Law Enforcement Thinks All Lives Matter–We Should, Too

On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown robbed a convenience store and shoved the clerk. Forensics and witness testimonies proved he resisted arrest, and while he was reaching in Officer Darren Wilson’s car to grab a gun, the officer shot and killed him. However, some people claim his hands were up in surrender, which is based on no evidence.

As part of the “Black Lives Matter” movement, they started shouting “hands up, don’t shoot” in protests, even though Michael Brown’s hands weren’t up. Also, they claim the white Officer Wilson shot Michael Brown because he is black.

Sheriff David Clarke, the black Milwaukee County Sheriff, said, “I have renamed [Black Lives Matter] Black Lies Matter–L-I-E-S–and the reason I have is because . . . the whole thing is built on a lie.”

First of all, cops aren’t racist. They don’t racial profile. When they get a call, they ask what your emergency is, not what your skin color is. Every police officer swears an oath promising he or she will protect and serve the community. Cops sacrifice their lives every day to help all people, regardless of race. They go to work not knowing what the day holds for them, or even if they will make it to the end of the day alive.

They don’t see color. They are color blind. They are too busy saving lives to care about skin color. All lives matter for them, and their life should matter for us. That’s why all lives matter, and that’s why police lives matter, too.

According to the American Renaissance, blacks are five times more likely to kill police officers as other races, and four times more likely to commit crime, but they are only two times as likely to be killed by police. Blacks commit 85% of crime but only account for 25% of all police killings. Also, according to The Economist, 85% out of the 25% of blacks killed by cops are armed.

The statistics prove cops aren’t killing black people because they are racist–the percentage is accurate according to the population.  Police are killing black people because those are the people who commit most crimes, and those are the people who are armed and resist arrest the most.

Black Lives protesters shout, “Pigs in a blanket, fry ‘em like bacon!” calling cops “pigs” and their coffin a “blanket” before they go out and shoot policemen. That kind of disrespectful and insulting rhetoric needs to be stopped instead of supported, and it needs to be replaced with appreciation for police officers.

Deneen Borelli, a black author, columnist, and commentator, declared, “We are witnessing an unprecedented attack against our law enforcement…the propaganda campaign that is coming out of this movement is very dangerous and very divisive and what it’s doing is emboldening those in this campaign to be aggressive and to be violent against white Americans and against police officers, and it’s got to stop.”

Why do people think it is okay to go around threatening the lives of the very people that go into work every day trying to save lives? We should be honoring them for their service and thanking them for risking everything for us every day. Do you know how hard it is to be a police officer? Just think about it: waking up every morning not knowing if it will be your last day, then leaving your family, friends, and everyone and everything else behind for either a day of work or forever, as many officers have done.

According to the American Renaissance, 105 policemen were killed in the line of duty last year. This year, 112 policemen have been killed in the line of duty, and the year isn’t even over yet. The number of cops killed is more than the number of blacks killed by white cops, yet no one pays any attention to all of the murders of police.

For example, you probably know about Mike Brown, Freddie Gray, and Trayvon Martin. But did you know that Daryl Pierson, Allen Bares, Alexander Thalmann, Perry Renn, Melvin Santiago, Jeffrey Westerfield, Jair Cabrera, and Robert White were all innocent white police officers killed by blacks?

The Black Lives Matter movement promotes racially motivated cop killings, and those names above are just a few examples. According to the American Renaissance, last year 43% of cop killers were black, but blacks only make up 13% of the population in America. Additionally, blacks killed 40% of the 47% of police officers killed in the line of duty, which is five times as much as everyone else.

Richard Sherman, a black football player for the Seattle Seahawks, expressed, “As long as we have black on black crime and one black man killing another, you know, if black lives matter, then they should matter all the time.”Also, it’s not cops or whites killing blacks, it’s young black males killing the majority of blacks through black on black crime. According to American Free Press, from 1980 to 2008 93% of black homicide victims were killed by other blacks. In fact, for every black killed by a white police officer in the US every year, there are about 71 blacks killed by other blacks.

Dr. Ben Carson, a black Republican presidential candidate who grew up in the Detroit ghetto, said, “For a young black male in a major city in America, the number one cause of death is homicide, and the vast majority of those homicides are occurring at the hands of other black males.”

Police officers risk their life to protect us and serve our communities, and they don’t get anything near the respect and appreciation they deserve. They bravely go to work every day not knowing what they will face, but they do their job because they care about keeping everyone safe. With all of the anti-police rallies and protests, they are not getting the credit for being such fearless, honorable and hardworking individuals that want the best for the community.

Jason Riley, a black journalist, explained, “The police are in these communities because that’s where the 911 calls originate and they are largely there to protect blacks from killing one another. That is what Black Lives Matter doesn’t want to talk about, the black on black crime that is taking place in these communities.”

Please thank a police officer. Show your support. They need it, especially now with all of the cop killings. They deserve recognition and respect for all of the hard work they do. When they respond to an emergency, they don’t care about gender, ethnicity, or race. They care about trying their hardest to protect and serve all people, all lives, all the time. All lives matter.

What Happened to America’s History?

First of all, I want to wish everyone a happy Fourth of July! I love celebrating America’s independence and foundation because it reminds me to appreciate how far America has come since 1776. We have prevailed for 239 years, through a civil war and two world wars, through disagreements and arguments, and through changes and adjustments. Today, we get to appreciate America and our Declaration of Independence, created on this day in 1776.

America was founded on Christian beliefs. What happened? Liberals are attacking Christianity and other parts of America’s history, but why?

Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and other Democrats had clearly stated their opposition to gay marriage… but then recently changed their opinion completely. What does this mean? Well, it means they want to jump on the bandwagon before it’s too late so they can get appreciation and support. They want to take credit for things they didn’t do because they will be hated by their party if they say anything Liberals don’t want to hear (and, for Hillary, she will lose her votes).

Since they don’t have opinions of their own, they go with whatever the popular belief is at the time, hoping to be lauded and praised by their audience. Their opinions are so fragile and weak that they can be shifted whenever the popular opinion changes.

In 2000, Hillary Clinton said, “Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time, and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman.” Interesting.

Furthermore, she stated, “I believe that marriage is not just a bond, but a sacred bond between a man and a woman,” in a speech she gave in 2004. Oops! Forget the history, forget what she said all those times, because she claims she’s different now! Not only did her views change, but they are also on the complete opposite side of the spectrum, as she is all for gay marriage now! She changed when she realized that is what people wanted to hear, NOT because her thoughts honestly, truly reversed as she says they did. Since when does she tell the truth? That’s what I thought.

Personally, I am a Christian. I believe men and women were put on this Earth to reproduce, as it says in the Bible. Also, since this nation was founded on Christian beliefs, and Christians make up 83% of Americans (while gays are a mere 4%), we should stick to those principles.

Aside from my personal beliefs, I do think the 4% of people that are gay should be able to officially express their love–not through marriage, but another way. As a Christian, I am taught to embrace the differences of other people and accept them for who they are. However, I agree completely with Justice Scalia. I do not think the Supreme Court should have made this decision.

First of all, nine lawyers acting for 320 million Americans can’t be a good idea. Why can’t the people and the states vote on it themselves? That’s kind of what a democracy is supposed to do. Second of all, they should come up with a conclusion together only when the situation is related to the Constitution. Nowhere in the Constitution does it address marriage, so they don’t have the right to address marriage issues. If they discuss issues without a document to turn to, then they are using solely their own biased thoughts. When this country was founded, the Declaration of Independence asserted many liberties for Americans, one of which is the right for us to govern ourselves. Sorry, we don’t need nine people making the most important decisions our entire country has to offer all by themselves. We’re here, too.

Another event that happened recently was the Charleston shooting. Yes, the man was racist, and yes, he was an evil psycho. But do you really think the Confederate Flag caused him to act the way he did and kill nine innocent black people in a place of worship? If you do, you have gotten your information from the mainstream media. If you do, you need a history lesson.

The Confederate Army was one of the greatest and strongest military forces in history. The Confederate flag is a symbol of Southern pride, not racism. The Democrats just feel guilty that they were the ones who fought to keep slavery in the Civil War. Yes, the Democrats were the ones who fought so hard to keep the Confederate flag (and blacks as their property!) in the 19th century. They are accusing Republicans of racism, but Republicans have wanted equal rights all along. In 1964, 80% of Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act, while only 64% of Democrats did.

The Confederate flag has nothing to do with the hatred of blacks, but the Democrats do! They have denied blacks civil rights ever since they lost the Civil War, and now they will go to extremes to flip the coin on Republicans. Racism was not (and is not) influenced by the Confederate flag. It is, and always has been, influenced by the Democrat party to divide Americans. Those are the facts, so stop ignoring history!

Even though Democrats like Hillary are all about “new beginnings,” America cannot let go of its history. Our history is a part of us that made this country exceptionally great. Our history is why we are celebrating this holiday today. Our history must not be forgotten, or this country will have nothing to hold onto when we need it most.

So celebrate today! Take some time to think about the greatness of the country you are blessed to live in, and remember our past so we can thrive in the future.

-P.F.

The Danger of the Liberal Story

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I’m minding my own business, scrolling down my Instagram feed, when I see a celebrity’s new post about how gays are treated unfairly. I’m watching an episode of my favorite series when a transgender is introduced, creating a huge amount of drama for the rest of the characters and sympathy for the transgender. I’m in Spanish class when I notice I have to translate “You should be worried about global warming.” I’m sitting in the auditorium when the head of my school says she wants all the students to help fix the widespread racial profiling in America.

But what about all the people who think Christians hate gays and transgenders because of their religion but they are really taught to love and embrace everyone no matter what? What about the people who aren’t worried about global warming because they don’t think there is enough proof? What about the people who don’t think racial profiling is a problem but instead think this issue is based on the disrespect of laws and police?

Their voices don’t matter because they don’t fit in the single story Liberals are telling everyone. If they don’t want parts of a story heard, they will ignore them and simply not share the rest of the facts.

My school’s theme this year is “The Danger of a Single Story,” based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Ted Talk. In her Ted Talk, she says, “The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” Liberals use stereotypes when they are telling about an event to distract listeners from the facts they are missing.

Also, Adichie says, “I’ve always felt that it is impossible to engage properly with a place or a person without engaging with all of the stories of that place and that person. The consequence of the single story is this: It robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. It emphasizes how we are different rather than how we are similar.” The single story not only lacks evidence, but it also divides whatever is being stereotyped and the listener. Instead of fixing the problem they are talking about, they insult and offend a whole group of people by stereotyping.

Next time you hear a Liberal, or even anyone else, using disparaging labels to tell a story, don’t automatically believe what they are telling you without getting some facts. You will fall into their trap, and you will realize the danger of their single story.

Hillary Clinton: a Liar, a Hypocrite, and a 2016 Presidential Candidate

On Sunday, April 12th a woman announced in a video she wants to be our president in 2016. She wants to be the first woman to represent the United States of America.

You’ve probably guessed who I’m talking about by now: Hillary Clinton. We all know her, right? I mean, she is always on the news, whether she is expressing her “love for equality” or defending her and Bill’s countless scandals.

Scandals, you may ask? Yes, Hillary and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, have a rocky road of scandals behind them.

There was Bill’s affairs with Jennifer Flowers, Paula Jones and Monica Lewinsky, the Whitewater investment, Travelgate, the Marc Rich pardon and the Ed Mizvinsky incident. Hillary was silent about the issues, dismissing his heinous acts while living in the White House with him. Hillary separates herself from her husband’s actions during these scandals, though, and rationalizes that she had nothing to do with her husband at those times in their marriage.

She did have direct involvement in at least four imbroglios that involved stonewalling, cover-ups, and lies. In one instance, she claimed to be running from sniper fire in Bosnia, even though a video reveals she was actually shaking a little girl’s hand. Another time, she said that lethal attacks in Benghazi were not terrorist acts but were instead spontaneous reactions to a video. But the two most recent scandals involve her actions with the Clinton Foundation and her use of a private server and email account while serving as our Secretary of State.

“We believe that a community can only reach its full potential by involving everyone in its social and economic life. Our programs empower women and girls by expanding access to education, increasing economic opportunity, and providing critical health care to young mothers and their newborns. Our goal is to lift millions of women out of poverty—and with them, their families and entire communities.”

Sounds great, doesn’t it? The Clinton Foundation website tells women all around the world they can get social and economic support with Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea. Actually, that is not true. The actions speak otherwise. The Foundation accepted over $2 million dollars of donations from foreign countries, including Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, women are horrifically abused and even denied basic human rights. Women in Saudi Arabia need to be accompanied by a male relative when leaving their house, and even driving a car as a woman is frowned upon.

“Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights,” Hillary says. Okay, did she forget about the country she took money from that denies women those rights?

You might think it doesn’t matter that Hillary accepted money from foreign countries that don’t give women equal rights, because at least she does, right? Wrong. In 2008, women in Clinton’s office earned 63 cents for every dollar men earned. Ouch.

“Let’s not kid ourselves, we have not achieved equality . . . Think about it, we still have to make the case for equal pay for equal work in 2014!” Hillary Clinton declared. Is Hillary Clinton lecturing other Americans, or by “we” does she mean “I”? Gee, Mrs. Clinton, you should really listen to your own advice!

“The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they’re not,” she expresses. Right, Hillary, we are tired of you! As an American, I am tired of hypocrites like you, pretending you are standing up for women when you’re really slapping them down. I admit it. I have a severe case of Clinton Fatigue.

Her most recent scandal, though, has been overtaking the news channels and filling up page after page in newspapers. Her actions show the same immoral hypocrisy she told America she was “tired of.”

“I opted for convenience to use my personal email account, which was allowed by the State Department, because I thought it would be easier to carry just one device for my work and for my personal emails instead of two. Looking back, it would’ve been better if I’d simply used a second email account and carried a second phone.”

Ah, yes, the convenient use of a secret, personal server and a secret, personal email account to use for a job in the government. Except for the fact that she admitted to having an iPhone, Blackberry, and iPad 2. More like convenient excuse!

I guess she opted for convenience when she conveniently didn’t sign the OF-109, a legal document all Secretaries of State are obligated to sign, pledging to share all official records before leaving office. Oh, and I suppose she also opted for convenience when she and her lawyers conveniently deleted half of her emails and cleared her private server, saying they were private conversations and “yoga routines”.

Okay, she has personal conversations. I get that. What I don’t get is why she merged her personal and work emails if only half of the emails were relevant to work. I also don’t get why she thinks she and her lawyers are the only people who get to decide which emails are important to share with the public. So now we have to assume Hillary Clinton is telling the truth as a genuinely moral person without any proof whatsoever. I’m not buying it.

And I’m not basing this all on hate or bias. I’m not even trying to deceive you with no evidence. I am basing all of this on facts from Hillary’s past and the facts of the scandals.

Just because Hillary Rodham Clinton was born by chance with two x chromosomes doesn’t mean she should get a free ride on the path to presidency. I know that women in America would love to have a woman president. I feel the same way!

However, women need a president that is standing up for their rights, not just speaking about them. Women need a president who fully reveals his or her true opinions and motives to the public, not just says what the public wants to hear without carrying out the promises and turning them into actions. Women need a president that is willing to be completely open and transparent, not just hiding everything from the public whenever they can, waiting until other people figure out their secretive schemes.

But Hillary, along with the mainstream media, will probably let these dishonest and unethical scandals fade away and get tucked under deceit. Hillary’s team will try to put those abominable facts of her past aside as they feed you sayings and phrases such as, “equality,” “standing up for women,” and “first woman president.” Even though she had no clear accomplishments during her time as First Lady, in the Senate, or as Secretary of State, has not helped women like she says she does, and always seems to find herself in a twisted knot of lies and secrets, she still is going to attempt to slide away from her past as she begins campaigning for the 2016 election. She is going to try to persuade people to vote for her just because she has the label of her gender.

But what about all those events from her past that are stuck to her? Well, Mrs. Hillary Clinton said it best herself: “What difference does it make?”

“American Sniper” and Chris Kyle’s Story

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“My regrets are about the people I couldn’t save—Marines, soldiers, my buddies. I still feel their loss. I still ache for my failure to protect them.” – Chris Kyle, American Sniper

Chris Kyle was a Navy SEAL from Texas who had 160 confirmed kills throughout his four tours in Iraq. He was shot twice in war and survived six improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The troops Kyle protected expressed their respect and admiration for him by rewarding him with the nickname of “Legend.” He wrote an autobiography, American Sniper, and Clint Eastwood directed a film based on his book with the same title that was released in December, starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle.

The movie is divided into four sections, each representing one of Kyle’s four tours in Iraq. The movie starts by showing him on his first tour after the 9/11 attacks. He is questioning whether or not to shoot an Iraqi woman who was handing a little boy a grenade. As soon as the boy began moving towards the U.S. Marines with a grenade, Kyle knows he needs to shoot him to protect his troops. The woman then takes the grenade and throws it, but Kyle shoots and kills her as she is swinging her arm back.

Kyle calls home several times during his first tour to check on his pregnant wife, Taya. A heart-breaking scene shows Kyle on the phone with his wife, about to find out the gender of his baby. He is suddenly attacked and loses his phone during a firefight, leaving his wife crying out of fear and uncertainty on the other side of the call.

Taya and Chris Kyle struggle to take care of their family together, because Chris is constantly distracted by the fighting in Iraq when he is not there to help, and Taya wants a husband who can be there for their growing family.

Taya’s grief intensifies as Chris leaves for his third and fourth tours. He is assigned to kill a sniper, Mustafa, and he finally shoots him across a distance of 2100 yards, the 8th longest sniper kill recorded. After he hits his target, the Iraqi troops are enraged and start attacking him and his troops. After Kyle is nearly killed by enemies, he decides it is time for him to come home to his family.

When he returns home, he visits a psychiatrist to deal with his stress and anxiety and seek a normal life. He then finds solace in helping wounded veterans. One of the wounded veterans he tries to help shoots and kills him and his friend on February 2, 2013. Chris Kyle was 38 years old when he passed.

In the film, Kyle’s incredible personality is shown through sharing the story of his life and the personal, emotional, and physical struggles he faced while he was sacrificing his life for his nation.

In his autobiography, Kyle asserts, “I’ve lived the literal meaning of the “land of the free” and “home of the brave.” It’s not corny for me. I feel it in my heart. I feel it in my chest.”

However, some people have the ignorance to insult the veteran who went through intense training and traveled away from his family to serve four tours in Iraq for the sole reason of protecting his country.

Director Michael Moore called snipers “cowards.” According to Dictionary.com, a coward is “a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person.” Dictionary.com’s definition of a hero is “a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.”

Howard Dean also made a contemptuous remark about the movie and the crowd when he stated, “There’s a lot of anger in this country, and the people who go see this movie are people who are very angry.” Dean is saying the people who want to see a movie about an American sniper showing his love for his country, and even the country itself, are “angry.”

Moreover, Dictionary.com defines Patriotism as “devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty.”

So I’ll let you decide: was American sniper Chris Kyle a heroic patriot or an angry coward?

Obama’s Prayer Breakfast Speech: Blaming Christians Instead of Radical Islam

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First, I would like to point out the fact that Obama uses the passive voice throughout most of this segment of his Prayer Breakfast Speech. Except, of course, when he is talking about the Inquisition and the Crusades, because he feels he can blame the Christians directly for something their ancestors did long ago.

From 1095 to 1291, which was over 700 years ago, there was a war between Christians and Muslims, and the Christians were completely defensive the entire time. The Muslims took over Jerusalem, their Holy Land, so the Christians just wanted it back. Those are the facts about the Crusades. Were there no “terrible deeds done in the name of Islam” then, President Obama?

Why does Obama only pass the guilt on Christians of today for something they didn’t even do? Why can Obama so easily say “the Crusades” but he can’t say “Radical Islam?” I don’t know the answer, and I don’t even think there is a reasonable answer. That is inexcusable behavior for someone who is not supposed to express religious prejudices, and especially for someone who is supposed to be uniting, protecting and leading the country.

He put the guilt on Christians when he mentioned the Inquisition, Jim Crow Laws and slavery, but those happened in the past, and they are problems that have been solved. The Inquisition is over. Jim Crow Laws and slavery were put out of effect over 100 years ago with the 13th Amendment after the Union won the Civil War. Also, he was quite disrespectful and offensive when he blamed slavery on Christians. Yet he can’t say Radical Islam is burning people alive. Why is he forming new problems out of events that were solved by our ancestors?

Getting back to the current issue of Radical Muslims, Obama said that compassion and love can flow from all of our faiths, but every faith is perfectly willing to coalesce except for Islam. All of the faiths are coming together to fight terrorists, even some Muslims. The problem is, however, that in the Quran, Muslims are encouraged to fight and kill people not in their religion, so they are all potential terrorists, because they have a high chance of being persuaded by Radical Muslims to fight in the name of religion.

An example of the Quran promoting killing in war:

Quran (2:216) “Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not.”

Additionally, how can “compassion and love flow from all of our faiths” when several people of different faiths have seen Radical Muslims chant in a video: “Death to Israel! Death to Israel!” Muslims, especially Radical Muslims, are the ones who need to promote love, because right now there are clearly big groups of Radicals who are not willing to accept any other faith and will sacrifice anything, even innocent lives, to follow their religion.

Mr. President, learn to live with the problems at hand, not relive the solved problems of the past.

-P.F.

Thank You, Police Officers!

I am so thankful for the police officers all over the nation who are willing to die to protect us, and I am glad I got to be a part of Blue Light Week. From January 1st to January 7th, people throughout the nation put blue lights up on their porches to honor all of the police officers who sacrificed their lives in duty to keep the citizens safe. They show us just how important respect and law enforcement are to our communities, and I can not even begin to imagine how chaotic communities would be without them.

I think more people across the nation need to realize the importance of police officers. Every day, people just like you and me go to their jobs and risk their lives trying to keep everyone safe. Countless officers have fallen in their duty, and I think people have forgotten about their altruistic motives recently, in the midst of all the bedlam and bickering.

Everyone should take a moment and think: are police officers really out to destroy communities and harm and insult individuals? Because I think their intentions are the exact opposite. Police officers are not our enemies – they’re our heroes. They leave their houses every day and strive to keep everything under control. If something happens, they rush to the incident and try to fix the problem. When they arrive at the scene, they are not thinking about hurting or insulting anyone. If someone or something is dangerous, they come to help and fix it.

After several people started to doubt the objectives of police officers, I think the country began to fall apart. The idea of the blue lights was to leave any disagreements behind and just share your support to officers all over the nation. Please find a way to let police officers know they are appreciated by their communities, after so many people showed their disgust towards them. This country is not meant to be separated. After all, it is the United States. Let’s keep it that way.

– P.F.

P.S. For all of the police officers who have passed passed recently trying to calm down revolts and protests, rest in peace. Also, I will keep Officer Darren Wilson in my heart, after he lost his dream job he had wanted since he was a boy. I hope you can find a new job to support your family.

Finding your “Right Answer” in the Media

“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer.” – JFK

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JFK sums my opinion up perfectly. I agree – no one should make politics about picking sides or forming opinions based on other people’s thoughts. I have my own opinions, and not the opinions many people are inclined to go with.

I feel like people, especially people my age, feel obligated to believe all the things the media wants them to believe. Some ideas are pushed into people’s brains, and they do not have the space to have their own ideas anymore. I am different than the majority of people my age because I am not afraid to separate my opinions from the opinions the mainstream media wants people to have. This is also apparent in school. I say what I believe – no matter what my classmates say.

I have been thinking about this lately, and I have connected English to Politics. I know, it seems strange and far-fetched. But I promise, it will make sense. In a piece of writing, you can read it – or you can really read it, analyzing every word and finding out why it was placed there by whoever wrote it. There can be hidden messages within every sentence or phrase. I take time to notice them and acknowledge them, while the usual reader would go on with the general concept the writer is portraying and keep the exact thought in their mind. The same goes for politics. You can vaguely pay attention, letting your brain grab on to the phrases that have been ubiquitously spoken by the people you hear every day. They could be famous people, people on the news, or people in the media.

The media is great, but it definitely picks sides. There always seems to be a winning opinion, even if it only reveals one side of the story. Our theme in school this year is a Ted Talk called “The Danger of a Single Story.” If you only pay attention to the popular social networks or wherever you may hear other people’s strong, one-sided opinions, you are in danger. Your brain, that is. Don’t let the media control you. I am so done with people talking about topics they know nothing about, just because some person on some website said something. Yes, they have the right to say it – they have the first amendment right of the freedom of speech. I appreciate The U.S. Constitution, and I appreciate the rights and freedoms it gives us. However, you definitely can block out the loud words of someone else in order to think for yourself. After all, it’s what I have to do to enjoy the many pleasures of having a social life with overshadowed views.

I recommend trying this at least one time. Whenever you hear vociferous thoughts trying to barge into your brain, don’t let them. Stop for a moment and think. Learn about the event from multiple sources and people and let your brain absorb all the information. Then, let your own mind start shaping original, personal opinions that are truly, 100% yours. I guarantee allowing your brain to be curious will be so refreshing, and you will end up more content than if you had believed the words right in front of you.

Relating this back to the enlightening quote, you will seek the right answer. And you will find the right answer.

– P.F.

Gruber & Obamacare: Deceiving Americans to Pass the “Tax”

So this is the person behind ObamaCare and several of Obama’s actions. I am speechless. I’ll let the video talk for itself.

Here’s Jonathan Gruber caught on camera, talking about “the stupidity of the American voter”:

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– P.F.

My Posts

“Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

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Hi! I started this website to share my thoughts about the world, specifically the United States. I hope my blog inspires others to become more self-aware and aware of current events. I am a very opinionated person, and my primary intention is to enlighten readers with a fresh perspective on controversial issues. I hope you take pleasure in reading my posts and delving into the thoughts of an American just looking at the profound world.

– P.F.