To be blunt, I am sick and tired of people thinking they deserve something just
because they happen to be a certain race, religion or gender. I am absolutely one
hundred percent pro equal rights, but it seems the people who want equal rights
don’t exactly understand what that involves. For example, if you are a woman and you
believe you deserve everything equal to that of a man, you better be prepared to
deal with the things that men deal with in their day to day lives. You see, women
say they deserve to be paid equally in the employment role as men, yet they still
want to be treated like “ladies” in the work place. They want that paycheck, yet
they are unable to sacrifice their inner desires to be pampered like daddy’s little
princess in order to earn it. You can’t treat a woman like a man in the work place
without being considered sexist and that to me says they honestly don’t want
“equality” as much as they want more than they get
without having to earn it. I read stories in the news all the time about companies
being sued by women who claim they were treated unfairly, when actually they were
being treated exactly like every man that works there as well. If you want to be
equal, why do you not give the men the same opportunity? Why is it even though when
two people are divorced and the father is the only one working and he truly loves
his children, ninety percent of the time, custody is granted to the poor unemployed
mother who was caught cheating on her husband and the man is left to pay the
dividends? Is that fair? Is that equal? I don’t think so, yet time and time again
it seems to happen and still women cry that they are not equal to men. It’s quite
similar to the race issue that still plagues our country. All of our “minorities”
still to this day, cry for equality and demand things they don’t believe they
should have to earn. Is it not anything more than a step
backwards to separate yourself as “Black”, “Puerto Rican”, or “Mexican”, rather
then proclaiming you’re an American and the same as all of the human race? They cry
that the white community is holding their culture back from progressing, when they
are not making steps forward for themselves. We the people must make the progress
we seek. We cannot expect others to hand us that which we do not deserve. As soon
as something goes wrong, normally you will see a community of minorities pull the
race card and separate themselves from society proclaiming their suppression and
desire for equality simply because they are not humble enough to accept the
embarrassment of the situation, therefore eliminating the possibility of equality
because they are chanting “we” vs. “they” instead of chanting “us”. We need to
realize that we’re not black, white, brown or colored. We are humans who should
stick together as the people and not the sectors
of race. That is equality. Religion, as well, may be the worst of all when it comes
to the blame game. Freedom of religion does not entail anything that makes you
better than the next person. It is wonderful to have faith and something to live
for, but that doesn’t give anyone the right to become self righteous in their
pursuit of happiness. Everyone truly needs to accept the fact that we are all human
beings with different lifestyles and different priorities. Love your brother and
accept the fact that the only way to be equal to the next man is to give him the
same rights that you desire. -Word-

I do not have a particular political affiliation. I normally tend to walk straight
down the middle of the left and right and try to just logically conclude on whatever
issue may be at hand. One thing, though, has been seriously troubling me as of late
and it has to do with the democratic nominee, Barack Obama, and his vision of great
change. From what I understand, Mr. Obama’s great change truly only betters the rest
of the world. It has no real great outcome for the nation he wishes to lead. It
seems to me he is more interested in being the leader of the world, rather than the
President of the United States. For example, he says the people of the United States
can go hungry in order to feed the world. Do you not believe world hunger is an
issue for the countries it effects to fix? Why is it when something troubles the
world, it becomes America’s job to fix it? If we were starving, would the rest of
the world sacrifice their well-being to save us?
Where was the rest of the world when hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans?
Where was the rest of the world when we were attacked on September 11th? If we are
not on top of the world’s list of priorities, why should it be on top of ours? We
focus so much energy on saving the world that we lose track of our own needs. It is
not selfish to put ourselves before the rest of the world, that is what made us the
greatest country on Earth, because we strive to be the best and we’ve always taken
care of our own. It is merely a matter of survival to take care of ourselves, yet
Mr. Obama seems to think we are already well enough taken care of , even though our
education system is far behind most countries, not to mention the fact that our
prisons are overpopulated and our judicial system is more corrupt than the
government it serves. He also tends to think that our constitution is no more than
an out of date waste of time, as he wishes to destroy our
individual right to bare arms. As I’ve said before, if guns are made illegal to
possess, it will only take them away from the good citizens who intend to use them
properly. Criminals will have firearms either way, they carry them illegally now as
they would then. I’ve also heard talk that Obama would like to push beef off the
market and have us eat bugs and worms because cattle flatulence is supposedly
contributing to “global warming”. Are we still in the same dimension here? While
you’re at it, Mr. Obama, why don’t you nuke the entire city of Chicago if your
stance on farting is so strong? Seriously people, is the change this lunatic is
proposing really for the best of our country, or is he truly just an extremist left
wing nut job with a lack of knowledge for what this great nation was built on? When
will we have a leader who truly has our backs again? A leader who thinks of America
before the rest of the world? When will we, as a nation,
be able to look at our President and be proud of our country? When will we once
again feel secure in our own skin and be able to look at the rest of the world
without worrying about being “PC” and say, “We are the United States of America and
you can kiss our American, red, white and blue asses!” The day we can do that again
is the day we will realize that we need no great change, because perfection is that
which needs not to be changed and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. America
doesn’t need change, it needs unity, discipline and respect and that is something
we should demand, because we deserve it. -Word-

The lack of intelligence that lurks about me on a daily basis is enough to scare a
grown man under his covers. The scariest thing about stupid people is they come in
all sorts of shapes, sizes, colors and genders. You can never tell until they open
their mouths. Everyday I hear some of the most ridiculous statements ever spoken by
a human being and they have a way of slithering into my ears like poisonous snakes
just to sink their venomous fangs full of a potent poison known as a lack of common
sense into my brain until I am half way between suicidal and brain dead. If I could
describe the perfect world as I see it, it would be full of people with enough
decency  and respect to mind their own business and everyone would be wise and
logical the way we were intended to be. There would be no religion, there would be
no superstition, there would be nothing that could give anyone reason to feel the
need to voice their opinion of the unknown, nor would there be anything that could
give anyone reason to feel like they should impress their will or judgment on
another person. Now, wouldn’t that be nice? A world where there would be no reason
to argue, a world where you wouldn’t be judged for being too heavy, smoking or just
doing what you do to stay happy. A world where logic would supersede
self-righteousness and intellect would conquer the fear of the unknown. But, sadly,
that will never happen. We will always be surrounded by people who know better than
the rest of us, even though they probably couldn’t lace their own boots without
instructions and a step by step self help video, along with a few verse’s from the
bible just to ease the anxiety that comes with a risk of failure. I was told once
that I should consider where I will be heading after this life before I say the
things I say. I then told the gentleman that I had no fear because deep inside I
knew I was a good person and further more I didn’t believe in Hell, in which he
replied, “Well, some people don’t believe in China, but that doesn't mean it isn’t
there!” Now, how am I , an intelligent, logical human being, supposed to take a
statement like that seriously? I told the man that I had never seen Hell on a globe,
nor could I name one city in it, nor did I ever buy a product which was labeled
“Made in Hell” and if I had, maybe I would consider it to be plausible. He then
stomped off in a huff and did not want to continue our conversation. Why is it, when
someone so hellbent, no pun intended, on convincing you of their beliefs is
challenged with something that goes against these beliefs, they cannot stand the
sight of you, they are unwilling to continue the debate and then you are considered
the “dumb one”. I am willing to hear anyone's opinion on anything but unless you
have absolute, solid evidence that what you speak of is the truth, do not expect to
change my mind or make me feel like a lesser person. At least what I believe in is
vast enough to make sense and the bonus is, no one can be hurt by it, unlike their
thoughts of eternal damnation and darkness. Stupidity is in all different areas of
life, the trouble is it never seems to let up. My advice to anyone who is remotely
intelligent is, keep it to yourself, unless you want to be burned at the stake for
witchery. -Word-

Well, Pennsylvania has finally passed the no smoking law which prohibits smoking in
all public places; work, leisure or otherwise. When things like this occur, it
causes me to take a step back, look around and think to myself, “What the hell is
next?”  Now, please, do not take my words as a vigilant stand against a healthier
world. I am not advocating people to die faster or become unhealthy, but please
realize one simple thing. America has always been known as the “Land Of The Free”,
“The Promise Land”, “Paradise”. Are we really living free though? I have been a
smoker for 20 years and I am intelligent enough to understand that it is not
healthy. I am also respectful enough to not smoke around someone who is bothered by
it and I have enough sense to not smoke around my kids. Is that not enough for these
uptight, preserve all life, freedom bashers who obviously are never satisfied with
anything and who can never just leave well enough alone. Do they not understand that
people who smoke, smoke because they enjoy it? It’s a release of stress and anxiety,
much like a cookie or a hot bath. Apparently, they will not be satisfied until
everything in the world is exactly the way they want it, like little spoiled snot
nosed brats whose parents never uttered the word “No!”. What harm am I causing
anyone when I’m smoking in a room closed off from the rest of the building at work,
strictly designated for smoking? Is my health any of their business anyways? You’ll
never see me snatching a Redbull or a coffee from their hands because caffeine is
potentially deadly and can cause irregular heartbeats and even heart attacks.
Caffeine is an addictive habit forming drug. Should we ban it as well? Make Truth
commercials about Mountain Dew and Pepsi? I bet the same people who consider me a
simple minded health martyr would be outraged if you put a trade embargo on coffee
beans or green tea. The point is EVERYTHING in one way or another is bad for you.
From the prescriptions America takes everyday, to the food we eat, to the air we
breath. The world has just become so uptight that it can’t let go of anything which
seems to be epidemic, but when you think about it, EVERYTHING is epidemic. They’ve
done studies which have proven that stress is one of the leading causes of cancer. I
smoke to relieve stress, so am I not preventing the risk of cancer by smoking? The
people who ride me to quit actually cause me to smoke. They say, “Curtis, don’t you
know how bad that is for you?”, in which I respond, “Yeah, but if I quit, do you
know how bad that could be for you because without this cigarette, I’m liable to
kick your ass!”. I think the world needs to mind their own damn business. If you’re
outside and someone is smoking near you and it bothers you, is it not more decent
and respectful to just move 20 feet to the left, rather than take a self righteous
stand and impede your will upon that persons rights as a citizen of the Untied
States? Do you really believe that that person lit the cigarette just to annoy you?
No! It’s because they are trying to enjoy life you ignorant simple minded self
righteous asshole! Maybe if you’d have a little respect for other people’s choices
we wouldn’t have this disagreement. Maybe if you could just understand that there
are bigger things in this world to worry about, you may be able to find that that
person is just enjoying his day. Maybe if you thought about what it would feel like
if someone tried to take away the things you enjoy, you may calm the hell down a
little and realize that everyone is different and if we all conformed to what you
wanted, we’d be nothing more than useless robots waiting to die. The bottom line is
unless you want this world to collapse under the weight of it’s own suppression,
everyone needs to pull their obnoxious stick out of their uptight, “I know better
than you!” asses! -Word