Walk towards the light!

You know, I'm getting so tired and frustrated by people who don't do their homework. Not literal homework, like "read pages 204 - 566 and answer the following 35 questions" type of homework, but the kind that makes a person certain of their facts. The most recent cause of this nonsense was the election - and politics always has more than it's fair share. Of course, it exists in all places where two or more people might have a difference of opinion...religion is another good example.

But, this example happens to be about the politics. I had hoped that once the election was over, people could move on and begin to go about life again. Regardless of who was elected, there's not a damn thing that can be done about it now, so being snarky (I like that word:) and rude won't get you anywhere. But! Even worse is if you're snarky, rude and UNINFORMED!

People, in this day and age, just about everything from what the name of the first cave man might have been to what the color of my underwear might currently be can probably be found *somewhere* on the internet. Because of that, it takes little time to sit down and make sure you know what you're talking about (Oh, and going to www.rumormill.com or some such place doesn't count).

For example. This ridiculous rumor that Obama is planning on downsizing the military. That was yet another smear by McCain and his camp. Obama has in fact promised to increase the military and, more importantly, INCREASE SPENDING for the military so that the men and women who give so much of themselves will have better training, better equipment, and better duty rotations (more people = less time in the sandbox). AND - he voted for the newest version of the GI Bill...and McCain did not. Not only that, but Mrs. Obama has decided that as one of her pet projects will be to spotlight the military family. How in the world can that be a bad thing? Lord knows we all get the short end of the stick 95% of the time - and isn't it about time that someone is willing to call attention to that fact?

When did we as a nation become the kind of people who are voluntarily led around by the nose without bothering to make sure of the truth? It's sad to me that so many people are willingly putting themselves in the position to be parrots...It's just as ridiculous as the two ladies I saw who said that if Obama got elected, he was going to whip out a turban to put on and start shooting people. Um, hello? What the hell rock have you been hiding under?

We are better than this. We are smarter than this. Our nation was built upon more than this. Get out and read something more than whatever crap is going to feed your delusions and fears.