The Main Stream

Most of you know me and know I come from a fairly conservative perspective (hence the name of this blog). However I have come to realize that I am not as far out there as I thought.

This recent revelation comes after weeks of reading several "discussion groups" on Facebook primarily dealing with local issues. Here are some of the opinions of some of our local folks:

1. NGO's are the spawn of the devil. For those who do not know what an NGO is, it's a Non Governmental Organization. These organizations are formed to foster cooperation between the various governments in the area to promote a multitude of issues. Apparently governments working together is bad!

2. The United Nations also spawned from the loins of Satan. Of course that goes without saying! Playing the devil's advocate for a minute, The original charter of the UN had some good ideas and while they have strayed somewhat from their original mission I can find some good in some of their programs. Besides, the only power the UN has is that which is granted by it's members so if the weak-kneed politicians would take responsibility the UN would become irrelevant.

3. Our local politicians are the spawn of the devil (notice the trend)

You get the point.

Here is the problem with the black helicopter, Tri-Lateral Commission, One World Order folks. You need to take some Zoloft and chill! First, you are not as smart as you think. You are just feeding a paranoia developed from spending way too much time on the internet and listening to Alex Jones. The government is not out to get you. They couldn't care less about you! All they want from you is your money to feed the monster that supports them. They spend their waking moments thinking of ways to increase their power because that is the narcotic that sustains them. You can write all the blogs you want and wax poetic about the evils of the United Nations but until you can get the sheeple that are the voting (or non-voting) public to pay attention you are just wasting words. And you have to come off all of this conspiracy crap! Of course they are conspiring against us but it's nothing as sinister as you detail. Your credibility goes down the drain the more of these wild theories you espouse. If a 40% annual budget deficit doesn't catch their attention you certainly are not!

So I vote every election, do my best to know what each candidate stands for, and watches what they do when they get in office. Because the turnout is so poor in elections these days my opinion (and vote) counts for at least 5 other people that chose not to participate. If I don't like how they performed I'll take my clout elsewhere. Sounds pretty main stream to me!