We all bitch and whine about what we don't have. We complain about not having enough freedoms, not having enough crap, not having enough choices. What are "we" bitching for! Have you been keeping up with the news? Do you KNOW what's going on in the world??
There are bombings everywhere not just here. Many more people die from suicide bombers and the like elsewhere. [not undermining the severity of our own issues] In Guantanamo Bay, POW are starving themselves just to get our attention so that they can be released as they were told they would be, many have been forced fed, and yet they're still waiting for results.. People say we should fully leave Afghanistan, and though I [
mostly] agree, I still think since they are ASKING for help in reconstructing their army, we should leave some people there to help! What's the point of being a powerful nation if we don't do unto others?! Yes we have our own issues and our own problems to worry about, I totally understand that, but how can we expect aid in the future if we ever need it if we can't help others as well?
That's what chaps my [a$$] most. People spout off this shit about helping others, "being good Christians", good people, etc. yet we [
seemingly] aren't doing anything for the women/children/communities that need help in places around the world, in places we
helped destroy! War leaves innocent lives destroyed, families ruined, and we just abandon them as if they are worthless, and complain that they are taking the money we need ourselves. What do you expect?! If we destroy a place, we should help rebuild it! If war came to us... what would you hope for?! I hope the innocent would be acknowledged and given aid to reconstruct their ruined lives not just tossed aside.
War is not the only trouble we have you know. There are SO many issues I can't even write about them all [doesn't mean I won't try]. There are many starving children, many children all over the world who are homeless and have nothing yet our kids are so spoiled there have been studies showing obesity is prevalent and out of control in the US
"Of all high income countries, the United States has the highest rates of overweight and obesity, with fully a third of the population obese—a rate projected to rise to around 50 percent by 2030." *. There are homeless Veterans with no one to help them fix their broken lives/minds or souls. Vets who served FOR US yet we barely give them enough to survive. WHY aren't they a bigger priority!
Instead of keeping up with the news, it seems like the majority of people would rather "keep up with the karTRASHians" and a care more about what inane, useless people are doing rather than find out what's going on in the world. We have all these super rich brats who don't do shit for the money they sit on and waste, while we have people with no money, working their asses off to try to just scrape by! Am I the only one who feels like that? Am I the only one who thinks that's wrong!? [I know I'm not, it's rhetorical]. There are so many things going on outside of our world but few people seem to notice outside of their own little selfish, reality tv brainwashed lives.
I understand it's hard to do things for people across the world. I know its hard to even just help people here in our own areas! I wish I could help everyone but there is always some reason I'm unable to. I'm just one person, but I've learned that even just talking about it, standing up for something you believe in, making people aware and speaking out is doing something! Teaching people about what's going on outside of their bubble is doing something. Standing up for what you believe in with other people who believe in the same things as you do, is doing something! You are out there advocating, spreading the word and doing more than just saying you wish you could do more. I want to learn more ways to help and stand up for people who might not have that support. I go to rallies and go to seminars for a reason! I've been going to them since I was 13! My mother got me into them and they are a great way to connect with people on your wave length. I alone
may be only one voice, but with the others who are also committed to helping, we make a formidable force!
Don't let people [or me] tell you what to do, how to believe or what to stand up for. We wouldn't be land of the free otherwise. It just majorly blows that the Government is getting so involved in our personal lives... we have to not only help the other countries who have this issue, but also make sure to fight for our freedoms. It's a lot of work, but isn't your life, your future important?
What Do I Stand/Fight For? I'm glad you ask. Really I stand for ALL human and animal rights but there are certain things that I advocate for more than others.
WOMEN RIGHTS [including abortion & abused women rights]
As the sex that is responsible for bearing you, and after all the feminist movements; you'd think we would get better treatment and not have someone trying to tell us what we can and can't do with our own bodies! No one has the right to tell you what to do with your body. It's YOUR body. For the government to [try] to say otherwise is horse shit. I'm pro-life MYSELF but pro-choice for every other woman. Why should what you choose to do with your body affect me personally? It doesn't and though yes I am sad for the innocent babies, it's not my call nor my place to judge you.
What's sad is we in America complain about our rights, though they are being slightly questioned it seems, women from other countries have it SO MUCH WORSE!! Little girls are still being sold to older men to marry [
disgusting] they are still being treated as if they were less than animals! They [may be] treated like crap by their spouses families even raped by male family members, some are even being KILLED just because they didn't cook/clean to the families liking!! There was a story in 2010 in Time Magazine about a young woman [Aesha Mohmmadzai] who had her nose and ears cut off simply for running away from her abusive husband! Her story isn't the only one like it. It's disgusting how women are being treated globally! Have you heard the stories about women who are still enduring circumcision in some African places?! Barbaric not only to us, but [some of] them as well! Even though it has been a custom, some things should be changed for the health and well being of the sufferers.
Yes there are just as many horror stories about women being beaten or worse but it is not as prevalent here where we have WAY more rights. We are allowed to go to school, work, go out without being ridiculed or stoned for "improper behavior" which could be as simple as stepping out of your house and talking to a man who isn't in your family or husband. Women need to help each other period. We will sadly always be viewed as the "weaker sex" and no one's going to take care of us the way we would ourselves. We have to stand up and be strong for the women who can't speak out for themselves!
Sites:
http://www.peointernational.org/
http://www.wfp.org/
http://www.womenforwomen.org/
GLBT:
Does it bother you when girls make out- no? but when guys do it's "wrong"? Are you a "fake lesbian" who makes out with other chicks just for the attention? GTFU! You're idiots and need a hard kick in the head. It's not a game to play! It's a way of life! What I don't get is WHY YOU CARE that I like chicks! WHY does it offend you if my friend "Bill" is gay, that his dad Bob is now Bertha and his mom has a new girlfriend?!? Is it interfering with your daily life?! No one tells straight people who to love and how to live!
Why should other people who happen to love the same gender be treated any different! It pisses me off that this is even an argument! It shouldn't even need to be discussed! It's none of your damn business! Love is no ones business but their own so BTFO! Get over it! Say God hates homos if you want- your also ignorant and need more than a kick. GOD CAN NOT HATE! GOD IS LOVE! Why would He create someone he hates?! Stop being so stupid! I know that sounds harsh but dense people need a little more brashness than the "regular ones". One group I've been following for over 3 yrs now is the NOH8 campaign begun by Adam Bouska and his partner in response to Cali's prop 8 in 2008. When I finally got to meet him and his employee/friend Chris I was close to tears. Maybe it's because I've grown up with many gay men and lesbians & have even known several transgender females, that this resonates and touches me so much. I've talked about it before as well so I wont get into it EITHER but the way it took off so quickly is awesome! I just hope the people who have taken their pics aren't hypocrites and turning around being a-holes to every Tom & Rob or Sally & Jane... you know?!
Sites to check out: http://www.noh8campaign.com,
http://www.itgetsbetter.org/
ABANDONED AND ABUSED CHILDREN
As you know I was adopted, lived in a foster home for several months before I was adopted. Now, mostly due to my mother being a teacher, children have always held a special place in my heart. To think of any of my kids going through either makes me sick, and it makes me sicker to know there are children all over the world dealing with these things they shouldn't have to. I understand getting frustrated at children, they are rather obnoxious and loud but I NEVER will understand striking or beating a child. Children are my life and considering they are the ones who are going to run the world when we are too old- they should be everyone elses' as well!
Sites to check out: http://www.helpthechildren.org
ANTI BULLYING [in general as well as GLBT]
I've spoken many times about bullying so I wont get into it again. I was and have been a bullied person most my life. I don't understand it. Never have. I feel bad for people who feel empowered and more emotionally gratified when they put others down, hurt others and are just bullies. I don't get it. I'm not perfect! I'm not always happy with life, but I never go around belittling others or talking down to them. EVER! We are here to help each other, at least we SHOULD be, if you're not I suggest moving to a desserted island perhaps...
VETERANS AID
I have heard stories of most of the homeless being veterans for as long as I can remember. I've heard that they went crazy and couldn't hold down normal jobs or live normal lives any more because of all the horror they went through during war/s. How can you expect a man/woman to return to everyday life after watching their close friends and comrades being shot at, mutilated and killed?! After dating "my marine", I understood better the kind of care they need. Not only medical but also lots of mental as well. Not because they are crazy- but because they come back not knowing what to do with themselves, how to end the night terrors and how to get back into routines they once knew. For "my marine" and his friends, several were pivoted back to Freshman year of college- their military skills unnecessary for the day to day work force. They didn't know how to get back to the "normal grind" of day to day life. I can understand how it would be hard to fend for yourself after spending years having someone tell you what to do, after years of following strict codes and rules. I don't know how other people with partners with worse issues than my marine had dealt with the PTSD issues and I wish there was more being done to help rehabilitate our service people!!
Also try:
http://www.mercycorps.org/
*sitation:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-trends/
