The grimness of our resolve

I added a forgotten point in this revision.
Now that my hiatus is over; having just returned from a refreshing immersion into primal scream therapy, my imprimatur to wax poetic on the vexing problems of the day is once more at the fore. Rejoice dear readers, your moonless nights and cascading darkness now welcomes the breaking dawn.

Ah, such narcissistic virtue! Anyway,

It is apparent that though winter is traditionally our period of discontent, I find our great nation in the throws of its summer of discomfited discomfort. Poor economic news, wearying bifurcated trudging in our many overseas adventures that seem never to end, political gamesmanship to the detriment of the country's well being all in the name of which dysfunctional party can further lead us into gridlock and decay; not to mention the BP debacle, all in the midst of blue skies, warm weather, BBQ's, and interminable family vacations gone bad.

God bless America. Hell, we could be Greeks, for christsakes.

The application of common sense is sorely needed. That, and a bit of historical perspective.

But that requires though and rumination; qualities not presumed to have any real benefit in this age of screamers and provocateurs. There's no money in it. Better to hyperventilate, cry, agonize, sweat profusely, blame bogeymen and foreigners rather than deal with the problems of the day with any kind of reasonableness.

So here's a few salient provocations from Mr. primitive:

Don't like abortion? Don't have one. Live as an example, not as a mouthpiece. Talk is cheap.
Worried the government is going to take your guns? Please. Have you been paying attention. Gun rights are not diminishing in this country. To the contrary, they're expanding. The perversity, of course, is the idea that more guns provide more personal protection, but statistically, nearly all gun violence is perpetrated by someone you know, not by strangers. And many times your own gun will be used against you. So, buy as many as you like.
Don't like what's happening to the country? Then get involved. Just recognize that you're not the only voice and that it's a messy affair that requires due diligence and compromise. Really.
Don't like foreigners taking our jobs? Then feel free to work in the fields, clean other peoples houses, dig ditches; you know, all that manual labor stuff you and your children have absolutely no interest in.
Don't like the government? Too bad. Without it there's be chaos and lawlessness. Whether you understand the government in all it's bureaucratic glory, whether you recognize all the systems we, we being the humans who've populated and created or allowed to be created these systems, have to work with and are controlled by, the ugly truth is we're stuck with what we have. Make it work. Make it better.
Fiscal policy? It's simple; save when you can. That means when the times are good save for those times, like now, when they're not. Tax appropriately. pay for what you need and want and don't just think of yourself. There's nothing more dishonest than saying the government should pay you but not the other guy because then it'd be too expensive; you deserve it; he doesn't. That doesn't work. It's amazing how many people don't understand how our entitlement programs are funded.
Pay for education. Stupid and ignorant does not a country make. Nor does it bode well for the future. Knowing how the systems that affect us work is far more beneficial that ranting and raving that life's too complicated. it is. Get used to it.

Think you can turn back the clock? Good luck.

Be as mad as you want because you weren't paying attention before and now you're paying the price for your ignorance and fear. Trying to go back never works.

You'll see.