Right Wing Extremist Part I

Part II has already been written because I had something to address but had not exactly formulate how to introduce why or how this title of mine came up. I briefly mention that my husband had this revelation of about my political stance. We have turned our marriage into one debate discussion after the next. Thank God for political turmoil for our marriage seems to me growing in strength because of it.

I had already forgotten what our original topic was and as conversations go we ended in a really weird spot with my husband exclaiming “I know what you are! You’re a right wing extremist republican!” I was not about to try to recap that for you all without having a TV example to try to illustrate my point a little better.

We were talking about many things including welfare and education. I was being as candid and honest and creative as any could be with their spouse. I was saying how I am sick of the government being in our business as if they were trying to control us. I said things like welfare should be a finite short term assistance to get the people back up to were they need to be. These humanitarian efforts should not be offered by the government, at least not entirely, but by the people through business. Then, in a stroke of genius history remembering, I mentioned how the founders and the original millionaires felt that they should be the ones helping those whom have yet to ‘make it’. I remembered John Hopkins and how he made that library because the value of reading and education was pivotal to success. He knew that reading meant thought and application, application meant improvement. Having the government hand out so much is deteriorating society with ignorance. Also, the reading emphasis is distracting the people from the thought process and progress originally the important outcome that was trying to be achieved. This is when my dear hubby announced his mini epiphany.

I know I left a lot of my thoughts out because at this time they are being ghostly and intangible but bear with me because here comes my TV illustration….

I was watching Joseph: The King of Dreams (not to be confused with Joseph and the Technicolor dream coat) with my son and I thought it would be a nice example. For those not familiar, it is biblical story with only a little God mentioned and enough artistic licenses to make it a descent carto-vie for the family. To me it illustrated how the importance of reading can create thought and improvement.

The brothers (11 of 12 sons) reminded me of what our nation is going through in some regards. Basically doing what they know to do because that is what they are taught and that is what they have always done. Joseph, on the other hand, was educated and used his knowledge to improve and change for the better. The eleven were working hard bringing water on buckets on sticks to the crops; Joe comes along and develops an irrigation system seemingly on a whim. Then basically the majority sold the smart one into slavery and probably ruined many opportunities for progress.

This is just one example. Actually this movie has sparked many conversations between my husband and I some about God’s plans and parents doing and manipulating things claiming God’s will. We even considered that the drought was caused by the dad and so many weird conversations that I can not even begin to waste your time with.

I digressed, sorry. The point is that people focus on the task and not the intended result.

Think, not just read, know and apply. Think people think.

That was what I was meaning about the loss of reading on intelligence and action. My many other weirdo ramblings (that I could never begin to explain coherently) combined with this the gets me the label of Right wing extremist republican.

Stay tuned for more anti government involvement insanity, I am sure more is coming.

~T