Funny, but sad
All anyone has to do to see what happens is to look around this country after any big disaster (Katrina, for example) or when some 'injustice' happens to a 'protected' class. Who is rioting? Looting? Destroying property? Attacking the police? And then demanding to be paid for their troubles? Short answer is that I doubt, if you did a survey, you'd find many hard-core conservatives in those groups.
What are the hard working, prepared, thoughtful folks doing in those situations? Protecting themselves and others. Protecting property, even when it's not theirs. Helping their families, friends and neighbors. Re-building. Re-investing. What are the others offering besides making more work for the re-builders?
Anyone is welcome to prove me wrong if they can. But observations on this have been pretty darn consistent for years. Shake them up or take away the government feed bag for even a short time and it's near anarchy. When you've learned to rely on someone else for everything you need, you get pretty protective of anything you have, and pretty envious of what others have, when that 'someone else' is away for a while.
Is this profiling? Unfair? Maybe. But the book of history is being written with their own actions. If they want that to change, they're going to have to change it themselves. Stop relying on others for everything. Stop blaming others for your troubles. Get your butt out there and work hard, get an education, be responsible. People have demonstrated again and again that circumstances, color, race, religion, sexual preference, are not barriers to success. A good man/woman can come out of any circumstance and succeed, if they really want to.
And just so there is no misunderstanding, my mini-tirade is aimed at people that are otherwise capable of being productive members of society. I harbor no ill-will against those that receive assistance due to age, injuries, illnesses, etc. Those are legitimate uses of those public resources, and I'm happy to contribute my taxes to those worthy causes.
