America in My Mind: America as seen by an Indonesian immigrant Part III
By Cindra Crisman
The concept of fairness to all is an endless slogan in Indonesia. The Government’s aim is to make sure the rich submissively share their wealth while the poor are entitled to take it. In so doing, they will make sure that the Government is rich so then the sharing of wealth is in their control. The Government will then declare their nobility in their entitlement programs to ensure the people do not detect this method as deceitful and manipulative. Seriously, I never thought I would say this, but America has become the country I left behind: Indonesia. How could that be?
Americans must think the Indonesian Government way of managing a nation was the right approach. No, I am not crazy for saying this; did not this country elect the most Socialist man to be its President: Barack Obama?
Americans must believe that they would benefit from Socialism, otherwise why would they put their country backwards? Or are these people that naïve not to realize what they were signing up for? No, it is the first reason. These Americans either did not play a significant role in bringing prosperity to the country and wanted a piece of it anyway, or made so much wealth for themselves and wanted to keep it all. Socialism fills their purposes.
Socialism needs two classes of people to thrive: the lazy and the greedy. The system only needs one enabler: Government. It then entices the lazy with its Welfare and protects the greedy with its Regulations. Here’s how American Socialism is at its best: so then no lazy image is painted, their welfare is created through ACORN and SEIU alike. So then the greedy image is not fancied, their regulations are made through “Social Security” and the next enchilada “Health Care Reform”; none of these Laws can easily be repealed, thus discouraging people to retaliate.
Through this Socialism, America has become a Big Government Nation. Hasn’t Washington DC now decided how taxes should be accumulated and allocated? What happen to States rights?
Well, no wonder, Barack Obama was able to use his “magic” and his charm through to election; Socialism had taken its shaped well before he showed up. It is up to true Americans to regain their country: I can’t be the only one with that motivation.
About Cindra Crisman: This is not the real name of the author who lives in New England with his/her family. The identity of the author is withheld to protect the author’s business interests.
This day in history October 24
1917 The “October Revolution” starts and later becomes known as The Red Revolution
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