Ogre’s Politics and Views

So, does life have any value at all today? That’s a completely serious question. And I’m not talking about just individuals, but instead, as an overall value in American society and culture today, does life have ANY value?

Maybe not in Australia, where mom put her kid in a fish bowl. And the mom in that case claims she did nothing wrong. Elsewhere in Australia, children are put out to die in the outdoors. And again, the “parents” claim they did nothing wrong.

But back in America, how about a woman who runs over her husband and leaves him to die. I guess she was mad at him, so therefore he dies. And of course there’s the gang members who shoot innocent people and claim they didn’t do anything. And hey, let’s not forget acid attacks.

I have to believe that these are all extremely rare instances. I have to believe that this is nothing more than the media trying to scare up business and drum up readers. Because if it’s not, then truly as a society, life really has ceased to have any value at all.

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East County, CA government is clear: they don’t like you, and they don’t believe you have any rights. They don’t like churches, and they don’t like people going to church. They don’t like people living in their area that live in mobile homes, either. And the county government bureaucrats — keep in mind, these are actual people (even if they sold their soul long ago) — would rather people be homeless than have freedom to live in their own homes.

This is a story from the liberal land of California. The county, acting on an “anonymous” tip (which should be illegal in itself) “found” that people were living in violation of zoning ordnances. Therefore, the city wants these people out on the street. No, really. The people are in “illegal” trailers, minding their own business. They’re not harming anyone. But their trailers haven’t been moved in 90 days, so out onto the street they will go. Nope, nothing else matters.

The county is also working hard to shut down a church because the county would rather that alcohol be sold in that place. Since the church serves the people of the trailer park, the government demands that the building sell alcohol to the residents. Why? Because government says so, and for absolutely no other reason.

Don’t you wish there were somewhere on the planet where people could go and own property and be free? I sure do.

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