Feeling let down all over again.

I really shouldn't be surprised. The guys in my company treated me like crap while I was in, and didn't really get me the help I needed then. So now, nothing has changed. It was too much to hope I guess. I just feel totally screwed by these guys. I didn't ask for much, and I don't think it's unreasonable to ask either, yet here I am again reliving all the crap treatment I got while I was in. I know people have lives and are busy, but writing a simple incident report and getting it notarized takes like and hour or 2 of your time, tops. I would do it if someone asked me. I wish this was something that didn't matter, and was unimportant, but it's affecting a large chunk of my life, so I can't just ignore it and walk away. Please! do the right thing people! let me get this done and move on to whatever comes next already. How long do you have to keep screwing me over?

In other news...

I decided to start a blog where I can just talk about my day to day stuff. Hopefully it will help if I have an outlet. This is more for my deep discussions about things I find important. Conspiracy theories and just weird stuff I like to discuss with people. I have no clue how to give anyone a link to my tumblr account, so. darn. Give me a sec. I think this is it:
http://tbigenius.tumblr.com/

If you like tumblr, you can read my rantings there, and these posts as well! Since everyone needs more brain damaged ranting in their life.

How do dumb people get doctorates?

Seriously! I went to see this psychologist today, and she tells me, that it's no big deal if I am lying on the ground paralyzed and alone for a few hours. As a testament to my self control, I didn't do anything to her. I wanted to, but you know, those pesky laws about face planting idiots stopped me. She suggested that me lying outside on a sidewalk paralyzed for a few hours was no big deal. heck, in 3 hours, the ants might make off with me. OK, that is a little extreme, I know, but SERIOUSLY? I think people just don't understand that paralysis is PARALYSIS! I'm not talking about some lesser form, where I can secretly still tap dance or something. Like, people keep suggesting I need to wear a little help dealeo. And how do I push it, when I'm PARALYZED. Again, back to my earlier question, how do idiots get degrees? Maybe they think I'm like professor Xavier, and I can secretly do crap with my mind. Even though I'm in a wheelchair, I can still use my brain to call for help or something. lol. I dunno. I'm actually really ticked about this, and I really don't think this lady should be doing anything for any veteran, as she does more harm than good from what I have seen. That, and I secretly suspect she is Tracy Ullman.

Slacktivism

I just stumbled upon this word yesterday, and I have been stewing over it ever since. It's a perfect representation of what our country has become. No more hard working american people, now it's the get rich quick, easy way, grow fat, collect welfare, hand me everything on a silver freaking platter. No one wants to take action any more, or worse, responsibility. So now, the people with the power are the power hungry bureaucrats and politicians, the CEO's and Movie stars. In short, America has let the people who know the least about anything relevant, run things. People want to complain about the way things are, but it's their fault things have gotten this far. Representatives in this day and age should be representing the people. That is the people's area of power. It's understandable that in the past we couldn't do this. But this is the 21st century. We can get tweets from Athletes, but not from a representative who is going to vote on a bill? I don't give a crap about his personal preference either. He should vote the way the people in his district want him to vote. In the past, you had to pick a person that could represent you and hope for the best, but that was then. This is now! Let's see some actual progress. Which brings me to my second gripe. The second amendment. I am not a gun nut. I don't own a gun. It's probably better for everyone that I don't. The point is, under the constitution we can. No licensing, no 2 week waiting. Nothing. The purpose of this isn't so that crime will increase or decrease. forget all that for a second. The reason is so that the Government will be afraid of it's people, and not the other way around. Our rights are systematically being stripped away. Excuses are made and given, and each incremental loss is accepted. There has been crime since as far back as recorded history. There will be crime until the end of time. You can't stop crime, criminals or terrorists by stripping freedoms. All you do is rob people of their Liberties. We are in this position because Americans as a whole are unwilling to act. Unwilling to get their hands dirty or bloody or whatever is required for that to change. If people on 9-11 had all jumped up and rushed the hijackers, 9-11 would not have happened. Yes, lives would have been lost. Those planes may have still crashed, but not at the cost of thousands of lives that we saw. Instead, Americans did what Americans do. Sit and wait for someone else to fight the fight. I say, let me take a knife on a freaking plane. If you try and hijack it, I will take you down. Instead, now people in Airports get molested and their privacy violated so that people can feel safer. You really think that is going to stop anything? Really? Ever heard the expression "locks only keep out honest people"? Well, it's true. If people want to commit these atrocious acts, they will find a way. You can kill a person with a rock for goodness sakes. I would rather face that situation armed and ready than disarmed and violated. I don't hold much to Machiavelli's quotes, but I agree on this one:
Before all else, be armed.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Americans have got to stop blaming the government for the current situation and start blaming themselves. Stop just voting, find out what is really going on in your government and do something. I don't mean watch the news. I mean, actually look up what bills are coming up and see what they really mean. If something seems off to you, write a letter and complain. Don't e-mail. Don't call. Get up off your but and put a letter in the freaking mailbox. They ignore those things, just like you do when telemarketers call, or you get e-mails from people you don't know. with mail, you have to open it. It's a federal offence if they say they read something and never opened it. Use the system. Be smart. If you feel bad about killing trees to mail letters, go plant trees. Work requires more work. But get up and do it.

The Worst of the best...

So to start things off, I'm going right to my least favorite President. The one that did more to ruin the office and the country long term. As I am sure most of you guessed...
It's FDR!!!
I know most people are probably kind of surprised I would choose the president that "single handedly" pulled us out of the great depression. But to me, the new deal wasn't such a great deal, he ran for 4 terms, so he didn't know when to quit (finally dying in office) Which set a dangerous precedent for all politicians (TERM LIMITS PEOPLE!!!) and my worst thing that he did was take us off the Gold standard. While it solved his immediate problems, it fixed nothing long term. One of the reasons we now face economic trouble (and trust me, things aren't as good as you even think)Is because our dollar has no real backing. Taking us off the gold standard has caused so many other problems, I really don't think I could write them all down in one sitting and explain them all. For one thing, The US got out of the great depression because of jobs created by the second world war. The removal of the Gold standard just made people feel like they had more money then they actually did, and this trend continues today with the increases to the minimum wage. increasing minimum wage means nothing because the dollar isn't tied to anything, so temporarily it seems like your dollar is going farther, but the net result is you have made no more money. The other problem was the stock market. It sucked then, and it sucked now. FDR should have let it die, But for some reason, he helped it grow and become stable. Since shares aren't tied to anything (since the dollar isn't) this creates unnecessary fluctuation. All the stock market does is keep the rich, rich, and the poor hopeful, since once in a blue moon, someone gets lucky and hits a payday. All the economic problems that we face now went through his administration and were largely helped along by his short sightedness. Great politician, Crappy president. Also, unfortunately, the model for most politicians today it seems.

And The Winner is...

With all these elections going one. I have come to a conclusion. Politicians are winning, and the constituents are losing. Democrats, Republicans, even Independents. Americas Government was a great thing when it took days for a letter to cross the country by pony express or train. You chose someone that you felt would represent you, and hoped for the best. People became career politicians because moving back and forth across the country was a big deal, so once they lived in WA, just let them stay there. But haven't grown out of all that? Can't we as Americans put on our big boy pants (or girl pans as the case may be). Americans have gotten lazy. when things go bad, we blame the democrats, or the republicans or whatever ethnic group it's popular to blame. But this is american. land of opportunity and Equality. Last time I checked, the Declaration of Independence says :That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Now why doesn't that scare politicians more? In this day and age, why are we using an outdated system. we have the internet for goodness sakes people. you can buy a pack of gum on one side of the earth and your spouse can check you bank account and see it on the other side of the earth. Why can't The people make these decisions?
Well, those answers are easy:
1) Politicians would not have power, and they would probably get sad, drunk and accidentally drive off of a bridge killing some poor hooker/girlfriend.
2)Lobbyists would be out of a job. You would either have to pay everyone in america, or well, there is no other option. Good bye lobbyists. Don't let the door smack you on the way out. I hear McDonald's is hiring.
3)(The only one that really matters) Some special interest groups would take a hit. But realistically? which ones? and how important are they? I find it hard to believe everyone would axe funding for autism research or cancer cures. too many people are affected by these. The whole gay agenda might take a ding, but I can live with that. Same with the people that want to let their kids sacrifice chickens in the lunch room (Ok, made that last one up to make a point). Point is, the Majority would be ok with the majority of the decisions, and like it or leave it, there you would have it. People couldn't just sit on the fence. They would have to give a crap and be active. And that is what this country really needs is for people to quit expecting other people to do everything for them and take some stinking initiative! More to follow, that is enough for now.

When the system is broken...

So what do you do when the system is broken? especially when you need that system to get what you need? It's like saying your cars engine is busted and you need to drive it to get it fixed. fortunately, we have tow trucks. But what is my tow truck? What then? I feel like it's trial for the murder of Julius Caesar and Cimber Brutus Casca and Cassius have been selected for the jury. "On the count of murder in the first degree, we the accused find ourselves not guilty" No kidding, really? What a shock. How does that work? How can anyone "self adjudicate"?