Have you ever had the feeling that something just doesn't feel right? Have you ever looked at a situation in your life and just said, this just should not be the way it works? Well, I certainly have had those moments and lately, I have been feeling it even more.
When I was a kid I used to look up to people like police officers and firemen. In fact I liked them so much I became both a fireman and a police officer in my 20's. I enjoyed doing both of those jobs because it gave me a feeling of pride knowing that I was able to help people in need, people looked to me for answers and I enjoyed trying to solve problems. The people I worked with back in those days were good people. They were the types of people I felt I could depend on with my life and they were people I felt I could confide in with my thoughts and fears. None of them ever let me down and most of them are still my good friends today.
Back in those days, police officers knew what it meant to serve the people. We knew that when we were sworn in that it was our job to keep our community safe, keep the peace, and deter people who would wish to disrupt that peace. The key words that one needs to remember here are "serve the people". Something has happened to our police force and our government in general. They do not recognize the words, "serve the people" and they have replaced those words with "the people do what we say or else". This is dangerous and it is just plain wrong.
I talk to a lot of people each day as I am out and about looking for topics to write about and it seems that a large number of the people I meet agree with me that the government believes that they are in control and we the people must do their bidding. It actually amazed me a little that so many people were of the same mindset as myself because not too many people seem willing to talk about these things.
It is almost like the public is afraid to speak out against the government because they fear being labeled as a troublemaker or a non-conformist. They are afraid that their friends will think they are crazy or that it is simply too difficult to change things because this is how it has been for a long time. Some of these fears are valid but to stand quietly by as your government steam rolls over your freedoms is something to fear even more.
People need to realize that it isn't the government that is supposed to be in control of this country. The government needs to realize that we (the citizens) are supposed to be in control of the country and the government needs to stop trying to take all control away and even worse, they need to stop trying to brainwash the public into thinking that is how it is supposed to be. The government at some point in our long history decided that they wanted the power over us and that they could tax us to death so they wouldn't have to actually work for their money, we would be the slaves to make them rich as we broke our backs only to have enough pocket change to by one loaf of bread for our families even though we needed two to feed them.
This country is screwed up bad and I know that many of you feel the same way. The police are no longer our friendly and helpful sons and daughters who were there to protect us from bad people. The police are now storm troopers for the state who won't think twice about bashing down your front door and shooting your dog just because some fat criminal in the government was unhappy that you didn't pay your property taxes on time this year because you are broke. The police now pull people over for anything so they can triple tax you by giving you a ticket. The police are corrupt, the government is corrupt and things need to change now.
Something that people need to begin getting through their heads is that voting for someone to put in office is a joke. It makes no difference who you vote for and it makes no difference which political party you believe in. All politicians are bad politicians and none of them are in it to help you. If you think they are, you are brainwashed and need to do some research.
Ask yourself this: Why would someone want to leave a good career where they were making four or five hundred thousand dollars a year to become the President who only makes a third of that each year? The answer is one word.....
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