So after watching the brilliant movie, "V for Vendetta" I have once again been amazed and inspired. Not only at how far the US has fallen into disrepair for many many reasons, but also how I do continue, every day to try and further people or inspire people to keep hope. Through art, talking about voting, helping people get signed up to vote, or even helping them take a stand on something they feel passionate about. Thats one thing that most of America has seemingly forgotten about. To stand up for what you believe in. "Have A Dream," but its not just enough to have a dream. You have to be able to force your dreams into reality, and sitting at a computer or video game concil day in and day out is NOT going to help you do that. Go to meetings, get on commitee boards, support your city, make a change at school, talk to the heads of state. Walk in and demand to see your laws and know your rights.

And most of all, DON'T let your freedom be taken away from you.

Ever since 9/11 the government has gone around and found ways to slowly take away our freedom at all lvls. Yes ID has always been required, birth certificates, drivers liscence, state ID, school ID, membership ID to stores, Credit Cards have numbers on them that represent you, Debit Cards, Checks, Cell Phones, Lap Tops, Cars. All have numbers.... Numbers. Numbers that make you, you. And if you are with out them, you don't exist or are taken into custody until you can prove who you are if THEY so choose. How scary is that?

I remember a time when I could go to school and the highest authority was the security guards *who didn't have a uniform, gun, or club.... just pink slips.* and your vice principal and principal. The only other people you answered to were your parents and your teachers *if you really had to*. When I got into high school it was the same for my Freshman year. Then 9/11 happened. Yes it was a tragedy, yes people died, yes we spent the entire day in CHUGIAK ALASKA watching what was happening on our class TV's and listening to it on the radio. By 5th period lunch time I was sick of it and taking pools with my friends betting on when the idiots were going to make it into a movie so they could profit off of the peoples misery.
After 9/11 suddenly we had to have cops in the school, you didn't whisper words like bomb, gun, war, or any other such things that could possibly be scewed into something that might be dangerous.

Suddenly you couldn't stick up for yourself either. If a kid hit you, you were suppose to do nothing. Because you would BOTH be expelled for fighting. Not a detention, not suspension, EXPELLED. Meaning no more high school education for you. It was a huge threat. But more so to who? The bullies? Or the kids that suddenly weren't able to throw a bunch back to prove they could, to get the bullies off of our backs. People wonder why we have school shootings. Why kids take GUNS to school at all. If you oppress a child long enough, tell them they don't mean anything, belittle them, shove them around, push them to the ground, spit on them enough times, They are going to go and get the biggest weapon they can find in order to prove themselves. Even if up until that point they were trying to be good kids by NOT REACTING TO IT, BECAUSE ITS ILLEGAL TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF IN THE FIRST PLACE!

All across the nation parents are blaming the teachers and video games for the violence of their children or the bullying that their children receive. But shouldn't the be blaming THEMSELVES for bitching whenever their child was made fun of and NOT teaching the child how to stand up for themselves? Shouldn't they be blaming THEMSELVES for the fact that their child doesn't get enough attention at home and thus acts out in class in any way they can. Shouldn't parents be blaming THEMSELVES for threatening their child "if you hit them, I'll take it all away." and the school district, "cause your parents will sue us, we can't allow you to defend yourself." Its bull shit. My father always told me, "Let them swing first. They try to bring you harm, lay them flat." You know what. I did. I would be the good little "christian" and every time someone picked on me I would turn my cheek, and turn my cheek, until I felt it was enough, and as soon as they started something again, I laid them flat. Once was all it ever took. Once, and I had my freedom from bullies for the next 4-5 years.

If the principal or security guards try to tell you that "your part of the school district and thats different then the "real world."" As them for clarification on what the real world is and if they've ever been there. The world is always real, its always there and you being 6-18 in the school district has NOTHING to do with the fact that you are still a REAL person and a REAL citizen in a REAL country for F' Sake.

If kids are ALLOWED to show bullies that they can stand up for themselves then they won't have a problem anymore. There will be LESS to NO school shootings and thats just a start with kids.

Now lets look at things on a national level. If your an adult and someone bumps into you, you could sue them for assault. Do you know how many people actually do? It's freaking ridiculous. You've all heard the stories and you've all gone, "God thats f'ing ridiculous. I can't believe someone would stoop so low." Well, change it. If someone bumps into you, "Oh, pardon me." Works just great. If someone punches you, well thats a different story. I'll let you decide on whether or not to use your fight or flight instincts. People, if you can't fight them, hand them your purse. It will probably not only surprise them, but its ALL MATERIAL STUFF. If yer dead, you can't get it back. If your alive, chances are you can at least replace the stuff. Oh and gals, another thing for you. DONT BE STUPID. Don't walk alone at night, don't walk down dark allies, dont dress like a freaking whore, and don't go into situations you think are dangerous. If it feels bad that means it IS BAD. Don't give yourself the chance to get stuck in a situation you can't get out of.

But when it comes to saaaaaaaay, Gay Marriage and the government *which has NO business being or dealing with the church I might remind you.* tries to say no, stand up for these people. After all why are we worried about people LOVING one another. Should we not instead be worried about people HATING one another? GRANTED it is the CHURCHES right to not want to marry the couple under RELIGIOUS ceremony. However, this does not mean that that couple is not going to be living together, sharing a car, sharing a bank account, paying the bills together etc. A LEGAL marriage done by the STATE, *which is ONCE AGAIN different from the CHURCH* should give them the choice to be "married" or have a "civil union."

Abortion. Another big issue. We have the freedom to do what we choose in this country and always have, even now as a woman I have the right to vote to where 100 yrs ago I didn't. Thats huge. But girls, lets keep taking it one step further. Demand the right to YOUR OWN BODY. Don't let the church tell YOU what to do. Don't let the STATE tell you what to do. If you want to keep the child, then do, if you don't then don't. You all have your reasons and your reasons are your OWN and NO ONE else's. What the church and a lot of people who try to use religion PURELY as the only reason for women to not get an abortion don't realize is this. If you make abortion illegal, and take away all the clinics, and all the doctors, and all the nurses who know how to PROPERLY and SAFELY preform the procedure, thats not going to stop women from getting it done. That just means that women are going to have to find new, *or old* and DANGEROUS ways of getting rid of that unborn fetus. and possibly injuring or killing THEMSELVES in the process. Like I said, if you don't like it, don't do it. But DO NOT go forcing others to not do something just because YOU don't feel its right.

I guess my end and main point is this. People need to STAND UP for their RIGHTS and what they believe in. I am not saying this next point in a derogatory manner so DO NOT take it that way. But the only people in America that I have seen stand up for themselves lately are the illegal immigrants and their relatives that are already here. THEY are making themselves known, holding rallies, making sure that THEIR VOICES are heard. As such things are being changed for them. You have to get up in peoples faces *preferably in a non violent way* and make sure that YOUR VOICE gets heard. If you are the most obnoxious, most well know face and voice, they are going to have to listen to you and give you what you want, if ONLY to get you off of their backs.

MAIN POINT: STAND UP FOR YOURSELVES AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. VOTE, GET IN YOUR POLITICIANS FACES AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOU WANT CHANGED!

If I have offended you. Good. Maybe you'll flame me and then write your parents, teachers, school district, senators and governor's letters, get up off your asses and start making a change.


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