The musings of a passionate albeit opinionated guest on Earth.
Posted in Faith, Sociology, tagged america, debt, deficit, events, evil, imploding, implosion, lack of hope, losing, loss, mean, nightmare, shambles, shell on 15 August 2010
I often feel like I am living in a nightmare. Our country is a shell of what it once was.
Posted in Sociology, tagged Faith, help, ignore, logic, right, what if, wrong on 2 August 2010
I like to think of myself as an on-going student of sociology. As such, I’m curious how other people would answer the question of whether or not to help someone when doing so involves significant personal risk.
Posted in Sociology, tagged apathetic, apathy, deficits, downward, lack of morals, me first, money above all else, spiral, trend, trending, trouble on 22 May 2010
I love my country. I always have and I always will. However, the country that I love so much is in trouble, grave trouble. As a nation, we have lost our moral compass, developed severe apathy toward our fellow citizens, mortgaged ourselves to the hilt, and become a society of “me first, you last” or, in some cases, “you not at all”. It is a sad state of affairs and the ball, so to speak, is about to circle back on us. Almost daily, I worry if our country will survive; I wonder if we will endure.
Posted in Sociology, tagged capitalism, class, love, michael, middle, moore, right, story, war, wrong on 11 March 2010
After watching Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story, it is clear our country is at a crossroads. If we don’t do something about it now, the rich are going to bankrupt America. That must not be allowed to happen.
Posted in Politics, Sociology, tagged anti-gay, conservative, discrimination, gay, god, hate, hatred on 9 March 2010
I don’t understand how people can hide who they are and rage against it at the same time. It is the ultimate case of denial. What is up with that? Why deny who you are? Why attack people just like you? I don’t understand.
Posted in Sociology, tagged abuse, deeds, good, help, hurt, others, punishment, theft, use on 27 February 2010
No good deed goes unpunished. Helping others in this world yields nothing more than evil in return. It is a sad state of affairs and as a result, I am done helping others. I won’t be hurt anymore.
Posted in Sociology, World, tagged calamity, decade of one, economic, failure, global, reborn, rebuilt, strong, stronger, united on 5 January 2010
The decade of one is officially underway. With our nation teetering on the brink, an era where America reinvigorates itself could very well be at hand.
Posted in Politics, Sociology, tagged 2000s, decade, vote, worst person on 17 December 2009
Vote for the “Worst Person of the Decade”. Choose the person who the 2000′s could have done without.
Posted in Sociology, tagged arctic, churches, cold, homeless, homelessness, humanity, schools, shelter, shelters, temperatures, weather on 10 December 2009
A cold snap has been blanketing the country in recent days. The arctic temperatures leave many homeless to fend for themselves. Where is our humanity?