I just want to be in a safe place where no corruption exists. I know many countries are going through trouble, but America seems to be falling down the most. We're like a child democratic nation. And other countries would have to come in to "educate" us. I put that in quotation marks, because we wouldn't really get it. And our nation is just....screwed. And now that the Indiana law passed that would discriminate people from the LGBT community regarding jobs at small businesses, a lot of large corporations will not be funding the state now.

I think that's ultimately what I really want; a world that is safe and where the rules are straightforward and easy to understand. And now the governor of Connecticut has made it illegal to visit Indiana using state funds. It ruins UConn's actions in the NCAA tournament.

*hugs* Let's hope states like New Jersey or New York doesn't become next...

*hugs back*

*support squeeze, doesn't let go* calm down.

*deep breaths to calm down*

Wanna know what's depressing? This poem itself. Instead of typing like this, why not make fun of politics instead? Why not point and laugh at the socialists you hate so much? No one in America is going to arrest you over that. Of course when you joke, try to leave the racial stuff out as much as possible. I think the problem to me is that you never developed a sense of humor in the first place. People who develop some sense of humor would have a better understanding of politics and the media. This is why political cartoonists exist. I could show you an ancient Japanese political cartoon but it would be too vulgar as it shows several men farting on each other with hurricane force farts and knowing you, you would find that gross than funny.

You scored again; I'm a humorless person. If ever I got people to laugh, it was by accident; once I did so by saying I am humor-impaired.

Actually, a theocracy would be as exploitable as any other form of government. The dogmatism of such a system would make people easy to manipulate. Just add "The lord wills it." to the end of a command.

That's your view on it. If you look in the Bible, you'd see examples of what happens when people stray away from God. It's what is happening to America right now.

People have been saying that things have been going to the dumps since Ancient Greece. Seriously, there is a quote from the philosopher Plato floating around, berating the children of his generation for drinking and debauching.

And yet, several thousand years later, were still here.

Yes, and that's what saddens me as well. There's always people that do it.

"The more things change, the more they stay the same." There will always be hierarchies, corruption and people berating the kids that succed them and how the past was better for some reason or another.

Technology, social mores. What empires/countries are in power. Those change.

And then there are constants like those I just described.

There's a reason nostalgia is the worst thing to be addicted to, and I am.

Jose Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, was atheist and did wonders for his country. Meanwhile in Armenia, the world's oldest Christian country, still has social problems and issues with Azerbaijan. During the Holy Roman Empire days, there were priests who sinned. Heck! The Spanish Empire was brutal in conquering other countries and they claim that God commands them to expand their empire and enslave those they conquered. Plus, Spain is a Catholic country and they once had a powerful government bureaucracy led by a king who wanted more power and gold. Mexico and The Philippines were Spanish colonies mined for gold and the Spanish enslaved the locals to do that for them. Think about it; a Catholic country going out their ways to conquer other countries and steal gold from them. Sounds like something God would frown upon right?  kanonite has a point.

He certainly does, and yes, God would frown on that. In the end, all of us will get what we deserve, separation from God forever, if we don't turn to Him and give our lives to Him. I have done that. I just haven't been the best at showing it. And that has nothing to do with the fact I keep claiming I am the worst person that ever lived, at least out of all people that do not have a criminal record. That's just me being an idiot craving what I should never go into: the spotlight.

I'm sure God wants you to be a happy person instead don't you think? Does He want you to fear Him for eternity that you can't enjoy your own life? I'm pretty sure in the Bible it doesn't say you can't enjoy life.

You're right to say it does; I had just chosen to mope a lot because this world is trying to weigh me down, and I let it. The Bible does say that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, but it's not a fear that means to be scared. It's a respect type of fear.

I'm sure the Bible wasn't meant to be taken literally all the time; especially if the original Bible was first written in Hebrew. Words tend to get lost in translation overtime.

It can be sometimes difficult to understand. There's nothing difficult about what tomorrow's message is, and that's Jesus's resurrection from the dead. That's the real reason Easter exists. So why do we have the whole stupid thing about the bunny rabbit and the eggs? Easter is about Jesus coming back to life from the dead, defeating death, and allowing us who accept Him access to heaven.

The bunny and eggs thing was merged with church rituals by the Catholic Church during the Holy Roman Empire days so its easier to convert pagans into Christians. Since then, Easter in Europe includes the bunny and eggs hence the colonists from England at the time brought that tradition to what is now America hence in America, it is almost mandatory to include the bunny and eggs on the same day that commemorates Jesus' resurrection from the dead. Do remember that several Christian branches branched out from the Catholic Church and protestantism is an example of this where even though they no longer follow Catholic doctrine, they still include things like the bunny and eggs for Easter as well as to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

That explains that; I knew there was some pagan connection to the bunny. The Baptist church I attend (so obviously Protestant) does not do any sort of Easter egg hunt activities for the kids. We put big emphasis on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Died on Friday on the cross, then buried, and on Sunday morning, rose again, marked by an earthquake that happen when an angel of the Lord came and rolled the stone that sealed the entrance to the tomb away from the tomb. 40 days later, after appearing to over 500 people, Jesus ascended back into heaven, where He has been since, awaiting His cue to return to Earth. One day, he will. God just doesn't want anybody to figure it out; all who have predicted the end of the world (and not just with 2012) have failed.

It's a true story that I cried that night when the election was over. It wasn't because I picked the losing candidate, though John McCain may not have done so well himself. It was because I had bad feelings about the direction America was heading in. It's almost as if the politicians want America to be the worst country in the world, and have others mock it. Okay, Europe's people always made fun of us, but only now has a French newspaper called all Americans and our politicians wimps (true story).

Well Europe has worse problems than America; the European Union is screwing them over, Crimea elected to be part of Russia, the new Greek president wants Greece to pull out of the EU, etc. Remember, the grass on the other side is as green as here; everywhere you go, there will be problems whether you like it or not. That's reality sadly. Even in our fantasy portrayal of Earth where there's no poverty, there will always be problems of some sort; one major example is Ireland and Northern Ireland and even if the IRA in real life is dormant, there are Irish people who want Ireland reunited. But in my universe, the IRA becomes more militant and organized than ever because political problems continue to exist in all of Ireland as an island and want one thing; Irish reunification.

Then it's not going to be pretty.