Things that piss me off…

I am going to start this post with a short warning. I use “ugly” words in here, so if you don’t like cursing, please feel free to close this out and not read it. Oh, there are probably spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. I really don’t care, so it’s kind of pointless to make these errors known. I am now, and always have been, a very opinionated person. Anyone who has ever met me, can verify this.

Anyway, I have been reading up on various news stories lately, and there are a few subjects that seem to keep pissing me off. I am not trying to change anyone’s mind about their own beliefs, but I am sure there will be something in this rant that you agree with. If not, tough shit, these are my opinions and I want to get it off my chest.

1. This “GOD” issue has to stop

I don’t care if you are Catholic, Muslim, or atheist; this issue has nothing to do with your own personal religious beliefs. The problem is, our men and women fight for a country that was founded on the Christian belief of ONE GOD above all else, and because of this, you are free to practice whatever you want; christianity or not. I don’t care who or what you worship, as long as you don’t try to force it on the rest of us. We have the right to choose, same as you. This is what gives you the right to NOT practice Christianity.

Last I checked it said: “In God we trust” not “Only in the Christian God we trust”. That means it includes your GOD, no matter what you call him/her. So see, your beliefs ARE included, shut the fuck up already. We shouldn’t have to change something that was here before you.

I am not asking you to believe in or practice Christianity, nor am I asking you not to. If you don’t like the fact that our great nation, in which you have moved to; the same place you have chosen to raise your children, has laws based on a higher power that simply asks you to act right, be compassionate, and be a decent HUMAN BEING, then you are free to pack your shit, and get the fuck out.. We surely don’t need you to rock the boat when it’s already filling with water.

A short note to politicians: would you please quit letting idiots ruin this NATION!! If you continue to remove GOD from everything, do not complain when YOU are FORCED to believe in something YOU don’t like. You are bringing the house down on all of us.

2. Breed Specific Legislation – aka: pit bull haters

I own 2 beautiful, fairly well-mannered PIT BULLS. I have raised them both from puppies. Although they have gotten into some trouble with our neighbor, neither of my dogs have or will EVER hurt a child. I cannot say with certainty that they will not latch on to an adult should one enter my property. That’s one reason we have for owning dogs: protection.

I ran across this post on facebook today, though it was posted about a month ago:

“Yesterday, I posted about my neighbors letting their pit bull & bull mastif run wild around the neighborhood, to the point that the pit has come at my son and chased the mailman. This has been a chronic problem. Just now, both dogs cornered a young boy selling candy. Luckily, my husband saw and chased the dogs off with a golf club. Again, I reported it to animal control. We’ll see if they show up. Is it seriously going to take a child being mauled by these dogs before anything is done?!

Another poster replied: shoot it, maybe they’ll stop. I know its drastic but them dogs are dangerous!!”

 

The part that irked me the most was “them dogs are dangerous”. After reading, and re-reading this post, I cannot see how any human was ever actually in DANGER. If those so-called “dangerous dogs” were HALF as mean/vicious as YOU see them, your husband would be in the hospital for dog bites. I would attack in a heartbeat, if someone came at ME with a golf club, however, “them dogs” did NOT. Seems you and your hubby are both lucky these breeds have simply been misunderstood.

As a part-time optimist, I personally believe that the two dogs in the post just wanted to be loved on or perhaps wanted some of that candy, which is one thing that makes this breed such amazing family pets. In my opinion, pit bulls are the most loyal dogs on the planet, and all they ask in return is for some positive attention. They are larger, and so yes you will have to watch and make sure your kid doesn’t get scratched or beat half silly with those mini baseball bat tails that pits have. Other than that, MOST pits are good, and would graciously DIE for you and your kids.

Now, that does not necessarily apply to the ones who were bred to fight. Those dogs have the POTENTIAL to be dangerous, however this generally does not mean dangerous to people. Animal aggression is completely different from human aggression. The fault then lies with whoever trained them to eat people. Pull your heads out of your asses, and put the blame where it lies: the dumbass who owns the dog. Fear drives people to hate, which is all that has happened with these breeds. You fear them, so you hate them.

The second part that pissed me off was: “Is it seriously going to take a child being mauled by these dogs before anything is done?!”. Ok, first and foremost, if you HONESTLY fear for the safety of your child – PROTECT HIM. If these dogs were to get ahold of your boy out of spite or anger, he would be seriously hurt. Quit being a sissy bitch hounding animal control, and take the matter into your own hands – GO TALK TO THE OWNER or SHOOT THE FUCKING DOG.

Just quit being a cry baby and for the love of all things free, QUIT bringing the damn government in to settle simple disputes. We don’t need any more laws telling us what we can or cannot own, say or do! It’s whiny ass, chicken shit, tattle tales like this, who are causing us to lose our freedoms now. Geico nailed it when they did the commercial with R. Lee Ermey where he says: “Maybe we should chug on over to mamby pamby land to find some self-confidence for you, ya jack wagon!” Suck it up and fucking grow a pair!

As for the insurance thing: making insurance mandatory to own a “vicious breed”, is so pointless and stupid. It will not stop the Michael Vick type of shit. They will just charge more at these dog fights to cover the cost of that bullshit insurance, and they will STILL FIGHT THE DOGS.. So, exactly what problem does this insurance fix?

3. Anything the government has put their noses in

Our government and nation alike, is being packed full of people who cannot stand up for anything, which is making this entire nation a big cluster fuck of pansy ass twits. (Recall the Geico quote above.) Why have we, as Americans, with all of our rights and freedoms, allowed a small group of people to determine what we can or cannot do?

** No smoking in public – ‘Your miniscule amount of second-hand smoke might hurt my lungs 30, 40 or 50 years down the line, when I have Alzheimer’s and cannot remember my own name.’ Who gives a shit? I seriously doubt your family is gonna be as concerned with how much toxic crap entered your body over the years, than they will be as to where the hell you wandered off to this time.

Besides that, the emissions coming our vehicles are doing the same thing, if not WORSE. Should we ban driving also? No, we find a way to make it “safer” for everyone. Hence the electric car, and the….. ELECTRIC CIGARETTE.. Take that! I can still “smoke” inside bitches!

** Guns kill people – I’m sure my shotgun is just gonna jump out of the gun closet and come chasing you down the street. PEOPLE kill people WITH guns, which still seems to me, to be the fault of the PERSON rather than the gun. Not to mention, this mentality kind of (in a round about way) gives our children the ok to kill, because it makes them believe it wasn’t their fault. It was the GUN! Same goes with video games. Games do not make kids violent, parents who don’t discipline the kids make kids violent. Take responsibility for your own actions or lack thereof.

Banning firearms is setting us all up for one hell of a disappointment when shit does hit the fan, and it WILL. What happens when zombies attack? You can feel free to fight them off with that pepper spray, I’m gonna shoot first, ask questions later. Ok, so zombies may not happen, but if it does, us gun-toting rednecks are not going to protect your citified candy ass. Consider that a warning.

** Texting/Talking while driving – It doesn’t matter if you are talking on the phone or painting your fucking toenails while you are behind the wheel. This one is so simple to fix.. PAY ATTENTION TO THE FUCKING ROAD YOU MORON!!!!!!

We don’t need laws for this. This is common sense. That yield sign in front of that on/off ramp has been there for YEARS, has not moved or changed in any way, and it means YOU need to make sure nobody is getting on/off the damn highway! No need to change the entire road to one way. Just open your eyes and pay attention. Don’t hit the gas trying to make it through when someone clearly has a turn signal going to let you know what their intentions are.

You (or a loved one) died in a wreck because you were (or your loved one was) STUPID, so forgive me when I don’t sympathize. I do however get pissed when people die because of YOUR stupidity. That teen you hit and killed because of your impatience will never get the chance to get married and have a family or backpack in Europe if that’s what they wanted. Why? Because, you didn’t have time to YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY.. Nice going asshole! I’m sure your schedule meant more than the life you took.

** Spanking your child is abuse – swats on the BUTT is punishment. Anywhere else (with the exception of slapping the face of that snot nosed 17 year old brat that told you to go fuck yourself) is abuse.

Now, we as Americans are smarter than this right? Can we not see that lack of consequences is the main reason our prisons and jails are packed? The Bible (which aside from anything religious, provides a fairly solid example of how to raise decent people) says: spare the rod, spoil the child. I think it needs an addendum: Spare the rod, spoil the child, visit his dumb ass in prison. Ok, maybe not worded quite like that, but you get the jest.

I have and will continue to bust my kids’ butts when they screw up, on the hopes that they grow to be good people, who understand that there are nasty consequences when they are less than good.

Who are you to tell me what form of punishment is right for me and mine? Especially you, you nosy, old, bat at Walmart who got all bent out of shape because a lady told her son to “quit being an ass”. He WAS being an ass, and he DESERVED to be told so, and if I had more guts, I would have told his screaming, fit throwing ass to escort me to the restroom. Oh yeah, that’s where my own mom took us when we acted up in public. That meant ass whoopin time. The sooner you realize it’s not your place, the better off we will all be.

At least I am attempting to raise decent people and doing so the best I know how. Try to remember this when you are sitting there at that metal table staring at the person you used to hold in your lap, failed to discipline, and whom you are not allowed to touch now. I cannot guarantee that my own kids will not end up in jail/prison at some point, and if/when that happens, I will eat my words, but I do hope that what I have taught them over the years is enough to prevent it.

*Our military – We accept that big bucks are paid to actors, musicians and other celebrity figures, but we cannot pay our MILITARY enough to make ends meet. I heard yesterday that one of the popular shows on TV right now is paying $75,000 per EPISODE to one of the celebrities on the show, possibly more for the other celebrities. For all of my soldier buddies and families: how many of you make that in a YEAR?

Our military is full of the most dedicated people on the planet, who are more than willing to VOLUNTARILY DIE FOR YOU!!! When did a rich movie star or your favorite singer lay down his/her life so that you can go out and do whatever the fuck you want? I am sorry that so many people think that those who get up and read from a script in front of cameras deserve more money than the ones that have given their lives.

Our military men, women and their families deserve more than this! Celebrities will entertain our enemies, our troops will wipe them out, and I will take dead terrorists over happy ones any day. Celebrity wages for all troops, it’s really the very least we can do for these men and women, though I know this will never happen.

*The war on drugs – Like we need another fucking war. This is simply another way for the government to tell you that even though you live in the country with the most freedom in the world, they will still tell you what you can or cannot ingest into your own body.

Meth labs are dangerous, I get that, but did you fail to see the reason that they started that lab? Maybe they lost their job due to this failing economy, and just to keep food on the table, they turned to manufacturing drugs because all of that money goes into their pocket, not to the government.

Or, perhaps they use cocaine when they need that extra boost of energy to allow them to work 20 hours per day at 2 or 3 different jobs, because heaven forbid they gather government benefits (aka: food stamps) that you perfect people bitch about funding. Would you rather the kids starve due to no food stamps when their dad fails the drug test you wanted to make mandatory because he was doing lines in order to get through his second or third job which brings in money to support his family?

What about those parents who smoke a joint to calm down after a hard day at work dealing with a nitpicky or flat-out unorganized boss/coworkers? Would you prefer that they have so much pent-up stress that they finally lose it and kill their kids? Oh wait, that’s been done. You got your legal glass of wine, so why should you give a shit?

There are many who do not have a reason for doing drugs, maybe they simply like the feeling. Whatever their reasons, they still deserve the RIGHT to make that decision for themselves. And besides, who are you to judge them? Remember that bible verse: Judge not, else you will be judged (not quoted verbatim). Oh, here we are back to #1 again. It’s not just christianity that tells you not to pass judgment.. Other religions say it too, albeit a bit differently but, here: http://www.unification.net/ws/theme143.htm

Legalize it ALL: weed, speed, coke, acid etc. It doesn’t matter because people are gonna do it anyway, whether it’s legal or not. Oh, but it’s not good for their body. Neither is that burger you have been stuffing your face with, but last time I checked, it was still THEIR BODY, not yours, and they should be able to make the decisions as to what they do with it.

Also, as an added bonus, once it’s legal, you can put a tax on it (though I am not a big fan of incurring more taxes) and bring us all out of this damn hole we are in financially. Seems pretty simple to me.

So I guess this whole post revolves around the fact that people are going to do what they want, when they want, regardless of how many laws are passed to prevent trivial shit, and if people would use their damn brains, and think for themselves, things might change for the better. Focus on the REAL problems and everything else will fall into place. You can agree, disagree, or just get pissed, but thankfully, this is America, and we still have those rights (for now).

The moral(s) of this story: suck it up, pay attention, think for yourself and use common sense, take responsibility for your own actions, mind your own business, stand up for yourself and others, live a good life and be fucking happy.