So You Want To Leave The UNION.

So you want to leave the union and become a separate state. The person you voted for the top office of this union did not get in. Big deal. What, you don’t want to move to another country? Why not? That’s the same as seceding. Oh, I see, you want a large group of people, perhaps millions, to be as miserable as you.

May I suggest an experiment before you make the final decision? Pretend you have seceded. Give up all federal assistance to your state. No federal employee’s. No help when the neighboring state comes over to annex your “New Republic” by brute force. You will receive no funding for the following:

1 Roads. Hospitals. Clean water. Garbage hauling. Etc.

2 Social Security for those retired.

3 Clean power via electric or wind power.

4 No federal programs for the poor or unemployed.

5 This would mean no more Federal housing, jobs, offices or military bases in your state. And many more benefits that is returned to your state.

The list of benefits you will be giving up is almost endless. Way too many to be listed here. Just the loss of the freedom to travel and the loss of Social Security benefits for those who earned that right, just to mention two, would be a tragedy. So I propose your state give up ALL federal benefits for one year. As a test. This will give everyone in your state a taste of their new proposed future. I say you would not last the full year without screaming and begging to be back in the union.

However, you will not be paying federal taxes. Nor have to admit the new top leader, whom you did not vote for, won the election. What a relief that will be. But to fund the current living style, the money must come from somewhere. So there would be a large increase in taxes. Lets call it a “New Republic” tax. Presumably 50% of whatever income you can acquire.

Speaking of money, the current currency would no longer be a legal form to pay debts. Federal Banks would not exist in your universe. After all, it is for the use of the citizens of the United States Of America. Not some rear bum upstart foreign county. 

Each “citizen” will need a passport to travel outside this “New Republic”. If you are allowed to travel or have the means to do so. What makes you think the Union wants your citizens to travel or even work here?By seceding, you are immediately classified as “aliens”. Unwanted. Foreigners. Not to be associated with. Outsiders.

Who would be your defender when a foreign government comes calling, demanding this land is now their land. Why would the union defend you once you announced your independence? Who would defend you? Not I.

Those food items you are currently buying at your local store? Imported from another state? Would not be imported. You would need to learn how to grow your own. What? Not a land owner? Too bad for you. The family down the block has a garden. Maybe you can steal some of their veggies. Without getting shot. Maybe. Maybe not.

So, who is going to be the head of your “New Republic”? A helmet wearing, gun toting, military style uniform wearing egotistical maniac? There is no shortage of those in any state or union. I am sure you can find one immediately. Oh, wait, that’s the person sitting next to you who wants your state to secede from the union!

I’m An Addict.

Hi. My name is El***. I’m an addict.

I’m addicted to Facebook. I have been clean & sober for about 30 minutes now. Boy it feels good. Do U know how hard it is to give it all up? Look who I’m talking to. Of course U do.

It all started when I begged my friends to get an account so we could hang out. Then it snowballed into a 100 or more. I went to links just to “Friend” someone. I just had to visit my newsfeed. I even broke dates just to get on Facebook. Finally it became too much. I LOL without LMAO. At first I was late to work, then I took sick days. Finally I just stopped going to work. By that time I was retired. Redbull & Cheetos was my diet. Tech support was calling me for advice. I just had to break the habit.

So here I am. Thirty minutes ago, I turned off the machine. I rushed right over here. It was the first time I pulled the plug on my laptop in over thirty day’s! It felt weird. But at the same time a monkey was off my back. I hope U can help me.

It feels great to be back on my desk top computer! I know this is a non-English social site, but I have changed my screen name so I can't be tracked so easily. I feel free to talk about my issues here. My Facebook friends will not be able to find me here. I assume I can use this site 24/7.

First I have a question or two:

Where is the ‘LIKE” button?

For that matter, where is the “SHARE” button.

How do I “FRIEND” people?

Can I “UNFRIEND” people and how hard is it to do so?

Can U answer in English? Being an American, I only speak English. I’m sure yo..oops..U understand.

This home page, does it show all my site likes and feeds?

Can I use UR site address on my cars new vanity plates? 

Don’t hesitate to visit me when you are in the States. I will pack a cooler with a couple of bag lunches and some Redbull so we can chat. Online of course.

Oh Don’t forget to sent me your location so I can add it to my online map. Just saying.

And finally, what year is this?

Little Yellow Bird

Food For Thought

 

 

Troops coming home.

I have been reading rants and raves about the President & his desire to bring all the troops from the big sandbox home. I do not believe that will ever happen. Look at the history of occupations by our government, therefore our troops. We still have troops in Cuba. They have been there since the Cuban/American War (1898). Do you think they are coming home? We will never, in your life time, give up our occupation of Cuba.

Look at a more recent time. Since at least WWII, we have had troops on the ground in Japan and some of its territories. Are they coming home? No. How about Korea? We have thousands of troops on the ground there. Are they coming back? The Philippines? Panama? South America? No. So, what makes you think all the troops stationed in the desert countries will be coming back?

The middle east is too important to our government. It is not in our best interest to leave. We leave and our allies will go under or be in a perpetual war. After all, that’s where the oil is. We bring our troops back, we will be open to attack and a war on our shores. So bringing our troops home is out of the question.

Now more than ever, we need to defend against weapons of mass destruction. Some governments, given such a weapon will use it. Against us if no-one else. There are many governments that want all people who do not believe in the same religion as they, DEAD. Wiped from this earth. Not to exist. Period.

No matter who is the president nor what party is in political power, no matter what is told to the public, all troops will not be coming home. We will have troops on the ground in foreign locations for generations.