Why don't our public servants do their jobs? They are supposed to represent the people and do what is best for the most people. But the government has become the puppet of the rich and corporations. Those with money are able to tell the lawmakers what to do so they will prosper more and they don't care about anyone else.
If it weren't for government support I would have lost my home and children. But I received money to go to college, food for my daughters, and medical care so we were able to survive. Without it I don't know what we would have done.
It seems that those in charge would rather make more millions for themselves and have so much that they will never be able to spend it all than to let everyone take care of themselves.
The US was the greatest country in the world for a time, but that was decades ago. At school I was always told that the US is the best place to be, but we don't take care of our people. We don't encourage education or family. We are told to idolize stupidity. Our politicians encourage religion and make it out to be so important and that anyone who disagrees with them are horrible. This country wasn't founded on religion, but it seems that the ideals we were founded on have been lost.
Things have gone very wrong in this country and need to change.
12 October 2011
03 October 2011
I was watching Game of Thrones this last week and I started wondering, for the umpteenth time, why technology in fantasy settings can get to a medieval level and stay there for thousands of years.
In the real world we advanced. Even with the dark ages of christianity repressing everything we kept creating and inventing. But in fantasy worlds they stay at that level and nothing changes for millennia .
Some make sense because they have such a high amount of magic that they don't have a need for science and technology because magic can do it all. But some of these fantasy worlds don't have magic but don't advance in technology. Are these invented people really satisfied with what they have and don't have the initiative to change? Do they not have new ideas and inspiration to create something new, easier, and maybe better for the future?
I try every day to do something to make life easier for my family and those I care about. Most days it only comes to doing chores around the house, but occasionally I come up with something that makes life easier in the long run. Such as a rack to hold the kids' shoes so we can find they every day, I didn't invent it, but I am utilizing someone else's invention. If I had the mindset that some books seem to have I wouldn't bother, I would just keep going with what we already have and not even try anything new.
In the real world we advanced. Even with the dark ages of christianity repressing everything we kept creating and inventing. But in fantasy worlds they stay at that level and nothing changes for millennia .
Some make sense because they have such a high amount of magic that they don't have a need for science and technology because magic can do it all. But some of these fantasy worlds don't have magic but don't advance in technology. Are these invented people really satisfied with what they have and don't have the initiative to change? Do they not have new ideas and inspiration to create something new, easier, and maybe better for the future?
I try every day to do something to make life easier for my family and those I care about. Most days it only comes to doing chores around the house, but occasionally I come up with something that makes life easier in the long run. Such as a rack to hold the kids' shoes so we can find they every day, I didn't invent it, but I am utilizing someone else's invention. If I had the mindset that some books seem to have I wouldn't bother, I would just keep going with what we already have and not even try anything new.
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