It's impossible to be proud of being an American when Our Country stands on the verge of collapse. We as a nation have teetered on the edge of ruin for some time now because corrupt Politicians and the corrupt Corporations that have bought them have usurped our rights and freedom for their own greed.
Watching videos posted from citizens in cities across the nation; the abuses being levied against peaceful citizens attempting to exercise their First Amendment Rights and the powers that be (corrupt corporations and politicians) are using the people's money to assault and terrorize our fellow citizens. There is no honor in what is happening to the #Occupy Protesters.
When the foreign governments assaulted the protesters in their countries, our elected officials pointed to them stating that the people demand freedom from oppression, it's an Inalienable Human Right! When the Citizens of the U.S. finally begin to rise up against the injustice of oppression and corruption, our governing bodies do the same things that Mubarek did in Egypt. The same things Quadafi did in Libya. Not quite the same things as China did @Tienamen square… yet. The Chinese Government is the only one of those three examples still in power. The peaceful movement is on the verge of becoming a movement for survival.
Several Governing bodies across the nation have opted to ignore our constitutional rights. They no longer serve “We the People.” These governing bodies and the corrupt police departments protecting them and their corporate owners must be brought to justice. We do not need another violent and bloody revolution. Though bloodied the #Occupy Protesters have remained peaceful. They do have every right to defend themselves and yet they are choosing to show everyone that Honor and Integrity do still mean something in the 21st Century.
As a U.S. Marine, I took an oath upon enlisting to defend our country from all enemies foreign and domestic. Every man and woman professes the same oath when enlisting in any branch of the U.S. Armed forces. I’ve been back in civilian life for 20+ years but seeing these abuses of power and position; seeing people injured simply because they are trying to find a way for the governing bodies to take our claims seriously. It pisses me off. The next “Shot heard ‘round the world” is potentially, only one more abusive act away.
Over the last two years, things have really gotten out of control with politicians passing legislation overturning voter-approved laws. New restrictions have been place on our right to vote in some states. Law-abiding citizens are being subjected to unlawful searches and seizures. Private property is being destroyed with out due process. If you agree that as citizens of the United States that we do not deserve to have the rights our founding fathers bequeathed us then you are possibly in the right place.
However, if you feel that any if not nearly all of our constitutional rights have been/ are being continuously violated by our governing bodies and the Corporations that have bought their loyalty. Then stand up and speak out. If you can’t march with the protesters, then at least write and call your elected officials and tell them how this country will be run from now on! Exactly as our founding fathers meant for the U.S. to be, a nation governed by the people, for the people! The corruption plaguing our governing bodies (Federal, State, County/Parish and Municipal) has carried on for decades much like a criminal enterprise under the “Rico Act.” It sounds like it too me.
I applaud the #Occupy Protesters that are braving more than just the wrath of mother nature in order to help force the Governing bodies to listen and respond in accordance with the will of the people. It is my hope that though bloodied by abuse, the protestors can remain peaceful. I just wonder how many will risk their lives over the coming weeks and political turmoil forces the powers that be to instruct the police departments to step up the level of abuse against the people protesting? Of those valiant citizens, how many will die in this attempt to restore our rights and freedoms, to put an end to the injustices foisted upon the citizens by corrupt corporations and the politicians they have bought.
I was willing to die for my country if I had to during my time in the Marines and even beyond that up until the last few years or so. Now, I don’t think so. Not now that I have come to see the reality of the situation. If we are to change the situation, put an end to the corrupt practices our governing bodies have adopted and get the corrupt corporations out of our governing bodies, then that is something I can believe in and to help fight for. We can all do something to help. If we do nothing, we may as well line up for our mandatory 10yr prison sentence so the government can keep up with the mandatory minimum inmate population they agreed to in the Prison Corporation of America’s contracts. Which can only go up as the PCoA attempts to provide an ever-increasing profit for their investors.
I honestly never considered that one day, I would come to feel ashamed of being an American…
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