I am my own percent

We've all been seeing a lot of these self righteous hand written declarations of socialism lately. So I figured, why not? After reading well over a dozen of those letters I began to see a pattern emerge. Many of them are college graduates who were told by their LIBERAL school system to get a degree (doesn't matter which one) so that you can get a great job. It's the same crap I was brought up listening to and chances are you have heard the same.

They often have many problems that, while sad and unfortunate, leads them to believe that for some reason, people owe them stuff. On top of that, they seem hell bent on making sure someone or some company provides them with work in their dream job. The so called "movement" tried to claim legitimacy by saying their protests were about the government giving bailouts to mega banks. Um, yeah, I like that idea and so does the ENTIRE TEA PARTY. But unlike the tea party who seek freedom FROM government, the 99% crowd thinks the only way to "equal" is for the government to overstep it's boundaries start shaking down earners and job creators. Even when it comes to protesting, the tea party and the Occupy people have different ideas. The tea party has never caused a riot where members started to break business windows and loot them, unlike the Occupy people. And the Tea Party protests peacefully and even cleans up after itself, unlike the occupy drones who have taken to ruining public squares with drugs, violence and human waste. Not to mention that awful hippy music.

My final problem with this overly pretentious movement is that it has the nerve to claim the opinions of 99% of the population when they only represent members of the fringe left. I was born relatively poor and even now, I live in a studio apartment in downtown San Francisco. But I have no intention of staying there or waiting for some night in government armor to "save" me. And I certainly do not blame anyone for my situation because I will succeed or fail due to my own devices.

Stop supporting the wall street protesters!

Seriously, I have seen too many people fall in appeasement to the Occupy crowd lately. Even people from our own side seem to have blinders on and can only see the one argument we can agree on. That argument being that the Government should not be giving money to companies, especially when it comes to special interest favoritism. Yes, we agree on that issue, in fact, that is why the Tea Party was started. Yet the same scum faced Occupy folks went out of their way to call us crude names like "tea baggers" and even make a video game called Tea Party Zombies in which you mercilessly shoot tea party attendees and conservative pundits.

Other than that one issue we agree on, the vast, and I do mean VAST majority of the protesters are in favor of some form of socialism, anarchy or communism. Just yesterday there was a riot in Oakland involving the Occupy people there. Have you EVER heard of a riot being started on behalf of the Tea Party? And yet the media, liberals and soft skinned RINOs have been all too quick to call the extremely peaceful and patriotic Tea Party everything vile, including Nazis.

To all you so called conservatives and Republicans who say you stand with the Occupy Wall street crowd, do us a favor and stay there. Stay in the filthy tent cities surrounded by people just as ignorant as you.

What if all the moderates become democrats?

Mind you, this is just a thought and not a suggestion I felt like putting into writing.

There has always been a rift between many different types of conservatives, much like there are many different types of liberals. Some of the more moderate republicans are people I know very well, and though we do not agree on everything, we see eye to eye when it comes to limited government and other issues, though they are the first to cry foul over social issues that many Americans hold very dear to their beliefs. This frustration often leads to civil wars within the Republican party which can lead to a lack of identity and unity.

Just as a thought, what would happen if the moderates of the Republican party decided to become democrats rather than change the views of many republicans until the GOP is no longer recognizable? They could overtake the democrat party and appeal to voters with a message of less government and liberal policies in relation to social issues.

The conservative wing of the GOP is always threatening to leave the party when the moderates get too much power, but why should they? They often talk about starting third parties and that gets us nowhere. As it is now, and has been historically, the Republican party has always been a conservative party. But if the moderates left the GOP and joined the Democrat party, taking over central committees and eventually the entire DNC, it would be a win win for America. In more liberal areas, they could vote for the socially liberal, yet fiscally conservative democrat and the choice would now be between two parties who want the country to stick to it's roots while differing on some small differences on the "how".

Best of all, the choice would no longer be about choosing between the watered down Republican and the direct clone of Stalin as it is now.

I'm not proposing anything, it was really a passing thought trapped forever in idealism land.

A call to defend life

We have had a short amount of time to define ourselves as Americans, compared to other countries. Of our over 235 years in existence, perhaps one of our darkest chapters revolve around slavery and the outright insult to our founding documents that “All men are created equal”. Those who supported slavery proclaimed that slaves were not the same as their owner and that he had a right to do with his “property” as he wished. But it was the undeniable contrasting opinion that abolitionists held that made it impossible to tolerate the forced and captive labor of others.

You see, slavery could only exist when slaves were thought as mere objects because a civilized and righteous man has a conscience that will not tolerate the unwarranted abuse and denial or rights of another person. This leads me into my main point regarding the denial of human status to the fetus within womb. The constitution denies anyone from removing life, liberty or property from anyone without due process. Therefore, any abortion would be considered unconstitutional unless the fetus were stripped of it’s humanity by the Supreme Court, as it was during Roe vs. Wade.

Despite the legal definition of life not being restricted to the moment of conception, I would remind you that just because something has been decided by the courts, that does not make it true. In our early history, slavery was legal. The denial of human status to those trapped by slave traders and sold to plantations and wealthy land owners was, by law, considered a legitimate legal practice. Regardless of law, we know that by the rights granted to us in the constitution, no man can own another.

I have heard the argument that an under developed fetus is no more human than a fingernail. Of course, one would have to make that comparison in order to side step the obvious consequence should that fingernail be given back its humanity. Perhaps that is why very few have ever witnessed footage of an unborn fetus being torn apart limb from limb or struggle as the doctor proceeds to sever its spine.

Those who do witness the act are often changed by it, just as Abby Johnson was

Abby Johnson, 29, used to escort women from their cars to the clinic in the eight years she volunteered and worked for Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas. But she says she knew it was time to leave after she watched a fetus "crumple" as it was vacuumed out of a patient's uterus in September.

'When I was working at Planned Parenthood I was extremely pro-choice," Johnson told FoxNews.com. But after seeing the internal workings of the procedure for the first time on an ultrasound monitor, "I would say there was a definite conversion in my heart ... a spiritual conversion."

How many similar stories can be shared by former supporters of slavery after witnessing women being torn away from their children at slave auctions? The undeniable humanity reveals itself when we work up the courage to witness the wrongs for ourselves and stop hiding behind buzz words like “choice” and “women’s rights”.

There are some who will balk at my comparison between abortion and slavery as brash and unrelated, while others, who know I am writing the truth, will still avoid confrontation because they are afraid of being singled out. To them, I would try to remind them that in order to defend the humanity of hundreds of thousands of slaves, we went into a war that nearly tore this nation apart, leaving a trail of death more than every major war America has ever fought combined.

How important is your reputation amongst those who would silence you compared the unrepresented lives of millions?

Cause and effect - Why racist organizations are on the rise

For every action, there is an equal or opposite reaction. It's a very simple concept, but one that remains relevant in social matters. I recently read an article mentioning the surprising rise in white supremacy organizations in the U.S. Though I have to admit, I was not very surprised.

I don't have a problem with the movement for racial equality, in fact I applaud it, but the civil rights movement of yesteryear is vastly different from the one we see today. This new civil rights movement is no longer about equality as much as it is about entitlement. I don't know how long the various black groups are going to beat the dead horse of slavery as the reason why a large segment of their population is destitute and, for lack of a better word, stupid.

Instead of the public speaking out, the media has ensured that anyone who dares to question the new civil entitlements movement as a racist. The media has gone a step further; promoting black culture while vilifying white culture. Don't believe me? Well take the following for example: I have to mention to you that I am a Hispanic/Asian Pacific Islander, not a white person from the deep south. Though I may not be vilified as a racist, I may still be vilified for speaking the truth.

This brings me to my main point. For at least a couple of decades, the media have been shaming whites so relentlessly that many have lost their identity. Being made to feel guilty for their very existence, some may begin to think, "You know what? White culture is not the devil's work. We've accomplished a lot to advance civilization, science and the foundation of democracy." That pride, which is well deserved, may then convert into resentment. Much like persecuted blacks sometimes turned to black supremacist organizations like the nation of Islam and the Black Panthers.

I think the problem stems from the reality that black people in America have done little to earn respect from other citizens. They have, instead, embraced a thuggish counter culture, an abrasive vocabulary and a twisted mentality. I doubt I will ever understand the black culture ideology involving infidelity, poverty and ignorance as badges of honor. Yeah, you really showed "whitey" how opposite you can be by being a lecherous, broke, ignorant person. Way to advance your cause.

Society has been more than kind, given our past faults, but there comes a time when a people must look beyond the past and into the future, where respect is earned and those who degrade a people by acting like stereotypes are considered by their brothers and sisters as the real "Uncle Toms" and not those who choose to speak out.

Abortion Vs. Cigarettes

We all know the drill, they have been shoving this religious dogma down our throats for decades. Smoking kills. Well, that may be true, but I just had a random thought. How many people die from smoking related deaths in comparison with deaths caused via abortions.

Each year, roughly 840,000 abortions are carried in the United States alone. And each year, roughly 443,000 people die from smoking related illness in the U.S. This means that each year, abortions eliminate twice as many lives as smoking.

The standard line is often: Cigarette companies are evil because they profit off death.

But by that logic, Abortion clinics profit because they offer death as a service. But abortion clinics are practically revered as saints by the media. Heck, cigarette companies aren't event funded by the government like planned parenthood is.

So it's obvious, the true evil death profiteer is Planned Parenthood by a landslide two to one.

Superman has bad timing

Just about a day or so before the patriotic victory of Bin Laden's death, DC comics announced that Superman will be renouncing his citizenship. This has, of course, brought with it controversy. And now that then entire nation, with the exception of Berkeley, celebrates the death of a monster, I wonder if this will add to the ire already being displayed at DC.

But of course, we know that the real heroes are not colorful guys in spandex, they are the soldiers of our great American military. They are the ground troops, pilots and special forces who truly defend truth, justice and the American way.