Goldman Sachs

Funny how quickly people get upset (I know, I'm one of them)? This whole Goldman Sachs thing gives me a perfect platform to reflect. People of the U.S... you wanna do something about these companies with greedy executives? You wanna change the political landscape of America? You wanna take control of your life?
Well all I have to say is that electing the first African American president was fine and dandy. Whee, everyone is part of history now, but back to the point. Change does not come easily people, and not without a lot of hard work. In my experience "nothing worth having comes easy".
One of the main problems that I see in this country today is that we have become extremely lazy. America used to be known as the land of opportunity where hard work through democracy could make you as wealthy as you wanted. Dreams were becoming realized, and hard working people found success.
Now I see people also working hard, but working to scam, cheat, lie, steal, and fraud people out of their money. There is a Chinese proverb "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me".
How many times are we going to allow bigger business in corporate America to pull an A.I.G.? So far we can go ahead and add Goldman Sachs to the list. Fannie Mae and Freddy Mack are on there too.
A lot of people are quick to throw any Tom, Dick, or Harry under the bus in troubled times, but who actually stood up and admitted voting for Bush/Cheaney? Or for their reelection? Yes, they are in part to blame, but look deeper into the "silent partners" of big business. Hello campain funding. Hello, corporate corruption.
I mean, have Americans become drones? It's no wonder other countries of the world have passed us up in education and the work force. We are seriously like the dumb jock in High School. Sure, we did alright in elementary school with our whole "I will bully you for your milk money", but that shit won't fly long. Now we are just laughed at and ridiculed for being muscle head dumb shits.
Do we honestly think that having a black president will solve anything? Look deeper. He too has commitments to big business and private parties. Do I think that Obama is a better president than Bush. Hell yeah I do, but do we as the American people still need to hold him accountable to his campaign promises? Yes!
Let me ask the Gay and Lesbian, Trans gender communities... are you happy with Barrack's acceptance of your lifestyle? I know I'm not and I'm a straight male! My sister has a "women for Obama" bumper sticker and I have to laugh my ass off since she is bi sexual and Obama pretty much says that he is not going to support gay marriage.
Now it should be noted that he has done some amazing legislative things for gay and lesbian rights back in Illinois, but admittedly he has said that his religious beliefs are going to dictate his stance on marriage in the gay and lesbian communities.
I'm jumping right into a lot of future blogs so I am going to wrap this one up with a quote from Gandhi: "be the change you wish to see in the world".