One Reason Why a Facebook Break was Necessary

   Hello all, it’s been a little while since my last blog post and I’m thinking it’s time for another one. Much has happened since my last post including and most importantly, the 2012 Presidential election. I also, within the last week and a half, decided that I needed a break and have deactivated my Facebook account. Shocker I know, but honestly I really needed it… There’s quite a bit that lead to this break but the final straw was facebook itself, or rather, the ignorance of some of the people on it. So, this post is basically going to serve as ventilation for me concerning this topic. I’m sure you can come up with a list of your own about the things Facebook users say that annoy you and I may very possibly be on that list so keep in mind that this is just MY perspective of things, this is MY opinion, this is NOT some dogma of mine so please don’t treat it as such. I apologize in advance if you find yourself offended at what I’m about to say, but as you know, everyone is entitled to their opinion and I think I’m in the right place to state mine.

   With the setting of the election just beyond the horizon, I have to admit my heart is still a bit afflicted.  You see, I didn't think that it could be some sort of “end all” to our nation’s calamities, but I have to admit that I was hoping  we would cease from going the wrong direction. I’m sure by my tone you have guessed that I did not vote for Barack Obama. If so, you’re right. But I don’t want my post to be about why I didn't.  I do, however, want to talk about those who did vote for him, particularly those on my Facebook. You see I found a growing yet disturbing trend among those that I personally know who voted for him. Not only were some of them annoyingly obnoxious about it, posting meme’s and what not on their news feed, but they were also very ignorant about the subject of politics all together, and that’s not all; they all, for the most part, couldn't even give a clear and concise reason why they voted for him. If you ask me, nothing can be more dangerous to a nation then the ignorance of its people. When I asked my relatives why they voted for Mr. Obama, most did not respond, and the one that did tried to avoid reason by simply stating, “…because I wanted to and I have the right to.” She’s right, she does have that right, but that answer was more than unsatisfactory; it was frightening.  You see, Adolf Hitler was voted into office by people just like her, he was voted into office by people who had been brainwashed by the government education system and/or society as a whole. Adolf Hitler was voted into office by those who could not think for themselves, and sadly I’m seeing that same trend in America today.

   I don’t, nor will I ever claim to be the sharpest tool in the shed, or the brightest bulb in the tanning bed (< That one’s for you ladies), but if there is one thing I know, it’s that we should never abandon or ignore our history, because when we do, history tends to repeat itself. A friend of a Facebook friend of mine (emphasis added) directed a quote toward me by Stephen Hawking that says “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.” I couldn't help but chuckle at how ironic it was that the quote, considering the context in which she used it, actually, more accurately described her and all who were opposing me on the topic of “separation of Church and State,” the religious background of forefathers and the influence of the enlightenment on our nation. Anyway, I stopped myself from going further in that conversation because I realized then that what students, including these Facebook friends, are receiving in government run schools and secular colleges today is really, in a nutshell, the illusion of knowledge. How it is that much of today’s youth have similar, if not exactly the same views on social political views? How is it that the majority of young Americans that voted, voted for a man with a failing track record, who by the way, was a bigger spender then the man the liberals blame for our bad economy? Because they are being taught what to think, not how to think! Hitler stated “He who controls the youth controls the future.” All it takes is a little observation to realize what is truly happening.  Government schools, like any other government program, will ALWAYS favor the government, and is it really necessary to mention the grip that the liberal media has on today’s society, not to mention it's youth? Revisionism at its finest has the coming generation believing that morals and/or religious convictions have no place in government or politics, which is ultimately what has lead to “my heart still being a bit afflicted,” and ultimately was the final straw before deciding that I needed a break from all the chaos and wickedness brought about by the young and ignorant.  I think Mike Huckabee stated it best when he said “…our country has slipped into a deeper state of dependence on government than I wanted to believe… It's also increasingly apparent to me that our real problems are not political, but spiritual."
   This is all but a season though, and I can confidently say that I am and will be alright, because my God is still God. Although my country and it's citizens may fail me, He will never leave me nor will he ever forsake me. Thanks for reading, Yours truely -Brenda

On November 6, 2012 I voted my conscience, my principles and religious values, and I voted for love of  country and it true history.