Ok, finally able to get back on here. I swear, sometimes the internet is against me. First, the provider's equipment broke. (Of course it was the day after the technician that had been here for 2 months left to go back to Italy.) So they had to get the parts here, that took three days. Then it took another 2 for the tech to get back. And finally, one last day to get it all fixed. I had a slight issue with the service once it cam back up and went to talk to the tech, since he is the only one there I knew. I explained it to him and he suggested a few things to try to fix it.
One of his suggestions worked and I went back the next day to let him know. He was already gone, and in his place is some Indian/Pakistani (I have no idea what he is.) who is now our service rep. I don't know what the ISP's policy is on speaking English, but its obvious they really don't care. This man can barely speak, or understand, English. I tried to explain what the issue was and how I fixed it, so he could let others know if they have the same problem. Well, the effort was worse than useless. He never did really understand me, even though I did slow my speech pattern down for him. And understanding anything he said was pure torture. (Now, I have been in several foreign countries, and no matter where I have gone, and no matter how poor someone's English was, I was able to get past the accents. But this guy is something else.)
You would figure that if you plan on providing a service to American service members, with a service rep there, that you would make sure that the person you choose for the job can understand, and be understood, in English. Especially since that would be the language he would be dealing with. I know I don't want to talk to him again, but maybe that's what the company is hoping will happen.
Then, after the net issue was fixed, I couldn't log into this lovely blog to update it. I kept getting all kinds of errors, different ones at that too. This went on for a few days. And finally, today, I can log in. And I never changed anything, go figure. I guess the Internet Gods decided I was worthy again.
Well, since I hadn't been able to log in, all of my ideas are now gone for a real blog today. You're just going to have to accept this for now. Oh, and no quote today, I don't think there are any that apply to this situation anyway. Later.
28 September 2010
13 September 2010
Freedom of Religion
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| People in support of the proposed Mosque near Ground Zero. They know what we all should do. |
Perhaps its because, especially during the period, religion is such a large part of our lives. Even if you profess that you don't believe. (I bet there have been times that you were so relieved that you said, "Oh thank God." and didn't even realize it.) In our modern society, we tend to not live by God's rules, more or less. Thinking that they are out dated and more suitable for times long past. (Myself included) After all, they way we behave now, while we believe in God, is the way that people have always been, we just don't hide it behind closed doors anymore. As Christians, and Americans, we have come to accept that. Muslims around the world are still coming to terms with it and trying to save the "traditional" values of their religion.
Sorry, I went slightly off topic, but still relevant I think. Why do many Americans have such a hard time with Muslims that it is turning into a nationwide hate? You see comments like, "You don't see Christians blowing up airplanes, or flying them into buildings." "The ones committing terrorism are Muslims." Or my personal favorite, "When was the last time you saw a non-Muslim terrorist?" While all of these statements are true, they are also designed to breed fear against all Muslims. They are generalities. And the last one, I can answer easily. The last terrorists that weren't Muslim were sponsored by the Communist nations of the world. When they fell, so did their funding to such groups. (Which incidentally, is where most modern terrorist groups got their start and initial training. Thanks Commies!) And a final reason, America as a whole is still angry with the events of 9/11. And most of them don't have anywhere to direct that anger, so they hit the easiest target they can that is associated with the terrorists that committed that act. American Muslims. No one has ever accused the American public of being overly intelligent. (In my opinion, the American public is getting stupider by the day.)
American Muslims, and Islamic leaders around the world, need to start, (and I hate to use this word but can't think of another), policing their own for these extremists. Just like we have to do within our own military when members get out of hand. That is the only way non-Muslims are going to start trusting the Muslim community as a whole. After all, if Islam is a peaceful religion like you say, (Minus all of the kill the Infidel stuff in the Quran, think of the time period it was written. Our own bible has some pretty harsh stuff in it too.) then bring those abusing the religion to task. And publicly. And for our side (Christians, that is.) we need to be at least a little understanding and open minded. I don't mean stupidly so, just be willing.
Anyways, back to the Freedom of Religion. How does it apply to us, as Americans? Simply put, if you want to make yourself a religion, you can. There are no restrictions on what constitutes a religion in the United States. (However, there are certian "qualifiers" for a religion to be considered one by the government, and therefor, tax exempt.) Everyone is free to worship how they want. And, by law, you have to respect the other person's right to do so. (I disagree with it having to be a law, it should be common courtisy and respect.) So, all of these people that hate Muslims, guess what, they're breaking the law if they interfere with that religion.
(Man, I am really wandering today. But that's ok, if you know me, you know I do not think in a logical and straight forward manner. lol)
You may be asking why, if I am so critical of our government, why am I so open with religion? Easy answer, my beliefs. Yes, I am a Christian. Yes, I believe there is a God, and He is the Christian version. And that Jesus was a real person, as well as the son of God. But doesn't that alone mean that I should denounce other religions? Again, it comes back to my personal belief that there is one, and only one, God. NO MATTER WHAT THE RELIGION IS, IT IS THE SAME GOD.
Think about it. If God is the Almighty, and All Knowing that we give Him credit for, then how could it be otherwise? All religions profess the same basic things. Tolerance for your fellow man, peace and do good deeds. No matter what the actual belief system, that is the basic tenants. I truly believe that the differences in religions are culturally based, not because they have a "different" god/gods. God came to them in the way He (Or She, if you are so inclined.) knew He would be accepted. I mean, come on, the Almighty has to be that smart. So, other religions do not bother me. And I have been in very close proximity to several different ones. Buddist (and a few different varieties), Hindu, Tao, Wiccan (Did I spell that right?), Islam, Judaism and several different Christian religions. And I got along very well with those people. All because, (and this is going to sound extremely arrogant, even for me) I know where their religion is truly coming from, my God. That is just my $.02 worth on religion. You can agree with me, or not, won't change my views. But you may state your opinion if you feel the need, but mind The Rules.
Well, I think I'm a bit spieled out now. I want to leave you with a few things today.
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And finally another quote. It again comes from Ben Franklin, a man that though he lived in the late 1700's, was very wise even in today's society. " If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it."
12 September 2010
Obamanation
I don't know if my friend Biz coined the title, or it came from somewhere else. But I'll be damned if I don't like it and its other hidden meanings. So, as you have already guessed, I am going to talk about Obama today. First off, let me tell you that I will never use his name and President (Note the capitalization today.) in the same sentence. To me he has yet to prove that he is actually allowed to even run for the position. (I can hear you now, "Great another rant about his birth certificate." Yes, but it'll be short, I promise.) He has failed to prove that he was born in this country. Because he does not meet the other birth requirement of 2 parents being citizens, if he was born outside the United States. Supporters of Obama have provided an "Official" birth certificate to the press. However, the birth certificate has been proven to be a true birth certificate. I still don't buy it though. Maybe because I just don't like Obama personally.
I think the funniest thing to turn out of Obama's election is the fact that it took less than one year for his public opinion level to drop below Bush's. And is now the lowest of any President in history. Can you believe it? I sure the hell can. He did not have the experience to be President. His politics were all wrong and he is more lost than a fat kid in a candy store. Lets face it America, you put that man in office because he was black. There was no other reason. (I can hear the calls of "Racist" now. I will address that in a bit.) He really has no clue what he is doing. He doesn't even know how to chose advisers to help him. Look at the first 2 people he picked to run the IRS. THEY HADN'T PAYED THEIR TAXES FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS! Can you believe that?
Then there are his Supreme Court Justice nominees. One, Sotomyer, or however you spell it, is racist. (If you weren't latino, you got harsher rulings from her.) But Obama picked her, and though a few valiant Senators tried to slow the process down, to go against the Obamanation is/was political death. So she was put on the bench. The other one, I don't remember her name, but she blocked recruiters from coming on the college campus where she worked. Even though it was in violation of Federal law, because the college received Federal funding, she thought it didn't apply to them. She later had to reverse her opinion. And this time, there again was limited opposition. Oh, by the way, this lady has never been a judge, or lawyer, only a Law Professor. Some great experience there, huh?
Now I said earlier that I would talk about the whole racist thing and Obama. Well, here it is. If anyone says something bad about him, or that they don't like him, one of the first reactions, especially from black people I've noticed, is that the person is a racist. Hell, I've even had it happen to me. And everyone that knows me knows I don't give a crap what color your skin is, just what type of person you are. (And, believe it, or not, I was compleatly speechless when it happened too.) Just because I don't like the man, or his politics, does not make me racist. I have personal reasons for not liking him. And if you think about it, those that voted for him from the minority groups (Is that politically correct enough for you?) voted for him because he IS black. Isn't that racist?
I said that I had personal reasons that I didn't like him, and here it is. This may come as a surprise, but I almost voted for Obama. Yeah, you read that right. He is a very charismatic individual, even through the TV and I thought he originally had some very good ideas. But when I was in Bagram during the election campaign he came out on a Congressional tour while he was still a Senator. The Commander in Bagram would not let the press on base to "document" the event, as it is against Federal law for political events to be held on military installations. My unit was tasked with flying the Congressmen around the country, which means the crew members of those aircraft were directly responsible for the lives of these VIPs. Obama was going to the Blackhawk he had been assigned to when the Crew Chief walked up to him and extended his hand to greet the Senator. Obama walks right around the man as if he didn't exist. Talk about a slap in the face! He has total disrespect for the military as an institution. And remember, there wasn't any press there, so he was free to be himself.
Anyways, they fly the Congressional group down to Kandahar, where since its a NATO base, and not US, the press is allowed to "document" the entire event. The difference in his attitude toward the military members was astounding. He couldn't greet enough people and was all smiles and encouraging words the whole time. See the difference in him when there are cameras around? Now you are probably asking how I know this. The Crew Chief that this happened to is a friend of mine and he let me know what happened. And the next question I bet you have is, "Why didn't you tell people?" The answer to that is simple. I did tell very close friends and my family, but I was bound by law, both Federal and the UCMJ, from becoming involved in political affairs while in uniform. And when you are deployed, you are ALWAYS in uniform. See, simple, like I said.
However, there is one thing that I must praise Obama for. (Pick your jaw up.) Yes, I said praise. He managed to get people involved in the electoral process and actually vote. The voter turn out was the largest it has been in years. All because of him. That is the only part of "his legacy" that I hope survives his term of office. (Which, God willing, will only be one term. I don't think we can survive much more of his begging for world forgiveness.) Please let us out do the voter numbers next election.
Today I leave with this quote, author unknown, "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." Kind of relevant in relation to Obama, I think.
I think the funniest thing to turn out of Obama's election is the fact that it took less than one year for his public opinion level to drop below Bush's. And is now the lowest of any President in history. Can you believe it? I sure the hell can. He did not have the experience to be President. His politics were all wrong and he is more lost than a fat kid in a candy store. Lets face it America, you put that man in office because he was black. There was no other reason. (I can hear the calls of "Racist" now. I will address that in a bit.) He really has no clue what he is doing. He doesn't even know how to chose advisers to help him. Look at the first 2 people he picked to run the IRS. THEY HADN'T PAYED THEIR TAXES FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS! Can you believe that?
Then there are his Supreme Court Justice nominees. One, Sotomyer, or however you spell it, is racist. (If you weren't latino, you got harsher rulings from her.) But Obama picked her, and though a few valiant Senators tried to slow the process down, to go against the Obamanation is/was political death. So she was put on the bench. The other one, I don't remember her name, but she blocked recruiters from coming on the college campus where she worked. Even though it was in violation of Federal law, because the college received Federal funding, she thought it didn't apply to them. She later had to reverse her opinion. And this time, there again was limited opposition. Oh, by the way, this lady has never been a judge, or lawyer, only a Law Professor. Some great experience there, huh?
Now I said earlier that I would talk about the whole racist thing and Obama. Well, here it is. If anyone says something bad about him, or that they don't like him, one of the first reactions, especially from black people I've noticed, is that the person is a racist. Hell, I've even had it happen to me. And everyone that knows me knows I don't give a crap what color your skin is, just what type of person you are. (And, believe it, or not, I was compleatly speechless when it happened too.) Just because I don't like the man, or his politics, does not make me racist. I have personal reasons for not liking him. And if you think about it, those that voted for him from the minority groups (Is that politically correct enough for you?) voted for him because he IS black. Isn't that racist?
I said that I had personal reasons that I didn't like him, and here it is. This may come as a surprise, but I almost voted for Obama. Yeah, you read that right. He is a very charismatic individual, even through the TV and I thought he originally had some very good ideas. But when I was in Bagram during the election campaign he came out on a Congressional tour while he was still a Senator. The Commander in Bagram would not let the press on base to "document" the event, as it is against Federal law for political events to be held on military installations. My unit was tasked with flying the Congressmen around the country, which means the crew members of those aircraft were directly responsible for the lives of these VIPs. Obama was going to the Blackhawk he had been assigned to when the Crew Chief walked up to him and extended his hand to greet the Senator. Obama walks right around the man as if he didn't exist. Talk about a slap in the face! He has total disrespect for the military as an institution. And remember, there wasn't any press there, so he was free to be himself.
Anyways, they fly the Congressional group down to Kandahar, where since its a NATO base, and not US, the press is allowed to "document" the entire event. The difference in his attitude toward the military members was astounding. He couldn't greet enough people and was all smiles and encouraging words the whole time. See the difference in him when there are cameras around? Now you are probably asking how I know this. The Crew Chief that this happened to is a friend of mine and he let me know what happened. And the next question I bet you have is, "Why didn't you tell people?" The answer to that is simple. I did tell very close friends and my family, but I was bound by law, both Federal and the UCMJ, from becoming involved in political affairs while in uniform. And when you are deployed, you are ALWAYS in uniform. See, simple, like I said.
However, there is one thing that I must praise Obama for. (Pick your jaw up.) Yes, I said praise. He managed to get people involved in the electoral process and actually vote. The voter turn out was the largest it has been in years. All because of him. That is the only part of "his legacy" that I hope survives his term of office. (Which, God willing, will only be one term. I don't think we can survive much more of his begging for world forgiveness.) Please let us out do the voter numbers next election.
Today I leave with this quote, author unknown, "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." Kind of relevant in relation to Obama, I think.
11 September 2010
Remembering
Today is a strange day in the US anymore. Just 9 years ago, the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked by terrorists that had hijacked airliners and crashed them into those places as an act of terror. There was one other planned attack that day, target unknown, that was foiled by the first Americans to take the fight back. Sadly, those heroes, and they are heroes in the true sense of the word, lost their lives when that plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
I am an old, now retired, Soldier. (Well, maybe not so old, but still retired.) And this day really makes me remember. "What does it make you think about?", you may ask. I think about the friends and comrades, people I worked with over the years, all that have lost their lives fighting for what we all believed in. But, mostly, its about my friends that I have lost (NSDQ) and how they would react to seeing what they fought, and died, for, in my opinion, tearing itself down.
We, as a country, have fallen so far from what we were in the days and months immediately following 9/11. We were again "One Nation, Under God." Our determination was rock solid. Those that did those cowardly acts would be found and brought to justice. Either in a court of law, or, preferably, the barrel of a gun. America was ready to act.
Now, 9 years later, yes, it has been 9, we are still in Afghanistan trying to make up ground from previous focuses on Iraq. It may well be to late. America's attention span is woefully short, and extremely fickle. The cost that finishing this campaign favorably, both monetarily and with people, is fast becoming more than the country wants. Which is really shaming. There hasn't been any of the hardships that WWII brought to the general public. No rationing, no draft, nothing that impacts them. The only ones that are impacted are those that serve, their families and friends.
America no longer wants to be involved in "those places" and feels that "they should take care of themselves". And believe me, I want that for those 2 countries as well, but it takes time. America, with her now, now, now, culture just can't wrap her mind around that. I blame the media for most of that attitude. How often, when you watch the news, (You do watch the news, right?) do you see stories about the good that is actually being done in Afghanistan and Iraq? The schools we build so their children can be educated and better their own lives? The hospitals that we build, or the people's lives we save when we send our medical personnel out to remote areas that haven't seen a doctor in years? Or even more recently, the floods in Pakistan, in an area that is know to harbor people that want to do us harm, did you hear anything about the aid the military units sent there?
What you hear about is the bad things that happen. Mostly when military personnel are killed. I have some info for you on that, its a war, people die, and it sucks. But that is the way it is, life isn't fair.
And, yes, even though I am retired now, I am still impacted. I have many friends still in uniform, and I still am working with Soldiers. And, the biggest reason, my oldest daughter is in the Navy. (I am so proud of her for that. No I didn't push her to serve, she made that decision on her own. Just wish it wasn't the Navy. Damn squids.) So, she may end up in harms way at some point. I pray to God that won't come to be, but I understand it is a possibility. And so does she.
Another way we have fallen since then, this business about a mosque near Ground Zero. There is no reason to oppose it, other than personal ignorance or feelings. The religion of Islam, while not my own, does not create terrorists. That fault falls to those that twist the religion to their own ends. They take those that are ignorant of the wider world, because of a lack of education opportunities, and fill their heads with crap. You hear something often enough, even if you know it is completely false, you begin to believe it. And in case anyone is out there thinking, "None of the terrorists are Christian. They are all Muslim." Currently, you would be correct. Let me remind you, in case you conveniently overlooked this little fact, that Christianity has had its share of "terrorist" acts. Have you ever heard about the Crusades, or perhaps the Inquisition? If not, educate yourself, get a book and read up on it. Yes, a book, don't Google it!
And that is just the general population of America. Our elected officials are even worse. A president (Yes,I deliberately left it uncapitalized.) that fires a General, admittedly, one I don't like, for saying the truth about what is going on in Afghanistan on national TV, because it wasn't the party line, is abuse of power. You need realists around the leader of the nation to give unbiased information. Or when he announced that America is no longer a Christian nation. (Last time I checked we were.) All because he is trying to apologize to people that shouldn't matter and make nice with them. Those that want to do us harm won't stop no matter how much we apologize, or try to make them feel better about us. They do it for 2 reasons. They are jealous of what we have, or they use hate for America to gain personal power. Nothing we do will ever change that. Nothing Obama does will change it either. (FYI, I have a feeling there will be LOTS of posts about Obama. And I will recognize the good, as well as the bad.)
You may be thinking that I am just going to bash on Obama, not true. I have things against Congress (I just lump both Houses together, its easier that way.) as well. After all, they have gotten just as bad. They will do anything to get re-elected and retain the power that they do have. Since going against Obama gets one labeled as a racist, most of the time. And being a racist is political suicide, Congress members are afraid to voice their dissent. That is unless they are in a group. Then it gets labeled partisanship. Remember all of the debates about health care. Good. I knew you would. The Republicans were blamed for holding up the progress. But they weren't included in the drafting of the bill. (I would be a little miffed if you expected me to vote for a bill that I had no say as to what it contained.) And to vote against it was considered show you didn't care about your constituents. I know I would damn well want to have a say so in anything that affected people I was elected to represent, its what I would be getting paid for. But what happened, the Republicans voted for the bill because they wouldn't get re-elected otherwise.
America, you need to wake up, get informed and get involved. Otherwise, you are going to see even more of your rights be voted away by those you elect to represent you. But, of course, its for your own protection, right?
I will leave you today with a quote from one of our Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin. "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Amen Ben.
WAKE UP AMERICA!
I am an old, now retired, Soldier. (Well, maybe not so old, but still retired.) And this day really makes me remember. "What does it make you think about?", you may ask. I think about the friends and comrades, people I worked with over the years, all that have lost their lives fighting for what we all believed in. But, mostly, its about my friends that I have lost (NSDQ) and how they would react to seeing what they fought, and died, for, in my opinion, tearing itself down.
We, as a country, have fallen so far from what we were in the days and months immediately following 9/11. We were again "One Nation, Under God." Our determination was rock solid. Those that did those cowardly acts would be found and brought to justice. Either in a court of law, or, preferably, the barrel of a gun. America was ready to act.
Now, 9 years later, yes, it has been 9, we are still in Afghanistan trying to make up ground from previous focuses on Iraq. It may well be to late. America's attention span is woefully short, and extremely fickle. The cost that finishing this campaign favorably, both monetarily and with people, is fast becoming more than the country wants. Which is really shaming. There hasn't been any of the hardships that WWII brought to the general public. No rationing, no draft, nothing that impacts them. The only ones that are impacted are those that serve, their families and friends.
America no longer wants to be involved in "those places" and feels that "they should take care of themselves". And believe me, I want that for those 2 countries as well, but it takes time. America, with her now, now, now, culture just can't wrap her mind around that. I blame the media for most of that attitude. How often, when you watch the news, (You do watch the news, right?) do you see stories about the good that is actually being done in Afghanistan and Iraq? The schools we build so their children can be educated and better their own lives? The hospitals that we build, or the people's lives we save when we send our medical personnel out to remote areas that haven't seen a doctor in years? Or even more recently, the floods in Pakistan, in an area that is know to harbor people that want to do us harm, did you hear anything about the aid the military units sent there?
What you hear about is the bad things that happen. Mostly when military personnel are killed. I have some info for you on that, its a war, people die, and it sucks. But that is the way it is, life isn't fair.
And, yes, even though I am retired now, I am still impacted. I have many friends still in uniform, and I still am working with Soldiers. And, the biggest reason, my oldest daughter is in the Navy. (I am so proud of her for that. No I didn't push her to serve, she made that decision on her own. Just wish it wasn't the Navy. Damn squids.) So, she may end up in harms way at some point. I pray to God that won't come to be, but I understand it is a possibility. And so does she.
Another way we have fallen since then, this business about a mosque near Ground Zero. There is no reason to oppose it, other than personal ignorance or feelings. The religion of Islam, while not my own, does not create terrorists. That fault falls to those that twist the religion to their own ends. They take those that are ignorant of the wider world, because of a lack of education opportunities, and fill their heads with crap. You hear something often enough, even if you know it is completely false, you begin to believe it. And in case anyone is out there thinking, "None of the terrorists are Christian. They are all Muslim." Currently, you would be correct. Let me remind you, in case you conveniently overlooked this little fact, that Christianity has had its share of "terrorist" acts. Have you ever heard about the Crusades, or perhaps the Inquisition? If not, educate yourself, get a book and read up on it. Yes, a book, don't Google it!
And that is just the general population of America. Our elected officials are even worse. A president (Yes,I deliberately left it uncapitalized.) that fires a General, admittedly, one I don't like, for saying the truth about what is going on in Afghanistan on national TV, because it wasn't the party line, is abuse of power. You need realists around the leader of the nation to give unbiased information. Or when he announced that America is no longer a Christian nation. (Last time I checked we were.) All because he is trying to apologize to people that shouldn't matter and make nice with them. Those that want to do us harm won't stop no matter how much we apologize, or try to make them feel better about us. They do it for 2 reasons. They are jealous of what we have, or they use hate for America to gain personal power. Nothing we do will ever change that. Nothing Obama does will change it either. (FYI, I have a feeling there will be LOTS of posts about Obama. And I will recognize the good, as well as the bad.)
You may be thinking that I am just going to bash on Obama, not true. I have things against Congress (I just lump both Houses together, its easier that way.) as well. After all, they have gotten just as bad. They will do anything to get re-elected and retain the power that they do have. Since going against Obama gets one labeled as a racist, most of the time. And being a racist is political suicide, Congress members are afraid to voice their dissent. That is unless they are in a group. Then it gets labeled partisanship. Remember all of the debates about health care. Good. I knew you would. The Republicans were blamed for holding up the progress. But they weren't included in the drafting of the bill. (I would be a little miffed if you expected me to vote for a bill that I had no say as to what it contained.) And to vote against it was considered show you didn't care about your constituents. I know I would damn well want to have a say so in anything that affected people I was elected to represent, its what I would be getting paid for. But what happened, the Republicans voted for the bill because they wouldn't get re-elected otherwise.
America, you need to wake up, get informed and get involved. Otherwise, you are going to see even more of your rights be voted away by those you elect to represent you. But, of course, its for your own protection, right?
I will leave you today with a quote from one of our Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin. "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Amen Ben.
WAKE UP AMERICA!
The Rules
I have decided to restart my blog. Previously, I only had a handful of readers, mostly friends, and friends of friends, and basically kept to topics that involved what I had done. Now that I am retired from the Army I feel I am free to express my opinions on political topics as well. Lately I have been becoming more and more frustrated with events happening in my beloved country. And I need a place to vent these feelings and thoughts, without offending people I consider dear friends, or my family. (You know who you are.) I also wanted a place where even those that disagree with me could say so, and loudly, if they felt the need. However, there are a few rules:
1. Be respectful of myself, and others that post on here. I will not tolerate personal attacks, mudslinging or general inflammatory statements, such as "You're a dick." (While it may be true, still won't be allowed.)
2. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. It is a right I defended for 21 years. Just because it is an opinion that doesn't agree with you, doesn't mean it is wrong. (That applies even to myself.)
3. I reserve the right to print whatever I feel here. If you don't like it, sorry, but its for me, not you. You DO NOT have to visit my site. I welcome your views none the less if you disagree with me.
4. I am an honest person, sometimes brutally so. (Those that know me, know this is true.) If I hurt your feelings, I won't apologize. Unless I was very mistaken about what I was writing about.
And 5. BE RESPECTFUL of others and myself on here.
Failure to follow these simple rules will result in your comment being deleted. Simple as that. Have a nice day.
1. Be respectful of myself, and others that post on here. I will not tolerate personal attacks, mudslinging or general inflammatory statements, such as "You're a dick." (While it may be true, still won't be allowed.)
2. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. It is a right I defended for 21 years. Just because it is an opinion that doesn't agree with you, doesn't mean it is wrong. (That applies even to myself.)
3. I reserve the right to print whatever I feel here. If you don't like it, sorry, but its for me, not you. You DO NOT have to visit my site. I welcome your views none the less if you disagree with me.
4. I am an honest person, sometimes brutally so. (Those that know me, know this is true.) If I hurt your feelings, I won't apologize. Unless I was very mistaken about what I was writing about.
And 5. BE RESPECTFUL of others and myself on here.
Failure to follow these simple rules will result in your comment being deleted. Simple as that. Have a nice day.
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