I was in the low country of South Carolina working last week and I didn’t get to watch much TV while on the road, so I listened to XM radio. I love politics and because I also love guns, babies, and Jesus that automatically makes me a right-wing conservative monster to a lot of people. I am well versed on matters that are important to me and how I live my life. For instance, I believe people should not be able to take money from the government without working to pay it back. I must be wrong on this point because people with much more education and sophistication are literally doing number two on police cars in New York City and not going to jail. They are saying on the radio that the government should take money from people who have it and give it to people who don’t. The reason they want to do this is simply because there is enough to go around if we divide it fairly. I’m listening to this through the lens of my speakers (in the MLO truck) on my way to hopefully kill a deer, and I’m thinking what is wrong with me? Why don’t I want to go protest with the other smart people who obviously want to eradicate the social negligence that is American way. I’ll tell you why I don’t protest with these brilliant social engineers…
I think all people should be held to a standard and deserve rights and privileges until they compromise those ideals. Their rights should end where my nose begins! If someone destroys my property in protest, I’m not sure what I would do, but I assure you it will be in the news shortly after I rectify the situation. Someone tried to steal from me last year as if he was entitled to my stuff. After my testimony in court, he received a six-year sentence and a strong word of warning about coming near my property. If I had caught him in the yard, I would have helped him understand in an instance what a judge allowed him six years to ponder on the tax payers dime. In court he had the nerve to say, “this is what I do for a living.” If you know me, you know I don’t have anything against anyone until they start imposing on my rights. He tried to steal what I had worked years to pay for and acted like I didn’t deserve to keep it. My robbery story is a sad commentary of what some in America want us to become. I do not believe our country can be what it has been if we allow a group of takers to beat down the makers. In this economy über success is now perceived as stealing from the rest of us. This OWS message being publicized by media outlets is framed as the new “right way” to do things. In my opinion, this is not a protest, this is a group of people destroying private property in the media. They say absolutely nothing when they are interviewed on matters of substance. Is it just me, or does this look like a I don’t wanna work benevolent society welfare growth rally? Where is the voice that makes sense among these people? Where is the voice of reason? Am I missing something here?
What is wrong with me believing that people have the right to make something of themselves without doing it on the backs of others? Have I missed something by trying to work hard and be successful with my skill set? According to my radio, I must be wrong about a lot of things these days. In closing, here is how I see it. The minute someone poops on a police car, they should get to ride in one. The minute someone destroys property, they should pay the price and be held accountable for their actions until the damage is undone. What used to be wrong is now reported and supported as the right thing to do. In this instance, I would rather be wrong if it means I have to be associated with anyone who is promoting this group or anyone aligned with the Occupy Wall Street mentality.
