Sunday, March 10, 2013

Fwd: Food for Thought





Food  for thought…
 
If  you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without  a license, but  not for being in the country illegally … you might live in a   country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If  you have to get your  parents' permission to go on a field trip or  take an aspirin in school, but not  to get an abortion … you might  live in a country founded by geniuses but run  by  idiots. 
 
If  the only school curriculum allowed to explain how we got  here is  evolution, but the government stops a $15 million construction  project  to keep a rare spider from evolving to extinction … you  might live in a  country founded by geniuses but run by  idiots. 
 
If  you have to show  identification to board an airplane, cash a  check, buy liquor, or check out a  library book, but not to vote  who runs the government … you might live in a  country founded by  geniuses but run by idiots. 
 
If  the government wants to  ban stable, law-abiding citizens from  owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16  fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt … you  might live in  a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots. 
 
If,  in the  largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a  24-ounce soda because  24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you  fat … you might live in a country  founded by geniuses but run by  idiots. 
 
If  an 80-year-old woman can be  stripped searched by the TSA but a  woman in a hijab is only subject to having  her neck and head  searched … you might live in a country founded by geniuses  but run  by idiots. 
 
If  your government believes that the best way to  eradicate trillions  of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more … you might  live in  a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots. 
 
If  a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher  "cute," but hosting a  sexual exploration or diversity class in  grade school is perfectly acceptable  … you might live in a country  founded by geniuses but run by idiots. 
 
If  children are forcibly removed from parents who discipline them with  spankings  while children of addicts are left in filth and drug  infested "homes"… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but  run by idiots. 
 
If  hard  work and success are met with higher taxes and more  government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC  checks, Medicaid, subsidized  housing, and free cell phones … you  might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by  idiots. 
 
If  the government's plan for getting people  back  to work is to incentivize NOT working with 99 weeks of Unemployment  checks  and no requirement to prove they applied but can't find  work … you might live  in a country founded by geniuses but run by  idiots. 
 
If  you pay your  mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big  screen TV while your neighbor buys iPhones, TV's and new cars, and the  government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage … you  might live in a country founded by  geniuses but run by  idiots. 
 
If  being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you more "safe"  according to the government …  you might live in a country founded  by geniuses but run by idiots.


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