Crossing Lines

It is quite apparent that the times are changing…quickly. Almost every area of life in the United States and, indeed, the rest of the globe, is being negatively affected by so many factors it is difficult to keep up with all of them.

There are earthquakes and tornadoes in places they’ve never have before – Colorado, China, Iceland, Virginia. The polar bears are now on the endangered species list with the cause labeled as “Global Warming.” There are warnings for people not to leave their homes in Beijing many days of the year due to smog and air pollution. Why the summer Olympics are taking place there is a mystery to me.

The transportation industry, particularly concerning flight, is losing substantial sums due to a lack of travel. Why? Gas prices have soared, most likely to ill-will with America in the Middle East, and people are drastically changing their ways of life.

Food is becoming scarce in Third World Countries, over-population and an attempt to make alternate fuel from corn leading to starvation and cases of malnutrition for millions.

The economy in America is in so much distress that potential immigrants are rethinking their decision to come to the country for the first time in the nation’s history. The dollar is weaker than most of us can ever remember it being. People are being laid off from their jobs left and right. Making ends meet is becoming harder by the day for most of the U.S.; the older generations are starting to feel like they did 90 years ago or so when the Great Depression was sneaking up on them.

Meanwhile, Western society is being brainwashed to believe that skin bronzers, cellulite removal, breast implants, and diet regimes are what is most important and what you should spend your tax rebate on – if you can even afford anything with the slim sum the President is giving out to somehow miraculously stimulate the economy.

And don’t forget, there are Muslim extremists to be wary of, many of whom are indoctrinating the next generation with hate towards the West and all we represent.

This all amounts to what should be great fear for all of us. What are we doing to our world? What are our leaders doing to remedy these terrifying truths? The more I read, the more I see news of disaster, woe and all-together negative foreboding for the future. When are we going to start finding remedies to all of the aforementioned problems instead of maintaining are ever-so-American form of denial?

~ by peacewriter313 on May 30, 2008.