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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brian Renville" data-source="post: 114075" data-attributes="member: 256">I'm waiting for the POTUS to blame us again, he always seems to. Speaking of boomers, the most critical poeple of boomers I have ever talked to were other boomers. A handful of years or so ago a construction guy from California(believe it or not) said something I might never forget both because it was funny and had a bit of truth to it. He said "Jesus Christ, it's like our parents worked so damn hard that we went and decided we deserved a lifetime off, pathetic." Now he was talking about the boomers but I think there is a pretty large, and getting larger, segment of the population doing the same thing.Back to the subject though, things like this used to be met with horror then action. Had this been a few generations ago the 16-30 crowd would be flocking to the nearest country in the fight and join up. One because it was the right thing to do and there is no place for crap like that in civilization and two because it is a pretty good paying job. Now welfare pays better. We like to forget our history and believe that every time a scumbag starts killing people the US military jumps in to help. That's not the case, we were always drawn in, but our helping hands were moving full force. One of our biggest mistakes is when we told half the planet to disarm because we will defend them. We have plenty of examples of what "I'll take care of you." does to people right within our borders. This situation needs action and it needs to be all countries opposed to isis, al qaeda, etc.. to put out a real effort. Not just an empty hand in the air saying they want to be on the good side. Any country who refuses to actually help we stop doing business with and so does everyone else. No more business with scumbags period. I know that means our poor stock market will take a huge hit but it's time that ticker was based on something other than peoples feelings. When it is all said and done(not that things like that are ever fully done) those people get their countries back. Not after we put a government or a military ruling body it but after the people actually have ownership of their land. If we have to implement another 40 acres and a mule policy of sorts so be it but these people refuse to fight for themselves because they have no concept of what ownership is. It's time they learn and maybe they'll grow a pair and stand up for it. This includes mineral rights. I'm sorry the US thinks that oil should belong to our pool as well but that's part of the problem. Maybe it would help maybe not but I think as Americans we tend to point fingers and tell people what they should do when most of the world has no idea what being invested in ones own livelihood and opportunity means, it's time they have a chance to learn. All they know is rulers and force and kings and oppressive governments. People are much less likely to ruin the dirt under their own feet when they know that it belongs to them. Funny thing about our president is he seems to talk about civilized society in damn near every speech but he sure likes to make excuses for those who keep trying to blow it up.</blockquote>

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