So, I've been thinking for about the last week, I know, I smell smoke too, and I have come to a decision about my activism and posting on Facebook, and here for that matter.
Last week I copied a post from a friend:
Don't like gay marriages? Don't get one.. Don't like cigarettes? Don't smoke them.. Don't like abortions? Don't get one.. Don't like sex? Don't have it.. Don't like drugs? Don't do them.. Don't like porn? Don't watch it.. Don't like alcohol? Don't drink it.. Don't like guns? Don't buy one.. Don't like your rights taken away??? Don't take away someone else's. (re-post if you agree)
Anyway, some 47 comments and 10 hours later, I was exhausted. Then I posted something about not spreading the fear and my friend that started the debate last week started in on me again. Not that I minded, I was just still wiped from the last debate & actually pretty cranky about all things Congressional that day. Well, that solidified the decision I had already made last Friday.
I have around 300 friends & family on my list on Facebook. I love each one of them dearly. Even the ones I barely know or haven't seen in forever. We all have very different opinions about things. I have no problem with this. I love a good debate. However, some of the issues we debate can make us very angry at each other for a time. We are all entitled to have our own beliefs and opinions and I'm not out to change any one's.
So, TA, DA, DA! I have decided that in the future, I will keep my activism to things factual. Things that have documented proof that they are true and/or better for the country. I will not be posting things about Same-sex Marriage, Abortion or Religion. I have too many people in my life that vehemently disagree with me on some of these social issues. I don't want to debate those things anymore. While they are very important, I feel that at this time they are also a distraction from what is really going on in this country. I am going to focus on the Corporate take over of this country and help to restore the middle class to where we should be.
Thank you for your time. :-)
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Factual according to whose "facts"? Your "facts"? I'm baaaack. Just to let you know you can't continue to spout lies and get away scot free. "Taxpayers foot the bill for Justice Department’s $16 muffins" The Justice Department and several of its agencies engaged in “extravagant and wasteful” spending on food, beverages and event planning for law enforcement conferences, including paying $16 each for muffins, $76 per person for lunch and more than $8 for a cup of coffee, according to an audit released Tuesday by the department’s Office of Inspector General.
ReplyDeleteAt one conference, a workshop on enhancing judicial skills, participants were served snacks of Cracker Jack, popcorn and candy during a break, costing $32 a person, and also were provided a “deluxe” ice cream assortment that cost $10 per person. The 166 people attending a separate conference of U.S. attorneys were fed beef Wellington appetizers at $7.32 per serving.
“Some conferences featured costly meals, refreshments and themed breaks that we believe were indicative of wasteful or extravagant spending,” said acting Inspector General Cynthia A. Schnedar. The report says the department “did not adequately attempt to minimize conference costs as required by federal and DOJ guidelines.”
Enjoy your one term.