Lets take a look at the current state of affairs through the eyes of the right wing, as they see it and trying to tell the rest of us how it should be fixed. Here we go!
First:" Science is nonsense. The earth is FLAT. It's a dark and ugly place, where clouds are gathering and bad people live. So, be afraid, live in fear and hate all the others, who are not like us. But don't worry, we the GOP/Tea Party have the solutions on how to fix all of this."
"We are God loving people and abide by the bible" This goes of course only up to the part where it says: love thy neighbor, help others, take care of the poor and the sick, care for the less fortunate. Here the GOP interpretations turn into something like this. "Kill Social Security, Medicare, Education, Healthcare etc. ... Everybody who comes to the government for help is either: Dumb, lazy, unwilling, a free loader or a criminal. EXCEPT of course, if you are: a banker, a CEO, a large corporation or a Wall Street Executive, then you are entitled to government help.
Second:" The constitution and its amendments are the best things ever written after the 10 Commandments. It's flawless, and we all have to live by it, nothing should be allowed to change. EXCEPT of course the things WE DON"T like in it.
For example: The Birth/Citizenship right. Our founding fathers didn't mean it THIS way. Really, how do you guys know? Ever talked to one of the founders?
Another example: The Gun amendment: Everyone has the right to bear arms. High powered rifles, machine guns, fully automatic assault riffles, 30 round magazines etc.? "This IS what our founding fathers MEANT". Really? Did you talk to them?
Third:" We don't need the EPA. They are too restrictive and useless. Let's abolish it.
Really? Last time I checked the bible, it said something like this: God made the havens AND the earth, the oceans, the plants and flowers and all the animals in it, for us humans to enjoy. What happened to "living in accordance with the bible"? Shouldn't we protect Gods green earth?!
Fourth: "We need to build a wall around America. Keep everyone out and live by ourselves".
"OH YEAH, great concept". Let's see: The iron curtain, the Berlin wall, put the Soviet Union about 5 decades behind in all aspects of development. They couldn't even feed their own people anymore. The fence/wall/minefield that keeps North Korea isolated: What a great place to live in! The Chinese wall: turned out to be useless. The Chinese started to become an economic power, after they came OUT from behind their isolation.
Fifth:" Lets cut all educational spending".
BRILLIANT. Lets not anybody come into the country, and stop educating our own people at the same time. I don't need to comment on this any further.
People with a mindset like this, couldn't run for the position of village idiot in any other civilized nation on earth. What's even worst is that there are people out there who believe all that nonsense and actually vote for such clowns. The intellectual hobbits are leading a swarm of intellectual insects!
Obviously, I could go on and on about this, but I'm sure you've gotten the picture by now. In closing, let me just say this. This still IS the greatest country on earth. We don't need a bunch of ignorant, narrow minded, fear and hate mongering intellectual lightweights to lead us back to the dark ages. This is the 21st Century, where science and technology combined with sensible management of resources will make this a better place to live for all of us. No one ever said that going forward is easy and free of failure, but it's better than going backwards in time. Educate your self's, so that you can make decisions on your own, rather than blindly accepting someone else's.
Here are two quotes to end this article.
Steve Jobs:" Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking.
Plato:"
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.