brent wrote:The problem with anti-Americans and anti-conservative Americans is their accusations and generalizations are so drastic. They dream up extreme situations that do not, or rarely, exist. For instance, people bring up the rape and/or incest elements in the abortion arguments. That is so rare. The majority of abortions are out of convenience or to save face. There are organizations outside of the government providing aid. In fact. the government is the least effective at social programs. Why? The charities have financial over sight and must obey the law. The government does not. I would rather trust the Salvation Army than the US Government. Some of the best US charities and research organizations exist outside of the government and help people outside of the government. The government is less efficient, corrupt, and accountable to it's self, which is a joke.
Matthew. Nobody, including the Republican party, wants people in need to parish needlessly. But face it, third world countries see our poor people living fat. The poor get cell phones, emergency health care, food stamps, free education, etc, etc. Third world countries view our poor as rich!
The big argument for Americans is access, management and abuse of these programs. Americans want to see the waste and pandering gone. Neither the Democrats nor Republicans really want to do anything about it. They want to be re-elected. It's just like the health care thing we are getting into now. It sounds like a good idea, but the downside is that healthy people, who otherwise don't have medical bills or high insurance, are going to be forced into paying the same high premiums as someone who has lived their life abusing their body, smoking, getting cancer, aids, etc, There is no equality or incentive to better yourself. Poor people have no incentive to get educated and be productive.
Why should my insurance go up $1k per month (and it is) so someone who is lazy can have something they already get and do not pay for? How is that right? Why should the government take the food out of my family's mouth and give it to someone else? I work HARD! They don't. I earn my money and my tax dollars are their pay checks. Come on. THIS is robbery. Nobody cares about us. They only care about the fictitious poster children for their programs and ideals.
This young generation wants free education, free college, free music, free movies, free concerts, etc, etc. Nobody wants to pay for what they use. That simply does not work in any country/economy. It sure as heck does not work in Heaven, on earth, in God's Kingdom and economy. We were created to work. We will work in Heaven. We are created to take pride in our work. There is no pride in being a beggar.
People point at our culture and say that it has skewed how I read scripture. That is bogus. I try to read it as the first century followers did, in contest. There is nothing in my American way of life that colors my belief in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have found the people pointing their finger at me are just as guilty of doing the same thing. They use what their government does as substantiation of their interpretation of scripture.
Very well said; I dislike that I'm put in a box because I'm American. Yes I'm American but I'm a Christian and follower of Jesus first & foremost, and I am offended by the ones that judge me just because their liberal media says what they say about being an American. Forgive, Forget, & Let go is my motto.