to choose from.
Noah Gundersen - Oh Death