Is America today, the America you heard about growing up? Is the American Dream still possible? Or, are we living in the Age of Anonymity, where every city is starting to look the same?
Chain stores have robbed America of Mom and Pop stores that used to dot the country. To me, these Mom and Pop stores, from hardware stores, grocery stores to restaurants and retail stores, are what made the American Dream. People in these stores used to know you by name. Conversely, today, you are lucky if you can find a live body for customer service. You are relatively anonymous in the retail environment, relegated to a number.
Furthermore, the local stores that these chains have put out of business, forced the former owners to take hourly wage jobs. Stores that took generations to build, supporting multiple generations wiped out by a Big Box store, who will leave the town at the drop of a hat.
Is this progress? What do you think, Speak the TruthUSA!
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Energy and Bush's Legacy
Why is the most powerful country on Earth still being held captive by foreign countries with regard to natural resources, specifically oil? It seems to me that we should be able to develop our own natural or synthetic substitute. The car has been around for almost 100 years!
We have sent a man to the Moon but we haven't weened ourselves from foreign oil. Something is wrong with this picture. Could it be that big business doesn't want this to happen?
Speaking of sending a man to the Moon. JFK's legacy was the prioritization of exploring space. A terrific legacy for Bush would be to free us from the shackles of foreign oil, and to challenge companies to come up with a viable alternative fuel source, whether it comes from crops or fuel cells.
Tell the Truth! What do you think and how can we accomplish this?
We have sent a man to the Moon but we haven't weened ourselves from foreign oil. Something is wrong with this picture. Could it be that big business doesn't want this to happen?
Speaking of sending a man to the Moon. JFK's legacy was the prioritization of exploring space. A terrific legacy for Bush would be to free us from the shackles of foreign oil, and to challenge companies to come up with a viable alternative fuel source, whether it comes from crops or fuel cells.
Tell the Truth! What do you think and how can we accomplish this?
Saturday, May 14, 2005
VALUES in America
Is it just me? In the process of getting older, approaching 50 sooner than I would like, and being in the teaching field, major observations that I have made include that today's young people and even American citizens in general do not display the American values that were the cornerstone for which I thought American stood. Such values included Hard Work, Treat others With Respect, Respect Your Elders, and others.
As a result, America is not perceived well overseas, and within America there is the proliferation of a culture that pours money into Get Rich Quick schemes, Credit Cards maxed to the hilt, kids listening to music and watching videos that promote pimps, HOS, Bitches, and every 4 letter word under the sun! Top corporate executives think nothing of financially raping their employees as long as they have a golden parachute.
Nowhere do I hear a voice promoting in the Media and in Education, the type of Core Beliefs and Values that America and Americans should have.
What do you think? Post your thoughts.
As a result, America is not perceived well overseas, and within America there is the proliferation of a culture that pours money into Get Rich Quick schemes, Credit Cards maxed to the hilt, kids listening to music and watching videos that promote pimps, HOS, Bitches, and every 4 letter word under the sun! Top corporate executives think nothing of financially raping their employees as long as they have a golden parachute.
Nowhere do I hear a voice promoting in the Media and in Education, the type of Core Beliefs and Values that America and Americans should have.
What do you think? Post your thoughts.
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