The World We Live In

I am not going to use special fonts and colors today. This post doesn't need anything taking away from the message. Also, I apologize that this is not one coherent thought. I am fighting tears as I write this, because it means so much.

The world sucks. More importantly, the people in it suck. If you don't agree, you can get off my page right now, because you are the damn problem.

We are living in what should be the BEST TIME. We have self driving cars, are making breakthroughs in every industry, and could easily make living conditions better for everyone if we put our minds to it.

Instead, we are filled with HATE. People are protesting the national anthem, and instead of asking why, we say they should be shot in the head?! 'We need to build a wall." WHAT?!?! When did it become popular opinion that homeless people are there because they are lazy? Did I miss the memo? How did we erase years and years of protests, speeches, and laws for equality? Where did all this racism and prejudice come from AGAIN? Calm down, Hitler Jrs.

I can't even watch the news anymore. There is so much death and hatred that it is slowly killing my soul. I have two girls, and I don't want them growing up in a world where they can be raped and have it be their fault. I was raped as a teenager, and in an abusive marriage. Guess what? It was NEVER my fault.

(This book is extremely powerful, especially in a time when so many victims are blamed.)

People are being shot in the streets, and apparently the answer is MORE VIOLENCE. Peaceful protests are being met with death threats, and riots are met with just death. STOP KILLING EACH OTHER! And we are breeding the next generation, which is going the same route. Have you seen all those videos of little kids beating each other up while adults just laugh? WTF. How are you even surprised that people are killing their kids and doing horrific acts to them?

This year is election year. Both main candidates are ridiculous. Instead of focusing on trying to make the country better, it's all about personal attacks and idiocy. I watched a clip today where a Trump supporter said Obama didn't do enough during 9/11, when he wasn't even president. I wanted to scream. (Shut up, shut up, shut up! Presidents have a tough job, and like it or not, they are doing what they think is right. Get over it, because you would do a hell of a lot worse if you were in office.)

We are headed for a civil war. Sadly, that is exactly what the hate filled people want. IT DOESN'T END THE WAY YOU WANT! It ends in death of people you love, and no one truly being happy. There is no reason for this crap. People are people, even when they are different. There is no need for hatred, and clowns, and murders. We need LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.

(They got it right.)

If you help others, it will help everyone. Love grows if you cultivate it, as does hate. Thanksgiving is coming up, when everyone loves to donate food and clothes and money to the needy. Why do we only do that one time a year?? Food banks and donation drives are year round. DO MORE.

What upset me a lot (as well as my husband) is that there are all these empty houses and lots, and tons of homeless. Why are we not providing housing to these people? The majority had jobs and homes and just hit a rough patch, and now are facing discrimination because they can't get a shower every day or wash their clothes. Not every person on the street is bad or lazy. Where I used to live, there was a homeless man who slept on the same bench every night. They removed the bench.

Other countries made it mandatory for grocery stores to donate outdated food instead of throwing it away (outdated food can actually last a lot longer than they will sell it for, especially if you freeze it). Why are we not doing this? So much food goes to waste, and yet we are still telling our kids that there are kids starving in Ethiopia. THEY ARE STARVING HERE TOO.

Again, I apologize for "bringing you down". But if you aren't already depressed about the world our children are growing up in, and what they are learning, then you either live in a bubble or are part of the problem. We are on the path to destruction, and only we can fix it. One person can change the world, if they believe they can. Whether you change it for better or worse is up to you.