Is America Stupid?

  If you get all your information on things from FOX News or CNN than you are not informed.  You are being bias.  If your bias and don't read all the information except what you are given, then you are STUPID.  When's the last time you made a decision that wasn't influenced by a 30 second spot on TV, an ad in a magazine or a blurb on the radio?  When is the last time you read the research behind the information you are given?  Just because you believe something to be true, DOES NOT MAKE IT TRUE!

  Truth is a subjective matter in America as we learned in Return of the Jedi.  Perspective on our issues is an easier thing said than done because we are kept so busy with work, kids, errands, wife, in-laws, sports, etc.  We seek something that is in-line with our values, the things we have been raised to believe.  When is the last time you asked questions on the most important choices in your life?  When's the last time you questioned the choices you make every day?  How do you relate to the world around you?  How educated are you, not how educated you think you are? When is the last time you tried everything first before making a decision instead of swallowing what you where raised or told to believe?  In a world where more information is accessible than ever before we are more susceptible in ignoring the truth. 

  As a parent making a decision in how I raise my child is not something I take likely.  I have an end goal in how my child will turn out.  Not only do I want my child capable of being successful, I want them to have a good foundation in how to decipher, process and make a decision that will be beneficial to them and those in their life.  But without a foundation in knowledge how can I expect my kid to be able to be successful.  If I don't demonstrate a positive role model, how can I expect my kid to be better than me. The days of having a 6th grade education in America is over.  Without the letters behind your name you can't even be considered for a job regardless of your experience and ability.  The last economic crash has facilitated this understanding.  Denying this basic fact only shows your ignorance of America.  Making sure your child has those letters is an important part of being a parent. 

  With the new presidential debate coming this November we are going to have to make an educated decision based on facts.  But we must do so based on an education of who these two men are and what they really stand for.  The choices we make will not only effect our country in a pivotal point in our economy but throughout the world as we have been at war for over 10 years and could continue for generations with the next election.  This election will set the tone for our children as the way our children are educated will be a hot topic in the coming years with the "No Child Left Behind Act" coming into play.

  This being said:  Is America Stupid?  Look at our country as a whole, what drives you to buy the biggest TV on the block and the newest gadget, the newest trend, or the tons of other worthless shit we don't need.  I know I'm doing the same as you.  I buy the shit I don't need everyday and scold myself for doing that.  My kids got more toys than the 3rd world country and yet when his birthday comes I add to the collection.  Does this make me stupid.  Well if I choose a pile of crap rather than putting my money away into saving so one day I may retire.  Yes that makes me Stupid.  Am I always an idiot?  I try not to be, but sometimes I need to buy myself something to make me feel better.  But God Dammit, its the American Way to buy, to make ourselves feel better through spending.  This thinking is a LIE, I am STUPID because I believe this!

  The American Way is not to buy and spend until we are broke and borrowing money from people who charge 30% interest.  When did the mob infiltrate corporate America?  When did I realize I was an addict to the corporate tit?  (But titties are so nice.  Especially the big ones that have all the right stuff.)  That's not America.  America is about earning what we have, socking money away so we can retire and enjoy our grandchildren.  America over the last 20 years has moved from a Country of hardworking rugged men to a pile of stupid people subservient to metro-sexual bullshit.  Men don't Shop.  Men build things, move things and drink beer afterwards as we talk about what a great job we did.  We know when we are being cheated and stand tall against ignorance, haters and liars.

  Until we reclaim America's true values of earning rather than taking.  Building instead of destroying.  Educated rather than ignorant.  Galvanizing Creativity rather than dampening imagination.   America will remain Stupid until we embrace the values we lost somewhere along the way.