People, especially in America, say they want fair and equal treatment...but that isn't what they really want. What they really want is treatment that is more fair and equal for them as an individual and for those they consider part of whatever group they belong to. If we as a nation were to equitably apply our laws, there would be riots. If all of the people who unjustly have their hand out for a handout were cut off, the result would be the same. What it would take to fix this country, or at least bring it back from the brink, is something that no one appears to have the stomach for. The alternative for its not happening is a horrible thing to contemplate. The alternative is that the collapse I see coming has been orchestrated, both from within and without. Rome was not built in a day...it did not fall in a day, either. It took a combination of greed, corruption, a need for control, and a population that learned it could vote itself benefits from other peoples pockets. In a conversation with co workers today, we discussed a transgender that came into the infirmary. One said that sort of thing wasn't natural and shouldn't be allowed to exist. I am of the opinion that so long as they're not taking money out of my pocket or infringing on anyone elses freedom, such as the freedom for my co worker to call them a piece of queer garbage, they can knock their lights out. Its the second part of that equation that seems to be the hard part to get right, because the same thing that gives the transgender the right to be who they are also gives my co worker the right to say what he wants about it. People don't really want equal treatment...and therefore don't really want freedom.
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