Learning how to love. Each other.

Just some random thoughts. Why is it that American politicians have no qualms about going into huge debt to fight wars? But steadfastly refuse to spend beyond our means to help our own citizens. Especially in bad economic times. Doesn't make sense. We proclaim that we can afford wars. But we can't afford rebuilding America. From within. Seems to me we have our priorities out of whack. We try to fix the rest of the world. Before we fix America. Think of all the money we've dumped down ratholes in Iraq and Afghanistan. And in fighting communists all over the world. For decades. Almost seems like an eternity. And in the process, we've neglected the needs of our own people. Oh, not everyone. We've managed to cater to the rich and big business. And ignored the poor and the middle class. Widening the gap between the rich and poor. Indeed, a sad state of affairs. Makes me ashamed to be an American. Anyway, I've discovered that most communists and socialists are good people. I know. I mix with 'em in other parts of the world. We misjudge so many people. Atheists, for instance. I know so very many nice atheists. Nicer than many hypocritical Christians and Muslims. One doesn't have to believe in a god to be a decent human being. It's not even a requirement to be a capitalist to be a decent human being. Yes, we have to learn to accept each other. Despite our differences. I'm for human decency. For tolerance. For learning how to love. Not only life. But each other. --Jim Broede