This erroneous belief that once a problem is identified, you have the ability (and responsibility) to change it, comes from pop American psychology that is superficially formulaic in its approach…and thus, a big, fat lie!

Take for example (among many), a wonderful young lady who has been violently raped, and is in constant danger of another attack, even death threats. She is stalked, she lives in terror 24/7, and also has a little baby to protect, who she dearly loves. But the police can’t or won’t do much to protect her from such horror, and her younger brother was already brutally tortured as a warning…and he will remain a retarded vegetable the rest of his life. Her last apartment was ransacked and burned, as yet another warning.

Multiply this ugly scenario a million times over, and you have a good reason for depression…a very good reason…a reason shared by many, many Americans who were unfortunate enough to be born into such a violent society.

This essay shines a ray of hope, that’s for sure. But to assume this ray will brighten most people in difficult straits, is false. It will only help the lucky few.

Would you have any recommendation for a person who is deciding whether or not to have kids? I know it’s very personal, but somehow the trick of “just ask yourself - is that really what you want to do” isn’t working.

ur admirer.

“Agreed: legalize, regulate and tax. The Romans did so with their sex industry and it worked beautifully.”

Years ago, I wouldve agreed but look what happened to Rome.
What I’m saying is, perhaps there could be a middle ground.

9 months before I was born my mother got knocked up and decided to throw all caution to the wind. Trust me, it is not a smart idea…So, having remembered what I was put through, practically at the last minute, I opted for adoption. It was the most difficult thing I have EVER done. But I live in California, and all I see around me is poor people on drugs breeding and then getting on welfare. California is 23 BILLION dollars in debt and has a 12% unemployment rate…meaning less tax revenue…yet we keep allowing people to “come on in and get on welfare…oh and we’ll even set you up a website to take donations…and then we’ll give you your very own REALITY TELEVISION SHOW!” What a ridiculous society we’ve become wherin people actually get rewarded for their stupidity.

If I were God I would’ve sent the Big Earthquake by now :/

The point made in this statement from Violent Acres could apply to any job title. No one will say “The Investment Bankers are Stoo-pid.” however there are several unintelligent investment bankers. the same goes for politicians, scientists, religious leaders, those of the blogging community, university teachers, and even presidents. To think that ALL troops are stupid is ridiculous, because there are so many stupid people around now that its a damn shock if no idiotic or moronic or stupid people appear in a field of employment.

Similarly there are many intelligent people in all of those fields.

I also defend public school teachers. I do not however think that public school administrators should be given jobs. Both of my parents are public school instructors both poses a masters degree one in art history the other in marine biology. There are few things I hear from them that don’t involve there Administrators telling them to do something that goes completely against everything they learned in school. Think very hard on how much we all pay in taxes and grants to school for improvements and text books. Do you ever see ANY of that money spent on the things that they say they will be? I never did. My parents never did. My brother, who is still in highs school, never still hasn’t. Where does it all go you ask. Well my guess is straight in to the pocket of the local public school administrators. If that’s not it, then ware?