It has occurred to me that all the movies telling us what horrible thing the government can become have come true, now the only question is how do we get back to a world when we thought that was impossible, the answer is simple, we cannot.
The sixties began a loss of innocence for this nation and the seventies we thought ended that era but in reality they just learned to be less observed and we as citizens allowed this to happen. Hollywood and comic books warned us about the coming problems but we laughed it off saying that is impossible and now, today we stand inside a nation that spies on itself. Religious fanatics are killing Americans and Mexico is at war with the US and we will not even admit that is true. Every bad sci fi movie about the government of the sixties and seventies has come true and we as Americans still will not admit our government needs to be fixed. I can’t wait for the Deathrace to begin or for us to declare that 30 is as old as anyone is allowed to get, that was funny when I was 18 but at fifty I find that a little scary.
Interestingly enough for most of us our values are the same yet the world has changed and left us behind. No longer is a strong work ethic enough, providing for our families and loving each other, no now we must provide for everyone including those too lazy to work for themselves and now that many have figured out they do not have to work, there are too many to help. Yet I have to believe it is our core values that will save us from the destruction that is imminent at the moment, without our core values after the world burns itself down those of us left will not stand a chance. Well I no longer laugh as much as I watch those sci fi movies on Saturday afternoon, do you?