October 14, 2004
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I've planned a HUGE photography project of us children for my mother's birthday. It's tomorrow, but I'm pushing it to have it done by Saturday. I really wish I had a month, and unlimited money, but you know. My Pentax is my baby. Anyway.... so much theory homework. I can't think. And I REALLY, REALLY need an eyebrow plucking. In other news, Jazzline is singing Oh Lady Be Good, so I don't have to learn a song that everyone else has to. Bonus. Well, night.
P.S. I hate Bush. And Kerry totally won tonight's debate.
Comments (13)
i can't find my tweezers! grr.
your mom is going to cry, bigtime.
and you better be plucked by the time i get home. i don't want some freaky assed bushman in my house, yo.
HA. who am i kidding? look at ME.
SHAGGYYYYYY!
bush was definately reminiscent of a blabbering fool
with all other subjects and aspects (moral, ethical, whatever) aside, i'll never understand why anyone would vote for a man who wants to hand more of our country's control, power, and independence to the UN.
lemme know when you want me to come over for the photos
call me
Because I think we need to become a more unified planet, and although we have more resources, we need to give others an equal say instead of tromping over them as if they didn't exist. We all need to put in an effort, because without it, there won't be a planet, an America, a UN. That's why. And Bush our "leader," with his Patriot Act, has already taken many of our liberties and independence which you can bet we'll never get back. Enough said.
Honestly, just to clarify...when you say "we need to give others an equal say", to whom are you referring? do you mean other countries or more people within our country? and if you do mean other countries, why should they have a say in how we spend our money and resources? do you think i should have a say in how you spend the money you earn working or your own free time? and if you mean people within our country, the whole agenda of democrats takes away free will to choose and instead chooses for you with government run programs (such as the health care one kerry wants to put into effect.)
Government run programs that we need. We need to create a smaller gap between the rich and the poor and offer programs that are sorely lacking at present. More people are falling into poverty everyday and they have no choice whether to go to work when they're sick, or to seek a doctor, because there is no money for them to do so. Or for education, to get the higher paying jobs that come with health insurance. And I mean other countries. I'm not saying that other countries tell us how to spend our resources and the like, but work together, donating things here, cutting back on other things there, working together with everyone to keep this planet whole. We can't own the air, and it's air that we all must share, but what gives us the right to pollute it for everyone? We need to cut back and do our part to insure that there is a future for our children.
people are falling into poverty because they have no money, obviously. but what makes you or whomever think that increasing taxes is the answer? don't you think that you or i know how to spend our money better than the government? if i'm able to keep more of the money i make, then i can put it towards whatever i need/want/etc. those who are already struggling to make ends meet are going to have their taxes raised (something kerry has promised), which will cause their money to go to those government programs. but what if the programs they need are not the ones to which their money goes? they won't have a say in it, but the national administrative committees will decide how much money goes where and whom it benefits. we are the most generous country in the world, and until there is another close to us (and i do not mean the collective UN) i don't believe they should have equal say...which is where we differ on the international topic.
Katie, to spread wealth sounds an awful lot like communsim. The point of living in America is that you have the freedom to choose what you do with your money. It doesn't matter whether you get the money because of hard work, or as an inheritance, that money is still yours.
Yes, and I'm not suggesting everyone give everything to everybody, I'm suggesting that if we all give a little, it will make a lot. And a lot can help a lot of people. It's like tithing to the world.
I wouldn't call it tithing to the world, because I only tithe to one person. However, I understand and correct me if I'm wrong, the United States is the biggest contributer in the world to helping other countries. I am not just talking about Iraq or Afganistan, I am talking about many countries in Africa, Latin American countries, countries throughout Asia. And that is our government and people in our nation who care. There are some that don't and that is their right because this is America and you do have the right not to care. Bill Gates could probably single handedly solve Africa's food problems, but he doesn't and however wrong we think that is, we still have to respect his decision.
Okay. Consider is respected. But all I'm saying is that it's time for a change. Time to revamp our priorities and think about how what we're doing now could affect our future. I respect all of your opinions, howbeit I may not agree with them. And that's my perogative. So this is done.
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