America’s Lost “Idea”

With our debt growing and our allies quickly dying off, I think we are heading in a direction that may be quite different than what we, as Americans are accustomed to. Pakistan is quickly siding with Russia and Iran and Palestine have Israel (our only real ally left) in their crosshairs. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma republican, who was part of the “gang of six” (a bipartisan group of politicians who were attempting to sort out our budget deficit), has walked away from the so-called gang. Coburn says that they are not coming to a legitimate conclusion so he has to walk away from it. How can he just walk away? We have some extremely serious issues at hand and he is tired of it? This is the problem we have right now. It is not just democrats or republicans, it’s lazy politicians who have the liberty to just walk away or go on holiday when things get too tough.

With the 2012 elections right around the corner, many people are looking to the republican party to do something huge. However, with probable front runners Huckabee and Trump dropping out, it has me scratching my head. Now don’t take what I say out of context. I love my parents are grandparents very much but it is the baby boomer generation that has gotten us into this mess. Everyone wants to call our twenty-something generation incapable and lazy but I think that we have had enough of these “bipartisan” teams that get nothing done. In a time where most politicians are part of the baby boomer generation, things are the worst since the great depression. We need new politics. Young, passionate, men and women who have the best interest of their fellow Americans in mind.

Here is the point that I want to tie this all into. America has lost our “idea”. We have so many other major “ideas” such as sharia law (islamic law) or communism, fighting against us. Up until the 1970′s, Americans everywhere would fight for freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I feel as though, in a lot of cases, people feel like the work is done and we have reached our peek. I strongly disagree. Although I think that Americans protect nothing except for “things” nowadays (such as oil, houses, and property [which are somewhat necessary things]), we can revert back to a strong belief and faith in our ideals. America was built on ideals. Separation from England and self sustainment. We were an “idea” of freedom, and every capable man and woman played a role in protecting our liberty. I do believe that we can be that again but it takes time and work that our current politicians try to pawn off on the many government agencies underneath them. I just want people to understand how crucial this is. As I stated at the beginning of this article, we have so many large issues at hand. We do not have time to argue anymore. We keep telling ourselves that we have more time but we do not. If you are reading this, I hope that you will hear me and see what really is happening. We need to find our “idea” again and push back the infiltrating viewpoints that are trying to undermine our ideals.